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NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 2, issue 3, March 11, 1992)

     Table of Contents

   i.   Purdue archive site cleanup

   I.   Hayes Announces Hayes ISDN Extender
  II.   Announcing Engage! from Atherton Software Works
 III.   PUBLISH mailing list
  IV.   How to Order NeXT items for your user group members
   V.   Announcing Hippoplotamus Release 1.0
  VI.   Printer application:  Announcing DOTS for the NeXT
 VII.   Chicago area NeXT Developers
VIII.   Trident Data Systems in Los Angeles


Conrad Geiger
International NeXT User Groups
Email: [e-mail]

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i.  Purdue archive site cleanup

The sonata.cc.purdue.edu and nova.cc.purdue.edu archive sites has had a
little cleanup.  If you are looking for files (source code examples,
demo programs or user group newsletters, etc.) that used to be in the
/pub/next/submissions directory, be sure to look in /pub/next under the
following directory structure:

    docs
        TechSupportNotes
        NextAnswers
        MiniExamples
    2.0-release
        source
        binaries
        demos
    Newsletters
    sounds
        snd
        score
    graphics
        fonts
        images
            icons
            ps
            movies
            nextlogin
            tiff
            eps
    Literature
    lore

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I.  Hayes Announces Hayes ISDN Extender

HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.
P.O. Box 105203
Atlanta, Georgia 30348
404/840-9200
Fax [phone]                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Angie Ciarloni/Peggy Ballard


                    HAYES ANNOUNCES HAYES ISDN EXTENDER
                 -       -       -       -       -       -
               Hayes - NeXT Strategic Relationship results in
                Low-cost ISDN Connectivity for NeXT Computer

        ATLANTA, GA, 22 January 1992 -- Hayes Microcomputer Products,
Inc. today announced Hayes ISDN Extender, the first telecommunications
network interface module that provides ISDN Basic Rate Access as well as
analog telephone line connectivity to NeXT computers.  This product is the
result of the Hayes and NeXT strategic relationship committed to the
promotion of ISDN and to providing low-cost, powerful connectivity to NeXT
users worldwide.  Hayes has also expanded its ISDN Developer Program to
include support for the ISDN Extender for NeXT computers.

         Hayes ISDN Extender provides an 8-pin modular connector to an
ISDN Basic Rate line and a 6-pin modular RJ11 connector to an analog
telephone line.  When used in conjunction with NeXTstep Release 3.0 and
application software, the Extender can be used for remote LAN connections,
as well as high-speed, digitized voice, data, fax modem, and multimedia
applications.  Hayes ISDN Extender takes advantage of the NeXTstep
object-oriented application development environment, powerful CPU, and DSP
port to provide analog telephone network and ISDN (Integrated Services
Digital Network) connectivity.

        "We see customer applications, such as remote LAN connectivity
and evolving multimedia applications, driving the need for the higher
speed transmission of ISDN," said Hayes President Dennis C. Hayes.
"Therefore, Hayes ISDN Extender for NeXT computers with Release 3.0 is a
logical and powerful combination.  This is the first tangible result from
our strategic relationship with NeXT and when Steve and I get together we
have no shortage of good ideas.  We are very pleased to be working with a
company that shares our vision of global connectivity and ISDN."

        "Dennis and I have worked together over the years to bring
technology that has changed the way people work," said NeXT Chairman and
CEO Steve Jobs.  "And, with this announcement, we are continuing our
tradition.  This hardware/software solution gives our customers a
low-cost, yet very flexible, solution for ISDN connectivity."

        Hayes ISDN Developer Program is designed to provide qualified
third party developers with the support and information they need to
develop high-quality applications for ISDN, and to complement the NeXT
developer support program for the PhoneKit API.  The program includes
special product purchase programs as well as access to Hayes Developer
Verification and Test Lab, located at Hayes ISDN Technologies in San
Francisco, CA.  Developers can also use the ISDN applications development
laboratory, located in Beeston, Nottingham, England, that was established
as a joint effort by Hayes and GPT, Britain's leading telecommunications
systems supplier.

        Hayes ISDN Extender will be available throughout the United
States and Canada in April 1992 for an estimated retail price of -
and -.  The product will be distributed through Value-added Resellers
and Dealers who sell NeXT computers as well as Hayes Customer Service.  In
addition, Hayes anticipates availability of Hayes ISDN Extender in the
global marketplace, including France, Germany and Japan as country
approvals are obtained and NeXT system software is prepared for support.

        Hayes ISDN Extender carries a two year limited performance
warranty and is backed by the same level of quality support as Hayes
modems.  Applications consultants and technical support engineers are
available through Hayes Customer Service in the U.S. at 404/441-1617 and
in Canada at 416/283-2672.  Unlimited, free technical assistance is
available electronically through "Online with Hayes," an electronic
Bulletin Board System, at 404/HI MODEM or 800/US HAYES, as well as Hayes
Forums on CompuServe and GEnie information services.

        NeXT Computer, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets
professional workstations based on the pioneering NeXTstep object-oriented
system software.  NeXT computers are used to develop mission-critical
custom applications and to run these applications alongside breaktrough
productivity applications.  NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake Drive,
Redwood City, California, 94063.  For further information, customers and
potential customers are encouraged to call 800-TRY-NeXT.

        Best known as the leader in microcomputer modems, Hayes develops,
supplies and supports computer communications equipment and software for
personal computer and computer communications networks.  The company
distributes its products through an international network of authorized
distributors, dealers, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers.

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II. Announcing Engage! from Atherton Software Works

The intelligent NeXTstep utility that let's you create your own custom dock
for organizing applications and files.

Engage! is a flexible utility program and tool for extending the capabilities
of the NeXT Workspace Manager Application Dock.  With Engage!, you can
create your own  multi-level dock for quick, convenient access to your
programs and files.  Its unique *levels: feature allows users to organize
applications as well as files into logical groups or *titled: levels.

Additionally, Engage! allows users to place their custom dock anywhere on the
screen.  Engage! is the intelligent approach to personalizing your NeXT
Workspace for the way you work.

Features include:

-   Multi-level dock for launching applications and opening files
-   Versatile dock tiles include programs and files as well as folders
-   Easy *drag-and-drop: feature for adding and removing dock tiles
-   User-defined dock level names for titling groups according to workflow
-   Flexible display for positioning dock  (right, left, up, down, free form)
-   Unique *flip: command feature for displaying hidden dock tiles
-   Commands for sorting, searching and inspecting dock tiles in any level
-   Preferences command including option for Hide on launch
-   Screen saver utility
-   Fine tune positioning of Engage! dock using cursor arrow keys

Engage! is a fully compliant NeXTstep application with built-in
support for international localization.  The application currently
requires System Software Release 2.0 or higher from NeXT Computer, Inc.
This software product is sold on a per user license basis.


For more information, contact Atherton Software Works, 77 Marsh Road, Atherton, California 94025 at [phone] or Fax: [phone].


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III.  PUBLISH mailing list

The following is sent to all that join the new Publishing mailing list:
(It give details on how to join.)

Welcome to the PUBLISH mailing list.  You or someone acting on your behalf
sent a request to the PUBLISH maintainer asking to be added to this
mailing list.  You are now on that list.

This introductory message is being sent to new readers to inform them
of a few essential facts.

Here are the relevant Internet mail addresses for PUBLISH:

    [e-mail]            submissions
    [e-mail]        requests to be deleted & added

Before sending a request to be deleted from the list, check with your
local "postmaster" to see if you are receiving the messages via a
local redistribution alias.  If you are, then your local postmaster
can remove you from the list far more effectively and quickly than I can.

This list is NOT moderated!  Anything mailed to the submissions address will
be echoed to everyone on the list.  Every potential poster is on his or her
honor to not abuse this list!  Messages sent to this list are archived,
but are not yet publicly available.  Do not ask for old messages - the
archive will eventually be made available and an announcement will be made.

Please DO NOT mail "please remove me" requests to the submissions address!

The PUBLISH mailing list is for discussion of the role of computers,
specifically workstations, in book, magazine, newspaper, and other publishing.
It also covers specific publishing-related implementation questions, including,
but not limited to:

    * Printing and Scanning
    * Raster Image Processing
    * Text Tools
    * Image Processing
    * Document management
    * Available Software and Hardware
    * High-Bandwidth Interfaces
    * Integration with Personal Computers

It is NOT a programming or system administration forum, although discussion
will sometimes touch on these subjects.

The charter of this list is certainly subject to modification through the
general agreement of the members.  Other suggested topics are welcome.

Please publicize this list!  The more people that are on it, the more useful
it will be.


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IV. How to Order NeXT items for your user group members

Several groups have asked how to order NeXT t-shirts for their groups:


The following NeXT items are available from the Company Store:

  NeXT Pencils $ 20.30  (Box of 100)
  NeXT Cross Ballpoints  $21.15
  NeXT Decals  $ 75.00  (Box of 100)
  NeXT T-Shirt  $ 5.65  (Preshrunk 100% cotton Sm, Med, Lg, XLg)
  NeXT Glass Mug  $ 1.70
  NeXT Leather Exec Folder  $ 54.50
  NeXT Sweatshirt  $ 19.20
  NeXT Tote-Bag  $ 6.25
  NeXT Turtleneck  $ 19.20
  NeXT Mouse Pad  $ 9.67

Phone: [phone], inside the US or 408/739-9655, international call
FAX:   [phone]   Credit Card, Check, or Company PO


The Company Store
3073 Corvin Dr.
Santa Clara,  CA  95051

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V.  Announcing Hippoplotamus Release 1.0

   Hippoplotamus release 1.0, or hippo for short, is now available by
anonymous ftp.   Hippo is a histogram management and display package
based on n-tuples written in ANSI C.  The ftp server machine is...

   unixhub.slac.stanford.edu (134.79.112.16)

The file is a compressed tar file of 380KBytes at the location...

   /pub/sources/hippo.1.0.tar.Z

In the file are all the sources, makefile for five flavors of UNIX
plus VMS, documentation in PostScript form, test program, sample
hippo files, and of course a README file.   Instructions for
installation are in both the README file and the chapter 5 of the
Reference Manual (HippoRef.ps file).

   Hippo has been tested on the following platforms...


   - NeXT OS 2.1
   - SunOS 4.1
   - AIX 3.1 on RS/6000
   - ULTRIX 4.1
   - SGI
   - VAX/VMS
   - VM/CMS


   Please read the end of the README file, or the end of chapter 5 of
the Reference manual for procedures for reporting bugs and for making
comments, suggestions, etc. to the hippo development group.   Also,
please register the fact that you are using hippo by sending mail to

   [e-mail]

If you do that, then we can send you announcements of bug fixes,
updates, etc.

   Please give Hippoplotamus a try and let us know what you think.
Good luck.

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VI.  Printer application:  Announcing DOTS for the NeXT

*** Announcing new printer driver demo program for the NeXT...Dots ***

(A demo version of this app is located on the nova.cc.purdue.edu archive
server under /pub/next/2.0-release/demos/Dot.tar.)


Below is from the Dots-Demo.README file:
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This is a demo version of Dots, a printer driver system that allows
printers from various vendors and technologies to be used with the
NeXT(TM) computer, from 24-pin dot-matrix to laser printers. Not
every possible printer is supported, but the most popular are all
there:

    * NEC Pinwriter(TM)
    * Epson(TM)
    * Oki Microline(TM)
    * IBM Proprinter(TM)
    * HP DeskJet and LaserJet(TM)
    * Canon BJ300/330/10(TM)

Dots is easy to use and install, and gives you the finest quality
output from your printer. It supports all paper sizes that make sense
on your printer. Pages come out in the right order, scaled to fit the
useable part of the page if you want it that way, preceded or
followed by a banner if you want one, plus lots of other bells and
whistles you'll probably not notice at first glance, but that you'd
bitterly miss if they weren't there. This demo version does
everything the full version does. In fact, it does more than the full
version: it even prints it's logo at the bottom of each page. It also
lacks a manual, of course.

To use this demo, untar the package to produce Dots.pkg (skip this
step if you received a package named Dots.pkg instead of the file
Dots-Demo.tar), then use Installer.app to install it in your system.
You must be root to install Dots.

After installation, you'll find the application Dots.app in the
directory /LocalApps. With Dots.app you can configure your printer
just as you would configure a PostScript(TM) printer using
PrintManager. You won't see PostScript printers listed in Dots.app's
window, only Dots printers.

You can configure a new printer using the `New' button, or change the
configuration of an existing one with the `Configure' button. The
configuration includes some more options than PrintManager, such as
the baud rate, the port (you can specify any character special file
as the printer's port), the resolution, etc, but should be pretty
intuitive (I'm open to and grateful for criticism!).

More than one resolution is supported per printer. If you configure
more than one printer of the same brand on the same port, but with
different resolutions (say, Canon_High for a Canon BJ300 at 360 dpi
and Canon_Low for the same printer at 180 dpi), Dots will use both
names as aliases for the same printer, and select the resolution
according to the name you chose in the PrintPanel. You cannot declare
two printers of different brands on the same port.

Through the `Customization...' button in the configuration panel you
can access the advanced options of Dots, such as selecting when to
print the banner page (if at all), whether to reduce the page to fit
the printable area of your printer or not, and whether to invert the
page ordering or not. You can also use the sliders in this panel to
calibrate the software's top and bottom unprintable margins of the
page (left blank) to those the printing machinery actually can't
reach. Take into account that all you can do about margins is
calibrate them, there's no changing them, since they're a mechanical
feature of your printer.

This software is Copyright 1991, 1992 by Federico Heinz, all rights
reserved.

Of course, you are encouraged to try out this demo, put it at it's
pace with your favorite applications, show and give it away to
friends.

Dots is currently (Feb 5, 1992) shipping in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, and can be purchased from any NeXT dealer. A version
with an English manual will be shipping soon.

For more information contact

    Federico Heinz Consulting
    Hohenfriedbergstr. 11
    W-1000 Berlin 62
    F.R. Germany
    Tel: [phone]
    FAX: [phone]
    e-mail: [e-mail]
        (please include your e-mail address when using it)

Dealers please contact

    FFN Systemtechnik GmbH
    Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 23
    O-1530 Teltow
    F.R. Germany
    Tel: [phone]
    FAX: [phone]

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VII.  Chicago area NeXT Developers

******* Attention NeXT Software Developers! ********

Management Information Search is looking for software developers proficient in
NeXTstep and interested in full time professional positions at various banks,
trading firms, and financial institutions in the greater Chicago-land area.
Job entails development of custom business-oriented applications in the
NeXTstep environment.

Requirements:
  - Proficiency in developing applications in the NeXTstep environment.
  - Strong experience in C, object oriented programming in ObjC, using Interface
      Builder, AppKit, and graphical user interfaces.
  - Experience in at least one or two large application development projects in
      NeXTstep.
  - Enthusiasm for developing NeXT software.

For more information, contact:

    Tara Kearney
    Management Information Search
    327 South LaSalle, Suite 500
    Chicago, IL 60604
    312.939.7676
    312.427.6229 (fax)

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VIII.  Trident Data Systems in Los Angeles

Trident Data Systems is looking for a few exceptional:

    "NeXTperts"

Trident is located in the heart of Los Angeles, close to LAX. If you enjoy
working with the best, TDS is where you want to be. We are presently looking
to jump into the commercial integration business with NeXT as the
platform of choice. We are looking for you to help us get there fast.
We offer very competitive salaries, and a great benefits package.

If you are the person we describe below, please mail me your resume
(NeXT mail encouraged). My internet address is [e-mail].


Senior NeXT Net Info/Network Engineer

   Candidate will possess 3-5 years experience with the NeXT environment.
Working experience in leading and developing NeXT administration/network
management a must. Useful skills also include a working knowledge of
UNIX/Mach System Programming. Working knowledge of objective C is needed.
Candidate will be a lead source for Net Info implementation questions and
design interpretation.


Senior NeXT Developer

Candidate will possess 3-5 years experience with the NeXT Environment. Will
be a leading source for NeXT developer design questions and design/development
knowledge. Candidate will be well versed in Objective C and object-oriented
programming, relational database design utilizing the NeXT, a working knowledge
of SQL, and 2 years of business applications development in the NeXT
environment.

If you are the person we describe above, please mail me your resume (NeXT
mail encouraged). My internet address is

    [e-mail]

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