Re: [NTLK] Newton decay

• Next message: good-dog_at_northshore.net: "[NTLK] Brought to you by the letter "M""
• Previous message: Eckhart Köppen: "Re: [NTLK] newtons, phones and modems"
• Maybe in reply to: Sam du Rose: "[NTLK] Newton decay"
• Next in thread: Jeffrey M. Swiger: "Re: [NTLK] Newton decay"
• Reply: Jeffrey M. Swiger: "Re: [NTLK] Newton decay"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
• Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]

My guesstimate is that about one in 50 Newtons die each year. The question,
though, is whether this is a fixed percentage rate, like radioactive decay,
which would give a Newton half-life of about 34 years, or whether the rate
is accelerating as they get older. Do Newtons wear out?

Brian

> From: Sam du Rose [mailto:samdurose_at_btconnect.com]
> Subject: [NTLK] Newton decay
>
> Does anyone have an estimate for the current number of
> working Newtons? How many did Apple make in the first place
> anyway? Every now and again on the list someone has the sad
> duty to report a dead Newton, how many die a year? Do many
> people have two or more newts?
>
>

-- 
This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries
List FAQ/Etiquette/Terms: http://www.newtontalk.net/faq.html
Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/

• Next message: good-dog_at_northshore.net: "[NTLK] Brought to you by the letter "M""
• Previous message: Eckhart Köppen: "Re: [NTLK] newtons, phones and modems"
• Maybe in reply to: Sam du Rose: "[NTLK] Newton decay"
• Next in thread: Jeffrey M. Swiger: "Re: [NTLK] Newton decay"
• Reply: Jeffrey M. Swiger: "Re: [NTLK] Newton decay"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
• Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Sun Jan 26 2003 - 04:02:29 EST