[NTLK] Suggested Laptop for Newton programming

[Sebastian Sparrer]

Hello,

thank you all for your suggestions. I am pretty happy since I do have a 
Pismo with 500 MHz PPC G3 CPU running OS 9.2.2. Actually I thought I 
would need to go way back in time for appropriate hardware. But I am 
happy it isn't so. I brought it back to life today. At first it would 
not start at all. Not even the startup chime was sounding, but after a 
bit of searching I found the backup battery cell dead. After I stripped 
it, the system came back to life immediately - probably after being 
stored away for at least two to three years now.

Now all I need is a USB/Serial converter ... And a way of downloading 
data to the unit. A USB Stick might be the best bet ... Oh no, even 
better. I can FTP into my Synology box easily using the Network Browser. :-)

Thank you all!

Best regards,

Sebastian


Am 17.03.14 12:06, schrieb Morgan Aldridge:
> Agreed, the Pismos are the best choice for their reliability, connection
> options and ease of repair/expansion. That said, pretty much any other
> model (68k or PPC) with built in Ethernet and serial ports will work fine
> for installing NTK and developing for the Newton.
>