From: Greg Mason (applepenguin12_at_mac.com)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2004 - 14:08:01 PDT
On Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 03:34PM, Martin Howard <mvhoward_at_mac.com> wrote:
>Which means that you're going to have to get/build/steal a serial cable
>from somewhere. Since you're running OS X on an AlBook, that means
>getting a USB->serial adaptor and then a cable to the Newton. Take a
>look at:
> http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/USBtoSerialAdapter
>USB->serial adaptors run from about $20 to about $80 new. Sometimes
>you can find them cheaper (i.e., the $80 ones for less than $80) on
>eBay. In addition, you'll need a serial cable ($10 - $20) or build
>your own (~$5 in parts).
would a USB to PC serial adapter, then a PC to Newton, then serial to interconnect dongle work? seems to be the cheapest option I have... or, how do I build my own cable? (remember, cheap college student here...)
>CompUSA are currently selling the Microsoft MN-520 802.11b WiFi PC-Card
>card for under $12. That's probably as cheap as they come. You'll
how hard are they to get to work? What does the software cost? I'm also confused on where to get it...
Sorry for all the stupid questions... After playing with this thing a little, I'm finding it immensely useful. Also, in everybody's opinion, what the best cost-effective way to protect the screen on my newton? I know about NuShield, but I don't wanna spend that much. I have one on my Sharp Zaurus (clumsy excuse for a PDA, but a nice little Linux box that fits in your pocket), and it works quite nicely, but, then again, they ARE quite expensive...
-Greg
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