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Apple Newton Backup Utility (for Macintosh) User Manual

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1 Getting 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

2 Backing Up and Restoring Information 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

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