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NewtonID 2.0 for NOS 2.x

Foundation Systems and Adam Tow
Last Update: January 1, 1998

Copyright (c) 1997-1998 Foundation Systems. All Rights Reserved
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What is NewtonID?
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NewtonID is a free application for the Newton user and developer
community that simplifies and standardizes software registration.
It has the following features:

	1) Universal Owner Name
	2) Displays the Newton's Hardware Serial Number
	3) Repository for software registration codes

Third-party applications that key their registration codes based
on an owner card sometimes run into problems on Newtons with 
multiple owner cards.

NewtonID eliminates this problem by creating a Universal Owner
Name for handling software registration. In addition, NewtonID
displays a Newton's hardware serial number. Applications that are
NewtonID-Aware can base their software registration schemes in
three ways:

	1) NewtonID Owner Name
	2) Hardware Serial Number
	3) Both (1) and (2)

For more information on NewtonID, please refer to the
NewtonID User's Guide.


What's new in NewtonID 2.0?
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The following are features added to NewtonID since version 1.8:

	o Redesigned User Interface (UI)
	o NewtonID Documentation available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
	o Revised NewtonID API Documentation.


What's in this package?
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Included in this package are the following files:

o newtonid.txt: Readme file for NewtonID.
o NewtonID 2.0.pkg: The NewtonID 2.0 package.
o NewtonID 2.0 Manual.pdf: The NewtonID Manual in PDF format. 

NOTE: To view the NewtonID documentation, you will need to install Adobe
Acrobat for your PC. Please visit the Adobe website for more information
on Acrobat: http://www.adobe.com/acrobat


Installation and Usage
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Please refer to the NewtonID User's Guide included in this archive
for instructions on installing and using NewtonID.


Developer API
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The Public API for NewtonID is available in the NewtonID User's Guide.
There is also a NewtonID Developer's Kit available from Foundation
Systems. Please visit their website at: http://www.tow.com/ for more
information on making your applications NewtonID-Aware.


Pricing and availability
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NewtonID is free for use by the Newton community, developers and users.

You can always get the latest version of NewtonID from the
Foundation Systems website:

	http://www.tow.com/downloads/downloads.html
		

Contacting Foundation Systems
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Foundation Systems is committed to creating synergy within the
Newton community. Its products are dedicated to those who become
successful by helping other people become successful.

If you have any questions and comments regarding NewtonID, or any
other product by Foundation Systems, please contact us at:

	Internet:	support@tow.com

	WWW:		http://www.tow.com/
	
	Mail:		Foundation Systems
				PO Box 2330
				Stanford, CA 94309-2330
				USA