Re: [NTLK] Dongle Port Broken

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 06 2001 - 20:57:45 EST


Forget the dongle and go with the SER-001. It's a
little expensive, but worth it. No worries and simpler
than dirt to install.
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- Zander Goss <zandergoss_at_marmothall.net> wrote:
>
> So overall, should I get the NIC fixed AND get
> SER-001, or one or the
> other? Also, anyone know of a place I could get a
> StyleWriter of
> LaserWriter? What is the estimate on price for any
> of these options?
> On Tuesday, November 6, 2001, at 03:54 AM, Marco
> Mailand wrote:
>
> >
> >> It is held in place by two
> >> plastic bumps that fit into holes, and solder.
> Nothing
> >> else. If the port has been damaged, the plastic
> bumps
> >> "round off" meaning that even if you can get the
> >> micro-soldering to work, there wouldn't be enough
> to
> >> hold the port in place for any type of prolonged
> use.
> > I found exactly this too.
> >
> >> I just finally said forget about it and purchased
> the
> >> Dongle Killer. Now I don't have to worry about
> the
> >> port ever again!!
> > I could get a Newton back which NIC port wasn't
> working properly. Its
> > serial
> > function worked as well as kbd and PrintPack but
> not AppleTalk. But
> > with the
> > SER-001 I got AT back!
> >
> >> All I got to do now is sell my old Dongle on ebay
> for $55! Any takers?
> > No, thanks, I got two spares too... :-))
> >
> >> I suspect that if the Apple Image Writer II can
> print
> > QuickDraw?
> >
> >> Anyway, I can't remember...but if it accepts that
> >> drawing language, Apple-draw, or
> >> draw-script...whatever, then it's most likely
> that the
> >> Newton can print to it!
> > I don't believe so because Apple dropped QuickDraw
> before the MP2000
> > came
> > out. I think what the Image Writer can do is
> similar what the Epson LX
> > driver does: Simply dump the pixels off the Newton
> screen onto the
> > paper.
> > Damn, this mode has a special name too...
> > --
> > With best regards / Viele Gruesse!
> >
> > Marco Mailand
> > http://slsbd.psi.ch/timing

=====
note: This does not constitute a sig file...

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Find a job, post your resume.
http://careers.yahoo.com

--
This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net
To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or
	mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Sat Dec 01 2001 - 20:02:15 EST