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Huzzah! Mmmm … tables.

Thanks, Eric! I’ll give this another go as soon as I can.

Here’s a minimalist version of the site rendered on my Newton MessagePad 2100 using Courier. For some reason, I can’t get the site to load using the Newt’s Cape browser. It conks out with a “headSpec” error … maybe something to do with a malformed HTTP header?

There’s another one being planned for January … stay tuned.

Don’t forget about the meetup tomorrow!

It is rather silly, especially since Newton OS supports multibyte Unicode not just 8-bit ASCII.

FWIW, Newton OS will be affected by a year 2040 problem as well. https://newtonglossary.com/terms/year-2040-problem

The last Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) of 2025 is coming up! Global Newton Users Meetup #18 Saturday, December 27th, 2025 @ 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 NewtonTalk...

Don’t forget about today’s meetup. 17:00 UTC 09:00 AM Pacific 10:00 AM Mountain 12:00 PM Eastern

The next Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) has been scheduled! Global Newton Users Meetup #17 Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 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 NewtonTalk...

It’d be great to see you there. I’ll likely post a new thread for the next meetup, though.

The video will be posted to YouTube, hopefully within a few days. We’re looking at scheduling another meetup in October or early November.

The first Global Newton Users Meetup (GNUM) in over a year is happening next weekend! Global Newton Users Meetup #16 Saturday, September 27th 2025, 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...

I’m looking for a printed, physical copy of the MessagePad 2100 User Manual. I have a couple of printed copies of the MP2000 manual (and the MP2100 Getting Started booklet), but in all my years of using and collecting Newton stuff, I have never seen an MP2100 manual in person. I’m wondering if...

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