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

[Mikael Palmblad]

Hi Sebastian,

I am a long-term lurker on this list. 
I have a stack of Newtons lying around, some 120s, 130s and 2k:s. I wouldn’t mind having someone take care of them.
I’m located in Sweden so that should make shipping a bit easier. If you’re interested, let me know and we can connect off line and agree on the details.

/Mikael Palmblad

> On 8 Sep 2023, at 09:24, Sebastian from Cornica <info at cornica.org> wrote:
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> Hi from the new guy on the list. Exciting to join a mailing list in 2023! Thanks to the admins for keeping it running.
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> 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.
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> 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").
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> 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 :-)
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> 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 :-)
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 2.) The sources for Newtons listed in the FAQ are pretty U.S.-centric. Any reliable and affordable sources in Central Europe?
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> 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?
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> Thanks in advance for your helpful answers!
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> 
> Sebastian aka "Bolkonskij"
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