James,
> My purchased Newton does not have a serial adapter, but I figured I
> would be able to use IrDa to at least get the wireless drivers on it (I
> have an unused Lucent card from a dead airport), and then I'd be all
> set. Unfortunately I'm unable to get an IR connection to work.
IrDa is actually not supported on the Newt.
You can obtain serial adaptor dongles on eBay or add a MiniDIN serial port
to your machine with a card called the SER001 by David Humphreys:
<http://www.members.tripod.com/mrpcbman/>
Alternatively you could get an Ethernet card for your Newt - see the Newton
FAQ at <http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/>
Joel.
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