Yes, NEWFF and it's special cases NEWFIT and NEWPR have been obsolete since 2010b. However, they still can be used.
It would be preferable, if you have them, to use the current functions (Special cases FITNET and PATTERNNET that call FEEDFORWARDNET)
Details on use can be obtained using the HELP and DOC commands.
Typically, the inability to match computer results, given the weights, is because the default MINMAX NORMALIZATION of the input and target AND MINMAX DENORMALIZATION of the output are not taken into account.
You can probably find examples by searching the NEWSGROUP and ANSWERS including MINMAX and/or NORMALIZATION and/or DENORMALIZATION as search words. Also consider using
help minmax
doc minmax
Hope this helps.
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Greg