[NTLK] New owner of a MessagePad 130

[Steve Valin]

Hi Avi,

I’m pretty sure that is what I used - if I can dig out my MP130, I’ll take a look.  It definitely fixed the clock, but I never used it for calendaring or alarms.  Maybe there were issues with that? 

Thanks!

-steve


> On Dec 27, 2022, at 6:14 PM, Avi Drissman <avi at drissman.com> wrote:
> 
> Wait.... Fix2010 actually works? I wrote it back in 1998 with very little testing, and I remember that many years later coming back to NewtonTalk to find that it had issues.
> 
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 7:46 PM Steve Valin via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net <mailto:newtontalk at newtontalk.net>> wrote:
> Hi Alec,
> 
> From memory, I believe Avi Drissman’s fix2010 package works for MP120 and MP130’s running 2.0.  You can find it on Unna under utilities/patches.  This is what I installed on my MP130.
> 
> -steve
> 
> 
> > On Dec 27, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Alec Johnston <alecrj at gmail.com <mailto:alecrj at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I was recently given a still working MessagePad 130. I've read some info on
> > a date fix patch for eMates and MP2x00s, Do any of those patches work with
> > the 130?
> > 
> > I downloaded the UNNA and mirrors archives. Any recommendations on what to
> > look for?
> > 
> > I have a USB adapter coming, and downloaded NCX. I do have some 90s Macs I
> > can connect with if that doesn't work, too.
> > 
> > Thank you all for keeping this community alive.
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