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*** News, Updates and Upgrades ***
EXHIBIT A COMMUNICATIONS has released the latest version of its
Reader and ReadRoom Door. ReadRoom is an online magazine viewing
door. Version 3.0 has added graphic support. Reader is a personal
reader that has color support, and AutoRead. AutoRead allows you to
read ALL articles in sequence. This is the program that I include
in EVERY issue of CTM. Look for RDRM30.ZIP (Door), or READER30.ZIP
(personal viewer), on many bulletin boards.
CLARIS CORP. announced MacWrite Pro 1.5, a new version of the Apple
Macintosh word processing software that fully supports the new
System 7 Pro operating system from Apple Computer, Inc. Available
this fall, MacWrite Pro 1.5 is the first Claris product to support
all aspects of System 7 Pro, including AppleScript, QuickTime and
PowerTalk. MacWrite Pro 1.5 has a suggested U.S. retail price of
$249. Current U.S. owners of MacWrite Pro 1.0 may upgrade to
MacWrite Pro 1.5 for $29 through March 31, 1994. Those who purchase
MacWrite Pro 1.0 after, August 15, 1993, may receive the upgrade at
no cost, plus shipping charges. Current U.S. owners of earlier
versions of MacWrite or other selected Macintosh word processing and
integrated applications may purchase MacWrite Pro for $69, also
through March 31, 1994. For more information on MacWrite Pro 1.5,
call (800) 544-8554.
PC DYNAMICS, INC. has released Energizer Bunny Screen Saver for
Macintosh. The software requires System 6.0.7 or System 7, 2MB of
hard disk space, 2MB RAM, built-in sound and a color or gray-scale
screen. It is available immediately for $29.95.
AZTECH LABS, INC. has released Sound Galaxy PRO 16 Extra. This is
the company's first sound board bundled with voice recognition
software. The board is also Aztech's first offering that supports
MPU 401, a popular MIDI interface standard for musical instruments.
The PRO 16 Extra supports Sound Blaster Pro, Microsoft Windows Sound
System standards as well as Panasonic, Mitsumi, and Sony CD-ROM
interfaces. The card provides an option of upgrade for SCSI CD-ROM
interfaces by using an extension board allowing users to daisy chain
several devices. The product uses the Yamaha YM262 synthesizer chip
and can be upgraded to support true 16-bit PCM wave table synthesis
for clear and realistic sound by plugging in Aztech's WavePower
daughter board. The card complies with Microsoft's Multimedia Level
1, and is able to run on any computer that meets the MPC standard.
The PRO 16 Extra started shipping in early October, and has a
suggested retail price of approximately $279 and comes with a one
year limited warranty.
WORDPERFECT CORP. announced the availability off 20 Language Modules
for WordPerfect 6.00 for DOS. Language Modules allow users to
combine international versions of a hyphenation module, thesaurus,
spell checker, and/or keyboard with WordPerfect. The new languages
include Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English-Australian,
English-Canadian, English-U.K., English-U.S., Finnish,
French-Canadian, French, German, German-Swiss, Greek, Italian,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Russian, Spanish and
Swedish. The DOS Language Modules are priced at $99. US and are
available directly from WordPerfect Corporation at (800) 451-5151
and through most resellers.
MEDIA VISION announced that it will release ten multimedia CD-ROM
titles in time for the 1993 Christmas buying season. The company's
initial ten titles fall in three areas: children's, educational and
"edutainment" titles; interactive motion pictures, including the
market debut of "VirtualCinema"; and a category the company will
pioneer, the multimedia daily planner.
UMAX TECHNOLOGIES,INC. introduced the color version of its popular
ScanOffice, a complete color scanning solution for general purpose
office use. Called ScanOffice/C for Windows it replaces the
greyscale ScanOffice, and will be sold at the same price of $999.00.
Included in the scanning package are: Picture Publisher LE v4.0 and
Windows Draw LE v3.0 from Micrografx; CuneiForm OCR Reader from
Cognitive Technology. Also included, from Cognitive, only until Dec.
31, 1993, will be Business Card Reader (BCR). BCR allows users to
scan in and manage business cards and export the data into popular
databases and PIMs. The hardware for ScanOffice/C is the UMAX UC630.
UC630 is a 24-bit, 600 dpi flatbed color scanner that can handle
greyscale, line art and text. Through software interpolation, its
resolution can be enhanced to 1200x1200 dpi. The UC630 captures up
to 16.8 million colors.
MICROSOFT CORP. announced a special holiday promotion for two of its
applications for the Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office version 3.0
and Microsoft Works version 3.0. During the promotion, customers who
acquire Microsoft Office for the Macintosh will receive a $100 cash
rebate from Microsoft. Customers who obtain Microsoft Works for the
Macintosh will receive a $50 cash rebate. The promotion applies to
purchases made between Oct. 1, 1993, and Jan. 31, 1994. Rebates are
good for Microsoft Office on Disk or CD-ROM and for Microsoft Works
and the combination pack of Microsoft Works and the Microsoft
TrueType Master Set.
They also have special promtions throughout the holiday season on
their Microsoft Home Product Line. These include: MS Works 3.0, MS
Works 3.0 Multimedia Edition, MS Publisher 2.0 CD-ROM Edition and
Special Ocassions Pack, and MS Encarta 1994 Edition.
Other announcements by MS this month include: MS Word 6.0 for
Windows, MS PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, MS Excel 5.0 for Windows.
MS Office version 4.0 for Windows, also announced, includes MS
Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access and a workstation license
for MS Mail.
With the announcement of MS Word 6.0 for Windows, MS has also
announced Word Assistant, an add-on software package designed to
enhance documents created using MS Word 6.0. Word Assistant includes
fonts, Font Assistant v1.1, Font Selector, Clip art, and Style
templates/forms/special paper. The special paper is a collection of
20 Paper Direct metafile templates.
DELTAPOINT, INC., announced DeltaGraph Pro 3 for Macintosh.
DeltaPoint has also lowered the suggested retail price to $195, and
is offering DeltaGraph Pro 3 at an introductory price of $79.95 for
non-registered users through December. Current registered users of
DeltaGraph may upgrade for $49.95 (plus shipping) until November 1,
after which the upgrade will be $79.95.
BRODERBUND SOFTWARE, INC. released the Multimedia PC version of The
Tortoise and the Hare, Aesop's classic fable. This fable is now a
Broderbund Livig Book. Children (ages 3 to 8) can choose between
having the fable read aloud to them or exploring each page on their
own and at their own pace. In the "Let Me Play" mode, the child
clicks on a word or sentence to have it read aloud. Clicking on a
character will launch a bit of dialogue or action.
They also released the Windows version of Kid Pix Companion, an
add-on to Kid Pix. It offers a wide range of activities, such as
SlideShow, DrawMe pictures, ColorMe pictures, 112 additional Rubber
Stamp images and 19 new Hidden Pictures. Now even children who can
read can have fun with multimedia computing. The program is also
available for MS-DOS and Macintosh.
DEEP RIVER PUBLISHING announced three new releases this month.
Fractal Sideshow is a floppy-based Windows screensaver containing
over a thousand fractal images and a varitey of color palates when
displayed on a 256-color PC.
Sound Kitchen is a Windows-based sound editor and effects processor
that comes with a huge collection of sound clips, in both floppy and
CD format.
Everywhere USA Travel Guide is a comprehensive resource of travel
information covering every state and region in the country. It
contains a collection of more than 3,000 events, attractions,
festivals, theaters, parks and more. This is the first in the
company's new EVERYWHERE series of travel CD-ROMs.
THE SOFTWARE TOOLWORKS, INC. announced shipment of the floppy disk
version of Chessmaster 4000 Turbo for Windows. The CD-ROM MPC
version will be available in first quarter of '94, with the DOS
based version available in the second quarter.
SIGMA DESIGN, INC. announced the ReelMagic CD-ROM Upgrade Kit. The
upgrade kit includes: ReelMagic, a controller card that allows PC
systems to playback full-screen, full-motion video and CD-quality
digital stereo sound; double-speed, MPC Level 2 CD-ROM drive; pair
of deluxe speakers; an array of premiere entertainment and
educational titles. Expected to ship in mid-November, the upgrade
kit carries a SRP of $849.
CENTRAL POINT SOFTWARE, INC. announced the release of 4 products.
MacTools v3.0, which adds new advanced features to make Macintosh
data protection simplier and more accessible than ever before.
MacTools 3.0 introduces TrashBack and AutoCheck, two new features
designed specifically to address ease of use, bringing utilities
closer to everyone.
PC Tools Pro 9.0 for DOS. This features the first utility capable of
restoring unsaved work-in-progress following a surprise system crash
or power failure. The new release also features integrated hardware
diagnostics, support for DoubleSpace and Stacker drives and large
disks up to 2GB, expanded protection against unknown viruses, and
critical-error messaging for LAN administrators.
Central Point Anti-Virus 2.0 for NetWare, that defends files
residing on NetWare 3.X and 4.X servers.
Central Point Anti-Virus for OS/2. It takes full advantage of OS/2's
Workplace Shell interface as well as provides compatibility with
OS/2's High Performance File System.