Editing MessagePad (section)

==History==
The development of the Newton MessagePad first began with [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] former senior vice president of research and development, [[Jean-Louis Gassée]]; his team included [[Steve Capps]], co-writer of [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]] [[Finder (software)|Finder]], and an employed engineer named [[Steve Sakoman]]. The development of the Newton MessagePad operated in secret until it was eventually revealed to the Apple Board of Directors in late 1990.<ref name="Ai">{{cite web |last=Gallagher |first=William |date=August 3, 2023 |title=Newton launched August 2, 1993 setting the stage for what would become the iPad and iPhone |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/08/02/newton-launched-august-2-1993-setting-the-stage-for-what-would-become-the-ipad-and-iphone |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503053544/https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/08/02/newton-launched-august-2-1993-setting-the-stage-for-what-would-become-the-ipad-and-iphone |archivedate=2021-05-03 |accessdate=2021-05-16 |website=AppleInsider |publisher=Quiller Media, Inc.}}</ref>

When Gassée resigned from his position due to a significant disagreement with the board, seeing how his employer was treated, Sakoman also stopped developing the MessagePad on March 2, 1990.<ref name="MW">{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Benj |date=August 26, 2013 |title=Remembering the Newton MessagePad, 20 years later |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/221736/remembering-the-newton-messagepad-20-years-later.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503171926/https://www.macworld.com/article/221736/remembering-the-newton-messagepad-20-years-later.html |archivedate=2021-05-03 |accessdate=2021-05-16 |website=Macworld |publisher=IDG Consumer & Small Business Publishing (CSMB), IDG Communications Inc. (d.b.a. Foundry), International Data Group}}</ref>

[[Bill Atkinson]], an Apple Executive responsible for the company's Lisa graphical interface, invited Steve Capps, [[John Sculley]], [[Andy Hertzfeld]], [[Susan Kare]], and [[Marc Porat]] to a meeting on March 11, 1990. There, they brainstormed a way of saving the MessagePad. Sculley suggested adding new features, including libraries, museums, databases, or institutional archives features, allowing customers to navigate through various window tabs or opened galleries/stacks. The Board later approved his suggestion; he then gave the Newton his official and full backing.<ref name="MW" />

The first MessagePad was unveiled by Sculley on the 29th of May 1992 at the summer [[Consumer Electronics Show]] (CES) in [[Chicago]].<ref name="iMore">{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=March 3, 2018 |orig-date=August 6, 2013 |title=From MessagePad to iPad: 20 years on, the Newton's impact can still be felt. |url=https://www.imore.com/messagepad-ipad-20-years-newtons-impact-can-still-be-felt |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127172232/https://www.imore.com/messagepad-ipad-20-years-newtons-impact-can-still-be-felt |archivedate=2021-01-27 |accessdate=2021-05-16 |website=iMore |publisher=Future US, Inc. |publication-place=New York, NY}}</ref> Sculley caved in to pressure to unveil the product early because the Newton did not officially ship until 14 months later on the 2nd of August 1993, starting at a price of {{val|p=$|699|fmt=commas}}.<ref name="Ai" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cary |first=Lu |date=September 1, 1993 |title=A Small Revelation. Newton has arrived - at long last |pages=102 |work=Macworld |url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9309_September_1993/page/n103/mode/2up |access-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref> Over 50,000 units were sold by late November 1993.<ref name="Ai" />