[NTLK] For All Mankind

[Nick Chaiyachakorn]

If what everyone says about Apple carpetbombing other shows with product
placement is true…
Well, I don’t mind alternate universe product placement too ;) Although
they’ve painted themselves in a corner in a hypothetical future series,
where they somehow have to transition from omnipresent Newtons to
omnipresent iPhones. (Some of the main characters are in their 70s, though…)

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 7:11 PM, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:

> Yes they are 120's (or possibly 130's but I would stay with the 120), of
> course they didn't have a color screen or could do video conferencing, but
> still very cool.  And those docks are great.  Many of us wish they did
> exist I am sure.
>
> This makes me think about subscribing to AppleTV lol.  Already have a
> couple other streaming services though and I unfortunately I can't afford
> to have them all.  Ah well perhaps cancel one next month and get Apple TV
> for a few.
>
> -Dan
>
> On 6/20/2022 9:40 AM, Michael Blazer wrote:
> > As predicted in this year-old thread, the first couple of episodes of
> > season 3 (now set in the early 1990s) do feature Newtons!
> >
> > My first sighting was the NASA director's assistant following her around
> > reading off her day's agenda on a Newton.  Newtons are also shown being
> > used for colour video calls, including one between Earth and the moon
> > base.  Those ones have a nice camera attachment on top.  A couple of
> times
> > characters are shown returning their Newtons to some kind of large dock,
> > which looks like it might be based on an Apple external hard drive that
> may
> > have really existed.  There are some closeups of pretty authentic-looking
> > UIs too.
> >
> > I thought they looked like 2000 series Newts but this iMore article says
> > they're 120s:
> >
> https://www.imore.com/cult-favorite-apple-device-makes-brilliant-cameo-all-mankind-season-3
> >
> > Cult of Mac managed to review the new season without even mentioning the
> > Newtons :-/
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 at 21:30, Maury Estabrooks <maurye at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The AppleTV + series, For All Mankind, has a real possibility of adding
> a
> >> Newton device to season 3. The premise of the show is what if the USA
> lost
> >> the space race. What would/could happen if the Cold War extended to the
> >> Soviet and US bases on the moon.
> >>
> >> I was listening to a podcast summarizing the final episode this season.
> >> Season 2 was based  in the 1980s. Season 3 is based in the early to mid
> >> 1990s with man and or woman on Mars. The podcast hosts speculated the
> >> possibility of a Newton device playing a role as an Apple centric show.
> >> Food for thought.
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