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If you use the NewtPack plug-in with either Newt Dev Env or Newt's Cape to save packages , these utilities are essential if you want to move your packages from the Newton for distribution. You backup your Newton with NCK (Newton Connection Kit), then use a Mac or Windows version of a third-party "Extract Package" utility. These utilities do NOT work currently with the Newton Backup Utility for NOS 2.0 systems -- for NOS 2.0, see Newton Package Uploader.
Mac shareware Extract Package.
Windows pledgeware Extract Package.
*Note: If ExtractPackage doesn't work initially, you may need Visual Basic 3.0 or msafinx.dll installed.
Windows shareware PackXTract
DOS-based package extractor
Newton Package Uploader (NPU) is a free utility to upload packages from a NOS-2.0 Newton to (some) Macintosh clients. After selecting a package in Extras, you just select Upload Package from the Action menu, and start the desktop application. Questions, comments to Greg Simon.
There are several other package uploaders for NOS 2.0.
PackType is a small Mac application for fixing the type/creator so that a package can be used (more easily) with Mac package download utilities. If you're a Mac developer, use it on the package after uploading to your Mac (if the icon's not correct) before distributing; if you're a non-Mac developer, you can distribute it with your package so that Mac users can drag-and-drop the package onto it.
Note: "NANUG" refers to North Atlanta Newton User Group NANUG _protoReality newsletter.
You can often find NewtonScript and Newt-related questions on comp.sys.newton.programmer.
Mario Marinelli has set up a LISTSERV for Newt (thanks!).
Last updated: 13 Dec 1996
Steve Weyer - weyer@netaxs.com