MessageSlate

The MessageSlate was a large tablet computer that was prototyped by Apple Computer for its Newton mobile platform.The Story Behind Apple’s Newton by Tom Hormby, Low End Mac. 2013-08-06.
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==History==
The MessageSlate (codenamed Senior) was planned to be the largest of 3 versions of mobile devices running Newton OS. Industrial designers Marc van de Loo, John Tang, and David Lima developed prototype units between March and August 1993. An engineering validation test (EVT) prototype was produced with the codename Newton Bic.Newton BIC - 3 by Sonny Hung, Flickr. 2010-03-17. The resulting large design resembled the Mac OS-based PenLite prototype.The state of the Slate by Riccardo Mori, System Folder: The Platinum Days. 2010-01-09. Apple applied for the "MessageSlate" trademark on April 5, 1993.Mark: MESSAGESLATE by Jill Robin Sarnoff, Apple Computer, Inc. United States Patent and Trademark Office. 1994-06-08. However, only the smallest version (codenamed Junior) was shipped as the first MessagePad on August 3, 1993.
==References==
==External links==
*MessageSlate at the Newton Glossary
===Articles===
*Apple Newton prototype ‘MessageSlate’ by Jeremy Barr-Hyde at JB Retro Collect (2015-08-10)
*The 'iSlate' - Reviving an Old Name? by Arnold Kim at MacRumors (2009-12-18)
Category:Unreleased Apple hardware