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- Newton Archive Digest Thursday, 30 Sept 1993 Volume 1 : Issue 9
- ====================================================================
-
- Todays Topics:
-
- [*] 15-puzzle.sit
- [*] ascII.sit
- [*] calc-104.sit
- [*] dialer.sit
- [*] fortune-demo.sit
- [*] hangman.sit
- [*] metro.sit
- [*] nnnd.sit
- [*] overview-demo.sit
- [*] set-lcd-contrast.sit
- [*] sleeper-10d3.sit
- [*] strainer-03.hqx
- [*] time-card.sit
-
-
- The Newton Archive is moderated by Rob Bruce.
-
- The archive is available via FTP or Gopher at bnnrc-srv.med.jhu.edu
- (128.220.81.221)
- and will be now also available at sumex-aim.stanford.edu the popular
- macintosh site.
-
- Please send articles and binaries to robbruce@bnnrc-srv.med.jhu.edu.
- ___________________
-
-
- Comments
- --------
-
- Once again I am indebted to Greg Newton-Ingham for his continue support.
-
- The Sumex folk handed over the Newton section to me, so people suffering
- from problems with my current setup should have many more choices. The Sumex
- archive is mirrored all over the world so availability should also be
- improved.
-
- Finally, I am attempting to publish this issue in setext (sp?) without the
- aid of a guide to formatting. If you have a mac download easy-view and check
- out what happens to this file when you import it as setext. ;) thanks Ian
- Feldman and Adam Engst.
-
-
- [*] 15-puzzle.sit
- -----------------
- 15-Puzzle version 1.0
- Copyright © 1993 by Ed Hall. All rights reserved.
-
- The object of 15-Puzzle is to slide fifteen numbered tiles into ascending
- order on a four by four grid. It is similar to the "Puzzle" desk accessory
- which ships with the Macintosh. A "Solve" button allows you to peek at the
- solution and a "Scramble" button messes up the tiling again. The position of
- each tile is saved between games.
-
- Comments are welcome. I can be reached at any of these addresses:
- America Online: EJHall
- CompuServe: 70334,3512
- Internet: ejhall@aol.com
- 15-Puzzle is FREE for all non-commercial distribution provided it is
- accompanied by this text file. This program requires the Newton Connection
- Kit to install.
- Have fun!
-
- Ed Hall
-
- /pub/newton/software/game/15-puzzle.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/game/15-puzzle.sit
- [*] ascII.sit
- -------------
- This program is an ascii text chart. Useful for programmers who wish to use
- their Newton as a reference for ascii.
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/ascii.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/util/ascii.sit
-
- [*] calc-104.sit
- ----------------
- About SciCalc - the first scientific calculator for the Apple NewtonÅ
- Version 1.0b4
-
- SciCalc is a simple implementation of a standard (i.e. NOT Reverse Polish or
- 'RPN') scientific calculator for the Apple Newton MessagePad and similar
- PDAs. If you do find problems, please let me know so that I can rectify them
- in the next release.
-
- To load it into a Newton MessagePad, you must have a Mac (on which you should
- be reading this!) and a Connection Kit. Simply connect your Mac to your
- Newton, and install the Calc104.pkg file as a Newton application, down the
- connection to your Newton.
-
- New bug-fixes:
- Some kind users reported odd behaviour e.g. when finding the sine of Pi.
- Initially, this appeared to be a problem of accuracy, which worried me (as I
- use the standard Newton SANE routines). However, after considerable
- investigation, it transpired that when converting from a number to the
- display, small or large numbers could automagically be expressed using
- scientific notation (e.g. -4.1056e-08). However, when converting from the
- display to a number, the reverse function could not cope with such formats!
- I have now implemented my own routines to handle this. However, beware of
- rounding problems - if you keep pressing the = key, you will see small
- numbers grow, and large ones shrink. The maths routines used are *not*
- designed for high precision in the face of such extreme numbers, I am afraid.
-
- Recent features:
- I have now implemented my own error handling routines. Although these do not
- always give ideal messages, and very occasionally appear to result in a
- recurrent error (which may require a reset to stop - if this happens to you,
- please mail me!), they are much better than the previous ones.
- The calculator now has its own icon in the Extras drawer.
-
- I hope this fills a gap until Dubl-Click's excellent GoFigureÅ calculators
- become available, and commend that to you as a worthwhile future purchase.
-
- Howard Oakley, EHN & DIJ Oakley.
- CompuServe 70734,120; AppleLink UK0392; Internet Howard@quercus.demon.co.uk;
- Fax +44 983 853253.
- More fine software from the Isle of Wight, UK!
-
- /pub/newton/software/app/calc-104.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/app/calc-104.sit
-
- [*] dialer.sit
- --------------
- This program turns the entire newton screen into a phone keypad which can be
- tapped to generate tones which will dial the phone.
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/dialer.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/util/dialer.sit
-
- [*] fortune-demo.sit
- --------------------
- Introduction
- Welcome to the demo version of the Fortune Guide to American Business, an
- information tool produced by Apple Computer and Fortune magazine. Building on
- the famous Fortune 500 and Service 500 directories that appear annually in
- Fortune magazine, the Fortune Guide to American Business gives you a wealth
- of information on 1,000 of the largest corporations in U.S. business. You can
- peruse information on a companyπs product lines, sales, profits, assets,
- stock-market performance, employees, and many other variables. You can chart
- these statistics over five years, getting a visual picture of a companyπs
- progress or comparing one companyπs performance with anotherπs. For many of
- the 1,000 companies covered, a written overview of operations is supplied
- from Hooverπs Handbook of American Business, published by The Reference
- Press.
-
- *** Please note that this is a large package. After installation it takes up
- about 68K so you'll want to load it onto a RAM or Flash card.
-
- Note to Developers
- This package also demonstrates the Newton's Digital Book Reader. The entire
- book was produced with Apple's Digital Book technology which will soon be
- available to developers. As you work with the book, note how templates
- (views) can be combined with text and graphic content to make books an
- interactive source of information.
-
- Credits
- The Fortune Guide to American Business and the demo version was produced by
- PensÈe Corporation. It was designed and developed by Scott Shwarts and David
- Dunham.
-
- ©1993 Apple Computer, Inc.
- ©1993 Time, Inc.
- ©1993 The Reference Press
-
- Uploaded with the permission of Apple Computer, Inc. for the benefit of the
- Newton community.
-
- /pub/newton/software/app/fortune-demo.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/app/fortune-demo.sit
-
- [*] hangman.sit
- ---------------
- W. Colsher
-
- A rather noisy version of Hangman. Sorry about the lame graphics. Version 2
- coming soon with decent graphics and selectable "kids" dictionary.
-
- Have fun.
-
- /pub/newton/software/game/hangman.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/game/hangman.sit
-
- [*] metro.sit
- -------------
- This application is a tappable map of the Metro. Big but very cool.
-
- /pub/newton/software/app/metro.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/app/metro.sit
-
- [*] nnnd.sit
- ------------
- This program is a Hypercard stack which will send tab delimited text files to
- your newton. You don't have to have the toolkit to use this program.
-
- I highly recommend this to everyone with a Newton. Until the connection kit
- is released this is a must.
-
- Written by Danny Goodman.
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/nnnd.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/util/nnnd.sit
-
- [*] overview-demo.sit
- ---------------------
- Shortly after getting a couple of little (very little) apps going on my
- Newton, I came to the conclusion that it was going to be vital to figure out
- scrolling and overviews before I could get most of the things I wanted to do
- to work. I had a look at Rick Eye's scroller demo (thanks, Rick!) and also at
- the checkbook example that came with NTK. I wanted to do something a little
- more complex than Rick's scroller (I wanted multiple fields and whatnot) but
- found that checkbook was big enough that it was hard for me to figure out
- just how it worked.
- For that reason, I did this project and found out in the process that it's
- pretty hard to write an app that supports overviews and scrolling and is also
- simple and straightforward. Nevertheless, here's an overview demo for
- whatever it's worth. Some quite small portions of the code come from
- checkbook as do some of the ideas, but the large majority is mine (which is
- probably to its disadvantage). In figuring out how it works, the thing is to
- remember the order in which a view's scripts are called. Opening the
- inspector will produce lots of output showing this and indicating that I had
- trouble figuring it all out. Also remember (as is mentioned in the NTK readme
- file) that all user protos are automatically defined in the base view as
- pt_<proto file name>.
- Basically, the main view's viewSetupFormScript gets executed and does some
- initialization, including creating some dummy data in a script that will
- eventually read that data from a soup. Then the two child views (one linked
- to the overview and the other linked to the entry view) get their scripts
- called, and then the main view's viewSetupDoneScript calls the main view's
- viewOverviewScript to display the overview and hide the entry view.
- At that point, tapping on a line in the overview calls the overview's
- viewClickScript which decides which item has been tapped and calls the base
- view's viewOverviewScript to toggle into the entry view. (Tapping the new
- button does the same thing after creating a blank item and tapping the
- overview button just arbitrarily decides that you must want to edit the last
- visible item since you didn't tap on one.)
- In the entry view, tapping the overview button does the same thing -- it
- cleans up and calls the base view's viewOverviewScript.
- There's a little more to it than that, but I hope that that gives anyone
- who cares a head start in figuring it out.
- There are probably about a bzillion inefficiencies here, but it does appear
- to work at the moment. I'm sure that it would be smarter to work with the
- soup as you go along rather than reading it into an array at the beginning
- and writing it back out at the end, but I haven't figured out much about
- soups yet and it's easy to pretend that I'm reading it in at the beginning
- and writing it out at the end.
- Beware: this code is not thoroughly tested. It very probably contains
- serious bugs. Use it at your own risk.
- This sample code is free. All portions not lifted from checkbook are
- copyright © 1993 by Matthew Dixon Cowles. Those portions from checkbook (if
- any are long enough to remain copyrightable) are, of course, copyright © 1993
- Apple Computer, Inc. Since Apple distributes checkbook as sample code, I
- think that it is reasonable to use checkbook in this way.
- Please play with this code, use ideas from it, and incorporate it into your
- own projects without any restrictions.
- The name of the package (Island) and the icon refer to the client that I'm
- doing the project for.
- Please send bug reports, suggestions, expressions of praise, and lucrative
- job offers to AppleLink address MONDO.
-
- -- Matt
-
- /pub/newton/software/source/code/overview-demo.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/dev/overview-demo.sit
-
- [*] set-lcd-contrast.sit
- ------------------------
- Very Simple Newton app, my first I have made. Very stupid, but useful. Sets
- the LCD screen on the Newton to 142.
- Copyright 1993 by Chris Hanson-Transfinite Systems.
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/set-lcd-contrast.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/util/set-lcd-contrast.sit
-
- [*] sleeper-10d3.sit
- --------------------
- ÄSleeper version 1.0d3 Release Notes
- * I added some new things to this version of my little utility.
- Ä I added the standard PowerManager routines, so that I can quit
- after I hit my
- sleep button. This is nice so you won't see Sleeper when you
- turn on your
- Newton.
- Ä I also added a dumb little icon.
- Ä And reaadjusted the floater window and buttons to look a little
- better.
-
-
- ÄSleeper version 1.0d2 Release Notes
-
- I updated the Sleeper view to a draggable view, so it can be moved where
- the
- user likes it.
-
- ÄSleeper version 1.0d1 Release Notes
-
- Sleeper is my first try at a Newton program. It basically puts your
- Newton
- to sleep on demand. It's a little utility that I thought I would like to
- have,
- so I wrote it. please send me e-mail if you use it, and by the way it's
- free.
-
- Walt Boring IV
- waboring@apple.com
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/sleeper-10d3.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/util/sleeper-10d3.sit
-
- [*] strainer-03.hqx
- -------------------
- This is my first Newton application - a little app called Strainer. Strainer
- is designed to "strain out" soup entries in the Calendar, Calendar Notes, and
- Repeat Meetings soups.
- It can be used to delete soup entries which can't be deleted otherwise due to
- a bug in the Date Book applet.
-
- This version contains known bugs; I don't recommend that you try to use it
- unless you back your Newton up first. Since it is the first version, I also
- ask that it not be posted other places such as CompuServe until it's working
- well enough. I can't spend much time on commercial services where answering
- questions costs money, so I want to debug it here before sending it to any
- commercial services. (If anyone wants to put it up for ftp, that's fine).
-
- I'd like to get feedback via the Internet on this version so I can make it
- better. Contact me at potts@oit.itd.umich.edu with bug reports, comments, and
- suggestions. Please read the READ ME file before using.
- -Paul-
-
-
- /pub/newton/software/util/strainer-03.hqx
- /info-mac/nwt/util/strainer-03.hqx
-
- [*] time-card.sit
- -----------------
- TimeCardÅ comes from my need as a consultant to track daily activities by
- client and project. This is a prototype (it doesn't do much yet) and that is
- where you come in!
-
- Please review the layout for TimeCard and give me your thoughts. What kind
- of items do you keep track of? What reports do you need? When completed,
- TimeCard will become a shareware product so your ideas are important. You
- get to become part of the design phase. I will try to incorporate the best
- ideas into this product.
-
- If you would like to become a beta user and be one of the first to use
- TimeCard, please send $25 to:
-
- The MIS Department
- 2133 Mackenzie Drive
- Columbus, Ohio 43220
-
- All beta users will also get Version 1 when it is available for no additional
- charge.
- Thanks for you cooperation!
-
- Jim Pidcock
- The MIS Department
- misdept@aol.com
-
- Important information follows:
- ©1993 by The MIS Department. All rights reserved.
-
- TimeCardÅ Prototype may be freely distributed with this unmodified READ ME
- file. All correspondence become the property of The MIS Department.
- ANY SOFTWARE DELIVERED TO YOU (CUSTOMER) IS DONE ON AN ≥AS IS≤ BASIS. THE
- PARTIES AGREE THAT NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO
- THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE MIS DEPARTMENT
- (MIS) DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET
- CUSTOMERπS OR ANY LICENSED ORGANIZATION'S REQUIREMENTS, OR WILL OPERATE IN
- THE MANNER DESIRED BY CUSTOMER OR ANY LICENSED COMPANY OR THAT THE SOFTWARE
- WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. MIS SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE,
- BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HEREUNDER, INCLUDING BUT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF DATA OR
- INFORMATION OF ANY KIND, LOSS OF PROFIT, OR LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES,
- HOWEVER CAUSED WHETHER BY THE ACT OR NEGLIGENCE OF MIS OR OTHERWISE. IT IS
- RECOGNIZED THAT THE EQUIPMENT CONTAINS MEMORIES OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH HAVE
- ACCUMULATE SUBSTANTIAL DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL MIS BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER IF
- ANY SUCH DATA IS LOST OR RENDERED INACCURATE, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ANY
- SUCH LOSS OR INACCURACY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FROM CUSTOMERπS USE
- OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE EITHER SEPARATELY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH
- OTHER EQUIPMENT.
-
- /pub/newton/software/app/time-card.sit
- /info-mac/nwt/app/time-card.sit
-