From: Johannes Wolf (mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.int)
Date: Mon Aug 08 2005 - 23:49:32 PDT
The preferred way to get data from and to the Newt is Ethernet, standard
wired or wireless, as you prefer.
There was a long thread some time ago about the question of chicken and egg:
what you need FIRST is to get some drivers for Ethernet/wireless onto your
Newt.
To avoid the dongle there are in principle two possibilities:
1) you find another Newt guy close to your place and he can beam the
packages via IR to your Newt
2) there is the possibility to install the needed drivers from a memory
card - so the so called card loaner program was initiated to help people out
All you need to do is to find out who is the guy closest to you who can lend
you a memory card with the drivers you need on it.
But of course you have still the option of buying a dongle and use the
classical method to connect via serial to a Mac or PC...
Cheers
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of katey
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 6:48 AM
> To: Newton Talk
> Subject: [NTLK] connection help
> Well I have a nice shiney Newton 2100 here, several supported wireless
> and ethernet cards but no dongle. I have access to both PC's and classic
> macs but no way to get software onto my newt. If anyone has a dongle
> that they might part with for a reasonable price, and maybe even a
> keyboard preferrably in Canada I would be very interested. Also any
> means of getting packages to the newt so that I can get connected to my
> lan to transfer packages would be welcome.
> katey
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