Trying to open up the Newton yourself, you risk busting the little plastic
tab snaps that hold the Newton together. If you don't feel comfortable doing
this then try finding someone who is or see if Dr. Newton will do it for
you.
If you want to do this yourself there are several good guides for how to
open up a Newton that are on the internet.
http://www.pda-soft.de/hardware.html
Here is some instructions that were translated from Japanese, but has
descriptive pictures.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ndutyme/newtonhack/newtapart.pdf
Instruction at the bottom of this page
http://www.felesmagus.com/newton/2100fast.html
Good Luck!
On 10/15/02 11:12 AM, "Bertram Zinner" <zinnebe_at_auburn.edu> wrote:
>
> Thanks to all of you that responded to my question of the little tab
> sticking out from underneath of one of the eject buttons.
>
> I gather that the only solution is to open up the Newton (Messagepad
> 2000) and tuck the tab back inside.
> What are my chances that I can do it? I don't have much experience with
> this sort of thing. --- Bertram
>
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