Re: NTLK New to NEWT

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin@fanniemae.com)
Date: Mon Dec 20 1999 - 10:42:25 EST


Cody Burrows wrote:

> I just bought a MP120 with NOS 1.3 and need to know two things.
> 1) How do you get this thing to talk to a PC. I have tried using NBU.
> This
> does not seem to work at all. I watched the comms with HyperTerminal and can
> see that comms are going on. That way I at least know that I have my COM
> port set up right on the PC. I also tried using NCU this got even less
> results than NBU. I would like to be able interface with my NEWT but am
> having less than stellar results!!

Newton Backup Utilities (NBU) is for devices running Newton OS 2.0 only. It
won't work with your 120 running NOS 1.3. You need to use Newton Connection
Utilities (NCK) to backup/restore/install packages on a NOS 1.3 device.

>
> 2) My other problem is that I am running NOS 1.3 and want to upgrade to
> 2.0.
> is this possible through a software upgrade once I can get problem #1 fixed
> or do I have to do some sort of hardware upgrade. And if this IS only

The upgrade to 2.0 is a hardware one, and the ROMs are nowhere to be found these
days. The easiest way to move to 2.0 is by buying a 2.0 120, working or broken.
If broken, and if you or know someone who has some hability with working with
small pieces, then you could salvage the 2.0 ROMs and put them in your 120. Or
find a working 2.0 120 and sell off your 1.3 120.

--
-Laurent.
=====================================================================
Laurent Daudelin
Developer, Object Factory, Substrate                       Fannie Mae
Phone: 703-833-4266             mailto:Laurent_Daudelin@fanniemae.com
Fax:   703-833-7555                           Usual disclaimers apply

****************************************** This month's NewtonTalk brought to you by:

EVOTE.COM, the ultimate Political Junkie site on the 'Net.

The Clinton Administration, the George Bush 2000 Campaign, and almost every other major U.S. politician has said something nasty about us at some time. Find out why at: http://www.evote.com

******************************************

Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe info? Visit http://www.planetnewton.com



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00:56 EST