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- From: blaubsch@sloth.Reed.Edu (Bertrand Michael Laubsch)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software
- Subject: Re: german spelling checker (summary)
- Keywords: HSD Spell, ispell
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.002135.27237@reed.edu>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 00:21:35 GMT
- Article-I.D.: reed.1992Dec15.002135.27237
- References: <1992Dec12.193138.29162@reed.edu>
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- Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR
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- Thanks for the people who replied to my question.
- here is a summary of what I found out.
-
- There is a program called HD Spell which does many languages (including
- German), and there is a program called ispell at
- ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in /pub/Next/Text .
-
- -----
-
- From: Pascal Gaudette <pascal@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca>
-
- Yes, HSDSpell does English, French and German. I don't know any
- German, but it's pretty good at French! (I was a beta-tester.)
-
- For more info e-mail krarick@hsd.com (Kevin C. Rarick)
-
- -----
-
- From: Bastian Schlueter <buzz@cs.tu-berlin.de>
-
- there is a german package of ispell on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de
- somewhere under /pub/Next/[TeX|Text]. I don't know the exact location
- in the moment. Hope this helps.
-
- -----
-
- From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM
-
- I had heard from the net that you were looking for a German Spell
- checker for the NeXT. Would you please post my reply to you to the
- net?
-
- thanks,
- conrad
- International NeXT User Groups
-
-
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, DEC 2, 1992 -- HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc. today
- announced that it has begun shipping an international spell
- checker for NeXTSTEP that supports 11 languages.
-
- Called HSD Spell, the software will be bundled for a limited
- time with NeXT's European Starting Point Kits. It will also be
- available from HSD and resellers. (Contact HSD for pricing.)
- HSD Spell includes two language dictionaries-English and one other.
- Additional languages can be purchased. Languages
- currently supported include Danish, Dutch, English (U.K. and
- U.S.), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese,
- Spanish and Swedish.
-
- HSD Spell is shipped on two extended density disks which contain
- the HSD Spell application and all 11 language dictionaries. The
- HSD Spell application contains a menu choice for installing
- additional languages, which can be unlocked after purchasing an
- activation code from HSD.
-
- HSD President David Peter noted that HSD Spell is tightly
- integrated into the NeXTSTEP 3.0 operating system so that users
- can check spelling directly from the spelling panel built into
- most NeXTSTEP applications. "Many applications utilize the
- speller built into NeXTSTEP 3.0. HSD Spell automatically
- incorporates installed languages into this panel so they can
- be accessed directly," Peter said. In applications that do not
- support the NeXTSTEP speller, text can be imported via the
- "Services" menu into the HSD Spell application to check
- spelling or perform a variety of common text editing functions.
-
- Peter also noted that HSD, a leading developer of scanning,
- OCR, image management and voice recognition products for NeXT,
- is working on an entire suite of linguistics products for
- NeXTSTEP, including thesauruses, proof readers and grammar
- checkers.
-
- HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc. was founded in 1989 as an
- independent company by HSD GmbH of Berlin, a diversified
- German company with retail, distribution, and product development
- divisions. Today HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc is a leading supplier
- of hardware and software products for Macintosh and NeXT Computers.
- HSD is located at 1350 Pear Ave., Suite C, Mountain View, CA 94043.
- Phone (415) 964-1400, Fax (415) 964-1538.
-
-
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-
-
- From: dpeter@hsd.com (David W. Peter)
-
- We've not yet prepared a data sheet for the spell checker, but I'm send a
- copy of the press release in case you've not seen it. The press release
- contains the most important details about the products, including price.
- We are offering a special to educational customers through the end of
- January of $99 for HSD Spell including two languages (English and
- another). Additional languages can be purchased for $99 each.
-
- If you have any specific questions, please let me know.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- David W. Peter
- dpeter@hsd.com (NeXTmail)
- (800) 828-5522
- (415) 964-1400
-
- Press Release----------
-
- Contact: David Peter, President
- HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc.
- (415) 964-1400
-
- HSD SHIPS INTERNATIONAL SPELL CHECKER FOR NEXTSTEP11
- ANNOUNCES BUNDLING AGREEMENT WITH NEXT
-
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, DEC 2, 1992 11 HSD Microcomputer U.S., Inc. today announced
- that it has begun shipping an international spell checker for NeXTSTEP
- that supports 11 languages.
-
- Called HSD Spell, the software will be bundled for a limited time with
- NeXT's European Starting Point Kits. It will also be available from HSD
- and resellers. Suggested retail price is $195, which includes two language
- dictionariesPEnglish and one other. Additional languages can be purchased
- for $99 each. Languages currently supported include Danish, Dutch, English
- (U.K. and U.S.), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese,
- Spanish and Swedish.
-
- HSD Spell is shipped on two extended density disks which contain the HSD
- Spell application and all 11 language dictionaries. The HSD Spell
- application contains a menu choice for installing additional languages,
- which can be unlocked after purchasing an activation code from HSD.
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