[NTLK] Prototype MP110s/120s

[Jeff Luan]

Hi Grant,

Excellent to hear. I'm working on dumping the ROMs of the two DVT units and
will share the files when I get it done.

Here are some of the contents of the parts box I got with the Newtons:
https://imgur.com/a/D7izgqu

Some of the parts seem to definitely have come from prototype units at some
point - hopefully I can fix at least one of the boards up in the future
once I get more comfortable with working with the parts.

Best,

Jeff

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 1:32 AM Jeff Luan <luanjeffrey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all, glad to join the community!
>
> I've been a longtime vintage Apple collector but I'm not so knowledgeable
> about Newton stuff (I do own a 2000/2100 and an OMP)
>
> Recently, I picked up a lot of 9 Newtons from someone who worked on
> component engineering for the MP1xx series at Apple. One of these is a
> clear MP110 with a normal front (apparently he had swapped out the front
> with a regular one due to personal preference) and apparently the others
> had been used in the testing process at Apple at various points in time.
>
> Here are some pictures of the half clear Newton and a few of the more
> notable units in the lot:
> https://imgur.com/a/uCop4OI
> https://imgur.com/a/pOexZO2
>
> Of note, the two DVT units have a beta version of NOS 1.4 on them. My
> understanding is that 1.4 didn't officially come out, right?
>
> I'll take some pictures of the other Newtons, but they aren't as
> remarkable from the outside. Software wise none of the Newtons have
> anything out of the ordinary on them, besides the NOS betas. In the
> meantime if there's any info I could provide about the units let me know
> what I could do.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> -Jeff
>