NewtCard 1.01 Read Me                                  March 15, 1998
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Contents

1. Installation
2. Starting NewtCard
3. Diskette Contents
4. Adding Additional Sounds
5. Moving stacks between systems
6. Known Problems
7. Support


1. Installation
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Install the following packages on your Newton device, using the Newton Package
Installer or Newton Connection Utilities.

NewtCard.pkg
NewtDraw.pkg (only if you have a MessagePad. Do not install if you have an
eMate!)
From the stacks folder:
	Home
	Tour

After installing, click on the home-stk.pkg and NewtCard Tour.pkg icons to
unpack them. Its OK to delete these packages on the Newton once they are
unpacked. For further information on installation, see the NewtCard Handbook.


2. Starting NewtCard
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Tap on the NewtCard icon in the Extras drawer. It will open to the Home stack
if you have it installed.  To run one of the stacks you installed from the
Stacks Folder, tap the Overview button and select one.

3. Diskette Contents
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The diskette contains the following files:
NewtCard.pkg  The NewtCard program
NewtDraw.pkg  The Draw module for NewtCard. Only load this if you have
              a MessagePad. The eMate already has this module built in.
README.TXT    That's me!
Stacks        <dir>
  address     An address book.
  album       A Photo Album    
  dilbert     A collection of Dilbert cartoons. Formatted for the eMate.
  dino        The cool card from the back of the NewtCard box.
  flashCds    The Flash Cards example used in the NewtCard Handbook.
  home        A Home stack you can modify
  mathLand    A sample teaching application.
  recipe      The Recipe stack used in the NewtCard Handbook.
  Tour        A Tour of NewtCard features
Utils         <dir>
  PackIt.pkg  Stuffs your stack into a package that can be exported
  Xport Lite  A collection of utilities (with their own README file) that
              allow you to export stacks and import pictures.
  
4.  Adding Additional Sounds
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You can specifiy sounds to be played when opening or closing cards, backgrounds
or the stack, as well as when a button is pressed.

A variety of sounds are buit into the eMate and MessagePad. Additional sounds
can easily be added: here are a couple of sites with sounds that will work with
NewtCard.

http://deepfocus.com/newton/SoundIcons.shtml  system sounds, misc.

http://www.tactile.com/downloads.html	      a great collection of
sounds, including Star Wars, Princess Bride, RoboCop, WarGames and more!



5. Moving stacks between systems
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The PackIt option on the Action Slip can be used to turn the current soup into
a Newton package. The will take a few seconds for a small stack (longer for a
large one), and requires that you have approximately twice the size of the
Stack left as free space.

The package can be moved to a Mac or PC desktop by using XPort.

To move a package from one Newton to another, you can beam it, email it, or
send it by any of the other Newton transports.

The packages are self extracting stacks. Once on the new Newton, tap on them,
and they will turn into NewtCard stacks. When the extraction is complete, you
can delete the package: the information will have been transferred into the
Stores directory.


6. Known Problems
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Check the web site for the latest list of known problems.


7. Support
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We are fully committed to making NewtCard the essential tool for the Newton.
All products require support: especially those in their first release. Our
support is internet based. We have a number of support methods in place for the
product:

1.	Use the BBS: http://www.nsbasic.com/newtCard/wwwboard.html: Use this
bulletin board to post questions, comments, and hints for all to read.

2.	Email: Send all questions, problems and bug reports to support@nsbasic.com.
Support is provided to all registered users.

3.	Download: ftp://ftp.nsbasic.com/pub/: We may use our ftp site to post
updates and additional stacks. A note will be put on the Latest News page
whenever we post something new here.