[NTLK] Transferring notes from MP2x00 to a PC

[Forrest]

Honestly, what many have found on here to be a good solution is simple, but of course has its own set of (manageable) issues.

Find an older Mac running pre-OS X software—OS 9, for example—on eBay and purchase it.

Such Macs are usually inexpensive, but if you have not used a Mac before there is bound to be a small learning curve.

This option reliably eliminates running slowdown software, and its problems.

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> On May 25, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Matthias Melcher <m.melcher at robowerk.de> wrote:
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> slowdown.exe is horrible for modern machines. It just keeps the CPU busy so that sending the serial data is slowed down randomly. Todays CPUs have multiple cores and threads and get really angry and hot when treated that way. If possible, set a lower baud rate instead. Not sure if that helps. Maybe buffering serial data through specialized hardware or a software driver would help, but I have nothing to offer... .
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>> On May 25, 2020, at 18:59, Barry Rosenfeld <barryrosenfeld at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> All -
>>    Many years ago I used something called slowdown.exe to help connect my MP2100 to a modern PC - with limited success. Is there something out there now that people recommend? Also I remember having to run multiple instances of Slowdown even for that limited success, which made the whole process pretty painful.  Any suggestions as to how to get through this? My goal is to extract some old information from the Notes and Names apps. Thanks, Barry 
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