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Attached: 1 image An adaption of 10PRINT to the ZX81. Video captured with the sz81 emulator. #10print #ZX81 #Retrocomputing
Attached: 1 image An adaption of 10PRINT to the ZX81. Video captured with the sz81 emulator. #10print #ZX81 #Retrocomputing
@eschaton @gruber Thanks for the heads up on this!
I'll supplement the links on the #NewtonScript website (https://newtonscript.org) with these PDFs. The site currently links to the somewhat-broken (often missing images & code samples) MacTech Magazine archives.
Thirty years ago today, Apple announced the release of Newton Toolkit 1.5, an “enhanced” version featuring a new #NewtonScript compiler and profiler, as well as Newton Book Maker 1.1 for Mac OS.
Thirty. Years.
Twenty eight years ago today, Apple shipped its Newton Toolkit development tool for Windows. “[It] gives developers the platform independence they desire.”
Twenty nine years ago today, Apple announced Newton Toolkit 1.6 with full support of #NewtonOS 2.0 at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
“… a new standard for integration between PDAs and personal computers.”
Twenty nine years ago today, Apple announced the release of Newton Toolkit 1.5, an “enhanced” version featuring a new #NewtonScript compiler and profiler, as well as Newton Book Maker 1.1 for Mac OS.
@Ezhik It's often thought that #JavaScript was inspired by #NewtonScript, but I think it is probably not the case.
Per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31576164, "Eich says in an interview he never saw NewtonScript before designing JS."