Connecting Your Newton Pda To Your Computer; Attaching The Cable - Newton Press User Manual

Connecting Your Newton to Your Computer
Before you can transfer information between the PC and Newton PDA, you
need to connect the two machines with a serial cable. Newton Press
communicates with the Newton PDA through a serial port on your PC.
PC serial ports come in two sizes—9-pin and 25-pin. On some computers a
serial port may be labeled COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, or SERIAL. For
more information on setting serial port settings, see "Setting a Type of
Connection" later in this chapter.
9-pin serial port
To connect your Newton PDA to your PC, you need a serial cable with a 9-
pin to 8-pin connector. If your serial port has a 25-pin connector, you also
need a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter.
If you do not have a cable or adapter, Apple can provide one for you. See an
Apple-authorized dealer for more information.

Attaching the cable

To connect your Newton PDA and PC by cable:
1 Choose an available serial port on your PC.
2 Connect the end of the cable with 9 holes to the appropriate port.
If you have a 25-pin serial port, use the enclosed adapter. Push the smaller
end of the DB9-DB25 adapter onto the 9-hole end of the cable. Then plug the
larger end of the adapter into a matching 25-pin serial port.
If your computer has a 25-pin serial port,
you can use an adapter to connect.
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Getting Started