Re: [NTLK] Seeking an H1000, the original model Newton

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on 03/01/03 00:48, evan at evan947_at_yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi all, I'm looking to buy an original Newton
> MessagePad (that's the H1000, right?)... I think so,
> but I'm new to Newtons:
> http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/newton-faq-hardware.html#IIA1e
>
> What should I expect to pay for one in average
> condition, and, does anyone here have one to sell (or
> long-term loan?)
>
> Also, for a book project I'm working on - I'm a
> reporter - I'd like to contact some of the original
> Newton developers. Does anyone on this list know how
> to reach Steve Sakoman, Steve Capps, or Larry Tesler?
>
> Of course, whoever helps me with either acquiring an
> original model Newton, or in contacting any of these
> three people, will get a mention in the credits
> section of my book :)

I wouldn't pay more than $20-$25 for an original MessagePad. Maybe slightly
more if it hasn't been used and comes with an adapter and a rechargeable
battery pack. I guess you know what you're doing. An original MessagePad is
slow, not very expandable, doesn't have as many apps for it as later models,
as extremely limited heap, which make it almost unusable, except for keeping
names and maybe dates. That's really not how you're going to discover what a
Newton can do.

-Laurent.

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brute-force programs are written in a heavyhanded, tedious way, full of
repetition and devoid of any elegance or useful abstraction (see also brute
force and ignorance). 
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