Re: [NTLK] Amazing. I should have done this a long time ago...

From: Rui Curveira (rui_at_interlog.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 16:06:10 EST


Apparently:
http://www.maksystems.com/newton/ematefast.html

Glenn Roe wrote:

> Could this be done to an eMate?
>
> Glenn Roe
>
> Ed Kummel wrote:
> >
> > Incredible...that's all I can say...incredible! And
> > amazing. Incredible, amazing and unbelievable. There
> > are no other words for it. Just incredible, amazing,
> > unbelievable and wow! (sounds like a Steve Martin skit
> > here)
> > Well, I finally did it. About a month ago, I made the
> > plunge, went to Radio Shack and special ordered the
> > 5mhz crystals from their National Parts (2 crystals
> > with shipping was $10 and change)
> > I couldn't find any 3.686 crystals or micro mini
> > switches, so when my 5mhz xtals arrived a few weeks
> > ago, they just sat there on my work bench, untouched.
> >
> > But upon reading where a fellow Newton Talker said
> > that he just uses the 5mhz xtal and sees no problem
> > (doesn't need to switch back and forth) I sat down at
> > my bench and said "what the heck".
> >
> > Cracked open (and I do mean >>>C*R*A*C*K<<<) the Newt
> > (that's the toughest part, getting past those
> > horrendous noises the newt makes when opening it up!)
> > Unsoldered the 3.686, applied some electrical tape and
> > soldered in the 5mhz. I don't do serial transfers, so
> > that's not a problem...and it has been determined that
> > the d-link card doesn't mind being sped up. So, I felt
> > my problems were minimal!
> > Crossed my fingers, made an offering to my favorite
> > pagan god (well, I'm agnostic, but it doesn't hurt)
> > popped in the battery pack and fired up the Newt...
> >
> > wow
> >
> > Sure the sounds are a bit funny (can't use Kathy
> > anymore...that sounds too much like baby muppets. But
> > Fred sounds just right!) but the
> > >>>S>>>P>>>E>>>E>>>D>>>
> > is just amazing! It's like a new Newt. It feels the
> > way my MP2000 did when I upgraded from my MP210.
> > And I can attest that the d-link 660 ethernet card
> > shows no indication that it is in a speeded up Newt...
> >
> > I'm going to download that speed test program and
> > build a site that shows what I did.
> > After I've run my newt for a few days like this, I'm
> > going to accellerate my NPDS Newt (want to make sure
> > there are no unforseen problems)
> > Stay tuned to my NPDS server for future details on the
> > coming pages and pictures.
> >
> > I suspect that I will someday in the future put the
> > 3.686 and switch in...just to maintain compatibility
> > with other Newts, but until then, I'm stoked!
> > Ed
> > web/gadget guru
> > come and see my Newt on the web (well, mostly) at: http://65.84.243.167
> >
> > =====
> > Just because you're a genius, doesn't make you a smart guy!
> > - The Powerpuff Girls -
> >
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