On St.Valentine's Day, Robert Benschop <robertbenschop@bigfoot.com> suggested to Cupid:
>>...if you have to send in your Newton for the $ 189 total repair, crack your screen (however difficult this will be)
You'll get a brand new one with shining new backlight ;-)
I am SHOCKED! Dismayed even! Are you suggesting that we intentionally damage our Newts! I recommend the formation of PETN: People for the Ethical Treatment of Newtons.
Seriously, though, if a Newton is intentionally damaged in such a manner, will Apple still completely repair or replace it? I know intentional damage is not covered under most, if not all, warranties.
I am in the midst of a dilemma myself: do I hold onto my now non-functioning Newton and take the chance that when I can afford to do so, that Apple will still be accepting them for repairs (and I still will want/need to get some additional PDA that's smaller and more portable as well), or should I just sell the puppy and his accessories now and just buy another Newton sometime down the road when I decide I absolutely, positively cannot live without one any longer? Hmmmm.
Meanwhile, the paper Day Runner just doesn't hack it. I never realized how much of my life depends upon or is greatly improved by my using a PDA until I had to do without (for the first time in six years). Ugh!
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