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Item    8540138                 93/08/01        07:27
From:   [e-mail]@INET#          Internet Gateway
Subject: v8.2 - Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
        (vol. 8, issue 1, August 1, 1993)

Continued from vol. 8, issue 1...

         The Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
         (vol. 8, issue 2, August 1, 1993)

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***  TABLE OF CONTENTS (second of two issues) ***


NeXT AWARDS, PRESS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (June/July)
=>       NeXT in the Press: highlights
=>       1. Financial Markets Lab Vienna Wins Computerworld Award
=>       2. NeXT Wins RealWare Award at DB/Expo '93
=>       3. NEXTSTEP User Documentation Wins International Awards


NeXT/NEXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISCELLANEOUS
=>       1. Object Lesson & Prentice Hall Announce NEXTSTEP
                 Programming Book: 2nd Edition
=>       2. CompuServe NeXT Forum Access for those without Net
                 access
=>       3. Sign up for NeXT Special Interest Groups
=>       4. New from the Publications Group at NeXT
=>       5. NEXTSTEP MiniExamples Now Available via FTP


NeXT PUBLISHING REFERENCE
=>       1. eXTRASET and Goldleaf Imagesetter Win NeXTWORLD
                 Best of Breed Award


NeXT / NEXTSTEP JOB POSITION OPENINGS
=>       1. Pencom Seeks 23 NeXT/OOP Engineers
=>       2. Systemhouse Seeks Engineers & Database Specialists
=>       3. NEXTSTEP Positions in London/Chicago/Houston
=>       4. NorthStar Seeks NEXTSTEP and OOP Managers and Engineers
=>       5. Conextions Seeks Connectivity and NEXTSTEP Engineers


ADDITIONAL ITEMS
=>       How to Order NEXTSTEP items: decals, t-shirts
=>       Some Important phone numbers in North America





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Editor, Weekly NEXTSTEP Nugget News Digest
NeXT, Inc.
2319 North 45th Street, Suite 174
Seattle, Washington 98103 USA
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P.S.  I welcome your feedback.








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NeXT PRESS, AWARDS, MEDIA, and NET HIGHLIGHTS (June/July)
____________________________________________________________________



=>       NeXT in the Press: highlights

ARTICLES

1. Software Industry Report, July 19, 1993: Page 10
         - NEXT ANNOUNCES NEW PORTABLE DISTRIBUTED OBJECTS
           TECHNOLOGY
2. SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL newspaper, July 8, 1993 - Business Section
         - Skyway's Open System: Big business trend is moving away
           from mainframes
3. Computerworld Magazine, June 14, 1993
         "The CW Guide to Object-Oriented Programming"
         - NextStep 3.1 for Intel:  Users say it sizzles on 486
           machines and is the best OOP Platform
4. "Computers in Physics" magazine, May/June 1993, page 309
         - NeXTSTEP HAS LIVED UP TO ITS PROMISE IN AN EDUCATIONAL
           ENVIRONMENT
5. Corporate Computing, May 1993
         - NeXT Tries A Different Slice of the Market
6. BYTE Magazine, August 1993, Page 141
         - NextStep Comes to the 486
7. COMPUTER SHOPPER magazine, July 1993, page 551
         - Taking the NextStep, Part One
8. OPEN SYSTEMS TODAY, July 19, 1993, Page 34
         - NextStep Apps To Get More Portability
9. PC MAGAZINE, August 1993, Page 48
         - NeXTStep Brings Objectivity to Operating Systems


__________________________________________________________________


=>       1. Financial Markets Lab Vienna Wins Computerworld Award


News:

For Immediate Release

Contact:

        Rainer Staringer
        Financial Markets Lab
        Technical University Vienna
        Treitlstrasse 3
        1040 Wien
        Austria, EUROPE
        [phone]
        Email: [e-mail]


Financial Markets Lab Vienna Wins Computerworld Object Application
Award

VIENNA, June 17, 1993 -- The Risk Management System, developed
by the Financial Markets Lab (FML) of the Technical University
Vienna, has won the grand prize in the top category of the
Object Management Group's "1993 Computerworld Object Application
Awards Contest."

The contest, co-sponsored by Computerworld magazine and the
Object Management Group, is designed to salute organizations
and developers who have successfully implemented object
technology in their operations.

The five award categories ranged from "Best Object-Based
Application Developed Using Non-Object Oriented Tools" to the top
category, "Best Application Utilizing Reusable Components Leveraged
from or for Use in Other Projects", where the advantages of
object-oriented technology are used to the utmost.

The Risk Management System is a NEXTSTEP-based custom
application designed and developed by FML for Creditanstalt,
Austria's leading bank. Creditanstalt uses the application to
monitor and report the risk and performance of portfolios in
their securities trading division.

"The NEXTSTEP environment allowed us to develop a complex
custom application in minimal time through remarkably simple
integration with other applications and existing class
libraries. Very little extra code was necessary to harness the
powerful mathematical capabilities of Mathematica and the
advanced layout and report generating functions of Improv for
our application. A lot of the functionality in the finished
application did not require any programming at all. The risk
manager himself dragged user interface items from our custom
Interface Builder palette and specified the computations in
the form of Mathematica expressions in the corresponding
Inspector panels. The savings in development time and
unnecessary communication overhead between the domain
expert and the programmers were enormous." said Werner
Staringer, head of the Financial Markets Lab.

The winners were announced yesterday at a special ObjectWorld Expo
awards banquet at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Steve Jobs,
CEO and Chairman of NeXT Computer, was the master of ceremonies.

The Financial Markets Lab, based at the Institute of Software
Technology of the Technical University Vienna, specializes
in financial software. It maintains strong links with the finance
industry and is funded primarily through external research
contracts.

Mathematica is a trademark of Wolfram Research. Improv is
a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation. NEXTSTEP
and InterfaceBuilder are trademarks of NeXT Computer Inc.



____________________________________________________________________


=>       2. NeXT Wins RealWare Award at DB/Expo '93

NeXT has won the 1993 DB/Expo RealWare Award.  The RealWare Awards,
sponsored by Intel Corp,  recognizes companies that have
implemented innovative business solutions with their database,
client/server and information technology.  Vendor's applications
were in the form of actual case studies of products and services
proven in the field.

To win in the hotly contested category Integrating Information
Technology into the Office,  NeXT documented NEXTSTEP's ability to
deliver complete client/server database solutions to Alain Pinel
Realtors.

Exhibitors were asked to clearly demonstrate how their
product/services was being used by customers to reduce costs,
improve information flow, increase competitiveness, or develop new
business.  User sites included such organizations as E.I. Dupont,
M.I.T, Apple Computer, and the National Gallery of Art.

RealWare winners were selected in blind balloting and roundtable
discussions by judging panels consisting of distinguished press and
analysts.





___________________________________________________________________

=>       3. NEXTSTEP User Documentation Wins International Awards


As you may have heard, NeXT user documentation won the following
regional awards earlier this year in the Society for Technical
Communication's 1992 Northern California Publications and Arts
Competition:

         Best of Show: User's Guide
         Best of Category: User's Guide
                 Category: Systems Software Documents

         Distinguished: Here's How
                 Category: Quick-Reference Software Documents

         Excellence: User's Guide and Owner's Guide
                 Category: Art and Design

By winning these top awards at the regional level, all three
manuals were automatically entered in the 1993 International
Technical Publications Competition.  This international competition
admitted only 400 of the thousands of entries from regional
competitions world-wide, and only 100 entries received awards.
Here's how the NeXT entries did:

         Distinguished:  User's Guide
                 Category:  Software Combination Guides

         Excellence: Here's How
                 Category:  Software User Guides

                 User's Guide and Owner's Guide
                 Category:  Art and Design

Note that the User's Guide won one of the only 14 Distinguished
awards, and it was among the top three entries under consideration
for the Best of Show award.

Typical judges' comments included the following:

...beautiful graphics and page design...great use of
color...well written; friendly conversational tone...
outstanding illustrations...an excellent minimalist manual; you
have included only essential information and made it easy for users
to get the information without wading through long paragraphs of
text...I don't think the manual has any major weaknesses!....










___________________________________________________________________

NeXT/NEXTSTEP RESOURCE GUIDE AND MISCELLANEOUS
___________________________________________________________________


=>       1. Object Lesson & Prentice Hall Announce NEXTSTEP
                 Programming Book: 2nd Edition

News

For more information, contact:
         Alex Duong Nghiem
         Object Lesson, Inc.
         Phone: [phone]
         Fax:   [phone]
         Email: [e-mail] (NeXTMail)
         -or- [e-mail] (no NeXTMail here please)


Object Lesson and Prentice Hall Announce New NEXTSTEP Programming
Book: 2nd Edition

Due to outstanding demand, we have sold out our first print run far
faster than planned. We have just released an updated edition which
corrected minor mistakes in the first edition.

Object Lesson, Inc. and Prentice Hall are proud to announce the
updated release of NEXTSTEP Programming: Concepts and Applications
(ISBN 0-13-605916-3), a 600+ pages programming textbook
specifically aimed at programmers who wish to write object-oriented
applications in NEXTSTEP 3.0. This up-to-date text introduces
object-oriented design along with Objective-C, the AppKit,
InterfaceBuilder, ProjectBuilder, HeaderViewer, and other new
features of NEXTSTEP 3.0.   Other topics include:

* object-oriented design tools including CRC cards, message
         diagrams, etc.
* porting applications to NEXTSTEP/Intel
* debugging techniques using Gdb
* an extensive list of resources including addresses and contacts
         for user groups around the world, archive sites,
         newsgroups, etc.
* and much much more!

This book is classroom tested and is being adopted by major
universities in North America and Europe. On a recent UUNET poll,
the book was recently voted as the best reference for getting
started in NEXTSTEP development.

The source code is available from [e-mail] under
submissions as AlexNeXTSTEPSource.tar.Z.

To order the book, please visit your local bookstore or contact
Prentice Hall at [phone] (phone) or [phone] (fax).
For corporate accounts, please contact Ann Aciafano at (201)
461-8441.

******************************************************************
Object Lesson is a Dallas-based firm that specializes in mentoring
and reengineering. We provide a host of services including a class
based on our best-selling book, NEXTSTEP Programming: Concepts and
Applications. Please e-mail us for a free brochure.
******************************************************************





__________________________________________________________________

=>       2. CompuServe NeXT Forum Access for those without Net
                 access


Q:  Is there a NeXT bulletin board for people who don't have access
to the Internet?

A:  CompuServe has had a NeXT forum since May 1991.  CompuServe is
accessible by modem worldwide.  In most of the United States, it's
a local phone call.

Users in France can log on to CompuServe Limited Edition by using
the "dial-it" phone number, 3617 COMPU, on the videotex system,
Minitel.  They're also able to access the service via the online
menus of Le Nouvel Observateur (a media group specializing in
online videotex services in Europe).

The following information was provided by David Bowdish of the
Rocky Mountain NeXT User's Group.

The NeXT Forum is the FIRST forum to open on CompuServe that is
solely dedicated to a single workstation platform NEXTSTEP!

CompuServe, one of the first computer information services in the
country, is accessible from around the world and is accessible by a
local phone number by over 90% of the American population.
CompuServe has 640,000 members worldwide.


THE FORUM:

The forum contains three parts: Message Section, Library Section, &
Conference.

Message Section: This section allows you to leave messages,
announcements, questions, answers, and general NeXT trivia.

Library Section: This section (like an archive site) offers a place
to upload and download programs and other files in any on of
several categories.

Conference Section: This section allows for "live" computer
conferences with other NeXT users from around the country (world).
Conferences will be scheduled on a regular basis.


COMPUSERVE ADVANTAGE:

Until now, the only way that NeXT users could get together via
modem nationally, has been through Internet. However, Internet's
access is limited and most of the new purchasers of NeXT do not
have access to Internet, Usenet, or ftp'ing.  On CompuServe over
90% of the NeXT users will have local number access where they can
ask questions, get programs and information, and exchange idea's
with other NeXT users.  Much like an national user's group, only
better.

HOW DO I GET ACCESS?

This is the easy part. CompuServe has set up a special program for
NeXT users.  CompuServe will give you a FREE membership and $15.00
usage credit to get familiar with the system. There is no
obligation and you may cancel your account at anytime.

For this special offer call: [phone] and ask for
representative #235. They will set you up with the free membership
and the $15.00 credit.

The menu structure of Compuserve is intuitive and easy to use. If
you are looking for something in particular just type "find" and
the name and press Return.

ACCESSING THE NEXT FORUM:

After logging on, type "go nextforum" and follow the directions.
That's all there is to it.

CONCLUSION:

This is the first CompuServe forum dedicated entirely to a single
workstation platform (Sun doesn't even have a forum). If it is to
be a success it needs your participation and the participation of
other NeXT users. For many, this is their only access to quick
information, freeware programs, special information files relating
to the NeXT, and "live" conferencing with other NeXT users.

The NeXT forum is a relaxed, friendly place where both the beginner
and the advanced user will find something valuable. So if you want
to make better use of your NeXT or if you only want to "meet" with
other NeXT users call the number above and join today.

A FINAL COMMENT:

CompuServe has over 200 forums for all kinds of interests, an
Electronic Mall that is free of connect time, hundreds of
information sources including daily news from AP, Washington Post,
Reuter's, and UPI. You also can send email to other CompuServe
members or to Internet, MCI, Telex, or by fax. (You can even
compose and mail an old-fashioned letter that will be sent from the
nearest of seven locations around the country).

David Bowdish
[e-mail]
Contact person for the NeXT Users Forum


___________________________________________________________________

=>       3. Sign up for NeXT Special Interest Groups

Below are Programmer, sysadmin and special topic discussion mailing
lists that you can sign up for today:

(Please send other SIG list information not included to
[e-mail].)


NeXT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGS)

         Adobe Illustrator NeXT SIG
         ([e-mail])
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         AFS NeXT SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Auspex Administrators (NFS file servers)
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Austrian NeXT users SIG
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE nougat <your name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Berkeley Mathematics Software Group
         Email: [e-mail]

         Classroom: NeXT Courseware SIG
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE next-classroom <your name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Communications/TeleCommunications SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Create users NeXT SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         DataPhile users NeXT SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         DBKit SIG mailing list
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Developer SIG mailing list
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Epoch Administrators
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Executor SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Finnish: Finnish Users of NeXT
         To join, email: [e-mail]
                 and write in body text:
                 HELP
                 LIST
                 SUB FUNeXT

         Frame: FUN (Frame Users Network)
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Frame User Network - New England (FUNNE)
         To join, email:  [e-mail]

         Gopher users Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         GIS(Geographical Information Services)SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         GNU - Objective C Email list
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Improv SIG User Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         ISDN Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         IXKit Mailing List (Indexing Kit)
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE ixkit <your name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Japanese: Kanji and Japanese on the NeXT
         To join, email:[e-mail]

         Legal Special Interest Group (JuriNUG)
         To join - send the text:
         SUB NIL-L <you name and legal association>
         to: [e-mail]

         ABA/LPM UNIX Interest E-Mail Group
         Email: [e-mail]

         Mach-informaion Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Maple Special Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Mathematica:Special Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Medical: NeXT-Med SIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Mesa Email List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Microphone Pro Email List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Music: NeXT Music
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Music DeveloperSIG
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         MUSIC Special Interest Group
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE EMUSIC-L <your> <name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Mexico - Mexico NeXT Discussion List
         To join, email the text:
          "SUBSCRIBE MEXNEXT <your> <name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Missouri - MUNUG-L Discussion List
         To join, email the text:
          "SUBSCRIBE MUNUG-L <your> <name>"
         to [e-mail]

         Next/Apple II SIG Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         NeXT Programmer SIG mailing list
         To join,  email: [e-mail]

         NeXT- Icons SIG Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         NeXT Managers SIG (quick tech. answers)
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         NeXT-Graphics SIG Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         NEXTSTEP Audio Standard
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         NEXTSTEP SIG , the operating environment
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE NEXTSTEP <your> <name>"
         to [e-mail]
         or [e-mail].

         Network and Security Management for
         Installed Labs and Large Installations
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         OBjC and C++ Special Interest Group
         To join, send a "subscribe" message to
         Email: [e-mail]

         Publishing Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Desktop Pub Information Distribution List
         To join, email text: "SUB DTP-L <your name"
         to address: [e-mail]

         OMG Info Server
         To retrieve index,
         Email: [e-mail] with text:"index"
         (send "get docs/doclist.txt" to receive listing of
         OMG documents

         PPP (Remote IP) Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Publishing Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Renderman Special Interest Group
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         RightBrain Mail Server
         For info, email the text "help" to the email
         address: [e-mail]

         Science NeXT User Group (SNUG)
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Science Tools Group (Sci-Tools)
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         Software Review Mailing List
         To join, email the text:
         "SUBSCRIBE SOFTREVU <yourname>"
         to [e-mail]

         S-news (S statistics package) Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         United Kingdom NeXT Users Mailing List
         To join, email:
         [e-mail],
         [e-mail],
         and [e-mail]

         United Kingdom NEXTSTEP Users
         To join: email [e-mail] with the
         command "join uk-nextstep-users Firstname Lastname"

         Unix Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers,
         an electronic pubs project) Mailing List
         To join, email: [e-mail]

         WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers, unmoderated) List
        To join, email: [e-mail]






___________________________________________________________________

=>       4. New from the Publications Group at NeXT

A PostScript-format version of the "NEXTSTEP Advantage" brochure is
now available on the following archive servers:

         cs.orst.edu:
         pub/next/documents/NeXT/

         sonata.cc.purdue.edu:
         pub/next/docs/

         etlport.etl.go.jp:
         pub/NeXT/documents/NeXTstepAdvantage/

The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is
1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's 9.5 megabytes).  In addition to
the PostScript files listed below, the tar file contains the
complete source code for the brochure's Plotter application
(including makefiles, .h, .m, nib, tiff, and other files).




____________________________________________________________________


=>       5. NEXTSTEP MiniExamples Now Available via FTP

Anonymous ftp for the NEXTSTEP example code is now available via
archive server:

         ftp.next.com.

The MiniExamples for APPKIT, DATABASEKIT, INDEXINGKIT and
NETINFOKIT are located in:


         /pub/NeXTanswers/Files/Software_&_Tools/MiniExamples


Each folder contains an ascii README file describing all available
examples.  Here is the master list:

[ This ReadMe file describes the MiniExamples available in the
AppKit, DatabaseKit, IndexingKit and NetInfoKit directories.  Each
MiniExample is stored as a separate ".compressed" file.  The
MiniExamples are only available via anonymous ftp or email (and
only if you can receive NeXTmail).

Since ".compressed" is a binary format, remember to switch to
binary mode (type "bin" at command line) when fetching via ftp.]



APPKIT MINIEXAMPLES

AtYourService example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
This example illustrates how applications can export "Services" to
other applications (they will appear in other applications'
Services menu).

BananaSplit example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
A simple NXSplitView sizing example.

CellScrollView example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
A simple example that installs a matrix of custom cells in a
subclass of ScrollView.  This forms a basis for a user interface
that allows the user to add and delete objects from a list.

ConvertXYtoChar example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
How to convert from an X,Y coordinate location in the Text object
to the nearest character position in that object.

Grabber example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
How to create a TIFF image by reading the bits from a rectangular
region from the screen.

NormalBrowser example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
A very simple straightforward example of an NXBrowser object.

PaginationLab example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
An example of breaking up a large view into pages for printing.

ScrollViewDeluxe palette  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
An enhanced subclass of ScrollView which includes support for
adding controls to the scrollers, automatic support for rulers and
support for synchronizing other views.

StringList palette  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
Two objects used for generating and maintaining lists of strings
and filenames:  StringList includes methods for adding, inserting,
sorting and searching strings as well as built-in browser support
so that it can be a browser delegate.  FilenameList is a subclass
of StringList that specializes in filenames.  Both objects can be
initialized inside of InterfaceBuilder.

TextORama example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
How to create a TextField which supports restricting text length,
autojumping to another TextField and interpreting a carriage return
literally.  This example also illustrates how to implement emacs
key binding support for the Text object.

ThumbWheel palette  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
The ThumbWheel object includes the functionality of a Slider plus
the features you would expect from a real thumbwheel.

TIFFandEPS example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
How to open TIFF or EPS images, how to convert from one format to
the other, and how to save them out.

TTools palette  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
This example is an advanced IB Palette primer.  Demonstrated
features include:  how to write a custom connection inspector and
custom connector objects; how to palettize Matrix without
restricting its prototype cell class; how to add a library target
to your palette project so that applications can link in the
palette code.

WhatsUpDoc example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
A skeletal example of how you might manage multiple documents in an
application.  Save, SaveAs, SaveTo, SaveAll and Revert are
implemented.

Winfo example  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
Winfo provides information about NEXTSTEP window memory usage.
It's useful for finding windows which unnecessarily allocate alpha
or color planes and waste large amounts of memory.

ZooView application  (NEXTSTEP 3.x Release compliant)
An example of a horizontal SplitView.




DATABASEKIT MINIEXAMPLES

AddressBook example
In order to run this example, you need to have a SYBASE server with
a pubs database installed.  [The pubs database is a sample database
provided with the SYBASE limited server package.]  After you are
properly connected to the Sybase server, you can perform operations
such as Select, Insert, Update or Delete.

AssociationExample example
The current version of DBKit does not provide a way to filter the
records fetched by a detail FetchGroup.  DBKit does not allow a
qualifier to be built into a relationship, nor does it allow a
qualifier to be permanently attached to a FetchGroup.  The
Association example provides a way to do filtering of detail
records by using a subclass of DBAssociation that replaces the
default association which exists between the master FetchGroup and
the detail FetchGroup.

BarChart palette
This palette demonstrates how to use your custom UI objects with
the DBKit.  It illustrates in particular the DBCustomAssociation
protocol which allows you to retrieve or set values to your
database via a custom view objects.

BooleanFormatter example
This example shows how to substitute the default display format in
the TableView to your own format by subclassing the DBFormatter
class.  In order to run this example you need to have an ORACLE
server with a demo database installed.

DateFormatter example
This example shows how to create a formatter for a DBTableView that
uses a subclass of TextFieldCell to validate the user's input.  The
formatter forces the user to type in values of the form xx/xx/xx.
In order to run this example, you need to have an adaptor, a model
and a data source.

DocumentPalette palette  (3.1 only)
This palette is a subclass of Control.  It shows how to
conveniently store files into the database using their absolute
pathnames, instead of the data associated with them, and let the
WorkSpace do the work for opening or reading the files.  You can
also drop a file into the document well, and double-click to open
it for reading.

OrderByTest example
This example shows you how to change the sort order every time the
columns in the tableview are rearranged.  In order to run this
example, you need to have an ORACLE server with a demo database
installed.

RadioAssociation source code
These two files allow you to make a matrix of radio buttons
sychronize with the boolean data type of your database.

TableView example
This example shows how you can define a DBTableView and a DBModule
programmatically instead of using the corresponding IB objects.  It
also shows how you can change the sort order every time the columns
in the tableview are rearranged.



INDEXINGKIT MINIEXAMPLES

LanguageReader/ReaderDomain example  (3.1 only)
This simple program shows how to generate a .domain file
programmatically.  You should also read the SimpleReader
MiniExample (in LanguageReader, below) which shows how to build a
customized reader by subclassing IXLanguageReader.

LanguageReader/SimpleReader example  (3.1 only)
This example shows how to build a customized language reader.  The
reader is organized as a bundle, so that it can be dynamically
loaded by the Indexing Kit, if you are using NEXTSTEP applications
such as Digital Librarian.

RecordManager example  (3.1 only)
This example demonstrates usage of the Indexing Kit at the
IXRecordManager level.  At start-up, a new database .data will be
created in your home directory.  You can then enter records into
that database which is managed by IXRecordManager and performs
searches based on the record attributes.


NETINFOKIT MINIEXAMPLES

NILoginPanelTest example
This example shows how to bring up a login panel, and do password
authentication.  The example uses specifically the NetInfoKit
classes NILoginPanel and NIDomain.








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NeXT PUBLISHING REFERENCE
____________________________________________________________________



=>       1. eXTRASET and Goldleaf Imagesetter Win NeXTWORLD
                 Best of Breed Award


News:

For Immediate Release

Contact:

         Josef Bresler, Marketing Manager
         Voice:  415.257.3517
         Fax:            415.454.8106
         Internet: [e-mail]


eXTRASET and Goldleaf Imagesetter Win NeXTWORLD
Best of Breed Award

Kentfield, CA, May 25, 1993 - Goldleaf Systems announces that
eXTRASET, and the Goldleaf Imagesetter, won the NeXTWORLD Best of
Breed Award in the Peripherals category. This software and hardware
combination produces high resolution output from any NEXTSTEP
publishing application without the need for a stand-alone Raster
Image Processor (RIP). eXTRASET's high speed and ease-of-use make
it the perfect addition to NEXTSTEP-based technical documentation
departments.

Outputting to eXTRASET is as easy as printing to a laser printer.
eXTRASET supports resolutions from 600 to 3000 dpi and is easily
accessed through the Print panel of any application that can print.
Set your line screens, spot color separations and other film
specifications with eXTRASET or in the application you are using.
eXTRASET fully supports NEXTSTEP's built-in Display PostScript
Level 2, giving users high resolution output in a minimum amount of
time.

Service bureaus, print shops and in-house publishing departments
can use eXTRASET and the Goldleaf Imagesetter to decrease overhead
and increase throughput. Users can run all black-and-white spot
color jobs on the eXTRASET System and free up their high-end
imagesetters for complex color work. By having an in-house eXTRASET
System, users are allowed greater freedom to carry out last minute
revisions, thus giving them strong time and cost advantages over
companies who rely solely on outside vendors.

The Goldleaf Imagesetter is based on an ULTRE engine, and color
systems feature the Color Quality Registration Option (CQR) for
extremely accurate registration. The Goldleaf Imagesetter connects
directly to your computer's SCSI port. This eliminates the need to
purchase a separate, stand-alone raster image processor (RIP),
saving thousands of dollars.


eXTRASET is available as a complete software and imagesetter
package and can be purchased directly from Goldleaf Systems, or
through authorized VARs and VADs. Prices vary according to system
configurations, ranging from $19,000 to $37,000.

Privately held GS Corporation develops and distributes software and
systems solutions for object-oriented client/server computing. The
Goldleaf Systems division markets NEXTSTEP-based hardware and
software solutions for technical publishing and the graphic arts.
The Collaggi Software division develops and distributes database
publishing products.

ULTRE is a trademark of the ULTRE Division of Linotype-Hell
Corporation. Goldleaf Systems, eXTRASET, and the Goldleaf
Imagesetter are trademarks of GS Corporation.  NeXT and NEXTSTEP
are trademarks of NeXT, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners.









___________________________________________________________________

NeXT / NEXTSTEP JOB POSITION OPENINGS
___________________________________________________________________


=>       1. Pencom Seeks 23 NeXT/OOP Engineers

For more information, contact:

        Clint Tomlinson - Manager, NeXT/OOP Recruiting
        Pencom
        9050 Capital of Texas Highway North
        Austin, Texas  78759
        Fax:   [phone]
        E-Mail:  [e-mail]


Pencom Seeks 23 NeXT/OOP Engineers for Internal and External
Projects for our distinguished list of clients.

AUSTIN, TEXAS - July 23, 1993 - Pencom Software's team of NeXT
engineers are dedicated to providing services to developers and end
user organizations equipped with workstations and software from
NeXT Incorporated.

A NeXT-authorized systems integrator as well as a registered NeXT
software developer, Pencom provides a full range of services to
support users and vendors in adopting this revolutionary
technology.   Pencom continues to be the leader in NeXT/OO
software development and consulting services, and has the largest
staff of NeXT engineers outside of NeXT themselves.

Pencom Software is a division of Pencom Systems Incorporated, a New
York-based firm providing software engineering and manpower
resources to Fortune 500 companies and leading computer firms since
1973.  Currently the largest recruiting firm specializing in the
UNIX/Open Systems market, Pencom employs over 500 people and
maintains a large heterogeneous network of workstations including
more than 80 NeXT machines.

The following permanent and contract positions require NO LESS than
2 years industry experience,  and permanent positions require
permanent residence.   Thank you for your cooperation.

If you are interested in being kept informed about positions but
are not actively seeking employment, please email contract
information in confidence to [e-mail].



CALIFORNIA

3 - NeXT System Administrator
        *  NeXT/UNIX/HP system administration experience
        *  Network Management background
        *  Objective C or C++ experience
        *  Background in a heterogeneous systems environment a must

6 - NeXT Software Engineers
        *  NeXT/UNIX application software development
        *  Strong NEXTSTEP, AppKit, Interface Builder experience
        *  High level design, rapid prototyping in NeXT environment
        *  Ability to work in a dynamic team environment
        *  Strong Objective C or C++ programming experience
        *  Ability to transfer NeXT technology to engineers
        *  5 to 6 years experience

2 - Director of Software Engineering
        *  8-10 years industry experience
        *  Strong management skills
        *  Hands on development UNIX/NeXT/OOP
        *  Project scheduling, planning, budgeting
        *  Product development
        *  RDBMS or DBKIT

1 - Director of Support
        *  8-10 years industry experience
        *  Strong customer support experience
        *  Strong management experience
        *  Director level experience
        *  4 management reports
        *  37 indirect reports

1 - Manager of Support
        *  7-9 years industry experience
        *  Strong management skills
        *  Account management
        *  Contract negotiation, proposals, P&L
        *  UNIX/NeXT environment
        *  8 direct reports

1 - Senior Database Specialist
        *  5+ years database design and database applications
                development experience
        *  3  years application development experience in a UNIX
                environment
        *  2 years DBMS experience using an SQL-based DBMS
        *  1+ year applications experience in the NEXTSTEP
                environment
        *   Experience with AppKit, DBKit, NEXTSTEP 3.0, OOD, C++,
                Objective C




TEXAS

2 - OOP Software Engineers
        *  NEXTSTEP/Smalltalk programming

        *  Relational database design and database applications
                development  (DBKit/ORACLE/SYBASE preferred)
        *  2  years  UNIX/C application development
        *  2  years RDBMS experience using an SQL-based RDBMS
        *  Interface Builder, VisualWorks
        *  Technology transfer
        *  Willing to travel

1 - NeXT Software Engineers
        *  Strong NEXTSTEP applications development
        *  Strong UNIX, Objective-C, C++
        *  AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit  required
        *  Strong RDBMS
        *  Transfer of NeXT technology
        *  Software training or teaching experience
        *  4 to 6 years experience


NORTHEAST

3 -  Systems Engineers
        *  4+ years industry experience
        *  2+ years OOP (NeXT/C++)
        *  RDBMS (ORACLE/SYBASE/DBKit)
        *  Applications development
        *  Sales/Marketing experience
        *  Strong interpersonal skills
        *  Willing to travel

2 -  OOP Software Engineers
        *  2+ years Object Oriented Programming (C++/Objective
                C,Smalltalk)
        *  2+ years Object Oriented analysis/design
        *  1+ years NEXTSTEP applications development
        *  Strong RDBMS, ORACLE, SYBASE, DBKit
        *  3-4 years industry experience

1 - NeXT System Administrator
        *  NeXT/UNIX/HP system administration experience
        *  Network Management background
        *  Objective C or C++ experience
        *  Background in a heterogeneous systems environment a must

For more information, contact:
        Clint Tomlinson - Manager, NeXT/OOP Recruiting
        Pencom
        9050 Capital of Texas Highway North
        Austin, Texas  78759
        Fax:   [phone]
        E-Mail:  [e-mail]


More positions soon...



____________________________________________________________________


=>       2. Systemhouse Seeks Engineers & Database Specialists

For more information, contact

         Steve Green - Manager, Human Resources
         SHL Systemhouse Inc.
         885 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
         New York, New York, U.S.A. 10022-4834
         Telephone:  [phone]
         Fax:  [phone]
         E-Mail:  [e-mail]


Systemhouse Seeks Engineers, Programmers, Analysts and
Database Specialists

Systemhouse, a $800 million Systems Integration firm, is recognized
as the industry leader in client/server technology.  Systemhouse
employs over 4,000 people worldwide and maintains a large
heterogeneous network of workstations including more than 100 NeXT
machines.

We are putting together the best NeXT expertise available. Since
November we have hired a core group in New York and Boulder,
Colorado, and by September expect to be up to a staff of
approximately 100.

We are executing concepts that others are still only talking about
- Reusable Object Library - Standard Certification of Objects -
Distributed Development - etc.  Furthermore we have established an
Object Technology Center(OTC) for applied Object Oriented
methodologies and development techniques.

The OTC in Boulder, is a research and development facility
exploring the cutting edge of the relatively new object technology.
The charter of the Center is two-fold: to explore and understand
all hardware and software related to the object-oriented
development industry; and to establish itself as a focal point
where companies in diverse verticals markets can join together to
leverage OTC's research and experience.

Leading the OTC is Vince Jordan, recently of WilTel Advanced
Technology Center and recognized in the NeXT community as a
pacesetter in the object-oriented development revolution.

We need bright, enthusiastic experienced people!!!

The following opportunities exist in various U.S. locations:

 - Object Oriented Programmers (Position C101)
         *  2+ years Object Oriented Programming (C++/Objective
                 C/SmallTalk)
         *  2+ years database design and database applications
         *  5  years UNIX/C application development
         *  2+ years RDBMS  (SYBASE preferred)
         *  1+ years NEXTSTEP applications development
         *  AppKit, DBKit, NEXTSTEP 3.0, OOD
         *  GUI and Porting experience

 - Senior Applications Development Engineers   (Position C102)
         *  5-7 years UNIX/C applications development
         *  Financial trading applications
         *  1+ years NeXT/NEXTSTEP/AppKit/DBKit/Objective C
         *  Sun, SYBASE/C++  a plus


 - Software Engineers  (Position C103)
         *  NeXT/UNIX application software development
         *  Strong NEXTSTEP, AppKit, Interface Builder, DBKit
         *  High level design, rapid prototyping in NeXT
         *  Strong Objective C or C++
         *  3 to 5 years experience

 - Database Specialists  (Position C104)
         *  3+ years database design and database applications
                 development  (ORACLE/SYBASE preferred)
         *  3  years  UNIX/C application development
         *  3  years RDBMS experience using an SQL-based RDBMS
         *  1+ year  NEXTSTEP applications a plus
         *  AppKit, DBKit, NEXTSTEP 3.0, OOD, Objective C a plus

For more information about these exciting opportunities, call or
send your resume to:

         Steve Green - Manager, Human Resources
         SHL Systemhouse Inc.
         885 Third Avenue, 25th Floor
         New York, New York, U.S.A. 10022-4834
         Telephone:  [phone]
         Fax:  [phone]
         E-Mail:  [e-mail]



____________________________________________________________________


=>       3. NEXTSTEP Positions in London/Chicago/Houston


Xexos is the leading European NEXTSTEP Systems Integration and
Software House, responsible for some of the largest NeXT networks
in the world today. We are a small, highly-focussed team and  are
looking for talented individuals to join us on a permanent basis
in our London and Houston offices. We also plan to establish a
presence in Chicago this year, and to this end are looking for
people based in that area as well.

Xexos business is principally servicing and supporting large
NEXTSTEP users worldwide, where we are typically engaged in
infrastucture and LAN design, project management, and building
applications both custom and shrink-wrap to serve professional
users. We have a great deal of experience in implementing NEXTSTEP
technology in the financial-services industry, particularly the
front-office trading environment, and were responsible for some of
the first entirely NEXTSTEP-based trading floors.

We are looking to hire people with experience in the following
areas. Immediate permanent requirements are in London - Chicago
are needed Q3/Q4 1993.

3 Analyst/Programmers (2 London, 1 Chicago)
        + 2 years NEXTSTEP experience
        + Experience in one or more of the technical
          areas helpful :
                - SysAdmin/netinfo
                - TCP/IP at packet level
                - NeXTMail, sendmail, SMTP etc
                - Sybase/AS400/Oracle/DbKit
        + Prior experience working in a trading
          environment an advantage

1 Networking/SysAdmin (Chicago)
        + Netinfo/NFS/TCP-IP networking
        + Good knowledge of WAN methods
        + 3 years Unix
        + 2 years netinfo/NEXTSTEP

1 Sales/Marketing in Financial Services (Chicago)
        + 1 years NEXTSTEP
        + 5 years selling Financial Services products and
          consulting in the US
        + Good knowledge of market-data products/services
        + Self-motivated, used to working in a small team

2 NEXTSTEP User-support (London, Chicago)
        + previous NEXTSTEP experience supporting end-users
        + "amazing" communication skills
        + good knowledge of NeXTMail, ccMail etc

2 NEXTSTEP/Appkit Consultants (Anywhere - remote)
        + 2 years AppKit
        + experience working remotely on a contract basis
        + Technical Experience :
                - DBKit
                - sendmail, SMTP, X.400, X.500
                - TCP/IP
        + ability to work to a tight spec


We are looking for motivated, focussed people with good
communication skills and a high sense of professionalism and pride
in their work.

Applicants should send a resume, along with a covering letter of
application to


        Xexos, Ltd
        1 New Concordia Wharf
        Mill Street
        London
        SE1 2BA
        United Kingdom
        [phone]
        fax [phone]
        email: [e-mail]



____________________________________________________________________


=>       4. NorthStar Seeks NEXTSTEP and OOP Managers and Engineers

If you match any of these profiles, please contact us:

         NorthStar Technologies, Inc.
         15 Maiden Lane, Suite 803
         New York, New York 10038
         Attention: Morris Gartenberg

         Phone: [phone] extension 135
         Fax: [phone]
         e-mail: [e-mail]

NorthStar Technologies, Inc. is a small software development and
consulting firm based in New York City specializing in the use of
object-oriented and client-server technologies. We provide
innovative software solutions for financial institutions and other
businesses. We are enlarging our staff due to an influx of new
business and seek employees that match the following profiles:

1) Two senior managers
  - BSCC or equivalent, MS preferred
  - 7 to 9 years of software engineering experience
  - Mastery of object-oriented design and development techniques
  - Mastery of client-server techniques
  - Extensive knowledge and ability using C++ and other
         object-oriented languages
  - Extensive knowledge of UNIX
  - Extensive knowledge of Sybase, both the Open Client library
         (API) as well as the server. Knowledge of other RDBMS
         products in commercial use a plus
  - Good working knowledge with GUIs including Motif
  - Knowledge of the financial business a strong plus
  - Good working knowledge of NEXTSTEP a strong plus
  - Consulting experience preferred, especially technical
         leadership and account management

2) Five senior software engineers/consultants
  - BSCC or equivalent
  - 3 to 5 years of software engineering experience
  - Good working knowledge of object-oriented design and
         development techniques
  - Good working knowledge of client-server techniques
  - Good working knowledge of C++
  - Good working knowledge of UNIX
  - Good working knowledge of Motif (OpenLook experience a plus)
  - Good working knowledge of the Sybase Open Client library (API)
  - Good working knowledge of NeXTstep a strong plus
  - Consulting experience a strong plus
  - Knowledge of the financial business a strong plus

3) Two NEXTSTEP software engineers
  - BSCC or equivalent
  - More than a year's experience with NEXTSTEP application
         development
  - Extensive knowledge of the NEXTSTEP appkit
  - Good working knowledge of Objective C
  - Good working knowledge of UNIX
  - Experience with the Sybase Open Client library (API) and other
         commercial RDBMS application programming a strong plus
  - Knowledge of C++ a plus

4) A UNIX system administrator
  - BSCC or equivalent
  - Significant experience with heterogeneous UNIX network
         environments
  - Good working knowledge of UNIX system administration tools
  - Commercial RDBMS installation and maintenance
  - Significant experience with hardware purchasing, installation,
         configuration and maintenance
  - Good working knowledge of NeXTstep a strong plus
  - C, C++ or Objective C experience a plus
  - Consulting experience a plus

If you match any of these profiles, please contact us:

         NorthStar Technologies, Inc.
         15 Maiden Lane, Suite 803
         New York, New York 10038
         Attention: Morris Gartenberg

         Phone: [phone] extension 135
         Fax: [phone]
         e-mail: [e-mail]



___________________________________________________________________

=>       5. Conextions Seeks Connectivity and NEXTSTEP Engineers

Conextions
1545 Osgood Street, Suite 108
North Andover, Massachusetts  01845
Tel.     [phone]

Send Resume to:

         fax: [phone]

Conextions, Inc., the leading supplier of connectivity solutions
and objectWare technology for NEXTSTEP and IBM operating
environments is seeking two key staff members.  Successful
candidates will assume responsibilities for developing IBM
connectivity applications and objectware tools for the state of the
art NEXTSTEP object oriented environment.  The individuals must be
self-motivated, result oriented, and enjoy the challenging
environment of a small company.  The Conextions' benefits package
includes stock options, bonus plans and comprehensive medical and
dental coverage.

Principal Member of Technical Staff, IBM Networking and
Connectivity.

This key project leader position requires 6+ years of hands on
experience developing IBM SNA and 3270 & 5250 applications. Solid
knowledge of IBM file transfer (IND$FILE) programs, operating
environment (TSO, VM/CMS, AS/400) and SNA is required.  Knowledge
of 5250 or 3179 G graphics terminal emulation is desirable.
Familiarity with TCP/IP, UNIX, Objective C or C++ is a plus.

Senior Member of Technical Staff, NEXTSTEP development

A key position that requires 4+ years of software development
experience working with Objective-C or C++ and strong object
oriented design skills.  Knowledge and expertise of NEXTSTEP, SQL,
UNIX, Windows, and object oriented frameworks a plus.

Please provide Conextions with salary history and references.
No calls, fax only resumes to 508 689 2450.







___________________________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL ITEMS
___________________________________________________________________

=>       How to Order NEXTSTEP items: decals, t-shirts

Contact:

         Hermann Marketing
         1400 North Price Road
         St. Louis, MO 63132-2308
         1-800-972-1331
         fax [phone]

NeXT T-shirts
Classic NeXT logo on front       $6.95 each (S-XL)
3.1 NEXTSTEP logo on front       $7.95 each (M-XXL)

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)
Turtle Neck              $19.20  each - sizes S, M, L, XL
NeXT Glass Mug           $ 1.70  each
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:  [phone]  -or-  314-432-1800
Fax:  [phone]

Method of payment:  Purchase order, check, money order, or credit
card



________________________________________________________________

=>       Some Important phone numbers in North America:

         ATT/NCR         1-800-TRY-NEXT
         Compaq  1-800-TRY-NEXT
         DG      1-800-DATAGEN
         Dell    1-800-374-1956
         Digital         1-800-438-4316 Ext. BDV
         Epson   1-800-BUY-EPSON
         HP      1-800-TRY-NEXT
         NEC     1-800-374-8000


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