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Hope to see you there! The format of the meetups have always been pretty loose, so if you have questions specific to Newton programming or whatever, this would be a great place to bring them up.

Another month means another Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) is in the works! Global Newton Users Meetup #15 Saturday, May 18th 2024, 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of Apple’s Newton platform. Details on the...

I have a pair of NeXTstation boxen, but would need to nab a BlueSCSI to pop into them for testing. Happy to help where I can.

Even though I’m mostly a collector of Newton devices, I do have a soft spot for Handspring Visors.

Don’t forget … this meetup is tomorrow!

A new month means yet another Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) is in the works! (Yes, I realize that it’s only been a week since the last one.) Global Newton Users Meetup #14 Saturday, April 6th 2024, 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados...

The first Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) of 2024 is just around the corner. Global Newton Users Meetup #13 Saturday, March 30th 2024, 17:00 UTC Join us on Zoom for a casual, online get-together for fans, aficionados, developers, and collectors of Apple’s Newton platform. Details on the...

More information from the Newton FAQ: Why won’t the package installer recognize a .pkg file? http://newtonfaq.com/newton-faq-nos.html#IIIC3

Nice. Hadn’t run across that company before.

Yeah, it’s one of those sites that requires regular visits to see what’s been added to the inventory.

I’ve had luck finding various replacement parts using DV Warehouse.

Relatedly, here’s a great resource for identifying type and creator codes. https://whitefiles.org/dta/pgs/f01_cr_typ_lst.pdf

Ok, that’s odd. GEOL is the creator designation for AppleLink. HBSF indicates that it’s an AppleLink package file. That .pkg must have either been downloaded using AppleLink or someone’s system automatically assigned that type/creator combination to an otherwise unknown file.

Here are a few of examples that should work. There are original .pkg files inside hqx’d StuffIt archives. http://newted.org/resources/dragonhack/dragonhack.hqx http://newted.org/resources/gesturelaunch/gesturelaunch30.hqx http://newted.org/resources/gesturelaunch/gesturelaunch31.hqx If these...

Excited about the HIDHopper project, too.