* Introduction

Welcome to WinNewt 1.11, the graphical design environment for 
the Apple Newton MessagePad and Microsoft Windows. With WinNewt 
you can select which Views (buttons, input lines, etc.) you 
want in your application from the Palette, and draw them with 
your mouse on a Newton-sized window called the Layout. You can 
then write the code for these Views in the Browser window. Your 
code can be printed, exported to a text file for further 
editing, or directly downloaded to your Newton (if you have 
Steve Weyer's Slurpee 1.6). You then load the code into Steve 
Weyer's Newt development environment and create your 
application as you normally would.

The main development environment for the Newton is the Apple 
Newton Toolkit (NTK). This is the "Cadillac" environment that 
allows you to create, edit and compile standalone packges for 
the MessagePad. The main drawback for many users is that the 
NTK only runs on an Apple Macintosh computer. Years after the 
introduction of the Newton and after several upgrades to the 
NTK, there is still no version for those of us with Microsoft 
Windows-based PCs. I have written WinNewt to begin to address 
that problem.

* What WinNewt IS: 

1. WinNewt is a Microsoft Windows-based software development 
environment for the Apple Newton MessagePad. 
2. WinNewt is designed to help you create and edit the 
appearance and code of your Newton application, and then transfer
that application to the Newt environment, which is written by 
Steve Weyer.
3. WinNewt is the only (to my knowledge) Newton application 
development environment for Microsoft Windows. 
4. WinNewt is more fun with Steve Weyer's Slurpee 1.6 (or later). 
5. This version of WinNewt is a time-limited demo only, and 
will eventually expire if you decide not to register it.

* What WinNewt is NOT:

1. WinNewt is not a replacement for the Apple Newton Toolkit 
(NTK). You cannot create standalone packages with WinNewt by 
itself. (At least, not yet...)
2. WinNewt is not very useful without Steve Weyer's Newt 
environment 3.1 (or later).
3. WinNewt is not fully supportive of the Newton 2.0 OS. It 
only supports the protos and clViews in Newton OS 1.x. If there 
is enough interest, I will extend WinNewt to support Newton OS 
2.0.
4. WinNewt is not comprehensive. It does not have all of the slot
editors available in the NTK. However, you CAN write some extra 
code in the Extra Frames section or export your work to a text file
for "polishing".
5. WinNewt is not free. I'd like some support so I can buy more
Newton stuff without asking my wife.

* What was installed on your disk:

\WINNEWT (default) directory:

winnewt.exe	WinNewt executable
winnewt.hlp	WinNewt help file
items.dat	Newton views, scripts ** DO NOT EDIT **
readme.txt	This file
startup.txt	Suggestions for getting starting
regnum.exe	Program to enter your registration number

\WINDOWS directory:

winnewt.ini	WinNewt INI file

\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:

vbrun100.dll	Visual Basic 1.0 runtime file
vbio.vbx	Visual Basic extension
setupkit.dll	required for setup
ver.dll		required for setup

* Registering WinNewt

WinNewt costs $35.00 (US), and I have tried to set it up to 
make registration easy. You select Register WinNewt from the 
Help menu, fill in the blanks, print the information, and send 
in the fee by check, money order, cashier's check, or cash. I 
hope to eventually establish an account with an online service 
like Kagi to accept credit cards as well as other payment 
forms. When I receive your registration fee, I will send your 
your registration code. If you include your e-mail address, I 
will send your code as well as any upgrade notices or bug fixes 
by that route.

* Technical Support

WinNewt has a home page on the Internet! Point your WWW browser to:

http://members.aol.com/WinNewt/WinNewt.html

Here you will always find the latest version of WinNewt, and you can
read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list. Try this list to see
if the answer to your problem is there. If not, you can ask for
technical support by sending e-mail to:

WinNewt@aol.com

I try to answer all questions, but I give priority to registered users.

Thank you for trying WinNewt!

* Sysop information

You have permission to distribute the demonstration version of 
WinNewt in its original form with its supporting files as long 
as you:

1. Identify it as demoware, and
2. Leave all intellectual property (copyright) notices in place

There are no scanned photos or images in this work. All artwork 
(icons, bitmaps etc.) is my own work.

* Legal Statements

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
WHATSOEVER. BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF CONDITIONS AND HARDWARE 
UNDER WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS 
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER IS ADVISED TO 
TEST THE PROGRAM THOROUGHLY BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST 
ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF 
SELLER OR MANUFACTURER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT 
REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.

WARNING

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROTECTED BY U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW (TITLE 17 
UNITED STATES CODE). UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION AND/OR SALE MAY 
RESULT IN IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO ONE YEAR AND FINES OF UP TO 
$100,000 (17 USC 506). COPYRIGHT INFRINGERS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT 
TO CIVIL LIABILITY.

Copyright ©1995 Timothy C. Hodges
All Rights Reserved Worldwide

WinNewt is a trademark of Timothy C. Hodges.

NOTICES

Newton is a registered trademark, and NewtonScript, Newton 
Toolkit, and NTK are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks and 
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Version History

Version 1.11
Fixed buttonClickScript text/print bug
Added support for COM3 and COM4
Added option to receive registration by e-mail or U.S. Postal
Demo release includes SETUP.EXE files to reduce confusion

Version 1.1a
First public release (demo and registered versions)
Added regnum.exe to simplify registration
SETUP1.EXE asks which COM port to use
Better View counter logic
Cosmetic changes to Selected View, Prefs, Browser

Version 1.1
Second beta release 
Fixed a few bugs
Support for user protos added

Version 1.0
Initial beta release