NewtonConnectionUtilities (NCU)is the program that shipped with the MessagePad2000 and MessagePad2100. It's only available for Windows and Mac OS <= 9, and as it was written by Apple, so it hasn't been updated in years. That having been said, NewtonConnectionUtilities will run very happily in Classic mode under Mac OS X 10.2. NewtonConnectionUtilities only connects to OS 2.x machines, and only via serial, LocalTalk, or EtherTalk. For OS 1.x machines, use NewtonConnectionKit.
- NCU for Windows people: New machines (i.e. faster than, say, 166 MHz) have timing problems with the serial connection between the Newton and the PC. Use slowdown.exe
http://www.unna.org/unna/windows/ to improve the timing problem. Machines faster than 1 GHz needs to have 2 copies of slowdown running.
Some newer programs are available as well, and so are programs for other platforms.
- NewtSync: extensible sync tool for OS X.2 (Jaguar) via TCP/IP or serial. Currently supports AddressBook
, iCal. - NewtonBackupExpress: third-party backup-only program for Classic MacOS - connects via Newton Dock/Connection.
- NewTen: native OS X package installer - only supports serial connections (based on UnixNPI below)
- NewtonLink for Linux/UN*X: installs programs, import/exports, syncs with a few linux contact managers. Requires Sloup.
- UnixNPI: a package installer for many UN*X operating systems - serial only (up to 230400)
- NewtonXchange (nXchange) for Linux/UN*X: installs programs, get selected notes (text only), import text files to notepad. Requires Sloup.
- LookOut: synchronizes with MSOutlook (old and crufty, though)
- OutLink: also synchronizes with MSOutlook (also old and crufty)
- NewtDump: exports data from many Newton apps to various formats on the PC - serial only, requires Sloup
