From: David Schlachter (davids_newton_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: Fri Jan 23 2004 - 21:21:44 PST
On 23-Jan-06, at 10:49 PM, Geoffery Forest wrote:
> I've had my newton less than a week but I feel like I've learned so
> much...I've been able to install packages, learn how to use some of
> them,
> install a wifi card (wavelan bronze turbo...it really works) and try
> out
> some web browsers, and countless other things.
> I just need some basic info that I haven't found yet:
> I've installed freeze utilities...what shouldn't I freeze?
> Can I freeze things in the extensions folder or should i just leave
> those
> alone?
It depends. Some extensions need to be on the internal store, but
personally, I only freeze things that I'm not using, especially when my
DRAM (heap space) is running low.
> I've got an 8mb card...what shouldn't I put on there?
> Can I put extensions there? Will they work?
Once again, it depends on the extension. A little experimentation
probably will not hurt. I use my cards mostly for backups.
> How can I see how much heap I'm using? I've got ari's backdrop and
> there's a
> number in the top next to a little chip...is that heap?
> I have an MP2000, how can I tell how much DRAM I have? I think it
> might be
> upgraded because the internal memory is really close to 4000 KB, is
> that the
> DRAM?
I suggest you install Frank Gruendel's NewtTest
(http://www.pda-soft.de/newttest.html). It can tell you all sorts of
useful things about your Newton, including how much heap you are using
and if your MP2000 is upgraded or not.
> Its things like these that drive me nuts because I don't really know
> where
> to look for the answers and they're probably really simple...so thanks
> for
> bearing with me here...and thanks for the help.
> -Geoff
>
Good luck with your Newton!
> PS...the one thing I haven't been able to do is name the dern thing. My
> grandpa was an old-school, kinda-out-of-date engineer that kept up with
> modern technology fairly well (cell phones, vcr's, computers, etc),
> and his
> name was Urban. I think that personality fits the newton pretty well.
> It
> might have to be Little Urb.
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