[NTLK] By Newton

Sun Mar 26 06:11:07 EDT 2017

> On 26 Mar 2017, at 06:17, Forrest Buffenmyer <newton_phoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> On Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 4:57 am Noah Leon wrote:
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>> I know it's possible using internet sharing on the Mac, but
>> that kind of portable, low power internet seems perfect for the newt. I
>> checked the list archives with no conclusions.
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> I recall discussions on very similiar subjects here, years ago. The big issue, IIRC, was that the older cellphones one could use to connect to the Newton were analog. Digital phones began to appear in the early 2000's, the result being a better and clearer signal. The bad news was that, due to the nature of digital/ increased security, connecting the Newton to these phones became a less and less viable option,
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> Grant has more here: http://www.splorp.com/newton/faq/newton-faq-hardware.html#IIB2b , as to which cellphones could connect "back in the day”.

I just won Nokia 2110 on eBay, and I will try connect Newton through Nokia, because couple weeks ago I get Nokia PCMCIA card.

Best regards,
Pawel Piotrowski

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