Welcome to the Newton page of Thomas Tempelmann

Here you will find the Newton Desktop Utility and the Newton Data Browser, for backing up your Newton Messagepad data to a PC or Mac, install Packages, and much more.

Software created by me

• Newton Data Browser - a Mac/Windows application to retrieve and edit your Newton's data
• Package File Type Fixer - Fixes the File Type of .pkg files on the Mac

Links to other Newton related web sites

Sites that are still being updated (as of Mar 2006)

• WikiWikiNewt - A community effort for documenting everything around the Newton. If you look for help, check here first.
• newtontalk.net - A mailing list with daily posts from many active Newton users. Gives you News and Help. This replaces the NewtonTalk list from PlanetNewton (RIP) since June 2001.
• PDA-Soft - English & German information on a lot of topics
• 40Hz - lots of new software (web browser, Notes encryption, Bluetooth support, and more)
• Kallisys - Paul Guyot, cutting edge developer, working on a ATA driver for the Newton
• IrDA Package Installer by Jerome Vernet
• NewtSync - Sync your Address Book and Dates with a Mac OS X computer (note: it works badly when synching from Newton to Mac, but Mac to Newton works well)
• Newtonian Paradise - Hardware and Repairs for Newtons
• Green is better - Adapters (dongles) for audio, USB, power, serial (Adriano Angelillis)
• Newted Community - "The home away from home for Newton users around the world."
• Newton Resources - another active Newton web site (Newton FAQ, more docs and files)
• Newton Search - a Newton related web search service

Sites that are not updated any more (or so it appears) but provide a lot of useful information

• United Network of Newton Archives (unna.org): "The goal of this project is to provide a centrally-administered, highly organized file archive for freely available Newton related programs and related files."
• Newton FAQ - "Frequently Asked Questions" about almost anything around the Newton. Updated regularly
• Newton Enlightment - Brief news around the Newton, served by a Newton HTTP server (Darius Zendeh)
• Newton Does It! - Andree Dettmer's newton page
• Newton: Infos, Hilfen und Kleinanzeigen (German only, by Steffen Bendix)
• Driver Labo - a Wireless LAN driver for your Newton
• Steve Weyer's Newton Releases - Steve is another once very active Newton developer (Web Browser, Java/Waba, and more)
• Newton Links - A categorized directory of Software and other Newton resources, with a big list of Newton Books
• History Lessons told here

The software by me

Package File Type Fixer

Do you have trouble selecting a .pkg file on the Mac (OS 7-9) for upload by one of the various Programs (e.g. NCU)? Then try this tool which, when you drop your .pkg file onto it, will change its File Type to "pkg " and its Creator Code to "1NCU".

Download here (15 KB)

Newton Data Browser (aka. Newton DIL Tester)

Current Version: 1.5.2, released Feb 25, 2001 (Mac OS PPC and Windows, no 68K, no Mac OS X!)

Note: If you need a software to sync your data with your desktop computer, and if you have Mac OS X, try NewtSync.

Note 2: If you want to upload packages via IrDA (infrared) to your Newton from a Mac with IrDA (e.g. PowerBook, some iMacs), try the IrDA Package Installer from Jerome Vernet, which may give you better results than my software. Also, search the other sites for Escale, which is a package installer for Mac OS X.

What it can do right now

• Connect your Mac or Windows PC to your Newton via Serial, AppleTalk (Mac only), IrDA (Mac only) or TCP/IP (Mac and Windows!)
• Browse all soups on the internal store, and edit (add, modify, delete) them.
• Find text in your Newton's soups
• Upload packages
• Send a NewtonScript commands (or function) to the Newton and retrieve the result back on the Desktop.
• Retrieve any soups from the Newton and store them as a backup on your desktop computer.
• Open (browse) soups stored on your desktop computer.
• Use your Desktop Computer for typing on your newton (same as with NCU)

Requirements

• A Newton with OS 2.0 or 2.1 is required. Older Newtons with OS 1.x are not supported.
• Macintosh computer with a PPC processor running Mac OS 7 to 9.2.2 or a PC with Windows 95 or later.
• Due to technical limitations, Mac 68K processor support is not available

Features planned for future versions

• Sorry, there's not going to happen much any more...

Download the last official version 1.5.2 (released Feb 25, 2001)

• Macintosh version [681KB] (PowerPC only, no 68K support!)
• Windows version [636KB]
• Complete source code [508KB] (in Stuffit archive format - to expand under Windows, use Aladdin Expander)

Download the last "unreleased" development version

This version may work better or not. Try at your own risk (and do not try out the new operations under the "Object" menu or you'll likely destroy data on your Newton! Seriously - that was a work in progress which never worked out).

Note: this is the Application only - get the rest from the above "official" version.

• Macintosh version [584KB]
• Windows version [592KB]
• Source code available on request (but don't expect too much - it won't even compile currently. I gave up in the middle of it)

Links to my other pages

Homepage

Macintosh developing tools and information

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