I guess what I really meant was flashing the ROM to something other than a factory default.  Maybe one can do that.  [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=410156] SA-1…

Windows CE isn't multiuser. You always have "root," because there is no concept of it. As for just jumping a ROM: Yeah, no. There's hardware initiliazation, hardware differences, …

So the SA-110, which is ARMv4, seems to have its most 'modern' successor in the SA-1110.  So I think I'm going to get an iPAQ. That presupposes one can actually root it.

Where would I get a $10 phone? I haven't asserted any facts. (That second sentence is a non sequitur in relation to the first.)

Non sequitur. Your facts are uncoordinated.

Perhaps not, but they may be more informative.

Then by all means just take whatever random Android phone you can bum off of eBay for $10 and try dragging-and-dropping a MessagePad ROM image to it. They're all going to work equa…

Honestly, I'm curious to see what happens, even if it costs me an arm.  Not if it costs me an arm and a leg, though.

I think a better question is what do *you* think would happen if one were to stick a Commodore 64 ROM into an Apple II. The answer is essentially the same as what you could reasona…

What would happen if you physically adapted a Commodore ROM for an Apple II board? It seems the digitizer would be a second-order problem. But no, I didn't think it's work out o…

The short answer on CPU compatibility proper is that the Newton devices used the ARMv3 family CPUs (you'll find some ignorant references claiming that the Newton was "ARM 6", but "…

Right.  This is why I don't want to risk any expensive or interesting tech.  So two things.  1) Have you ever seen WiFi working in Einstein?  I saw a reference to it being possible…

Unfortunately, beyond the similarity of the ARM processor, which despite being descendent from the one used in the MessagePads is probably a slightly different instruction set, the…

[Obviously that was partly off-topic but the same holds to the Restore CD.  Does the license with that software pass through the individual buyer or through the machine - can that …

Apparently the editing just expired.  [i actually missed your eBay suggestion - that's also part of my fascination - buying an almost certainly used copy... would that convey the l…

I understand why you'd think that this is piracy.  However, though the copyright office doesn't seem to have anything filed on System 7... (http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrec…

Under the forum rules, links to pirated software are disallowed. If you were to search online for the installation media, you may find a way to buy it (on eBay or whatever) or a w…

<snip> On how to remove the PRAM battery - the connector to the power board is under the box/chassis the hard drive is in. The battery is glued under the speaker pan…

any docs on how to do so?

Also remove pram battery fast. Quick! Quick! If it leaks it's toast!!!!

I'd try and get my hands on the PowerBook 3400c 7.6 CD.

Durr, I totally never uploaded the pinout anywhere. Anyways, yeah. Even in a Lisa 2/5 all the voltage pins you need are present on the power supply. You just need to break them out…

You've actually made me think of a caveat to my 3400 source.  The original PRAM battery has a three-pronged connector, but the replacement suggestion has a 2-pronged connector.  (I…

Hmmm.... to be ugly, you could cut the wire in 1/2 and then splice a longer piece to it. Now, this may not work because the connectors wont probably match but you could try for a …

Related: how would one look for the extension wire (like for the 3400) - either three or preferably two pinned? I don't even know what it'd be called.