[NTLK] Removing Password on MP2000

[Pawel Piotrowski]

> On 1 Apr 2024, at 23:27, brianadams102 at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> Just received an MP2000 with a bit of battery damage.
> 
> I took it apart, cleaned off the acid, desoldered the battery terminals,
> cleaned it all up. Put it all back together. And it powers up alright! 
> 
> Sadly, it has a PIN code set up.
> 
> 
> 
> A bit of googling pointed me to this utility
> http://www.unna.org/view.php?/utilites/BatteringRamPro
> 
> 
> 
> I stuck it on a card, put it into the MP2000 and it activated the package.
> It played a cute little animation where the PIN code entry pad was crumpled
> into a ball and then tossed in a trashcan and then. nothing. Just sits there
> at a screen showing the previous owner's name.
> 
> 
> 
> Tried the other utility that's available, "NewtonUnlock". It seems to be
> written for NOS1.0. File modification dates (and copyright) of 1994. Darn.
> 
> 
> 
> Any advice here? I'd rather not brainwipe the machine.

Hi Brian,

Here you have section about it: http://newtonfaq.com/newton-faq-nos.html#IIIB17

I think the battering Ram Pro should work on MP2000. Check double the manual and the procedure, or try different software from this link.

I believe there is no other method if you want to avoid deep reset.




Best regards,
Pawel Piotrowski

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