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Since 1997, the #NewtonTalk mailing list has been an open forum dedicated to the discussion, support, and enjoyment of the #AppleNewton and related #RetroComputing technologies. Will the last person to leave the platform please turn off the backlight.
👤 Joined on 03 December 2024
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@newtontalk.bsky.socialI use unreadable super-fast handwriting while taking notes. So I use ink text to take notes on my #AppleNewton MessagePad 2x00, and transcribe afterwards To me, this was an immediate upgrade over paper, as it let me replace all my books with one tiny pad that makes my notes beautiful and searchable
Show PostIn 1998, I wrote a NewtonScript bytecode disassembler and package dumper for my own use, so that I could create patches for Apple Newton software. Today, I dusted it off, built a shiny new Makefile for it for modern systems, and am releasing it as open source on GitHub. Enjoy!
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Show PostSince its humble beginnings in 2001, the Newton Glossary has grown into one of most comprehensive collections of terms, definitions, acronyms, colloquialisms, and other bits of trivia relating to the #AppleNewton This is a work in progress. Mind your head #RetroComputing
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