Re: NTLK Problems retaining pen alignment

From: Chris Bolivar (chris@optamedia.com)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 18:36:08 CDT


The oddest thing... this has just started to happen to me a few days back.
However, alignment seems to change from application to application. Is it
possible that it may be a software issue? Time for a reset? I'm going to
open the case and see if the screen connection is alright.

    -Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heiko Cultus" <Heiko.Cultus@edag.de>
To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: NTLK Problems retaining pen alignment

> Jeroen Goulooze wrote:
> >
> > I had big problems keeping my pen alignment. Sugested here and on
> > alt.comp.sys.newton that it could be dirt, humidity and/or static
causing
> > it. At one point I could no longer use my newton because of it. So I
stopped
> > using it for a couple of months (with batteries in it, and always
refreshing
> > them when needed). And then - the amazing thing - I started using it
again
> > and am doing so for a couple of months and everything is allright again:
no
> > wrong pen alignment, no squiggles. Amazing.
>
> Last weekend my Newton2100 only draws dashed lines when I was writing on
the
> screen.
> This happens after I throw it on my bed. I have opened my Newton,
disconnected
> and
> connected the cable from the screen again and everything works fine again.
>
> Heiko
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