Editing MessagePad (section)

==Other uses==
[[File:PSAINS InteractStation7.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Petrosains uses Newton technology.]]
There were a number of projects that used the Newton as a portable information device in cultural settings such as museums. For example, Visible Interactive created a walking tour in San Francisco's Chinatown but the most significant effort took place in [[Malaysia]] at the [[Petronas]] Discovery Center, known as [[Petrosains]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PETROSAINS: The Discovery Centre |url=http://www.petrosains.com.my/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051207030343/http://www.petrosains.com.my/ |archive-date=December 7, 2005 |access-date=December 10, 2005}}</ref>

In 1995, an exhibit design firm, DMCD Inc., was awarded the contract to design a new {{convert|100,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} science museum in the [[Petronas Towers]] in Kuala Lumpur. A major factor in the award was the concept that visitors would use a Newton device to access additional information, find out where they were in the museum, listen to audio, see animations, control robots and other media, and to bookmark information for printout at the end of the exhibit.

The device became known as the ARIF, a Malay word for "wise man" or "seer" and it was also an acronym for A Resourceful Informative Friend. Some 400 ARIFS were installed and over 300 are still in use today.  The development of the ARIF system was extremely complex and required a team of hardware and software engineers, designers, and writers. ARIF is an ancestor of the PDA systems used in museums today and it boasted features that have not been attempted since.

Anyway & Company firm was involved with the Petronas Discovery Center project back in 1998 and NDAs were signed which prevents getting to know more information about this project.  It was confirmed that they purchased of MP2000u or MP2100's by this firm on the behalf of the project under the name of "Petrosains Project Account". By 1998 they had invested heavily into the R&D of this project with the Newton at the center. After Apple officially cancelled the Newton in 1998 they had to acquire as many Newtons as possible for this project. It was estimated initially 1000 Newtons, but later readjusted the figure to possibly 750 Newtons. They placed an “Internet Call” for Newtons. They purchased them in large and small quantities.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023|reason=The only citation for these 4 paragraphs is the home page of the museum, despite making many non-trivial claims.}}

The Newton was also used in healthcare applications, for example in collecting data directly from patients. Newtons were used as electronic diaries, with patients entering their symptoms and other information concerning their health status on a daily basis. The compact size of the device and its ease of use made it possible for the electronic diaries to be carried around and used in the patients' everyday life setting. This was an early example of [[electronic patient-reported outcome]]s (ePRO).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tiplady |first1=B. |last2=Crompton |first2=G. K. |last3=Dewar |first3=M. H. |last4=Böllert |first4=F. G. E. |last5=Matusiewicz |first5=S. P. |last6=Campbell |first6=L. M. |last7=Brackenridge |first7=D. |date=30 December 1997 |orig-date=Issue Date: July 1997 |title=The use of electronic diaries in respiratory studies |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1177/009286159703100317 |journal=Drug Information Journal |publisher=Springer Nature |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=759–764 |doi=10.1177/009286159703100317 |issn=0092-8615 |s2cid=55963529 |quote=Electronic diary cards have advantages over paper diaries for daily collection of data on lung function and symptoms in patients with respiratory disorders. The suitability of a pen-based electronic diary (Apple MessagePad) for this purpose was assessed in a clinical trial setting.|url-access=subscription }}</ref>