NewtNews-155-14Oct97

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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:



 + 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/>



 + 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 3.0.2 - 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!

   800-279-4PDA 219-882-5228 [F]:219-845-0578 <http://www.pdadirect.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. New and Updated Newton Information

 4. New and Updated Newton Technology

 5. Top Print Sources Of Interest

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

 7. Dear Newton Developer

 8. Other Handheld Technology News

 9. Other Tidbits of Information

10. Advertising Notes

11. Product and Service Information

12. Edupage, 06Oct97 thru 12Oct97

13. INNOVATION, 06Oct97

14. Administrivia





Top News

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** MP21K IS COMING **



According to various sources within the mail order and magazine

businesses the MessagePad 2100 is indeed coming because Apple is sending

out MessagePad 2100 advertising and product information.  The official

release will be before Comdex reportedly at an upcoming healthcare

conference.



** NEWTON BEING DEPLOYED IN MOBILE POLICE PROJECT **



Ken Pence <pence@nashville.net> a Lieutenant with the Metro Nashville

Police reports that a Newton specific mobile system is under development

within his department.  The device will be a ruggedized MP2K with an

integrated CDPD modem. The goal of the device is to give mobile police

officers access to the information services they need to get their job

done without taking them off the streets.  For instance: access to

on-site warrant, arrest history, stolen, or vehicle databases; upload

suspect interviews; communicate GPS location data; wirelessly submit

encrypted reports; and email.  You can learn more about the project via:

<http://www.nashville.net/~police/tech/palmtop.html>.



** NEWTON BROWSERS GETTING UPDATES  **



James Trascapoulos <jimt@dcn.com> notes that AllPen Software

<http://www.allpen.com> has released version 3.2 of NetHopper (WWW

browser for the Newton). The press release on the new version notes the

following new features: basic authorization, proxy server support, and

improved memory usage.  Notably absent from this list is support for

'tables' though. This update is free for all MP2K and eMate 300 users.

To download this new version check out:

<http://www.allpen.com/products/nethopper3-2/>.



In related news, word on the street, is that Steve Weyer has plans to

release version 1.5 of his Newt's Cape Web browser for the Newton.  The

new version will fix all known bugs, include a redesigned user interface,

and support for more HTML 3.2 than previous versions.



** NEWTON OFFLINE NEWSREADER RELEASED **



Deja Vu Software <http://www.martnet.com/~dejavu/ink> has released their

latest Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) solution -- an offline newsreader

called "Ink Spot."   The list price of this package is US$25.  Some

features include: reorderable newsgroup list; search for text strings in

messages; automatically download messages at any time of day or night;

and maintain a killfile of authors and/or subjects.  For more info send

email to: <dejavu@martnet.com>.





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  The Next Generation of 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 info:

  415-252-333 <Info@ConceptKitchen.com> <http://www.ConceptKitchen.com>

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  QuickFigure Pro (QFP) 3.1 Spreadsheet for Newton 2.0 or better operating

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

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

  QF Exchange for Import/Export with Excel from Mac or Windows 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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** ERROR CORRECTION **



Peter Ransome <pdr@techprt.co.uk> reports that NewtNews made a gender

reference error in a piece published in Issue#154.  The BBC's Laurie

Taylor is a male.  Sorry for the misinformation.



** OPINION -- WHY THE NEWTON IS BETTER THAN OTHERS **



Dan Rowland <drowland@mindspring.com> writes on the USENET newsgroup

comp.sys.newton.misc:



    Dear Mr. Jobs:



    Just wanted you to know that I have traded in my PalmPilot

    for the Newton MessagePad 2000.  Maybe others like me can

    convince you to pause before trashing what will be a

    successful machine.



    I was one of the earliest Pilot users (bought it within a

    month of its release). You can say I am an early adopter

    when it comes to PDA technology.



    I have owned a Sharp Wizard, an HP 200LX, HP OmniGo, Newton

    100 and 110 and finally the Pilot.



    I am a sales and marketing person, one of the hundreds of

    thousands of mobile professionals who travel, need contact

    information and need to record and keep meeting notes and

    then fax (or better yet) e-mail meeting information to

    clients and others.



    I, like everyone else, need an electronic note pad.

    Something that I can write on in a meeting, have the words

    stored electronically so I can keep track of them and

    reprint them to send to others.



    Before the MP2K, I had to write my notes on paper, then

    retype them to send. I tried to use the Pilot for notes, but

    it just doesn't work. I will never write as fast with

    Graffiti as I do my own handwriting.



    The MP2K has changed that, and you should smell money. It's

    not the machine that is wrong; it is Apple's marketing.



    If you want to see wider sales, you need to do the

    following:



    1. Better connectivity with Windows (it is a Win world). I,

    like 80% of the computer world, am a Windows user. Your

    machine should work seamlessly  with Windows. It is clearly

    superior to any CE machine I have seen, and believe me, I

    have tested every WinCE machine out there.



    2. Better contact management: linking with Schedule+ was an

    excellent idea. Where is your follow up to Outlook?



    I hate to see you lose when you are so close.



    Sincerely,



    Dan Rowland



** THOREAU ON JOBS **



Did you know that Henry David Thoreau knew Steve Jobs?!?



    "He is the best sailor who can steer within the

     fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive

     power out of the greatest obstacles."



[Forbes, 13Oct97, page 438]





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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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** NEWTONTALK GETS WWW SITE **



Sean O'Shaughnessey <seanos@earthlink.net> notes that the very popular

newtontalk listserver has created a new WWW page that details how to join

the list and other FAQ information.  To check it out, point your favorite

browser to: <http://www.esosoft.com/seano/newtontalk.htm>.



** VISIBLE INTERACTIVE **



Chris Sparhawk <chris@visibleinteractive.com> notes that Visible

Interactive has gotten their domain name up and running, and that their

WWW site is now available at: <http://www.visibleinteractive.com>.  Their

main phone number is: 415.433.7781.  Visible Interactive is the SI/VAR

responsible for the 'museum touring Newton devices' being used by

places like the Smithsonian Institute.



** FILL OUT SURVEY = CHANCE TO WIN FREE SOFTWARE **



Harry Kardash <harry@hexdump.com> notes that HexDump Software is offering

up some of their software (HexPaint 2.1, Bricks 1.0) for free to folks

who fill out their short survey posted to: <http://www.hexdump.com>.  The

software will be given out on 09Nov97.



** OFFICIAL NEWTON SITE CONTINUES TO GET BETTER **



Apple continues to maintain the Newton, Inc. World Wide Web pages at:

<http://www.newton-inc.com>.  Several NewtNews readers have commented

that the content on the site has improved greatly recently.



** NEWTON WWW SITE OFFERS DEALS TO MEMBERS **



NewtonCentral <http://newton.theonly.com/> continues to offer their

members "Truly Killer Deals."  Currently deals exist for several cases, a

host of Apple Newton products, and a large selection of Newton software.



** NEED MORE INFO ABOUT NEWTON STORAGE CARDS?!? **



Here is another source for pricing and availability of Newton compatible

RAM cards: <http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~mdillah>.  This site also

has offerings: <http://www.timasci.com/tspretec.htm>.



** GET YOUR NEWTON 2.0 UPDATE FOR THE MP120 SOON **



Charles Pickrell <chaasman@misnet.com> reports that the following info

has been posted to: <http://www.newton.apple.com/news_links/whats_new.html> --



    02Oct97 - Final days of Newton 2.0 operating system upgrade

    for MessagePad 120 owners!  Now is the time to take

    advantage of the Newton 2.0 operating system upgrade for

    your MessagePad 120. The upgrade program for the MessagePad

    120 to the Newton 2.0 OS will officially end on 28Oct97.  To

    order the upgrade, please call 800.767.2775 and press option

    #2 for a technical operator and just ask for the MessagePad

    120 Upgrade Program.  Hurry, the final order deadline is

    almost here! Upgrade orders will be accepted until 28Oct97.



** ON-LINE NEWTON BOOKSTORE **



Dave Brightbill <djb@macguys.com> notes that The Daily Newton site at

<http://newton.macguys.com> has a new on-line bookstore that has pointers

to Newton related programming books.



** NEWTON USER GROUP MEETINGS NEWS **



Johnny C. K. Lau <cklau@eee.hku.hk> notes that the next Hong Kong Newton

User Group (HKNUG) meeting will be held 25Oct97 (Saturday) at 1800 (6

p.m.) at WanChai MTR station HS Bank.



The Stanford Newton User Group meeting at 7:00 p.m. on 14Oct97 will have

a 'guest of honor' -- "Ben Gottlieb, President of Stand Alone Software,

and author of BackDrop Plus, DateMan, and HeapSaver, the most evil

Newton hack of all time." The meeting will take place at: Printer's Inc

Bookstore Cafe 310 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA.  For more information

send email to: <snug@pobox.com> or check out: <http://pobox.com/~snug/>.



** NTK AND DIL POINTERS MENTION IN DEVELOPER EMAIL **



Apple Developer News (ADN) published on 03Oct97 (Issue 77) has two Newton

mentions with news about: 1.) Newton Toolkit, Mac OS Version 1.6.4b3

<http://www.newton-inc.com/dev/nstools.html#ntk> and 2.) Newton DILs,

Version 2.0a2 <http://www.newton-inc.com/dev/dils.html>.



** EVANGELIST NEWTON MENTIONS **



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

recently including:



    - NS BASIC announces Educational Site Licences:

      <http://www.nsbasic.com>

    - TMap 1.4 For Newton Released:

      <http://www.pobox.com/~toadhollow/>

    - Xanatech announces CogniSieve for PowerPC:

      <http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~mchen/xanatech/>

    - Newton OS Web Site:

      <http://www.jlist.com/peter/newtonrev.html>

    - MAR Software's " The newtSuit":

      <http://www.marsoftware.com

    - Newton Pre-Buyers' Guide:

      <http://www.jlist.com/peter/newtonrev.html>

    - Budget To Go! Released:

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

    - AMUG Adds 90 Newton Files:

      <http://cdrom.amug.org/>

    - Mahjongg 1.61: <http://www.scrawlsoft.com>



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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New and Updated Newton Technology

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** CHIRAL GETS NEED NEW MOLECULES -- NOW 'MORE FUN' **



Scrawl Software is now shipping Chiral v0.95b for Newton 2.1 -- "a

fast-paced, mind-twisting, molecule-building gem of a game" that supports

color and greyscale.  A version for non-greyscale Newtons is in the

works.  The original concept for this game was written by Ambrosia

Software <http://www.ambrosiasw.com> for the Macintosh.



** NEW STUFF FROM DMP SYSTEMS POSTED **



David Pompea <74736.172@compuserve.com> at DMP Systems is now shipping

NewtDbv1.26b3 and XferDb v1.15b2.  The new version of NewtDB has enhanced

NewtonScript support, and the new version of XferDb fixes known bugs.

For more info: <http://www.netacc.net/~dmpsyst/newtdbupdate.html>.



** NEW FINANCE PACKAGE OFFICIALLY RELEASED **



Jane Turbe <jane@NewWorldSoft.com> reports that New World Software has

announced the release of their new personal finance software for the

Newton called 'Budget To Go!' The package lets you track "financial

transactions, and produce custom reports".  You can check out a demo and

learn more via: <http://www.NewWorldSoft.com>. The package is Newton 2.x

compatible.



** NEWTON TO UNIX COMMS PACKAGE POSTED **



Andrew Maier <andrew@misf67.cern.ch> reports that Newtonlink v1.25 has

been posted to:

<http://privat.swol.de/ReinholdSchoeb/Newton/newtonlink-doc-en.html>.

This package enables the Newton to transfer data back and forth with Unix

machines.  It also lets you upload and install Newton packages from Unix

machines.



** ANNOUNCING "SPORTS SCHEDULE PRO" **



Mark Peters <mapeters@pacbell.net> has released a new Newton application

called "Sports Schedule Pro" which displays the game schedule for the

NBA, NFL, or NHL in a scrollable list and allows the user to check the

games he/she wants added to the Dates application with a configurable

alarm.  MLB will be supported for next season.  The application package

itself is 27K, and the packages containing the league schedules are 99K

(NBA), 21K (NFL), and 91K (NHL).  You can check it out via:

<http://home.pacbell.net/mapeters/AvailableSoftware.html>.



** NEW DICE UTILITY PUBLISHED **



David Rouse <cn1407@coastalnet.com> has released his first NewtonScript

program called 'DiceMan' via the following anonymous FTP site:

<ftp://members.aol.com/daverouse/DiceMan.sit.hqx>.



** NEWTON CARRYING CASE NEWS **



LandWare Sales <sales@landware.com> reports that the Burro Newton Pak

will be priced at a discount of US$39.95 (regular price of US$49.95)

until 01Nov97. This 'under-the-shoulder' carrying case was designed for

the MP2000 and has found a niche in many markets where carrying your

Newton requires the ability to have both hands free.  For more

information check out: <http://www.landware.com>.



Mark Degg <markdegg@lister.softnet.co.uk> reports a URL correction for

his 'new' Newton Bag offering.  You can check out the latest and

greatest news about Mark's new bag via:

<http://www.soft.net.uk/lister/public_html/newton.htm>.



** BASEBALL SCORING SOLUTION UPDATED FOR PLAYOFFS **



Sam Tawfik <sam.tawfik@worldnet.att.net> at Tropical Software notes that

there is a new beta of his baseball game savvy Newton Score Card

available at: <http://home.att.net/~sam.tawfik>.  The software is

currently only available for MP2K and the eMate because of the larger

screen.



** HYPERMYND HAS TWO NEW UTILITY SUITES **



Brian Sulcer <bsulcer@pobox.com> reports that HyprMynd Software has

released ExtraExtras 1.2 for the Newton.  This package provides three new

actions to the Extras Drawer's action button: "Get Info", "Freeze" and

"Thaw".



HyprMynd Software has also recently released six new button modules for

Yosuke Suzuki's TapBar button manager: Launcher Button, Store Button,

Volume Button, OwnerInfo Button, Names Button and HyperNewt Button. For

more information about HyperMynd check out: <http://www.hyprmynd.com/>.

For more information about the freeware button manager called 'TapBar'

check out: <http://www.saryo.org/basuke/tapbar/>.



** STOCK TRADE CALCULATOR **



Nick Yang <nyang@ncy.com> reports that R-Type Software has announced the

immediate availability of "Stock Slip and Stock Slip (Charles Schwab

edition) for Newton OS 2.x."  This US$15 package will automatically

calculate trade commissions per Charles Schwab commission schedules. For

more information check out: <http://www.r-type.com>.



** TWO OF SUMMIT'S OFFERINGS GET UPDATES **



Bob Patin <bpatin@edge.net> reports that Summit Productions has upgraded

two of their shareware packages: Private Access 2.1 (data encryption),

and Director 2.1 (directions utility). Both products have demos available

via: <http://edge.edge.net/~bpatin/newton.html>.



** NEW STUFF FROM REVELAR **



Van Evans <van@revelar.com> reports some exciting news from Revelar --

1.) TaxPro'97 for Newton has been released with a SRP of US$19.95.  2.)

The price of the "Internet version" of Revelar Connection Utility (RCU)

is going to be dropped to US$19.95 until 27Nov97.  3.) Catamount Software

has released new ADFs (data upload/download plugins) for RCU for their

products MPG, PocketMoney, and Home Inventory.  For more information check

out: <http://www.revelar.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.]



** NEWTON HIDDEN SECRET **



MacAddict <http://www.macaddict.com> as an article entitled "The Mac's

Hidden Secrets Revealed" with a Newton mention in the issue published

Nov97.  The article starts on page 30, and the mention is on page 44 in a

subsection entitled "The Forbidden Eggs."  The 'secret' is in reference

to the 'Area 51' Easter Egg found originally on the MessagePad 120

running Newton 2.0.  You can learn more about this and other Newton

Easter Eggs via: <http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~ofross/newton/eggs.html>.



** DIGITAL OCEAN ARTICLE INCLUDES NEWTON MENTION **



Kansas City Business Journal published an article about Newton licensee

Digital Ocean on 07Oct97 entitled "Digital Ocean's goal: Unchain

business".  The article notes Digital Oceans 'new focus' on wireless LAN

devices named "Starfish, Manta, and Grouper."  The article notes that the

founder of Digital Ocean Jeff Alholm "started Digital Ocean in 1992, the

company targeted the Apple Macintosh, PowerBook and hand-held Newton

MessagePad markets."  The article is pretty positive about Digital

Ocean's current offering of products and its ability to continue to

deliver wireless solutions in the future.



** COMDEX TO FEATURE NEW DEVICES **



The Nov'97 Las Vegas Comdex Fall is expected to have a host of new PDA

and handheld systems.  There are suppose to be many new Windows CE

devices being showcased, 3Com's PalmPilot could have an upgrade, Apple is

working on a new MessagePad, and Franklin Publisher's has their new Rex PC

Companion. [Judy Brown, Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, 07Oct97]



** NEW POWERBOOKS TO STEAL NEWTON FEATURE **



Mac-the-Knife has a passing Newton mention on page 66 of MacWeek

published on 06Oct97.  It appears that Apple's next generation of laptops

will use the same "Newton-style rubberized finish."



** NEWTON PROTOTYPE KEY TO MILITARY EXERCISE **



Ed Gehrke <gehrke@ok.is> reports that the Navy professional journal

called "Proceedings" has an article with a Newton mention.  The article

is published in the Sep97 edition on pages 46-48, and is entitled "Flying

in Hunter-Warrior." The theme of the article is to highligh success

stories from a recent Navy/USMC military exercise that used MP2Ks equiped

with GPS cards and an Ericsson burst-transmission radio.  The Newtons

were used to track ground troops positions and to enable the ground

troops to better call in fire support from artillery and aircraft.



** 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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             A N N O U N C I N G   L E X I D R U G S - 97          +-------+

  K2 Consultants, Inc. has just announced the latest version of    | A R T |

  Drug Information Handbook with 5000 drugs and improved interface.+-------+

  Check out www.skyscape.com/k2 for all medical and non-medical    |  b y  |

  titles such as 5 Min. Clin Consult, Ferri's book for internists  |  K 2  |

  Archimedes Intelligent Calculator, Current Clinical Strategies   +-------+

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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!

<roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>. Please include details of the Newton

model and OS that you are using.



** DRAG TO MOVE PAGES IN NAMES ON MP2K **



>From David Chow <dchow@ttk.com>:



    In the names app, when in overview mode

    you can "drag" over names to highlight a

    name - if you "drag" past the boundary,

    it will page up or down, depending which

    direction you "drag."



** NEWTON AND MAC OS 8.0 **



Here's a nugget that I picked up off the excellent NewtonTalk list

recently:



    The MacOS 8 installer does not install

    the communication tools for the Newton

    by default. You must run the installer

    again and use the 'Custom Install'

    option to have the necessary tools

    installed.



** DO YOU KNOW HOW TO KEEP YOUR MACHINES IN SYNC? **



I have had a query from John Heintz, <heintz@acs.ucalgary.ca> requesting

any tips, advice or workarounds to help with synchronizing dates and

names between his Newt and Mac.



This is a common problem and so I will compile a future column of Tips &

Tricks dedicated to Newt - Desktop Synchronizing in the near future. In

the mean time, anyone with even the smallest nugget of advice on this

area, please email me <roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>!



** 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 <roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>. Thanks!





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** A KILLER APP!!! **



Lorenz Szabo <LorenzSzabo@compuserve.com> writes:



    Let's call it a "BBedit Lite" for Newton!  Yep, BBEdit is a

    trademark and commercial application - but there is no tool

    like BBEdit ... not even under WinNT!



    An ASCII text-editor that has the ability to import/export

    ASCII files via serial connection; yes no buggy NCU and no

    other third-party utility like Slurpee, X-Port or whatever

    (even my old Casio basic computer was able to do this, it is

    a shame that NOS is not able to import/export files via

    serial connection).



    The problem is, that you can connect your Newton to a Unix

    workstation or PC, but you cannot download a simple piece of

    text!  You have to create NewtonBook or fiddle along with NCU

    or X-Port.  Have you ever tried to install NCU or NewtonPress

    on a Macintosh Classic or even a powerful SGI Octane?



    Also this text-editor stores its files in its own soup, can

    manage files bigger than 100k without splitting them and

    can eventually export files into the Notepad.



    This text-editor is a powerful standalone tool like BBEdit

    for the MacOS.  It has the functions to strip away tabs and

    cr and it has cool search and replace functions.  There is

    the ability to create custom menus for inserting

    text-strings, e.g. for hacking HTML or templates (imagine

    one template for your own home page, one template for an

    office e-mail memo and so on).



    I also think that this text-editor would also be the perfect

    replacement of NewtonWorks every NOS 2.0 users wishes.  Most

    of use are not dealing with layout (esp. on portable devices)

    all the day, we are dealing with information (you can layout

    later on your desktop computer with Word or PageMaker)!



    A plus could be a tool like StuffIt that can access the soup

    of the text-editor on the MacOS and you can down/upload the

    files like the nice StuffIt interface!



    Again, it is a shame that Apple has not integrated this

    simple tool into NOS!  Every basic pocket-computer or my old

    HP95LX was able to import/export via serial connection and

    deal with texts longer than 100K without splitting it or

    reformatting into unreadable notes!  Although I'm comfortable

    using NewtonPress, I would really like to see such an app.

    Have you ever tried to simply download a (simple) Project

    Gutenberg file on your Newton without reformatting it in

    NewtonPress?  Try this and then think about my idea!



** TENNIS SOLUTION?!? **



Jack DeAndrade <jackdea@inJapan.net> is looking for a Newton solution to

enable tennis match charting and scoring.  It would also be ideal of have

some 'lessons' capabilities, and advanced history features.



** ENDNOTES FOR NEWTWORKS **



Frank Fountain <fountain@tidalwave.net> is looking for an edition to

NewtWorks that enable the insertion and tracking of endnotes.  This

solution would also need to be able to upload the endnotes to desktop

word processors.



** REQUEST FOR THREE NEW SOLUTIONS **



Geoff Chan <geofchan@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au> is looking for a several

Newton solutions: 1.) patch that cancels all low battery warnings; 2.)

Luna Calendar with all the Chinese holidays; and 3.) Newton battery

utility that displayed the % of battery power instead of the standard bar

gauge.



** QUICK LAUNCHING DATES MODIFICATION **



Russell Sheinkopf <russells@pacificrim.net> would like a utility that

would let him choose the time that the Dates application pops open to.

The typical time is 1 p.m. and this is not ideal.



** BETTER FIND **



Timothy Ostler <timo@atlas.co.uk> would like a 'Find' utility that

doesn't conceal the part of the screen containing the found word like the

built-in Find does.  He also thinks that 'Finds' should have a more

persistent window that doesn't 'disappear' once you type on a found item.





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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 **



Metrowerks will be offering a Professional PalmPilot Bundle at 3Com's

PalmPilot Developer Conference being held 14-17Oct97 in the San Francisco

Bay Area.  The pricing on the bundle at the conference will be US$529 and

include: Professional PalmPilot; CodeWarrior for PalmPilot and one free

update; CodeWarrior Professional; and Cool Metrowerks T-shirt. For more

information check out: <http://www.usr.com/palm/devconf/regnowdev.html>.



PC World covers the news of the new PalmPilot pricing via:

<http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/news?ID=971010171631>.



If you are trying to Sync your PalmPilot mail with Outlook Express you

might want to try and track down a post by Carlos Santiago

<c.santiago@usa.net> on the USENET newsgroup comp.sys.palmtops.pilot. The

article was posted on 06Oct97 and entitled "FAQ:  How to sync Pilot Mail

with Outlook Express".



Some other PalmPilot links & articles of potential interest:



    - CCrypt 2.0.0 clipboard encryptor using IDEA

      (freeware): <http://pine.cs.yale.edu:4201/pilot/>

    - Chinese OS 1.11 (Cantonese input method):

      <http://www.hk.super.net/~cwlou>

    - Galax for Pilot 07Oct97 [Galaxian clone]:

      <http://www.pilotfan.com/galax>

    - Shareware Treasury Yield functions for RPN:

      <http://www3.gamewood.net/mew3/pilot/rpn/

    - Pilot Pal 2.25:

      <http://www.precise-solutions.cix.co.uk/>

    - PalmPrint v0.8b:

      <http://www.stevenscreek.com/pilot>

    - PilotFORTH 0.5.0:

      <http://www.interlog.com/~nbridges>

    - Synergy Fest '97:



<http://www.synsolutions.com/cgi-bin/synsolutions/frameson.cgi?FILENAME=/synergy

fest.html>

    - Novatel Wireless' Minstrel:

      <http://www.novatelwireless.com>



** WINDOWS CE **



All the major Windows CE hardware vendors have announced their new suite

of hardware options for the upcoming release of Windows CE 2.0.

Microsoft has also shipped Windows CE 2.0 to its partners. More

information next week.



Puget Sound Business Journal published a piece with many pro Windows CE

tidbits on 10Oct97.  The focus of the article is to list as many Windows

CE success stories as possible -- including info on how the Seattle

Mariners are using Windows CE HPCs to do advanced scouting on prospects

and on other teams.



John Spooner has an article entitle "Microsoft Extends Windows CE Reach:

OS moving beyond handhelds to palmtops, consumer devices" on page 28 of

PC Week published on 06Oct97.  New features in Windows CE 2.0: support

for VGA screens up to 256 colors; works on following processors: X86,

MIPs, StrongARM, and PowerPC; and better networking (TCP/IP on LANs and

dial-up).  There are also 'embedded' versions of Windows CE that work in

8-, 12-, and 16-bit environments.



PC Week published on 06Oct97 noted in their 'news digest' blurbs on page

3 that Microsoft has posted betas of the following Windows CE tools on

their WWW site: Visual Basic 5.0, Visual C++ 5.0, and a Visual C++

Embedded Toolkit.  Microsoft also announced that a Visual J++ toolkit

v1.1 beta would be out by the end of 1997 for Windows CE 2.0.  Final

release for all the kits is expected for Q1'98. The Visual Basic 5

toolkit for Windows CE requires the download of 12 files that are over

100-MBs total. Visual Basic for CE requires at least Windows 95 to run.

If you want to run the Windows CE 'emulator' that is part of the Platform

SDK then you need to run on Windows NT. [EDITOR: Some info in this blurb

is from several posts to USENET newsgroups.]



BSquare <http://www.bsquare.com> has a new US$19.95 global fin utility

for Windows CE called 'bFind'.  The utility has a host of features

including: 'shortcuts', multiple search locations, and 'full text'

retrieval so context of searches can be examined before moving to a new

application. [PC Week, 06Oct97, page 67]



NEC Electronics has announced a new MIPS based RISC microprocessor they

are calling the VR4111 that is ideal of Windows CE devices and is also

capable of emulating modem capabilities in software.



Microsoft published a PR piece on 07Oct97 that was picked up by several

news sources (eq. M2 PRESSWIRE, Newsbytes, etc. ...) as actual articles

that 'heralded Windows CE and their handheld PC (HPC) architecture' as

being the 'do everything, be everything' of mobile computing

professionals.  The PR piece had references to the Velo1, the HP320LX,

and the NEC Mobile Pro.



The latest ComputerWorld has an article entitled "Windows CE 2.0 makes

handhelds viable for Information Systems (IS) managers."



LandWare <http://www.landware.com> has released their "forms based

problem solver" called Fiscal Pro 1.0 for Windows CE.  The package has

been "designed for business professionals who need to make fundamental

financial decisions quickly and accurately without having to grapple with

the complexities of existing calculators." For more information about

price and availability send email to: <info@landware.com>.



John Schettino <schettino@writeme.com> has announced the availability of

21-demo version of "The Database Backup Utility" for Windows CE.  You can

check it out via: <http://members.aol.com/pdcjohns/dbbackup.htm>. This

utility lets you backup Windows CE database directly to a file.



If you need to send attachments with Windows CE 1.0 then check out

encloseIt from Landware <http://www.landware.com>.  If you can wait until

Windows CE 2.0, this feature is reportedly going to be standard.



Some Windows CE links & articles of potential interest:



    - Free Backgammon game for Windows CE by AnyWare

      Consulting: <http://users.aol.com/anyware/wce>

    - mnCE Magazine: <http://www.pmn.co.uk/pmnce/>



** PSION **



Some Psion links of potential interest:



    - S5BANK "Personal Accounts Suite V1.1" & S5TASK

      "Extended ToDo Manager": <http://members.aol.com/alanrichey/>

    - DU (Psion file display utility) & ChkVars (OPL &

      OPP variable display tool): <http://www.boink.demon.co.uk/psion/>.

    - Jot3a [freeware jotter application for Series 3a

      users]: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/5687>

    - Hearts, and Dungeon & Diamonds:

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

    - HexClock: <http://www.piecafe.demon.co.uk/>

    - Psion48 v1.52 for Siena, S3a & S3c [HP48

      scientific calculator emulator]:

      <http://persoweb.francenet.fr/~xgalante>

    - Winpic3x v1.1:

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



** OTHER DEVICES **



AP Newswire reports "Gumpei Yokoi, who designed Nintendo's Game Boy, a

handheld video game popular with youngsters worldwide, has been killed in

a traffic accident, a company official said today.  He was 56."  The

GameBoy debut in 1989 and since then has sold over 45 million units

worldwide.



Kirt McMaster <kirt@hollyworlds.com> posted recently on the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.handhelds that the 'ultimate' palmtop is the Sharp

MI-506DC (currently only available in Japan).  You can check out a

picture via: <http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news-e/9725.htm>. [EDITOR:

Could this be the future Windows CE 2.0 device from Sharp?!?]



NewMedia <http://www.newmedia.com> highlights two new wireless devices on

page 13 of the issue published on 13Oct97 -- Motorola's SitePad



(847.576.7000) and Sharp/Digital DJ's Wireless Wall Street

(408.946.8500). Telxon Corporation has announced that in their financial

quarter ending on 30Sep97 that they took orders in excess of US$60

million for its new line of PenClient handheld devices.



You can check out the latest and greatest in 'wearable PC' offerings via:

<http://www.xybernaut.com/text_site.html>.



The Oct97 issue of HandJive Magazine is now available via the following

URL: <http://www.phosphor.com/handjive/>.  This issue has details on

handhelds and on: movies, CDs, music, and on computing in general.



Comline reports that Alps Electric has a new mobile computer for field

workers called Stouty. This product has been developed over the last two

years for the Japanese market.



Some pointers to more information:



    - C-Phone Home TV Video Phone:

      <http://www.cphone.com>

    - "Penright <http://www.penright.com> Boosts OS

      Support: Upgraded development tool for handhelds

      also features Mobile Wizards" by John Spooner, PC

      Week, 06Oct97, page 63

    - IBM PC110 586/133 upgrade:

      <http://www.notebookupgrades.com>

    - Amanda Walker's PC110 Page:

      <http://www.walker.reston.va.us/pc110/>

    - Geofox-One: <http://www.geofox.com>





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** WIRELESS & MOBILE **



David Goodman has a new book entitled "Wireless Personal Communication

Systems" published by Addison-Wesley.  The SRP is US$51.59 and the ISBN#

is: 0-201-63470-8.  Another book of potential interest -- Charles

Perkins' "Mobile IP: Design Principles and Practices" listed at US$48.37

with the ISBN# of: 0-201-63469-4.  For more information check out:

<http://www.awl.com> or call: 800.824.7799.



Andrew Seybold has teamed with David Weilmuenster and Barney Dewey to

create the Andrew Seybold Consulting Group Inc. (ASCGI).  The focus of

this new enterprise will be 'consulting' on wireless and mobile computing

technology.  For more information send email to: <info@ascgi.com> or

check out: <http://www.ascgi.com>.



Unwired Planet <http://www.uplanet.com> is now shipping UP.Organizer -- a

Java & HDML savvy personal organizer that works with mobile phones that

are 'Java & HDML' savvy -- currently only AT&T PocketNet.  In related

news, AT&T's PocketNet is using WhoWhere's directory of people and

businesses <http://www.whowhere.com> on these new phones being offered

first in the New York City area.



Aironet Wireless <http://www.aironet.com> has announced that they begun

to ship IEEE 802.11 savvy wireless PC Card products called "Aironet 3500

Series".



Telex Communications <http://www.telexwireless.com> has announced a new

"line of economically priced parabolic dish antennas for use in the PCS

(1850-1990 MHz) band."



Lucent <http://www.lucent.com/micro> has been running some new ads for

their DSP16120 next-generation communications processor for the digital

wireless marketplace.  The ad includes a 'prototype' wireless device that

is 'hosted' on a tree 'in the woods.'



Unwired Planet has announced "Unwired Universe" conference for 03-04Nov97

in San Francisco, California which is being co-sponsored by AT&T

Wireless, Mitsubishi, Qualcomm, and Samsung.  Unwired Planet technology

is "advancing the development of an increasing number of innovative,

interactive information services and applications for CDPD wireless data

on mass-market handheld devices, such as mobile phones and PDAs." For

information check out: <http://www.uplanet.com/u2>.



Motorola and LoJack have announced the shipping of their 1 million LoJack

stolen vehicle recovery units.  The team have been working together for

10 years, and units include Motorola radio frequency technology and are

built at a Motorola plant in Sequin, Texas.



Some Wireless & Mobile articles & links of potential interest:



    - "Taking Stock -- Can Allen Save Metricom? Even

      Paul Allen's experience may not be enough to push

      the communications company into the black anytime

      soon" by William Schaff, Information Week,

      06Oct97, page 210

    - "AT&T <http://www.attws.com> to Launch CDPD/Web

      Service: Users promised constant access to

      corporate intranets with Puma, and Unwired Planet

      software" by John Spooner, PC Week, 06Oct97, page 7

    - "Connecting Wireless Workers [PCS, CDPD,

      SmartPath, PadCom, Ericsson]" by John Spooner, PC

      Week, 06Oct97, page 201



** LAPTOPS **



Jim Louderback examines the new Digital Ultra 2000 laptop with its

14-inch LCD screen on page 33 of PC Week published on 06Oct97 in an

article entitled "Eating Crow Over 14-inch screens."



The San Diego Union-Tribune's ComputerLink had several laptop specific

articles in their edition published on 07Oct97 -- 1.) "In guru's realm,

pen is mightier than the laptop" by Anne Cushman; 2.) "Lightweight

computers a boon to road warriors" by Dawn Chmielewski; and 3.) "Lessons

learned in Eastern Europe" by James Derk.  There was also a picture of

the new Sharp Widenote laptop with a 16 by 9 inch LCD screen.



Some Laptop articles of potential interest:



    - "Dell Expands Notebook Lineup: Least expensive

       model under US$3000" by Bob Francis, Information

       Week, 06Oct97, page 165



** APPLE & MACINTOSH **



Reuters is reporting that Steve Jobs is reportedly 'mulling' over the

possibility of taking over as Apple's permanent CEO.



Apple appears to be doing quite well financially in Asia -- specifically

in Japan (some prices on systems were recently reduced in price by 25%)

and China.  Product availability on some products continues to be very

restrictive, put software like Mac OS 8.0 is selling much better than

expectations.



Nikkei English News reports that Apple has decided to refuse a request

from Pioneer Electronics to continue to license the Mac OS.



Apple has pulled their Power Macintosh 9600/350 off their price lists

sighting shortages in the PowerPC 604e 350-MHz processor.  IBM and

Motorola responded to questions about the shortage by ComputerWorld with

statements that their is no shortage of 350-MHz 604e processors.



Apple Australia has announced a new plan that creates 50 "single-brand

AppleCentre stores" throughout the country.



Herb Bethoney has an interesting article entitled "Rhapsody Looks

Appealing: PC Week Labs explains how Apple is tuning OS for

cross-platform use" on page 135 of PC Week published on 06Oct97.



Connectix <http://www.connectix.com> is now shipping Speed Doubler 8 for

Mac OS 8 offering increased performance in file access, copying, and

emulation.  Some new features include file synchronization, and "time

saving" keyboard shorts.



IDG Books <http://www.idgbooks.com> has a new Bob LeVitus book entitled

"Mac OS 8 for Dummies: the fun and easy way to configure and customize

the features of the newest Mac operating system." Some major sections:

tweaking control panels; getting up on the Internet and on AppleTalk

LANs; intro to Virtual Memory, RAM and hard disks; managing files &

folders; using AppleScript for automation; and resolving conflicts.  The

SRP is US$19.99 and the ISBN# is: 0-7645-0271-9.



Some Macintosh related sites of potential interest:



    - mBED Software's mBED Interactor(TM) 1.1

      [multimedia authoring tool]: <http://www.mbed.com>

    - Apple's ColorSync: <http://colorsync.apple.com>

    - BareBones Software's BBEdit v4.5:

      <http://www.barebones.com>

    - Open Door Networks' ShareWay IP Gateway:

      <http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/>

    - Glenn Howes' InCDius 1.1 beta 2:

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

    - ClearWay Technologies' Web Archer v1.0:

      <http://www.clearway.com/WebArcher/info.html>

    - URL Manager Pro 2.0 (beta):

      <http://www.url-manager.com/new.html>

    - Leonard Rosenthal's <leonardr@lazerware.com>

      OSA Menu 1.1b6: <http://www.lazerware.com/~leonardr/>



** JAVA/NETWORK COMPUTERS **



Some JAVA/NETWORK COMPUTER articles & sites of potential interest:



    - Nick Heinle's "Designing with JavaScript":

      <http://www.ora.com>

    - "Bitstream <http://www.bitstream.com> to stir

      fonts into Java" by Rebecca Gulick, MacWeek,

      06Oct97, page 23

    - Solid Information Technology's 100% Pure Java

      JDBC driver: <http://www.solidtech.com>



** INTERNET/OTHER **



Guy Kawasaki has a pretty entertaining article entitled "Technology - The

Software Horizon - Who cares about sex?" on page 296 of Forbes published

on 20Oct97.  The article has a host of URLs of what Guy call's "dedicated

to weapons and weirdness."



Mark Skousen has a very interesting article that entitled "IDEAS MATTER -

How to keep off The Forbes Four Hundred' in The Forbes Four Hundred

edition of Forbes published on 20Oct97.  The article on page 108

discusses many of the ways of staying 'anonymous' in this information age

-- whether you have tons of money or not.  He sites a newsletter by

Michael Ketcher entitled "Financial Privacy Report' (US$99 annually -

612.895.8757) as a good resource.



Microsoft has recently posted their 'free' desktop editions of Internet

Explorer 4.0 (IE4) in English and Chinese via the World Wide Web at:

<http://www.microsoft.com/ie>.  The software is also be distributed via

CDROM.



Cowles/Simba have a new online information sales market report. According

to the report the current market for online info services is US$24.1

billion and this will grow to US$37.5 billion by the year 2001.



R. Allen Wyke an Luke Duncan have a new book entitled "The Perl 5

Programmer's Reference : Windows 95/NT, MacIntosh, OS/2 & Unix".  The

list price is US$39.99 but you can get it for US$31.99 via Amazon Books

at: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1566047501/e>.  The ISBN# is:

1-56604-7501.



MCI <http://www.security.mci.net/dostracker> has announced a new freeware

security software tool called "networkMCI DoS (Denial of Service)

Tracker" that is designed to give system administrators a 'weapon' to

track down those rogue individuals who are attack ISPs and corporate

intranets.



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A POTENTIAL BROWSE **



    - 1-800-Batteries: <http://www.800batteries.com>

    - Cylink [Network Scanner]:

      <http://www.cylink.com>

    - Computer Security [Network Scanner]:

      <http://www.sentryinc.com>

    - Microtest's WebZerver:

      <http://www.zerver.com/pcw>

    - Inergy Online: <http://www.inergy.com>

    - Helios Software Solutions's TextPad 3.1 [Windows

      text editor]: <http://www.textpad.com/>

    - The Kermit 95 [terminal emulator]:

      <http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html>

    - Be Ships Preview Release 2:

      <http://www.be.com/users/reguserintro.html>

    - InfoSpace's Internet Directory Service:

      <http://www.infospace.com>





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  - 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.



* 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>



* NEW SCOREPAD 3.1 -- Golf scorekeeping package for Newton 2.0.  Easily

keeps scores and statistics - analyze and graph the results. Figure your

unofficial handicap. Automatically calculates nassaus and skins. Keep

notes about each round and course.  Available for US$50 from Software

Unboxed <http://www.unboxed.com> or directly from Sun Sabre (513.459.9330)

with 10% by mentioning NewtNews. <http:members.aol.com/sunsabre/ScorePad.html>



* MoreInfo 4.1 - This integrated contact manager seamlessly integrates

the built-in Names, Dates, Calls and Notes applications.  This latest

version adds even more useful features to this already essential product.

MP2K savvy. Voted Best Newton Software for 1997 - mobilis Magazine

Reader's Choice Award. From SilverWARE at $69.95+S&H.  For demos check

out: <http://www.silverware.com> - <info@silverware.com> - 508.521.5262



* 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>.



* NEW! 9th Volume of the Totally Incomplete PDA CD-ROM for Newton! This

CD-ROM from AMUG CD, Inc. contains over 1450 packages, 618 megs, and a

Newt 2000 only area. Works on Mac or PC. 2.x & 1.x Packages can be

downloaded directly from the CD to your MessagePad. Maximize your

Newton experience! ONLY $29 + S/H. Call AMUG 602.497-2244, or email

<sales@amug.org> to order! AMUG CD web page at <http://cdrom.amug.org/>.



* BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY PACKAGES FROM PELICANWARE

   All packages for Newton 2.0 or better OS - Upgrades also available.

 - QUICKFIGURE PRO 3.1: Spreadsheet application  $59.95

 - NEWTCASE 3.1: The Ultimate Utility Suite   $49.95

 - NOTION 1.5: High Performance List Manager  $59.95

 - AVAILWORKS 3.0: 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>.



* Bricks is FAST -- Bricks, a classic ball and paddle game that utilizes

  the speed of your Newton OS 2.1.  What's fast? (20 frames per second!)

* HexPaint, plus Paint Transfer (Mac conductivity) gray scale paint

  application for Newton OS 2.1, filters include invert, rotate and flip.

  German version of HexPaint also available.

Demos available at <http://www.hexdump.com>. 30-day money back guarantee!



* 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.



* 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>.



* MAR SOFTWARE offers the following fine products:

   + NEW EXECUTIVE NEWTON STAND Rated a Must Buy by Newton Info

     Magazine. This is an exquisitely crafted stand of contemporary

     design for your Newton. Made of hardwood and anodized aluminum.

     Supports portrait or landscape mode. Clear beech or mahogany

     finish. $49.95+S&H.

   + NEW BILLS TO PAY PRO 3.5.6 Rated 5 out of 5 by Gecko Magazine!

     Easily track bills & expenses; create budgets & set alarm reminders.

     Also works with Pocket Quicken or PocketMoney. $39.95+S&H

MAR Software: <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>



* Organized yet???  Now it's time for something fun!

We've got Super Newtris, xWordBuddy, Sea Hunt, MineField II, Scramble,

Solito Deluxe and World Conquest to provide you with hours of fun.

Tactile Systems is your source for inexpensive Newton Entertainment

Titles Free demos available: <http://rainbow.rmi.net/~rbruce/tactile/>

email: <info@tactile.com> or call: <303.841.1114> for more info





Edupage, 06Oct97 thru 12Oct97

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** U.S. TELLS WORLD:  GET ON THE NET OR GET LOST **



Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Administration's senior advisor for Internet

policy development, told representatives of 21 nations at a high-tech

forum in Amsterdam that the Internet is an engine growth for the world

economy and that the private sector should lead the Net's development:

"We want to come together with other countries as equal partners, with

the private sector leading and government playing a supporting role.  Our

approach is not to have a trade negotiation.  By 2005, at least 1 billion

people will be on the Internet.  If 40 million Frenchmen aren't there,

that's their problem." (New York Times 7 Oct 97)



** UUNET CEO SAYS FLAT PRICING IS ON ITS WAY OUT **



UUNet CEO John Sidgmore says the only reason most Internet service

providers are afraid to move from flat rate pricing to usage-based fees

is competition from America Online:  "The minute he (AOL's Steve Case)

changes, everybody else will. I'm not a consumer marketer.  I can't

imagine making money at that price.  The whole problem with the U.S.

communications system is that it's flat-rate priced.  Not just the ISPs.

Your local telephone bill is flat-rate priced.  That whole model needs to

change.  People need to pay for what they're using."  (Investor's

Business Daily 7 Oct 97)



** NET PRODUCTIVITY? **



With a slew of new products for monitoring employees' Internet use

hitting the market, a study by the Society for Human Resource Management

reveals that 48% of the employers surveyed actually thought the World

Wide Web raised the productivity of their workers, with only 6% report a

productivity drop.  (Wall Street Journal 7 Oct 97)



** SUN SUES MICROSOFT FOR CHANGING JAVA **



Sun Microsystems, which licenses its Java language to Microsoft and other

computer companies, is suing Microsoft on the grounds that Microsoft's

new Explorer 4.0 software has misappropriated Java by deviating from the

agreed-upon standard.  The suit charges Microsoft with trademark

infringement, false advertising, breach of contract, unfair competition

and interference, and requests financial damages as well as an injunction

against further shipment of Explorer 4.0 until Microsoft adds two

components of Java which it did not include in that software. Sun

executive Alan Baratz says:  "Microsoft has deliberately broken its

contractual obligations. Microsoft has to play by the same rules as the

rest of the industry." Microsoft Executive Charles Fitzgerald counters:

"This is hypocrisy, and Sun is trying to hold Microsoft to a different

standard than they hold themselves," and adds: "In a lot of ways Sun has

backed themselves into a corner.  The worst case is we don't use the Java

name, we can still say we're Java-compatible." (New York Times 8 Oct 97)



** INTERMIND SEEKS LICENSING FEES FOR PUSH TECHNOLOGY **



Intermind Corp. says it expects to be awarded a key patent for "push"

technology in the next few months, and plans to seek licensing fees from

software companies using the technology covered in its patent

application. Those companies include Netscape and Microsoft.  "We believe

that it's unlikely there will be any push-technology products in the next

several years that will not require a license from Intermind," says the

company's president.  Intermind says its strategy for collecting those

fees will hinge on negotiating reasonable terms with the industry giants,

which easily could ignore its claims, or file expensive lawsuits to drag

things out in court. (Wall Street Journal 8 Oct 97)



** ANDREESSEN REPLACED AS NETSCAPE'S TECHNOLOGY OFFICER **



Netscape has named Eric Hahn as its new chief technology officer,

replacing company co-founder Marc Andreessen, who will continue to have

his other title:  executive vice president of products.  Hahn said:

"Marc is a brilliant strategist and visionary and I would not think he's

given up his vision and leadership responsibilities.  Marc for the first

time is taking on significant and exciting operating responsibilities

managing products, and I'm returning to my first love as a technologist."

(San Jose Mercury News 11 Oct 97)



** FREE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, TO THE RIGHT ADDRESS **



Residents of New York's trendy Trump Tower will be getting

video-on-demand free, offered by fledgling start-up Freelinq.  The catch?

 Two 30-second commercials at the beginning of every film.  The deal will

work, says Freelinq, because advertisers will be eager to share their

messages with a momentarily captive, very upscale audience.  "It pushes

individual ads to the right people in the right way," says the company's

president, who predicts 4,000 apartments in Manhattan high-rises will be

hooked up by year's end.  (Broadcasting & Cable 6 Oct 97)





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INNOVATION, 06Oct97

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** TRENDS: WILL RICHER AUTHORING TOOLS REDUCE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORS? **



An unintended consequence of developments in high-quality multimedia

authoring may be that, because of the heavy demands such tools place on

an author's skills, the pool of multimedia authors will be a subset of

traditional text authors:  "Thus, there might ultimately be fewer points

of view that actually make it into classrooms and electronic libraries.

If the healthy stream of traditional educational material gets pinched

down to a trickle of multimedia titles, I cannot help but worry that the

rate of innovation and creative thinking will go down together with the

diversity of educational presentation."  (George Cybenko, "Multimedia In

CSE Education," IEEE Computational Science & Engineering Jul-Sep 97)



** STRATEGIES: BUILD DISTINCTIVE (AND LONG-TERM!) RELATIONSHIPS **



John Browne, the chief executive of British Petroleum, says in a Harvard

Business Review interview that it's essential for an organization to

develop its own "distinctive" role, by building "distinctive"

relationships with partners, suppliers and customers to maximize value.

How can you build such relationships?  First, by working hard to make

sure your partners achieve their own goals;  second, by delivering on

your promises reliably and consistently;  third, by giving your people

real authority to make decisions;  fourth, by making sure the

relationship is open and flexible for all parties;  fifth, by being

humble enough to learn from your partners; and, finally, by building

relationships for the very long term.  "Of course, you cannot have a

strong relationship with everyone.  But in general, long-term

relationships are the most profitable ones.  Think about going into a new

country.  If you do just one piece of business in that country, how on

earth are you going to recover the setup costs?  So you have to think,

What's the business after that?  How do I get a sustainable position? The

obvious answer is by building strong, long-term relationships."  (Steven

E. Prokesch, An Interview With British Petroleum's John Browne,  Harvard

Business Review Sep/Oct 97) 20



** INNOVATIONS: SELF-REPLICATING SILICON **



Fifty years after legendary computer scientist John Von Neumann first

envisioned a self-reproducing computer, researchers at the Swiss Federal

Institute of Technology have developed a self-repairing, self-replicating

version of a very specialized computer.  The system is based on cells of

identical processors, called "biodules," each of which contains a

collection of circuits that can be rewired by software, allowing it to

assume new functions.  The cells are arranged in columns with spare cells

that sit off to the side of the functioning ones.  If something goes

wrong, the entire column is deactivated, and the functions of each column

are shifted over one, so that a spare column takes over the activities of

the decommissioned one.  The self-replication works the same way -- if

there are enough spare cells, the working ones just copy themselves into

a new set of cells. Researchers say the move to a self-replicating

universal machine should be relatively easy:  "We should be able to

realize the original dream of Von Neumann in the very near future."

(Science 26 Sep 97) <http://www.sciencemag.org/>



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