OK, I understand the SER-001 being a replacement for the interconnect (they
can't both be used at the same time) But I thought someone was also talking
about a SER-002 (adding a second, separate serial port) also. Is this
correct or is my brain fried...
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Kummel" <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] keyboard dongle confusion
>
> Yeah, what he said! That stupid interconnect interface
> that Apple used is extremly fragile! It is held in
> place with solder alone! If you use the port alot, the
> operative phrase becomes "when your dongle port fails"
> instead of IF! I attempted a repair and it worked for
> 3-5 inserts! Then I sent it to Apple and they repaired
> it and it again worked for 3-5 insertions. What
> happens is that the stress of insertion is partially
> absorbed by two plastic bumps on the interconnect port
> that wedge into two indentions on the motherboard. The
> solder holds the whole thing down. Once the port has
> been compromised, it will no longer work because the
> two plastic bumps have been sheered off in a way where
> they can no longer take the stress of insertion. As a
> result, the solder takes the brunt of the force of
> insertion. And considering that the port is Surface
> Mount, there is no strength whatsoever!
> So, if you want to save yourself some considerable
> headache (you know, the time when your port will fail
> will be the one time you really need to make a backup
> due to some other hardware failure!) and get the
> SER-001! I got one and I don't even synch or backup to
> a machine! I got it for that "just in case" reason!
> .Ed
> web/gadget guru
> http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
> http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
> subdomain)
>
> --- PCBman <pcbman_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > 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
> >
> > The SER-001 is available on my website:
> >
> > http://mrpcbman.tripod.com
> >
> > The idea is not just to replace the dongle but
> > eliminate the need to plug
> > anything into the not so robust Newton Interconnect
> > port connector.
> >
> > PCBman
>
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