Apple Newton MessagePad 100
The kidnappers use the MessagePad to route their telephone calls, making them untraceable.
I don't remember Newton OS having an FBI-proof dialler option.
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A rich airline owner battles to get his son back after he is kidnapped, and takes the unusual step of offering the ransom money as a bounty on the head of the kidnappers.
•Apple Newton MessagePad 100 •Apple Powerbook 5300
The kidnappers use the MessagePad to route their telephone calls, making them untraceable.
I don't remember Newton OS having an FBI-proof dialler option.
Tom and Kate learn of their son's predicament by reading an email on the Powerbook.