Floating Time 1.7 - Floating Time is a small simple utility for the Newton MessagePad. The purpose of this small Newton application is to display the time and battery level on a permanent basis. It also will stop the MessagePad from shutting down when it is plugged in, this can be helpful when you need to view your notes while working at something else. You can also choose to resize the window and set preferences to let the Newton shutdown normally or start Floating Time as a small window.