[NTLK] The NEWTON COMPLETE Project 1.0

[William Maloney]

Does anybody have copies of the AMUG Totally for Newton CDs? I have volume
2, with the OMP on the jacket cover and will gladly trade for the others.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:40 PM, William Maloney <william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu
> wrote:

> Forrest, I did not know that about Quicken. Will keep that in mind!
>
> Bonjour Michael, comment allez vous aujourd'hui? Je suis un student aussi.
> I was not aware of the reaction against this earlier. It struck me as a
> pretty good idea and something that would probably help all Newton users.
> Why should Ipod and Iphone people have all the fun mobile programs?? Duly
> noted on the other point against it.
>
> Thanks by the way for the software! The AMUG disc will be sent over and
> added to the UNNA.org collection once I get back home, but can send you a
> copy if you would like as well. Many of the packages need to be renamed on
> the Windows version as they are all DOS names (8 characters maximum) but it
> should mount fine on a Macintosh. We'll see. Till then, VIVA NEWTON!
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Michael <mlheureux at online.fr> wrote:
>
>> I think its an excellent idea, actually!  I'm a student (so limited cahs
>> flow) & really hesitant to spend a lot money to buy software that hasn't
>> been supported or maintained for over 10 years when I can get iOS apps for
>> a few dollars apiece.  I have a collection that I can get to you, next week
>> sometime.  Be careful of discussing this on the list, though, if you look
>> through the archives, you'll see that this has been discussed before & some
>> people have some very strong opinions against it.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:09 AM, William Maloney <
>> william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> So, I came up with this idea a few weeks ago and want to know if anyone
>>> else is interested in helping out. I was trying to install a Newton
>>> expense
>>> planner as my mom kept misplacing receipts and such while we were on the
>>> road. Thus, I thought most of this software and the ones listed in the
>>> Newton solutions guides could be found for download on the internet. Much
>>> of these are well over 10 years old and fallen in the realm of
>>> abandonware.
>>> Such software is increasingly more difficult to find and the survival of
>>> maintaining Newton related websites is becoming more and more stretched.
>>>
>>> In an effort to breath new life in to this community and preserve
>>> computer
>>> history, I propose the creation of NEWTON COMPLETE - a compilation of all
>>> known Newton software to date. Certainly we cannot get everything, but
>>> the
>>> ability to compile many of the titles listed in the Newton Solutions
>>> guide,
>>> those on UNNA, updates within Apple's legacy support section, more recent
>>> packages and documents (like those on the MyAppleNewton Blogspot and
>>> David
>>> MacNeill's reviews) is absolutely possible. It would take some work,
>>> collaboration, and a bit of time. Yet, I think this would be a God-send
>>> to
>>> all Newton users.
>>>
>>> In my view, the entire compilation could then be TRADED via DVDs (not
>>> sold)
>>> among MessagePad users. In time, perhaps even a torrent could be done to
>>> allow even more access to NEWTON COMPLETE. By the way, I also happen to
>>> have a very old Newton users group software disc with loads of Newton 1.x
>>> software that has been long forgotten and there probably is much more
>>> that
>>> can be salvaged. If anybody would like to chip in on this project, please
>>> let us know your ideas, what you can offer, and what you think.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> UncleWill
>>>
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