oh!oh! I almost forgot.. am i suppose to use a crossover cable with my mac
to sync data? I have this serial to usb adapter left over from my palm..
any idea if that'll take?
> From: jimthej <jimthej@pacbell.net>
> Reply-To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:28:30 -0700
> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Subject: Re: NTLK I want, i want, i want...
>
> on 8/31/00 9:48 PM, Mister at esworp@home.com wrote:
>
>> so, I'm pretty much sold on the idea of owning a newton, but I have a
>> few questions...
>>
>>
>>
>> You know how on the Palm website.. they have a comparison list of
>> like, how many entries the internal memory of the device can hold... what
>> would the estimate be for the a mp2000, for a mp2100...
> Depends on size of linear flash PC card. Works up to 32 MB and will hold
> thousands of names
>>
>> how realistic is the possibility of connecting the newt to my cable
>> modem with a ethernet card?
>
> I use Vicomsoft SurfDoubler. Works like a champ. Have Farallon TP895 card
> with EtherWave dongle.
>
>> How hard is it to swap/backup/install iMac-to-Newton,
>> Newton-to-iMac... compared to the Mac Palm experience.
> Swap, backup, install even with NCU (Newton Connection Utilities) over
> Ethernet a simple task backup=4 taps others not much more depending on
> navigation required. Can be controlled from Newt or iMac. Synch a range of
> difficulties from difficult to nearly impossible. Mainly due to expiration
> of easy synching desktop apps.
>>
>>
>> what is the top 'words per minute' of the handwriting recognition? I
>> can overrun my palm even with it overclocked... :]
> I will let someone else answer this one as my handwriting is so inconsistent
> that the 10-12 WPM that I get is a miracle. Ask my students.
>
> Jim Johnston
> Teacher
> Mac Smacker
> Newton User
>
>
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