ROM-Soup

Tool for exploring the ROM Soup from Newton ROM images. This reads all of the NewtonScript objects from a given ROM image, and recreates them inside a NEWT/0 virtual machine. It then allows you to explore these recreations.

Download the app from the releases tab. If you build from source, remember to initialize&update the git submodules.

Need a ROM image? Try:

• Newt J1 Armistice v629AS.00
• Newton Notepad 1.0b1
• Original MessagePad 1.3 (414059)

Features

Interactive NEWT/0 Console

• Includes a copy of Jason Harper's ViewFrame to decompile NewtonScript functions (note: presently disabled in 64-bit builds). Not all functions decompile yet, as there are some NEWT/0 bugs preventing ViewFrame from functioning properly.
• Uses WebKit's Inspector for the console. Yes, JS->ObjC->NewtonScript is strange. But I find this more enjoyable than a basic NSTextView console.

Bitmap + PICT Browser

• Right click image(s) to save them as PNG files.
• Some images may not decode properly in the 64-bit version.

Sound Browser

• Double click or use the enter key to play the sound in the tool.
• Right click sounds(s) to save them as AIFF files.

Blob Browser

• Double click to view a HexFiend powered hex dump of the blob.
• Right click blob(s) to export them to disk.

Strings Browser