NewtNews-134-25Mar97

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by Steve Holden <newtnews@pobox.com>.  This is a weekly freeware

newsletter that focuses on the Apple Newton and related technologies.

NewtNews Copyright 1994-97 Steve Holden.  All rights reserved.  See the

Administrivia at end for details and FAQ info.



This issue of NewtNews is sponsored in part by:



 + PDA & HANDHELD DIRECT - Putting Technology in the Palm of Your Hand!

   800-279-4PDA 219-882-5228 [F]:219-845-0578 <http://www.pdadirect.com>



 + QuickFigure Pro v.3.1 - New version of the spreadsheet solution from

   PelicanWare! - <sales@pelicanware.com> - <http://www.pelicanware.com>



 + TeleType GPS and moving map for the Newton - Never get lost again -

   <http://www.teletype.com/gps/> - <TeleTypeGPS@teletype.com>



 + INFORMED FILLER FOR NEWTON - Custom Electronic Forms Integrated With

   Your Desktop - Shana Corp - <info@shana.com> - <http://www.shana.com>



 + PowerMedia presents 'Arcade Game Pack' - Birds With Lances, Rocks

   In Space, Frogs vs. Cars - US$29.95 - <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi>



 + VITAMIN A MENU EDITOR - Stand Alone has released it's custom and caret

   menu editor and creator! - Demo at: <http://www.standalone.com/newton>



 + X-Port, KwikMenu, NewtPaint, Quicknames Pro, proCALC Ex - Newton 2.0

   solutions - <sales@landware.com> - <http://www.landware.com>



 + WinSlurp from Rare White Tiger Creations - Available via WWW at:

   <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/heringermr/winslurp.htm>.



 + RidgeNet - ARA, SLIP, PPP access to the Internet from Ridgecrest, CA.

   <http://owens.ridgecrest.ca.us/RidgeNET/RidgeNETWelcome.html>





Table of Contents

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 1. Top News

 2. Comments from the Editor

 3. Information from Email

 4. Information from the Internet

 5. Top Weekly Magazine Stories Of Interest

 6. NewtNews Tips and Tricks You Can Use On Your Newton

 7. Other Related Technology

 8. Edupage, 17Mar97 thru 23Mar97

 9. INNOVATION, 17Mar97

10. Dear Newton Developer

11. Other Tidbits of Information

12. Advertising Notes

13. Product and Service Information

14. Guest Opinions

15. Review: Follow-Ups

16. Administrivia





Top News

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** NEWTON VITAL PART IN RECENT USMC EXERCISES **



The United States Marine Corps (USMC) recently completed a series of

training exercises called "Hunter Warrior" that integrated a host of new

technologies to test their impact on the 'information warrior' of the

future.  One of those technologies was the Newton.  The San Diego

Union-Tribune <http://www.union-tribune.com> had a big write-up on page 1

about Hunter Warrior on 17Mar97 that includes a Newton mention and a B/W

picture of a Newton interfacing with a desktop mapping package on page

A-11.



In related news, Federal Computer Week <http://www.fcw.com> published on

17Mar97 also had a series of major Hunter Warrior articles.  There is a

Newton mention on page 32 that talks about how the Newton was changing

the way information was being transmitted between the command center and

the soldier on the ground.  The Newton acted as the 'comms link'

(replacing radio) using GPS hardware and software that interfaced with a

"touch-driven menu that created and transmitted a variety of reports from

the field" using a Ericsson Land Mobile Radio.  These reports were then

fed directly into the Joint Maritime Command Information System (JMCIS)

pipeline that enables the USMC commanders to better direct the battle at

hand.



The Newton gets even more highlight on page 68 of Federal Computer Week,

with an article entitled "Marines test handheld computers for battle"

written by John Stein Monroe.  The article is very positive and includes

a picture of a Newton in a soldiers hand.



** NEWTON KEY PART OF NEW ELECTRONIC COMMERCE **



Steven Sims <steve@dreamsft.demon.co.uk> informed NewtNews early last

week about details surrounding his recent project.  It is a big deal -- a

new enterprise called MobIDIC <http://www.mobidic.com> was launched at

CeBIT, and it basically enables electronic cash transactions via the

Internet.  The main part that Steven was work on included making the

system Newton (specifically MP2K) savvy.  The demoed system at CeBIT was

a MP2K accessing electronic cash smart cards (GemPlus); connected

wirelessly to the Internet (Nokia GSM); securely completing a

transaction; and then providing the end-user with the information

requested (i.e. demo software, reviews, news, maps, directions, etc.

...).



The Web browser they were using is part of 'yet-to-be-announced' Internet

package from LunaTech Research called LunaSuite.  You might be able to

get more info about the status of LunaSuite via their WWW pages at:

<http://www.lunatech.com>.  You can also get more information about this

project via the following WWW page: <http://www.hyperion.co.uk>.



One of the big players in this market is Unisource which plans to use

this financial transaction software to help companies like Time Out

magazine sell their restaurant and entertainment information in the well

understood pay-as-you-go consumer model.  For more information check out:

<http://www.newsdesk.com>.



** CEBIT REPORTS **



Rolf Mller <RMUELLER@hr-online.de> tidbits on CeBIT:



    - Apple didn't have very many MP2Ks on display

    - Apple was showing off WinLinx running on the MP130

    - U.S. Robotics had 7 Pilot 'try out' booths



Heikki Luoma <tria@clinet.fi> reported that a demonstrator of the MP2K at

CeBIT told the crowd that 'Apple' had a 'patch' that would enable the

built-in application Newton Works to be able to except handwriting

recognition.



Thomas Diessel <diessel@bms.de> reported that a colleague of his was at

CeBIT and saw a new prototype Newton telephone being developed by

SIEMENS.  The screen on the unit is much larger than the current MP2K.



Albert Zeeman <101704.1155@compuserve.com> reported that the SIEMENS

home-phone also supports wireless access, and include buttons for

electronic banking services.  The unit was well integrated with the

Newton built-in Names, and supported fax, email, and Web browsing.



AllPen Software circulated a press release via CeBIT letting the world

know that their web browser technology -- NetHopper 3.0 -- was being

bundled with Apple's new MP2K and eMate 300. The NetHopper software was

also being demoed on the SIEMENS Newton phone prototype at CeBIT.



Rainer Joswig <joswig@lavielle.com> reported the following 'new' features

to the SIEMENS prototype: integrated answering machine, and keyboard can

slide inside the machine.  A press release is also suppose to be posted

via: <http://www.siemens.de/newsline/presinfo/pi13030e.htm>.





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  scratches, reduce glare and improve your handwriting recognition by

  simulating the feel of writing on paper. WriteRights are available for

  all Newtons in packs of: 4-for $11.95, 8-for $18.95, and 12-for $24.95.

  Mention NewtNews and receive 10% off our 12-pack. For more info:

  415-929-1002 <Info@ConceptKitchen.com> <http://www.ConceptKitchen.com>

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  QuickFigure Pro 3.1 - Spreadsheet for Newton 2.0 or better operating

  systems. Supports 255 x9999 cell worksheets, landscape mode, direct

  cell entry, worksheet linking, delayed recalc, and over 70 functions.

  Includes QF Exchange for Import/Export with Excel from Mac or Windows.

  From PelicanWare at $59.95+S&H (Upgrades $25+S&H). For more info:

  <info@pelicanware.com>. To order 800.655.6398 or visit resellers.

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Comments from the Editor

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** WHAT'S NEXT FOR NEWTON AT APPLE? **



As reported in last weeks Supplement, it looks like the Newton is, for

the time being, going to be staying at Apple.  The real question is for

how long, and in what form if the MessagePad 2000 is not successful

enough?  I don't have a real good feel for any direction at the moment,

but I do think an 'independent' business unit like Claris would be a step

in the right direction.



Apple keeping the Newton was a surprise to many.  Information Week

<http://www.informationweek.com> even ran a special story about it in

their Monday daily update.  InfoWorld <http://www.infoworld.com> had a

less than positive spin on the story, but what do you expect?!?



** RECOMMITMENT OUR CORE BUSINESS **



I've made an 'executive decision' to cut back the amount of 'related

technology' reporting in NewtNews.  Hopefully, there will be a greater

focus on the Newton, including more software reviews in each issue.



I increased the other PDA coverage starting back in Sep96 mostly because

there was a sense of 'boredom' in the Newton marketplace for me, and I

thought I'd better cover all my options just in case things totally fell

apart.  This definitely increase my work load but still made for an

interesting read.  Unfortunately, I don't think it caught on with Pilot

and Windows CE folks, and it definitely isn't that exciting for me to

report on devices I don't use on a daily basis.  I'll still cover this

stuff when convenient but it won't be as indepth.



Let me know what you think!  NewtNews readers have great ideas and very

good constructive criticism. :-)



** ON THE RUMOR FRONT **



Newton Developer Tools are expected to expand soon -- expect an official

release of the Windows Newton Toolkit (NTK) in the near future, and

following that release, the Newton savvy C++ tools are also suppose to be

released and more 'freely' available.  [EDITOR: It should be noted that

the C++ tools are only ideal of computationally intensive tasks, and for

writing certain types of drivers.  You can not write a 'complete' Newton

application using this tools.]





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        8000+ word English/Spanish Dictionary Reference Tool and

        Translation program for the Newton over the World Wide Web

        at: <http://www.1stopsoft.com>?  AMIGO is available for

        US$24.95 and it comes with a full year of upgrades. For more

        information contact ACCSYS by email at: <rkaplan@well.com>

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  TeleType GPS is software for the Newton which displays your location

  while driving or flying. The software includes a moving map which shows

  you where you are in relation to cities and towns. It is controlled by

  the Garmin 30 TracPack, a powerful yet small Global Positioning System

  (GPS) antenna.  Never get lost again. Email: <TeleTypeGPS@teletype.com>

  or WWW to: <http://www.teletype.com/gps/> for more information.

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Information from Email

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** HARDY'S & CATAMOUNT SOFTWARE'S MARCH NEWSLETTER **



Hardy Macia <newsletter@catamount.com> recently sent out his monthly

newsletter that lets his friends and customers know what is going on in

his neck of the woods.  This issue has some tidbits and impressions on the

new MessagePad 2000; news about an updated to Aloha version 2.3.5; a new

program to help you track your media (CDs, records, video tapes, etc.

...); a plug for Shot Logger <http://www.ProductionMagic.com/>; and news

that Hardy will be at Germany's CeBIT to plug his Newton products.  For

more information check out: <http://www.catamount.com>.



** RUSSIAN NEWTONS GET RUSSIAN HWR **



The Russian company MacCentre has announced an agreement with ParaGraph

International that enables MacCentre to bundle a Russian version of

ParaGraph's FreeStyle for Newton on Newton hardware devices sold by

MacCentre.



** SMITH BARNEY ON NEWTON **



Don Vollum <donv@pelicanware.com> reports recently receiving an

assessment of the recent Apple news by Smith Barney analyst Barry Bosak.

In regards to the Newton, Mr. Bosak writes:



    "Claris (software) and Newton are not impacted by

     the cuts.  We understand that Newton is considered

     to be a critical product, but it will still

     probably be a subject of discussion -- especially

     if a partner is being sought."



Overall, according to Don, Mr. Bosak seemed confident that the cuts were

the right thing to do, and he did seem cautiously optimistic about

Apple's future.



** SCREEN PROTECTORS SUPPORT MP2K **



Janet Honek <roadrunner@losalamos.com> has announced that they now have

Barrier 2000s in stock and ready to ship out to those in need of screen

protection.  For more information check out the following URL:

<http://www.losalamos.com/roadrunner>.



The Concept Kitchen (415.929.1002) also has their WriteRight Screen

Enhancements for the Apple MessagePad 2000 available.  You can purchase

them via your favorite PDA vendor or directly for US$24.95 for a package

of 12.



** BUGS IN CRAZYDICE **



Tim Constantine <timconstan@kagi.com> reports that his recent release of

CrazyDice 1.2 has a couple of bugs related to non-Newton 2.0 devices.  He

is busy working on fixes.  For more information check out the following

URL: <http://www.kagi.com/timconstan>.



** GRAND OPENING OF CAFE PDA **



Thomas Rhee <CafePDA@aol.com> reports the grand opening of Cafe PDA -- a

new PDA related mail order firm specializing in Apple Newton MessagePads

for the consumer and corporate markets.  For more information call:

800.9898.PDA, or FAX: 201.941.2805, or Tech Support: 201.941.4580.  You

can also check out: <http://home.earthlink.net/~cafepda/>.



** HANDHELD SYSTEMS CONFERENCE FINAL AGENDA **



Steve Mann <smann@cdpubs.com> reports that Creative Digital Publishing

has announced that the final agenda for the Handheld Systems Conference

(formerly PDA Developers) has been posted to: <http://www.cdpubs.com>.

The conference is being held on 24-26Apr97  at the San Francisco Airport

Hilton and will include a variety of keynotes, panels, and sponsor

presentations about handheld computing.  For more information you can

also call: 415.621.4252.



** ARE YOU BUYING A MP2K **



Tony McDonald <Tony.McDonald@newcastle.ac.uk> reports that you can "vote"

on if you are going to buy a MessagePad 2000 via the following site:

<http://www.qmark.com/tryitout.html>.  As we went to press nearly 86%

said they had or where going to order a MP2K.



** THE REAL POWER ADAPTER INFO **



NewtNews posted some very incorrect information in issue #133 published

on 11Mar97 in regards to a USENET post by Smittie <smittie@enfour.com>.

It turns out that your old MessagePad power adapter will charge the

rechargeable batteries in the MP2K, but if you want to do a "quick charge"

then you will have to get a new "MP2K savvy power adapter."



** NEWTON MENTION IN SUN EXPERT **



Kevin Hennessy <kfhennessy@lucent.com> reports that the Mar97 edition of

SunExpert has Newton article with details about the MP2K and includes a

history of the Newton development.



** NEW GERMAN NEWTON SITE **



Ralf Uttenthaler <Ralf.Uttenthaler@umediacon.de> brings news of a German

Newton-only online-reseller on the WWW via: <http://www.newton-laden.de>.

The is also a Newton German-user forum available via the following URL:

<http://www.newton-laden.de/newton/pin/gast.html>.



** NEWTON GATHERING AT WWDC?!? **



Ralf Hinz <hinz@dbag.ulm.DaimlerBenz.COM> is interested in trying to get

Newton users together at this years World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)

being held in San Jose, California in May97.



** RECENT NS BASIC NEWS **



NS Basic has a new desktop utility that makes it possible to play

QuickTime movies on Apple's new MP2K and eMate 300.  You can check out a

demo via: <ftp://ftp.nsbasic.com/pub/MovieDemo.sit>.



George Henne at NS BASIC also reports that the latest version 3.60 is

eMate 300 (as well as MP2K) compatible and comes with documentation that

should make it an ideal software application for teaching programming

skills, and can be used as an extension to mathematical and scientific

course work by providing 'excellent' data collection and analysis

capabilities.



For more information about the US$99 Newton development environment known

as NS BASIC check out: <http://www.nsbasic.com> or call: 416.264.5999.



** GPS SOFTWARE FOR NEWTON **



TeleType GPS <gps@teletype.com> mapping software for Newton and Windows

CE with over 23,000 U.S. and Canadian city data points is now shipping.

You can also get, directly from Teletype, U.S. Interstate roads overlay

maps along with either an 8-channel hand-held GPS or a 12-channel mounted

GPS with computer cable.  Pricing with a GPS unit start at US$549.  For

more information check out: <http://www.teletype.com/gps>.



** UPDATE TO PT100 POSTED **



Sanjay Vakil <help@scrawlsoft.com> has announced version 0.97b of PT100

-- his US$25 shareware based VT100 emulator and NIE capable Telnet

application.  This version is reportedly much faster, has 'enhanced

input', smoother scrolling, and numerous bug fixes.  For more information

about this utility check out: <http://www.scrawlsoft.com>.



** QUICKFIGURE DIFFERENCES OUTLINED **



Julienne Flanagin <Julienne@pelicanware.com> reports that PelicanWare has

created a Web page on their site to outline the differences between the

QuickFigure Works application bundled on the MP2K and eMate 300 vs.

their recently released QuickFigure Pro 3.1.  To check out this

information point your favorite browser to: <http://www.pelicanware.com>.



** LATEST DEALS FROM CLUBPDA **



ClubPDA <http://www.clubpda.com> had a host of specials running through

10-15Mar97 via their Email Specials listserver -- Apple MP120s for

US$299; KingMax 20MB Linear Flash Card for US$469; Calise Deluxe Leather

Case for US$$49.95; Calise Executive Leather Case for US$59.95; Apex Data

14.4k PC Card modem for US$114.95; and Holosoft Equate Spreadsheet for

US$59.95.  For more information check out the URL above or call:

888.258.2732.





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$ Designer! $ much more. 260 pg handbook. Cost is $99+5 S&H for all Newtons.

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  PDA and Handheld Direct - MP2000 Coming March 21st

   - Apple MessagePad 2000 Standard Model only $949.00 Product (#22005)

   - Apple MessagePad 2000 Business Bundle only $1099.00 Product #22008

   - Apple Message Pad 130 w/ Newton 2.0 OS $655.00

   - Type II PCMCIA Flash Memory for all Apple MPs - Mfg Lifetime Guarantee

     4MB $128 (41070) 8MB $224 (41073) 10MB $274 (41074) 16MB $424 (41077)

   - Revelar Connection Utilities for Win $49.95 #10070 Mac $49.95 #10071

   - Newton Keyboard only $69.00

  To receive special pricing please mention source code #158

  To order call 800-279-4732 or 219-882-5228 or fax 219-845-0578

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Information from the Internet

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** SCREEN DESIGNS AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL **



Hayes Haugen <hayes@eskimo.com> has announced the release of Lava -- "a

compact and complete solution for making the backlight on the Newton

function much more effectively."  This software is Newton 2.x savvy, is

available in demo form, and retails for only US$8.  For more information:

<http://www.eskimo.com/~hayes/lava.html>.



Hayes has also recently released the following Newton Books:



    - "Candide": A philosophical satire/grand

       adventure story from the 18th Century. Wahoo!

    -  Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment": Translated

       by Constance Garnett.



** NEW MEDICAL APP FROM MORGAN CREEK MEDICAL **



Jack Starmer <jack@simplemed.com> has announced that Morgan Creek Medical

continues to support the Newton OS with the release of version 1.1 of

their ProMedix -- a point of care patient management application.  Some

core features in ProMedix include: "General View"; "HPI View"; "Med,

Labs, ... View"; " Summary View"; Global ToDo List, Notes; and full

support of Newton 2.x routing.  For more information check out the

following site: <http://www.simplemed.com/>.



** NEW STUFF FROM MSD **



Peter Mitchell <PMitchell@ccinet.ab.ca> at Mitchell Systems Designs (MSD)

has announced the release of:



    - OrderTaker: an order taking system for

      salespeople (US$70)

    - SalesAssistant: a more advanced salesperson tool

      with purchasing history, accounts, receivables,

      and desktop connectivity

    - TrackIt 1.3: a utility that lets you record and

      graph any set of numbers (US$5)

    - NewtDb: a relational database for Newton

    - Relations 2.3: a Newton genealogy program.

      (US$20)



For more information about the above products, check out the following

WWW page: <http://www.ccinet.ab.ca/pmitchell/> or send an email to the

address listed above.



** EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT NEWTON SOURCE **



Newton Source is hiring FT/PT Sales Associates in Chicago and New York

City.  Applicants should be "self starters, energetic and

people-oriented. Experience with Newton, Macintosh, PCs and a retail

environment a plus." Benefits include a health plan (FT only) and bonus

dependent on performance.  Salary is commensurate with experience and

knowledge.  Still interested? Then please fax or snail mail your resume

and cover letter to -- Newton Source, c/o Personnel Department, 307 7th

Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10001, Fax: 212.462.4598.



** GPS AND DATA COLLECTION SOLUTION **



Ryan Burns <webmaster@fieldworker.com> reports that FieldWorker for

Newton software allows location tagged data collection (via GPS) on

Newton devices and supports English, Spanish, Portuguese and Turkish

languages. If you purchase FieldWorker 2.3 directly, then you will

receive a free 2MB PC Card.  For more information check out this URL:

<http://www.fieldworker.com>.



** MAC GAME DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP NEWTON GAMES?!? **



David Bills <dfbills@syr.edu> reported on comp.sys.newton.misc that he

recently participated in a HotLine chat where Andrew Welch from Ambrosia

Software said he was interested in developing some Newton games.  No word

on when or if for sure things will happen, but it would definitely be

interesting to have Andrew producing Newton games.



** SERG KOREN SOFTWARE UPDATES **



Serg Koren <archimag@netaxs.com> has released Newt'sPaper 03/17/97-1.

This edition of Serg's NIE savvy USENET newsreader has the following

fixes: better server comms; more robust filtering logic, and several

cosmetic GUI changes.  For more information about Newt'sPaper check out:

<http://www.netaxs.com/~archimag/Newton/MyStuff/NewtsPaper.html>.



Serg also released VisualNewt 03/18/97-1 with the following new features:

QuickStart guide; better Newt plugin notification; Action picker icons;

and better GUI behavior on the palette.  Bug fixes include: correctly

selecting library source chunks; and modifications to protoTableEntry,

protoRoll, and clParagraphView.   For more info about VisualNewt check

out: <http://www.netaxs.com/~archimag/Newton/MyStuff/VisualNewt.html>.



** UUCP EMAIL CLIENT IN THE WORKS **



Dmitry Girenko <dmitry@girenko.msk.ru> is reportedly working on a UUCP

email client called NewtMail 0.5b.  A public beta should be available

soon.  Send Dmitry email if you are interested.



** NEWTON SOFTWARE DIGEST **



Ian Robinson <ian@stormont.compulink.co.uk> continues to update his

excellent Newton Software Digest Page with listings and details on the

most recent Newton software released to AMUG and to other sites.  For

more info: <http//www.compulink.co.uk/~stormont/newton/weekly.htm>.



** PROJECT MANAGER SOFTWARE RELEASED **



Mike Jacobsen <mike@sineware.com> reports the general availability of

BlueStart -- a project manager software package for the Newton -- written

by Sine of the Times.   For more information about this product check out

the demo via: <http://www.sineware.com/products>.



** POWERPEN IS CLOSING DOWN **



Anthony Colaluca <Colaluca@worldnet.att.net> reports the news that Dr.

Jeff Schlimmer's powerPen programming organization at Washington State

University (WSU) is dissolving because Dr. Schlimmer has decided to leave

WSU to pursue other opportunities.  Apparently a student-run organization

at WSU must have a faculty advisor, and none are currently available to

replace Dr. Schlimmer.  For more information, check out the powerPen

home page at: <http://hornet.eecs.wsu.edu/powerBack/>.



** WHAT MODEMS WORK WITH MY NEWTON?!? **



Looking for a modem to use with your Newton?  Chris Parker

<chrisp2@clubpda.com> recently reminded readers of comp.sys.newton.misc

to check out Apple's Newton compatible modems list via the Web at:

<http://devworld.apple.com/dev/newton/commsoln/modsetup.html>.



** HEAP? FROZEN? STORAGE? SOUP? **



Clay Irving <clay@panix.com> recently pointed out on comp.sys.newton.misc

that Stand Alone software has a very nice list of Newton technology

definitions posted via: <http://www.standalone.com/newton/terms.html>



** POWER YOUR NEWTON WITH SOLAR POWER **



Darrel Tenter <darrel@wildwestweb.com> reports that Keep It Simple

Systems is now shipping their Newton MessagePad savvy Luna II Solar

Charger. This US$99 polycrystalline solar panel supplies 1.8 watts of

solar energy which is equal to Apple's AC Adapter for the Newton.  The

panel supports all Apple MessagePad devices.  For more information:

<http://wildwestweb.com>.



** THE EXECUTIVE NEWTON STAND **



Edward Martin <EdMartin@marsoftware.com> reports that MAR Software

expects to be shipping their new "The Executive" Newton stand made out of

high-quality hardwood and anodized aluminum by the end of Mar97.  The

stand costs US$39.95 + $5 for S&H.  To check out a picture of the stand

point your browser at: <http://www.marsoftware.com/TheExecutive.html>.



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A BROWSE **



    - Progressive Networks' RealVideo [Multimedia]:

      <http://www.real.com/rvnba.html>

    - Siemens Nixdorf's TrustedWeb [Security]:

      <http://www.TrustedWeb.com>

    - Pacific Coast Software's SiteEdit Pro [Publishing]:

      <http://www.pacific-coast.com>

    - QuarterDeck's WebCompass 2.0 [Internet Search]:

      <http://www.qdeck.com>

    - Semio's SeminoMap [Internet Search]: <http://www.semio.com>

    - PageNOW! Personal Edition 1.6 [Macintosh]:

      <http://www.markspace.com/pagenow_mac_newstuff.html>

    - Mobile Scape: <http://www.mobilescape.com>

    - The Palmtop Shop: <http://www.palmtopshop.com>





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   WinSlurp! - Rare White Tiger Creations provides Newton Book publishing

   services and is NOW offering WinSlurp. A windows front-end to Slurpee

   which supports transferring notes back and forth between the Newton

   notepad and the PC desktop.  Available for downloading from this URL:

   <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/heringermr/winslurp.htm>.

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   PowerMedia is your source for all the latest cutting edge Newton apps:

     + Super NotePad: Quick access arrows, encryption, tags, filters, etc.

     + DateMan 3.0: Complete agenda and contact management.

     + Stationary Construction Kit: Build your very own custom stationary.

   Commercially available at your favorite Newton retailer.  Or check out

   online demos via the following site: <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi>.

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Top Weekly Magazine Stories Of Interest

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[EDITOR: This is a collection of articles of potential interest to

NewtNews readers from the leading technology print magazines.]



** NEWTON PROGRAMMING INTRO **



Edward Ringel <eringel@mint.net> has a great intro to Newton programming

article in the April 1997 edition of MacTech Magazine.  The article has

some back ground about the Newton; an overview of hardware & software

options; and details on how to develop Newton applications include

specifics on NewtonScript, Newton API, and the Newton Toolkit.  The

article also tackles the subjects of: "Why develop for the Newton?";

"Horizontal Markets"; and "Vertical Markets."  For more information about

MacTech check out: <http://www.mactech.com>.



** NEWTON PART OF NEW ADS **



Apple has a new ad campaign called "We're back" -- the ads highlight the

new 240-MHz PowerBook 3400 (two-page), the Power Macintosh 9600/233 & the

9600/200MP (two-page), and the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, eMate 300,

MessagePad 2000, and QuickTake 200 digital camera (one-page). [MacWeek,

17Mar97, pages 11-16]



** NEWTON PART OF THESIS PROJECT **



There is a Newton mention in a recent MacWeek article about Mike

Pinkerton's thesis he is writing at the Georgia Institute of Technology

that focuses on "OpenDoc paradigm".  The article notes that Mike uses a

host of OpenDoc components that 'interface' with lists and notes from his

Newton. The article also includes a picture of Mike holding his Newton.

[17Mar97, page 32]



** PILOT REVIEWS **



PC Week Labs has short "SNAPSHOT" review of the new PalmPilot devices

that include Internet email connectivity.  To check out more info use:

<http://www.pcweek.com/reviews/0310/10pilot.html>, and this site might

also be interesting  <http://www.pcweek.com/reviews/0310/10kick.html>.

[PC Week, 10Mar97, page 23]



Mark Moore has an indepth review of the new PalmPilot devices recently

released by U.S. Robotics on page 56 of PC Week published on 17Mar97.

The article is entitled: "PalmPilot More Than an Organizer: New models

let users send and receive E-mail; dial in to desktops, notebooks."



** DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES **



Mark More has a very good article on page 41 of PC Week published on

10Mar97 called "Small Digital Handsets Tackles Some Big Tasks:

Forthcoming digital cellular phones from several vendors let users access

Web and data services."  There is a small picture that shows off a

concept drawing of the "ReadyTalk Echo palm-size device."  Expect these

small high-tech gadgets from: Qualcomm, Ericsson, Nokia, ReadyCom, and

Philips.



** EMATE MENTION **



There is a Q&A with Apple's CEO Gil Amelio on page 10 of Computer

Reseller News published 10Mar97.  There is an eMate mention in this Q&A

article --



    CRN: Does that mean Apple will develop more

    products for specific markets?



    Amelio: You will see more of that from us.  A good

    example is the eMate for the education market.

    The eMate will be a very important product in that

    line, and it will be dedicated to education.  We

    will have variations for traveling businesspeople.



** NEW WIRELESS MODEM **



U.S. Robotics <http://www.usr.com> has a new AllPoints Wireless PC Card

(US$499) that should be on the market soon that offers wireless

packet-data services from RAM Mobile Data and Internet access via

GoAmerica Communications.  The new modem and related software make it

possible to download Web pages on RAM Mobile's 8-Kbps link as if it was a

14-Kbps analog phone link. [Lynda Radosevich, InfoWorld, 10Mar97, page 21]



** PASSING NEWTON MENTION **



Information Week had a 'tongue-and-cheek' Newton mention on page 10 of

the issue published on 17Mar97.  The blurb with the mention reviews a

recent contest held on the Internet by MathSoft that required the winner

to answer a question related to 'Sir Issac Newton.'  The winner got an

Apple Macintosh 7200 -- "not a Newton PDA."



** OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST **



    - "Ardis Enhancements Ready Net for Wireless

       Future" by Mark Moore, PC Week, 10Mar97, page 111

    - "Paging Uses Satellites" by Mark Moore, PC Week,

       10Mar97, page 113

    - "PhoneMiser Finds Best Rates" by Stephanie

       LaPolla, PC Week, 10Mar97, page 113

    - "Windows [CE] tries hard to lose weight" by Mark

       Leon, InfoWorld, 17Mar97, page 19



** WEB POINTERS **



    - Web Week: <http://www.webweek.com>

    - MacWeek: <http://www.macweek.com>

    - InfoWorld: <http://www.infoworld.com>

    - Computer Reseller News: <http://www.crn.com>

    - PC Week: <http://www.pcweek.com>





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long, so please pass on those nuggets of knowledge to keep this column

going!  Thanks!



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share with NewtNews readers please send Roger email at his address listed

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[EDITOR: News collected via snail mail, major publications, USENET

newsgroups, email, and the WWW.  For more information about Farcast check

out: <http://www.farcast.com> and for more information about iNews use:

<http://www.individual.com>.]



** WIRELESS **



Cisco Systems has made a minority equity investment in RadioLAN, and

reportedly has plans to integrate RadioLAN's wireless LAN technology into

Cisco's 'internetwork' products. [Network World, 17Mar97, page 6]



WiLAN <http://www.wi-lan.com> has a new wireless modem called the Hopper

FD (US$1495) that is capable of communicating via direct sequence or

frequency hopping spread spectrum networks.



Nokia was reportedly showing off their PC Card GSM Cellular Card Phone at

CeBIT.  For more information about this new card check out the following

URL: <http://www.nokia.com/products/phones/phone_cellularcard.html>.



Bill Gates and Craig McCaw continue to "evangelize" their Teledesic

company's plans to begin firing off "840 Volkswagen-sized satellites

about 435 miles above the earth" in the year 2000.  The $9 billion

project will provide Internet services to those not wired for service.

[Farcast]



Motorola has announced plans to incorporate future smart card products

>from their Smartcard Systems Business unit with radio frequency (RF)

capabilities. [Farcast]



Motorola has announced availability of their new "high-performance Oncore

Global Positioning System (GPS) Chipset." [Farcast]



Motorola has won a US$63 million contract to install a new cellular

telephone network in Brazil for Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo, S.A.

(TELESP). [Farcast]



Motorola announced a new GSM & PCS 1900 savvy (dual band phone) in the

MicoTAC 8800 design at the recent CeBIT conference.  The phone will be

marketed in Europe as a GSM/DCS 1800 dual band phone. [Farcast]



Jez Cunningham <jez.cunningham@ahqps.alcatel.fr> reports that you can

find a press release outlining the future plans of Alactel and Sharp to

build a GSM savvy smartphone together in a collaboration agreement:

<http://www.ahqps.alcatel.fr/CRA/PressReleases/1997Archive/pr130397a.html>



** PSION **



Psion has released a new backlit version of their Series 3c palmtop PC

with 2-MBs of built-in storage.  This list price is UK$399.95.



Psion has also announced that they have licensed Java technologies from

Sun's JavaSoft and plan to port Java to their EPOC32 platform.  You can

check out the press release via: <http://www.psioninc.com/press/java.htm>.



Other Psion URLs of potential interest:



    - AlarmFix & Agenda Today: <http://www.woolly.u-net.com/psion/>

    - Psionopoly V1.4: <http://www.mag-net.co.uk/~martinr/neil/psion.html>

    - Reviser v2.2: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/3216>

    - X3Tree & SnFile: <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RWakelin>

    - Bowling Calc: <http://www.msmith.demon.co.uk/mssoft/psion.html>

    - GBattery: <http://www.xs4all.nl/~mbis/index.html>

    - Tester 1.2: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/8956>



** PILOT **



Interesting in running a PalmPilot emulator on your PowerPC Macintosh?

Then check out: <http://www.emulation.net/pilot/index.html>.



The new PalmPilot devices recently released by U.S. Robotics generated a

great deal of press release coverage.  The following companies have

announced compatibility or new solutions that will work with these new

units: Lotus Development Corporation (Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, &

Lotus cc:Mail); NetManage (ECCO Pro 4.0); Symantec (Act! PalmPilot Link);

and iambic Software (TimeReporter & ExpenseReporter). [Farcast]



U.S. Robotics is also offering upgrade programs to PalmPilot 1000 and

5000 users.  For more information check out: <http://www.usr.com>.



Other Pilot URLs of potential interest:



    - Golf Solitaire 1.0: <http://www.mindspring.com/~jetton/pilot/>

    - Palmeta Mail v1.6: <http://www.palmeta.com>

    - Pegged! 1.6: <http://home.pacific.net.sg/~kokmun/pilotpgm.htm>

    - SuperPad, v0.99a2: <http://ahinds.vip.best.com/~ahinds/>

    - QMate 1.2: <http://www.wco.com/~johnr/steve/qmate.html>

    - CASL for PalmPilot: <http://www.caslsoft.com>

    - New Pilot News Site: <http://www.novadesign.com/kermit/index.htm>

    - PilotMirror: <http://www.chapura.com>

    - Pilot VT100: <http://hagbard.ncsa.uiuc.edu/vt100/>



** WINDOWS CE **



VenturCom has a signed an agreement to license Windows CE from Microsoft

and to deploy a 'smaller, more modular' version of Windows CE to the

embedded systems and real-time markets. [PC Week, 17Mar97, page 56]



Iona <http://www.iona.com> recently announced at Object World Boston

conference that they planned to extend CORBA (Common Object Request

Broker Architecture) technology to Network Computers and Microsoft's

Windows CE using their Orbix IIOP engine. [Farcast]



John Schettino <schettino@writeme.com> reported on USENET newsgroup

comp.sys.newton.programmer that he is estimating the cost of doing WinCE

development from a shareware point of view to be expensive.  To do

Windows CE development you need -- Windows NT 4.0 box (100+ MHz Pentium

32+ MBs of RAM, 200+ MBs of free disk space), Visual C++ 5.0 Professional

(US$500), and Visual C++ for CE (US$200).  You should also have to factor

in a WinCE device to test stuff on, even though the development

environment does have an emulator.



Other Windows CE URLs of potential interest:



    - AstroHTML: <http://www.pdantic.com/astrohtm.htm>

    - bPRINT: <http://www.bsquare.com/development>



** OTHER HANDHELD **



RAM Mobile Data <http://www.ram.co.uk> has a new 16 oz., 135 x 84 x 45

millimeter device with a Qwerty keyboard and text-to-speech conversion

called the Acknowledger. This 'mobile data terminal' also has a serial

port that can be used to add-on: a printer, signature capture, bar-code

reader, card-swipe or GPS (global positioning system) tracking device.

[Farcast]



Metrowerks and Microwave Systems have announced CodeWarrior (integrated

development environment) for Microware's OS-9 multi-tasking real-time

operating system running on Win95/NT. [iNews]



Lucent Technologies has announced their real-time networking OS called

Inferno Release 1.0. [iNews]



Norand has announced plans to offer XcelleNet's RemoteWare under their

own name NorWare Remote on their family of data collection products.

[iNews]



Geoworks has named David Thatcher as their new chief financial officer

with a clear mandate to create and implement a profitability plan.

[iNews]



NEC has announced that they have plans to enable their PDA called 'Mobile

Gear' to be Internet ready using a Text Browser. [Nikkei English News via

iNews]



Symbol Technologies has announced that they have teamed with system

integrator Paradigm4 to create a turn-key parking enforcement system

using Symbol's mobile bar code-driven data transaction devices for New

Jersey Parking Officers. [iNews]



** APPLE **



Apple Australia has announced that they have begun the process of laying

off 19 of their 145 member staff (13%). [Farcast]



Apple has licensed ThinkFish Productions' LiveStyles -- art rendering

technology -- to be incorporated as a plug-in to QuickDraw 3D (QD3D).

[Farcast]



Apple has chosen Personal Computer Products to provide Apple with

development services for future printing products. [iNews]



Apple recently posted a beta 3 version of their AppleShare IP 5.0 --

Apple's next-generation server software. [iNews]



Apple has announced a 1997 roadmap for Next's WebObjects, and has reached

an agreement with Adobe to integrate Adobe's Acrobat 3.0 with Apple's

WebObjects 3.1. [iNews]



** MACINTOSH **



Ambrosia Software <http://www.ambrosiasw.com> has released version 1.0.1

of their 'Pac Man' like game called Bubble Trouble.



Mikael Hansen <meh@dnai.com> has released AutoShare 1.2 -- a freeware

list server and auto-responder for Apple's Internet Messaging Server

(AIMS). <http://www.dnai.com/~meh/autoshare/>



Peri Frantz <apfrantz@apple.com> has posted a version of Jigsaw puzzle

that runs under Macintosh Runtime Java (MRJ) 1.0.1 via:

<http://happymac.apple.com:8001/mrj/cool.html>.



NeoLogic <http://www.neologic.com> is now shipping version 5.0 of their

cross-platform, object database management system for the Mac OS called

NeoAccess.



Jon Stevens has released a W*API 1.1 savvy plugin called Clearly Home 1.0

for the Mac OS Web servers WebStar and Quid Pro Quo that transparently

virtual hosts multiple domain names from a single IP address.  For more

info: <http://www.clearink.com/fun_stuff/plugins/clearlyhome/>.



Long-time Apple developer Aatrix Software has purchased Peachtree

Accounting for Macintosh release 2.5 from Peachtree Software.



** INTERNET **



The following companies are backing Microsoft's recently announced

Internet broadcasting standard called Channel Definition Format (CDF):

AirMedia, BackWeb, CompassWare, DataChannel, Diffusion, First Floor,

FreeLoader, Ifusion, Lanacom, NETdelivery, NCompass, PointCast, and

Wayfarer.  [PC Week, 17Mar97, page 18]



Comcast's @Home high speed Internet access service has chosen to use

Motorola's CyberSURFR cable modems in their next six deployments that

will start in Q2'97. [Farcast]



Schlumberger has a new network based, smart card savvy, public key

cryptography capabilities product called SafePak that works with Netscape

and Microsoft browser products on Windows, MacOS, and Unix.  [Farcast]





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** NEWS CORP. COURTING POINTCAST **



Media giant News Corp. is negotiating to acquire PointCast Inc., an

entrepreneurial leader in "push" technology for the Internet.  The deal

would be good for News Corp., giving it an established vehicle for

distributing its news and entertainment content, but would jeopardize

PointCast's existing arrangements with News Corp. rivals Time Warner,

Times Mirror, Knight-Ridder and Dow Jones Co.  Meanwhile, PointCast is

pondering what effect a spurned offer would have on its plans to go

public:  "We've received plenty of unsolicited offers in the past as well

as recently and we've accepted none of them," says PointCast's CEO.  "The

path that we're on is to take the company public.  We're enthused about

that and our investors are enthused about that."  (Wall Street Journal 18

Mar 97)



** MICROSOFT, HP TEAM UP ON WINDOWS NT **



In what some analysts see as a blow to Digital Equipment Corp.,

Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft have forged a strong alliance in corporate

computing, including a stepped-up commitment by HP to Microsoft's Windows

NT operating system.  The new alliance is expected to erode some consumer

support for Digital's midrange PCs and workstations, which have featured

the NT software for the past several years.  It also pits HP and

Microsoft against a competing coalition of IBM, Sun Microsystems, Oracle

and Netscape, which are betting heavily on Sun's Java programming

language to loosen Microsoft's control over technology standards.  (Wall

Street Journal 18 Mar 97)



** BOOKSELLER PRICE WAR ON NET **



With the Barnes & Noble bookselling company opening an operation today on

America Online (and moving ahead with plans to begin selling books on the

Web later this Spring), its much smaller rival Amazon.com, currently the

biggest bookseller in cyberspace, is increasing the discount on 700

popular titles to 40%.  But Barnes & Noble, which had $2.4 billion in

sales last year, will prove formidable competition for Amazon, which had

1996 sales of only $17 million. Forrester Research says:  "It's a case of

a relatively successful pipsqueak taking on a heavily fortified giant.

They can only compete by finding a niche and providing superior service."

Atlanta Journal-Constitution 18 Mar 97)



** ERIC SCHMIDT TO HEAD NOVELL **



Eric Schmidt has left his position as chief technology officer for Sun

Microsystems to become the chairman and chief executive officer of

Novell, giving that company substantial technological leadership and

strong ties to Sun.  "I expect a very close relationship with Sun,"

Schmidt says.  "I know how the company works, and it's somewhat easier

since I know all their home phone numbers."  (Atlanta

Journal-Constitution 19 Mar 97)



** VULNERABILITY FOUND IN SECURITY OF DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES **



Three independent computer security experts have been able to crack a key

part of the code developed to protect the privacy of calls made using

digital cellular telephones.  One of the experts, David Wagner of the

University of California at Berkeley, says:  "The industry design process

is at fault.  We can use this as a lesson, and save ourselves from more

serious vulnerabilities in the future."  (New York Times 20 Mar 97)



** MOTOROLA GETS SMART **



Motorola is gearing up to be a major supplier of smart cards --

credit-card-like devices that store personal and financial data on

embedded computer chips.  Smart cards are used in sales transactions,

banking, record-keeping and security, and Motorola plans to enhance the

current model with its wireless technology, making them useful for such

things as electronic toll payments and ticketless airline and commuter

rail travel. "We're really excited," says the VP for Motorola's

Smartcards Systems Business.  "We think that by 2001 there will be more

smart cards around the world than telephones."  About 90% of the current

world market for smart cards is now centered in Europe, but company

officials hope to move into Asia and South America, as well as the U.S.

(Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 97)



** COLLEGE SWITCHES FROM NEXT TO APPLES **



Allegheny College, which invested heavily in Next computers in 1991, is

shifting over to Apple Computers as it replaces aging machines.  "With

Apple's recent acquisition of Next Computer, what was for us a

technically superior but orphaned operating system has the potential to

reach mainstream, industry-wide acceptance," says Allegheny's director of

educational computing.  "While others may be abandoning Apple as a campus

strategic platform, we are aggressively exploring adopting Apple

technology."  (Chronicle of Higher Education 21 Mar 97)



** SMART CARD LINKS SATELLITE TV SIGNAL TO PCs **



Adaptec has developed a smart card that links a personal computer to a

direct-to-home satellite system, enabling the user to receive the TV

signals on a home PC.  The company is banking on the new interactive

services being developed by satellite-TV providers, including Web sites

and specialty multimedia programming.  (Wall Street Journal 21 Mar 97)





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** TRENDS: THE FUTURE OF WARFARE **



As military might increasingly is based on information technology, the

way that war will be waged in the future will change substantially:

combat likely will be short, as weapons become so powerful that making

the first strike will be essential to success; many of the operations

will take place in space rather than on the battlefield, as

concentrations of soldiers and vehicles dwindle and troops become more

mobile, carrying their supplies with them to avoid the vulnerability

inherent in congregating in military bases. This "multi-dimensional"

aspect of modern conflicts will incorporate information warfare, in

addition to traditional land, sea and air operations, with the weapons of

choice being computer viruses, electro-magnetic pulses, microwave beams,

jamming and encryption technologies, well-placed bombs or anything that

can smash a satellite. Finally, space-based weapons are on the Pentagon's

agenda, including killer satellites armed with missiles or lasers, space

mines that approach a target before exploding, and a space vehicle that

can fly in and out of the atmosphere to deploy or attack satellites. (The

Economist 8 Mar 97)



** STRATEGIES: THE "NEW" MEDIA WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE "ONLY" MEDIA **



Although most of the large, traditional publishers got on the Net early,

they still regard "new media" as an add-on:  "something that a publisher

had to have 'covered,' but not a fundamental component of the business."

Is that strategy likely to prevail in the new world?  Probably not.  "The

fundamental problem is that the chief executives of magazine publishing

companies need to focus on other things.  The Internet is simply one more

peripheral thing to consider.  It is simply 'new media.'  Not done yet.

Not fully cooked."  The companies more likely to succeed in the years

ahead are those that discard the old paradigms and integrate the new

media into their core businesses, using the technology "to gather

information about their audience, to incorporate realtime feedback

mechanism, to understand their changing informational and service needs."

 Replacing the old with the new is ... just a matter of time.  (Chuck

Martin, "Dangerous Dismissal," AlleyCat News:  Investment Opportunities

In Silicon Alley v.1 n.4 Mar 97)



** INNOVATIONS: A CAMERA WITH EYES IN THE BACK OF ITS HEAD **



Scientists at Columbia University have developed a video camera that can

take in an entire 360-degree scene and then allow any number of viewers

to select their own personal perspectives while watching an event -- that

means a sports event could be televised with Omnicam, and each player's

parents could watch their child for the entire game!  The Omnicam camera

works by filming an event using the reflection of the entire panoramic

scene off of a mirrored dome -- computer software straightens out the

image for clear viewing.  The camera is not yet commercially available,

but a demo can be found at <http://bagpipe.cs.columbia.edu/Omnicam/>

(Chronicle of Higher Education 14 Mar 97)



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** SPRINT NEWS **



The British company Cable & Wireless is reported very interested in

purchasing Sprint (which they already own 10% of).  Word on the street is

that Sprint would cost at least $15 billion to acquire. [Farcast]



Sprint has officially launched their Internet Private Passport service

that lets a customer or community sponsor a "virtually private gateway to

their content and applications" but also provides general access to the

Internet.  For more information call: 800.359.3900. [Farcast]



** LOGISTICS ARTICLE **



Forbes published on 24Mar97 has an interesting article that focuses on

the latest and greatest business news related to managing logistics on

page 54.  The article is entitled "Replacing inventory with information"

and is written by Scott Woolsey.  There is a picture included with the

article that has a Skyway trucker checking his email using some sort of

Qualcomm keyboard slate with a small four line LCD screen.



** WIN A NINTENDO 64 **



IBM's AS/400 Advanced Series group is reportedly running a contest that

awards folks who check out and fill out the appropriate forms a Nintendo

64 via: <http://www.as400.ibm.com/nintendo>.



** WIRED, APRIL 1997 **



Short mention about the UPS' electronic tablets that capture signatures

on page 38.



Picture of one of those Bandai Tamagotchi (digital pet game) devices that

has sold 500,000 units since introduction late in 1996 on page 43.



Ad for Casio's new Databank Touchscreen "don't call it a watch" on page

53.  Unit stores 200 names and phone numbers, 200 memos/notes, and 200

appointments through the year 2039.



Tim Barkow's 'Fetish' column has blurbs of interest on: Sharp's new MI-10

Color Zaurus on page 55 <http://www.sharp.co.jp/>; Nera WorldPhone

Office's Station 12 <station12@pi.net> also on page 55; Roland's PMA-5

Personal Musical Assistant on page 56 <http://www.rolandus.com>; and a

big picture and pointer to Apple's new eMate 300 on page 60.



Big detailed article on subject "Get Wireless" by Catharine Lo on pages

142 through 147.



Steve G. Steinbert <hype-list@wired.com> added "Handheld PCs" to the Hype

List on page 158.  Steve didn't think much about PDAs, and predicts that

Microsoft's HPC will by the end of the year be as "laughable as PDA."



** AGENT NEWSLETTER GETS NEW ISSUE **



Timothy Finin <finin@cs.umbc.edu> has release Volume 2, Number 3 of his

UMBC AgentNews newsletter on 10Mar97.  You can check out this great

source for 'intelligent agent' pointers via the following URL:

<http://www.cs.umbc.edu/agents/agentnews/2/03/>.





Advertising Notes

-----------------



If you are interested in advertising in NewtNews please send email to:

<newtnews@pobox.com>.  NewtNews is freeware because of the advertisers

that support this effort, and we appreciate their support.



When you purchase products from NewtNews vendors please mention that you

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Product and Service Information

-------------------------------



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* Newt Development Environment: develop object-oriented applications in

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Design custom forms on your Macintosh with Informed Designer (included).

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* SOLUTIONS FROM LANDWARE. All work in the Newton 2.0 OS.

  - PROCALC EX: Programmable calc. w/ SAN & RPN, includes: proCALC 12c.

  - QUICKNAMES PRO: Rapid access to names and much more.

  - X-PORT: The 2.0 connection utility. Send/receive notes, contacts...

  - KWIKMENU: the Newton dashboard, includes GestureLaunch Lite.

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  - SYNC+: Dates to Schedule+ 1.0 or 7.0

LandWare, 201-347-0031, <sales@landware.com>, <http://www.landware.com>



* Frustrated by the amount of time required to input long notes?  Looking

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For more information contact: <amtelmit@aol.com> or call: 800-696-6724.



* ChessPad 2.0 turns the Newton into a digital chess book and a portable

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* STAND ALONE offers a variety of Newton applications for Newton 2.0:

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      new keyboard designed for one-fingered typing. $20.

   - NOTEMAN: Instant access to the NotePad from any package. $10.

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For information about any of these or other Stand Alone products,

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about custom application development or about his cutting edge solutions.



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Guest Opinions

--------------



** RESPONSE 1: MP2000 VS PILOT COMPARISON **



Wendell <whsuyama@CCGATE.HAC.COM> responses to last weeks Supplement

guest opinion by Dr. Tim Hodges with:



    Why do people insist on comparing the MP2000

    against the PalmPilot?



    If you're only looking for economical, powered

    ground transportation for yourself, compare mopeds

    or golf carts, but not against motorhomes or

    sports cars.  The only fair comparison between the

    MP2000 and the PalmPilot, is Price/Performance,

    not size and weight.



    The MP2000 is neither too heavy or bulky to carry

    around all day.  I've never met anyone who carries

    a laptop around all day, but most professionals

    using paper organizers, like DayTimers and

    Franklins, are lugging around leather-bound bricks

    that are much bulkier and heavier than a MP2000.

    They carry their lives in these organizers (watch

    the panic when they lose one).  AND they carry them

    around all day, everywhere they go.



    If the MP2000 is lighter, less bulky, and more

    capable than the paper organizer you're currently

    using, why would the size or weight of the MP2000

    be a significant factor?  Just because the

    PalmPilot is lighter and smaller doesn't

    automatically make it a better replacement.  When I

    was lugging around my Franklin, I didn't envy

    those who used pocket- sized versions, they were

    TOO small (not enough capability!)



    So, if you replace your paper organizer system

    with a MP2000, not only do you get a lighter and

    smaller form factor, you also get the power of a

    laptop!



    Wendell



** RESPONSE 2: MP2000 VS PILOT COMPARISON **



Jason Kulas <jkulas@ct2.nai.net> also responses to last weeks Supplement

guest opinion by Dr. Tim Hodges with:



    Different things for different people I guess.

    Having carried a MP130 around for 2 months, I know

    what Tim means by "brick", but I still do not find

    the size or weight objectionable for the

    capabilities given.  Yes, I wish my forthcoming

    keyboard-less MP2000 sacrificed some hardware to

    be a bit smaller, but I expect to find its size

    and weight increases over the MP130 will be

    negligible.



    I used my MP130 many times a day, entered lots of

    notes, used the calendar, agenda, etc.  I do not

    want to learn Grafitti, esp. since H.W.R. is so

    quick and accurate.  I will not for a long time,

    perhaps ever, get a Card modem.  But I will make

    the MPad replace my desktop as the primary

    repository for all kinds of info, which is why I

    like the large screen, storage capacity, etc.  All

    I need now is a good hip holster.  I suffer

    without a paper organizer because I can't stand

    their limitations -- I can only accept automated

    alarms and the "unlimited" capacity, editability,

    re-organizational-ability, and neatness (no loose

    papers) of electronic media.  And no transfer

    method can be worse than typing info off a note

    into your desktop, or printing out from your

    desktop to take something with you.



    Just a different $0.02.



    Jason Kulas

    Software Developer

    <jkulas@ct2.nai.net>





Review: Follow-Ups

------------------



** FOLLOW-UP ON KHYBER KEYBOARD REVIEW **



Last weeks Supplement review of the Khyber Keyboard by Don Modesto

<modesto@gol.com> generated a host of new pointers to more information.



If you are interested in checking more information about the keyboard,

Don suggests that you check out Deja News archives via the following URL:

<http://www.dejanews.com/forms/dnsetfilter.html>.  You can also check

out the Khyber WWW page at: <http://www.khyber.com> or call: 330.869.5555.



This keyboard runs using Newton 1.x and Newton 2.0.  If you want to use a

serial keyboard with a Newton 1.x device you can do so using the

shareware package called NewtKey 1.2 or Type!



You can also track down sharewave via: <http://www.shareware.com/>, but

the better place to look for Newton software is via AMUG'S PKG Search:

<http://amug.org/amug/cd/http/newtonsearch.html>



** FOLLOW-UP ON WRITEWARE REVIEW **



William Moser <moserb@poboxes.com> reports that you can download a copy

of WriteHere, the software he reviewed in last weeks Supplement, via:

<http://www.tow.com/>.



Adam Tow <atow@tow.com> followed up with news that the previously

released beta of WriteHere had recently expired, and urges all users to

connect to the above URL to download a new version (beta 6).





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