[Duo2400] Re: Install Problems/Newton Connection

2001-04-12 Thread videsr
You can always try this site for newton connectivity software, and tons of other newton stuff The roundtable archives: http://www.cif.rochester.edu/~samurai/archive.html Also make sure the newton software "package" (the game itself) is in a mac format (you should see the newton package icon) a

[Duo2400] Re: Wanting to put a slot-loading CD-ROM in a Duo Dock

2001-04-15 Thread videsr
Well, this is truly a nice hack to attempt, I myself have given it some thought, but since I had an older apple external cd-rom I use with the dock, I have been postponing it time and time again. However, regarding your question, I have an Apple Service Source pdf file with complete schematics a

[Duo2400] Re: Wanting to put a slot-loading CD-ROM in a Duo Dock

2001-04-15 Thread videsr
Forgot to mention... If you encounter the "tick of death" problem, it is incredibly easy and cheap (you can do it for about 30 cents) to solve, it's just a matter of changing a resistor in the power supply... Hmm, it´s kind of a problem to explain it briefly, so let me know if you need more detai

[Duo2400] Re: Bare minimum power requierments for a 2400?

2001-04-20 Thread videsr
Get a Newton 2100... They cost about the same US 400, and with lithium batteries, they should last almost the 12 hours. And with plenty of software ripe for downloading, it would provide some entertainment (I have heard that they can be used as mp3 players, but I have not yet confirmed this)... A