In the eMate and in my upgraded MP2000, we use 3Com ethernet cards -
Etherlink 3C589C. (You can find a full list of Ethernet cards in the
Newton FAQ at www.thisoldnewt.com.) Software drivers were easy to
download from the links at TON. Cost for the cards (complete with dongle
for the ethernet cable) was $30 apiece at our local Computer Renaissance
in Indianapolis. Try used computer resellers in your neighborhood. $30
does seem to be the going rate.
Patrick
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Little things are little things,
But to be faithful in little things is a Great Thing.
- St. Augustine
T H I N K D I F F E R E N T
A Message from Patrick Jendraszak
On Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 08:49 PM, Will wrote:
>
>
> Thanks for the info, I'll look into them. Also, I just discovered that
> the
> powerbook's ethernet card was not a Farallon EtherMac 595, like I
> thought it
> was, but an EtherMac 595a, which is, according to the sources I've
> read, not
> newton compatible. What would be a good, currently available (and
> hopefully
> cheap!) ethernet card that has newton drivers?
>
>
> On Wednesday 23 January 2002 07:29 pm, Patrick Jendraszak wrote:
>> My son was in an identical situation, so he asked for an eMate for
>> Christmas. I can recommend PowerOn Computers (www.poweron.com). They do
>> not show eMates on their web site, but it just took a phone call to one
>> of their sales people, Jamie O'Connor (joconnor_at_poweron.com) to find
>> out
>> that they had one.
>>
>> My son received it on Christmas and said it really fit his needs for
>> college classes. However, after using it for about three weeks, it
>> developed what was probably a display cable problem. The screen no
>> longer responded to the pen writing or tapping, and then vertical lines
>> developed over half the screen. PowerOn offers a ninety day warranty.
>> So, he called PowerOn, got an RMA number, and I sent the eMate back for
>> him on January 14 -- at no cost to me, but at PowerOn's request via Fed
>> Ex. They replaced the unit with another, which I received on January
>> 22.
>> I thought it was great turn around!
>>
>> The units vary in terms of accessories. Each one had a pen and power
>> supply. In each case, the battery appeared to hold a full charge. The
>> first one had no manuals or software. The second came with all of the
>> original manuals and software. They appear to come from schools in
>> Australia.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> In matters of style, swim with the current;
>> in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
>>
>> -Thomas
> Jefferson
>>
>> T H I N K D I F F E R E N T
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