Re: [NTLK] Print Pack

On 9/28/2006 10:12 AM, Sonny Hung wrote:
> On 9/28/06, Dan <dan@dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
>> Yes there is a chip in there to download the driver package to your
>> Newt. I don't know if there is more than that with the cable itself (if
>> it does conversion etc). I have heard of the cables that Jon spoke of
>> and that they do work, except they won't install the drivers on your
>> Newt. But you just install the drivers by normal means (they are on
>> UNNA) and the cable will work fine.
>
> Yeah,
>
> IIRC the Print Pack Version 1.0 has the Chip built-in and auto
> installs if it doesn't find the software on your Newton. However Print
> Pack Version 2.0 had the software on disk which one had to install
> manually. If the Print Pack Version 1.0 in used with a Newton that
> already has even the Version 2.0 Drivers installed it will not attempt
> to install the drivers. This means you can use the Version 2.0 Drivers
> with any of these cables then...
>
> Hopefully my grey cells have not deteriorated to badly and I've not
> mis-interpreted anything I heard from the past or mis-understood prior
> posts about this topic...

You are right. I neglected to mention that it won't install over the
drivers package if you already have it installed.

-Dan

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