Gang.
By popular request, here is a forward of the e-mail kindly sent to me
back in '99 by Geoffrey Hall explaining how to record the NewtFTP
registration seed code. (Sep 1999... wow, "dotcom" was actually a
good word back then!) Note that I followed this procedure and it
worked perfectly for me. Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
-Jeremy
From: "Geoffrey Hall" <bypass_at_ozemail.com.au>
To: <jbond_at_netcom.com>
Subject: NewtFTP registration
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:01:44 +1000
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Dear Jeremy,
Sorry to respond via private mail rather than group mail as my Outlook news
has some terminal bug (recently developed) which won't let me reply to the
newsgroup.
Anyway, I had the same problem last year when I did a brainwipe and my
Tactile NewtFTP registration wouldn't work again and I had to ask for a new
reg code. I asked the support person whether if I did a brainwipe the reg
code would be the same and they said no, it would be a new code. Since then
I've been poking around with Soup Kitchen and found that as well as the
Owner name, the program seems to generate 3 other random numbers which the
reg code needs. One which is used for ALL the Tactile programs and 2 other
random seeds for that particular program. You need to reload a backup of the
System Info for the program to work if you don't know the seeds!!!
It is useful to write down the 3 seeds, in case of suddenly data loss etc,
etc, or if you need to do a brainwipe to get rid of memory fragmentation, in
which case,
1) reload old system info (or use current one if still present)
2) use soup editor to get vital info (see below)
3) brainwipe
4) use soup editor to re-enter vital info
5) re-enter registration code
and the code also still needs Owner Name as before.
Here are the step-by-step instructions.
1) get a soup editor onto your newton eg soupkitchen from
http://www.newts.com (I think) and run it
2) select "internal" store and scroll down and select "system" soup to
browse
3) Bowse the 1st entry which is the "tag:userConfiguration" entry (eg on the
top left hand corner it says "entry 1 of xxx (xxxx bytes)"
4) Scroll down until you see a slot name called "newtonuniqueid:" (This
entry is used by nearly all programs on your newton and is therefore quite
big. Be patient and look carefully.) There is a number beside it. Write it
down. It will be the same for ALL Tactile programs.
5) Scroll down until you see a slot name called "ownerSettings:(frame, x
slots)". Tap it. Another little window will appear under the big one.
6) In the little window a slot name called "NewtFTP:Tactile:(frame, 3
slots)" will be present. Tap it. Yet another little window will appear
below.
7) Write down the numbers for "_modTime:", "_uniqueID" (the 2 other random
seeds) and of course your reg code (with the funny symbol next to it).
8) Do brainwipe.
9) Re-install NewtFTP. Run it once. Close it.
10) Repeat steps 1 -7 and re-enter the original values for the 3 random
seeds (newtonuniqueid, and the values for _modTime and _uniqueID are not
inter-changeable) by tapping the slots, entering the new number below the
old number and then tapping "update". Note: the funny symbol for the reg
code in step 7 won't be present.
11) Run NewtFTP again. Register it.
12) Have a lie down, large whisky, curse Steve Jobs, and FTP on the Newton
to your hearts content.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Geoff Hall
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