Please consider that some authors do not want their software to be freely developed after they have abandoned it. It is all fine and dandy to label them as greedy because of that,…

Just so you know, from a message sent to the NewtonTalk mailing list on June 14th: Dear Newton Users, I'm pleased to announced that ATA Support can now be downloaded in a f…

Thanks for the advice. The reason for asking was simply that I have a Wallstreet battery with newish cells in which, however, I believe the controller to have failed. It came rece…

I'm sure equill will be able to provide a great deal more about the chemistry, but it is my understanding that over-discharge is dangerous because conductive filaments can form in …

If the cells were ever over-discharged, some controllers will set a nonvolatile bit to prevent recharge. Click to expand... Is that why bunches of these stupid LiIon batteries …

I wonder if you could (i know you guys will hate this) super glue the tabs, then use conductive paint to connect the tabs? so no soldering or spot welding needed?

The controllers must be matched to the batteries, particularly in a lithium-ion pack. More than with any other battery chemistry, lithium-ion requires very special handling to avoi…

The controllers will handle different capacities. Lots of people have re-celled these batteries before. But these people also know what is going with these things very well. They …

Don't recell a LiON or LiPo battery. You're taking your life in your hands, unless you really know what you're doing. The smarts in there stop them asploding in your lap.

Not a small part of the problem seems to be that some software serials were generated only when you supplied the ID number of the particular Newton unit itself on which you wanted …

Please consider that some authors do not want their software to be freely developed after they have abandoned it. It is all fine and dandy to label them as greedy because of that,…

I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else continue to provide unlock codes …

I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else continue to provide unlock codes …

Apple really doesn't publish any technical information in that detail, which is a shame for old machines that are hard to equip with proper replacement parts. Anyway, some people …

Are the battery cells in Pismo/ Wallstreet batteries matched in any way with the battery controllers? In other words, is there any point in re-celling a main battery with different…

If a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution...their software will be made available in unprotected fo…

Sorry, my eyes glaze over at five-line sentences.

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

Unfortunately not all programmers have copyright over their own code in the first place. If they're developing to hire, their employer may own the rights, and if the employer fold…

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html

In spite of what I said above, I do think that if a programmer ceases support of a product they should either make an unprotected full version available for distribution or else co…

Yeah! Quit yer whinin' and get codin' Click to expand... The last time I did that, a computer howled in pain. And that was just six lines of code.

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free? Click to …

This is a subject that has been picking at me for some time. I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. What is worse is the limitations th…

I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. Click to expand... How much software have you written and distributed for free?