Re: [NTLK] 110-130 stylus availability, and a question

From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 03:01:36 EST


on 12/3/02 7:28 PM, Christopher Fisher at cfisher_at_mailbag.com wrote:

> Will my Newt accept .txt files, or will
> I need to convert them to another format (one that is acceptable to both my
> Mac and the Newt)? And also, how do I do that, transfer them from the Mac
> to the Newt, I mean? Do I do it through the "synch" process, or through the
> "add package" one?

You actually have several options. One is to import them into your Notepad.
If you have NCK and a 1.x Newton, you might find it simpler to add them to
the Notes part of your Mac file, and sync. If you are using a Newton running
OS 2, then you can use the import feature of NCU. That is option number one.

Option two is to download Newton Press, which you can use to create Newton
books, which are packages that use the built-in Book Reader on the Newton.

Option three is to download PaperBack, which also makes packages, but uses
its own, built-in text reader. Both options are pretty much a drag-and-drop
operation. Take your text file on the Mac, drop it onto the application, and
it will create the package for you. When you are done, you install the
package like other packages, and tap to read them.

If your text is short, then you might prefer to import it into the Notepad.
If it's longer, then a book format might be better. Both book apps have
different options you can use to make navigating them easier, and are worth
looking into.

-- 
Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
<jonglass_at_usa.net>

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