Apple Newton Utilities User Manual

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Understanding Memory Manager messages

To understand Memory Manager messages, you need to
know a little bit about how your Newton device stores
information and applications. For a detailed explanation of
every message you might see in Memory Manager, consult
the Appendix.

Application names Applications are stored with unique
names, so that the Newton device doesn’t confuse one
application with another. Memory Manager uses the unique
application name when it asks you what to do with
information it finds.

Soup Information belonging to a particular application. For
example, your Notepad notes comprise a soup. Each
application sets aside space for its own soup. Some soups
are identified with numerical codes, others with names.

Soup entry A piece of information stored in a soup. For
example, each card in the Name File is an entry in the Name
File’s soup.

Orphan soup Information belonging to an application that’s
not on your Newton device. When you delete an application
from your Newton device using the Remove Software
command, the information belonging to that application is
not always deleted. Memory Manager lets you remove that
information and free storage space.

System entry Information (such as preference settings)
that an application has stored in the Newton device’s
system area.

NCK Newton Connection Kit, a program that lets you
transfer information between your personal computer and
your Newton device. When you use NCK, Newton stores
some information about the transfer. If you later delete an
application, you can save storage space by deleting the NCK
information that corresponds to that application.