[NTLK] eMate questions and font creation

[Thomas Brand]

I use the serial port on my PowerBook 2400c and a PCMCIA Compact Flash card adapter to install software onto my Newtons. The PowerBook has WiFi via a Orinoco Silver card, but it is just more convenient to install apps when you have the whole UNNA on a CF card. 
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Thomas Brand
Eggfreckles.net



> On Mar 16, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net> wrote:
> 
> Any Mac capable of running System software 9, 8 or older, and with a serial
> port would be sufficient, I would think. Any Mac, other than an iMac before
> 2000, I think, will work, but you want that Ethernet port to connect to
> your modern Mac (using, I think, the Windows file sharing protocol, so that
> might matter too.) I've used a Quadra 650, PowerComputing clone, and even
> my Pismo with some sort of serial-to-USB adapter, but adapters might be a
> problem these days. As for laptops, a 1400 or Wallstreet G3 (1999?) vintage
> should work.
> 
>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 4:48 PM Dennis Swaney <romad at nvwisp.com> wrote:
>> 
>> How ancient, Jon? PowerPC work or does it have to be a 680X0?
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Dennis B. Swaney
>> 
>> "Cogito Ergo Mac"
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 7:54 AM Jon Glass <jonglass at usa.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Honestly, IMO, the best solution is to buy oneself an ancient mac that
>> has
>>> Ethernet capability, and use it as a bridge.
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 3:23 PM Fritz Toch <birddog at me.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> How would one go about getting a Classic environment running when all
>>> they
>>>> have is Intel Macs?
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 16, 2019, at 9:33 AM, Clu <drclu at swbell.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> That sounds great Grant, If you want to try your hand at the font I
>> got
>>>> the font here…
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://dl.dafont.com/dl/?f=perfect_dos_vga_437
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mar 15, 2019, at 11:30 PM, Grant Hutchinson <
>>>> newtontalkmessages at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 2019, at 10:19 PM, Clu <drclu at swbell.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yeh those do look like good instructions.  Thanks as always to Paul
>>>> for putting those together and thank you Sylvain for the pointers!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have converted several Mac OS fonts for the Newton as well ... in
>>>> fact, I gave a presentation about Newton fonts at the 2006 Worldwide
>>> Newton
>>>> Conference in San Francisco.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://wwnc.newtontalk.net/resources/WWNC2006_Hutchinson_Fonts.pdf
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'd be happy to help.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> g.
>>>>>> 
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