Rare vs. Desirable

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Sat Jul 11 17:19:12 1998

I hear Apple would give these away to dealers, salesman, and others. I
missed a newton on ebay that was clear also it went for close to $400 I think.
At 03:58 PM 7/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Speaking of Mac Portables, how much would you pay for a very rare
>(prototype?) Mac Portable in a clear plastic case? I couldn't overcome my
>lack of love for Macs to pay the $300 asking price today (but somebody
>else did about an hour later).
>
>What is it with Apple and clear plastic cases anyways? I think I remember
>clear plastic Apple ]['s at dealers. Did Apple do this for all of their
>models?
>
>(BTW, instead I came home with another GRiD 1900, another HP Portable
>Plus, another Epson PX-8, and another NEC 8201A at an average cost of $6
>each. I have met my spare machine quota.)
>
>-- Doug
>
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Received on Sat Jul 11 1998 - 17:19:12 BST