@alexshendi I don't believe so, since Dock and such uses direct serial. See also the #Scrawl #PT100 #AppleNewton package requirements:

"Any modem that works with the Newton will work with PT100. If necessary, make sure you have the correct modem enabler installed and selected.

Obviously, you will need to have access to a service to connect to, and, if you intend to use the NIE, a service provider capable of SLIP or PPP access."

-- https://web.archive.org/web/20020607191006/http://scrawlsoft.com/products/pt100/info.html#faq

/CC @newtontalk @splorp

And now, adding a #PT100 thermistor to the build.

My hot end is easily my limitation now. There are much better out there, but I really do like my #microswiss #directdrive setup. Small, effective and decently powerful. I can add a "hotter" heater element but that doesn't fix that the filament only gets heated for the short mk8 nozzle length. A v6 is better, but again, I have to change up the hot end.

Another two hours spent analyzing #serial connection issues between my #Apple #Newton #eMate running #PT100 and my #OpenBSD workstation via a #Keyspan USA-19HS #USB adapter:

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=169845381728847&w=2

I always forget to check things with ktrace(1), but it's absolutely invaluable! I'll be starting working on adding flow control support to the ukspan(4) driver this weekend.

An update on my troubleshooting of #OpenBSD #Keyspan #USA-19HS #Apple #Newton #eMate #PT100 #serial #terminal connection reset issue that I'm experiencing:

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=169825532911647&w=2

More testing still to perform to try to narrow it down further.

Last night, while watching TV after dinner, I searched out the #Apple #Newton #MessagePad & #eMate PC serial cable pinouts and tested my cable:

https://www.nsbasic.com/newton/info/technotes/cable.html

All seems in order with no shorts or odd resistance. Good.

Next up: testing loopback connections from #OpenBSD and the eMate running #PT100 by shorting the TR/TX pins. Hopefully that'll help identify where something is going wrong with the connection.

Interleaved with other projects, I've spent _way too much_ time over the past week trying to get my #eMate connected to my #OpenBSD workstation as a #serial #terminal using #PT100 and a #Keyspan #USA-19HS #USB adapter.

I've read up on software vs hardware flow control, studied the ttys(5), gettytab(5), tty(4), ucom(4), ukspan(4), manuals, and tried seemingly every config permutation on the OpenBSD & NewtonOS sides. I get a prompt on the eMate, but any character entered causes it to re-prompt.

Ugh, just spent another three hours pouring over various #OpenBSD manual pages (including ttys, getty, gettytab, termcap, init, login) and experimenting with tons of configuration options to try to get my #Newton #eMate configured as a serial terminal (via a Keyspan USA-19HS USB adapter) on my amd64/7.4-stable workstation to no avail!

I got close! #PT100 connects at 9600 baud, 8-bit, no, parity, 1 stop bit, but getty resets _every_ time I enter a character on the eMate, prompting again. 😭

I _really_ want to be participating in the #oldcomputerchallenge and I have plenty of hardware to do it (I'd lean toward either my #eMate 300 or #MessagePad 2100), but too much of my work requires video conferencing & web UI/UX work. The eMate is still disassembled (though hinges have been re-greased & washered... yes, that is a word), the 2100 needs the keyboard cleaned, and either/both would need a #PT100 license.