[NTLK] Suggested Laptop for Newton programming

[Woody Smith]

Not sure if it will meet your needs but I always enjoyed connecting to NCU via WiFi.
Sadly my current router doesn't offer WEP encryption, though I sometimes use my cellular hotspot without encryption for brief periods.

Woody

On Mar 17, 2014, at 5:38 PM, Sebastian Sparrer <mailinglists at sparrer-online.de> wrote:

> 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.
>> 
> 
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