[NTLK] NewtHack

[joe kallo]

Hi Eric,

True story: I took up learning mobile device programming in the late 00s
specifically to try to learn Newt OS so I could crack Newthack. I am a
great lover of nethacks and a lover of all things Newton. I managed to
learn Objective C, and make a pretty popular iOS app (way back when apps
were new), but I never managed to figure out a way to unlock Newthack. If
you make any headway in this quest, please let me know. I'd dig out my MP
to celebrate, for sure.

For the rest of you: I think I have been on the list since that time and
have maybe posted 3x. Thanks for carrying on the Newton conversations vis a
vis poutine etc! It's nice to have a nearly daily reminder of all the fun I
had with my MPs over the years.

Best,
Joe

On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM Eric Hill <eric at amigalove.com> wrote:

> Howdy folks,
>
> Back in 1996-97 a fellow named Christopher Dopp created a very cool
> roguelike for Newtons called Newthack. He even created a sound package for
> it to really give the game some juice. You start with a character stats
> screen where you can re-roll your attributes before you start hackin' and
> slashin' your way through the dungeon of doom.
>
> The problem:
> The game found anywhere online is (of course) the shareware version. Once
> you complete Level 1, the game abruptly ends. You can only continue if you
> have a software key.
>
> That last version of NewtHack is 1.1.
>
> There is an 8-digit key found on Google Groups and elsewhere but it is for
> v1.0. The code for v1.0 doesn't work with 1.1.
>
> Does anyone here have either 1) a registered copy PKG of 1.1 they could
> extract or 2) an 8-digit registration key for NewtHack 1.1? Total shot in
> the dark but worth a try.
>
> Back in 2021, I actually contacted the original software dev to even offer
> to buy a key all these years later. He responded and told me he was unable
> to recover the Zip disk that had the original source for the project, but
> he appreciated the flashback. He also mentioned that he was totally fine
> with someone hacking the game if anybody wanted to give that a shot to
> bypass the registration code. He even asked me to let him know if anyone
> was ever successful!
>
> Anyone have a key? If not, does anyone have ultra-rare version 1.0 (which
> is nowhere to be found online)? I've been told that version 1 was only
> available for a very short time before 1.1 was published, hence why there
> seems to be zero trace of it anywhere. Except, maybe, on someone's Newton!
>
>
> Thanks!
> Eric
>
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