Re: [NTLK] Newton -> iSync: Possible?

i would say it is not possible to sync the newt properly to OS X.
there is nSync/NewtSync, but its not without flaws, especially when
it comes to large address books, notes and daylight savings. syncing
will never be like at the claris organizer time, you just have to
start living with that. if you want proper syncing, i would advise
you to go back to OS 9. i dont know what windows syncing is like, but
i remember both outlook and lotus notes being compatible.

a program could be written for a "manual sync". the newt could of
export the data needed, for example the address book and dump it as a
tab separated or .ics file on the desktop of an OS X machine. you
could then manually import and solve all the conflicts (addres book
is good at this) and if you would like to go the other way you would
simply need to erase the newt and use NewtSync. problem is, there is
no such app that could dump the whole address book as one file.

when it comes to dates, i dont know of any good solutions, which is
really the sole reason that i dont use the newt on a daily basis.

what regards isync modules, there is this link also, i remember
posting it to NTLK by the end of may: http://the.taoofmac.com/space/
HOWTO/Write%20iSync%20Phone%20Plugins

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On 22 aug 2006, at 03.17, Woody Smith wrote:

> iSync is pretty good, but for me its weak on the address book
> syncing. If you are looking for easy, problem free linking between
> the almost 10 year old Newton and a modern computer, then it probably
> isn't for you.
> For me the Newton is almost a standalone computer. It is my address
> book, appointment book, note pad, game machine and library. I can
> easily email documents or notes to any computer and print to my HP
> Photosmart printer via ethernet.
> Getting the Newt set up is a bit more challenging, you will need an
> USB/serial adapter on the mac or pc side and a serial dongle on the
> Newt side with appropriate cable between, though other options exist.
> Once set up you can do almost all necessary activities via ethernet.
> The 130 is an excellent machine but cannot do ethernet so I recommend
> the 2100.
>
> Woody
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Ivan Kowalenko wrote:
>
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>> Hello. I'm considering possibly picking up a Newton as a PDA. I'm
>> using, currently, a PPC iBook, and I just happen to have a compatible
>> 3Com PCMCIA Network card. I'm just wondering, and this is a critical
>> issue for me, is it possible to sync data on a Newton with the
>> information in iSync, with or without third party applications?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
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