Re: [NTLK] Newton Connection Kit - MP100

From: Laurie Kern (ljkern_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Sun May 23 2004 - 21:01:34 PDT

I am running a P4_at_2Ghz and I tried 4 Slowdown.exe - all that happened was my
machine Slllllllloooooooooowwwwwed down and eventually locked up - So I am
going to drag the old 486 that is in the garage out and try that tomorrow.
All I want to do is load some apps. I have a 4Meg card that I can do my
backups on.

Does the problem have to do with the processor speed or the port speed? Can
I reset the Com port speed to something and then set the same connection
speed in the prefs of the NKC or should I give up while I am a head

But this raises anudder question - Am I going to have simular problems with
the Connection Utility and a Newton 2100 as well ?

Laurie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rowan Pope" <xv5080_at_ihug.com.au>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton Connection Kit - MP100

> " From: "Laurie Kern" <ljkern_at_earthlink.net>
> I can not get my MP100 to connect to my PC.
> My system.ini has the line: DEVICE = C:\NEWTON\TSIVID.386 in the [386enh]"
>
> Hi Laurie!
>
> Bit of a Newbie myself :)
>
> I had the same issue with my MP110. (i got one second hand recently which
> reminded me of the Newtons, and i went and bought an eMate.)
>
> Anyway...
>
> Newtons don't like modern PC's speed wise. There is a utility called
> 'slowdown.exe' which is on the UNNA archives somewhere under connection
> software. I have a P4 3.2Ghz machine, i have to run THREE copies of this
> 'slow down' program to make the system slow enough that i get reliable
> connections with the eMate.
>
> Having said that, i never tried to hard to get the connection to work with
> the older MP110. The MP110 uses different connection software too. That
> device line in system.ini didn't seem to do much for me. I think it's
> there for compatibility. Windows XP won't run that kind of Windows 3.11
> driver at all i don't think.
>
> Probably your best bet would be to find an old 486 that still works
> running Windows 3.11 and use that for connection purposes. Such a PC will
> be free, or at most $5. Or maybe use an old mac for the task. You want one
> with a 1.44mb floppy drive, but that's about all. A Macintosh Classic II
> would be good, and again it should be very cheap. They will read PC
> formated disks so you just use that machine as the Newton connector.
>
> Has anyone else on the list sucessfully connected a 1st generation Newton
> to a modern system via serial? Does the slow down trick work? Will 100's
> and 110's connect to the new MP2100/eMate style connection software?
>
> Regards,
>
> Rowan
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