Re: [NTLK] Win'XX' and NCU Connectivity

From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.int)
Date: Tue Aug 30 2005 - 02:36:19 PDT


This is very interesting.
Indeed that was one of the first things I tried years ago, still working on
a P90 and Win98...
And it did NOT work.

So my conclusion was that either NCU Win overrides the system settings for
the COM port or that there is just a lack of handshake.

I will definitely check this on my machine (PIII LapTop, running XPpro) and
report back.

I would be really surprised if NCU Win makes use of hardware handshake.
But if this is really the case, that is just THE SOLUTION, because the
hardware handshake is just for teh purpose to let the faster machine wait
for the slower partner on the serial link.

Cheers
Johannes

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Arnold DeRoy
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:57 AM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] Win'XX' and NCU Connectivity

> Just wanted to add my two cents for this issue - NCU and WinXP or Win98:
> I do not use the 'slowdown.exe' on either this machine (2.4ghz
> w/WinXP) or the laptop (1.1ghz
> w/Win98) to connect the Newton MP2k or MP2k1.

> What I do instead to go to the Control Panel, Devices and locate
> the COM port the cable is
> connected to. There I force the setting to 57.6k (or 38.4k)
> hardware handshaking. Any and all
> NCU connects, backups, or transfers are started from the Newton
> only. No problems in
> almost 4 years and 3 different desktops.

> I wonder if anyone else has tried this? May help instead of
> slowing down the whole machine
> to 1996 levels. Can not think that I am the only one that this
> works for. This method makes
> sense to me, since Windows will try to 'autosync' at the fastest
> rate, xon/xoff as default. Why
> not make this hardcoded to the ability of the Newton? As long as
> there is a free comport
> (moved to DSL and my modem is no longer needed) it was a simple
> choice.We are what we
> repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a
> habit. -Aristotle-

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