The last time I unplugged the battery back, it was to upgrade the
memory. When I did this, I had to reinstall everything. I think the
newton is different somehow.
On Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at 07:43 PM, Stephanie Maks wrote:
> Like the MP2x00 Newtons, the eMate stores it's packages and data on
> Flash
> memory. You can leave it unplugged without batteries for a long, long
> time,
> several years, without worry about losing your data.
>
> The MP2x00's do have a small capacitor which is used to keep the real
> time
> clock running in between battery changes.
>
> The eMate, however, does not. When you unplug your eMate and remove the
> batteries, it will forget the time and the date. It will not forget
> anything else. Then when you plug it back in or reinsert the batteries
> it
> will restart and tell you "The system restarted because all power was
> removed." or words to that effect. Reset the time and date and away
> you go.
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