The following system configurations are supported with NCU 1.0.
Newton Configuration:- Newton OS 2.0 or 2.1 System Patch
- MessagePad 120 - US 516263 - German 536205
- MessagePad 130 - US 526205 - German 536205 - The MessagePad 2000 requires a Newton Serial Adapter
Macintosh Configuration:- A 68030, 68040, or PowerPC microprocessor
- Mac OS version 7.1 or higher
- 8 megabytes (MB) of total RAM with 4 MB available (12 MB recommended for PowerPC based systems)
- A hard disk drive with 10 MB or more of available disk space
- An available printer port, modem port or printer-modem port
- A special serial cable or AppleTalk cable
Windows Configuration:- An IBM PC or compatible computer with an Intel 80486 DX266 or later version microprocessor
- A VGA display or better
- Windows 3.1.x, Windows NT 3.5.x or Windows 95
- 8 megabytes (MB) or more of total RAM
- A hard disk drive with at least 12 MB available disk space
- An available serial (COM) port
- A serial cable (9-pin or 25-pin corresponding to the available serial port)
Note: Windows NT 4.0 has not been tested and therefore is not supported for use with Newton Connection Utitilities 1.0.
Supported File Types:
Newton Conection Utilities 1.0 supports the following application file formats:
Macintosh File Types:- Dates & To Do:
- Delimited ASCII
- Claris Organizer 2.0
- Now Up-To-Date 3.5
Names- Delimited ASCII
- Claris Organizer 2.0
- Now Contact 3.5
Notepad (Notes)- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Plain Text, ASCII (text import only)
- Delimited ASCII (text only)
- Claris Organizer 2.0 (text only)
Newton Works- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- PICT
- ASCII
Windows File Types:- Dates, Names, and To Do
- Delimited ASCII
- Lotus Organizer 2.1
- Microsoft Schedule+ 7.0/7.0a
- Sidekick for Windows 2.0
Notepad (Notes)- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Microsoft Word 7.0
- Delimited ASCII (text only)
- Lotus Organizer 2.1 (text only)
- Sidekick for Windows 2.0 (text only)
Newton Works- Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Windows Metafile (WMF)
- ASCII