This is a common malady of the Newton...
I've heard of several reasons for this (I think that
Apple even had a TIL on this (there's a thought...try
Apple's library)
As to my own un-orthadox fix...well, it's not for the
squeamish...What I have discovered is that there is a
flex cable that is preasure fit connected to the main
board. This flex strip will sometimes not make a clean
connection. If I grasp the Newt Firmly at each end and
give it a slight twisting (kinda like in opposite
directions) not much mind you, just enough to give, It
will reseat the flex cable enough to make contact.
this is a temporary fix...a more permanent fix is to
go in your Newt and torque down the screws that clamp
the MB onto the flex cable...but that again isn't for
the squeamish either!
Please note, that my above recommendation comes with
the standard disclaimer...your mileage may differ.
This is not intended as an actual fix. You are an
adult and are responsible for your own actions!
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- Uncle Noah <unclenoah@yahoo.com> wrote:
> hiya! me and my MP120 again.
>
> okay, so here's something that happens from time to
> time and seems to just magically fix itself until it
> happens again.
>
> i'll turn on the 'newt and when i tap or write, i
> relize that for some reason, the 'newt is tracking
> my
> pen input as occuring about 2.3 - 3 inches higher
> (up
> toward the hinges) on the screen than where i'm
> actually touching!
>
> now, from past experience i've found that this can
> be
> corrected by running the setup utility and having it
> re-read how i hold my pen (you know that whole touch
> the pen in the squares thing), but that only can
> happen if the 'newt is tracking the input within a
> short enough distance for me to be able to open the
> extras drawer. i've tried doing every kind of
> shutdown and reboot and nothing else fixes the
> problem
> -
>
> exect the 'newt just deciding to fix it itself. it
> sill misbehave like this for a while (it did it for
> over 2 days once) and then suddenly it will go back
> to
> working properly.
>
> has anyone else had a similar experience? any
> advice?
> do i need to get some serious work down on my MP?
>
> thanks!
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