FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:
Dennis Freidel
Freidel Computing Technologies, Inc.
43 W 292 Plank Road
Hampshire, IL  60140-8959
Phone: (708) 464-1040
Fax: (708) 464-1041
e-mail: fct@mcs.com


         Freidel Computing Technology Ships DaisyDrop Version 1.0
                 Drop your Problems on a Daisy!


August 8, 1994 Hampshire, IL -- Freidel Computing Technologies announces
the official release of DaisyDrop Version 1.0.

DaisyDrop is an new style of Software to hook different kinds of
GUI and non-GUI applications together without expensive recoding.  It
ties the heritage of UNIX to the NEXTSTEP GUI in ways which generalize
the desktop.  It makes it easy to use the strengths of different
programs and to integrate legacy systems into the NEXTSTEP GUI.
Daisy Drop is software with a new idea for productivity enhancement
for Power Users, Developers and System Administrators, as well as
for people designing desktops for users.

DaisyDrop solves the problems of GUI programs using non-GUI programs and
vice versa. Ever since Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) have come on the
market, the computing community has struggled hooking the command line style
of command execution into the GUI.  The problem is two-fold: first,
incrementally adding GUI to our old (and new) command line tools
and applications (we usually just wrap it in a window). Second, providing
the facilities provided by the command line tools to the GUI
Applications (except through dumping to a file, etc.).  DaisyDrop solves
both of these problems for the NEXTSTEP environment and provides additional
benefits along the way.

DaisyDrop provides, first, a framework to organize all tools that can be
started from the command line (typical UNIX tools as well as graphical tools
-- over 500 are already loaded in the default configuration) and facilitate
the execution of any of them from the Desktop.  It organizes these tools for
easy use and provides the framework to DaisyChain them together.  These
DaisyChains are then available as Named and Unnamed NEXTSTEP Services and as
separate DropZones on the NEXTSTEP Desktop. You may push or drop files on
these DropZones to execute the DaisyChains.  The DropZones extend the Dock
and the Desktop in a fully free-form method, whereby any arguments may be
chosen, and any program may be run.

The second main feature set is the group of Helpers -- tools called from the
command line of shell scripts to interact with the user and with the
NEXTSTEP environment.  There are 10 different Helpers -- providing a variety
of features (e.g., giving information to the user, asking questions of the
user, and synchronizing different command execution streams).

The third main feature is the set of tools and examples included (over 500).

Quick overview of Features:
    A new style of Software: GUI / Shell Integrator.
    UNIX standard Scripting Language (Bourne shell)
    Ties any executable to GUI (Interactive mode, and 10 Helper programs):
          Interactive mode
          AskForText Helper requests textual information from the user,
          AskWM Helper makes requests to the Workspace Manager,
          Catch and Throw Helpers synchronize processes,
          CheckBoxes Helpers request options from the user,
          DoEdit Helper makes requests to programs for files,
          DoTerm Helper provide methods to run programs in windows,
          RadioButtons Helper requests alternatives from the user,
          Slider Helper requests a specific number from the user, and
          YesOrNo Helper informs the user and asks the user questions
    Ties GUI to executables in 10 modes:
          Drop and Push on Garden Editor,
          Drop and Push on DropZones,
          Unnamed Service Pipe, Source and Sink,
          Named Service Pipe, Source and  Sink
    Executables are 3.2 MAB for NeXT Motorola and Intel platforms.
    Over 500 tools already accessible in the Default Garden.
    Samples included to enhance your productivity out of the box.

Single-user licenses are $189.  Site/multi-user licenses are available.
E-mail, fax or call for a brochure to be faxed or U.S. mailed.
Free upgrade later to 3-way MAB (including HP-PA) if demand/interest
warrants it.

FCT was founded in 1993 and is dedicated to the development, publishing,
and marketing of quality software for NEXTSTEP.  We have years of experience
with programming methodology, parallel programming, UNIX, GUIs, and NEXTSTEP.

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NeXT, NEXTSTEP, and NEXTSTEP/Intel are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. in
the U.S. and other countries.

UNIX is a registered trademark of Unix System Laboratories Inc.

DaisyDrop is Copyright (c) 1994 by Freidel Computing Technologies, Inc.

Dennis Freidel

Freidel Computing Technologies, Inc.
43W292 Plank Road
Hampshire, IL  60140-8959

e-mail: fct@mcs.com
fax:    (708) 464-1041
voice:  (708) 464-1040