> I beleive just about all the Newton Messagepads were done in clear
>cases and they're really not _that_ uncommon. You'll see them for sale
Nope... I don't recall any clear MP's, except maybe a few special ones that
I've forgotten about... The eMate 300 is the only Newton I remember that
had a clear case. And if I think hard, I am beginning to recall there might
have been a few 100's or 110's with clear cases. They may not be uncommon,
but they aren't common either... Much fewer than the so called "rare" Woz
edition Apple IIgs computers.
>every 6 months or so if you read the Newton Classifieds. Most recently,
>I saw a non-working MP 100 go for $100 (my offer was the second highest
>at $40). From what I understand, there were even some Newton's done in
>wooden cases, though I'm not sure if these were operational. Prototypes
>of the eMate were also done in a wide variety of colors.
Never heard of wood ones. Ouch, I got a splinter from my MP... :-) And I
think there may ahve been 3 or 4 colors for the prototype eMates. I think
I've seen two different colors. As for MP100's, $50 is the max they should
be selling for. I saw someone trying to sell one for $300, and it really
doesn't make sense until you see all the extra memory cards, the larger of
which can cost a LOT of money.
> I've seen and heard of lots of different Macs being done in clear
>plastic. In addition to the Portable you mentioned, several members of
>the Mac II family, as well as the LC. I also vaguely remember something
>about a green Mac Classic. Anybody?
I haven't heard that. You can always paint them, but why? There was the
beige used on the 128k through the Plus, and starting with later Pluses and
SE's, they went to a greyish color they call platinum. And there was the
MacTV which came in a black case, and the PowerBooks which came in platinum
or black depending on the model. I've never heard of a Mac II or LC with a
clear case, unless they were custom made cases for specific applications...
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