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Subject: HypercardCompatibility for NeXTSTEP Usersfrom Thoughtful Software
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Mishelle McClure Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO80524 Phone: (303) 221-4596 Fax: (303) 221-0841 email: info@thoughtful.com
THOUGHTFUL SOFTWARE SHIPS PRE-RELEASE VERSION OF HYPERSENSE Breakthrough
product offers Hypercard Compatibility to NeXTSTEP users
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 15, 1993 - Thoughtful Software announced today
that HyperSense (tm), the advanced hypermedia authoring software for the
NeXTSTEP operating system, has begun shipping in a pre-release version.
HyperSense is a powerful HyperCard (rtm)-compatible authoring system which
enables users to create their own multimedia documents and applications.
"When we set out to create HyperSense, our goal was not simply to duplicate
the functionality of HyperCard, but to create a much richer environment,
giving users even greater flexibility and ease of use, while still maintainingbackward compatibility with HyperCard Stacks," states Douglas Simons, productmanager and founder of Thoughtful Software. "I think we've succeeded admirablyon both counts."
With HyperSense, a user can quickly and easily create a wide variety of
documents, including simple brochures, personal databases, interactive
tutorials, and business presentations. "NeXTSTEP users have been waiting for
software which would allow an average user to develop multimedia documents,
complete with built-in scripts for navigating through the document," said Mr.
Simons. HyperSense not only allows a user to store and organize many types ofinformation, but also to infuse that information with additional meaning. Theability to add simple scripts to any object in a document enables the user tobring that document to life, manipulate the information it contains in
virtually any way imaginable, and establish connections to information in
other documents.
HyperSense provides the ability to construct these "interactive documents"
without complex programming, and with complete freedom to modify the structureof a document at any time. "What is unique about HyperSense software is thatit brings the flexibility of Interface Builder together with a truly
accessible scripting language," continues Simons. The English-like scripting
language, SenseTalk, allows users almost unlimited flexibility in what they
create, without requiring a large initial investment of time. The SenseTalk
language itself can be extended with External Modules containing new SenseTalkcommands, written in Objective-C.
The NeXTSTEP user community is excited about the introduction of HyperSense.
As Eric Celeste, longtime NeXT enthusiast and former editor of the Boston
Computer Society's NeXT newsletter put it, "HyperSense is great. It is so
nice to be able to create helpful applications so quickly again. I am very
excited to have this tool in my NeXT bag of tricks."
Key Features of HyperSense include: - SenseTalk Scripting Language, compatiblewith HyperTalk - Object Oriented Drawing, with multiple layers on a page -Word Processing, including multiple fonts, embeddedgraphics, and spell-checking - Data Base Creation, with both fixed formats
andcustomization of individual pages - Importing of HyperCard Stacks - PowerfulTools for Browsing, Inspecting, and ModifyingDocuments - Digital Audio Recording & Editing - Button and Field Creationand Inspection Tools - Import and Export of TIFF and EPS Graphics - CustomTool Palettes, with pre-scripted objects ready todrag into any document - XModu,e`Developers Kit to fachlitate customextensions tothe SenseTalk language
The pre-release version of HyperSense is available for $299 from Thoughtful
Software ($99 for students). This price includes a free upgrade to HyperSense1.0, which is scheduled to debut to 10,000 people on May 25th at the NeXTWorldExpo in San Francisco. After May 31st, the retail price of HyperSense will be$499.
