[NTLK] Where Is Newton?

Bernard Kobier web at kobier.id.au
Tue Jul 14 01:25:51 EDT 2020


That was good,

Thanks for sharing that. 

Now, Where’s my Newton? ;-)

Bernie 

> On 14 Jul 2020, at 14:12, fcloth at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Not sure if this will interest anyone aside from me, but I was too excited not to share.
> 
> Backstory: My hometown is actually Newton. I’m from Newton, Iowa.
> 
> So, last night I stumbled on some old Apple Newton television commercials from 1993. One of the spots, “Where Is Newton?”, visits several places called Newton around the US. And I was shocked to see some locations from my hometown!
> 
> One shot featured a local high school kid, holding a Newton outside the town movie theater. Another shot was in the cafe with a couple named Mel and Helen Newton. (The Newtons, from Newton, using a Newton... pretty funny.)
> 
> Anyway, seeing that was a real surprise and a thrill. I had no idea Apple shot a Newton commercial in my hometown. Here’s a supercut of all the commercials are if you’re interested:
> https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vnplz
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