Newtons are awesome. I still use mine nearly daily.
@splorp above runs the still-running-after-25(?)-years Newtontalk mailing list...the newton faq should help get you up and running.
I just wanted to say thanks to @cheesestraws for this hack!
I purchased a tango 2.0 NIB on ebay awhile ago, but never installed it. I assumed it was the original version that worked on the TAM, as it said TAM on the box...but it didn't work with the original sonnet firmware patch.
But with...
Always seems a bit rude to ask for 'more' when there's free software, but any chance you can host on a non-https site so we can download direct to old Macs?
I'm a big fan of the 2400. I don't know what sort of witchcraft went into those early lion batteries, but every single 2400 battery I've ever come across still holds a usable charge.
I've got an odd question... ever since I installed an SSD (SATA SSD with an IDE adapter) in my TAM, booting takes a long time time. Sitting on the happy mac gray screen for roughly 2-3 minutes. Once up and running, everything is snappy. Swapping back in the HD (which was cloned) and the happy...
I've been incredibly pleased with the noctua fan I put in my color classic, I guess I will just try and get a 60mm noctua and see how it works.
Worst case scenario I can leave the back off, the way my TAM sits the rear isn't visible.
Resurrecting an old (but not THAT old) thread, has anyone ever replaced the fan in a TAM? Mine works but is a little noisy, I'm assuming something modern would be quieter. It's an Elina Fan OPF6015L-12MB-2, but in searching for other 12v 60mm fans, none that I've seen have the odd...
I disassembled the drive and cleaned the head (which did not appear dirty), and i got some "brand new" floppies, but I still get the same error trying to format these new floppies. I will need to learn how to calibrate the drive.
I admit my Apple II knowledge is...rusty. I have a IIe card in a color classic, and hooked up an Apple 5.25 drive.
The only 5.25" floppies I have are from a DOS machine.
Every time I try to format a disk in Copy II Plus the drive makes noise but i get an error...I don't know if the drive is...
Fantastic, I could not find this thread before...another ebay customer here, eagerly awaiting my replacement battery. (first one had some kind of relay issue, 360alaska was easy to work with.)
I wish i'd know this was here, would have been glad to contact 360alaska directly instead of thru...