HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: randy@appsoft.com
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Educational Pricing for Appsoft Products
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: AppSoft Educational Product Pricing Changes Draw WriteNow
Reply-To: info@appsoft.com
Organization: Appsoft, Inc.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 09:22:59 GMT

APPSOFT ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PRICING

Appsoft is now selling its popular WriteNow word processor to educational users  
in electronic form for only $xx.yy and its mainstream multi-page drawing  
package,  
Appsoft Draw, to educational users in electronic form for only $xx.yy.  

WriteNow is the easy to use word processor designed specifically for NeXT and  
comes equipped with all the features students and educational users need to  
generate professional looking papers, theses, or other documents quickly and  
easily.  Features include headers, footers, footnotes, quick key paragraph and  
text formatting, merge, search and replace, page numbering, spell checking,  
importation of graphics and multiple columns.  The educational package has all  
the functionality of the commercial package which lists for $xxx.yy.  A full  
package of WriteNow which includes a manual and an automatic upgrade to  
Appsoft's major overhaul of the product due out in early '93 costs only $xx.yy.

Appsoft Draw is the powerful, multipage, mainstream drawing package designed  
for professionals and novices alike.  It features a host of drawing tools like  
beziers, lines, rectangles, circles, squares which allow you to create drawings  
quickly and easily.  Add text on curves, text in containers, and plain text and  
add kerning, leading, and scaling of individual letters, words, or paragraphs.   
Gradients, patterns, masking, layering, TIFF and EPS manipulation, rotate,  
skew, scale, flip and spell checking capabilities round out the features of the  
product.  Create multipage newsletters and presentations complete with master  
pages and view the entire document with the built-in page browser.  Appsoft  
Draw contains all the tools students and teachers need for creating  
illustrations for papers, logos, fliers, and newsletter.  The educational  
version of Appsoft Draw contains all of the features of the commercial version  
which lists for $xxx.yy.   All the major sections of the reference manual are  
available on-line and indexed through Digital Librarian.

Both products can be purchased directly from Appsoft.  For more information,  
email info@appsoft.com, or call 1-800-428-2777 or (415) 802-2900.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: modman@liveware.com
Subject: MODERATOR: Comp.Sys.NeXT.Announce Archive Existance and Creation
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: csna archives purdue location 1991
Reply-To: modman@liveware.com
Organization: Liveware Corporation   Fort Collins, CO.  USA.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 08:12:58 GMT

Dear Netland,

There was a request sometime ago directed to me about creating
an archive of the postings to csna.  I have seen the 1991
archive on purdue, and think that I will continue to
use this avenue for archiving...

By the way, the location for 1991 postings is

128.210.15.30:/pub/next/Literature/CSNAnn-91.tar.Z

or

sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/Literature/CSNAnn-91.tar.Z

Have at them if you want.  I am going to compile what I have
and submit it to the archive site.  I will NOT be doing emailing
of this existing archive.  Sorry.

However, I will perform a limited mailing
of the newer archives which will be submitted as a yearly
archive, adding to the length of the total archive each submission.
I will email the additions only, not the entire yearly archive.

Regards,

Todd Nathan
csna modman
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: victor@as.com
Subject: PRODUCT: LoadEye from Aurora Software.  A System Load Indicator
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: LoadEye Aurora NeXT Xload
Reply-To: info@as.com
Organization: Aurora Software
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:47:46 GMT

           YOUR HEARTBEAT TELLS YOU WHEN YOU'RE PUSHING TOO HARD

                              GUESS WHAT?

                          SO DOES YOUR NeXT's.

When you push yourself too hard, you actually perform worse than you would
otherwise.  The same goes for your NeXT(TM) Computer: there is a point after
which the more you push it the slower it goes.  Such performance degradation
can be avoided only through an awareness of your NeXT's system load, or
``heartbeat''.

Introducing LoadEye(TM).  LoadEye displays your NeXT's system load in a
Load Monitor that you can place anywhere on your screen.  By observing how
your actions affect your computer's system load you can learn to use your
computer more efficiently and effectively.  And only LoadEye provides you
with the information you need in such an easy-to-understand format.

So don't waste another minute of computer time!  Call 1-800-578-4809
(608-231-3679 if calling from outside the U.S.), write to Aurora Software,
16 N Allen St, Madison, WI  53705 or send e-mail to info@as.com.


LoadEye Features:

    - Supports Mach factor and UNIX system load average.
    - Monitors the system load on computers connected to a network.
    - Contains on-line help with a description of system load computation.
    - System load is displayed in application icon when application is hidden.
    - Update interval can range from half a second to ten seconds.
    - Load Monitor is resizable and configurable.


Copyright (C) 1992 by Aurora Software.  All rights reserved.  LoadEye is a
trademark of Aurora Software.  NeXT is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: KURTG@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: Vertex Librarian
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: vertex digital librarian information text retrieval
Reply-To: dkarako%nfsun@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Vertex Software
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 09:34:12 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information:
	Debbie Karako
	Vertex Software
	voice: 412-931-7600
	fax: 412-931-4429
	e-mail: dkarako%nfsun@uunet.uu.net

Vertex Librarian: The Advanced Digital Librarian

Vertex Software announces the availability of Vertex Librarian, an
advanced information retrieval system and alternative to Digital
Librarian. 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (August 17, 1992) -- Vertex Software is
happy to announce Version 1.0 of Vertex Librarian, the most advanced
information retrieval product available for the NeXT computer. 

Vertex Librarian is a powerful information retrieval system which
extends the idea of the NeXTstep Digital Librarian.  While maintaining
the look and feel of Digital Librarian, Vertex Librarian adds features
such as management of any type of NeXTstep file; hypertext browsing
and editing; an extended query language; thesaurus-based conceptual
searching; document structure (pattern) analysis; and complete
multi-user network integrity. 

As a serious information retrieval system, Vertex Librarian is much
more than an alternative for Digital Librarian.  Vertex Librarian is
capable of managing huge Information Bases and meeting complex
information needs.  Its full multi-user network integrity allows you
to collaborate with your colleagues in collecting mission critical
information and, more importantly, find it later. 

Here is a small sampling of the many possible applications of Vertex
Librarian:

	- managing e-mail and newsfeeds
	- managing word processing documents
	- document assembly
	- on-line documentation
	- electronic publishing/hypertext authoring

SUMMARY:

Vertex Librarian, available immediately from Vertex Software (orders
800-333-4845), special introductory price $xxx.yy (until September 30, 1992).

[ This post is conforming to guidelines being adopted by csna -todd ]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: yrrid@world.std.com
Subject: PRODUCT: Yrrid introduces TTYDSP, a high-speed serial port for NeXT
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: TTYDSP Yrrid Serial Port NeXT
Reply-To: yrrid@world.std.com
Organization: Yrrid Incorporated
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 08:39:30 GMT

Contact:	Martini Niedbalski-Emmart
		(919) 968-7858

For Immediate Release

YRRID INTRODUCES HIGH-SPEED SERIAL PORT FOR NeXT

Chapel Hill, N.C., August 3, 1992 - Yrrid Incorporated announces TTYDSP, a
high-speed serial port for the NeXT computer.  TTYDSP converts the Digital
Signal Processor (DSP) port on a NeXT computer into a third RS-232 serial
port, for use with a wide range of RS-232 peripherals including modems,
printers, and plotters.

"TTYDSP delivers the performance and reliability that today's high-speed
peripherals demand of a serial port," said Christopher Lloyd, Vice President
of Yrrid. "Because NeXT workstations have a built-in DSP port, our TTYDSP
product seemed a natural addition to the platform.  We think it's a perfect
and low-cost solution for NeXT customers who are not currently taking full
advantage of the DSP."

Using the processing power of the NeXT's DSP, TTYDSP drastically improves
system performance and communications reliability during high speed serial
data transfers.  As a result, it is ideal for UUCP sites, high speed dial-ins,
data collection, RS-232 printers, and plotters.

In addition, TTYDSP provides emulation of the NeXT serial port device,
maintaining compatibility with existing communications software.  TTYDSP can 
operate at a wide range of standard and non-standard baud rates up to 128,000
baud, and can sustain transfers with high-speed peripherals running at common 
rates such as 57,600 and 76,800 baud, which are unattainable with the standard 
serial port.

A TTYDSP compatible SLIP/PPP implementation - providing TCP/IP connectivity
through the DSP port - is planned for a late '92 release.

Pricing and availability:
TTYDSP costs $xxx.yy for a single user license and is available now from Yrrid.
Educational discounts are available.

Based in North Carolina, Yrrid Incorporated designs, implements and markets
products for the NeXT platform.

Yrrid Incorporated
507 Monroe Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Phone:	1-800-443-0065
Email:	yrrid@world.std.com
From: cfleming@alleg.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: ARCHIVES: HotShapePalette Available from Archives
Keywords: Archives HotShapePalette Buttons Programming Allegheny College
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:24:57 GMT
Reply-To: cfleming@alleg.edu
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Allegheny College

Greetings from Allegheny College,

The HotShapePalette is now available for anonymous ftp from pellns.alleg.edu.   
It lives in /pub/Objects.  The documentation and source are included. 

Here's an excerpt from the HotShape documentation file.

*********************************************************************

CLASS DESCRIPTION

A HotShape is a Control subclass that intercepts mouse-down events and sends an  
action message to a target object whenever the mouse is clicked in the hot  
region.   The hot region is determined by a path in the associated file  
HotPath.psw.  The hot path can be visible or invisible. 

The standard HotPath.psw  file  contains, in the function setHotPaths(),  the  
postscript for elliptical, rectangular, diamond, star, triangular and octagonal  
paths.   If additional paths are desired for your HotShape control, simply add  
the postscript  to the setHotPaths() function in HotPath.psw.  If you are using  
the HotShape palette (see below), you will need to recompile the palette.

For ease of use, the HotShape has been palettized and has an inspector which  
allows you to select the hot path for the HotShape, whether the hot shape is  
visible or invisible, and to set the tag.  Any project built with the HotShape  
palette will need to add HotShape.(hm), SmallCell.(hm) and HotShape.psw to the  
project being built. 

*********************************************************************

Regards,
Chuck
cfleming@alleg.edu
From: craig@bandw.com (Craig Goss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: PRODUCT: NXFax 1.02 available at archive sites
Keywords: fax, modem, ZyXEL, NXFax
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:38:41 GMT
Reply-To: nxfax@bandw.com
Followup-To: poster
Organization: B&W Software

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more  information:
        B&W Software
        802-496-8500 (voice)
        802-496-5112 (fax)
        nxfax@bandw.com (e-mail)

NXFAX 1.02 AVAILABLE AT ARCHIVE SITES

NXFax 1.02 for the NeXT Computer is now available in the
submissions directories at sonata.cc.purdue.edu and 
cs.orst.edu .

NXFax is fax software for the NeXT Computer that
specifically support the ZyXEL line of high speed fax and
data modem with other brands to follow.  NXFax is
restricted to send-only, single page fax support until a
valid password is entered.  

Fax Installer features:

- Automated registration option
- Installation and configuration from a single application

Fax driver features:

- sends a receives faxes under NeXT System 2.x and 3.0
- supports ZyXEL modems with other brands to follow
- shares serial port with other applications
- compatible with tip, uucp, SLIP, MPII and other comm programs
- adaptive answering directs incoming fax and data calls
- accessible via networked machines
- communicates with the NXFax Monitor to provide user-level feedback
- demo mode allows unlimited single page sending of faxes

Fax monitor features:

- transmission status display
  current modem state
  remote connection identifier
  connect speed
  fax resolution
  pixels per scan line
  inter scan line delay
- halt button terminates transmissions
- monitoring of networked fax drivers
- animated icon
- user preferences control automatic launch

SUMMARY: NXFax 1.02, available immediately from B&W
Software. B&W also offers packages which include the
ZyXEL modem and the NXFax driver. Contact B&W Software
for prices or additional information.

[ this post is awesome.  To the point and simple.  -todd ]
From: yummy!yumyum@mcshh.hanse.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: VarioData Data Administrator for NeXT step
Keywords: YumYum VarioData NeXTstep Dbase Flat File
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:45:13 GMT
Reply-To: yumyum!yummy!mcshh.hanse.de
Followup-To: poster
Organization: YumYum Software Development

ANNOUNCING:

===========================
VarioData
===========================
		       
by YumYum Software Development

Individual data administration for the NeXT Computer


YumYum Software Development is pleased to announce VarioData Version 2.0.

VarioData is a flat-file database for NeXT computers. The program places  
various data elements at your disposal to choose the the desired ones for the  
database layout. The consequent NeXT-like unser interface enables you to work  
with VarioData without any training.

VarioData handles texts, numbers, images, sound files, key words, files and  
much more. Formulas can be defined to any extend desired, default values and  
ranges can be determined and serial or unique numbers will be set  
automatically.

VarioData manages large amounts of data without any problems. Data records can  
be listed in a separate listbox. All data records can be merged into form  
letters. The import and export interface allows the exchange of data with other  
programs and computers.

VarioData does not need any server. The extension to SQL databases is in  
development.

A demo version of VarioData is now available on:

	sonata.cc.purdue.edu
		pub/next/submissions/VarioData2.06.README
		pub/next/submissions/VarioData2.06.pkg.tar

The package VarioData consists of the programs VarioBuilder and VarioData.

VarioBuilder is a tool to design VarioData databases. Using the available  
resources you can create your database layout in accordance with your demands  
and ideas. Different data elements are at your disposal which you can choose  
out of three palettes.

With VarioData you fill your database or import data out of other databases.  
Then you can search for all data using any find criteria. All found data  
records are listed clearly arranged in a separate listbox.
You can export your data records into files and you can create form letters  
with for example images out of your database. There are several tools to design  
such letters.


The demo version can handle only 40 data records but is otherwise fully usable.

The full version (V2.08) is now shipping.


For further information about VarioData please contact:

YumYum Software Development
Thomas Hering
Sternstrasse 29 H16
D-2000 Hamburg 36
Germany
Tel. +49 40 430 42 47
Fax  +49 40 430 42 48
E-Mail: yumyum!yummy!mcshh.hanse.de
From: soward@slow.inslab.uky.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: ARCHIVES: CyberZone is at Purdue site
Keywords: 3Dkit Tank Game Entertaining Fun
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:35:45 GMT
Reply-To: kevins@ms.uky.edu
Followup-To: poster
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

I placed the newest release of Cyber Zone in the ftp dirs at  
sonata.cc.purdue.edu

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

--

Kevin Solie

kevins@ms.uky.edu
kevins@slow.inslab.uky.edu (NeXT Mail)

[ pretty cool game if you ask me -todd ]
From: mike@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: ARCHIVES: Weather Application update available from archives sites
Keywords: Weather Archive UofM Weather Underground
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:17:24 GMT
Reply-To: mike@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Followup-To: poster
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory

A revised, improved version of Weather is available by ftp from
sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/release-2.0/source/Weather1.0.tar.Z

This version correctly handles the new menu format from the
U Michigan Weather Underground servers on madlab and downwind;
it also contains pointers to a number of other services,
maps, and the like.

Michael
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: zazula@pri.com
Subject: ARCHIVES: Presto v0.9.4b is now available from archive sites
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: Presto Dynamically Loaded
Reply-To: info@pri.com
Organization: Pinnacle Research, Inc.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 06:43:38 GMT

CONTACT:
-------

Pinnacle Research, Inc.
4725 E. Sunrise Dr. #435
Tucson, AZ 85718
(602)529-1135 (Voice)
(602)299-9133 (FAX)
info@pri.com  (NeXT Mail)

A demo version has been uploaded to the nova.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu  
archive sites as "Presto_v0.9.4b.tar".

Featuring: dynamic-loading of user-defined Transform modules!

We are pleased to announce another in our series of beta-release updates to  
Presto.  Featured in this release is the ability to dynamically load  
user-defined Transforms.  Presto's Transform tool allows users to perform  
manipulations such as Transpose, Quantize and TimeShift to selections of Notes  
in any view.  With the new dynamic-loading feature, users can create custom  
Transforms to perform virtually any note manipulation function and access them  
in the same manner as Presto's default Transforms.  Pinnacle Research is also  
including source-code for Presto's standard Transforms as well as Transforms  
submitted by users, all of which can be modified and used to create new  
Transform modules.

The step-by-step tutorial and easy to use Transform API should allow even the  
novice programmer to take advantage of this feature.  Pinnacle Research will  
continue to explore options for utilizing dynamic-loading to allow users to  
customize Presto in new and interesting ways.

Other additions to this version include:  

Note Name Lists - define names for pitches, great for drum-machine programming
Improved EventList editor -  for text-based note and controller event editing
MIDI Monitor - for viewing active input channels
Improved cut/copy/paste mechanism Editing speedups
From: scott@nic.gac.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
Subject: UPGRADE: Stuart 2.4 Shareware Terminal Program is Available on Archives
Keywords: Upgrade Stuart Scott Hess Terminal VT100 csh programming nice job
Date: 31 Aug 92 23:28:54 GMT
Reply-To: shess@ssesco.com
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Scott Hess Institute of Programming

Announcing the release of Stuart2.4

Stuart is the mildly popular shareware NeXTSTEP DEC VT100 terminal
emulator.  Stuart has just been released to the ftp archive site
sonata.cc.purdue.edu, and currently resides in the directory
pub/next/2.0-release/demos.  Don't let the "demos" part fool you,
though - it's a fully enabled version (it's in demos because that's
where commercial software goes).

Stuart2.4 has a large number of improvements over Stuart2.3 and
Terminal[23], too many to list here - see the Features section of
the online manual for a list of them.  A short list is in order,
though:

 o  Online manual with easy navigation and searching.

 o  Custom window titlebars can be dynamically set from the shell
    using xterm-style OSC sequences, or from the user interface.

 o  Improved file drag&drop support.

 o  Per-window shelves for easy access to files and directories.

 o  Revised Preferences and New/Preferences panels, along with a
    Runtime inspector panel.

 o  Meta-key support for non-QWERTY keymaps.

 o  Quite a number of bug fixes (see the Fixes.rtf file in the
    distribution).

And the list could continue.  Rather than accost you with pages of
advertising hype, I'll let you download it and decide for yourself.
If you spend more than a couple minutes a day at a shell prompt,
it should be well worth your time.

If you are unable to ftp, please drop me a note and I will attempt
to get the distribution to you via email.  Either NeXTMail or
uuencoded tar.Z is fine by me - whatever is best for you.  Note
that the distribution is around 300k, in case that'll make a
difference with your email paths.

Scott Hess
12901 Upton Avenue South, #326
Burnsville, MN  55337
(612) 895-1208
scott@gac.edu    or    shess@ssesco.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce
From: m-ag7953@HAPPY.CS.NYU.EDU (Andrew Gideon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
Subject: NeXT Software (development) Shops
Date: 3 Sep 92 13:20:42 GMT
Organization: New York University




First of all, I hope that this is the proper group for this
form of posting.  If not, I apologize.  I would
appreciate any redirection appropriate.

[ and thanks to those that have already done this, 
  letting me know that my original posting was to
  a "dead" group.]

I know of a company that is looking at the possibility of
"farming out" some NeXT Development.  What they are looking for 
are software development firms that have experience doing 
the type of work that they wish to contract.  They have a good deal
of in-house experience, and would only be interested in dealing
with a firm of similar (or greater) experience.

What I am hoping to learn as a result of this message
is what companies exist to which this work may be contracted.
If you know of such a firm, please reply to me via email.  I will
pass the list on to them, and they'll follow up on the responses.

[note: if you are interested in learning this too, let me
 know via email.  I'll either send you the list, or (if enough 
 people ask) I'll post it to the net.]


The systems being developed involve Equities Trading.  They
tend to be fairly complex, and range from analysis to tracking
and registration.  Development of these systems requires skills
in GUI, DB, and Communication development (to highlight a few).

Thanks...

	Andrew Gideon
	m-ag7953@happy.cs.nyu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
From: rduff@arrirs04.uta.edu (Robert Duff)
Subject: Registering File Extensions at Run Time.
Organization: Automation and Robotics Research Institute, U Texas @ Arlington
Distribution: comp
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 17:03:39 GMT


Is it possible to register new file extensions with the Workspace
Managers Tool Inspector at run time.  I want to be able to add new
extensions to my applications list of document types on the fly.

Is it possible?

Thanks In Advance...
--
===============================================================================
Robert Duff              | "Let him who boasts boast of this, that he under-
Automation and Robotics  | stands and knows me, that I am the Lord who exer-
Research Institute - UTA | cises kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth,
rduff@arri.uta.edu       | for I delight in these things." Jeremiah 9:24
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer
From: roland@kocher.cube.de (Roland Kocher)
Subject: prserver
Keywords: NeXTstep_3.0
Organization: Kocher Software-Entwicklung
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 09:13:24 GMT

Who knows, how the new prserver in NeXTstep_3.0 works.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer