[NTLK] AA battery trays

[Dennis Swaney]

Nope, just setting the record straight. At least I was polite, unlike your
response.

Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney

"I think, therefore I Mac"

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 2:40 PM, Michael Neville <michael.neville at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've been buying Newton items since the project died in 1998. You assume
> way too much.
>
> Asshole
>
> -MN
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 5:36 PM, Dennis Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > Ah, Michael, I don't know where you have been the last 20 years but no
> new
> > trays have been made since at least 1997. Stock that existed then has
> been
> > exhausted. The only owners of any such trays are Newton Enthusiasts and
> the
> > trays will have been used. BTW both those links are gone since the trays
> > were most likely sold.
> >
> > Have you ever heard the phrase "supply and demand"? Newton items are a
> > poster child for it. Extremely low supply (all used) and a high demand
> > (relatively). Even if there are excess trays in an unused condition, they
> > are probably owned by: A) Newton enthusiasts/collectors, or B)
> Speculators.
> >
> > It would be nice if Apple would make the patents and blueprints for at
> > least the Newton accessories public domain; if they did some one could
> make
> > a few via 3D printing.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Dennis B. Swaney
> >
> > "I think, therefore I Mac"
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 2:14 PM, Michael Neville <
> > michael.neville at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It's not even new... pathetic attempt to exploit Newton enthusiasts.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Florian Voigt <florian.voigt at me.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Here you have 2 available: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/
> > > > APPLE-NEWTON-NEWTON-2000-2100-AA-BATTERY-TRAY-/142664228586?
> > > > &_trksid=p2056016.l4276 <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/
> > > > APPLE-NEWTON-NEWTON-2000-2100-AA-BATTERY-TRAY-/142664228586?
> > > > &_trksid=p2056016.l4276>
> > > >
> > > > Honest question: 59 GBP?! Is that a reasonable price? Sounds a bit
> > > > excessive to me. Really, I have no clue.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Florian
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