[NTLK] Detailed review of the USB-001 is online

[arceeHS]

Frank

Awesome.

Thank you.

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Frank Gruendel <newtontalk at pda-soft.de>wrote:

> Hi Gang,
>
> I've just uploaded a review of the USB-001 board. It provides detailed
> information on
>
> - how to install it
> - how to make it work with the Newton Connection Utilities (NCU) on a PC
> running Windows
> - how to make it work with Simon Bell's Newton Connection (NCX) on a Mac
> running Mac OS X
> - how to make it work with standard USB cables
> - how to prevent case cracks, regardless of whether they're real or
> imaginary
>
> Thanks to the tireless help of some list members, especially Doug without
> whose expertise I'd be lost, I would almost bet there are no grammar or
> spelling mistakes left on this page. If I'm mistaken, please point them
> out.
> Please don't be polite. Your criticism will improve things.
>
> The new page (the nice version) is here:
>
>         <http://www.pda-soft.de/en/hardware/2x00/usb001/usb001.html>
>
> A very ugly text-only version compliant with HTML 2.0 is here:
>
>         <http://www.pda-soft.de/en/hardware/2x00/usb001/usb001_to.html>
>
> I chose HTML 2.0 because it was introduced in 1995 and should hence not
> present too much of a challenge to the rendering engines of our Newtons'
> web
> browsers. I would appreciate it if you could try to load the text-only page
> with your Newton and (only if you run into problems) tell me about the
> outcome. This page is about the longest web page I ever wrote, and, given
> the Newton's limited memory, I haven't a clue if it'll display decently.
> Maybe I'll have to split this page into a couple of pages. I'm also unsure
> as for whether Newton browsers can handle .gif and .png images.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Frank
>
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>
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