Andrew Kershaw wrote: > Does Newton OS 2.1 really require a StrongARM? Is there really such > a huge difference between 2.0 and 2.1 that the drivers couldn't be > compiled for the ARM 610 and OS 2.0? > > Also, I thought the Newton MP 130 could be upgraded to 2.1 and that > it came with 2.0...
No. 2.1 is only for the MP2000 and MP2001 and the eMate, and is the one that allows ethernet connections. The MP130 was the first system shipping with 2.0, iirc. > > And the 120 can be upgraded to 2.0, can't it? Via a rare and costly ROM transplant, IIRC, and a 2.0 MP120 is mostly notable for running 2.0, as in 'it's not notable how well the pig dances, but that it dances at all'. You're really seriously RAM starved on a 1.3 MP120, which I think only shipped with 1 or 1.5 MB of memory. 2.0 MP120's shipped with 2 MB and the 130 has 2.5. These days, MP2000's and 2100's are back to ~$100+ on eabay and not a lot of them, though there was a glut of them a while back that really depressed the price, but that glut has vanished. (stupidly, I didn't grab one at the time.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
