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

[Marisa Giancarla]

There is the NewtonPress format for eBooks. That was pretty much what 
was used to this day... Glad to have you here! We just set up a site for 
the Newton emulator Einstein at https://einstein.newtoncity.org/ You can 
use that to check out how Newton works... Feel free to ask any questions 
you have and welcome again!


Marisa

On 9/8/23 00:24, Sebastian from Cornica wrote:
> 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"
>
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