[NTLK] Beaming from Newton to Mac?

[Paul Grothaus]

And it was definitely OS 9 not OS X. I no longer have that Mac and had to completely erase my 2100 so don't know if I still have Backtalk in my files. I'll look for it.

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On Dec 13, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Paul Grothaus <paulgg at me.com> wrote:

> There was a set of IrDA enhancements which were sold by Smartdog (??). I think it was called BackTalk or something similar. It enabled beaming with other PDAs such as Palm Pilots. I could swear that it worked with my original iMac which had an IrDA port on the front. I can't remember if I had to install anything on the Mac side.
> 
> It was pretty basic but, IIRC, one could beam notes, contacts and appointments. NewtonWorks documents lost all formatting but could also be transferred. I remember that it worked well enough that I paid for a license.
> 
> When I find the time, I'll search through my old newton software collection to see if I can find it. It might be on UNNA.
> 
> Anyone else remember this?
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Dec 12, 2011, at 1:17 PM, Morgan Aldridge <morgant at makkintosshu.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Tim Chaten <tchaten at me.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm wondering if anyone has hacked a way yet to beam files from a Newton to a Mac. Is this impossible? What pieces are needed to make this happen?
>> 
>> By "beam", I assume you mean via IrDA. For Mac OS 9, with the proper
>> IrDA hardware, there are two options:
>> 
>> IrDA Package Installer:
>> <http://www.unna.org/view.php?/macos/IrDA%20Package%20Installer>
>> 
>> NewtonDILTester/Newton Data Browser:
>> <http://www.unna.org/view.php?/macos/NewtonDILTester>
>> 
>> 
>> Morgan
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