General Information

Serial #

IV4180PQ1GQ

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic casing and parts/ metal parts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

20.0 cm

Width

10.7 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Apple

Country

Taiwan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

this example was unused but was made in the mid 1990s

Canada

Part of a collection of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording owned and used by Canadian Paul Hoffert, composer, musician, author, researcher, entrepreneur and arts administrator. American born, he came to Canada as a child and his career has encompassed many areas of the Canadian music business, including working as a jazz pianist, CBC music director and performer, educator, manufacturer of stereo equipment, music producer, and film composer. In the late 1960s he worked for a short time as a researcher in Hugh LeCaine's electronic music lab at NRC, where he wrote a computer program for music analysis and developed a solid-body electric violin. In 1968 Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop, formed the very successful jazz-rock band Lighthouse (1969-1974, 1982, 1993-present), which earned one platinum record and four gold records and received three Juno awards between 1971 and 1973 In 1977 Hoffert received a Canadian Film Award (later known as a Genie) for best original musical score for the movie "Outrageous!". He also headed the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers,and the Ontario Council for the Art. In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Function

A handheld device used to perform a variety of computing functions.

Technical

The Hoffert collection consists of approximately 25 pieces of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording. These range from iconic keyboard instruments of the 1970s, to a variety of digital devices from the 1980s, to computer software from the early 1990s. These were used either for stage performances, especially during his years in the jazz rock band Lighthouse, or for work in his home studio. The Newton Message Pad was one of the first personal digital assistants. It incorporated a number of now standard applications, including an address book, calendar and notepad, as well as email and fax capabilities. It was not a commercial success, due in large part to weaknesses in its handwriting recognition software. Mr. Hoffert=s Newton, which comes with manual and packaging, was one of 200 he ordered for a wired residence project at York University. As part of this project, Hoffert developed software that allowed students to communicate wirelessly with each other and with their teachers.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

grey lettering on top reads 'MessagePad'/ lettering on label on underside reads in part 'Newton MessagePad 110/ Apple Computer, Inc./ Cupertino, California/ Made in Taiwan Model Number H0059/ Rated 7V 0.70A Max.'/ lettering on label inside battery compartment reads 'IV4180PQ1GQ'/ grey printed instructions on inside of cover/ black control function labels printed on screen/ handwritten label on bottom reads 'NAME Brenda Hoffert'

Missing

appears complete

Finish

soft textured back casing/ grey screen/ black feet

Decoration

multicoloured Apple logo on front