[Fwd: Re: Re- MessagePad and Cameras]
Ed Anderson (gt4957b@prism.gatech.edu)
Mon, 03 Feb 1997 14:51:49 -0500
Newton Developer Information wrote:
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you, but I have
> been working on an answer for you.
>
> First of all, the MP 120 and MP 130 hardware do not support
> the high speed synchronous protocol necessary to communicate
> with a QuickCam. The MessagePad 2000 and the eMate might
> support such a feature if the software was written but it
> has not been tested. This would not be an easy thing to do
> even if the tools necessary to do this low level work were
> generally available, which they are not. If you were seeded
> with the tools, you would not receive technical support.
>
> To date, the Comm Tools driver development kit has only been
> seeded to Newton platform licensees due to its support-intensive
> nature, and lack of complete compliancy with Newton 2.0. If you
> would like to escalate this issue in hopes of becoming an
> exception to this general rule, send an email inquiry -- along with
> solution focus, market need, etc. -- to NewtonDev@newton.apple.com,
> and your request will be forwarded to the applicable Newton
> evangelist or product manager. Also, please include the following
> information.
>
> Contact Name:
> Company Name:
> Address:
> Phone:
> Fax:
> email:
> Newton Program membership status:
>
> However, please keep in mind that it's highly doubtful that you -- or
> any other third-party -- will be able to effectively use or even try
> these DDKs for solutions development within the next year.
>
> NewtonDev
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >I don't know if this is the appropiate place to ask or look for support,
> >but I am in need of some information. My name is Ed Anderson, and I am
> >a student at Georgia Tech. A group of fellow students and I were trying
> >to hook up a QuickCam to a MessagePad 130. Does the QuickCam work? Is
> >there any camera that will work? Could it work on a MP2000. I already
> >contacted Connectix, and they could not give me an answer, your response
> >is appreciated. We were looking at the MP2000 as the actual platform to
> >attempt this application. We could become a very good development
> >resource since a working prototype is required of us by June '97.
> > Thanks again for your help,
> > Ed
> >
> >
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> >TIME IN: Jan 13 1997 3:10PM
> >TIME OUT: Jan 14 1997 2:23PM
> >Copyright 1997, Apple Computer, Inc.
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