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A powerful (and slightly complicated,) internet browser for Newton OS 1.x and up also with a very small memory footprint. It is fully compatible with frames and forms. A number of file extensions can also be handled by Newt's Cape, they are:
•.htm/.html for web pages
•.txt for text documents
•.gif for 'gif' formatted images
•.jpg/.jpeg for 'jpeg' images
•.bmp/.wbm for bit-mapped images
•.pkg for Newton applications
•.pdb for Palm data files
•.prc for Palm OS books with 'TEXtREAd' or 'vIMGView' type ID's
•.wav for 'wav' audio files
•.aif/.aiff for 'aiff' audio files
•.au for 'au' audio files
•.mod for 'mod' audio files
•.class/.pdb/.wrp/.jar creates a Waba app on the Newton
It can also create Newtonbooks with text, graphics, links, tables and forms from HTML documents via the internet. WebClipping is also supported. Newt's Cape is a (well-supported) commercial product, $20 US or $10 US for students. Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, English, French, and German are all supported. A 45 day demo is available at the link below.
Newt's Cape's Home Page (
An Alternate Link)
- Q: What about NOS 2.x? Sez only "for Newton OS 1.x" above...
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