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 \\ \MM/ //   Vol. 5,  No. 19
 \\ MMMM //    July 11, 1989

      --- Whole #212 ---

 Editor: Alan R. Bechtold
 Associate Editor: Tim Elmer
 Technical Director: Gary Funk

 COPYRIGHT (C) 1989, by BBS Press Service, Inc. (BPS), 8125 S.W. 21st Street,
Topeka, KS 66615.  Editorial & Advertising: 913-478-3157. Data Line (VIA
MODEM): 913-478-9239.

 >>SPECIAL HEADLINE EDITION<<

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 This SPECIAL HEADLINE EDITION of INFO-MAT MAGAZINE is copyrighted, but may be
distributed freely by ANYONE, as long as NO ALTERATIONS in the text of this
file are made in any manner whatsoever.  Any unauthorized deletion of ANY
portion of this file, or addition to this file, will be considered a copyright
violation.

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          TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 ITEM #          ITEM

 <1> ASHTON-TATE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
 <2> ELECTRONIC ARTS ADDS LUCASFILM
 <3> TREEVIEW FILE MANAGEMENT UTILITY
 <4> 3COM 3+OPEN LAN MANAGER 1.1
 <5> GOLDSTAR LAUNCHES SERIES OF PCS
 <6> H-P INK-JET PRINTER FOR MACS
 <7> S-C INTROS POCKET-SIZE PRODUCTS
 <8> RECHARGEABLE AT BACKUP BATTERY
 <9> FULL-MOTION VIDEO FOR UNIX
 <10> NEW OSBORNE/McGRAW-HILL BOOKS
 <11> NEA CALLS FOR PCS FOR TEACHER
 <12> USR ADDS THREE INTERNAL MODEMS
 <13> How to Find INFO-MAT Full-Text

 (C) 1989, by BBS PRESS SERVICE, INC.


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 The INFO-MAT BBS INDEX
 ======================

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 For information on how you can list YOUR BBS in the next INDEX, call the BPS
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 The BPS BBS -- Home of INFO-MAT MAGAZINE, ONLINE DIGITAL MUSIC REVIEW and
MORE!  Call today to find out how YOU can carry INFO-MAT on YOUR BBS...or how
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377 MB of ShareWare, Health, Entertainment, News, Real-Time Chat, many SIGS.
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 ONLINE STORE'S OWN TBBS!  Call the Ventura TBBS today and see how TBBS can
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 ASHTON-TATE THIRD NATIONAL
 DEVELOPER CONFERENCE IN SEPT.
 -----------------------------

 (BPS) -- Ashton-Tate Corp. announced its third national developer conference,
"A Meeting of the Minds III," to be held Sept. 19-22 at the Anaheim Hilton and
Towers in Anaheim, CA.

 Designed to provide corporate, government, and commercial developers and
consultants with information and instruction on the latest in development
tools and techniques for Ashton-Tate products, the conference will feature
more than 30 technical sessions hosted by a faculty of 100 professional
developers, industry experts, and Ashton-Tate technologists.

 The conference will feature a number of new programs this year.  Attendees
can register for a special one-day (Sept. 19) Macintosh product conference
covering Full Impact and the next generation of dBASE Mac and a two-day (Sept.
19-21) Framework product conference focusing on the Framework Developer Tool
Kit.  Both conferences will run concurrently with the general session.

 Ashton-Tate is also adding business and marketing sessions designed to help
corporate, government, and independent developers.

 Other technical sessions will focus on the forthcoming dBASE Professional
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 ELECTRONIC ARTS ADDS LUCASFILM
 TO AFFILIATED LABELS PROGRAM
 ------------------------------

 (BPS) -- Electronic Arts has reached an agreement with Lucasfilm Games that
provides the company with exclusive distribution rights to current and future
Lucasfilm entertainment software in the United States and Canada.

 Under the agreement, Electronic Arts will be responsible for sales,
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Mansion, Battlehawks 1942, and Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.

 Electronic Arts will also distribute the soon-to-be-released graphic
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

 Lucasfilm Games is a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., an entertainment and feature
film company.  Lucasfilm Games creates and publishes entertainment software
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 TREEVIEW: A FILE MANAGEMENT UTILITY
 NOW AVAILABLE FROM MAGEE ENTERPRISES
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 (BPS) -- Treeview is a powerful hard disk file management utility that allows
IBM PC users to organize their files with just a few keystrokes.  It allows
you to do everyday operations such as copying, moving, and erasing files.

 Several advanced features include the ability to display up to six
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 3COM TO SHIP 3+OPEN LAN
 MANAGER 1.1 IN SEPTEMBER
 ------------------------

 (BPS) -- 3Com Corp. will begin shipping 3+Open LAN Manager 1.1 in September,
with enhancements to the network operating system's architecture that provide
users with an increase in available memory and access to multiple industry-
standard network transport protocols necessary for client-server computing.

 3+Open LAN Manager is an open architecture network operating system for
personal computer networks supporting DOS, OS/2, and Macintosh workstations in
client-server environments.

 The 3+Open LAN Manager Entry System for up to five users is priced at $995.

 The 3+Open LAN Manager Advanced System for unlimited users, and 3+Open for
3Server, designed for installation on 3Com's 80386-based 3S/400 dedicated
network server each is $3,495.


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 GOLDSTAR LAUNCHES NEW
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 (BPS) -- Goldstar Technology has launched a series of four new IBM-compatible
desktop computers: Models GS100, GS200, GS230, and GS320.

 -- The GS100 is an entry-level PC XT-compatible computer.  It's 8088
microprocessor runs at either 4.77 or 10 MHz.  It comes with 640K of RAM, one
5.25-inch 360K floppy, serial and parallel ports, and a clock and battery
backup.

 The system has a full 101-key keyboard, dual floppy controller, space for two
half-height drives, a socket for an 8087 math co-processor, and four expansion
slots.  Without monitor, it retails for $945.

 -- The GS200 is an AT-compatible computer with an 80286 CPU that runs at
either 8 MHz or 10 MHz.  It comes with one 5.25-inch, 1.2 megabyte floppy
drive; 640K of RAM, expandable on board to 1.64 Mb; three expansion slots, and
all other features offered on the GS100.  The GS200 retails for $1,295,
without monitor.

 -- The GS230, a high-performance AT-compatible, has an 80286 CPU running at
either 8 or 16 MHz.  It has space for three half-height drives and sports five
expansion slots.  It comes with 1 Mb of RAM, expandable to 5 Mb on the board;
one 5.25-inch, 1.2 Mb floppy drive; and all other features offered on the
GS200.  The GS230 without monitor retails for $2,195.

 -- The GS320 is an AT-compatible file server with an 80286 microprocessor
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board and up to 10 Mb with an optional RAM board.

 It comes with one 5.25-inch, 1.2 Mb floppy drive; eight expansion slots;
space for three half-height drives; and all other features that come with the
GS230.  The GS320 retails for $3,195.


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 INK-JET PRINTER FOR MACINTOSH
 COMPUTERS, FROM HEWLETT-PACKARD
 -------------------------------

 (BPS) -- The HP DeskWriter ink-jet printer offers users of Apple Macintosh
computers laser-quality printing with personal convenience and a personal-
printer price.

 HP designed the HP DeskWriter printer for use with the Macintosh Plus, SE,
and Macintosh II family of computers.

 The new printer is QuickDraw-based and works with all popular Macintosh
business software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Works, and PowerPoint;
Claris MacDraw, MacWrite, and MacPaint; and Aldus PageMaker.

 HP also added font-scaling technology to the printer resource.  This provides
the user with a continuous selection of font sizes up to 250 points and a
large selection of familiar typeface designs.

 The HP DeskWriter retails for $1,195, has a one-year warranty, and is
available through HP-authorized dealers and HP's direct sales force.
Approximately 80 percent of Macintosh-authorized dealers are also HP-
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 SMITH CORONA INTROS POCKET-SIZE
 REFERENCE PRODUCTS
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 (BPS) -- Two pocket-size units which feature dictionary, thesaurus,
calculator, word games, and word definition functions are now available from
Smith Corona: Spell Mate 300 and Spell Mate 310.

 The Spell Mate 300 has a 20-character display and can double-check or correct
spelling.  It can also solve math problems with a built-in calculator, aid in
the solution of crossword and anagram word games, and provide synonyms for
vague words.  It retails for $139.

 The Spell Mate 310 provides, in addition to the Spell Mate 300's dictionary
and calculator functions, definitions for over 50,000 words and includes the
vocabulary-building word game skill that randomly flashes words followed by
their definitions.  It retails for $159.

 Both units feature the Spell Right Electronic Dictionary that checks the
spelling of 100,000 words.  The units include batteries.


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 RECHARGEABLE BACKUP BATTERY
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 (BPS) -- Called the bATPac, it is a rechargeable backup battery that has an
expected lifetime of more than 10 years, compared to lithium and nickel
cadmium batteries, which have lifetimes as short as six months, according to
Rupp Corporation, maker of the battery.

 The bATPac is installed by connecting it to a standard personal computer disk
drive power connector and then plugging its cable into the AT's external
battery connector.  A spare disk drive power connector is supplied to replace
the one used by bATPac.

 The bATPac unit measures 2.3 x 2.3 x 1 inches and attaches to the side of the
AT power supply with double-stick velcro.  Available at Softsel, it retails
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     >>>     MANY  THANKS!    <<<

 The following BPS AFFILIATE BBS have
contributed additional funds to help
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sysops you appreciate their support!

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 SONY, PARALLAX GRAPHICS TO BRING
 FULL-MOTION VIDEO TO UNIX WORKSTATIONS
 --------------------------------------

 (BPS) -- Sony Microsystems Co. has signed an agreement with Parallax Graphics
Inc. for the use of Parallax's VIPER series of high-performance color graphic
and videographic display controllers with Sony's NEWS family of Unix
workstations.

 Equipped with the optional VIPER video input card, the NEWS workstations can
be used in such multi-media applications as video production and computer-
aided instruction.

 The VIPER video input card, which is installed in a NEWS VME slot, digitizes
video signals in real time at a resolution of up to 640 x 482 for the NTSC
video standard in the United States, and up to 768 x 575 for the PAL video
standard in Europe.

 The resulting window can be placed anywhere in the VIPER display controller
memory and displayed on a high-resolution 1280 x 1024 pixel color monitor at
64 KHz.  Software support for the VIPER series includes device drivers for X-
Windows Version 11.


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 OSBORNE/McGRAW-HILL RELEASES
 NEW SERIES OF COMPUTER GAME BOOKS
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 (BPS) -- A new series of computer game books, published under the imprint,
Silicon Valley, have been unveiled by Osborne/McGraw-Hill.  The new books will
be released in August and September.

 The first book to be published under the Silicon Valley imprint is Falcon Air
Combat: A Fighter Pilot's Guide to Falcon, the F-16 Flight Simulator, which is
authored by Pete Bonnani and due out in August.

 This book on Spectrum Holobyte's flight simulator software shows players how
to successfully fly an F-16 while engaging in air-to-ground combat.

 The second book to be released is The King's Quest Companion, by Peter Spear,
which is due out in September.  Spear, a broadcaster, Emmy award winner, and
producer of the nationally syndicated TV program, The Computer Show, helps
players master King's Quest by providing clues, maps, and other information.


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 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
 REPORT CALLS FOR COMPUTER ON
 EVERY TEACHER'S DESK BY 1991
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 (BPS) -- A major new report on technology, released July 5 by the National
Education Association (NEA), calls on schools to install "a computer and
adequate software on the desk of each teacher by 1991."

 The recommendation was one of several outlined in a report delivered to the
NEA Representative Assembly during its annual convention in Washington D.C.

 The new report reflects NEA's belief that schools must be restructured to
help the U.S. compete successfully in today's global information-based
economy.  Tomorrow's workers will need the analytical, collaborative, and
problem-solving skills that schools have not traditionally been structured to
teach.

 New technologies, the NEA Special Committee emphasizes, offer tremendous
potential for restructuring and enriching classroom instruction and
management.  But that potential will not be achieved if teachers do not have
access to the most basic of technological resources -- the computer.


 U.S. ROBOTICS ADDS THREE PC-INTERNAL
 MODEMS TO COURIER HIGH-SPEED LINE
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 (BPS) -- U.S. Robotics, Inc. has released three internal high-speed modems:
Courier HST/PC, Courier HST Dual Standard/PC, and Courier V.32/PC modems.

 -- The new Courier HST/PC modem, priced at $895, features U.S. Robotics'
proprietary HST high-speed asymmetrical modulation, operating at speeds up to
14,400 bps and achieving effective throughput up to 26,000 bps with MNP Class
5 data compression.  It is compatible with all USR Courier HST external and
rackmount modems at 14,400 through 48,000 bps.

 -- The Courier V.32/PC, which retails for $1,349, is compatible with 9600 and
4800 bps with CCITT V.32 modems.  With its built-in MNP Class 5 data
compression, it can achieve effective throughput of 17,400 bps.

 -- The new Courier HST Dual Standard/PC, which retails for $1,395, combines
all capabilities of the Courier HST and Courier V.32.  It's the only available
PC-internal, high-speed modem compatible with V.32 and vendor-proprietary
modems, according to U.S. Robotics.

 The modems fit full-sized slots in IBM PCs and compatibles.  All three
include MNP Class 1 - 5 error control and data compression for error-free
throughput up to 80 percent faster than the modems' modulation rates.

 All three are compatible with CCITT V.22 bis modems at 2400 bps, CCITT V.22,
and Bell 212A modems at 1200 bps, and CCITT V.21 and Bell 103 modems at 300
bps.  They all include a 2-year warranty on parts and service.


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