moosefuel Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Hi all, I am in video production and also a fan of almost all things Apple, I have put together a crowdfunding campaign to make a film about Newton and the people who still use it. Almost everyone who owned one has really great feelings about it, I want to make a film about Newton and the people who "carried the fire" after it was discontinued. Shameless self promotion, but I think if anyone would be interested it would be the people here, and if not please spread the word: newtfilm.com. We've raised $1695 so far, and we're about halfway through the campaign. I'd also welcome any ideas about the campaign or the final film. Warm regards, noah Edited May 13, 2017 by moosefuel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hrududu Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Sounds cool to me! I still use my Newtons (primarily MP2000) and really find it to be one of the more interesting products Apple ever made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carboy7 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) This movie sounds great. And most people don't know about the newton, either! Edited May 13, 2017 by Carboy7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenger 1983 Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 Hi all, I am in video production and also a fan of almost all things Apple, I have put together a crowdfunding campaign to make a film about Newton and the people who still use it. Almost everyone who owned one has really great feelings about it, I want to make a film about Newton and the people who "carried the fire" after it was discontinued. Shameless self promotion, but I think if anyone would be interested it would be the people here, and if not please spread the word: newtfilm.com. We've raised $1695 so far, and we're about halfway through the campaign. I'd also welcome any ideas about the campaign or the final film. Warm regards, noah . This is awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dibenga Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 It's got some pretty sweet perks https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/love-notes-to-newton-apple-computer/x/16579620#/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
likanen Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Cool, I used Newton all through my university for note keeping (1999-2004) and recent bought an MP130 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james_w Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 I've pledged! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenger 1983 Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Hi all, I am in video production and also a fan of almost all things Apple, I have put together a crowdfunding campaign to make a film about Newton and the people who still use it. Almost everyone who owned one has really great feelings about it, I want to make a film about Newton and the people who "carried the fire" after it was discontinued. Shameless self promotion, but I think if anyone would be interested it would be the people here, and if not please spread the word: newtfilm.com. We've raised $1695 so far, and we're about halfway through the campaign. I'd also welcome any ideas about the campaign or the final film. Warm regards, noah Is the campaign still running? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Is the campaign still running? No, the campaign portion of the project is finished, but we are actively producing the film. You can follow it here: newtfilm.com We didn't meet the funding goal completely but I still decided to make the film to the best of our budget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mac-man6 Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 That's really neat. I know the indigogo has finished but do you still have some of those items if you pledged a certain amount? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dibenga Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Thought you'd all like to know the official preview for Love Notes to Newton was released today. You can view it here https://www.facebook.com/lovenotestonewton/videos/1493696204017021/ And if you are interested in learning more or looking for any of the shirts you can check it out here http://lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media/buy-the-shirt/ Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dibenga Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Oh and for those of you allergic to Facebook ( I wish I was) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Someone explain this to me, what device is that and is that an emulator? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dibenga Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I'm pretty sure its an e-reader hacked to run the Newton OS. One of the interviewees experiments. Noah knows the whole story Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Yes dibenga is correct, it's a big Linux-based e-reader with a nice e-ink display running the Einstein emulator (a Newton 2.0 emulator developed primarily by Paul Guyot). It was slow on that particular device, but it shows what could be done. Of course, you get none of the charm of Apple's 90s hardware with a device like this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dibenga Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Buzz is spreading globally across the Newton community about Love Notes to Newton , even showing up on some older gear, and some a little 'less' older .. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfoF7VdBhqn/ great shot by @NewPoms #LoveNotestoNewtonMovie You can get your own wallpapers and package installers for Newton here Downloads – http://lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media/wallpaper/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MOS8_030 Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 That's very cool and a fitting tribute! <<Needs a Newton smiley! I recently dug out my Newton stuff and fired up the 110 and 120. I have an original Messagepad, a 110, a 120, and a non-functional Marco. The 110 and the 120 still work. The Messagepad is missing the battery holder but probably works. The Marco has never worked. Back in the day I had the 120 on the web via the modem and NewtsCape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 It's amazing how many people, like myself, couldn't afford newtons when they were released, but wanted one so much that it was still a thrill to get one later, obsolete or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twocargar Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Aww, man. I'm really bummed I missed out on pledging! Looking forward to seeing the film, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Well if you want the shirt, we'll be selling them on the site this month, and you shouldn't have to wait much longer for the actual film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twocargar Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Yeah, I'm trying to buy a shirt now, but their page has some WordPress error. I'm emailing them now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Or you could tell me, it's my site What page is the error on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twocargar Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 http://lovenotestonewton.moosefuel.media/buy-the-shirt/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moosefuel Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Yes, sorry, that's the old page. I am working later today on getting the new store up. Please stay tuned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charadis Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 When I saw this topic pop up, I thought the crowdfunding was still going on...I just heard about this today. Glad to hear this project is still being worked on. I'll pick up a shirt as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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