I just sent myself a snapshot of my Newton to my
desktop with XPort.
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Jeremy Bond
> Shepherd
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 3:37 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Cc: pcbman_at_ix.netcom.com
> Subject: [NTLK] SER-001 problems!
>
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>
> (sending both to List and direct to Mr. Humphreys)
>
> Hi,
>
> I got my SER-001 last night and installed it with no problems (took me all
> of 10 minutes from start to finish). That was nice!
>
> However, I can't get it to work properly with any of the serial
> communications apps on my Newton. It appears that it RECEIVES data OK, but
> doesn't SEND anything.
>
> Here's what I tried:
>
> * Sloup (data received by Newt only -- data Newt sends is never
> received at
> the desktop)
> * PT100 (data typed into a terminal emulator at the desktop shows
> up on the
> Newton, but not vice-versa)
>
> And the following don't work at all:
>
> * Dock
> * X-Port
> * Quickport
> * Quickpress
> * RAS serial Internet connection setup
>
>
> I tried a power off/power on cycle to see if the Newt needs to scan the
> serial port to detect the presence of a cable -- that had no effect. Also
> tried resetting with the serial cable attached -- nada.
>
> Everything works fine when I plug the same serial cable into a
> dongle in the
> Interconnect port and connect the traditional way.
>
> Possibilities?
>
> 1. I'm doing something wrong, such as I have something set wrong
> on the Newt
> side. (I've never seen a pref or extension to select/activate this serial
> port. Am I missing something?) I've tried different port speeds... I can't
> think of anything else to try.
>
> 2. I improperly installed the SER-001
>
> 3. I received a broken SER-001.
>
> Any other possibilities?
>
> It sure looks nice sitting there where that useless plastic plug
> used to be!
> Hope I can get it working!
>
> Anybody else been able to use these apps with the SER-001?
>
> Thanks in advance for any tips.
>
> -Jeremy
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