Yes it does plug into the serial port of the eMate leaving my one PCMCIA
Slot empty for better use, but the EtherWave is not only a dongle but is
also an ether net hub...used it recently to transfer all of my files from
my older PowerMac to my G4..no stinking crossover cable needed! It is great
and I got it for 20.00 on ebay a few months ago, not bad for a mint
condition unit with all original items and if Farallon was still making
them, they would be over 150.00
on 08/10/2000 07:39 AM, J. van de Griek at
Joost_van_de_Griek@nl.yachtgroup.com wrote:
> Newton Links wrote:
>
>> Curious, I had to install NIE & drivers on my 2100 to get Ethernet between
>> my Mac.
>
> I think he means the Farallon EtherWave Adapter that is basically a
> LocalTalk-to-Ethernet adapter. It plugs into a serial port on one side, and
> has an EtherWave dogle on the other. Pretty nifty.
>
>> Does the eMate have NIE & drivers installed by default? What happens if
> you
>> do a brain wipe on eMate?
>
> No, the eMate does not have NIE built in. If you do a brainwipe on an eMate,
> it'll be in factory-default state, just like any other Newton. Except the
> eMate has NewtonWorks as the backdrop by default.
>
> ,xtG
> .tsooJ
> --
> Joost van de Griek
> Applications Developer
> Yacht ICT
> http://www.yachtgroup.com/
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