[NTLK] Jim's dead Newton

[Jim C.]

Frank,

I might be getting something confused (at the ripe age of 70, that’s certainly possible!).  We did correspond around 30 June about the Loaner Card. I’m still waiting for the card to reach me in the mail. It might be in the mail today. Thanks for that.

I used your PDA-Soft (newtonsupport at pda-soft.de <mailto:newtonsupport at pda-soft.de>) address for those emails.

Next, I asked about replacing the backlight in one of my Newtons.  That email went to NewtonSales Support (sales at newtonsales.com <mailto:sales at newtonsales.com>) on 7/03/2020. I may be misunderstanding that this would have reached you. I have not been given a response.

Are you not affiliated with PDA-Soft and isn’t NewtonSales Support part of that business?

RE: my dead Newton - I’ve left it off the charger for a few days and nothing happens. Not sure what to do now. Any suggestions?

I’m learning a lot from all the people on NewtonTalk. I think I got my first “computer”, a Commodore 64, in about 1983. It was for my kids (my wife didn’t believe that ether)!

Jim C.
San Antonio, TX


> 
> From: "NewtonTalk" <newtontalk at pda-soft.de>
> Subject: [NTLK] Jim's dead Newton
> Date: July 5, 2020 at 6:13:44 PM CDT
> To: <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
> 
> 
>> 2. Sadily, I too have an apparently dead Newton 2100 (upgraded 2000).
>> I think I killed it by cleaning it too aggressively! I do have a second
>> one that works great, so you all think just moving its rom to the dead
>> one might bring it back?  I asked Frank about my dead Newton, but he?s a
>> very busy guy so I?m also waiting on his input.
> 
> Jim,
> 
> When did you ask me? I know we were recently communicating because of the
> loaner card that you wanted and I sent, but I can't find any communication
> about your dead Newton 2000u. Sorry if I messed this up. Could you please
> let me know the subject line and the sending date of at least one of the
> mails you sent, so that I can try to find it in the infinite depth of my
> 1.13 Gigabyte Outlook folder "NewtonSupport"?
> 
> As to switching ROM boards: There might be a little misunderstanding here...
> 
> For a start: I've had it one single time in 20 years that brainwiping a 2x00
> Newton by switching the ROM board fixed a problem. I don't recall what the
> problem was, but I do recall that it was NOT a problem with the Newton not
> turning on. So don't get your hopes up too high.
> 
> Switching a ROM board will NOT brainwipe a 2x00 Newton unless it is a) a
> different language ROM from a 2x00 or b) an eMate ROM. If you'd simply
> transfer the ROM board from your working English Newton to your dead English
> Newton, this will only resurrect the latter if its ROM board is in fact
> kaput. Although this is theoretically possible, I have never had such a case
> in 20 years. I've only seen one dead Newton ROM board in all my life, and
> that was from a Newton 120.
> 
> Another cup of tea are contacts. You might want to have a close look at the
> connector pins with a magnifying glass, and it never hurts to clean the
> board's contacts with a soft pencil eraser before plugging the board in.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Frank
> 
> -- Newton software and hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
>