Re: [NTLK] Amazing. I should have done this a long time ago...

From: Glenn Roe (myhome_at_cwnet.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 15:52:47 EST


Could this be done to an eMate?

Glenn Roe

Ed Kummel wrote:
>
> Incredible...that's all I can say...incredible! And
> amazing. Incredible, amazing and unbelievable. There
> are no other words for it. Just incredible, amazing,
> unbelievable and wow! (sounds like a Steve Martin skit
> here)
> Well, I finally did it. About a month ago, I made the
> plunge, went to Radio Shack and special ordered the
> 5mhz crystals from their National Parts (2 crystals
> with shipping was $10 and change)
> I couldn't find any 3.686 crystals or micro mini
> switches, so when my 5mhz xtals arrived a few weeks
> ago, they just sat there on my work bench, untouched.
>
> But upon reading where a fellow Newton Talker said
> that he just uses the 5mhz xtal and sees no problem
> (doesn't need to switch back and forth) I sat down at
> my bench and said "what the heck".
>
> Cracked open (and I do mean >>>C*R*A*C*K<<<) the Newt
> (that's the toughest part, getting past those
> horrendous noises the newt makes when opening it up!)
> Unsoldered the 3.686, applied some electrical tape and
> soldered in the 5mhz. I don't do serial transfers, so
> that's not a problem...and it has been determined that
> the d-link card doesn't mind being sped up. So, I felt
> my problems were minimal!
> Crossed my fingers, made an offering to my favorite
> pagan god (well, I'm agnostic, but it doesn't hurt)
> popped in the battery pack and fired up the Newt...
>
> wow
>
> Sure the sounds are a bit funny (can't use Kathy
> anymore...that sounds too much like baby muppets. But
> Fred sounds just right!) but the
> >>>S>>>P>>>E>>>E>>>D>>>
> is just amazing! It's like a new Newt. It feels the
> way my MP2000 did when I upgraded from my MP210.
> And I can attest that the d-link 660 ethernet card
> shows no indication that it is in a speeded up Newt...
>
> I'm going to download that speed test program and
> build a site that shows what I did.
> After I've run my newt for a few days like this, I'm
> going to accellerate my NPDS Newt (want to make sure
> there are no unforseen problems)
> Stay tuned to my NPDS server for future details on the
> coming pages and pictures.
>
> I suspect that I will someday in the future put the
> 3.686 and switch in...just to maintain compatibility
> with other Newts, but until then, I'm stoked!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
> come and see my Newt on the web (well, mostly) at: http://65.84.243.167
>
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