NewtNews-158-11Nov97

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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:



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 + 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>



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



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

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



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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. Handheld Mentions in 'The Media'

 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, 03Nov97 thru 10Nov97

13. INNOVATION, 03Nov97

14. Administrivia





Top News

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** MAJOR ENFOUR NEWS **



Enfour <http://www.enfour.com/us/> has over the last week made three

major announcements:



    1. Enfour has purchased the email client GoFetch

       from Fetch Software, and released version 1.27.

       Jim Bailey has joined Enfour to continue

       development and support of GoFetch Mail. The

       software will list for US$35 and can be purchased

       via: <http://order.kagi.com/?ZP>.



    2. Enfour now has a 9W Power Adapter for Newton

       devices that is smaller than Apple's current

       adapter.  The unit will also recharge both the

       NiCad and the NiMH Rechargeable Battery Packs.

       Pricing will be US$20 + S&H.  This item is

       now shipping.



    3. Enfour is also now offering replacement

       Electro-Luminescence (EL) backlight panels for the

       MP2000 and the yet to be released MP2100. Colors

       available include Blue-Green, Green, Blue, Red,

       Orange and Pink.  Pricing will be US$45 + S&H.

       This item is not yet shipping.



** ANONYMOUS SOURCE SAYS MESSAGEPAD LINE NOT DEAD **



Macintouch <http://www.macintouch.com> published the following from an

anonymous Macintouch reader who reportedly got the information from an

Apple representative on 05Nov97:



    "The Newton 2X00 form factor is not dead, but most

     resources have been shifted towards the eMate.

     There will be an update to the 2100, but it is

     many months away."



A similar rumor was also posted to: <http://www.macosrumors.com/>.



** NEWTONS AT COMDEX -- AT LEAST AT TWO PLACES **



The folks at TeleType <http://www.teletype.com/gps> brings us news that

those Las Vegas Comdex 1997 attendees interested in their Newton and

Windows CE TeleType GPS solutions can check out demos in the Hitachi and

Casio booths.



[EDITOR: Newton, Inc. had planned a booth at Comdex, but have axed that

plan given that Apple had announced back in Sep97 that they weren't

having a booth.  Maybe Apple can 'rent' some space from Oracle or

Lucent?!?  Kudos to TeleType for showing the Newton off in a Windows CE

manufacturer's booth.]





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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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  AvailWorks 3.0 - New version adds a text layer with spell-check, find

  and replace, and support for multiple page documents.  AvailWorks

  integrates text processing, powerful tables, dynamic business charts

  and graphs, and drawing and page layout tools into one convenient

  package for the Newton. From PelicanWare at $79.95+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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** MP2100 UPGRADE WOES **



It looks like the MP2100 upgrade was the 'most popular sold out movie' of

the week.  Many NewtNews readers wrote that they were not successful in

getting through to the upgrade center on the announced 07Nov97

availability date.  Many report being told to try again on 10Nov97

because 'kinks' in the system were still being worked out, but others

said they had no problem getting through even though it did take at least

30 minutes to get through the whole process.  For more information about

the MP2000 to MP2100 upgrade, check out the FAQ that has been posted to:

<http://www.newton-inc.com/product_info/devices/MP2000/upgrade.html#How>.



** CONTINUED MURKY NEWS ABOUT STRONGARM **



Even after last weeks "Acorn World" conference in Great Britain,

information is still very murky on what the Digital and Intel 'buy-out'

agreement means for the StrongARM processor.  The key 'concept' behind

this deal (according to sources in the industry) is that Intel has never

been very successful in the embedded processor market, and the StrongARM

processor is a 'successful' product in that marketplace. [EDITOR: So,

think positive!]



** END USER DEMO SELLS ANOTHER NEWTON **



Nick Avery <NAVERY@cmac.org> writes on the NewtonTalk listserver

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



    I won a convert to Newton!



    On a recent road trip I was working (well ...

    futzing) on my Newt in a coffee shop in Brighton -

    halfway between Detroit and Lansing, and this

    fella approaches me to see if I was using a Pilot.

    He was thinking of buying one. After the famous

    'Avery 5 minute demo' he was converted to Newton.

    The clinching item was when I entered his name and

    address in Newt, and Newt recognized everything

    first time (whew!).



** SHORT AND SWEET DAILY NEWTON NEWS **



For the last couple of weeks NewtNews has been experimenting with a

'Daily Newton' news page.  So far comments have been very positive and I

really appreciate the input. To check out the prototype use:



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



Comments, suggestions, etc. are greatly appreciated.





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  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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  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

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New and Updated Newton Information

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** NEWTON LIFESTYLE SITE HAS NEW URL **



Christoph Haas <christoph.haas@hamburg.netsurf.de> reports that the

Newton Lifestyle World Wide Web (WWW) site has changed their URL to:

<http://www.newton-lifestyle.de>.  For more information about this

site send email to: <redaktion@newton-lifestyle.de>.



** WIRELESS PROJECT LOOKING FOR NEWTON LINK **



Dr. Jonathan Kay <jonathan.kay%mailgate.jr2@ox.ac.uk> is working on a

Newton based project <http://oxmedinfo.jr2.ox.ac.uk> that requires

Wireless LAN connectivity.   If you have any pointers or contacts to

folks who might be able to help Dr. Kay, then please contact him.



** GETTING NOTIFIED WHEN THE NEWTON BOOK VERSION OF NEWTNEWS IS POSTED **



If you'd like to be notified on when the Newton Book version of NewtNews

is updated you can use the 'free' service from 'The URL-minder' via:

<http://www.netmind.com/URL-minder/URL-minder.html>.  The URL for the

Newton Book version of NewtNews produced by Mark Heringer is:

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



** ONE STOP SHOP FOR DETAILS ON RECENT NEWTON SOFTWARE **



The Newton Software Digest site was updated on 31Oct97 with details on:



    2 Enter 3 V2.1,  Account Info, BasketBall Coaches

    Newton Assistant, Bricks Demo, Budget To Go,

    Chiral Deluxe 0.95, Director 2.1, Far 61 (Newton

    Book), Far 91 (Newton Book), Father Brown (Newton

    Book), Freezeman, Gift Reminder 1.0 Demo, HexPaint

    1.0 Demo, Home Inventory , Hypernewt 2.02, Icon

    Edit, Inkspot 1.0, Mahjongg 1.61, Newtnews 154,

    Newtnews 155, Newtnews 156, Newton Internet

    Enabler 2.0, Notepad Converter 1.3, Newton Tool

    Kit 1.6.4b3, Onetapnew 1.1, Onetaptwt 1.1,

    Paperboy 1.1b2, Penta, Powerset Demo,

    Privateaccess 2.1, PT100 0.997, Sbm Utils,

    Scramble 1.0, Seamaster, Simplemail 2.02, Snewtris

    2.0, Stock Slip, Stock Slip (Charles Schwab

    Edition), Street Finder 1.01, Tasks, Timecards

    1.1, Timeit 2.0, Travel Alarm, Unicalc Pro 3.01

    Demo, Vea, Webxpress 1.0 Demo, Wisdom of Father

    Brown (Newton Book) and Wordgrid 3.0.



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



** ANONYMOUS FTP SITE HAS A BUNCH OF UPDATES **



J. Leko <leko@ix.netcom.com> reports that the anonymous FTP server at:

<ftp://newton.uah.edu> continues to post the latest and greatest Newton

packages.  Over the last month the following were posted: Tasks; Extras

Extras; Mars 360; Nano CAD; Tap Bar 1.1.1; WebX; Time It; InkSpot;

giftReminder demo; Bricks demo; MathLib; Resistor; Chiral Deluxe 96;

Chiral 96; Chiral Deluxe 95; Chiral 921; Net Hopper 3.2; Mahjongg 2.1 (OS

2.1 version); Mahjongg 1.61 (OS 2.0); SportsSchedule Pro; SportsSchedule

Pro NBA; SportsSchedule Pro NHL; and NHL Schedule Pro v1.0.  This site is

operated by Tennessee Valley Newton User Group.  If you have any comments

about the site send email to: <newton@newton.uah.edu>.



** NEWTON VERSIONS REFERENCE SITE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE **



The Danish Newton User Group (DNUG) is proud to announce the second major

update to their "Newton Versions" service on 03Nov97.   You can check it

out at: <http://www.dnug.dk:8080/>. This update features some major

enhancements -- 'Product Details' page, and more searching options.



**  APPLE EXPO UK REPORT **



Ian Baker <newtnews@imagian.demon.co.uk> noted the following observations

from the recently held London Apple Expo:



    "[This] was a MessagePad no show zone. The eMate

    was the main thrust of the Newton teams show,

    three were on display, one linked to a large

    monitor by an EZ card. The eMate is still an

    education only product in the UK, and there was not

    even a teaser from the mobility product manager to

    say that it would become more widely available.



    "The biggest Newton display was on the Teleadapt

    <http://www.teleadapt.co.uk> stand who had a whole

    cabinet of MessagePads and software.



    "Systemslink <http://www.systemslink.co.uk/> were

    exhibiting and selling Newton cases.  They also

    make cases for Psion and Mobile phones."



** EXCELLENT NEWTON EVANGELIST PIECE **



Bryan Oakley <oakley@healthcare.com> posted on 31Oct97 to the USENET

newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc another of his most excellent "What's

right with the Newton, Part IX" posts.  You can use the HotBot search

engine at: <http://www.hotbot.com> to track down the post, or check out

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



** EVANGELIST NEWTON MENTIONS **



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

recently including:



    - Century Software's Mac OS and Newton day planner

      solution called: ClockWork1.0fc4:

      <http://www.centsoft.com>

    - Sine of the Times' CardMEDIA v1.75:

      <http://www.sineware.com>

    - OS News [Rhapsody, Java, Linux, Network

      Computers, Be, Inferno, Newton OS, and other new

      technologies]: <http://www.osnews.com>



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

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





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$   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.

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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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** SCRAMBLE 1.1 UPDATE RELEASED **



Robert Bruce <rbruce@tactile.com> brings NewtNews readers news of a new

update to Tactile Systems entertainment package for the Newton called

Scrable, v1.1. The major bug fix was related to playing sounds on

MP120/MP130s.  For more detailed information on availability and pricing

check out: <http://www.tactile.com/scramble.html>.



** SALES AUTOMATION TOOL AIMS TO PLEASE WORKGROUP NEEDS **



Steve Weintraut <zacware@earthlink.net> has announced the release of a

sales automation tool called "QuoteMaker Pro 2.4 (beta)".   This new

version has shifted its focus of being 'single user' to 'working within a

group environment. The intro beta price is US$89.95.  A Newton 2.x demo

has been posted to: <http://home.earthlink.net/~zacware/>.



** NEW POPULAR DATES UTILITY GETS NEW BETA **



Stephan Reitzner <reitzner@cs.fau.de> continues to make progress

improving his TimeTrax solution for the Newton.  A v0.93beta has been

posted to: <http://www4.cs.fau.de/~reitzner/Newton>.  Stephan notes his

special appreciation to the Newton community for all their quality

feedback and beta testing efforts.



** NEW LANGUAGE TRANSLATING SOLUTION RELEASED **



Concept Kitchen <http://www.conceptkitchen.com> has a new "real-time

two-way language translation" solution called 'Small Talk' for Newton and

PalmPilot devices.  This pkg makes it possible for travelers to quickly

and easily translate words to/from: English, French, Spanish, German or

Italian.  The price for five languages is $99.95, and for two languages

it is $78.95.



** SCRAWL SOFTWARE'S PT100 BETA UPDATED **



Scrawl Software <http://www.scrawlsoft.com> released on 03Nov97 version

0.998b of PT100 -- VT100 emulator and NIE savvy telnet client.  This

version fixes:



    - ^@^@ no longer appears at odd times

    - Displaying binary files over Telnet works correctly

    - Better Software keyboard response



You can get more info via: <help@scrawlsoft.com>.



** NAME CARD EXTENSION MAKES NEWTON EVEN MORE USEFUL **



Sine of the Times <http://www.sineware.com> has announced the release of

version 1.75 of their CardMEDIA Reference Suite and CardMEDIA Home Suite.

CardMEDIA provides "easy-to-use software integrated with Newton Names

allowing users to quickly and easily organize their information, such as

books to personal CD collections."  Also includes in this pkg is the

"Newton's first bibliography tool" called 'Notes and Works'.  The

suggested retail price for the suites is US$20.  For more information

send email to: <sineware@sineware.com>, or call: 1-888-SINEWARE.



** TWO UPDATED UTILITIES **



Holger Mueller <muellerho@t-online.de> has released Daylight Savings v2.0

-- a preference that lets you control "the various daylight saving times

in the Newton."  Holger has also released a new version of "Tasks", and

SBM Utilities for Newton v0.03beta.  For more information check out:

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



** NEW ONLINE KEYBOARD TUNED TO REDUCE PEN TRAVEL **



Jean Ichbiah <ichbiah@TWSolutions.com> has announced the "Newton FITALY

keyboard" by Textware Solutions.  FITALY One-Finger Keyboard for the

Newton is a usable, ergonomic replacement for the standard QWERTY

on-screen keyboard that was designed to minimize pen travel.  For

instance "84% of the text-entry keystrokes are placed in a very tight

pattern, with the remaining keystrokes never more than two keys away." In

addition, "each key is placed near the keys most likely to follow it in

English text."  The software pkg lists for US$20 and a Newton 2.x demo

has been posted to: <http://www.twsolutions.com/newton/newtfitaly.htm>.



** SURVEY ON PALMTOP COMPUTER ADOPTION **



Joel Dunn <joel_dunn@unc.edu> is conducting a WWW survey at:

<http://www.ais.unc.edu/~longlegs/sils/PDAsurvey.htm> on palmtop

computers to support an academic research paper he is working on.



** OTHER RECENTLY UPDATED NEWTON RELATED SITES **



    - NewtPower:

      <http://www.conveyanced.com/~bhoule/NewtPower/>

    - GestureLaunch:

      <http://www.newts.com/newton/Glaunch30.html>

    - Web XPress: <http://www.pentekk.com>

    - N2000 Underground

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

    - WordGrid 3.0: <http://www.steamradio.com>

    - Newton Sounds Page:

      <http://home.earthlink.net/~chopper7/newton.html>

    - deep focus designs' Time It 2.0:

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

    - Richard Hood's Newton Demo:

      <http://www.sirius.com/news/newtondemo.html>

    - PkgPopper 1.3:

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





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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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Handheld Mentions in 'The Media'

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** RUMOR ABOUT THE EMATE **



ComputerWorld published on 03Nov97 has a short article entitled "Business

Version of Apple's eMate on Tap".   The article sites an industry source

that states that Apple has plans to release in the not too distant future

a 'business' savvy version of the eMate.



** PDA REVIEW ARTICLE HAS NEWTON MENTION **



Peter Lewis <plew-new@seatimes.com> has a 'Personal Technology' article

entitled 'Shrink To Fit: Handheld Computers Bring Portability to the

Front" in the 02Nov97 edition of the Seattle Times.  The notes the

success of the PalmPilot, the new Rex PC Card from Franklin, Psion's EPOC

& Series 5, and covers indepth a lot of good info about the new Windows

CE 2.0 devices coming from Casio, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and Philips.

The article does note that the Apple MessagePad comes with an external

keyboard but pans the Newton's built-in handwriting recognition.



** FIRST XMAS GADGET LIST **



Spokesman Review published on 04Nov97 had an interesting article entitled

'A Holiday Guide To High-Tech Gadgetry' that examines the 3COM PalmPilot,

digital cameras, WebTV, Sony's DVP-S7000 Digital Audio Disc Player, and

GPS Receivers by Eagle, Magellan & DeLorme.



** EMATE 300 IN PLAYBOY MAGAZINE **



James Murphy <cmurf@worldnet.att.net> reports "that the Dec97 issue of

Playboy magazine (page 120) has an article titled 'The Twelve Gizmos of

Christmas'" describing items they say may look like they are from outer

space but perform in ways that are anything but alien."  One of the items

featured is the eMate 300 that the magazine notes, "was intended for

students but postgraduates are also chomping at the eMate 300."



** CANADIAN FILMED TV SHOW HAS CHARACTER USE A NEWTON **



Stephen Kendall <skendall@interlog.com> reports that in the new Gene

Roddenberry-inspired series --  "Earth, Final Conflict" which is filmed

in Toronto which is home of the GNUT (Group of Newton Users of Toronto).

The 'main' pilot, Lilli Marquette (played by Lisa Howard), uses an MP130

regularly.  For more information about GNUT check out:

<http://www.interlog.com/~skendall/gnut.html>.



** WORLD TRAVELING NEWTON USERS HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE **



Christian Dreyer <cdreyer@magnet.ch> reports that the continuing saga

being written by Joan Indiana Rigdon for the Wall Street Journal about

'world travel' continues to include Newton mentions.  Joan is using a

MessagePad 2000 to keep in contact and to write articles. The current

article is entitled "The Newton Serves Well For School Show-and-Tell".

For more info check out:

<http://interactive.wsj.com/edition/current/articles/SB878657782610169000.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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  INTRODUCING WebXpress - Have web pages like The Wall Street Journal, CNN

  Interactive, The NY Times and other popular info sources ready and

  waiting for you each & every morning with WebXpress! With WebXpress

  your Newton can retrieve  and store sports news, weather reports,

  technology updates, medical news, stock reports, you name it! WebXpress,

  delivers the Web to you - $34.95 - Free demo at: <http://www.pentekk.com>

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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.



** TIP #1: SYNCING WITH CLARIS ORGANIZER 2.0 **



John Brooks <johnbrks@stanford.edu> writes:



    Here are some nuggets I gleaned through the frustrating

    process of trying to set up syncing with a Claris Organizer

    2.0 file:



        1. Do not sync with an existing file.

        2. Do not create a new file by exporting an

           Organizer file from your Newt.



    Now, here's what to do:



        1. Create a new file w/i organizer and save it.

           It will be empty.  Quit Organizer.

        2. Increase the memory allotment for NCU (with the

           Get Info window) to as much as you can allow;

           around 18MB should do.

        3. Go into the NCU folder and then open the

           Intellilink folder.  Increase the memory for the

           application called COrgAE2 to about 4MB.

        4. If there is a file in there called XLATE.LOG,

           throw it away.

        5. Launch NCU and connect with your Newton.  Go to

           Synchronization settings and select the Organizer

           file for your dates.  On the first sync, do dates

           and names one at a time.  in the future you can

           sync them simultaneously.

        6. Under advanced options, set it to "Newton wins"

        7. Begin your synchronization.



    A couple of other tips from John:



        If you continue to get error (-1), try throwing out the

        XLATE.LOG file.



        You can only sync your newt with one file, for example your

        calendar at work.  It gets confused if you try to sync with

        two different calendar files.  A good work around here is to

        just export your dates for one of the files.



** TIP #2: SYNCING WITH CLARIS ORGANIZER 2.0 CONTINUED **



Jon <jon@uns.com.au> writes:



    I have a 120 and a 2000 and I am connecting to a Mac running

    Claris Organizer 2.0.



    OK. Create a Claris database (pref. empty). Sync it to the

    Newton (I sync all the categories even though the NCU

    release notes say to sync one type at a time - i.e. don't do

    notes and names and dates and to dos together).



    Sometimes the sync fails and thereafter nothing works

    properly (in news the common complaint is that banners don't

    transfer and appointments get duplicated).



    Solution: After the sync fails, export all of your organizer

    records to text files (I use the Organizer format because it

    makes reloading easier). Create a new Claris DB, reload from

    text files, update the sync options on the Newt to use the

    new DB and everything will work again. What has happened is

    that somewhere in the Claris DB there are some stray links

    which point nowhere and thus screw up the sync. The

    export/import into a new DB appears to resolve this.



    Since working this out I have only had to do it twice (in

    four months).



** TIPS WANTED **



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

ingenious ideas for future issues of this column to Roger Coleman

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





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** PDF TO HTML CONVERTOR AVAILABLE ON THE WWW **



Steve Weyer <weyer@kagi.com> responded to our "ACROBAT READER FOR THE

NEWTON" Dear Developer request with the following information:



    Although I'm not aware of any direct PDF viewer for Newton

    (I think it would be difficult given the physical and screen

    size of PDFs, and font mapping), Adobe offers free

    conversion services:



    <http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/accessadobecom.html>



    You can submit a PDF URL via an HTML form, and it will be

    returned as an HTML document, which could be viewed via

    Newt's Cape or other web browser. Or use Adobe as an http

    proxy server (it converts PDF transparently).  Or you can

    send email requests to convert documents to HTML or plain

    text format -- you can set this up in Newt's Cape as an

    email proxy; or you could turn converted text on desktop

    into a Paperback package to load onto Newton.



** HOW DO YOU GET AUDIO IN?!? **



Kenneth Wong <kenneth@cybpage.com> at the Singapore Newton Users Group

<http://www.dale.org/newton> writes:



    I need some advice regarding the fabrication or

    purchase of a line-in audio cable to connect my

    sound card to my Newton so that I can use the

    MP2000 recorder to record an MP3 music file. Got a

    Newton demo coming soon for the Singapore

    Microcomputer Society and would like to impress

    the hell out of all the users of other PDAs with

    Alanis Morisette and Metallica.



** EMAIL FIXER NEEDED **



Will <estimrkt@ix.netcom.com> at Estimation Marketing is looking for an email

add-on that will 'delete embedded email carriage returns' for better storage

and viewing on the Newton.



** GOOD SERIAL MODEM RECOMMENDATION?!? **



Dave Luna <dluna@beer.com> is looking for a recommendation for a good

serial port modem to use with a 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 **



Motorola <http://www.motorola.com/wireless-innovations> and PageMart

<http://www.pagemart.com> are teaming together to offer some sort of

paging solution to 3Com PalmPilot users.  For more information check out:

<http://www.3com.com/news/releases/nov0397.html>.



In related news, The Windward Group announced that they were the primary

client code writer for the software that enables PalmPilot's to work with

Motorola and PageMart's new paging solution.



3Com <http://www.3com.com> has also recently announced the Spanish

version of the PalmPilot Professional (there is already support for

English, German, and French languages).



iambic Software <http://www.iambic.com/> is now shipping TimeReporter

v2.0 for the 3Com PalmPilot and the IBM WorkPad.  This version has

increased desktop sync capabilities, better navigation features, and more

ready-made report tools



Aportis Technologies <http://www.aportis.com> has released Gremlins

Speedup -- a patch application for Metrowerks CodeWarrior for the 3Com

PalmPilot connected organizer, which dramatically speeds up the Gremlins

automated testing for Palm OS development on Macintosh computers.



You can learn more about Symbol Technologies' ruggedized PalmPilot plans

from PC Week at: <http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/news/1013/15mpalm.html> and

from <http://www.symbol.com/press/076PR.HTM>.



Some PalmPilot links & articles of potential interest:



    - Atlanta Pilot Users Group:

      <http://www.avana.net/~mkopack/html/APUG.html>

    - BackupBuddy 1.0b5: <http://www.pilotgear.com>

    - John Lehett's JFile DB v2.0b:

      <http://www.shoppersmart.com/jlehett/jlehett.html>

    - Memo PLUS 1.5a:

      <http://www.pilotplus.com/html/memonew.html>

    - Pilot Resource Center:

      <http://reality.sgi.com/ludwig/pilot>

    - Russian PalmPilot screen shot tool:

      <http://www.paragon.ru/pilot.htm#JollyRoger>

    - PocketTimer 1.2:

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

    - Top Gun Wingman v1.0b3:

      <http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/wingman/>

    - Bystander.Net's PalmPilot Newsletter:

      <http://www.bystander.net/pilot/subscribe>

    - Pendragon Software's Pendragon Forms 1.2:

      <http://www.pendragon-software.com>

    - Pyramid Solitaire 1.0:

      <http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/~scubajl/ss/ss.html>

    - SuperPilot's DeFragger: <http://www.trgnet.com>

    - ToDo List v1.1:

      <http://users.aol.com/anyware/wce/todo.html>

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



** WINDOWS CE **



Symantec has re-announced pcANYWHERE CE for Windows CE via M2 PRESSWIRE.

This product lets a Windows CE device connect via a modem to your Windows

95/NT network and 'control' these systems remotely.



LG Electronics will ship a Windows CE 2.0 device in Dec'97 and another in

Mar'98.  The later device will reportedly include some sort of color VGA

screen and a CDPD wireless modem.



NSTL <http://www.nstl.com> is Microsoft's official Windows CE technology

test lab.  Vendors -- both software and hardware -- should contact NSTL

if they want to have a 'Windows CE savvy sticker' on their product.



Marquette Medical Systems <http://www.mei.com> and Physix

<http://www.physix.com> have announced plans to expand their strategic

alliance in the home care information systems arena. Their main product

-- Access Home System -- operates on multiple computer hardware

platforms, including handheld PC technology, and are powered by Microsoft

Windows CE, Windows 95, NT and SQL Server.



Some Windows CE links & articles of potential interest:



    - "Microsoft's upgrade for Windows CE adds

      utility" by Martin Wolk, Reuters, 21Oct97

    - The Windows CE Web Site:

      <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/default.asp>

    - Windows CE Developer Site:

      <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/developer/>

    - Home of Kiwigreen Internet Site:

      <http://www.mobilepda.co.nz>

    - Windows CE Tarot card software:

      <http://www.seanet.com/~fulcanelli/windowsce.htm>

    - WindowsCE On-Line: <http://www.winceonline.com>

    - IrcCE 0.6a for Windows CE:

      <http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/9987>



** PSION **



Concept Kitchen <http://www.conceptkitchen.com> is now shipping their

WriteRight Screen Enhancements for the Psion Series 5 handheld computer.

The screen protection product are sold in 12-packs for a SRP for

US$27.95.



There is now a Russian version of the Psion available.  The EPOC-32

OS was localized by Paragon Software.



Some Psion links & articles of potential interest:



    - FaxIt 2.2: <ftp://ftp.nwt.com>

    - HomeBank Beta 0.8: <http://www.highfell.demon.co.uk/psion.htm>

    - New book 'Programming Psion Computers':

      <http://www.compulink.co.uk/~emcc/>

    - AGNMERGE V1.3.0 [Agenda Merge Utility]:

      <http://www.kurzbyrn.demon.co.uk/psion.htm>

    - DP5Bank: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8130/>

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

    - PScrawl: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/4917/>

    - Psibase: <http://www.it.dtu.dk/~ej/psion/psibase.html>

    - Total S5 WWW Site: <http://ady.net/psion>

    - Ultimate Poker S5 v3.26:

      <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pinkard/computer.htm>

    - The Unofficial Psion Series 5 Email Digest:

      <http://www.pinkworks.com/pda/s5list.html>



** OTHER DEVICES **



SanDisk has announced plans to build 80-MB flash memory chips.  This

chips will ship by mid-1998 and cost US$45 in high volumes.



Texas Instruments <http://www.ti.com/calc> has a new calculator memory

module called the TI-92 Plus Module that plugs into the TI-92 unit.



Tele-Support Software's CompanionLink is now shipping for the REX PC

Companion.  CompanionLink supports data sync with the REX for Symantec

ACT! versions 2.0 and 3.0, all versions of GoldMine, and TeleMagic for

Windows.  For more information: <http://www.tssw.com>.



Oki has announced plans to build OEM General Magic's Magic Cap 3.1 OS

devices.  This new system runs on MIPS R3000 microprocessors.  For more

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





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** WIRELESS & MOBILE **



Hand Held Products <http://www.handheld.com> has announced plans to

integrate "Proxim's <http://www.proxim.com> RangeLAN2 6330 Micro wireless

LAN technology" to their "Dolphin Laser Scanner handheld data terminal."



Bob Kawaratani <bobk@popmail.gol.com> reports new news from PC Watch

<http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/971104/comjmob.htm> in

regards to Japan's Com 97 conference: 'Mitsubishi has a new PHS/PDA

powered by a PowerPC chip and offering a 480 x 320 pixel 16-shades of

gray display. The unit is expected to have a Java capable browser, and

ship in Apr98.'



Bob also reports that Kyocera has a new PHS phone/PDA combo unit in

their Datascope family of products that comes with a digital camera

attached. Users in Japan, where PHS is a very popular wireless comms

option, can take still color images and email them wirelessly with this

device.



HP <http://www.hp.com> has some new "2.7-V IrDA-Compliant 4Mb/s IR

Transceivers" that are capable of between 9.6Kb/s to 115.2Kb/s

serial-infrared data rates and 0.576Mb/s to 4Mb/s fast-infrared data

rates



Nokia recently announced that "a September shipment of digital phones for

the U.S. market has a software problem."  A recall of the CDMA phones

will not be necessary though according to an article in Dallas Morning

News because Nokia (08Nov97) plans to release a software bug fix in the

near future.



** LAPTOPS **



Toshiba has announced a Libretto 70 device.  The device is powered by a

120-MHz Intel Pentium MMX processor, has a 1.6-GB hard drive, and

includes a HiCap Battery capable of 2-3 hrs battery life.  The list price

is expected to be just under US$2000.



The new power-savvy 0.35 micron 120-MHz Pentium MMX processor from Intel

is also going to be used in subnotebook devices from: Matsushita and NEC.

The device from Matsushita is suppose to weigh 1-kg.



** APPLE & MACINTOSH **



Apple is now shipping a new Power Macintosh 6500 system for the home and

education markets.



Apple has announced a new distribution strategy using Ingram Micro and

MicroAge as their primary channel operations vehicle.  Apple is also

reportedly going to open up a 'Web direct sales' operation.



Apple and CompUSA have announced an agreement where CompUSA agrees to

build an 'Apple Store' within a CompUSA store.  This will initially

happened nearly immediately in 20 of the highest volume CompUSA stores.



Some Macintosh related sites of potential interest:



    - MRJ 1.5 to 1.5.1 Updater:

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

    - AppleShare IP 5.0.2 update:

      <http://appleshareip.apple.com>

    - Stairways Software Greebles 1.0:

      <http://www.stairways.com/greebles/>

    - ASi's PKZIP for Macintosh: <http://www.asizip.com>

    - MacOnCall RAM: <http://www.maconcall.com/memory>

    - Speed Doubler 8:

      <http://www.connectix.com/html/speed_doubler_updates.html>

    - The MacPerl Pages: <http://www.ptf.com/macperl/>

    - Metrowerks Shipping CodeWarrior Latitude DR2:

      <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/97/10/27/mtwkf_y00_3.html>

    - Terry Morse Myrmidon 2.0.1 Update:

      <http://www.terrymorse.com/updates.html>



** MISCELLANEOUS INFO **



Lexis-Nexis <http://www.lexis.com> has plans to offer 'free advertiser

based' info services in the near future.



** OTHER SITES WORTHY OF A POTENTIAL BROWSE **



    - Ezenet's INSTAbase <http://www.instabase.com>

    - LANwatch [DOS-based network analyzer]:

      <http://www.guesswork.com/pocket.html>





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Product and Service Information

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* Newt Development Environment: develop object-oriented applications in

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

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

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

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

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

  - KWIKMENU: the Newton dashboard, includes GestureLaunch Lite.

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  - SYNC+: Dates to Schedule+ 1.0 or 7.0

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

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

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   - 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

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* 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.

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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,

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* 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

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* MAR SOFTWARE offers the following fine products:

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     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

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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



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

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

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

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

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

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



* GET POWERED UP! Bargain Priced AC Adapters compatible with all Newtons

- only US$10 bucks!  Get an extra one for the home or office.  These are

the original Apple 9v AC Adapters and quantities are limited so get one

before their gone. See <http://www.lizardtech.com/power> for details.





Edupage, 03Nov97 thru 10Nov97

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** PUBLICATION DATE DEBATE **



The viability of a libel lawsuit filed in New York state court hinges on

whether the court decides that an official publication date is the date

an article appears in any form, including electronic, or whether it's the

date on the print version.  Business Week has asked a trial judge to

dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit brought by stock picker Julian H. Robertson,

Jr. because the suit was filed a day after the one-year statute of

limitations ran out, according to the magazine.  Business Week contends

that the online version of the article, which appeared March 21, 1996,

constitutes the article's "publication" date, rather than the print

version, which was published the following day.  Robertson's suit was

filed on March 24, 1997, which, once a weekend is counted, is exactly a

year and a day after the electronic publication of the March 21, 1996

article.  "This will be the first case in which the courts address the

impact of a publication appearing on the Net rather than on paper," says

the First Amendment lawyer representing Business Week.  (AP 3 Nov 97)



** MEETING ON BUILDING INFO TECH WORK FORCE SLATED **



In response to dire forecasts of labor shortages in the information

technology industry, government and industry leaders have scheduled a

meeting in January to "galvanize a swift, effective response."  A Dept.

of Commerce report entitled "America's New Deficit:  The Shortage of

Information Technology Workers" warns that there would be an annual

shortfall of 70,000 workers in the computer science, engineering and

programming fields between the years 1994 and 2005.  "Think about running

out of iron ore in the midst of the industrial revolution and the impact

on the world that would have had," says the president of the Information

Technology Association of America, a chief sponsor of the planned

meeting. "In the knowledge revolution, skilled people are our basic raw

material." (Tampa Tribune 3 Nov 97)



** LOTUS SOFTWARE FOR NETWORK COMPUTERS **



IBM's Lotus division is introducing Java-coded software to run on

diskless "network computers" that allow users to download the

applications software (word processing, spreadsheets, etc.) from a

"server" computer. The Lotus software will be made available not only to

IBM customers but also to customers of Sun, Oracle, Novell, Netscape, and

AOL.  (USA Today 3 Nov 97)



** IBM OFFERS $999 PC **



Recognizing that it had underestimated the demand for PCs in the

sub-$1,000 category, IBM will now try to compete with rivals such as

Compaq by selling a $999 Aptiva E16 assembled for IBM by Acer in Taiwan.

The system will come without a monitor but will have a 166 mhz processor

and features comparable to other low-priced PCs. (Wall Street Journal 6

Nov 97)



** LAPTOPS SEEN BY SENATE AS THREAT TO DECORUM **



The Senate Rules Committee has rejected a request by Mike Enzi (R.,

Wyoming) to be allowed to use a laptop on the floor of the Senate.  Enzi

had earlier said:  "The laptop was a necessary tool for me, since you do

not have any staff in Wyoming.  I found I could take notes and write

speeches, and during debate I could write down the issues that I need to

respond to.  I could look up documents that support that and be sure I

had the facts right."  But a number of other Senators spoke against the

idea, including Wendell Ford (D., Kentucky):  "I don't want to appear to

be standing in the way of progress and technology.  This committee will

continue to wrestle with the trade-offs of allowing members to take

advantage of new technologies while preserving the history and decorum of

the Senate chamber."  (News.Com 5 Nov 97)



** MAC NETWORK COMPUTER **



Apple will make new-product announcements that include a stripped down

"network computer" called Macintosh NC, new models at the mid-range and

high-end computer line, and a new PowerBook laptop.  The Mac NC, which is

expected to ship in the first half of 1998, will use database-server

software from Oracle. Apple is also planning to begin selling its

computers via the World Wide Web.  (Wall Street Journal 7 Nov 97)



** CYBERSPACE ADVERTISING SOARS **



The Internet Advertising Bureau says that Internet advertising revenue

for the first six months of 1997 jumped to $343.9 million, an increase of

322% from the year-earlier period.   The IAB survey also found that 86%

of advertisers think that pricing based on the conventional system of

cost per thousand is the best model for Internet advertising. (Toronto

Financial Post 4 Nov 97)





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** TRENDS: KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW **



"Knowledge management is getting the right knowledge to the right people

at the right time, so they can make the best decision," says a director

at Dow Chemical.  Indeed, companies that fail to do this will fall

further and further behind, say industry analysts, and a recent survey by

Ernst & Young's Center for Business Innovation and Business Intelligence

shows 94% of respondents confident that they could leverage the knowledge

in their organizations through more deliberate management of their

knowledge resources.  Almost three-quarters of the respondents said

they'd already started a knowledge management project or planned to do in

the next year. "The last remaining competitive differentiator is to stay

ahead of the competition all the time," says a senior analyst with the

Delphi Consulting Group.  "The single differentiator that is likely to

last is innovation, and the raw material of innovation is knowledge."

(Information Week 23 Oct 97) <http://www.techweb.com/wire/news/>



** STRATEGIES: A WORLD WITHOUT YOU:  WOULD ANYONE CARE? **



Management professors Adam Brandenburger of Harvard and Barry Nalebuff of

Yale explain the business concept of "added value" in an interesting way:

"Instead of asking what you can get on your own, it requires you to ask what

others will lose if you go away.  It forces you to imagine a world without

you -- not a pleasant task -- and to consider just what it is that you bring

to others."  For example, the added value of glass in a laptop computer is

enormous (no glass, no computer) but the specific question that a glass

manufacturer has to ask is:  what is the added value of that manufacturer's

particular glass.  So to understand added value you need to think about

one's added value over the entire value chain (e.g., the laptop computer)

rather than one's link in the chain (e.g., making glass), with the goal

being to add more value (such as tougher glass) than your any of your

competitors.  The general question is:  What would be lost if you, along

with your core competency, were out of the game?  How well could others fill

in?  (Adam M. Brandenburger & Barry J. Nalebuff, "The Added-Value Theory Of

Business,"  Business & Strategy 4th Quarter 1997)



** INNOVATIONS: QUIET JACKHAMMER **



Engineers at Brookhaven National Laboratory have adapted technology

developed as part of the former Star Wars program to produce a jackhammer

that makes less noise than an idling car.  The jackhammer operates by using

air pressure to create a wave of helium gas, which then pushes a bean-sized

steel projectile out of the end of a metal cylinder at 3,000 feet per second

-- almost three times the speed of sound.  A single pellet can break up more

than a square foot of concrete into pebble-sized fragments.  Baffles on the

cylinder muffle the sound to a low hum.  The Lab is now working on an even

more powerful model (speeds up to 10,000 feet per second), and scientists

say the prototype model should be ripping up New York City streets by next

year.  (Discover Nov 97)  <http://www.enews.com/magazines/discover/>



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