[NTLK] Installing ATA drivers

[Greg Goodwin]

Sorry to reply to this as late as I am, just seeing this message.

Never had any trouble with a Linear lash card getting corrupted by the ATA drivers.
So tinker away and let me know I you have any questions.

Greg


> On Jan 14, 2026, at 5:24 AM, J.Dz. <JarkoweListy at maccad.pl> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> are there any strict rules that installing this driver
> may damage non-ATA cards, or vice versa?
> I think I read such warnings somewhere.
> 
> Jarek
> P.S. I will buy models 110, 2000DE, 2100US, or 130US CHEAP :)
> 
> 
> 
> W dniu 13.01.2026 o 16:59, DoctorClu via NewtonTalk pisze:
>> Thank you Sylvain and Dan,
>> 
>>     Appreciate the information, and it is good to know a full version was released.  Always appreciative of the developers that opened up their software for Newton users.  Naturally I did once pay for this, but helps to have it open now.
>> 
>>     So now I have installed and tinkering away!
>> 
>>     Greg / Doc Clu
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/12/26 5:00 AM, Sylvain wrote:
>>> I Greg, & All,
>>> 
>>> The latest version of ATA Support (ATA-Support-1.0.pkg) is free and unlocked. Paul released this version in June 2008.
>>> 
>>> You just need to install the package using NCX or NCU (or an equivalent tool) — basically, something that can transfer the .pkg as an installer package. The ATA Support .pkg can’t simply be copied and pasted like a simple file.
>>> 
>>> After that, the installation is fully automatic. The process will ask you to choose a language, and then your Newton will reboot twice. Once those two reboots are done, ATA Support will be properly installed.
>>> 
>>> Et voilà !
>>> 
>>> To make sure you have the correct version, the easiest option is to download it directly from Paul Guyot’s website, which he has kept online for a long time at this address:
>>> http://www.kallisys.com/files/newton/ATA/ATA-Support-1.0.pkg
>>> 
>>> 
>>> - - -
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [FR]
>>> 
>>> Salut Greg, et vous tous,
>>> 
>>> La dernière version d’ATA Support (ATA-Support-1.0.pkg) est gratuite et déverrouillée. Paul a publié cette version en juin 2008.
>>> 
>>> Il te suffit d’installer le package depuis NCX ou NCU (ou un équivalent) — bref, un outil capable de transférer le .pkg en tant qu’installation. Le .pkg d’ATA Support ne peut pas être simplement copié/collé comme un fichier ordinaire.
>>> 
>>> Ensuite, l’installation est entièrement automatique. La procédure te demande de choisir la langue, puis ton Newton redémarrera deux fois. Après ces deux redémarrages, ATA Support sera correctement installé.
>>> 
>>> Et voilà !
>>> 
>>> Pour être sûr d’avoir la bonne version, le plus simple est de la récupérer directement sur le site de Paul Guyot, qui maintient cette page en ligne depuis longtemps, à cette adresse :
>>> http://www.kallisys.com/files/newton/ATA/ATA-Support-1.0.pkg
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sylvain P.
>>> http://messagepad.no-ip.org:3680/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Le 12 janv. 2026 à 06:57, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> a écrit :
>>>> 
>>>> Short answer: anyway you can get them on there.  NCU, email, loaner card, etc.
>>>> 
>>>> If I recall correctly it was released with a code generator, but I can't find it at the moment.
>>>> 
>>>> As for Einstein, not that I am aware of.  But not as important as we can make as many card for Einstein as we like.
>>>> 
>>>> -Dan
>>>> 
>>>> On 1/12/2026 12:32 AM, Doctor Clu wrote:
>>>>> Hi fellow Newton users,
>>>>> 
>>>>>      What is the best way to install ATA card drivers in a Newton environment in 2026?
>>>>> 
>>>>>      I ask because I have the drivers fully registered on my Newton 2000 from years ago, but I have long forgotten the registration code I was given.  Is there a good work around for the registration or was it ever opened up and released?   Or codes given to activate it?
>>>>> 
>>>>>      Also, has anyone successfully gotten the ATA card drivers to work in Einstein?
>>>>> 
>>>>>      Appreciate whatever can be shared,
>>>>> 
>>>>>      Greg / Doc Clu
>>>>> 
>>>> 
> 
> 
> Pozdrawiam
> Jarek
> 
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