Programming for the Newton: Using Macintosh [Paperback]

Julie McKeehan (Author), Neil Rhodes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996

With the launch of the Newton 2.0 operating system and the ensuing release of NTK 1.6, this work allows experienced programmers of any language to grasp this technology. Programmers will be able to create applications for the Newton on the Macintosh platform. The volume provides hands-on Newton development training with sample code created specifically for the Newton with NewtonScript. It also features detailed coverage of new features of Newton Toolkit 1.6 and Newton 2.0 and includes information on transitioning from the Newton 1.0 OS to the Newton 2.0 OS. The package includes one Macintosh 3.5" disk containing programming examples from the book as well as demonstration Newton Toolkit 1.6.

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub; 2nd edition (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 012484832X
• ISBN-13: 978-0124848320
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The definitive introduction to programming for Newton 2.0., October 7, 1996

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This review is from: Programming for the Newton: Using Macintosh (Paperback)

The first edition of this book led those of us new to Newtonscript by the hand through a sample project. This second edition uses the project approach but is structured in a far more reference-manual manner, emphasizing the concepts over the process.

This edition is Newton 2.0 ONLY, so it won't suit programmers who want to write code for the MessagePad 110, 100, OMP, or ExpertPad. For that, you'll want to track down a copy of the first edition of this book.

The included CD contains a demo of the Newton Toolkit (NTK) programming environment, but there is a newer version of this software on Apple's web site. Note that the demo version creates Newton packages which can't be redistributed, so you'll eventually need to purchase a full copy of NTK.

This book isn't a replacement for the Newton Toolkit documentation, and it doesn't cover much in terms of user interface principles. If you have some background in object oriented programming, this book will put you on the path to writing your own Newtonscript code.