In fact IR IS an option, if you have IR on your desktop or laptop machine.
I remember reading many posts about Thomas Tempelmann's Newton DIL
Tester.
Down load it, open it, set it to IrDA. Turn on the Newt, open the
Dock. set it to IrDA.
http://www.tempel.org/newton/
Here you are.
Johannes
BTW: I am in the Netherlands...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Sam du Rose
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 3:01 PM
> To: Newtontalk
> Subject: [NTLK] package installation
> Does anyone know of a way to install packages onto a MP2100 without use
> of a dongle or ethernet (some of the stuff i need to install includes
> ethernet drivers)?
> Infra-red is, as far as i can make out, a dead end. I have had some
> success installing to my MP130 then beaming the icons across but this
> is useless for the ethernet stuff as it won't allow itself to be
> installed on the MP130!
> Also, are there any newton users reading this in the UK?
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