On Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 01:13 PM, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
> on or about 7/17/01 1:04 PM, the following may or may not have been
> typed by
> Laurent Daudelin at laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com:
>
>> Certainly. However, without knowing what exact Ethernet PC card you
>> have, it's hard to tell whether it will work or not. There is just a
>> limited number of Ethernet card that will work in a NOS 2.1-based
>> Newton.
>
> Which, of course, brings up the point that not every Newt represented on
> this list is a 2x00 generation. For many Newt owners who read this
> list,
> Ethernet is simply not an option. For them, the USB-serial widget is
> going
> to be pretty much the only game in town.
Well, there are still the LocalTalk to Ethernet bridges. That will allow
your non-Ethernet capable Newton to access an Ethernet-based (EtherTalk)
printer, and would also allow you to connect to any computer that's on
the Ethernet network.
-Laurent.
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