[NTLK] Pic of Unused Newton interconnect port connectors

Doctor Clu drclu at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 10 23:45:00 PST 2025


A Newton pin-up picture for this morning. Unused Newton interconnect 
port connectors.

https://newtoncity.org/index.php/community/1137-doctor-clu/profile?actid=364


I wrote a review on the Kensington Electronics product page.  If you 
liked the connector maybe leave a review.  If they get a lot of reviews 
maybe they'll dust off the molds and make a batch.  :)

https://ecommerce.keiconn.com/rx04-26p-sf1.html

My review (which I submitted for review but hopefully they'll post) is:

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In the early 2000s I was working on a project for my Newton MessagePad 
2000 from Apple Computer.  Through the interconnect port you could have 
an audio out or in.  Since the Newton 2000 did not have a headphone 
jack, and I was looking for a quality recording beyond that with the 
built in microphone some cables were made.  But I needed the connector 
and Kensington Electronics was the source.  I was required to buy 9 of 
these at minimum.  I remember it costing no more than $30 for a bag of 
these, which I found tonight:

https://newtoncity.org/index.php/community/1137-doctor-clu/profile?actid=364

My father who is great at soldiering made two quality cables for the 
audio in and audio out which I've used with the Newton 2000, 2100, and 
eMate for years. That tells how durable these connectors were.  This 
port was normally used for serial connections by most Newton users.

A truly unique connector for a unique portable device.



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