[NTLK] New blood asking the dumb questions :-)

[Sebastian from Cornica]

Hi from the new guy on the list. Exciting to join a mailing list in 
2023! Thanks to the admins for keeping it running.

I'm Sebastian aka "Bolkonskij", 41, living in Bavaria / Germany. I 
stumbled upon the "Love Notes to Newton" documentary on YouTube, which 
brought me here.

Some of you may know me as a long-time Macintosh enthusiast behind the 
Quicktime archive cornica.org and being co-admin on System 7 Today (site 
about Apple's "boring beige boxes").

I still enjoy (classic) Mac OS on my upgraded Mac IIci and a Mac Mini G4 
on a  daily basis. I feel like a Newton would perfectly complement the 
setup :-)

Been reading my way through NewtonFAQ.com and found a lot of answers, 
but there's some remaining questions.  Besides, it's been 15+ years 
since i wrote an e-mail to a mailing list and I just HAVE to do this 
again - sorry :-)

1.) I'm heavily leaning towards getting a MessagePad 120 or 130 as my 
"entry-level" Newton. I understand OS 2.0 respectively 2.1 is the way to 
go due to the improvements and the available software.

What about things like today's price, longetivity, maintainability and 
available spare parts? Are either the 120 or 130 a "good pick" in these 
regards?

2.) The sources for Newtons listed in the FAQ are pretty U.S.-centric. 
Any reliable and affordable sources in Central Europe?

3.) Browsing UNNA I discovered there's some incredibly valuable books 
("California Nude Beaches") but I couldn't find something like an .epub 
reader. There's none? You guys convert your epubs to HTML first to read 
them on the Newton?

Thanks in advance for your helpful answers!


Sebastian aka "Bolkonskij"