> unfortunately
> the card, when inserted, is said to be "unreadable" by
> the newton, which then tries to erase it.
So either the card is defective (unlikely, it's a ROM card
that most likely has hardly been used) or your MP
has a problem. If the connector of the card looks ok, I
guess you will have to open the MP. Might sense anyway
to check if some of what leaked from the battery is now
inside the Newton.
> handwriting recognition seems to be off by about 10
> miles
Cool. How did you find THAT out? Certainly not alone...
> Also, shortly after
> purchase, i noticed that somebody in my house had
> removed the corroded battery pack and presumably
> thrown it away.
I've seen those recently for next to nothing at
http://store.yahoo.com/repc/newbathol.html
(search for Newton)
>I would like to know what a newton can do in this
>state (can it function to the level of a palm or
>handspring).
Not if it doesn't have a battery of course. Basically
it can do the same and more, but entry of longer texts
will probably be slower. It doesn't have backlight.
>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.
You can, the url above is for a holder for standard AAA
size batteries.
> 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?
It's a ROM card. You can't restore or erase it.
Frank
Newton hardware and software at http://www.pda-soft.de
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