[NTLK] NewtonSales usb

[Peter Fraser]

Ah.

So who was the British guy who did the actual work on the USB project, and what did he call his unit?  It was a while ago and my memory is foggy now. 

> On Aug 29, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Dennis Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> The SER-001 used the old Mac serial cable (mini-DIN 8) and its associated
> circuitry. Newton Sales sold it before the USB-001 was developed.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Dennis B. Swaney
> 
> "I think, therefore I Mac"
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Peter Fraser <pjfraser at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Part of the problem was that he (name is "Ferdy"?) counterfeited the
>> design from the kind soul who had actually conceived, created and
>> built/sold it. The original module was called SER-1, iirc, and came from a
>> guy in England.
>> 
>> The piracy was pretty outrageous, and the story is probably still
>> available in the archives for the industriously curious.
>> 
>>> On Aug 29, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Lloyd Conway <doc_retro at juno.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Greetings, All:
>>>    I could never get mine to work, either, despite the seller trying to
>> work with my via Skype.  No refold…ended up writing the project off as a
>> dead loss, after many attempts to get it working.  That’s my two cents.
>>> Regards,
>>> -Lloyd A. Conway
>>> Charlotte, Michigan
>>> 
>>> "I did and it never worked. Emails with the seller were unproductive as
>> he claimed it was in working condition when shipped. At one point, I asked
>> folks here to inspect pictures of the circuit board and several list
>> members concurred that the soldering was sloppy and the likely cause of the
>> problem.
>>> 
>>> Frank, at that time you offered to attempt a repair but I never got
>> around to shipping it. I managed to get wifi working so ijust set the USB
>> board aside and forgot about it.
>>> 
>>> My experience: totally unacceptable customer service, even for a slim
>> margin provider of parts and accessories for our beloved and commercially
>> obsolete Newtons.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Dennis Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I did a couple of years ago. It worked fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Dennis B. Swaney
>>>> 
>>>> "I think, therefore I Mac”"
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