Get the most out of it — #10

Post #10 by Nathan

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Networking
Post Date	Sat, 5 Jun 2010 - 03:49
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/get-the-most-out-of-it.16685/

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Thanks for your reply. That's a bit disappointing that the fax function hasn't worked well for you. I have yet to try it out. I answered my CF card question but I have come up with yet another. The Newton I bought was suppose to be a new open box. It came with unopened manuals and all the disks, however all the floppies say Beta software. When installed (on OS 7.6.1) it says that the Beta expired in 1997. There are no CDs or anything that would install the Newton Connection software. Can I download this anywhere? I'm a bit surprised that in 1997, the same year Apple nixed floppies in their computers, they shipped a Newton with no CD (unless I'm missing something).

I hope that means you found the ATA driver over here: http://www.kallisys.com/ It works well with my 16MB CF card and a generic CF-PCMCIA card. The newton brand cards are weird linear flash memory, whereas the driver allows the use of CF cards (which are essentially ATA compatible). Not sure what the upper limit is, I expect 64MB might work, but I have no idea.