[NTLK] NCX+PL2302+Yosemite success?

Sun Oct 26 22:06:42 EDT 2014

I had to wipe out a PC and install windows XP in order to sync it, so it must be a problem with my serial adapter. At the end I guess I would have to purchase a better adapter. I managed to install my wireless card and “surf” the Internet :P. Do you guys know of some websites that still work with the newton?
> El 26/10/2014, a las 16:22, Samir Gartner <jigzat at me.com> escribió:
> 
> I don’t see such option on Yosemite. Anyway I installed NCU 1.0 on windows XP (trough Parallels) and definitely something is happening. As son as I press connect on Newton NCU shows in connection status "Connected to Newton Device” then the Newton says “The connection was stopped because there was no response” also sometimes NCU shows “Turn on Listening and connect to the PC from your Newton device” but then goes back to “The connection attempt was unsuccessful. Please check your cable”
> 
>> El 26/10/2014, a las 15:29, arceeHS <arceehs at gmail.com> escribió:
>> 
>> I'm not sure how it works with Mavericks but with 10.4 Tiger you also
>> need to go to System Preferences | Network | and in the "Show" dialog
>> box activate the Key Serial and the  #1 or #2 Port (whichever you are
>> using)  checkboxes for the Keyspan Adapter port
>> 
>> It seems that I forget this or the NCX Preference 'most every time I
>> set up a connection (NO learning curve)
>> 
>> Good luck
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/26/14, Woody Smith <woodysmith at me.com> wrote:
>>> I've had good luck with the serial connection to keyspan and Mac.
>>> When in doubt, reset the newt, quit NCX sand start overt.
>>> Woody
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 26, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Samir Gartner <jigzat at me.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for your answer, you don’t have to apology for that. Yes I
>>>> installed the driver and in the case of NCX I can only see three devices
>>>> on the list, two of them are Bluetooth related and the third one is
>>>> usbserial which is the one I’m suppose to use. I set the speed on NCX to
>>>> the default 38400 but on the newton I just selected “serial” because the
>>>> other speeds are higher and my newton is entirely new so I don’t think it
>>>> has the drivers for that speed.
>>>> 
>>>> Since I’m actually trying to install the driver for my Orinoco wireless
>>>> card I cannot download anything from Internet.
>>>> 
>>>> I don’t have any antivirus (besides what ever Yosemite has), the firewall
>>>> is disabled, the same with the developer certification policy and the
>>>> system is freshly installed.
>>>> 
>>>> So sadly I pretty much tried the basic things. The only thing that comes
>>>> to my mind is the usb-serial cable, the problem is that I already bought
>>>> the two brands that are available in my local market (Colombia), I would
>>>> have to purchase the one suggested by the NCX developer.
>>>> 
>>>>> El 26/10/2014, a las 3:22, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com>
>>>>> escribió:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello Samir, and welcome to the List!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Initially, I had much difficulty connecting my MP 2100 with my MacBook
>>>>> Pro running Mavericks. I was using a Keyspan USA28Xb serial connector.
>>>>> There are several steps you can try to narrow down the list of causes
>>>>> (forgive me if I mention simple or elementary problems—better said than
>>>>> not):
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1) Are you selecting the proper serial device in the “Preferences” tab of
>>>>> NSX? If your device isn’t listed there, you’ll need to locate some
>>>>> drivers for it, and configure some other settings for it to work
>>>>> properly. (This was one of the problems that I had.)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2) How about the correct speed? Both machines have to be expecting data
>>>>> at the same speed for any connection to happen. Again, there are dropdown
>>>>> menus under Preferences for both. (There’s a package available on
>>>>> UNNA.org <http://unna.org/> that will update the Newton to 115,200 kbps
>>>>> transfer speeds. This is immensely preferable to any of the other
>>>>> choices.)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3) Although unlikely, a firewall could be holding up the process. Also,
>>>>> any installed virus/malware prevention software could also be
>>>>> interrupting the data flow.
>>>>> 
>>>>> That’s a quick list just off the top of my head, so to speak. My
>>>>> apologies again if you’ve already tried/implemented any/all of these.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> --Forrest
>>>>> 
>>>>> "The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to
>>>>> lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores
>>>>> the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them
>>>>> into it in the first place."
>>>>> --Douglas Adams
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 26, 2014, at 12:12 AM, Samir Augusto Arias Gartner
>>>>>> <jigzat at me.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello everyone this is my first message to the list. I have been trying
>>>>>> to sync my MessagePad 2000 with my iMac using NCX and a USB serial
>>>>>> adapter 2032 with no success. The Newton just says "The connection was
>>>>>> stopped because there was no response" has anyone had any success with
>>>>>> this combination?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Enviado desde mi iPhone
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