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- NewtRTFM Overview
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- COPYRIGHT (C) 1994 BY CREATIVE DIGITAL SYSTEMS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- CONTACT CREATIVE DIGITAL SYSTEMS AT CDS@NETCOM.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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- Creative Digital Systems, publisher of PDA Developers™ magazine and
- ViewFrame™, the premier Newton debugger, is pleased to announce the
- availability of NewtRTFM, a comprehensive and versatile Newton programming
- reference created by Sandeep Shah of K2 Consultants, Inc. of Nashua, NH.
- Containing more than 750 topics, NewtRTFM is a concise electronic summary of
- the NTK 1.0.1 documentation. A Newton-resident program with superior
- navigation, searching and experimentation capabilities, NewtRTFM essentially
- makes the NTK printed documentation obsolete and speeds Newton prototyping
- and development.
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- NewtRTFM lets a programmer browse its database by category or topic,
- partial string match, or sequentially. For each detailed topic the program
- includes a summary, an explanation of each function's arguments and return
- value where appropriate, a sample program, and customized developer notes
- which are integrated with the Newton's NotePad application and can be stored
- in user-designated folders. Many of the samples are live NewtonScript
- examples that can be executed. In addition, a developer can easily send the
- sample code to either the ViewFrame Newton debugger or the NTK's Inspector
- window for further examination or experimentation.
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- Because NewtRTFM is a Newton program, developers can use it in situations
- where it's not practical to carry printed documentation. While traveling,
- it's ideal for programming a Newton with a PowerBook or for just studying
- NewtonScript. The live samples and connections to ViewFrame and the Inspector
- provide a rich environment for quick experimentation. Even used at a desktop,
- the program's search and browse mechanisms can save a programmer an order of
- magnitude over using the printed documentation as a reference.
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- NewtRTFM is available from Creative Digital Systems on both Windows and
- Macintosh-formatted disks. It's retail price is $90, $80 for
- PIE Developers subscribers,plus shipping and handling. Site licenses are
- available. A demonstration version of the program is available on AppleLink,
- American Online, CompuServe, and on the ftp site at newton.uiowa.edu.
- Demonstration disks are also available from Creative Digital Systems.
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