Re: Laptop //c

[sebastienmarty@yahoo.fr (SbM)]

julian814 <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Okay, if I understand correctly, I need linear flash to expand the
> memory inside the eMate, right? I've seen a site that sells one of
> those memory upgrade cards, but the darned thing costs $105 by itself,
> so that would ruin my plan to keep the price of this thing under $100
> or so.

You could try and contact the webmaster of http://www.pilet.net. He
lives in France, OK, but he had cheap flash cards for sale recently.

> I like the idea of being able to use the PC card slot as a memory
> storage device, but I was hoping to use that slot for a wifi card, so I
> can get it on the internet. Then again, the best I'd be able to hope
> for with the eMate is text only web use,

I've never tried it myself, but AFAIK you can get graphic web rendering
on a Newton. After all, it's got a real nice looking GUI.
Bluetooth works great, too...

> so maybe I'd be better off
> with the extra memory. Definitely interested in hearing more about the
> driver that would let me use a PC card adapted compact flash.

This driver is by Paul Guyot, author of the Einstein emulator
(<http://www.kallisys.com/newton/ata/en>). He knows more about Newtons
than anyone I've ever met.

You can also find very knowledgeable people on the NewtonTalk mailing
list : <http://www.newtontalk.net/>

Hope this helps...

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