From: Technoir Support (technoir_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 08:27:23 PDT
On Mardi, avril 8, 2003, at 10:59 AM, John Blodgett wrote:
>
> So-- to begin, I'm a Windows user. At the office I use Windows 98.
> At
> home I use Windows ME.
>
> That being said- am I in trouble right off the bat? I've seen
> information
> on the Newton Connection Utlities and so forth. I do need
> for the Newton to be able to interact with my PC's. I don't care if
> it is
> serial or whatever.
yes you are limited to serial when connecting to windows. the Basilisk
Emulator is an option if you want to sync the mac way [and use ethernet]
also, depending on the speed of your wintel box, you may need to run
'slowdown.exe' to make serial comms reliable.
>
> I'd like to use the Newton to do some basic calendar work, tasks, to
> do,
> etc. and I'd like to take some basic notes as well. Ultimately, I'd
> like to
> be able to "sync" these with my PC.
Lotus Organizer works very well for this, similar to the old NCK for
your MP100. it is freely available on unna.org. there are also packages
fro syncing with Outlook [lookout, outlink, maybe others]
>
> So-- am I looking for a palm in a newton's body?
nahhhhh.
there are decent options for most common OSes, including linux. the
learning curve is a bit steep sometimes but we will get you through.
your pal
scotty t
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