From: Cheyanne & Randy (charan_at_camtel.net)
Date: Mon Jun 16 2003 - 21:03:59 PDT
On Monday, Jun 16, 2003, at 17:47 US/Central, Rick Ludwig wrote:
> Is there a program for the Newton (or the Palm) that I can use to beam
> notes back and fourth between a Newton 2x00 and a Palm IIIxe?
> Unfortunitly, I don't have a dock for the IIIxe, but I could have
> someone beam a program to the Palm for me. I used the Palm for years to
> store secure information (on my PC). Now, I would like to transfer
> Notes to my Newton (now syncing to a Powerbook 3400).
> Would it be possible to somehow transfer notes from the Palm to the
> Powerbook to the Newton? Or better yet, straight from the Palm to the
> Newton? Ideally, I would like to beam back and fourth, but if it's one
> way from Palm to Newton, that's fine too.
> I could enter everything manually using the Newton keyboard, but that
> would be time-consuming, tedious, and frustrating.
>
Rick,
Hey, you can IR sync a palm to the 3400 if you've got the right palm
OS.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2000/12/15/irda_hotsync.html>
And then use the instructions below to sync that information to your
Newton. You need a previous version of the palm desktop. I think it's
2.6x or something like that. BE SURE YOU HAVE SOME BACK UP COPIES OF
YOUR PALM DATA before trying this!!!
hope this helps,
Randy
Here's the Newton to Palm Desktop sync directions instructions posted
by one of many wise old uncles on the newton list:
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How to sync a Newton with Palm Desktop
By Wally, posted Saturday, July 28 @ 07:21:15 CDT
This document is intended for those who are new to Newton, and
want to
learn how to synchronize their Newton with Macintosh Palm
Desktop. It is a
step-by-step process that guarantees productivity, unless
something is not
working properly.
Here is a list of items you will need:
A working Newton.
Macintosh Computer.
Bag of David Sunflower Seeds (optional).
8 pin mini din serial cable (printer cable).
Serial to USB adapter (if you don=B9t have the old type serial
connector on
your Macintosh). I used the Belkin brand.
Newton Connection Utilities (hereafter referred to as NCU).
Here is a list of manuals of interest:
1. Apple Message Pad Handbook
ftp://manuals.info.apple.com//Apple_Support_Area/
Manuals/newton/0308951ANAPLMPHNDBK.PDF
with its update:
ftp://manuals.info.apple.com//Apple_Support_Area/
Manuals/newton/0308508AILATEBKGINFO.PDF
2. Newton OS2 (the operating system of the Newton device):
ftp://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/
Manuals/newton/0307843ANOS2FTURS.PDF
3. You may also want to read the documentation about cables:
ftp://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/
Manuals/newton/0308266ANCBLS.PDF
Step 1 =AD Getting and Installing the Software
You can download NCU from here:
http://www.unna.org/unna/apple/
connection_utils/ForMac/NewtonConnectionUtilities/
I had to right [or control] click on the link called "NCU 1.0
Installer For
Mac" that this page provides and choose "download link to disk"."
You can download the Palm Desktop (formerly Claris Organizer)
> from here:
http://www.palm.com/support/macintosh/
Install both software packages, unless of course you are already
using Palm
Desktop for a Personal Information Program (PIM), in which case,
you are
one step ahead of the game here.
Step 2 =AD Preparing Your Palm Desktop
If you have not used Palm Desktop prior to this, then you can
skip this
step and move on to step 3.
This step is for users who already use Palm Desktop. This is a
crucial step
in the process if you want to import your existing Palm Desktop database
into your Newton.
What you need to do is called a Merge, and you do it from within Palm
Desktop. Open your Palm Desktop, and select "Merge" from the
"File" menu.
In the next box that appears you will have to navigate your way
to the
"Newton Connection Utilities/IntelliLink/Organizer2.0 file.
Select the
"Organizer 2.0" file and choose "Open." Palm Desktop will then
tell you how
many items were merged. Quit the Palm Desktop.
To find out more about Merge, you can look it up in the Help file
of Palm
Desktop. In a nutshell, it allows you to maintain two separate
user data
files containing the same information.
Step 3 =AD Preparing Your NCU
Open your NCU program. It will open and you will notice that most
options
are all grayed out. This is normal. Select "Preferences" from the "Edit"
menu. In the Preferences box, select the port that the Newton
will be
connected to, and select "OK."
Step 4 =AD Making the Connection
Connect the Newton to the Macintosh.
Turn on the Newton.
Tap the "Extras" button on the Newton. A tab looking divider
comes up on
the Newton screen, and in the tab should be the words "All
Icons." If
anything else is written in that tab, then tap on it, and select "All
Icons" from the list that appears.
On the Newton, tap on the "Connection" icon.
Ensure that it says "Connect via Serial" in the next slip that
appears. If
not, tap on it and select it from the list.
On the Newton, tap on the "connect" button. A status bar will
appear on the
screen, showing its attempt to connect with the Macintosh. Once the
connection is made, you will see the NCU program "come to life."
On the Macintosh, hit the "Synchronize" button in the NCU window.
That will
open up the next window, where you will select what modules on
the Newton
will synchronize with what PIM on your desktop. Select each of
the four
modules (names, dates, notes, and to do), choosing the Organizer
2.0 file
contained within your Newton Connection Utilities/IntelliLink
folder as the
data file to be synchronized with. When you are finished with all four
modules, select "OK" and your Newton will synchronize itself with
your Palm
Desktop.
If you did not already use the Palm Desktop software prior to
this, then I
suggest you double click on the Organizer 2.0 file, and when it
asks you
which program to open it with, choose the Palm Desktop. After
that, when
you use Palm Desktop, it will automatically use that file for
your data
file.
That is all there is to it. Now, you can add/update items in your
Newton or
Palm Desktop, and when you hit the synchronize button, the other
will be
updated also.
Many thanks go out to Paul Guyot for his patience in guiding me
through my
Newton quest, and for providing most of the links in this document.
=2E-.-.-.
Does anybody have the PDF version of this manual?
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