From: Woody Smith (woodysmith_at_comcast.net)
Date: Sun Apr 24 2005 - 20:04:37 PDT
Welcome.
On Apr 24, 2005, at 7:47 PM, Charlie Ranlett wrote:
> I just subscribed, hopefully I'm using this thing
> right.
> Anyways, I bought a MessagePad 2000 off of eBay and
> should be getting it by Monday or Tuesday. However, it
> looks like I'll be stuck with the "bootstrapping"
ethernet is one of the fastest ways to connect to a Mac, but you will
need to get drivers installed first. The bootstraping issue. Paul
Curtis is offering the card loaner service that has all necessary
packages to get you set up.
> problem, as the guy didn't have the interconnect cable
> and I don't have a PCMCIA modem card to do the modem
> to modem thing.
> I've been looking around and know that Ethernet and
> other networking cards require driver software to work
> (which I can't get onto the Newton, of course) but
> would a PCMCIA memory card work? Some of those small
> 4MB "EDGE" type II inline cards (Like this:
> http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/03/07/bb/9f_1_b.JPG) show
> up on eBay every once in a while, and if they don't
> require drivers, I'm hoping I could use my PowerBook's
> PC card slot to transfer packages onto the card and
> then onto the Newton.
Most Linear Flash cards will work in the 2100, i recommend at least a
16 meg but a 32 is nice. Use the other slot for ethernet.
> I do have an older PowerBook with an IRda port, only
> it has system 7.5.something and I don't have the SCSI
> converter cable I need to use my OS 8.5 installer CD,
> so that option is out for now.
7.5 should work fine once you get a serial connection.
> If there are any other low to no cost options for
> getting my Newton connected and compatible with easier
> connection methods, let me know too.
> Thanks
> Charlie
>
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Woody
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