[NTLK] Newton 2000 Serial Connection NCX/Keyspan to Apple iMac G4

[Tony Morrow]

Also, check the preferences in NCX. I do not think the application chooses
your keyspan serial adapter by default. I think the first time I started
NCX it had my Bluetooth adapter selected. Make sure you set it to
keyserial1.
On Nov 25, 2011 7:09 PM, "Gary Moors" <garyjm2 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Greetings -
>
> I'm new to the Newton and Apple iMac so bear with me. I have had a
> collection of Newtons for quite a while (acquired off Ebay and one of my
> passions from the past) and decided to finally get one connected to my iMac
> G4 (OS X 10.4.11). I have Windows 7 pc's also but heard it was much easier
> and better Newton support with the Apple Mac :-). Basically I just can't
> connect to the Newton 2000. I get a "The connection was stopped because
> there was no response" message from the Dock. I am using the Dock "Connect
> via Serial". I have tried two Newton 2000's, two serial cables, and two
> Newton Serial Adapters. I have also tried two USB ports on my Mac. Here are
> some additional details:
>
> Tripp Lite Keyspan USA-19H
> Installed OS X driver (up to 10.5) USA-19HS MAC (keyspanUSdrvr.pkg).
> Keyspan Serial Assistant shows:
>     KeySerial1
>     USA19H1b12P1.1
>
> Apple Mac shows USB Bus - Keyspan USA-19H
>
> NCX Newton Connection ver 1.3, build 44
>
> Can anyone help me out with this?  I'm getting really frustrated spinning
> my wheels :-).
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Gary
>
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