[NTLK] Installing ATA drivers

[DoctorClu]

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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Et voilà !
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> 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
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> [FR]
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> Salut Greg, et vous tous,
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> La dernière version d’ATA Support (ATA-Support-1.0.pkg) est gratuite et déverrouillée. Paul a publié cette version en juin 2008.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Et voilà !
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> 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
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>
>
> Sylvain P.
> http://messagepad.no-ip.org:3680/
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>> Le 12 janv. 2026 à 06:57, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> a écrit :
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>> Short answer: anyway you can get them on there.  NCU, email, loaner card, etc.
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>> If I recall correctly it was released with a code generator, but I can't find it at the moment.
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>> 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.
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>> -Dan
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>> 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
>>>
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