Stephen,
I'm guessing that when you ask if "this is an ebay item also" you are
referring to the ser-001 rather than the dongle. No it isn't (at least not
yet). You can get them directly from the manufacturer (David Humphreys aka
PCBMan, a regular on this list). Goto his web site:
http://mrpcbman.tripod.com/SER-001.htm
Regards,
Patrick.
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Swift (aka
Burnum)
Sent: Friday, 3 May 2002 11:16
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] keyboard dongle confusion
At 5/2/02 8:22 PM, Michael 'Mickey' Sattler (michael_at_GeekTimes.com) Wrote:
>> Obviously, I need some type of hardware serial adapter to connect them
>> together. I suspect this is what everyone calls the serial dongle.
>=20
> Yes. It's a tiny cube, the size of a big dice. It's an annoying wierd mom=
ent
> in Apple history :-|
Oohhhhh! See, my first newt was a MP120 with the normal Serial connector
and I couldn't figure what the heck you all were talking about dongles and
whatnot. Now I see, Apple used a weird port for the 2k models. Geeze, the=
y
have a history of really messing around with switching ports don't they?
>=20
>> Is this what I need? Is it possible to find one?
My 2100 is on it's way. I hope a serial adapter comes with it. I'm not
sure how I'll connect my keyboard otherwise.
> The SER-001 is a replacment for that goofy port on the Newton 2x00, so yo=
u
> don't need the dongle. (And so you don't lose the dongle!)
Is this an eBay only item also, or where else can I buy one of these if I
need to?
Stephen Swift =BF' The Burnum Man
burnum_at_mac.com
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