Newton Trio
A trio of early Newton devices from my collection.
On the left is a prototype (or pre-production) Newton NotePad, the precursor to the original MessagePad (OMP) released in 1993. In the center is the aforementioned OMP, now replete with the MessagePad name and a move of the Newton wordmark to above the screen. These two devices are basically identical, aside from the branding.
The device on the right is a first generation Siemens NotePhone. The NotePhone shares the same form factor as the Apple devices, although with a grey, non-rubberized case that sports harsher, more businesslike angles.
As Riccardo Mori tweeted “… the NotePhone is the only one that's not smiling.”
See the back of the devices here.
Newton Trio
A trio of early Newton devices from my collection.
On the left is a prototype (or pre-production) Newton NotePad, the precursor to the original MessagePad (OMP) released in 1993. In the center is the aforementioned OMP, now replete with the MessagePad name and a move of the Newton wordmark to above the screen. These two devices are basically identical, aside from the branding.
The device on the right is a first generation Siemens NotePhone. The NotePhone shares the same form factor as the Apple devices, although with a grey, non-rubberized case that sports harsher, more businesslike angles.
As Riccardo Mori tweeted “… the NotePhone is the only one that's not smiling.”
See the back of the devices here.