February 24th, 2010
“Part of what makes the Newton so great are groups like these. I certainly would never have bought my two Newts if there wasn’t such an active community out there. Working with retro-tech like the Emate or MP130 can be a wonderful challenge.
Newton fans certainly seem to some of the most active and vocal user groups. The fact that we’re still developing for a platform that’s been ‘dead’ for over a decade is impressive.”
– Bjorn Keizers, a newbie to the Newtontalk list in December.
Posted by davelawrence8 at 7:25 am on February 24th, 2010. Categories: community. Tags: community, eMate, groups, messagepad, newton, newtontalk, platform. Subscribe via RSS.
September 17th, 2008
When iPhone developer Steve Sprang needed interface ideas for his new painting app, he looked to a platform he knew well – the Newton.
Sprang got hold of an MP2000 in college and created the Newton freeware app, Lathe, as a simple 3D modeler. Today, he’s working on Brushes – a “natural-media style painter” that, taking a look at the screenshots, looks like a beautiful, detailed app for the iPhone (examples of Brushes-created artwork can be seen at iArtMobile).
Sprang, a former software engineer at Apple, used the Newton’s undo/redo buttons (above) in his Brushes app as a nod to his former platform. Since he left Apple, Sprang has welcomed his new role as an independent iPhone app creator.
“Developing for the iPhone has been a good experience so far,” Sprang says. “I think it’s been a great move for me, and I hope to be able to do it long term — more projects are in the pipeline!”
Brushes is available at the iPhone App Store for $4.99.
Posted by davelawrence8 at 6:00 am on September 17th, 2008. Categories: ipod/iphone, software. Tags: app store, apple, application, brushes, developer, iphone, iphone 36, lathe, messagepad, newton, platform. Subscribe via RSS.