[NTLK] NCU vs. 2100CD "updates" ?

From: John Hay (OceanCity_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Sep 05 2005 - 05:37:51 PDT


Thwarted again.
Now I see that upon expanding the 2100CD image fie from UNNA, it is
NOT the original Newton CD which shipped with new 2000s' or 2100's in
the the box. Its is some type of an "update" CD.

QUESTION, if I download and install the apple/connection_utils/ForMac/
NewtonConnectionUtilities/NCU1.0Installer.sit file from UNNA, am able
to properly expand and install it to my PowerMac G4, do should I then
be running some kind of update from the UNNA 2100CD image?

I will be connecting 2000's and 2100's to my G4, initially via a
hardwired serial cable, then later expand to wireless once I get a
sold hardwired cable serial connection.

Thanks again for your patience. It's just this fundamental details I
need some help with. The complex stuff is the easy part for me but
at the moment I'm just stuck getting a simple wired serial connection
going.

TIA, John

> In any case I'm installing Classic NATIVELY as opposed to installing
> Tiger at all to run Classic under Tiger, as I understand this crates
> a very different environment than a pure native Classic installation,
> i.e., one which existed when Newtons were still in production and
> active development in the late '90's.
> . ..... I want to end up using one of the GeeThree serial boards
> that I have which plugs into the G4 modem slot as this is claimed to
> produce the most legacy compliant serial connection for a Newton, as
> opposed, for example to using the Keyspan dongle which apparently
> "does" work, but is slightly less compliant in all respects to a true
> legacy serial virgin port.

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