NewtonScript

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A programming language originally created by Walter Smith for NewtonOS which borrows concepts from SmallTalk, LISP, and Self. Discuss here or in #newtonscript on Libera (IRA).
Webhttps://newtonscript.org/
GitHubhttps://github.com/NewtonScript
IRChttps://netsplit.de/channels/details.php?room=%23newtonscript&net=Libera.Chat

Shout out to http://elektriktrick.com/Newton_Script_NTK.html but wow, developing #appleNewton apps like a *boss* now

#retro #retrocomputing #apple

We've now added links to PDF scans of Apple's Develop magazine issues as archived on https://vintageapple.org/develop/:

http://newtonscript.org/#docs

https://github.com/NewtonScript/newtonscript.github.com/issues/48

Vintage Apple

Twenty nine years ago today, Apple unveiled the #MessagePad 2000 … “a complete mobile computer for the business professional.”

#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing

http://web.archive.org/web/19981202121731/product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q1/961028.pr.rel.msgpd2000.html

Apple Launches MessagePad 2000

Apple Launches New Generation of User-Centric Information Appliances with the MessagePad 2000

Also on this date twenty nine years ago, Apple announced the #eMate300 … “the first of a new class of affordable mobile computers for education.”

#AppleNewton
#RetroComputing

https://web.archive.org/web/20010426232724/http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q1/961028.pr.rel.emate.html

New Apple eMate 300 Mobile Computer

New Apple eMate 300 Mobile Computer Puts Learning At Students' Fingertips Anytime, Anyplace

@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.

/CC @newtonscript @unna @newtontalk

NewtonScript

@gruber In addition to scans of Mac programming books, VintageApple.org has a complete archive of Apple’s _develop_ magazine, which is exemplar of how a platform vendor should communicate with developers. https://vintageapple.org/develop/

Between being run by Caroline Rose and Louella Pizzuti and featuring articles about system technologies written by the system software engineers and developer technical support engineers directly responsible for them, it really was an incredible publication.

Vintage Apple

Newton MessagePad

Any old school #AppleNewton developers out there still have their copies of “Double-Tap” magazine kicking around?

If so, I’ll like to discuss something.