02-28-2023, 02:33 AM
The Newton lives on in the iPad, iPhone, and now the new Apple Silicon Macs.
Newton was the first big customer for the new ARM chips. Apple provided the boost that made ARM go big and keep growing.
Newton may not have had big success, but its effect was very substantial.
"If not for Apple, the company making ARM processors might never have existed and ARM could have disappeared with Acorn. Professor Steve Furber explains why."
Newton was the first big customer for the new ARM chips. Apple provided the boost that made ARM go big and keep growing.
Newton may not have had big success, but its effect was very substantial.
"If not for Apple, the company making ARM processors might never have existed and ARM could have disappeared with Acorn. Professor Steve Furber explains why."