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Newton OS was an operating system Apple Computer built for its Newton line of personal digital assistants, released on August 3, 1993 and developed through a final version, 2.1, in March 1997. Written entirely in C++, it was engineered to be lightweight, favoring low power consumption and efficient memory use, and its applications came preinstalled in ROM to speed startup and leave more storage for the user's own data. Its best known feature was handwriting recognition, built on CalliGrapher technology, which drew criticism in its early form but improved substantially with Newton OS 2.0 and could recognize hand-printed text, cursive writing or a mix of both alongside stylus input and an on-screen keyboard. Newton devices ran on ARM processors, and the system offered a graphical interface with screen rotation, tabbed document organization and infrared document transfer, supporting both compiled C++ applications and NewtonScript, an interpreted language built for the platform. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
Status
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Discontinued 1
Year
1993 1
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What programming language was Newton OS software written in besides C++?

NewtonScript, a prototype-based language made for the Newton platform and influenced by Self.

Besides compiled C++ applications, Newton OS supported NewtonScript, a language built for the platform. NewtonScript is a prototype-based programming language created to write programs for the Newton platform. It is heavily influenced by the Self programming language, but it was modified to suit the needs of mobile and embedded devices.
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1. Wikipedia: Newton OS
  • Wikipedia Newton OS infobox discontinued=1997
  • Infobox: license
    Proprietary EULA
  • Infobox: released
    August 3, 1993
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead sentence
    Newton OS is a discontinued operating system for the Apple Newton PDAs produced by Apple Computer, Inc.
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Wikidata: Newton OS
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