Item 8834278 93/10/29 10:00 From: MARY@METROSOFT.COM@INET# Internet Gateway Subject: Simon Says upgrade for NEXTSTEP 3.1 Currently anyone using SimonSays cannot run the program under NEXTSTEP 3.1. Metrosoft is now the owner of Simon and will be coming out with 2 important updates. (HSD is alive and well and refocusing in on Scanner software and OCR Servent) SimonSays 2.0 will be out in Oct and will be fat. Enhancements include... 1. Better voice training 2. More intuitive user interface 3. More macro event types 4. Nested macros - i.e., macros that perform other macros 5. The ability to save and load macro sets 6. Will run on both NeXT and Intel. There is an intermediate upgrade, SimonSays 1.5 (shipping now). Simon 1.5 will run under NEXTSTEP 3.1, but doesn't have any other enhancements. When pre-ordering Simon Says 2.0, you can receive version 1.5 now for free. The 2.0 upgrade is $39. Or if you prefer you can receive SimonSays 1.5 for free now and decide to purchase the 2.0 upgrade later. A $10 materials and handling fee will be charged for the 1.5 update when ordered separately ($39 for Simon 1.5 and 2.0 OR $10 for 1.5 now and $39 for 2.0 later). Please forward a copy of your key when ordering. If you have any questions let me know. The program is available by disk only, please forward your full postal address. We accept Visa and MasterCard (please include expiration date). Also... MetroTools MetroTools is a package of six utilities to enhance your NEXTSTEP productivity. The dock extender is regarded as the most powerful available and operates as a natural extension of the NeXT dock. You can create groups of applications and documents, show their names, use miniature icons, launch complete groups with a single double-click and much, much more. Font Installer greatly simplifies the process of installing NEXTSTEP fonts, and converting Macintosh-based PostScript fonts for use on your NEXTSTEP computer. In fact you can install megabytes worth of fonts in a variety of formats, using a single drag followed by a button click. NiteLite has screen-locking and backdrop features, run multiple modules simultaneously and run while the NEXTSTEP login window is up. MetroTools will help you find your files and allow you to quickly compress, examine and decompress file archives. MetroTools also offers an expandable shell that other developers can use to develop their own tools. Free technical support. Metrosoft is offering MetroTools for a special $59 (reg $89) to Simon owners. >From Sunny San Diego, Mary Donnelly, Metrosoft vox: 619.488.9411 fax: 619.488.3045 info@metrosoft.com [NeXTmail welcome] =END=