NewtNews-140-20May97

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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:



 + 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>



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

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



 + 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, 12May97 thru 18May97

 9. INNOVATION, 12May97

10. Dear Newton Developer

11. Other Tidbits of Information

12. Advertising Notes

13. Product and Service Information

14. My Email Experience Using MP2K During WWDC

15. Administrivia





Top News

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** FUTURE OF NEWTON AT APPLE?!? **



The following was published in a recent edition of Edupage.  Other sites

like MacWeek <http://www.macweek.com> also covered this story



    STEVE JOBS WANTS APPLE TO DUMP THE NEWTON



    Apple founder Steve Jobs, who was forced out of the company

    by then-CEO John Sculley but who now serves as an advisor to

    current-CEO Gil Amelio, says Apple ought to sell off its

    Newton technology used to produce handheld computers.

    Wearing worn jeans with patches, Jobs told a meeting of

    Apple developers that the company could manage two software

    projects at a time (Mac/OS and the next-generation

    "Rhapsody") but not three (those two plus the Newton

    operating system).  Instead of working on the handheld

    Newton, Jobs thinks that Apple should be developing

    stripped-down "network computers" that could be used by

    "mere mortals" as alternatives to PCs in accessing

    information and software from the Internet.  (San Jose

    Mercury News 17 May 97)



And this was posted to TechWeb:



    In response to a question on whether Apple was brushing up

    its Newton handheld to possibly sell it off, Hancock said:

    "Newton is a viable platform.  We are looking to our Newton

    partners for financial help."  Sources have said that Apple

    explored selling the Newton business.  In addition, sources

    said, Apple has talked to venture-capital companies about

    spinning the business off as a separate company.

    <http://www.techweb.com/wire/news/apr/0423apple.html>



In related news, also at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC),

Apple Fellow Guy Kawasaki was asked after the H.I.D.E. awards at WWDC in

an informal question and answer session about what he 'thought' about the

Newton.  He said he really likes using the latest Newton hardware

products from Apple -- especially the eMate -- and could make a case for

the Newton to be its own separate company.



[EDITOR: Word on the street is that something should happen soon.  Very

soon.  Also the eMate is selling very well, and should be in the 100,000+

range of shipped units faster than anyone could even imagine.  There is

also word of a big 500+ purchase of MP2Ks by United States Department of

Agriculture for data collection project.]



** NEW STUFF FROM NSG **



Keith Rollin <rollin@newton.apple.com> reports that the Newton System

Group (NSG) has posted an updater for their WinNTK 1.6 (developer tool)

via:

<http://devworld.apple.com/dev/newton/tools/ntk.html#WinNTK.Updater1.6.1b1>.

It should also be noted that Apple has also recently updated their

version of Newton Connection Utilities (NCU) to version 1.0 (after being

an announced product some 15+ months ago).  Check out the recently

redesigned NSG pages at: <http://newton.info.apple.com> for more

information.



** GOLFER'S GAME TRACKER UPDATED  **



Sun Sabre Software <sunsabre@one.net> has announced the release of

version 3.0 of their ScorePad application for the Newton -- especially

for the new 'very popular' MP2K and eMate devices.  ScorePad makes it

'very easy' for golfers to keep scores and personal statistics about

their golf games.  The software retails for US$50 and you can purchase

the software online via Software Unboxed at: <http://www.unboxed.com>.

You can learn more, and get access to a demo via the following site:

<http://members.aol.com/sunsabre/ScorePad.html>.  Previous registered

owners who purchased ScorePad in 1997 get an upgrade to version 3.0 for

free, others can upgrade for US$10.  For more information about the

upgrade contact Rick Armstrong via the email address listed above or by

calling/faxing: 513.459.9330.





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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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  Notion 1.5 Enhanced for Newton 2.0 OS: Notion 1.5 is a powerful, easy

  to use tool that helps the mobile professional manage all the lists

  necessary to organize, integrate and communicate vital information.

  Includes Notion Connect for Import/Export from Mac or Windows desktop.

  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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** SET THE NEWTON FREE! **



No surprise here from me hopefully.  I definitely think, given my

experiences at last weeks Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)

that Apple should spin the Newton out of Apple.   They have way too much

to worry about, and to 'fund' in the Mac OS and Rhapsody arenas to keep

and worry about their Newton business.



BTW ... Rhapsody in demo mode and in theory is very cool.  I was

completely impressed with the direction this desktop operating system is

taking.  I think that Apple has addressed the problems they have faced in

the past, and are moving forward with a strong vision and mission.



** POINTER TO NEWTON STAND **



In last weeks NewtNews I accidently gave the impression that the above

banner would have a URL that 'pointed' to the "Executive Newton Stand".

Instead my intent was to point readers to the designer that created the

"Executive Newton Stand" -- Richard Martin of Ebonist, Fine Furniture &

Design.  Many of you [SDH: Thanks!] send me the correct pointer to

the page for the stand.   So here it is:



    - <http://www.marsoftware.com/TheExecutive.html>



To learn more about Ebonist, check out:



    - <http://www.marsoftware.com/ebonsit.html>.



** 'NOT' AN ANSWER TO THE WORD DOC ON TRAVEL PROBLEM **



Mark Zeren <zeren@pobox.com> didn't have a Newton solution but pointed

out that the current Windows CE devices and software would also have this

problem since like the Newton the majority of the 'document translation'

on the Windows CE is desktop based.



** COMMENTS ABOUT USING EMAIL ON NEWTON LAST WEEK **



I posted my near gibberish outline of my Newton email experience to the

end of NewtNews.  Sorry for the semi-disconnect on the article, but I

have been under extreme pressure to get a ton of stuff done at the

moment, and unfortunately don't have the time for a polished article.  I

figured getting something was better than getting nothing.  Comments are

welcome.



** WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE MAILING LIST **



The 'great' NewtNews email listmaster Bob Torres is on a 'study trip' for

the next couple of weeks, and has left the NewtNews email list in my

hands. Hopefully I won't screw up NewtNews' distribution, but if you get

10 copies of NewtNews in your mailbox you'll at least know who screwed

things up.  If for some reason you don't get NewtNews check it out on the

WWW -- I have 'mastered' the art of posting to the WWW. ;-)



** CORRECTION **



Last week we incorrectly mentioned that Foundation Systems' recently

announce BackLight Plus utility was 'freeware'. It is not -- it is US$15

but does include a 30-day trial version.  For more information or to

download BackLight Plus check out: <http://www.tow.com/>. [EDITOR: Thanks

to Mike Bothe for bringing this information to us.]





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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://newton.theonly.com>

    + 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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** NEW NEWTON BOOKS AVAILABLE **



Jeff Iverson <j5rson@prairie.lakes.com> reports the Release 3 of his

'most excellent' Airports Newton Book reference guide.  This book

contains over 9,200 airport identity codes for US$10 shareware.  Iverson

Software has also posted Release 1 of the Newton Book of Generic Drugs --

a searchable US$10 shareware package that contains over 300 generic

drugs, and lists their manufacturer, tradename, treatment class and

indication (reason for usage).  For more information check out:

<http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/business/ebooks.html>.



** EMATE CENTRAL TO APPLE BOOTH AT CUE **



Mike <Readable@aol.com> reports that at the recent Computer Using

Educators (CUE) Show held 09-10May97 in Palm Springs, CA he spotted

several eMate 300s at Apple's booth (no MP2Ks were on display, but Mike

reports he was hounded by attendees for more info about his MP2K

everytime he took it out to use it).  Mike was impressed by how popular

the eMates were with the crowd, and with most of the features offered to

the educator by the eMate. [EDITOR: According to Mike some 7000+

attendees show up to this event each year.]



** STATUS OF NIV AND OTHER BIBLE PARTS **



David Fedor <servant@pobox.com> at Servant Software reports the

availability of NIV New Testament and Psalms/Proverbs/Eccl/Song via the

following URL:  <http://www.pobox.com/~servant/servant.html>.   You must

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

Servant Software, 10113 Parish Place, Cupertino, CA 95014.  Expect more

parts within the near future.



** NEW VERSION OF N*PROJECT IN THE WORKS **



Tom Unkefer <nomadict@ix.netcom.com> reports that the folks at Nomadic

Technologies <http://www.nomadict.com> have plans to add some 'schedule

calculation enhancements' to their Personal and Pro editions of N*Project

-- their project management software.  A beta is in the works, and those

that need these kind of features and are willing to be 'hard core beta

testers on the bleeding edge of technology' should send email to the

address above.



** NEW STUFF FROM CATAMOUNT **



Hardy Macia <hardy@catamount.com> reports the release of the following

Newton software packages:



    - Silk: position and resize the backlight toggle

      button

    - MORGAN 1.0.2: The Newton Media ORGANizer

      (MORGAN) catalogs CDs, books, tapes, comic books,

      video, and other collections of media.

    - PocketMoney 2.1.1: tracks daily expenses, and

      uploads transactions to the desktop once a week.



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



** NEWTON CLASSIFIEDS WILL NOW CROSSPOST **



Anthony Matthews <bnet@pobox.com> reports that he has finished work that

insures that ads posted to Newton Classifieds at the following URL:

<http://pobox.com/~bnet/newton/index.cgi> will now by successfully

crossposted to the USENET newsgroup comp.sys.newton.marketplace.



** NEWTON PRIMER POSTED **



Marton Carungay <martonc@macconnect.com> reports the release of the much

anticipated 'Newton Primer' -- a hypertext resource guide (not really a

FAQ) for the Newton community that should be especially useful for

first-time Newton users -- has been posted to the following World Wide

Web site at: <http://www.macconnect.com/~martonc/newterati/primer.html>.



** NEWTON ON THE WEB **



Douglas Luckie <luckie@pilot.msu.edu> reports that the Michigan State

Newton User Group's (MSNUG) May 1997 'newtsletter' is out via:

<http://pilot.msu.edu/~luckie/letters/msnug2.htm>.



Bryan Oakley <oakley@healthcare.com> recently posted to another edition

to his "What's right with the Newton, Part III" opinion pieces to the WWW

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



Michael Neely <webmaster@newtoninfo.com> has published Issue 5 of this

NewtWire newsletter on 10May97.  This issue has details on: Top News;

Follow Up - Newton 2000 Problems; and Follow Up - NewtonSource's Poor

Service.  For more information check out: <http://www.newtoninfo.com>.



Apple Developer News $57 had a pointer to a new MessagePad 2000 review

at: <http://www.component-net.com/dg/97-04-25-review.html> and a pointer

to the Newton Doctor support Web site that offers solutions, and tips at:

<http://www.pacificnet.net/~businet/newton/doctor/index.cgi>.



The latest issue of Mark/Space Newsletter has a pointer to a FAQ on

using their PageNOW! product with the new Apple MessagePad 2000 at the

following URL: <http://www.markspace.com/pagenow_newton_faq.html>.



The latest issue of TidBITS#379/12-May-97 has a Newton article entitled

"MessagePad 2000: New Newton Exceeds Expectations" written by David

Gewirtz <david@component-net.com>.  You can get more info on the WWW via:

<http://www.tidbits.com>.  It should also be noticed that the latest

issue of Cyberian Outpost is offering MP2Ks at a special price via

TidBITS' DealBITS.  You can get more information via the following URLs:

<http://www.tidbits.com/products/message-pad-2000.html> and

<http://www.tidbits.com/products/message-pad-2000-deluxe.html>.



Yael Li <Yael_Li-Ron@PCWorld.com> thinks NewtNews readers will enjoy her

MessagePad 2000 review entitled "A PDA With an Identity Crisis? -- It's a

PDA!  It's a PC!  It's a floor wax!" posted on the WWW on 06May97 at:

<http://www.currents.net/magazine/backiss/archart.html?gizm1509>.



** MACWAY NEWTON MENTIONS **



Guy Kawasaki's MacWay Evangelist email listserver had several Newton

blurbs recently including:



    - Eric Scheid, <eric@ironclad.net.au> is looking for a

      personal trainer software package for the Newton.

    - Scott Kallen <skallen@pobox.com> is looking for a

      Text-to-Speech solution for the MessagePad 2000.

    - Pointer to the recent Catamount Software releases.  You

      can get more information via: <http://www.catamount.com>.

    - Pointer to Iverson Software's lastest Newton Book offers

      at: <http://prairie.lakes.com/~j5rson/business/ebooks.html>

    - Paul DiGiovanni <pdigi@poboxes.com> is looking for a way

      to connect a Newton to a Socket Communications' PageCard

      Wireless Messaging System.



For more info about this excellent Apple, Macintosh, Newton, etc. ...

resource check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/>.





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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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** DEMOING NEWTON TECHNOLOGY **



Hardy Macia <hardy@catamount.com> reports that the Vermont MacJam 97 will

be held in Montpilier, Vermont on 28Jun97.  The Newton User Group in that

area -- NewtChamp -- will be demoing eMates and MP2Ks.  For more

information check out: <http://www.together.net/~hardy/NewtChamp.html>.



** APPLE ADVERTISES MP2K IN GERMAN NEWSPAPERS **



Oliver Voelckers <100410.3137@compuserve.com> reported on USENET newsgroup

comp.sys.newton.misc that Apple recently published two large color MP2K

ads in the German weekly newspapers the 'Die Woche' & 'Focus'.



** NEW UTILITIES AND GAME PACKAGE POSTED **



Allan Wright <aew@pease1.sr.unh.edu> reports the release of Bulletproof

Utilities 2.0 (freeware) for Newton 2.x which contains Newton Rebooter

and Sleeper2.  Allan has also released a freeware 'tile sliding puzzle'

called Puzzle for Newton 2.x.  For more information check out the

following site: <http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/aew/newton>.



** TWO GENERAL PURPOSE NEWTON UTILITIES RELEASED **



Yischon <yischon@netcom.com> reports that Deep Focus Designs has released

Flash Clock 2.0 -- a freeware extension that allows you to modify

settings for the clock such as font, size, and style. The clock display

can be placed anywhere on the screen and can be made to be persistent.

Deep Focus Designs has also released GCStat 1.1 that should help in

making accurate heap assessments and memory garbage collection. For more

info check out: <http://www.deepfocus.com/>.



** FORMLOGIC BETA TESTERS WANTED **



Thomas Meissner <TMeissner@acm.org> reports that Wright Strategies is

seeking Beta testers for FormLogic version 3.0 -- an applications

platform for developing, deploying, and managing mobile applications

which connect mobile workers to enterprise information systems.  Version

3.0 adds support for the Windows CE  and Newton MessagePad 2000

platforms, and enhances the support for the Newton MessagePad 130. To

learn more, and to download the Beta version, please visit their Web site

at: <http://www.wrightstrat.com>.



** NEWTON DESKTOP EMULATOR?!?! **



Amrik Thethi <amrik@am-tech.demon.co.uk> reported on USENET newsgroup

comp.sys.newton.misc of finding an ARM 610 emulator posted to:

<http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/arm/gnu/>.  Amrik thinks is should be 'easier'

using this software to build a Newton emulator that runs on desktop

systems.  If you are interested in helping out in programming a Newton

Emulator please send Amrik email.



Hayes Haugen <hayes@eskimo.com> followed up to Amrik's post with a

pointer to more information that could help out this emulator initiative

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



** NEWTON USED AT CONFERENCE FOR DATA ENTRY **



Susan Saporito-Irwin <irwinsue@inlink.com> reports that a recent

scientific convention she attended used 150 Newton MP130s for information

entry and database entry.  Vendors and attendees were reportedly very

impressed with the set-up.



** SOME RECENT UPDATES **



Sanjay Vakil <help@scrawlsoft.com> reports the posting of version 0.981b

of PT100 -- their public beta VT102 and Telnet (using Apple's Newton

Internet Enabler) package.  For more info: <http://www.scrawlsoft.com>.



Keith Erskine <kerskine@fetchsoft.com> reports that Fetch Software has

posted version 1.2.5 of their GoFetch NIE-savvy email client with a new

schedule feature to: <http://www.fetchsoft.com/gofetch>.



Paul Cimino <cimino@voicenet.com> reports that Trans Lunar Designs has

release version 1.5 of ModemBridge for the Newton -- which lets you use

your Newton PC Card modem or IR port from a desktop machine using a

serial connection.  For more information about this US$25 product check

out: <http://www.voicenet.com/~cimino>



Hayes Haugen <hayes@eskimo.com> reports the Release 2 of Lava -- a

backlight control and 'screen saver' for the Newton via the following

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



** SOLAR POWER YOUR NEWTON **



Darrel Tenter <darrel@wildwestweb.com> suggests that those mobile users

with access to the Sun during their busy day, should seriously check out

Keep It Simple Systems' (KISS) Luna II solar charging unit for all of

Apples Newton MessagePad systems.  The unit should keep your internal battery

from being drained while hooked up to Luna II and the hardware add-on only

costs US$99.  For more information: <http://wildwestweb.com>.



** RELEASE THE TEXT TO SPEECH TECHNOLOGY **



Jeff Wright <wrightad@airmail.net> has three very good reasons why Apple

should Quality Control their 'text to speech technology' for the MP2K and

release the software for general use.  Currently the software is being

distributed 'illegally' by those lucky enough to get a hold of it.  The

reasons are (and they are beyond just 'gee-whiz' factors):



    1. Helps children learn to write because the

       Newton will convert their handwriting and if the

       handwriting is 'correct' they can then have to

       spoken back to them.

    2. Helps blind people to learn write using the

       same scenario as above, but the voice feedback

       from the Newton really empowers them.

    3. Helps speaking and hearing impaired to 'easier'

       communicate with folks by letting them write what

       they want to say and have their 'Newt voice' heard.



Jeff is publisher of NewtWorld <http://www.fw3.com/newtworld>.



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A BROWSE **



    - SPAM Hater [Internet]:

      <http://www.compulink.co.uk/~net-services/spam/>

    - Global Music [Download Music]: <http://www.globalmusic.com>

    - Naked People Finder [Graphics]:

      <http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daf/people.html>

    - Marcel Drekker [Books]: <http://www.dekker.com>

    - StarMax Developer Program [Macintosh]:

      <http://www.motorola.com/starmax/developer>

    - MacDirectory [Macintosh]: <http://www.macdirectory.com>

    - NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Hardware: <http://www.w2000.com>

    - MacHack [Macintosh Developer Conference]: <http://www.machack.com>

    - Adobe's Developer Association [Developer Stuff]:

      <http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/devrelations/main.html>

    - Inferno [Internet OS]: <http://www.lucent.com/inferno>

    - GIST Communications [Internet]: <http://www.GIST.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

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

NewtNews readers from the leading technology print newspapers,

newsletters, and magazines.]



** FOLLOW-UPS TO SJMN & ON LONDON SUNDAY TIMES ARTICLE **



NewtNews used Tim Colson's wrong email address in the story about his San

Jose Mercury News article that was about the MP2K.  You can reach Tim

via: <tcolson@sjmercury.com>.  It should also be noted that Tim is "an

Internet Software Developer, with the Mercury Center, SJMN."



[EDITOR: Tim only plays a 'journalist' on TV, in reality he'd much rather

be called a 'Net Geek.'  Which given some of the 'journalists' at SJMN it

is totally understandable. ;-)]



Dan Levin <dan.levin@zen.co.uk> snail mailed the complete article that

appeared in Sunday Times (05Apr97) entitled "Apple upgraded palmtop wins

over a new generation of fans" by David Hewson.  The article is a very

good read and also mentions the 3rd party solution called "Expense Plus"

as an example of a 'beauty' Newton solution.  The author of the article

is an experienced Psion and Windows CE user, so his very positive and

several negative comments about his MessagePad 2000 experience are very

important. You can learn more about the Sunday Times via:

<http://www.sunday-times.co.uk>.



** WIRED, JUNE 1997 **



This issue of Wired (should be available by now in the stores) focuses on

how to save Apple -- the front cover suggests 'praying' and inside there

are 101 other ideas, edited by James Daly, starting on page 114.  The

list is good -- but at time contradictory and at times totally

unrealistic.  As far as the Newton goes, several mentions in this issue

including:



    - page 48: Ashley Craddock covers the recent news

      that the U.S. Marine Corps used Newton devices in

      their 'futuristic' Hunter Warrior exercises.  The

      'high-tech' Marine units with Newtons number 1500

      soldiers and significantly 'beat-up' the

      'non-tech' units numbering 4500.

    - page 57: Apple MessagePad 2000 ad

    - page 116: In the 101 ideas column -- #15 is

      "Dump (or outsource) the Newton, eMate, digital

      cameras, and scanners."

    - page 119: In the 101 ideas column -- #59 is

      "Invest heavily in Newton technology, which is one

      area where Microsoft can't touch you.  Build voice

      recognition and better gesture recognition into

      Newton, making a new environment for desktop,

      laptop, and palmtop Macs.  Newton can also be the

      basis of a new generation of embedded systems,

      from cash registers to kiosks."

    - page 120: In history of Apple column -- "Apple

      releases Newton personal digital assistant; great

      idea, poor execution."

    - page 121: In the 'famous' people comments on

      what Apple should do -- Nathan Myhrovold at

      Microsoft mentions the Newton in a list of things

      Apple 'wasted' resources on when they 'should'

      have been spending resources on the Macintosh



** SEVERAL OTHER NEWTON MENTIONS **



Apple has a full page MP2K ad on page 12 of MacWeek published on

12May97. [EDITOR: It should be noted that MacWeek has a new look and

feel, along with some new features and formats.  Check it out!]



Apple also ran their "Only Apple" 8 page ad in the 12May97 edition of PC

Week starting on page 42.  This series features the Power Macintosh

6500/300, the Power Macintosh 7300/180 PC Compatible, the eMate 300 (big

picture), and the MessagePad 2000 with keyboard (small picture).  Apple

also ran a two-page ad starting on page 40 of InfoWorld (12May97) for

there 240-MHz PowerBook 3400.



Reuters ran a story on 12May97 that included a Newton mention.  The

article was in reference to the recent news about handheld computer

shipments in 1996 -- PalmPilot shipments rose by 29%; should rise by 27%

in 1997; and in 1996 the PalmPilot had 51% of the complete market out of

a total 1.6 million units.  Windows CE device did not do as well as

expected, but the Newton "sold relatively well" and "gained popularity

[with] order-entry [workers]." There was also a story about this subject

posted to: <http://www.merc.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2903241-30c>.

DataQuest and PC Data Research were the reported research firms that

conducted this data. [inews]



Bill Houle at NCR Corporation has a letter to the editor published in the

12May97 edition of Information Week with a Newton mention.  He says nice

things about the MP2K but notes that if Apple decides to keep the Newton

it must not treat the Newton like they treated their Macintosh product.

The article was in reference to a 28Apr97 article called "Newton

Dilemma" published on page 85.



According to sources on CompuServe the magazine Nation published on

06May97 has a MessagePad 2000 review in it.  The article has 'glowing'

things to say about the MP2K, and also mentions that the MP2K will ship

in parts of Europe, Australia and select Asia-Pacific countries by the

end of the month.  Other tidbits include: many applications for the

Newton exist on the Internet; the Newton is still popular in the vertical

markets like health care, field service, and sales force automation; and

that several hardware developers are using the Newton to build custom

information appliances with this technology. [EDITOR: The article is

called "MessagePad 2000 Sets The Pace" and is copyright by WorldSources

Online a joint venture of FDCH & and World Times. ]



** OTHER ARTICLES OF POTENTIAL INTEREST **



    - "Support Breakdown: As notebooks become desktop

       of choice, user pressure vendors to improve

       service" by Bob Francis and Mary Hayes,

       Information Week, 12May97, page 14

    - "Cost of Downtime: Financial firm saves by

       tracking system disruptions and non-productive

       use" by Bruce Caldwell, Information Week, 12May97,

       page 86

    - "Rough Seas for Armada: Quality problems surface

       in Compaq notebook models" by Mark Moore, PC Week,

       12May97, page 8

    - "Vendors [Symbol Technologies, Multipoint

       Networks, & RadioLAN] Tie Wireless LANS to World

       Wide Web" by Mark Moore & Stacy Lavilla, PC Week,

       12May97, page 111



** 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

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



By Roger Coleman <Roger_Coleman@compuserve.com>



Thanks to Darrell Ray Elmore <darrell_ray_elmore@cobb.com> for supplying

one of this week's tips!  If you have similar tidbits for this column,

please drop me a line! <Roger_Coleman@compuserve.com>.  Please include

details of the model and OS that you are using.  Let me know of any Easter

Eggs, too!



** BACKLIGHT WHINE WITH MP2K AUDIO RECORDING **



Thanks to Darrell Ray Elmore <darrell_ray_elmore@cobb.com> for passing on

this top tip:



The backlighting makes a highpitched whine and this is picked up by the

Newt's microphone when recording audio on an MP2K, so turn the

backlighting off while making voice notes! This whine has been referred

to in many Usenet posts and Apple Support on the Developers page

maintains that the whine is normal.



** QUICK HWR GESTURES ON MP120, OS2.0 **



The features that I use more than anything else on my MP120 are these

gestures. These are documented in the Newt manual, but I thought I'd

point them out incase anyone has missed them! They seem to work

everywhere:



To insert a space between to words accidentally joined together, write an

upside-down 'v' just below where you want the space to be.



To remove a space, write a 'v' just below the space that you don't want.



There is a knack to writing the marks in just the right place, but it's

worth having a go!



** NON-LINKED CHECKLIST COPYING **



Finally, last week's tip about copying bulleted checklists has prompted

this response from one reader <hhauffe@ix.netcom.com>:



    "Do you know how to duplicate a checklist without

     items remaining linked?"



If anyone has any ideas or suggestions for other tips, drop me a line on

<Roger_Coleman@compuserve.com>.





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Other Related Technology

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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 & MOBILE **



Trying to track all the new satellite comms that are in the works?  Julie

Sullivan has a good review on page 42 of Wired published on Jun97.  The

blurb has details on: Teledisc, Iridium, Alcatel Alsthom, Globalstar, Leo

One, Orbcomm Global, ICO Global, Odyssey, and Orbimage.



Sierra Wireless is now shipping their CDPD savvy mobile AirCard Type II

PC Card that offers 33.3Kbps wireline and cellular modem connection

speeds utilizing MNP10, V.42bps, and ETC.  The unit will work with most

PC Card savvy PCs [EDITOR: No word yet on Newton, Windows CE, or

PalmPilot].  You can get more info at: <http://www.sierrawireless.com>.



The keynote speech at the Andrew Seybold/Alan Reiter's Outlook on

Wireless OS'97 conference will by Starfish Software's CEO Philippe Kahn.

[inews]



Silicon Graphics has announced plans to purchase ParaGraph International

-- specifically for their 'leading PC 3D Internet software' and will

probably include their handwriting recognition software (that is used in

the Newton) and in their other PDA products.  This new SGI technology

will be 'commercialized' via their Cosmo Software spin-off. [inews]



** PALMPILOT **



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



    - Titanium Pilot Case called Cockpit:

      <http://www.rhinoskin.com>

    - yahtChallenge 1.5:

      <http://home.pacific.net.sg/~kokmun/pilotpgm.htm>

    - Hangman V0.95 & Wheel of Treasure V0.95:

      <http://www.gate.net/~dhaupert/ddhpilot.html

    - BugMe! V1.01: <http://www.hausofmaus.com/bugme.zip>



** WINDOWS CE **



Jim Louderback <louderback@zd.com> has his "Mind The Gap" opinion article

entitled "Got the Deep Blue Blues? It's Just Another Cool Tool" on page

165 of PC Week published on 12May97.  There is a Windows CE mention in

his 'Other musings' section -- " ... So WebTV really isn't doing well

after all.  It looks like Microsoft's WIndows CE operating system is

bust, too.  Could this mean death for the thin client, or is it just a

minor setback? ... "



HP <http://www.hpresource.com/palmtop-2> has a full page ad for their new

Windows CE-savvy handheld called 'HP 300 Series Palmtop PC' on page 19 of

PC Week published on 12May97.



AMD has created a team including Annasoft Systems, bsquare integration,

and Stellcom Technologies to build embedded Microsoft Windows CE software

for products using AMD's ElanTMSC400 and ElanSC410 microcontrollers.

[inews]



MobileSoft has a new 'electronic software distribution channel' in place

for Windows CE software.  CIC's handwriting recognition (HWR)

software for Windows CE was announced as the 'premiere' first product

available.  In related news Annasoft Systems has announced an agreement

with CIC to use their HWR in future embedded PC systems, and Mitsubishi

has also signed a similar agreement to use CIC HWR software in future

Windows 95 products. [inews]



Metrowerks and Motorola have signed an agreement to work together to

build a Codewarrior development environment to enable developers to build

Windows CE solutions running on Motorola's PowerPC 821 Embedded

Microprocessors. [Farcast]



Here is a 'single new Windows CE link' that should be of interest:



    - CalliGrapher: <http://netcalif.paragraph.com/default.htm>



** PSION **



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



    - Diamonds: <http://www.pavilion.co.uk/users/ndawkins>

    - DBF and SPR File Conversion 2.0:

      <http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/~arb/psion/>

    - HOL V2.1C: <http://decus.se/~gripenol/hol.html>

    - Alba Comouting has Psion 3c PC Card Modem Adapters:

      <http://www.alba.co.uk/products/psion.htm>

    - PsiBank 1.1: <http://www.worldonline.nl/~agiessen>

    - PsiZip v1.2f:

      <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Serge_S/>

    - Reviser 3.0:

      <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/3216>



** OTHER HANDHELD **



AllPen Software has announced that Daimler-Benz Research and Technology

North America has plans to leverage AllPen's mobile EmbeddedWeb and

NetHopper technologies into future Mercedes products. [Farcast]



Singapore's IT Daily is reporting that HP has plans to inject

Singapore-$40 million into their Asia-Pacific Personal Computer Division

based in Singapore "to develop new technologies designed to give a boost

to handheld computing through a five-year R&D program." [Farcast]



Data General has a new 'family of handhelds' called DataGenie III/is that

are designed to be used in indoor hazardous locations. [inews]



Fujistsu-ICL Systems has a new ruggedized mobile system called the

TeamPad 7600 that will be first used by Siemens Nixdorf Transportation

Division to improve efficiency to their core business. [inews]



Niall McKay has a wireless communications article entitled "Nokia to sell

hybrid personal digital assistant/telephone" on page 57 of InfoWorld

published on 12May97.  For more information: <http://www.nokia.com>.



VarTech Systems has Norand hardware and extras for sale.  Contact Michele

Gould by voice at: 504.756.8989 or by fax at: 504.756.8988 for more info.



** APPLE & MACINTOSH **



Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) was held in San Jose

Convention Center 13-16May97.  A number of significant announcements were

made at the event: two OS strategy with focus on Mac OS and Rhapsody; the

Rhapsody Yellow Box will run on Mac OS, and Windows 95 & NT; Apple will

use Java Foundation Classes (JFC) in their Mac OS and Rhapsody Java

solutions; details were released to developers about the upcoming Mac OS

8 release expected the Summer of 1997 (which will ship with Netscape

Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer); and Apple plans to use

WebObjects to enable developers to build interactive and dynamic Web

sites. [inews]



Microsoft is now officially shipping Internet Explorer (IE) v 3.0.1 for

the Mac OS with two features originally planned for IE v4.0 -- Monitoring

Favorites and AutoComplete.  For more information check out this URL:

<http://www.microsoft.com/ie/mac>. [Farcast]



Tenon Intersystems has a new version of their CodeBuilder tool that

should make it easier for porting existing UNIX applications to Apple's

Rhapsody operating system.  Tenon is also now shipping an Apache WWW

server solution for the Mac OS called 'WebTen'. [inews]



Apple has also cut the current costs of their currently shipping OpenStep

Enterprise version 4.2 for Windows 95, and Windows NT. [inews]



Apple has plans to launch a Web site in the near future dedicated to

providing technical support and service  that will feature FAQs and

software updates. [inews]



SyQuest Technology <http://www.syquest.com> has announced a new retail

price of US$199 for their EZFlyer 230 drive.  [Farcast]



Apple's former president of Europe, Middle East and Africa -- Jan

Germar-Larsen has been named president of Dell Computer's Europe, Middle

East and Africa division. [inews]



** INTERNET **



The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported a story that Japan's Toshiba

has plans to soon launch in the U.S. a compact, home-savvy PC that can be

used with a TV.  The unit will also reportedly be 'very easy' to connect

to the Internet. [inews]



Diba is reportedly seeding some ISPs with their Diba Internet set-top

starter units running their Diba Information Appliance Suite, Version 2.0

which "includes a browser and mail application, and has improved its

anti-aliasing and anti-flickering in the Web browser."  In related news,

Oracle has announced plans to merge Netscape's Navio subsidiary with

Oracle's Network Computer subsidiary.  [Farcast]





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** MICROSOFT SEEKS TERMINAL SOLUTION **



Microsoft has licensed multi-user technology from Citrix Systems Inc. and

Prologue SA of France that will allow users of terminals connected to

central servers running Windows NT to run most PC programs.  The move is

viewed as Microsoft's response to Oracle's and Sun Microsystems' focus on

network computers -- devices similar to terminals in that they rely on

central servers for most functions, but with more processing power than a

simple terminal.  The multi-user capability will be added to the current

Windows NT 4.0 version, and will be an integral part of 5.0.  (Wall Street

Journal 12 May 97)



** NETSCAPE PLEDGES TO STICK WITH BE **



Netscape Communications plans to release a version of its FastTrack server,

designed for Be Inc.'s BeOS operating system.  "There's a lot of developer

excitement around Be," says a Netscape spokeswoman.  "Be is uniquely

designed to be a very fast platform.  For a Web server, that means you'll

see a lot of performance."  The move is endorsed by Mac clone maker Power

Computing, which says it plans to ship the BeOS with its new line of PCs.

(TechWire 12 May 97)



** UNIVERSAL DISCONTENT ON THE NET **



In the four months since the FCC solicited public comment on proposals to

charge Internet users in some way in order to subsidize universal access,

the 300,000 respondents are almost universally united on one point -- any

attempts by the government to impose a per-minute access charge on Internet

service providers would almost certainly result in those costs being passed

directly on to consumers.  "Since when is singling out one type of user of a

public service for additional usage fees acceptable?  If additional fees are

necessary, make it a universal fee charged to all regardless of how they use

the service above a preset length of time, or have every phone company

charge a premium for unlimited use," says one.  "Perhaps instead of trying

to gouge the public again, phone companies should answer a few simple

questions:  Are we still making a reasonable profit?  Can we reduce expenses

instead of asking for another rate increase?  Have we cut out the waste and

inefficiencies in our operation?  Are our top executives' salaries and

benefits in excess of $1 million per year per person?  If yes, go back to

questions #2 and #3," suggests another.  (tele.com May 97)



** DIGITAL SAYS INTEL STOLE DESIGN FOR PENTIUM **



Digital Equipment Corporation has filed a lawsuit charging that Intel

Corporation stole Digital's patented chip designs and used them to create

Intel's Pentium chips.  Although declining to specify the amount of damages

his company is seeking, Digital's chief executive says:  "What is obvious is

that the numbers are huge.  The time has come for these unlawful practices

to stop and Digital intends to see that they do...  If we prevail as we

hope, it does change the industry quite a bit in terms of Intel's hegemony

and monopoly inside the enterprise."  Intel denies the charges and says it

will defend itself vigorously.  Wall Street was stunned by the development,

and one analyst said that the lawsuit is "fraught with peril" for Digital,

as Digital is a major user of Intel chips.  (New York Times 14 May 97)



** NEW SET-TOP DEVICE CHALLENGES WEBTV **



A new $400 set-top box that links a user's TV set to the Internet is being

marketed by Curtis Mathes Holding Corp.  The UniView is the first direct

rival to WebTV's $300 device, and unlike the WebTV product, UniView also

acts as a speaker phone and fax machine, connects to a computer printer, and

runs an on-screen TV guide.  "We're hitting the TV viewer, not a computer

person," says Curtis Mathes' CEO.  Later this year the company plans to

incorporate the device into a 36-inch screen TV set, which will sell for

$2,000.  (Wall Street Journal 17 May 97)



** CORBIS DROPS CD-ROM PROJECT **



Weakness in the CD-ROM market caused by competition from online content has

led to a decision by Corbis Corp. to suspend a major CD-ROM project it had

been working on:  a biography of the photographer Ansel Adams.  Corbis was

formed in 1989 by Microsoft chief Bill Gates to develop an archive of

digital images.  (Wall Street Journal 16 May 97)





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INNOVATION, 12May97

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** TRENDS: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE **



Most of the information thought of as "business intelligence"

(information about key stakeholders, including customers, competitors and

suppliers) is now publicly accessible and easily obtained without need

for any kind of cloak-and-dagger operations.  "Virtually all the

information required to forecast change is readily available...  I found

that one company's fortunes and its major decisions could have been

predicted on the basis of information contained on its Internet home

page.  The home page contained all the company's press releases,

executive biographies, letters from the president to shareholders, and

help-wanted advertisements.  Collectively, this information could have

been used to identify the resource gaps faced by the company and to

determine how long it would take to fill them."  So the business

intelligence problem is rarely one of having too little information. Many

companies are "data rich" in that they have a lot of information about

their competitors, customers, suppliers and other key stakeholders.

However, without the proper analysis they are "intelligence poor."

(Jonathan L. Calof, "For King And Country ... And Company," Business

Quarterly Spring 1997)



** STRATEGIES: DON'T INVENT A WHEEL THAT YOU CAN BUY AT THE STORE **



The nature of technological competition has drastically changed:  the

winner now is not the organization that has the greatest research lab,

but the one that is most adept at looking at what's available in the

marketplace and choosing among a huge number of technological options the

ones that can be integrated into the best product. "After all, what a

company gets for the money it spends on R&D is what ultimately matters.

In many industries, superior technology integration is the key to

achieving superior R&D productivity and speed -- and superior products."

There are two completely separate problems to solve:  the need to stay at

the technological cutting edge, and the need to deal with enormously

complex environments.  To be successful, you have to become skilled at

technology integration;  as a result, some of the most successful U.S.

companies give their technology experts resources and mandates allowing

them to evaluate a wide range of technological options.  (Marco Iansiti &

Jonathan West, "Technology Integration:  Turning Great Research Into

Great Products," Harvard Business Review May/June 97)



** INNOVATIONS: BLIMP TRANSMISSION **



Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig is a major investor in a novel

plan to revive the dirigible and use it as an alternative to the

communications satellite.  Sky Station International's offerings will go

head-to-head against other telecommunications providers, with plans to

provide Internet access, telephony, videophone service and high-speed

data networking to 80% of the world's population by 2005.  The Sky

Station system will involve 250 helium-filled blimps floating a mere 13

miles up, providing high bandwidth communications channels (up to 155

megabits per second for each customer). Receive dishes would be less than

a foot in diameter, and would cost no more than $100 to $200.  Sky

Station plans to charge only about a dollar a day for use of the system,

including unlimited cellular service (although that could change, says

the company).  The system still has several hurdles to overcome,

including FCC cooperation in handing over the spectrum needed and a

fool-proof plan for tethering the blimps and keeping them aloft (they

weigh 11 tons each).  (Forbes 5 May 97)



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** CAPS LOCK KEY UTILITIES **



Terry Stibal <PDCSensha@aol.com> is interested in a Caps Lock Key lockout

solution --



    On Powerbooks, with their slightly smaller keyboards, there

    has long been made available a control panel called

    Powerbook Tools.  One of the features of that control panel,

    among many others, is the ability to "lock out" the caps

    lock key.  This allows those of us with big hands to type at

    full speed without activating the Caps Lock key when

    actually aiming at the "a" key. The control panel also

    allowed the user to enable the Caps Lock key only if both

    the Caps Lock and the Shift keys were depressed at the same

    time.



    With the much tighter dimensions of the Newton System

    Keyboard (and its perversely large Caps Lock key), this

    would be even more beneficial.  I'd buy the extension that

    would fix this problem in a minute.





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** PAYING ATTENTION TO NET ADS **



A recent study by BBDO's Techsetter Hotline reports that "72% of Net

surfers surveyed report that they do pay attention to ads found in online

magazines."  The survey also found that 23% of the respondents reported

income of US$40-60K a year. [Information Week, 12May97, page 12]



** WAY TO MUCH VENTURE MONEY TO SPEND **



Word on the street is that at the recent Market West conference,

Microsoft's Chief Financial Officer (CF0) Greg Maffei announced that

Microsoft has over US$8 billion in the bank to invest in start-ups and

other ventures. [Robert X. Cringley, "Notes From the Field", InfoWorld,

21May97, page 103]



** VIRUSES ON WWDC CD'S **



Did you go to Apple's WWDC?  Well, be careful because 3 of the conference

CD's were infected with viruses:



    1. 'Java Solutions for the Mac OS' FileMaker

        runtime  on the "Java Solutions" CD,

    2. 'NetMinder Ethernet Demo.sea' on "WWDC Power

        User CD,"

    3. 'CodeWarrior Lattitude DR1' on Microsoft's

       "Internet Developer Resource Kit



The "Java Solutions" CD and "WWDC Power User CD" both contain a strain of

MBDF A/B.  The Microsoft's "Internet Developer Resource Kit" CD contains

a strain of WM or XL Macro.  Please throw out these discs, you'll be sent

replacements with a few weeks.  For more information check out this site:

<http://csrc.ncsl.nist.gov/virus/>.





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Product and Service Information

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

chess set. It contains 28 fully-annotated games played by the greatest

players of all time, 100 brilliant winning combinations by Morphy, Tal,

Fischer, and Kasparov, and 100 chess problems.  ChessPad can also import

games in Portable Game Notation format. Only $39.95. Clear Lake Research

713.663.7513 <DavidL62@aol.com> <http://members.aol.com/clrsch/chesspad.html>



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

   - PACKAGE POPUP: instant access to all your packages, launch

      with a tap, automatically thaw and re-freeze. $15.

   - SECURE-A-NEWT: Password protect folders in your NotePad, Names,

      and Extras Drawer. Protect your info from prying eyes. $20.

   - KEYMAN: Adds function keys, a multi-function calculator, and a

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

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

   - BACKGAMMON: The classic board game, brought to Newton. $20.

   - SUPER SORTER: Fast, Usable list management, featuring fully

      expandable and customizable list creation and editing. $20

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

contact us at: <info@standalone.com>, or (312) 262-5150. Also check

out our Web site at: <http://www.standalone.com/newton>.



* Tim Constantine has several cutting edge Newton solutions: Flash - A

Speed Reading Tutor; CrazyDice - Multi-player Strategy Game, and Clean

Notes - Stationary w/o Lines.  For more info: <timconstan@kagi.com> or

<http://www.kagi.com/timconstan>.  Tim is also available for custom

Newton application development.  Send Tim email if you have a question

about custom application development or about his cutting edge solutions.



* NEW! 8th Volume of the Totally Incomplete PDA CD-ROM for Newton! This

CD-ROM from AMUG CD, Inc. contains over 1400 packages, and 600+ megs in

Mac and PC format. 2.x & 1.x Packages can be downloaded directly from the

CD to your MessagePad. Maximize your Newton experience! $29 + S/H. Call

AMUG 602.497-2244, or email <sales@amug.org> to order! See our Newton CD

web page at <http://cdrom.amug.org/>.



* BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY PACKAGES FROM PELICANWARE

   All packages for Newton 2.0 OS - Upgrades also available.

 - QUICKFIGURE PRO 3.0: Spreadsheet application  $59.95

 - NEWTCASE 3.0: The Ultimate Utility Suite  $49.95

 - NOTION 1.5: High Performance List Manager  $59.95

 - AVAILWORKS 2.0: Text, spreadsheets, drawing, and graphing $79.95.

All from PELICANWARE.  For more details email: <info@pelicanware.com>,

vox: 503-221-1148, fax: 503-221-8709, or <http://www.pelicanware.com>.



* CATAMOUNT SOFTWARE offers the following:

   - POCKETMONEY assists you in balancing your checking, savings,

       credit card and loan accounts. Export and import transactions

       to Quicken, MYM and other desktop based program.

   - NAMIGATOR gives rapid access to Names. I know, I have over 5000.

   - MPG helps you keep your vehicle records in order. Track fuel

       economy, record mileage for tax purposes, schedule repeating

       vehicle maintenance items for multiple vehicles.

   - MORGAN is the Newton Media ORGANizer. Track CDs, tapes, records

       books, laserdiscs, videos, and more...

For more information call 802-372-9512, email <products@catamount.com>, or

visit our web site <http://www.catamount.com>.



* NEW BILLS TO PAY PRO 3.5.5 Rated 5 out of 5 by Gecko Magazine! Now

available in German! For NOS 2.0. Includes support for stationery,

enhanced overview, and new printing options! Easily track bills and

expenses; create budget projections; and set alarms to remind you of

bills. Send bill info to Pocket Quicken or Pocket Money. $39.95+S&H MAR

Software at: <info@marsoftware.com> or <http://www.marsoftware.com>.



* GET AMIGO NOW! Did you know you can order AMIGO the premier 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>



* GPS MAP and GPS MAP LITE -- GPS based navigation with real moving maps,

showing all details as familiar from paper based maps.  Features -- map

calculator, route planning, database, history track, and mission

recorder.  Import your own maps from your Mac or PC at any scale.

Connects to most GPS receiver's offering a NMEA183 interface.  For more

info/demo: <http://www.soaring.de/gps/GPS_Map.html> or <gerds@micronet.de>.



* Newt Development Environment: develop object-oriented applications in

NewtonScript on the Newton (shareware: $49.50; tools, examples, support).

* Newt's Cape: create Newton books with text, graphics, tables, links,

and forms from HTML (via web browsing or Notepad) (shareware: $38.50;

tools, examples, support). For details, software, and registration info:

<http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html> or <weyer@netaxs.com>



* INFORMED FILLER FOR NEWTON is your mobile data collection solution for

Inspection forms, Health Care forms ... in fact, for any forms you use!

Design custom forms on your Macintosh with Informed Designer.  Then, fill

out your forms on the Newton quickly and accurately using automatic

defaults, choice lists, calculations and signatures.  Finally, send

completed forms directly to Informed Filler on your desktop for further

processing.  Now when you buy Informed Designer, you'll also get Informed

Filler for the desktop AND a BONUS Newton Filler.  For more details about

this exciting offer, contact Shana Corp. at: (800) 386-7244, email at:

<info@shana.com> or visit our Web site at: <http://www.shana.com>.



* 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.

  - NEWTPAINT: "MacPaint" on your Newton, w/zoom-in and screen shot.

  - 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

for a faster method?  GESTURE MOSAIC is a hybrid keyboard/recognition

system which enables the rapid (30-40+wpm) pen-based entry of text.  Now

updated for OS2.0, you can use it to quickly input text anywhere in your

Newton. FREEWARE versions are available at: <http://www.amtelcom.com/Mosaic>

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





My Email Experience Using MP2K During WWDC

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



by Steve Holden, <sholden@pobox.com>



** INTRODUCTION **



Well, I left the PowerBook at home for this years Apple's World Wide

Developers Conference (WWDC), and tried my best to handle my large amount

of email via the MessagePad 2000.  While, it should be possible, and

might have been a better experience if I had done a little more

experimenting, the end result was a lot of frustration.



** MUMBLED SUMMARY **



I basically had a lot of connection problems -- which isn't necessarily

the fault of the Newton.  But some 'connection' problems could have been

related to over taxing NIE and Enroute when trying downloaded 50+ email

messages at a time.  You learn quickly to use the feature in Enroute to

only download 10 messages at a time.  Another handy Enroute feature is

the ability to delete messages stored on your POP3 Server.



A lost connection while downloading email is probably the worst thing

that can happen because in most cases it screws up your POP3 Server into

'thinking' you haven't connected when in fact you have.  For instance,

one time after downloading the first 10 messages using Enroute, I lost my

connection and had to reconnect.  The POP server continued to want to

send my original 10 messages that I had previously downloaded because

Enroute didn't have the opportunity to clean itself up.   Playing with

all the settings in Enroute before going on the trip would have probably

made things easier also, because I would have been more familiar with its

features and GUI.



Another hiccup was storage.  Make sure you have enough room to download

all your email.  The Newton will keep filling up your card until about

50K is free and then it will basically just 'freezes' up and have to be

restarted.



Sidebar -- anyone notice how slow SMTP transactions are to send email?!?

They seem to take around 3 times longer than doing a POP3 transaction to

most of the Unix boxes I tried to read email from.  The one Mac running

EIM didn't seem to have the problem.  Also, in general the Newton appears

to be much slower at downloading email over the same connection speed

that I have at home.



** COMMENTS ON FETCH AND EUDORA **



I had Fetch and Eudora demo versions installed on my system.  I tried to

use both, and had planed to use all three equally.  It turned out to be

harder than I wanted to deal with.  They both 'worked' as well in some

instances as Enroute, less so in others, and more so in even other

situations.  I can't honestly say one is better than the other, but I

think they all are worth trying out and testing.  Individual opinion will

vary -- I am much more interested in a seamless solution that would work

99% of the time then to get into feature wars.



** WHAT I THINK I NEED?!? **



At first pass, I think that I need to make sure that I have a

back-up copy of my email from a trip on another system that is getting

backed up.  I think that I need an 'intelligent' parser that forwards

email of interest and importance to a 'mobile' account that has much less

traffic then when I am in workstation mode.  Getting access to the

complete email archive while on travel is also pretty important,

especially when you 'forget' to bring something with you (like the list

of NewtNews readers who were interested in having a Newton meeting at

WWDC).



** SO WHAT DID I END UP DOING?!? **



Basically I decided after Tuesday evening to use the Macintosh systems in

the CyberStudio at WWDC to login to my Unix accounts and just do email

via the command line and then upload my 'mbox' to my Mac when I got back

into town. It worked ... it wasn't pretty ... but you can't complain to

much when you are in a bind and just want to get things done.



** UTILITIES THAT WOULD BE COOL **



Some utilities that I thought of while using my MP2K at WWDC:



    - Backlight on/off by global key sequence

    - Battery indicator by global key sequence

    - HTML extensions tool bar (like BBEdit) for NewtWorks

    - Editing tool bar for NewtWorks (select then delete

      with one tap, insert custom text ("<>", "reported on

      USENET newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc", etc ...)





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