Prototype of the Apple Newton PDA on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The device belonged to Apple employee Rodney Sol Furmanski. www.flickr.com/photos/blake...#Apple#Newton#NewtonOS#PDA#handheld#mobile#computinghistory#prototype#tablet#vintagecomputers

Wondering about the prototyping process they used for the housing here- it doesn't look machined. Some kind of nylon molded in a soft tool?(Soft as in alginate, not soft as in aluminum) ... Actually leaning towards foam core, maybe...