[NTLK] Connecting My MP2000U to Anything.

J.M. Heinrichs minicapt1 at mac.com
Mon Nov 14 23:38:41 EST 2011


It should. "Provides two RS-422 mini-DIN8 ports", which is the old Mac standard. The sketch I forwarded showed the pin positions, which match the reverse of the pinholes of the image; whether it's a good deal depends on your needs.
http://www.amazon.com/Keyspan-USB-Twin-Serial-Adapter/dp/B0000513JR/ref=sr_1_3

Cheers
J.M. Heinrichs
 minicapt1 at mac.com

On 14 Nov 11, at 20:25, William T wrote:

> Mystery one now solved.  Guess I've bent up the pegs on my 8 pin connector trying to connect it my old PC's... I should be able to bend those back.  Amazon is showing one of those Keyspan 28's (Used) for $25.   Is that a good deal, and more importantly, will that work with the Mac?
> 
> Again, Thanks,
> William
> 
> --- On Mon, 11/14/11, J.M. Heinrichs <minicapt1 at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> From: J.M. Heinrichs <minicapt1 at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Connecting My MP2000U to Anything.
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Date: Monday, November 14, 2011, 9:36 PM
> 
> 1.  RS232, for IBM-PC:
> 
> 2. Mini-DIN-8, for Mac, also on Newton OMG/120/130
> 
> 
> Also:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/36225613@N05/sets/72157623238476237/detail/
> 
> 
> Cheers
> J.M. Heinrichs
>minicapt1 at mac.com
> 
> On 14 Nov 11, at 18:34, William T wrote:
> 
>> Are there two different types of serial plugs, the one on my newton cord seems to be different that the one on my old comps (newt cord is all prongs, comps seem to want a bar shape in the center)?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> William
>> 
>> --- On Sun, 11/13/11, Tony Kan <tonykan at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>> 
>> From: Tony Kan <tonykan at xtra.co.nz>
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Connecting My MP2000U to Anything.
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011, 2:29 AM
>> 
>> Hi William
>> 
>> Hope these help
>> 
>> See:
>> 
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2008/08/going-wireless-setting-up-wifi.htm
>> l
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2010/09/connecting-mac-to-newton-using-ncx
>> .html
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2006/01/connecting-to-pc-and-backups.html
>> 
>> HTH
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Tony Kan
>> 
>> Christchurch
>> New Zealand
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net
>> [mailto:newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of William T
>> Sent: Sunday, 13 November 2011 6:20 p.m.
>> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>> Subject: [NTLK] Connecting My MP2000U to Anything.
>> 
>> 
>> I've had some free time lately, and have been endeavoring to connect my Newt
>> to either of my comps (Macbook running 10.6.8 or Windows XP comp) or my wifi
>> to no avail. When I bought my Newt from eBay, it came with serial cable,
>> WaveLAN Bronze wifi card, and a memory card that appears to have the NIE2
>> suite.  I also purchased a serial to usb adapter.  When I connect it all up
>> to my comp NCX says it is listening for serial connections, but it is never
>> found.  When trying to connect to wifi, it replies that the DNS server is
>> not responding (ISP disagrees).
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>> [snip]
>> 
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