NewtNews-152-16Sep97

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

newsletter focusing on Newton Technologies and related topics.

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

the Administrivia at end for details and FAQ info.  NewtNews Web site

is hosted at: <http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/NewtNews/>.



This issue of NewtNews is sponsored in part by:



 + PowerTrans 3.0.2 - Multilingual Customizable Translator and Vocabulary

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



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

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



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

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



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

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

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



 + Brain Wash from Concept Kitchen wipes your screen clean --

   <http://www.conceptkitchen.com/htdocs1/products2.html#brain>



 + Buy a guide to what's on TV for your           C o u c h   F i r e !

   Newton <http://www.tempestprod.com/>



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



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Table of Contents

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 1. Table of Contents

 2. Top News

 3. Comments from the Editor

 4. New and Updated Newton Information

 5. New and Updated Newton Technology

 6. Top Print Sources Of Interest

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

 8. Dear Newton Developer

 9. Other Handheld Technology News

10. Other Tidbits of Information

11. Advertising Notes

12. Product and Service Information

13. Edupage, 08Sep97 thru 14Sep97

14. INNOVATION, 08Sep97

15. Administrivia





Top News

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** CLARIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION ON NEWTON, INC. STATUS **



Between email messages sent by Steve Jobs and posted to The Newton Only

<http://newton.theonly.com/index.html> and to Ric Ford's Macintouch

<http://www.macintouch.com>, the Newton community learned last week that

indeed Apple had decided to pull the plug on Newton, Inc. and bring the

Newton Technology back to Apple.  The primary focus 'of this new group

within Apple' appears to be on eMate related 'Network Computers' but it

appears that for the near term the MessagePad 2000 line of handhelds is

safe.  The future is definitely not clear.



NewtNews caught information about the 'pull-back' on newsfeeds like

Reuters, AP, Wall Street Journal (by Lee Gomes), USA Today (by Julie

Schmit), etc. ... and might be able to learn more via:



    - <http://biz.yahoo.com/finance/97/09/09/aapl_x000_1.html>

    - <http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/090697apple.html>

    - <http://www.sjmercury.com/news/breaking/docs/081055.htm>



** NEW GAME FOR NEWTON COULD BE A BIG HIT **



Robert Bruce <rbruce@tactile.com> has announced a new shareware game

entitled "World Conquest 1.0 for Newton!" -- a strategy game played on a

map of the world consisting of 42 countries.  Up to six players can play

together. Countries are assigned either randomly or by rotation, and the

software also supports customizable computer opponents. The object of the

game is to conquer the world. The intro price is US$25.  For more

information check out: <http://rainbow.rmi.net/~rbruce/tactile/>.



** MORE INFO ON OUTLOOK TO NEWTON LINK **



Tina, the Assistant Manager at PDA Direct, answered my request in last

weeks issue for more information about OutLink (their upcoming Newton to

Microsoft Outlook solution) with a nice email message.  Here is a

summary: price is probably going to be under US$70, it will work on

MP130s and MP2Ks (probably will work on eMates); it is a 'one button

sync'; it will sync all the 'major' fields in Outlook97; it is being

developed internal by PDA Direct; and it should be out in a couple of

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



** KUDOS POSTED ABOUT MOREINFO 5.0 **



Jude Mansilla <jude@hotpocket.com> had a very nice post on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc entitled "MoreInfo 5.0 -- Wow!" which you

should be able to track down using HotBot <http://www.hotbot.com>. In

summary, Jude is extremely pleased with the new version of MoreInfo --

specifically -- the new interface, more manager/scheduling features, and

the revamped graphical week view. Jude does note that PowerNames 2.15

isn't out yet, and that this iteration of MoreInfo does take up "a bit of

storage space."  You can get more information about SilverWare's MoreInfo

via: <http://www.silverware.com>.  Jude also notes that you can expect a

head-to-head comparison in the near future on Jude's HotPocket

<http://www.hotpocket.com> of MoreInfo 5.0 with PowerNames 2.15 up

against StandAlone's DateMan/SuperNames combo.





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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 a pack of 12-for $27.95.  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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** NEWTNEWS READERS THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST NEWS **



Many folks had opinions about the news that Newton, Inc. would make its

way back to Apple.  Here is a small sampling:



    Don Singer <cosmo1@teleport.com>: "[even with the]

    new emphasis on the eMate, I really think the

    Newton handheld platform is in jeopardy.  Down with

    Network Computing!"



    Paul Potts <potts@umich.edu> -- "I agree that the

    newly-independent Newton group's business plan,

    which leaves out marketing to consumers, is not

    wise.  However, since Newton, Inc. became free of

    Apple's bureaucracy, they have improved their

    responsiveness to developers dramatically, and

    made a number of very smart, very hip

    improvements, such as making their internal

    formats documentation and software tools available

    for free.  This is the kind of responsive, quick

    company that I want to develop for.  If Apple is

    dead-set on reabsorbing the group, I urge you to

    leave them their autonomy in matters of developer

    relations, allow them to be free of Apple's bored

    lawyers, and do everything possible to allow them

    to continue to move the platform forward without

    management interference."



You can sign the very popular "Keep Newton/MessagePad Petition" via:

<http://www.skyport.com/nelson/newton/petition.html>.



** THANKS! **



I was very honored to get so many messages of support from NewtNews

readers in response to my 'being human' opinion piece last week.  I am

sorry I was not able to respond to each message individually.



** BACK TO SQUARE ONE?!? **



Things are pretty cloudy in the tea leave world in regards to Newton. I

hope that 'handheld' computing is not going to be permanently destroyed

by Apple in their quest for 'network computing.'  The current Windows CE

devices leave much to be desired, and the same is true of the PalmPilot.

The 'only' hope may be Psion, but they have their own woes at the moment

from Windows CE.  Since the MessagePad line, according to Jobs, is still

a product, it isn't quite time jump ship yet.  But some good, solid

research on the alternatives is probably a good order.





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  From your armchair, find your favorite

  shows using your Newton. Couch Fire is        C o u c h    F i r e !

  a TV  programming  guide that includes

  accurate, weekly updates via email. It combines the feel of a paper guide

  with  the intelligence of a Newton. Couch Fire's custom TV grid, searches

  and reminders mean you won't miss a thing.  <http://www.tempestprod.com/>

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  DON'T TOUCH THAT SCREEN --

  until you protect it with The BARRIER Screen Protector!

    *  Clearly Superior Protection

    *  Chemical, Abrasion and Thermal resistant

    *  Given 9 out of 10 by Newton 2000 Underground

  For more info: <http://www.roadrunnertracks.com> or call: 760-431-5483.

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New and Updated Newton Information

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** NEWTON WORLD CONTINUES TO CHURN DOWN UNDER **



Steve Hall <steve@newtonworld.com.au> has a host of new information to

share about Australia's Newton World.  Not only are they a retailer

making major sales in the region but they are also doing a good deal of

custom Newton related software development.  And this hard work is not

going unnoticed -- 'The Australian Newspaper' recent had a front page

article, and the 'Australian Financial Review' has run two articles

related to their efforts.  Both of this papers are sold nationally in

Australia.  They have also gotten several TV stations to cover their

activities, and have highly visible Newton solutions 'donated' to

museums.  To top it all off one of the largest Australian cable TV

companies -- Foxtel -- is using the MP2K and eMate in their subscriber

videos being sent out to new and current customers.  For more information

check out: <http://newtonworld.com.au>.



** POSSIBLE STREET LEVEL MAPPING SOLUTION IN THE WORKS **



There is a new rumor that a certain very established Newton developer is

working on a 'rebirth of the Fodor/Zagat Guides' that originally launched

but 'died' as it became evident that the Original MessagePad was not

going to be a consumer success. The product is expected by 'Comdex' and

could give the 'Windows CE street level mapping' package a run for its

money.



** NEW CATALOG COMING OUT **



The handheld computer hardware & software distribution company called

Propad <http://www.propad.de> is in the process of building a new

comprehensive catalog called "All About PDA."  There will be a product

section for: Windows CE, PalmPilot, Psion, and Newton.  For more info

contact: Christian Huhmann <ch@propad.de>.



** WHERE IS DINER'S GARY PHIPPS?!? **



Jason Skier <skier@thenet.net> is trying to track down the Newton

shareware author of "Diner" -- Gary Phipps.  The email address noted in

the software is an old 'eworld.com' address.  If you know where Gary is

at in the online world, please send Jason email.



** MSNUG MEETS ON A REGULAR BASIS **



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

Newton Users Group (MSNUG) had a meeting on 09Sep97 at their regular

meeting site.  For more information about this very active NUG check out:

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



** ANOTHER DEVELOPER DEPLOYS SOLUTION WITH BARRIER PROTECTION **



RoadRunner Tracks <http://www.roadrunnertracks.com> reports that vertical

market developer Infinity Systems One has decided to use RoadRunner

Tracks' The Barrier Screen Protector for Newton and eMate on units

running their 'The Coach' software.  This package is used by automotive

salespersons to help service customer needs in a paperless environment.



** UPDATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AT NEWTONTALK **



Sean O'Shaughnessey <seanos@earthlink.net> reports that NewtonTalk now

has 682 subscribers (as of this writing).  The discussions have been

numerous and very helpful.  A You can learn more from the following URL:

<http://www.esosoft.com/seano/subscribe.html>.



** MACWAY NEWTON MENTIONS **



Guy Kawasaki's MacWay Evangelist email listserver had a couple of Newton

blurbs recently including:



    - Fidel Davila <fdavila@sage.net> had Newton

      mentions in a post called "EvangeLista Comment -

      Apple is Dead - Long Live Apple"

    - Mike Sullivan at EPSON America notes that EPSON

      OEMs PC Cards to vendors that work in Newton

      devices.



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

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



** NEWSLETTER NEWTON MENTIONS **



Mark R. Anderson <sns@tapsns.com> appears to be hardly a fan of the

Newton but he does mention them a couple of times in his newsletter

Strategic News Service (SNS) in a recent issued entitled "Apple on the

Edge III: Steve Is Back".  For more info about SNS check out:

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



Ken Laws' <LAWS@ai.sri.com> THE COMPUTISTS' COMMUNIQUE (TCC) published on

11Sep97 (Vol. 7, No. 60) covered the recent 'Newton going back to Apple'

news.  For more information about this great newsletter check out:

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



Apple Developer News (ADN) #74 had a news blurb entitled "Apple Decides

Newton Will Stay". You can get more information about very useful

resource from Apple by checking out: <http://www.devworld.apple.com/>.



TidBITS#396/08-Sep-97 <http://www.tidbits.com/> also covered the news of

Apple sucking the Newton back into its fold.  The article notes that the

Newton technology just reacquired could be used to build network

computers.  The article also notes that you can learn more about real

"Network Computers" via: <http://www.nc.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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New and Updated Newton Technology

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** GESTURELAUNCH FOR NEWTON 2.1 FINALLY ARRIVES **



PelicanWare and Innovative Computer Solutions (ICS) have announced the

release of GestureLaunch 3.0.  This very popular utility is tuned for

Newton 2.1 and gives MP2K users the power to quickly 'script' actions to

specific gestures.  For more information (including details on upgrade

pricing) check out: <http://www.newts.com/newton/glaunch30.html> or

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



** MAC TO NEWTON PIM BETA POSTED **



Century Software's ClockWork <http://www.centsoft.com> has released

another beta iteration of their Newton to Macintosh Personal Information

Manager (PIM) solution.



** ONE TAP CAN GET YOU A LOT **



deep focus designs <http://www.deepfocus.com/> has a new utility called

'OneTap New' that makes it easy to create 'new items with one tap' from

any running Newton application.



** WEYER HAS TWO NEW SOLUTIONS, AND REDUCES PRICES **



Steve Weyer <weyer@kagi.com> has released two new 'small solutions' to

complement his host of industrial strength solutions like Newt

Development Environment and Newt's Cape (WWW browser)  They are

specifically Crypto 1.0 (shareware message decoding game) and PkgInfo 1.0

(freeware pkg utility).  For more information check out the following

site: <http://www.netaxs.com/~weyer/newton/releases.html>.  If should

also noted that both Newt and New's Cape now have new lower prices.



** HYPERNEWT GETS AN UPDATE **



Adam Tow <atow@tow.com> has released an update to Foundation Systems' new

'revolutionary' HyperNewt application.  Version 2.0.1 was posted on

04Sep97 via the following URL: <http://www.tow.com/>.



** NEW MEDICAL BOOK RELEASED **



Digital Objectives and Mosby Lifeline have teamed up to produced a new

digital Newton Book entitled "Mosby's Emergency Drug Index by Mick J.

Sanders".  You can learn more via:

<http://members.aol.com/digobj/doNewton.html>.



** STOP WATCH UTILITY RELEASED **



Red Box Software <from http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~redboxsw> has

released 'Timer Watch v1.0' -- a timer and stop-watch application for the

Newton.  This software is Newton 2.0 savvy, and costs US$10 per single

user license.



** LANGUAGE SPECIFIC KEYBOARDS AVAILABLE **



Bertrand Tieche <btieche@iprolink.ch> would like to remind NewtNews

readers that his company is offering keyboard languages for the MP2K for

the following languages: Swiss, Swiss French, and German.  They also have

a DVORAK keyboard available.  You can learn more about these keyboards

via: <http://www.newton.ch/>.



** GET YOUR SPORTS SCHEDULES **



James R. Whitson <NewtStuff@aol.com> reports that the excellent 'sports

related' NewtonStuff site has been moved to a new site hosted at:

<http://members.aol.com/newtstuff/>.  You can download the latest

schedules for NCAA football, NFL, NBA, and NHL games.



** NS BASIC SHIPS NEW BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS **



NS Basic <http://www.nsbasic.com> has two new books that are ideal for

teaching basic to 'young pups' using the Apple eMate 300.  The first book

is "NS BASIC with Visual Designer" -- 200 pages, 12 chapters, includes

quizzes, examples, and costs US$19.95.  The second book is "NS Basic

Teacher's Handbook" which includes quizzes, assignments, and pages that

can be copied to overheads.  This book costs US$29.95.





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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.]



** NEW NEWTON BY COMDEX NOV'97?!? **



Tom Davey has an article entitled "Handheld Fax And Email: Cell phone

combines several chips into one powerful processor" on page 144 of

Information Week published on 08Sep97. The article includes details about

Northern Telecom's US$1000 'Orbitor' device (smart phone) but also has

some Newton mentions. The article notes that Newton, Inc. [SDH: Now back

at Apple.] had plans to announce a new Newton device at the Nov97 Comdex

in Las Vegas, Nevada that would have 'even better' handwriting

recognition and offer support for Java.  It should be noted that this new

Newton and the Orbitor were going to be using Digital's new StrongARM

processor the SA-1110.



** NEW STRONGARM IS SHIPPING **



Lisa Dicarlo covers the news of the new Digital StrongARM SA-1100

processor that runs at 133-MHz and 200-MHz on page 43 of PC Week

published on 08Sep97.  The article mentions a host of support operating

systems including Apple's Newton OS.  Some features to note: 1.) chip is

smaller than previous StrongARM processors; 2.) can emulate V.34 modems;

3.) more memory options supported; 4.) includes 'architecture' hooks to

PC Cards, color screens, and I/O interfaces; 5.) optimized digital signal

multipliers should improve handwriting recognition solutions; and 6.)

includes 'integrated' Java accelerator.



** NO NEWTON MENTION -- BUT PDAs ARE CORE TO THIS STORY **



There are several PDA mentions in an article entitled "Efficiency

Experts: Executives can't buy more time, but with the right tools and

strategies they can do more the time they have" by John Grossman starting

on page 38 of the Inc. Tech 199, No. 3.  Specifically the Casio

Cassiopeia (positive), Sony Magic Link (negative), and PalmPilot

(positive).  One of the 'focus execs' noted that a cellphone is not a

very good incoming call device, and finds that using a pager for incoming

calls works better.  The cellphone is used to respond to a page.



** HANDHELD COMPUTERS IN GERIATRIC HEALTHCARE **



Dan Litoff <dlitoff@nwu.edu> has written an article about how he uses his

Newton in his medical practice.  The article includes pictures and links

to some of the Newton medical software he uses.  The article is part of a

larger project called "American College of Physician's (ACP) series

Computers in my Practice".  You can check out the article via:

<http://www.acponline.org/computer/cimp/litoff/>.



** TWO ALMOST MENTIONS **



Daniel Mazza <daniel.mazza@pobox.com> notes that the newsstand edition of

Maxim for Men (Sep/Oct'97) has an "Apple Color Emate" (picture of the

Simpsons on the screen) in a section entitled 'Laptop of Luxury.' There

is no actual Apple, eMate mention though.



Brian Burton <brian.burton@andrew.com> thinks that the Austin-American

Statesman published on 09Sep97 has a 'pseudo-in-a-round-about-way' eMate

reference at: <http://www.austin360.com/tech/stories/09sept/12/books12.htm>.



** HELPFUL 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>

    - Information Week: <http://www.informationweek.com>

    - Network Computing: <http://www.networkcomputing.com>





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  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.

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NewtNews Tips and Tricks You Can Use On Your Newton

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** NO NONSENSE NUGGETS OF NEWTON KNOW HOW **



Compiled by Roger Coleman <roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>.  If you have

similar tidbits for this column, please drop me a line!  Please include

details of the Newton model and OS that you are using.



** SETTING UP POP3/SMTP E-MAIL ON MP2000 **



>From Michael Eisenman (works with MP2000).  This week's tip from Michael

Eisenman details the steps he took to set up his MP2000 to work with AT&T

Worldnet. However, no matter which ISP you select, the basic information

and steps to follow are the same. It really is simple to set up the

MP2000 for Internet connectivity.



Michael says:



    After getting the Worldnet software set up on my

    Windows 95 machine, I searched around for help on

    how to set up for POP3/SMTP email. I found a

    document that described how to set it up for use

    on a WinCE machine, and this is how it began

    (gloat, gloat): "After HOURS of painful trial and

    error, I have been able to get Pocket IE working -

    serving web pages, transferring EMAIL, etc. - via

    a PC-Card modem with the ATT Worldnet Service." I

    figured I could set it up on my MP2000 in a few

    minutes, as long as I could locate the correct

    setup parameters. I was correct. The easiest way

    to do it is to print out the ACCOUNT.TXT file that

    is stored on your PC during install of the AT&T

    Worldnet software. This file contains ALL the

    necessary information to set up NetHopper and

    EnRoute. Print out the file for reference during

    the following steps.



** TO SET UP NETHOPPER **



    1. Open up Extras, then go to the Setup folder, and tap

       Internet Setup.



    2. Tap the New diamond list and select AT&T Worldnet from

       the list.



    3. When editing the setup, select PPP as your protocol.

       Enter the local access number you received when you

       installed the software on your PC. In the User Name field,

       enter all the information from the LoginName= line in the

       ACCOUNT.TXT file. It looks like

       <123456789@worldnet.att.net>. Tap the Set Password button

       and enter the information from the Password= line in the

       file. (Mine looked something like <abcdefg-hijklmn>. It is

       case-sensitive, so enter it exactly as you see it. Then tap

       the Continue button.



    4. I didn't have to change anything on the second screen. I

       left the Newton IP and Gateway IP addresses set to Dynamic.

       The default Name Server DNS entry of 204.127.129.1 worked

       just fine. (You can duplicate the entire setup later and

       change this entry to 204.127.160.1. Maybe call the setup

       AT&T Worldnet Alternate. It might come in handy, if you

       can't connect to the primary name server.) I also left the

       Domain Name as <ns.worldnet.att.net>.



    5. I left the information on the third screen as it was.

       That was all there was to it.



** TO SET UP ENROUTE EMAIL PREFS **



    1. Start the Owner Info app, and tap the Owner line. Once

       there, tap [Show] and then All Info.



    2. If not already set up, [Add] EnRoute Internet Settings.



    3. To set it up, look at the ACCOUNT.TXT file. Copy the

       information from the POP Name= line to the POP Username

       field in Owner Info.



    4. Copy the information from the POP Server= line to the POP

       Host field.



    5. Copy the information from the SMTP Server= line to the

       SMTP Host field.



    6. Tap the [POP Password] button, and copy the information

       from POP Password=. You have to enter it twice.



    7. Exit the Owner info app.



That's it. It took me about 10 minutes to set up everything, once I had

the necessary information. I didn't have to call for help--I'm no

Internet expert, by the way--and it didn't take me "HOURS of painful

trial and error." Yay!



** TIPS WANTED **



Please send me any tips, hints, goodies, jokes, interesting facts or

similar bits of information for future issues of this column to Roger

Coleman <newton@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>. Thanks!





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** INTRODUCTION & INCENTIVE **



This area is dedicated to trying to solve NewtNews readers programming

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** ONE DEVELOPER SAYS CONSERVING HEAP IS #1 CONCERN **



Richard Northcott <richard@enfour.co.jp> at Enfour responded to Jason

Kulas' request last week that Newton developers 'keep the use of heap to

a minimum' with -- "It is always our number one priority."



[EDITOR: Kudos to Richard and Enfour for making such a bold statement.]



** SUGGEST -- USE HYPERNEWT TO LINK DATA **



Robert Sexton <robert@kudra.com> responded to a recent request for a tool

that would let you link 'secret password notes' to the Owner Info with a

suggestion for those wanting to 'connect' together different Newton data

types ( like Names and Notes) that they check out HyperNewt at:

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



** FREE THE EPHOTO SOFTWARE **



Timothy Nitz <nitz@oregontrail.net> would like the folks that developed

the 'Newton to ePhoto software solution being used on treks into the

Tibetan mountains' to release the solution so that those educational

eMate users can use the software in the classroom.



** MARK THEM ALL DONE **



Alex Brumann <alex_brumann@bluewin.ch> would like an email utility that

would let him automatically mark a 'collection' of email messages for

routing.  Specifically, Alex would like to delete them or route a

complete collection to a Folder.



** I WANT TO PRINT TO AN EPSON PRINTER! **



Gordon Campbell <gorcamp@astral.magic.ca> would like to find a Newton

print driver that would let him print to an Epson Stylus Color 600

printer.



** FINANCIAL PLANNING SOFTWARE **



Jerry Velasco <jvelasco@whittman-hart.com> is looking for "401K Planning"

software for the Newton.





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Other Handheld Technology News

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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 HeadsUp use:

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



** PALMPILOT **



Widget Software <widgetcan@aol.com> or phone at: 416.449.2331 continues

to offer PDA, palmtop, and HPC hardware and software in Canada and

throughout the reach of the Internet.  They are currently offering a host

of PalmPilot bundling packages, have the new Sharp SE-500 Mobile

Organizer in stock, and continue to ship to their customers an excellent

ezine entitled "Widget News."  The last issue published was Issue 15

(Spring/Summer 1997) that included information about: Agenda Link 1997;

Psion Siena and 3c (along with pointers to several new Psion savvy

software solutions); and details on how to link your Psion with Lotus

Organizer 97.



Some other PalmPilot links of potential interest:



    - pSNK v0.8 [Pilot Secure Network Key]:

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

    - Calvin's PalmPilot FAQ: <http://www.pilotfaq.com>

    - Reviews of the 3Com PalmPilot:

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



** WINDOWS CE **



Greg Shultz <TCG-Greg@msn.com> notes on USENET newsgroup comp.sys.pen

that The Cobb Group/Ziff-Davis is now offering free "Windows CE Tip of

the Week" via: <http://www.zdtips.com/wce/zdt-f.htm>.



Terho Uimonen and Rob Guth have an article entitled "Microsoft beefs up

WinCE: Handheld PCs and subnotebooks to support x86 processors and 24-bit

color" that starts on page 29 of InfoWorld published on 08Sep97.  In

summary: 1.) Windows CE 2.0 should be introduced by the end of Sep97; 2.)

it will support the new Digital StrongARM SA-1100 processor; 3.) new 2.0

savvy hardware is expected to show up late in 1997 and early in 1998; 4.)

new hardware players could include Acer, Sharp, and Fujitsu; 5.) new Web

browser to support Java; and 6.) other language support for Microsoft's

Foundation Classes subset for C++, Active X, and Visual Basic Scripting.



Philips Magnavox has a new Velo Windows CE HPC ad. The focus is "Run

Windows Anywhere" and includes an women sitting on a cutting edge

swimming  pool ledge using her Velo to 'work', have an ice tea, and catch

some rays.  NewtNews caught the ad on the back page of Inc. Tech 199, No.

3.; and on page 157 of FORBES FYI published in Sep97.



Handheld PC magazine is getting ready to launch soon.  This magazine will

focus 100% on the Windows CE HPC marketplace. You can get more

information via: <http://www.thaddeus.com> or by calling: 800.373.6114 or

515.472.6330 or by faxing to: 515.472.1879.



HP <http://www.hp.com/handheld> continues to do major advertising for

their Windows CE savvy palmtop the HP320LX.  NewtNews caught ads in a

host of magazines including: Forbes, PC Week, and Information Week.



Stuart Johnston, Bob Francis, and Tom Davey have an article on page 15 of

Information Week published on 08Sep97 that includes some more tidbits

about Windows CE 2.0.  The article is entitled "Windows Terminal OS

Readied" and is a subarticle to a major article by 'Great PC Price

Drops'.



** PSION **



Keith Hollis <keith.hollis@usa.net> notes that there is an updated Psion

GIS/Mapping solution called Geographical Database v1.6 available for

testing.  For more information  send Keith email at the address above or

check out: <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Fawnbench>.



Some Psion links of potential interest:



    - Psion Software's EPOC World:

      <http://www.software.psion.com/EPOCWorld/>

    - Time Code Calculator:

      <http://www.emer.sgi.ch/Robin/tccalc.html>

    -  Breakout [Psion 5]:

      <http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rohrer/Psion_Breakout.html>

    - dstedit 1.0a1 [text editor for Psion 5]:

      <http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~dolbyn/software/dstedit/index.html>

    - S5BANK 'Core' released as freeware:

      <http://members.aol.com/alanrichey>



** OTHER DEVICES **



Sharp <http://www.sharp-usa.com> has a full-page back-page ad in Men's

Journal published on Oct97.  The ad highlights Sharp's expertise in:

handheld communicators, digital viewcams, minidiscs, and LCD monitors.



Bob Francis covers the news that the U.S. Post Office has begun their

handheld system that is expected to field over 300,000 devices in the

long run in an article on page 145 of Information Week published on

08Sep97.  The 'contract' was awarded to Lockheed Martin and is worth

US$218 million over 6 years.  The current handheld device being initially

deployed will be a 'custom' device from Symbol Technologies that will

offer: 1.) weight = 12 ounces; 2.) 16-MBs of RAM; 3.) 3x86

microprocessor; 4.) include a built-in bar code scanner; and 5.) capable

of running a hybrid version of DOS.



AMP <http://www.amp.com> has an interesting ad on page 146 of Information

Week published on 08Sep97.  There is a series of pictures at the top of a

laptop, cellphone, camcorder, and PDA with the words "Make it small. Make

it mobile. Make it possible."  Apparently AMP is a specialist in helping

companies engineer smaller motherboards, keyboards, wireless components,

screens, and communication devices.



Fujitsu <http://www.fpsi.fujitsu.com> has a new handheld tablet computer

that can run Windows 95/3.1/NT called the "Stylistic 1200."



The "First International Symposium on Wearable Computers" is going be

held 13- 14Oct97 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The conference will be

sponsored by IEEE Computer Society and you can get more information by

checking out: <http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/wearcon> or by sending an

email message to: Dan Siewiorek <dps@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu>.





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** WIRELESS & MOBILE **



Network World <http://www.nwfusion.com>published on 08Sep97 has a

'Special Focus on Emerging Satellite Services' article entitled

"Satellites: Are they for you?"  The article (on page 30) has details on

the following projects: Iridium, Globalstar, Odyssey, CyberStar,

Teledisc, Celestri, and SkyBridge.



Margaret Johnston has a very interesting article entitled "Internet

Appliances: Sun Licenses Personal Java to Webphone manufacturers" on page

53 on InfoWorld published on 08Sep97.  Expect pretty cool looking devices

(article includes pictures) from Northern Telecom, Samsung, and Alcatel

Telecom.



Hemisphere <http://www.hemnet.com> a "GIS solutions provider" has a big

several page ad about their products starting on page 113 of Forbes.  On

one of the pages is a small photo and article about Trimble's PathFinder

RTK 4400 GPS system that includes a handheld Windows based 'Aspen'

device.



Some Wireless & Mobile articles of potential interest:



    - "Unwired Planet to offer PDA browser for mobile

       phones" by David Pendery, InfoWorld, 08Sep97, page

       57, More info: <http://www.uplanet.com>.

    - "Spec to Embed Java in PDAs, Screen Phones" by

       Michael Moeller, PC Week, 08Sep97, page 32



** LAPTOPS **



Cary Lu <carylu@aol.com> has an interesting "Techno-File: Deconstructing

The Latest and The Greatest" article entitled "Power Struggle: Reducing

the power a computer needs would give us a portable worthy of its name"

on page 35 of the Inc. Tech 199, No. 3.  In summary a 'true portable'

can: weigh less than 3 pounds, allow for document editing, access to LAN

files, access email seamlessly, battery life in the 10 our range, screen

works inside and out, and it should offer instant on.



Some Laptop articles of potential interest:



    - "Reeling Out the Tillamook CPU: A plethora of

       portables debut based on Intel's 200-MHz and

       233-MHz chips" by John Spooner, PC Week, 08Sep97,

       page 14

    - "REVIEW: Latest Laptops Ultrafast" by Michael

       Caton, PC Week, 08Sep97, page 43

    - "Tillamook notebooks set to ship: but some

       analysts see chip as interim solution" by Dan

       Briody, InfoWorld, 08Sep97, page 14

    - "Tillamook boosts notebooks: 233-MHz processor

       systems similar in speed to 200-MHz Pentium MMX

       desktop systems" by Andre Kvitka, InfoWorld,

       08Sep97, page 113

    - "Quick Byte: PowerPC based Apple PowerBook

       (2400c/180) is small but mighty" by Jeff Senna,

       InfoWorld, 08Sep97, page 113



** APPLE & MACINTOSH **



Apple has announced that they have recently come to an agreement which

enables UMAX to bundle Mac OS 8 with 'certain' UMAX computer systems, and

is valid until Jul98.  A similar agreement has also been reached with

Motorola and PowerComputing but is only valid until Dec97.  Other Mac OS

licensees are also working on deals to sublicense from UMAX.



Apple has announced that QuickTime 3.0 (expected to be out Fall'97)

recently won two awards -- "the first annual Open Studio Interoperability

Award, presented at the SIGGRAPH tradeshow in August, and the National

Association of Broadcasters (NAB) '97 Editors' Choice Award."  For more

info check out: <http://www.quicktime.apple.com>.



Some Macintosh related sites of potential interest:



    - Hexy [a hex dump plug-in for BBEdit]:

      <http://www.access.ch/ml/hexy/>

    - Software & Hardware Tracker II:

      <http://persoweb.francenet.fr/~daix/index.html>

    - Greg Landweber <greg@math.harvard.edu> has released new

      versions of Aaron Light 1.2, Greg's Browser 2.5.5, and

      SmoothType 1.3.1: <http://greg.math.harvard.edu/>

    - databeast's dataComet Telnet: <http://www.databeast.com/>

    - Kaleidoscope 1.7.2 [Mac GUI Enhancement]:

      <http://www.kaleidoscope.net/>

    - Kaleidoscope Schemes Collections 1.7.3:

      <http://persoweb.francenet.fr/~daix/index.html>

    - Claris FileMaker Pro 4.0 Beta [Mac/Windows]:

      <http://www.filemaker.com/beta/upgrade.html>

    - AutoShare 1.4 [a freeware list server and auto-responder

      for Eudora Internet Mail Server]:

      <ftp://ftp.dnai.com/users/m/meh/AutoShare/>

    - Blue World Communications's Lasso 2.1 [FileMaker Pro to

      WWW middleware]: <http://www.blueworld.com>

    - Glenn Howes' InCDius beta 5 [Java based CD music catalog

      utility]: <http://www.xnet.com/~grhowes/>

    - Visioneer's PaperPort Deluxe for Macintosh:

      <http://www.visioneer.com/deluxemac51>

    - Fog City's LetterRip 2.0.1 [listserver]:

      <http://www.fogcity.com>

    - Pictorius's New Family of Web Development Tools:

      <http://www.pictorius.com>

    - Farallon's Timbuktu Pro Upgrade:

      <http://www.farallon.com/upgradetb2.html>

    - Pardeikes Welcome Plugin 1.1.1: <http://welcome.comcon.de>

    - Apple's Internet Address Detectors (IAD):

      <http://www.macos.apple.com/macos8/iad/>

    - MacSOUP 2.3b1 [Offline Mac Newsreader]:

      <http://www.inx.de/~stk/download/>



** INTERNET/OTHER **



Jason Pontin <jason@herring.com> outlines his opinions in a piece

entitled "Diba was right: Diba understood what it would take to get

digital technology into the home" on page 152 of The Red Herring

<http://www.herring.com> published on Oct97.



Forbes published on 22Sep97 continues to have some very good and

interesting articles: 1.) "Computer jocks" (about starting your own

business) by Luisa Kroll on page 224; 2.) "No place to hide" (about the

growing surveillance technology solutions) by Ann March on page 226; 3.)

"The case of the unlucky 13" (about Autodesk) by Jeffery Young on page

236; 4.) "Paper-clip software" (about new purchase order software

solutions) by Eric Nee on page 240.



Timothy Finin <finin@cs.umbc.edu> has released another edition of his

very good UMBC AgentNews newsletter -- Volume 2, Number 8, 13Sep97.  This

issue includes details about: Agents'98 Conference; new projects (Jess

3.0, Kafka ILU 2.0, Matsushita's VRML virtual humans, P-2, MOLE 2.0, &

KQML+CORBA) new Web based specific projects (IBM's WBI, ABIR, Jango, Let

Your Browser Do the Hard Work, Alexa, Search Engine Watch, & WiseWire);

agent related events and conferences; agents in print; and agent

products.  For more info: <http://www.cs.umbc.edu/agents/agentnews/2/08/>.



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A POTENTIAL BROWSE **



    - SmartLink Communications' Plato [home

      automation]: <http://www.smartlink.com>





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Product and Service Information

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Edupage, 08Sep97 thru 14Sep97

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** IBM NIXES NET PCs **



Three months after demonstrating a prototype, IBM now says it won't

pursue the NetPC market after all.  The NetPC is a stripped down version

of a desktop computer, priced at around $1,000 and based on Intel

microprocessors and Microsoft operating software.  "There was a herd

mentality about NetPCs and now we see some of the breakup of the herd,"

says the president of a Washington, D.C.-based computer consulting firm.

IBM says its customers have indicated they'd prefer to spend a little

more money and get the network and software management features found on

full-fledged PCs.  With hardware prices continuing to fall, "nobody can

give a compelling reason why a NetPC makes sense," says one PC vendor.

(Wall Street Journal 8 Sep 97)



** MOTOROLA AND IBM RETHINK PURPOSE OF POWERPC CHIPS **



Though the original purpose of the PowerPC chip (co-developed by Apple,

IBM and Motorola) was to compete against Intel's domination of the market

for microprocessors used by PCs, Motorola and IBM have now decided to

refocus that family of chips for use in noncomputer consumer electronics

devices (e.g., cellular phones) and industrial applications (e.g.,

factory robots). Current speculation is that Apple leader Steve Jobs may

use Intel processors rather than PowerPCs for the Rhapsody operating

system it is developing for its next-generation Macintoshes, thereby

reducing the already weak demand for PowerPC chips.  (New York Times 9

Sep 97)



** AIRFARE WEB SITES WANT BUYERS, NOT LOOKERS **



Expedia (owned by Microsoft), Travelocity (owned by American Airlines'

parent company), and other Web sites that provide travel services are

trying to make sure that visitors don't spend too much time looking at

price quotes without eventually buying an airline ticket.  A travel Web

site must pay a fee every time it accesses an airline computer

reservation system to obtain a price quote, so the site has a definite

incentive to discourage pure window-shopping.  Expedia says that "if a

lot of  people use the site without buying, it saps the system resources

and can make it slower."  (USA Today 10 Sep 97)



** MICROSOFT BUYS STAKE IN TRANSLATION SOFTWARE COMPANY **



Microsoft is buying 20% of Trados GmbH, a German-based maker of

translation software, to increase its ability to make local versions of

Microsoft software products which typically are shipped in more than 30

languages. Trados software does not perform machine translation but

instead stores phrases and sentences after they have been translated, so

that when similar or identical phases recur the software automatically

provides the translation.  (San Jose Mercury News 10 Sep 97)



** MICROSOFT INVESTS IN SPEECH RECOGNITION FIRM **



Microsoft will invest $45 million in Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products

NV, which specializes in developing speech recognition technology.

"Speech is a nascent technology.  There aren't that many companies around

that have a good core competence in this field.  Combining the efforts of

the two companies can only benefit the user in the end," says a Microsoft

manager. Belgian-based L&H is one of the few speech recognition software

firms to have developed products in as many as 20 different languages,

and its technology can be found in many commercial applications, from

translation software to on-board car navigation systems.



** LOWER-PRICED PCs HIT THE "SWEET SPOT" **



The new crop of bargain-basement PCs, priced at $1,000 or lower is

germinating a new market of buyers that could change the computer

industry's economic model.  Packard Bell says its two top-selling models

both fall into this category, and that the lower-priced PCs now account

for 30% of its retail sales, a figure that's representative of the

industry as a whole. The rush to buy the new machines has boosted home-PC

sales growth, and is predicted to push PC penetration of U.S. homes to

53% by 2001, according to estimates by Forrester Research.  "That sweet

spot of $999 was something I couldn't resist," says one typical consumer.

 (Wall Street Journal 10 Sep 97)



** DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO HYPERLINK **



World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee says he's disturbed by the recent

lawsuit between Microsoft and Ticketmaster regarding Microsoft's

unauthorized hyperlink to Ticketmaster's Web site.  "The question, 'May I

have permission to link to your site?' has got me really upset,'' he

says. The freedom to like from one site to another should be a given:

"You and I have a right to discuss something,'' he says, regardless of

whether that something wants to be discussed.  "You don't have to ask

someone's permission to talk about them.''  (Seattle Post-Intelligencer

10 Sep 97)



** SUPER-SPEEDY IMAGE PROCESSING **



Lockheed Martin Electronics & Missiles has spent 15 years developing a

super-speedy chip for military image processing that now is moving into

commercial use in the medical and database fields.  Lockheed's chip

sports 4,000 or more tiny circuit modules that can process 4,000 pixels

in parallel, speeding up considerably time-consuming chores such as

matching fingerprints in a database or screening mammograms.  In

addition, a new mathematical technique, called image algebra, manages to

squeeze the number of instructions needed to process a pixel by 50%.

(Business Week 15 Sep 97)



** "INFORMATION AGE?". . .FOR WHOM? **



Project Gutenberg founder Michael S. Hart says he is disturbed by

copyright legislation in Congress which would extend all current

copyrights by 20 years with no provision for maintaining the public

domain.  "To add 20 years to copyright creates a Landed Gentry of the

Information Age," he says.  The public domain is an inalienable right of

the public which cannot be a commodity to be bought or sold, either by

persons or by their government. "Copyright extension destroys both the

concept and content of the public domain."  (Time 15 Sep 97)





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** TRENDS: RADAR, RADAR EVERYWHERE **



"The micropower impulse radar harnesses the speed of light for

measurements in daily life -- all for about $10 -- doing what used to

require equipment costing $40,000," says the White House Office of

Science and Technology's biennial report to the U.S. Congress.  The

report predicts chip-sized radar units will be built into automobile

backup warning systems, burglar detection systems, wall stud locators,

baby breathing monitors, search and rescue equipment, and will be used to

activate lights, tools and appliances. The White House report also lauds

the development of giant magnetoresistance materials:  "In the near

future, many of the products and devices we take for granted will be

dramatically improved by this new class of magnetic materials."  The

first application of such materials will appear on many 1998 vehicles, as

part of an improved antilock braking system.  Sensors measure the rate of

wheel rotation and feed the data to an on-board computer, which then

regulates the braking pressure to avoid a skid. (TechWire 2 Sep 97)

<http://www.techweb.com/wire>



** STRATEGIES: A KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM IS NOT A FILING CABINET **



Harvard management professor Dorothy Leonard says that to see if your

organization is doing a good job with its information-gathering

processes, you need to make sure that it is being proactive rather than

reactive in gathering information, and that it goes beyond routine

information channels to experiment with nontraditional hiring,

nontraditional market research, and new kinds of alliances.  She also

reminds us that importing knowledge is only one of four components

necessary for a true information management system:  the others are

creative problem-solving, integrating information internally, and

experimenting.  "All together, these activities are really about managing

knowledge -- knowledge flows into the company, out of the company, and

within the company -- the current emphasis on knowledge management is

really a restatement of our companies' felt need to become more

innovative."  And so, ultimately, knowledge management is far more than

just managing knowledge that's already inside the organization.  It's not

a filing system - it's an idea generator.  If your knowledge management

system helps you generate good ideas, you have a good knowledge

management system. If it doesn't, you need a different system.

(Interview with Dorothy Leonard, "Building And Sustaining The Sources Of

Innovation," Strategy & Leadership Jul/Aug 97)



** INNOVATIONS: BT'S SMART CHAIR **



For the road-weary road warrior, British Telecom is developing a Smart

Chair that will encircle occupants with 3-D sight and sound projections,

enabling them to fully participate in classes, sales presentations, and

meetings from a remote location.  "Telepresentation gets my vote for the

killer app," says Microsoft senior researcher Gordon Bell.  "Instead of

sitting through a crummy presentation by some dumb sales guy, you can

control delivery."  Bell envisions a group of Smart Chair occupants,

scattered around the globe, all dialed into a single videoconference

room.  The system provides excellent quality audio, an essential element

according to Bell, and a multitude of cameras and screens to evoke the

3-D illusion.  If the group decides they'd rather be at the beach, the

backdrop of the room can change to the clear-blue sky and turquoise

waters of Tahiti, complete with the gentle murmur of breaking surf in the

background.  "That's what we should shoot for -- the ability to go into a

room for a bull session and have the kind of interaction you would have

if you were there," says Bell.  (Tele.com Aug 97)

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