Eckhart Köppen:

Now it is time to retire this lovely device, and start using its successor, probably one of the last produced MP2100 I bought already quite a while ago. I’m not sure if it will also see twelve years of service, but you never know.

First, I’m extremely relieved to hear that Eckhart is still dedicated to the Newton as he’s one of the few remaining developers. Second, this says so much about the MessagePad 2100 as a whole, hardware and software, which is able to survive 12 years and be set down only for more of the same.