[NTLK] Dongle destroyer

[David Golden]

That sounds familiar to me. Someone posted a couple of pics.

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> On Apr 11, 2022, at 5:08 PM, NewtonTalk <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> wrote:
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>> The Newton Interconnect port requires an adapter (also known as a dongle
> destroyer?) 
> 
> Since Grant has always known more about Newtons than I ever will, I've
> briefly contemplated not writing this post at all. Being the
> self-opinionated nitpicker that I am, though, I decided to write it anyway.
> Obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this...
> 
> Wasn't the dongle destroyer something that was made in order to connect your
> Newton without that stupid dongle? I dimly remember a standard Mini-Din
> serial port installed next to the Newton's Interconnect Port that's
> internally connected by a couple of thin wires soldered to the mainboard?
> 
> Puzzled...
> 
> Frank
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