What is Notepad Server?

Notepad Server allows you to use nHTTPd 1.2 or better to serve web pages from your Newton Notepad. And that's it. (Although this is no small feat since as you know, the Newton doesn't have any notion of files and directories!).

What is nHTTPd?

nHTTPd is a small web server based on a technical writeup Ray Rischpater did for develop magazine in March 1997. In the form it was released in, nHTTPd was fairly non-functional, but after some tweaking of the publicly available source code, it is now capable of working with my Notepad Server CGP (included) to serve notes from your Newton OS Notepad. The original nHTTPd is released under Gnu Public License (see GPL.html) as will the source to this build when it is finalized but until then I will keep development of nHTTPd private.

What do I need to use these packages?

Since Notepad Server relies on a TCP/IP connection established by nHTTPd, Newton OS 2.x and NIE 1.1 (or greater) are required and because of the prestidigitation we do to turn Notes into web pages, a maximum of heap is recommended.

Although it's not required, a static IP is nice, too, as it is with any type of server you run.

OK. Let's Get Started.

I suggest installing your new server in 3 steps.

1. Install nHTTPd and make sure you can get a connection with it. But you still won't be able to serve web pages.
2. Not until you have installed Notepad Server
3. And written some web pages for service on the WWW.
4. Now you're ready.

Miscellaneous Items:

• Read the Version History of nHTTPd and Notepad Server
• Read the latest Bug Report
• Mail the author.