iamdigitalman
Well-known member
This is a subject that has been picking at me for some time. I have noticed very little "free" software for my newtons, most of it is shareware. What is worse is the limitations they impose, and since the newton is no longer as popular platform as it once was, it is near impossible to register the software to unlock it fully.
Here is just a short list of what I have seen:
-The wavelan driver has not been updated in over 5 years, registration is closed, and an unregistered copy can not support WEP encryption.
-the ATA driver has not been updated in almost 5 years, it costs $60 for the full version, and the limited version can't use more than 4mb. This presents a lot of wasted space on my 128mb CF card I use in my 2000.
-Chatbuddy has not seen any development since 1998, and the latest version times out after just a few sessions. It also can not be registered, since the phone number is dead as well as the website.
There are, of course, many other examples, but these are the three biggest pieces of software I use on my newtons. There are no free replacements, nor can they be unlocked anymore.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
-digital
Here is just a short list of what I have seen:
-The wavelan driver has not been updated in over 5 years, registration is closed, and an unregistered copy can not support WEP encryption.
-the ATA driver has not been updated in almost 5 years, it costs $60 for the full version, and the limited version can't use more than 4mb. This presents a lot of wasted space on my 128mb CF card I use in my 2000.
-Chatbuddy has not seen any development since 1998, and the latest version times out after just a few sessions. It also can not be registered, since the phone number is dead as well as the website.
There are, of course, many other examples, but these are the three biggest pieces of software I use on my newtons. There are no free replacements, nor can they be unlocked anymore.
Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
-digital