Re: [NTLK] Seeking 1 or 2MB Newton memory cards

It has been a while since I've backed up a Newton, but I was thinking
that I could forgo my installing of any extra packages (and do a hard
reset of the unit and wipe it's memory -- no telling what is on it, it
came from a school) and then do a backup of the bare essentials. The
eMate has 3MB RAM and I can't quite tell if there is 1MB or more than
1MB available to the user to store, from what I read there is 2MB for
user storage, but other sites say there is 1MB -- I'd like some
clarity myself on the actual storage space. I know NewtWorks is stored
in ROM as well as a techer program and some other tools not found on
other 2.1 OS devices. But after a cold boot, if I did the initital
backup, it would really onl get the preferences and the stock address
book entries, after that I should be able to hand-select my packages
to backup and what soups are backed up (if I remember correctly).

Anyone else care to chime in on this? :)

-Chris

On 7/21/06, Jon Glass <jonglass@usa.net> wrote:

> Unfortunately (and please, somebody, correct me if I'm wrong) but I
> think that your initial backup onto the card has to be a full backup.
> You can skip packages, I believe, but I don't think you can skip any
> data. (unfortunately, I cannot confirm this because all my cards
> already have backups on them, and I'm not willing to erase them to
> test to see if my theory is correct) If that's true, it may be
> possible that a 1 mb card won't suit you. I don't know how much
> internal memory the eMate has, but you probably want a card at least
> with enough to hold whatever is on your internal. So, you will want to
> check that before you try a 1mb card. I have 4 meg cards I use just
> for backups for my 2100, and they are full...
>
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