[NTLK] Clear developer's Newton 110 pops up on eBay | MacNN
Grant Hutchinson
grant at splorp.com
Wed Jan 23 16:06:26 EST 2013
On 2013-01-23, at 1:40 PM, Grant Hutchinson wrote:
>> I'm not saying the MacNN writer (the story is attributed to "staff")
>> is necessarily wrong. I'm only wondering how/where they obtained that
>> "less than 400" figure.
>
> It could be attributed to the number of developers who registered for the particular Apple event where the devices were made available.
>
> Also, not all of the clear MP110 units were "given to developers". I own two of them -- one is a "giveaway" that has a dedication to a specific developer who was on the Newton team. The other unit came with a receipt, as it was purchased (at a special developer price) by an attendee at the event.
>
> I'll try to post more information (and visuals) once I dig those puppies out of the basement.
Replying to my own post, here's a shot of the "dedication" Newton that I took a year or so ago.
http://instagram.com/p/UNyb8/
g.
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