Newton collection auction

The is closing its doors after seven years, and is hosting an auction on eBay for its complete collection of 13 Apple Newtons, accessories, software and manuals. The winner will receive one of every Newton Apple released, Motorola’s Marco Wireless Newton, and the Sony MagicLink PDA, the chief competitor to the original Newton. The collection includes three versions of the original Newton MessagePad; the Motorola Marco Wireless MessagePad (with an extra battery and charger); Newton 100- and 110 models (both boxed); three boxed versions of the Newton 120; a brand new boxed Newton 130; a boxed Newton eMate, a boxed Newton 2000, and a Newton 2100. All models power on anf function properly, with the exception of one unit, according to the details offered.

The auction holder is offering a free 16MB card and an Ethernet card with a Web browser. The auction ends on December 26th, and shipping is set at a flat $80 to any location in the U.S.

Included extras

Storage:

• Three 1MB cards (one sealed)
  
• One 2MB card (boxed)
  
• Three 4MB cards (one sealed)
  
• One 16MB card (in the 2100)
  
  Cases:
  
• One leather carrying case for MessagePad 2000/2100 and Newton keyboard (new)
  
• One calise leather Newton/phone wallet 110/120/130 (new)
  
• One calise leather Newton/phone wallet 110/120/130
  
• Two leather side zippered 110/120/130 cases
  
• One limited edition travel pack case (new)
  
• One Newton 2000/2100 and keyboard nylon case (new)
  
• One leather carrying case OMP/100 (new)
  
• One carrying case for Newton MessagePad OMP/100 (new)
  
• One communications system carrying case OMP/100 and modem (new)
  
• One Kensington prototype carrying case 110/120/130 (never released)
  
  Power:
  
• One MessagePad 110 charging station (sealed)
  
• One MessagePad 110/120/130 charging station (new)
  
• One rechargeable battery pack OMP/100 (new)
  
• One rechargeable battery pack 110/120/130 (sealed)
  
• One battery pack recharger OMP/100 (new)
  
• One battery pack recharger OMP/100 prototype (DVT R1009)
  
• One power adapter-OMP/100/110 (new)
  
• One power adapter-all models (new)
  
• One MessagePad rechargeable battery pack-110/120/130 (new)
  
• One battery booster pack-OMP/100 (rare, new)
  
• One battery pack recharger travel (U.K.)
  
• One kit to replace eMate battery pack with rechargeable AA batteries
  
  Input/output:
  
• One Newton keyboard 120/130/2000/2100 (sealed)
  
• One fax modem (sealed)
  
• One fax modem card (sealed)
  
• One messaging card (extremely rare, for Apple Wireless Messaging Service)
  
• One Newton print pack 1.0 (new)
  
• One Newton print pack 2.0 (sealed)
  
• Two 3Com Megahertz LAN 10Mbps Ethernet card-2000/2100/eMate (1 in 2100)
  
• eMate replacement pens (new)
  
• Four replacement OMP/100 Styli
  
• One replacement 110/120/130 black Stylus
  
• One gold OMP/100 Stylus
  
• Two PCMCIA card protectors
  
• WriteRight 100/110/120/130 screen protectors
  
• One WriteRight 2000/2100 screen protector
  
  

(Software also included.)

by MacNN Staff