[NTLK] NewtFrotz?

[Sonny Hung]

Hi Marisa,

Did a google search for the keywords, "yazi *from* newton registration code
<https://www.google.com/search?num=10&client=safari&hs=9AUB&sca_esv=a5849753dad976a5&rls=en&biw=1706&bih=864&sxsrf=APpeQntC-tCZWN35_E6WrWuwmJ0mogalFA:1792075582066&q=yazi+from+newton+registration+code&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc5OrjobyXAxWRMWIAHVTxMQgQBSgAegQIERAB>
"
Part of the answer pulled up is the following. I hope this helps as I have
not idea if Sanjay is still responding to requests.

How to Get a Free Registration Code
While Scrawlsoft closed its doors long ago, *Sanjay Vakil*, one of the
original developers of the app, generously provides free registration codes
to vintage computing hobbyists upon request. [1
<http://myapplenewton.blogspot.com/2012/01/yazi-play-zork-hitchhikers-guide-to.html>
]
To get your unique registration code, you can reach out directly via email:

   - *Contact:* Sanjay Vakil
   - *Email:* svakil at gmail.com
   - *What to include:* You must provide your specific *NewtonID serial
   number*, as the registration codes are uniquely generated based on your
   hardware ID.

God bless,

Sonny Hung
the Hung Family


On Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk <
newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:

> That is because it is not registered. That's why i asked about
> registering it. That is what version i have now.
>
>
> Marisa
>
> On 10/14/26 12:16 PM, Alexander Shendi via NewtonTalk wrote:
> > I have sucessfully used YAZI 2.0 from <
> https://www.unna.org/view.php?/games/YAZI1>. I did not need to enter any
> kind of key. Unfortunately it can't play any kind of story files newer than
> V3.
> >
> > I too have never heard of NewtFrotz...
> >
> > On October 14, 2026 9:07:15 PM GMT+02:00, MarisaG
> <marisag at haikumail.online> wrote:
> >> I think yazi would work if I had a key for it.
> >>
> >> Marisa
> >>
> >> On October 14, 2026 10:26:18 AM PDT, Morgan Aldridge <
> morgant at makkintosshu.com> wrote:
> >>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at 00:48 Marisa Giancarla via NewtonTalk <
> >>> newtontalk at newtontalk.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have been looking for this but it appears to have vanished. The only
> >>>> google link is broken and it doesn't appear to be in unna. If you have
> >>>> the .pkg file i would appreciate sending my way so i can rectify this
> >>>> situation :)
> >>>
> >>> Interesting, I had not heard of NewtFrotz. What link does Google
> provide
> >>> you?
> >>>
> >>> I wasn't able to find any results on DuckDuckGo (Bing) or Google,
> though
> >>> Google gave me an AI summary without saying there was ever a version
> ported
> >>> to Newton OS.
> >>>
> >>> I did perform a case-insensitive search for "frotz" in UNNA.org (the
> >>> archives & mirrors), both files and full-text, to no avail.
> >>>
> >>> I also didn't find much on if-archive.org. No Newton OS software
> other than
> >>> YAZI, anyway. There are many pen-computing ports of frotz, including
> >>> PalmOS, Windows CE, Psion, etc.:
> >>>
> >>> <https://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/>
> >>>
> >>> Morgan
> >>>
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