From: NewtonMP - Paul Curtis (paul.curtis_at_newtonmp.com)
Date: Thu May 06 2004 - 09:53:30 PDT
Thomas, - the instructions are for Windows user's, but the methodology
should be the same...
Personally, I gave up trying serial some months ago; its (serial) is a waste
of time, emotion and your natural hair color.
Go to www.40hz.org and download Nitro, Neo and IC/VC. This combination of
products from Eckhart will allow you to Ir between your Newton and you
computer, reliably, consistently with no issues! Mark my words; you will
want to give Eckhart a big fat kiss when you're done.
Once you have the .pkg's installed, then the only other learning curve is to
have irftp.exe program open (START/RUN/"irftp.exe"). Now point to Newton's
Ir port towards your laptop's Ir port, then navigate to and select the .pkg
you want to install with the cursor over the "send" button, go to the Newton
and tap extras, tap inout, tap inbox (top left of screen) if not already
selected, then tap "receive" and finally tap IrOBEX. Now wait until the
Windows box "sees" the Newton in range (an icon will pop up in the
"notification area" of the Task Bar, click the "send" button in the
irftp.exe program and pat yourself on the back! It's that easy.
To install the Ir'd .pkg, tap the selection box of the .pkg you want to
install, tap the pull tab icon and tap "put away" a dialog box appears with
an option to delete after installing and then tap "put away".
That's all there is to it.
Now to address backing up, again ditch ncu.exe, it's pretty much useless.
Buy your self a memory PC-Card from E-Bay, J&K Sales, someone on the list or
a private seller. I have done business with a couple of sellers on E-Bay
that I buy direct with now, Huniad_at_comcast.net you should be able to get an
original Apple 4 meg card for sub $20, or lopes1211_at_comcast.net same deal -
sub $20 for a 4 meg Apple Card or Sweet2sweethome_at_hotmail.com, this guys
sells generic cards - so ask for a newer card preferably not from a router -
which he is good about and he sells them for $18 + shipping. Others from the
list should be able to chime in if they have better sources. Once you have
the memory card, just plug it in. A PC-Card slip will pop up, tap backup and
make your selections, you can back up data or .pkg's or both, all or just
data that you select, then tap "backup". A couple of seconds later you're
done.
Finally,
If you can't get the serial to work enough to get the Nitro, Neo and IC/VC
installed, I can provide a loaner PC-Card with the .pkg's pre-installed for
you through the Newton Loaner Program (North and South Americas) or if you
are in Europe/Asia/South Pacific contact Frank Gruendel @
http://www.pda-soft.de/index.html. I'll actually ship to Australia/New
Zealand as well. To order this card, just send me an e-mail with your
delivery address and I'll calculate the shipping cost and then a total cost.
Go to www.paypal.com and send a payment to Paul.Curtis_at_NewtonMP.com. Once I
get the refundable deposit, you just pay for shipping and the PayPal
overhead cost, I'll ship the card off to you. Simply return the card when
done and I'll refund you deposit, less the shipping and PayPal overhead.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Paul Curtis
MP 120 v1.3/MP 120 v2.0/MP 130/MP 2100/MP 2100/MP 2100
www.NewtonMP.com (coming soon)
Go Green! Go White! Michigan State Spartans
-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Isenbarger
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:18 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: [NTLK] newbie first post
hello all:
I will soon be the owner of a MP2100 (assuming my ebay purchase comes
through). i've been scouring the web and it seems that there's a nice
community of users here. it's great to be joining the ranks.
i have a few questions about getting networking up and running, but
first here are the items that will be coming with my Newton:
> the original stylus, a good rechargeable NiMH battery, a 9W AC
> adapter, one 4MB flash memory card and one 56k modem card with X-Jack
> connector.
is there anything else i should certainly buy right away? (a case,
inserts for empty ports, screen protectors, etc.)
i eventually want to get a wireless card working in it, but i realise
that i will need to get drivers into the Newton before the card will
work. because it is coming with a modem card, i am assuming that i
will be able to email packages (drivers, apps) to the Newton for
installation. Is this correct? or, do i absolutely first have to have
a serial cable to connect my Powerbook G4 (aluminum 15" with 10.3.3) to
my Newton for the initial installation of communications drivers for
the modem, etc? In that case, am i right in understanding that i will
need both a USB to serial adaptor for the Powerbook and either a dongle
for the Newton Interconnect port or a cable that fits directly into the
Interconnect port? Is there a consensus on what are the best USB to
serial adaptors, Interconnect port dongles, and cables?
Alternatively, I also have a Pismo at home (has IR capability). But,
as I understand it, IR connections are difficult. . .and I will need to
get IR drivers and/or programs into the Newton before using IR anyway.
Also, I have been to Hiroshi Noguchi's wireless driver site (several
times). the table there of supported wireless cards seems to be
outdated (i.e., Lucent is now Orinoco, correct?). Can someone give me
the rundown of what cards (with current names and models) work best and
where to get them?
finally, one of my first projects will be to use VNC to control my
Pismo that i have set up with a 400 GB drive to be a media server. i'd
like to be able to remotely control iTunes from the back porch for some
summer lounging. i think it should be easy to do, but i'll let you
know how it goes.
sorry for all the questions, but i'm an excited soon to be Newton
owner. any other advice would be great! i am currently on digest
mode, so please cc: responses directly to me at sindri AT mac DOT com.
thanks in advance.
cheers,
Tom Isenbarger
-- dr tom isenbarger phd harvard medical school department of genetics massachusetts general hospital department of molecular biology telephone: 617.726.5973 facsimile: 617.726.6893 -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/ -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/
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