From: Kirk Zathey (zathey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 29 2004 - 03:39:51 PST
> 1 - I obviously need a USB to mini Din-8 serial adapter. Keyspan makes
> a USB Twin Serial Adapter (Part # USA-28X). Does anyone have =
experience
> with this working well in OS X?
>
> 2 - I'm using a Dual processor G5 running 10.3.7 for my desktop
> machine. I guess I need NCU to connect the Newton to my desktop, but =
it
> looks like I have to run NCU under Classic. Is this right? Is there an
> OS X solution.
If you are using an ethernet or WiFi card, you should be able to=20
connect to your personal computer through AppleTalk using NCU in=20
Classic under Mac OS X.
> 4 - Finally (for now!), I've read somewhere that my Wifi card will not
> directly connect to an Airport Base Station, but must connect to a =
wifi
> enabled machine that has been set up as a software base station. Is
> that correct?
I believe that was true with an older expensive driver. Hiroshi's=20
WaveLAN driver though ($10) allows full access to airport base=20
stations, and works with WEP if you use it, a feature not even fully=20
supported in Windows XP, but us Apple users don't care.
> I realize I'm asking some real newbie questions here, but if anyone =
can
> help me with my specific questions it would be much appreciated. =
Better
> yet, maybe someone can point me to a resource that might help me with
> some basic "getting started" information.
It is great to see new users and everyone is willing to help. Some=20
places to get started are:
1 - United Network of Newton Archives - http://www.unna.org/=20
(maintained by Victor Rehorst)
2 - NewtonTalk (add your location to our newton user map) -=20
http://www.newtontalk.net/ (maintained by Victor Rehorst)
3 - Newton Resources - http://www.chuma.org/newton/ and Newton FAQ -=20
http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ (maintained by Victor Rehorst)
4 - PDA-Soft - http://www.pda-soft.de/ (maintained by Frank Gruendel)
5 - This Old Newt - http://www.thisoldnewt.net (maintained by Rich)
6 - Worldwide Newton Association - http://worldwide-newton.asso.eu.org/
7 - and you might want to also check out Mad Max MP3 Player -=20
http://www.40hz.org/MADNewton/ (maintained my Eckhart K=F6ppen) and=20
Newtendo (play NES games on your newton, view a demo video there, just=20=
beware it is encoded in a bad quality proprietary codec that is=20
supported on maybe one player) - http://dev.newtontalk.net/~eagan/=20
(maintained by Eagan Rackley)
That should keep you quite busy. Also be sure to check out the=20
WikiWikiNewt - http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/ and also take a look=20=
at Newtonlust - http://dev.newtontalk.net/~martinw/Newtonlust/ which=20
has many great images of what can be done with Newton. Welcome to the=20
list!
Kirk Zathey=
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