Re: [NTLK] Another Batch

From: Steven Frank (stevenf_at_panic.com)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2005 - 10:46:48 PST


> From: Nathan McDaniel <tesla4d_at_mailaka.net>
>
> Alright, Newtonians, here's round three:
> 1.) When I bought my MP2100 from eBay, the seller noted that the
> battery pack" doesn't hold a charge well". At first, all was well, but
> lately, I've noticed that I charge it every night for eight hours. Do
> I have a problem?

Well, depends on your point of view. :) A fully-charged healthy
battery pack should power a 2100 for at least a week, probably closer
to two, assuming nominal usage and no huge power draws (wifi, etc). It
sounds like yours might be on the way out, but whether nightly charging
is an inconvenience is a personal opinion. :)

> 2.) The alt.rec package to improve the HWR caused my Newton to crash
> nearly as much as a Windows box. O.o So I deleted it. Has anyone else
> had that problem? By the way, I narrowed it down by freezing
> extensions one-by-one, if that helps.

I use alt.rec and haven't noticed any crashing to speak of. I did
start getting -48204 errors when I deleted all of alt.rec's expansions,
but they went away as soon as I added a single expansion back. alt.rec
really does seem to help with my printed recognition. I wish there was
more information on what it actually does behind-the-scenes.

> 3.) Has anyone figured out how to connect an MP2100 to an MP130
> through a modem ? I don't have a suitable serial cable, and beaming is
> too unreliable.

Can't help you there...

> 4.) While I'm at it, I've noticed two tiny red LED's that blink On and
> off inside the irDA window. Are they stock? Did a previous owner
> install them? Or do I just see IR? Well, my TV remote doesn't blink,
> so that's right out.

I've never noticed the IR LEDs actually blink on any of my Newts.

Steven
http://stevenf.com/

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