[NTLK] Did I miss the memo? Trying things out.

[Doctor Clu]

Hi Rob, Eckhart and testers have been sending back good results so far.  
A lot of what you asked about you should find answers here:

https://40hz.org/Pages/newton/patches/patch712000/

Doc Clu


On 1/9/25 4:39 PM, robmoody at fundamental-learning.com wrote:
> Apologies to all for being “off grid” for so long…the story is too long to bore you with!
> A bad choice in garage shelving (don’t get the ones with those MDF/“glue” shelving boards from the ‘Zon…add any hint of moisture and instant mould on anything sitting on the shelves…) As a consequence, I’ve tried to see if my Newts are salvageable and after cleaning (and the rubber coating is definitely on the way out and off!), they seem to be booting up (although one 2100 seems to be missing the end of the metal “arm” that makes contact with the battery pack…)
> Anyway, in light of the warnings about the date issue, I was wondering if there was a correct or recommended procedure for the install of the miraculous fix that the Newton Brains Trust (Look upon their works and tremble in awe!) have created?
> Do other patches have to be present/removed?
>
> Think green!
>
> Rob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 9 Jan 2025, at 11:54, NewtonTalk via NewtonTalk <newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Things start to look better :) I have been able to update the patch for
>> the next cycle,
>>> and it seems it?s doing what it should do. I still want to test this more,
>> since patches
>>> can?t be uninstalled easily, and bricking Newtons is definitely a risk
>> with patches.
>>
>> If we should ever meet face to face, the first ten beers will be on me :-)
>>
>> Uninstalling a 2x00 patch is indeed a tad cumbersome, but the Newton will
>> happily do it on its own if you try to boot it with an eMate ROM. I have a
>> lot of those that I can lend out. So if people make a full backup BEFORE
>> installing the patch, problems will be manageable if anything goes wrong.
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> -- Defying the impossible can be a lot of fun. Especially if you win.
>> (attributed to Frankfucius, anno 2020)
>>
>>
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