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Aug
20
(2006)
I placed a couple of bids on Newton Messagepad auctions on eBay this weekend, thinking I might be able to pick one up relatively inexpensively, since they are discontinued and a decade old. Man, is there an active community of folks still lusting after these bad boys.
The auctions for the MP2100 quickly grew too rich for my blood, but I was able to win both an eMate 300 and a Messagepad 120 with a bunch of accessories.
Now, to negotiate shipping and handling, then eagerly await the boxes in the mail… Can't wait to get my hands back on a Newton. I had a MP120 for a couple of years in the late '90s, and really miss it. The eMate should be cool too. Oh, and to figure out how to connect these beasts to a modern Mac (although I still have my 8600 running at home…)
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Can't wait to hear about the eMate … it has always been the one piece of Apple technology I have lusted over but never acted on. Please share your thoughts on it as I am now thinking it might be time!
will do. one thing that struck me is the sheer size of the eMate. In my head, I’ve always pictured them about the size of those old Casio daytimers. Nooooo way. 4 pounds. Nearly the size of an iBook. biiig. That one may be given to Evan, since it’s relatively ruggedized, and has a drawing app built in…
somebody get that man an etch-a-sketch too–the kind with a parallel port of some sort
an etch-a-sketch with USB, or a wifi Magic 8-Ball!