NewtonTalk.net January 2008 archive: Re: [NTLK] Semi-Newbie With

From: Matt Howe <matthowe_at_comcast.net>
Date: Fri Jan 18 2008 - 22:54:57 EST

Win2K and later versions of windows do not play nice with the Newton
Connection Utilities or Newton Tool Kit. Win98SE was the last Windows
version that seem to be compatible. From my experiments I think it has to do
with the default handshaking protocol. They changed the default I think in
Win2K. And neither NCU or NTK set the port. they just assume it is what they
expect. Of course I could be totally off on my thinking but Win98SE and
older just connect better.

Matt (Ducky) Howe
Owner of a MP2000U and an Emate
mhowe@gfn.org (Newton)
http://santa-duck.dyndns.org:8080/ (Newton server)
matthowe@comcast.net (Desktop)
http://home.comcast.net/~mhowe41/ (desktop)

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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of SteveCraft
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] Semi-Newbie With 2008 Questions

I like the vCal exchanging idea... I am running Vista, what would 98SE give
me that Vista doesn't concerning connection?

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Matt Howe
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:37 PM
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Semi-Newbie With 2008 Questions

I've mentioned before that I think a virtual PC running Win98SE is the best
way to get stuff in and out of the Newton to and from a Windows platform. No
need for slowdown or any other tricks. There are some projects just
completed or underway for the Windows world too. For Calendar stuff I just
Email vCalendars back and forth. I do pretty much the same for Notes except
of course I don't need IC/VC.

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