
Get Started with NTK
Connect the Inspector
NTK contains an Inspector window, where you type code that is compiled into NewtonScript, downloaded to the Newton, and executed; the result is then displayed in the Inspector window. To work, the Inspector must be connected to the Newton.
When the Inspector is connected, NTK can download packages to the Newton without any action necessary on the Newton. If the Inspector isn't connected, downloading requires starting the download from within NTK and on the Newton.
Here is how to connect the Inspector:
On the Macintosh
- Select Connect Inspector from the Window menu. Or, if the Inspector window is already open, tap the Connect icon (see FIGURE 2.11).
On the Newton
- Tap the Toolkit icon to open the Toolkit App slip (see FIGURE 2.12).
- Set the type of connection to "Serial".
- Tap the Connect Inspector button. The Newton displays a progress slip momentarily (see FIGURE 2.13), and then that slip disappears.

FIGURE 2.11 : The Inspector window when not connected.

FIGURE 2.12 : The Toolkit App slip (when not connected).

FIGURE 2.13 : Connection progress slip.
Once the Inspector is connected, the Inspector window is opened (see FIGURE 2.14). It is not sufficient to use Open Inspector on the Macintosh; it merely opens the Inspector window. You still need to select Connect Inspector (or click the "Connect" button) to establish a connection.

FIGURE 2.14 : The Inspector window when connected.
- Verify the Connection
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An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.
Last modified: 1 DEC 1996