Item 8949414 93/03/03 11:44 From: CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway Subject: Beta Version of VVdrafter Available for NeXTSTEP Beta Version of The Technical Graphics Application VVdrafter Available Now March 1, 1993 - VVI, Inc. announced VVdrafter, a general purpose graphic package specialized for technical plotting, graphics, presentation, and data acquisition. We are seeking users for participation in our beta program. If you are interested please send e-mail to support@vvi.com. Ideally, you should be able to accept NeXTMAIL, be able to ftp to gateway.vvi.com, and have NeXTSTEP 3.0 installed. Users interested in general product literature please send mail to support@vvi.com. Please specify whether you accept NeXTMAIL. We will send you our unique OnlineStore ordering application and online brochures. A NeXTSTEP version for Intel processors will be available when NS486 becomes available to the general public. The VVI Drafter products include: VVdrafter - The application. VVClass. A c++ based library of general utility objects. Consists of approximately 40 c++ and Objective-C classes for list, stream, bitmap, and atomic definitions. VVKit. An Objective-C based library which consists of approximately 30 Objective-C objects for document, inspector management, axis control, and member and membership management. VVGraphic. A library which defines graphic classes and methods for graphing and plotting. Consists of approximately 50 Objective-C objects for graphic document control, graphing, graphics, and graphic inspector editors. Features include: - General plotting: bezier curves, lines, rectangles, rtf, eps, quadrilateral image warping, text wrapping, groups, smoothing, etc. - Data ΰpˆ€€ΰpˆ€€ΰpˆ€€ΰpˆ€€ations in Mountain View, Calif. and andover, Mass. Insignia solutions Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Insignia Solutions Ltd., headquartered in High Wycombe, U.K. Insignia and SoftPC are registered trademarks of Insignia Solutions Inc. MS- DOS is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NeXTSTEP is a registered trademark and NeXT is a trademark of NeXT Computers Incorporated. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.