From: Jesse Garnier (radiofreenewton_at_stonehopper.com)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 14:56:44 PDT
Hi Grant. Nice story! Welcome back to the green.
Grant Symon wrote:
> I've gathered from viewing a few posts on the list, that there is WiFi
> capability now (will there be no end to progress in the Newton
> community?). I have a Sonnet 802.11g PC card for an old G4 Powerbook.
> Would this work with the Newton? or are there only specific cards
> which work?
There are specific cards which will work. The list is posted at
http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm. I don't believe the
Sonnet is listed, but if it's based on the PRISM chipset (or a licensed
Lucent/Agere card) it may work. Note the warnings about 3.3v cards.
Also, check out the WikiWikiNewt entries for wireless support:
http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/WiFi
> I see also that there is a Sync app for X's Address book and iCal.
> This would be very cool. Does it work well?
newtSync exists and works for some, although there are issues as
described in the list archives. The developer has moved on to other
things, as well. It's downloadable from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/newtsync/
> GPS would be well cool too. What are the best options for this? Could
> it be used for driving? Are there many maps available?
Not sure about this, but there's been a bunch of discussion in the past
few months. Archives might be the best bet.
> What about Flash memory cards. Can I use a PC Card adapter, with say a
> 64mb Flash card. (I currently have a 2mb and a 4mb card.)
You'll need ATA Support (http://www.kallisys.com/newton/ata/en) to use
non-linear storage cards.
> I have a Nokia T610 phone, would the IrDa be compatible? Are there any
> drivers for this phone? (I even have a Nokia modem card which worked
> really well with an old Nokia phone)
Check out Nitro (http://www.40hz.org/Nitro/). I haven't used it
personally but there are discussions in the archive of those who have.
> Is there any kind of webmail reader? I used to have Eudora email
> installed, but it never worked very well. Have there been any
> improvements in this in the last couple of years?
Webmail isn't a good option because of the complex HTML and JavaScript
usually used on these sites. SimpleMail is the best solution for POP3
e-mail (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/road/aah66/), and its
companion, Mail V (http://www.newtonmail.dsl.pipex.com/)is for IMAP.
> Is web-surfing out of the question now?
Not at all! But it is limited and doesn't support secure servers or much
layout. The three commonly used browsers are NewtsCape
(http://home.comcast.net/~saweyer/newton/newtscape.htm), Courier
(http://www.40hz.org/Courier/) and Nethopper
(http://www.unna.org/unna/internet/web-browsers/NetHopper3.2).
Best regards--
-- Jesse Garnier :: radiofreenewton.com :: -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/
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