Re: [NTLK] New newton owner, need some help with flash card drivers.

On Jun 12, 2008, at 9:51 PM, Patrick Wilson wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I just picked up a 2100 off of ebay and recieved it today, I'd like to
> use it primarily as an ebook reader.
>
>
> Can anyone point me to a driver that works in XP for the 4mb linear
> flash pcmcia card I recieved with it. I'd like to use it to transfer
> files. I tried using the generic driver in XP but it didn't work.
>
>
> Perhaps someone could educate me on how to get started.
>
>

There is no way to read or write the linear flash cards from a Newton
in a PC. You'll need some way to transfer files using ethernet (which
requires already having net drivers on the Newton - a chicken and egg
problem, unless yours came with them! ) or a Newton to PC serial
cable and the connection software to load packages.

I use a Newton to PC serial cable I bought from www.jksalesinc.com
and the connection software downloaded from the archive at unna.org.
I use this on a Toshiba Libretto (an old 75 Mhz sub-notebook that's
actually a smidge smaller than the 2100!) and it works fine, but I'm
told there are speed issues running it on modern desktop PCs -
they're too fast. People have mentioned slowdown utilities like MoSlo
as a workaround.

(And all the TCP/IP solutions I've seen for the Newton use MacOS X
for the host - hey other folks, is there a TCP Newton package install/
synch package for Windows PCs?)

Aaron

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