[NTLK] For All Mankind

[Chris Lindley]

I loved the Newton mention in the episode SE5E03 “Home”. An engineer was talking about an old spacecraft's navigation computer (the Sojourner) and said "Look at this? There's more processing power in my Newton.”. 

(I’m paraphrasing here as I cannot remember the exact words!).

Cheers
Chris


Chris Lindley (Ferg)
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> On 15 May 2026, at 22:50, Mike Drabicki via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
> 
> For those that are keeping score…For All Mankind Season 5 has updated the Newton. It looks like an elongated iPod with an aluminum Apple logo back. The Newton runs a version of an early iOS. Honestly, I named my first iPhone, MessagePad 2200, so I’ve always considered the iPhone a Newton, ARM and all.
> 
> - Mike Drabicki
> 
>> On Jun 23, 2022, at 5:03 PM, Michael Blazer <michael.blazer at alumni.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> AppleInsider says they were MP120s, and that they did the video call shots
>> by putting an iPhone inside a Newton case.  Sounds like some other shots
>> may have used actual working MPs.
>> 
>> https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/06/23/for-all-mankind-prop-fused-an-apple-newton-messagepad-120-and-an-iphone-12
>> 
>> [OT]  For those contemplating subscribing to AppleTV+, I have found it to
>> be well worth it especially considering the low cost ($6 in Canada).  In
>> particular, "Severance" was one of the best sci-fi shows I've seen in a
>> long time.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 at 10:43, Nick Chaiyachakorn <
>> little.green.salad.bowls at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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