Item    5601724                 93/12/10        06:19
From:   KAREN_LOGSDON@NEXT.COM@INET#    Internet Gateway
Subject: Thoughtful Software Ships HyperSense for Intel Processors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Information contact:
Mishelle McClure Baun
303/221-4596
NeXTMAIL: mishelle@thoughtful.com

Thoughtful Software Ships HyperSense for Intel Processors

Fort Collins, Colorado - December 1, 1993 - Thoughtful Software today
announced a new version of its HyperSense multi-purpose authoring
software for creating multimedia documents and applications, such as
corporate training programs, medical imaging databases, interactive
tutorials, and flexible personal databases.  Highlights of this
release include support for both Intel and Motorola versions of
NEXTSTEP, new user interface objects, enhanced on-line documentation
and a customizable tool palette.

HyperSense is a versatile and easy-to-use tool featuring a rich
document architecture and an easily understood scripting language.
With HyperCard compatibility, users have the ability to import and
modify "stackware" developed on the Macintosh.  HyperSense goes
beyond the capabilities of HyperCard and other authoring
environments, offering many innovative new features.  Multiple layers
of objects on each page, drag-and-drop document construction, and
direct support for accessing the serial ports are just a few of the
advanced capabilities included in the program.

HyperSense has been well received by early adopters, who have found
its ease of use and powerful scripting capabilities make it
well-suited to a variety of tasks.  "I must say that of all the
authoring packages we've looked at for the NeXT,  HyperSense really
comes out far ahead of the rest," commented Celia Duffy of Glasgow
University Music Department. "We're really impressed with it."
The SenseTalk scripting language gives users the ability to add
interactivity to documents without learning a complex programming
language.  SenseTalk is very English like, making scripts easy to
read and write.  "I'm so glad to have a hypermedia application that I
can use to develop without programming," said Dr. Judith Graves, who
used HyperSense to developa multimedia database of nurse scholars
for the International Library of Nursing.  Advanced users and
programmers will find SenseTalk to be a full-featured and powerful
language, which can be extended with user-written commands and
functions.

HyperSense is currently shipping in a pre-release version, which is
offered at an introductory price of $299.  This price is good until
version 1.0 ships, at which time the price will be $499.  Purchasers
of the pre-release version will receive HyperSense 1.0, complete with
printed documentation when it ships, and are entitled to any other
upgrades released within one year.  Educational and quantity
discounts are available.

Thoughtful Software is a privately-held software firm based in Fort
Collins, Colorado.  Since 1989 Thoughtful Software has been dedicated
to developing high-quality end-user productivity tools for NEXTSTEP
users.


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HyperSense is a registered trademark and SenseTalk is a trademark of
Thoughtful Software.

NeXT develops and markets the award-winning NEXTSTEP object-oriented
software for industry-standard computer architectures.  NEXTSTEP is a
registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc.


HyperCard and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.




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