Apple Newton Backup Utility User Manual

Newton Backup Utility User’s Guide

for the Macintosh Operating System

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1Getting Started 1

About the Newton Backup Utility 1

Installation requirements 1

Connecting a Newton PDA to your computer 2

Connecting with a serial cable 2

Connecting over an AppleTalk network 3
Installing the Newton Backup Utility 4
Preparing your computer 5

Opening the Newton Backup Utility 5

Selecting the type of connection on your computer 6
Preparing your Newton PDA 6

Selecting the type of connection on your Newton PDA 7

Establishing a connection 8
Creating your first backup 9
Quitting the utility 10

2Backing Up and Restor ing Informatio n 11

About backup files 11

Backing up cards 12

Previous backups 12
Creating backup files 13

Backing up all information and packages 13

Backing up selected information and packages 14

Backing up a storage card 16
Changing the location of the Backups folder 16
Restoring information and packages 18
Tips on managing backups 20

Con t e nts

3Installing Packages 21

Installing a package on your Newton PDA 21

Installing packages by dragging 22
Installing a package on a storage card 23

4Using the Utility From Your Newton PDA 25

Using the utility 25
Finding files on your computer 26
Changing connection preferences 26

5Troubleshooting 29

Common problems with the Newton Backup Utility 29

Index 33

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Contents

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This chapter describes how to connect your Newton personal digital assistant (PDA)
to your computer, install the Newton Backup Utility, and use the utility to create
your first backup.

About the New ton Ba c kup Utility

With the Newton Backup Utility, you can connect your Apple MessagePad or other
Newton PDA to your computer and do the following:

m Back up Newton information and store it on your computer.
m Install packages (applications, system updates, and so on) on your Newton PDA.
m Restore backed-up information to your Newton PDA.

The Newton Backup Utility works with the Newton 2.0 operating system. You can
also use the utility to transfer information from a Newton PDA that uses an earlier
version of the operating system. For more information, see the upgrade instructions
that came with this utility.

Note: If you have a Newton PDA that doesn’t use the Newton 2.0 operating system
and you don’t plan to upgrade, Apple recommends you use the Newton Connection

2.0 Kit instead of the Newton Backup Utility.

Installation requirements

To use the Newton Backup Utility, you need the following:
m A computer using the Macintosh operating system with a 68030 or better

microprocessor

m Software version 7.0 or higher
m 4 megabytes (MB) of total RAM with 2 MB available
m a hard disk drive with 3 MB of available disk space
m an available printer or modem port
m a serial or AppleTalk cable

IMPORTANT

If you’re upgrading your Newton PDA to the Newton 2.0 operating
system, make sure you read the instructions that came with your upgrade kit before
you use the Newton Backup Utility.

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Getting Started

Connecting a Newton PDA to your computer

To use the Newton Backup Utility, you connect your Newton PDA to your computer
in one of the following ways:

m using a serial cable
m using an AppleTalk network (AppleTal k connection is faster than serial

communication)

Connecting with a serial cable

You use a serial cable to connect your Newton PDA to the printer or modem port on
the back of your computer. If you don’t have a serial cable, you can purchase one
from an authorized Apple dealer. The cable has mini-DIN-8 connectors on both ends.

1Make sure both your computer and your Newton PDA are turned off.
2Plug one end of the serial cable into the communication port on your Newton PDA.
3Plug the other end of the serial cable into the printer port (

[

) or the modem port (W) on your

computer.

IMPORTANT

If you connect your Newton PDA to a PowerBook that has an inter nal
modem, see the manual that came with your computer for more information on
connecting a serial cable.

That’s it! Go on to “Installing the Newton Backup Utility,” later in this chapter.

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Connecting over an AppleTalk network

Use a LocalTalk or other type of AppleTalk connection kit to connect your Newton
PDA to an AppleTalk network. If your computer is already connected to an
AppleTalk network, you n eed on e connection kit. If not, you need
two kits.

IMPORTANT

If your computer is part of an EtherTal k n etwork or another kind of
network, see your system administrator for help with connecting your Newton PDA.

1Make sure your computer and your Newton PDA are turned off.
2 Follow the instructions that came with your connection kit to connect the AppleTalk cable to the

computer.

3Plug the AppleTalk cable into the communication port on your Newton PDA.
4 Turn on your computer and choose the Chooser from the Apple (

K

) menu.

5Make sure AppleTalk is active.

If not, click the AppleTalk Active button. If instructions appear on screen, follow
them.

That’s it! You’ve connected your Newton PDA to your computer on a AppleTalk
network.

3

Getting Started

Make sure AppleTalk
is active.

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Installin g the Newto n Backup Ut ility

Before your computer can communicate with your Newton PDA, you need to install
the Newton Backup Utility on your computer. Follow these steps.

1 Insert the

Install 1

disk for the Newton Backup Utility into a floppy disk drive.

If necessary, open the disk icon.

2Double-click the Install NBU icon to open it.
3 In the Installer Welcome dialog box that appears, click Continue.
4 In the Install NBU dialog box, click Install.

A status box keeps you informed of progress during installation.

5 Follow the instructions on your screen.

Yo u’ ll b e instructed to insert another disk.

Double-click to install the

Newton Backup Utility.

The folder where the

Newton Backup Utility

will be installed

Click to start the
installation.

6When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, follow the instructions

on screen.

Yo u’ll find a folder named Newton Backup Utility on your hard disk.

Preparing your computer

To prepare your computer for communication with a Newton PDA, follow these
steps.

Opening the Newton Bac kup Utility

To open the utility:

m

On your computer, open the Newton Backup Utility folder and double-click the Newton
Backup Utility icon.

The Newton Backup Utility window appears on your computer.

5

Getting Started

Buttons are dimmed

until you establish a

connection from your

Newton PDA.

Displays connection

messages and other

information

Newton Backup Utility menus

Selecting the type of connection on your computer

The first time you use the Newton Backup Utility, you need to specify how the
Newton PDA is connected to your computer.

1Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.

A dialog box appears with a list of connection preferences for your computer.

2Select the type of connection.

3Click OK to save your choices and close the dialog box.

The type of conn ection you select is saved and remains set until you decide to
change it.

Note: You can also use the Preferences dialog box to set the location of backup files.
For more information, see “Changing the Location of the Backups Folder” in
Chapter 2.

Preparing your Newton PDA

Before you use the Newton Backup Utility, you need to tell your Newton PDA how
it is connected to the computer.

Note: The instructions in this section apply to Newton PDAs that use the Newton 2.0
operating system. If you have a Newton PDA that uses an earlier version of the
operating system, see the upgrade instr uctions that came with this utility.

IMPORTANT

Make sure you follow the setup instr uctions on your Newton PDA to
enter your name and other owner information. The computer uses this name when it
creates a backup file. See your Newton PDA handbook to learn how to enter your
name. Also, it’s a good idea to name the storage cards you use with your Newton
PDA.

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Chapter 1

Select AppleTalk if you have an AppleTalk connection.

If you have a serial

connection, select

the Macintosh port

you’re using.

Shows the location of backup files created
on your computer. By default, this is in the
Newton Backup Utility folder.

Selecting the type of connection on your Newton PDA

1 On your Newton screen, tap Extras ´.
2 In the Extras Drawer, tap Connection k.

You may have to show all icons to see the Connection icon.
A slip appears showing the type of connection currently set for your Newton PDA.

3If the type of connection that appears in the slip is not correct, tap “Connect via” to change the

type of connection.

A list of connection types appears. Choose either Serial or AppleTalk.
If you choose Serial, your connection setup is complete. Skip to the next section,

“Establishing a Connection.” If you choose AppleTalk, continue with step 4.
Note: Do not select a Modem connection. The Newton Backup Utility does not

support remote connection via a modem.

4Tap “Connect to.”

5 In the list that appears, tap the worksite or computer you want to connect to.

If you tap “Other computer” a slip appears. Tap the computer you want to connect
to. Only computers that have the Newton Backup Utility installed and running
appear in the slip.

If you tap “Other worksite,” a slip appears. Enter information about the worksite,
then tap X to close the slip.

The type of conn ection you select is saved and remains set until you change it.

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Tap to select another

type of connection.

Shows the type of connection
set for your Newton PDA

Establ ishing a connection

After you select the type of connection, you need to establish a connection between
your Newton PDA and your computer.

m

Tap Connect.

After a few moments, the connection is established and the buttons in the Newton
Backup Utility window are no longer dimmed.

In addition, Newton Backup Utility buttons appear on your Newton screen.

As with the Newton Backup Utility buttons on your computer, you can use these
buttons to back up and restore files or install packages.

Note: For simplicity, the instructions in this book describe using the Newton Backup
Utility from your computer, but you can also use the utility from your Newton PDA.
See Chapter 4 for more information.

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Connection slip for a
serial connection

Connection slip for an
AppleTalk connection

Tap here to connect.

Tap here to connect.

Click here to install

a package on your

Newton PDA.

Click here to back up

Newton information and

save it on your computer.

Click here to restore
information you’ve
backed up.