[NTLK] Disabling 3 am event for OS 2.1 Newtons?

[Greg Goodwin]

On this topic I wanted to share that so far I have not found anything 
that stops the Newton from this insipid sorting of information at 3 am 
has not worked.

Best solution I've found to keep from having a dead battery on the eMate 
is to keep the eMate on a power supply at night.  And this is good as at 
3 am every night I hear the eMate power on.

Greg / Doc Clu


On 6/13/25 8:28 AM, Greg Goodwin wrote:
>
> That is some great information.  Let's mention the advice they give.
>
> One person advices in the wake of discharging batteries :Eneloop.  
> This seemed to say if the batteries are discharging, at least have 
> rechargable batteries so it is not so much a waste.  Already there!
>
> Another suggestion is In/Out Beam Prefs.  Checked that, all off.
>
> Another mentioned apps (pageFlip) that use the power button or the 
> power on options.   Can't think of any in this case.
>
> "
>
> On 6/12/25 2:38 PM, Grant Hutchinson wrote:
>>> On Jun 12, 2025, at 7:32 AM, Greg Goodwin via NewtonTalk<newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have an eMate that is suffering the 3 am event. The event where it wakes up at 3 am and
>>> apparently it is staying awake a while because it keeps draining the battery.
>>>
>>> What causes this again?
>>  From the Newton FAQ:
>>
>> Why does my Newton wake up at 3:00 am?
>>
>> “The Newton OS is designed to wake up your device in order to move unfinished to do items over from the previous day and to perform other system housekeeping.”
>>
>> http://newtonfaq.com/newton-faq-hardware.html#IIC4
>>
>>
>>> Was there ever a solution for this?
>> This old NTLK thread discusses a couple of possible reasons why the Newton doesn’t go back to sleep:
>>
>> Battery Draining When At Rest
>>
>> https://marc.info/?t=122688552900001&r=1&w=2
>>
>> g.
>>
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>> Grant Hutchinson
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