Newton developer returns to Apple

Interesting: Michael Tchao, a member of the ol’ Apple Newton MessagePad team, is coming back to Apple.

Tchao was responsible for selling the crazy idea of a handheld computing device to then-Apple president John Sculley.

Says The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

If you wanted to start doing a bit of speculating, it’s interesting to note that Tchao was part of the team that was responsible for Apple’s first tablet computer.

Funny how a Newton no longer qualifies as a PDA. With all the rumors, everyone wants to call it a “tablet.”

One comment.

  1. “Funny how a Newton no longer qualifies as a PDA. With all the rumors, everyone wants to call it a “tablet.””

    Exactly. I’m sick of everyone saying “an Apple tablet will be here soon” every few months.

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