Love Notes to Newton (2018)

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.

Director:

Noah Leon

Writer:

Noah Leon

Stars:

David Arnold, Simon Bell, Sandy Bennett

Cast

Credited cast:
David Arnold	...	Self - Interviewee
Simon Bell	...	Self - Interviewee
Sandy Bennett	...	Self - Interviewee
Chris Browder	...	Self - Interviewee
Forrest Buffenmyer	...	Self - Interviewee
Steve Capps	...	Self - Interviewee
Wally Cherwinski	...	Self - Interviewee
Andrei Chichak	...	Self - Interviewee
Anna Cipollone	...	Self - Interviewee
Avi Drissman	...	Self - Interviewee
Bob Dudney	...	Self - Interviewee
Tao Neuendorffer Flaherty	...	Self - Interviewee
Frank Gruendel	...	Self - Interviewee
Paul Guyot	...	Self - Interviewee
Sonny Hung	...	Self - Interviewee

Storyline

The Apple Newton was beloved by almost everybody who had one. It came from an R&D group hidden deep within Apple Computer and was developed by people who believed it was the next big leap in computers. In one sense it was the legendary device which coined the term "PDA" in the early nineties, and in the other sense it was a devastating failure which arrived before its time. But something happened after the funeral, Newton lives on, and grassroots support sprang up. John Sculley, James Joaquin, Steve Capps and others talk about the inspiring vision and the difficulty of achieving it. Then there' are the fans; Grant Hutchinson, who hosts the lively NewTontalk mailing list out of Calgary, Alberta. There's Frank Gruendel in Germany, who repairs Newtons, including eMates (the Newton "MacBook") and is actively involved in repairing and advising others on the maintenance of their Newts, Paul Guyot and Matthias Melcher and the Einstein emulator to allow Newton OS to run on modern machines, ...

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Plot Keywords:

apple computer | community | 

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Taglines:

A film about a little green computer, and the people who love it.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Trivia

An early teaser featured the tagline, "Apple's most successful ... failure"

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Crazy Credits

Credits feature photos of users holding their Apple Newtons from the 'Newtons Around the World Photo Gallery' circa early 2000s

User Reviews

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Letter to Newton

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moosefuel Media, Orlando Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color