[NTLK] The NEWTON COMPLETE Project 1.0

[William Maloney]

Forrest, I did not know that about Quicken. Will keep that in mind!

Bonjour Michael, comment allez vous aujourd'hui? Je suis un student aussi.
I was not aware of the reaction against this earlier. It struck me as a
pretty good idea and something that would probably help all Newton users.
Why should Ipod and Iphone people have all the fun mobile programs?? Duly
noted on the other point against it.

Thanks by the way for the software! The AMUG disc will be sent over and
added to the UNNA.org collection once I get back home, but can send you a
copy if you would like as well. Many of the packages need to be renamed on
the Windows version as they are all DOS names (8 characters maximum) but it
should mount fine on a Macintosh. We'll see. Till then, VIVA NEWTON!


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Michael <mlheureux at online.fr> wrote:

> I think its an excellent idea, actually!  I'm a student (so limited cahs
> flow) & really hesitant to spend a lot money to buy software that hasn't
> been supported or maintained for over 10 years when I can get iOS apps for
> a few dollars apiece.  I have a collection that I can get to you, next week
> sometime.  Be careful of discussing this on the list, though, if you look
> through the archives, you'll see that this has been discussed before & some
> people have some very strong opinions against it.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Michael
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:09 AM, William Maloney <
> william.maloney.09 at cnu.edu> wrote:
>
>> So, I came up with this idea a few weeks ago and want to know if anyone
>> else is interested in helping out. I was trying to install a Newton
>> expense
>> planner as my mom kept misplacing receipts and such while we were on the
>> road. Thus, I thought most of this software and the ones listed in the
>> Newton solutions guides could be found for download on the internet. Much
>> of these are well over 10 years old and fallen in the realm of
>> abandonware.
>> Such software is increasingly more difficult to find and the survival of
>> maintaining Newton related websites is becoming more and more stretched.
>>
>> In an effort to breath new life in to this community and preserve computer
>> history, I propose the creation of NEWTON COMPLETE - a compilation of all
>> known Newton software to date. Certainly we cannot get everything, but the
>> ability to compile many of the titles listed in the Newton Solutions
>> guide,
>> those on UNNA, updates within Apple's legacy support section, more recent
>> packages and documents (like those on the MyAppleNewton Blogspot and David
>> MacNeill's reviews) is absolutely possible. It would take some work,
>> collaboration, and a bit of time. Yet, I think this would be a God-send to
>> all Newton users.
>>
>> In my view, the entire compilation could then be TRADED via DVDs (not
>> sold)
>> among MessagePad users. In time, perhaps even a torrent could be done to
>> allow even more access to NEWTON COMPLETE. By the way, I also happen to
>> have a very old Newton users group software disc with loads of Newton 1.x
>> software that has been long forgotten and there probably is much more that
>> can be salvaged. If anybody would like to chip in on this project, please
>> let us know your ideas, what you can offer, and what you think.
>>
>> Best,
>> UncleWill
>>
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