[NTLK] PackageBuddy support for NewTen

[Vladislav Korotnev]

Amazing! 

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On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:28 AM, Jake Bordens <jake at allaboutjake.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone.
> I needed to get some packages off my MP2000+ and I decided the easiest way 
> would be to reverse engineer PackageBuddy and build a desktop receiver 
> application.  (Okay, okay... Probably not the easiest method, but I wanted 
> a receiver application anyway)
> PackageBuddy actually uses a really simple protocol, but it used the Apple 
> DILs, so the serial stream is encoded using Microcom Networking Protocol 
> (MNP).  Figuring out how that worked was actually the hardest part.
> Steven's "NewTen" application had a pre-existing implementation of MNP, so 
> I added a new button for receiving a PackageBuddy transmission.
> I am using a TRENDnet USB-to-Serial adapter and a PC (DB9) cable and a PC 
> Newton serial cable.  Hence, I choose "PC" in PackageBuddy (not Mac, which 
> was designed for Apple Serial connections or AppleTalk networking, I 
> think)   I'm not sure if the Mac option works or is necessary when you're 
> using a Keyspan adapter.  I'd be interested in knowing that if someone 
> cares to test...  I don't have a Keyspan adapter of my own to test with.
> In my tests, the packages come off nicely, and reinstall as expected.
> Anyway, you can find the source in my fork here: 
> https://github.com/jake-b/NewTen
> I'll eventually send a push to Steven's original repo eventually, but for 
> now a little more testing.
> PackageBuddy was freeware, and I put a copy of the the original 
> distribution in GitHub along with the source code.  Also I pulled the 
> original website as a PDF from the internet archive.  Very nostalgic. 
> Tactile made some good stuff!
> Hope people find this useful.
> Jake
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