>> 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.
I don't mean in general production. I know I've seen 100's, 110's, and
120's advertised, not sure about 130's. I know I haven't seen any MP
2000's. There's an _excellent_ web site devoted to rare Newtons. I lost
the url, but a search should bring it up without much trouble.
>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.
When Apple discontinued the Newton a few months back there was a small
protest held by Newton users and developers at Apple headquarters. At
this Apple past around wooden Newtons for the people to look at it. I
don't know if any have been released outside the company, though it
wouldn't suprise me if some disappeared during the rally.
>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...
There were a few Powerbook 5xx's done in white. These are _very_ rare
from what I understand (I've never seen one advertised, at any price).
Anybody have a information on this unit? A picture?
Tom Owad
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Received on Sun Jul 12 1998 - 11:32:33 BST