Folklore.org: Newton Stories tag:quiteajolt.com,2008-04-11:/newton/newton.xml 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 Folklore.org feed.atom version 0.7.4 Like a Bug Under a Microscope tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=Crashing_and_Burning_at_Pharos_Technologies.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (March 1994, Paul Potts) A third-party developer recounts his brief involvement with an early Newton development effort. A Kick Under the Table tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=A_Kick_Under_the_Table.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (June 1994, Paul Potts) A third-party developer recounts further adventures with startup Fry Multimedia, trying to sell Newton development. Faxing is Easy! tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=Faxing_is_easy.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (undated, Frank Gruendel) Hardware developer Frank and his second half use the Newton's faxing feature for the first time. A Free Newton with Your Plastic Pen, Sir? tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=How_it_all_began.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (undated, Frank Gruendel) How I learned of the Newton and fell in love. By a third-party hardware developer. The Alternatives are a Real Step Backwards tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=The_Alternatives_are_a_Real_Step_Backwards.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (March 1998, Paul Potts) A third-party developer reflects on the death of the Newton. From Usenet. You're Not Supposed to Lose Data tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=Its_Not_Supposed_to_Happen.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (November 1993, Paul Potts) A third-party developer writes on Usenet about the philosophy behind the Newton's data store. Newton Applications Use Heap Space tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=Newton_Applications_Use_Heap_Space_When_Not_Running.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (August 1995, Paul Potts) The Newton's radically different application architecture could occasionally be surprising to developers. Notes posted to Usenet by a third-party developer. Newton Jabberwocky tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=Newton_Jabberwocky.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (December 1993, Paul Potts) What recognizing "Jabberwocky" teaches us about the Newton's handwriting recognition algorithms. From a Usenet posting. A MessagePad Memory Primer tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=A_MessagePad_Memory_Primer.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (April 1994, Paul Potts) There is more than one kind of memory in the Newton. A third-party developer elaborates on Usenet. Getting In on the Ground Floor tag:folklore.org,2008-04-11:/StoryView.py?project=Newton&story=The_Newton_Launch,_an_Outsiders_Perspective.txt&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Recent&detail=medium 2008-04-11T03:00:08-07:00 (August 1993, Paul Potts) A young third-party developer describes his enthusiasm about the Newton launch. From Usenet.