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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 93 13:52:55 PST
From: Conrad_Geiger
To: user_groups@next.com
Subject: v6.8 - NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 6, issue 8, February, 1993)
NeXT Nugget News Digest (vol. 6, issue 8, February, 1993)
*** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***
NeXT PRESS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (December/January)
=> 24. Announcing NeXT Users' Choice Champions at NeXT Computer
=> 25. NeXT Users' Choice Software Award (NUCA) Winners 1992
=> 26. NeXTWORLD Magazine is now publishing 6 times per year
=> 27. NeXTReview: New NeXT User Community Publication this Spring
=> 28. NeXT in the News: Technical Articles & NeXT Envy
NeXT/NeXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISC.
=> 29. NeXT Schedule of Courses (February - June, 1993)
=> 30. NeXT Classes in Europe
=> 31. NeXT Section on GEnie (Electronic Bulletin Board System)
=> 32. Call for User Group Events, Seminars and Shows
=> 33. Virtuoso Tablet Support
=> 34. Cube Route, Inc.
=> 35. Change for Access to NeXT t-shirts, pens
=> 36. Call for Nominations: CD-ROM WORLD DISC PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Conrad Geiger
Manager, International NeXT User Group Program (over 420 groups
worldwide)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
NeXT PRESS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (December/January)
=> 24. Announcing NeXT Users' Choice Champions at NeXT Computer
Below are this year's NeXT Users' Choice Champions at NeXT Computer,
as selected by the NeXT users that received and responded to the Nugget
News Digest survey form in November, 1992.
NeXT Users' Choice Grand Champion (based on the number of votes
received)
Ali Ozer
NeXT Users' Choice Champions
John Pierce
Paula Lorenz
Randy Nelson
Sam Streeper
68 other individuals at NeXT Computer were also recognized for their
outstanding contributions to the NeXT user community. Thank you to
all the participated in this year's voting!
____________________________________________________________________
=> 25. NeXT Users' Choice Software Award (NUCA) Winners 1992
Contact:
John Kheit
Email: kheit@hangout.rutgers.edu
Below are listed the winners of the Software NeXT Users' Choice
Awards for 1992 as selected by the NeXT users who replied to the
survey. Altsys' Virtuoso was the single best product in that it won
in the Software Desk Top Publishing, Software Graphics and Overall
Best Software categories.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Overall Product of the Year_________________________________
1. NeXTSTEP 3.0
2. Virtuoso
3. Executor
4. Create
4. InstantTeX
4. Presto
Others mentioned (in alphabetical order)
Concurrence
Cub'X Window
Garfinkell-Mahoney Book
gcc
NeXTTeX+TeXView+dvips by Tom Rokicki
PasteUp
QuickStart
SCREENCAST
Stuart
Software___________________________________________________
Audio------------------------------------------------------
1. Presto
2. NeXT CDPlayer
2. Simon Says
Others Mentioned
Eric Clapton 'Unplugged'
EdSnd2
GISO3.0.app
SoundWorks
Communications---------------------------------------------
1. NXFax
2. SLIP, Louis Mamakos
3. MicroPhone Pro
4. Marble Teleconnect
4. NewsGrazer
4. tip
Others Mentioned
Kermit
MailHelper
NeXTMail
DataBase---------------------------------------------------
1. DataPhile
2. DBInspector
2. DBKit 2
Others Mentioned
IXKit
Developer--------------------------------------------------
1. NeXTstep 3.0
2. ProjectBuilder
Others Mentioned
AppKit
Bill Tschumy (Screencast)
CheckItOut
gcc
Gnu Obj-C runtime
HeaderViewer
InterfaceBuilder
RightBrain
Stuart
SuperDebugger
Dest Top Publishing----------------------------------------
1. Virtuoso
2. PastUp
3. Create
3. Diagram
Others Mentioned
Adobe Illustrator
Concurrence
FrameMaker
NeXTTeX
RedMark
Game-------------------------------------------------------
1. AcChen
2. Oxyd
3. Hunter
3. PacMan
3. Void
Others Mentioned
CyberZone
GoldDigger
Infocom Z-Code Player
Lemmings
MineHunter
Graphic----------------------------------------------------
1. Virtuoso
2. Diagram
2. Adobe Illustrator
Others Mentioned
3D Reality
Intuitiv 3D engine beta
nPoint's 3D app
TIFFany.app
MultiMedia-------------------------------------------------
1. Concurrence
2. CraftMan
Others Mentioned
MediaView
NeXTMail
Presto
Spreadsheet------------------------------------------------
1. Improv
2. Mesa
Others Mentioned
Excel
Scientific-------------------------------------------------
1. Mathematica
2. EquationBuilder
Wordprocessing---------------------------------------------
1. Edit
2. InstantTeX
2. NeXTTeX+TeXView+dvips by Tom Rokicki
4. WriteNow 2
Others Mentioned
Emacs
FrameMaker
TeXView
Word
Utility----------------------------------------------------
1. DarkForest
1. Backspace
1. Engage
4. Opener
Others Mentioned
AreaCode
Cub'X Window
DefaultManager
Edit
Executor
MetroTools
NFSManager
Perl
Poste
QuickStart
Stuart
Virtuoso
Video------------------------------------------------------
1. Movie
Others Mentioned
NeXTtv
Other------------------------------------------------------
1. Big Green CD
1. Executor
1. monoLib CD ROM
1. SBook
Others Mentioned
IconBuilder
PencilMeIn
SciPlot
SCREENCAST
SortingInAction
Overall Software Product of the Year_______________________
1. Virtuoso
2. NeXTSTEP 3.0
3. InstantTeX
3. NeXTTeX+TeXView+dvips by Tom Rokicki
3. Presto
Others Mentioned
Concurrence
Create
Cub'X Window
DataPhile
Diagram
Engage
EquationBuilder
gcc
NewsGrazer
PasteUp
QuickStart
SBook
SCREENCAST
Hardware____________________________________________________
Audio------------------------------------------------------
1. Digital Ears
Others Mentioned
Infinity Kappa series speakers
Communications---------------------------------------------
1. ZyXEL U-1496E
2. Hayes ISDN Extender
Others Mentioned
Supra 14.4 fax/data modem
Whole Internet User's Guide by E. Kroll
Display----------------------------------------------------
1. NeXT ADB 17"
2. NeXT ADB 21"
Others Mentioned
E-machines 16" Monitor
Ikegami 20" Trinitron
NEC 5FG monitor
Graphic Input----------------------------------------------
1. HSD Scan-X Color
2. Wacom Graphics Tablet
Others Mentioned
Color Digital Eye
NeXT ADB Keyboard & Mouse
Mass Storage-----------------------------------------------
1. NeXT CD ROM Drive
2. NeXT Optical Drive
Others Mentioned
Hewlett-Packard HP-35480A DAT tape drive
128MO drive
HP-DAT drive (8GB)
SyQuest 88Mb Drive
Archive Python DAT Drive
Prining/Output---------------------------------------------
1. NeXT Color Printer
2. NeXT 400 dpi Laser Printer
Others Mentioned
HP4 & 4M
Video-------------------------------------------------------
1. Next Dimension
Other-------------------------------------------------------
1. NeXT ADB Keyboard & Mouse 4
Others Mentioned
ISDN extender
MIDI link
NeXTwatch
NeXT Screwdriver
Ninja Risc Workstation
Overall Hardware Product of the Year_______________________
1. NeXTStation Color Turbo
2. ZyXEL U-1496E
3. NeXT ADB Keyboard & Mouse
Others Mentioned
Hayes ISDN Extender
HP-35480A DAT tape drive
HP-DAT drive (8GB)
HP- PA RISC Workstations
MIDI link
NeXT CD ROM Drive
Next Dimension
____________________________________________________________________
=> 26. NeXTWORLD Magazine is now publishing 6 times per year
To subscribe at the special subscription rate of $21.95, call
1-800-755-6398 or email to subscrip@nextworld.com or fax
303-443-5080.
____________________________________________________________________
=> 27. NeXTReview: New NeXT User Community Publication this Spring
Anyone interested in subscribing to the new monthly NeXT and NeXTSTEP
dedicated publication...
NeXTREVIEW
can subscribe by phoning: 800-678-9724 or 512-250-9023 or by faxing
to 512-331-3900.
Subscriptions are $45 for 12 monthly issues. MC and Visa are
accepted.
____________________________________________________________________
=> 28. NeXT in the News: Technical Articles & NeXT envy
Here are a few publications with NeXT technical articles published
the past two months:
THE C USERS JOURNAL
Dec. 1992
Objective-C programming on NeXT / Taylor, Nigel;
p. 35-42
DATAMATION
Dec. 1, 1992
Coming soon : GUIs with smarts. [Microsoft's
Windows and Apple's Mac interfaces made DOS
look ancient. Now new GUIs from IBM and NeXT
make Windows look old hat.] / Moad, Jeff ; p.
71-74
UNIXWORLD
Nov. 1992
The next step for NeXTSTEP is PCs / Wolfe, Andrew
D., Jr. ; p. 47-48
OPEN SYSTEMS TODAY
January 18, 1993
Down with a Bad Case of NeXT Envy
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
NeXT/NeXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISC.
=> 29. NeXT Schedule of Courses (February - June, 1993)
Below is the schedule for the next five month of training classes at
NeXT. To register or obtain more information, call 1-800-848-NeXT.
If you are calling from outside the U.S. or don't have access to a
touch-tone phone, call 510-732-5069.
** Programming NeXT Computers
(Prerequisite: Proficiency in C Programming is highly recommended)
Redwood City, CA
_______________
Feb. 8-12
Mar. 8-12
Apr. 5-9
Apr. 12-16
May 3-7
May 10-14
May 31-June 4
June 7-11
Chicago, IL
____________
Feb. 22-26
Mar. 22-26
Apr. 19-23
May 17-21
June 14-18
Westport, CT
____________
Feb. 15-19
Mar. 1-5
Apr. 12-16
May 10-14
June 7-11
** Programming with DB Kit
(Prerequisite: Programming NeXT Computers and database experience)
Redwood City, CA
_______________
Feb. 15-16
Mar. 15-16
Apr. 12-13
May 10-11
May 17-18
June 7-8
June 14-15
Chicago, IL
____________
Mar. 1-2
Mar. 29-30
Apr. 26-27
June 21-22
Westport, CT
____________
Feb. 22-23
Mar. 11-12
Apr. 19-20
May 17-18
June 14-15
** Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing
Redwood City, CA
_______________
Feb. 15
Feb. 22
Mar. 29
Apr. 26
May 17
June 14
June 21
Chicago, IL
____________
Feb. 8
Mar. 15
Apr. 12
May 10
June 7
Westport, CT
____________
Mar. 22
May 3
** NeXT System Administration
(Prerequisite: Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing)
Redwood City, CA
_______________
Feb. 23-26
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
Apr. 27-30
May 18-21
June 22-25
Chicago, IL
____________
Feb. 9-12
Mar. 16-19
Apr. 13-16
May 11-14
June 8-11
Westport, CT
____________
Mar. 23-26
May 4-7
** NeXT System Administration for UNIX Experts
(Prerequisite: Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing)
Redwood City, CA
________________
January 20-22
March 3-5
April 21-23
June 28-30
** NeXT System Administration for Service Technicians
(Prerequisite: Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing)
Redwood City, CA
________________
February 16
June 15
** NeXT Hardware Service
(Prerequisite: NeXT System Administration for Service Technicians,
and Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing)
Redwood City, CA
________________
February 17
June 16
** Introduction to Interpersonal Computing
Redwood City, CA
________________
February 4-5
March 8-9
April 8-9
May 6-7
May 31-June 1
June 17-18
To register or obtain more information, call 1-800-848-NeXT.
If you are calling from outside the U.S. or don't have access to a
touch-tone phone, call 510-732-5069.
All class dates and locations are subject to change. You will be
notified of any changes 10 working days prior to the classes for
which you are registered. Please confirm your attendance two weeks
before class by calling 1-800-848-NeXT.
Call 1-800-848-NeXT for additional class dates and locations that may
be available and not on this schedule.
Course Quick Reference
E1038 - Programming NeXT= Computers
A four-and-a-half day course enabling programmers to develop software
for NeXT computers. Prior C programming experience required.
Familiarity with the Objective C language is valuable, as well as
knowledge of object-oriented programming, PostScript, and UNIX. For
DB Kit, see E1073 Programming with DB Kit.
E1072 - 3.0 Entry Point
A 1-day transition course for experienced NeXTSTEP programmers who
want a quick introduction to the new features in Release 3.0.
Requires Programming NeXT Computers 1.x or 2.x.
E1073 - Programming with DB Kit
A 2-day course covering the NeXT Database Kit object library and
Programming tools for writing database access applications for NeXT
computers. Programming NeXT Computers and strong understanding of
relational database theory expected. 3.0 Entry Point or equivalent
recommended.
E1053 - Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing
A one-day introduction to interpersonal computing in a NeXT
environment for technical users. This class is a prerequisite for
NeXT System Administration for Service Technicians, NeXT System
Administration, and NeXT System Administration for UNIX Experts.
E1002 - NeXT System Administration
A three-and-a-half day course covering the administration of a
network of NeXT computers. Requires Technical Introduction to
Interpersonal Computing as a prerequisite. Familiarity with UNIX is
highly recommended. For information on ISDN, Novell and AppleTalk
please refer to the 3.0 NeXT Network and System Administration
manual.
E1045 - NeXT System Administration for UNIX Experts
A two-day course covering the administration of a network of NeXT
computers for experienced UNIX system administrators. Requires
Technical Introduction to Interpersonal Computing as a
prerequisite.
E1046 - NeXT Computers in a Mixed UNIX Environment
A two-day course that enables experienced UNIX system administrators
to incorporate NeXT computers into an existing network of UNIX-based
computers. Requires either NeXT System Administration or System
Administration for UNIX Experts as a prerequisite.
E1051 - NeXT System Administration for Service Technicians
A one-day coverage of basic system administration activities for
service technicians. Requires Technical Introduction to
Interpersonal Computing as a prerequisite. Open only to individuals
associated with NeXT Authorized Service Centers.
E1003 - NeXT Hardware Service
A one-day course covering the skills necessary to troubleshoot and
repair NeXT computers and printers. Requires NeXT System
Administration for Service Technicians: as a prerequisite. Open only
to individuals associated with NeXT Authorized Service Centers.
E1000 - Introduction to Interpersonal Computing
A two-day introduction to interpersonal computing in a NeXT
environment.
____________________________________________________________________
=> 30. NeXT Classes in Europe
For NeXT users in Europe, here are addresses for NeXT Classes in
Europe
Austria
Hard + Soft
Geusaugasse 9
A-1030 Wien
Tel: 43 222 716260
Fax: 43 222 716626
Courses in Germany
Benelux
Objective Partners
PO Box 566
1420 Uithoorn
Tel: 31 2975 3 16 58
Fax: 31 2975 3 16 68
Courses held in Utrecht
Courses in English / Dutch
France
Improve Sa
4141 Bis Avenue de l'Europe
78140 Velizy
Tel: 33 1 30 70 60 56
Fax: 33 1 30 70 89 36
Courses held in French
German (North)
d'Art Computer GmbH
Virchowstrasse 17-19
2000 Hamburg 50
Tel: 49 40 380 23 0
Fax: 49 40 380 23 290
Courses held in German
Germany (Middle)
Syscon Industrie
Consulting GmbH
Redtenbacherstrasse 8
D-6900 Heidelberg
Tel: 49 6221 303988
Fax: 49 6221 303855
Courses held in German
Italy
NeXT Computer Italia Srl
Centro Direnzionale
Lombardo
Via Roma 108/G
20060 Cassina de Pecchi
Tel: 39 2 95302510
Fax: 39 2 95302560
Courses in Italian
Sweden
Initiera System Design Ab
Karlsbodavagen 9-11
S 161 02 Bromma
Tel: 46 8 6353083
Fax: 46 8 987067
Courses in Swedish
Switzerland
Workstation AG
Rohrstrasse 36-38
8152 Glattbrugg
Tel: 41 1 828 95 55
Fax: 41 1 828 95 70
Courses held in German
United Kingdom
Tower Education
Great West Road
Brenford
Middlesex TW8 9AN
Tel: 44 81 758 6607
Fax: 44 81 758 6758
Courses held in English
____________________________________________________________________
=> 31. NeXT Section on GEnie (Electronic Bulletin Board System)
This is to inform you that The GEnie Information service has
a NeXT support center.
NeXT Section on GEnie
To join: 1 (800) 638-9636
The NeXT section has over 300 files and also includes
a bulletin board section. Weekly real-time online
conferences. Available through local nodes and also
SprintNet and DataPac.
____________________________________________________________________
=> 32. Call for User Group Events, Seminars and Shows
Are there any local user group or computer events, seminars or shows
in which you or your user group is participating that you would like
published in the next issue of the Nugget News Digest? Please
notify me with the time, date and location. The email address is
"Conrad_Geiger@next.com."
____________________________________________________________________
=> 33. Virtuoso Tablet Support
Virtuoso was released as a NeXTSTEP 2.x app, and we didn't include
any 3.0-specific features besides pressure sensitive tablet support
in the initial release. After shipping the product, we received
feedback about the printing issue, and we have immediately responded
by adding 3.0 color support to Virtuoso. We are currently testing
this version, and we will notify all registered users when it is
ready.
With this feature now added, Virtuoso is ideal for NeXTSTEP 2 and 3
users. Other 3.0-specific features will be added soon, but we do not
have a definite release date for this version yet.
Thanks for the feedback, and if you would like to send additional
comments, you can also forward them to me directly:
meaghan_hogan@altsys.com
214-680-2060
(fax) 214-680-0537
Meaghan
____________________________________________________________________
=> 34. Cube Route, Inc.
A note about Cube Route, Inc: New Location, New Products, New
Prices!
We are now located in sunny Santa Monica, California, but we share
the same commitment to quality at low prices as we did in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. We feature a wide variety of peripherals for the
NeXT, including floppy drives, hard drives, opticals, and the Voila
voice-mail interface (coming in late January/early february).
We can also special order nearly any type of drive or back-up system.
Prices are always dropping, so please call first. For more
information, or to order our latest catalog, please call us at
1-800-CUBE-RTE.
____________________________________________________________________
=> 35. Change for Access to NeXT t-shirts, pens
If you are interested in ordering NeXT items for your user group or
for a friend, here is how you can do it. (Note this is a new phone
number from which to order.)
Conrad Geiger
Manager, International NeXT User Groups
NeXT Pencils $20.30 box of 100
NeXT Cross Pen $21.15 each
NeXT Decals $75.00 box of 100
NeXT T-shirt $5.65 each - sizes S, M, L, XL (pre-shrunk)
NeXT Turtle Neck $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL
NeXT Glass Mug $1.70 each
NeXT Leather Folder $54.50 each
NeXT Sweatshirt $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL
NeXT Tote-bag $ 6.25 each
NeXT Mouse pad $ 9.67 each
Orders can be taken 24 hours a day for domestic and overseas orders
Phone: 800-972-1331, 314-432-1800
Fax: 314-432-1818
Method of payment: Purchase order, check, money order, or credit
card
____________________________________________________________________
=> 36. Call for Nominations: CD-ROM WORLD DISC PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Contact:
Pat Ensor
Phone: (713)743-9762
Fax:743-9748;
Email: LIB38@JETSON.UH.EDU
(Deadline: February 8, 1993)
CD-ROM World, published by Meckler Corporation, is naming an
optical disc product of the year for the second time. Last year's
winner was Ethnic Newswatch. For this year's award, any consumer-
oriented optical disc product which was newly released or
substantially revised between March 1992 and March 1993 is eligible
for consideration.
The award will be based on exemplification of the following
qualities.
- Innovation and unique features, especially those which go
beyond print capabilities
- Success at satisfying the target audience
- Value for cost
- Orientation toward consumers
- Uniqueness and value of data
The award will be presented at Computers in Libraries 1993, which
takes place in Washington DC on March 1-3. The award will also be
featured prominently in a future issue of CD-ROM World.
The deadline for nominations is February 8, 1993. Nomination forms
are available from award judge Pat Ensor, author of CD-ROM Research
Collections. The other judge will be noted CD-ROM authority Paul
Nicholls of the University of Western Ontario. Publishers who wish
to nominate a product should send a copy of the product to Pat
Ensor as soon as possible, if they will not be displaying the
product at ALA Midwinter in Denver.
Pat Ensor may be contacted at University of Houston Libraries,
Houston, TX 77204-2091; (713)743-9762; Fax:743-9748;
LIB38@JETSON.UH.EDU.
____________________________________________________________________
continued in issue 6.9