[NTLK] Installing ATA drivers

[J.Dz.]

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