Re: [NTLK] 2000 vs 2100

From: James Nichols (smilr_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Feb 07 2005 - 20:31:20 PST


The difference isn't in the storage space flash memory - both of them
have 4 megs of non-volatile storage. Linear flash cards and the ATA
driver / cf cards can extend this storage space.

The difference is in the operating memory (think ram) - the 2000 only
has 1 meg of it, while the 2100 has 4. This limits how many unfrozen
packages one can have installed, as well as how many programs can be
running at one time on the newton. So far there are no ways to add to
this "heap space" memory on the 2x00 newtons.

J Tyler Nichols
On Feb 7, 2005, at 10:21 PM, Brian Pierro wrote:

> I just got my first 2000 and have read a ton about them online. So I
> was wondering what really are the differences between the two? Why
> would I really want a 2100 or to upgrade the 2000? Cant I just use the
> ATA flash card driver and have way more memory than I really need and
> therefore not need the 2100 upgrade? Was it just useful back then but
> not so much now?

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