[NTLK] Getting Started Card Mystery - The Sequel

[Michael Sheflin]

Could someone may have overwritten or corrupted the card?

Best,
Michael

On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 9:48 PM Alan Grassia <alan.grassia at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Newton Friends,
>
> The NewtonTalk archive (
> https://marc.info/?l=newtontalk&w=2&r=1&s=getting+started+card&q=b) has a
> thread from January 2019 titled Getting Started card mystery.  I wanted to
> reopen that discussion.
>
> I have also read Pawel’s blog post about his experimentation with the same
> card and his OMP.
> http://applenewton.co.uk/2019/01/06/newton-getting-started-card-inside/
>
> I recently refurbished a Newton OMP H1000 with Newton OS 1.00 installed.
> I have also acquired a used Newton Getting Started card (dated 1993 with
> part number 649-0020-A).  The card appears to be in excellent physical
> condition (no bends, dents, or other marks).  There is no write-protect
> switch on the card.
>
> When I insert the card into my refurbished Newton OMP / H1000, I get a
> slip on the Newton that reads:
>
> “The card you inserted cannot be read.  Do you want to completely erase
> this card?”
> (Erase) (X)
>
> When inserting or removing the card from the OMP, I lift the tab at the
> top of the left side of the device and then press the card eject button.
>
> I presume that the tab switch near the top is the switch that is discussed
> in the archived discussions from 2019, but…, there is a Phillips head
> screw-looking opening located on the back of the OMP, center.
>
> I have to assume that I am doing something wrong because I still consider
> myself a Newton noob.
>
> I have copied a couple of pictures up to a shared Dropbox folder that show
> the back of the card, and my OMP with some marked up pictures.
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mmaroeb5rp2v2yv/AACl9d9lpxf03_toUdU48ASda?dl=0
>
> Since this card is so old, I am also presuming that I can’t test it with
> my MP2x000 or eMate running Newton OS 2.1.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan Grassia
>
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