Posted-Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:25:38 -0800 (PST)

Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:28:53 -0700

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From: Steve Holden <newtnews@pobox.com>

Subject: NewtNews-21Jan97-Supplement



NewtNews-21Jan97-Supplement

===========================



by Steve Holden <newtnews@pobox.com>.  This is a supplement issue for the

weekly freeware newsletter that focuses on the Apple Newton and related

technologies.  The supplement is published as a reference guide during

times when NewtNews is not being published.  NewtNews Copyright 1994-97

Steve Holden.  All rights reserved.  See the Administrivia at end for

details and FAQ info.



This issue of NewtNews is sponsored in part by:



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

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



 + X-Port, KwikMenu, NewtPaint, Quicknames Pro, proCALC Ex - Newton 2.0

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



 + PDA Panache is your single source for stylus solutions - ORDERS:

   800.270.7196 - FAX: 516.467.6329 - <http://www.pdapanache.com>



 + WinSlurp from Rare White Tiger Creations - Available via WWW at:

   <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/heringermr/winslurp.htm>.



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

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



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

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



 + TeleType GPS and moving map for the Newton - Never get lost again -

   <http://www.teletype.com/gps/> - <TeleTypeGPS@teletype.com>



 + INFORMED FILLER FOR NEWTON - Custom Electronic Forms Integrated With

   Your Desktop - Shana Corp - <info@shana.com> - <http://www.shana.com>



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

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



 + 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. From the Editor

 2. Pen Computing, Nov/Dec 1996

 3. Mobile Computing, January 1997

 4. Web Pointers

 5. mobilis

 6. TAPPED.IN

 7. Wireless Magazine For The Corporate User

 8. The PDA Connection

 9. NewtNews Pro

10. Edupage, 13Jan97 thru 19Jan97

11. INNOVATION, 13Jan97

12. Handheld Systems

13. Advertising Notes

14. Product and Service Information

15. Administrivia





>From the Editor

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



** WELCOME **



Hello!  Welcome to the second NewtNews-Supplement.  The goal of this

supplement is to provide NewtNews readers with good reference material

during a week when NewtNews is not being published.  In the future,

expect the NewtNews-Supplement to also include software and hardware

reviews and opinions.  If you have any questions or comments, please send

them ASAP to Steve Holden at: <newtnews@pobox.com>.  Suggestions are also

extremely welcome.  Thanks!



** NEXT ISSUE OF NEWTNEWS **



The next issue of NewtNews (issue #126) will be published on 28Jan97.

For a complete look at a calendar of publication dates please check out:

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



** ANY NEWTON WIRELESS POINTERS? **



I am in the process of writing an article about the new MessagePad 2000

>from a wireless perspective.  If you have any good pointers you'd like to

share with me please send them ASAP.  Thanks!



** WANT TO WRITE A REVIEW? **



NewtNews is looking for folks interested in writing reviews of Newton

software.  Please send me an email if you are interested.





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  The New WriteRight Screen Enhancements protect your screen from

  scratches, reduce glare and improve your handwriting recognition by

  simulating the feel of writing on paper. WriteRights are available for

  all Newtons in packs of: 4-for $11.95, 8-for $18.95, and 12-for $24.95.

  Mention NewtNews and receive 10% off our 12-pack. For more info:

  415-929-1002 <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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Pen Computing, Nov/Dec 1996

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** FEATURES & NEWS **



The cover of this issue has the banner "Microsoft Declares War: Windows

CE & HPCs vs. Apple Newton MessagePad 2000" with pictures of HP's OmniGo,

Casio's Cassiopeia, and Apple's MP2000.



John Wilmot has the "latest news from the pen/mobile computing, software,

and wireless industries" on page 12.  Highlights: Zaurus ZR-3000; IBM's

Model 2488; Proxim's RangeLAN2; Nikon's PC Card camera; Fujitsu's

Stylistic 1000RF; Apple's eMate 300; Melard Technologies' SCOUT;

PenRight! for Windows 2.0; Pentopia pens for Pilot; Hi-Rizer; and

Franklin Quest's ASCEND.



The Staff at Pen Computing have a complete and detail look at Microsoft

Windows CE starting on page 18.  Highlights: Casio Cassiopeia A-10; NEC

MobilePro 400; Philips Velo 1;



The Staff also has a 'focus' article on page 34 that examines the subject

of "Pen Computing in Sales Automation."



Barry Issberner has a review of Symbol Technologies' laser scanning

products on page 68.



Tammy Parker has a "Special Report: PCS 96" that focuses on future

Motorola offerings on page 81.



Michael Cavotta has a detailed article on 'the technical background of

different touchscreen technologies" on page 84.



On page 80 there is a detailed list of Pen and PDA software development

tools and resources.



** OPINIONS **



Excellent PDA and handheld opinions from:



    - C.H Blickenstorfer on "reflections on emerging trends"

    - Andrew Seybold on "wireless intranets

    - John Jerney on "not panicing"

    - Tim Schmidt on "rumors and gossip"

    - Dominic Giangrasso on "mobile strategies"

    - Tammy Parker on "new US wireless offerings"

    - Gerald Fox on "info from Japan"



** REVIEWS **



Hardware reviews of: CIC's Manta; Mitsubishi's AMiTY SP; Motorola's

PM-100D modem; MessagePad 2000; Digital Ocean's Seahorse; Symbol's

PPT-4600; and TelePad 3.



Software reviews of: PaperPak 1.0 [Newton]; Revelar Connection Utility

(RCU) 2.1 [Newton]; Diet Log 2.0 [Newton]; Eudora Pro 1.0 & GoFetch NIE

1.3 [Newton]; Formula Gen 1.0 [Newton]; "Why I switched to Pocket Money";

Z-Finance 1.0 [Zaurus]; and Magic Cap for Win95.



** PLATFORM FOCUS **



    - Newton by David MacNeil on page 52

    - Pilot by Scott Sbihli on page 62

    - Zaurus by Daniel Rasmus on page 64

    - Magic Cap by Dan Hanttula on page 74



** ON THE WEB **



    - <http://www.pencomputing.com>





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  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 Web at: <http://www.unboxed.com>?   Did you know

  that the price online is $5 less than the snail mail price and it comes

  with a full year of upgrades?  Don't delay, this Fall there will be a

  new version and a price increase.  More info: ACCSYS <rkaplan@well.com>

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  TeleType GPS is software for the Newton which displays your location

  while driving or flying. The software includes a moving map which shows

  you where you are in relation to cities and towns. It is controlled by

  the Garmin 30 TracPack, a powerful yet small Global Positioning System

  (GPS) antenna.  Never get lost again. Email: <TeleTypeGPS@teletype.com>

  or WWW to: <http://www.teletype.com/gps/> for more information.

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Mobile Computing, January 1997

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



** ARTICLES **



Rich Malloy has a blurb about the next wave of two-way pagers on page 16.



Tim Bajarin in his "Industry Insider" column examines the new 13- and

14-inch LCD screens coming soon to laptops on page 39.



** BEST 20 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR **



Notebooks:



    - Sharp WideNote

    - Compaq Armada 4100

    - IBM ThinkPad 560

    - Acer America AcerNote Nuovo



Phones:



    - Unwired Planet/AT&T/PCSI/Mitsubishi

    - Nokia 9000 Communicator

    - Motorola StarTAC



Software:



    - NetPhonic Communications Web-On-Call

    - Microsoft FrontPage 1.1

    - Traveling Software WebEx

    - Microsoft Windows CE



Peripherals:



    - Canon PowerShot 600

    - Iomega Ditto 2GB

    - Flat Connections GoAnyWhere Modem

    - Kodak DC50

    - Motorola RSVP Pager

    - ConnectWare PhoneWorks ISDN+ To Go!



Services:



    - Infrared Data Association 4-Mbps Infrared Standard

    - Simple Technology/TEMIC Cellink



PDAs/Hand-helds:



    - Palm Computing Pilot



** REVIEWS **



Short reviews with pictures of the following handhelds on page 32:



    - Apple's MessagePad 2000

    - Sharp's ZR-3000

    - Psion's Series 3c



** HANDHELD ADS **



    - Compaq's PC Companion (HPC)

    - Casio's Cassiopeia A-11 (HPC)

    - Ricoh's G-1200S (Windows)

    - Psion S3C & Siena



** ON THE WEB **



    - <http://www.mobilecomputing.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 & HANDHELD DIRECT - December96 Specials - Cool Stuff for your Newton!

   - Apple MessagePad 130 $689 (#22003) Free Win2Go Software with Purchase

   - Type II PCMCIA Flash Memory for all Apple MPs - Mfg Lifetime Guarantee

     4MB $128 (#41071)  8MB $224 (#41073)  10MB $274 (#41074)

   - Revelar Connection Utilities $53.95 - Windows (#10070) Mac OS (#10071)

   - King James Bible for Newton $34.95 (#10260) Archimedes $39.95 (#62030)

   - FreeStyle Handwriting Recognition $39.95 (#10151)

   - MessagePad Wireless Communications Case $73.95 (#31150)

  To receive special pricing please mention source code [#151]

  To order call 800-279-4732 or 219-882-5228 or fax 219-845-0578

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Web Pointers

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** MAJOR TECHNOLOGY WEEKLY JOURNALS **



    - 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>



** NEWTON LINKS **



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

    - AMUG'S PKG Search: <http://amug.org/amug/cd/http/newtonsearch.html>

    - Gecko: <http://members.aol.com/geraldfox/gecko/gecko.html>

    - Newton Classifieds: <http://pobox.com/~bnet/newton>

    - The Ultimate Newton Page: <http://rainbow.rmi.net/~rbruce/>

    - Newton Software Digest:

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

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

    - Project Newtonberg: <http://www.aa.net/~robwest>



** GOOD INFO SERVICE LINKS **



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

    - Farcast: <http://www.farcast.com>

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



** OTHER PDA SITES **



    - Ultimate Windows CE Page: <http://www.paonline.com/msmalley>

    - USR's Pilot FAQ: <http://www-etb.info.nih.gov/~weisen/pilot_faq.html>



** COMPLETE DAILY MACINTOSH NEWS SITES **



    - MacInTouch: <http://www.macintouch.com>

    - MacCentral: <http://www.maccentral.com>





mobilis

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** JANUARY 1997 **



John Jerney <mobilis@CAM.ORG> reports that the January 1997 issue of

"mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle magazine" is now available via:

<http://www.volksware.com/mobilis>.  mobilis is a free monthly magazine

available exclusively on the Web in its entirety featuring interviews,

tutorials, reviews, and opinion concerning all aspects of PDAs, wireless

communication, and mobile peripherals.



Here are some topics that might be of interest:



    - "Mobilis Feature Article: A Road Warrior

       Hopelessly Lost In Africa [Part II]" By Matsushita

       Shuji

    - "Mobile Insider: A Behind-the-scenes Look At The

       Mobile Industry" By Nigel Ballard

    - "Mobilis Readers' Choice Awards: Participate In

       The Our Second Annual Online Awards Survey" By

       Mobilis Readers

    - "Newton Spotlight: The Latest And Greatest From

       NewtNews" By Steve Holden

    - "The Mobilist Survey: A Completely Reader-Driven

       Survey Of Mobile Computing Hardware And Software"

       By Mobilis Readers

    - "Steve Mann'S Developer Corner -- Windows Ce:

       Developers Overview [Part I]" By Steve Mann

    - "More Newton Terminal Emulators" By John

       Schettino

    - "Psion Series 3 Squares Off Against The Nokia

       9000" By Daniel Pfund

    - "ListenIcan You Keep A Secret? (Hp Lx)" By

       Conrad Cox

    - "Sixteen Months With My Zaurus Continued ..." By

       Egbert Verbrugge

    - "Portability! Lifestyle -- My Kingdom For A

       Battery By Marty Mankins





TAPPED.IN

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** VOL. 1 ISSUE 27 -- DECEMBER, 1996 **



ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Apple has shipped Newton Press for Windows to retailers.

Newton Press is "useful PC based software that provides fast connectivity

to move documents easily between a PC and a Newton OS based product." For

more information about Newton Press for Windows check out:

<http://www.newton.apple.com/newton/solutions/press/press.html>.



MP2000 AND EMATE 300 DATASHEETS AVAILABLE: Multiple color copies of the

MessagePad 2000 datasheet are available to order from Starting Line

catalog at: 800.825.2145.  The part number (which you should have handy

when you place your order) is #L02055A.  The eMate 300 B&W datasheet is

available for at: <http://info.apple.com/newton>.



INSIDE NSG: Q&A with Steve Rea, Manager, Business Development for Apple's

NSG.  Steve's main job is to "manage our business development efforts for

our corporate and vertical markets."  The focus tends to be on new

business opportunities in the following markets: healthcare, field

maintenance, sales force automation, and transportation industries.



MARKETING FRONT: Carol Scheuer, Solutions Marketing Manager.  Carol's

role is to focus not only on mobile user solutions but also business

professional solutions.  Specifically in the areas like: word processors,

spreadsheets, database access, and desktop connectivity.



VENDOR SPLENDOR1: TBS (based in Belper, Derbyshire) specializes in all

areas of mobile data distribution, this includes "Emergency Services

applications, Health and Safety and Quality audit systems, field service

systems and Sales and Marketing systems."  TBS has two flagship Newton

products: AuditMaster and TaskMaster.  For more information check out the

following WWW site: <http://www.tbssystems.co.uk/tbsnewt> or send an

email message to: <sales@tbssystems.co.uk>.



VENDOR SPLENDOR2: POWER MEDIA was originally founded in 1993 as a

publishing and advertising firm specializing in providing small companies

with a big image.  With a focus on the handheld PDA software market, PMI

has worked with several prominent developers of shareware Newton

software, including Stand Alone -- the developers of the many titles,

like: Dateman, Fax Cover Creator, and Order Form.  For more info check

out: <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi> or call: 503.684.8232.



MESSAGEPAD REVEALS TOO MUCH FOR THIS NEWTON USER: "Some details of your

busy, busy life are perhaps better left unrecorded in this digital age.

That's the lesson being doled out to a San Jose, CA. drug dealer whose

Apple MessagePad was recovered by local police.  The contents of the

Newton helped police in prosecuting the drug dealer thanks to the records

he kept in his MessagePad."



TECHIE TIP: Ryan Robertson, Newton DTS Engineer, tackles the subject of

"Debugging with a Serial PC Card" in this issue.



TOP PROJECT:  PA Consulting (London, England) has created an electronic

Newton savvy judging system for the British Design & Art Direction (D&AD).

The D&AD holds a competition each year that usually has 16,000 entries

assessed by 130 judges over a six weeks period.  The customer was

reportedly very happy with the solution and overall reports a 90% speed

up in the judging process.  For more information contact Nick Rushby by

phone at: +44 1444 243092 or <nick.rushby@pa-consulting.com>.



NEWTON PROGRAMMING COURSES:



    - Newton 2.0 Essentials; 27-31Jan97; Ann Arbor,

      MI; $1500; Registration: 313.439.3828

    - Newton 2.0 Essentials; 24-28Feb97; Palm Springs,

      CA; $1500; Registration: 909.793.5995

    - Newton 2.0 Communications; 17-21Mar97; Ann

      Arbor, MI; $1500; Registration: 313.439.3828



For more info about TAPPED.IN send an email to: <tapped.in@newton.apple.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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Wireless Magazine For The Corporate User

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** DECEMBER 1996 - VOL.5/NO.11 **



The following 'industry leaders' have their take on the wireless market:



    - Sue Blackston, Ameritech Cellular Service

    - Gary Parsons, American Mobile Satellite Corporation

    - Kendra VanderMeulen, AT&T Wireless Services

    - Walt Purnell, ARDIS

    - Michael Franklin, Bell Atlantic Mobile

    - Thomas Wheeler, CTIA

    - David Sutcliffe, Sierra Wireless

    - Louis Panetta, Fujitsu Personal Systems

    - Robert Amezcua, IBM

    - Robert Dilworth, Metricom

    - John Stupka, Mtel

    - Karl Paukkeri, Nokia Mobile Phones America

    - Boris Fridman, Nettech Systems

    - Daniel Akerson, Nextel Communications

    - Jay Kitchen, PICA

    - John Beletic, PageMart

    - David King, Proxim

    - Bill Lenahan, RAM Mobile Data

    - Robert Hunsberger, Siemens Wireless Terminals

    - Gene Ferretti, U.S. Robotics Mobile Communications

    - Dr. Frederic Heiman, Symbol Technologies

    - David Loadman, Telxon

    - Rod Coutts, Teklogix International



Other Major Articles:



    - TRENDS: Microsoft's new Windows CE handheld OS

    - "Special Feature: Have Modem Will Travel

       (Wireless for Field Sales & Service)" by Esther

       Surden

    - "Office in a briefcase: helps Canada's largest

       trust company expand its market" by Bob LaRochell

    - "Hurricane Fran doesn't stop hospital's wireless

       network" by Bob Peck

    - "The Wireless Outlook: The New Hand-Held

       Computers Arrive" by Andrew Seybold

       <aseybold@outlook.com>



Featured products:



    - Symbol's new FMT line of high-end, fixed station

      computers (800.722.6234)

    - WalkAbout Computer's HAMMERHEAD 586-based

      ruggedized system (614.882.0015)

    - Motorola's SecureSURFER PC Card modem and

      network card (800.4A-PCMCIA)

    - Command Communications' Private Page systems

      (303.751.7000)

    - Symbol's new wireless PPT-4600 pen computer

      (800.722.6234)

    - Westinghouse's satellite communications system

      called Wavetalk (410.765.0229)

    - Lucent Technologies' DEFINITTY Wireless Business

      System (800.325.7466 ext. 969)



Special Features on Wireless Solutions:



    - "Physicans Sales and Service turns around orders

       for the same-day delivery"

    - "Libert significantly reduces time spent on

       service calls by using wireless systems"

    - "MCI supports field sales, service and

       administrative staff with a 'virtual office'"

    - "Union Electric troubleshooters respond to

       emergencies fast using wireless solution"

    - "LOTUS Development sales force gets

       wireless/land voice connectivity through ORYX

       platform"



For more info, check out: <http://www.wirelessmag.com>.





The PDA Connection

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



** VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 **



This issue includes the following articles:



    - "Hand-Held & PDA Forum: PDAs in the Utilities

       Vertical Markets" by Phil Allingham

    - "PDAs aren't just PDAs anymore" by Jon Covington

    - "PDA Statistics: PDAia Implements New Research

       Program" by Phil Allingham

    - "Beyond Obvious: Marketing Where No PDA Has Gone

       Before -- Libraries" by Al Lieter

    - "Wireless Without Middleware" by Steven Baer

    - "Creating My Ideal PDA" by Al Beeman

    - "John Sculley Corrects The Red Herring" by John

       Sculley



IDC has published the following U.S. hand-held companion shipments in the

thousands:



    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

    Categories           1996  1997   2000

    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

    PDA                   163   256    624

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

    Personal

    Organizers             45   120    789

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

    High-end organizers/

    PC Companions         581   733   1282

    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

    Total                 789  1109   2696

    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =



For more information about 'The PDA Connection' or PDAia (PDA Industry

Association) send an email to: <info@pdaia.org>.





NewtNews Pro

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** JANUARY 1996 **



Dave Hina <nnpro@aol.com> reports that the latest issue of NewtNews Pro

is out and can be downloaded from:



    - <http://members.aol.com/nnpro/newton.html>



It will also be available shortly from the Newton forum on AOL (keyword

"Newton").  Read the newsletter either offline or online in "pdf" format

(online version requires Netscape Navigator and Adobe Acrobat version

3.0).  The ReadMe included with the download gives additional details

about the purpose and audience of NewtNews Pro.





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Edupage, 13Jan97 thru 19Jan97

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



** NEXTEL CUTS "ROAMING" RATES **



Nextel Communications is trying to pull ahead of the wireless pack,

announcing it will eliminate for about 300,000 of its one million

customers the exorbitant "roaming" rates charged by many cellular

companies.  The new plan begins February 1, and affects calls made from

50 different cities. "We've been somewhat of a stealth wireless company,

but now we're about to emerge," says Nextel's CEO.  "By the end of this

year our second-generation digital network will address 70% of the U.S.

population and 85% by next year."  The company has already spent $1.85

billion to construct its digital network and plans to channel $2 billion

more into efforts to secure nationwide coverage.  (Wall Street Journal 14

Jan 97 B1)



** BLANK SLATE **



Michael Kinsley, the editor of "Slate," a Microsoft-supported Web-based

political/cultural magazine, has abandoned plans to charge readers who

visit its Web page.  "Even in our headiest moments, we couldn't convince

ourselves that people lust for political and cultural commentary the way

they lust for sex and money,"  says Kinsley, who still plans to use

e-mail to deliver a printable version of the magazine for $70 a year.

(Atlanta Journal-Constitution 14 Jan 96 B5)



** FBI OFFERS NEW PROPOSAL FOR DIGITAL WIRETAPS **



The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released for public comment a new

proposal for facilitating tapping of digital phone calls by law

enforcement officials armed with court orders.  Under the new proposal,

which is significantly more modest than what the Bureau had asked for in

a earlier plan, law enforcement officials would operate under a formula

in which (for example) 523 phone lines could be monitored simultaneously

in a place such as Manhattan.  Privacy advocates oppose the FBI's plan as

an unacceptable expansion of electronic surveillance.  (New York Times 15

Jan 97 A8)



** SUIT SEEKS $20 MILLION FROM AOL FOR BUSY SIGNALS **



Five California men have brought a class-action suit for negligence and

consumer fraud against America Online, charging in a Los Angeles Superior

Court that AOL introduced flat-fee pricing that increased activity well

beyond what it was prepared to handle, so that subscribers encountered

"busy and unavailable phone lines and/or inaccessible computer

equipment." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution 15 Jan 97 B6)



** JUST SAY NO TO CYBERTAXES **



Representative Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

plan to propose a moratorium on any new federal, state or local taxes on

electronic commerce.  The Cox-Wyden bill calls on the Clinton

Administration to develop a comprehensive Internet policy.  (Business

Week 20 Jan 97 p41)



** OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH E-MAIL **



Forrester Researcher says 15% of the U.S. population now uses e-mail, up

>from 2% in 1992.  And they predict that within five years, that number

will rise to about 50%.  "It's the most popular online activity," says a

Forrester analyst.  "Growth will be fueled by the increase in home PC

penetration and the growth of Internet access in corporations.

Furthermore, the emergence of personalized services and tools that let

ordinary people combine graphics and attachments will help make e-mail a

preferred means of communication."  (Investor's Business Daily 15 Jan 97

A6)



** CHILLIER CHIPS **



Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using the concept

behind how smoke rings are produced to devise a system for keeping

computer chips cool.  The device is simple:  it consists of a box with

one flexible wall and a series of holes in the opposite wall; by

vibrating the flexible wall at the proper frequency, cooling jets of air

puff out of the holes. The boxes are as small as 100 microns in diameter,

and because the microjets are highly directional, they can be pointed

where needed.  In one test, the researchers were able to boost the power

of an array of chips by 150%, with no increase in temperature.

(Scientific American Jan 97 p40)



** "PUSH" CHANNEL FILTERS FOR INFO OVERLOAD **



Verity Inc. and Tierra Communications have developed products that filter

data channels "pushed" to Web users from content-delivery companies.

Verity's product will expand its search engine's agent technology to

allow users to fine-tune the information they receive by creating a

profile for what they want to receive off of a Web site's channel.

Tierra is developing a server-based model of its Highlights browser

utility, which monitors Web content and matches users' profiles on a

dynamic basis.  "Verity and Tierra both have pieces of the puzzle.

Verity has filtering and back-end expertise, and Tierra has a nice client

with a channel-type metaphor that works great with browsers," says a

Forrester Research analyst.  (InfoWorld Electric 10 Jan 97)





INNOVATION, 13Jan97

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** TRENDS: HIGH-TECH HOTELS JUST AROUND THE CORNER **



The hotel of the future is closer than you think, thanks to the

increasingly high-tech needs of business travelers who comprise the core

of the hotel industry.  Rather than standing in line to check in, Hilton

Hotels is currently testing a system on certain Japan Airlines and United

Airlines flights that distributes room keys to hotel guests while still

aloft.  Other hotel chains are considering a system that would allow

travelers to select their rooms online before they leave, and use their

credit cards as their room keys when they arrive.  The Hyatt chain

already has 18 "Touch and Go" kiosks operational, allowing guests to

check in via ATM-style machines, using their credit cards to acquire

their room keys.  The kiosk check-in takes about 45 seconds from start to

finish, as opposed to two to three minutes minimum at an uncrowded

reservations desk. "Within five years, every hotel will have some kind of

automated way of checking in," says a Choice Hotels International VP.

Rooms will change, too:  more hotels are installing some kind of

high-speed Internet and e-mail access for travelers who want to leave

their laptops at home.  Hilton is launching a test of a system that uses

a keyboard linked to the TV set:  "Everything in the guest room will

eventually revolve around the TV, such as the videoconferencing of phone

calls and all Internet capabilities," says Hilton's senior VP for

marketing.  "Within two to 10 years, 90% of hotel rooms will have a

system like this," says a hotel computer system provider. (Investor's

Business Daily 7 Jan 97 A1)



** STRATEGIES: FELLOW CONSUMERS, FELLOW TRIBESMEN **



"Postmodernism," which derives from the work of French thinkers like

Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, and other, was first used in

architecture in the 1960s to describe the break with the kind of modern

functional and rational thinking (modernism) that emphasized values such

as reason, order and progress.  In contrast, the hallmarks of

postmodernist thought have been fragmentation, ambiguity and distrust of

abstraction and generalization. Does postmodernism have anything to say

to marketing managers?  Well, marketing people will feel comfortable with

the idea that "reality has collapsed and has become exclusively image" or

the idea that consumers no longer merely consume products but also

"consume the symbolic meaning of those products";  but what they may have

to learn is that a postmodern image is not something fixed or strictly

controllable, because a key manifestation of postmodernism is a

resistance to images imposed by the marketing system and an insistence on

personal participation, which means that consumers rebel against planned

functions and images of products.  "So the images and uses of products

cannot be controlled entirely by the producer.  The consumer exercises

the freedom to create new meanings for goods through his own experience

of everyday life."  What kind of new meanings?  In today's fragmented

world, today's consumers are on the lookout for anything that can united

them in a community with others:  a site, an emblem, the support of a

ritual of integration, or of recognition. Or all of the above ... if they

belong to something like HOG (the Harley Owners Group of individuals who

ride Harley-Davis motorcycles and enjoy Harley's consumer commitment to

provide a full range of clothing, accessories, and services).  The

successful service provider will understand that "postmodern people are

looking for products and services that not only enable them to be freer

but can also link them to a tribe ... through interactive and emotional

experiences of joint creation of meaning." (Bernard Cova, "The Postmodern

Explained To Managers:  Implications For Marketing,"  Business Horizons

Nov/Dec 96 p15)



** INNOVATIONS: THIS WALLET KEEPS YOUR HABITS IN CHECK **



Personal Computer Improvement Systems (PICS) has developed two

wallet-sized computers that can help you keep those New Year's

resolutions to quit smoking or lose weight.  Developed under grants from

the National Institute of Health, the DietMate is a $197.50 gadget that

provides ongoing information about everything that goes in your mouth --

caloric content, nutritional value, and how much exercise you'll have to

do to burn it off. The $89.95 LifeSign computer helps smokers gradually

withdraw from cigarettes by developing a customized program that signals

smokers when to have a cigarette.  The machine gradually lengthens the

time between signals until the smoker quits.  (Investor's Business Daily

7 Jan 97 A8)



** MORE INFO ON INNOVATION **



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at $15 a year. Topics are organized under the following headers:

TRENDS, STRATEGIES, and INNOVATIONS.  For a six-week free trial

subscription to Innovation, please send an email message to

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'subscribe'.  You can also use the trial registration form on their Web

site at: <http://www.newsscan.com>.  For more info, send email to:

<gehl@newsscan.com> or <douglas@newsscan.com>





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Handheld Systems

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** ISSUE 5.1 -- JAN/FEB 1997 **



Regular articles:



    - "Handheld News" by Steve Mann

    - "Hey Rocky! Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Outa My Hat"

       (Magic Cap) by Steve Mann

    - "Windows CE: The Rollout" by Steve Mann

    - "Handheld Mobility: Taking It to the Desktop" by

       Andrew Seybold

    - "IR Reflections" by Pat Megowan

    - "Profile: Wright Strategies, Inc." by Scott

       Sbihli

    - "NS Basic Corner: NetNews" (USENET reader) by

       John Schettino

    - "MoBettDrag" (Newton) by Mark Zeren



Reviews and Previews:



    - "Advanced Data Representation" by Robert Koekoek



Getting Started:



    - "Newton 2.1 Audio" by John Schettino

    - "Pilot Serial Programming" by Iain Barclay

    - "The Newton 2.1 Grayscale APIs" by Ray

       Rischpater



Features:



    - "GEOS Bugbashing" by Marcus Groeber

    - "UNIX and Pilots" by Kevin Flynn

    - "Newton Drag and Drop" by John Schettino

    - "Simon's Scriptoruim" (Magic Cap) by Brenda

       Holloway

    - "Windows CE: History & Design" by Bob O'Hara



Handheld Systems is also holding a conference and expo for handheld

system development the 24-26Apr97 at the San Francisco Airport Hilton.

You can get more information by sending an email to: <hhsc@cdpubs.com>.



For a complementary sample of Handheld Systems, go to Creative Digital's

Web page at: <http://www.cdpubs.com> fill out a request for a sample

issue, and email it to: <hhsj@cdpubs.com>.





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