[NTLK] The youngest Newton aficionado ever...

[John Heinrichs]

Well, there goes the neighbourhood …

Cheers
John
 minicapt1 at mac.com

On 13 Nov 12, at 14:05, Frank Gruendel <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> wrote:

> I just got a nice and very polite mail from a ten year old boy who has been
> saving for a Newton for more than a year (resulting in almost 50 Euros),
> just to find out that the only Newtons available at eBay Italy come from the
> USA. Apart from being expensive, shipping would definitely blow his
> budget...
> 
> So, no hope to treat himself to a Newton for his 11th birthday in
> December...
> 
> No hope?
> 
> What a good opportunity to get rid of some of the stuff I haven't touched
> for years. Like, for example, one of my 120s, a power adapter, a memory card
> and a serial cable. You can't learn early enough what it means to be a
> member of this community. Since it's going to a birthday present, it will of
> course be free :-)
> 
> I wouldn't be surprised if this nice young fellow showed up here before
> long. Matej, I'm afraid your age record is being severely threatened...
> 
> This mail (well, not THIS mail, but the one I was just referring to) made my
> day today.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Frank
> 
> -- Newton software and hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
> 
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