Jim,
I understand that perhaps your not comfortable about dealing with me due to those few that have very vocally expressed their opinions about me on the list but have YOU ever delt with me? Before posting such a comment shouldnt you speak from your own experience. I have sold many items to several list members, upgraded several units to ones with blue backlights for those that did not feel comfortable with the upgrade themselves.
I always try to ensure that those that deal with me are happy but some can not be pleased no matter what you do. If you have ever worked in retail its much the same.
Im as good as person as any to head up this project and i will continue to do so. The 25 or so responses i have gotten so far seem to indicate that i CAN be trusted.
Please abide by the list rules and do not post anything negative about any list members, Victor has already stated this many times.
Your clear resin idea is a good one but it wont work, ive already explored that option however i would be very excited to see you prove me wrong.
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 04:09:45 -0800 (PST)
From: "J. E. Simons" <newtlink_at_yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] New casings for the Newton ?
since there has been a bunch of Newton stuff that has left Apple/Newton INC. that should not have, the real question to all this talk of new casings is..
who has the OEM castings for the cases?? if we could find those, then the process would be so much easier..
they have to exist, and there should be more than just one set.. and if the set is incomplete, that's fine.. it should reduce the costs of producing the rest of the moulds..
i posed a question about the rechargeable battery's casing awhile ago.. if we could get an empty casing, then it would be much easier to produce new battery packs.. or the moulds to make them.. and the last manufacturer of the batteries was BTI, inc..
so, if this is real, and we want new casings, i think that we should find the OEM moulds..
there are some japanese fans of the powerbook 2400 that produce clear casings and parts for the PB2400.. but, some of the castings cost nearly $12000.00usd to make.. and they had access to a dental lab to do it.. if this holds true, this is going to cost alot..
i'm also not too sure about Ferdi heading all this up.. all his NTLK/eBay dealings, leave me feeling weak about this deal.. this is my personal beef about it..
i might just get some silicone and some clear resin and make my own.. exactly the way that the Frozen Newton Project was done to begin with..
my .02 cents..
jim.
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