From: David Busey (im-wired_at_attbi.com)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 22:02:35 PST
Hans,
In my opinion, this connector breaking is something of a blessing in
disguise. This might not be what you had in mind but here is a somewhat
indirect answer/solution to your problem. Check out this link.
http://delphys.net/d.holmes/hardware/newton_DIN8.html
Tailwinds,
db
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David Busey
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> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:38:23 -0700
> Subject: [NTLK] The Amazing Removable Interconnect Port
> From: Hans Derycke <hans_at_derycke.com>
>
> So tonight I thought, let's load some packages and backup the old Newt.
> I plugged it in, but the connection couldn't be established. It's
> acting up, I thought, and pulled out the cable. Amazingly enough, the
> interconnect port came out of the Newt with the cable. That's odd, I
> thought, and pushed it back in. Well, needless to say, it went in too
> far.
>
> OK, I thought, let's just put it back in place. Unhampered by knowledge
> of electronics, I opened up the machine, only to find out the port was
> behind the circuit board. It would take a greater fool than me to take
> out the circuit board, I decided, but not after turning the thing
> upside down. That when 'it' fell out. 'It' is a small piece of plastic,
> cross-shaped, with a slit in one of the legs. It looks like a tab of
> sorts, and I've no idea where it goes.
>
> So, two questions: where does 'it' go, and how can I fix the
> interconnect port?
> --
> Hans Derycke
> E pur si muove
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