Either scroll up, or look at the notes overview for the new notes. If you performed a hard reset and did not set the date, new notes appear before any existing notes.
Below is a table which shows the default system date and time settings.
| MessagePad Model | Default System Date and Time | Default Note Date |
| Original MP | 1 Jan 1993 12:00 PM | 1/1/93 11:00 AM |
| 100 w/1.3 OS | 3 Jan 1994 12:00 PM | 1/3/94 11:00 AM |
| 110 w/1.3 OS | 3 Jan 1994 12:00 PM | 1/3/94 11:00 AM |
| 120 w/1.3 OS | 3 Jan 1994 12:00 PM | 1/3/94 11:00 AM |
| 120 w/2.0 OS | 4 Nov 1995 03:00 AM | 11/4/95 03:01 AM |
| 130 w/2.0 OS | 1 Nov 1995 02:08 PM | 11/1/95 02:08 PM |
When setting the clock, you should first check the Time Zones for the correct setting. The default setting is the Pacific Time zone.