Appleless Newton 2100?

[unity]

Anyone have the seemingly short-lived version of the Newton with an "N" logo in place of the Apple logo? I have only handled one, I think it was a blue circle with a yellow N. In a curious internet search, I have yet to see one like it. I am not sure if it was a one-off or if there was a rebrand after the spin-off and just before final termination.

 

[TheWhiteFalcon]

The original plan was to have a Newton logo instead of an Apple logo, but they cancelled the idea at the last minute.

Interestingly enough, the Apple logo is printed crookedly on my 2100.

 

[raoulduke]

I never connected the round button with the Apple in the middle to a replacement logo. Mine is slightly crooked but it's not that noticeable.

 

[TheWhiteFalcon]

Mine bugs me.

Not horribly, but it is present.

 

[unity]

As far as Apple Logos, its rare to find a mini one (used on most Macs) that is straight if you look at em! Drives me nuts. Put a ruler on the colored lines and it really stands out. The change to the round makes sense, I just wonder if any were produced with the Newton logo instead. Or if the one I held was a one off.

 

[raoulduke]

I think I have seen photos of Newton logo MPs. I'll look later.

 

[raoulduke]

I can't find the pic I was thinking of.  I would have last seen it around 2008, unfortunately.

Possibly someone replaced the little button with a custom one?

 

[morgant]

There was a re-brand during the spin-off, but since the Newton, Inc., company was only on its own for a few months, I'm not sure how many were produced with the alternate logo.

 

[raoulduke]

"During the time the MP2100 was being readied for market, the Apple logo-shaped molding on the face of the 2000 was changed to a circular indentation that was intended to hold the Newton Inc logo. By the time the units arrived from Sharp (the Japanese manufacturer of the original MessagePads and the MP2000/2100), Steve Jobs had reabsorbed Newton back into Apple proper. The final MP2100 cases have an Apple logo painted in the slightly wrong-looking round spot, while the Newton logo and the words "Newton Technology" are silk-screened in the upper left face of the unit. This obvious patch job is a constant reminder of what Newton might have been."

http://www.pencomputing.com/frames/newton_obituary.html

 

[aladds]

http://imgur.com/UcWws7B

http://imgur.com/PsdgqEU

(from here: http://www.unna.org/view.php?/graphics )

 

[unity]

Awesome!

So that may be the ultimate Newton collectable?

 

[TheWhiteFalcon]

I'd wager the alternate eMate colors would be a little more desirable.

 

[unity]

But were those production? Something tells me the "N" Newtons were production and a few made it out before they got re-labeled.