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October 21, 2021 09:46 pm

Rare Apple VideoPad prototype scrapped by Steve Jobs set to be auctioned




An open Apple VideoPad in front of a blank background
Apple VideoPad 2 | Photo: Bonhams



The long-lost Apple VideoPad 2 prototype is going up for auction in November as part of a History of Science and Technology auction by Bonhams, an international auction house, in Los Angeles. The VideoPad will be auctioned alongside other Apple prototypes and Steve Jobs memorabilia and is estimated to sell between $8,000 and $12,000.


Developed between 1993 and 1995 with VideoPad 1 and 3 (the only two examples shown to the public), this only surviving PDA prototype was Apple’s next attempt after the Newton Message Pad. Unlike the Newton Message Pad, the fold-up screen apparently included a built-in camera for video conferencing.


Despite being designed to be ahead of its time, it was canceled along with Newton OS after Jobs’ return to...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/21/22738419/apple-videopad-auction-steve-jobs-bonhams-prototype

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