On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Robert Benschop wrote:
> > From: "Steve Vander Ark" <vderark@bccs.org>
>
> > So. Anyone cleverer than me out there who can think of a way to move the
> > package? Until I get NIE 2.0 on my 2100, I can't use the modem so I can't
> > download it directly. (or can I? does NIE 1.1 work on a 2100?).
> >
> > I was getting pretty geeked about the idea of using an Ethernet card this
> > baby. *sigh*
>
> I don't know about the cleverer part, but yes, you can use NIE 1.1 on a
> 2100, but even better (though I'm not sure that it'll work) might be to
> forget NIE 2.0, just put the add on packages for ethernet on your card (hope
> that sytem 2.0 will accept them) and move those to your 2100 because you
> don't need NIE 2.0 to make ethernet work, only the add ons that came with
> it.
>
Whoa... this is news to me. I didn't think NIE 1.1 supported all of the
"plug-in" packages that are needed for Ethernet (specifically, the Newton
Devices and the NIE Ethernet packages). I don't think there's even an
option in NIE 1.1's Internet Setup to choose Ethernet as a connection
option. Has anyone ever tried this?
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