NewtNews-160-02Dec97
====================

by Steve Holden <newtnews@pobox.com>.  This is a weekly freeware
newsletter focusing on Newton Technologies and related topics.
NewtNews Copyright 1994-97 Steve Holden.  All rights reserved.  See
the Administrivia at end for details and FAQ info.  NewtNews Web site
is hosted at: <http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/NewtNews/>.

This issue of NewtNews is sponsored in part by:

 + GERMAN QUALITY by Rindle & Partner GmbH maker of the Isaac's
   application suite:  <http://www.rindle.de/Horizontal.US.html>

 + WinSlurp from Rare White Tiger Creations - Available via WWW at:
   <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/heringermr/winslurp.htm>.

 + PowerTrans 3.2 - Multilingual Customizable Translator and Mobile
   Vocabulary Trainer - Speech on MP2K, eMate <http://www.travel-cs.com>

 + QuickFigure Pro v.3.1 - New version of the spreadsheet solution from
   PelicanWare! - <sales@pelicanware.com> - <http://www.pelicanware.com>

 + PowerMedia presents 'Arcade Game Pack' - Birds With Lances, Rocks
   In Space, Frogs vs. Cars - US$29.95 - <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi>

 + PDA & HANDHELD DIRECT - Putting Technology in the Palm of Your Hand!
   800-279-4PDA 219-882-5228 [F]:219-845-0578 <http://www.pdadirect.com>

 + VITAMIN A MENU EDITOR - Stand Alone has released it's custom and caret
   menu editor and creator! - Demo at: <http://www.standalone.com/newton>

 + Brain Wash from Concept Kitchen wipes your screen clean --
   <http://www.conceptkitchen.com/htdocs1/products2.html#brain>

 + Sticky Newts 2.0 lets you jot notes, get organized, or just doodle.
   From Concept Kitchen: <http://www.conceptkitchen.com>, 415-252-3333

 + Buy a guide to what's on TV for your           C o u c h   F i r e !
   Newton <http://www.tempestprod.com/>

 + X-Port, KwikMenu, NewtPaint, Quicknames Pro, proCALC Ex - Newton 2.0
   solutions - <sales@landware.com> - <http://www.landware.com>

 + RidgeNet - SLIP, PPP access to the Internet from Ridgecrest, CA.
   <http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/RidgeNet/RidgeNet.html>


Table of Contents
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 1. Top News
 2. Comments from the Editor
 3. New and Updated Newton Information
 4. New and Updated Newton Technology
 5. Handheld Mentions in 'The Media'
 6. NewtNews Tips and Tricks You Can Use On Your Newton
 7. Dear Newton Developer
 8. Other Handheld Technology News
 9. Other Tidbits of Information
10. Advertising Notes
11. Product and Service Information
12. Edupage, 24Nov97 thru 30Nov97
13. INNOVATION, 24Nov97
14. Administrivia


Top News
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** NEW NEWTON OS UPDATES **

Apple has released two Newton system updates -- one for the MessagePad
2000 and another for the eMate 300.  You can learn more via:

    - <http://www.newton.apple.com/product_info/SW/system_updates.html>
    - <ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Misc/newton/>

** NO JAVA ON WINDOWS CE?!? **

While details are sketchy and no one else has written about this, there is
a 'Quick Takes' blurb on ZDNET that states "Microsoft: No Java support
for Windows CE 'til '98."  Check it out at:
<http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt1125nk/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1484.html>.

** SOME UPCOMING CONFERENCES WORTHY OF NOTE **

The 3rd Annual Mobile PDA Expo will be held 18-20Feb97 in San Francisco,
California. To learn more call: 415.252.8008, email: <info@wmsltd.com>, or
WWW: <http://www.pda-expo.com>.

Mobile Insights '98 <http://www.mobileinsights.com> will be held
01-03Mar98 at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, California.
For more information call: 800.640.6497 or 415.390.9800.

Networks and Communications Systems 98 conference is going to be held in
Pittsburgh, PA from 13-16May97.  This conference will include info about
wireless communication and mobile computing.  For more information call:
714.778.3230 or check out: <http://www.iasted.com>.

** SPYGLASS BUYS ALLPEN SOFTWARE **

The Macintosh News Network <http://www.macnn.com/> reports:

    Spyglass has acquired AllPen Software, hoping to
    leverage "AllPen's extensive experience in
    providing Internet device solutions, particularly
    in the areas of Java, Windows CE and mobile
    technologies." Allpen makes the NetHopper browser
    for MessagePad 2000 series and the eMate 300.

You can learn more about Spyglass' acquisition of AllPen Software via
Web-Vantage <http://www.web-vantage.com/wv/971121n3.cfm>.

** LONG AWAITED NEWTON BOOK NOW AVAILABLE **

"Newton's Second Law: The Digital Nomad's Guide to Newton 2.0" by Andrew
Gore & Mitch Ratcliffe (ISBN: 0122916557) is now available via Amazon.com
at: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0122916557/e>.

** A HOST OF AIRMEDIA NEWS **

Recent AirMedia <http://www.airmedia.com> news:

    - Incorporated their AirMedia Live product with
      Philips Mobile Internet Antenna, and Compaq's
      Mobile Internet Antenna
    - Premier Service Plan is $5.95/month for 24 hour
      wireless broadcasts of all news and information.
      Email alert service starts at only $4.00/month
      additional with regional and national coverage
      available.
    - AirMedia will use Diffusion's Diffusion Server
      2.0 with their AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast
      Network for access to Web data.

For more information call: 800.AIR.MEDIA

** NOT SO GOOD EUROPEAN MP2K UPGRADE NEWS **

Nick Perry <nick.perry@amulation.co.uk> reports that European MP2000
users can upgrade to the MP2100 for US$199 (+17.5% VAT for UK customers).
No explanation was available from Apple on why the cost was double what
was being charged in the United States.


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  screen from scratches, reduce glare and improve your handwriting
  recognition by simulating the feel of writing on paper.  WriteRights are
  available for all Newtons in a pack of 12 for $27.95.  For more info:
  415-252-333 <Info@ConceptKitchen.com> <http://www.ConceptKitchen.com>
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  Notion 1.5 Enhanced for Newton 2.0 OS: Notion 1.5 is a powerful, easy
  to use tool that helps the mobile professional manage all the lists
  necessary to organize, integrate and communicate vital information.
  Includes Notion Connect for Import/Export from Mac or Windows desktop.
  From PelicanWare at $59.95+S&H (Upgrades $25+S&H). For more info:
  <info@pelicanware.com>. To order 800.655.6398 or visit resellers.
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Comments from the Editor
------------------------

** HOAX ALERT **

NewtNews has confirmed that the "Apple is going to sell the Newton group
to 3COM" rumor is a hoax.  The 'hoax' post via Deja News was falsely
attributed to Flash Sheridan <flash@pobox.com> who has denied posting the
message.  The person most likely responsible for this post is the USENET
newsgroup comp.sys.newton.misc 'troll' named "Dan Villalanti
<villalanti@earthlink.net>".

** TWO EMATE RUMORS **

Rumors are cropping up that Apple has plans to cut the online price of
their eMate 300 devices in the near future to under US$700.

Demos of the next generation eMate devices are apparently happening in
greater frequency.  An interesting rumor is that some sort of 'QuickTime'
is running on this next generation eMate, along with some flavor of Java.
Opinions tend to run high for a possible shipping product in Q1'98.

** ANOTHER EXAMPLE FOR THE NEED TO THINK DIFFERENT **

The following is a message from David Miller <veritas@worldnet.att.net>
in regards to our article "NEWTON SUPPORT GROUP NEEDS TO THINK DIFFERENT"
in the last issue of NewtNews --

    I've been on backorder for a hinge cover since Friday, June
    20 (case number 941431). Barb at Apple Support told me I
    couldn't order one, since there was no part number, because
    the manufacturer was using all available capacity to keep up
    with the demand for complete MPs and could not devote
    resources to producing spare parts.

    I called back on August 20, but since my 12-digit support
    number had expired by that time, I had a heck of a time
    getting through. I was finally put in touch with Ken, who
    confirmed that they still had my case number on file, but
    told me that there was still not a part number available.
    When I told him how difficult it had been to get through,
    now that my 12-digit support number had expired, he assured
    me that I would be contacted when a part number becomes
    available. No need to worry. So I didn't. For two more
    months.

    Now comes the upgrade offer. Great! I called on November 7
    and ordered an upgrade. The clerk--Tanya Brown--asked me
    whether my MP2K was in good working order. I said that it
    was, but added that my hinge cover was broken, and that I
    would like to have it replaced at the same time my MP was
    being upgraded. She told me that not only was it not
    possible to replace the hinge cover simultaneously with the
    upgrade, but also, if I sent in my MP for the upgrade, they
    just might send it back to be, because they can only accept
    MPs in good working order for the upgrade. I replied that I
    had a case number for the hinge cover, and that I had been
    on backorder since June. I mentioned that, at this point, I
    saw the hinge cover problem as Apple's, not as my own. She
    responded by asking me if I had called lately to see whether
    hinge covers were available now. I replied that it was very
    difficult for me to get through, now that my 12-digit number
    had expired. Yada, yada, yada.

    She sold me an upgrade, and the box arrived yesterday. But
    honestly, I don't know what to do at this point. Don't know
    how to get feedback about this situation to anyone at Apple
    who functions at a level higher than that of an answering
    machine!


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  From your armchair, find your favorite
  shows using your Newton. Couch Fire is        C o u c h    F i r e !
  a TV  programming  guide that includes
  accurate, weekly updates via email. It combines the feel of a paper guide
  with  the intelligence of a Newton. Couch Fire's custom TV grid, searches
  and reminders mean you won't miss a thing.  <http://www.tempestprod.com/>
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  DON'T TOUCH THAT SCREEN --
  until you protect it with The BARRIER Screen Protector!
    *  Clearly Superior Protection
    *  Chemical, Abrasion and Thermal resistant
    *  Given 9 out of 10 by Newton 2000 Underground
  For more info: <http://www.roadrunnertracks.com> or call: 760-431-5483.
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New and Updated Newton Information
----------------------------------

** CHATTING ABOUT THE NEWTON **

Rob Bruce at Tactile <http://www.tactile.com> notes the creation of a
dedicated IRC channel for Newton discussions on EfNET. The server =
irc.idt.net, and the channel = #newton.

** NEWTON DEVICE BENCHMARKS **

Jim Bailey <jdb@shore.net> notes the availability of some computing power
related benchmarks on Newton devices posted to:

    - <http://www.tiac.net/users/jdb/life/index.html>.

** GOOD SOURCE FOR POINTERS ON NEWTON WIRELESS LAN OPTIONS **

Jonathan Kay <Jonathan.Kay@ndcb.ox.ac.uk> keeps a list of Wireless LAN
suppliers and related sites entitled "Newtons, Handhelds and Wireless
LANs" and posted to: <http://oxmedinfo.jr2.ox.ac.uk/WWWdocs/homes/jdsk.html>.

** EXCELLENT DATABASE OF NEWTON RESOURCES **

DNUG (Danish Newton User Group) <http://www.dnug.dk/> has announce that
the number of products highlighted in their Newton Versions database has
jumped to 500 products.

** CLUBPDA NEWS **

Chris Parker <chrisp2@pacbus.com> notes that ClubPDA continues to have
MP2100s in stock, but is heavily constrained on MP2000/2100 batteries.

Chris also notes that ClubPDA has sold some AXEL/APOLLO modems that are
not compatible with the Newton.  If you are having trouble with a 'new'
AXEL modem from ClubPDA use the following URL: <http://www.clubpda.com>
to contact Customer Service.

** NEW CONTACT INFO FOR NEWTON DEVELOPERS **

Two Newton software developers have announced new updates to their
contact information:

    - Steve Weyer can now be reached at: weyer@kagi.com
      <weyer@kagi.com> and his official WWW site is now
      at: <http://members.bellatlantic.net/~sweyer/newton/index.htm>.
    - Preissler Media / Computer Services has changed
      internet providers. You can now send them email
      at: <preissler@earthlink.net> and check out their WWW
      site at: <http://www.earthlink.net/~preissler>.

** GETTING A MP2100 IN ASIA **

Kenneth Wong <kenneth@cybpage.com> notes that his company CyberPage
Productions (Web site in the works) is now an authorized Newton Reseller
with MP2100s in stock at Asian prices.  Send Kenneth email if you have
more questions.

** A COUPLE OF POSTS TO CHECK OUT **

Bryan Oakley <oakley@healthcare.com> has posted his next iteration of
"What's Right With The Newton, Part X" to the following WWW site:
<http://www1.clearlight.com/~oakley/newton/index.html>.  The focus of
this iteration is "PocketMoney and Catamount Software".  This info was
also posted to various handheld USENET newsgroups.

Robert Sexton <robert@kudra.com> posted the "comp.sys.newton.misc
Frequently Asked Questions" resource on 21Nov97.  You should be able to
track down the post via Hotbot: <http://www.hotbot.com>.

** NEWTON INFO SITES GET UPDATES **

    - "A Day in the Life of my Newton":
      <http://www.pobox.com/~rrisley/newton/dayinthelife.html>
    - Newton Pre-Buyers' Guide:
      <http://www.jlist.com/peter/newtonrev.html>
    - Newton Hall of Fame:
      <http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/hallofame.htm>
    - Newton to Windows NT connectivity:
      <http://home.hkstar.com/~hknug>


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$ NS BASIC  $ The latest implementation of this cool programming tool has an
$   3.6     $ easy to use graphic screen layout function, plus indexed file
$   with    $ communications, graphics and more!  Program directly on Newton
$  Visual   $ or with a PC or Mac.  Create packages in the Extras drawer and
$ Designer! $ much more. 260 pg handbook. Cost is $99+5 S&H for all Newtons.
$           $ <info@nsbasic.com>,  <http://www.nsbasic.com>,  416.264.5999
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  PDA and Handheld Direct, Everything you need for your Newton
   - Apple MessagePad 2000 Standard Model only $949.00 (#22005)
   - Apple MessagePad 2000 Business Bundle only $1099.00 (#22008)
   - MP130 Buy Back Program - Trade in your MP130 for special deals on
     MP2000 or other PDAs - Call for details: 219-882-5228
   - MP2000 Accessories: Rech. Battery $31.95 (#22209) AC Adapter $29.95
     (#22202) MP2K Pen $12.95 (#31227) -- Type II Flash Memory 4MB $98
     (#41070) 8MB $174 (#41073) 10MB $210 (#41074) 16MB $310 (#41077)
   - Revelar Connection Utilities (RCU) for Win and Mac $39.95 (#10071)
  To order 800-279-4PDA or 219-882-5228 or FAX 219-845-0578 [Source #161]
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New and Updated Newton Technology
---------------------------------

** MAZE GAME AVAILABLE **

Robert Bruce <rbruce@tactile.com> reports the release of another Newton
game from Tactile <http://www.tactile.com/motile.html>.  This 'maze game'
is called Motile 2.0 (version 1.0 was a popular Newton OS 1.x game), and
you can download a demo from their WWW site.

** TAX SOLUTION FOR NEWTON NOW SHIPPING **

Vicky Meier <vmm@earthlink.net> at Advanced Mobile has announced the
release of TaxPro'97 <http://www.taxpro1040.com/> for 1040 tax planning
with new tax rates.  This solution is Newton 2.x savvy and you can get
more info via email at: <sales@revelar.com>.

** VEA GETS UPDATE FOR NEW HARDWARE **

Joe Collins <sarge@freeside.fc.net> reports the availability of Vea 1.4
for Newton OS 2.1.  Vea is an object-oriented diagramming tool from Planet
Computing <http://www.aplanet.com> which provides a way to organize and
diagram a variety of environments.

** XMAS ADVENTS CALENDAR UTILITY **

Andreas Briell <a.briell@ebb-ubb.com> has released the freeware Xmas97
<http://www.ebb-ubb.com/ebb/greenware> -- an advents calendar for the
Newton.  Andreas has also announced plans to spend some time working on
getting 'chocolate' behind the doors of Xmas97, but has run into some
serious engineering problems.  If you have suggestions on how to overcome
this limitation, send him email.

** AMUG SHIPS THERE #10 NEWTON CDROM **

AMUG CD <http://cdrom.amug.org/> has announced their 10th Volume of the
Totally Incomplete PDA CD-ROM for Newton.  This US$29 CD-ROM contains
over 1450 packages, is Mac and Windows compatible, and can be ordered by
calling: 602.497.2244 or by email <sales@amug.org>.

** A NEW PRO VERSION OF N*PROJECT RELEASED **

Tom Unkefer <nomadict@ix.netcom.com> has announced the 'PRO' release of
Nomadic Technologies <http://www.NomadicT.com> project management system
for the Newton called N*Project. This version "adds integration with most
project manager, spreadsheet and database applications on Mac OS and
Windows desktop systems."

** COMMUNICATING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES GETS EASIER **

Travel Concept Solutions <http://www.travel-cs.com> has announced version
3.2 of their "Multilingual, Customizable Translator and Portable
Vocabulary Trainer" called PowerTrans.  The software ships with support
for 6 languages -- English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and
Portuguese; and it should be noted that other languages can be
self-created.  The SRP is US$89 and can be purchased via SSL webserver at
the URL listed above.  For more information send email to: Frank Wegener.
<info@travel-cs.com>

** NEW CALCULATOR HAS A GOOD NUMBER OF FEATURES **

Paul Dorweiler <dohram@bamboo.verinet.com> has announced the freeware
release of RPNcalc Lite <http://www.dohram.com/newton/> -- a small
freeware RPN calculator app which supports the "basic four arthimetic
functions (including Square root and stack manipulation) and has a
4-entry stack."

** THIN EMAIL CLIENT SOLUTION NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE NEWTON **

Enfour <http://www.enfour.com/us/> has released UniMail 1.01 -- an
Internet Mailer (a fully integrated mailer and browsers for Unix shell
accounts) for Newton OS 1.x and 2.x.

** K2 CONSULTANTS HAS UPDATED TWO OF THEIR NEWTON SOLUTIONS **

K2 Consultants <http://www.skyscape.com/k2> has announced the release of
the "King James Bible for Newton for 1997".  You can buy the software on
the Internet at 1st Stop Software <http://www.1stopsoft.com/newt.htm>, or
at Buy Direct <http://www.buydirect.com/Developer/0,24,358,00.html?isv.ktwo>.

K2 Consultants also notes that they have teamed up with Dr. Mark Dambro
to release of the 1998 version of Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult
(5MCC) for Newton.  The 5MCC contains comprehensive information for over
1000 medical topics.

** INNOVATIVE NEWTON CASE GETS PRICE CUT **

Bryson Jack <bryson@pda-concepts.com> reports that the PDA Concepts Hand
Stand case for the MP2000/2100 has a new list price of US$79.95 (US$10
price drop).  You can learn more via: <http://www.pda-concepts.com>.

** SECURITY UTILITY GOES TO VERSION 2.0 **

Hardy Macia <hardy@catamount.com> has announced the release of TimeLock
2.0 <http://www.catamount.com/TimeLock2.html> -- a small shareware
utility that lets you customize the delay required to set the security
PIN.

** RECENTLY UPDATED NEWTON OFFERINGS **

    - TimeTrax: 0.95b:
      <http://www4.cs.fau.de/~reitzner/Newton/>
    - GoFetch, 1.2.7:
      <http://www.enfour.com/us/products/index.html>
    - SBM Utilities for Newton:
      <http://members.aol.com/muellerho>
    - Xmas97: <http://www.ebb-ubb.com/ebb/greenware>
    - Bee-one 2.1:
      <http://207.34.52.19/beeone/bee-one_new_features.html>
    - Holidays98: <http://www.pobox.com/~toadhollow/>
    - Mark Degg's Casual Bag:
      <http://www.soft.net.uk/lister/newton.htm>
    - Jupiter's Moons v1.0
      <http://www.best.com/~jluszcz/software.html>


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   WinSlurp! - Rare White Tiger Creations provides Newton Book publishing
   services and is NOW offering WinSlurp. A windows front-end to Slurpee
   which supports transferring notes back and forth between the Newton
   notepad and the PC desktop.  Available for downloading from this URL:
   <http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/heringermr/winslurp.htm>.
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   PowerMedia is your source for all the latest cutting edge Newton apps:
     + Super NotePad: Quick access arrows, encryption, tags, filters, etc.
     + DateMan 3.0: Complete agenda and contact management.
     + Stationary Construction Kit: Build your very own custom stationary.
   Commercially available at your favorite Newton retailer.  Or check out
   online demos via the following site: <http://www.powermedia.com/~pmi>.
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Handheld Mentions in 'The Media'
--------------------------------

** THE FAR AND WIDE NEWTON SEARCH ... **

J.G. Benichou <100710.205@compuserve.com> at Dyna Publishing brings us a
Newton news sighting in the Dec97 French edition of Cosmopolitan
magazine.  According to the Apple PR page in this issue, Apple will bring
the eMate 300 to France in early 1998 with a French version of the Newton
2.1 OS.  The price of the unit should be close to US$800.

Greg Goodwin <greg.goodwin@chrysalis.org> also caught a Newton related
sighting in one of the classroom scenes in the new movie "Starship
Troopers."  One of the students clearly uses a MP110/120/130 pen to write
and draw on a flat screen display.

Christopher Sowada <103010.567@compuserve.com> notes that Apple eMate 300
was featured as one of the "Twelve Gizmos of Christmas" on page 120 of
December's Playboy.  A small photograph of the eMate accompanies the
article.

Chris Minnick has a Newton mention covering the MP2100 product
announcement in an article entitled "New Toy" in Computer Life published
on 01Dec97.

** NEWTON SHINES IN UK ARCHITECT'S MAGAZINE **

Guy Marriage <guym@mail.bogo.co.uk> notes that the Nov97 edition of RIBA
Connect (the computing magazine for the Royal Institute of British
Architects) has the front page photo and article on "Apple pi -
Macintosh's new MessagePad, can it save you time?" written by Amanda
Baillieu.  The best quote in the article according to Guy is from
Architect Joanna van Heyningen: "We loved it. It has huge potential,
which is almost there. If the price comes down or one of us goes to Hong
Kong, we'll definitely buy one."

** GADGETS OF THE FUTURE IN COMDEX **

John Dodge has a very interesting article entitled "Gadgets, Futuristic
Visions Abound at Comdex" on page 3 of PC Week published on 24Nov97.  Top
new technologies include: flat screen displays, DVD drives, digital
cameras, and handhelds.  John noted the following products of interest in
the article: Sharp's Mobilon (Windows CE device), Mitsubishi's Amity CN
(mini-notebook); Play's Trinity 1.0 (TV production system); and Cyrix's
MediaGX chip set.

** SIGNIFICANT WINDOWS CE ARTICLES **

John Spooner examines "Windows CE Gets Vendor Backing: But at the end of
the OS's first year, doubts linger over its viability" on page 31 of PC
Week published on 24Nov97.

There is a Product Spotlight that looks at Compaq's new color C-Series
handheld that is Windows CE savvy on page 32 of InfoWorld published on
24Nov97.

Dan Briody has an Infoworld article with Windows CE mentions published on
17Nov97 entitled "Handhelds stake their claim at Comdex - IT managers
still leery of new devices" on page 33.

** HANDHELDS INCLUDED IN CROSS-PLATFORM STUDY **

Omid Rahmat has a major study foucused on 'cross-platform issues' on page
18 of Interactivity <http://www.eyemedia.com> published for Dec97.  The
article is entitled "It's a crossplatform world - crossing the great
platform divide" and it includes a detailed look at "Handhelds and
Palmtops". The article mentions: Windows CE, Newton, Psion, PalmPilot,
wireless technology, new display technology, and Internet connectivity.
>From a multimedia perspective Omid only sees growth perspective if Microsoft
includes ActiveX technology with Windows CE.

** GIFT BUYING GUIDE IN SF EXAMINER **

The San Francisco Examiner examined the following handheld technologies
in a 'Holiday Electronics' article entitled "Itsy-bits Gizmo makers find
a pocket of opportunity" published on 28Nov97: Franklin Electronic
Publishers' REX; 3Com's PalmPilot; Toshiba's Libretto 70CT; Sharp's LC1
& LC2 digital cameras; and Epson PhotoPC 550 (also a digital camera).

** NEWTON CONTINUES ON WORLD TRIP **

Christian Dreyer <cdreyer@magnet.ch> notes that the Joan Indiana Rigdon
travel around the world report continues to mention the Newton.  You can
read the latest article "Cycling En Masse Generates Gossip, Friendly
Competition " via:
<http://interactive.wsj.com/edition/current/articles/SB879868337762395500.htm>.
** TOP 1997 TECHNOLOGIES **

PC COMPUTING 1997 MVP WINNERS worthy of mention:

    - State-of-the-Art Notebooks: IBM ThinkPad 770
    - Lightweight Portables: IBM ThinkPad 560E
    - Workhorse Portables: Micron Electronics'
      TransPort VLX
    - Handheld PCs: 3Com PalmPilot Professional
    - Input Devices: Dragon Systems' Dragon
      NaturallySpeaking

** A HOST OF PALMPILOT NEWS ARTICLES **

PalmPilot <http://www.palmpilot.com> related articles in the news:

    - Austin American-Statesman published "PalmPilot
      defies doubters, develops a cult following" on
      18Nov97
    - Business Wire <http://www.businesswire.com>
      published "3Com Corporation Honored at COMDEX with
      PC Computing MVP Awards" on 18Nov97; and "3Com
      PalmPilot Connected Organizer Receives Top
      Industry Awards at Comdex '97" on 25Nov97
    - Newsbytes had "3Com PalmPilot Gets Web Browser,
      Paging, Fax " on 25Nov97
    - Electronic Messaging News published "PUTTING THE
      NETWORK IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND - Small Devices
      Link To Intranets" on 26Nov97
    - Wireless Data News published " PalmPilot Gets More
      Wireless Scrutiny -- Glenayre Plans Connectivity
      Option" 26Nov97.

** HELPFUL MAJOR WEEKLY MAGAZINE WEB POINTERS **

    - Web Week: <http://www.webweek.com>
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    - InfoWorld: <http://www.infoworld.com>
    - Computer Reseller News: <http://www.crn.com>
    - PC Week: <http://www.pcweek.com>
    - Network World: <http://www.nwfusion.com>
    - LAN Times: <http://www.lantimes.com>
    - Information Week: <http://www.informationweek.com>
    - Network Computing: <http://www.networkcomputing.com>


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NewtNews Tips and Tricks You Can Use On Your Newton
---------------------------------------------------

** NO NONSENSE NUGGETS OF NEWTON KNOW HOW **

Compiled by Roger Coleman <roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>

If you have similar tidbits for this column, please drop me a line!
<roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>. Please include details of the Newton
model and OS that you are using.

** MORE ON SYNCING WITH MP2K & CLARIS ORGANIZER 2.0 **

Thanks to Paul Kerr <paul.kerr@broadvision.com> for this weeks tip:

    I'm using a MessagePad 2000 with OS 2.1. I've just tracked
    down and solved a gotcha with NCU's Synchronize feature: the
    default setup doesn't transfer email addresses from Contacts
    to the Newton. I've also enabled syncing associated URLs
    between the two.

    (CO2 can store URLs for contacts. If you want to do the same
    on your Newton, you can create a custom field for this
    within Names by tapping the Add button in Names, then
    selecting Custom in the popup menu. A list of custom field
    names appears. Enter the word URL into the one that opens.
    Tap the close box. Thereafter URL will appear in the Add
    popup menu.)

    If you're looking to move your Newton Names and other data
    into Claris Organizer 2.0 (CO2) for the first time, create a
    new file in CO2, then quit. If you're moving your CO2 data
    into a new Newton, just use the CO2 you've already got.

    In NCU select Synchronization Settings from the Edit menu.

    Launch NCU, dock from your Newton, select Synchronization
    Settings from the Edit menu. Set the CO2 file as the one to
    use for Dates, Names and To-Dos.

    Click on Names and click the Advanced Options button. If
    you're moving your Newton Names and other data into CO2, set
    Conflict Resolution to Newton wins. If you're moving your
    CO2 data into a new Newton, set Conflict Resolution to
    Computer wins.

    Click the Field Mappings button. Set the Email field in the
    Names column to synch with the Custom 1 field in the Claris
    Organizer 2.0 column. If you've setup a URL field in Names,
    set the URL field in the Names column to synch with the
    Custom 2 field in the Claris Organizer 2.0 column.

    Click OK as needed to close up the settings.

    Thereafter, when you synchronize, these important fields
    will be included.

** TIPS WANTED **

Please send me any tips, hints, goodies, interesting facts or ingenious
ideas for future issues of this column to Roger Coleman
<roger@rogercoleman.demon.co.uk>. Thanks!


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** INTRODUCTION & INCENTIVE **

This area is dedicated to trying to solve NewtNews readers programming
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** A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS **

Adam Sugerman <sugerman@jetcity.com> is looking for several solutions:
1.) multiple address books [not just by folder but physically separate];
2.) display multiple folders in an address book; 3.) Tegic
Communications' T9 text input ported to the Newton.

** NOTES VOICE ANNOTATION UTILITY NEEDED **

Chris 'Blade' Kotelly <blade@bladenet.com> is looking for voice
annotation utility that would let him attach annotations to a Note, or to
items in a Note.

** IS WATER PROOFING A NEWTON POSSIBLE?!? **

Cindy Park <cindy@fieldworker.com> is looking for a way to seal a MessagePad
screen to protect it from water intrusion.  Send Cindy email if you have a
potential solution.

** GOLDMINE CONNECTIVITY?!? **

Jeffrey Weitzman <jeff.weitzman@counsel.com> noted on the EvangeList
listserver <evangelist@apple.com> the lack of a Newton sync tool for the
contact management and sales automation called Goldmine. He suggest those
interested in such a tool check out the Goldmine WWW site at:
<http://www.goldminesw.com> and register your interest.


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Other Handheld Technology News
-------------------------------

[EDITOR: News collected via snail mail, major publications, USENET
newsgroups, email, and the WWW.  For more information about Farcast check
out: <http://www.farcast.com> and for more information about HeadsUp use:
<http://www.individual.com>.]

** PALMPILOT **

Ed Wilborne <wilborne@gamewood.net> has released J-Moons! v1.0
<http://www3.gamewood.net/mew3/pilot/astronomy/> (displays the Galilean
satellites) for the PalmPilot.

Mike's Pilot Library <MichaelHeinz@worldnet.att.net> (includes a complete
set of InterText) has moved to a new Web site being sponsored by
PilotMail  <http://www.pilotlibrary.org>.

Bill Husted had an articled entitled "Palm-sized computer scores big at
Comdex" published on 21Nov97 in the Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta
Constitution. The focus on the article was news surrounding 3Com's
PalmPilot at COMDEX (with a positive MessagePad message). There is now a
PalmPilot mapping solution from DeLorme; and Motorola has a new PagerCard
in the works for early 1998 that will be PalmPilot savvy. The article
also noted the existence of: Rex PC Companion from Franklin Electronic
Publisher; the 9000 Communicator from Finland's Nokia; Windows 98; and
digital cameras like: Casio QV-70; the Minolta Dimage V; the Olympus
D-320L, and Sanyo's VPC-X300.

Wired has coverage of Comdex PalmPilot news at the following URL:
<http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/other/technology/story/8623.html>.

Novatel Wireless <http://www.novatelwireless.com> is now shipping their
wireless device for the PalmPilot called 'Minstrel', and 'Sage' for
desktop and laptop PCs.

Cyberian Outpost is selling PalmPilots via NetBITS at the following
URL: <http://www.netbits.net/nbp/palm-pilots.html>.

Some PalmPilot links & articles of potential interest:

    - Actioneer: <http://www.actioneer.com>
    - AppMan 1.0:
      <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/5028/appman.zip>
    - LaunchPad 1.11:
      <http://www.nwlink.com/~emilyk/LaunchPad>
    - BackupBuddy 1.2: <http://intellisys.base.org>
    - LispMe 1.50 Fix:
      <http://home.t-online.de/home/johler/pilot.html>
    - Random Number Generator:
      <http://www.stevenscreek.com/pilot
    - PilotFORTH 0.5.7:
      <http://www.interlog.com/~nbridges>
    - Pyramid Solitaire 1.1:
      <http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/~scubajl/ss/ss.html>
    - Countdown to the Year 2000:
      <http://www.mindspring.com/~jgrand/y2k.htm>
    - TikTok v1.05: <http://www.pilotgear.com/>
    - CASL 2.0: <http://www.caslsoft.com>
    - TRG: <http://www.trgnet.com/pilotweb/pilot.html>
    - Stanford Pilot User Group:
      <http://pobox.com/~spug/>

** WINDOWS CE **

Newsbytes reported the following about the COMDEX keynote: "Major Jim
Comisky of the US Marine Corp joined Gates on stage and demonstrated how
a Windows CE-based handheld computer can save lives in the battlefield.
The Major tossed the device across the floor, stomped on it and proceeded
to show how Marines are battlefield-computer savvy."

Thinque Systems Corporation <http://www.thinque.com/> has announced plans
to port their Sales Force Automation software to Windows CE 2.0.

The official Microsoft Windows CE Web Site gets updated quite frequently
by Dave Kramer <mworker@microsoft.com>. There was recent news about --
Comdex; the new color Windows CE 2.0 devices in the works; and some new
games for Windows CE 2.0 posted.  You can learn more via:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/>.

Onsale's 'Featured Product' is a Hitachi Windows CE HPC with 4MBs of RAM:
<http://www.onsale.com/category/inv/00198831.htm>.

CompUSA's "Latest Holiday Gifts" press release distributed on 24Nov97
only mentions Windows CE devices by name in the 'handheld category.'

The following companies are rumored to have plans to build 'Network
Computer' devices using Windows CE 2.0: Tektronix, Boundless
Technologies, and Wyse.

MobileSoft <http://www.mobilesoft.com> has announced plans to give away a
host of Windows CE devices in their "Season of Giving" essay contest
being held 25Nov-25Dec97.

Reports out of Comdex bring us news that Intel has major plans to use
their new 'StrongARM <http://www.digital.com/semiconductor>' technology
to go after the SGI MIPS processor business in the Windows CE device
marketplace, and will also push these processors in the 'Internet
Appliance' realm.

PC World <http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/news?ID=971119101030> has a show
review of the new Windows CE 2.0 device from Sharp.

Nikkei English News reports that Casio Computer had worldwide shipments
of 300,000 Cassiopeia Windows CE 1.0 units for Casio's fiscal 1997. Casio
had reportedly hoped to sell 500,000.

Advanced Recognition Technologies <http://www.artcomp.com> recently had a
host of announcements: 1.) smARTwriter [handwriting recognition] for
Windows CE 2.0; 2.) smARTscribble [drawing tool] for Windows CE 2.0; 3.)
Casio will bundle smARTwriter on the Casio CASSIOPEIA A-20; and 4.)
smARTcontact & smARTcommand [speech recognition] for Windows CE 2.0.

Some Windows CE links & articles of potential interest:

    - Actioneer: <http://www.actioneer.com>
    - Casio Computer CASSIOPEIA A-20
      <http://www.casiohpc.com>
    - Philips TwoChipPIC Plus
      <http://www.semiconductors.philips.com>
    - NEC Computer Systems Division's MobilePro 700
      Handheld PC <http://www.necnow.com>
    - Hitachi Home Electronics's Handheld PC
      <http://www.hitachi-ce.com>
    - Proxim RangeLAN2 client for Windows CE
      <http://www.proxim.com>
    - Hewlett-Packard HP 620LX palmtop PC
      <http://www.hp.com/handheld>
    - LG Electronics Phenom <http://www.lgphenom.com>
    - Philips Mobile Computing Group Velo 500
      <http://www.velo.philips.com>
    - BSQUARE Development: <http://www.bsquare.com>

** PSION **

Psion Dacom <http://www.psiondacom.com> has announced plans to launch
their Gold Card Global PC Card modems in the U.S.

Psion <http://www.psion.com> will be showing off the following new Psion
Series 5 software: Messaging Suite, PsiWin 2.1, MacConnect, and Allegro
handwriting recognition software.

Some Psion links & articles of potential interest:

    - HomeBank BETA 0.9:
      <http://www.highfell.demon.co.uk/psion.htm>
    - French Psion S5 Site:
      <http://www.chez.com/cordo/psion.html>
    - Contact! Newsletter 7:
      <http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.richardson>
    - Psider 1.0 for Series 3a/c:
      <http://www.class.de/~holger/psider.html>
    - Geofox One: <http://www.geofox.com>
    - Yatzee 1.0 for S3a/c:
      <http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/vanthal/46/index.html>

** OTHER DEVICES **

PC World <http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/news?ID=971118103440> has a look
at some new digital cameras.

Tom Davey examines "Subnotebook Market Grows - Dauphin and Nimantics
models resemble oversized handheld devices" on page 108 of Information
Week published on 24Nov97.

David Morgenstern has details on "Iomega unveils Click! storage" on page
29 of MacWeek <http://www.macweek.com> published on 24Nov97.

Magellan Systems, a subsidiary of Orbital Sciences, is now shipping an
under US$100 GPS handheld receiver called the Pioneer.

PC Magazine recently wrote the following about the IBM Think Pad 770
-- "the ultimate notebook available today because it includes every road
warrior's wish list of features."

SanDisk <http://www.sandisk.com> has announced a new distribution
strategy that places their CompactFlash storage cards into the following
stores: CompUSA, Circuit City, Office Depot, Staples, Computer City, Best
Buy, Micro Center, and Fry's Electronics.

Nintendo's next generation handheld game platform called 'Pocket Monster'
is reportedly very successful in Japan and plans to move the device to
the U.S. are underway.

Starfish Software <http://www.starfish.com> has released TrueSync 98 for
REX -- synchronize data directly to REX without importing.  In related
news, Nina Yuan <nhy@panix.com> has announced the creation of a REX
mailing list.  You can learn more via:
<http://www.panix.com/~nhy/rex-list.html>.

Lexicus <http://www.mot.com/lexicus/> has announced some new Japanese
handwriting recognition technologies that are ideal for OEM integration
and for end-user software products.


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Other Tidbits of Information
----------------------------

** WIRELESS & MOBILE **

L. Scott Tillett examines "R&D: Virtual Motion secures wireless LAN" on
page 34 of the 17Nov97 edition of Federal Computer Week
<http://www.fcw.com>.

Lernout & Hauspie has a new Voice Xpress savvy pager in the works for
release in early 1998.  A prototype was shown at the recently held Comdex
conference. [PC Week, 24Nov97, page 3] & [InfoWorld, 24Nov97, page 34]

LAN Times published on 24Nov97 has two potentially interesting articles:
1.) "Vendors can't cut proprietary cord: with the IEEE standard stuck at
2-Mbps, hardware makers are pushing speed over interoperability" by
Stephen Lawton [page 11]; and 2.) "Buyer's Guide: Unplugged Systems on
the rise" by Gael Core <gaelcore@aol.com> [page 48].

Wireless Data News published an interesting article on 26Nov97 entitled
"Geoworks Broadens International Exposure On Two Fronts".  The article
goes into indepth analysis on some of the recently announced Geoworks
cooperation agreements with companies like:  NEC, Toshiba, NNT DoCoMo,
Access Co Ltd, and Telecom Finland.

** APPLE - MACINTOSH - RHAPSODY **

Apple is now shipping their Mac OS compatibility environment for
Rhapsody, codenamed "Blue Box", to their developer community.  For more
information about Apple's desktop directions check out the following
sites: <http://www.macos.apple.com> and <http://www.devworld.apple.com>.

Wayne Rasband <wayne@codon.nih.gov> reported on the Apple MRJ listserver
the availability of the following free Java functions: fprintf(),
printf(), and sprintf() at: <http://www.efd.lth.se/~d93hb/java/printf/>.

Apple's Mac OS 8 was the top operating system sold in Nov97 according to
The NPD Group's Softrends.  Mac OS 8 captured 35.1% compared to 27.8% for
Windows 95.

Stanford University's library system has acquired more than 2,000 boxes
of history from the Apple Computer to be included in Stanford's history of
science and technology collection.

Some Macintosh related sites of potential interest:

    - Media Design in*Progress:
      <http://interaction.in-progress.com/components/cloak/cloak-bridge>
    - Orniwell: <http://www.kagi.com/panetta>
    - ClearlyHome Virtual Hosting Plugin 1.0.4:
      <http://www.clearink.com/fun_stuff/plugins/>
    - SpotCheck 1.0: <http://www.genieworks.com>

** MISCELLANEOUS INFO **

Jeff Walsh has a very interesting article entitled "User Interfaces crumble on
the Net" starting on page 131 of InfoWorld published on 10Nov97.

Some links to check out:

    - Infrared Data Association: <http://www.irda.org>
    - Portable Add-ons: <http://www.portable.co.uk>
    - Webmonkey 2.0: <http://go.hotwired.com/webmonkey/relaunch>
    - Apptivity V2.0: <http://apptivity.progress.com>
    - Mekatronix: <http://members.aol.com/meksales>
    - NovaSoft: <http://www.mil.ufl.edu/novasoft>
    - DARPA: <http://www.darpa.mil>


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* Tim Constantine has several cutting edge Newton solutions: Flash - A
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* Bricks is FAST -- Bricks, a classic ball and paddle game that utilizes
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* HexPaint, plus Paint Transfer (Mac conductivity) gray scale paint
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Edupage, 24Nov97 thru 30Nov97
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** MICROSOFT, INTEL RETHINK NC **

After spurning the Network Computer concept, and coming out with a
slimmed-down NetPC instead, Microsoft and Intel now are exploring the
possibility of manufacturing a diskless version that would download
modified Windows NT 5.0 software from a server.  The new effort is being
billed as a "logical extension" of the NetPC, which some industry
insiders say has not been selling up to expectations.  One analyst for
Goldman Sachs & Co. notes that the new machine could give the Java NCs
from Sun Microsystems stiff competition: "There is a lot of interest in a
thin client that could still have a Windows desktop.  This would co-opt
NCs by providing Windows compatibility."  Meanwhile, Novell CEO Eric
Schmidt says:  "What Microsoft and Intel did is they took the NC and they
refined it into an NC plus all the applications you already use, a very
clever marketing strategy.  The thing missing in their strategy was...
that the real problem with the NC and the personal computer as they exist
today is in the back end, not the front end." (Computer Reseller News 22
Nov 97)

** LEARNING HOW WE LEARN **

The National Science Foundation's new Learning and Intelligent Systems
initiative is aimed at determining how learning takes place and how
technology can help that process along.  Grants worth more than $22.5
million have been awarded to 28 institutions for research on how animals
and babies learn from the environment around them, and how older humans
learn theoretical concepts that have not been directly experienced and
then transfer those concepts to situations outside the original learning
context. The unifying theme of the Learning and Intelligent Systems
project, says a UCLA researcher, "is the interaction between the
structure of the brain's learning mechanisms and the structure of the
data that support that learning."  One NSF organizer says some research
will also be directed at developing new technologies that will better
measure prior knowledge, thereby providing a shortcut in retraining
people for a changing workplace. (Los Angeles Times 24 Nov 97)

** NOT SO HELPFUL AT THE HELP DESK **

A temporary employee fired last Spring from the "help desk" of Forbes,
the magazine publishing company, for "rude and abusive" behavior, has
been charged by federal prosecutors for "a serious act of computer
sabotage" that caused more than $100,000 damage to the company's computer
system.  If convicted, the man faces up to five years in prison for his
act of revenge. (CyberTimes 25 Nov 97)

** POLICY FIGHT OVER USE OF UNIVERSITY COMPUTING RESOURCES **

Declaring that "it was the judgment of the people in computing services
that it was an inappropriate use of computer services and a violation of
the agreement that the students sign at the beginning of each year," the
University of Pittsburgh has closed down a student-run Web site created
to share tips about avoiding security problems with software.  A
university administrator asserts that the site violated a campus policy
that computers may not be used for commercial purposes, but the student
charges that the university is censoring him and says:  "We didn't make a
dime.  We didn't ask for a dime.  We didn't sell any advertising on it."
Following his attempt to orchestrate an e-mail and telephone protest
action from his supporters, the student was charged by the university
with harassment, failure to comply with the request of a school official,
and interference with the use of the university's judicial process.  (AP
28 Nov 97)

** DYNAMIC ENCYCLOPEDIA **

Philosophy professors at Stanford University are developing The Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy < http://plato.stanford.edu >, which is
designed so that the authors of articles contained in the compendium can
update their subject matter as needed.  The system then automatically
alerts the editors, via e-mail, that new material has arrived, to be
reviewed and made available to readers.  Twelve editors and 120 scholars
thus far have contributed to the encyclopedia, and the project's leader
expects to have most entries completed within five years. (Chronicle of
Higher Education 28 Nov 97)


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INNOVATION, 24Nov97
-------------------

** TRENDS: KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR GENERATION Y **

While marketing types have been focusing on the Baby Boomers and
Generation X-ers that currently are dominating consumer profiles, the
next generation -- dubbed Generation Y or the Millennial Generation -- is
coming into its own.  The estimated buying power of the Y-ers -- those
between the ages of 12 and 19 -- is $106 billion, and they have influence
over another $100 billion to $200 billion, in terms of where their
families vacation or even what automobiles they buy.  Marketers would do
well to latch onto this group now, says Lynn Christie, VP of publishing
at Packaged Facts.  The brand loyalties that teens develop now can
influence their buying behavior for the next 50 years:  "Marketing to
teenagers is a high-stakes proposition.  Those who get it right hope to
ride the wave of one of the largest demographic groups ever to wash
across the American landscape.  Those who fail will have to play catch
up."  Her recommendations for marketing to today's teens? "One of the
worst mistakes that a marketer can make is to pretend to be 'one of the
gang.'  Teens have phoniness sensors, and trying to be cool is not cool."
 Also, to appeal to their strong environmental and socially conscious
awareness, she suggests that marketers should "be nice to Mother Nature,
and don't be racist or sexist."  (Entrepreneurial Edge Nov 97)
<http://www.edgeonline.com/>

** STRATEGIES: WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN? **

Because of the Internet, software company executives need to be sure they
know what their real business is, because the Internet blurs distinctions
between software, content, services and commerce.  CD-ROM titles that
seemed to make sense just a few years ago have been made irrelevant by
Web sites that offer a richer, more compelling, interactive, up-to-date
vehicle for the same information or service.  So the question software
designers need to ask is whether the industry their product serves is so
big that someone will give away software just to encourage sales.
Example:  the Website GardenEscapes offers a Java applet that lets you
design your own garden, by choosing from a long list of plants and
figuring in a variety of local sunlight and climate conditions.  Cost to
the customer?  Nothing.  Benefit to GardenEscapes?  Sales of garden
supplies.  Danger to software companies that had hoped to sell gardening
software?  Extinction.  "Five years from now, are customers more likely
to pay for software, services, or content? Or worse, will software such
as yours be given away to drive someone else's sales?"  Software
companies can get into business real fast -- and go out real fast.  (J.
William Gurley, "When Software Is More Than Just Software," Fortune 8 Dec
97)  <http://www.fortune.com/>

** INNOVATIONS: CLICK HERE FOR FEELING **

Silicon Valley-based Immersion has come up with a new handle on mouse
technology -- the FEELit mouse.  The touchy-feely mouse is used in
conjunction with a special mouse pad that allows you to "bump" into the
edges of the screen and "feel" each tiny button and icon.  The product
works with Windows 95 and Microsoft Internet Explorer software.
(Business Week 24 Nov 97)  <http://www.businessweek.com/>

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