Jakub Dlouhy The story of Apple and its products continues to inspire filmmakers. The latest piece is a documentary film called Love Notes to Newton, which covers the story of Apple's Newton digital assistant, offering a look at both the people behind its creation and the small group of enthusiasts who still admire the device. It is an interestingly crafted film about a product known primarily for its failure on the market.
Remembering an underrated product
The film, which was directed by Noah Leon, charts the entire story of Newton. That is, how it was created, how it failed to take hold in the market, how it was canceled after Jobs' return, and how it still lives in the hearts of a small group of enthusiasts, some of whom still use the product. The film was created thanks to a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, where you can also find its brief description.
Love Notes to Newton is a film about what a beloved (but short-lived) pen-based Personal Digital Assistant created by Apple Computer has meant for the people who used it, and the community who adore it.
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Love Notes to Newton is a film about what the beloved personal digital assistant created by Apple Computer meant to the people who used it and the community that loved it.
PDA in apple form
The Apple Newton was a digital assistant launched in 1993, during the era when John Sculley was the CEO, and featured many of the timeless technologies of its time. For example, a touch screen, handwriting recognition function, wireless communication option or flash memory. It is known as one of the biggest failures of the apple company, but the film points out that this happened paradoxically because it was too good to find its audience.
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A long afterlife
The image highlights the contrast between Newton's failure in the market and his fame in a tight-knit fan community. The documentary-style film offers both an insight into this group of people and many interviews with the people who were behind the creation of the device. Among them are Steve Capps, the creator of much of the user interface, Larry Yaeger, the author of the font recognition feature, and even John Sculley himself.
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Newton after Jobs returned
Abolishing the Newton was one of the first steps Jobs took upon his return in 1997. In short, he saw no future in the device, which with its design deviated significantly from traditional apple aesthetics. However, in its technologies, it does. And many of them were necessary for the creation of another small computer - the iPhone.
The film premiered on Sunday in Woodstock at the Macstock conference and is now available to rent or buy at the Vimeo platform.
