Re: [NTLK] NTK & OS X

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Tue Mar 30 2004 - 10:32:51 PST


John M Powell wrote:
> Does NTK, NBU, etc work under OS X (Classic)? Reliably? I've got 9.2.2 on
> one drive and X on another, but this G4 I recently got isn't reliably dual
> booting. This is my first Mac (other than my Newton), so I'm a bit perplexed
> as to why it's not working. I'd be fine just using X, but with the
> PowerTrans purchase around the corner, I need to make sure I can access the
> source code, etc.

Please see:

http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/newton-faq-development.html#VIIA1a

In brief: NTK needs to be able to see some kind of available serial port,
otherwise it won't start. You can trick it with certain software that creates
virtual ports.

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