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NewtonConnectivityCD R0.0.5

A project suggested by DJ Vollkasko on NewtonTalk. This is a collection of tools needed on various platforms to connect the Newton to them, synch data, etc., to help to get the Newton more easily in touch with the world. The idea is that this collection of suggestions will be compiled as an archive of about 150 to 200 MB size, so it fits on a 3 in./8 cm Mini-CD and a CD image will be available as download.

Note: This project assumes that you already have all drivers and everything you need on your Newton installed + configured, and now suddenly have to cuddle up to some other computer and need specific drivers or tools to do this.

Please feel free to add and suggest anything that you think is missing in the "New suggestion"-section of the following pages.

Apple MacOS 9 Connectivity
- AppleTalk
  - DILTester (see below)
- Bluetooth
  - ???
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - DIL Tester by Thomas Tempelmann can be used to browse the data on your Newton and install packages. It also supports TCP/IP and IrDA (infrared!) connections in addition to AppleTalk and Serial.
- IrDA Connection
  - IrDAPackageInstaller by JeromeVernet lets a OS 9.x-Macintosh beam packages to a 2x00 Newton.
  - DILTester
  - Note: "If you want to upload packages via IrDA (infrared) to your Newton from a Mac with IrDA (e.g. PowerBook, some iMacs), try the new IrDA Package Installer from Jerome Vernet, which may give you better results than my software." (Thomas Tempelmann)
- Serial Connection
  - NewtonBackupUtility (NBU)
  - 230KSerialConnection with NewtonConnectionUtilities (NCU).
  - DILTester
- USB Connection
  - Use USB-to-Serial adapter and use Serial Connection technique.
  - No direct USB connection available to Newton (04/2005).
- WLAN Connection
  - DILTester

Apple MacOS X Connectivity
- Bluetooth
  - OS X supports certain (which?) D-Link Bluetooth-USB-dongles and internal Bluetooth adapters. Nothing required.
  - Powerbooks can also use one specific Bluetooth-PC Card adapter, see MacOSXBluetooth, requires Card Blues Suite driver.
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - Escale supports both TCP/IP and AppleTalk
  - ???
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - 230KSerialConnection with Escale.
  - NewTen is an OS X native interface for UnixNPI.
- USB Connection
  - Use USB-to-Serial adapter and use Serial Connection-technique.
  - No direct USB connection available to Newton (04/2005).
- WLAN Connection
  - ???

Apple Newton Connectivity
- Bluetooth
  - Blunt is EckhartKöppen's excellent Newton-Bluetooth driver (Blunt 2 is currently under development, 04/2005).
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - ???
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - Serial Speed extensions Ser57600, Ser115200, Ser230400
- USB Connection
  - n/a (04/2005)
- WLAN Connection
  - ???

Apple Newton Survival Tools
- All sorts of stuff your Green Buddy needs to bash desktop computers and other villains into submission and get his way with 'em.
  - IndexFixer 1.1 (NOS 2.x) by Modasys
  - DataRescue (NOS 1.x, 2.x) by André Meyer (1996)

Linux Connectivity
- Bluetooth
  - ???
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - ???
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - UnixNPI is a free command-line serial package installer.
- USB Connection
  - ???
- WLAN Connection
  - ???

Microsoft Windows Connectivity
- Bluetooth
  - ???
- TCP/IP
  - DILTester
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - NewtonBackupUtility (NBU)
  - DILTester
  - UnixNPI (see above) also offers a Win32-version.
- USB Connection
  - ???
- WLAN Connection
  - DILTester

NeXT Connectivity
- Bluetooth
  - ???
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - ???
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - UnixNPI (see above) also offers a NeXT-version (compiled by JeromeVernet).
- USB Connection
  - ???
- LAN Connection
  - ???

Any other devices (mobile phones, PDAs, etc. -- which manufacturer, which OS?)

** Bluetooth

** ???
- Ethernet (LAN)
  - ???
- IrDA Connection
  - ???
- Serial Connection
  - ???
- USB Connection
  - ???
- WLAN Connection
  - ???

NewtonConnectivityCD

NewtonConnectivityCD R0.0.5

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