For a serial connection, Windows could well be more convenient. With OS
X, not only do you have to run NCU under classic in OS X, but you'll
most likely need a USB->serial adapter.
For ethernet, the inconvenience of running classic might well be
outweighed by the speed advantage. I often ran into problems getting
backups to complete successfully with serial connections, it was hardly
ever a problem over ethernet. Ethernet is not an option with NCU for
Windows.
It's a mixed bag.
Who knows? NCU might well be replaced with something better on both
platforms.
Jon Glass wrote:
> on 8/17/01 9:11 PM, Laurent Daudelin at laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com
> wrote:
>
>
>> I don't understand this affirmation. Please, explain how Windows would
>> better support Newtons than Classic on OS X?
>
>
> Er, I didn't say Classic on OS X, but than OS X. How long can you continue
> using Classic applications as all the rest of the programs you use migrate
> to X? At some point, people will find it too much trouble to launch Classic,
> just to "sync" their Newton, and then, you have the problem with people
> moving forward with other contact programs. I, for instance, have moved on
> to Now Contact 4. I no longer have the ability to sync with my names.
> bummer. This makes my Newton less useful than it used to be. The day I
> migrate to X is the day I will seriously have to consider if it's worth
> hacking and fudging to keep my Newton going. It seems that Windows users, at
> the moment, at least, have retained most of the functionality, and have such
> programs as Outlink and stuff to keep their Newtons going, as well as the
> fact that NCU Win seems to be running fine under the newer Windows environs.
> This is a plus over X no matter how you look at it (keeping "Classic" out of
> the picture). I hope I've explained myself clearly enough, and I _sincerely_
> hope that my analysis is wrong enough to be challenged and corrected, either
> by proof that Windows is in the same boat, or that there is stuff coming
> under X. :-)
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