Newton Internet Enabler 1.1 Release Notes
January 16, 1997
Copyright 1996-1997 Apple Computer, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Welcome to the Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) 1.1 Release!  NIE is a set of
libraries that allows developers to write Internet software for the Newton
device.  When used in conjunction with an NIE-compatible application it allows
you to access information on the Internet.

This distribution contains the following files:

InternetEnabler.pkg -- A package file that contains the NIE 1.1 libraries and
TCP/IP stack.
InternetSetup.pkg -- An application that allows you to configure NIE to work
with one or more Internet Service Providers (ISP's).
ISPTemplates.pkg -- A package file used by the InternetSetup application.  It
contains templates for a number of popular ISPs, to help you configure NIE 1.1.
NIE 1.1 User's Guide.pdf -- An Adobe Acrobat file that describes how to set up and
use NIE 1.1.

This release is an incremental update to NIE 1.0.  The principal new features are:

    * Support for PAP/CHAP authentication
    * Support for SecurID login
    * More ISP Templates
    * Bug fixes.

Please see the User's Guide for information on installing and using NIE 1.1.


Last Minute Notes:

There is one known problem which is quite serious but which we have
determined will have minimal, if any, impact to users.

The problem surfaced on Tuesday, January 14, 1997, when a commercial ISP
experienced a problem with one of its connection ports resulting in 24 of
their lines shutting down.  This ISP problem caused NIE 1.1 to reset the
Newton device after an alert slip was dismissed by the user.  This reset problem
surfaced only when a PC modem was used and did not appear when an external
modem was used.  No user data loss occurred.

Extensive testing has verified that this symptom will not arise through actions
explicitly taken by the end user to disconnect from a service.  The proper
alert is displayed in each instance we've tested against and each instance
did not result in the unit resetting.

Given the conditions that an ISP has to cause the connection drop through
catastrophic loss of service, and the fact that it only happens with a PC modem,
we feel confident that this problem will have minimal impact to NIE 1.1 users.
The NIE engineering team will continue to investigate this problem with the
desire to implement a fix in the next release of NIE.