Apple eMate 300
With all the buzz about Apple moving the Macintosh to their “M1”-branded ARM processors, I wanted to highlight one of the coolest devices in my ‘Retro Roadshow’ collection: the Apple eMate 300. Released in 1997, the eMate predicted the future in several ways:
First computer Apple released with a colorful translucent case
First laptop Apple released with an ARM processor (beats the recent “M1" Macs by nearly 28 years!)
First Apple computer (and one of the first laptops) to use solid state storage
First (and as of now, only) Apple laptop to use a touch-sensitive display
Runs up to 28 hours on a charge
Because it used Apple’s “Newton” Operating System, the eMate 300 came with a stylus, so users could write directly onto the screen and their handwriting would be quickly converted to text
I felt like the eMate 300 was a great choice for a “Zscaler Logo On An Old Computer” post, both because ARM processors were cutting-edge in 1997, and now they’re cutting-edge again in 2021, and because the eMate was literally designed as an enablement computer: the “e” in eMate stood for “education” and like me in my new Technical Enablement role at Zscaler, the eMate was entirely focused on helping people learn. Have a great weekend everyone!
