From: keith (keith_at_vortex.co.uk)
Date: Tue Aug 03 2004 - 10:32:29 PDT
Sometime around 3/8/04 (at 11:09 am +0200) Alex Santos 100MB
Neostrada Mail said:
>As I patiently wait for my newton, I have been contemplating how I am
>going to eventually move downloads from the internet over to my Newton.
[...]
>If the emac can't perform, what vintage mac should I get?
It would be simplest and cheapest to get a USB to serial adaptor,
Keyspan by popular recommendation, and use OS X-compatible package
downloader and sync tools. Here's something posted recently about the
Keyspan adaptor:
>the Keyspan dual serial to USB adapter:
>
>http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/USA28x/
>
>...is horribly overpriced at US $70 - $80, it works great with Mac OS
>X, and is worth tracking down on eBay. I was lucky and got one there
>for $10.
k
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