From: chuck@mks.com (Chuck Lownie)
Subject: MKS Toolkit Version 4.1
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:52:43 GMT

             Now MKS Toolkit Plugs You Into the World

November 1, 1992 (Waterloo, ON) - MKS announced today that MKS Toolkit 
v4.1 (DOS only) includes MKS UUCP. Now, any DOS computer - desktop or 
portable - can be connected to the millions of UUCP and Internet users 
worldwide. MKS UUCP allows mail and files to be electronically 
transferred - and remote commands to be executed - in the background, 
while users perform their daily tasks in the foreground. MKS UUCP is 
just one addition to the more than 170 UNIX, utilities which MKS Toolkit 
provides to DOS users. Other enhancements include a new awk compiler, 
MKS Make, and Windows icons. 


MKS UUCP 

MKS UUCP (UNIX to UNIX CP) lets DOS users communicate with other UNIX 
and MKS Toolkit v4.1 users. This popular UNIX communication program 
provides: a mail-composition editor and mail-reading facility; a 
uucp command that prioritizes requests to transfer or receive files; 
a uux command that allows command execution from a remote machine 
running UUCP; and the ability to create a wide range of custom applications.
MKS UUCP is also extremely easy to configure - one program and one file
takes care of all the configuration.


AWKC Compiler

A new awk compiler creates free-standing DOS (.exe) programs from a 
working awk program. This means that users can freely create and 
distribute applications, without royalties. These applications can 
be used independently of MKS Toolkit and MKS AWK. 


MKS Make

MKS Make, now included in MKS Toolkit, minimizes file maintenance by 
allowing users to create a recipe for large or small software projects 
- such as software rebuilding, installation, configuration, and 
documentation. MKS Make automates these tasks by performing only the 
necessary steps. UNIX compatibility means a reduction in maintenance 
costs for multi-platform developers. MKS Make can be used with 
the most popular C compilers available for PCs. 


Windows Icons

Frequently-used utilities, such as sh, find, vi, grep and awk, are 
just a click away with MKS Toolkit's Windows icons. INSTALL creates 
an MKS Group under Windows and builds the group each time Windows 
is invoked. 


Pricing and Availability

MKS Toolkit v4.1 for DOS is available immediately for US$299. 
Upgrades to MKS Toolkit v4.1 are US$99.  


About MKS Toolkit

MKS Toolkit delivers more than 170 powerful utilities, including tools 
for command editing and history, file processing and comparison, and 
text manipulation and sorting. It includes the MKS KornShell command 
interpreter, MKS vi full-screen editor and MKS AWK prototyping and report 
generating language. MKS Toolkit allows programs and data to be combined 
in new ways, limited only by the power users' imagination. MKS Toolkit 
is for more than programmers - it's for anyone who wants more power 
and productivity on DOS.


About MKS

MKS develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art computer software 
for the global marketplace through proprietary end user and OEM products 
and consulting services. Founded in 1984, MKS has established an 
international reputation for expertise and technical leadership 
in open systems, and is widely known for its high-quality POSIX- 
and UNIX-related utilities that run on non-UNIX systems, including DOS 
and OS/2.

For more information on MKS Toolkit or MKS' other products, call MKS at
519-884-2251 or e-mail to inquiry@mks.com.
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