System Requirements; Connecting Your Newton Pda To Your Computer - Newton Press Getting Started

System requirements

Connecting your Newton PDA to your computer

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Chapter 1
To install the Newton Press application and use it with a Newton PDA,
you need
m a Macintosh computer or a compatible computer using the Macintosh OS
m system software version 7.0 or a later version
m at least 1.5 megabytes (MB) of free random-access memory (RAM) (2 MB
recommended)
m 3 MB of space available on your hard disk (during installation the program
tells you if you need more space)
m a modem or printer port available on your computer, or an AppleTalk
connection to which you can connect a Newton PDA
m a serial cable or LocalTalk connector
m a Newton PDA
Before you can transfer information between your computer and a Newton
PDA, you need to connect the two machines.
You can connect a Newton PDA directly to your computer using the serial
cable. If you are connecting your Newton PDA directly to your computer, see
"Connecting a Newton PDA Directly to Your Computer," in the next section
for instructions.
You can also connect a Newton PDA to an AppleTalk network to transfer
information. If you are connecting your Newton PDA to an AppleTalk
network, see "Connecting a Newton PDA Over an AppleTalk Network" later
in this chapter for instructions.
You can use the Newton Press application to create and format
IMPORTANT
books on your Macintosh without connecting a Newton PDA to your
computer or network. To install a book package on a Newton PDA, however,
you must connect it. To complete the installation procedure given here and to
test whether Newton Press is installed correctly, be sure to follow the
connection instructions given next.