From: Paul Curtis (Nations One Mortgage) (MicroSSG_at_Comcast.net)
Date: Thu Feb 10 2005 - 07:52:49 PST
Ron,
It just dawned on me... You need a MP130! At least for simplicity sake, it
would reduce the power draw from you 4AA pack for the light and the light
itself. On the other hand, it does make for an awesome look having the light
itself.
My first Newton was the MP120 v2.0 and then I purchased my MP130. Arguably
my favorite Message Pad. If I could somehow shrink the 2100 motherboard to
fit into the MP130 case size...
Regards,
Paul Curtis
MP 110/120 v1.3/120 v2.0/130/2100 x 3/NotePhone
www.NewtonMP.com (still coming)
Go Green! Go White! Go Michigan State
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Subject: [NTLK] GPS Mouse Antennas for Newton (was: Hiking Newton)
Success!
I can confirm that GPS mouse style antennas will work with the Newton.
Specifically, I purchased a Polstar PGM-111 antenna with the PS/2 connector
and their 9-pin RS-232 (w/USB power tap) adapter cable. There are other
similar GPS devices available, from several different manufacturers, but I
went with this specific (PS2/9Pin/USB) adapter because of its compactness,
simplicity and versatility. The 9-Pin provides the RS-232 connection to my
Newton and the USB power tap takes power from a USB battery pack or from a
USB cigarette lighter adapter.
You can look at the GPS antenna, RS-232 cables and the power supply setup
here:
http://webpages.charter.net/quadzillanet/newtongps.jpg
Believe it or not, the entire setup you see, fits neatly into the back
pockets of the Army camo case.
http://webpages.charter.net/quadzillanet/howtopack.jpg
Yesterday, I successfully used the PGM-111 with GPS Lite (v1.29) on my
Newton MP120 (v1.3!) to track myself through town. With the antenna mounted
to the Newton itself (as seen in the picture) and driving with the Newton
sitting on the center console inside the car, I was able to track 4-6
satellites with fairly good results. Using the antenna outside, either
mounted on the roof of the car or walking around with my Newton, I'm able to
track 8 or 9 satellites.
Next: Learning to create topo maps for downloading into GPS Map. Fun, fun,
fun...
Ron
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From the "Who says, 'Size Doesn't Matter'" file:
Ever notice, when someone comments on your Newton PDA,
the first thing they say is, "Wow, that's a big one."
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