>>> fyzycyst_at_comcast.net 04/30/02 09:36AM >>>
on 4/30/02 4:39 AM, Jochen Sch=E4fer at js.josch_at_gmx.de wrote:
> Recently there was a discussion about an MP2x00 that has display
going
> off and on unless occupied with some lengthy work or communications.
> I have an MP120 that does exactly the same, which really bugs me.
> So I decided to developed this little app with NDE, which keeps your
> belvoed Newton occupied.
> That works for me until I find a solution for the problem.
> Probably you can also use the program to power drain your batteries.
> Get it here: http://www.joschs-robotics.de/newton/index.html#idler
>Nice idea for reconditioning batteries, but wouldn't it have just
been
>easier to set your Newt to never sleep?
>- Eric.
Neat! Does letting Newt calculate square roots in the idle routine
(noticeably) speed the drain?
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