Re: [NTLK] Serail Classic to OS X: using NTK and other tools on new machines?

On Oct 16, 2006, at 11:04 AM, matthiasm wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> short introduction: I had a very early Newton just when they came
> out, but it got lost over the years. I have hated every PDA ever
> since, so finally, when Paul's Einstein went through the press, I
> remembered my very first PDA. So here I am with a "brand new"
> MP2100 ;-)
>
> I'd like to write some software for it and use the debugger, but I
> don't have any older Mac. Since my PowerBook seems to be able to run
> some things under Classic, I was hoping I could somehow redirect the
> original "Modem/Printer Port" on Classic to use the Keyspan adapter
> on OS X.
>
> Is that somehow possible? I have been searching hi and low, but
> nobody seems to have written anything like this. And my knowledge on
> Classic is not good enough. I could do the OS X part though... .

I am sure that Paul was using the classic debugger on a newer serial
free mac (powerbook G4), but I don't exactly know how this was setup.

Perhaps there is a way to select a different serial port from within
the classic debugger? I know the keyspan interface is exposed to the
classic applications if ONLY the classic drivers for it are installed.

HTH,
Marty

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