on 25/11/02 21:46, Ryan Abel at general_antilles_at_mac.com wrote:
> I have a 2100, I just received my dongle today, but I can't sync with
> my Quicksilver because it has no serial port. I'm purchasing an adapter
> soon, but for the time being I'd like to be able to install packages,
> and sync via modem. I have the Newton Fax Modem. I would just connect
> to the 'net, and download packages, but there is neither a browser or
> an e-mail client installed on the Newton. I have a Performa 400 that I
> could use, but when I load up and burn a CD with the connection
> utilities, and some packages the Performa doesn't see any files on the
> CD *shrug*.
That's because the packages on the CD have lost their file type. You would
need to copy them to your hard disk and then use an utility like "PackType"
(most certainly available on UNNA) and fix the file types of those files.
Then, NCU should see them.
-Laurent.
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