Message Pad 120 in Apple TV+ For All Mankind

The Apple Newton Message Pad 120 appears in season 3 episode 2 of For All Mankind. I paused it and was pleasantly surprised to see it being used for a video call, the FaceTime of the 90’s.

Just a little Apple history nostalgia the Newton Message pad was released in Germany in October 1994 and then in the United States in January of 1995.

Via apple-history

Essentials
Family: Newton
Codename: Gelato
Minimum OS: Newton OS 1.3
Maximum OS: Newton OS 2.0
Introduced: October 1994
Terminated: June 1996

Processor
CPU: ARM 610
CPU Speed: 20 MHz
FPU: none
Register Width: 32-bit
Data Bus Width: 32-bit
Address Bus Width: 32-bit
Level 1 Cache: 4 kB
ROM: 4 MB
Onboard RAM: 1.0/2.0 MB
Maximum RAM: 1.0/2.0 MB
Expansion Slots: 1 Type II PCMCIA

Video
Screen: reflective LCD
Max Resolution: 1 bit 320×240

Input/Output
Serial: 1
Speaker: mono

Networking
Modem: 9600 bps, optional

Miscellaneous
Dimensions: 8″ H x 4″ W x 1.25″ D
Weight: 1 lbs

Newton messagepad in for all mankind

Via Product Placement Blog

Apple TV+ For All Mankind Season 3 Episode 2 “Game Changer”

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