Main Application Window

The Einstein screen is divided into three horizontal areas. The top area shows the main menu bar, followed by the toolbar below. The main part of the screen shows the emulator.

The window is resizable by dragging the corners. Holding the Shift key while dragging will resize uniformly. The window size can be reset by choosing Window > Original Size form the main menu. The screen resolution can be changed in the Settings panel.

Selecting text on the MessagePad and dragging it to the clipboard area will make the text available to the host's clipboard, so it can be pasted into host applications using Ctrl-V/Cmd-V. MP2x00 US ROMs only.

Main Menu Bar

File > Quit : quit the emulator. Flash Memory and PCCard Memory are saved. All window positions are saved for the next launch.

Platform > Install Package... : a file chooser will open. Select a .pkg file to install it on your MessagePad. Packages can also be installed by dragging them form the Finder/Explorer onto the main screen. Packages can also be dragged from a web page browser. Einstein will download and install them. Einstein can not yet decompress and unpack files from archives like .zip, .sit, or .hqx files,

Platform > Power Button : clicking the power button or selecting this menu will put the MessagePad in or out of sleep mode.

Platform > Backlight : toggle the backlight on or off

Platform > PCCard Slot # : insert a PCCard into one of the PCMCIA slots. If a card is in the slot, the corresponding entry will be in bold font. If a card is in the other slot, it will be grayed out. Selecting a different card will first eject the current card and insert the new card five seconds later.

Window > Original SIze : If the window was resized and the content is stretched, choosing the menu will reset the window to 1:1 scaling.

Window > Fullscreen : remove any decoration from the emulator window and stretch the window to fill the entire screen. This is great for an original MessagePad feeling on smaller pen-based devices.

Window > Monitor : open the Monitor window. The Monitor is used for tracing and debugging Newton machine code.

Window > Toolkit : open the Toolkit window. The Toolkit is a small NewtoScript developer environment that is integrated into Einstein. There is a NewtonScript Tutoriall that introduces developing apps for NewtonOS on EInstein.

Window > Settings... : open the Settings window.

Help > About Einstein... : Open the About dialog. The About box provides version information and a copyright notice.

Main Toolbar

Power : clicking the power button or selecting the power menu will put the MessagePad in or out of sleep mode.

Backlight : toggle the backlight on or off. On desktop machines, this changes white parts of the screen to green.

PCCards : insert a PCCard into one of the PCMCIA slots. Clicking into the upper half of the button will select the upper slot. Clicking on the lower half will select the lower slot. If a card is in the slot, the corresponding entry will be in bold font. If a card is in the other slot, it will be grayed out. Selecting a different card will first eject the current card and insert the new card five seconds later.

Install Package : a file chooser will open. Select a .pkg file to install it on your MessagePad. Packages can also be installed by dragging them form the Finder/Explorer onto the main screen. Packages can also be dragged from a web page browser. Einstein will download and install them. Einstein can not yet decompress and unpack files from archives like .zip, .sit, or .hqx files,