>>>How difficult is it to learn how to build and design simple software
programs to run on the newton 2xxx systems.
I have a few problems I think the newton would excell at solving !
Ted<<<
Hi Ted,
As Laurent says, if you've programmed before, it would be fairly easy. If =
not, it will be more difficult, but not impossible. Probably one of the =
most difficult things about it right now is being able to find the =
programming books on how to get started. "Programming for the Newton Using =
Macintosh" and "Programming for the Newton Using Windows" by McKeehan and =
Rhodes are probably the best books to get started with, but copies are =
fairly hard to find right now. Not only that, but copies with the original =
CD-ROMs are even harder to come by, and the CD-ROM is very useful when =
you're just starting out (they have the answers to the exercises in the =
book, etc.).
Almost everything else, like the programming environment (NTK), can be =
downloaded off the internet or UNNA. Programming is usually done on a Mac =
or Windows machine using NTK. There is a way to program on the Newton =
itself using something called NewtDevEnv (made by Steve Weyer), although =
this does cost. Below is a good source to find Newton programming links:
http://newted.dyndns.org/users/osohn/NEWTtools/index.html
If you have any other basic questions, feel free to email me off-list at =
the address below.
--Daedalus
daedalus1_at_telocity.com
http://www.digitalinkwell.net/
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