[NTLK] eMate educational SW and HW fixes

[Smith Woody]

I've seen the adapters that Stephan speaks of, very nice. Get one if  
you can.
I suspect that you can take your battery pack, using the t8 wrench so  
affectionately spoken of in the other thread, to a local Batteries  
plus and have ior recelled,
Or
<http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_eStore/Search.aspx?dsNavigation=Ntk~SearchGroup%7cemate%7c3%7c,Ny~True,Ntpc~Disabled,Ns~product+Type%7c101%7c1%7c 
 >

Just go to Interstate batteries web site search emate.  about $30

Woody


On Jan 21, 2011, at 10:05 PM, Neal Sofge wrote:

> Hello NewtonTalkers, I've got some eMate questions for you:
>
> 1) Can anyone recommend eMate-compatible educational software?  My
> daughter's in first grade and I think this will be a perfect learning
> aid for her, but until she's old enough to need the standard Newton
> productivity apps we all love I'm hoping to turn her on to it with
> something designed for her age level.
>
> 2) I have another eMate that's sat unused since the batteries died in
> 2006, but which I'd like to revive before my four-year-old hits
> kindergarten.  How much are re-celled packs going for these days?
>
> 3) That eMate is factory-stock, with no hinge fix (but thankfully no
> trouble either).  Is anyone still doing hinge fixes, and for how much?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.  Hopefully I can eventually get both
> kids working with little green friends to hold them over until the
> Dynabook finally becomes a reality.
> \