On Wednesday, August 22, 2001, at 12:25 PM, Anthony Randazzo wrote:
> on 8/22/01 7:18 AM, Marco Mailand at Newton2k1_at_mac.com wrote:
>
>>> Palm Desktop will sync with your notes on your Newton via NCU, if
>>> that is
>>> what you meant.
>> ... w/o any drawing or ink text, of course. Those one can export from
>> Newton
>> to e.g. Word in the RTF or even Word-format on a Mac.
>
> I guess I'll clarify. What I want to do is write notes on my Newt (like
> during class). Then, I want to sync the Newt with my Mac using NCU and
> Palm
> Desktop (I have the directions from www.palmonmac.com). Then, I want
> to be
> able to read those notes somehow on my Mac, either in Palm Desktop or in
> SimpleText or Appleworks. That way, I'd have a usable backup if the
> Newt
> gets lost/stolen/broken. Also, I'd be able to search by content with
> Sherlock, format the docs, edit them, print them easily, etc. from the
> iBook. I don't have MS Word, and what's this "RTF" thing? Thanks
> again.
You don't need Palm Desktop to do this. Just use NCU and the "Export
from Newton" option. No need to synch either, unless you're planning to
edit those files on your desktop and would want to load back the
modified version onto your Newton...
-Laurent.
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