FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT INFORMATION:

TALUS Imaging & Communications Corporation:
1304 Langham Creek #300
Houston, TX 77084
Contact:  Dan Kramer
Voice: (713) 578-1434
Fax: (713) 578-1815
Internet: info@talus.com

TALUS Systems, Inc.:
Contact: Jason McNamara
Voice: (713) 578-1547
Fax: (713) 578-1815
Internet:  jason@talus.com

  *** Talus Imaging & Communications Corp. announces the creation of
a new   hardware manufacturing and systems integration company,
along with a new   color laptop for NEXTSTEP 3.2.***

August 31, 1994

HOUSTON, TEXAS.....     Talus Imaging Vice President Dan Kramer
announced today that a new company has been formed to produce
integrated   hardware solutions specifically for the NEXTSTEP
market.  The new company,   Talus Systems, Inc., will be headed by
Steve Hurst, former Vice President   of Talus Imaging & Communications
Corporation.   The new company will also   be headquartered in
Houston, Texas.

The first offering from Talus Systems is a machine for which the
entire NEXTSTEP community has been waiting:  a color laptop that
works   today under NEXTSTEP 3.2.  The Talus T-100 is powered by
an Intel DX4-100   processor and features both 16-bit TFT color
and 16-bit stereo sound.  The   T-100 will offer hard drive options
up to 524MB and RAM up to 32MB.  The   T-100 also offers an optional
built-in 14.4 kbps fax/modem.  Each notebook   that is purchased
with NEXTSTEP preloaded from Talus will come bundled   with a free
copy of Metrotools, which includes six useful utilities to   enhance
NEXTSTEP productivity, along with a fully licensed copy of SoftPC
for easy access to Windows applications.  The T-100 is fully NEXTIME
compatible.

Steve Hurst observes that "users have been plagued with a lack of
drivers that work properly with the other components in their
machines.    With access to the driver/software resources of the
Talus family of   companies, we can guarantee that everything works
together."

As Dan Kramer points out, "We have received hundreds of requests
to provide totally integrated maximum performance machines that
will run   right out of the box.  Customers are frustrated at the
expensive and   lengthy process of trying to match components that
all work together.    They want a machine that 'just works.'  Talus
Systems will meet that   need."

"Early responses to the T-100 color laptop have been   overwhelmingly
positive," Steve Hurst further noted.  "This is a   long-awaited
machine.  We understand that NEXTSTEP 3.3 will offer 8-bit   color
support sometime in the future, but the power users of the NEXTSTEP
market need color now.   We have a portable16-bit color solution
today."


Talus Imaging and Communications Corporation, based in Houston,
Texas, has been producing quality device drivers and application
software   for NEXTSTEP since 1989.  Talus I&C Corp. will continue
meeting the   software needs of the NEXTSTEP market and Talus
Systems, Inc. will provide   hardware manufacturing and integration
functions.


MetroTools is a trademark of Metrosoft.  SoftPC is a trademark of
Insignia Solutions, Inc. NEXTSTEP and NEXTIME are registered
trademarks of   NeXT, Inc. Other trademarks which apply belong to
their respective   companies.