[NTLK] Getting Started Card Mystery - The Sequel

[Alan Grassia]

Hello Newton Friends, 

Looks like I spoke too quickly.  I decided to skip the back up step with my OMP before attempting to install the Newton OS 1.05 patch.  There's no data on the OMP anyway.  When I switched NCX 3.0.2 into Newton 1 Install mode and picked the patch installer, the OMP quickly connected to my M1 MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020) and downloaded the patch.  The patch to Newton OS 1.05 ran smoothly and once 1.05 was installed, the Getting Started card worked on first insert.

Thanks, everyone, for your tips and suggestions.  As always, I appreciate your help with my little green friends.

Cheers,
-Alan

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Based on what Bousson has compiled there about the Newton OS 1.01 update and the Getting Started Card, it sure does seem like that is the fix for my problem.

The problem that I seem to be having now is getting the OMP with Newton OS 1.00 to actually *connect* with something.  I have NCX 3.0.2's Newton 1 menu set to Sync, but it won't connect.  Same deal with NCK on my OS 9 G4.  I'll have to keep playing with it.

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On 7/15/21, 1:30 AM, "NewtonTalk on behalf of Matej Horvat" <newtontalk-bounces at newtontalk.net on behalf of matej.horvat at guest.arnes.si> wrote:

    Maybe OS 1.00 is the problem. See point 3.3 of this FAQ (not mine, I'm  
    just mirroring it):

    http://matejhorvat.si/en/newton/nwtfaq1x.txt

    "1.01: Fixed incompatibility with Getting Started Card."

    Also according to that FAQ, "all the MessagePads shipped at MacWorld  
    Boston had 1.02 (in other words, they started there)".

    Note that on MP110 and older, patches are not permanent because these  
    devices use SRAM instead of flash memory, so all data is lost if all  
    batteries are empty or missing. This is how yours got downgraded.

    The last patch for ROM 1.00 is 1.05:

    http://www.unna.org/unna/apple/software/SystemPatches/english/OMP/OS1.05.pkg