[NTLK] Prototype MP110s/120s

[Jeff Luan]

Additionally, if somebody might be up to the task of task of helping me
repair some of the Newton boards from the parts box (preferably in the US)
I wouldn't mind paying fairly - feel free to mail me offlist. Some of them
are definitely missing components.

-Jeff

On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 4:55 AM Jeff Luan <luanjeffrey at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>