
June 1996 Newton Technology Journal
2
Same Time,
Same Place,
New Stuff
Many of you will be reading this issue of the
Newton Technology Journal from your seats or
hotel rooms in San Jose, CA during Apple’s
World Wide Developers Conference and some
of you will be looking at it for the very first
time. We hope that most of the Newton
Developer Community has decided to attend
Apple’s annual developer event to learn more
about Apple’s technical directions and spend
time learning about new technologies. As
always, the Newton Systems Group will be on
hand to introduce Macintosh and Windows
developers to Newton technologies and the
potential the platform holds as we grow the
PDA product category and technology base.
We’ll also show attendees how Newton
technology fits into the rest of Apple
technologies and integrates into the company’s
business plan moving forward. And, for the
experienced Newton developer, there will be
new information and demonstrations of some
of the latest Newton platform technologies that
are covered in this issue.
Whether you’re an experienced Newton
programmer, a developer who’s new to the
Newton platform, or just evaluating the
technology, you could not be involved in a
more exciting technology at a more exciting
time. As we have been demonstrating since its
introduction in November, 1995, Newton 2.0 is
a huge step forward in delivering the kind of
functionality that users and developers alike
expect from a PDA platform. This spring, we
are seeing and hearing so much more about
the internet, e-mail and communications. And
Newton PDAs play right into this timely
evolution. This issue of NTJ will run you
through some of the most important aspects
of the evolution: Barney Dewey, Product
Manager for Newton Communications, takes
you through our communications strategy and
Gary Hillerson walks you through the latest
tool you’ve all been waiting for – the Newton
Internet Enabler. Finally, Eileen Tso will
provide you with her take on how and why
these are critical to the continued growth of
the Newton platform and the solutions that
make it cutting edge. On the tools front,
Windows NTK is finally ready to go and
attendees at the Intro to Newton Session will
get first peeks at it. We talked about it last
year, and now it’s here. Same time, same
place, but lots of new stuff.
While sessions at the WWDC are aimed at
educating new and interested developers in
the platform, there is always something
challenging and new for the experienced
developer. And, if you are already a platform
convert, take this opportunity to convince a
friend or two to stop by the Newton sessions
to learn more about the possibilities of
extending Mac applications to mobile Newton
clients and getting involved in the first real
“mobile internet” device on the market. As
Guy Kawasaki says, “let a thousand flowers
bloom”. Each one of you is and can be an
evangelist for this platform. WWDC is a great
opportunity to convince your fellow
developers to deliver their latest great ideas
on this platform. The time is right, the
market opportunities are there, and the tools
are there. Show them what you already know
about the premier PDA platform and the
strides Apple has taken with Newton 2.0.
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Published by Apple Computer,Inc.
Lee DePalma Dorsey • Managing Editor
Gerry Kane • Coordinating Editor,Technical Content
Gabriel Acosta-Lopez • Coordinating Editor, DTS and
Training Content
Technical Peer Review Board
J.Christopher Bell, Bob Ebert,David Fedor,
Ryan Robertson, Jim Schram,Maurice Sharp,
Bruce Thompson
Contributors
Greg Christie, Barney Dewey, Gary Hillerson,
Peter Murray, Jeffrey C. Schlimmer, Eileen Tso
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Produced by Xplain Corporation
Neil Ticktin • Publisher
John Kawakami • Editorial Assistant
Matt Neuburg • Editorial Assistant
Judith Chaplin • Art Director
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Volume II, Number 2 June 1996
Letter From the Editor
by Lee DePalma Dorsey
Editor’s Note
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