Re: [NTLK] Sync Newton with Mac OS X?

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 06:38:50 PDT


on 26/09/02 01:34, Newtvana at newton_at_ordersomewherechaos.com wrote:

>> - Mac OS X Sync: This app would sync the Newton with the Mac OS X 10.2
>> AddressBook and iCal applications.
>>
>> If you're interested in either of these applications, please email me
>> with the following information:
>>
>> - What features would you like to see in the product(s)?
>> - What desktop OS do you use? (not applicable for the sync product, of
>> course)
>> - What price would you consider to be fair?
>>
>
> This is what I'm interested in:
>
> I've done *some* software development and a lot of web development. I
> would love to help out in any way that I can. Here's my feature wish
> list/use cases:
>
> Primary Use Case: Manual connection
> ===================================
> 1) I turn on my Blue and White G3 and launch a small app (SyncX.app) in
> MacOS X that watches for connections via TCP-
> IP/Ethernet/Serial/USB/Modem.
>
> 2) I activate my Newton MessagePad 2000 with an 802.11b card and launch
> the SyncX.pkg. I tell it to look for machines that are listening on the
> proper port/connection *or* I give it an IP address/domain name to
> connect to.
[snip!]

Nice idea, but, what happens if you do a hard reset on your Newton? How do
you get that "SyncX.pkg" back?

-Laurent.

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