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Re: Newton group newsletter?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Rinaldo)
Wed Oct 7 13:56:53 1992
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 92 13:52:40 EST
From: bcs_jim@MIT.EDU (Jim Rinaldo)
To: bcs-newton@world.std.com
[See Al; I'm finally posting!]
Hi Folks;
IF I were setting up the first issues of the newsletter, there are a
number of topics I would like to see covered:
- The Newton Partners: Motorola, Skytel, Pac Bell, Random House,
others. There are a number of appealing apps and app classes that they
are producing. Some features on this would be great.
- The ARM chip (set?). I think more info about the "WunderEngine" behind
the Newton would appeal to folks who want to develop for Newton. Are
there tools for it? Assemblers/compilers/etc? Having one takin apart &
photographed at 6000x would make a cool cover.
- I spread on how the Newton works, on what jestures are, the doc format
shelf, and other stuff. Would have to be very graphical, and for the
paper version. A glossary of Newton terms would be good (Gesturing,
postureing, Vogueing, virtual notebook paper, whatever....Please post
some glossary terms)
- A dissection of building Newton Information apps or whatever theire
called. There has been talk of doing a BCS Cal as the app. If we could
get someone to do this (I don't think it would be Sam "I'm so swamped my
eyeballs explode" Hunting; he could direct it but someone else needs to
implement it) then show the steps gone through, I think it would again
appeal to deveoper types.
- What is this Dylan stuff? Is apple seriously going to adopt it as the
dev. framework for the newton? How does one get the free Apple book?
What resources are out there (Kendal-DEC Thomas version; others)
I think the first issue needs both a strong consumer mix of how this
works and what you can do with it, combined with a developer/tech
standpoint on what is behind the magic.
We maybe should also review the Newton videos, and find out how we can
fake a video too! Or, how to vaperware an app on the platform. [Hee!
That was to see if all those Apple folks on the list are awake! ]
Jim R.
