From: Paul Curtis (MicroSSG_at_Comcast.net)
Date: Mon Feb 06 2006 - 20:39:04 PST
Speed chipped MP2x000's, there used to be a "kit" for this. Can they still
be had or is it only buying the faster oscillator chip and do it your self?
Seems to me I should know this off the top of my head... I'm gonna fall back
on the 2 and 3 year old robbing me and the wife of sleep for the last 3+
years....
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-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Sonny Hung
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 5:17 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Relative 'speeds' of various Newtons
On 2/6/06, Jon Scordia <jscordia_at_mac.com> wrote:
> 1. My everyday workhorse is a 2000. Per previous posts I am finding it
> slow on the Net and need to get to grips with what an upgrade to a
> 2100 would actually do for me. I think I prefer that option to the
> 220MHz switchable upgrade.
I'm not sure if it's going to really improve your Net experience, but if you
only have the essentials loaded you should notice a difference. MP200 vs
MP2100.
Some people running Newton Servers are running them on Turbo'd units.
> I just can't get a feel for what real-life improvements such an
> upgrade will make to this 'workhorse' and what realistically I should
> expect from it. (that's the key question really). How 'snappy' is your
> 'net experience? I'm sure the extra memory would help my suite of
> daily apps to work more freely together.
It all depends on your personal configuration and what you have loaded. (Not
frozen)
2. I also have a 130. I bought that cheep to see whether the aluStand
> (remember that? still in the works!) could be made to accommodate it
> too (yes). I find it really slow in the HWR dept. Frustrating.
Well this is an early indication of what it would be like for you on a
MP2000/2000u/2100 compared to one that had a Turbo Switch installed. (eMate
300 included)
3. How does an eMate compare? A much slower processor than the 2000,
> but more application memory? (or am I wrong?) Is it snappier than the
> 130? Is it as useable as the 2000? How do those with WiFi card view
> their 'net experience?
I think they are just about the same in most specs.
The major differences are:
The eMate has a keyboard, the memory is expandable (IF you can get it), it
has a built-in serial port vs the NIC standard AND the slower speed of
25mHz(gathered from some sites) vs 162mHz of a standard MP2000 IF you can
find an eMate 300 wtih a turbo switch then you'd be a bit faster.
I say IF since the main board design did not lend itself to the de-soldering
of the crystal (I can attest to that - even though forewarned I tried
carefully - though successful in my attemp to install the Turbo Switch in
the eMate 300 I ran into the same issues as others who preceded me... I
almost lost the solder traces around the PCB when removing the crystal.
You will NOT want to go back to a generic Non-Turbo'd Newton after using it
for awhile... I'm having to return back to a generic Newton for now but when
time allows I'll upgrade again a few for myself.......(yeah that will be
awhile but well worth it.)
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