Comments on: Reading a Newton formatted card with Windows?

Question: Reading a Newton formatted card with Windows?

derbs — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:57:11 -0800

I have a 4mb Newton flash storage card, a PC with a pcmcia slot and a Mac. Is there any way to retrieve the data from the card onto aforementioned Mac?

I've managed to get the card to mount, so it appears as the X drive in my computer. Is there any way to now get the data off the card and onto my mac?

If anyone can solve this puzzle, then you have the right to call yourself the King of the Techies :)

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:59:32 -0800

Burn the data from the X drive onto a CD and sneakernet that over to the Mac.

(You could also set up networking on the machines and connect them with a crossover cable but it seems like more of a headache than necessary for 4mb of data. The exact steps would require us to know what OS versions you're running on both the PC and the Mac--if you wanna go that route, post a followup.)

By: RikiTikiTavi

RikiTikiTavi — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:04:20 -0800

I don't think that will work. Newton flash cards didn't use ATA as far as I can remember. Find a friend that still has one?

In a pinch, I've got a 2100 and can help you out. I'm pretty sure there's an easier way, though. I'll look for it when I have a bit more time.

By: derbs

derbs — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:18:11 -0800

yeah the trouble is the way the card is formatted for the Newton. I can double click on the X drive, but windows just says "Disk is not formatted" or something like that.

Would OSX be able to read it if i were to buy an external usb PC card drive?

By: filmgeek

filmgeek — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:42:58 -0800

Not this way.

You'll sync it with the mac (as if it was in OS9)

http://stevenf.com/software/newten/

Newton Wiki
http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/HomePage
http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/NewtonConnectivityCD

Newton Connection
http://dettmer.maclab.org/newton/150.html

By: RikiTikiTavi

RikiTikiTavi — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:14:33 -0800

Yeah, obviously you'd want to just sync it--but I'm assuming you don't have the Newton itself, right?