From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Michael=20J.=20Hu=DFmann?=" <michael_at_michael-hussmann.de>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:37:32 +0100
>Stephen Jendraszak (stevehj_at_mac.com) wrote:
>
> > It would indeed be nice for PowerBook owners. It would also be a way for
> > owners of newer (USB) PowerBooks to install packages without having to
> > rely on ethernet (need the driver on the Newt) or serial-to-USB adapters
> > (clunky, can be difficult for some people to get working). I don't think
> > Mac OS (even 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x) has support for reading Newton-volumes,
> > based on my experience. The Mac asked it I wanted to format the card,
> > which I certainly did not. However, as I said, this could be one of the
> > many "quirks" of the 5300 series. Perhaps someone else on the list has a
> > newer PowerBook? If there is no driver, I have no idea how feasible it
> > would be to create one. That is completely out of my depth.
>
>Paul Guyot would be the one to give an expert opinion, but I guess you
>would have to implement a whole lot of Newton OS functionality on the Mac
>for this to work. It's not a mere driver that you are asking for.
OK, I'm going to explain this *again*, although it is in the FAQ.
NewtonOS does not have files per se but (object) database entries.
Reading NewtonOS cards from an operating system with a very old and
primitive way to conceive storage such as MacOS X (i.e. flat files,
even MacOS, this now ancient and rusty OS, does better with
resources) requires a software on this system to actually read the
database and convert data.
Also, since MacOS X provides support for CF cards (something new with
10.1.2 I think), you don't need any driver to access the card. You
just need a software to access the data on the card.
Additionally, the format of data on NewtonOS cards is only partially
known. Some of it is in the FAQ, some of it is on Philz website
(http://vyx.net/~philz/), or Newton Formats, there might be some
outdated technote in the bowels library and most of it isn't written
anywhere.
Paul
-- Home page: http://www.kallisys.com/ Newton-powered WebServer: http://newt.dyndns.org:8080/-- 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 : Fri Feb 01 2002 - 16:03:33 EST