Newton Development
14-Jul-93 13:34:56
Sb: #131709-Newton Development
Fm: Howard Oakley 70734,120
To: Andrew Branch 71201,3103
Andrew,
Answers AFAIK:
1. Yes, but pre-release is only really strategic products, which means major
developers or really outstanding ideas which are sold well to them. Smaller
folk (like us) will get a chance as the program grows, which I think means once
they are shipping.
2. The current language for development is NewtonScript, which is not Dylan
but totally OOP, I believe. But info is hard to come by.
3. Currently, I believe that development tools are on the Mac, and apps/etc
are then downloaded to the Newton.
4. I believe that software will ship in ROM and related cards, not
conventional magnetic media.
5. Anywhere, as there will not be many answers – those with them will be under
NDAs, the rest of us will only be speculating! A superb & v helpful Apple
techie called Kent Sandvik went to get some of their support services running,
and he used to read this forum. Whether he still does, and can say
anything….
Howard.