CrozzWord and Newton

documentaryAdditional notes

  • Newton: 1993-1998 (memories), 1998- (lives on); 3/2018 crossword honors the Newton on the
    20th anniversary of its official discontinuation -- 25 years since its initial release.
  • This note provides some supplemental information.
  • Newton: xWord Buddy -- note below
  • Java (Zaurus, iPaq, Mac, Win, Lnx): CrozzWord -- note& image below
  • doonesburyAuthor's notes: wherever you see "*" in a theme clue, read "Newton".
    This bends the rules in a few places to get other words/letters to fit/cross,
    mainly by poking a little fun at the Newton and its overly-maligned character recognition. So, there are several somewhat strange letter sequences in this puzzle -- notice '[misrecognized]' in clues.

newtonxWord Buddy

  • It was possible once to download a .puz file on the Newton with Newt's Cape and
    open it in Tactile's xWord Buddy (xWB) using a Newt's Cape helper app for xWB 1.x.
    Maybe version 1.0b9 that I found is too old? (plus it expires immediately: no unlock code avail).
    xWB 2.1 has plugin settings for NetHopper & Newt's Cape, which don't appear to work
    -- updating my helperApp page for xWB 2.1 doesn't work due to an apparent xWB API change
    (before it also expired).
  • If anyone has a working Newton with a registered version of xWord Buddy,
    and can transfer and display .puz files, could you send me a screenshot of
    newton1.puz? Thx. I'd then replace generic screenshot [on right]

newtonCrozzWord

  • CrozzWord, a Java-based app that I developed in 2002-2003,
    can still open local .puz files (Crozzword is no longer supported)
  • on right: this Newton puzzle in CrozzWord (macOS High Sierra)