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.
There was a 'special edition' of the Newton 120 in clear case.
A friend of mine has one - I'm still looking - there are only
a few known in Germany, and they still sell for prices around
800-100 DM (USD 500+). Still on my wishlist.
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.
As fas as I remember these woioden MPs where all mock ups - just
a pice of carved wood.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK