Re: [NTLK] Overclock My MP 130

Thanks for the advice Ed and Sonny. I think I will give it a go, I
have found an
online retailer for the crystals. I will record my overclocking on a
website so
you can see how I got on.

I noticed an application used to test the speed of the processor,
does anyone
have this and could email me it?

Sam

> Sam...
> Several experiments have been done with overclocking Newts in the
> years gone by...One such expirement determined that overclocking
> beyond a 5mHz crystal would lead to an unstable system and possible
> corrupt soups.
> be aware though, that when you overclock a Newt, some of the
> accessories will no longer work, like the keyboard for one...It was
> discovered that there is a crystal in the keyboard that will also
> need to be overclocked...
>
> But to answer your main question, yes...it's just a matter of
> removing the old crystal and replaceing with a new one.
> A former member of this list did some hardware hacking and
> successfully overclocked an emate..which is similar to a 130...so
> you might try there first:
> http://www.felesmagus.com/newton/ematefast.html
>
> Good luck....especially in finding a place to get the 5mHz xtals!
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
> Download Newton packages directly onto your Newton: http://
> newton.tek-ed.com
>
>

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