I’ve looked through all of my AMUG, Gem, Planet Newton, Ultimate Newton, and other collection backups.
I cannot for the life of me locate a copy of NewtHack 1.0 … what the actual heck?
I was able to convert the image file using Disk Utility under High Sierra.
My guess is that support for HFS images was dropped in newer versions of Disk Utility.
Change the file extension from .image to .img
Open Disk Utility
Choose Images > Convert…
Select the .img file and Click “Choose”
The legacy disk image will be converted to a .dmg file which can be mounted in newer versions of macOS.
Matthias Melcher put together some instructions for installing Einstein on Android. By his own admission, it’s likely a bit out of date.
http://www.messagepad.org/Newton_Install_Android.html
Traps? Perish the thought.
Owning a Newton device means you’re ready to embrace the quirks of the platform, not trying to avoid the traps. :)
A couple of things to note:
Make sure you use an original power adapter. Newton devices are extremely sensitive to voltage variations that may occur...
It’s so odd that you’re not even seeing the power indicator light up. To me, that says that there is something amiss internally … perhaps a dislodged connector.
As for disassembly, the eMate casing tends to be more robust than the beige Apple plastic that we’re used to seeing snap apart.
It’s a single unit, AFAIK.
Not to my knowledge.
However, I did find another MP2x00 disassembly walkthrough on the iFixIt site.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Tablet+Teardown/2153
The screen may not need to be replaced. This is more likely due to the display connector becoming unseated from the main board, or as you mentioned, the connector being damaged due to “tinkering”.
Frank Gründel has published a number of disassembly and repairs guides for various Newton models...
Our pal @androda makes an internal serial board for the MP2000/2100 as well. Unfortunately, it’s out of stock at the moment, but I can vouch for it’s quality.
https://androda.work/product/newton-internal-serial-for-2000-2100/
Based on my own experience, I wouldn’t touch Newton Sales with a...
I can vouch for the use of isopropyl alcohol to help remove most of the stickiness from those Newton cases. It works 90% of time, based on my experience.
If you can’t locate the keyboard or power adapters, let me know. I have a number of spares that I can send to a new home for a decent price...
Not rare (at least compared to some other Newton software titles).
I have a couple of these cards in my collection.
Here’s a good post about the game with a bunch of screenshots.
http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2010/02/columbos-mystery-capers.html
Here’s the link to the High Sierra 10.13.2 download from the Apple Support pages.
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
The 10.13.6 download is available in the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12
Also, digging through my archives I found the beta versions of Evolution 2.0.3 … which was never released publicly. I’ll need to check for the release notes to determine what was changed or fixed in that version.
This was mostly 1990–1991, during The Font Wars.
The basic timeline for the Evolution product:
Q2 1990 — A beta version of Evolution was used to convert the Type 3 fonts in the Image Club Typeface Library to Type 1 format.
Q3 1990 — Evolution 1.0 is released.
Q3 1990 — FontConvert 1.0, a...