[NTLK] PackageBuddy support for NewTen
Vladislav Korotnev
vladkorotnev at gmail.com
Wed Dec 10 22:18:32 EST 2014
Amazing!
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:28 AM, Jake Bordens <jake at allaboutjake.com>
wrote:
> Hi everyone.
> I needed to get some packages off my MP2000+ and I decided the easiest way
> would be to reverse engineer PackageBuddy and build a desktop receiver
> application. (Okay, okay... Probably not the easiest method, but I wanted
> a receiver application anyway)
> PackageBuddy actually uses a really simple protocol, but it used the Apple
> DILs, so the serial stream is encoded using Microcom Networking Protocol
> (MNP). Figuring out how that worked was actually the hardest part.
> Steven's "NewTen" application had a pre-existing implementation of MNP, so
> I added a new button for receiving a PackageBuddy transmission.
> I am using a TRENDnet USB-to-Serial adapter and a PC (DB9) cable and a PC
> Newton serial cable. Hence, I choose "PC" in PackageBuddy (not Mac, which
> was designed for Apple Serial connections or AppleTalk networking, I
> think) I'm not sure if the Mac option works or is necessary when you're
> using a Keyspan adapter. I'd be interested in knowing that if someone
> cares to test... I don't have a Keyspan adapter of my own to test with.
> In my tests, the packages come off nicely, and reinstall as expected.
> Anyway, you can find the source in my fork here:
> https://github.com/jake-b/NewTen
> I'll eventually send a push to Steven's original repo eventually, but for
> now a little more testing.
> PackageBuddy was freeware, and I put a copy of the the original
> distribution in GitHub along with the source code. Also I pulled the
> original website as a PDF from the internet archive. Very nostalgic.
> Tactile made some good stuff!
> Hope people find this useful.
> Jake
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