From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM (Conrad Geiger)
Subject: Announcing: NeXT Education Software Sampler: CD-ROM Software Compendium
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:32:45 GMT


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:	Angela Grady
		Allison Thomas Associates
		(415) 780-3786

Announcing:
NeXT(tm) Education Software Sampler: CD-ROM Software Compendium


BALTIMORE, October 28, 1992 -- At the EDUCOM'92 conference today, NeXT
Computer, Inc. announced the availability of the first NeXT Education
Software Sampler, a CD-ROM containing a wide assortment of public
domain shareware education software for NeXTSTEP(tm) computers.

"Our goal with the NeXT Education Software Sampler is to provide users
with useful, easily accessible software as well as to stimulate users'
imaginations by providing ideas for further development with
NeXTSTEP," said David Spitzler, higher education marketing manager for
NeXT.  "Because all the software on the disc was submitted to NeXT
specifically for redistribution, we encourage users to share anything
on the Software Sampler with others who may be interested in
educational NeXTSTEP software."

Most of the software on the CD-ROM is ready to run and can be used
free of charge.  The software was submitted by faculty, researchers
and students as well as representatives from various industries.  The
disc also contains demonstration versions of a variety of commercially
available applications, submitted by the third-party developers
themselves.  In addition, NeXT has also included the source code of
its modifications to the Free Software Foundation's GNU-based
development tools, including the compilers, debugger and the emacs
editor.

Examples of education software on the disc include FlyLab, an
application written for an introductory genetics course at the
California State University at Los Angeles.  Fly Lab teaches the
principles of genetic inheritance by simulating a genetics laboratory
of the common fruit fly.  Students can design flies that carry various
combinations of mutations, then "mate" the flies to study the
inheritance of genetic traits in the offspring.  Other examples
include Geo4 and Geo5, software for teaching and learning historical
geography, written at St. Mary's College of Maryland, and a
demonstration of Tarski's World, an application for learning
first-order logic written at Stanford University.

Organized into sections by subject, the CD-ROM contains more than 500
megabytes (MB) of applications, utilities, documents and much more.
For instance, the disc includes nearly 15 MB of music software, more
than 70 MB of mathematics software and almost 80 MB of programming
examples and source code from full-functioning applications.  Each
submission includes a README file with minimum standard information
about the application and who to contact for more information.

Price and Availability
The NeXT Education Software Sampler is available now directly from
NeXT for $25.00.  Interested parties can call 1-800-879-NeXT to order.


About NeXT Computer, Inc.
NeXT Computer, Inc. designs and markets the industry-acclaimed
NeXTSTEP object-oriented operating system, and designs, manufactures
and markets UNIX-based workstations that run NeXTSTEP.  NeXTSTEP and
NeXT workstations are used by medium and large organizations to
develop and deploy mission-critical applications, using both custom
and shrink-wrapped software.  NeXT is headquartered at 900 Chesapeake
Drive, Redwood City, Calif., 94063.

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