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Newton Sync Utility for Mac OS X

Posted by pudge on from the this-is-almost-tempting dept.

zdryer writes "The Newton refuses to die! John Anderson has released nSync Public Preview 1, a Newton sync program designed for Mac OS X 10.2. It's rough right now (only supports serial connections, only syncs clock and AddressBook), but Anderson has big plans (TCP/IP connections, iCal support) and an open plug-in architecture. Also, once he sells 300 copies @ $34 each, he's going to release the source under a BSD-style license."

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  1. First the nSync software... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    next thing you know, it'll be the Apple iBrittney.

  2. Hey, that gives me an idea! by Noose+For+A+Neck · · Score: 1, Funny
    Wouldn't it be cool if there were a site that we could go to where we could find out about all these software releases? We could make it a center of the open source community, where developers can post news about revisions of their pet software projects.

    Anyone got any name ideas? I was thinking of "Freshmeat", but I think I've seen that somewhere before...

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  3. Naming of products.... by cuyler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I wouldn't have named my product nSync....

  4. silly boy band by kraksmoka · · Score: 2, Funny
    man, and just when i had gotten my powerbook 1400 with the ir panel, now they have stuff for jaguar!

    Don't worry, my little newton! The Newton shall rise again!!!!

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  5. Hence,,, by floydigus · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you have not made millions from manufacturing boy bands.

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  6. Cocoa in NewtonScript by RevAaron · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you can write Cocoa apps in NewtonScript!

    As a part of nSync's cool plug-in archetecture, you have the ability to get at anything in the Newton's soup system, an object database in which all data on the Newton is stored. Not only can you get to any Newton data from Cocoa, you can also execute arbitrary NewonScript!

    Meaning, with a little creativity, you could write NewtonScript Cocoa apps. Make the GUI using InterfaceBuilder, and make callbacks to the NewtonScript side for the logic. It's like having asyncronous multiprocessing! WOOT!

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    1. Re:Cocoa in NewtonScript by John+Anderson · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yup, you could offload some of that heavy processing to your Newton, freeing up your G4 for more important tasks, like games and porn. Move over, Quartz Extreme :-)