From: scotty technoir (tick0001_at_algonquincollege.com)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 08:27:38 PST
On 9-Dec-03, at 10:32 AM, Victor Rehorst wrote:
> Roman Pixell wrote:
>> concerning the thread on newton interconnect port: i think it
>> actually was
>> an IBM patent that apple licenced. this was before intels USB and
>> apple
>
> Nope, sorry. The NIC port was custom-designed for Apple by JAE (Japan
> Aviation Electronics) specifically for the 2000. It probably got
> included in
> the eMate because Apple expected third-party peripherals to be made
> using it.
> If you look at other handhelds from that era, like say old HP or NEC
> WinCE
> machines with docking stations, the NIC port is not unlike those ports.
snip
i have an old psion 3 that has what i have thought to be the same type
of connector. the newton dongle fits it perfectly, just as long as you
remove the psion's case!
st
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