[NTLK] How do I get (additional) software onto MP 2100

[Grant Hutchinson]

> On Apr 10, 2022, at 4:35 PM, Alexander Shendi <Alexander.Shendi at web.de> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the offer, but I have just located and purchased a dongle on "Ebay Kleinanzeigen". I think shipping costs from Canada to Germany would be rather high, no matter how reasonable the price.

Shipping wouldn’t be too bad, since it’s a very small and light part.

> I think I also need an additional round serial to rectangular 9 pin serial adapter? I have a serial to USB adapter lying around.

Yes, you’d need that adapter as well.

> Would I be able to transfer Newton packages from an Unix-like OS with programs like cu, tic or minicom?

You will need to use an Unix program that understands the Newton docking protocol, such as NewtonLink [1] or UnixNPI [2].

[1] http://newtonlink.sourceforge.net/
[2] http://unixnpi.sourceforge.net/

There are a few other options as well. Refer to Reinhold Schöb’s “Newton and Linux Mini How To” ... note that some of the links on that page will be dead.

http://newtonlink.sourceforge.net/Newton_and_Linux-mini-HOWTO.html

g.