[NTLK] Thanks for Welcoming Me... MP120

Christoph Schröder newtonhonk at posteo.de
Sun Mar 14 00:54:41 PST 2021


Hi Todd,

Don‘t use a keystone Moab adapter. Search for one with a ftdi chipset. They don‘t need a driver. Drivers is included in macOS, windows and Linux.

Cheers christoph 

> Am 14.03.2021 um 04:44 schrieb DB <DB at dbdigitalweb.com>:
> 
> Welcome :)
> There are several packages/apps to allow setting the time faster.  Fast times is the one I use, and I *think* it works on 1.3 as well and should be Unna.  If not let me know and I will dig mine up and send it along.
> 
> -Dan
> 
>> On 3/13/2021 6:41 PM, Todd Allen wrote:
>> Hey Sonny & Dan- Thanks for welcoming me!
>> Yes, the Newton MP 120 I have, does have NOS v1.3 on it! After replacing
>> the 2032 battery the date went back to 1993... there will be a lot of
>> tapping on the 'Set Date' to bring it up to 2021!
>> I will definitely be checking out the Website- (https://unna.org) as
>> mentioned by Dan, and another website that is included in the Paper
>> Brochure I have (https://40hz.org).
>> I'll scour the Low End Mac (LEM) List for a suitable Powerbook 100 Series
>> laptop, so I can connect an ADB Connector to the MP120.
>> The other option (Keyspan USB to ADB adapter) I discovered has a driver
>> supported by KeySpan for my Macbook on 10.13 High Sierra (
>> https://www.tripplite.com/support/USA19HS) so I'll try this first before I
>> invest in and older Powerbook 160 or 180!
>> Todd
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