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Newton Book of IMDb
Last Update:
11/09/98

If you use your Newton to keep track of movies you've been wanting to rent, try Tom Sheppard's Newton Book of the world famous Internet Movie Database. Mr. Sheppard's Newton book is a searchable collection of movies mostly from the US and Canada released between 1997 and 1998.  The latest version includes a jump to naviagation feature in the listing the included movies also on the AFI's Top 100 and the IMDb's Top 250.   Users interested in downloading the Newton Book of IMDb may also want to grab Avi Drissman's '61 Memory Fix as the author reports his book  may generate -10061 errors.  IMPORTANT: When downloading this 3.5 MB file, make sure you have enough space on a card to do so -- if insufficient space is available, the card will be erased.
FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK ARE AVAILABLE AT MR. SHEPPARD'S WEBSITE ONLY.   Credit: Tom Sheppard.

IMDb_CAUS_9798_1105_pkg.zip 1.6M

IMDb_CAUS_9798_1105_pkg.sit 1.6M


AFI & IMDb Abbreviated Newton Book 1990-1998
Last Update:
11/09/98

IMDb book containing just the Top 250 IMDb and 100 AFI movie titles, countries, IMDb rating and number of votes and AFI rankings. Since the two books don't include plots, actors, producers or directors listings, they're super fast to load and navigate. This release now includes improved search handling and listings from Australia and the UK as well as the original US and Canada listings. This book has information from 1990 through 1998 and features new jump to navigation. FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK ARE AVAILABLE AT MR. SHEPPARD'S WEBSITE ONLY.     Credit: Tom Sheppard.

IMDb_Ratings_90_98_1105_pkg.zip 620k

IMDb_Ratings_90-98_1105_pkg.sit 625k


AFI & IMDb Abbreviated Newton Book 1995-1998
Last Update:
09/15/98

IMDb book containing just the Top 250 IMDb and 100 AFI movie titles, countries, IMDb rating and number of votes and AFI rankings. Since the two new books don't include plots, actors, producers or directors listings, they're super fast to load and navigate. This release now includes improved search handling and listings from Australia and the UK as well as the original US and Canada listings. This book has information from 1995 through 1998 and features new jump to navigation. FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK ARE AVAILABLE AT MR. SHEPPARD'S WEBSITE ONLY.     This condensed listing of the Newton book has been discontinued in favor of the 90 to 98 version above. Credit: Tom Sheppard.

IMDb_Ratings_95-98_0909_pkg.zip 305k

IMDb_Ratings_95-98_0909_pkg.sit 306k


AFI & IMDB Top Movies Newton Book
Last Update:
11/09/98

Tom Sheppard's new Newton book comprising the American Film Institute's Top 100 movies of all time list and the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 movie picks.  The latest version includes improved search handling.  This is a great way to get even more use out of your Newton -- at the rental store! This book features the new Jump to navigation. FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK ARE AVAILABLE AT MR. SHEPPARD'S WEBSITE ONLY.     Credit: Tom Sheppard.

IMDb_Top_1105.zip 610k

IMDb_Top_1105_pkg.sit 610k


The Unofficial Emoticon
& Acroynm Dictionary

Last Update:
03/07/97

Chris Lawless's guide to folks who still can't see the smiley face in colon bracket. :). Also included a guide of popular acronyms like AFK (away from keyboard).

acremt.zip 12k

acremt.sit 11k


Christmas 2000
Last Update:
03/07/97

The author describes this book as a choose-your-own-adventure story about a dog named Spot who has been stricken with insomnia on Christmas Eve.  A great example of use of scripting for the Newton.

christmas-2000.zip 41k

christmas-2000.sit 39k


The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
Last Update:
03/07/97

Beatrix Potter's collection of stores about Peter Rabbit and his adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden  Credit: Bob Hicks (pdcbob@aol.com) of America Online's PDA Forum.

treasury-of-beatrix-potter.zip 87k 

treasury-of-beatrix-potter.sit 83k


Hunting Horrors
Last Update:
03/07/97

The author describes his Newtonbook effort as a group project of a spooky nature, including a guide on how to surve a horror movie. (i.e. Don't wear spike heels, Ms. Barbeau.)

hunting-horrors.zip 7k

hunting-horrors.sit 5k


Mazes1
Last Update:
03/07/97

The author describes his Newtonbook effort as a collection of fifteen mazes in three sizes, with five mazes of each size. The mazes can be written on using the book's markup tool, and they can also be printed or faxed.

mazes1.zip 16k

mazes1.sit 15k


Natural Harmonic Resonance
Last Update:
03/07/97

This is an entertaining yet serious article about "On the Natural Harmonic Resonance of Hostess Fruit Cakes", written by an undergrad student, under the influence of caffiene.

natural-harmonic-resonance.zip 8k

natural-harmonic-resonance.sit 6k


Newton Kids
Last Update:
03/07/97

A simple activity book for Newton Kids. Includes a Dot to Dot, Maze, Spot the Changes, Fill In, Magic Cube, Wuzzle, and more! Draw on the NewtonBook and have fun!

kids-book.zip 23k

kids-book.sit 21k