Newton Y2010
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"Just a moment. Just a moment. I've just picked up a fault in the AE-35 unit..."
(HAL 9000 - 2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke)
Welcome to the sequel: The date is January 5, 2010.
Yes, it's officially pronounced, "Twenty-Ten." And no... it's NOT, "Two-Thousand Ten." But enough with the semantics. The date was coming. The programmers saw it. Even some prepared for it. I'm guessing, no one really thought that some one would still be using the same Newton, ten years from now.
Surprise! The Newton was, after all, 10 years ahead of it's time.
As the date pressed closer and closer, users prepared. Eckhart Köppen releases the Y2010 ROM Patches for the MP2x00 models. A technical feat nearly unheard of in the annals of Newton-dom. The eMate 300 was next. Along with a German MP2x00 ROM patch, as well. Our hopes were running high and then... pop! Like the sound of someone who finds a piece of left-over bubble wrap.
Well, here's a chance to save yourself from certain doom. You can now get yourself a FREE Y2010 (that's "Y" "Twenty" "Ten") Linear Flash Lender Card. Everything is on there to help bring your version 2 Newtons up-to-date and back online.
Quickly, easily, without fear. Almost...We will have to wait just a little bit longer. Several (deep-seated) bugs remain, that push our Newtons just that much more out of date. The MessagePad 2000/2100 & eMate 300 - Once updated and a reset of any kind happens (hard reset, power failure, soft reset or crash), the Newton's clock to revert to January 1, 2008 4:00am PST... bugger!
The MessagePad 120 (v2.0 NOS) & MessagePad 130 - Updating to the current ROM did solve my looping-reset problem. However, I cannot set the date to anything in 2010. It reverts immediately to November 1, 1995. Solution: Party like it's 1999.
Avi Drissman's Fix2010 Version 1.0a1 (28 September 1998) Initial sick, demented alpha-version. (and it still works on v2.0 NOS Newtons! Just don't try using it on a Y2010 Patched ROM... unless you like lawn darts in the dark.)
http://www.drissman.com/avi/newton/Fix2010/
Eckhart Köppen's Newton Year 2010 Information:
http://40hz.org/Pages/40Hz Newton Year 2010 Problem
Y2010 Lending Card Readme: (uh... Newton Required)
http://www.newted.org/raparker/Y2010/Y2010Readme.pkg
Y2010 Lending Card Backup: (Stuffit and a Newton Required)
http://www.newted.org/raparker/Y2010/Y2010LenderBackup.sit
Current Apple ROM Patches for other Newtons from UNNA.org:
http://www.unna.org/view.php?/apple/software/SystemPatches
Y2010 Discussions on the NewtonTalk list:
http://marc.info/?l=newtontalk&w=2&r=1&s=2010&q=b
The photo (above) represents a techno-feat in, and of itself, as well.
The printed pages are from an e-book contained on this 4MB Linear Flash Storage Card. The e-book was created with NewtonPress, using Mac Classic (OS 9) running under OS X 10.3. The compiled e-book, and the patches to fix the problem, have been placed on a freshly formatted "Lending Card." Duplicates have been restored (quickly and wirelessly) from a master backup copy, using a Wireless ad-hoc AppleTalk connection to my MessagePad 2100. Finally, the MessagePad 2100, printed copies of the e-book to an HP LaserJet 6P via IrDA and a (speed boosted) HP5 printer driver.
This Lending Card and e-book will be distributed through-out the known world; helping Newton users everywhere. Because we all know... A Newton never dies.
It just prefers November 1, 1995, a whole lot more than it does January 5, 2010.
Like a lot of us... I imagine.
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iOS Presentation By Paul Hancock
www.meetup.com/SoftDev/events/59055692/
Software development Community Meeting Schedule
Meet and greet 11:30
Pizza and Beverages 11:45
Paul Hancock's Presentation 12:00 (Noon)
Presentation starts at Noon sharp, our presenter needs to leave for the airport.
This is the start of a series of Meetups on how to get started programming each of the Mobile Platforms.
"Hello World" for IOS Devices
Abstract: Introduction to programming IOS devices (iPads and iPhones) using Objective C. This will provide the essentials for writing your first IOS application. The session will start with an introduction to the IOS development tools (XCode) and the Apple Developer Program. Using XCode, "Hello World" will be then be written and run on the IOS simulator as well as an actual IOS device.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of C/C++ and familiarity with event-driven programming models and object-oriented programming concepts.
Oakbrook Center (Microsoft Store) - Next to Crate & Barrel
Pizza, beverages, and gift card prizes provided by TekSystems
Contact: Jordan Cealey
Office: 630.795.3335
Mobile: 309.657.9950
Picture taken by Michael Kappel at Microsoft Store in Oakbrook
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Image by Michael Kappel
iOS Presentation By Paul Hancock
www.meetup.com/SoftDev/events/59055692/
Software development Community Meeting Schedule
Meet and greet 11:30
Pizza and Beverages 11:45
Paul Hancock's Presentation 12:00 (Noon)
Presentation starts at Noon sharp, our presenter needs to leave for the airport.
This is the start of a series of Meetups on how to get started programming each of the Mobile Platforms.
"Hello World" for IOS Devices
Abstract: Introduction to programming IOS devices (iPads and iPhones) using Objective C. This will provide the essentials for writing your first IOS application. The session will start with an introduction to the IOS development tools (XCode) and the Apple Developer Program. Using XCode, "Hello World" will be then be written and run on the IOS simulator as well as an actual IOS device.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of C/C++ and familiarity with event-driven programming models and object-oriented programming concepts.
Oakbrook Center (Microsoft Store) - Next to Crate & Barrel
Pizza, beverages, and gift card prizes provided by TekSystems
Contact: Jordan Cealey
Office: 630.795.3335
Mobile: 309.657.9950
Picture taken by Michael Kappel at Tesla Motors in Oakbrook
View the high resolution image on my photo website
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Image by Michael Kappel
iOS Presentation By Paul Hancock
www.meetup.com/SoftDev/events/59055692/
Software development Community Meeting Schedule
Meet and greet 11:30
Pizza and Beverages 11:45
Paul Hancock's Presentation 12:00 (Noon)
Presentation starts at Noon sharp, our presenter needs to leave for the airport.
This is the start of a series of Meetups on how to get started programming each of the Mobile Platforms.
"Hello World" for IOS Devices
Abstract: Introduction to programming IOS devices (iPads and iPhones) using Objective C. This will provide the essentials for writing your first IOS application. The session will start with an introduction to the IOS development tools (XCode) and the Apple Developer Program. Using XCode, "Hello World" will be then be written and run on the IOS simulator as well as an actual IOS device.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of C/C++ and familiarity with event-driven programming models and object-oriented programming concepts.
Oakbrook Center (Microsoft Store) - Next to Crate & Barrel
Pizza, beverages, and gift card prizes provided by TekSystems
Contact: Jordan Cealey
Office: 630.795.3335
Mobile: 309.657.9950
Picture taken by Michael Kappel at Microsoft Store in Oakbrook
View the high resolution image on my photo website
Pictures.MichaelKappel.com
QR Code at IOS Presentation
Image by Michael Kappel
iOS Presentation By Paul Hancock
www.meetup.com/SoftDev/events/59055692/
Software development Community Meeting Schedule
Meet and greet 11:30
Pizza and Beverages 11:45
Paul Hancock's Presentation 12:00 (Noon)
Presentation starts at Noon sharp, our presenter needs to leave for the airport.
This is the start of a series of Meetups on how to get started programming each of the Mobile Platforms.
"Hello World" for IOS Devices
Abstract: Introduction to programming IOS devices (iPads and iPhones) using Objective C. This will provide the essentials for writing your first IOS application. The session will start with an introduction to the IOS development tools (XCode) and the Apple Developer Program. Using XCode, "Hello World" will be then be written and run on the IOS simulator as well as an actual IOS device.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of C/C++ and familiarity with event-driven programming models and object-oriented programming concepts.
Oakbrook Center (Microsoft Store) - Next to Crate & Barrel
Pizza, beverages, and gift card prizes provided by TekSystems
Contact: Jordan Cealey
Office: 630.795.3335
Mobile: 309.657.9950
Picture taken by Michael Kappel at Microsoft Store in Oakbrook
View the high resolution image on my photo website
Pictures.MichaelKappel.com
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