NewtNews-139-13May97

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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:



 + BILLS TO PAY PRO 3.5.4 - Easily Track Bills & Expenses - Supports

   German - <info@marsoftware.com> - <http://www.marsoftware.com>



 + WriteRight Screen Enhancements - protect from scratches, reduce glare,

   and simulates writing on real paper - <http://www.ConceptKitchen.com>



 + 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>.



 + PowerTrans 3.0 - Multilingual Customizable Translator and Vocabulary

   Trainer - Speech on MP2K, eMate - Demo at: <http://www.travel-cs.com>



 + 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>



 + 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 Print Sources Of Interest

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

 7. Other Related Technology

 8. Edupage, 21Apr97 thru 27Apr97

 9. INNOVATION, 21Apr97

10. Dear Newton Developer

11. Other Tidbits of Information

12. Advertising Notes

13. Product and Service Information

14. Guest Opinions

15. Administrivia





Top News

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** APPLE REALLY PUSHING EMATE **



Apple sent out a series of 'education targeted' Apple eMate 300 press

releases last week.  One of the press releases talked about how well the

eMate 300 is being accepted in the K-12 marketplace, and another noted

that Apple is now offering eMates and eMate/Macintosh bundles to just

about anyone.  For example the Parent Buy Program runs until 15Jun97 and

offers a Macintosh Performa 6400/180 with an eMate 300 for US$2299.  For

more info call: 800.434.3033 or visit: <http://education.apple.com/>.

There are other programs available like Campus Direct Individual Purchase

Program at: 800.877.4433.  And Apple Educator Advantage Home Computer

Purchase Program at: 800.959.2775.



In other Apple news, Pete Richardson <webmaster@newton.apple.com> reports

that the Newton Systems Group has completely re-designed their WWW pages.

Check them out at: <http://newton.info.apple.com>.  Send comments to Pete

at the address listed above.



** NIV BIBLE TEXT NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEWTON **



Servant Software <servant@pobox.com> reports that you can now get the NIV

Bible text for your Newton via their password protected WWW site.  You

must send in a US$20 check to the following address to get the password:

Servant Software, 10113 Parish Place, Cupertino, CA 95014.  You can get

more information via: <http://www.pobox.com/~servant/servant.html>.



** XEROX SUES OVER GRAFFITI **



Patrick Curtain <patrick@swdev.com> and several others sent NewtNews

pointers to news about "Xerox sues U.S. Robotics over Graffiti".

Apparently Xerox has a patent that "covers the recognition of handwritten

text using an alphabet system designed for reliable recognition in pen

computers."



Joe Holmes <joeholmes@pobox.com> reported that you can get a postscript

version of the Xerox Unistrokes paper via FTP at the following URL:

<ftp://ftp.parc.xerox.com/pub/unistrokes/>.



** POCKETCHART V2.0 SHIPS **



T. Giannuli <tgiannuli@aol.com> reports that Physix has released version

2.0 of PocketChart that is specifically designed for the new Apple Newton

MessagePad 2000.  PocketChart is the "ideal clinical tool for those

physicians and healthcare providers who are seeking increased

productivity and reduced dictation costs."  For more information call:

713.797.1199, fax: 713.794.0855, email: <sales@physix.com>, or check out:

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



** WIRELESS NEWTON ACCESS **



WyndMail is now shipping WyndMail for Newton version 2.5 that provides

wireless capabilities for email and Web access starting at US$29.95 and

going up to US$149.95 for unlimited usage.  This version works on Apple's

MP2K, MP120, and MP130 devices.  For more information check out:

<http://www.wynd.com> [inews]





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  The New WriteRight Screen Enhancements protect your screen from

  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 information:

  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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** POINTER TO NEWTON STAND **



The "Executive Newton Stand" that is being sold directly by MAR Software

was designed by Richard Martin of Ebonist, Fine Furniture & Design.  For

more information contact:



    Ebonist, Fine Furniture & Design

    2040 Tigertail Blvd., Bay H

    Dania, FL 33004

    954.926.5566

    <armartin7@aol.com>



Or check out: <http://www.marsoftware.com/ebonsit.html>.



** CAN THE MP2K DO THIS?!? **



A discussion over the weekend with a non-Newton user, NewtNews was 'tested'

with this scenario:



    It is Monday morning, you just got on a plane for a week

    long business trip.  You left your laptop at home, and are

    now a 'light weight' road warrior armed with a MessagePad

    2000.   After your very productive flight doing work on your

    MP2K, you get to your destination, check into your hotel,

    and log-on to your ISP to get your email.   Everything is

    working fine, until --



    Boss sends you a Microsoft Word document via email. She

    wants you to edit it, and then email it back as a Word

    document with all your changes.



Can this be handled?!?  At first pass, NewtNews doesn't see how.  It

seems to be OK if everything is handled as text, but otherwise it doesn't

seem possible.  Suggestions?  Work arounds?



** I AM ON TRAVEL **



I will be Apple's WWDC all of next week (12-16May97).  Which explains why

you are getting NewtNews kind of earily (I finished on Sunday evening

instead of Tuesday morning). I should have pretty good email connectivity

so please don't hestitate to send me email.   Check out the News page on

the WWW site for any updates -- there aren't any Newton sessions on the

official WWDC guide posted on Friday (09May97) so don't expect too much.



** SOME CORRECTIONS **



Aaron Propes <alpropes@bitstream.net> correctly pointed out an error in

the last NewtNews.  We used the term 'expensive' instead of 'inexpensive'

to describe the Gerber Scientific squegees that should make it easier to

put on the WrightRight screen protectors.  The squegees only cost

US$1.50 (very cheap).  For more info call Tierney Brothers (800.933.7337).



Both Paul Mallett <paul.mallett@ukonline.co.uk> and David Wilson

<dgw@netmatters.co.uk> pointed out another error in last weeks NewtNews

-- Apple was at Comdex UK sharing a very small 'mobile solutions'

pavilion with Psion, Toshiba, and several Windows CE manufacturers.  Both

also noted though that the 'Apple fellow' doing the MP2K demos didn't

seem to know very much about the new MP2K, and reported only receiving

his MP2K the night before.



In last weeks NewtNews we made a mistake and wrote that James Robertson

<jamesr@magna.com.au> was looking for a Newton programmer, when in fact

he is a "Programmer for Hire."  James has an interesting background, with

a combination of vertical market skills, Newton experience, and a strong

grounding in PC-based programming.  Combined with professional desktop

publishing, there isn't much he hasn't done.  So NewtNews wishes him well

in his search for further challenges in the Newton field.  You can get in

touch with him via: <jamesr@magna.com.au>.





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  Need more Newton information?!?  NewtNews suggests you check out:

    + Newton Reference: <http://www.panix.com/~clay/newton/>

    + Always Newton Central: <http://www.theonly.com/newton.html>

    + NewtUser: <http://www.newtuser.com>

    + NewtWorld: <http://www.fw3.com/newtworld>

    + The Ultimate Newton: <http://shell.rmi.net/~rbruce/>

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  TeleType GPS - New v2.0 - now includes U.S. Interstate Highways data

  overlay. GPS software provides plot of your position on moving maps while

  you drive or fly. Overlay packages include cities and towns, Interstates,

  and special Aviation overlay for pilots. Bundles include GPS receiver and

  software.  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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** CLUBPDA NEWS **



ClubPDA List <clubpdalist@list.pacbus.com> had the following specials

recently: NEC Mobile Pro 400 4MB for US$449 (N022-1562); and MAR

Software's "The Executive" stand for $49.95.  You can learn more via:

<http://www.clubpda.com>.  When ordering us "Code 931897".



ClubPDA will be participating in the MacFair LA 97 (Burbank, CA) on

16-18May97 in booth 610.  For more information about the conference:

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



It should also be noted that the  ClubPDA Volume 3 Newton Catalog is

going to press and will be delivered in a couple of weeks.  To get a

catalog be sure to sign-up via their WWW site.



The ClubPDA MessagePad 2000 Availability Page is also still active at:

<http://www.pacbus.com/ClubPDAHome/PDAResourcesFolder/PDARMP2K.html>



** NEWTON INTERNET CHATS **



Raven Zachary <raven@rinzai.com> reports that Newton Intelligence has had

Dan Rowley from ICS (04May97) and Ben Gottlieb from Stand Alone (11May97)

on their HotLine chat service.  You can learn more about future chats

via: <http://www.rinzai.com/ni/>.



Jim Bailey <jdb@shore.net> reports that there is a weekly IRC chat for

Newton Developers called Llamatalk every Thursday at 9:30 P.M. (EST) at:

sparky.online.apple.com in the #Devchat room.



Ken Germann <keng@winternet.com> has created a Newton IRC channel via

EscapeNet <http://www.escapenet.org>.  Use the following IRC server:

irc.escapenet.org in the #newton channel.



** NEW STUFF FROM POWER MEDIA! **



Power Media <pmisales@aol.com> has announce three new products:



    - The DeluxeCase 2K (US$59.95): a protective case

      for the Newton MessagePad 2000.

    - UnitMath ($79.95) and UnitMath Lite ($39.95):

      computes equations written on the NotePad

    - Power Utilities for the Newton 2.1 OS: includes

      Works Better (enhancements to built-in Newton

      Works word processor), SpellMan (built-in spell

      checker), and Font Pack 2.0 (collection of new

      fonts)



For more information call: 503.684.8232 or fax: 503.684.6298 or check

out: <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi>.



** AVANTI LISTSERVER **



Felix Hagno <hgus6@hgus.gu.se> reports that Avanti Software has created a

new listserver dedicated to providing their customers with more detailed

information about their Newton products -- Shuffler and QuickPress.  To

subscribe send an email to: <hgus6@hgus.gu.se> with the words "subscribe

avanti" in the message body, leave the subject empty. For more

information check out: <http://lthmtek.msek.lth.se/~cim93hf4/avanti.html>

or send email to: <avanti@kagi.com>.



** NEW STUFF FROM STANDALONE! **



Stand Alone Software has announce several new utilities:



    - Heap Saver (US$19.95): a package for the Newton

      which frees up between 5 and 20K of heap by

      removing unnecessary objects from memory.

    - Button Bar Plus (US$25): which includes the

      following features -- Multiple Thicknessess;Small

      and Large Icons; Multiple Configurations; Close

      the Button Bar; and Control System Functions.



For 30-day demos check out: <http://www.standalone.com>.



** MORE CASE RECOMMENDATIONS **



Dale Brearcliffe <dbear@crl.com> has found that the laptop case Targus

(Model #CLN1) works well with holding his MP2K, keyboard, and Richochet

modem.  There is also room for file folders and other accessories.  The

case typically sells for US$100.



Ashton Vaughs <avaughs@primenet.com> thinks that the Pacific Moon Trading

company case that is being used with Ashton's MP110 is pretty good.

Pictures have been posted via the following World Wide Web site at:

<http://www.primenet.com/~avaughs/newton.html>.  If you'd like a similar

case for the MP2K you should call them at: 800.666.6728 and let either

Seal or Elena know your interest.



George Kociuba <GwwwK@aol.com> has a limited quantity of what he feels is

a pretty good Newton travel case -- it easily holds a Newton, keyboard,

cellphone, etc ... and he is willing to sell them for US$8 + S&H.  The

bag measures 6.5 x 2.5 x 16 inches.  NewtNews posted a picture of the

case via: <http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/NewtNews/NN_new.html>.



** NEWTON ESSENTIALS 2.1 CLASS -- 09-13JUN97  -- SAN JOSE, CA **



Neil Rhodes <neil@pobox.com> reports that he will be teaching a new

version of the Apple's Newton Essentials class that has been updated for

Newton OS 2.1.  The class will be held 08-13Jun97 in San Jose,

California.  The cost is US$1500 and the class size is limited.  For more

info: <http://www.calliopeinc.com/training.html>.



** NEW STUFF FROM CATAMOUNT! **



Hardy Macia <hardy@catamount.com> has released version 2.1.1 of

PocketMoney <http://www.catamount.com/PocketMoney.html> and version 1.0.2

of MORGAN (Media Organizer).  For more info: <http://www.catamount.com>.



** DATES UTILITY RELEASED **



Saint John <morrisoj@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu> has posted a new utility for

the built-in Dates application called "SetAgendaView" to the following

URL: <http://www.dusers.drexel.edu/~stjohn/>.  This freeware solution

will set your Dates view to Agenda view as a default instead of Day view.



** NEW AMUG MIRROR **



Frantisek Jilek <jilek@mppc.grjablko.cz> reports that Czech Newton VAR

and SI "Granatove jablko" has turned on an AMUG mirror at:

<ftp://ftp.grjablko.cz/pub/Mirrors/Amug_Archive/>, and that this server

will also support European language Newton packages and projects also.

If you are a developer that would like to have your Newton software

highlighted on this site please send Frantisek email at the address

above.  You can also get more info via: <http://www.grjablko.cz>



** PALMEDIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONIST INTEGRATION PLANNED **



JRAd consulting and Tactile Systems have announced plans to improved the

integration between their two products Palamedic and Transcriptionist.

This new 'plug-in' technology is documented via the World Wide Web at:

<http://www.maxmac.com/jrad/Palmedic/transcriptionistNote.html>. For a

limited time you'll be able to purchase a bundle of these three packages

for US$300 (a savings of US$150).  For more information about this offer

call: 800.5.Newton or 303.841.1114.



** NEWTON USER GROUP IN AMSTERDAM **



Bart Keijzer <ngn@luna.nl> reports that the first meeting of the Newton

Gebruikersgroep Nederland (NGN) will be held on Saturday 24May97 in

Amsterdam. More details can be found at: <http://ngn.luna.nl>.



** NEW VERSION OF NEWTDB POSTED **



David Pompea <74736.172@CompuServe.COM> has released version 1.25 of his

very useful database Newton solution called NewtDb.  This version

includes support for the larger MP2K screen, screen rotation, and minor

enhancements.  There is also an updated XferDB that lets you transfer

data to and from your Newton and desktop system.  For more information:

<http://www.netacc.net/~dmpsyst>.



David also requests that Newton 1.x users contact him, because he is

considering dropping support for older Newton OSes so he can take

advantage of many in Newton OS 2.x.



** ACT FOR NEWTON UPDATED **



Symantec has apparently updated their Act for Newton solution via:

<http://www.unboxed.com/newt.business.html#ACT>.  This new version will

suppose to fix Newton 2.1 woes. [EDITOR: Thanks to <MLBAKER100@aol.com>

for the pointer.]



** USING THE NEWTON FOR LYNX WEB BROWSING **



Paul Quinlan <osteo@umich.edu> reports that he has written a detailed

article about using a Unix based Lynx browser to 'browse' the Internet

using handheld systems.  You can find the complete document via:

<http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/web/umpsych/staff/osteo/LynxBrowsing/index.htm>.

The 'study' uses an Apple Newton MessagePad and the site also includes a

QuickTime movie documenting Lynx browsing on a MessagePad.





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$ NS BASIC  $ The latest implementation of this cool programming tool has an

$   3.6     $ easy to use graphic screen layout function, plus indexed file

$   with    $ communications, graphics and more!  Program directly on Newton

$  Visual   $ or with a PC or Mac.  Create packages in the Extras drawer and

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

$           $ <info@nsbasic.com>,  <http://www.nsbasic.com>,  416.264.5999

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  PDA and Handheld Direct, Everything you need for your Newton

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

   - Apple MessagePad 2000 Business Bundle only $1099.00 (#22008)

   - MP130 Buy Back Program - Trade in your MP130 for special deals on

     MP2000 or other PDAs - Call for details: 219-882-5228

   - MP2000 Accessories: Rech. Battery $31.95 (#22209) AC Adapter $29.95

     (#22202) MP2K Pen $12.95 (#31227) -- Type II Flash Memory 4MB $98

     (#41070) 8MB $174 (#41073) 10MB $210 (#41074) 16MB $310 (#41077)

   - Revelar Connection Utilities (RCU) for Win and Mac $39.95 (#10071)

  To order 800-279-4PDA or 219-882-5228 or FAX 219-845-0578 [Source #161]

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Information from the Internet

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** NEW STUFF FROM LANDWARE **



Clinton Logan <clinton@landware.com> reports the release of Lunar Lander

PRO v2.1 with new grayscale graphics for the MP2K and eMate 300.  The

list price is US$29, and upgrades for 'registered astronauts' is free --

send email to: <clinton@landware.com> for your update.



In related news, Landware has also released a new version of proCALC Ex

v2.1 that fully supports Newton 2.1 features.  This utility is a full

programmable scientific and business calculator.  The software costs

US$59.95.



For more information include screen snapshots check out the following

WWW site at: <http://www.landware.com>.



** SPACE ADVENTURE GAME ALMOST READY FOR RELEASE **



Jorj Bauer <jorj@blue.seas.upenn.edu> reports that his DeepSpaceNewt game

is almost completed.  He has posted screen shots of DeepSpaceNewt to the

following WWW page for those interested in this new Newton game:

<http://binky.seas.upenn.edu/~jorj/newton/dsn.html>.



** CHINESE LANGUAGE KIT FOR MP2000 **



Chun-Hsien Lin <jslin@cc.unalis.com.tw> reports that he has some posted

some details on how to use Chinese on a MP2K on some English and Chinese

pages at: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/9335/MP2KCLK.html>.



** CELLULAR EMAIL SUCCESS **



Paul <paulm@ultranet.com> reported on comp.sys.newton.misc that he has

successfully logged on and gotten email using Eudora Pro for Newton on a

MP2K using the Megahertz CruiseCard (#XJA3288) and the NOK2 cable with a

Nokia 232 cellular phone.



** NEWTON PRIMER NEARS COMPLETION **



Marton Carungay <martonc@macconnect.com> reports much progress on his

much anticipated 'Newton Primer' resource guide for Newton newbies.  He

is currently still looking for Newton store contact information in:

Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia.  Send Marton email if you can help.



** LATEST SERG KOREN SOFTWARE **



Serg Koren <archimag@netaxs.com> has recently posted updates to:



    - Newt'sPaper: NIE NNTP news reader

    - WebJump: launch URLs from the Names

    - VisualNewt: development environment

    - Newt'sWeather: current weather tracker



For more info: <http://www.netaxs.com/~archimag/Newton/MyStuff/>.



** NEWTON BOOK VERSIONS OF NEWTNEWS **



Mark Richard Heringer <heringermr@pobox.com> continues to post the latest

NewtNews Newton book packages to the following URL on a very timely

basis: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/9987>.



** TWO NEWTON SECURITY PRODUCTS UNVEILED **



Ted Ling <ted@steamradio.com> has released a new Newton extension called

Master Key v1.0.3 that should add "functionality to the existing Newton

security PIN protection."  This solution adds a 'Master Key' to your

Newton that will override a 'normal' PIN. This solution is ideal for

vertical markets or in situations where system admins have to control a

number of Newton devices.  For more information about this solution:

<http://www.steamradio.com/SRLpages/Technology/Newton/Masterkey1.0/MasterKe.html

>.



Robert Lee <leere@mindspring.com> has released version 1.0 of passKeep

via: <http://www.mindspring.com/~leere>.  This is a tool that lets you

log a series of passwords that you use to gain access to various systems

on your Newton.  You can also find the software distributed on the

Sine of the Times site at: <http://www.sineware.com/products/passKeep/>.



** BACKLIGHT UTILITY **



Adam Tow <atow@tow.com> has released a new free utility called Backlight

Plus that should give you more control and flexibility over your Newton's

backlighting. For more information: <http://www.tow.com/>



** SEARCHING FOR A NEWTON PROGRAMMER IN SAN DIEGO **



Brent Abdulla <elmachry@aol.com> at infinity systems 1 (800.368.5771) is

looking for a "competent Newton programmer in the San Diego area to assist

on a piece meal basis in the support and stabilizing of our application

developed on the Newton which assists automotive salespeople, customers,

and managers in the automotive selling process."  For more information

contact Brent at the email address above or via the phone number above.



** REGISTER YOUR NEWTON **



Anthony Matthews <bnet@pobox.com> has created a new free service called

'The Newton Registry' that lets you "register the serial number of your

Newton, for later retrieval if you lose it or it's stolen.  You can also

register stolen Newtons, and anyone can plug in a serial number to see if

it belongs to a stolen Newton."  For more information check out this URL:

<http://pobox.com/~bnet/newton/register.htm>.



** UNIX TO NEWTON PACKAGE DOWNLOADER **



Richard  Li <clli@kagi.com> has posted his shareware Linux & Solaris to

Newton package downloader solution called UnixNPI 1.0 to the following

site: <http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/~clli/unixnpi.html>.



** MAY97 EDITION OF NEWTNEWS PRO AVAILABLE **



Dave Hina <NNPro@aol.com> reports that the May97 issue of NewtNews Pro

can be downloaded via: <http://members.aol.com/nnpro/newton.html>. Read

the newsletter either offline or online in "pdf" format (online version

requires Netscape Navigator and Adobe Acrobat version 3.0).  The ReadMe

included with the download gives additional details about the purpose and

audience of NewtNews Pro.



** GOOD USENET POSTS TO TRACK DOWN **



Bryan Oakley <oakley@healthcare.com> has finished another in a series of

posts entitled "What's right with the Newton, Part II" to the various

USENET handheld newsgroups.  You can check out the articles on the WWW

at: <http://www1.clearlight.com/~oakley/newton/index.html>.



Patrick Tufts <zippy@cs.brandeis.edu> had a good post to the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.programmer entitled "writing NOS PCMCIA

drivers: summary" on 06May97.  You should be able to track it down via:

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



** MAC SITES CONTINUE TO HAVE NEWTON STUFF ON THEM **



Both MacInTouch <http://www.macintouch.com> and MacCentral

<http://www.maccentral.com> have had several Newton, MessagePad 2000, or

eMate 300 mentions over the last two weeks.  MacCentral's Bill Morison

<bmorison@maccentral.com> reported recently that CNN has been using MP2Ks

for their staff reporters, and these two reports were also posted:



    - "Newton Rising:  Marton Carungay talks Newton and why

       Apple should hold on to it"

       <http://www.maccentral.com/features/050297.shtml>

    - "eMate: Where are You?  Simon Nelson expresses his

       frustration  over the limited availability of Apple's

       super-cool, eMate 300"

       <http://www.maccentral.com/features/042997.shtml>



** A SEARCH ON NEWTON! **



Newton was mentioned in several Apple released newsletters and press

releases recently.  Here are some pointers:



    - Apple Business Bulletin, Issue 29

      <http://enterprise.apple.com>

    - Apple Business Bulletin, Issue 30

     <http://enterprise.apple.com>

    - Apple Developer News #55

      <http://www.devworld.apple.com/>



Guy Kawasaki's MacWay listserver also generated some Newton related

traffic over the last two weeks:



    - Brian Duck <usfmcjnm@ibmmail.com> is looking for

      a solution that lets a MP2K access IBM's

      Professional Office Vision System over a LAN using

      an IBM 3270 Emulator

    - Douglas Kruschen <DKruschen@aol.com> is working

      on a series of WWW pages focused on "Optimized For

      Newton"

    - Joseph Holmes <joeholmes@pobox.com> has a new

      'Newton Beat' bi-weekly online column being posted

      at MacAddict Magazine's Web site

      <http://www.macaddict.com/exclusive/>

    - Richard Saint <rsaint@pocket.co.uk> reports that

      Pocket Systems has released PocketGIS for Newton.

      GIS = Geographical Information System. More info

      at: <http://www.pocket.co.uk>

    - John Ford <om18@cris.com> is looking for

      pointers on how to move FileMaker Pro databases to

      and from a Newton device from a Macintosh desktop

    - Okrauth <okrauth@rodus.com> is looking for a

      supplier of waterproof cases for the Newton.



Keith Brindley <keith@brindley.demon.co.uk> has an article called

"Apple's Bad Press Relations" in TidBITS#377/28-Apr-97.  There are

several Newton mentions, and Keith uses his experience of trying to get a

MP130 for review as an example of how Apple, in the past, has made some

serious press relations problems for themselves.  For more information:

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



** RECENTLY UPDATED NEWTON SITES **



    - Newton Web Ring Home Page:

      <http://pobox.com/~bnet/newton/webring.htm>

    - TeleType GPS: <http://www.teletype.com/gps>

    - Ex Machina's PocketCall: <http://www.exmachina.com>

    - Newton to Camera Project Pointer:

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

    - Softcare's FitLog: <http://www.softcare.com>

    - FitnessLog: <http://members.aol.com/fitnesslog>

    - Conway's Life Game [Benchmark]:

      <http://www.tiac.net/users/jdb/index.html#LIFE>

    - Digital Gourmet: <http://www.teletype.com>.

    - Jorg Bauer's Newt'Tris:

      <http://binky.seas.upenn.edu/~jorj/newton.html>

    - Keep It Simple Systems's Luna II solar charging unit:

      <http://wildwestweb.com>

    - HI-RIZER adjustable stand for MP2K:

      <http://www.hi-rizer.com>



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A BROWSE **



    - The SpeedTrap Registry [Car Travel]:

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

    - Welcome Signs [Car Travel]:

      <http://wwww.primenet.com/~r2ind/welcomesign.html>

    - U.S. Route 40 [Car Travel]: <http://users.aol.com/usroute40>

    - Rand McNally Online [Car Travel]: <http://www.randmcnally.com>

    - Eat Here [Car Travel]: <http://www.eathere.com>

    - RSA Data Security [Security]: <http://www.rsa.com>

    - Rainbow Technologies [Security]: <http://isg.rnbo.com>

    - L&H [Speech Recognition]: <http://www.lhs.com>

    - Cylink [Wireless Router]: <http://www.cylink.com>

    - PowerMedia [Presentations]: <http://www.radmedia.com>

    - McAfee's PCCrypto 2.0 [Encryption]: <http://www.mcafee.com>

    - Briggs' Puffer 2.1 [Encryption]: <http://www.execpc.com>

    - ChannelManager 1.0 [Push Technology]:

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

    - HeadHunter.NET [Jobs]: <http://www.HeadHunter.NET>

    - Fuseworks' Server 1.0 and Software Development Kit [build

      Java and Shockwave applications]: <http://www.fuseworks.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 Print Sources Of Interest

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



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

NewtNews readers from the leading technology print newspapers,

newsletters, and magazines.]



** SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS HAS GOOD MP2K REVIEW **



T. Erik Browne <tbrowne@shell5.ba.best.com> pointed out on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc that the San Jose Mercury News has a

'good' MessagePad 2000 review posted to the World Wide Web via:

<http://www.sjmercury.com/business/compute/scribble042797.htm> or

<http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/compute/scribble042797.htm> or

<http://www.sjmercury.com/business/compute>.



This excellent, well researched article was written by Tim Colson

<tlcolson@concentric.net>, and according to Tim has an interesting story

behind the article.  Tim was originally only going to write a sidebar

article to 'correct' some of the many mistakes in the dreaded New York

Times MP2K article written by Mr. Manes that NewtNews has been commenting

on for the last couple of weeks.  But Tim did such a good job on the

first pass of his 'sidebar' that his editor asked him to extended the

article so that it could actually replace the Manes article in the Sunday

edition of the San Jose Mercury News.  Major NewtNews kudos for Tim!



** LONDON SUNDAY TIMES HAS MP2K MENTION **



Victor Eijkhout <eijkhout@jacobi.math.ucla.edu> and Dan Levin

<dan.levin@zen.co.uk> both reported that the Sunday Times had a pretty

good MessagePad 2000 review on 04May97 in the "Sounding Off" section. The

article was by David Hewson (edited by Sean Hargrave), and was entitled

"The MessagePad 2000 is fast, easy to use and comes with a decent bundle

of e-mail, Web and office software: Apple's upgraded palmtop wins over a

new generation of fans".  For more info: <http://www.sunday-times.co.uk>.



** SEVERAL OTHER NEWTON MENTIONS **



Al Pizzo <apizzo@ix.netcom.com> reports Newton mentions in the 07Apr97

edition of Design News <http://www.designnews.com> on page 32.  This

article is about using a Newton and a Thermovision 900 camera together.

Al also spotted a full page review of the MP2K on page 82 of Sales and

Field Force Automation <http://www.sffamag.com> published for May97.



NewtNews mentioned in a past issue of NewtNews that Mary Hayes had a

great Newton article published on page 85 of the 28Apr97 edition of

Information Week.  NewtNews originally got the article via electronic

distribution, and there is a difference between the electronic version

and the print version -- specifically some pretty great marketing

information is in the print edition.  This is a definite must read if you

have plans to market a product to the Newton community.



Apple continues to publish their Only Apple ads in a host of tech

magazines -- InfoWorld, MacWeek, and PC Week.  The ads that feature the

Power Macintosh 6500/300 and the 7300/180 (with PC Card) along with the

MessagePad 2000 and eMate 300. There are also a number of MessagePad 2000

ads also showing up -- MacWeek, Wired (May97), and Byte Magazine (May97).



Don Crabb has a passing mention of the MP2K and the eMate 300 in a list

of new 'kick-butt' Apple technology currently available in his "The Mac

Manager" column on page 36 of MacWeek published on 05Mar97.  He also

defends the Newton at: <http://www.macweek.com/mw_1118/op_crabb.html>.



Darell Ray <darrell_ray_elmore@cobb.com> reports the publication

(18Apr97) of a pro-Newton Review that he wrote on Buzz Webster World Wide

Web site at: <http://www.cobb.com/webfan>.



Danyll Wills has several Newton mentions in an article entitled "Apple

wipes away the egg with latest Newton" published on 06May97 in the South

China Morning Post.  The article is about Easter Eggs and how some of the

older Newton devices had the "Egg freckles" Easter Egg that came out of a

cartoon by Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury fame.  The article notes that

Apple's current Newton devices are selling very well, and getting good

reviews.



Newton mentions also continue on these sites:



    - Business Week:

      <http://www.businessweek.com/1997/18/b352534.htm>

    - TechWeb: <http://www.techweb.com>

    - HandJive Electronic Magazine:

      <http://www.phosphor.com/handjive>

    - MacTheKnife [eMate rumors]:

      <http://www.macweek.com/mactheknife/index.html>



** OTHER ARTICLES OF POTENTIAL INTEREST **



    - "Wireless LANs Go Mainstream: Proxim scales down

       high-speed module to be used in handheld devices"

       by Mark Moore, PC Week, 28Apr97, page 134,

       <http://www.proxim.com>

    - "Companies Offer Wireless Outsourcing: Racotek's

       Wireless Computing Service, and Wireless Telecom's

       MobileLogic Exchange & Emulator" by Mark Moore, PC

       Week, 28Apr97, page 19

    - "Smart Cards: Living Up to Potential -- The

       technology has been around for a while, but it

       still hasn't become mainstream" by Dave Kosiur, PC

       Week, 05May97, page 105

    - "Nokia Provides Wireless Net Access via GSM" by

       Mark Moore, PC Week, 05May97, page 131

    - "Wireless Goes Corporate: Vendors' products

       wireless-enable networks" by Stephen Lawson,

       InfoWorld, 05May97, page 64



** MAJOR WEEKLY MAGAZINE 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>

    - Network World: <http://www.nwfusion.com>

    - LAN Times: <http://www.lantimes.com>





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NewtNews Tips and Tricks You Can Use On Your Newton

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



** THE INSTANT GUIDE TO BECOMING A NEWT GURU **



By Roger Coleman <Roger_Coleman@compuserve.com>



Thanks to Tim J. Courant <TJCourant@cic.cummins.com> and Nick Mandich

<nmandich@netcomuk.co.uk> for supplying this week's tip!  If you have

similar tidbits for this column, please drop me a line at the email

address above.  Please include details of the Newt model and OS version

with your tip.  Thanks!!



** EXPERT DRAGGING AND COPYING IN NOTEPAD **



Copying items several times can be conducted by first dragging the item

to the side of the screen, then double-tap and drag from the side of the

screen (clipboard). This will leave the clipboard copy in place while

allowing a copy to be placed wherever you desire. (This also works with

items in 'Dates')



Copying freeform note text to an outline creates a single topic. Outline

to freeform text creates a single text block with headings tab indented.



With bulleted items (also checklist items) you can copy an entire level

by dragging the top level item to the side of the screen, then double-tap

and drag from the side to place the copy.



The interesting thing about creating a bulleted copy in this manner is

that all the copies remain linked. For example, you copy a list that

looks like this:



    o Top Level

      o Level 1

        o Level 2



If you drag the "Top Level" or "Level 1" items by dragging to the side of

the screen, you will also get its subordinates. Double-tap and drag to

place copies, drag from the side to place the final copy.



Now, change a value in ANY of the lists that was copied. Close the list

(tap the bullet) and re-open, or go to another note (so this screen is

not shown) and return, and you will find that the copies reflect the same

change.



I have also found that this link between copies carries between notes

(copy from one note to another) and between bulleted items and checklist

items (copy the bulleted items to a checklist note to convert formats).



However, the link is NOT maintained when you perform the "Duplicate"

function.





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  English, Spanish, German, French and Italian (no storage card required).

   + Customize the vocabulary and/or create new languages, attach notes

   + MP2K and eMate featured - speech, classroom multi-user, keyboards

   + Vocabulary Trainer - based on approved didactical learning system

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Other Related Technology

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



[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 & MOBILE **



Infowave Wireless Messaging (wireless client/server systems developer)

and GDT Softworks (printer drivers) have announced plans to merge into a

single company. [inews]



The following companies recently had wireless related press releases:

Proxim, Socket Communications, Boeing, Airmedia, IRIDIUM, National

Semiconductor, Starfish, General Magic, Compaq, Thomson Consumer

Electronics, Metricom, Oracle, Jordan Radio Paging, Sprint, QUALCOMM,

Ericsson, PageNet, SkyTel, Nokia, AT&T, Unwired Planet, Symbol

Technologies, NextWave, Digital Ocean, TelePad, Trimble, and Inmarsat.

[inews & farcast]



Motorola reports that they have shipped their 2 billionth 68HC05

microcontroller on 06May97.  In related news SanDisk reports that they

have shipped 1 million Flash storage cards. [inews & Farcast]



General Motors is working on a "Intelligent Car" project in the UK that

is using technology and expertise from Motorola, Vauxhall, Vodafone, and

Automobile Association of the United Kingdom. [inews]



** PALMPILOT **



T. Erik Browne <tbrowne@shell5.ba.best.com> pointed out on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc that the San Jose Mercury News has a

'positive' PalmPilot review posted to the World Wide Web via:

<http://www.sjmercury.com/business/techtest/ttest042797.htm>.



Metrowerks is now shipping CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Developer Release 2

(DR/2) hosted on Windows 95/NT and Mac OS.



Mike Langberg at Knight-Ridder News Service had a PalmPilot review

circulate throughout the publishing world recently.  NewtNews saw the

article entitled "PalmPilot PDAs are (P)retty (D)arn (A)lluring" on page

14 of the Union-Tribune's ComputerLink insert published on 06May97.



Spencer F. Katt's Rumor Central published on 26Apr97 on page 182 of PC

Week has a PalmPilot mention.  The short blrub is about the rumor that

recent 3Com purchaser of U.S. Robotics has plans to sell their U.S.

Robotic's Palm Computing division.



Brenda Christensen <brenda_christensen@goldminesw.com> reports that the

current version of GoldMine for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 currently

support PalmPilot and Windows CE devices.  GoldMine is an advanced PIM

solution that is designed from the ground up to be a 'salespersons' best

friend.  For more info: <http://www.goldminesw.com>.



Here is a collection of new PalmPilot links that should be of interest:



    - Bible References for Pilot:

      <http://www.concentric.net/~rbram/doc.shtml>

      <http://handel.pacific.net.sg/~edgarlu/bibledoc.html>

    - Yeechang Lee's Pilot Reviews:

      <URL:http://www.columbia.edu/~ylee/pilot-reviews.html>

    - BugMe! [Reminder Utility]:

      <http://www.hausofmaus.com/bugme.zip>

    - Com2Com PilotGear H.Q.: <http://www.pilotger.com >



** WINDOWS CE **



Computer Reseller News <http://www.crn.com> recently reported a host of

new rumors surrounding Microsoft's future plans for Windows CE. Microsoft

will host a Windows CE Developers Conference during the week of 12May97

in San Diego, California.  Demos are expected from Microsoft of a

"wallet-sized prototype" codenamed 'Gryphon' and "car navigation device"

codenamed 'Apollo'.  Another version of Windows CE will also reportedly

be shipping on WebTV devices. [Farcast]



HP has a HP 300 Series Palmtop PC ad in PC Week (28Apr97) on page 47, and

on page 45 of InfoWeek (05May97). This is one of the latest and

'reportedly greatest' Windows CE HPCs on the market. For more info:

<http://www.hpresource.com/palmtop-2>.



Mark Moore covers the news of the new NEC VR4102 processor that is

Windows CE savvy and the news of NEC cutting the price of their Mobile

Pro 400 Windows CE handheld from US$649 to US$499 on page 39 of PC Week

published on 05May97.



T. Erik Browne <tbrowne@shell5.ba.best.com> pointed out on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc that the San Jose Mercury News has a

'negative' Windows CE review posted to the World Wide Web via:

<http://www.sjmercury.com/business/techtest/tt120896.htm>.



bMobile has some new Motorola Personal Messenger 100c wireless modem card

drivers available for Windows CE.  The wireless service supported with

this $30 software is cellular digital packet data (CDPD).  You can get

more info at: <http://www.bsquare.com>.



Gal Nachum <gal_nachum@mobix.co.il> reports that  Mobix Communications

has some new 'middleware' for Windows CE and PalmPilot devices that

should make it possible to run 'real-time' wireless networking solutions

over the Mobitex network.  For more info: <http://www.mobix.co.il>.



Some potential Philips Velo1 problems have been noted on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.handhelds -- keypad misses a press after 12-15

characters (rapid typing bug?); and some 'dark' screen contrast issues

(screen gets darker as you use the unit in direct sunshine?).



Hitachi Home Electronics began selling three Windows CE HPC devices in

the U.S. on 30Apr97. [inews]



Modern Age Books <http://www.mabooks.com/> has announced the availability

of its electronic book engine for Windows CE.  You can find Inc.

magazine's "How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan" on their WWW

site available for a free download.



Display.IT Holdings was demoing wireless Windows CE access to Internet

based financial information at a recent Dealing With Technology '97

exhibition and conference. [inews]



Microsoft has chosen Wright Strategies to develop a survey application

using their FormLogic solution for Windows CE to be used by Microsoft to

collect data at a future Networld+InterOp show. [inews]



Metrowerks has signed an agreement to provide development tools that

support Microsoft Windows CE devices in the future. [inews]



Here is a collection of new Windows CE links that should be of interest:



    - Windows CE IRC Chat Logs: <http://www.adageus.com/wince>

    - AdageUS's mobileIRC: <http://www.adageus.com/wince>



** PSION **



Here is a collection of new Psion links that should be of interest:



    - Planet Pfund: <http://www.planet-pfund.com>

    - JWIN v1.4F [unit conversion]:

      <http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~nicko/>

    - Steve Litchfield's PalmTop:

      <http://www.3lib.ukonline.co.uk>

    - Photos on Psion:

      <ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/psion/icdoc/>



** OTHER HANDHELD **



Lucus King at Kingston Technology has a pretty interesting article in the

Spring 1997 edition of Computer Technology Review.  This issue is focused

on Magnetic Disk Storage, and the article is called "The Changing Face of

Flash: Contrary to what its name may imply, flash memory is here to stay"

on page 76.  For more info about Kingston Technologies flash storage

offerings check out the following site at: <http://www.kingson.com>.



Short mention that Sharp has their new SE-500 organizer coming to market

in Jun97.  For more info: <http://www.sharp-usa.com>.



The Infrared Data Association (IRDA) <http://www.irda.org> is reportedly

in deep discussions with cellular and pager vendors on how to incorporate

IRDA technology in current and future products. [iNews, Farcast, &

InfoWorld (05May97)]



Expect news within the next 30 to 60 days on more details about General

Magic's new Magic Cap 3.0 operating system, and who their hardware

partners will be for Magic Cap 3.0 devices.  The new OS runs on the MIPS

RISC R3000 processor.



Chris Chung <cchung@popeye.cs.uoregon.edu> reports that you can find

some good links to battery info using the following URL:

<http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Electronics/Batteries/>.



Alan Hyman works at Techniserv Data systems (2018370032) and reported on

comp.sys.pen that his company is a reseller of Flash cards (including the

new miniature Flash cards) for PDA systems and digital cameras.



Telxon and Sun Microsystems have announce a new relationship that will

enable Telxon to build SPARC based handhelds capable of running Solaris

and Java OS. [inews]



Puma Technology will have their Mobile Data Exchange software solution

called "IntelliSync" available when Sharp ships their new Sharp

Electronic SE 500 Mobile Organizer in the United States. [Farcast]



Melissa Schilling <missi@u.washington.edu> posted a message on 30Apr97 to

USENET newsgroup comp.sys.pen for 'contacts' for folks that worked at

Apple, EO, Grid Systems, GO , Momenta, Slate Corp, Symbol Tech, and

Telxon during certain time frames.  She will be using this collected data

for her dissertation research.  Send her email if you can help.



The Hambrecht & Quist 25th Annual Technology Conference held on 28Apr97

in San Francisco, California had presentations by Geoworks technology

working on cellular phone devices. [inews]



Here is a collection of new/updated Other Handheld links that should be

of interest:



    - Mother of All General Magic Magic Cap sites is at:

      <http://www.spies.com/MagicCap>

    - Toshiba Libretto:

      <http://indy.basiclink.com/employee/dan/libretto.html>

    - Toshiba T100X: <http://www.wavefront.com/~mbuenafe/t100x/>

    - CasioBoss 2.1 [backup/restore CASIO BOSS data to Unix] :

      <http://sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/apps/comm>



** APPLE & MACINTOSH **



Apple has announced a new PowerBook 2400C that runs Macintosh OS, is very

lightweight, and will be manufactured by IBM Japan.  The 2400C will be

sold first in Japan (where they expect to sell 60,000 units by the end of

year), and in the United States starting in Jul97. [inews]



Umax Computer is now shipping a Mac OS savvy system called the SuperMac

C500i/140 (without a monitor) for US$999. [Farcast]



Metrowerks will also being demonstrating their CodeWarrior Latitude at

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference held in San Jose, CA during the

week of 13-16May97.  This 'solution' should make it much easier to port

Macintosh applications to Unix and ultimately to Apple's upcoming

Rhapsody operating system.



Apple's  Human Interface Design Excellence (HIDE) Award rules can be

found via: <http://devworld.apple.com/dev/hideawards_rules.html>.  The

winners will be announced at Apple's WWDC conference held 13-16May97 in

San Jose, CA.



Apple has two new high-performance 20 inch (19 inch viewable) color

monitors available: AppleVision 850 AV and AppleVision 850.  The maximum

resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels at 75-MHz.



Here is a collection of new/updated Apple & Macintosh links that should be

of interest:



    - Neon Software's CyberGauge 2.0:

      <http://www.neon.com/cybergauge_upgrade.html>

    - Dada Typographics's ListTools 1.6:

      <http://www.dadatypo.com/software/listtools.html>

    - Hi Resolution's NewsHound 1.0:

      <http://www.hi-resolution.com/NewsRunner/NewsRunner.html>

    - BloodyManager 3.0 (IRCLE script):

      <http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/sharethemac/STN.html>

    - PLR Software's PictServerPro 1.0:

      <http://www.plr.com/products/pictserverpro.shtml>

    - StarNine's LiveIndex: <http://www.starnine.com/>

    - Castanet Tuner for Power Macintosh 1.0:

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

    - MRJ 1.5a1 is on the Bleeding Edge page at:

      <http://applejava.apple.com/text/prerelease.html>

    - StarNine's W*API Sapplet [WebSTAR Java VM]:

      <ftp://ftp.starnine.com/pub/webstar_dev/wsapi_sdk1.1.sea.hqx>

    - Powered by FileMaker Pro:

      <http://www.claris.com/poweredbyfilemakerpro>

    - Royal Software's ScriptDemon:

      <http://www.royalsoftware.com/descriptions/scriptdemon.html>

    - Apple's Cyberdog 2.0: <http://cyberdog.apple.com>



** INTERNET **



The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition has announced that they have

surpassed the 100,000 paid-subscriber mark. [inews]





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  without having to switch to Localtalk. Upload Newton packages and print

  to Appletalk network printers too. Farallon offers four Newton-to-

  Ethernet solutions, including EtherWave, the daisy-chainable technology

  that connects up to 7 devices to one Ethernet port. For more info visit:

  <http://www.farallon.com/markets/solutions/newtsolutions.html>.

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** YEAR 2000 "PROBLEM" SAVED A LOT OF MONEY 30 YEARS AGO **



An article in the Journal of Systems Management last year pointed out

that the two-digit date fields that are causing all kinds of

computational conniptions these days, actually were cost-effective over

the long run: "The two-digit format saved the typical organization over

$1,000,000 per gigabyte of total storage in the 30-year period from

1963-1992."  If that money had been wisely invested, these organizations

could have reaped $15 million per gigabyte over that same period.  Judged

by the costs involved in now fixing the problem, it was a "small price to

pay."  (Wall Street Journal 6 May 97)



** LAPTOP THEFT IS RAMPANT **



Last year, a record 265,000 laptop computers worth $804.8 million were

stolen in the United States, according to SafeWare, a computer insurance

firm.  That number is up 27% from 1995.  To combat the theft, companies

are turning to asset management software, which records computer serial

numbers, the employee assigned to the machine and other information, or

theft software such as CompuTrace, made by Absolute.  CompuTrace works by

installing a hidden software program that automatically dials Absolute's

headquarters every two weeks.  The call is then traced by AT&T Canada and

the phone number is cross-checked with the owner's file.  If the number

doesn't match up, the laptop is told to call the center again in five

minutes.  By tracing the phone call every five minutes, police can

pinpoint the laptop's location.  U.S. officials point out that CompuTrace

couldn't work here, where companies are not allowed to use AT&T's

automatic number identification information to sell services to a

customer.  (Investor's Business Daily 5 May 97)



** GTE TO ACQUIRE BBN **



GTE Corp. will purchase Internet pioneer BBN Corp. for $616 million,

giving GTE control over BBN's high-powered network of routers, servers

and specialized communications lines. The move instantly positions GTE as

a major player in Internet communications, and gives it a broader base of

networking assets from which to launch competitive strikes against AT&T

and the Baby Bells.  "This is big," says GTE's chairman.  "This is the

way to grow this company.  We're getting ready for the 21st century."

BBN currently provides much of the networking for AT&T's Internet

services for businesses, but that contract could be canceled when the

ownership changes. "We've made it clear since the beginning of our

relationship with BBN that we would eventually move our business

customers onto our own Internet backbone facilities," says an AT&T

spokeswoman, who added that both companies are committed to making the

transition painless for its customers. (Wall Street Journal 7 May 97)



** WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE MAC? **



Dan Ahlberg, a product manager in Apple's user-experience group, gives a

preview of the Apple's next MacOS:  "It will look more like a Mac than it

will look like a Next machine, because there's a large installed Mac

base. Where some of the Next functionality is going to be more apparent

is where there are known to be some problems with the Mac interface, and

where Next's technology is applicable for solving that. We need to make

something that appeals to the novice and doesn't confuse them -- yet

provide for customization that makes advanced users happy."  Ahlberg says

the next MacOS might even support a Unix command line for techies:  "The

majority of Macintosh users would never know that such a capability even

could exist. But it may be made available. We've heard for a long time

that some Mac users want access to a command-line interface."

(Information Week 28 Apr 97)



** FRIENDLY INTERFACE IS STILL AN OXYMORON **



Michael Dertouzos, director of MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science,

says software companies still have a long way to go in developing a truly

"user-friendly" computer interface:  "Calling these interfaces friendly

is tantamount to dressing a chimpanzee in a surgical gown and parading

him around earnestly as a surgeon."  (Information Week 28 Apr 97)



** GATES TELLS EXECS TO "FULFILL YOUR WILDEST DREAMS" **



Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates told the more than 100 attendees of

a "CEO Summit" convened in Seattle that they should plan to fulfill their

"wildest dreams" because computing power will continue to increase

rapidly in the years ahead."  Urging them to focus their thoughts less on

how technology will change in two years and concentrate more on how it

will change in 10, Gates encouraged them to build company information

systems that would be as fast and responsive as "digital nervous

systems."  (New York Times 10 May 97)





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** TRENDS: DATA SMOG **



In his book "Data Smog" (HarperCollins Publishing, 1997), author David Shenk

says, "When it comes to information, it turns out that one can have too much

of a good thing," and because "silicon circuits evolve much more quickly

than human genes," people have a hard time keeping up.  "Just as fat has

replaced starvation as a national concern, information overload has replaced

information scarcity as an important new emotional, social and political

problem."  When asked in an interview to elaborate on how information

overload is affecting people, Shenk replies:  "Clearly, some people get very

stressed out by the volume and the velocity of information.  It can be very

frustrating to keep up with the speed of information and stimulus, even if

you enjoy it.  Psychologists also have found a variety of other things that

happen.  Our judgment does get better and better (to a point), with more

information.  But our estimation of our judgment keeps going up with the

amount of information we have.  So there's the danger of overconfidence.

There's also a very real danger, strangely, of decreased benevolence.

Psychologists have found that as people are exposed to more and more

stimulation and information, they become less benevolent to other people."

(Interview in Investor's Business Daily 30 Apr 97)



** STRATEGIES: PREPARING FOR SHOCKS TO THE SYSTEM **



Crisis-management expert Otto Lerbinger says that, because of the complexity

of modern life, more and more "everyday" decisions now require a crisis

management perspective.  Crisis managers need to learn to make decisions on

the basis of incomplete and ambiguous information -- and simply to

accommodate for unplanned events or unexpected shocks using a distinctively

non-bureaucratic approach.  Bureaucracy is no match for crises:  "In a

bureaucracy there are no surprises;  every type of expected event has been

classified and assigned to specified bureaucrats ... who find it difficult,

if not impossible, to work under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty."

What should a crisis manager do?  One of the first things on a to-do list is

the creation or identification of "watchdog" systems to keep the

organization apprised of threats and opportunities in the environment and to

audit critical organizational decisions and behavior:  "Crisis managers have

learned the importance of detecting 'weak signals' that foretell 'big

trouble.'"(Otto Lerbinger, "The Crisis Manager,"  LEA Publishers, 1997)



** INNOVATIONS: CHEAPER FLAT SCREENS **



With the cost of flat-screen TVs hovering in the stratosphere (anywhere from

$10,000 to $25,000 for a 42-inch model), a new technology promises to

deliver crisp, compact viewing at a much lower price -- $2,000 or less.  The

High-Gain Emissive Display (HGED) technology uses color phosphors similar to

those in conventional cathode-ray tubes, modified to operate at extremely

low voltage (under 100 volts).  The matrix doesn't require transistors to

address the pixels -- the phosphors are excited by electrons guided to the

grid through special technology being developed by Telegen Corp., which

claims several patents on the process.  And because the HGED technology

doesn't require the clean room conditions and micron tolerances of the other

technologies, the HGED screens are less expensive to produce (about $1.30

per square inch versus $16 for LCD or plasma).  In addition, unlike LCD

screens, the viewing angle on an HGED product is not restricted.  Telegen

says its first HGED product will be a 20-inch desktop PC monitor, to be

manufactured under license by IPC-Transtech, located in Singapore.  (Popular

Science May 97)



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** MORE SOUND RECORDING TOOL SUGGESTIONS **



John Solon <jsolon@vms2.macc.wisc.edu> would like the ability to link

recorded notes to alarms, so that one could set an alarm which would

initiate playback a recording at a specified time.



Jason Kulas <JKULAS@BCBSCT.COM> would like a recording utility that won't

unpause itself after a pause over a long period of time.



** CUSTOM COMMS IN A BLACK BOX?!? **



James Robertson <jamesr@magna.com.au> is looking for a 'custom comms

solution' package that he can 'reuse' as a software developer to do comms

stuff without having to 'waste time and resources' by reinventing the

wheel for every new project.  What James envisions is a 'simple' package

that would let him transfer soup contents to and from a PC/Mac either via

a LAN, serial, or modem.



** MARGIN/MARKUP CALCULATOR?!? **



Michael Masella <ace118@cycor.ca> is looking for a simple margin

and markup calculator for the Newton to be used in the retail business.

This feature is found on the Sharp ZQ-6700M, and another Sharp unit

that is made specifically to do just this task.  Most of the current

calculators for the Newton only work on one margin, and Michael would

like something much more robust and dynamic.



** UPDATE -- NIE EMAIL WAKE-UP CALL **



Jim Bailey <jdb@fetchsoft.com> reports that both Newton email solutions

GoFetch and EnRoute have the wake-up and check email feature requested in

the last issue by Paul Gilna <pgil@lanl.gov>.





Other Tidbits of Information

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



** ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPER RESEARCH **



The San Diego Union-Tribune <http://www.union-tribune.com> published an

interesting article about electronic newspaper research in their Computer

Link insert on 29Ap97.  The article was called "Tablet newspapers may be

what the future is ordering" by Bill Long at Knight-Ridder News Service.

The focus of the article is research being conducted lately by Roger

Fidler who has an new book released called "Mediamorphsis" that is on

this topic.  The 'main' newspaper handheld unit sounds just like Newton

technology in a slate design.  The article also mentions the following

institution has been doing 'related research" -- Information Design

Laboratory in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent

State University based in Ohio.



** RASKIN ON APPLE **



The May+June 1997 edition (volume IV.3) of ACM's 'interactions: new

visions of human-computer interaction (HCI)' has an indepth article

written by former Apple employee (and all around programmer legend) Jef

Raskin that starts on page 12.  The article is entitled "What's NeXT for

Apple?".  It is a very good read.  For more information about this

publication check out: <http://www.acm.org/interactions>.



** AGENT NEWSLETTER UPDATE **



Timothy Finin <finin@cs.umbc.edu> has published another issue of his very

informative UMBC AgentNews Newsletter -- issue 2.5 (05May97).  This issue

includes details on: agent-related jobs; Danny Lange recent move from IBM

Tokyo Research Laboratory to General Magic; General Magic's recently

released 'Obyssey' (Telescript in Java); KQML Software update; revisions

to FIPA specifications; pointer to the next FIPA meetings; OMG Mobile

Agent Facility; The University of Cincinnati's Agent-Based Manufacturing

Laboratory; and pointers to recent books & web sites related to

intelligent agents.  For more info: <http://www.cs.umbc.edu/agents/agentnews/>.



** RED HERRING, JUNE 1997 **



Very interesting Q&A with John Seely Brown the chief scientist at Xerox,

and director of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) starting on page

28.  Learn about: calm technology, some PARC history, and what the future

holds for the 'document company.'



Luc Hatelstad <luc@herring.com> has an article called "Keeping the doctor

away [from Apple in reference to Dr. Amelio] -- As the dust clears from

the Next acquisition, Apple grapples with questions about its leadership

and its future" that starts on page 34.  No Newton mentions, but the

eMate is identified as an example "of what Apple can do well."



The Editors at The Red Herring then ask, in an open letter to Apple CEO

Gil Ameilo, that he resign sighting several detailed reasons on page 38.



The main focus of this issues is "electronic entertainment" and as usual

the amount of information on this subject is very detailed and complete.

All the fun starts on page 49 and goes on and on and on.



For more information about this magazine check out the following URL:

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





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** MP2K AND EMATE THOUGHTS **



Emanuel Derman <emanuel.derman@worldnet.att.net> recently wrote NewtNews

the following note:



    I thought I would tell you a little about my changing

    impressions of the new Newtons, especially since your latest

    edition of NewtNews mentioned your experiences with using a

    keyboard.



    What originally attracted me most about the Newton was the

    handwriting recognition.  But I must admit that every time I

    get used to a new model (the 120 over the 110, the MP2K over

    the 120), I very rapidly think that the previous one was

    hopeless.  Even now, after a few weeks of the MP2K, I think:

    "How could I ever have tolerated the 120?  When I think that

    myself, I wonder why I was telling everyone how great it

    was."



    Anyhow, I have an MP2K which I like, but I saw an Apple ad

    for the eMate 300 that I bought as a present for my daughter

    through the mail with a credit card. (If you don't like it,

    you have 15 days to return it, so no risk.)  It came a

    couple of days ago, and I tried it out myself.  Although

    it's slower than the MP2K, its closer resemblance to a

    laptop is the big advantage.  Suddenly you have a screen big

    enough to see clearly on, and a keyboard to write real

    articles or letters or long essays or papers for work.  The

    keyboard is terrific too - the built-in keys do all sorts of

    things (overview, scroll) that you had to use the stylus for

    on the MP2K, and, once you're already using the keyboard for

    writing, that's a great advantage, as long as the keyboard

    is a decent size, not some miniature thing.  You can really

    work with it, not just keep notes and addresses and lists.

    (You can do this with the MP2K too, but it's not quite as

    convenient having the keyboard separated and the small

    screen.)  And the other great thing, compared to a

    Powerbook, is the instant-on/off.



    In short, some cross between the Newton and a Powerbook

    might be the best combination for mobile work, while a

    Pilot-size one might be best for casual out-of-office use.



    Emanuel Derman





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