Well, for starters you can always buy a rechargable battery pack and a
couple of memory cards from eBay. It's relatively cheap for those things
nowadays. And don't forget to get a serial-cable if you do not have one as
you will need it to install .pkg or backing up to your Mac/PC.
You can try this following site:
<http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/all/category3731/page3.html>
As for the GettingStarted card, the contents just contain the HandWriting
Instructor, the Newton Tour Guide and a game called CalliGrapher. Nothing
imporant in it so don't sweat over it.
As far as I know, the card can't be erased thus it's unformatable.
Gao p(^.^)q
> From: David Young <goathens_at_yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 09:02:04 -0800 (PST)
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] Found an H1000
>
>
> I've found a messaagepad H1000 in a box at a garage
> sale. I got it for 10$. It came with the messagepad
> itself, an ac adapter, stylus, a slip-case, and a card
> that says "newton getting started". It also came with
> a battery compartment full of acid, which caused the
> thing to not work (i believe that caused the cheap
> price). I tried to power it up using the AC adapter,
> it would display the start screen, but then nothing
> happened. So I went online and found out how to
> perform various resets- i had to go all the way to
> cold boot, thus clearing all memory. Anyways, the
> thing functions properly under AC power. unfortunately
> the card, when inserted, is said to be "unreadable" by
> the newton, which then tries to erase it. Also, the
> handwriting recognition seems to be off by about 10
> miles (i'm used to using palm). Also, shortly after
> purchase, i noticed that somebody in my house had
> removed the corroded battery pack and presumably
> thrown it away.
>
> I would like to know what a newton can do in this
> state (can it function to the level of a palm or
> handspring).
> I would also know how to go about fixing the battery
> problem, because i cannot make any arrangement of
> batteries fit into the battery pit.
> Also, what was on the getting started card? can it be
> restored? if i erase it, can it become some sort of
> removable storage device?
> ANY help would be much appreciated, for i have had no
> prior experience with macs and their inner-workings.
>
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