From: martin weiss (weissm_at_mail.rockefeller.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 26 2001 - 14:31:20 PDT
TJC;
Your description of NewtonPress was so enticing that I downloaded it
from unna.org. The program came a Netscape .sea document that I do
not know how to get it onto my Newton. Can you tell me what to do
with it?
Martin
>I am using Newton Press on my NT4.0 box at work. I have Macs at home but
>have not had a chance to play with Newton Press at home yet.
>
>In a nutshell you can paste nearly anything into this little app and then
>save it as a newton book (.pkg file) and it even has a connection feature
>that allows you to install it straight from Newton Press.
>
>With a lowly 120 for the longest time the only way I knew to get text from
>my PC to my Newton was to use NCU and the keyboard paste feature that allows
>you to paste text into a newton note. But this was limited to something
>like 5000 characters (including spaces) and consequently was only good for
>short articles or notes.
>
>Then I found Newton Press and I can paste as much text as I like along with
>1 bit (b/w) images! I can copy all of the text from a web site and any
>important picts (which I paste into LViewPro (or any other graphics program)
>and change the color depth to b/w (1 bit) and viola... a newton book that I
>can install via Newton Press to read later when I get a chance.
>
>The other neat feature was creating newton books of picts that are able to
>be used as backdrops for AVI. I found the directions on This Ole Newt
>http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/thisolnewt/html/hints/index.html and now I have
>a pict of my vanagon westfalia to remind me to do my work so I can go out
>and play.
>
>I am using Newton Press to replace web surfing on my newton by making books
>of long articles on my desktop and then reading them when I get a chance...
>not quite surfing but close enough for now.
>
>Keep the Green-
>TJC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric L. Strobel [mailto:fyzycyst_at_home.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 3:58 PM
>To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] MP120 email and surfing? and Lookout success
>
>
>
>on 6/26/01 3:26 PM, countless monkeys randomly typing on behalf of Cook,
>Thomas at tcook_at_craworld.com miraculously produced:
>
>>
>> I have just successfully used Lookout to sync my 120 with Outlook on my
>work
>> WinNT box. This has given me new excitement about continuing to use my
>> Newton for the foreseeable future while Palms and Wince (what a perfect
>> name) come and go all around me.
>>
>> I also recently discovered the power of Newton Press to get information
>> (including copied web sites) into my Newton in the form of Newton books
>> (including b/w images (which can be used for AVI backdrops!) and maps
>too!).
>> Every few months I learn a new trick with my 120 and it keeps me happy and
>> eases the 2x00 envy for a little while.
>>
>> Now that I have the synching problem solved I am re-evaluating some of the
>> other wish list items. Is anyone sending/receiving email with a 120/2.0?
>> Surfing the web?
>>
>> I have two goals with the posting - learn about email and web surfing with
>a
>> MP120/2.0 and tell people about my recent discoveries in case they are
>> trying to use their 120/130 and like me were unaware that Lookout and
>Newton
>> Press were available and greatly increased the capability and usability of
>> our venerable message pads.
>>
>
>A tutorial on what you've done w/ Newton Press would be very interesting.
>I've got Newton Press sitting on my Mac, but haven't really given it much of
>a look.
>
>- Eric.
>
>
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