Re: [NTLK] newtontalk Digest V3 #119

From: Roman Pixell (roman_at_pixell.net)
Date: Mon Mar 03 2003 - 01:11:41 PST


On m=E5ndag, mar 3, 2003, at 04:20 Europe/Stockholm, pguyot_at_kallisys.net=20=

wrote:

> First, I never extended the size of the system patch. I killed two
> Newtons when I last tried it.

OK.

> Second, all these extensions are pretty big. I could reduce the
> TCP/IP dock extension's size, but you need NIE and Ethernet card
> drivers. In fact, the smallest subset would be Lantern (Newton
> Devices) and the card drivers.

i guess things are much more complex than i thought.

> NewtonDevices itself is 84 KB. So it means at least 84 KB less of
> RAM. Not sure everyone will want this.

true

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