In fact there are many ways to download data/packages from your Mac/PC to
the Newt.
At the time I was a Newt-Newbie I simply started with the standard
application NCU (Newton Connection Utility)and found it very handy and easy
to use.
It is available in versions for Mac and PC as well and can be operated
intuitively.
For the PC you are limited to the serial connection to your Newt while on
the Mac you are free to use Ethernet (provided that you have a converter
from the Newts serial LocalTalk interface to Ethernet OR an Ethernet-PCMCIA
card) which is way faster.
After tapping connect on the Newt (the built in application) you tap on
install package and you can very easy browse your PCs HD, select and
transfer the package you want to install on your Newt.
Most of the packages are activated automatically after successful transfer
to the Newt. other require a restart of your Newt (which is way faster than
restarting a PC).
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of James Lopez
> Sent: 18 March 2002 16:44
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] [NTLK]Newbie confusion
>
>
>
> Yea, I had downloaded NCKit instead of utilities. Newbie confusion...
> But I must have NCU in order to install pkgst? i understand there are
> some other sync utilities as well. But as far as installation this is
> required...?
>
> Thanks,
> Sorry for the dumb questions
>
> Jim Lopez
> On Monday, March 18, 2002, at 01:44 AM, Jon Glass wrote:
>
> >
> > on 3/17/02 9:36 PM, James Lopez at jimmlop_at_mac.com wrote:
> >
> >> I did click on install package though without having the newton
> >> connected and allowed to search for packages on my HD. I had
> >> downloaded
> >
> > Ok. I tried this and am stumped as to how you accomplished this. If I
> > launch
> > NCU and don't initiate a connection (FireWire Powerbook--similar to
> > iMac, as
> > in no serial ports) I have no way to click on "install package" without
> > _first_ initiating a connection with my Newton. NCU greys out all those
> > buttons until you make a connection. So, did you create a connection
> > with
> > your Newton? It sure seems like you did. Secondly, are you sure you are
> > using NCU, and not NCK (Newton Connection Kit)? Is is possible that you
> > have
> > your Newton connecting via Ethernet? Something sounds a bit off here,
> > if you
> > understand me correctly. Exactly how did you get the dialog box. I
> > couldn't
> > do it just now, without initiating a connection with my Newton.
> >
> > --
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