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From: alexk@informix.com (Alexander Koerner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Informix/NeXT Panel Session at IWUC'95 Date: 30 Jun 1995 15:02:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3t1ho5$ltk@digifix.digifix.com> Informix is having its annual Worldwide Users Conference this year from 07/17 to 07/20 in San Jose, California. In attending to this conference you not only will have the chance to get in depth information about the hottest relational database technology currently on the market (Informix-OnLine DSA, Informix-OnLine XPS), but also might have the chance to attend to the following NEXTSTEP/EOF oriented panel: Linking Informix with NeXT Through the Informix EOF Adapter 3:00-3:45 pm Room A-3 Session B-5 After a short introduction to the Informix EOF Adapter, an open panel discussion with representatives from NeXT, Informix, and customers will focus on the advantages of combing two state-of-the-art technologies to develop mission-critical applications. Participants: Bob Barnett IT Consultant The Walt Disney Company Kenneth J. Bloom, MD Director of Laboratory Operations, Department of Pathology Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Nader Nafissi Systems Consultant NeXT Computer, Inc. Alexander Koerner Consultant, Advanced Technology Group Informix Sofware, Inc. Joe Pearl Senior Sales Engineer Informix Software, Inc. If you would like to register for the IWUC'95, please see our WWW server at: http://www.informix.com or call 1.800.926.EXPO (or 1.310.459.0600) or fax 1.310.459.0605 for details. Many thanks for your attention and see you on the IWUC'95, The Informix/NeXT Team
From: Rob Blessin <rob@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies WWW Site/free NEXTSTEP apps demo CD offer Date: 30 Jun 1995 16:33:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3t1n2e$mqv@digifix.digifix.com> Object Technologies is proud to announce our new WWW catalog (published 07/23/95) http://www.stepwise.com/ThirdParty/Resellers/Object_Technologies or http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP We are offering all individual NeXT Users a free CD which includes various demonstrations and shareware. If you have an interest please respond by e-mail, fax or telephone (ask for Rob, Shane or Randy) and we will send you one. (while supplies last) Object Technologies Inc.is the academic distributor for NeXT and is a commercial distributor of the NeXTSTEP Operating System. If you have not upgraded to 3.3; we are handling all Academic and Commercial Upgrades for both User 3.3 and Developer 3.3. Object Technologies distributes approximately 85% of the Third-Party applications available for the NeXTSTEP Operating System. We are able to provide academic discounts for most Third-Party applications. Hardware solutions: Canon object.station's AT & T Systems for NeXT Users Optimal Workstations by Object Technologies NEC Versa Laptops with NeXTSTEP Drivers Object Technologies offers specials weekly which we distribute by e-mail and fax. If you would like to be included please let us know. We broker used NeXT workstations. ATTN Developers: Please feel free to send new product information to: info@objectech.com or rob@objectech.com; Please indicate if you have an interest in Object Technologies reselling your products, or having your products on a future release of the CD. Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 800.452.7608 303.799.6223 fax 303.799.1435 info@objectech.com (NeXT mail accepted)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 3 Jul 1995 04:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3t7qsf$c98@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:Michael_Pizolato@afs.com) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 90 - Articles posted since June 26 1995 Date: 3 Jul 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3t7q08$c5o@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 90 Postings since: June 26 1995 [3393] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3394] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3395] PRESS RELEASE: Quad-Fat Version 3.3 of PhaseScope Now Available [3396] MEETING: BCOG - Vancouver, BC - June 28 [3397] PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 2.1 with Free Upgrade for Registered Users [3398] NeXT Releases Japanese Versions of its Object Software [3399] SUBMISSION: MathArray-0.1 [3400] PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph VAR Development Program (OGVARDP) [3401] SUBMISSION: Release 1.3 of KPerfMon [3402] JOB: Graphics Applications Manager [3403] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces Quantrix 2.0 for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep [3404] SUBMISSION: NetTalk 1.3beta [3405] JOBS: NEXTSTEP Developers / Programmers [3406] PRESS RELEASE: Mesa for NEXTSTEP Special Offer/Competitive Upgrade [3407] PRESS RELEASE: Shipping MusicBuilder 1.2.2 [3408] MEETING: Informix/NeXT Panel Session at IWUC'95 [3409] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies WWW Site/free NEXTSTEP apps demo CD offer If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-90/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-90.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-90 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@gorky.telf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG Monday, July 10, 1995 Date: 3 Jul 1995 00:08:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3t7qf1$c8b@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Monday, July 10, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. RSVP: It looks like there's going to be a big turnout for this meeting, so we may need to use a larger room. Therefore, by all means please respond (to roland@telf.com) and let us know if you're coming. Thank you! AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Hardware/Software Hands-On Demos: NEXTSTEP 3.3 on a Sun Voyager Carl Wright Lynn-Arthur Associates NEXTSTEP Internet extravaganza! Popular WWW browsers for NEXTSTEP will be demonstrated and available for hands-on testing, including OmniWeb, SpiderWoman, and Netsurfer. Connecting to the internet will be discussed, including PPP implementations for NEXTSTEP. A guided tour of NEXTSTEP-related Web sites will be given. Popular html editors for NEXTSTEP will also be shown. Roland Telfeyan UM Center for Display Technology & Manufacturing, also Telf Design Corporation 4. Presentation: Addressing Problems in Hybrid AppKit/FoundationKit Apps Shan Bell Chrysler Financial Corporation 5. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMINUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@network.cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590 Shan Bell bell_shan@network.cfc.com phone: 810-948-3199
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 3 Jul 1995 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3t7qs8$c98@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Stefan Schneider <stefan@ping.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.0 Date: 3 Jul 1995 15:55:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3t9hva$ihi@digifix.digifix.com> HelpViewer.app - scanning & printing NEXTSTEP on-line help version 1.0 has new features aplenty for both end-users & developers HelpViewer prints any application's help, replacing help links with page numbers. Auto-scanning of all hidden help files. Auto-chaptering. Customizable TOC, headers, and footers. Additional benefit for developers: with HelpViewer, you can locate and correct - help links to nonexistent help files, - help links to nonexistent markers within existing help files (new!), - duplicate marker definitions in help files (new!) in your own application's on-line help. News in version 1.0: ==================== + revised scanning engine now fully supports help markers; yields more accurate replacement page numbers, as well as two new kinds of developer warnings (see above). + new Hide button gets HelpViewer completely out of the way while scanning. Optional auto-unhide or sound when scanning has finished. + new Setup menu commands let you save & load different setups (i.e. all settings of the Preferences and Page Layout panels) for different manuals you're working with. + new double-sided print option mirrors margins for left-side pages and lets you define separate left/right headers & footers. + you can now select one of five predefined page numbering schemes, including page numbering by chapter, and roman-numbering of the Table of Contents. + new link-replacing printing engine allows more flexible positioning of replacement page numbers. + various bug fixes. HelpViewer version 1.0 can be obtained n o w from: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.0.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.0.README ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.0.README Fully licensable demo - to obtain a license key for $30 US, contact the author directly at <stefan@ping.at>. Stefan Schneider Software Lerchenfelder St. 85/6 A-1070 Vienna, Austria, Europe voice/fax: +43-1-523-5834 e-mail: stefan@ping.at (NeXTmail preferred)
From: Thyl Engelhardt <me@thyls.muc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NoSD: A NEXTSTEP and OpenStep Software Database Date: 3 Jul 1995 16:00:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3t9i9p$ij6@digifix.digifix.com> The NoSD Group anounces the availabilty of NoSD, the NEXTSTEP and OpenStep Software Database. NoSD is intended to contain descriptions for every piece of software ever developed for NS or OS, be it commercial, public domain, brand new or obsolete, shrink wrap or custom app!! Also fonts pictures, even disktab entries may be submitted to NoSD. NoSD is planned to be a free service for anybody looking for a particular software for NEXTSTEP or OpenStep. NoSD is situated at the well known FTP server "Peanuts" of the University of Munich. The software descriptions contained in NoSD will be accessible via WWW and ftp, and available on floppy and in printed form. Grace to the indexing of NoSD, a full text search will be possible. Volounteers needed We like to invite all developers to participate and submit information concerning their products. We also invite the whole NEXTSTEP community to participate in this ambitious project by delivering information on orphaned software no longer supported by their developers, so it will be possible to cover the whole bunch of NEXTSTEP software. In the establishing phase, we presently only have about 150 descriptions of software, so its YOUR turn to make NoSD a success! Descriptions for software can be submitted by WWW, on page http://WWW.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/peanuts/nosd, and by using "The_NoSD_Submitter.app" which is available by sending e-mail to nosd-info@informatik.uni-muenchen.de with the subject "submitter". To learn more about NoSD, please send e-mail to: nosd-info@informatik.uni-muenchen.de with the subject "background". For any questions, please contact: Thyl Engelhardt Taimerhofstr. 18 81927 Muenchen, Germany Tel: +49-89-9578100 Fax: +49-89-9296265 e-mail: me@thyls.muc.de The NoSD group is a non profit non organisation of real people linked together by the idea that the NEXTSTEP world needs reliable information on NEXTSTEP software. End of text
From: "Stephen J. Perkins" <perkins@cps.msu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PPP-2.2 Beta for NeXTSTEP Date: 4 Jul 1995 23:12:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tcvv6$ea@digifix.digifix.com> This is to announce that the freely available PPP-2.2 port has been officially released in Beta. Version 2.2 of PPP implements BSD packet compression, priority queueing of interactive traffic, and VJ TCP Header Compression. It contains _many_ bug fixes and enhancements over 2.1.2. It can act as both a PPP server and a PPP client. For those interested, the official PPP-2.2 site is located at: ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp The WWW pages provide more information including mirror FTP sites, FAQs, and information on mailing lists. See: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/ This work requires OS version 3.2 or greater. Earlier OS versions do not support some of the required POSIX functionality (nor MAB file support). PPP-2.2 will run on the Motorola and Intel. The HPPA and SPARC ports are not terribly stable. This is mainly because of lack of access to the platform. If anybody is interested in temporarily loaning a platform for developement, please contact perkins@cps.msu.edu. Source is available. There is also a MAB installer package (binary only) for people who do not have a developer version of NeXTSTEP. - Steve
From: ergotech@roadrunner.com (Jim Redman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: ErgoTech to Supply SI Services for Hyundai Semiconductor Plant Date: 5 Jul 1995 16:59:47 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3teug3$2j8@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: Contact: Jim Redman ErgoTech Development, Inc. (505) 662 5156 (505) 662 7442 (fax) ErgoTech@ErgoTech.com Yesok Yoon Sejong Telecom, Inc. 011 82 2 784 6623 011 82 2 785 4529 (fax) SejongI@bora.dacom.co.kr ErgoTech to Supply SI Services for Hyundai Semiconductor Plant Los Alamos, NM -- July 3rd, 1995 -- ErgoTech Development, Inc. announced it has won a contract to supply its NEXTSTEP based ErgoCim Software package to Hyundai Electronic's massive new semiconductor memory fab in Korea. The systems integrator from Korea, Mr. Yesok Yoon, president of Sejong Telecom Inc., is in New Mexico this week to finalize the details of the design. The initial contract calls for a pilot system to be jointly developed by ErgoTech and Sejong. "Our software has successfully demonstrated on-line configuration capability which is one of the many critical features needed in an agile manufacturing environment, such as that encountered in the semiconductor industry." said Jim Redman, president of ErgoTech. "We use reusable software components and distributed objects to create a truly flexible software package that can be modified on-line, in real-time, while the system is running." Yesok Yoon explained, "We have selected ErgoCim after an extensive survey of world class CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) packages from the US, Canada and Japan. Only ErgoCim satisfied our requirements for reliability, functionality, scalability and deliverability for modern semiconductor equipment control. Through our partnership with young and vibrant American companies like ErgoTech, we expect the product to be a cornerstone in strengthening Korea's competitive advantage over Japan. We have successfully verified this strategy last year through a similar project with a small company in Sacramento, CA to provide a semiconductor plant monitoring system based on Echelon's neuron chip." About ErgoTech Development: ErgoTech develops and sells ErgoCim, a flexible object-oriented product for industrial and manufacturing automation. ErgoCim provides networked objects for human machine interface creation, alarm handling and control of discrete processes. Loadable object modules allow easy extension of the product, even while the system is running. ErgoCim objects maximize productivity by allowing the system to be easily customized to the needs of the end user. About Sejong Telecom: Sejong focuses on providing monitoring and control technologies to the Korean semiconductor industry, where Hyundai, Samsung and LG (formerly GoldStar) are major players, and major clients of Sejong. Sejong is the name of Korea's most famous king who is credited with the development of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, 500 years ago. ###
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: computerActive shipping new line of Pentium workstations Date: 6 Jul 1995 17:14:40 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3thjo0$e97@digifix.digifix.com> COMPUTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES NEW LINE OF PENTIUM SYSTEMS OPTIMIZED FOR NEXTSTEP. INTRODUCTORY OFFER: 1 GIGABYTE OF FREE DISK SPACE ON SOME SYSTEMS! Contact: Kevin Ford computerActive Inc. (613)225-4824 (613)225-1670 FAX sales@computerActive.on.ca Ottawa, ON, Canada, July 5, 1995 -- computerActive, in its continued commitment to the NEXTSTEP marketplace announces it's new "cAi 2000" line of Intel Pentium Workstations. Designed and optimized for the needs of the NEXTSTEP user, these systems offer an excellent price/performance ratio. Detailed specifications and pricing are available on our new WWW pages on Stepwise at http://stepwise.com/Developers/computerActive.htmld or via email from sales@computerActive.on.ca The cAi 2000's modular design allows customers to chose from 75, 90 or 100 MHz Pentium processors, and anywhere from 16MB to 128MB of RAM. Hard disks can be fast PCI EIDE or SCSI, both taking advantage of on-board firmware for maximum performance, with a wide range of sizes starting from 500MB. Expandability is a key design factor and as such, the system offers numerous PCI and ISA slots, and bays for several internal drives (with power). While supplies last we are offering our introductory 2GB SCSI disk systems with a free upgrade to a 3GB SCSI drive at no charge. NEXTSTEP compatibility is assured, as systems are pre-installed with NEXTSTEP (and optionally NS Developer, EOF and NEXTIME), with dual-boot configurations (for DOS/Windows or other OS's) available. All components have been extensively tested for maximum reliability and compatibility with both NEXTSTEP and DOS/Windows. Options for systems include Sound cards, Network cards, Live on-screen video boards, Internal CDROM drives, etc... all configured and guaranteed compatible with NEXTSTEP and DOS/Windows. We resell most NEXTSTEP applications on the market today, and we can offer most third-party applications pre-installed on our workstations. -------------- computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges. We have been using and selling NEXTSTEP systems for over four years. Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective than their competition.
From: ian@nyro.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces Special Mail Bundle Date: 6 Jul 1995 23:02:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3ti84r$gqj@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: NYRO Technix, Inc. 236 W. Portal Avenue, #341 San Francisco, CA 94127 (415) 664-1170 (415) 664-5530 fax info@nyro.com NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces Special Mail Bundle Pricing SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- July 5, 1995. NYRO Technix, Inc. announces a limited-time special price on a mail bundle that includes On Vacation(tm) and ReadReceiptPlus(tm). On Vacation is a NEXTSTEP utility that has been described as "an answering machine for NeXTMail." While the user is away from home or the office for an extended period of time, this program will respond to email messages, letting senders know where the user has gone and when to expect a reply. It also gives the user the option to forward all email to someone else, and include that information in the outgoing message. If the forwarding option is turned on, the user can also choose whether or not to keep a copy of the incoming message that's being forwarded. On Vacation 2.0's new graphical user interface gives the user more options, and makes the program even easier to use. All the user needs to enter are the forwarding address (if any) and outgoing message. On Vacation can easily be turned on and off with the click of a button. ReadReceiptPlus is a NEXTSTEP preferences module that allows the user to select an option for handling read receipt requests. "Is someone checking up on your email habits?" asks Ian H. Stewart, president of NYRO Technix, Inc. "You probably don't even know when someone requests a read receipt, and your computer automatically sends one. Read receipts tell the sender of a message that you have received and read it. Aside from this being a pesky invasion of your privacy, you may not have actually read the message, but deleted the message above it, selecting the new message and sending a receipt to the sender." ReadReceiptPlus allows the user to set the program to not send receipts, routinely send receipts, or give the user the opportunity to decide on a message-by-message basis. On Vacation and ReadReceiptPlus support NeXT, Intel, HP-PA and SPARC systems running NEXTSTEP 3.3 and are available bundled for the special price of $39.95 only from NYRO Technix, Inc. This offer ends July 31, 1995. NYRO Technix, Inc. is a software development and consulting firm specializing in NEXTSTEP solutions. NYRO also sells VirtSpace, UUCP-EZ and Faxcess. * * * *
From: ian@nyro.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces VirtSpace 3.03 Quad FAT Special Date: 6 Jul 1995 23:05:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3ti8a3$gra@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: NYRO Technix, Inc. 236 W. Portal Avenue, #341 San Francisco, CA 94127 (415) 664-1170 (415) 664-5530 fax virtspace@nyro.com NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces VirtSpace 3.03 Quad FAT Special SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- July 5, 1995. NYRO Technix, Inc. announces a July pricing special on its popular VirtSpace(tm) product. This special ends July 31, 1995. VirtSpace is a "virtual window manager" application that allows users to expand their workspace beyond the size of the normal screen display. For example, a user can quadruple the available screen area, placing windows anywhere in this enlarged workspace, creating an uncluttered work area. Any portion of this "virtual workspace" can be visible through the use of simple mouse and key commands. With a portable running NEXTSTEP, this product enables users to manage the workspace in a way that makes it seem like the portable has a full screen. On a desktop system, this product makes any workspace more organized and efficient. VirtSpace 3.03 supports NeXT, Intel, HP-PA and SPARC systems running NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher and is available for a limited time for $64.95 directly from NYRO Technix, Inc. Also for a limited time, previous Pinnacle VirtSpace owner upgrades are $19.95 (some restrictions apply). Educational, dealer, site license and previous owner upgrade pricing is available. NYRO Technix, Inc. is a software development and consulting firm specializing in NEXTSTEP solutions. NYRO also sells On Vacationî, UUCP-EZ;, Faxcess; and ReadReceiptPlus;.
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/ Sun System Administrator and Database Administrator Date: 7 Jul 1995 15:27:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk1r2$o88@digifix.digifix.com> Keywords: NEXTSTEP/ Sun System Administrator and Database Administrator Company: PDH, Inc. Position: NEXTSTEP/ Sun System Administrator and Database Administrator Hiring: July 1995 Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field 2+ years experience with UNIX preferably SUN Desired: NeXT, SUN, Oracle, Sybase backup procedures Building kernels Knowledge of NeXT Mail and Net Info NeXT Graphical User Interface for system administration SLIP and modem access SUN Yellow Pages and TCP/IP Networking SUN patches Software and hardware installation UNIX, Solaris, SUN O/S, NEXTSTEP, Oracle and Sybase knowledge Oracle/Sybase database administration PDH has an exceptional opportunity for a system/database administrator. This job requires both NeXT and SUN system administration experience as well as Oracle and Sybase DBA experience. We are looking for immediate SUN/UNIX system administration support and can provide NeXT, Sybase, and Oracle training. You will provide system and database administration support for a group of engineers.This position involves performing backups, maintaining network integrity, supporting remote access, maintaining current software releases, and supporting configuration requirements for PDH engineering needs. You will have the authority to purchase and install software and hardware from third party vendors. In general, you will be required to support our internal network . Environment: PDH, Inc. is a small software development company specializing in object-oriented, client-server, systems solutions using NeXTSTEP. You will support a network of less than 20 Next/Intel workstations, 2 SUN SPARC servers, and remote access. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual and the hours are flexible. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact: Please send your resume and salary information to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: Jason Fosback <jason.fosback@mccaw.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.3 quad fat Date: 7 Jul 1995 16:07:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk461$om8@digifix.digifix.com> OVERVIEW PopOver v1.3 is now available quad fat. Several bugs have been fixed since version 1.2, and a hoard of new features have been added. It has been uploaded to two FTP sites: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu:/software/NeXT/binaries/mail/PopOver.v1.3.NIHS.bd.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu:/software/NeXT/binaries/mail/PopOver.v1.3.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions PopOver.v1.3.NIHS.bd.tar.gz PopOver.v1.3.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README Most likely moving to: ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/apps CHANGES * Added a message listing facility. This shows a message summary of what's on the mail server, similar to what Mail.app provides * Added detection of previously retrieved messages. I don't know if all servers will support this, though * Added ability to selectively retrieve and delete messages via the message listing panel * Beefed up the Unix version of popOver. It can now add and delete hosts. Supports several command line options * Re-wrote many of the low-level objects so that PopOver can detect server side timeouts * Added ability to set the color of the progress gauge * Added option for retrieving mail on startup * Added a preference for specifying whether or not a warning panel should pop up when errors occur * Fixed several bugs related to IMAP servers * Improved spool and temporary spool file locking * Many, many others... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PopOver ------- PopOver is a program designed to retrieve your mail from remote mail hosts. It is most useful in a situation where: * An organization has a centralized mail server * You are not directly connected to a network * You're in a mixed network and want to use NeXTmail The remote mail hosts can be any machine which provides POP3, POP2, or IMAP2 services. If you don't know if your mail hosts provide any of these services, contact your system administrator. PopOver is an extremely easy to use and well tested mail client that can be used to retrieve your mail. It works independently of what mail reader you use; it simply retrieves your mail. The good news about this is that you can use NeXTmail, with the ease and convenience of Mail.app. For people who use SLIP, or people that are familiar with cron jobs, a Unix command-line interface is provided to simply retrieve your mail with a single command. Extensive help information is available through the NEXTSTEP 3.x interface. PopOver has been well tested on several different mail servers. Great detail has gone into locking and re-entrance, as well as compliance with various RFCs. PopOver will only delete mail messages on remote hosts that are retrieved properly (or will leave them. See the help panels for more information). Since PopOver was originally designed for users of low-speed modem connections, this is extremely valuable if there is a transmission error. PopOver does not require root privilege to use, and should NOT be run suid. It can be dragged into ~/Apps or /LocalApps, and the Unix command line version can be placed in ~/bin, or /usr/local/bin. I sincerely hope that this program proves useful. -jason _____________________________________________________________________
From: "Jamie O'Keefe" <pericles@athena.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group - July 11th Date: 7 Jul 1995 16:59:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk77m$21q@digifix.digifix.com> EOF on the examining table Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group Meeting Tuesday, July 11th, 1995 MIT Campus, Rm 1-190 7:00PM 7:00PM Introduction 7:05PM EOF on the examining table Dirk Fromhein, founder of Watershed Technologies, will discuss NeXT's Enterprise Object Frameworks (EOF.) EOF enables developers to construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in industry-standard relational databases. Using NeXT's Interface Builder, a developer can then connect these objects to their user interface and build a complete database client. 8:00PM A new Director? Come by and find out. 8:15PM Rumors of the Month It should be interesting. 8:30PM Q&A 8:45PM What's on next month Dinner afterwards. All are welcome to attend. If you would like more information please contact: Jamie O'Keefe at: pericles@athena.com 617.426.6372 (W) 617.628.4136 (H)
From: "John C. Fox" <john@goldleaf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pinstripe Design WWW Site Date: 7 Jul 1995 17:21:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk8he$2bk@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pinstripe Design of Berkeley, California announces the establishment of its World Wide Web page "Cafe Pinstripe". Pinstripe is a Graphic Design firm with over 14 years experience in the field and with a host of clients ranging from The Port of Oakland, and Centex Homes Corporation, to GS Corporation. As a NEXTSTEP based design firm, Pinstripe extends a special invitation to the NEXTSTEP community and has a free offer available only to NEXTSTEP users who visit Cafe Pinstripe (check out the Blue Plate Special). Cafe Pinstripe can be found at: http://www.sirius.com/~pinstrip/cafepinstripe.html
From: "John C. Fox" <john@goldleaf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <3tk8jf$2cf@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <3tk8jf$2cf@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 7 Jul 1995 17:23:35 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk8kn$2co@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "John C. Fox" <john@goldleaf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <3tk8jd$2c8@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <3tk8jd$2c8@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 7 Jul 1995 17:23:44 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk8l0$2cr@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "John C. Fox" <john@goldleaf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <3tk8jf$2cf@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <3tk8jf$2cf@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 7 Jul 1995 17:23:35 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tk8kn$2co@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 91 - Articles posted since July 3 1995 Date: 10 Jul 1995 04:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3tq8k9$llu@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 91 Postings since: July 3 1995 [3411] MEETING: SEMiNUG Monday, July 10, 1995 [3412] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3413] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3414] SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.0 [3415] NoSD: A NEXTSTEP and OpenStep Software Database [3416] SUBMISSION: PPP-2.2 Beta for NeXTSTEP [3417] PRESS RELEASE: ErgoTech to Supply SI Services for Hyundai Semiconductor Plant [3418] PRESS RELEASE: Flying Monkey Software announces BitBuddy [3419] SUBMISSION: imagetools now available (quad fat) [3420] JOB: NeXTSTEP opportunities at Sun [3421] PRESS RELEASE: computerActive shipping new line of Pentium workstations [3422] PRESS RELEASE: NEXT In Line contact information [3423] PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces Special Mail Bundle [3424] PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Technix, Inc. Announces VirtSpace 3.03 Quad FAT Special [3425] JOB: NEXTSTEP/ Sun System Administrator and Database Administrator [3426] SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.3 quad fat [3427] MEETING: Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group - July 11th [3428] PRESS RELEASE: Pinstripe Design WWW Site If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-91/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-91.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-91 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 10 Jul 1995 04:15:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3tq9gb$lof@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 10 Jul 1995 04:15:14 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3tq9gi$lof@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. 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From: Eric Bloom <bacchus!eric@uu11.psi.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Image Agent: new version 1.2e Date: 10 Jul 1995 02:11:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tqgaf$n32@digifix.digifix.com> Image Agent - Image Filter Services for NEXTSTEP. A new version of Image Agent, 1.2e, fixes a problem reported by several users. During the image filtering process, an icon animation was displayed to provide visual feedback. Due to timing issues, this animation occasionally caused Image Agent to hang. This problem seemed to occur most frequently while Image Agent was providing filter services for web browsing. The icon animation has been removed and the problem fixed. Image Agent 1.2e is available to all registered users for $5.00 + shipping. If you are also running Pixel Magician v1.4c or earlier, you must also upgrade to the latest version of Pixel Magician, 1.4d. Registered users can purchase the latest versions of both Pixel Magician, 1.4d, and Image Agent, 1.2e, for $15.00 + shipping. To order the update, please contact: Bacchus, Inc. 2118 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 330 Santa Monica, CA 90403-5784 info@bacchus.com (NEXTMAIL, ASCII, MIME) 310 820-9145 (voice) 310 820-5930 (fax) --- Pixel Magician Pixel Magician converts to and from all the popular image file formats: TIFF, GIF, PICT, PCX, Photo CD, DCX, JPEG, TARGA, PS, EPS, Windows BMP, Sun Raster, FAX, IFF/ILBM, MacPaint, XBM, XWD, PNM and MTV. Use the automated capabilities of the convert window to view, scale, rotate, quantize and convert an entire directory of image files with a single mouse click. Features: Batch image conversion, Image viewing, PostScript to Raster, Color Quantization (helpful for creating high quality, low bandwidth GIF images for HTML documents), Error Diffusion Dithering, paletted formats, precise scaling and rotating, variable aspect ratios and image resolutions, alpha channel support, image aliases, thumbnail views, flexible output options and a polished, easy-to-use user interface. --- Image Agent Image Filter services for NEXTSTEP. Image Agent transparently performs image conversion as if it were part of the actual application in use. Image Agent is bundled free with Pixel Magician. Supported image formats include: GIF, TARGA, PICT, MacPaint, PCX, DCX, Windows BMP, MTV, IFF/ILBM, Sun Raster, JPEG (JFIF), XWD, XBM, PNM and others.
From: Ondra Cada <ocs@ms.mff.cuni.cz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: gomoku 1.00 available Date: 10 Jul 1995 02:13:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tqgdf$n3b@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE gomoku 1.00: a very old desk game available for NS ....X... ...XO... ..XOOO.. .X..O... OCSoftware just submitted a _very_ old desk game of Gomoku to cs.orst.edu. Download and enjoy! * FEATURES * - fast and smart algorithm - desk 20x20 tiles - color marks - sound effects The application is not particularly rich in features - frankly, it is one of my first NEXTSTEP apps, now released to public use. * PRICING * Freeware. You are encouraged to use and spread it absolutely without any limitaitons; even as part of commercial packages. * AVAILABILITY * gomoku 1.0 beta is available at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/games/gomoku.app.NIHS.tar.gz Download the gomoku.NIHS.tar.gz file; the README is a copy of this text. Supported architectures: NeXT, Intel, HP, SPARC Supported software: NEXTSTEP 3.0 or higher * ABOUT THE COMPANY * OCSoftware is a small private company in Prague, Czech Republic, specialized in NEXTSTEP and PSION software development. Although mainly focused to the vertical market with proprietary software packs, it had prepared a number of general applications as well, as - S3Link, the PSION/NEXTSTEP communication package (in development) - PSION NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page on PSION Series3/3a - PSION Software Localization Kit, which allows to localize Series3/3a to any language - NEXTSTEP NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page with NEXTSTEP (developed with H.C.C., the premium driver writer) - NEXTSTEP FIDONet Message Editor - NEXTSTEP KeySwitch application to select preferred layout by one click - NEXTSTEP Czech spellchecker - NEXTSTEP Universal spellchecker, using ASCII file as dictionary - NEXTSTEP RTF Filter, converting RTFD to ASCII with numbered paragraphs and figures - PSION Ophir application, to supervise accounts - some games to attract users :) * FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT * OCSoftware Email: ocs@earn.cvut.cz -End-
From: "John D. Yanefski" <john@targetdev.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Target Development Announces Release 3.0 of RetrieverPalette for EOF Date: 10 Jul 1995 02:15:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tqgi6$n3o@digifix.digifix.com> News: For Immediate Release Contact: John Yanefski Target Development Phone: (717) 399.9550 Fax: (717) 399.9551 email: john@targetdev.com Target Development Announces Release 3.0 of RetrieverPalette for EOF. LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA - July 5, 1995. Target Development announces the 3.0 release of the RetrieverPalette for the Enterprise Objects Framework. The RetrieverPalette is a collection of objects that provide a simple interface for constructing and managing EOQualifiers. Using the palette, even complex, nested qualifiers can be built graphically in Interface Builder. The real power of the palette in it's ability to use UI objects for runtime query values. The palette supports connections to TextFields, PopUpLists, Buttons, NXBrowsers, NXTableViews, and EOControllers. The palette can use any of these objects to supply it with query values at runtime. Further, the palette supports archiving of values from these UI objects, allowing queries constructed at runtime to be saved and retrieved from the file system. A date licensed version of the palette is available via ftp or directly from Target Development. Demo license keys should be obtained directly from Target Development. The product includes the palette, headers, libraries, technical documentation, and a demo application. The palette retails for $595.00 per developer seat. No runtime fees apply. Educational, site, and source licenses are also available. The palette is available via ftp from : ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/Target_Development/RetrieverPalette Installation_README.rtfd.tar.gz RetrieverPalette.pkg.tar Also, check out our WWW pages at: http://stepwise.com/Developers/Target_Development.htmld/index.html The palette is compiled for Intel, Motorola, Sparc and HP-PA. If you do not have ftp access, date-licensed demo versions can be obtained by sending email to objects@targetdev.com. Target Development is a Pennsylvania-based object-oriented solutions company, specializing in database productivity objects for NeXTSTEP. We are currently shipping object palettes for the DatabaseKit, AccessKit, and the EOF, as well as completing a suite of NeXTSTEP applications for self administered managed care. Interested persons should contact us by phone at (717) 399-9550, fax at (717) 399-9551, or email to objects@targetdev.com. DatabaseKit, EOF, Interface Builder, and NeXTSTEP are a trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc in the U.S. and other countries. AccessKit is a trademark of VNP Software, Inc. ReportPalette and RetrieverPalette are trademarks of Target Development.
From: Sheila Taylor <sheilat@jcis.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: JC Information Systems announces Sens700 Netbook Date: 10 Jul 1995 22:47:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tsoo3$38g@digifix.digifix.com> Press Release - Fremont, CA JC Information Systems proudly announces their newest addition to their NeXTSTEP compatible systems, the Sens700 notebook. These high resolution notebooks running NeXTSTEP are configured with either a 486DX4-75 or 100MHz processors and come standard with 4MB of memory, upgradeable to 36MB and 16KB of cache. Graphics can be appreciated with the larger ten and a half inch TFT active matrix screen, offering 256 colors at 640x480 resolution. The notebooks allow an external SVGA monitor to be connected at the same time running up to 1024x768 resolution. Standard features include an integrated 1.44MB floppy drive, a rechargeable NiMH battery boasting the capacity of up to 3 hours of operation and choices of hard drives from 520MB up to 810MB. There are two Type II or one Type III PCMCIA slots to enable you to add many different options like fax/modems, ethernet adapters, or SCSI controllers. Additionally, the notebook offers 16 bit business audio, incorporating both a microphone and speaker for great sound. The sleek design, small and lightweight structure adds to the convenience for professionals. All these features make the Sens700 sensational and can truly be qualified as a power workstation whether you are at the office, or on the go. We are sure the availability of a notebook running NeXTSTEP that is not only affordable, but is reliable and high performance as well, is welcome news for the NeXT community. A major California based bank is an example of a satisfied customers with the Sens700. To find out how you too can obtain a Sens700 notebook, e-mail us at info@jcis.com, or contact us at (510)659-8440 or fax (510)659-8449 for detailed information and pricing.
From: resumes@filoli.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP System Administrator Date: 11 Jul 1995 15:42:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3tuk6u$b0a@digifix.digifix.com> NEXTSTEP System Administrator Come join the Filoli adventure. Filoli Information Systems is a hot, fast growing, start-up company located in Palo Alto, CA that is revolutionizing the insurance industry by making it a paperless world. We are currently looking for an experienced NEXTSTEP System Administrator to join our SA team. In this position you will use your strong background in NEXTSTEP to administer a dynamic 100+ node multi-system network environment. Required Background, Education, Skills and Experience: BS Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent experience. 2+ years experience with 50+ node NEXTSTEP network. Solid knowledge of NetInfo, TCP/IP, NFS, PPP, UUCP network protocols. Facility with modems, printers, backup/restore and user accounts. The following qualifications are preferred: PC hardware experience. Familiarity with Perl scripting. Sybase database exposure. Filoli Information Systems offers very competitive salaries and an excellent vacation, health, 401k, and disability benefits package. Contact Information: Email: resumes@filoli.com Phone: 415-856-3100 FAX: 415-856-3137 Mail: Personnel The Filoli Information Systems Co. 777 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 The Filoli Information Systems Co. is an equal opportunity employer. iuirements: * Substantial NEXTSTEP and/or Smalltalk Development experience & solid object-oriented technology knowledge base. * Good communication skills * EOF/DO experience a plus * OO and/or RDBMS Database experience a plus * UNIX experience a plus * Outstanding UI design talent a plus 1 position with the following reqiuirements : * Windows NT/95 GURU with excellent grasp of OO Technology interested in taking the "NeXT step" * Good communication skills * OO and/or RDBMS Database experience a plus * Outstanding UI design talent a plus Located 25 miles North of Boston, in a wooded area of North Andover, Conextions offers very competitive salaries, full medical and dental coverage, incentive stock option and bonus plans and a highly motivating atmosphere and work environment. Exceptional opportunities now exist for experienced professionals who can drive results and help build the company to new levels of success. Recent university grads and graduating students seriously considered. Please send your resume in confidence to: Conextions, Inc., 1545 Osgood Street, Suite 108 North Andover, MA 01845 Attn: Human Resources Department You can also email your resume to human_resources@conextions.com or hr@conextions.com NeXT Mail & MIME-compatible mail Welcome. No Phone Calls Please.
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: CA, SAN JOSE Creative Software Design Engineer Date: 12 Jul 1995 14:53:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3u15n9$lgs@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Creative Software Design Engineer (Object Oriented) Hiring: July 1995 Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Software Design Engineer: preferrably at least 1 year object oriented development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Willingness to travel within USA Unix Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, Sybase 10, Oracle 7 Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP or OpenStep Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk Environment: PDH, Inc. is a unique software development company specializing in system solutions using NeXTStep and OpenStep development environments. This environment permits a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD methodology, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). The traditional client-server interfaces have been replaced with distributed objects and object request brokers. NextStep and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC platforms now, and will soon be in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. At PDH, you will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Typical projects include: a reservation system, property management system, a document management system, a specialized work-flow and information tracking system, an digital signature system, and a program to access relational data bases for tracking information. Duties: Software design engineer participating in all stages of the product life-cycle: customer meetings, proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Company: This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. Training is provided so you can be empowered with our development environment. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. If you are an experienced OO developer (NeXTStep/OpenStep), or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: Technical Options <toi@mcs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: IL-Chicago: Next Developers Trading Systems Date: 12 Jul 1995 14:53:49 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3u15nt$lh3@digifix.digifix.com> Multiple positions: S/W Engineers to S/R S/W Engineers Salary commenurate with experience, 40-100K Plus bonus. Desired Skills: Nextstep, Objective C, Sybase, Interface Builder & Next development tools The candidate should have 2-5 years plus experience. Eligible candidate should have the following skills: 1) Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously 2) Ability to work under pressure in time critical situations 3) Problem solving and analytical capabilities Knowledge of one of the following a plus: - Financial Derivatives Business - Currency Options Pricing - Risk Management - Interest Rate Derivatives Contact Mike Hartnett for more information; Technical Options, Inc P-708.357.9400 F-708.357.9400
From: Axel Seibert <axel@tumbolia.ppp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Peanuts Archive Announces WWW Home Page Date: 18 Jul 1995 15:33:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3uh29r$gdn@digifix.digifix.com> The Peanuts archive administrators proudly announce the WWW home page of the world's famous Peanuts FTP archive for NEXTSTEP- and OpenStep-Software. Now you have hundreds of megabytes of software free of charge at the tip of your mouse pointer: http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/peanuts-e.html for the international (i.e. english) home page; situated in Germany we also support most of the pages in German as well: http://peanuts.leo.org/peanuts/ You will find information about this server, easy access to the archive and background information about NEXTSTEP as well as a bunch of interesting pointers for NeXT-o-philes. As a very helpful service you can now search the index file for an application via a web page, if you know the name but not the location within the archive. For a more complete search facility we are currently working on the NoSD project; for further information please direct your web browser to one of the URLs above. Expect to see more services in the near future! We hope to maintain and extend the services depending on the users' need -- that's you, folks! So please, let us know what you think of the web interface, what you like and (if necessary) what you dislike... Peanuts is part of "LEO" (Link Everything Online) -- a gigantic FTP (and more) archive maintained by several universities in Munich, Germany (Bavaria); so if you are looking for anything else (e.g. PC software, UNIX sources, etc.), have a look at http://www.leo.org/ Please note: The previous semi-official WWW-pages located at http://www.leo.org/archiv/NeXT/ will be removed within a few days' time because of the above replacements. Please update your pointers! The Peanuts Archive Administrators peanuts-admin@informatik.uni-muenchen.de
From: Technical Options <toi@mcs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Chicago: Wanted Nextstep Developers Date: 18 Jul 1995 17:13:20 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3uh85g$ham@digifix.digifix.com> Multiple positions: S/W Engineers to S/R S/W Engineers Salary commensurate with experience, 40-100K Plus bonus. Desired Skills: Nextstep, Objective C, Sybase, Interface Builder & Next development tools The candidate should have 2-5 years plus experience. Eligible candidate should have the following skills: 1) Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously 2) Ability to work under pressure in time critical situations 3) Problem solving and analytical capabilities Knowledge of one of the following: - Financial Derivatives Business - Currency Options Pricing - Risk Management - Interest Rate Derivatives Contact Mike Hartnett for more information; Technical Options, Inc P-708.357.9400 F-708.357.9411
From: "Paul F. Kunz" <Paul_Kunz@SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New release objcX library Date: 18 Jul 1995 17:29:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3uh940$hfm@digifix.digifix.com> Version 0.86 of objcX library is now available at ftp://ftp.slac.stanford.edu/pub/sources/objcX-0.86.tar.gz This release no longer has a private version of libobjc but does require gcc 2.7.0 and libobjects 0.1.10 or later. These changes and others are listed in the CHANGES file, a copy of which is included below. This version was tested under DEC UNIX (alpha), DEC ULTRIX, SunOS, and HP/UX. The previous version was tested on SGI IRIX,, Sun Solaris, Linux, and some other flavors of UNIX for i86 family. --- Major changes since the 0.85 release - objcX No longer includes private version of libobjc. However, objcX now requires use of gcc 2.7.0 or later with its version of libobjc. - The Object.[hm] file is similiar to the one distributed with gcc 2.7, but with extensions to support NXZone. - The objc2 subdirectory has been removed. The contents of that directory are now in the objc subdirectory - The NSZone implementation has been removed from the foundation subdirectory. The library uses the NSZone implemention in libobjects. - The NSString class in foundation subdirectory is no longer used on non-NeXT platforms. - The lockFocus/unlockFocus mechanism has been improved. - The View class has more support for event handling - A XtGState class has been added to dpsclient subdirectory to handle Xlib drawing - a CGTMatrix class has been added to the dpsclient subdirectory to support graphic coordinate transformations - A start on some PSWrap functions (actually only two) that uses xlib has been made. A corresponding test program can be found in the examples subdirectory. - The coordinate system has been changed so that y = 0 is at the bottom like in OpenStep. The translation to the X11 coordinate system is done in the xm*.m and xt*.m files - The font used has been hardwired to use Helvetica which is the default under NeXTSTEP. With this change, translated nib files produces objects with text strings the same length as on NeXTSTEP. - OpenPanel now allows selection of multiple files. - And, of course, miscellaneous bug fixes and cleanups. These changes were made by... Don Briggs, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Adam Fedor, University of Colorado Mike Gravina, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Paul Kunz, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
From: Manuel Alberto Ricart <alberto@SmartSoft.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: SmartSoft Development looking for 2 engineers Date: 18 Jul 1995 23:17:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3uhtgj$jlv@digifix.digifix.com> SmartSoft Development has 2 Object-Oriented engineering positions open. NEXTSTEP engineering position : - Substantial NEXTSTEP development experience. - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented technology knowledge - EOF experience a plus - RDBMS database experience a plus - UNIX experience a plus - Windows experience a plus - Macintosh experience a plus Windows engineering position: - Substantial Windows, NT/95 development experience - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented technology knowledge - Multi-media application design experience a plus - RDBMS database experience a plus - UNIX experience a plus - NEXTSTEP experience a plus - Macintosh experience a plus Recent university graduates and graduating students considered. Please send your resume to: SmartSoft, Inc. Cedar Creek Settlement, 3rd Floor N70 W6340 Bridge Rd. Cedarburg, WI 53012 Attn: Human Resources Department You can also email your resume to: Position@SmartSoft.COM or fax it to: 414/3764591 SmartSoft develops mission critical applications in addition to the development of its own shrinkwrap product line, currently including: StayInTouch, CollagistPro, NIST Synchronicity, Rocks!, DiskMaker and InForms.
From: scottwei@aol.com (ScottWei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: PRI looking for Trainer/Engineer - Los Altos CA Date: 20 Jul 1995 16:22:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3umdtp$efg@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Trainer/Engineer I HIRING MANAGER: Stephen Asbury, Director of Corporate Education SEND RESUME TO: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com Paradigm Research is a small, growing company seeking ambitious individuals looking to become major contributors. The Trainer/Engineer I position is an entry level position. The main responsibilities focus on helping Paradigm's customers adopt new technology through training and support. Paradigm Research believes clear communication is important at all levels of technology adoption and development. The incumbent will work with Paradigm's experts to improve their presentation and communication skills over their initial tenure at Paradigm Research. After proving their ability to teach and organize presentations on technology, an Engineer/Trainer I has several possible career paths. These paths include curriculum development, project lead, mentoring or lead trainer roles, or moving into our product development or sales and marketing divisions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Training * Teach technical courses developed by Paradigm Research or third-parties * Lecture at seminars of 30 to 1000+ participants * Assist in the design and development process of courseware: - Define objectives - Design and develop exercises - Design and develop tasks to support the objectives - Design and develop content to support the trainer * Review courseware and suggest improvements * Participate in the overall design of Paradigm's curriculum Training responsibilities may include 25% to 50% travel time. Programming * Develop tools to support Paradigm Research operation and customers * Review and maintain existing code and tools * Develop and document examples and exercise code * Suggest improvements to current products Training Support * Provide phone and email support to customers * Develop materials and processes to support on-site consultants * Provide feedback on customer interactions EXPERIENCE You must be creative, learn rapidly, keep abreast of rapid innovation, manage yourself, your work, time and deadlines effectively, and communicate easily with colleagues and customers. Working with customers to understand their unique problems and business application for a given technology is critical. You need experience in at least one of each: Environments - UNIX, NEXTSTEP, Windows NT, Languages/Tools - HTML, CGI, C, Objective-C, C++, Technologies - object-oriented analysis and design, relational databases, networking. Experience with Smalltalk, CORBA, interactive multimedia, telecommunications, systems and network management, Java, Perl, Novell Netware, OLE, Open Doc is desirable. REQUIRED ABILITIES AND BACKGROUND * Computer Science Bachelors degree or equivalent * At least 1-2 years of teaching and/or professional training experience * Software development experience * Experience with object oriented analysis and design * Experience with world-wide-web technology * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Strong customer relations skills * Proven ability to balance quality with deadlines * Ability to establish credibility and rapport with members at all levels and in all areas of Paradigm Research as well as Paradigm Research's customers * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training We want leadership and a strong commitment to customers and quality. In return we offer an environment for growth, challenges and an opportunity to share in the rewards of a small growing firm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PARADIGM RESEARCH, INC. Paradigm Research (PRI) provides the training, consulting, and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Working with leading technology vendors, Paradigm Research has identified successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. ABOUT THE STAFF Each member of Paradigm Research's educational staff has strong technical expertise and presentation skills and an unparalleled drive to support the customer's unique requirements. The experienced instructors have taught technology such as object-oriented development to thousands of engineers, project managers, and key decision makers. The curriculum designers at PRI have developed curriculum for several of the major technology vendors and continue to mentor and train their customers. Paradigm Research instructors focus their attention on the individual participant's needs, whether it is an advanced C++ programmer looking for in-depth explanations or a programmer with little experience needing additional support. The instructors go out of their way to provide applicable examples and customized technology adoption strategies. PRI is able to provide this level of customer support because of their strong commitment to work with only the most talented and well-rounded personnel. Each member of the staff relates a variety of corporate experiences with several technologies and can apply this experience to the customer's situation. SERVICES OVERVIEW Course development * Curriculum design and validation. * Educational objectives and corporate needs identification and integration. * Content development and validation based on proven expertise in object environments and languages including: NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, Taligent's Common Point Application System, C++, Objective-C, ScriptX and SmallTalk. Custom training program design * Project-specific education and consulting resulting in tangible customer deliverables. * Assisting technology vendors in defining, implementing, and qualifying third-parties for ongoing support of customers. * Effective training program creation via separation of object technology and development environment learning issues. Course delivery * Lectures to classes of 4-40 or present seminars for 30-3000+ attendees. * Course delivery including stand-up presentation, seminars, instructor-led labs, and World Wide Web based training. * Real-world examples based on development and consulting experience. For more information: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com
From: dspitz@dspitz.vip.best.com (David Spitzler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: St. Helen's Software Announces AliasWorld(tm) Date: 21 Jul 1995 15:58:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3up0ta$pvc@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: St. Helen's Software info@sthelens.com OpenSource, Inc. 1-800-TRY-OPEN info@opensource.com http://www.opensource.com ST. HELEN'S SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES ALIASWORLD(tm) 1.0 FOR NEXTSTEP New software is the first end-user application for managing e-mail aliases on a NEXTSTEP network JULY 21, 1995 -- REDWOOD CITY, CA -- St. Helen's Software today announced general availability of AliasWorld(tm), a powerful, yet simple-to-use, end-user application for managing the creation, ownership, and maintenance of e-mail aliases on NEXTSTEP networks. AliasWorld saves MIS organizations time by freeing system and network administrators from the burden of managing e-mail aliases. Previously, system and network administrators were required to edit e-mail aliases using NeXT's NetInfoManager, flat files, and command-line tools -- none of which is designed for alias management. AliasWorld, specifically designed to manage e-mail aliases, addresses this problem. Further, traditional tools such as NetInfoManager do not encourage the creation of e-mail aliases, while AliasWorld does. As a result, AliasWorld fosters greater communication by allowing users to use e-mail to communicate effectively with dynamic workgroups. Administrators have also had to worry about how to keep their alias databases consistent. AliasWorld automatically enforces consistency throughout the alias database. In addition, AliasWorld frees the administrators from a variety of other tasks, including handling requests from users to create new aliases, make changes to existing aliases, or change the ownership of aliases. Other AliasWorld features: - Provides a powerful yet simple user interface for creating and editing aliases. - Puts the administration of aliases into users' hands, easing the burden of system and network administrators. - Allows users to create public lists of addresses that any user may use. (This is contrasted with PrivateGroups in - NeXT's Mail.app that only allows users to send e-mail to aliases they create.) - Allows users to add, delete, and make changes to members of public aliases. - Allows aliases to be co-owned (and therefore maintained) by more than one user. - Provides all the tools necessary for basic management: users know which aliases they own and must maintain, and users can find out to which aliases they belong. -Keeps users from accidentally breaking aliases when users delete aliases. As a result, alias databases remain consistent. Pricing and availability AliasWorld 1.0 is available now for NEXTSTEP running on Sun SPARC, Intel 486 and Pentium, HP PA-RISC, and NeXT computers. AliasWorld requires the NEXTSTEP Foundation runtime libraries found in NEXTSTEP 3.3 or Enterprise Objects Framework. AliasWorld is priced at $199 per user, and quantity and site-license pricing are available. For further information about AliasWorld, contact OpenSource directly at 1-800-TRY-OPEN (1-800-879-6736) or (303) 861-4411 or send e-mail to info@opensource.com. Also, visit OpenSource's World Wide Web page at http://www.opensource.com. -30- (c) 1995 St. Helen's Software. All rights reserved. AliasWorld is a trademark of St. Helen's Software. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: dja3@lexis-nexis.com (Dave Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Flying Monkey announces Protector shareware Date: 21 Jul 1995 16:09:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3up1hi$q3u@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Anderson Flying Monkey Software 8424 Todd Creek Cr. West Chester, OH 45069 djanders@nox.cs.du.edu 513-865-6800 x6087 Day 513-779-6489 Evening WEST CHESTER, Ohio, July 12, 1995 -- Flying Monkey Software announces protector, a new member of their "UNIX ASSIST" shareware for NEXTSTEP, which makes protecting files just about as quick as possible. Setting up the mode in protector will apply it to any files you protect - all in a user/group/other by read/write/execute by allow/prevent/unchanged matrix form. A bank of four mode-memories and graphic display of the current mode in the app icon make everyday chmod operations trivial. It is free for the taking! - but registering it will give us the impetus to make more UnixAssist shareware... Grab it with a simple ftp under ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/Flying_Monkey_Software/Shareware/UnixAssist protector - a wrapper for chmod - (registration: $7 suggested) protector lets you change the mode on files and directories with a click, a drag, or a call. Unix Assist -> protect will appear on your Services menu to fire on a file, or you can command drag files into the protector icon. ProtectorSpeaker.h and ProtectorSpeaker.m are also provided as an API. To get a full look at all of our Flying Monkey stuff check out our pages on the web at http://www.stepwise.com/ThirdParty/Developers/Flying_Monkey_Software.htmld/index.html If you don't ride the web yet, we can send you an NeXTmail copy of the latest Flying Monkey Software Catalog directly, in rtf. Just send a note... Flying Monkey Software provides object, application, shareware, programming and award-winning graphic design services to the NEXTSTEP community. We've been making whiz-bang software over the last twenty-one years, sometimes just to earn beer money. Our credo is satisfaction guaranteed: all Flying Monkey products will work - or we'll fix them for free. We'll also extend them for requesting customers on a contractual basis. Flying Monkey is always looking for more beer! NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. UNIX ASSIST is a watchword of Flying Monkey Software. PROTECTOR is a shareware application from Flying Monkey Software. Meanwhile, the Catwoman smiles, as she recounts her good fortune.
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE:OpenSource, Inc. announces the availability of the Peanuts CD-ROM Date: 21 Jul 1995 16:12:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3up1n3$q4u@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1-800-TRY-OPEN info@opensource.com http://www.opensource.com OpenSource, Inc. announces the availability of the Peanuts CD-ROM. DENVER, COLORADO - July 18th, 1995. OpenSource today announced the immediate availability of the new Peanuts CD-ROM from the Peanuts Archive in Germany. This two disk collection contains over 1.3 gigabytes of compressed software for NEXTSTEP in CD-ROM format. It is, in effect, a copy of all the software that exists on the Peanuts Archive, the largest and most comprehensive NEXTSTEP internet archive in Europe. Included on the Peanuts CD-ROM are NEXTSTEP freeware and shareware applications, demonstrations, unix programs, X11 programs, tools for developers, collections of easily reusable classes and code, documents, hardware and software reviews, tutorials for programming and system administration, NeXTAnswers, a collection of important mailing lists, newsletters from NUGs (NeXT user groups), fonts, games, and much more. "The amount of useful information, tools, and applications on the Peanuts CD-ROM collection is staggering," said Chris Miner, OpenSource's Director of Technical Operations. "We often hear from our customers that they can't access the internet archives effectively. Now, you can get the entire Peanuts archive on CD-ROM!" To obtain pricing and order information call OpenSource at 1-800-TRY-OPEN (879-6736) or send email to info@opensource.com. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # OpenSource is a trademarks of OpenSource, Inc.. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Brian R Bias <rainman!brian@t2.mscf.uky.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Encipher 1.0 - a better NEXTSTEP frontend for PGP Date: 21 Jul 1995 16:14:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3up1r8$q5j@digifix.digifix.com> From Whetstone's highly profitable Sonny & Shareware Division: Encipher.app - a better frontend for PGP! Do you miss ForYourEyesOnly? Tried fiddling with the other options? I did, so I threw together this applet that gives a better interface to PGP. I've done a little testing, but any problems you may find or suggestions on how to improve this applet are welcome. Encipher.app is a frontend to Phil Zimmermann's PGP engine and requires the following to operate: - gnutar - PGP 2.6 or better (2.6.2 used as baseline) - a public key for yourself File Location: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/Encipher.1.0.SHIN.pkg.tar.gz Size: 506,337 bytes Dietetically challenged (Quad way FAT) - sparc/hppa/intel/next Contact Information: Brian Bias Whetstone, Inc. brian@whetstone.com (NeXT/MIME/ASCII) Encipher is DonateWare - share if you care!
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From: stan@BANG.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG 7/27; Bay Area NeXT Group Date: 23 Jul 1995 23:36:02 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3uv4f2$l2t@digifix.digifix.com> MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, July 27th ** Please note that this month's meeting is the 27th, the fourth Thursday of the month. Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: A Demonstration of connecting to the Internet using ISDN by Pacific Bell. Representatives from Pacific Bell will be demonstrating ISDN using a Ascend's Pipeline 50 ISDN router. Also an Ascend reseller will be at the meeting to answer any questions. Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: SLAC is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 towards Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 towards Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alemeda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 93 - Articles posted since July 17 1995 Date: 24 Jul 1995 04:00:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3uv5sa$l74@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 93 Postings since: July 17 1995 [3480] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3481] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3482] SUBMISSION: Mynah 0.8bk, a MIME capable mailer [3483] PRESS RELEASE: Peanuts Archive Announces WWW Home Page [3484] JOB: Chicago: Wanted Nextstep Developers [3485] SUBMISSION: New release objcX library [3486] JOB: SmartSoft Development looking for 2 engineers [3487] JOB: PRI looking for Trainer/Engineer - Los Altos CA [3488] PRESS RELEASE: St. Helen's Software Announces AliasWorld(tm) [3489] PRESS RELEASE: Flying Monkey announces Protector shareware [3490] PRESS RELEASE:OpenSource, Inc. announces the availability of the Peanuts CD-ROM [3491] SUBMISSION: Encipher 1.0 - a better NEXTSTEP frontend for PGP [3493] MEETING: BANG 7/27; Bay Area NeXT Group If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-93/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-93.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-93 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 24 Jul 1995 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3uv6o9$l9a@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 24 Jul 1995 04:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3uv6of$l9a@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Darcy Brockbank <samurai@amber.hasc.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Phone-3.5 Date: 24 Jul 1995 17:25:40 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v134k$so6@digifix.digifix.com> Phone Version 3.5 ================= Phone is a personal information manager used to keep addresses, or generic information in a nice, clean format. It supports NeXT .address files, flat files, user defined font, and background color, automatic phone dialing (through modem and speaker), email window opening, and quite a few other cool things. Thanks go to our beta testers, Helmut Heller, Steve Hayman and Hanspeter Schaub for their unrelenting testing and excellent suggestions. Thanks go to our users for their support and suggestions. Thanks go to Todd Thomas for his programming efforts. You can get it from: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edn/pub/next/demos/productivity/Phone-3.5.mihs.tar.gz ftp://ftp.hasc.ca/pub/next/Phone-3.5.mihs.tar.gz - darcy New for 3.5 ----------- (1) Main browser now updates when the main window changes, or a record is added or removed. (2) Don't allow the user to choose encryption when using .address files. (3) Can now change the color of text object even if it is first responder. (4) NS Help. (5) Double clicking on documents that are already open only make them the main window (without opening a second copy as before). (6) Dropped in the newest MiscString classes (MiscKit 1.5.0). I didn't replace MiscDictionary since nothing had changed and someone as HASC added some custom methods. (7) Umlat problem tracked down and fixed. (Was in the MiscKit). (8) Browser used to screw up what the .address phonebooks thought was the current document and display the wrong one when you went to modify or delete an entry. (9) When you log off and you have unsaved phonebooks, Phone now asks if you would like to save them. (10) Direct editing of plain text files. Preference to disallow it. (11) Added many services. Check out Tools->Services and Services->Phone. (12) Grayed the encryption button on .address phonebooks. (13) Now can export .address files to plain text. See Phonebooks->Export. (14) Next/Previous buttons will now repeat (if set in preferences). (15) Command-m to modify is now a preference (no by default) (16) You can use alt-up/down to scroll the main text view. I suppose I should allow the editing text object to do the same thing. (17) New phonebooks will no longer keep incrementing themselves right off the screen. (18) Phone will now autosave all unsaved phonebooks (if set in preferences). (19) New and different Preferences panel. (20) Browser now grays out any letters that have no entries. (21) Many other minor bug fixes. (22) Changed the modify key equivalent in preferences to take effect immediately. (23) If "Modify" is clicked and current record is being edited (direct edit) the record will first be reformated. Same with saving, viewing plain text. (24) Bug with "Dial using Modem" on the preferences panel was fixed. (25) A couple of serial ports added for intel users who may have more than two ports. Feel free to download this. For those of you that don't know, Phone is a neat little address book manager, which will work on flat-file plain text, of near-arbitrary format ;-). It's shareware, with a $10 fee. The Sharp Wizard downloading bundle is an extra $20.00. There's also an API available if you want to implement your own PDA downloading/uploading bundle. Contact me for info about the API. I'll only give the API out to registered users, so expect that response if you've not registered the app ;-). - darcy
From: Erik Doernenburg <erik@sultan.ping.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MAILING LIST: Development of Alexandra Newsreader Date: 24 Jul 1995 17:19:11 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v12of$sm8@digifix.digifix.com> Hi folks, the overwhelming amount of feedback we got after releasing version 0.8 of our newsreader caught us a bit by surprise. Not only that we received more than 100 messages with comments and suggestions in the first week after the official release we also found that there's a good lot of you who want to support the idea of a free NEXTSTEP newsreader and put some work into this project, by providing bug-fixes or by discussing and implementing new features. Clearly, we are really interested in your participation but at the same time we are not able to coordinate all these efforts by having individual conversations via e-mail. Scott Anguish must have suspected something like this as he volunteered to make a special mailing list available. Thanks Scott! Okay, if you are somehow interested in the further *development* of Alexandra we welcome you to join the list. (Yes, I've emphasized development! Please ask questions related to using Alexandra in comp.sys.next.software and news.software.readers. We are also currently compiling a FAQ list that we'll make available via FTP and a posting to news.software.readers.) Name of the list: 'alexandra-prog@digifix.com' To subscribe: Send an e-mail with the word 'subscribe' as subject and/or body to 'alexandra-prog-request@digifix.com' Mail format: We think that it is a good idea to allow NeXTmail on the list because this makes it easy to exchange code, diagrams etc. If you have further questions concerning this mailing list or Alexandra itself send a message to 'bugs@gurke.ping.de' Constantin Szallies & Erik Dörnenburg
From: Graph Sales <graphing@mttam.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph University Alliance Program Update Date: 24 Jul 1995 17:19:41 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v12pd$smg@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) 311 Adams Ave. State College, PA 16803 814-234-9613 814-234-9614 Fax graphing@mttam.com The OpenGraph University Alliance Program (OGUAP) is designed to make OpenGraph software accessible to bright academic professionals who will construct state of the art custom real-time graph displays and who will experiment with different ways to display data in unique and powerful ways. If you are participating in the OGUAP (formerly called the OpenGraph Academic Development Program) an upgrade version of OpenGraph (Version 3.2k) has been shipped to you as part of your Alliance support. This version includes many extensions suggested by Alliance members and spearhead corporate developers. If you would like to participating in the OGUAP, send e-mail to graphing@mttam.com with the title: "Send OGUAP Application Form". The OGUAP includes OpenGraph V3.2k (see below) on CD-ROM disc for use on all computers in the member's department*** (see footnote). -- Your OpenGraph Advantage Team If you would like additional information (formatted in NeXTMail) send e-mail to graphing@mttam.com with any of the titles (shown in quotes): "Send Mail Documentation Titles" A list of mail documentation titles available for retrieval via NeXTMail. "Send OpenGraph Newsletter" An electronic newsletter about OpenGraph release 3.2k improvements. "Send VVI-DCS Newsletter" An electronic newsletter about VVI-DCS including a complete overview of OpenGraph products and services. "Send OpenGraph Information" Includes the OpenGraph Advantage Brochure, CD-ROM welcome file, and OpenGraph CD order form. About OpenGraph: OpenGraph Version 3.2k is for SPARC, Intel, HP PA-RISC, and NeXT Computers and is distributed on CD-ROM disc. The most savvy and aware NEXTSTEP customers use OpenGraph at the heart of their most profitable and flagship applications. Simply the best supported and most professional technical graphing and data display package available for any platform or operating system. Footnote: *** Complete OGUAP Application Form and purchase order from an academic institution are required. The membership fee is waived for members that have an OpenGraph-based application on the OpenGraph CD, or under other circumstances. Specific terms are indicated on the OGUAP Application Form. All applications are subject to final acceptance by VVI-DCS. _________________________________ OpenGraph, VVI Data Control Specialists, VVI-DCS and VVimaging are trademarks of VVimaging, Inc. (VVI-DCS). NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Lowell@SchemaResearch.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Schema Research and OpenSource Announce Distributor Agreement Date: 25 Jul 1995 23:23:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v4ceo$ehv@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1776 Lincoln Street Suite 1012 Denver, CO 80203 Toll Free: 800-TRY-OPEN Voice: 303-861-4411 Fax: 303-861-2393 E-mail: info@opensource.com Schema Research and OpenSource Announce Distributor Agreement and Special Promotion. DENVER, COLORADO - July 19, 1995. Schema Research Corporation and OpenSource, Inc. recently signed an agreement making OpenSource a distributor of Schema's commercial software products. OpenSource is the world's largest single-source provider of NEXTSTEP hardware and software solutions. This agreement encompasses all of Schema Research Corporation's commercial offerings including SchemaE -- the only database CASE tool available for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market. "We believe end-users are best served when developers focus on development and support, and leave the distribution and promotion to a qualified company like OpenSource," said Lowell Schneider, Schema Research Corporation President. As distributor, OpenSource is able to provide Schema's products to qualified resellers as well as to end-users. "We have assessed the marketplace and determined that OpenSource is providing the type of pro-active representation we desire for our products," states Schema's Marketing Manager, Darren Smith. Schema Research Corporation products available through OpenSource include SchemaE, SchemaE50, SchemaView, and SRTransport. Promotion To celebrate this new partnership, OpenSource is offering SchemaE at a promotional price of $2885 for a limited time. In addition to the discount, all copies sold during this promotion will include three free copies of the read-only SchemaView, a $1000 savings. This promotion will continue through the end of ObjectWorld, August 17th. For a live demonstration of SchemaE and other products,come by the OpenSource booth #628, August 15-17. SchemaE Schema Research's flagship product, SchemaE, speeds development and improves the design process by eliminating the need for SQL scripts or programming to update the database design. Functions such as creating tables, adding columns, or changing data types are simple graphical changes to the schema diagram. When you are comfortable with your changes, one command updates the database. SchemaE protects and maintains data through countless redesign sessions. By dramatically reducing the time and effort invested in each design cycle, SchemaE allows more cycles and encourages greater overall quality of design. At the start of each work session, SchemaE reverse engineers a database to present a comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the current schema. Database designers, application developers, programmers, administrators, documenters, and users are all able to easily understand the SchemaE diagram. Browse the database diagram; double click on database objects to get detailed information; read or enter comments accompanying each object. Documentation added in SchemaE is stored directly in the database, which is then in turn accessible with other database tools. Variations of SchemaE SchemaE Full featured schema editing, modeling and documenting. SchemaE50 SchemaE limited to databases of 50 tables & views. SchemaView Read-only version of SchemaE. Cost-effective method of enabling read-only access to the database schema and documentation. SR Transport SRTransport is a data interface engine that edits and transfers data between data stores. It flexibly loads data into database tables from either files or other tables and views. SRTransport also transfers between files amd from tables to files. A friendly "try it and see" user interface allows you to see your data in all stages of translation. In a Transport window, you configure the translation and validation of each data item using a robust 4gl language. A file description window shows the parsed data as you describe the structure of the file with field lengths and terminators. A table description window shows the tables' primary key, its columns and their datatypes and lengths. For reliability, SRTransport utilizes transaction control, failed record archiving and data validations. SRTransport supports complicated loading requirements by providing multiple methods of transferring data. It can insert new records, update existing records and can even determine by the primary key which method is appropriate. Using multiple passes, it can transfer data from a single source to many destinations, and from many sources to a single destination. To support repeated transports, your configuration can be saved and then run unattended in the background. A variety of platforms are supported for background transfers. InterSql All Schema Research's products are bundled with the InterSql query application. InterSql provides drag-and-drop queries and basic reporting capabilities. For demonstration copies of any of the Schema Research family of products, please contact OpenSource at info@OpenSource.com. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Schema Research Corporation Schema Research has been providing database expertise since 1988. Offering a full complement of NEXTSTEP database tools for Sybase and Oracle servers, Schema Research is headquartered in Redwood City, California. # # # # NeXT, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Thomas Engel <tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NDCamera v0.2. NeXTdimension frame grabber. Now scriptable by DO. Date: 25 Jul 1995 23:25:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v4ciq$eie@digifix.digifix.com> Release 0.21, 25.07.1995 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Graphics/Movie ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/video ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/graphics/ The NDCamera application ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package. WHAT's NEW IN 0.21: - NDCamera has a DO-port. - 2 Example apps show how to use it (e.g. grab from the commandline) This is a NeXTdimension based auto frame grabber which might help you to create NeXTIME movies or other image sequences. It follows the tradition of Icon.app, DVR.app and Capture.app which havebeen written some time ago but seem to be not supported anymore. NDCamera was developed under NeXTSTEP 3.3, always keeps only one frame in memory and allows resizing of the image before saving it to your disk. Use it with patience because the NeXTdimension's software is buggy! What it does It grabs images. Now that is basically all this app will do for you. Besides that it allows you to create .anim movies. Every frame is titled, numbered and stored as a Tiff file inside a specified directory. So you can use the app in different ways. Either as a "small, rarely updated" monitor or as a "single frame once a while" camera. When creating movies you can choose to record each frame by hand or use the continuous time-based grab feature. Whenever the frame count increase you have a short period of time to switch to the next frame. Some VCRs can even be set up to play a movie in slow motion. Thus syncronizing the VCR with the grabbing speed on the NDCamera could allow you to record long movie automatically. Still there are some problems with automatic recording. Sometimes it happens that the VCR switches to another frame while the ND is grabbing. This will cause bad image quality because the ND now might grab two subsequent videoframes which will cause smear effects if the actors are moving fast. Resizing is also a none trivial aspect. Under certain size factors you will get a funny stripe pattern due to the interlaced frames. The NeXTcube is also a little slow at processing the single frames. Thats why for big images you won't even reach a rate of 1 fps. With fps rates turning to random (due to calculation delays) you will have a hard time to sync you VCR at all...so the savest way to advance the video tape is using the remote control and single frame stepping. But you might also choose the change the frame base rate (see the Release Notes for details). Syncing can be quite easy if you have a way to control the VCR by your computer. Then you can use the included commandline example which causes the NDCamera to grab a single frame by using distributed objects. The Package Version 0.21 comes in a package that includes: - NDCamera.app for NeXT hardware only. You need a NeXTdimension to use this app successfully. - An Examples directory containing a simple movie recorded using this app and a cheap video player plus two applications which allow show you how to do remote controlling of the NDCamera. - Online help...minimal - Full sourcecode - The documentation and an ASCII version (README) of this introduction The latest version of this application will be available at the ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de or ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. There is a WWW page were you can find out more about the status of this...and all the other projects I'm working on: http://wwwcip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/user/tsengel/ Projects/Projects.html
From: erictremblay@genie.geis.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Nebula Quad-FAT Now Available Date: 26 Jul 1995 17:17:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v6bdh$821@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1-800-786-9907 Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM for NEXTSTEP is Now Avalaible Walnut Creek, Calif., July 26, 1995 - Walnut Creek CDROM is proud to announced the immediate availability of the Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM for NEXTSTEP Computers. This totally new version is now Quad-FAT which takes advantage for the multi-architechture binaries technology that NeXT offers and makes one binary application run on the original NeXT "Black" hardware, Intel, Hewlett Packard PA-RISC and Sun Sparc computers runnning NEXTSTEP. Walnut Creek has long been the leader in the NEXTSTEP CDROM market and again takes the lead with this new release. Based on the success and feedback from the users of our NEXTSTEP products , Walnut Creek wanted to offer Quad-FAT version for this new release. What new on Nebula? It's the largest collection of Quad-FAT applications presently available with applications in such categories as utilities, games, astronomy, financial, educational, graphics, mail, etc. They will also find graphics in tiff, PostScript, gif and login panels. Also on the disc is a large collection fonts and sounds plus many other files. Programmers will be happy to note that almost all the applications on the disc comes with complete source code and a special source code folder is included which contians more then 100 megabytes of example source code and applications making the Nebula a valuable reference for NEXTSTEP programmers. Each directory on the disk contains an index listing filename, version, author and a short description of each file. A central index is also included which can be used with Digital Librarian to quickly locate the file your looking for. NEXTSTEP 3.2 or above for Motorola, Intel, PA-RISC or SPARC processors is required to use this disc. Nebula Quad-FAT is available immediately from Walnut Creek CDROM at a retail price of $59.95. For more information contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 1 800 786-9907 +1 510 947-5996 +1 510 947-1644 FAX info@cdrom.com or eric@cdrom.com (Electronic Mail) Walnut Creek CDROM markets a wide range of CDROM products for a variety of platforms . All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners Nebula Quad-FAT Specs/Features Specs ----- Date produced: July 1995 Target platform: NEXTSTEP for Motorola, Intel, PA-RISC and SPARC Megabytes on disc: Over 600 megabytes Format: ISO 9660 with Rock Ridge Extensions (unix) Features -------- - More then 500 applications on the CDROM - More then 400 Quad-FAT applications - The first collection of it's kind for NEXTSTEP - All applications are ready to run directly from the CDROM - Applications in categories such as utilities, astronomy, graphics, communication,audioapps, graphic, mail, clock - More then 80 Games/entertainment applications - 262 NEXTSTEP ready fonts - 54 modules for the BackSpace screen saver - 175 sound files - More then 100 MB of example source code - 28 NEXTSTEP Palettes for Interface Builder - All applications were compiled using NEXTSTEP 3.3 - Source code included with most applications - Contains Pcomm, the unix shell terminal communications program compiled to run on NEXTSTEP for Intel. - Each directory contains an index and a list of files to make it easier for a user to locate a file. - Indexes and list of files are fully indexed in Digital Librarian. - All applications were compiled in Quad-FAT binaries.
From: Christopher Wolf <chris@CU-DIALUP-0804.cit.cornell.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <3v4ko1$nq@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <3v4ko1$nq@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 26 Jul 1995 16:20:48 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v6830$7hc@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: Christopher Wolf <chris@CU-DIALUP-0804.cit.cornell.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash Newsreader Date: 27 Jul 1995 15:48:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v8qjb$jcs@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JULY 27, 1995 Contact: WolfWare PO Box 4977 Ithaca, NY 14852-4977 United States http://www.best.com/~cwolf cwolf@best.com WOLFWARE RELEASES NEWSFLASH - A FAST AND FLEXIBLE NNTP NEWSREADER WolfWare is pleased to announce our entry into the NeXTSTEP software market with the release of our flagship software product - NewsFlash. NewsFlash is a powerful but easy to use NeXTSTEP application for reading Usenet (NNTP) news via a graphical interface. FREE demonstration versions are available now from the WolfWare web page and FTP site (see below). NewsFlash boasts a variety of innovative features. Smart NNTP data retrieval and local caching provide quick response even over slower dial-up links. Built in support for uuencoded binaries allows automated posting and extraction of multi-part binary files. Flexible group and article displays, an abundance of preference settings, and the option of keyboard or mouse control allows the user to customize NewsFlash to meet their own needs. Sophisticated kill files and regular expression searches permit highly selective reading of news. A partial list of some other NewsFlash features includes: - Intelligent NNTP access and local data caching for optimal performance. - Fully customizable article and group information displays. - Display only subscribed, un-subscribed, new or all groups. - Sort groups by name or number of unread articles. - Display only read, unread, current or all articles. - Sort articles by subject, author, number, date or length. - Kill articles by author, subject and name regular expressions. - Automated extraction and creation of uuencoded posts. - Keyboard short-cuts for mouse-free news reading. - Find groups and articles with regular expression searches. - Unlimited number of post and follow-up compose windows. - Customizable quoting style for follow-ups and replies. - Append .signature to posts automatically. - Complete control over all article headers. - Integrated with Mail.app for replying by e-mail. - Support for NNTP user/password authorization protocol. - Multi-panel preferences display for easy configuration. - Uses a standard .newsrc file for compatibility. - Custom site license keys allow restricted newsgroup access. - Extensive context sensitive online help. - Customer support via e-mail, ftp site and Web page. - and more... NewsFlash version 1.11 is available now for Intel, NeXT, HP and Sparc platforms. NewsFlash requires NeXTSTEP user version 3.2 or 3.3 and access to an Internet NNTP server which supports the XOVER command. For further information visit our World Wide Web Page at http://www.best.com/~cwolf or e-mail us at cwolf@best.com (NeXTMail and MIME welcome). The latest FREE evaluation version of NewsFlash is available via ftp at ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/cwolf/NewsFlash-1.11.NIHS.b.tgz or from our World Wide Web Page. Evaluation packages have also been uploaded to ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/news/NewsFlash-1.11.NIHS.b.tgz . Evaluation packages are fully functional except that they only allow access to *.announce, *.advocacy, and comp.binaries.* groups. As special introductory pricing single user licenses can be purchased directly from WolfWare for $25 US. Site licenses are available starting at $50 for 5 users. Copyright 1995, WolfWare. All rights reserved. NewsFlash is a trademark of WolfWare. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Docgen v0.3.1 ObjC Class Documenter Date: 27 Jul 1995 16:33:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v8t66$jr0@digifix.digifix.com> Docgen v0.3.1 ****** docgen is a program to automatically create documentation of Objective C source code. You can create documentation in multiple formats including RTF, HTML and plain text. You can run docgen with a starting directory, and docgen will then look for any matching .h and .m class files. From those files it will create NeXT-style documents. NEW Docgen can now parse comments either before and/or after the method name. Requirements ************ To produce .rtf documentation, docgen requires just a standard C compiler. To do .txt and .html you need Objective C with either the NeXT or GNU runtime. To dynamically load formatting classes requires the NeXT runtime. Availability ************ http://www.csis.gvsu.edu/~berezaw/pub/docgen/docgen-0.3.1.tar.gz Expected to be at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/util/docgen-0.3.1.tar.gz Example output can be seen at: http://www.csis.gvsu.edu/~berezaw/programming.html A patch file to go from 0.3.0 to 0.3.1 is available at: http://www.csis.gvsu.edu/~berezaw/pub/docgen/docgen-0.3.0-to-0.3.1.diff.gz Changes since 0.3.0 ******* * 0.3.1 expanded '-R' switch to have docgen search below the '-d' directory for .h files that match with .m files (the way -R worked before was not a bug but a feature) added '-a' and '-b' switch to have docgen parse comments before and/or after method names * 0.3.0 fixed i-var handling bug (found by pburka) added multiple output formats with capability to easily add more (.rtf, .txt, .html) currently added '-f' option to choosed formats (RTF TXT HTML) added '-R' option to load new format classes added real autoconf scripts and tested it on Linux, NextStep and AmigaDOS Objective-C is required for multiple formats, but RTF still works for standard C. on Nexts docgen can dynamically load new format classes Bill Bereza berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu <NeXT/MIME>
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB:CA, San Jose:Syatem and Database Administrator Date: 27 Jul 1995 16:33:25 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v8t6l$jr7@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: System and Database Administrator Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Required: *** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or 4+ years experience 2+ years experience with UNIX, preferably SUN Desired: NeXT, SUN, Oracle, Sybase backup procedures Oracle/Sybase database administration Knowledge of NeXT Mail and Net Info NeXT Graphical User Interface for system administration SLIP, modem access and TCP/IP Networking SUN Yellow Pages and SUN patches Building kernels Software and hardware installation UNIX, Solaris, SUN O/S, NEXTSTEP, Oracle and Sybase knowledge Web Servers/Firewalls Windows NT/OLE Duties: PDH has an exceptional opportunity for a system/database administrator. This job will expand your experience with NeXT ,SUN and DEC system administration as well as Oracle and Sybase DBA. We are looking for immediate SUN/UNIX system administration support and PDH will provide you the NeXT, Sybase, and Oracle training, if needed. You will provide system and database administration support for a group of engineers. This position involves performing backups, maintaining network integrity, supporting remote access, maintaining current software releases, and supporting configuration requirements for PDH engineering needs. You will have the authority to purchase and install software and hardware from third party vendors. In general, you will be required to support our internal network. PDH is expanding to Windows/NT'95, OLE and OSF/DCE. Environment: PDH, Inc. is a small software development company specializing in object-oriented, client-server, systems solutions using NEXTSTEP. You will support a network of less than 20 Next/Intel workstations, 2 SUN SPARC servers, and remote access. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual and the hours are flexible. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB:CA-San Jose:Software and Database Design Engineer Date: 27 Jul 1995 16:33:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v8t6t$jre@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Software and Database Design Engineer Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Design Engineer: preferably at least 4+ years software/database development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Database design experience (2+ years, Sybase 10/Oracle 7) Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is a small software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc announces Netsurfer International Distributor Date: 27 Jul 1995 17:36:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3v90tl$kdo@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Netsurfer, Inc. toll free: 1-800-275-4010 (USA only) Voice: 1-404-815-1050 Fax: 1-404-894-4545 info@netsurfer.com WWW: http://www.netsurfer.com/ Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@objectech.com WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Denver, Colorado -- July 24, 1995 Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce its partnership with Netsurfer as an authorized international distributor. Netsurfer is a next generation, object oriented Internet/World-Wide Web browser and resource manager for the NEXTSTEP(tm) operating environment. Netsurfer features a very powerful yet easy-to-use interface to the vast resources available on the Internet. Netsurfer is currently available for all NEXTSTEP compatible hardware platforms -- Intel based PC's, NeXT computers, HP-PA Risc, and Sun SPARC workstations. RESOURCES Netsurfer provides the user with a tool by which they can effectively manage and navigate through the myriad of resources available on the Internet. Netsurfer provides a powerful resource management paradigm with its Resource index. The resource index allows the user to group resources by category. Each category is represented by an index card that has a title and a shelf area. The shelf area works exactly like the NEXTSTEP Workspace Manager shelf. BROWSING Netsurfer features a fully multi-theaded interface, allowing users to perform multiple operations simultaneously while browsing resources. Complete with buttons for frequent operations, such as saving copies of documents and adding references to resources to the Resource Index, Netsurfer's document browser is unsurpassed for simplicity and ease-to-use. When browsing FTP file archive servers, Netsurfer provides an intuitive hierarchical browser for navigating and selecting directories and files on the remote computer. Transferring files to the user's computer is a simple drag and drop. Netsurfer provides both file upload and download, as well as queuing of multiple files, recursive downlaods of entire directories, and drag and drop with the Workspace manager. USER CUSTOMIZATION Netsurfer provides a variety of options that allow the user to customize the appearance and operation of the application. Try Netsurfer before you buy!! It is available at the following addresses: WWW: http://www.netsurfer.com/ FTP: ftp://ftp.netsurfer.com/pub/next/Netsurfer For pricing and information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax:1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@objectech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 ---- Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is an authorized distributor of the NEXTSTEP Operating System and the only authorized reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Object Technologies is a leading distributor of third-party applications and turnkey hardware solutions for the NEXTSTEP Operating System. Netsurfer, Inc. Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software that allows individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep,the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment.OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications.NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. ---- Netsurfer, the Netsurfer logo, and NetKit are trademarks of Netsurfer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: AFS announces competitive trade-in to WriteUp and PasteUp Date: 28 Jul 1995 17:18:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vbk7t$104@digifix.digifix.com> Anderson Financial Systems Inc. 909 Sumneytown Pike, Suite 106 Springhouse, PA 19477 +1 215 653 0911 +1 215 653 0711 fax Contact: Gregory H. Anderson Voice: 215 653 0911 Greg_Anderson@afs.com For Immediate Release ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES COMPETITIVE TRADE-IN TO WRITEUP AND PASTEUP Former WordPerfect, Pages, and Xanthus customers can salvage investments at 100 cents on the dollar SPRINGHOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, July 28, 1995 -- Anderson Financial Systems Inc. today announced a trade-in to WriteUp(tm) and PasteUp(tm) for customers of other NEXTSTEP document processing products. For the month of August 1995 only, AFS will rebate the full price paid for any competing product. "With the demise of WordPerfect, Pages, and now Xanthus, the NEXTSTEP document processing war has been won," said Gregory H. Anderson, Founder and CEO of AFS. "Even our marketing partner, Lighthouse Design, has acknowledged the value of WriteUp by offering it to large accounts as part of their product suite. We welcome every NEXTSTEP customer to salvage their prior investments and acquire the leading applications for the platform." Now in its third major release, WriteUp 1.2 has received wide acclaim for steadily adding functionality without sacrificing clean design and ease of operation. PasteUp 2.6 provides a complete page layout solution for users whose demands exceed the capabilities of regular word processors. Both products can handle documents in dozens of file formats from other operating systems. The trade-in procedure will work as follows: Customers may buy one license of PasteUp or WriteUp for each valid license of another document processing product that they currently hold, at the current retail price to which they are entitled. Upon receiving the physical disks and user manual for the other product, AFS will rebate the full price originally paid, up to the cost of the AFS product purchased. For example: PasteUp, single user: $695 Pages, price paid: $495 Net trade-in cost: $200 WriteUp, single user: $350 OpenWrite, price paid: $295 Net trade-in cost: $ 55 In addition to the physical materials, a copy of the actual sales receipt is required in order to validate the rebate amount. Normal shipping charges will be added to all orders for which new physical materials are requested. For evaluation purposes, current releases of both applications can be found at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/productivity/WriteUp.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics/PasteUp_Distribution.tar More information about the products and a full pricing matrix can be obtained by sending email to <info@afs.com>, phoning +1 215 653 0911, or faxing +1 215 653 0711. ABOUT ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Anderson Financial Systems Inc. is a privately held software development company based in Springhouse, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). Founded in 1982, the company's primary business has been designing customized trading software for more than 60 Wall Street firms on MSDOS and NEXTSTEP platforms. Representative clients include First National Bank of Chicago, PaineWebber, Dean Witter, Soros Fund Management, Delaware Management Company, Oppenheimer Management Corp. and Texas Commerce Bank. Since adding NeXT to its roster in 1991, AFS has made a substantial commitment to building applications that leverage the unique capabilities of the NEXTSTEP operating environment. ###
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Systems Consultant Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:45:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7ch$2ru@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Systems Consultant Department: Strategic Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: The technical business partner to OPENSTEP Manager facilitating the business and revenue goals by providing consistent, high quality, technical support and assistance as well as input on qualification and business strategies. Reports to the Manager, Strategic Alliances. Specific Responsibilities: Pre-sales Establish specific account plans and strategies Work with Partners Sales force to analyze sales prospects' needs and propose the best possible NeXT solution Create and deliver product demonstrations & presentations which map NeXT features and benefits to prospects' needs Provide on-going technical support to qualified prospects conducting evaluations. This may include: hardware configuration and software installation, training, trouble-shooting, technical consultation Prepare and perform benchmarks when appropriate Regional Technical Support Draw upon competitive knowledge and experience to advise Partners of NeXT's positioning Provide on-going technical support of the office demonstration and/or training environment: update system and demonstration software, communicate status especially with respect to changes, trouble-shoot problems Marketing and Product Support Assist other organizations with product input, pre-release support and feedback Support trade shows, conferences, and marketing events Skills, Education and Experience Required: Excellent written and verbal communications are essential Ability to convey ideas and solutions in a clear, positive, and concise manner Skills must include listening, presentation, demonstration, and telephone support abilities Ability to develop professional technical & business presentations and deliver them to all levels in an organization BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering. 3+ years experience in computer science or systems consulting/engineering in a sales environment. 3+ years experience in one or more of the following areas: software development (C, Unix, OOT preferably), graphics, Unix, communications & networking, object oriented programming, and window systems & user interface tools. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Marketing Manager Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:45:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7cp$2s5@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Product Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility The Product Manager will completely own the marketing responsibilities for NeXT's Portable Distributed Objects product from product plan to product launch. Specific Responsibilities: Define the product feature set through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. Define and implement the overall product strategy to insure that it is successful in its market. Be well-versed in the area of object-oriented technology, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Deliver the product to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Work with key industry partners to define an interoperability strategy for distributed objects Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos). Skills, Education and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science or related area 2 years experience in project management and/or marketing of software development tools and technology Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments Familiarity with client-server development tools Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making public presentations Additional Success Factors Knowledge of industry standards such as OLE/COM, CORBA, and DCE ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Manager Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7d9$2sd@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Product Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility The Product Manager will completely own the marketing responsibilities for NeXT's Portable Distributed Objects product from product plan to product launch. Specific Responsibilities: Define the product feature set through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. Define and implement the overall product strategy to insure that it is successful in its market. Be well-versed in the area of object-oriented technology, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Deliver the product to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Work with key industry partners to define an interoperability strategy for distributed objects Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos). Skills, Education and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science or related area 2 years experience in project management and/or marketing of software development tools and technology Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments Familiarity with client-server development tools Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making public presentations Additional Success Factors Knowledge of industry standards such as OLE/COM, CORBA, and DCE ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Application Development Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7dh$2to@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Applications Development Engineer Department: OpenStep Applications Dept. Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibilities: The successful candidate will join the OpenStep applications engineering group, responsible for designing, implementing, testing and maintaining the major user applications shipping with OpenStep. This includes significant work in porting major applications from NEXTSTEP to OpenStep, and consideration of issues for all OpenStep platforms including Microsoft Windows. Specific Responsibilities: Maintenance and enhancement of the software by debugging, optimizing performance, and restructuring as needed. Bug fixing and testing Porting of NEXTSTEP Applications to OpenStep Work with team members on design and implementation of new application features. Prototype, solicit feedback, and iterate as necessary. Skills, Education, Experience Requirements: Superior analysis and problem solving skills Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities Excellent teamwork and communications Experience in Object Oriented design and implementation methodology Fluency in C Fluency in an object oriented implementation language and environment (preferably Objective C and NEXTSTEP) Aptitude for User Interface issues and enthusiasm to pursue perfection of the "end user experience" Tenacity and eagerness to solve complex technical problems Self motivated, independent and proactive Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules BS in Computer science or equivalent experience Demonstrated participation in large group-effort projects, with both significant individual ownership as well as and team interaction and coordination 2+ years of practical experience with at least one modern OS, windowing system, GUI toolkit, and object-oriented language/environment. A good understanding of how to organize large bodies of object-oriented software. Experience with effective, efficient software design that retains flexibility. Ability to be flexible and meet project requirements in the face of changing specifications. Additional Success Factors: Multi-platform experience (UNIX, MS-Windows/NT) NEXTSTEP development experience PDO/DO experience ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Performance Tools Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7dq$2u0@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Performance Tools Engineer Department: Development Environment Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility Maintain, enhance, and productize in-house and external tools for analyizing and improving the performance of NeXT's software. Work with other engineers to define new features for performance analysis tools and help the organization, in general, with performance related issues. Participate in and possibly lead a comittee charged with improving performance of NeXT's software. Specific responsibilities Maintenance and development of performance analysis tools such as gprof, sample, malloc_debug (for leak detection), and others. Recommend areas to concentrate for the 4.0 timeframe and recommend tools to productize for (probably) after 4.0. Consider presentation issues (i.e. do we need a spiffy gui?) and integration issues (i.e. do we need to talk to ProjectBuilder?). Work with group charged with making performance improvements on strategy for improving overall system performance. Skills, Education and Experience Requirements * Interest in performance analysis tools. * Experience with some "low-level" aspects of software engineering for example: compilers, debuggers, OS. * For at least one architecture good knowledge of stack-frame layouts and calling conventions. * Ability to work well with others * Good oral and written communication skills. * B.S. or equivalent in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent. * 3+ years industrial experience. Additional Success Factors * Knowledge of NeXTSTEP won't hurt. * Knowledge of gcc and gdb. * Knowledge of prof & gprof. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Manager Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:26 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7e2$2u9@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Product MarketingManager Department: Product Marketing Position Charter To manage and market NeXT's application development environment - NEXTSTEP Developer. The Product Manager will be responsible for both product management as well as product marketing for the product. Responsibilities Product management consists of defining the product feature set jointly with engineering, through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. The product manager is responsible for the overall strategy of the product line, to insure that it remains ahead of the competition in its market. In addition, the product manager has the responsibility for the proper marketing of the product line to the potential customer markets. Be well-versed in the area of object-oriented development, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Deliver NeXT products to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Insure the product strategy is complementary to the overall NEXTSTEP strategy in the market Work with key industry partners to create a whole-product solution in the area of application development Act as spokesperson for NeXT's application development environment, competitive advantages, product positioning, etc. Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos) that communicate NeXT's development advantage. Qualifications B.S. in Computer Science or related area 3 - 5 years development experience in a GUI environment Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making pulic presentations Knowledge of industry standards such as OMG's CORBA specification, OSF's DCE technology Familiarity with UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and various development environments available for those operating systems Familiarity with client-server development tools Basic understanding of network computing, and network standards 2 years experience in project management, marketing and/or sales of software development tools and technology ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Media Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7ee$2ug@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Senior Software Engineer Department: Media Group Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility Assist with the design and maintenance of NEXTSTEP Media Software. This includes NeXT's Display PostScript based WindowServer, OpenStep graphics under WIN32, and other media-related projects. The successful candidate needs to be a system software generalist with a specialty in graphics. Specific Responsibilities Contribute to the design and implementation of OPENSTEP graphics on NT. This includes developing integration strategies for native printing and font support. Help maintain the device-independent portions of NeXT's graphics architecture.This includes adding features and fixing bugs at various levels of NeXT's graphics and media system software. Contribute architectural improvements to NEXT's media system software. Consult with RISC and OpenStep teams on general graphics issues. Skills, Education and Experience Required 5 - 8 years experience window-systems, graphics, or multi-media system software. BS degree in Math, Physics, Engineering or CS, or equivalent experience Architectural and design experience. Fluency in C, PostScript, experience with assembly language helpful. Understanding of client/server architectures. Comfortable handling vendor relationships at the technical level. (i.e. Adobe, PIXAR, various board vendors. . .) Strong, tenacious, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Technically versatile. Able to work well with others. Good communication skills. Additional Success Factors Architectural work on multimedia system software Experience with object-oriented languages (Objective C, C++, Smalltalk) NEXTSTEP programming experience. Some UNIX driver writing experience X windows internals or WIN32 experience a plus ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Networking Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7em$2un@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Operating Systems Kernel Developer Department: Operating Systems Department Location: NeXT Development Headquarters, Redwood City, California Primary responsibility: Mid- to senior-level software developer to work on low-level kernel software items, including HP, Sparc and Intel-based ("PC") machine architectures. Specific responsibilities: First assignment is to take over ownership of the SCSI driver at the kernel level. In the future, will be involved in scheduler and file system design, OS-to-ObjectOriented layer support, and multiprocessing. This is for our Mach and UNIX BSD operating system development. Education, Skills and Experience Required: Equivalent to a Minimum BS CS, or BS EE, equivalent experience would be considered; 4 or more years experience; proven track record with operating systems (not necessarily ours); must have low-level driver experience, preferable SCSI; must have experience with more than one hardware architecture. Additional Success Factors: Experience in UNIX kernel software details; experience in Mach OS or other microkernel; intimate knowledge of SCSI and other future directions of storage technology; comfortable communications skills; ability to think creatively. Understanding the concepts of Object Oriented technologies; having experience in a mature OO system is a real plus. Candidates who have worked only with MSDOS, Windows, or a mainframe operating system would find this position too difficult. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Kernel OS Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:46:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7es$2uu@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Operating Systems Kernel Developer (Senior Position) Department: Operating Systems Department Location: NeXT Development Headquarters, Redwood City, California Primary responsibility: Senior-level software developer to work on kernel software items, including HP, Sparc and Intel-based ("PC") machine architectures. Specific responsibilities: Will be involved in file systems and networking, the OS-to-ObjectOriented layer, and multiprocessing. This is for our Mach and UNIX BSD operating system development. Education, Skills and Experience Required: Minimum BS CS or BS EE (equivalent experience could be considered); 6 or more years experience; proven track record with operating systems (not necessarily ours); must have experience with more than one hardware architecture; must have shipped operating system products. Additional Success Factors: Experience in UNIX kernel software details; experience in Mach OS or other microkernel; in-depth knowledge of either the BSD file system, the MSDOS file system, and/or the Mac file system; knowledge of some networking protocols; comfortable communications skills; ability to think creatively; experience with software used internationally; familiarity with current computer science research. A real plus: understanding the concepts of Object Oriented technologies and having experience in a real OO system. Candidates who have worked only with MSDOS, Windows, or a mainframe operating system would find this position too difficult. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Windows Engineer - Bay Area Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:47:02 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7f6$2v5@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Windows Engineer Department: Foundation Technology Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: Develop OLE based applications to interface with PDO for Little John. These applications will be used to help with the design and implementation of the OLE bridge for Little John, and will help the Little John team to understand issues relating to application development from an OLE/Windows perspective. Will also own certain pieces of Little John as they relate to Windows (i.e. Install program) Specific responsibilities: Develop OLE applications using PDO/OLE bridge Provide Windows and OLE expertise Provide feedback to help with design of OLE bridge Work as member of PDO Little John team Work with Premium support to provide expertise building LJ applications Work with Tech Pubs on Little John examples Work with RC and other groups for LJ logistics Own the LJ install program and process Education, Skills and Experience Required: Fluency in Win32 API demonstrated by significant implementation Fluency in issues related to design/implementation of OLE products Fluency in object oriented implementation language and environment Fluency in C, Visual Basic, OLE Automation Experience in Object Oriented design and implementation methodology Engineering background: 5 - 8 years BSCS or equivalent Additional Success Factors: Knowledge of dynamic Object systems (Smalltalk, Objective C) Fast learner Ability to proactively take on responsibility ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Release Control Engineer - Bay Area Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:47:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7fd$2vc@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Release Engineer Department: Release Control, Software Engineering Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Develop and enhance tools to support Release Engineering processes. Perform system administrative and other operational tasks. Specific responsibilities: This person will design and develop tools to build, master, verify, and archive NeXT software products. Possible development projects include tools to support: Non-NEXTSTEP OS builds Distributed builds Multi-CDROM production for internal distribution Project attribute database Education, Skills and Experience Required: A candidate for this position must possess the following qualifications: 4 year Computer Science or Engineering or related degree, or equivalent experience. 2 or more years experience in the software industry. Extensive Unix programming experience. Additional Success Factors: Familiarity with Perl. 1-2 years experience with release integration of large software systems. Object oriented and distributed programming experience. Unix system and network administration experience. PC hardware and Windows/NT experience. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Device Driver Engineer Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:47:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7fk$2vj@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Driver Engineer Department: Software Engineering, Driver Development Primary Responsibility Architecture, development , and maintenance of NEXTSTEP device drivers for a variety of hardware including Display Cards, Keyboard & Mouse devices, and Serial & Parallel ports. Also responsible for Test Suite development for these subsystems. Specific Responsibilities Maintenance & development engineering on existing drivers and associated code. Review code developed by 3rd parties and integrate into our source base. Serve as a source of expertise on Intel platform issues to the rest of the company, including Sales, Marketing, Support, QA and other groups within Engineering. Serve as technical liaison with engineers from adapter & peripheral vendors as needed during development and maintenance of drivers. Assist in creation of driver specifications and product plans. Design and implement driver test suites, and consult with publications on documentation efforts. Minimum Requirements BSCS or equivalent and 2-4 years experience in driver or kernel development Highly experienced with development and debugging of drivers for Intel hardware under UNIX, Mach, or NEXTSTEP. Familiarity with Intel-compatible hardware and busses (ISA/EISA/VL-Bus/PCI) Has developed under Unix (familiar with Unix development tools: make, cc, nm,... ) Understanding of filesystems, UNIX or Mach kernels, and object-oriented design is highly desirable. Has developed driver test suits and/or harnesses; use of logic analyzer is a plus. Ability to deal with changing priorities and tasks, and yet stay focused on key deliverable. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Computer - Technical Writer - Bay Area Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:47:25 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7ft$2vq@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to view our NeXT Computer WWW Page with exciting information about our open positions and new products. To access the Web the command is <URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources>. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Senior Technical Writer Department: Technical Publications Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Write conceptual overviews, detailed reference material, and man pages for NeXT's operating system projects, working from information provided by programmers, gleaned from source code, and discovered from your own test programs. Participate in the design and review of new kits and frameworks and help in the refinement of their APIs (application programming interfaces). Specific responsibilities: Write a new NEXTSTEP Operating System Software book and update man pages to document improvements to NeXT's Mach Operating System. Enhance and maintain documentation for the DriverKit, an object-oriented framework for creating drivers. Create example programs, especially DriverKit programs, to be shipped with NEXTSTEP. Write reference and conceptual material for other NEXTSTEP and OpenStep kits and frameworks as projects come up. Education, Skills and Experience Required: Technical knowledge: Must have significant experience working in a UNIX environment. Must have experience programming in a C-based language (C, C++, or Objective-C). Knowledge of object-oriented programming is desirable. Writing: The ability to write clear, logically sequenced, grammatically expressed expositions is required. Must be able to organize and carry out short to long (book-length) assignments with a minimum of supervision. General: A minimum of three-years experience as a technical writer is required and two years programing experience (doesn't have to be professional programming). General interest in various areas of software technology is necessary, since the nature of our projects can vary widely and this writer will no doubt be called upon to document technologies that don't exist yet and cannot be predicted. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Tim Spencer <spencer@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support Representative - Lighthouse Design Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:48:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7hr$318@digifix.digifix.com> JOB: Technical Support Representative Lighthouse Design is seeking a self-starter to join our Technical Support and Customer Training team. As a member of our sales organization, you will have the following responsibilities: Responsibilities Respond to Technical Support: - Develop expertise in the entire Lighthouse Product Family - Respond to Technical Support email requests - Answer Technical Support phone inquires - Provide on-site technical support to our world-wide enterprise customers - Provide instruction for end-user training classes - Participate in the sales process - Solicit, collect and synthesize customer feedback Auxiliary responsibilities: - Development of training curriculum - Tracking of customer feature requests and bug reports - Interfacing with engineering product design teams Benefits - Work in a highly motivated growth company, in a pleasant and collegial professional environment - Competitive compensation package - Comprehensive health coverage - Can be located on east or west coast How to Apply Resumes may be submitted in any of the following ways (listed in order of preference). Please be sure to put Resume for the Technical Support Representative opening on your cover sheet. Send e-mail to dehring@lighthouse.com. NeXT Mail is best. MIME attachments are acceptable, too. Fax us at +1-415-570-7787. US Mail is fine too, but isn't guaranteed to get the quick response that electronic submissions do. Send mail to: Human Resources Lighthouse Design, Ltd. 2929 Campus Drive, Suite 250 San Mateo, CA 94403-2534 USA
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: SunSoft - Technical Support Openstep Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:49:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7jd$31h@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: "Jamie O'Keefe" <pericles@athena.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group - July 11th Date: 28 Jul 1995 22:49:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vc7kl$31q@digifix.digifix.com> eText and Nugi Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group Meeting Tuesday, July 11th, 1995 MIT Campus, Rm 1-190 7:00PM 7:00PM Introduction 7:05PM eText and Nugi Rohit Khare, NeXT User Group maven, Caltech graduate and W3 Consortium security dude, will demo eText, a tool he designed for creating multimedia documents. eText allows you to create documents that contain arbitrarily complex, live objects. It can handle hypertext references and multiple documents and can be used to create HTML or SMGL documents. He will also discuss what is going on ay NeXT User Groups International (Nugi) and nugiConn'95 this August. 7:45PM Rumors of the Month 8:00PM Q&A Dinner afterwards. All are welcome to attend. If you would like more information please contact: Jamie O'Keefe at: pericles@athena.com 617.426.6372 (W) 617.628.4136 (H)
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@xmission.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.6.1 released Date: 30 Jul 1995 23:25:26 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vhif6$mc1@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Yacktman (801)221-0344 yackd@xmission.com ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF THE MISCKIT VERSION 1.6.1 Update to Kit of Free Objective-C Objects Is Now Available PROVO, UT, Jul 28, 1995 -- A new release of the MiscKit has been made publically available. It contains many new objects and fixes all problems reported since the previous release. The MiscKit may be obtained via ftp to any of the following sites: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/classes/MiscKit1.6.1.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.1.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/objc/misckit/MiscKit1.6.1.s.gnutar.gz There are also accompanying binary packages built for various architectures available only at: ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.1.b.NIHS.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.1.b.NI.gnutar.gz The BYU site always has the most recent official MiscKit distribution available in /pub/next/misckit and older versions are archived in /pub/next/misckit/old. The MiscKit is an easy to install kit consisting of Objective-C objects, Interface Builder palettes, bundles, and other useful programming resources. All the resources in the MiscKit have been donated by various Internet personalities for the benefit of other NEXTSTEP programmers. Objects include data structures (string, tree, stack, queue, priority queue, linked list), interface widgets (find panel, textfield, button and slider subclasses, clock and calendar views, icon wells, progress pie/bar), macros, other useful objects (lock file, log file, time, stopwatch, serial port, colors, subprocess, remote subprocess, file), frameworks for building complex interfaces (MiscSwapKit, MiscInspectorKit, InfoMenuKit) and even some useful example applications...plus much more! To make the MiscKit more attractive to developers, use of the MiscKit resources is absolutely free of charge, no matter how the resources are used. Redistribution of the MiscKit is also encouraged. Many developers are reluctant to use objects which are under the GNU "Copyleft". As a result, the MiscKit has its own license which allows developers to reuse the code freely, even in commercial projects. Everything possible has been done to encourage the use of the MiscKit to speed development efforts. Any developer who has generally useful objects, palettes, or other programming resources and would like to donate them to the MiscKit effort is welcome to do so. Contact Don Yacktman at yackd@xmission.com for information on how to prepare a MiscKit submission. By making a submission to the MiscKit, a developer can avoid the hassles of packaging up a formal distribution of their resources and in turn help add to a growing centralized pool of useful resources. Several MiscKit-based mailing lists are also available. The first list is for those who are interested in participating in the development of the MiscKit. Anyone who is interested in following the discussion should send mail to misckit-request@byu.edu to be placed on the list. Send mail to misckit@byu.edu to post messages to this list. The second MiscKit mailing list is for distributing announcements of new MiscKit releases. Anyone who would like to receive e-mail notification of new MiscKit releases should send mail to the MiscKit administrator, Don_Yacktman@byu.edu, and request to be placed on the MiscKit release list. Anyone on the development list already receives notification of new releases and should therefore not ask to be added to the release list. Two other lists are mentioned in the MiscKit's top level README.rtf file. The MiscKit has evolved from the DAYMiscKit and several objects released over the past few years by Don Yacktman and other USENET personalities. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP and Unix consulting projects. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The MiscKit is in no way affiliated with Brigham Young University. Changes since version 1.5.0: V1.6.1 7/28/95 Maintenance and update release: Bug fixes to MiscString, MiscMatrix, MiscSubProcess, MiscTime, MiscCircularSlider, MiscSortedStorage, MiscINETAddress, MiscSerialPort, MiscClockView, MiscDateView, cnvwrap, AutoDoc, MiscParseTable, MiscLinkedList. Enhancements added to cnvwrap, MiscCircularSlider, MiscString, headers, documentation, MiscCoolButtons, MiscLinkedList, MiscClockView, AutoDoc. Added format_comment, list-misc to examples area Added MiscGISKit, MiscMergeKit object kits Added separate MiscString library Added MiscTableSource, MiscRecordParser objects Added MiscListSorting category Added MiscClipTextPalette, MiscPaperView/MiscColorView palettes Added MiscCompletionText to Temp area Added regexpr documentation. [More details about the bug fixes and additions can be found in the MiscKit's History.rtf file.]
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 94 - Articles posted since July 24 1995 Date: 31 Jul 1995 04:00:14 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3vhkge$mtb@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 94 Postings since: July 24 1995 [3495] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3496] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3497] MAILING LIST: Development of Alexandra Newsreader [3498] PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph University Alliance Program Update [3499] SUBMISSION: Phone-3.5 [3500] SUBMISSION: Docgen v0.3.0 ObjC documentation generator [3501] PRESS RELEASE: Turnkey NEC Laptop Solutions for NEXTSTEP [3502] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource offers MusicBuilder by melonSoft [3503] PRESS RELEASE: Schema Research and OpenSource Announce Distributor Agreement [3504] SUBMISSION: NDCamera v0.2. NeXTdimension frame grabber. Now scriptable by DO. [3507] SUBMISSION: NetTalk.app 1.3beta2 quad fat [3508] PRESS RELEASE: Nebula Quad-FAT Now Available [3509] CONFERENCE: nugiConn'95 at ObjectWorld [3510] CONFERENCE: Sponsorship Opportunities for nugiConn 95 [3511] CONFERENCE: nugiConn'95 Call For Volunteers [3512] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Acquires Xanthus' Entire Product Line for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep [3513] PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash Newsreader [3514] SUBMISSION: Docgen v0.3.1 ObjC Class Documenter [3515] JOB:CA, San Jose:Syatem and Database Administrator [3516] JOB:CA-San Jose:Software and Database Design Engineer [3517] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc announces Netsurfer International Distributor [3518] PRESS RELEASE: AFS announces competitive trade-in to WriteUp and PasteUp [3519] JOB: NeXT Computer - Systems Consultant [3520] JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Marketing Manager [3521] JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Manager [3522] JOB: NeXT Computer - Application Development Engineer [3523] JOB: NeXT Computer - Performance Tools Engineer [3524] JOB: NeXT Computer - Product Manager [3525] JOB: NeXT Computer - Media Engineer [3526] JOB: NeXT Computer - Networking Engineer [3527] JOB: NeXT Computer - Kernel OS Engineer [3528] JOB: NeXT Computer - Windows Engineer - Bay Area [3529] JOB: NeXT Computer - Release Control Engineer - Bay Area [3530] JOB: NeXT Computer - Device Driver Engineer [3531] JOB: NeXT Computer - Technical Writer - Bay Area [3532] JOB: Technical Support Representative - Lighthouse Design [3533] JOB: SunSoft - Technical Support Openstep [3534] MEETING: Boston Computer Society NeXT User Group - July 11th [3535] SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.6.1 released If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-94/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-94.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-94 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 31 Jul 1995 04:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3vhlcf$nae@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 31 Jul 1995 04:15:36 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3vhld8$nae@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. 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From: Scott Violet <scottl@nacm.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Kiwi v.09 another news reader Date: 31 Jul 1995 00:30:20 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vhm8s$nh3@digifix.digifix.com> Kiwi, Yet another NEXTSTEP based newsreader, for NNTP or flatfile news reading. Kiwi requires foundation 1.0 to work. More interesting features in current release of Kiwi: -> Ability to view articles in a threaded nature. -> See all the articles in a given thread at once for easy navigation. -> Able to act as none-threaded news reader for those users that don't want this ability. -> Find panel for finding in the current article, or in the current group. -> Group window for easy navigation of all available groups as well as filtering down to a given subset. -> Shelf type approach for frequently read news group that can be assigned images. -> Sorting by subject, author, or message ID. -> Viewing of multiple articles at once. -> Support of space, b and return for rn type navigation through articles from both the articles window and single article window. Kiwi is currently shareware, with a registration fee of $25 (if you think this is to much send me what you think it is worth). You can find it at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/news/Kiwi.tar.gz. EMail me any bugs, suggestions, or whatever to xepo@alumni.cs.uwm.edu. -Scott Violet (xepo@alumni.cs.uwm.edu)
From: Bill Bumgarner <bbum@friday.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NetImageFilter & SurfImage image conversion framework released Date: 31 Jul 1995 16:50:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vjfmp$2e0@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Rasika Weinstein Netsurfer Inc. Suite N-105 430 Tenth St. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30318-5769 USA 404.815.1050 FAX.894.4545 info@netsurfer.com http://www.netsurfer.com Netsurfer Announces NetImageFilter 1.0 Binary and Source distribution of versatile image filter service Atlanta, GA, July 31, 1995 -- Netsurfer Inc. today announced the availability of NetImageFilter version 1.0. NetImageFilter is an image filter service for NEXTSTEP that directly converts JFIF/JPEG and GIF images to TIFF images. NetImageFilter also searches for the netpbm image conversion utilities. If it finds the netpbm binaries, NetImageFilter can also convert approximately 60 different image formats. NetImageFilter uses the SurfImage library to convert JPEG and GIF images. Since SurfImage correctly converts GIF with transparency into a TIFF image with an appropriately converted alpha channel, NetImageFilter supports GIF with transparency. There are a number of useful components associated with the NetImageFilter release. These components include: NetImageFilter.service ---------------------- The filter service binary compiled for all currently supported NEXTSTEP hardware architectures; Motorola, Intel, HP-PA RISC, and Sun Sparc. NetImageFilter is also available as an archive of source code. ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/NetImageFilter/ SurfImage Library ----------------- A flexible object framework for decoding streams or files containing image data into instances of NXImage. Includes modules for decoding JPEG/JFIF and GIF89 (GIF with transparency information) images. The decoder framework is constructed such that it can be easily extended to support new image formats. The SurfImage library can be linked into any application to provide internal support for the conversion of GIF and JPEG image formats. Internalizing image conversion is significantly faster and more reliable than the Application Kit's Image Filtering mechanism. The application project used to test the SurfImage library, Image_Test, is also available as source or binary. ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/NetImageFilter/ imagetools-2 ------------ imagetools-2 is a set of tools for converting and manipulating images of almost any format. imagetools-2 contains the latest versions of Sam Leffler's LIBTIFF, the Independent JPEG Group's Jpeg Library, and netpbm. Also included are tools for manipulating the transparency and interleave attributes of GIF images. ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/ ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/imagetools-2.bs.SHIN-README ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/imagetools-2.b.SHIN.tar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/imagetools-2.bs.SHIN.tar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/graphics/imagetools-2.s.tar [both binary archives are over 10MB] --- Source code for SurfImage and NetImageFilter is distributed under the terms of the MiscKit license. See the MiscKit release for more information. Source for the imagetools is distributed under the licensing terms defined by each individual package. --- Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software that allows individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer is a trademark of Netsurfer, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of Next Computer, Inc.
From: Graph Sales <graphing@mttam.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph Special Opportunities Date: 31 Jul 1995 22:58:11 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vk583$4tc@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) 311 Adams Ave. State College, PA 16803 814-234-9613 814-234-9614 Fax graphing@mttam.com The following opportunities make this the best time to buy graphing software for your NEXTSTEP based computer: OPPORTUNITY ONE: Purchase OpenGraph for about the price of upgrading your current graphing software using the OpenGraph Trade-up Program***. OPPORTUNITY TWO: Purchase OpenGraph for over a 50% discount from list price using a limited time manufacturer rebate. Limit one per site. OPPORTUNITY THREE: Visit our booth at ObjectWorld '95 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Speak with the data display experts and get a sneak preview of features for the next version of OpenGraph. To take advantage of these limited time offers and for complete details contact VVI-DCS. For your convenience, we welcome purchase orders and VISA, MasterCard, The American Express, and Optima Cards. -- Your OpenGraph Advantage Team If you would like additional information (formatted in NeXTMail) send e-mail to graphing@mttam.com with any of the titles (shown in quotes): "Send Mail Documentation Titles" A list of mail documentation titles available for retrieval via NeXTMail. "Send OpenGraph Newsletter" An electronic newsletter about OpenGraph release 3.2k improvements. "Send VVI-DCS Newsletter" An electronic newsletter about VVI-DCS including a complete overview of OpenGraph products and services. "Send OpenGraph Information" Includes the OpenGraph Advantage Brochure, CD-ROM welcome file, and OpenGraph CD order form. About OpenGraph: OpenGraph Version 3.2k is for SPARC, Intel, HP PA-RISC, and NeXT Computers and is distributed on CD-ROM disc. The most savvy and aware NEXTSTEP customers use OpenGraph at the heart of their most profitable and flagship applications. Simply the best supported and most professional technical graphing and data display package available for any platform or operating system. Footnote: *** Specific terms are indicated on the OpenGraph Trade-up Form. _________________________________ OpenGraph, VVI Data Control Specialists, VVI-DCS and VVimaging are trademarks of VVimaging, Inc. (VVI-DCS). NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT, Inc. VISA(R), MasterCard(R), The American Express(R), and Optima(SM). All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: "Felipe A. Rodriguez" <root@terra.crystalengine.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 0.9 for ppp2.2 Date: 31 Jul 1995 23:54:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vk8h7$gm@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION GateKeeper 0.9 for ppp2.2 GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2. It allows you to launch, kill and view diagnostic output from the "pppd" daemon. NEW FEATURES MAJOR GateKeeper's manual dial and login feature allows the user to access ppp providers in a manner similar to accessing a BBS so long as the provider supports dynamic IP assignment (which seems to be the rule). GateKeeper accomplishes this through the use of a Multi-tasked, Multi-threaded UNIX tool which acts as a frontend for both sides of tip, as a rearend for Terminal.app and which avails itself to GateKeeper through the distributed objects mechanism. The look and feel is similar to that of debugging with gdb, Edit.app and Terminal.app. Please note that this feature has only been tested on White hardware with ZyXEL 1496e and Boca 28.8 modems. MINOR --Persistent connection option. --Auto-hide after 5 second delay upon establishment of the ppp link option. --Online NeXTHelp system was completely redone. --App Icon animation technique was improved and icons retouched. --GateKeeper requires a very specific configuration of the underlying ppp2.2. Therefore, a complete set of example configuration files is now included and can be accessed from GateKeeper's Preferences editor facility. --If GateKeeper is told to stop pppd during its dialing phase it does so by terminating pppd and chat with extreme prejudice. This causes pppd to leave a residual uucp style lock on the serial port it was using. GateKeeper now removes this lock. --Numerous other minor bug fixes and improvements. WHERE TO GET IT GateKeeper has been submitted to: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.0.9.src.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.0.9.NI.tar.gz It should end up at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/comm/GateKeeper.0.9.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/comm/GateKeeper.0.9.src.tar.gz In Europe it has been submitted to: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps DISTRIBUTION FILES GateKeeper.0.9.src.tar.gz contains a source distribution GateKeeper.0.9.NI.tar.gz contains a NeXT/Intel MAB OVERVIEW GateKeeper version 0.9 requires a properly installed ppp2.2. The GateKeeper has the following features: -- Capable of auto-launching pppd using defaults or using information from a GateKeeper document -- AutoRedial if provider's line is busy. -- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without using a script. -- Persistent connection will redial and link to your provider if the connection is unexpectedly dropped. -- Compound document format for accessing multiple internet providers -- Secure mode which translates all output from pppd to "X"'s. This provides some user feedback as to pppd's progress in establishing the link. -- An online timer tracks session and monthly usage. -- App Icon shows session time. -- A tri-state animated icon provides feedback as to GateKeeper's status. -- GateKeeper's ppp editor allows easy editing of ppp2.2 related files -- Command line for pppd can be set in Preferences -- NeXTStep Help -- Plays a sound file when link is established -- Captures and displays connection information when link is established Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to: Felipe A. Rodriguez far@terra.crystalengine.com Agoura Hills, CA.
From: Gerald Erdmann <gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New release of ProductionPartner for Intel & Motorola Date: 1 Aug 1995 02:13:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vkgn3$1ok@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RCN Realtime Computing and Nets Flotowstrase 2 D 12203 Berlin - Lichterfelde tel +49 30 834 0107 fax +49 30 834 0108 GSM +49 172 3000 995 (cellular phone) email rcn@rcnhost.dasburo.de AUGUST 1, 1995 -- BERLIN, Germany -- RCN is pleased to announce the release of version 1.65 of its ProdctionPartner(tm), a program for recording, playing, editing and archiving of sounds. You can rearrange, cut and edit sounds. Sounds can be collected in archives called playlists which are unities within ProductionPartner. In addition text, images and movies may be used in a .rtf file which is atached to each sound for description or background info on sound, like in a CD database. The program may be used to master Audio CDs. Via documents (list of sounds) you can easy administrate sounds or search and find text marks. Therefore besides the sound data ProductionPartner stores additional informations (e. g. the author of the sound or any other comments) in .rtfd format. By the way sound files can be located on other machines within a network; the sounds will be linked or copied. So you can include graphics, videos or pictures in your audio archive just like a multimedia archive. A comfortable sound editor submits displaying and cutting of sounds, subsequent level change and other effects. Product: ProductionPartner Product: BroadcastPartner (automation of radio broadcast) Support for NeXT Computer and Intel based NEXTSTEP systems is now available. In the near future SUN and HP workstations will be supported. The latest demonstration copy of ProductionPartner can be obtained from the ftp server: ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/Demos ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platform/next/Commercial/Audio ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/sound ProductionPartner will be available on the following server: ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu princeton.edu A copy of ProductionPartner is available on Peanuts and NeXT Third Party CDROM. $275 for the ProductionPartner 1.65 (user license) $295 for the ProductionPartner 1.65 (machine license) call RCN for a network license To order please send: - Username and HostID (user license) - HostID (machine license) - Number of Users und one HostID (network license) ProductionPartner is a DEMO VERSION which CAN be licensed. For getting a licenseable version please contact RCN (address see above). We accept MC,VISA, money order, whatever.
From: alan@stst.com (Alan Sibley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: LeagueRunner - Admin software for fantasy football leagues Date: 1 Aug 1995 02:54:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vkj3v$2ek@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Alan Sibley Saint Street Inc. 251 W. Renner Pkwy. #182 Richardson, TX, 75080 Phone: (214)-664-5055 e-mail: alan@stst.com Beta testers needed for LeagueRunner software. RICHARDSON, Texas, July 31, 1995 - Saint Street Inc. announces that LeagueRunner for NEXTSTEP has entered beta and is looking for testers. LeagueRunner is administrative software for running fantasy football leagues. Fantasy football leagues are a popular pastime of sports enthusiastic everywhere. These leagues allow players to "own" a NFL teams composed of actual NFL players. Each league has 6-20 owners who draft NFL players to their teams. Each week they submit a roster of active players and then teams compete head to head using custom scoring rules. Your team score is calculated using the player statistics for each NFL week. As your active players score, so does your team. LeagueRunner is the greatly simplifies the administration of fantasy football leagues. It allows the commissioner to keep up with the fantasy teams, weekly team rosters, and custom scoring rules. It generates the leagues schedule, weekly/yearly reports of player scoring along with editing of NFL player statistics. Beta testers: Saint Street needs testers that have access to NEXTSTEP 3.1 or greater. LeagueRunner is "twice" fat supporting Motorola and Intel. Testers need easy access to NeXTMail. Some interest in NFL/fantasy sports would be appreciated. To enlist: - mail to lrbeta@stst.com - indicate your hardware/software configuration. Any questions or suggestions can be routed to alan@stst.com. Thanks in advance! Alan NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenSource - Account Executive Date: 2 Aug 1995 16:47:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3voo96$ou3@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OpenSource, Inc. E-mail: employment@opensource.com FAX: +1.303.861.2393 JOB OPENING: Account Executive Due to our ever-growing success, OpenSource, Inc. is seeking additional Account Executives with solid industry experience. Put your NEXTSTEP knowledge and sales ability to work! Position description follows: - Handle phone and e-mail orders from NEXTSTEP users world-wide. - Communicate with existing accounts to provide products and services. - Prospect and establish new accounts. - Provide pre-sale technical support and advice. - Prepare and submit hardware and software quotes. Minimum requirements: - Knowledge of NEXTSTEP User. - Previous sales experience. - Knowledge of third-party applications for NEXTSTEP. - Exceptional communication skills. - Personable attitude. Benefits: - Dynamic work environment. - Casual attire. - Downtown Denver, Colorado high-rise office suite. - Largest and most diverse catalog of NEXTSTEP offerings in the industry. - Expert technical staff. - Accounts furnished. - Comprehensive health & dental. - Commission with guarantee. E-mail, fax, or snail mail your resume to: OpenSource, Inc. 1776 Lincoln Street Suite 1012 Denver, CO 80203 Email: employment@opensource.com Fax: +1.303.861.2393 Please, no phone calls. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the largest single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Joins Object Definition Alliance to Create Object Standards Date: 2 Aug 1995 23:48:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vpgtp$snl@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: NeXT Computer, Inc. Kindle DiGiusto 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-915-2280 NeXT Joins Object Definition Alliance to Create Object Standards REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-August 1, 1995-NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that it is joining leading companies from a broad range of industries to form the Object Definition Alliance (ODA). The alliance will create open object-based specifications for developing interactive multimedia and electronic commerce systems. As a leading provider of object technology, NeXT is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of standards for building object-oriented applications. NeXT developed the technology behind OPENSTEP, an industry-endorsed specification for an operating system independent object standard. Applications written to the OPENSTEP specification are portable across all OPENSTEP implementations, regardless of the underlying operating system. OPENSTEP implementations will be available on operating systems from NeXT, Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Microsoft. NeXT Computer, a revenue leader in object technology, will join with vertical industry leaders such as Oracle Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Home Box Office (HBO), MasterCard International, MCI, the Object Management Group, Time Warner, Visa Interactive, Price-Costco, Verifone, and Sun Microsystems, to define standard business objects that manage essential services for electronic commerce transactions such as billing, credit, and security services. "NeXT is pleased to join forces with Oracle and others to expand the emerging object market.," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and chief executive of NeXT Computer, Inc. "With many of our customers concerned about object interoperability, NeXT is committed to furthering its presence in this market." The ODA object standard will allow NeXT's customers in the interactive television, networked multimedia, and electronic commerce markets to build multimedia object class libraries today that can be deployed on other ODA-based systems in the future. With a uniform standard, the industry will grow at a faster pace because vendors will be able to build applications that can be deployed on all ODA-compliant systems. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. PLEASE JOIN NeXT at OPENSTEP DAY, Object World, San Francisco, August 14-17. For more information, please call 1-800-TRY-NeXT or visit our Web site http://www.next.com/ ###
From: Thomas Engel <tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PostScriptHelper v.0.8. A Frontend for odd/even Page filtering. Date: 2 Aug 1995 23:55:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vphaq$sri@digifix.digifix.com> Release 0.8, 02.08.1995 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Tools/Frontends ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/frontends ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/ The PostScriptHelper application ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package. This is a frontend to the psselect command. It will allow you to extract odd/even pages from a PostScript document by using a really simple interface. I do appologize for not having completed the documentation in the style I use to do it. That's mainly because I had to finish this release right before leaving for a long trip to the USA. It maily is a hacked up MPEGHelper (available soon) which has been converted to the PSHelper within 4 hours (right before I had to leave formy flight to the USA/ObjectWorld). So please read the online help and the included manual pages to find out about the underlying pstools. The handling of the frontend should be quite simple. Open a file, choose the tools and start the conversion. Thats it. Future version will include more tools and more settings. If you need to recompile the application you will need the psutils sources too. This release only includes a binary version of the psselect command to keep the package small. The Package Version 0.8 comes in a package that includes: - PostScriptHelper.app. A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware. - Online help...minimal - Full sourcecode for the frontend (NOT the psutils). - Some documentation. On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project'section. About this Project The latest version of this application will be available at the ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de or ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. There is a WWW page were you can find out more about the status of this...and all the other projects I'm working on: http://wwwcip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/user/tsengel/ Projects/Projects.html
From: Denise Schneider <Denise_Schneider@NeXT.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT SPONSORS WEST COAST "OPENSTEP DAY" IN CONJUNCTION WITH OBJECT WORLD Date: 3 Aug 1995 00:00:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vphkh$sth@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT SPONSORS WEST COAST "OPENSTEP DAY" IN CONJUNCTION WITH OBJECT WORLD Steve Jobs To Keynote - Monday, August 14 REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-August 1, 1995-NeXT Computer, Inc. has expanded its "OpenStep Day" program on August 14 to include three educational forums- 1) Executive Forum, 2) Introduction to Object Technology, and 3) Advanced Object Development. OpenStep Day will be held in conjunction with Object World August14-17 at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. OpenStep Day and Object World will be kicked-off with a keynote address by Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc, on August 14. Steve will discuss the current state of objects in the corporate market and unveil new technologies from NeXT, including OpenStep objects for Windows 95 and Windows NT as well as tools for building distributed applications on the World Wide Web. NeXT expanded their OpenStep Day forum to communicate directly to executives interested in learning about the business value of object technology. The three-track program appeals to a broad audience including CIOs, vice presidents, MIS directors, project managers, and application developers who are interested in learning more about object technology from a business and/or technical perspective. At the keynote, Steve Jobs will demonstrate OpenStep, the industry's most advanced object-oriented development environment. OpenStep allows organizations to rapidly create, deploy and evolve three-tier client/server applications which automate mission-critical business operations. OpenStep applications are not only scalable across clients and servers, they are portable to both Windows and Unix platforms. "The `OpenStep Day' we held in New York City in early April was such a success that we decided to offer three forums in conjunction with Object World - one for business executives and two others for developers," said Martin A. Yam, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at NeXT Computer, Inc. "We look forward to demonstrating our advanced object-oriented technology, including pieces of OpenStep for Windows and tools for connecting objects to the Internet." One-Day/Three-Track Program Targets Executives And Developers Both existing NEXTSTEP customers and prospects will benefit from this program which will include technical information from NeXT, NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers, systems integrators and customers sharing their experiences with object technology. The three-track format is designed to meet the needs of established NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers as well as those new to object technology. OPENSTEP DAY ~ Three-Tracks EXECUTIVE FORUM * Three-Tier Distributed Client/Server Architectures: An Enterprise Strategy * Migrating to Object-Oriented Technology: A Manager's Overview of OOA&D, Methodology, Project Management * The Object Advantage for Legacy Systems Integration * Real World Applications: A Customer Panel * The Business Case for Object Technology INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT DEVELOPMENT * Introduction to NEXTSTEP for Programmers * Technology Transfer: Migrating to Object Oriented Technology * Integrating OpenStep Applications in a Mixed Language Environment * Architecting Database Applications for Performance, Scalability and Distribution: A Look at the Enterprise Objects Framework and Portable Distributed Objects (PDO) * OpenStep Objects Come to Windows: Developing Distributed Windows Applications using PDO ADVANCED OBJECT DEVELOPMENT * PDO: The OpenStep Distributed Object Model: An In-depth Overview * Object-Oriented Analysis and Design in OpenStep * From NEXTSTEP to OpenStep: Migrating to OpenStep for Windows and/or OpenStep for Unix * Enterprise Deployment and Network Administration * Lifecycle Testing for OpenStep Applications Registration and Pricing To register for OpenStep Day or for further conference information call 1-800-225-4698 or outside the United States call (508) 879-6700. For NeXT product and services information call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. * OpenStep Day Admission includes exhibits, plenary keynotes, exposition show guide and all NeXT-sponsored events. Pre-registration ~ $450 On-site registration ~ $525 * Exhibits & Keynotes Only - Complimentary with pre-registration, $50.00 on-site. INCLUDES STEVE JOBS KEYNOTE on Monday, August 14. Additionally, there are 3, 4, and 5 day packages available that include both the OpenStep Day and Object World conference sessions. Call 1-800-225-4698 for more information. * Group Packages Available Register four attendees for OpenStep Day and receive one free admission. This applies to all conferences packages, however, the least expensive conference package will be complimentary. All registrations must be made at the same time to qualify. Exposition Features OpenStep Pavilion Visit NeXT Computer, Inc. (booth 710) and the NeXT Partners' Pavilion (booth 634) to see third-party solutions and interact with NeXT's products and partners. Exposition hours are Tuesday (11am-6pm), Wednesday (11am-6pm) and Thursday (10am-2pm), August15-17. This NeXT-sponsored forum is the second in a series of events targeted at organizations evaluating object-oriented technology. Additional events will take place throughout the year both as stand-alone events and in conjunction with other industry shows. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. #### NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, NEXTSTEP, Enterprise Objects and Portable Distributed Objects are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. PLEASE JOIN NeXT at OPENSTEP DAY, Object World, San Francisco, August 14-17. For more information, please call 1-800-TRY-NeXT or visit our Web site http://www.next.com/
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: JetPilot 2.0 - Enhanced Printing Made Easy Date: 4 Aug 1995 00:57:08 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <3vs9b4$6r1@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JetPilot 2.0 - ENHANCED PRINTING MADE EASY Munich, August 1st - And you thought there would be no more NEXTSTEP shrinked wrapped development? The only way would be to become "mission critical"? You are WRONG! We are still ALIVE. JetPilot Driver =============== We increased the list of supported printers, enhanced the print quality, extended the printer specific feature support, and reduced the power consumption of the driver. It is also our intention to offer a cheap, customer friendly solution, which does it's work flawless in the background. After the installation of the JetPilot packages, the handling and the installation of the printer driver is completely transparent integrated into NEXTSTEP. non PostScript printers The NEXTSTEP internal PS (PostScript) support allows you to use printers which aren't even offered with a PS unit at all, because any rendering is done within the system. PostScript printers JetPilot can also be used with PostScript printers because JetPilot brings you some nice features which most PostScript printers don't support. stable and reliable If you are annoyed by printer error messages like "PS error" you should choose JetPilot. Error messages like this are caused by incompatible PS CPUs, which are not on the same PS level or do not contain the complete PS set. Whereas JetPilot does the whole rendering within your system, it is always on the same PS level in which you created your documents. higher quality Because we can use the generic system CPU, we were able to implement several different and more complex algorithms for the rendering. For example the Error Diffusion produces a high end output which can even be used for proof prints. cheaper than any PS unit No need to discuss this. Just have a look at the PS printers and the same models without PS units. reduced system load Rendering a 720 dpi, letter sized image in high end quality would need more than 190 MB RAM. As JetPilot is able to split this in smaller pieces, it can be done on any system with just a standard RAM equipment. faster than most PS units The optimized rendering of NEXTSTEP on your powerful system CPU is in the most cases faster than external PS units. JetPilotManager =============== For it's second generation we decided to extend the JetPilot driver with an application which offers the user a deeper level of access. Even the normal user now has a tool to alter important system values without knowing how to edit PostScriptPrinterDescription-Files or any NetInfo entries. customizable printer defaults The defaults used in your print panel are provided from the printer description file. This user inter- face now gives an easy way to change the defaults to your favorite choice. user definable rendering parameters Now parameters like page adjustment (positioning) or the output GAMMA (brightness) can be modified. parallel port fixing With NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors the trouble started with incompatible hardware. Now you can access to some important parameters, which makes the parallel port stable and faster. accounting A special section allows you to view the printer accounting information by many different parameters. NEXTSTEP help The online help won't only tell how to use the manager, but also gives valuable tips about using printers. SUPPORTED PRINTERS ================== This is a list of printers which are supported. If you have a printer which is not on this list, but offers a "compatible" mode, simply select the printer, which seems to be most likely. (all without warranty) Canon_BJ most Canon Ink Jet printers Canon_BJ_Color most Canon Ink Jet Color printers Canon_BJ-10sx portable Canon Ink Jet Canon_BJC4000 Canon BJC4000 printer HP_DeskJet DeskJet Classic HP_DeskJetPlus DeskJet Plus HP_DeskJet_310 portable DeskJet 310 mono HP_DeskJet_310C portable DeskJet 310, color option HP_DeskJet_320 portable DeskJet 320 mono HP_DeskJet_320C portable DeskJet 320, color option HP_DeskJet_500 DeskJet 500 mono HP_DeskJet_500C DeskJet 500C color HP_DeskJet_510 DeskJet 510 mono HP_DeskJet_520 DeskJet 520 mono HP_DeskJet_540 DeskJet 540 mono HP_DeskJet_540C DeskJet 540C color HP_DeskJet_550C DeskJet 550C color HP_DeskJet_560C DeskJet 560C color HP_DeskJet_660C DeskJet 660C color HP_DeskJet_850C DeskJet 850C color HP_DeskJet_1200C DeskJet 1200C color HP_DeskJet_1200C_PS DeskJet 1200C color PostScript HP_DeskJet_1600C DeskJet 1600C color HP_DeskJet_1600C_PS DeskJet 1600CM color PostScript HP_LaserJet LaserJet Classic HP_LaserJetII LaserJet II HP_LaserJetIIP LaserJet IIp HP_LaserJetIII LaserJet III HP_LaserJetIIIP LaserJet IIIp HP_LaserJet_4 LaserJet 4 HP_LaserJet_4Plus LaserJet 4 plus HP_LaserJet_4L LaserJet 4L HP_LaserJet_4M LaserJet 4 PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MPlus LaserJet 4 plus PostScript HP_LaserJet_4ML LaserJet 4L PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MP LaserJet 4p PostScript HP_LaserJet_4P LaserJet 4p HP_LaserJet_4Si LaserJet 4Si HP_LaserJet_4MSi LaserJet 4Si PostScript HP_LaserJet_4V LaserJet 4V (DIN A3) HP_LaserJet_4MV LaserJet 4V PostScript HP_LaserJet_5P LaserJet 5p HP_ColorLaserJet ColorLaserJet Epson_LQ EPSON LQ driver Epson_EscP/2 most Pin Writers (not only EPSON) Epson_Stylus300 EPSON Stylus 300 driver Epson_Stylus400 EPSON Stylus 400 driver Epson_Stylus800 EPSON Stylus 800 driver Epson_Stylus800plus EPSON Stylus 800+ driver Epson_Stylus1000 EPSON Stylus 1000 driver Epson_StylusColor EPSON Stylus Color 720 dpi Epson_StylusColorPro EPSON Stylus Color Pro 720 dpi Epson_StylusColorProXL EPSON Stylus Color Pro XL 720 dpi FTP SOURCE ========== ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/printer/JetPilot.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz There are also several mirror servers of this. ftp://cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/drivers/JetPilot.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz DEMO LICENSE ============ Just start the JetPilotManager.app and follow the license system into the license panel. There you may press the button DEMO. With the integrated order system you may also order a time limited but unrestricted demo license. PRICES & LICENSE ================ This copy of JetPilot runs in a demo mode and can be licensed by ordering a key via e-mail or fax. Of course this product is distributed by all major NEXTSTEP resellers. The license is valid for all supported printers and one print server. JetPilot 2.0 198.00 US$ JetPilot 2.0 Academic 98.00 US$ Update 1.x -> 2.x 50.00 US$ Europe shipping 10.00 US$ International shipping 18.00 US$ just license key, e-mail/fax no fee Members of the EU + 15% VAT SPECIAL OFFER ============= Till 15 August 1995 we offer the new release at the same price as the old one. The academic price is the same, as we don't raise the academic price. JetPilot 2.0 - SPECIAL OFFER 150.00 US$ Europe shipping 10.00 US$ International shipping 18.00 US$ just license key, e-mail/fax no fee Members of the EU + 15% VAT Further Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH NeXT Center Munich ++49 (0) 89-22 28 63 c/o Jens Ch. Gloede ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75 Oettingenstrasse 2 ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax 80538 Munich/GERMANY JetPilot@interpc.de
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 95 - Articles posted since July 31 1995 Date: 7 Aug 1995 04:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <404347$44d@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 95 Postings since: July 31 1995 [3537] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3538] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3539] SUBMISSION: Kiwi v.09 another news reader [3540] PRESS RELEASE: NetImageFilter & SurfImage image conversion framework released [3541] PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph Special Opportunities [3542] SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 0.9 for ppp2.2 [3543] SUBMISSION: New release of ProductionPartner for Intel & Motorola [3544] BETA TEST: LeagueRunner - Admin software for fantasy football leagues [3545] JOB: OpenSource - Account Executive [3546] NeXT Joins Object Definition Alliance to Create Object Standards [3547] SUBMISSION: PostScriptHelper v.0.8. A Frontend for odd/even Page filtering. [3548] NeXT SPONSORS WEST COAST "OPENSTEP DAY" IN CONJUNCTION WITH OBJECT WORLD [3549] PRESS RELEASE: JetPilot 2.0 - Enhanced Printing Made Easy If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-95/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-95.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-95 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 7 Aug 1995 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <404408$480@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 7 Aug 1995 04:15:13 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <40440h$480@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Celebrates First Anniversary with Discount Offer Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:43:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408lp5$lu@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1-800-TRY-OPEN info@opensource.com http://www.opensource.com OpenSource Celebrates First Anniversary with Discount Offer DENVER, COLORADO - August 7, 1995. OpenSource, Inc. today announced that in honor of their first anniversary in the NEXTSTEP market, customers may take a 10% discount on any regular-priced software purchased between now and August 31, 1995. "When we opened our doors last summer, we had set forth some very lofty goals," states Wes Carrington, OpenSource Vice President. "Not only did we exceed our goals for revenue and profitability, we achieved a level of customer satisfaction second to none in the NEXTSTEP marketplace." During this special offer, OpenSource customers will receive 10% off the retail price of any software purchased. This offer is not good with any other discounts or promotions and expires on August 31. In addition, due to our extensive presense at Object World San Francisco, no orders will be processed from August 14-18 (e-mails are welcome, however). OpenSource thanks the NEXTSTEP community for its support and patronage, and we look forward to providing our peerless level of customer satisfaction to the expanded OpenStep marketplace. COME VISIT US AT Object World!! The OpenSource Exhibit is housed in booth #628 and will be open August 15-17 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # OpenSource is a trademark of OpenSource, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Cambridge Animation Systems Joins OpenSource at Object World Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:43:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408lqb$mf@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cambridge Animation Systems, Ltd. admin@cam-ani-usa.com OpenSource, Inc. 1-800-TRY-OPEN info@opensource.com http://www.opensource.com Cambridge Animation Systems Joins OpenSource at Object World DENVER, COLORADO - August 4, 1995. OpenSource, Inc. today announced that Cambridge Animation Systems, Ltd. will be demonstrating their industry-leading Animo 2d animation package in the OpenSource Exhibit at this year's Object World San Francisco. Animo is a professional animation system for producers of cartoons and other two-dimensional animation. Features include: * 2D Animation software for Film Television and interactive Media * Digital Ink and Paint * Automated In-Betweening * Automated Lip Sync * Special effects "We are very excited about Cambridge joining us for Object World," states OpenSource Vice President Wes Carrington. "Their recently-announced partnership with Dreamworks SKG is testament to the high-quality applications that are being developed with the object-oriented power of NEXTSTEP." "NEXTSTEP has always been our Development Environment of choice," explains Tom Carrigan, Cambridge Animation Systems' Head of Sales. "Not only is it the platform on which we developed Animo, but it is also what we use here at work. We are delighted to be able to join OpenSource at what promises to be this year's premiere NEXTSTEP event." The OpenSource Exhibit at Object World is housed in booth #628 and will be open August 15-17 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Cambridge Animation Systems, Ltd. Formed in 1990, Cambridge Animation Systems Limited is based in Cambridge, England with an office in Hollywood, CA. The company's mission has been to develop creative software solutions for the production of cartoon animation. Cambridge's Animo 2D animation software is used in over 80 animation studios around the world to create animation for feature films, television series, commercials, games and multimedia productions. # # # # OpenSource is a trademark of OpenSource, Inc. Animo is a trademark of Cambridge Animation Systems, Ltd. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: "Tom R.Hageman" <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PackageInspector 0.95 Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:45:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408lu2$n4@digifix.digifix.com> PackageInspector 0.95 by Tom Hageman. This is an update release of my Workspace Manager contents inspector bundle for Installer.app packages (.pkg extension). Source code and a quad-fat binary are included. New features: - Determine the package's architecture(s). - added string tables to support localization. - some code and UI cleanups. See the accompanying README for more information. It can be found at: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/PackageInspector-0.95.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/PackageInspector-0.95.README.rtf> Thes should eventually migrate to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/PackageInspector-0.95.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/PackageInspector-0.95.README.rtf> Please report any bugs or suggestions to <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl>. Enjoy!
From: "Tom R.Hageman" <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: gzip_package 2.1 Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:46:07 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408luv$og@digifix.digifix.com> gzip_package 2.1 by Tom Hageman. This is the second public release of my Installer package squasher. Changes: - Allow multiple *.pkg arguments. - Improved error detection in installed *.pre_ and *.post_install scripts. - Fix non-serious bug in package expansion message. Gzip_package tries to reduce the size of NEXTSTEP Installer packages. It achieves this by replacing the package's contents archive, which is compressed using compress(1), with a gzip(1)ped version of the archive. Since Installer expects a compress(1)ed contents archive at installation time, gzip_package also installs special pre_ and post_install scripts to automatically convert the contents archive back to its original compressed form before actual installation. (If the original package contained pre_ and post_install scripts, these will still be executed, of course.) Typical space savings are about 20-30%. (your mileage may vary) See the README for more information. It can be found at: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/gzip_package-2.1.s.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/gzip_package-2.1.README> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/gzip_package-2.1.s.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/gzip_package-2.1.README> Please report any bugs or suggestions to <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl>. Enjoy!
From: "Tom R.Hageman" <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: BlackIcons.pkg 1.0 Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:46:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408lv7$p7@digifix.digifix.com> BlackIcons.pkg 1.0 by Tom Hageman. Yes, this is yet another way to get the `black is beautiful' icons from NEXTSTEP 3.2 back on NS 3.3... This package is more complete than Annard Brouwer's BlackIcons script. (e.g., it also replaces the icons in printer/fax alert boxes, the "new printer" button in PrinterManager, the File's owner icon in InterfaceBuilder, optionally replace the power icon in the Boot preferences and the CustomObject icon in IB). It is also completely reversible, so if you ever decide you want the white icons back you don't have to re-install the affected applications from CD-ROM. See the accompanying README for more information. It can be found at: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/BlackIcons-1.0.pkg.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sumbissions/BlackIcons-1.0.README> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/BlackIcons-1.0.pkg.tar.gz> <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/util/BlackIcons-1.0.README> Please report any bugs or suggestions to <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl>. Enjoy!
From: resumes@sarrus.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NS Developer - Sarrus Software Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:47:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408m16$po@digifix.digifix.com> Sarrus is the leading provider of Enterprise Workgroup software on NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. We are a small, privately held, profitable software company with products that include group and enterprise scheduling, contact management, and directory services. We sell our products worldwide through our direct sales force and through resellers. We're growing because customers love our products, and we're having a lot of fun in the process. As a member of our development team, you will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of all of our applications, so you should enjoy having assignments that vary widely. We are organized in our approach to creating software, but you should also expect to have wide latitude in defining your tasks and achieving your goals. You should be comfortable working alone and with others on small teams, and you should be open to a collaborative approach to design and development. We are a do-what-it-takes bunch -- we work hard when we have to, and we treat each other like professionals. We are heavily involved with UI, backend, database, and client-server application issues. We develop in both C++ and Objective-C, and we work with Sybase. We do most of our development on NEXTSTEP, but not all, so you should be open to working on non-NEXTSTEP platforms. We are very customer-oriented, and you will often talk directly with customers about design and support issues. QUALIFICATIONS The right person will meet our technical profile and, more importantly, will want the opportunity to (a) come to a small company, (b) do OOP in the best development environment there is --- NEXTSTEP -- and (c) have a major impact on the leading enterprise workgroup software in our marketplace. The person we are seeking will be a self-starter, able to manage their own time and tasks, be creative in solving problems, enjoy participating on a team and helping to make and implement team decisions, be tolerant of the unique requirements of a small company doing big things, and be willing to adapt to our development methodology. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION: - Good oral and written English communication skills - 2 years of experience developing OO application software - 1 year of developing NEXTSTEP applications IMPORTANT (a few of these should apply to you): - C++ development experience - GUI design or implementation experience - Client-server application development - Sybase Open Client or Open Server experience - Experience with small team development - Solaris, Windows, or UNIX experience - Relational database application development (SQL, client-server) - Current residence in the SF Bay area WE OFFER - a small and highly motivated team that works well together and laughs a lot - a company where team spirit, flexibility, sense of humor, and a readiness to pitch in and help are highly valued - competitive compensation package - Health and dental coverage - Snacks, and occasional home-made baked goods To apply, send us your resume: Email(preferred): resumes@sarrus.com Fax: (415)343-8588 (Attn: Alan Atlas) No visa or relocation assistance is available at this time. ************************PRINCIPALS ONLY PLEASE*************************
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies at Object World Date: 8 Aug 1995 17:48:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408m36$qc@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@objectech.com WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Denver, Colorado -- August 3rd, 1995 Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation at Object World 95 (NeXT Expo) in San Francisco on August 14-15, 1995. Come visit us in the NeXT Partners' Pavilion (#634) in booths 5 and 19. We will be demonstrating a wide range of NEXTSTEP software and Intuitive Systems will be demonstrating the beta version of Cub'X-Window* 5.0. We will also be showing the latest in NEXTSTEP compatible hardware, desktop and laptop. Call us for free invitations!! For this occasion, Object Technologies is offering a 30 day special on its leading office products and Intel based hardware solutions. SPECIALS 20% Off Tailor* Office and Publishing The PostScript format is widely used to transfer information between applications and platforms, however, by using this universal format one looses the ability to make any changes to the imported information. Tailor eliminates this important restriction! With Tailor, you can visually edit PostScript documents effortlessly and cleanly-no specialized knowledge required. You can cut pieces out of a document and copy them to any other application, or recover text paragraphs for use in your favorite word processor. And all this regardless of whether the document originated on NEXTSTEP, Microsoft Windows, or on a Macintosh. Imagine the resulting flexibility and time savings! 20% Off WriteUp* WriteUp is a word processor designed specifically for the NEXTSTEP operations environment. Why is that so important? consider some of the reasons why you chose NEXTSTEP in the first place. - Ease of Use - Cooperation between applications - Custom applications - Inter-personal computing 20% Off PasteUp* If you are not a graphic designer, the phrase "page layout software" probably reminds you of some fancy program you looked at a while back and found much too complex and difficult to learn for your needs. PasteUp will make you reconsider that first impression. PasteUp is a page layout application designed specifically for the NEXTSTEP operating environment. It is so easy to learn and use, we' ll bet you can produce at leat one fresh, distinctive, compelling document the first time you use it. 5% Off Optimal* Workstation, by Object Technologies, Inc. - 486, Pentium 75, 90, 100, 120 - Custom configurations available. For pricing and information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax:1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@objectech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 ---- Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is an authorized distributor of the NEXTSTEP Operating System and the only authorized reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Object Technologies is a leading distributor of third-party applications and turnkey hardware solutions for the NEXTSTEP Operating System. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep,the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment.OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications.NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: info@thoughtful.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Thoughtful Software to Show HyperSense at Object World Date: 8 Aug 1995 18:04:35 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <408n1j$14i@digifix.digifix.com> Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 NEXTMAIL: info@thoughtful.com Fort Collins, Colorado - August 3, 1995 - Thoughtful Software is pleased to announce it will be showing HyperSense, its acclaimed authoring software, in the OpenSource booth at Object World. HyperSense is a multi-purpose tool which provides unique solutions for creating multimedia documents and applications. Documents developed by users will be highlighted at the show. HyperSense has been used successfully for creating a wide range of projects, from medical tutorials to personal databases, and rapid application prototyping to sophisticated computer based training (CBT) systems. "We evaluated several NEXTSTEP-based options for CBT development, but found none which satisfied our needs. We had nearly given up when we discovered HyperSense," states Todd Kutches, Manager of Performance Support at McCaw Cellular Communications. "We are delighted to have a powerful and flexible tool which enables us to deploy a training solution side-by-side with our custom NEXTSTEP applications." HyperSense delivers a comprehensive set of easy-to-use tools which enable anyone to create sophisticated hypermedia documents and applications. Understandable SenseTalk scripts provide the power and versatility to master complex tasks, and support the use of HyperCard stacks, which can be converted for use in HyperSense. "Everyone at OpenSource was delighted when we heard Thoughtful Software would be in the OpenSource booth" wrote Wes Carrington, Vice President of OpenSource, Inc. "The group of developers in our booth should make for a very successful show." The Thoughtful Software/OpenSource booth is #628, adjacent to the OpenStep Partners Pavilion at ObjectWorld. The show runs from August 15-17 in San Francisco's Moscone Center. =-=-=-=-=-= Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. HyperSense is a registered trademark of Thoughtful Software. SenseTalk is a trademark of Thoughtful Software. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of Next Computer, Inc. HyperCard is a registered trademark of Apple Computer.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Stepwise and comp.sys.next.announce is back again Date: 8 Aug 1995 18:10:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <408nda$16v@digifix.digifix.com> My connection is finally up and running again. Our CSU/DSU connecting us to the internet was blown when a lightning strike surge came down our leased line, and damaged the unit. Tracking down the problem was complicated by the fact that the unit still passed all the tests except the remote loop-back (suggesting that it was a line problem), and that it was a long weekend here in Canada, so getting anyone in to look at the problem was difficult. I've posted a dozen or so messages that have arrived in the last hour. If you don't see your submission, please wait until tomorrow and then submit it again. Thanks. Scott Anguish
From: osg@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-Virginia NeXT Developers Date: 9 Aug 1995 01:28:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <409h1h$50h@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT DEVELOPERS OSG (Object Systems Group) is a technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations in new and emerging technologies. OSG is still hiring for a very large NeXT project in the Virginia. The project is a new development (no legacy issues) and will span 2+ years. We need to hire numerous developers. If you have a minimum of 2 years experience in a NeXTSTEP environment at any level, we want to talk to you. The rate will reflect the level of responsibility. All work must be done on site. Candidates must be willing to make a minimum of a one year commitment to the projects. If you or someone you know might be interested in cutting edge work, please send resume to osg@onramp.net, US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5847.
From: Rohit Khare <khare@pest.w3.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: eText 0.95 ; Support for multiplatform XTeXT Date: 9 Aug 1995 01:30:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <409h4r$50t@digifix.digifix.com> MINOR UPGRADE OF eText Engine 5 AVAILABLE ========================================= http://xent.w3.org/eTextEngine http://xent.w3.org/eText5.App.NIHS.tar.gz http://xent.w3.org/eText5.Source.NIHS.tar.gz In last month's announcement of eText .94, I indicated that when I integrated support for multiplatform XText, I'd release a .95. This is it: emacs keybindings, parentheses matching, and scrolling for read-only documents, supported on (at least) Motorola and HP. Other minor fixes are included. My heartiest congratulations to Paul Griffin <pgriffin@anole.tiac.net> for extending Mike Dixon's original XText keybinding set. There are plans on the shelf for finally sitting down to rebuild eText as a user-friendly app rather than a technology demonstration, as well as documentation, but... Well, let's say it depends on NeXT's OpenStep Day Web technology announcements. Note also that the official distribution site for eText is now xent.w3.org and not at Caltech. In particular, please let me know about bugs involving color, since I develop under monochrome. I also need RISC platform feedback, since I don't have HP or SUNs running NeXTSTEP locally. Rohit Khare Security Maven, World-Wide-Web Consortium (W3C) =============================================================================== What is eText? A hypermedia compound document editor in the spirit of MediaView, Edit, and Digital Librarian. It allows WYSIWYG word-processing with embedded objects and can articulate documents in several formats: LaTeX, RTF, ASCII markup, C source, and HTML. It is the first (and so far, only) _multimedia_ editor for the WWW. eText can be easily extended, since its source code and protocols are freely available and designed for dynamic loading.
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 3.0 with Competitive Promotional Pricing Date: 9 Aug 1995 23:16:23 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40btm7$doj@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Henry Hsu Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 718-472-0600 / 718-472-0160 Fax E-mail: info@impact.com Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 3.0 with Competitive Promotional Pricing LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK - August 9, 1995 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced that it is shipping Release 3.0 of its SuperDraw(tm) product, a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. SuperDraw 3.0 includes a wealth of new features, including the ability to crop images easily, drag and drop object links, and produce anti-aliased TIFF files with absolutely smooth text and graphics. (More information about SuperDraw is provided below in the Product Information section.) SuperDraw is compiled quad-fat to run on SUN SPARC workstations, Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC workstations, NeXT computers, and Intel Pentium and 486 PCs. SuperDraw is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. Information about quantity discounts, site licenses, and reduced prices for educational customers can be obtained by contacting Impact Software directly. * COMPETITIVE PROMOTIONAL PRICING * To promote Draw, Create, Diagram!, and Virtuoso users to upgrade, SuperDraw 3.0 (which has a retail price of $495.00) is being made available at a competitive promotional price of $199.00 until October 25, 1995. * UPGRADE PATH FOR REGISTERED USERS * Current registered users of SuperDraw can upgrade free of charge to SuperDraw 3.0. (Versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 all use the same license keys.) In addition, registered users of SuperDraw for NEXTSTEP will be able to upgrade free of charge to SuperDraw for OpenStep when it becomes available. Requests for a demo copy of SuperDraw 3.0 can be sent to demos@impact.com. A demo copy of SuperDraw 3.0 is also available at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics/SuperDraw3.0.NIHS.tar.gz For users without NeXTmail or FTP access, free demo floppies of SuperDraw 3.0 can be requested by calling 1-800-822-3385. * ORDERING INFORMATION * Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street Long Island City, NY 11106 1-800-822-3385 718-472-0600 718-472-0160 Fax E-mail: sales@impact.com Faxed purchase orders and orders sent via e-mail are also accepted. (Federal Express 2nd day delivery $7 / additional $5 charge for C.O.D.) * PRODUCT INFORMATION * SuperDraw(tm) is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. Simple and Intuitive SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily, including rectangles, squares, ellipses, circles, polygons, stars, arrows, arcs, lines, pie sections, curved paths, connected lines, and rounded rectangles. SuperDraw lets you drag and drop colors, images, patterns, and styles directly onto any text, graphic, or page. Advanced Capabilities SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or scanned image. You can also group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together. In addition, you can add neon, fadeaway, and shadow effects to any text or graphic. For precision placement, SuperDraw lets you align objects to a grid or snap objects to a guide. SuperDraw also provides sound buttons, action buttons, and support for object links to other applications. Multiple Layers and Pages SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers and with any number of pages in a document. You can also cut, copy, and paste any layer or page from one document to another. SuperDraw lets you zoom from 1% to 6400% for detailed editing, and you can edit objects directly even in reduced and thumbnail views. Templates and Palettes SuperDraw provides customizable template and palette libraries, including sample templates for address labels, business cards, disk labels, shipping labels, and calendar. SuperDraw also includes sample palettes for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, and organizational charts. Absolutely Smooth Text and Graphics SuperDraw includes a built-in anti-alias module for producing TIFF files with absolutely smooth text and graphics. This anti-alias feature is a "must have" for anyone doing multimedia development or creating World Wide Web pages. Illustrated On-line Help SuperDraw has a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using any tool or command. By clicking with the Help cursor, a step-by-step pictorial guide to using any tool or command is available instantly. SuperDraw Features * SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily + Rectangles and squares + Ellipses and circles + Polygons + Stars + Arrows + Arcs and lines + Pie sections + Curved paths + Connected lines + Rounded rectangles * SuperDraw lets you fill objects with any color or pattern + Drag and drop a color into any text or graphic + Fill any text or graphic with a linear or radial gradient + Fill any text or graphic with a custom TIFF or EPS pattern + Fill any text or graphic with a translucent color or pattern + Import and export custom TIFF and EPS patterns * SuperDraw has great special effects + Add neon effects to any text or graphic + Add fadeaway effects to any text or graphic + Add shadow effects to any text or graphic + Drag and drop a custom dash pattern on any text or graphic + Drag and drop a custom style on any text or graphic * SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, and scale any object + Resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or image + Rotate and scale any object in .001 increments + Set custom rotation, scaling, and skewing increments + Flip objects vertically or horizontally * SuperDraw lets you group, blend, and join objects together + Group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together + Edit objects inside a group by double-clicking + Duplicate objects without using the clipboard + Drag and drop graphics from a customized palette + Crop any group of graphics easily * SuperDraw lets you work with images easily + Drag and drop TIFF and EPS images onto a page + Crop a scanned image by dragging a knob + Fill outline shapes with a scanned image + Move, size, stretch, flip, and rotate scanned images * SuperDraw lets you add text easily + Add text by simply clicking on a page and typing + Set font sizes from 4 to 400 points in .001 point increments + Match printed text exactly using screen font options + Set, move, and delete tab stops visually on a ruler + Work with international character sets * SuperDraw lets you reshape any text or graphic + Convert any text or graphic into an editable path + Add new nodes by double-clicking + Add curvature controls by double-clicking + Reshape any path by moving the curvature controls + Cut, copy, and paste segments between paths + Cut any path into smaller paths * SuperDraw lets you align objects to the grid or a guide + Add a guide by dragging down from a ruler + Snap objects to a guide for precision placement + Cut, copy, and paste guides between pages + Align items to each other or between guides + Snap objects to a user-definable grid * SuperDraw lets you zoom from 1% to 6400% + Zoom in on any portion of a page for detailed editing + Edit objects directly even in reduced and thumbnail views + Open multiple view windows to different parts of a document + Zoom from 1% to 6400% in 1% increments * SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers + Work with any number of layers in each page + Cut, copy, and paste layers between pages + Change the drawing order for individual objects + Lock and unlock objects individually + Hide and lock individual layers * SuperDraw lets you work with multiple pages + Click a button to add any number of new pages + Select any page by double-clicking + Cut, copy, and paste pages between documents + Delete pages easily with the Backspace key * SuperDraw lets you customize the measurement system + Display rulers in inches, picas, points, or centimeters + Reposition the origin of the measurement system anywhere + Use any standard or custom page size up to 1000" by 1000" + Set a preferred measurement unit for object dimensions + Convert any measurement to another unit easily * SuperDraw lets you add buttons and sounds to pages + Import, record, and play sounds using the sound inspector + Cut, copy, and paste sound segments + Drag and drop a sound to create a sound button + Drag and drop an action to create an action button + Play a multi-page document as a presentation * SuperDraw lets you import and export object links + Paste an object link from another application + Drop in an object link from another application + Paste a link button from another application + Edit and update object links to other applications + Export object links to other applications + Publish a selection as an object link file * SuperDraw lets you save templates, palettes, and images + Save a document as a reusable template + Save a document as a palette of drag-and-drop graphics + Save to an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file + Save to a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file + Save to an Encapsulated Graphic Format (EGF) file * SuperDraw lets you produce smooth anti-aliased images + Create TIFF files with absolutely smooth text and graphics + Save TIFF files with LZW or JPEG compression # # # # SuperDraw is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Career Position/DC Area Date: 9 Aug 1995 23:26:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40bu8i$dpv@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst/developer NEXTSTEP Objective C New division in major company Ground floor opportunity Career position Full benefits Relocation assistance To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] The Omni Group (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: Peter Urka <Peter.Urka@org.ktu.lt> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NutNews.app, version July95 B Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:16:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40c17a$e9i@digifix.digifix.com> Announcing NutNews from Acorn Software; version B NutNews from Acorn SoftwareTM is a network-news-transport-protocol, multi-threaded, subject-oriented, now-shipping, graphical-user-interfaced, news-reading client from Acorn Software. And it even has MIME capabilities. The July95 B version fixes many bugs, and is in general, a lot better than the previous version. A demo version has been placed on the ORST archive at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/submissions/NutNews.app.0795B.MI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/submissions/NutNews.README.gz and is expected to be moved to this directory: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/NutNews.app.0795B.MI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/NutNews.README.gz and on the PEANUTS archive at: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions /NutNews.app.0795B.MI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions /NutNews.README.gz and is expected to be moved to this directory: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial /network/NutNews.app.0795B.MI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial /network/NutNews.README.gz Don't hesitate to try this newsreader out. For more information contact Acorn Software: surface mail: Box 4222 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4222 e-mail: urka@org.ktu.lt
From: info@ecesys.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: eCesys Announces Q3 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems Date: 10 Aug 1995 15:24:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dmct$p4d@digifix.digifix.com> eCesys ANNOUNCES Q3 PRODUCTS AND PRICES FOR NEXTSTEP 3.3 SYSTEMS August 10th, 1995 - Fremont, CA - eCesys Computers announced the latest addition to their NEXTSTEP for Intel product line today. "As the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market continues to expand, our clients are demanding cutting edge, Pentium-class performance for enterprise-wide deployment at aggressive price points", noted J. Chen, Marketing Director. "We are continuing to rapidly expand and differentiate our hardware product line by introducing our latest Pentium 120 Mhz and 133 Mhz systems based on Intel's Triton PCI chipset", she added. The new eCe500 E Series, for example, features integrated sound on-board. The Triton-based F Series now provides low-cost, high-quality NEXTSTEP hardware solutions for less than $1900! Price lists and current hardware configurations can be obtained from the eCesys Stepwise WebPage at: http:// www.stepwise.com/ or alternatively through our Palo Alto link at: http://www.mediacity.com/ ========================================================================= About eCesys,Inc. ========================================================================= eCesys was founded in early 1993 to provide Intel Hardware to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP community. We specialize in developing, producing and testing hardware which leads the industry in speed, reliability, low cost and NEXTSTEP compatibility. We continually bring the latest PC hardware technology to our customers and our objective is to combine quality hardware, the latest NEXTSTEP drivers and an internal certification process to produce reliable NEXTSTEP platforms. With the upcoming release of OPENSTEP, we have recently expanded our product line to include the eCe500 E&F Series, each of which feature optimized hardware support of Windows NT 3.51 , and Windows95. Our customers include individual users, developers, and system integrators in both corporate and academic environments. In all cases, we make every effort to ensure that your NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP and Windows Object Layer deployment on Intel hardware is a seamless, cost effective solution. eCesys is a Trademark of eCesys, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are Trademarks of NeXT, Inc.
From: Technical Options <toi@mcs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Chicago: Nextstep Positions Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:01:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dojh$pjb@digifix.digifix.com> Multiple positions: S/W Engineers to S/R S/W Engineers Salary commenurate with experience, 40-100K Plus bonus. Desired Skills: Nextstep, Objective C, Sybase, Interface Builder & Next development tools The candidate should have 2-5 years plus experience. Eligible candidate should have the following skills: 1) Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously 2) Ability to work under pressure in time critical situations 3) Problem solving and analytical capabilities Knowledge of one of the following: - Financial Derivatives Business - Currency Options Pricing - Risk Management - Interest Rate Derivatives Contact Mike Hartnett for more information; Technical Options, Inc P-708.357.9400 F-708.357.9400
From: Jason McNamara <jmcnamar@Onramp.NET> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Bifrost Expands Hardware Line/Networking Department Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:24:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dptt$q13@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: Bifrost Workstations, Inc. Jason McNamara jmcnamar@onramp.net 10850 Richmond Avenue, Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 (713) 952-9949 v (713) 952-9934 f BWI EXPANDS HARDWARE LINE, ADDS SMCC AND PORTABLES We are pleased to announce that we are now an Authorized Reseller of SMCC SPARCstations and SPARCservers. Having added Hewlett- Packard PA-RISC machines and several Intel lines earlier this summer, BWI now offers machines for all NS platforms, and therefore can serve as the complete source for all your NEXTSTEP hardware. In addition, now that the release date is finally near, we are also pleased to note that we will be reselling the NXBOOK 10 and 30 laptops from Omegabyte. Produced by Tadpole, these portables feature 800x600 TFT screens and Pentium 100 or 133 MHZ power. BWI ADDS NEW CONNECTIVITY GROUP LEADER Ben Lindsey (blindsey@onramp.net) has joined Bifrost Workstations to head up our networking department. Ben comes to us from the WilTel Advanced Technology Group (ATG) in The Woodlands, TX, where he most recently worked as a System Administrator/Network Engineer. We're very happy to be able to offer his skills and experience to our customers. BWI TO PARTICIPATE IN nugi DISCUSSION AT OBJECT WORLD alternate info source: (http://xent.w3.org/nugi) A BWI representative will be joining the nugi crowd (including Dr. Ernie!) at the nugi Birds-of-a-Feather User Session. Running concurrently with Object World, nugiConn brings together user groups from all over the world. The BOF sessions will take place in the Moscone Center (rm. 102) on Tuesday evening at 7pm, but come by for the auction at 6pm and support nugi! And while we wouldn't use an entire press release for it, we're -finally- updating our Web page on Stepwise. You'll find us under 'Resellers' athttp://www.stepwise.com. ABOUT BIFROST WORKSTATIONS Bifrost Workstations, Inc. offers one of the most complete lines of hardware focused solely at the NEXTSTEP market (Hewlett-Packard and SUN workstations/servers, several lines of Intel machines up to 133MHz, and portables from Omegabyte and RDI). In addition, we offer networking services and several popular NS apps. We provide NEXTSTEP solutions to numerous companies and organizations in the NS market. All trademarks contained herein belong to their respective owners.
From: info@tiptop.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <40ds1s$qg7@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <40ds1s$qg7@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:01:50 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40ds3u$qi2@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "Scott G. Opitz" <sopitz@conextions.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Chosen to Develop Reengineering Tools Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:26:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dtij$qsh@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott G. Opitz Conextions, Inc. 508-689-3570 CONEXTIONS CHOSEN TO DEVELOP REENGINEERING TOOLS Cablevision Systems selects Conextions to build development tools to reengineer customer information systems SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 1995 - Conextions, Inc., the leading provider of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object technology for legacy systems access, today announced the signing of an agreement with Woodbury, NY-based Cablevision Systems Corporation to develop terminal emulation and object-oriented reengineering tools that function with the CableData Tandem-based DDP/SQL billing software Cablevision employs. These tools will allow Cablevision to reengineer its legacy information systems without changing any of its existing CableData software on the host. "To help maintain Cablevision's leading role in the changing telecommunications marketplace, we recognized a need to reengineer our information systems to serve the evolving needs of our customers," said Tom Dolan, CIO and vice president of Cablevision Systems. "We saw the strategic advantage of the low-risk, evolutionary approach offered by Conextions' legacy systems reengineering tools for various mainframe environments. Cablevision has partnered with Conextions to make the same technology available for the CableData operating environment." "With the tremendous changes in the telecommunications and cable market, it is critically important that cable companies suffer no delays due to deficiencies in their current information systems, when introducing new products and services," said Edward Kodinsky, president and CEO of Conextions, Inc. "With the addition of the QSVision and QSBuilder products to our other products for IBM mainframe, AS/400 and ASCII-host environments, we are able to provide the tools and technology required to seamlessly integrate any major legacy billing system to cable companies having the IS resources necessary to support new product offerings." QSVision, the first product to be developed, will provide advanced terminal emulation for CableData's proprietary QuickScreen Plus protocol. QSVision will allow Cablevision and other users of the CableData DDP/SQL system to maintain access to their existing billing system from Intel, Sun Microsystems' SPARC or HP PA-RISC-based workstations while developing new mission-critical custom applications. The second product, QSBuilder Workbench, is a set of development tools which will allow CableData users to integrate data and business logic from their core billing system with object-oriented, client/server information systems. The QSBuilder Workbench builds a model of the CableData system which can then be used to access data from that system with the ease of accessing a database. The result is the ability to rapidly develop GUI interfaces to the CableData billing system and provide a seamless integration of that data with new information services that would be needed for telephony, video-on-demand, customer tracking and other applications. The QSVision and QSBuilder Workbench products will be generally available by the end of the year. The products support the NEXTSTEP operating system for Intel, Sun Microsystems' SPARC and HP PA-RISC systems, as well as OpenStep compliant operating systems including Microsoft Windows NT and Windows `95, SUN Solaris and DEC OSF/1. Conextions, Inc. of North Andover, Mass. is exclusively focused on developing and marketing connectivity products and application development tools for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment. Conextions also offers a full complement of training, mentorship and custom development services for the reengineering of legacy systems. For more information about Conextions' products, please contact Scott Opitz at (508) 689-3570. ### Conextions, the Conextions logo, QSVision and QSBuilder are trademarks of Conextions, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. NeXT, NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. SPARC is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other products and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
From: "Scott G. Opitz" <sopitz@conextions.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Strengthens Executive Team Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:27:25 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dtjt$qss@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott G. Opitz Conextions, Inc. 508-689-3570 CONEXTIONS STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE TEAM New Director of Product Management and Customer Support, and Director of Advanced Technology enhance rapidly growing object technology company SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 1995 - Conextions, Inc., the premier provider of connectivity products and application development tools for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment, is pleased to announce two new members of its executive team; Carol S. Perletz, who joins the company as director of product management and customer support, and Daniel P. Gill, who is director of advanced technology. "We are very excited by the addition of these two vital players in the company's strategy to strengthen and expand on our successful team," said Edward Kodinsky, president and CEO of Conextions. "Our goal has been to attract the highest caliber of professionals to further our ongoing commitment to excellence in the object technology marketplace. These two hires are prime examples of the quality we have been seeking." Carol S. Perletz has more than fifteen years of software engineering experience in a variety of technical and management areas. Ms. Perletz joins Conextions from Easel Corporation, where, as director of the ESL business unit, she was responsible for strategic planning and implementation of the business plan and organizational structure for the ESL business unit. Ms. Perletz played a vital role in ESL product direction and was responsible for leading the ESL development, quality assurance, customer support and product training teams. In 1992, Easel's process and product quality increased by 80%, resulting in an invitation from IBM to demonstrate Easel's quality certification program at the IBM Development Conference. Ms. Perletz has also been heavily involved with providing critical issues solutions to customers, as well as implementing and leading a variety of technical and corporate training programs and product strategies. "Carol fills an extremely vital product management and customer support role at Conextions," continued Kodinsky. "Her absolute commitment to customer service and quality assurance reflect the company's ongoing mission to partner with our customers to ensure their complete success with mission-critical reengineering projects. This dedication, combined with her vast and multi-faceted expertise with entrepreneurial, high-growth companies, makes her an invaluable asset to Conextions' executive team at this stage of our growth." Ms. Perletz will be leading and developing Conextions' product management process, including quality assurance, software and documentation production, and product releases. She will also oversee customer technical support and training for the company's line of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep connectivity and application development products. Daniel P. Gill has been involved with computer/software systems and object technology for over fifteen years, specializing in object-oriented analysis, design, implementation, and advanced user interface technology. Mr. Gill joins Conextions from SHL Systemhouse - Capital Markets and Trading division, where he was senior technical architect using NEXTSTEP's object-oriented technology. He previously held positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering and spent the last eight years developing real-time trading systems for major Wall Street investment banking concerns using object-oriented technology. Mr. Gill holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematics, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Polytechnic University, where he is currently a PhD. candidate in Computer Science and is also an adjunct professor of computer science, specializing in object-oriented technology. "Dan's wealth of object technology experience provides Conextions with extremely valuable expertise in advanced technologies," said Kodinsky. "The addition of Dan to Conextions' executive team will ensure that our products and consulting services will continue to lead the market and incorporate state-of-the-art design and implementation principles." Mr. Gill will be leading and developing the Advanced Engineering Center (AEC) at Conextions. The AEC is an object technology resource center engaged in a diverse set of internal and external advanced technology research and development efforts. The AEC provides a center of activity for object technology innovation and offerings that will allow Conextions to continue to provide leading-edge products and enhanced service offerings to its existing and future customer base. Conextions, Inc. of North Andover, Mass. is exclusively focused on developing and marketing connectivity products and application development tools for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment. Conextions also offers a full complement of training, mentorship and custom development services for the reengineering of legacy systems. For more information about Conextions' products, please contact Scott Opitz at (508) 689-3570. ### Conextions, the Conextions logo, 3270Vision, 5250Vision, 3270Builder and ASCIIBuilder are trademarks of Conextions, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Interface Builder, ObjectWare and Database Kit are registered trademarks and Enterprise Objects, NeXT, NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other products and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
From: "Scott G. Opitz" <sopitz@conextions.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Introduces New Addition to Builder Product Family Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:51:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40dv16$rnh@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott G. Opitz Conextions, Inc. 508-689-3570 CONEXTIONS INTRODUCES NEW ADDITION TO BUILDER PRODUCT FAMILY ASCIIBuilder Workbench offers state-of-the-art legacy systems reengineering tools SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 1995 - Conextions, Inc., the leading provider of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object technology for legacy systems access, today announced the shipment of ASCIIBuilder Workbench, a powerful development toolset for reengineering legacy ASCII host systems with the NEXTSTEP/ OpenStep object-oriented environment. ASCIIBuilder complements Conextions' Builder family of legacy reengineering tools that allow developers to integrate data and resources from IBM mainframe, AS/400 and ASCII hosts with new mission-critical custom applications. "ASCIIBuilder has proven to be a critical technology for our reengineering project," said Jim Ostrander, project manager for AT&T. "ASCIIBuilder allowed us to integrate several legacy systems into a state-of-the-art workforce management system in a fraction of the time required by conventional methods. As a result, we were able to deliver our project sooner and with fewer resources than would have been afforded by any other available technology." Conextions' Builder family of products offers an evolutionary, step-wise approach to reengineering corporate legacy systems. It creates an object database paradigm for a mainframe legacy application by building a database model of a host application, which is then used by NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework for legacy data access. NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers can now use a standard object model approach to integrate legacy data with their custom applications without changing a line of code in the legacy application. "With the introduction of ASCIIBuilder, Conextions now provides a complete set of reengineering tools for the vast majority of legacy systems," said Scott Opitz, director of sales & marketing for Conextions, Inc. "ASCIIBuilder furthers our commitment to providing the fullest range of integration and development tools and services for corporate NEXTSTEP/OpenStep customers." By treating a legacy application like a database, a reengineering project can now be managed in three self-contained phases. In the first phase, a developer can quickly create GUI front-ends for existing legacy applications, resulting in an immediate increase in user productivity. In phase two, a new client/server solution is created using the same front-end. This new solution can support concurrent links to multiple data repositories to ensure a smooth transition and full data integrity. Finally, when the new client/server system reaches maturity, the link to the legacy system can be terminated with no interruption to the user work environment. "ASCIIBuilder, and the full suite of Conextions' Builder product family, offers a true object-oriented approach to reengineering legacy systems and provides a critical solution for NeXT's large corporate customers," said Marty Yam, vice president of worldwide sales at NeXT Computer, Inc. "Developers can now integrate legacy data from the broadest range of hosts with mission-critical applications developed using NEXTSTEP/OpenStep tools and achieve far greater productivity than on any other platform." ASCIIBuilder is available immediately and is complemented by a variety of mentorship, training and other support services to aid corporate customers in their reengineering efforts. Conextions, Inc. of North Andover, Mass. is exclusively focused on developing and marketing connectivity products and application development tools for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment. Conextions also offers a full complement of training, mentorship and custom development services for the reengineering of legacy systems. For more information about Conextions' products, please contact Scott Opitz at (508) 689-3570. ### Conextions, the Conextions logo and ASCIIBuilder are trademarks of Conextions, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. NeXT, NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other products and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
From: info@tiptop.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software Ships Objective-Tcl and Objective-Browser Date: 10 Aug 1995 22:51:07 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40egir$g2@digifix.digifix.com> TipTop Software Ships Objective-Tcl(tm) and Objective-Browser(tm) ================================================================= Bethesda, Maryland, August 10, 1995 --- TipTop Software is proud to announce that Objective-Tcl(tm) version 2.0 and Objective-Browser(tm) version 1.0 are now shipping! "Objective-Tcl boosts an already productive environment significantly! Truly AWESOME!" -- Hadar Pedhazur, Managing Director, Union Bank of Switzerland "As a tool provider I am always looking for products that dramatically increase the developer's productivity as well as enable greater creativity in the design and implementation of new apps. The two qualities of productivity and creativity are hard to combine, but Objective-Tcl simultaneously satisfies both of these quite well." -- H. Bret Young, Senior Programmer Analyst, First National Bank of Chicago Objective-Tcl (ObjTcl), pronounced "Objective-Tickle", is an advanced object-oriented environment for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep based on Tcl, the popular high-level interpretive language. Objective-Tcl breaks the barrier between compiled and interpreted code --- it not only provides the full access to Objective-C objects, but also facilitates creating classes and implementing methods at runtime! A class can have some methods implemented in Objective-C, while other methods are implemented in Objective-Tcl. To the (Objective-C/Objective-Tcl) runtime system, it is transparent if a method is implemented in Objective-C (compiled) or in Objective-Tcl (interpreted). Objective-Tcl is seamlessly integrated into the NEXTSTEP environment. For example, the Objective-Tcl development environment extends the InterfaceBuilder functionality by allowing classes to be created and tested in IB --- no recompilation or restarting IB to load the new implementation is required! Objective-Tcl promotes rapid prototyping and exploratory programming. In addition, Objective-Tcl provides application extensibility which has never before been available. ======================================================================= Objective-Browser (OB) is a graphical development tool. It allows live objects within a running application to be viewed in many object-specific ways. OB allows the programmer to easily investigate the structure and methods of various objects and classes. For example, methods, instance variables, and other object information can be viewed and edited. To a user, OB appears as a hierarchical browsing tool, similar to the file system browser. Each node in the browser typically represents an object or some other piece of information (e.g., a method). Each node can have any number of subnodes. For example, when looking at an object, instance variables or methods appear as subnodes; when looking at a List object, contents of the list appear as subnodes; when looking at an interpreter object, procedures and global variables appear as subnodes; etc. OB is extensible. The user can provide object-specific browser nodes and custom inspectors for any object in the system. OB can be used from any application which is linked with the Objective-Tcl runtime---the browser is dynamically loaded when needed. Availability ============ Objective-Tcl and Objective-Browser run under NEXTSTEP 3.3 for Motorola, Intel, HP/PA, and SPARC architectures, and are available from TipTop Software directly. Thirty day evaluation copies are available by anonymous FTP for free from: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/TipTop_Software/ObjTcl.pkg.2.0.tar ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/ObjectiveTcl/ObjTcl.pkg.2.0.tar sum: 09757 3440 md5: 463f901027be5f30d9cae2e971354039 Tcl man pages are available from: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/TipTop_Software/TclMan.pkg.tar ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/ObjectiveTcl/TclMan.pkg.tar TipTop Software is committed to OpenStep. Objective-Tcl and Objective-Browser will be released for Solaris/OpenStep, Windows 95/NT/OpenStep, and other OpenStep platforms as they become available. In addition, Objective-Tcl for the GNU Objective-C runtime will be released for SunOS, OSF/1, and other platforms, provided that there is enough commercial interest. Licensing Terms and Pricing =========================== Objective-Tcl 30-day evaluation licenses are free. Objective-Tcl developer licenses are priced at $199. The price includes 30-day complimentary technical support (up to 3 incidents). Additional annual technical support can be purchased separately, and is priced competitively. However, TipTop Software welcomes bug reports and suggestions. Runtime distribution licenses are required for end-user products which incorporate Objective-Tcl functionality. For widely-distributed applications, i.e., shrinkwrap, shareware, and freeware, the cost is max(12*min(199,l),40), where l is the list price of the application. For all other (custom) applications, the cost is $2388 (i.e., 12*199). Other runtime licensing options, e.g., such as royalty-based, are also available. Full-time students and full-time faculty members may use Objective-Tcl for free, under the terms of the educational license!! An educational license file can be obtained by registering as an educational user for the minimal license processing fee of $20. (We encourage all educational users to register.) Objective-Browser is priced at $199. Free 30-day evaluation license file is available from ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/ObjectiveTcl/OB-Eval-LICENSE.text Educational pricing is available for Objective-Browser. NOTE: The ObjTcl/OB package is distributed exclusively from ftp.stepwise.com and ftp.tiptop.com. You may not redistribute the package. E.g., you may not put it on an ftp server. 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From: dana@oceansoft.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access V1.1 for NEXTSTEP Date: 10 Aug 1995 23:02:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40eh7l$j2@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS v1.1 for NEXTSTEP August 10, 1995 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce that Complete Accessi version 1.1 for the NEXTSTEP environment will be released at ObjectWorld on August 15. Complete Access is a database query, reporting, and decision making application which works in conjunction with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Frameworki to generate sophisticated documents for the end-user. Complete Access enables both professionals and generalists to create hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and labels quickly and easily. The application can also produce summary pages to display aggregate and/or calculated values without showing the individual records from which they were derived. New features found in Complete Access v1.1 include: * Full calculation support * An optional SQL Editor giving users the ability to type straight SQL to the database * The ability to drag and drop EOF models from any location into Complete Access Database reporting applications typically create static documents which require continuous query execution to be modified. Complete Access documents are dynamic, allowing the user to perform "what-if" scenarios on data by omitting, finding, sorting, and applying various filters to browse a subset of data retrieved with a database query or text file import. Multiple documents may reference the results of a single query or import and multiple query results and imports are easily combined. "The new features we have added to Complete Access v1.1 add to our extensive functionalities in the retrieval and presentation of your data." says Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software, Inc. "Our latest release of Complete Access illustrates our continued commitment to maintain and expand our leadership position for reporting and data analysis on the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment." "We are very excited about the powerful capabilities of CompleteAccess. We use this tool to query and report on our Managed Care database, CaseServ. It is flexible and very intuitive - you do not have to be a programmer to create relevant, sharp looking reports." says Chris Angrick, User Interface Development Manager at Trego Systems. She also adds; "It bridges the wide gap between database query tools and high end report writers. We are very pleased with its capabilities and look forward to a continued relationship with Ocean Software." Allan McKinnon Supervisor of Databases at The British Columbia Drug & Poison Information Centre says "If you have report generation needs, even with large data sets, get this product. It 'engineers the illusion of simplicity' in SQL report generation." Indeed, Complete Access was designed from the ground up to with the end user in mind. Hierarchical reports and other data-containing documents can be quickly and easily designed. In addition to the newly added features, Complete Access still retains a vast array of powerful and intuitive tools designed to make database access, reporting, and data analysis fast and easy. These features include: * The only EOF-based reporting application. DBKit support is also included. * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Seven distinct function categories: Math, Statistics, Trigonometric, Financial, Text, Date/Time, and Logical * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * QuickStart Manual * On-line Help * Extensive API to empower developers * Future porting to the OpenStep platform planned Complete Access v1.1 is available now for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts at $799 per user, with volume discounts available. There is no upgrade fee for existing customers. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: dana@oceansoft.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access Developer V1.1 for NEXTSTEP Date: 10 Aug 1995 23:04:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40ehb3$jt@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES COMPLETE ACCESS DEVELOPER v1.1 for NEXTSTEP August 10, 1995 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. will announce Complete Access Developer version 1.1 for the NEXTSTEP environment at ObjectWorld on August 15. Complete Access Developer is an Interface Builder Palette which works with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Frameworki to permit rapid development of database query, reporting, and data analysis functionalities in mission critical custom applications. "We have taken the same objects used to create Complete Access and put them into an Interface Builder Palette." says Randy Leonard, President of Ocean Software, Inc. "Instead of your custom application calling another application to perform your reporting requirements, you can now embed our technology directly within your own application to better control its' interface." The impact of this tool is significant since it permits the developer to design a sophisticated report in just minutes, assign any number of queries or text file imports, and be done. There is literally no programming required for most applications, and all database access is performed via EOF. Complete Access Developer will significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to embed hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and/or labels into custom applications. Alan Cook of RE/MAX Crest Realty agrees with this promise of power, simplicity, and flexibility, asserting that you "just pop-in the Complete Access Palette and add report generation to any NEXTSTEP application you're developing, all without writing a line of code." It really is that easy. The reports created with Complete Access Developer are saved within your application, so they cannot be modified by end-users. But it is possible for applications built with Complete Access Developer to read reports created with our end-user reporting application, Complete Access. This permits your unassisted customers to modify the reports generated by your custom application, should your design permit it. So depending on your needs, we offer the security required by some and flexibility demanded by others. Since Complete Access Developer is comprised of the same objects used to create Complete Access, the functionality of our palette is nearly identical to our application. Features included in Complete Access Developer include: * The perfect complement to EOF * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Seven distinct function categories: Math, Statistics, Trigonometric, Financial, Text, Date/Time, and Logical * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * QuickStart Manual * Extensive API to empower developers * Future porting to the OpenStep platform planned Complete Access v1.1 PR2 will be available at ObjectWorld for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Final software will ship in September. Pricing starts at $2999 per user, with volume discounts available. A run-time fee of $149 is required for each application created with Complete Access Developer. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Ondra Cada <ocs@ms.mff.cuni.cz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: S3Link 1.0 available Date: 10 Aug 1995 23:31:58 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40eive$q9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE S3Link 1.0: - connection to any PSION SIBO machine - browsing the PSION file system - file transfer from and to PSION OCSoftware just released the 1.0 version of S3Link. The application controls the serial communication between any NEXTSTEP computer and PSION SIBO machines (as MC200, MC400, HC, Series3, Series3a or Workabout). You must ensure a physical serial connection between PSION and desktop (eg using the PSION Serial Link for Series3/3a). S3Link then uses this connection to communicate with the Link process on SIBO machine, exactly same way as the supplied MS DOS 'MCLINK.EXE'. * FEATURES * - automatic connection as soon as PSION is ready - PSION file system browsing - sensing PSION file/directory attributes - receiving PSION files to NEXTSTEP - transmitting NEXTSTEP files to PSION - automatic generation of a PSION file name (8+3) based on a NEXTSTEP (long) file name - both graphical and text progress indicators - wide set of preferences, allowing a rich customization (using 'dwrite') - standard NEXSTEP look and feel - full NEXTSTEP help The application was released as soon as possible to allow testing on diverse configurations. It is the reason it lacks some features intended for the next versions. Mainly these are only cosmetic details (eg setting preferences using 'dwrite' command in Terminal), the most serious is the impossibility to transfer whole directories. * PRICING * The application is $40 shareware. For testers and localizers is the application naturally free. * AVAILABILITY * S3Link 1.0 is available at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/comm Download the S3Link.pkg.NIS.tar.gz.README file and check if the 1.0 was already moved to the comm folder. If not (the README still for 1.0.1 beta), try the submissions folder. Then download the package in S3Link.pkg.NIS.tar.gz. Supported architectures: NeXT, Intel, SPARC (sorry for the HP - still problems, will be solved) Supported software: NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher (might work on older, untested) * ABOUT THE COMPANY * OCSoftware is a small private company in Prague, Czech Republic, specialized in NEXTSTEP and PSION software development. Although mainly focused to the vertical market with proprietary software packs, it had prepared a number of general applications as well, as - PSION NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page on PSION Series3/3a - PSION Software Localization Kit, which allows to localize Series3/3a to any language - NEXTSTEP NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page with NEXTSTEP (developed with H.C.C., the premium driver writer) - NEXTSTEP FIDONet Message Editor - NEXTSTEP KeySwitch application to select wanted keyboard by one click - NEXTSTEP Czech spellchecker - NEXTSTEP Universal spellchecker, using ASCII file as dictionary - NEXTSTEP RTF Filter, converting RTFD to ASCII with numbered paragraphs and figures - PSION Ophir application, to supervise accounts - some games to attract users :) * FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT * OCSoftware Email: ocs@earn.cvut.cz
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: RDI and Bifrost Announce 1024x768 NEXTSTEP/Sparc on RDI PowerLite LAPTOPS, Information Session During Object World Week Date: 11 Aug 1995 14:44:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40g8e1$5st@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: Bifrost Workstations, Inc. Jason McNamara jmcnamar@onramp.net 10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 (713) 952-9949 (713) 952-9934 fax RDI John Bentivegna john_bentivegna@rdi.com 2300 Faraday Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 (800) 734-5483 toll-free (619) 929-0992 (619) 929-9702 fax CARLSBAD, CA / HOUSTON - RDI and Bifrost Workstations, Inc. (BWI) are pleased to announce that BWI has further added to its already extensive line of NEXTSTEP hardware solutions. The newest addition is the PowerLite series of Sparc-compatible laptops. "The PowerLite portable workstations provide the power and convenience needed to efficiently run graphics based, compute- intensive applications, anywhere you need to, and without compromise," said John Bentivegna, Manager of Commercial Sales for RDI. "Because we are 100% compatible with the SPARC-workstation hardware and software computing environments, the user can be confident in being able to do whatever he/she is accustomed to doing, with the added benefit of being able to easily transport the platform to where it needs to be." "The high resolution of these machines is what makes them a long- awaited solution," stated BWI President Dan Kramer. "Many in the NEXTSTEP community require 1024x768 screen resolution, a resolution which until now has only been available on portable machines in an inconvenient "virtual" mode. Now the NEXTSTEP market has access to a complete portable workstation capable of running 1024x768 on board." In addition to a sharp TFT screen, the PowerLite laptops also have a complete set of interfaces: SCSI-2, Ethernet, Fax/Modem, External video up to 1280x1024, Serial, Parallel. All come on board the system, and all work flawlessly under NEXTSTEP. There is no worrying about drivers or having to buy a docking station. The RDI PowerLite is the acknowledged leader in portable SPARC-based technology and features numerous advantages over alternative solutions. NEXTSTEP is available from Bifrost, or we will load your NS/Sparc license for free - BWI does not charge "testing" fees to install NS licenses. Representatives of RDI and BWI will be in San Francisco during the week of ObjectWorld to demonstrate the unsurpassed capability of NEXTSTEP on the PowerLite. Please come by our information session to test-drive a laptop yourself. The informal presentation will be held at the ANA Hotel on Wednesday 16 August from 3pm-5pm in the Commonwealth Room on the third floor. The ANA hotel is located only one block from Moscone Center at 50 Third Street (between Market and Mission Sts.) Take an afternoon break from the floor and come see the RDI portables! RDI is a Carlsbad, CA company specializing in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of a diverse family of portable Sun SPARC-based workstations. RDI's products balance the power of full desktop workstation functionality with the added benefit of flexible mobile computing. Based in Houston, Bifrost Workstations, Inc. offers an extensive line of hardware focused solely at the NEXTSTEP market (Hewlett- Packard and SUN workstations/servers, several lines of Intel machines, and portables from Omegabyte and RDI). In addition, we also offer software and networking options to the NEXTSTEP market.
From: Rohit Khare <khare@pest.w3.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CONFERENCE: nugiCoNN'95 BOF Sessions Date: 11 Aug 1995 14:48:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40g8l1$5vl@digifix.digifix.com> nugiCoNN'95: BOF Sessions for User & Developers For Immediate Release Friday, August 11th For More Information, Contact: Rohit Khare nugi Publicist khare@w3.org http://xent.w3.org/nugi CAMBRIDGE, MA -- nugiCoNN'95 provides a forum for NeXTSTEP/OpenStep users & developers discussion groups. Volunteer BOF leaders and sessions include: DEVELOPER BOF TRACKS Christopher Lozinski, Coordinator <lozinski@bpg.com> President, Berkeley Productivity Group Andrew Stone, Small ISVs <andrew@stone.com> President, Stone Design Mark Dadgar, NeXT Rep <Mark_Dadgar@next.com> The intent is to provide a forum, where developers can express what their needs are, and where we as a group can prioritize those needs, and publish them both to NeXT, and to the general public. We will start as a general group, then break into smaller groups, then get back together again. Prior to the general meeting, we will have a list of open issues. At the general meeting we will outline the objectives, and answer any questions before breaking into smaller groups. The smaller groups will then report back what their priorities are. I understand that many people wear many hats, but please try to join the group that is closest to your interests. We still need volunteers to run some of the BOF meetings. Corporate Developers NeXTSTEP Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) Consultants Internet Service Providers GNUSTEP, <Paul_Kunz@SLAC.Stanford.EDU> Gnustep is an implementation of OPENSTEP on X-Windows. MISCKIT, Thomas Engel <tsengel@faui01.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Misckit provides miscelaneous services USER BOF TRACKS Steve Weintz, Coordinator <indy@newmedia.com> Multimedia Designer Michael Rutchik, Graphics <michael.rutchik@mail.us.clorox.com> Senior Graphic Designer, Clorox Jon Hooper, Home Users <hoops!me@netcom.com> Animo User Jon Feiler, NeXT Rep <Jon_Feiler@next.com>
From: Howard Fites <howard@pinstripe.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP WWW Sites - Win A New Look Date: 11 Aug 1995 15:38:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40gbj8$6c9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It is our belief that NEXTSTEP offers the best environment for the design of Web pages. We feel the NEXTSTEP based tools we use give us a competitive edge over other agencies in terms of speed and quality, and we'd like to share these benefits with the community in which Pinstripe has grown. In an effort to demonstrate both NEXTSTEP'S qualities and Pinstripe's skills we are sponsoring the "Makeover Mayhem" contest for NEXTSTEP users. Just visit "Cafe Pinstripe" on the WWW and register your URL address. Each month we will select one entrant and we will create an entire new graphics package for the winning web site... free. Pinstripe is also offering special pricing on "Web Graphics Packages" for the month of August. This pricing may be found in the "Blueplate Special" section of our Web page. Last month's promotion for free buttons was a great success. If you would like to see a few of the buttons we designed they are available for review in the Blueplate Special section. You will find Cafe Pinstripe at: http://www.sirius.com/~pinstrip/cafepinstripe.html Stop by for a visit, a cup of joe... and perhaps a new web page for FREE. PINSTRIPE DESIGN A NEXTSTEP based Graphic Design Agency 6940 Charing Cross Road Berkeley, California 94705 510.843.9122 howard@pinstripe.com http://www.sirius.com/~pinstrip/cafepinstripe.html
From: Marcus Edwardes <75151.1557@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Computec seeks NeXT Developers Date: 11 Aug 1995 17:03:40 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40ggjc$777@digifix.digifix.com> Conputec International specializes in providing consultants with rare skills to a broad range of clients across the USA. We employ suitably qualified individuals from all over the world, for example; the UK, Europe, Russia, S.Africa, Australia, and offer excellent salaries and benefits, including the correct work visa, flights and full relocation(incl. immediate family), fully expensed medical and dental plan(incl. immediate family), paid vacation and public holidays, plus paid overtime. We are currently seeking experienced NeXTSTEP developers, preferably with some EOF experience, to work on major projects across the US including SEATTLE, CHICAGO and FLORIDA. Successful applicants will have a degree and a minimum of 18 months NeXTSTEP commercial application development experience. For further information please contact either our Los Angeles or London office:- Los Angeles: Marcus Edwardes, Tel:(818)500 3921.Fax:(818)500 3924 Email: 75151.1557@compuserve.com London: Fiona Robertson, Tel:(181)946 4526.Fax(181)946 2681
From: Rohit Khare <khare@pest.w3.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CONFERENCE: Welcome to nugiCoNN'95 !! Date: 12 Aug 1995 00:32:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40hasd$9ps@digifix.digifix.com> nugiCoNN'95: MAKE THE NUGI CONNECTION AT OBJECTWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 13th-17th, 1995 For Immediate Release Friday, August 11th For More Information, Contact: Rohit Khare nugi Publicist khare@w3.org ¬http://xent.w3.org/nugi Connect with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Users From Around the World at ObjectWorld and West Coast OpenStep Day -- nugi Events Free with Advance Registration CAMBRIDGE, MA -- nugiCoNN'95 has arrived! Dozens of volunteers over the last two months have worked to bring the NeXTSTEP/OpenStep community the second annual nugi user conference. MONDAY AUGUST 14th * NeXT's OPENSTEP DAY at ObjectWorld/San Francisco - nugiFeST '95 at Annie's On Monday night, NUGI plans to to hold a special NEXTSTEP/OpenStep community gathering. "Annie's," originally called the Dawn Club, is the Landmark where Lou Watters and the Yerba Buena Jazz Band began the San Francisco Traditional Jazz revival in 1940. A seven member jazz-revival group from the local area will be playing from 7:30 to 11 pm. Food will be provided and the no-host bar boasts 17 micro-brewery beers from the West Coast, as well as a full bar and non-alcoholic beverages. 20 Annie Street, behind the Palace Hotel just off Market Street Between Market and Mission, Third and New Montgomery. Just a short walk from Moscone Center! SPONSORED BY: BaNG, Information Technology Solutions, OpenSource SUPPORTED BY: SCaN, Stone Design, Spherical Solutions, BPG TUESDAY AUGUST 15th * Offical NeXT/HP Party - nugi User Group Summit (7:30AM, Room 102) - nugi Breakfast - nugi Auction (6PM, Room 102) - nugi User Birds-of-a-Feather (7PM, Room 102) Publishing, Graphics, Home Users - nugi Developer Birds-of-a-Feather (7PM, Room 102) Corporate Developers, ISVs, Tools And if you can't make it to San Francisco, watch for nugi on the Web! Look for updates and a conference report on the nugi Home Page. ------------------------------- nugiCoNN'95 Executive Committee ------------------------------- Ernie Prabhakar, Producer <ernest@caltech.edu> President, NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Groups International Rohit Khare, Coordinator <khare@w3.org> Robert MacKemmie, Treasurer & Party Coordinator <rm@califhistsoc.org> Wendy Mattson, Bay Area Coordinator <posh@sirius.com> Developers BOF Christopher Lozinski, Coordinator <lozinski@bpg.com> Andrew Stone, Small ISVs <andrew@stone.com> Mark Dadgar, NeXT Rep <Mark_Dadgar@next.com> Users BOF Steve Weintz, Coordinator <indy@newmedia.com> Michael Rutchik, Graphics<michael.rutchik@mail.us.clorox.com> Jon Hooper, Home Users <hoops!me@netcom.com> Jon Feiler, NeXT Rep <Jon_Feiler@next.com> Essential Grease Joshua Teitelbaum <joshuat@futon.sfsu.edu> <Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com>, BCS President Herb Leong, <grey@futon.sfsu.edu> Paul Mobbs, Head Gofer <pmobbs@cts.com> Corporate Support Didi Murnane, IDG <dmurnane@idgwec.com> Denise Schneider, NeXT <Denise_Schneider@next.com>
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: OPENSTEP DAY: STONE DESIGN's special prices at ObjectWorld Date: 12 Aug 1995 19:09:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40jcag$aq@digifix.digifix.com> News For immediate release For more information write info@stone.com or call Katie Graunke at (505) 345-4800 STONE DESIGN Offers Special Prices at ObjectWorld San Francisco, CA, Aug 12, 1995 - Stone Design will be showing off its latest versions of DataPhile, Create, 3DReality and the STONE_CD, Volume 2 at ObjectWorld, Moscone Center, San Francisco, August 15th - August 17th, and offering savings of $1000 on its productivity suite. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design said, "This is an excellent chance for us to show off what's new to our old customers and introduce the StoneWare line to the burgeoning OpenStep crowd. The new STONE_CD is destined to become a classic, with its photo documentary of the Stone Raves! As we enter our seventh year shipping NEXTSTEP software, we celebrate the NEXTSTEP community with this CD and some very special prices at ObjectWorld" Stone Design will be joining other NEXTSTEP ISV's in NeXT's "Partner Pavillion" in Booth 634. Come visit Andrew, Katie and Anna in station 13! You can also watch Andrew Stone demo in the NeXT Theater, booth 710 on Wednesday, August 16, from 11:45am - 12:15pm. Special Expo Prices: Product List Special ----------- ----- ----- STONE CD V2 $ 15 $ 10 Stone Tshirt $ 15 $ 10 DataPhile $ 695 $ 350 Create $ 495 $ 250 3DReality $ 495 $ 250 ALL THREE $1695 $ 695 (Savings of 60%!) Highlights of the STONE CD include: StoneWare: * DataPhile 3.0 - the premier Database manager for NEXTSTEP * Create 3.0 - the most powerful NS drawing and layout package * 3DReality 2.0 - the easy 3D modeling and rendering program * Stone_Order - get quotes and place orders via EMAIL with this handy app StoneFun: * Stone Rave Pictorial Archive - over 127 full screen TIFFs of the last three Stone parties * Time Wave Zero for NEXTSTEP - an application for understanding the fractal nature of time * Bear's Choice - what's cool in the NEXTSTEP community STONE Partners Apps: * Mesa - demo of Athena Design's excellent spreadsheet * TIFFany - the most powerful painting and image manipulation software on any platform 3D Rendering * Blue Moon Renderer - Larry Gritz's rendering tools; an alternate rendering engine * Musgrave Shaders - more excellent shaders for your collection * Wave's World - the latest version of Michael B. Johnson's rendering and animation package, including binary, source, and a treatise on the architecture of WW Icons, Fonts & Objects: * Chinese font - Jackson LTD's public domain KaiSu-Regular font * Icons - hundreds and hundreds of icons from Tim Reed's next-icon@gun.com mailing list * MiscKit - Source and binary to the NEXTSTEP community's collaborative object library effort To find out more about Stone Design, visit our WWW site: ¬http://www.stone.com/stone/ To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: kutluhan@cs.UMD.EDU (Kutluhan Erol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Nextstep Positions in Washington D.C area Date: 13 Aug 1995 01:46:02 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40k3iq$2eb@digifix.digifix.com> Subject: Nextstep Positions in Washington D.C area Intelligent Automation Inc. is seeking programmers for a project on autonomous agents based factory scheduling. Desired skills: Nextstep, Objective C, Windows NT, experience with distributed systems, networking and GUI design. Knowledge in scheduling and simulation, factory automation is a plus. Intelligent Automation Inc. is a dynamic research company working in a variety of areas including robotics, image processing, factory automation, computer aided education. It is located in Rockville, Maryland. Please send your resumes to: Kutluhan Erol, Intelligent Automation Inc, 2 Research Place, #202 Rockville MD 20850. phone: (301) 590 3155 email: kutluhan@cs.umd.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 96 - Articles posted since August 7 1995 Date: 14 Aug 1995 04:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <40mho9$e53@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 96 Postings since: August 7 1995 [3551] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3552] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3553] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Celebrates First Anniversary with Discount Offer [3554] PRESS RELEASE: Cambridge Animation Systems Joins OpenSource at Object World [3555] SUBMISSION: PackageInspector 0.95 [3556] SUBMISSION: gzip_package 2.1 [3557] SUBMISSION: BlackIcons.pkg 1.0 [3558] JOB: NS Developer - Sarrus Software [3559] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies at Object World [3560] PRESS RELEASE: Thoughtful Software to Show HyperSense at Object World [3561] Stepwise and comp.sys.next.announce is back again [3562] JOB: US-Virginia NeXT Developers [3563] SUBMISSION: eText 0.95 ; Support for multiplatform XTeXT [3564] PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 3.0 with Competitive Promotional Pricing [3565] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Career Position/DC Area [3566] SUBMISSION: NutNews.app, version July95 B [3567] PRESS RELEASE: eCesys Announces Q3 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems [3568] JOB: Chicago: Nextstep Positions [3569] PRESS RELEASE: Bifrost Expands Hardware Line/Networking Department [3571] PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Chosen to Develop Reengineering Tools [3572] PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Strengthens Executive Team [3573] PRESS RELEASE: Conextions Introduces New Addition to Builder Product Family [3574] PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software Ships Objective-Tcl and Objective-Browser [3575] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access V1.1 for NEXTSTEP [3576] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access Developer V1.1 for NEXTSTEP [3577] SUBMISSION: S3Link 1.0 available [3578] PRESS RELEASE: RDI and Bifrost Announce 1024x768 NEXTSTEP/Sparc on RDI PowerLite LAPTOPS, Information Session During Object World Week [3579] CONFERENCE: nugiCoNN'95 BOF Sessions [3580] PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP WWW Sites - Win A New Look [3581] JOB: Computec seeks NeXT Developers [3582] CONFERENCE: Welcome to nugiCoNN'95 !! [3583] OPENSTEP DAY: STONE DESIGN's special prices at ObjectWorld [3584] JOB: Nextstep Positions in Washington D.C area If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-96/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-96.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-96 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 14 Aug 1995 04:15:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <40mika$ecj@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 14 Aug 1995 04:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <40mikg$ecj@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Jeff Russell <jeff@netsurfer.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netkit(tm) Date: 14 Aug 1995 00:19:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40mit2$eep@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Netsurfer, Inc. 430 Tenth St. N.W. Suite S-101 Atlanta, GA 30318 USA (404) 815-1050 info@netsurfer.com ¬http://www.netsurfer.com Netsurfer Announces Netkit(tm) San Francisco, CA, August 14, 1995 - Netsurfer, Inc. announces new object-oriented development tools for building custom applications that utilize the Internet and the World-Wide Web. This week at ObjectWorld and OpenStep Day, Netsurfer demonstrates the first use of this exciting new technology by constructing custom applications that display and evaluate data from pages on the World-Wide Web. With the introduction of Netkit(tm), Netsurfer provides the first object-oriented developer interface to the Internet and the World-Wide Web. Using the Netkit, an application developer can access network resources available through various Internet protocols without the difficulty of writing communications software, thread management software, or parsing software. The Netkit is a collection of Objective-C objects and Interface Builder(tm) palettes that provide to the application programmer a set of tools for transporting, decoding, displaying, and evaluating network resources. The Netkit is based on next generation technology from Netsurfer's Netsurfer(tm) Internet/World-Wide Web browser. The Netkit supports multi-threaded HTTP, FTP, Gopher, and local file access at the transport layer. At the display layer, Netkit parses and displays user extensible HTML 3.0 as well as providing incremental decoding and display of GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF image formats. For secure transactions over the network, Netkit supports SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). ___ Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software and object kits that allow individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer and Netkit are trademarks of Netsurfer, Inc. Interface Builder is a trademark of Next Computer, Inc.
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Employment opportunities at AFS Date: 14 Aug 1995 14:40:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40o5be$nvc@digifix.digifix.com> Pay no attention to those awful people in c.s.n.advocacy who say the NEXTSTEP market is history. AFS has two immediate openings for project extensions at existing customer sites. Both are portfolio management companies; one primarily equities, the other equities and arbitrage. Experience in these areas is a plus, but not a requirement. We expect to do some training, so "smarts" is just as important as knowledge. These are not senior positions -- we already have project leaders -- so the main requirement is an enthusiasm for NEXTSTEP programming and at least a year of broad exposure to the environment. Also, you must be willing to relocate to suburban Philadelphia as a permanent full-time employee. Consultants will NOT be considered for these positions. Recent graduates looking for their first big break WILL be. For consideration, please send a resume with a brief summary of your relevant experience and salary requirements to <greg@afs.com>. These projects are ready to roll, so don't delay! ABOUT ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Anderson Financial Systems Inc. is a privately held software development company based in Springhouse, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). Founded in 1982, the company's primary business has been designing customized trading software for more than 60 Wall Street firms on MSDOS and NEXTSTEP platforms. Representative clients include First National Bank of Chicago, PaineWebber, Dean Witter, Soros Fund Management, Delaware Management Company, Oppenheimer Management Corp. and Texas Commerce Bank. Since adding NeXT to its roster in 1991, AFS has made a substantial commitment to building applications that leverage the unique capabilities of the NEXTSTEP operating environment. In addition to trading systems, AFS also produces WriteUp(tm) and PasteUp(tm) -- the leading word processing and page layout applications for NEXTSTEP -- and distributes TIFFany, the leading image manipulation program.
From: bruce.jones@mccaw.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT system administrator NEEDED! Date: 14 Aug 1995 14:41:35 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40o5cv$nvj@digifix.digifix.com> Need a NeXT system Admin who has at least 2 years experience with NeXT 5 years experience in general Unix Admin (SunOS, HP-UX etc) Looking for someone who is available immediately! Please Email Resumes to: bruce.jones@mccaw.com (obviously NeXT Mail Welcome) or Fax them to my NeXTMail (206) 803-9317 or call me thanks Bruce Jones Chief Technical Architect/McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. bruce.jones@mccaw.com (206)803-7373
From: Manuel Alberto Ricart <alberto@SmartSoft.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: SmartSoft is looking for NEXTSTEP engineers Date: 14 Aug 1995 16:02:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40oa4j$otg@digifix.digifix.com> SmartSoft Development has 2-3 Object-Oriented engineering positions open. PostScript engineering position : - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented technology knowledge - UNIX experience a plus - NEXTSTEP experience a plus - Windows experience a plus - Macintosh experience a plus NEXTSTEP engineering position : - Substantial NEXTSTEP development experience. - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented technology knowledge - EOF experience a plus - RDBMS database experience a plus - UNIX experience a plus - Windows experience a plus - Macintosh experience a plus Windows engineering position: - Substantial Windows, NT/95 development experience - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented technology knowledge - Multi-media application design experience a plus - RDBMS database experience a plus - UNIX experience a plus - NEXTSTEP experience a plus - Macintosh experience a plus Recent university graduates and graduating students considered. Please send your resume to: SmartSoft, Inc. Cedar Creek Settlement, 3rd Floor N70 W6340 Bridge Rd. Cedarburg, WI 53012 Attn: Human Resources Department You can also email your resume to: Position@SmartSoft.COM or fax it to 414/3764591 SmartSoft develops mission critical applications in addition to the development of its own shrinkwrap product line.
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support - OpenStep SunSoft Date: 14 Aug 1995 22:30:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40p0sk$5ls@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: Paul Schurawel <Schurawel@internetMCI.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Butler Technology Solutions Date: 14 Aug 1995 23:46:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40p5ap$6d9@digifix.digifix.com> BUTLER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER Key Skills Needed: NEXT/NEXTSTEP object oriented programming C++ or any other OOP Language, SYBASE or SQL DB is a plus Description: 20 Mid/Senior level positions for at least a 12 month project. Client based in Washington D.C. is looking for a team of NEXTSTEP Developers. Object Oriented Programming experience on the NEXTSTEP operating system. Pay Rate: $40.-60. /Hour Hours of Operation: 8 am to 6 pm Start Date: ASAP Contact: Mark Ganzer Mark Sullivan Fax: 301-417-1005 Phone: 301-417-1000 E-Mail: Schurawel@internetMCI.COM
From: Chris C Chauvin <chauvin@pencom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Object Systems Engineering Manager Date: 16 Aug 1995 17:44:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40torl$rsf@digifix.digifix.com> DESCRIPTION Canon Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI) is in search of an engineering manager to manage the development and future of our new business system - Object21. Object21 is a complete core business system developed using Enterprise Objects Framework, Oracle, and NEXTSTEP. PURPOSE Manage the CCSI software engineering and technical support staff for Object21. Lead the functional and technical design activities of all object-oriented development projects to satisfy user requirements, audit and control requirements, and technical consistency. Serve as lead architect to plan and maintain Object21 overall architecture. Manage CCSI's object library. Project manage all technical tasks and priorities related to Object21. Coordinate all technical consulting resources. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Engineering field. Ten years total experience in systems development and implementation projects. Five years of project management and/or management experience. Minimum of three years development experience with NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Primary responsibility for at least one major systems development and implementation project using a relational data base and object oriented design. Management of teams of highly technical programmers and analysts. Extensive user communications and support skills. Object modelling and design expertise required. Oracle expertise and EOF knowledge a plus. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: Director of Information Systems Supervises: Sr. Software Engineers, Software Engineers, Programmer/Analysts, Software developers, Test engineers,consultants INTERNAL CONTACTS All system users, management, consultants, other I.S. personnel EXTERNAL CONTACTS Vendors, suppliers, service centers, Canon USA PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Manage the technical development, implementation, and support of Object21. 2. Provide strong technical leadership for all design and development responsibilities. 3. Plan, staff, and manage the CCSI development staff for Object21 (and consultants). 4. Coordinate with Canon USA for support requirements for Object21. 5. Develop systems architecture and object models for business needs. 6. Manage object library and ensure integrity and reusability of objects. 7. Produce complex object designs and program code as required. Please, NeXT Mail or FAX your resume to: Chris Chauvin Object21 Project Manager Pencom Software chauvin@pencom.com FAX: 512-346-2794
From: scottwei@aol.com (ScottWei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Paradigm Research/Los Altos, CA- Trainer/Engineer 1 Date: 16 Aug 1995 17:21:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40tngu$rn9@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Trainer/Engineer I HIRING MANAGER: Stephen Asbury, Director of Corporate Education SEND RESUME TO: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com Paradigm Research is a small, growing company seeking ambitious individuals looking to become major contributors. The Trainer/Engineer I position is an entry level position. The main responsibilities focus on helping Paradigm's customers adopt new technology through training and support. Paradigm Research believes clear communication is important at all levels of technology adoption and development. The incumbent will work with Paradigm's experts to improve their presentation and communication skills over their initial tenure at Paradigm Research. After proving their ability to teach and organize presentations on technology, an Engineer/Trainer I has several possible career paths. These paths include curriculum development, project lead, mentoring or lead trainer roles, or moving into our product development or sales and marketing divisions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Training * Teach technical courses developed by Paradigm Research or third-parties * Lecture at seminars of 30 to 1000+ participants * Assist in the design and development process of courseware: - Define objectives - Design and develop exercises - Design and develop tasks to support the objectives - Design and develop content to support the trainer * Review courseware and suggest improvements * Participate in the overall design of Paradigm's curriculum Training responsibilities may include 25% to 50% travel time. Programming * Develop tools to support Paradigm Research operation and customers * Review and maintain existing code and tools * Develop and document examples and exercise code * Suggest improvements to current products Training Support * Provide phone and email support to customers * Develop materials and processes to support on-site consultants * Provide feedback on customer interactions EXPERIENCE You must be creative, learn rapidly, keep abreast of rapid innovation, manage yourself, your work, time and deadlines effectively, and communicate easily with colleagues and customers. Working with customers to understand their unique problems and business application for a given technology is critical. You need experience in at least one of each: Environments - UNIX, NEXTSTEP, Windows NT, Languages/Tools - Objective-C, C++, Technologies - object-oriented analysis and design, relational databases, networking. Experience with Smalltalk, CORBA, interactive multimedia, telecommunications, systems and network management, HTML, Java, Perl, Novell Netware, OLE, Open Doc is desirable. REQUIRED ABILITIES AND BACKGROUND * Computer Science Bachelors degree or equivalent * At least 1-2 years of teaching and/or professional training experience * Software development experience * Experience with object oriented analysis and design * Experience with world-wide-web technology * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Strong customer relations skills * Proven ability to balance quality with deadlines * Ability to establish credibility and rapport with members at all levels and in all areas of Paradigm Research as well as Paradigm Research's customers * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training We want leadership and a strong commitment to customers and quality. In return we offer an environment for growth, challenges and an opportunity to share in the rewards of a small growing firm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PARADIGM RESEARCH, INC. Paradigm Research (PRI) provides the training, consulting, and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Working with leading technology vendors, Paradigm Research has identified successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. ABOUT THE STAFF Each member of Paradigm Research's educational staff has strong technical expertise and presentation skills and an unparalleled drive to support the customer's unique requirements. The experienced instructors have taught technology such as object-oriented development to thousands of engineers, project managers, and key decision makers. The curriculum designers at PRI have developed curriculum for several of the major technology vendors and continue to mentor and train their customers. Paradigm Research instructors focus their attention on the individual participant's needs, whether it is an advanced C++ programmer looking for in-depth explanations or a programmer with little experience needing additional support. The instructors go out of their way to provide applicable examples and customized technology adoption strategies. PRI is able to provide this level of customer support because of their strong commitment to work with only the most talented and well-rounded personnel. Each member of the staff relates a variety of corporate experiences with several technologies and can apply this experience to the customer's situation. SERVICES OVERVIEW Course development * Curriculum design and validation. * Educational objectives and corporate needs identification and integration. * Content development and validation based on proven expertise in object environments and languages including: NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, Taligent's Common Point Application System, C++, Objective-C, ScriptX and SmallTalk. Custom training program design * Project-specific education and consulting resulting in tangible customer deliverables. * Assisting technology vendors in defining, implementing, and qualifying third-parties for ongoing support of customers. * Effective training program creation via separation of object technology and development environment learning issues. Course delivery * Lectures to classes of 4-40 or present seminars for 30-3000+ attendees. * Course delivery including stand-up presentation, seminars, instructor-led labs, and World Wide Web based training. * Real-world examples based on development and consulting experience. For more information: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com
From: scottwei@aol.com (ScottWei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <40tngd$rn2@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <40tngd$rn2@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 16 Aug 1995 17:22:25 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <40tnih$rne@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: osg@Onramp.NET Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OO Mentor/ Developers Date: 17 Aug 1995 22:48:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <410v1j$b06@digifix.digifix.com> OO MENTOR/DEVELOPERS OSG (Object Systems Group) is a technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations in new and emerging technologies. We currently have numerous openings for September, November, and December in Virginia for the following areas: OOA/OOD Mentors Minimum 5 years information technology experience with 2 years of object oriented analysis and design in NeXT or Smalltalk environments. The project is an enterprise-wide transition to OO that will take approximately 2+ years. It is a large scale deployment of objects, and will challenge even the most talented object professionals. DEVELOPERS Minimum 3+ years total experience in object oriented technology with any NeXTSTEP, AppKit, DBKit and Objective C preferred. Please contact us for more specific information. Send resume to osg@onramp.net , US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5847.
From: Greg Lindholm <gsl@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CHANGE OF ADDRESS: BlueSky Software Date: 17 Aug 1995 22:49:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <410v3a$b0j@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Greg Lindholm BlueSky Software Fax: (805) 296-5928 Email: gsl@netcom.com BlueSky Software, the maker of IconMaker, has moved to a new location. New Address: BlueSky Software 21937 Grovepark Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91350 Fax: (805) 296-5928 Email: gsl@netcom.com BlueSky Software ---------------- BlueSky Software is a software company based in Santa Clarita, California, developing cool and useful software for NEXTSTEP.
From: Kurt-Uwe Hoffmann <hoffmann@bianco.fzi.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Maintenance release Wood 0.7b Date: 18 Aug 1995 15:05:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <412o98$hmf@digifix.digifix.com> I've submitted a new version of Wood to the archives. >From FZI (Germany): ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.7b.N.b.tar.gz , Motorola binary (0.7 MB) ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.7b.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) >From Peanuts NeXT Ftp Server (Germany): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.7b.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.7b.NIHS.b.tar.gz , NIHS fat binary code (2.6 MB) >From ORST Ftp Server (USA): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/Wood.0.7b.NIHS.b.tar.gz , NIHS fat binary code (2.6 MB) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/sources/Wood.0.7b.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) You can also check out my home page, http://www.fzi.de/misc/nuk/WhosWho/UweHoffmann/UweHoffmann.html for details and other things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this version: - fixed copy/paste style bug - fixed scale box in the Page Layout bug - fixed Find operation bug - fixed rounded rectangle printing and EPS copying bug - fixed objctree bug New things: OOE version 2 Save To EPS Floating/Non-floating inspector panel New icons NIHS fat binaries (thanks to Axel Seibert, Moritz Willers and Detlev Droege) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's Wood ? Excerpt from the README file: Wood draws tree diagrams. Wood uses an horizontal representation for a tree which makes it especially good in handling tree nodes with large names (labels). You can use Wood to draw any tree data structure like a Unix directory tree or an Objective-C class inheritance tree. You can export the graphics created by Wood as standard EPS or as Diagram! documents. Wood can be extended with dynamic bundles that let you import any data which can be represented as a tree. Feature list: - multi-document NEXTSTEP application - OOE version 2 compliant - fast drawing - undo/redo, zooming, find/replace - writes to Postscript and OOE pasteboard - saves to Diagram! and EPS format - RTF node description - file and sound attachments - multitude of styles, multiple fonts, colors, shadow - copy/paste of styles - dynamically loaded import filters - Unix directory filter - Mathematica nested list filter (ObjC class hierarchy through objctree, a separate perl script) - MiscKit *.tree filter Diagram! is a trademark of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. Mathematica is a trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other products and services mentioned are identified by the trademarks or registered trademarks belonging to their respective owners. --- uwe....................................hoffmann@fzi.de (nextmail ok)
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT to Deliver Universal Object Request Broker Date: 18 Aug 1995 22:55:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413jr0$kko@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT to Deliver Universal Object Request Broker PDO, the OpenStep object model, to become CORBA-compliant OBJECT WORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-August 14, 1995-NeXT Computer, Inc. today announced that PDO, the distributed object model at the heart of OpenStep, will become CORBA-compliant, providing a single universal ORB that allows seamless interoperability between OpenStep, OLE/COM, and CORBA objects. PDO is the ORB used universally throughout NeXT's object software; it is embedded inside NEXTSTEP and OpenStep, and it is packaged separately to run on popular operating systems such as Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, and Windows NT. NeXT has engineered PDO as a Universal ORB which will provide interoperability between every popular object model. Today, PDO converses using its own, robust, production-proven protocols and, shipping later this year, Distributed OLE for Windows -D'OLE- will support Microsoft's OLE object model, providing developers with seamless distributed communication between OpenStep and OLE objects. NeXT is also enhancing PDO to converse seamlessly with CORBA objects. PDO 4.0, scheduled to ship in the second half of 1996, will offer full CORBA 2.0 interoperability. CORBA 2.0 is a standard from the Object Management Group designed to allow objects based on diverse object models to interoperate. "As a long time member of the Object Management Group, NeXT is fully committed to supporting industry standards for object technology," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer. "NeXT's Universal ORB enables organizations to develop libraries of reusable objects, implemented using their tools of choice, and assemble a collection of these objects into applications on an as-needed basis." NeXT's Universal ORB leverages all the reliable, proven technology which has been shipping in PDO for several years now, and in heavy production use by many large corporations. With CORBA 2.0 support, NeXT's Universal ORB will support full interoperation between OpenStep, OLE, and CORBA objects, using languages such as Visual Basic, C, and C++. Interoperability showcased at Object World NeXT is demonstrating OLE and CORBA 2.0 interoperability live on the show floor at Object World during OMG's Distributed Applications Showcase (DAS) along with partners Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and others. NeXT is demonstrating a Microsoft Excel application using the OLE object model and messaging NeXT's Object Request Broker which messages the DAS Server via CORBA's Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP). "Each additional CORBA 2.0 compliant product, such as NeXT's PDO 4.0, brings us closer to the commercialization of distributed object software," commented Chris Stone, president of the Object Management Group. "Portable, interoperable, object software is REAL! It's here, it's available NOW, and you can see it for yourself in the Distributed Application Showcase at Object World San Francisco `95." NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at ¬http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OLE is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Spinning Objects for the Web Date: 18 Aug 1995 22:59:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413k22$kl9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 Spinning Objects for the Web From Desktop to WWW, NeXT's Object Software Enables the Rapid Development of Custom Applications OBJECT WORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-August 14, 1995- Demonstrating continued growth as the object software leader, NeXT Computer, Inc. today unveiled two new toolsets that bring unprecedented productivity benefits to Microsoft Windows and World Wide Web users by enabling the rapid development of custom applications. In addition, the company announced: * Increased momentum in the Object Expert program, the company's consulting business; * Support for CORBA, an emerging industry standard for distributing objects; and * A new version of NetInfo, NeXT's system administration management solution "As the premier provider of tools for building custom applications, thousands of global customers think of NeXT as Custom R Us," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer. "By bringing our proven technology to mainstream, burgeoning markets today, we will anchor our position as object software leader and continue our healthy financial growth." In 1994, NeXT concluded its first year as a software company with $1 million in profits on revenues of $50 million, representing a 247 percent increase over the previous year and making it one of the leading volume object software vendors. OpenStep Windows Suite: Industry's First Distributed OLE Applications NeXT's Windows product suite consists of OpenStep for Windows, Distributed OLE for Windows (D'OLE) and the Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows which provide a comprehensive and elegant development solution. Users that adopt OpenStep for Windows will be able to create robust, mission-critical applications in a fraction of the time possible with current Windows development tools. For users who remain with their current Windows development tools, access to Distributed OLE for Windows allows them, NeXT Object World-page two for the first time, to transparently build distributed OLE applications. Developers can easily create an application that messages remote OLE objects and OpenStep objects running on powerful servers with any Windows development tool that supports OLE Automation. The Enterprise Objects Framework, allows programmers to develop highly reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent data stored in industry-standard relational databases. The Enterprise Objects Framework can be used with either OpenStep for Windows or Distributed OLE for Windows and other Windows development tools. WebObjects: Rapid Development of Complex World Wide Web Applications Called WebObjects, NeXT's Web toolset consists of a WebObjects Framework, Web server software, Enterprise Objects Framework, the PDO object model and SSL security. Using WebObjects corporations can easily build applications without having to use the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and complicated Perl scripts. WebObjects is aimed at corporations interested in constructing complex Web sites that facilitate electronic commerce, dynamic data publishing or internal distribution. For those corporations, WebObjects provides an alternative to their current in-house tools, and is the only solution on the market to enable the rapid construction of applications that are integrated into existing databases and corporate systems. The first Web server and client machines were constructed using NeXT technology at CERN-The European Laboratory for Particle Physics-in November 1990 and the second most popular Web site today, WebCrawler, is also based on NeXT technology. "WebObjects is the industry's most powerful Web construction software and the only one that allows corporations to evolve from static publishing to conducting meaningful transactions on the Web," added Jobs. Consulting Program Momentum, Support for Industry Standards * Object Expert Program-Marking the one year anniversary of the program, NeXT announced that it has quadrupled the number of Object Experts, and added new capabilities to help organizations transition to OpenStep and build WebObjects applications. Object Experts provide organizations with on-site expertise in developing and deploying large complex systems across the enterprise. The Object Expert Program now focuses on two areas; Architecture, Planning and Knowledge Transfer; and Prototype Development. Plans are underway to roll out services to support user transition to OpenStep and WebObjects. * PDO CORBA support-In addition to supporting OLE/COM, NeXT today demonstrated PDO support for CORBA, The Object Management Group's object standard, thereby broadening user options. * Industry affiliations-As the publisher of the OpenStep specification, NeXT has shown its dedication to the implementation of industry standards and is a member of the Object Management Group, a charter member of the Object Definition Alliance, which will create open object-based specifications for electronic commerce, and a member of the the W3 consortium for guiding the growth of the Internet. NetInfo 3.3-Elegant Hierarchy, Highly Scalable NeXT also announced it is shipping a new release of its NetInfo product which provides the ideal framework for deploying mission-critical applications over the enterprise, supplying an integrated solution for installing, maintaining, and managing wide area networks. Building on NeXT's proven object technology, NetInfo allows for a highly scalable, distributed, cross-platform network that can easily be customized to meet organizational needs. NetInfo 3.3 includes the following: * Large-scale networking and binding, enabling enterprise-wide networking around the clock. * Improved diagnostic messaging, easing the maintenance burden of large-scale networks. * Improved networking utilities, providing the tools for automating all administration tasks. Pricing and Availability NetInfo is available on server operating systems from SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX, and HP-UX. NetInfo is shipping now through NeXT's sales force and is priced at $499 for department and branch servers and $999 for corporate servers. OpenStep for Windows Release 4.0 will support Windows 95 and Windows NT, and is scheduled to ship in mid 1996. Distributed OLE for Windows Release 1.0 will support Microsoft Windows NT Version 3.5 or greater, and is scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter of this year. A follow-up release will add support for Windows 95. Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows Release 1.1 will ship concurrent with Distributed OLE for Windows. WebObjects will be available through NeXT's professional services organization within 60 days and available as a standalone product in the first quarter of 1996. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OLE is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Computer, Inc.- Questions and Answers Object World, August 1995 Date: 18 Aug 1995 23:01:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413k6h$kmt@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT Computer, Inc.-Questions and Answers Object World, August 1995 WebObjects-The Power of Objects for the WWW What is WebObjects? WebObjects is an environment for interfacing objects to the Internet via the World Wide Web. The technology is based on NeXT's object model using Enterprise Objects Framework for database access and PDO for object interoperability in heterogeneous environments. Customers now have a truly cross-platform user interface to their existing corporate data infrastructure. WebObjects is database independent and can access information in relational databases such as Oracle and Sybase. In addition, WebObjects can interoperate with OLE/COM and CORBA-compliant applications. How is this different from existing web technology? Existing web tools create static HTML pages and the forms-based interfaces are extremely difficult to interface with existing corporate data. Using WebObjects developers can leverage NeXT's existing object technology which enables you to rapidly build applications that interoperate with CORBA and OLE/COM object models and can access existing legacy data. WebObjects are not tied to only a web interface and can therefore be deployed in a heterogeneous environment of OpenStep-compliant systems. WebObjects will interface with existing HTTP web servers through the CGI (Common Gateway Interface). To boost performance and flexibility, NeXT plans on offering an object-oriented web server which will be deployable on any PDO platform including Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, Microsoft NT, and NEXTSTEP. How does WebObjects fit into NeXT's corporate strategy from a technology standpoint? WebObjects is an extension of NeXT's object-oriented technology. By using the World Wide Web as a common user interface, organizations can utilize existing systems infrastructure to build and deploy applications. What about security? NeXT is committed to supporting the standards required to keep data private. In the short term, NeXT plans on implementing SSL (Secure Socket Layer) from Netscape as the secure transport mechanism. As new standards arise, NeXT will license and implement those as available. OpenStep-The Volume Object Standard What is OpenStep and how does it relate to NEXTSTEP? OpenStep is the evolution of the API's found in NEXTSTEP today. OpenStep allows organizations to build, deploy, and maintain object-oriented, three-tier client/server applications for a variety of environments: NeXT's Mach OS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX, and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep-compliant objects and applications communicate transparently with each other, regardless of the underlying operating system. OpenStep will be even more distributable, more localizable, more portable, and even more powerful than NEXTSTEP. What are the migration paths to OpenStep and when will they be available? OpenStep is an extension of the AppKit and Foundation of NEXTSTEP. OpenStep Release 4.0 for MachOS will include tools for converting applications written in NEXTSTEP to OpenStep. Developers can develop applications now, using NEXTSTEP, that they can deploy on OpenStep implementations in the future. NeXT's professional services organization will provide OpenStep migration mentorship when OpenStep 4.0 ships. How is OpenStep different from PDO? OpenStep includes a framework for building object-oriented applications and a user interface which is somewhat consistent across implementations. PDO is the OpenStep object model and is UI independent. OpenStep for Windows-The Power of Objects for Windows What is OpenStep for Windows? OpenStep for Windows allows for the development and deployment of flexible and highly scalable multi-tier client/server applications-both mission-critical and enterprise wide - under Windows 95 and Windows NT to adapt to the changing and growing needs of the enterprise. It consists of an object framework that brings a dynamic and distributed object architecture to Windows 95 and Windows NT. Product name: OpenStep for Windows Release 4.0 Does it support Windows 95 and NT? Did you develop this in conjunction with Microsoft? OpenStep for Windows will run on Windows 95 and Windows NT for the Intel architecture. Applications running on OpenStep for Windows will look and feel like any Win32 application. NeXT has been working with Microsoft on a technical level to ensure that the OpenStep for Windows is compatible with Windows 95 and Windows NT. How does it work with Windows development tools? Which ones? OpenStep for Windows is designed to run applications developed with OpenStep Developer for Windows or for Unix. OpenStep Developer for Windows is a second generation client/server development environment which allows developers to build, modify, maintain and reuse multi-tier applications built from the object framework. It takes full advantage of the dynamic object nature of the OpenStep framework. In addition, applications developed with OpenStep Developer for Windows are portable across other operating system platforms. PDO-The heart of OpenStep What is PDO? Portable Distributed Objects (PDO) is the underlying object model of OpenStep, the industry standard environment for developing cross-platform object-oriented applications. PDO provides a heterogeneous client/server framework based on objects that can be used today to create multi-tier business applications which are scalable to the entire enterprise. PDO shields the programmer from low-level network protocol details by providing a transparent, dynamic runtime system. PDO also provides a set of object libraries that support object persistence, garbage collection, memory management, and string, array, and dictionary handling. Today, PDO runs on a variety of popular platforms including NEXTSTEP, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, and Digital UNIX. Distributed OLE for Windows-Distributed OLE Today What is Distributed OLE (D'OLE) for Windows? Distributed OLE for Windows enables developers to build scalable, multi-tier object-oriented applications using standard Windows-based development tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Visual C++. By integrating PDO objects with OLE/COM objects, Distributed OLE for Windows allows Windows client applications to utilize a heterogeneous, enterprise-wide distributed object infrastructure. Distributed OLE for Windows includes an Object Request Broker (ORB) which supports the OLE Automation protocol, providing transparent integration between PDO and OLE objects. OLE objects simply connect to and message PDO objects just as if they were OLE objects. Similarly, PDO objects can transparently message OLE Automation objects in their native language and syntax. With this integration, popular GUI design tools such as Visual Basic and PowerBuilder can take advantage of NeXT's advanced object technology without modification. How does Distributed OLE for Windows relate to OpenStep for Windows? While OpenStep for Windows provides a complete object-oriented application environment, Distributed OLE for Windows only provides the non-graphical distributed object layer, to be integrated with front-end (user interface) applications created with Windows-based tools such as Visual Basic. It also provides for OLE/COM distribution-hence the name Distributed OLE for Windows. With OpenStep for Windows, the entire application, including the user interface portion is portable across all OpenStep implementations. NeXT's Professional Services-Delivering Real World Solutions What is the goal of the OE program? The goal of the Object Expert program is to: "Ensure that our customers are successfully adopting our technology to solve their business problems." As it turns out to achieve this goal we must provide guidance in Architecture, design, analysis, and development. We also try to mentor our customers such that they can do the same for themselves (technology transfer). What are the statistics on getting to prototype? deployment? This is highly dependent on the scope of the application. For the average system, you can expect 3 months to prototype/pilot and about 9 months of development. But all of this is variable and depends on the complexity of the application, the methodology taken by the customer, and the existing skillset of the development organization. What was the progress made in the first year of the OE program ? First year of the OE program: * Staffed from zero to 21 high quality NS engineers. * Grew from zero to 15 customers. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at ¬http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OLE is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Brings Powerful Objects to Windows Users Date: 18 Aug 1995 23:03:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413ka0$kn4@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT Brings Powerful Objects to Windows Users Ports Product Suite, Enables distributed client/server development OBJECT WORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - August 14, 1995 -NeXT Computer, Inc. today unveiled its entire suite of object-oriented software for Microsoft Windows, bringing faster application development and increased performance to the Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95 platforms. NeXT previewed and demonstrated the following three products running on the Microsoft Windows platform. * OpenStep for Windows is NeXT's application development environment that uniquely combines the OpenStep dynamic object model with a proven and powerful suite of tools. OpenStep for Windows allows customers to rapidly build and deploy scalable enterprise-wide mission-critical applications. * Distributed OLE for Windows (D'OLE), allows developers to use popular tools such as Microsoft's Visual Basic and Powersoft's PowerBuilder to build and deploy true cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. * Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows, NeXT's database framework, brings the power of object-oriented programming to database application development by facilitating the integration of object-oriented applications with persistent data stored in relational databases. "While popular Windows tools and the OLE object model can partially satisfy departmental needs," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, "access to the power of NeXT's object software should now prove an irresistible option to the thousands of Windows developers who need to deploy true, enterprise-wide, distributed applications." "The products being announced by NeXT will allow us to continue to develop large-scale, mission-critical applications that really, really work, and integrate those with great off-the-shelf apps built for the Windows environment," said Ingvar Petursson, vice president and CIO of McCaw Cellular. "We will no longer have to support two different environments: one for the front-line worker, and one for the knowledge worker. NeXT has been the best development environment for years - now it will fit on the most ubiquitous desktop environment in the business." OpenStep for Windows Using NeXT's proven object technology, OpenStep for Windows allows developers to adapt to the changing and growing needs of the enterprise by creating and deploying flexible and highly scalable three-tier client/server applications under Windows 95 and Windows NT. OpenStep's object framework brings a dynamic and distributed object architecture to Windows. Integration with Windows 95 and Windows NT is seamless and transparent to the end user - OpenStep applications running under Windows will look and feel like any Win32 application. Because OpenStep applications are portable across all implementations, current NEXTSTEP customers can build applications today that can be deployed on OpenStep for Windows in the future. For the same reason, OpenStep applications can be deployed across any OpenStep platform. OpenStep for Windows delivers NeXT's award-winning technology to Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT. Using NeXT's development environment, Windows developers can now rapidly build and deploy highly scalable applications that can be distributed to a network of clients and powerful servers. This allows organizations to build mission critical applications that can be easily modified to adapt quickly to changing business rules, while working in the native Windows environment. Distributed OLE for Windows Distributed OLE for Windows (D'OLE) extends NeXT's industry standard object model to the Windows environment allowing customers to use their existing Windows development tools to design and deploy three-tier client/server applications. To provide a high degree of integration with Windows, NeXT has augmented its Universal Object Request Broker (ORB) to allow Distributed OLE for Windows to support Microsoft's OLE object model, providing developers with seamless communication between PDO and OLE objects. Using standard tools such as Microsoft's Visual Basic, Visual C++, or Powersoft's PowerBuilder, programmers can develop Windows applications which message OpenStep objects that reside on servers running Digital UNIX, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, or Windows NT through the standard OLE Automation protocol. NeXT's Windows Strategy-page three With Distributed OLE for Windows, developers can transparently build distributed OLE applications. Developers can easily create an application that messages remote OLE objects across a network with any Windows development tool that supports OLE Automation. Distributed OLE for Windows uniquely allows application developers to develop scalable, distributed applications using popular Windows development tools. Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows The Enterprise Objects Framework builds on NeXT's leadership in object-oriented software development by dramatically reducing the costs of building and maintaining database applications. The Enterprise Objects Framework brings the power of object-oriented programming to database application development, enabling Windows and OpenStep developers to create reusable objects that couple business logic with business information. Using the Enterprise Objects Framework and Distributed OLE for Windows, organizations can develop a three-tier client/server architecture that exploits a network of clients, database servers, and compute servers. Distributed OLE for Windows allows business objects developed with the Enterprise Objects Framework to be distributed anywhere on the network, including across the Internet. Product Availability OpenStep for Windows Release 4.0 will support Windows 95 and Windows NT, and is scheduled to ship in mid 1996. Distributed OLE for Windows Release 1.0 will support Microsoft Windows NT Version 3.5 or greater, and is scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter of this year. A follow-up release will add support for Windows 95. Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows Release 1.1 will ship concurrent with Distributed OLE for Windows. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OLE is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT's WebObjects Delivers the Power of Objects to the WWW Date: 18 Aug 1995 23:05:08 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413kd4$knb@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT's WebObjects Delivers the Power of Objects to the WWW Industry's first tool to enable rapid development of complex Web-based applications OBJECT WORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-August 14, 1995- A new set of software tools unveiled by NeXT Computer, Inc. will, for the first time, enable corporations to develop object-oriented applications for the WorldWide Web faster than ever before and deploy them over the Internet and corporate networks. Announced today at OpenStep Day at Object World San Francisco, the new development environment, called WebObjects, will solve common problems facing Website constructors and Webusers, as Web-based applications move from simple publishing to complex publishing, electronic commerce and internal corporate uses. WebObjects will allow developers to construct web sites faster, maintain them more easily, access existing corporate data, and extend current applications access across the Web. It will also support client access from any web browser. NeXT's Web toolset consists of a WebObjects Framework, Webserver software, Enterprise Objects Framework, the PDO object model and SSL security. Using WebObjects corporations can easily build applications without having to use the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and complicated Perl scripts.WebObjects adds a dynamic HTML presentation layer to data stored not only in object-oriented applications, but also in industry standard relational databases. "The WWW provides NeXT with an explosive market opportunity to leverage our expertise in the rapid development of powerful object applications," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer. "WebObjects provide corporations with powerful tools to quickly fill the WWW - the ultimate distribution channel - with products. And Web users will benefit from unlimited access to, and the rapid availability of, those products for meaningful transactions over the WWW." NeXT has a long association with the WWW, with its object software being used as the foundation to develop the WWW by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN-the European Laboratory for Particle Physics. The company is actively involved in setting industry standards as a member of the W3 Consortium, the official Web standards organization, and a founding member of the Object Definition Alliance, an alliance to create open object-based specifications for developing interactive multimedia and electronic commerce systems. As a leader in object technology, NeXT has also championed the development of the OpenStep initiative and is a member of the Object Management Group and will support its CORBA standard. "NeXT's WebObjects opens the company up to new opportunities," said Hugh Bishop, Manager of Emerging Technologies at Aberdeen Group, "and allows NeXT to expand into a rapidly growing market." WebObjects Features and Benefits Rapid Application Development Combining the power of NeXT's object-oriented technology with the Web's ubiquitous availability corporations can now build real world applications that can be deployed not only on the Internet, but on corporate LAN's where cross-platform application deployment is necessary. This allows companies to gain all of the advantages of object-oriented programming: rapid application development through object reuse, transparent distribution, simplified maintenance, and scalability while using the common interface of graphical and character-based web browsers. Internet Access WebObjects enables standard Web browsers such as Mosaic and Netscape to access powerful web applications running on the Windows NT, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, and NeXT's MachOS server operating systems. Through NeXT's Distributed OLE for Windows, WebObjects can communicate with OLE/COM objects -- allowing Windows applications to share information with web-based applications. In the future, this same technology will enable the WebObjects server to communicate with CORBA objects. Corporations can use this technology to access data in their OLE-based applications, such as Excel, and easily exchange that data with web clients on any platform. Distributed User Access By leveraging the PDO distributed object model underlying NeXT's software, WebObjects can dynamically distribute requests across heterogeneous architectures thereby creating a virtually "unlimited" ability to service web requests. Through the Enterprise Objects Framework these Web-based applications can access industry standard databases such as Oracle and Sybase and other popular RDBMS's without writing database specific code. This allows developers to create WebObjects applications that display HTML pages containing data from multiple databases. Security Web application security is handled at two levels. Today's sophisticated network equipment creates firewalls to secure access to the web server. WebObjects will support security protocols such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and SHTTP to enforce security of the information going across the network - which is important for exchanging sensitive data such as credit card numbers. Availability and Pricing WebObjects will be available through NeXT's professional services organization within 60 days and available as a standalone product in the first quarter of 1996. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OLE is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: "Loki D. Quaeler" <ldquael@pscwa.psca.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Paradigm Systems Corp announces IndentPro System Date: 19 Aug 1995 00:51:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <413qka$ld6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Harburg Paradigm Systems Corporation 1018 110th Place N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 tel: 206.451.3352 fax: 206.451.3289 email: next_tools@psca.com 10 AUGUST, 1995 ~~ Bellevue, WA ~~ Paradigm Systems Corporation is pleased to announce release 1.0 of its IndentPro(tm) System for NeXT, a three component system to provide an easy and flexible development environment for producing consistent-looking code, similar to that produced by the UNIX version of indent. Component one of the system features a robust Preferences.app bundle to allow developers to easily customize the look and feel of their code. The IndentPro preferences bundle allows reading and writing of profile files, as well as the ability to dynamically view sample or user defined code. The other two components of the system are key to facilitating the code standardization process. IndentPro provides some significant advantages over the UNIX version of indent. Some of those are: - Preserving and properly indenting Objective-C style comments. - Preserving private interface declaration indentations. - Preserving functionality associated with the '@' operator. - Preserving return statement functionality when evaluating expressions as your return values. IndentPro registers its services via the standard NEXTSTEP Services menu. IndentPro allows any applications which let the user select and edit ASCII text to standardize selected code via Services. The second is indentPro, a command line executable which replaces all uses of the UNIX version of indent. This allows command-line tasks, such as code repository check-in and check-out, to use indentPro. The IndentPro system is available for NeXT, Intel, Sun, and HP systems running NEXTSTEP 3.1 or greater. A fully functional demonstration version, including PostScript user's guide, is available beginning August 16, 1995 at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/programming/IndentPro_Pkgs.compressed This version will expire on 30 September, 1995. A single seat license may be obtained for US$50. Multiple seat license prices are negotiable. For licensing, please contact Paradigm Systems Corporation via email, fax, or telephone. Paradigm Systems Corporation (PSC) offers object oriented software and consulting services for distributed computing environments. We have offices in Seattle, WA; NY, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Sao Paolo, Brazil. With over 100 senior consultants, PSC brings a wealth of experience in the design, development, and deployment of object-oriented systems using Objective-C, Smalltalk, and C++, delivered on a wide range of operating systems and hardware platforms. Paradigm's NeXTStep/OpenSTEP practice offers systems design, development and mentoring services (with particular focus on Interface Builder, Enterprise Object Frameworks and Portable Distributed Objects) in addition to our NeXT software engineering tools, including IndentPro.
From: Herve Avril <herve@amber.hasc.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: P-Kit: Making Objects Persistent Date: 20 Aug 1995 01:23:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <416gt7$7e5@digifix.digifix.com> The P-Kit v2.0 for Objective C and Eiffel Making your Objects Persistent Contact: Herve Avril The Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation phone: 514.499.2067 fax: 514.499.3666 email: herve@hasc.ca August 15, 1995 The P-Kit is the first persistence library providing a complete, powerful and simple interface between Object-Oriented Languages and Object-Oriented Database Management Systems. The P-Kit provides a unique tool to aid the developer in designing persistent mission critical custom applications. Because the P-Kit removes virtually all programming overhead in storing and retrieving objects, persistent mission-critical applications are developed rapidly, all the time allowing for accurate modelling. The P-Kit addresses the following issues: Transparency: Unlike using other database interfaces, there is no requirement to generate and maintain specialized persistent versions of classes. Persistence can be added to third-party libraries and existing programs with minimal adjustments for fine-grained control. Portability: By encapsulating the persistent storage medium, developers working with Objective-C or Eiffel, and the P-Kit are freed from implementing low-level persistence related solutions and do not need to address different database interface languages. By using the P-Kit, persistence programming becomes uniform across heterogeneous databases. Extensibility: Users of the P-Kit can easily extend or re-write actions such as those for storing and retrieving objects. Anonymous Objects: The P-Kit provides a powerful mechanism through Anonymous Objects, allowing manipulation of database objects without the need to have their class defined in your application. Hutchison Avenue Software has been providing object-oriented software consulting services to Wall Street financial companies for three years. During this time, Hutchison has developed several innovative solutions in collaboration with their clients, one of which is WSC Investment Services, a firm providing technical services to the brokerage industry. The idea of the P-Kit arose out of software design meetings between Hutchison Avenue Software and WSC Investment Services. Paul Murphy, WSC's Director of Advanced Technology was part of the planning and design for the original Eiffel P-Kit: "When we first started looking at our systems' requirements, we realized we were going to need the performance and characteristics of an object database. We also realized that tying ourselves to a single vendor was foolish given the state of the market. We needed high-performance, flexibility, and isolation from the database's API. All in all, a tall order. We approached Hutchison because of their expertise in this area. Having worked with them in the past, we had complete faith in their technical staff. The current version of the kit surpasses our original expectations," says Murphy. The P-Kit currently supports O2 Technology's O2 database. A Flat-File adaptor is also available allowing the P-Kit to make objects persistent without using a database. Adaptors for other databases are currently in the works. Documentation for the P-Kit is available both in Postscript and RTF format at: ftp://hasc.ca/pub/pkit Pricing: $3,999 US per license with 30 days of free support. For the 4th seat and over licenses are at a 70% discount (ie: $1,199 US). SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE: 50% discount until September 3rd ! About Hutchison Avenue Software: The Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation is a software company based in Montreal, developing innovative custom and shrink-wrap solutions for corporate clients. Our clients include Equinox Capital Management, American Student Assistance Guarantor, WSC Investment Services, Telerate Systems, Bell Canada, and Hewlett-Packard.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 97 - Articles posted since August 14 1995 Date: 21 Aug 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4190c8$dn3@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 97 Postings since: August 14 1995 [3586] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3587] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3588] PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netkit(tm) [3589] JOB: Employment opportunities at AFS [3590] JOB: NeXT system administrator NEEDED! [3591] JOB: SmartSoft is looking for NEXTSTEP engineers [3592] JOB: Technical Support - OpenStep SunSoft [3593] JOB: Butler Technology Solutions [3595] JOB: Paradigm Research/Los Altos, CA- Trainer/Engineer 1 [3596] JOB: Object Systems Engineering Manager [3597] JOB: OO Mentor/ Developers [3598] CHANGE OF ADDRESS: BlueSky Software [3599] SUBMISSION: Maintenance release Wood 0.7b [3600] NeXT to Deliver Universal Object Request Broker [3601] Spinning Objects for the Web [3602] NeXT Computer, Inc.- Questions and Answers Object World, August 1995 [3603] NeXT Brings Powerful Objects to Windows Users [3604] NeXT's WebObjects Delivers the Power of Objects to the WWW [3605] PRESS RELEASE: Paradigm Systems Corp announces IndentPro System [3606] PRESS RELEASE: P-Kit: Making Objects Persistent If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-97/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-97.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-97 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 21 Aug 1995 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <419189$dot@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 21 Aug 1995 04:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <41918f$dot@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. 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Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: david@zion.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: TeleComm terminal emulator - price reduction Date: 21 Aug 1995 15:11:00 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41alo4$jfr@digifix.digifix.com> Availability: ------------- Demo available via FTP, NeXT Third Party 3.3 CD-ROM, other NEXTSTEP CD-ROM software suites. see ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/comm for the latest release. Currently, Zion Software & Consulting sells TeleComm through Money Order, personal or company check, company PO, and COD transactions. Object Technology and OpenSource, Inc support our credit card orders at this time. Object Technologies, Inc: tel: 1-800-452-7608, 303-799-6223 fax: 303-799-1435 email: info@objectech.com OpenSource, Inc: tel: 1-800-TRY-OPEN, 303-861-4411 fax: 303-861-2393 email: info@opensource.com Restrictions: ------------- Price effective August 14, 1995 through October 13, 1995. Only one copy of TeleComm per customer at this special rate. TeleComm v1.21 features: ------------------------ · Easy to use GUI for terminal emulation and modem communications. · Accurate VT102, VT100 terminal emulation. · ANSI color emulation for BBS sites. · Terminal Emulation API (for custom data handling). · File Transfer using XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM. · File Transfer API (for custom data handling). · File Transfer statistics and progress wheel. · Support for concurrent multiple connections. · Scrollback buffer. · Copy, paste, find support. · Font panel support. · Robust per site settings. · Dialing Directory with stored configurations. · ASCII readable configuration file. · UUCP LCK protocol support. Company Contact Information: ---------------------------- Zion Software & Consulting 1256 Catamount Road Fairfield, CT 06430 USA tel: 203-255-7401 fax: 203-255-7633 email: telecomm@zion.com About the company: ------------------ Zion Software and Consulting is based in Fairfield, Connecticut and was founded in September 1992. Zion specializes in Advanced Computing Solutions for clients needing custom and commercial software development, network, system, and database administration and consulting under various computing environments. Zion manufactures the following commercial software for NEXTSTEP environments: · TeleComm - terminal emulation and file transfer for NEXTSTEP modem communications. · ZionDECView - terminal emulation palette and objectware API library for VT100/VT102/ANSI terminal types. · MTP - Midi Time Piece Configuration application for MTP/Midi NeXT users. · Checkers - NEXTSTEP Checkers with full undo and game save! ZionDECView and TeleComm are trademarks of Zion Software & Consulting. NEXTSTEP & OPENSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. VT102 and VT100 are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support OpenStep - SunSoft Date: 21 Aug 1995 15:13:40 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41alt4$jgi@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: "Meredith H. Stewart" <mer@nyro.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Announces Web Site Date: 21 Aug 1995 15:14:20 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41aluc$jgq@digifix.digifix.com> NYRO Technix, Inc. - NEXTSTEP Products and Services NYRO Technix, Inc. announces the arrival of its web site, which includes information on all of its products and services, as well as downloadable demos and screen shots of its software products. NYRO Technix, Inc. currently markets VirtSpace(tm), On Vacation(tm), ReadReceiptPlus(tm) and Faxcess(tm) for NeXT, Intel, HP-PA and Sparc systems running NEXTSTEP 3.3. NYRO also does consulting for NEXTSTEP and Windows customers, supplies web space to other businesses, and does web page authoring. Look for NYRO products in the Windows market soon! The site is located at: http://www.nyro.com/NYRO/ NYRO Technix, Inc. 236 W. Portal Ave Suite 341 San Francisco CA 94127 415 664-1170 voice 415 664-5530 fax
From: Kurt-Uwe Hoffmann <hoffmann@bianco.fzi.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Maintenance release Wood 0.7c Date: 21 Aug 1995 15:36:41 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41an89$jve@digifix.digifix.com> I've submitted a new version of Wood to the archives. How to get it: >From FZI (Germany): ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.7c.N.b.tar.gz , Motorola binary (0.7 MB) ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.7c.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) >From Peanuts NeXT Ftp Server (Germany): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.7c.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.7c.NIHS.b.tar.gz , NIHS fat binary (2.6 MB) >From ORST Ftp Server (USA): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/Wood.0.7c.NIHS.b.tar.gz , NIHS fat binary code (2.6 MB) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/sources/Wood.0.7c.s.tar.gz , source code (0.4 MB) You can also check out my home page, ¬http://www.fzi.de/misc/nuk/WhosWho/UweHoffmann/UweHoffmann.html for details and other things. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this version: - fixed copy/paste style bug - fixed scale box in the Page Layout bug - fixed Find operation bug - fixed rounded rectangle printing and EPS copying bug - fixed objctree bug New things: OOE version 2 Save To EPS Floating/Non-floating inspector panel New icons NIHS fat binaries (thanks to Axel Seibert, Moritz Willers and Detlev Droege) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's Wood ? Excerpt from the README file: Wood draws tree diagrams. Wood uses an horizontal representation for a tree which makes it especially good in handling tree nodes with large names (labels). You can use Wood to draw any tree data structure like a Unix directory tree or an Objective-C class inheritance tree. You can export the graphics created by Wood as standard EPS or as Diagram! documents. Wood can be extended with dynamic bundles that let you import any data which can be represented as a tree. Feature list: - multi-document NEXTSTEP application - OOE version 2 compliant - fast drawing - undo/redo, zooming, find/replace - writes to Postscript and OOE pasteboard - saves to Diagram! and EPS format - RTF node description - file and sound attachments - multitude of styles, multiple fonts, colors, shadow - copy/paste of styles - dynamically loaded import filters - Unix directory filter - Mathematica nested list filter (ObjC class hierarchy through objctree, a separate perl script) - MiscKit *.tree filter Diagram! is a trademark of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. Mathematica is a trademark of Wolfram Research, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other products and services mentioned are identified by the trademarks or registered trademarks belonging to their respective owners.
From: Peter Urka <Peter.Urka@org.ktu.lt> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NutNews.app, version July95 C Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:53:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41dg3d$1e4@digifix.digifix.com> Announcing NutNews from Acorn Software; version C NutNews from Acorn SoftwareTM is a network-news-transport-protocol, multi-threaded, subject-oriented, now-shipping, graphical-user-interfaced, news-reading client from Acorn Software. And it even has MIME capabilities. The July95 C version fixes many bugs, and is in general, a lot better than the previous version. A demo version has been placed on the ORST archive at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/submissions/NutNews.app.0795C.IM.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/submissions/NutNews.README.gz and is expected to be moved to this directory: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/NutNews.app.0795C.IM.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/NutNews.README.gz and on the PEANUTS archive at: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions/ NutNews.app.0795C.IM.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions/ NutNews.README.gz and is expected to be moved to this directory: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/ network/NutNews.app.0795C.IM.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/ network/NutNews.README.gz For more information contact Acorn Software: surface mail: Box 4222 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4222 e-mail: urka@org.ktu.lt
From: vamparys@litnext1.epfl.ch (Franck Vamparys) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Reversi Master 1.05 Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:54:02 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41dg5a$1eb@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION of REVERSI MASTER v1.05 Reversi Master is a program which allows you to play at the reversi or othello game. Reversi Master is a freeware and can be redistributed freely, no warranty. This is an update release (second release). This game has been posted on: - ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/games/ReversiMaster.1.05.NIHS.b.tar.gz - ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de in the file: ReversiMaster.1.05.NIHS.b.tar.gz With Reversi Master you can : - play several games at the same time. - choose between computer/computer human/human computer/human games. - differents levels (from 1mn to infiny time for a game). - computer can think when the other player must play. - open library with the names of the opening. - analysis mode (in analysis panel) with generation of a trace file. - two sizes of the board with animation of the discs. - open and save the game files. - take back last move, replay all the game with the retrospection panel. - show Reversi Master advice, show permitted moves. - show and save in a EPS file the figure with all the moves of a game. - modify the board to play a different game than the default othello. - support english and french languages. - help available (more details in the french help in particular on stategie). Release 1.05 - quad-FAT (motorola,intel,HP,SPARC). NOT TESTED ON SPARC but should work !!! - new easier levels. - new graphics (24bits). - more help. - suppression of a random bug in the middle game evaluation function. Release 1.01 - MAB files (motorola,intel) - some sounds - new open library (checked) - more help ---------------- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology -------------- Franck VAMPARYS EPFL-DI-LIT Email : vamparys@di.epfl.ch IN Ecublens CH-1015 Lausanne Work : +(41) 21 693 6796 Switzerland Fax : +(41) 21 693 4701 ---------------------- NEXTSTEP, MIME accepted ----------------------
From: guenther@onevision.de (Guenther Fuerthaller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PDFview 1.0 Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:54:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41dg6c$1ej@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION PDFview 1.0 PDFview is a Viewer or "Reader" app for PDF (Acrobat) files. PDFView has been submitted to: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/apps/PDFview.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/apps/PDFView.1.0.README DISTRIBUTION FILES PDFview.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz PDFView.1.0.README PLATFORMS PDFview works on all 4 NEXTSTEP hardware platforms. Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to: guenther@onevision.de or: G.FUERTHALLER@LINK-R.zer.de G nther F rthaller Regensburg Germany
From: Paul Tod Rieger <prie@abl.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: NEXTSTEP:atlanta, August 24th Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:54:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41dg70$1eq@digifix.digifix.com> Different time and place: Date: Thursday, August 24, 1995 Time: 7:00pm Place: Advanced Technology Development Center Suite N-114 (conference room) Cost: free and open to the public Agenda: Object World report (NeXT's Web Objects, Netsurfer's NetKit, etc.) Eiffel presentation (Fred Hart, Tower Technologies) Directions to: Advanced Technology Development Center 430 Tenth St. N.W. Atlanta, GA I75/85 to 10th Street exit 10th west about 1 mile left onto Greenfield immediate right into parking lot enter main breezeway, which leads to the conference room Contact: Tod Rieger Email: prie@abl.com Phone: 770-381-2464 (or 404-381-2464)
From: dave <dave@softpac.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Agency - Smart Software for Recruitment Agencies Date: 22 Aug 1995 17:00:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41dgi5$1g1@digifix.digifix.com> Softpac Australia announces: Agency - Smart Software for Recruitment Agencies Background The Agency resources software was developed and packaged for Human Resource and personnel placement organisations as a direct result of a survey of technology. This survey was commissioned to examine the feasibility of multi-media and object oriented technology combining to provide a common GUI interface across an enterprise, whilst expanding the capabilities and efficiency of the existing systems.The charter was also to examine any standard packages but none were found which could provide 70% or better fit to the user requirements provided. Custom development from the ground up was deemed the only solution. Rationale The Human Resource and Recruitment industry has traditionally had difficulty in accurately capturing people skills and reliably matching these against job requirements. In many businesses, these functions are run manually, with minimal computerisation other than for presentation of documents. This is cumbersome, often relies on manual indices and is prone to human error. Some organisations have computerised the matching process in the past, but the technology used was restrictive, hence the systems tended to be very clumsy, often hierarchical menu based text oriented systems with limited search facilities. These often do not interface to, or communicate with PC' s on the desktop. Objectives The primary objective was to provide a reliable, consistent user interface across the enterprise, with one central repository for data, contacts and client information, plus: - Reduction of manual data input and elimination of duplication - Increase of throughput of Resume's entered onto the system - Automate matching facilities through text searches - Provision of a stable network environment - Provision of low-cost access to the Internet - Flexibility for future expansion without impact on performance of systems - Adherence to Industry Standards on Open Systems Compliance Development Environment Selection The above criteria dictated the selection of a rapid application development environment with a strong Graphic User Interface, Multi Media capabilities and library of suitable third party applications and/or objects which could be incorporated to minimise code cutting: NeXTSTEP provided such an environment under Unix with : - Object Oriented programming and re-useable code - Simple and advanced Graphical User Interface - Powerful Executive Information System tools and Applications - Cross platform connectivity and integration - DataBase Kit tool set for cross RDBMS access - High quality multi-media (voice, image, video & data) capabilities Custom Development The Agency software suite is designed to easily record and keep track of the clients' skills requirements, as well as the candidates' skills fro the purpose of matching these. The suite consists of four major components and communicates with a number of other off-the-shelf products for NeXT. 1.) Agency This component keeps details of contacts and whether they are people with skills or contacts at a client site or perhaps both. Contact/Client/Candidate Screens These three screens contain most of the relevant information for the system. To minimise the screen real estate, a number of information sub-views are swapped in and out of sight as the user requires. This subdivision of the data paralleled further objects of repeated functionality. For instance there are 5 addresses held on the system and these address views are objects containing the same functionality across the application. This both simplified development and meant that the user would always have the same behaviour across all address views. The screens can be interrogated independently, allowing the user to view a client that is unrelated to either the contact or the candidate, or to get the screens into 'sync'. This enables a contact or candidate to be viewed and then connected to the client when desired. a. Contacts The central contact screen is designed to log the phone conversation with a contact and any subsequent follow up is scheduled through an alarm in the Diary system. An alarm can also be directed to another user on the network. Information and comments can also be recorded here. Fax and text versions of resumes received and all correspondence is stored against each contact and is on-line for immediate retrieval when handling the phone call. b. Candidates The Candidate screen tracks details particular to those contacts who are candidates. Information recorded include skills acquired, desired rates and/or location. This screen also allows for the searching and matching of candidates with a desired skill set. The system checks new skills added to the candidate against any outstanding client requirements. If a match is found then the appropriate person is mailed so that they can follow up with the parties involved. c. Clients The Client screen records all information for a given client by department. Here the user will find details of the technical environment for the department, the contractors or employees they currently use, outstanding requirements and all candidates that have been submitted against these requirements. It is possible for the user to immediately check for availability of people upon receipt of a new requirement. Similarly, the system will mail the relevant person to advise them of possible candidates for their client's requirements when these are recorded. 2.)Text Parsing Engine A Parsing Engine was required to automatically register candidate skills. NeXTSTEP provides an Indexing Kit which can be used to wrap regular text into tokens. This was used to reduce the text of a resume to a token excluding normal English sentence components ( 'to' 'the' 'and' etc). From here an additional user maintainable table of 'noise' words was built to further reduce the text that needed to be examined. The remaining text is examined a phrase at a time and resolved into a single skill (matched against a dictionary of approx. 2500 entries) then confirmed against the candidate automatically. If a single skill does not result, or an abbreviation for a skill is not recognised, the user is asked to intervene. The skills dictionary allows the system to always learn and remain dynamic. It also allows different abbreviations and variations to be resolved into a single skill. Different dictionaries can be incorporated for different industries. The resume may be in the form of a faxed document (converted through OCR) or a normal text document received through email. Agency is used to establish to which candidate the skills are to be logged. When this connection is made the system will scan the text and detect various phrases that relate to skills and log these against the candidate. ParseResume can also be used as a manual data entry screen. 3.) Skills Matching Engine The resolving of skill abbreviations to a single skill simplifies the matching process. The matching is done with a simple table look up. The resultant list is progressively reduced for each skill or combination of skills being searched for. The matching is intelligent,dynamic and interactive. 4.) Integrating an Alarm system An Alarm/Diary system is used to update a user's diary file from within the application. This is to enable future events such as visa renewals, pending contract expiry and follow up requirements to be scheduled and an alarm to be raised in the users diary. As an integral part of the workflow, recruiters will receive an e-mail advising them of potential problems to enable them to deal with these prior to the date of occurrence. Email is also used to notify the arrival of new resume's that may match existing client requirements. Automatic features.. o matches will be automatically mailed to the relevant recruitment people. o recruitment staff can be mailed 30 days prior to the end of a contract (even if contract is not with your agency). o all logged events can have follow up actions set to trip alarms if required. The complete development is pure Object Oriented, from the operating system, through the custom development in Objective C, to the Third Party Applications purchased. User Documentation All the Application documentation is incorporated in the Help screens, which simplifies documentation and provides instantaneous help in all areas. Training is conducted on site as part of the installation process, usually completed in one week from the cut over date. Benefits - Reduced work load due to OCR conversion of the incoming resumes - Greatly increased matching hit rate through intelligent Parsing Engine - Rapid throughput of Resumes resulting in reduced staff costs - Robustness and reliability of network has resulted in more up-time and productivity - Unlimited Scalability from three tier Client/Server design allows unlimited growth - Flexibility to change and add to the system due to Object Oriented design - Improved communications through Electronic Mail, locally and internationally - Sharing of ALL information through full peer to peer Client/Server architecture - Enabled access to World Wide Web documents - Enabled access to Internet job services and News - Eliminated costly Visa cancellations through timely alarms - Enabled thorough follow-up of contractors on their books, and other agencies - Greatly increased placement hit rate - Pro-active recruiting and follow-up For more information, contact Dave Thomas Softpac (02) 214-2692 (02) 436-1336 dave@softpac.com.au
From: droege@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de (Detlev Droege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PDFViewer.app, version 0.70 Date: 23 Aug 1995 16:00:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41g1dl$bdm@digifix.digifix.com> A new version of PDFViewer is available from the PEANUTS archive ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/apps/PDFViewe r.0.70.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/apps/PDFViewe r.README PDFViewer displays Adobe Acrobat PDF files, lets you use embedded (hyper?)-links and bookmarks, displays text annotations etc. It tries to do something similar as Adobes "Acrobat Reader" software but is not yet complete. It is currently time limited until end of September. Besides some minor bug fixes it became a little handier for browsing through a document by hitting the SPACE bar. Changes in 0.70 since 0.66 (excerpt): - advance in document by hitting the SPACE bar - fix broken connections from Display submenu (CMD-f, CMD-b, ...) - display link borders (may be turned of in preferences) - move zoom and page controls into scroller of document window - display total page number in window, not inspector - typing digits to the doc window autoselects the page number field Note: The program "PDFView.app" announced here some days ago is not related to PDFViewer.app besides doing something rather similar.
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Objective-C Developers for NYC and CT Date: 23 Aug 1995 16:01:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41g1eu$bf5@digifix.digifix.com> My client is searching for strong Objective-C developers. They are building a team of FULL TIME developers for cutting edge projects in the NYC and New England region. These positions are urgent needs and will filled as soon as possible. My client is THE name in Object Oriented solutions.If you are tired of consulting and looking for a place to call home, look no further. Please call me at 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100 Bruce Rennert Corporate Resource Associates
From: Jim_Swails <jims@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEC Notebooks Promotion for NEXTSTEP Date: 24 Aug 1995 16:27:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41inc7$mi9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@objectech.com WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Englewood, Colorado ---- August 23, 1995 Object Technologies, Inc. is running a promotion on the NEC Versa V/75 and Versa P/75 Notebooks for NEXTSTEP / OpenStep. This offer is good for a limited time due to stock. Standard Features NEC Versa V/75 - Intel 486DX4/75 - 20MB RAM or 36MB expandable to 36MB - 540MB IDE Hard Drive - 9.5" or 10.1" 640 X 480 Active-Matrix Color TFT Display Panel - PCMCIA Support for (2) Type II or (1) Type III Card (s) Standard NEXTSTEP Features - 1024 X 768 X 8bit color monitor support - Full power management and audio support - Mobile/docked auto-configuration support - PCMCIA ethernet and data/fax/modem support Pricing NEC Versa V/75 486DX4/75 1) 9.5" LCD, 20MB RAM, 540MB HD $3,401.00 2) 9.5" LCD, 36MB RAM, 540MB HD $4,208.00 3) 10.1" LCD, 20MB RAM, 540MB HD $3,901.00 4) 10.1" LCD, 36MB RAM, 540MB HD $4,708.00 * Pricing does not include system integration and software. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEC Versa P/75 Intel Pentium/75 CPU, 256KB Level-2 cache 24MB or 40MB RAM 810MB IDE Hard Drive 10.4" 800 x 600 SVGA Active-matrix Color LCD 16-bit stereo audio with built-in speaker and mic. User-removable 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive NiMH Battery with up to 3 hours of operation PCMCIA slot(s) for 2 Type I/II or 1 type III card(s) 11.7"W x 9.5"D x 2.1"H, 6.1lbs. with battery NEC UltraCare-One Year On-site Warranty NEC UltraCare Ultimate-Upgrade to three year on-site warranty Limited Availability Basic System with 24MB RAM, 810MB HD, plus: system configuration and test, $6,970 Basic System with 40MB RAM, 810MB HD plus: system configuration and test, $7,725 * Pricing does not include system integration and software. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEXTSTEP Software Pricing: NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle $299 * with proof of Academic Status Only NEXTSTEP User 3.3 $799 NEXTSTEP Developer 3.3 $4,999 Enterprise Objects Framework 1.1 $499 NEXTIME 1.0 $99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OPTIONS (please call for pricing) - PCMCIA 14.4K Data/Fax/Cellular Modem - PCMCIA 10BaseT Ethernet Card - Second NiMH Battery - Second AC Adapter - External Battery Charger - Docking Station-II - 101-key Keyboard - Two Button Mouse - Carrying Cases - MS-DOS/Windows dual-boot configuration - NEC Three Year On-Site Service Upgrade *all pricing is subject to change without notice For pricing and information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax: 1-303-799-1435 e-mail: info@objectech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) WWW: http://www.objectech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is an authorized distributor of the NEXTSTEP Operating System and the only authorized reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Object Technologies is a leading distributor of third-party applications and turn key hardware solutions for the NEXTSTEP Operating System. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. note: OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: HyperSensePlayer ships: First copy FREE Date: 24 Aug 1995 17:59:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41isnh$ne0@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: HyperSensePlayer ships: First copy FREE Contact info: Mishelle McClure Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 email: info@thoughtful.com Fort Collins, Colorado - August 24, 1995 - Thoughtful Software is pleased to announce the HyperSensePlayer, a run time version of its highly-regarded HyperSense authoring tool. The HyperSensePlayer allows anyone to access interactive multimedia documents and applications created with HyperSense. "HyperSense has always been a powerful tool for rapid prototyping and custom application development," stated Douglas Simons, Thoughtful Software's Director of Development. "Now, the HyperSensePlayer makes it attractive for application deployment as well, at little or no cost." With recent increases in the cost of the NEXTSTEP Developer environment, many individuals and smaller companies have been left without an affordable option for small-scale software development under NEXTSTEP. With the introduction of the HyperSensePlayer, many utilities and smaller applications can be effectively developed and deployed using HyperSense, often in a fraction of the time required using other tools. The HyperSensePlayer will be distributed with a FREE single user license, which enables programs and documents created with HyperSense to be readily distributed. This allows every NEXTSTEP user the opportunity to make full use of the growing repository of freely available HyperSense-based documents and applications. The HyperSensePlayer distribution includes a number of useful HyperSense documents ready for immediate use. These include: * Addresses.sense An address book which includes such features as full-text searches, marking of individual pages or sets of pages, sorting by the contents of any field, and creation of mailing labels. * PasteMaster.sense A handy utility for storing multiple rich text items for easy access from any application through the pasteboard. This document can also serve as a permanent storage repository for frequently-used phrases or paragraphs. * DDM.sense This Defaults Database Manager application provides a graphical browser front-end to the user's defaults database. Defaults for all applications are easily viewed and changed. * ParagraphStore.sense This useful document stores paragraphs of text in a format that allows for easy searching. It also provides a mechanism for automatically composing a letter from selected paragraphs. * HyperCalc.sense Although it looks like an ordinary on-screen calculator, this one has the unusual characteristic of allowing you to type mathematical expressions directly into its display. Any of these HyperSense documents can easily be customized for your exact needs with the full developer version of HyperSense. The HyperSensePlayer is available by anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B13.NIHS.b.tar For organizations which need multiple users to have access to the HyperSensePlayer, floating network licenses are available. Special introductory pricing for the Player begins at $250 for a 5-user floating license (regular price: $395). The full HyperSense development environment is available for a limited time for $349, a 30% savings off the regular price. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. -30-
From: info@ow.wwww.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Applied Technology announces the Object Warehouse Date: 25 Aug 1995 14:46:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41l5ql$3sm@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Applied Technology, Inc. 1-800-303-9390 info@ow.wwww.com http://www.wwww.com/ Applied Technology announces the Object Warehouse Online Software Components - "Standing on the shoulders of giants" SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - August 25, 1995-Applied Technology, Inc.(ATI) today announced the opening of the OBJECT WAREHOUSE. A virtual web based warehouse for software components and objects in cyberspace. As the Object Oriented development community progresses ever more to fulfil it's destiny of cheaper, faster, more maintainable applications there comes a stage when the issue of reuse must be addressed by every major object technology user. ATI, applying it's own philosophy and anticipating the NeXT WebObjects product by nine months, constructed the Object Warehouse utilizing the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environments - NeXTSTEP, OpenStep, PDO and EOF, from NeXT Computer, Inc. The Object Warehouse not only provides the world's first one-stop virtual component shop on the Internet for all the software components likely to be needed in an application's construction. But it also offers the software developer the ability to effectively market their components to thousands of clients for as little as $25. "The Object Warehouse provides an attractive service by which customers can easily and rapidly obtain prebuilt sets of software objects through the internet at a reasonable cost. We are pleased to be a corporate sponsor of The Object Warehouse." says Reno Marioni, Senior Product Manager (Object Products), SunSoft, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business. A developer can call in at the Object Warehouse and easily browse the components on offer, and in doing so may save months of development effort by leveraging the power of reuse. "ATI has established the Object Warehouse with a view to kick-starting the reuse of software components on a large scale basis. It is our hope that, one day, applications can literally be snapped together; we believe this is the first step in making this a reality.", said Bob Marshall President of Modula Systems. Today ATI announced that the doors of the Object Warehouse are open for component submissions, together with some exciting offers for new suppliers * 50% discount on membership for individual suppliers - ONLY $25 ! * Free component packaging and web page creation ! * Free membership for individual suppliers submitting free components ! These offers represent hundreds of dollars in savings, but they will only be available until the end of September. For more information please visit The Object Warehouse web site at <http://www.wwww.com/> ----- Applied Technology, Inc. ATI, headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, and offices in London, develops and markets Object Technology services. Including the Object Warehouse and Object Custodian. The Object Warehouse is the world's first virtual software component shop on the internet. Object Custodian offers a facilities management service to corporations for the secure storage and management of their own components. ATI also offers World Wide Web authoring services and consultancy. For more information email <info@ow.wwww.com> ----- SunSoft, Inc. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support industry's highest quality software environment to enable businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. SunSoft delivers a suite of solutions that easily and cost-effectively connect, integrate and manage large enterprise environments. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributors through major computer manufacturers and reseller's worldwide. SunSoft's World Wide Web address is http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/. ---- Modula Systems Modula Systems is an innovative software engineering consultancy house, headquartered in London, England. Founders of the SPEAR (Software Process Engineering and Re-engineering) initiative - a fresh insight into the way people and organizations go about building software. Modula Systems provides the acclaimed TeamBuilders service together with providing extensive Object Oriented technology consultancy and tools. For more information email <info@modula.co.uk> # # # # Applied Technology, the Applied Technology logo, Object Custodian and Object Warehouse, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Applied Technology, Inc. Modula Systems, the Modula Systems logo, SPEAR and TeamBuilders are trademarks or registered trademarks of Modula Systems. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, SunSoft, Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing the SPARC trademark are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. NeXT, NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, WebObjects, PDO and EOF are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: computerActive announces MouseTail, a NeXT Mouse Replacement Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:09:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41l75i$40u@digifix.digifix.com> computerActive announces MouseTail, a NeXT Mouse Replacement ------------------------------------------------------------ For more information, contact: Kevin Ford, Sales Manager computerActive Inc sales@computerActive.on.ca (613)225-4824 Voice (613)225-1670 FAX NeXT (Motorola) Computers Mouse Replacement computerActive has produced an adaptor that allows readily available high quality Logitech Bus Mouse to be used on all non-ADB NeXT (black) computers. You can buy our adaptor and get a Logitech Bus Mouse elsewhere but we have negotiated a special volume deal so we can provide our adaptor and mouse for less than the price you would normally pay for the Logitech Bus Mouse Kit alone! Your Price for the mouse and converter: $59.95 US (Shipping and handling extra) No trade in required. Keep your NeXT mouse as a conversation piece and save the return shipping charges. Here are your choices: A) computerActive (Adaptor only): 1) computerActive Adaptor $15.00 Warrantee 1 yr 2) You buy the Logitech Bus Mouse Pkg elsewhere $70.00 (estimated) Total $85.00 B) computerActive (Adaptor AND Logitech Bus Mouse) 1) Set (no exchange req'd) $59.95 Warrantee 1 yr C) Bell Atlantic (NeXT Mouse) 1) Without exchange $180.00 (No longer available) 2) With exchange $65.00 Warrantee 90 days Shipping and handling extra. All prices in US dollars. NOTE: This is a limited offer. Once the adaptors are exhausted there will be no more. If your black mouse is OK now, why not buy the adaptor as insurance against future failure? Then you can buy the mouse from any supplier when required. -------------- computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges. We have been using and selling NEXTSTEP systems for over four years. Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective than their competition. computerActive inc. 15 Capella Crt., Unit 128, Phone (613) 225-4824 Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2E 7X1 Fax (613) 225-1670 internet mail: sales@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail preferred!
From: runner@es.ele.tue.nl Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Library for writing single-threaded multi-client DO servers released Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:11:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41l79t$41n@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: runner@es.ele.tue.nl, Tiggr at (voice) +31 40 473387 (email) tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl, Michael at (voice) +31 20 6751111 (email) michael@thi.nl The latest version of RUNNER can be obtained at the URL `ftp://ftp.es.ele.tue.nl/pub/tiggr/runner.tar.gz'. RUNNER is a (small) NeXTSTEP library, enabling you to tell NXConnection to `runFromAppkit' without actually needing to link with the Application Kit, i.e. with libNeXT. This implies you can write sensible daemons employing Distributed Objects, with the following advantages: FEATURES - You can run multiple connections in a single thread. - There is a top-level autorelease pool, maintained free of charge. - Proper handling of port invalidation, without needing to revert to the horrible `+[NXPort worryAboutPortInvalidation]'. - TMProxyDeath protocol, where local objects can register themselves for the death of remote proxies they care about. Upon such an occasion, the local objects receives a `-proxyDied: the_proxy'. This is a rather more simple and elegant than the bare bones invalidation notification as provided by NXConnection. - possibility of one-shot per-port message receive timeouts, which fire if a message is not received within the indicated number of milliseconds. - your programs can employ asynchronous peer-to-peer communication instead of being restricted to strictly synchronous communication in a strict client-server setup. The programming style enabled by RUNNER implies a huge latency decrease for server daemons with multiple clients or who themselves can be the client of other programs, without needing to revert to multiple threads. - RUNNER comes with a complete example showing off most of the features and how to use them. CAVEATS - Does not work when linking with libNeXT_s (i.e. AppKit). Obviously. - You still need to allocate an autorelease pool as the first statement in main() and release it before you tell the `+[TMConnectionRunner sharedRunner]' to `-run', unless you don't care about cleaning up the garbage created during your daemon's initialization. - NOT provided is the availability of a non-blocking deadlock avoiding Distributed Object message send and port lookup. For more information on this, send an email to <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>. - RUNNER has been tested on black NS 3.0, 3.2 and 3.3. It is expected to work on other architectures too. CONTACT For information, bug reports, suggestions, questions, or whatever else you'd like to share with us, mail <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>. RUNNER is Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Pieter J. Schoenmakers <tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl> and Michael L.H. Brouwer <michael@thi.nl>. RUNNER is distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL). See the file COPYING.LIB in the RUNNER distribution for details. <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>
From: runner@es.ele.tue.nl Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <41l79t$41n@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <41l79t$41n@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:23:35 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41l7vn$460@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: runner@es.ele.tue.nl Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Library for writing single-threaded multi-client DO servers released Date: 25 Aug 1995 15:23:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41l807$46b@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: runner@es.ele.tue.nl, Tiggr at (voice) +31 40 473387 (email) tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl, Michael at (voice) +31 20 6751111 (email) michael@thi.nl The latest version of RUNNER can be obtained at the URL `ftp://ftp.es.ele.tue.nl/pub/tiggr/runner.tar.gz'. RUNNER is a (small) NeXTSTEP library, enabling you to tell NXConnection to `runFromAppkit' without actually needing to link with the Application Kit, i.e. with libNeXT. This implies you can write sensible daemons employing Distributed Objects, with the following advantages: FEATURES - You can run multiple connections in a single thread. - There is a top-level autorelease pool, maintained free of charge. - Proper handling of port invalidation, without needing to revert to the horrible `+[NXPort worryAboutPortInvalidation]'. - TMProxyDeath protocol, where local objects can register themselves for the death of remote proxies they care about. Upon such an occasion, the local objects receives a `-proxyDied: the_proxy'. This is a rather more simple and elegant than the bare bones invalidation notification as provided by NXConnection. - possibility of one-shot per-port message receive timeouts, which fire if a message is not received within the indicated number of milliseconds. - your programs can employ asynchronous peer-to-peer communication instead of being restricted to strictly synchronous communication in a strict client-server setup. The programming style enabled by RUNNER implies a huge latency decrease for server daemons with multiple clients or who themselves can be the client of other programs, without needing to revert to multiple threads. - RUNNER comes with a complete example showing off most of the features and how to use them. CAVEATS - Does not work when linking with libNeXT_s (i.e. AppKit). Obviously. - You still need to allocate an autorelease pool as the first statement in main() and release it before you tell the `+[TMConnectionRunner sharedRunner]' to `-run', unless you don't care about cleaning up the garbage created during your daemon's initialization. - NOT provided is the availability of a non-blocking deadlock avoiding Distributed Object message send and port lookup. For more information on this, send an email to <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>. - RUNNER has been tested on black NS 3.0, 3.2 and 3.3. It is expected to work on other architectures too. CONTACT For information, bug reports, suggestions, questions, or whatever else you'd like to share with us, mail <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>. RUNNER is Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Pieter J. Schoenmakers <tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl> and Michael L.H. Brouwer <michael@thi.nl>. RUNNER is distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL). See the file COPYING.LIB in the RUNNER distribution for details. <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>
From: doug@thoughtful.com (Douglas Simons) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Loan Calculator prints Amortization Schedules Date: 25 Aug 1995 22:38:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41m1fk$6qm@digifix.digifix.com> A new version of LoanCalculator.sense, a HyperSense document for calculating loan payments, has been submitted to the archives. This is an updated version of Todd Nathan's loan calculator. The new version features an improved amortization report generator with monthly payment dates and calendar year interest totals. On-line help has been added, and other minor enhancements made. LoanCalculator provides a simple interface to instantly calculate the future value, total interest paid, and monthly payment amount for any loan. It can also generate nicely formatted amortization schedules listing all payments, broken down by principal and interest amounts, with annual interest totals. The LoanCalculator can be used with the HyperSensePlayer, which is also available by ftp including a FREE single-user license. The HyperSensePlayer allows anyone to access interactive multimedia documents and applications created with HyperSense. The LoanCalculator has been uploaded to: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/LoanCalculator.sense.compressed The HyperSensePlayer (quad-fat) is available by anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B13.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense is Thoughtful Software's powerful multimedia authoring system for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep. Using HyperSense it is easy to examine and customize any HyperSense document, or to quickly create your own documents and applications. An unlicensed copy of HyperSense (which may be used in demo mode) can be found at the same ftp site. If you do not have ftp access, and would like the HyperSensePlayer and LoanCalculator on disk, they are available directly from Thoughtful Software for $10, to cover our costs. An unlicensed (demo) copy of HyperSense is available for an additional $10. We accept MasterCard/Visa and personal checks. Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 email: info@thoughtful.com
From: Nicholas Christopher <ir001265@interramp.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PPPMeter v1.5 Date: 27 Aug 1995 23:55:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41remu$sdn@digifix.digifix.com> Look for the new rev (see below for changes) at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/comm/PPPMeter.v1.5.tar.gz Sorry - source only my machine is thin black so there is no point of putting up a binary. The README file.... INTRODUCTION What is PPPMeter? It's a VAA (Value Adding Application) for the cool public domain PPP (ppp2.x). PPPMeter simplifies just a few basic activities - bringing the link up, taking it down, viewing the log and monitoring your connection time usage. It has a few other minor features as well but they will show up as you go along. INSTALLATION Read the app's PPPMeter Setup help section. SOURCE NOTES There is some ok code in here... some AppKit Object class autoreleasing that is Foundation compatible (DOES NOT REQUIRE Foundation Kit). A nice SIMPLE string class. A mail API object... other neat stuff. Go wild. \n May 4 1995 New in V1.5 (Aug 27 1995): - supports multiple connections - handles when a the connection was brought up prior to the app starting - sort of... - Will bring up a default connection on launch. File Last Updated: Aug 27 1995
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 98 - Articles posted since August 21 1995 Date: 28 Aug 1995 04:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <41rf07$sep@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 98 Postings since: August 21 1995 [3608] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3609] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3610] PRESS RELEASE: TeleComm terminal emulator - price reduction [3611] JOB: Technical Support OpenStep - SunSoft [3612] PRESS RELEASE: NYRO Announces Web Site [3613] SUBMISSION: Maintenance release Wood 0.7c [3614] SUBMISSION: NutNews.app, version July95 C [3615] SUBMISSION: Reversi Master 1.05 [3616] SUBMISSION: PDFview 1.0 [3617] MEETING: NEXTSTEP:atlanta, August 24th [3618] PRESS RELEASE: Agency - Smart Software for Recruitment Agencies [3619] SUBMISSION: PDFViewer.app, version 0.70 [3620] JOB: Objective-C Developers for NYC and CT [3621] JOB: NEC Notebooks Promotion for NEXTSTEP [3622] PRESS RELEASE: HyperSensePlayer ships: First copy FREE [3623] PRESS RELEASE: Applied Technology announces the Object Warehouse [3624] PRESS RELEASE: computerActive announces MouseTail, a NeXT Mouse Replacement [3626] SUBMISSION: Library for writing single-threaded multi-client DO servers released [3627] SUBMISSION: Loan Calculator prints Amortization Schedules [3628] SUBMISSION: PPPMeter v1.5 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-98/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-98.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-98 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 28 Aug 1995 04:15:03 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <41rfs7$sh9@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Competitive trade-in to WriteUp And PasteUp ends this week Date: 28 Aug 1995 15:35:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41t5qp$75k@digifix.digifix.com> Anderson Financial Systems Inc. 909 Sumneytown Pike, Suite 106 Springhouse, PA 19477 +1 215 653 0911 +1 215 653 0711 fax Contact: Gregory H. Anderson Voice: 215 653 0911 Greg_Anderson@afs.com For Immediate Release COMPETITIVE TRADE-IN TO WRITEUP AND PASTEUP ENDS THIS WEEK Last chance for former WordPerfect, Pages, and Xanthus customers to salvage prior investments at 100 cents on the dollar SPRINGHOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, August 28, 1995 -- Anderson Financial Systems Inc. today announced that this is the final week to take advantage of its competitive trade-in to WriteUp(tm) and PasteUp(tm) for customers of other NEXTSTEP document processing products. Until August 31, 1995 only, AFS will rebate the full price paid for any competing product. "WriteUp and PasteUp have emerged as the clear winners in the NEXTSTEP document processing market," said Gregory H. Anderson, Founder and CEO of AFS. "We want to give purchasers of other products a chance to get on board at a reasonable cost, but the window of opportunity is closing." Now in its third major release, WriteUp 1.2 has received wide acclaim for steadily adding functionality without sacrificing clean design and ease of operation. PasteUp 2.6 provides a complete page layout solution for users whose demands exceed the capabilities of regular word processors. Both products can handle documents in dozens of file formats from other operating systems. The trade-in procedure works as follows: Customers may buy one license of PasteUp or WriteUp for each valid license of another document processing product that they currently hold, at the current retail price to which they are entitled. Upon receiving the physical disks and user manual for the other product, AFS will rebate the full price originally paid, up to the cost of the AFS product purchased. For example: PasteUp, single user: $695 Pages, price paid: $495 Net trade-in cost: $200 WriteUp, single user: $350 OpenWrite, price paid: $295 Net trade-in cost: $ 55 In addition to the physical materials, a copy of the actual sales receipt is required in order to validate the rebate amount. Normal shipping charges will be added to all orders for which new physical materials are requested. For evaluation purposes, current releases of both applications can be found at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/productivity/WriteUp.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics/PasteUp_Distribution.tar More information about the products and a full pricing matrix can be obtained by sending email to <info@afs.com>, phoning +1 215 653 0911, or faxing +1 215 653 0711. ABOUT ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Anderson Financial Systems Inc. is a privately held software development company based in Springhouse, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). Founded in 1982, the company's primary business has been designing customized trading software for more than 60 Wall Street firms on MSDOS and NEXTSTEP platforms. Representative clients include First National Bank of Chicago, PaineWebber, Dean Witter, Soros Fund Management, Delaware Management Company, Oppenheimer Management Corp. and Texas Commerce Bank. Since adding NeXT to its roster in 1991, AFS has made a substantial commitment to building applications that leverage the unique capabilities of the NEXTSTEP operating environment. ###
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support - OpenStep SunSoft Date: 28 Aug 1995 15:38:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41t5v5$76k@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Writer SunSoft Date: 28 Aug 1995 15:38:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41t5vj$76s@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Writer The OpenStep development team in project DOE has a Technical Writer position open. Starting with documentation provided with the OpenStep source from NeXT Computer, Inc., the writer will be responsible for producing the OpenStep end user documentation (user/quick reference manuals) as well as some documentation for the developer environment (style/development tools guides). In addition, the writer will need to convert many images and illustrations to conform with Sun's implementation of OpenStep. The overall goal of the OpenStep team is to provide the OpenStep runtime and development environment on the Solaris platform through a port of NeXTSTEP 3.2 and the NeXTSTEP Developer products. OpenStep, coupled with Sun's OMG compliant distributed object environment (DOE), will provide a compelling environment for the rapid development and deployment of distributed object-oriented applications. Skills Required 1. C programming experience. All the OpenStep classes are implemented in Objective C. 2. Knowledge of object-oriented programming. Objective C or C++ is the preferred example language. Tools The candidate should have a solid knowledge of and experience with the FrameMaker document production environment. Knowledge of the Sun documentation standards would be an asset. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. Mtv19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: paul@its.com (Paul Gerard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: IT Solutions offers FREE Demonstration copies of WebRex for the WWW Date: 29 Aug 1995 15:40:48 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41vqg0$iq2@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release August 29, 1995 IT Solutions, Inc. Paul Gerard voice: 1.312.474.7700 fax: 1.312.474.9361 info@its.com http://www.its.com August 29, 1995 - Chicago, IL. Today, IT Solutions announced the availability of free demonstration copies of WebRex, the custom HTTP server that provides easy access to objects. Objects can be developed and deployed on HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX, NEXTSTEP, and soon Windows NT. The Web Rex server turns requests for URLs as they enter the server into messages to specific objects. These objects perform their work aided by classes in the WebRex library and return a page of HTML to the client. These objects can be existing objects linked with an existing relational database. "Many IS managers are feeling pressure to establish a corporate presence on the Web. While this pressure contributes to Web growth, it does not necessarily contribute to content quality. The WebRex server was developed to make Web sites compelling by linking the server directly to data and thus linking the business directly to the customer." says WebRex Product Manager Paul Gerard. "The processing of the WebRex server is quite simple: Each time an HTML browser makes a request, an existing Web Rex sub-process is called to service that request. After a request has been serviced, the sub-processes stay alive for a configurable period of time. Thus, these new processes can be re-used by new requests caching whatever the applets deem necessary (for example; database connection state). An application can be entirely distributed and arbitrarily complex, as complex as any object-based application." says WebRex Project Manager Drew Trieger. In the three WebRex demonstrations on the IT Solutions Web site (http://www.its.com), all database accesses are toward an Oracle7 database running on a Solaris 2.3 Sun Sparc machine. Though we have used Oracle7, Web Rex does not limit you to the database. With Web Rex, there is a level of abstraction between the database and the application code so that a variety of relational databases could be used with little change to the source code. For example, if we wanted to use Sybase, we would simply tell the application to use the Sybase database adaptor instead of the Oracle database adaptor and then mimic the same database structure in the Sybase database. This change results in little or no source code changes, adding greater flexibility to applications developed using Web Rex. There are existing database adaptors for DB2, Sybase, Oracle, AS/400, Cincom Supra, DRNA, Gupta SQLBase, INFORMIX, MDI, NCR Teradata, O2 OODBMS, QuickBase, and Microsoft SQL Server making it possible to use your existing relational database to serve the Web. Web Rex is a very high performance server, even when linked to a database. Database connection state can be automatically cached by the Web Rex applets so that only the first HTTP request requiring a database connection incurs the overhead of connecting to the database. All subsequent requests efficiently share this connection. Performance is only limited by the database's ability to serve query requests and the network bandwidth of the machine's connection to the Internet. Web Rex is not a bottleneck. Since CGI-BIN scripts are not used in this demo, there is no overhead in creating and tearing down processes on the Web Rex server. Requests enter the "object" domain from the "web" domain very quickly, there is no need to fork or run scripts. The WebRex demonstration server software is available today through anonymous FTP from ITS. This version runs on NEXTSTEP and will expire on September 30, 1995. For more information about how WebRex currently develops object-oriented applications for the World Wide Web over the Internet and within corporate networks visit our Web site: http://www.its.com. IT Solutions, headquartered at 500 West Madison St., Suite 2210, Chicago, Illinois 60661, was founded in 1990 as a software development and consulting firm specializing in object technology. IT Solutions specializes in object oriented systems including database connectivity and application design, web services and Internet application development tools for strategic technology and messaging infrastructures for clients throughout the United States. IT Solutions has offices in Boston and Chicago. WebRex is a trademark of Information Technology Solutions, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer Inc. All other trademarks mentioned, belong to their respective owners.
From: Kieran Jones <kjones@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: 3D scene modeler for Motorola Date: 29 Aug 1995 15:44:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41vqn1$ir7@digifix.digifix.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ThreeD - Version 0.50 - July, 1995 - by Kieran Jones ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. System Requirements Platform: NeXT Motorola M68xxx O/S: NeXTSTEP Version 3.0 or higher 2. Distribution ThreeD has been uploaded to the following location: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/software/NeXT/binaries/graphics The program package is distributed as a compressed tar file called ThreeD.tar.Z which is 0.4 MB in size. It contains the following two files: ThreeD.app 0.5 MB the application file ThreeDmanual.rtfd 1.0 MB the reference manual file ThreeD is freeware. You may freely copy, distribute and use the program and its reference manual. All copies of the program should include the on-line help files and the info panel identifying the program and its author, and be accompanied by the complete contents of the reference manual. Please see the "Legal Notes" section of the manual for the standard legal disclaimers. 3. Description ThreeD is a basic three-dimensional scene modeling and rendering program based on NeXT's 3DKit and Pixar's RenderMan. The program has the following general capabilities: - It allows the interactive creation of a 3-D scene consisting of a variety of basic geometric shapes such as cones, cylinders and spheres. The geometry, position and surface shader appearance of each shape can be changed at any time. - Three variable light sources are available to illuminate the shapes in a scene. - The camera can be moved about in a variety of ways within a scene to view the latter from any location. - A scene can be saved to a file at any time and be read in later for further modification. Its RIB code can also be saved to a file. - A scene can be rendered photorealistically at any time. The result is displayed on-screen and can be saved as a TIFF image file. - A rudimentary animation capability allows a sequence of frames to be generated and played back, simulating shape motion. 4. Comments Comments can be emailed to the author at the following address: kjones@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
From: twu530@nwu.edu (Tim Wujcik) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT developer Date: 29 Aug 1995 16:32:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <41vtgm$j7e@digifix.digifix.com> Tim Wujcik Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA twu530@nwu.edu I am looking to hire a NeXT developer. We offer strong benefits as well as relocation. I would prefer someone on a permanent basis, but I am willing to speak with contractors. Please direct mail to my attention and/or my associate Carolyn Muszynski.
From: info@xedoc.com.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NetInfo Server Editions 3.3 Now Shipping Date: 30 Aug 1995 22:53:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42386u$8bq@digifix.digifix.com> For more information contact: Brett Adam Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Unit 11, 663 Victoria Street Abbotsford, 3067 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 3 9214 0111 Fax: +61 3 9214 0102 info@xedoc.com.au http://www.xedoc.com.au/ NETINFO SERVER EDITIONS 3.3 NOW SHIPPING 8th August, 1995 Xedoc has begun shipping NetInfo Editions version 3.3, for DEC UNIX 3.x (OSF/1), Solaris 2.4, SunOS 4.1.x, Auspex, HP/UX 9.x and AIX 3.2.5 This new release brings Xedoc's range of NetInfo server solutions completely up to date with all NEXTSTEP NetInfo 3.3 server features, including: * Binding enhancements for better performance in wide area networks * Enhancements to command line utilities, particularly niutil * New command line tools nigrep, nifind and nireport Existing customers with Xedoc support agreements will receive the latest release free of charge. Customers not currently covered under support contracts can purchase direct support contracts with Xedoc for 15% of their current site list price and receive the upgrade for no additional charge. NetInfo Editions have been developed and supported by Xedoc for over three years, with many of the largest NEXTSTEP sites as satisified customers. NetInfo Editions are available directly from Xedoc, through Xedoc resellers and are also available through NeXT on the standard NeXT product list. Further information regarding NetInfo Editions and other Xedoc products can be obtained from the Xedoc World Wide Web server at http://www.xedoc.com.au/ Evaluation copies of NetInfo 3.3 can also be downloaded from the Xedoc web site, with 15-day evaluation keys available on request. For all enquires regarding NetInfo Editions, please contact: Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd Unit 11, 663 Victoria Street Abbotsford, 3067 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 3 9214 0111 Fax: +61 3 9214 0102 netinfo@xedoc.com.au http://www.xedoc.com.au About NetInfo ------------- NetInfo Editions greatly simplify the management of administrative information in a heterogenous network of NEXTSTEP client and UNIX servers. Native NetInfo - NetInfo bundled with NEXTSTEP - and NetInfo Editions are 100% compatible and provide complete integration between NEXTSTEP and other UNIX operating systems. NetInfo is available for DEC UNIX, Solaris 2.4, SunOS 4.1.x, Auspex, HP/UX 9.x and AIX 3.2.5 About Xedoc ----------- Xedoc Software Development produces a wide range of integration products for enterprise computing, including NetInfo Editions - system administration for mixed NeXT/UNIX networks; Fabrik Foundation - the only workflow platform for NEXTSTEP developers using the Xerox InConcert workflow server and EtherEvents - a UNIX based Apple Events protocol compatible toolkit for UNIX/Macintosh integration. Xedoc is based in Melbourne, Australia and has been providing products and support to customers globally for over 6 years. Fabrik, Fabrik Foundation and EtherEvents are trademarks of Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Fabrik, Fabrik Foundation and EtherEvents are trademarks of Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. NetInfo is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: info@xedoc.com.au Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Xedoc announces 30-day promotional offer on NetInfo Editions 3.3 Date: 30 Aug 1995 22:53:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <423885$8c2@digifix.digifix.com> For more information contact: Brett Adam Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. Unit 11, 663 Victoria Street Abbotsford, 3067 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 3 9214 0111 Fax: +61 3 9214 0102 info@xedoc.com.au http://www.xedoc.com.au/ XEDOC ANNOUNCES 30-DAY PROMOTIONAL OFFER ON NETINFO EDITIONS 3.3 28th August, 1995 Xedoc are offering a 30-day special offer on the newly released NetInfo Editions 3.3 Normally starting at USD$5000 list price, Xedoc are offering new customers a 50% discount off list when purchased with a 1 year support contract. Thus systems administrators can obtain the most elegant solution available for their mixed NEXTSTEP and UNIX administration headaches, with full technical support and upgrades for 1 year at a saving of USD$2500. This offer is also applicable to larger system configurations as well. Customers interested in site licenses should contact Xedoc urgently as we're willing to discuss special prices at all levels. Orders must be placed by 30th September 1995 to qualify for this special offer. For all enquires regarding NetInfo Editions, please contact: Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd Unit 11, 663 Victoria Street Abbotsford, 3067 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 3 9214 0111 Fax: +61 3 9214 0102 netinfo@xedoc.com.au http://www.xedoc.com.au About NetInfo ------------- NetInfo Editions greatly simply the management of administrative information in a heterogenous network of NEXTSTEP client and UNIX servers. Native NetInfo - NetInfo bundles with NEXTSTEP - and NetInfo Editions are 100% compatible and provide complete integration between NEXTSTEP and other UNIX operating systems. NetInfo is available for DEC UNIX, Solaris 2.4, SunOS 4.1.x, Auspex, HP/UX 9.x and AIX 3.2.5 About Xedoc ----------- Xedoc Software Development produces a wide range of integration products for enterprise computing, including NetInfo Editions - system administration for mixed NeXT/UNIX networks; Fabrik Foundation - the only workflow platform for NEXTSTEP developers using the Xerox InConcert workflow server and EtherEvents - a UNIX based Apple Events protocol compatible toolkit for UNIX/Macintosh integration. Xedoc are based in Melbourne, Australia and have been providing products and support to customers globally for over 6 years. Fabrik, Fabrik Foundation and EtherEvents are trademarks of Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd. NetInfo is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Unveils New Line of Pentium NEXTSTEP Workstations Date: 31 Aug 1995 15:08:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4251au$fof@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1-800-TRY-OPEN info@opensource.com http://www.opensource.com OpenSource Unveils New Line of Pentium NEXTSTEP Workstations DENVER, COLORADO - August 30, 1995. OpenSource, Inc. today added two new lines of low-cost Pentium workstations, the OpenStation SL and the OpenStation MT, to their industry-leading selection of NEXTSTEP hardware. The OpenStation SL supports 75, 90, 100, 120, and 133 MHz Pentium processors and comes standard with integrated 2MB PCI video, quad-speed CD-ROM, PCI Ethernet interface, 16-bit stereo audio, and a 17" color monitor with built-in stereo speakers at prices beginning as low as $2,995. The OpenStation SL is housed in a sleek slimline case measuring a scant 4.25" high with the additional expansion capability of 1 PCI and 1 ISA expansion slot. "NEXTSTEP's support of the Enhanced IDE and ATAPI technology has enabled us to offer this new high performance, high quality client machine [OpenStation SL] at an extremely affordable price," explains Brett Wilhelm, Director of Marketing for OpenSource. "We are excited that enterprises of all sizes will be able to increase their purchasing power without sacraficing quality, performance or service." For those desiring SCSI support and higher resolution graphics, the OpenStation MT supports 75, 90, 100, 120 and 133 MHZ Pentium processors and comes standard with 4MB VRAM PCI video, PCI Fast SCSI-2 bus, quad-speed SCSI CD-ROM, and increased expandability. The MT also allows the user to take advantage of external SCSI disk drive expandability, tape backups, ZIP drives, scanners and other SCSI devices. The MT is the perfect choice for NEXTSTEP power-users and developers. Prices start as low as $4,395. All OpenStations are FCC Class B approved, EnergyStar certified, and come with a thirty-day, money back guarantee. Available options include CPU upgrades, video upgrades, hard disk upgrades, monitor upgrades, and pre-installed third-party NEXTSTEP software. For detailed information and photos of the OpenStation SL & MT, visit the OpenSource Web pages at http://www.opensource.com. As always, feel free to contact your OpenSource representative at info@opensource.com, or call 1-800-TRY-OPEN (+1-303-861-2393). OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # OpenSource and OpenStation are trademarks of OpenSource, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: pericles@athena.com (Jamie O'Keefe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Boston Computer Society NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group Date: 1 Sep 1995 15:38:05 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <427net$s30@digifix.digifix.com> ObjectWorld, nugiCONN and new developments in NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Boston Computer Society NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group Meeting Tuesday, September 5th, 1995 MIT Campus, Rm 1-190 (tentatively) 7:00PM 7:00PM Introduction 7:05PM ObjectWorld and nugiCONN (The meeting location may move, if it does I will send email and post directions to the new location at Rm 1-190.) There were lots of new developments at ObjectWorld and OpenStep Day. We will discuss NeXT's recent product announcements such as: WebObjects and OpenStep/NT. Rohit Khare will discuss nugiCONN '95 and show us some of the things that happened at it. 7:45PM Rumors of the Month What rumors?! Isn't that what first section is about. :-) 8:00PM Q&A Dinner afterwards. Everyone is invited. If you would like more information or directions please contact: Jamie O'Keefe at: pericles@athena.com 617.426.6372 (W) 617.628.4136 (H)
From: Matthew D Waters <matthew@pencom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Announces Initial Release of co-Xist for Sun SPARC Date: 1 Sep 1995 23:18:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <428idk$1c3@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pencom Announces Initial Release of co-Xist for Sun SPARC Special Beta Offer and Pre-Release Pricing Now Available AUSTIN, Texas, September 1, 1995 - Pencom announces a new release of co-Xist, 3.3s, for NEXTSTEP on the Sun SPARC. co-Xist is Pencom's market-leading implementation of the industry-standard X11R5 windowing system. With co-Xist, NEXTSTEP users have access to the hundreds of X-based UNIX applications. Within the corporate computing environment, NEXTSTEP users can run any legacy or custom-developed, X-based software already used within an organization. A complete development environment also allows porting of X clients to the native NEXTSTEP processor. SPECIAL BETA OFFERING -- Due to high customer demand for Sun SPARC support, co-Xist 3.3s is being offered initially as a beta in a single architecturebinary. Those users who purchase the beta release will not only benefit from using the product immediately, they will also receive the final release automatically at no cost as well as take advantage of pre-release pricing. Thefinal release of co-Xist 3.3s is scheduled for October 1, 1995. PRE-RELEASE PRICING -- Pencom is also initiating pre-release pricing as of September 1st that offers up to a 15 percent discount off the standard pricing for both the SPARC beta and our current shipping version of co-Xist. NEXTSTEP users on NeXT, Intel, and HP systems can also purchase co-Xist at a discount before September 30th and receive a free upgrade to the final release of co-Xist 3.3s. co-Xist allows users to: - Eliminate costly development efforts with the ability to run and develop standard X applications on local or remote platforms. - Exchange data easily between NEXTSTEP and other windowing environments with full cut-and-paste capability. - Work with preferred window manager environments including Tab, Motif, and NEXTSTEP. - Rapidly search through X and Motif documentation with Digital Librarian. - Edit and launch frequently-used X applications with a single point-and-click. Final releases of co-Xist also include: - A Multi-Architecture Binary for easy and efficient network installation accessible by all supported platforms. - GUI-based Installation simplifies installation and setup by eliminating the need for running scripts in the installation process. - Release 1.2.3 of the Open Software Foundation's Motif. - A collection of public domain X-based applications are included, pre-compiled for both architectures in binary and source formats. These include the NCSA's popular Mosaic, xv, xrn, a selection of games and many others. FOR SALES INFORMATION -- call 1-800-PENCOM-4 or e-mail co-Xist_info@pencom.com (please confirm if you can receive NeXT Mail and specify platforms of interest). For press information, contact Matthew Waters, Pencom Software, 9050 Capital of Texas Highway North, Austin, Texas, 78759. Ph: 512-343-6666. Fax: 512-343-9650. e-mail: matthew@pencom.com. Pencom Systems Incorporated is a $50 million technical recruiting and software services firm focused solely on open systems computing. Pencom is unique in its ability to provide the entire suite of services necessary for opensystems computing, including: technical staffing, systems integration services,and products. co-Xist is a trademark of Pencom Systems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. ###
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 99 - Articles posted since August 28 1995 Date: 4 Sep 1995 04:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <42dtk7$t3@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 99 Postings since: August 28 1995 [3630] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3631] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3632] PRESS RELEASE: Competitive trade-in to WriteUp And PasteUp ends this week [3633] JOB: Technical Support - OpenStep SunSoft [3634] JOB: Technical Writer SunSoft [3635] PRESS RELEASE: IT Solutions offers FREE Demonstration copies of WebRex for the WWW [3636] SUBMISSION: 3D scene modeler for Motorola [3637] JOB: NeXT developer [3638] PRESS RELEASE: NetInfo Server Editions 3.3 Now Shipping [3639] PRESS RELEASE: Xedoc announces 30-day promotional offer on NetInfo Editions 3.3 [3640] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Unveils New Line of Pentium NEXTSTEP Workstations [3641] MEETING: Boston Computer Society NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group [3642] PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Announces Initial Release of co-Xist for Sun SPARC If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-99/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-99.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-99 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 4 Sep 1995 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <42dug8$10k@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 4 Sep 1995 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <42duge$10k@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: suckow@uropax.contrib.de (Ralf Suckow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Ortografie 1.0 Date: 4 Sep 1995 01:10:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42e1nq$1b1@digifix.digifix.com> Ortografie 1.0 has been submitted to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Science/education/Ortografie.1.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz A mirror in the US is ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Initially I wrote this program two years ago for my own children to practise german orthography. Then some people on the net asked for it. I translated it into english, fixed some bugs, wrote help texts, and compiled it quadruple-fat. So here it is. Have fun with it. Ralf Suckow -------------- D E S C R I P T I O N --------------------------------- Ortografie is a spelling trainer. To work successfully with this program, you need sound input (a microphone) and sound output (speakers, headphones) working with your computer. After you started Ortografie, enter spoken words and a written equivalent for each of them. Then, the computer tests you. The words are spoken by the computer, you type their right spelling. At least, you try :-) Also, the computer remembers what words you know and in wich words you are doing errors. Well-known words are tested less frequently. The words may be in the same language or in different. For example, you can speak an englisch word and enter it's german spelling. Ortografie is free software (about warranty etc. see the Help menu in the application). Source code is provided too. Ortografie comes in English and German. The program is compiled for all architectures but tested only under NEXTSTEP 3.3 on NeXT and Intel Hardware. About sound problems on Intel, please see the README file. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin is the maker of MusicBuilder, a NEXTSTEP application for the creation of high quality sounds and music.
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group, Thursday Sep 7 Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:39:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42i916$f24@digifix.digifix.com> NOTE: Starting in OCTOBER, meetings will be moved to the FIRST TUESDAY of each month. Ottawa NeXT User Group Meeting on Thursday, Sept 7, 1995 ======================================================== Where: computerActive inc. 15 Capella Court Unit 128 Nepean, ON Contact: Chris Saldanha, Software Analyst (613) 225-4824 Voice (613) 225-1670 FAX <<http://www.mae.carleton.ca/~csaldanh chris@computerActive.on.ca csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca NeXTMail and MIME cheerfully accepted! When: 7:00pm, Thursday, Sept 7 Topics: -News from ObjectWorld and Interex shows -New NeXT products and announcements -WebObjects -Distributed OLE for Windows -CORBA and OLE interoperation with PDO -Gossip as always :-) Hope to see you there! --Chris
From: timmy@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support-OpenStep SunSoft Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:39:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42i921$f2g@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: timmy@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Writer-OpenStep SunSoft Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:40:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42i92u$f2o@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Writer The OpenStep development team in project DOE has a Technical Writer position open. Starting with documentation provided with the OpenStep source from NeXT Computer, Inc., the writer will be responsible for producing the OpenStep end user documentation (user/quick reference manuals) as well as some documentation for the developer environment (style/development tools guides). In addition, the writer will need to convert many images and illustrations to conform with Sun's implementation of OpenStep. The overall goal of the OpenStep team is to provide the OpenStep runtime and development environment on the Solaris platform through a port of NeXTSTEP 3.2 and the NeXTSTEP Developer products. OpenStep, coupled with Sun's OMG compliant distributed object environment (DOE), will provide a compelling environment for the rapid development and deployment of distributed object-oriented applications. Skills Required 1. C programming experience. All the OpenStep classes are implemented in Objective C. 2. Knowledge of object-oriented programming. Objective C or C++ is the preferred example language. Tools The candidate should have a solid knowledge of and experience with the FrameMaker document production environment. Knowledge of the Sun documentation standards would be an asset. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. Mtv19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: Darcy Brockbank <samurai@amber.hasc.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADDRESS CHANGE: Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation Date: 5 Sep 1995 15:42:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42i97l$f3c@digifix.digifix.com> HASC has moved. Our new office is located at: The Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation 3492 Durocher, Suite 2 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H2X 2E1 514/499-2067 514/499-3666 (fax) info@hasc.ca http://www.hasc.ca Over the next couple of weeks we will be changing over to a new internet service provider, so please bear with us if you have problems sending email, ftping or webbing to our site. Thanks, - darcy
From: clint@techSCOUTS.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NESTSTEP Positions Date: 5 Sep 1995 18:52:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42ikcb$gpl@digifix.digifix.com> technicalSCOUTS, a national leader in technical consulting and permanent placement, seeks---Object-Oriented Programmers for clients across the United States. Current positions in California, Texas, Colorado, Pacific Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, East, and the Midwest areas. Our clients are looking for talented NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, and C++ software engineers with 1- 5+ years experience. Please review the following for specific details: Midwest---Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri 1) NEXTSTEP system administrator, experience with large networks, 3-5 years total admin. experience, permanent position, salary range $45-$65k+ 2) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk, and NEXTSTEP programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience working on exciting OO applications development.. permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k + Bonus 1) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $30-$55k plus possible bonuses. 4) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software applications development engineers with 3-5 years of NEXTSTEP development. Financial applications experience a plus. EOF, Sybase, DBKit plus. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus West--California **1) Manager--OOP Manager to lead a team of NEXTSTEP programmers working on cutting edge business applications development. 2-5 years management within an OOP environment 7-10 years total experience. Able to coordinate and manage multiple projects NEXTSTEP, EOF, DBKit, Sybase a plus, Strong interpersonal skills. Fast paced environment. Salary range $65k-$100k+ and bonus 2) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers to work on various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus **4) Technical Product MARKETING- 3-5 years experience in the technical design and development of OOP applications, and strong understanding of the OOP Paradigms. Strong interpersonal skills, able to create and present product marketing presentations. Additional skills in PDO, EOF, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, MS- Windows a plus. Salary according to experience. 2) NEXTSTEP system administrators, 3-5 years admin. experience, permanent positions, salary range $45-$65k + 2) Technical Support Engineers. Strong development background in OOP, NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Able to work in a fast paced environment. Able to communicate, mentor and explain technical details with non-technical and technical clients. 3) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep TRAINERS to teach programming courses to applications developers. Design and enhance curriculum. Train clients in the OO development environment. Some travel to midwest, east coast required. Prior development experience in one or more of the following areas: OOP, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, Visual C++, PowerBuilder, SQL, Visual Basic. Courseware design and delivery. Salary range according to experience. 5) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on OO applications development Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, Sybase AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP experience, salary $50-$80k+ according to experience. 2) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on applications development. CORBA. Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, RDB, extensive AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP/Sun experience, salary $50-$100k+ according to experience. 2) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business / Medical / Government based applications. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, Security Clearance, salary $30-$55k 8) Jr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position across the country.1-2 + years commercial OOP experience in NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. Pacific Northwest--Washington, Oregon 8) NEXTSTEP Consultants with 3-5 years experience to work on applications development within a fast paced environment 6+ months contract, rates $40-$70+ per hour according to experience 2) NEXTSTEP programmers with telecomm experience to work on NS applications development. Strong AppKit, Objective-C programming skills. salary $50-$75k 6) C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in OOP, WWW, internet, GUI, UNIX, MS-Windows Salary range 40-65k+ 2) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience. To work on exciting in Smalltalk/OOP applications development.. permanent positions salary range $40-$80k + Bonus Rocky Mountains --Colorado-- 2) Jr. to Mid Level NEXTSTEP programming, 1-3 years NEXTSTEP experience, EOF, DBKit, Sybase, strong AppKit experience. Ability to work in a dynamic team environment. salary range $35-$65k+ depending on experience. 4) Smalltalk or NEXTSTEP programmers with 1- 4+ years Smalltalk/NS experience, Exciting OOP applications development with telecomm apps. with EOF, DBKit Sybase experience. permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ 1) Technical Sales Position- Strong background in the OOP environment. Hardware sales experience. Able to communicate and interact with clients and customers effectively. Base salary plus commission according to experience. South--Texas 18) Smalltalk programmers with 2-4+ years Smalltalk experience, to work on exciting OOP applications development ..Excellent interpersonal communication skills, self starter, permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ bonus 3) NEXTSTEP applications developers with OOA/OOD experience. Strong OO Methodologies experience. Salary range according to experience. 3) NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, applications developers or trainers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk experience. permanent position, salary $45-70k+ Northeast-New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mass., Conn., 4) Sr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position in NYC. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills OOA/OOD, self starter, salary $75-$100k plus incentive plan. 2) NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk developers to work on financial applications, Sybase a plus, strong OOA/OOD/OOP experience. permanent positions, salary range according to experience. Virginia/Maryland/DC/RTP/North Carolina areas--EAST 2) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $35-$65k plus bonuses. 3) Smalltalk programmers with 2-4+ years Smalltalk experience. To work on exciting OO applications development within telecomm, financial, or business environments permanent positions, salary range 40-70k+ 10) Mid. to Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers to work on various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$80k+ bonus 3) Mid level NEXTSTEP applications developers to work on business applications. Objective-C, AppKit, RDB, DBKit, experience preferred salary according to experience level. 2-3 years experience. Salary $40-$65K+ 3) NEXTSTEP Consultants with 3-5 years experience to work on applications development within a fasted paced environment 6+ months contract, rates $40-$80hour depending on experience Southeast-- 3) NEXTSTEP applications developers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP development, NEXTSTEP mentoring/training, customer interface, excellent interpersonal skills, able to lead a team of developers. Salary, according to experience. 2) Mid-Sr. level NEXTSTEP programmers with 1- 4+ years NS. experience. Working on exciting OO business applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ ANYWHERE USA: **6) OOPers with NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk or C++ experience. Strong interpersonal skills, able to travel with a position 50-75%. Self starter with strong OO programming experience. These are really cool positions, if you like to travel. Mentoring, training and OOA/OOD experience helpful..Be the EXPERT in your field. YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA!! (within 1~ hour of international airport) Salary range $40-$100k + bonus OTHER INFO-- ****If you want to stay on the leading edge of the NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, or C++ environments, you may qualify for other exciting positions. To be kept informed of the latest HIGH TECH positions forward your resume and/or call or email for more info today!! United States or Canadian Citizenship required for most of our positions. If you are not a citizen but are in the top 10% of the programmers in your field, please forward a resume for consideration. Please send resume to the following email address, fax, or US Mail address. ALSO, please specify which position you are applying for. Thank you for your understanding. All resumes will be held in confidence, and everyone who applies will receive a response. Thank you for choosing technicalSCOUTS to represent you in your job search, we know you have a choice, and our goal is to earn your trust. If you know of a software engineer that is seeking employment please forward this information for their review. THANK YOU! ASIDE- It was very nice meeting and talking to all of our new and old friends at OBJECT WORLD. Hope to see y'all again soon! :) Clint Tomlinson Director, Object Technology Recruiting technicalSCOUTS 13492 Research Blvd. Suite 120-171 Austin, TX 78750 Phone: 512-257-1100 Fax: 512-335-1899 Email: clint@techSCOUTS.com http://www.stepwise.com/ThirdParty/Services/technicalSCOUTS.htmld
From: "John C. Fox" <john@gscorp.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Announces Web Site Date: 5 Sep 1995 23:39:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42j55r$iir@digifix.digifix.com> 5 September, 1995 - GS Corporation is pleased to formally unveil its World Wide Web and FTP server. The URL is http://www.gscorp.com. Our web site should appeal to anyone interested in workflow, graphic design, multimedia, workgroup publishing, document management and the like. There are resources for current NEXTSTEP users as well as for those who are current Mac, PC, or UNIX users but have always wondered about NEXTSTEP/OpenStep. Our FTP site (ftp.gscorp.com) houses the latest versions of all our software, as well as growing library of Technical Support Bulletins and White Papers. We've spent months developing our web site and hope you'll take the time to drop by. Register to receive a free copy of our Solutions Suite CD ROM (version 3 is now shipping), and find out about our Win Big! contests.
From: Cynthia Buffum <cyndi@nil.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEXT IN LINE Information Date: 5 Sep 1995 23:40:49 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42j581$ij3@digifix.digifix.com> To the NeXT community, and all parties interested: We at NEXT IN LINE magazine would like to announce that Issue #4 has shipped. By now most of you should have your copies in the US. Canadian subscriptions should arrive in the next week. International subscriptions should be received by the end of September, depending on the speed of your mail. We are happy to announce that NEXT IN LINE #5 is under way and we are seeking writers, and submissions for Issue #5 and future issues. To receive the writer and submission guidelines please send a request to writers@nil.com. Our contact information: NEXT IN LINE 4440 S Maryland Pkwy Suite 208A, Box 216 Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 792 - 2488 voice (702) 792 - 6794 fax info@nil.com Subscription Information is as follows: NEXT IN LINE is published quarterly. The subscription rates are $24 US, $34 Canada, and $44 International. (US Funds). We ship via first class mail, and Issue #4 has shipped. We accept Check, Money Order, Visa, or MasterCard. We review NeXTStep products and feature articles on Mission Critical Custom Applications (MCCA). In future issues we will concentrate on MCCA articles, features on companies using NeXTStep and OpenStep products, and the latest news from NeXT. The following is the list of articles taken from Issue #4. OOE Open Object Embedding - A new approach to compound documents. News! Press releases, new products, and a few surprises. MCCA Transport Canada's Crisis Center. Developer Detailed information on users and groups in NetInfo. Web Section Setting up your NeXT as a web server. SysAdmin How to reduce the overhead of NeXTStep developer. Black Sheep Getting turbo serial ports on original NeXT Hardware. Hat Tricks Tips and tricks to tailoring your system to meet your needs. Reviews ThreadKit, InterfaceViewer, The Translator's Apprentice, Open Write If there are any other questions or comments, or you would like to receive information about NEXT IN LINE, please send e-mail to the following departments. info@nil.com General Information advertising@nil.com For advertiser rates and guidelines writers@nil.com To inquire about writers and submission guidelines subscriptions@nil.com To inquire about subscribing to NEXT IN LINE And of course you can always send me messages and I'll route them to the right department. Cynthia Buffum Managing Editor NEXT IN LINE cyndi@nil.com
From: Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr (Yves Arrouye) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: TopDesk Tools for NEXTSTEP 3.x Date: 6 Sep 1995 16:13:35 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42kvdf$phc@digifix.digifix.com> I'm pleased to announce the distribution of the TopDesk Tools virtual desktop management suite. The files have been uploaded as: ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDesk.1.0.NIHS.b.pkg. compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDesk.1.0.NIHS.b.pkg. compressed.README ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDeskToolsDoc.1.0.pkg compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDeskToolsDoc.1.0.pkg compressed.README ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDeskTrap.1.0.NIHS.b. pkg.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/TopDeskTrap.1.0.NIHS.b. pkg.compressed.README ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/SevyLicenseServer.1.2.N IHS.b.pkg.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/SevyLicenseServer.1.2.N IHS.b.pkg.compressed.README ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/UserLicenseServer.1.2.N IHS.b.pkg.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/submissions/UserLicenseServer.1.2.N IHS.b.pkg.compressed.README on the PEANUTS archive, and will move to ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/workspace or ftp://ftp.informatik.univ-muenchen.de/next/screen The same files have been uploaded to ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/tools Please find below a small blurb about the TopDesk Tools. Yves Arrouye. Conatct information: Yves Arrouye 14, rue Alphonse Terray 38000 Grenoble / France Email: Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr TopDesk 1.00 for NEXTSTEP Release 3 ----------------------------------- TopDesk is an extremely powerful virtual desktop manager, with a lot of interesting unique features. Some features are: - User control over the size and scale of the virtual screen. + Virtual screen window with scrollers and accessories controlling the size and scale of the virtual screen independently of the window size. + Applications names in the windows, with user-settable font and a default name for unknown applications. - Different defaults colors for different windows kinds, background, fonts... + Custom colors for the windows, contexts and applications, with opacity use. - Sticky windows. + Protected windows. - Image view of the windows. + Graphical and color attributes indicating the status of a window. + Dock showing application running status. + Automatic scrolling of the virtual screen in eight directions. + Hot keys, accessible at any moment, to scroll the virtual screen. + Panner letting the user move in various ways. + Easily movable virtual screen. + Windows and icons utilities menu (moving, sticking, aligning etc...) + User-settable action modifiers for performing various actions on a window or a whole context's windows. + User-settable grid, constraining moves on the grid. - Real-time moves. + Viewport image while moving it. + Automatic screen-switching when double-clicking an application icon. + Automatic following of the key window, with fine control over the following. + Hiding of some applications' windows. + Resources letting one specify where an application should be launched, if its windows must be stuck, what the windows color will be, and more; these resources are maintained at the VirtScreen level, the system level and the user level for ease of sharing. + Inheritance of resources and other properties (per-application, per-context and per-window, then default values). + Touched windows that do not inherit anymore. + Fine control over what is displayed in the Virtual Screen window. + Powerful support for multi-headed displays, with specific features. + Applications activation and launch from within VirtScreen, with automatic launch of applications at startup. + Intelligent activation of windows in the virtual screen (e.g. a miniwindow is deminiaturized and a hidden application is unhidden first). + Comprehensive set of preferences for the expert user, defaulting to intuitive values for the novice user. + Extensive online help with tips and hints and FAQ. + And a lot more... This application will run in demo mode for approximatively 10 minutes. You can buy a license key which will let you use the full power of the application by asking for a license from within the application Registration Panel. The application supports all four NEXTSTEP architctures (m68k, i386, hppa and sparc), and has a comprehensive english hypertext help. Feel free to copy and distribute this version. Get the TopDeskTrap companion utility for TopDesk, too. Yves Arrouye (topdesk@petole.imag.fr / Yves.Arrouye@imag.fr -- NeXT/MIME Mail)
From: William Shipley <wjs@omnigroup.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: OmniPDF - free PDF reader submitted Date: 6 Sep 1995 23:16:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42lo6q$s6m@digifix.digifix.com> Subject: OmniPDF - free PDF reader submitted OmniPDF was just submitted to ftp.cs.orst.edu. ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/software/binaries/graphics/OmniPDF.app.tar.gz OmniPDF is yet another PDF viewer for NEXTSTEP. I believe NEXTSTEP is now the platform with the most PDF viewers written for it. OmniPDF is and always will be free to single users, but if you want to run multiple copies simultaneously at your site you should contact omnipdf@lighthouse.com for more licenses. What differentiates OmniPDF from its brethren is that it interprets PDF in Objective-C, rather than in PostScript. This makes OmniPDF faster and a little easier to control (especially on corrupt files). OmniPDF also features nice font substitution for missing fonts, although it doesn't use Adobe's copyrighted multi-master fonts (if someone from Adobe wants to license them to me, that'd be keen). OmniPDF doesn't use any of Adobe's copyrighted code, unlike some of its peers. OmniPDF currently follows hyperlinks within a PDF file. In a future release it will also follow URLs in PDF files using OmniWeb (right now I'm having trouble finding examples of embedded URLs to test against, but I anticipate it'll be very common when NetScape finally releases their PDF reader). To answer the obvious question, "Why write a PDF viewer when one already exists for NEXTSTEP?": I didn't know of any others when I started, and I also wanted to integrate this one with OmniWeb 2.0, for which I need control over the source. Also, this is the only supported PDF viewer for NEXTSTEP, which is important to some people, less so to others. -Wil Shipley Omni Development, Inc. wjs@omnigroup.com
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG Monday, September 11, 1995 Date: 6 Sep 1995 23:56:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42lqi3$sgv@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Monday, September 11, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Hardware/Software Hands-On Demos: New Newsreaders: Kiwi & NewsFlash John Devlin Philosophy Department, University of Michigan 4. Presentation: Developing Enterprise Applications Alan Frabutt National Tech Team 5. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMINUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@network.cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: amm@NeXT.COM (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: CLASS: Advanced NetInfo Date: 7 Sep 1995 00:12:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42lreh$snk@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT is pleased to announce a West Coast edition of our Advanced NetInfo class, to be held in Redwood City, California November 6-8. Cost of the class will be $1575 per person. The class covers the NetInfo protocols, lookupd details, binding, connecting, update propagation, and more. For details on the content, see http://www.NeXT.COM/~amarcum/AdvNI.ps. To register, contact us at 800-955-NeXT or +1-415-780-2922. I'm happy to provide more information about the class if you need it. Alan M. Marcum NeXT Tech Support amm@NeXT.COM
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships Quantrix 2.0 for NEXTSTEP Date: 7 Sep 1995 16:29:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42nkmr$6c2@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736, ext.10 robin@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS QUANTRIX 2.0 FOR NEXTSTEP ...NEW VERSION OF INNOVATIVE SPREADSHEET ADDS ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY--INCLUDING REAL-TIME SUPPORT--OPTIMIZED FOR DEVELOPERS OF CUSTOM FINANCE APPLICATIONS... SEPTEMBER 1, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has shipped Quantrix 2.0, a major revision to its popular multi-dimensional spreadsheet product, for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP operating environment. The product will begin shipping for Sun's OpenStep environment in conjunction with its release early next year. Quantrix 2.0 adds a wealth of new features, including a powerful graphics engine, real-time support and significant optimization. Quantrix 2.0 also includes a broadened application programmer's interface (API), which provides programmatic access to every feature of the application. Such a complete API makes Quantrix a powerful tool for prototyping and deploying object-based mission critical finance applications. "Already, more than 10,000 users worldwide are using Quantrix in custom application and desktop environments," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "Its rapid adoption is evidence of the degree to which API's and off the shelf frameworks are delivering the promise of NEXTSTEP and OpenStep: faster time to market, and lower overall development cost." Quantrix's API is fully object-oriented and supports NEXTSTEP distributed objects (DO). The Quantrix framework is optimized for large data sets and substantially reduces the development effort required to build and deploy custom applications. "We linked Quantrix as a distributed object to our custom application and used it for all of our project reporting," said Darlene Dodds, a project leader at Pan Canadian Petroleum. "Quantrix is a huge development time saver." Quantrix, one of twenty products and services from Lighthouse Design, allows users to describe and manipulate data in terms of categories, rather than rows and columns. This approach allows users to write plain English formulas such as "Gross Revenue = Product Revenue + Service Revenue," rather than "$a27=b17+$c$31." Coupled with data tabs for fast navigation, unlimited undo and redo, multiple views and smart cells, Quantrix makes complex financial models and reports easy to create and share with others. Quantrix is compatible with Lotus Improv for NeXT, and Windows, with Microsoft Excel compatibility coming soon. Quantrix 2.0 adds support for developers of real-time applications in the financial services marketplace. A trigger-based calculation scheme provides dramatic performance improvements while simplifying developer tasks. Color tagging highlights recently changed numbers, while support for auto-reducing fractions makes Quantrix an ideal addition to the portfolio manager's desktop. Quantrix also provides an expandable function library, allowing developers to augment the application with proprietary algorithms (e.g., risk management). Support for loadable bundles allows developers to embed complete stand-alone applications within Quantrix at runtime. Quantrix 2.0 is available now for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Quantrix is priced at $895. Site licenses are available and Quantrix is included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a heavily discounted Academic CD. Lighthouse Design is the leading developer of object products for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. With a family of more than twenty products and services, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the commercial marketplace for object technology and products. The company is located at 2929 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. directly at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, or send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., Quantrix, and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: mduggan@advis.com (Michael Duggan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Steve Jobs on CNN's Moneyline demoing Web Objects tonight Date: 7 Sep 1995 17:06:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42nms8$6lf@digifix.digifix.com> Don't miss Moneyline on CNN tonight at 4 p.m. & again at 8:30 p.m.(pacific time) and 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.(eastern time). Steve will be interviewed by Lou Dobbs and do the first ever DEMO on the show - showing WebObjects live. NeXT week watch for Steve on CNBC's Business Insiders with Ron Insana The momentum continues......
From: erictremblay@genie.geis.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Walnut Creek's Nebula CD Web-Page Date: 9 Sep 1995 23:48:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <42tn6e$6u3@digifix.digifix.com> Walnut Creek CDROM - NEXTSTEP CDROM Products Web Pages Annoucement Walnut Creek CDROM. announces the arrival of the Nebula Quad FAT CDROM on its web site. Which includes information about the Nebula CDROM including the index file of what's available on the disc. There is also a listing of our other NEXTSTEP compatible CDROM products which can used directly with NEXTSTEP. The Homepage is located at: http://www.cdrom.com/ The Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM page at: http://www.cdrom.com/titles/nebula.html Walnut Creek CDROM 4041 Pike Lane Suite D Concord, California, 94520 Toll-Free 1-800-786-9907 510 674-0783 voice 510 674-0821 fax
From: caradoc@neta.com(John Groseclose) Newsgroups: control,comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <DEnrH3.2vF@goodnet.com> Control: cancel <DEnrH3.2vF@goodnet.com> Date: 11 Sep 1995 18:51:38 GMT Organization: Royal Society for the Prevention of Spam Sender: jgros@goodnet.com (John Grosclose) Message-ID: <cancel.DEnrH3.2vF@goodnet.com> Death to Spam!
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support OpenStep SunSoft Date: 11 Sep 1995 15:26:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4322gt$kfo@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Support Engineer - OpenStep SunSoft requires a technical Support engineer to be part of a small dynamic back-line customer support team for the DOE product. The team handles customer problems that are passed back from the Sun front-line customer support when they are unable to resolve the problem, or in the event of a high-priority customer escalation. This position is to support the OpenStep component of DOE and so requires someone with an extensive knowledge of the OpenStep/NextStep development environment and its use. The ability to trouble-shoot and solve problems quickly, and the ability to communicate well with customers and the OpenStep engineers are all essential parts of the jobs. The successful candidate will be motivated, willing to learn and have a strong technical background. Experience with NextStep, Objective/C, C++, and object-oriented programming is required. Experience with Solaris 2.x, threads and OMG CORBA technology is very desirable. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 E-Mail mikeg@eng.sun.com Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT DOE AND OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft/doe/external/
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Writer OpenStep Date: 11 Sep 1995 15:26:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4322hd$kg0@digifix.digifix.com> Technical Writer The OpenStep development team in project DOE has a Technical Writer position open. Starting with documentation provided with the OpenStep source from NeXT Computer, Inc., the writer will be responsible for producing the OpenStep end user documentation (user/quick reference manuals) as well as some documentation for the developer environment (style/development tools guides). In addition, the writer will need to convert many images and illustrations to conform with Sun's implementation of OpenStep. The overall goal of the OpenStep team is to provide the OpenStep runtime and development environment on the Solaris platform through a port of NeXTSTEP 3.2 and the NeXTSTEP Developer products. OpenStep, coupled with Sun's OMG compliant distributed object environment (DOE), will provide a compelling environment for the rapid development and deployment of distributed object-oriented applications. Skills Required 1. C programming experience. All the OpenStep classes are implemented in Objective C. 2. Knowledge of object-oriented programming. Objective C or C++ is the preferred example language. Tools The candidate should have a solid knowledge of and experience with the FrameMaker document production environment. Knowledge of the Sun documentation standards would be an asset. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. Mtv19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Engineer Date: 11 Sep 1995 16:10:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43253m$ll7@digifix.digifix.com> OpenStep Engineer The successful candidate will play an important part in the development of Sun's OpenStep programming environment. Working in a small group, they will contribute in a number of ways from porting and debugging of the original NeXT source to designing new code and functionality. This position requires someone who has worked extensively with UNIX, X toolkit and object oriented languages. Experience with NeXTStep would be an advantage. The ability to work well in a team is important as well as the experience to be able to complete tasks on time - BS/MS required. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MTV 19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3450 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 100 - Articles posted since September 4 1995 Date: 11 Sep 1995 04:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <430c86$e8m@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 100 Postings since: September 4 1995 [3644] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3645] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3646] SUBMISSION: Ortografie 1.0 [3647] MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group, Thursday Sep 7 [3648] JOB: Technical Support-OpenStep SunSoft [3649] JOB: Technical Writer-OpenStep SunSoft [3650] ADDRESS CHANGE: Hutchison Avenue Software Corporation [3651] JOB: NESTSTEP Positions [3652] PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Announces Web Site [3653] PRESS RELEASE: NEXT IN LINE Information [3654] SUBMISSION: TopDesk Tools for NEXTSTEP 3.x [3655] SUBMISSION: OmniPDF - free PDF reader submitted [3656] MEETING: SEMiNUG Monday, September 11, 1995 [3657] PRESS RELEASE: CLASS: Advanced NetInfo [3658] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships Quantrix 2.0 for NEXTSTEP [3659] Steve Jobs on CNN's Moneyline demoing Web Objects tonight [3660] PRESS RELEASE: Walnut Creek's Nebula CD Web-Page If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-100/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-100.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-100 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 11 Sep 1995 04:15:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <430d4a$ecf@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 11 Sep 1995 04:15:15 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <430d4j$ecf@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ALPHA TEST: NXplotNd 1.0 Date: 13 Sep 1995 00:51:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <435o0u$7ig@digifix.digifix.com> NXplotNd is (will be) a multidimensional interacive plotting program. By multidimensional I mean it will do anything from historgramming a single column of data to volume visualization to 3d vector plots. By interactive I mean all of the plots are interconnected (thru the data) and parameters can be changed interactively (similar to the next 'Graph' demo). After spending most of my free time for several months, NXplotNd is just about ready for alpha testing. I will probably send out the first alpha release in about 2 weeks. Rather than doing public alpha testing, I would like to get a group of ~10 people who will involve themselves in making it a more usable program. I have put a few sample plots (which will be rapidly changing over the next month or two) and an alpha-tester application form on my home page at: http://pgsa.rice.edu/~stevel
From: jgaines@mcs.com (James Gaines) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OBJEKTIKA announces TraderPak Date: 13 Sep 1995 16:34:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <437f8d$68h@digifix.digifix.com> OBJEKTIKA is proud to announce the release of TraderPak. TraderPak is a collection of off-the-shelf NeXTstep/OpenStep objects designed to be purchased and implemented towards the design and development of custom trading applications immedately. TraderPak's robust functionality provides all necessary classes for everything from everyday market calculations to real-time data multi-feed collection and distribution across the network to pricing OTC and exchange-traded derivatives and exotic options to securities/commoditiesanalysis to 3D & 4D graphical representation of market data and lots more. TraderPak allows the developer to focus only on the custom aspects of the trading application. Another recent product OpenAir, debuted at ObjectExpo, effectively brings upstairs (desktop PC) processing and computational power downstairs to the trading floor. OpenAir achieves this by empowering trading and brokerage firms with real-time wireless mobile access to their floor operations for the purpose of risk analysis/management, order entry/fulfillment/execution/confirmation, position analysis, delta sheets and more. TraderPak and OpenAir are available today. At OBJEKTIKA, our experience has taught us that for too long have trading and banking firms been unnecessarily contributing a tremendous amount of money, time and resources recreating the wheel in their efforts maintain proprietary intellectual property. When, in reality, 85% (eighty-five) of this content was published, widely available and not very proprietary at all. OBJEKTIKA has collected objectified and made generally available this 85% in and effort to make reuse a reality in financial application development and to provide trading firms the opportunity to focus on raising the general level of trading technology going into the next millenium. Contact us and achieve the true promise of reuse in object oriented financial technology application development. OBJEKTIKA, Inc. 250 So. Wacker Drive Suite 1501 Chicago, IL 60606 312.207.0819 312.207.0273 (fax) Email: jgaines@mcs.com
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: NEXTVegas1.0b Date: 13 Sep 1995 16:50:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <437g6b$6fp@digifix.digifix.com> NEXTVegas version 1.0 Beta I have released a beta version of NEXTVegas -- The NEXTSTEP virtual casino! NEXTVegas is an extendible casino-type game, providing players all of the thrill and excitement of losing their paycheck without ever leaving their desk... NEXTVegas1.0b is available by anonymous ftp at the following site: ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas1.0b.NI.tar.Z Later, when ftp.cs.orst.edu is accessable again, I'll put a copy there. NEXTVegas is, for now, a binary only distribution. It is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware and takes up about 4.88 MB of diskspace installed FAT. After some feedback, I will release version 1.0 along with full source code. NEXTVegas features the following: * Dynamic loading of game bundles. * Simple, easy to use GUI for point and click betting. * Uses the public domain CardSet for NEXTSTEP. * Ability to save Players (amount of money they've won or lost) rather than games. * Preferences for each module. * Help for each module. * Sound effects. * Beautiful Black and White color. * The framework for building new modules quickly and easily. * Blackjack Module * 1 to 4 players * Dealer hits on all 17s or soft 17s * one to 8 decks * Insurance, splitting, doubling... * Craps Module * 1 to 4 players * Almost all Las Vegas bets allowed * odds bets allowed (up to 10 times) * Lots of help for the first time player * Video Poker Module * 1 Player at a time (but up to 4 can play) * Cool flashing buttons :) It is my goal to write more modules for the game, and to encourage other to do the same. Please check out the game and let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is appreciated! Mark Trombino trombino@wendy.ucsd.edu Legal Disclaimer: NEXTVegas is intended for amusement only!
From: orc-ny.com!brian@orc-ny.com (Brian C. Hobbs) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Developer wanted / NYC Area Date: 14 Sep 1995 16:29:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43a3bh$j47@digifix.digifix.com> Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (ORC), a NYC-based human-resources consulting firm, has an opening in their Information Technology group for a bright, junior-level developer to support a newly-designed international compensation system running under NEXTSTEP and Sybase. We are looking for the following qualifications: + 1-2 years working under NEXTSTEP + 1-2 years working with Sybase + Ability to work independently of others + A good sense of humor Additional experience not required but would be a plus: + PC LAN administration experience + Windows development experience + Oracle experience Initial responsiblities will include: + Development of new modules to compensation system + Support system through roll-out phase + Possibly take upon sysadmin duties of the network and database Our Information Technology group consists of a number of clever developers in a fairly casual workplace. Work is always abundant but we manage to find time to play Doom, watch Monty Python, and gripe about the generally low quality of domestic beer. Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. is an international management and human resources consulting firm dedicated to advancing the art, knowledge, and practice of organizational and human relationships. Drawing on its research and in-depth experience, ORC works with clients to develop policies and practices that motivate their employees to contribute more effectively to the profitability and success of the organization. For more than 30 years, we have advised organizations on international compensation design. ORC produces accurate and timely data through a proven combination of advanced statistical techniques and a worldwide network of pricing agents. Over 1,300 organizations around the world use ORC data to pay their expatriates. This extensive client base keeps us and our customers informed on worldwide international compensation trends. Our surveys of expatriate HR practices are authoritative and widely used. For more information please send email to: Brian Hobbs brian@orc-ny.com NeXTMail OK, if sending resume please use ASCII, RTF, or PS format.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 18 Sep 1995 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <43iro8$e4p@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 18 Sep 1995 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <43iroe$e4p@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Gideon King <gideon@csarc.otago.ac.nz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: CustomMenus palette Date: 18 Sep 1995 01:42:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43j0t0$ert@digifix.digifix.com> Someone suggested that it would be a good idea to have menus that could be dragged off to create custom menus for the menu items you find useful and use often. I thought this would be a good idea, so I set about implementing it. I have created a palette which will allow you to create custom menus for your application. Simple to install and use, and best of all totally free, and with full source code. There has to be a catch. There's a bug in it - a small but significant one which affects the saving and reloading of menus. If someone would like to have a look at it for me and sort it out (it's only a very short bit of code), I would very much appreciate it. I feel I can't submit it to MiscKit until this bug is out of it. There is also a demo application which is CustomMenu enabled. System requirements: NEXTSTEP. Binaries are built quad-fat. Files are: Binaries of the palette, library, and demo app ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/classes/CustomMenuBinaries.NIHS.tar.gz Source for the palette, library, and demo app ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/classes/CustomMenuSources.s.tar.gz Readme & class docs - also included in both other packages ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/classes/CustomMenu.Readme.rtfd.tar.gz Contact details: Name: Gideon King Address: University of Otago Computer Science Applied Research Centre Department of Computer Science P.O. Box 56 Dunedin New Zealand Phone +64-3-479 8347 Fax +64-3-479 8529 e-mail gideon@csarc.otago.ac.nz (NeXT mail, MIME ok) WWW access: http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:805/PersonalHomePages/Gideon.htmld/
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 101 - Articles posted since September 11 1995 Date: 18 Sep 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <43iqs8$e1m@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 101 Postings since: September 11 1995 [3662] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3663] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3664] JOB: Technical Support OpenStep SunSoft [3665] JOB: Technical Writer OpenStep [3666] JOB: OpenStep Engineer [3667] ALPHA TEST: NXplotNd 1.0 [3668] PRESS RELEASE: OBJEKTIKA announces TraderPak [3669] BETA TEST: NEXTVegas1.0b [3670] JOB: NEXTSTEP Developer wanted / NYC Area If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-101/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-101.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-101 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: "i.link info" <info@ilink.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: I*LINK SHIPS MIX 2.1 FOR NEXTSTEP Date: 18 Sep 1995 03:53:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43j8h2$frr@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: i*link GmbH Piers Uso Walter Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 10777 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany Phone: +49 30 -216 20 48 Fax: +49 30 -215 82 74 Email: info@ilink.de I*LINK SHIPS MIX 2.1 FOR NEXTSTEP ...NEW VERSION OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTS MORE HARDWARE PLATFORMS AND ADDS OBJECT FUNCTIONALITY OPTIMIZED FOR EASY SETUP AND MAINTENANCE OF TELEPHONE-BASED SYSTEMS... September 11, 1995 - Berlin, Germany - i*link GmbH today announced that it has shipped mix 2.1, a new revision to its popular computertelephone integration product for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP operating environment. mix 2.1 integrates the previously diverse versions of mix for Motorola and Intel platforms, for different telephone interfaces, and for NEXTSTEP 3.2 and 3.3. Several new objects for its unique object-oriented graphical user interface, as well as enhancements to existing objects make mix 2.1 more flexible and yet easier to setup and maintain than any previous release. "The existing users acclaim the object-oriented nature of mix," said Carsten Gericke, CEO of i*link GmbH. "Our latest object additions, combined with the new cross-platform capabilities, are designed to make mix even more effective in providing the right solutions for computer telephone integration." mix for NEXTSTEP combines all telephone based communication forms (voice, fax, data) in a flexible way, e.g. as an advanced digital answering machine, fax system, or extensible computer telephone integration (CTI) system that forms the basis for many CTI applications. With its scalable hardware and software architecture, mix can be extended from a simple system for small offices all the way up to complex information retrieval systems. Applications for mix include: acoustical menu systems to let the caller directly access the desired information or to automatically make a connection to a specific extension - even where a PBX system might not support dial through, fax back systems that let the caller select the documents to be faxed to their fax number, automation of order processing via fax or telephone, retrieval of company information while being out of the office. mix 2.1 is available now for the Intel- and Motorola-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Prices for mix start at $699 (Motorola) and $1099 (Intel). A demonstration version of mix 2.1 may be obtained via ftp from any of the following sites: ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/mix-2.1.README ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/mix-2.1.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/mixCall-2.1.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/mixCallObjects-2.1.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/direct-0.95.pkg.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/demos/i56Driver-1.1.I.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/mix-2.1.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/mix-2.1.NI.tar.z ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/mixCall-2.1.NI.tar.z ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/mixCallObjects-2.1.NI.tar.z ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/direct-0.95.pkg.NI.tar.z ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de//pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/communication/i56Driver-1.1.I.tar.z *** Please read the README files before installing *** For connecting to the telephone system you'll need additional hardware as indicated in the README files. Registered users may contact the i*link support at support@ilink.de or the above address to obtain a new license for mix 2.1. mix is a registered trademark, i*link, mixCall, direct and i56 are trademarks of i*link GmbH. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: rdf@celece.ucsd.edu (Ronald D. Fellman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New Release of NXSpice Date: 19 Sep 1995 14:30:48 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43n28o$87@digifix.digifix.com> I have just placed a new version of NXSpice on ftp.cs.orst.edu. This is version 2.5 of NXSpice.app a NextStep port of the Berkeley Spice3c1 circuit simulator compiled under NextStep 3.3 for the following NextStep architectures: NeXT workstations, Intel PCs, HP Precision Architecture, Sun SPARC This release fixes some minor initialization bugs, but more importantly now includes binaries for HPPA and SPARC in addition to Intel and Motorola 680x0. This is unsupported freeware, use at your own risk. Although I will not provide any software support, I would appreciate verified bug reports (please mail to rfellman@ucsd.edu). For a copy of the spice manual, please contact the Electronics Research Lab, U.C. Berkeley, 510-642-6000. One of these days, I will port the latest version of Spice. It would also be nice to have a schematic capure front end. To all of you that have e-mailed me your comments and bugs, thank you. I really do appreciate it. I regret not having the time to support this as well as it should be. For any other bug reports, my E-mail address is: rfellman@ucsd.edu. -ron fellman September 18, 1995
From: Mike Henry <mike@enea.se> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: gdbmAdaptor-0.5 Date: 19 Sep 1995 14:30:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43n291$8e@digifix.digifix.com> I found a piece of code the other day that I haven't been working on in over a year. The climate for DBKit adaptors seems to have changed too. I therefore submit it to the net with the hopes that somebody will find it useful. Locations for gdbmAdaptor: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/database/gdbmAdaptor-0.5.NIHS.bs.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/database/gdbmAdaptor-0.5.NIHS.bs.tar.gz This version replaces all prior dbmAdaptor and gdbmAdaptor distributions. Welcome to gdbmAdaptor This is gdbmAdaptor, the freely available NEXTSTEP DBKit-compliant Adaptor and a "Flat-File" Database all in one. gdbmAdaptor is based on GNU DBM and comes with full source. gdbmAdaptor hides all the details concerning data-storage with DBKit. It is not necessary to know anything about the GDBM system itself, even though knowledge of DBKit programming is required. gdbmAdaptor is distributed under the GNU General Public License (including full source), with the hopes that it will be useful, and become the lowest common denominator for DBKit systems. gdbmAdaptor is still to be considered Beta-software and the source is provided as-is (i.e hardly commented at all). Please beware of gdbmAdaptor's limitations before using it. GDBM is not included in this distribution but is available separately at any site which provides GNU software. This adaptor is also for use with NDBM (standard UNIX dbm). Recompile the adaptor with the right flags and you'll get a NDBM compliant DBKit adaptor. Send comments, questions, suggestions and bug reports to: Mike Henry Tomtebogatan 30 S-113 38 Stockholm SWEDEN E-Mail: mike@stacken.kth.se Good Luck and Enjoy!
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT's OPENSTEP DAY Washington D.C. - October 24, 1995 Date: 18 Sep 1995 03:39:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43j7o7$fo2@digifix.digifix.com> OPENSTEP DAY Washington D.C. October 24, 1995 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Tysons Corner Who Should Attend: - CIOs & VPs of MIS - IS managers & directors - Programmers & developers - Systems Integrators NeXTs major customers include organizations from the Government, Telecommunications and Financial markets, however, all aspects of the content are easily transferrable to other industries and beneficial to all interested in learning more about object-oriented technology. ************** To register call: 1-800-TRY-NeXT ************** SPECIAL PRODUCT BUNDLE OFFER To get you started with the most advanced object technology available today, all attendees of OPENSTEP DAY Washington DC are eligible to purchase a NEXTSTEP Product Bundle including NEXTSTEP, NEXTSTEP Developer and Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF). ************** OPENING KEYNOTE Steven P. Jobs The Future of Objects, 8:30am Steven P. Jobs delivers the opening keynote address to all OPENSTEP DAY attendees. Steve will discuss the current state of objects in the marketplace today and how OPENSTEP - the emerging volume object layer standard - will allow object-based applications to be deployed across multiple operating systems and hardware platforms. In addition, Jobs will give you a look at new technologies from NeXT, including D'OLE Distributed OLE today and WebObjects-Enterprise Web Server Software. Steven P. Jobs is Chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. Paul Hegarty OPENSTEP: The Industry Standard Object Layer for Unix & Windows 9:45am Find out about the fundamental architecture of NeXT's OPENSTEP technology suite and how it enables rapid, robust development of distributed, client-server applications that can access high capacity databases and present their user-interface either via the cross-platform, open standard of OPENSTEP or through the Web via NeXT's WebObjects technology. Hegarty will examine OPENSTEP's architecture for true reuse enabling developers to focus on encapsulating their business logic into objects and then provide powerful frameworks to leverage those business objects into applications and servers throughout their enterprise computing environment. Paul Hegarty is Vice President of OPENSTEP Engineering, responsible for engineering activities related to the OPENSTEP initiatives on all platforms and serves as the chief technologist for OPENSTEP. Hegarty was a principle architect of NeXT's object-oriented system software, including the Application Kit. Before joining NeXT in 1988, he completed his graduate research project at Stanford University in object-oriented graphical user-interface environments. Avadis Tevanian, Jr. Spinning an Object-Oriented Web: Connecting the Internet & Objects 11:00am The Internet and object technology are two of the hottest emerging technologies for businesses today. The Internet is allowing organizations to distribute vast amounts of information about products and services to new audiences; and this new digital medium is now being used to advance commerce. What if object technology and the Internet could find common ground and allow developers to use new tools for rapidly building Internet applications? Find out how NeXT is combining its industry-acclaimed object technology with the World Wide Web to provide enabling solutions to your business problems with WebObjects. Avadis Tevanian, Jr. is Vice President of Engineering, responsible for managing NeXT's Engineering department. He has been part of NeXT's engineering team for more than seven years, previously leading the development of technologies including NeXT's RISC-based products, PDO, and the Mach operating system. Tevanian was a principle designer and engineer of Mach, the operating system upon which NEXTSTEP is based. Tevanian completed his Ph.D. in computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. *********************** For those who have already attended the Keynotes at a prior OPENSTEP Day, we offer the Technical Evaluator Seminar simultaneous to the morning keynotes and in the afternoon session. *************** TECHNICAL SEMINARS Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable in-depth knowledge to position your organization's future with object technology. All speakers are from NeXT Computer, Inc. Technical Evaluator Seminar An In-Depth Look at NeXT's Real World Object Solutions Vidas Neverauskas, Manager, Systems Consultants John Landwehr, Product Marketing Manager This session provides a thorough overview of NeXT's object technology, including: - NEXTSTEP: the only proven, customer tested, object-oriented software available today - NEXTSTEP Developer: NeXT's object-oriented development environment which includes a complete object framework and all the tools needed to build advanced, easy-to-use applications - Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF): NeXT's breakthrough technology that brings the benefits of object-oriented programming to database application development - Portable Distributed Objects (PDO): from the desktop to the data center, PDO extends NEXTSTEP's industry-leading object model and messaging architecture to industry-standard operating systems and servers - D'OLE: distributed OLE today - WebObjects: enterprise web server software for building advanced World Wide Web applications - OPENSTEP: the industry standard object layer for Unix & Windows. Attendees will learn how these NeXT products provide an enterprise-wide solution with object technology. ---------------- OPENSTEP: An In-Depth Technical Seminar Eric Seymour, Manager, Systems Engineer Trey Matteson, Manager, Application Kit Group OPENSTEP allows organizations to use NeXT's object-oriented development tools and frameworks to rapidly build three-tier client/server applications for deployment on heterogeneous computing environments. Implementations of OPENSTEP have been announced for NeXT's MACH, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX, and Microsoft's Windows 95 and Windows NT.This session provides an overview of industry object models and describes the OPENSTEP object model, PDO, and OLE/COM to provide distributed OLE, showing how OPENSTEP is supporting, defining, and advancing open industry standards. This session will also include the conceptual and practical aspects of producing object-oriented architectures for the OPENSTEP environment. -------------- WebObjects: An In-Depth Technical Seminar Juan Collas, Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services Nicolas Popp, Software Manager, Web Engineering John Landwehr, WebObjects Product Marketing Manager WebObjects allows organizations to take advantage of business, marketing, and communications opportunities on the World Wide Web by building platform-independent, Web-based applications with NeXT's object-oriented development tools. Learn how your organization can successfully implement this technology for use both internally and externally to communicate with your customers/clients. WebObjects allows for universal application deployment across clients, servers, and database servers regardless of underlying operating systems or hardware architectures; it is also fully integrated with NeXT's PDO and Enterprise Objects Framework. -------------------- Distributed Object Computing, featuring D'OLE+ Distributed OLE Today: An In-Depth Technical Seminar Dan Herchenroether, Manager, Systems Engineer Paul Marcos, Software Engineer Kresten Krab Thorup, Software Engineer Dave Scheck, Systems Engineer This session provides a look at the process of integrating NeXT's Portable Distributed Objects (PDO) into Windows-based development projects. NeXT's forthcoming product+D'OLE, allows developers using tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual C++ to use PDO and EOF objects, providing the flexibility and transparent distribution not available with OLE. In addition, D'OLE allows the integration of applications that can "speak" OLE automation, such as any application that incorporates Visual Basic. Demonstrations will include building a distributed Windows application using Visual Basic and PDO. ------------------ Enterprise Applications Using Object Technology Charly Kleissner, Ph.D., Director of OPENSTEP Software This session gives a comprehensive overview of enterprise attributes and object technologies relevant to implementing reliable and scalable enterprise applications. A summary of various multi-tiered object-oriented client/server architectures is followed by an approach of leveraging TP monitor capabilities to create scalable enterprise applications. You will see how to use OPENSTEP products in conjunction with non-object oriented legacy technologies to create enterprise solutions. ------------------------ Real World Applications: Customer Successes Managers of major organizations share their successful implementation of NEXTSTEP. Learn how NeXT technology encourages reuse and how organizations have built teams to best leverage and reuse object technology. **************** Agenda subject to change **************** OPENSTEP DAY RECEPTION Join NeXT engineers, partners and customers in an informal networking session, concluding this day of learning about NeXT's exciting object-oriented technology. *************** OPENSTEP PARTNERS' EXHIBITS Meet NeXT's OPENSTEP partners to see the latest in products - including business productivity applications, ObjectWare, systems integrators, and object consultants. Exhibit Hours 7:30-8:30am 12:00-1:00pm 5:00-7:00pm *************** REGISTRATION: Group Discount Available, 5 for the Price of 3 Register 3 attendees for OPENSTEP DAY and receive 2 additional free admissions. This discount applies to packages of equal value. All registrations must be made at the same time to qualify for the group discount. Phone: 1-800-TRY-NeXT Fax: 1-415-780-3909 E-mail: rsvp@next.com (Choose 1 of 3) 1. OPENSTEP DAY: $299Registration fee includes full day admission to OPENSTEP DAY with your choice of seminars, includes all exhibits. 2. OPENSTEP DAY & NEXTSTEP Product Bundle: $598 Limit one bundle per paid attendee. Applicable taxes and shipping additional. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery of product. Product can be ordered through November 7, 1995. Specify product platform: HP PA-RISC,Intel,Sun SPARC, Motorola 3. Keynotes only (complimentary with registration) Limited complimentary seating for OPENSTEP DAY keynotes, based on space available. All paid attendees receive priority seating. Name Title Company Address CityState Zip Country Phone Fax Cancellation/Substitutions: If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute. No refunds will be issued. To guarantee your space, payment in advance is required. Method of Payment: American Express, VISA, MasterCard Credit card account number: Expiration date: Cardholder's signature: Phone number: E-mail ************************ MORNING SERIES (choose 1 of 2) MAIN TRACK KEYNOTES: 8:30am Steven P. Jobs:The Future of Objects Paul Hegarty:OPENSTEP Avadis Tevanian, Jr.:WebObjects OR 9:00am Technical Evaluator Seminar ---------- 12:00pm Group Lunch & Vendor Showcase ---------- AFTERNOON SERIES: (choose 1 of 2) 1:00pm Technical Evaluator Seminar (repeat) Real WorldApplications: Customer Successes OR OPENSTEP WebObjects Distributed ObjectComputing Enterprise Applications ----------- 5:00 OPENSTEP DAY Reception & Vendor Showcase ----------- ***************** The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner The hotel is a favorite due to it's close proximity to the area's two major airports, to downtown Washington D.C. and to Wolf Trap Performing Arts. It is adjacent to The Galleria at Tysons II which features Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and Neiman Marcus as well as 120 specialty shops and restaurants. To receive the special room rate of $145.00 per night, please identify yourself as an OPENSTEP DAY attendee. Call 703-506-4300, to make your hotel reservation.
From: mmg@BANG.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG, Sept. 28th, Thursday 7pm Followup-To: comp.sys.next.misc Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:08:02 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v1ii$sc2@digifix.digifix.com> Keywords: Bay Area Next Group BANG meeting Organizaton: Bay Area Next Group MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 28th ** Please note that this month's meeting is the 28th, the fourth Thursday of the month. ** Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: A Demonstration of Quantrix 2.0 by Lighthouse A representative from Lighthouse Design will be demonstrating Quantrix 2.0, the latest version of its multidimensional spreadsheet framework for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep applications. Join us for the demo and Technical Q&A at the SLAC Auditorium and for a late dinner after the meeting at a nearby restaurant. Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: SLAC is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT SPONSORS NYC BRIEFINGS Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:09:08 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v1kk$sci@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT SPONSORS FREE HALF DAY BRIEFINGS IN NYC http://www.next.com/HotNews/NYInvite.html Steve Jobs to Keynote and Demonstrate New Web Technology REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-September 21, 1995- Due to the overwhelming response to NeXT's OpenStep Day conference offered at Object World, San Francisco, NeXT will offer a series of free half-day seminars in New York City on September 27 & 28. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about NeXT's new technologies including OpenStep for Windows, D'OLE-Distributed OLE Today, and WebObjects-Enterprise Web Server Software. NeXT has established major customers in the Communications, Financial Services, and Government markets. The NYC briefings are open to all organizations currently evaluating or using object-oriented technology. The briefings will be kicked-off with a keynote address by Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. Steve will discuss the current state of objects in the corporate market and unveil new technologies from NeXT, including OpenStep objects for Windows 95 and Windows NT, NeXT's D'OLE product which allows OLE objects to be distributed across the enterprise, its CORBA interoperability, as well as tools for building distributed applications on the World Wide Web. The New York half day seminars are designed to communicate directly to those interested in learning about the business value of object technology. The program will appeal to a broad audience including CIOs, vice presidents, MIS directors, project managers, and application developers who are interested in learning more about object technology from a business and/or technical perspective. See below for the agenda for the New York event which will be held on two consecutive days September 27 & 28. To register for a briefing or for further information, please contact NeXT at 1-800-TRY-NeXT visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com/HotNews/NYInvite.html NeXT's NYC HALF DAY BRIEFINGS September 27 & 28 1995 Agenda Steven P. Jobs, Chairman & CEO The Future of Objects Dr. Charly Kleissner, Director, OpenStep Engineering In-Depth OpenStep Technology Overview Dr. Avadis Tevanian, Vice President, Engineering Spinning an Object-Oriented Web: Connecting the Internet & Objects Briefing Schedule September 27, morning session (8:30am-11:30am) September 27, afternoon session (1:30pm-4:30pm) September 28, morning session (8:30am-11:30am) Special FOCUS ON COMMUNICATIONS Briefing Added September 28, afternoon session 2pm-5pm Registration begins 30 minutes prior to each session Location The Downtown Conference Center 7 World Trade Center - 39th Floor New York, NY 10048 To register or for further information call 1-800-TRY-NeXT or http://www.next.com/HotNews/NYInvite.html
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:12:34 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v1r2$sdb@digifix.digifix.com> OpenStep Engineer The successful candidate will play an important part in the development of Sun's OpenStep programming environment. Working in a small group, they will contribute in a number of ways from porting and debugging of the original NeXT source to designing new code and functionality. This position requires someone who has worked extensively with UNIX, X toolkit and object oriented languages. Experience with NeXTStep would be an advantage. The ability to work well in a team is important as well as the experience to be able to complete tasks on time - BS/MS required. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MTV 19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3450 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: Julie Velderrain <74111.3353@compuserve.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Computer Specialist Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:12:50 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v1ri$sde@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION TITLE: Computer Specialist JOB DESCRIPTION: The Computer Specialist will work with engineers to create additional features to the design software. Creation of graphical interface for design software post-processing. Also responsible for creation of engineering codes to increase efficiency of engineering group and maintenance of, and improvements upon, design software. QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED EDUCATION: BS Computer Science, or equivalent. EXPERIENCE: A minimum of three years of programming experience. Extensive experience in computer programming, utilizing a variety of programming languages. Ability to write finite-element codes, and a strong understanding of various programming languages (C, assembly, NEXT, Gemstone), including ability to write graphical programs. The successful candidate must be a self-starter and able to work through challenging goals without close supervision. Must posses dynamics that make him/her successful individually and within a team, have a sense of humor, good interpersonal and communication skills, high personal ethics and able to function in an informal and unstructured environment. LOCATION, SALARY, EMPLOYER DESCRIPTION LOCATION: Southwest U.S. SALARY: Competitive salary, superior benefit package. DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYER: A well-established firm, with a highly recognizable name in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of high-quality, innovative sports equipment used by professional and amateur athletes. This market leader is committed to developing superior products which are sold on the basis of performance, ease of use, and appearance. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: SEND RESUME TO: Donald L. Phillips O'Shea, Divine & Company, Inc. 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1040 Newport Beach, CA 92660-6435 FAX (714) 720-9628
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Waterloo NeXTSTEP Users Group, Oct 5th Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:22:14 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v2d6$sgk@digifix.digifix.com> WatNeXT will be having its third(!) meeting on Thursday October 5th at the University of Waterloo, room 3596, Davis Center. I will be demonstrating the installation of the freely-available PPP implementation for NeXTSTEP and how to use it with the terminal servers we have on campus. PPP allows your machine to appear on the Internet, while it's sitting comfortably at home. Webbing, FTPing, email, telnet/rlogin--they'll all be available to you. If you're used to using kermit, PPP will change your life. If you use PPP provider other than the University of Waterloo, the session will still be worthwhile. Thanks in advance to Will Gilbert of the Pure Mathematics department for supplying the machine. David Evans dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:21:43 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v2c7$sgb@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst/developer NEXTSTEP Objective C Sybase Current commercial experience Contract DC Area To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6334 [voice] (419) 893-6367 [fax] The Omni Group 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: Leonard Manzara <uulen!len@trillium.ab.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Demo Version of Trillium TextToSpeech Kit 2.0 Now Available Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:21:54 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v2ci$sge@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact: Trillium Sound Research Inc. 1500, 112 - 4th Ave. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0H3 Telephone: (403) 284-9278 Fax: (403) 282-6778 Order Desk: 1-800-567-2867 E-mail: info@trillium.ab.ca DEMO VERSION OF THE 2.0 TEXTTOSPEECH KIT NOW AVAILABLE Calgary, Alberta - September 21, 1995 - A demo version of the TextToSpeech User Kit has been uploaded to a public ftp archive site. The files: TextToSpeechDemo.NI.b.pkg.tar TextToSpeechDemo.NI.b.pkg.tar.README can be found at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/ We expect the demo will be permanently located in : ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/classes A previous press release describes the TextToSpeech Kits: Calgary, Alberta - June 21, 1995 - Trillium Sound Research Inc. today announced a major breakthrough in rule-based speech synthesis technology. Incorporating the first-ever real-time articulatory speech synthesizer, Trillium is now shipping Version 2.0 of the TextToSpeech Kits. The innovative system is the result of several years of intensive research, supported in part by the National Research Council of Canada through their IRAP RDA program, and included collaboration with speech experts at ENST in Paris. "No one else in the world offers the type of system we have," said David Hill, Vice President of Research at Trillium. "True articulatory synthesis, which simulates the propagation of sound pressure waves through the vocal and nasal tracts, provides a breakthrough in naturalness and intelligibility." "Even top research labs do not offer real-time articulatory synthesis of unrestricted speech from text," he said. "A common approach is non-real-time synthesis using articulatory constraints indirectly, followed by conversion to sound through a formant synthesizer of some sort. This perpetuates most of the disadvantages of formant synthesis." "This major advance in computer-generated speech is analogous to what occurred in computer graphics when ray tracing replaced polygonal modelling," said Hill. "We can now scale to female and childrens voices simply by adjusting the length of the vocal tract and raising the median pitch. Trillium is proud to be the company that first made real-time articulatory speech synthesis a practical reality." Trillium's Object-Oriented TextToSpeech Kits run under the NEXTSTEP operating system on both Motorola and Intel hardware, and come in two flavours---User and Developer. Both kits offer immediate access to text-to-speech facilities for the user through the Services Menu and an application named BigMouth, while the Developer Kit provides the libraries, documentation and sample code needed to build new applications that use text-to-speech. In the simplest case, only three lines of code are needed in an application to provide speech output, and the developer needs no speech expertise. "We have adopted a policy of keeping the kit price low for both users and developers," said Dr. Leonard Manzara, President of Trillium. "The User Kit costs only $125 CND, or $69 CDN for educational customers. The Developer Kit has no licensing or royalty restrictions, and is available for $450 CDN, or $199 CDN for educational use. We also have plans to release a Research Kit later in the year---this kit will be suitable for the serious speech and phonetics researcher." The TextToSpeech Kit runs on all NeXT computers without any additional hardware. Intel platforms require any one of the Turtle Beach Multisound DSP/Audio boards.
From: Paul Tod Rieger <prie@abl.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: NEXTSTEP:atlanta, September 28th Date: 22 Sep 1995 15:22:04 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <43v2cs$sgh@digifix.digifix.com> Different time and place: Date: Thursday, September 28, 1995 Time: 7:00pm Place: offices of Homeline Magazine (Alpharetta, GA) Cost: free and open to the public Presentation: Using NEXTSTEP in a Small Business Mike and Pam Simmons (Homeline Magazine) including: demos of third-party and custom NEXTSTEP apps producing color separations and proofs with Virtuoso where to output Postscript on a high-res image setter how to prepare output for a service bureau working with low-res/high-res image swaps at a bureau network configuration starting a business Directions from Pleasant Hill Road (an I-85 exit): Head towards Medlock Bridge/141. Pleasant Hill becomes State Bridge just after you pass by the new Home Depot on the left. After a mile or so, turn right on Morton Road (right across from the entrance of Double Gate subdivision). Go about a mile, and take a left into Aviary subdivision. Go to the 4-way stop, which is the intersection of Aviary Drive and Wren Ridge Road. Turn right, go to end of road, and the house is the pink stucco on the left of the cul-de-sac, 10525 Wren Ridge Rd. Directions from GA 400: Take exit 10, State Bridge Road. If you were heading north on 400, take a right onto State Bridge, else take a left. Drive until you see a Shell station, and take that right. You're still on State Bridge. Go to the second light and take a left on Morton Road. Go less than a half mile, and Aviary subdivision is on the right. Then follow directions as above. Contact: Tod Rieger Mike Simmons Email: prie@abl.com Email: mike@homeline.com Phone: 770-381-2464 Phone: 770-740-0526 (or area code 404)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 102 - Articles posted since September 18 1995 Date: 25 Sep 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4459g8$go5@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 102 Postings since: September 18 1995 [3672] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3673] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3674] SUBMISSION: CustomMenus palette [3675] NeXT's OPENSTEP DAY Washington D.C. - October 24, 1995 [3676] PRESS RELEASE: I*LINK SHIPS MIX 2.1 FOR NEXTSTEP [3677] SUBMISSION: New Release of NXSpice [3678] SUBMISSION: gdbmAdaptor-0.5 [3679] MEETING: BANG, Sept. 28th, Thursday 7pm [3680] JOB: Software Developers Wanted [3681] NeXT SPONSORS NYC BRIEFINGS [3682] JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft [3683] JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft [3684] JOB: Computer Specialist [3685] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area [3686] PRESS RELEASE: Demo Version of Trillium TextToSpeech Kit 2.0 Now Available [3687] MEETING: NEXTSTEP:atlanta, September 28th [3688] MEETING: Waterloo NeXTSTEP Users Group, Oct 5th If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-102/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-102.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-102 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 25 Sep 1995 04:15:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <445aca$gqd@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 25 Sep 1995 04:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <445acg$gqd@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Michael Giddings <giddings@menominee.chem.wisc.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Ph.app for 3.3 available Date: 25 Sep 1995 15:00:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <446u8b$mah@digifix.digifix.com> What is Ph? This is Rex-Pruess' phones client, allowing access to names and phone numbers wherever a CSO nameserver is running. It's a pretty handly little thing to have if you want to look someone up online. Why the new release? In a brief search of the servers, I could not find a current, working version that would run on my intel box here. So I downloaded the source, and rebuilt the project for 3.3. More importantly, I colorized the icon :) Where is it? I submitted the source as well as a double-fat binary (Next and Intel, sorry, I don't have the HP or SUN libraries installed), to ftp.cs.orst.edu, as follows: source: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/wide-area-info/Ph3.3.src.tar.gz binaries (Moto and Intel): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/wide-area-info/Ph3.3.tar.gz Enjoy! Michael Giddings giddings@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Objective-C Developers needed Date: 25 Sep 1995 15:01:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <446uaj$mcb@digifix.digifix.com> Our client who is THE major player in the OO solutions is now recruiting for strong Objective-C NeXT developers. These positions range from Developers to Project Managers. These are full time positions and are to be filled ASAP. These are at the client site for a long term project. If you want to stay on the cutting edge please call us. These are full time positions. Please call Bruce Rennert Corporate Resource Associates 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100
From: Bruce Gilbert <quintel@earthlink.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Wanted Software Engineer with Entrepreneurial spirit Date: 25 Sep 1995 15:02:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <446uc6$mcn@digifix.digifix.com> Financial Firm in Los Angeles basin is seeking seasoned software engineer with experience in: Objective C, C, Dbivista or other database languarges, as well as experience in multi-platform GUIs. Current application manages investments using a portfolio of mutual funds. The application needs to be enhanced to become a shrink-wrappable product. Other resposibilities may include research and development of new products and services as well as exposure to money management. Call Denise at 310-288-0566 or send resume to 310-288-0579.
From: GWILLEM@alpha.ntu.ac.sg (Van Schaik Willem Anthon Johan ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PingPong-NI-1.21 PNG viewer Date: 25 Sep 1995 22:58:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <447q9f$pfm@digifix.digifix.com> Hi NeXT-land, I uploaded to ORST a new version of the PingPong application. This is a viewer for the new PNG graphics format. It supports 1-16 bit grayscale and color, alpha channel and very important for NeXT-users full alpha-channel. You can find it at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/graphics/PingPong-1.21-NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/graphics/PingPong-1.21-NI.README Another site is: ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/applications/PingPong-1.21-NI.tar.gz ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/applications/PingPong-1.21-NI.README This is the main PNG site, so you will find here also lot's of other PNG goodies. Willem ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a rather simple PNG (Portable Network Graphics) viewer for NeXTstep. You can open PNG files by double-clicking on them and you can save them as TIFF files. PNG-files with alpha channel or transparency chunck are displayed on a light-gray background and will be converted to TIFF files with alpha. The info-panel gives a demo of the Adam-7 interlacing method adopted by the PNG standard. To install, uncompress by "gzip -d PingPong-#.##-NI.tar.gz", followed by "tar xvf PingPong-#.##-NI.tar" or use Opener.app. Then copy the PingPong.app to either your ~/Apps or to /LocalApps. After logout and login, you can view a PNG-file by double-clicking on it. This utility uses the libpng software written by Guy Eric Schalnat, the libz compression library from Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler and I stole a lot from the .pic viewer written by by Don Yacktman. This program is freeware: you may copy, distribute and use this application as long as no fee is charged beyond standard distribution fees. I always appreciate it of course to hear something from a happy user, so send me your comments. Because I run NeXTstep 3.2 (on a NeXTstation color), I could only compile for M86K and I386. If you need a version for HP or SUN, send me a mail to get the sources. Willem van Schaik (gwillem@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg), Singapore, 1995 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Version history: 1.21 Solved some bugs, a.o. output TIFF format 1.20 Inspector for PNG format 1.10 Added Adam-7 demo to InfoPanel 1.01 Compiled for FAT (black and white, no green or blue) 1.00 First sunday-afternoon version.
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: Free Spam Program, Does it Work?? Date: 25 Sep 1995 23:48:48 -0400 Organization: Internet Exchange Carrier Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net Message-ID: <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net> Sorry folks, but I just couldn't resist trying this. Found the script on comp.lang.perl.misc. Does it work? Guess so <gr>. HERE IT IS: ABSOLUTELY FREE Spam as many groups as you want with one command. Can post same message to 14,000 groups in just a few hours. Must have UNIX shell account, the attached script, and create two ascii text files called groups.txt and message.txt. The file groups.txt should contain a list of all groups you want to spam, one per line. If you want to hit everything, you can just copy your .newsrc file, but you'll have to remove all index numbers and end of line punctuation. The message.txt file is the actual message you want to spam. It must contain the subject header on the first line, ie: Subject: Spamming is Fun. You may add in other headers, such as Organization, Paths, Reply to, etc, but none are required. Do NOT put in a newsgroup header. The script does that automatically. There must be a blank line between the last header and the start of the actual message. Then, download those two files plus the following script (call it spamming.fun) to your home directory on the Unix shell account, type "perl spamming.fun", and sit back to watch the fireworks. -----------------------------------Cut Here-------------------- #!perl #Assumes both Perl and Inews are accessible through #your home directory. If not, either place them in your path #or adjust the script. #You must also have a ascii text file called groups.txt, which #contains a list of each group you want to spam. One to a line. #No punctuation at end of line. #Your spam message must be called message.txt, and it should #be in ascii. The first line must be you subject header: # For example: Subject: this is a spam. # You may add in other headers if you wish, but there must be a #blank line before your actual message begins. #run program by typing "perl spam.pl. # # #!perl print "Running...\n"; $newsrc = "$ENV{'HOME'}/testgrps.txt"; open(GROUPS, "$newsrc"); while($group=<GROUPS>) {print "Posting to: $group"; open(NEWS,"|inews -h"); print NEWS "Newsgroups: $group"; open(MESSAGE, "message.txt"); while($line=<MESSAGE>) { print NEWS $line; } close NEWS; if($?==0) { $success++ } else { $fail++ }}$total = $success + $fail;print "Tried to post to $total groups.\n$success OK, $fail failed.\n";
Date: 26 Sep 1995 05:27:09 GMT From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher) Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net Message-ID: <cancel.447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.newton.programmer,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace Subject: cmsg cancel <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net> Control: cancel <447t70$s4a@ixc.ixc.net> Spam cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Free Spam Program, Does it Work?? Date: 26 Sep 1995 00:49:49 -0400 Organization: Internet Exchange Carrier Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net Message-ID: <4480pd$hf@ixc.ixc.net> Sorry folks, but I just couldn't resist trying this. Found the script on comp.lang.perl.misc. Does it work? Guess so <gr>. HERE IT IS: ABSOLUTELY FREE Spam as many groups as you want with one command. Can post same message to 14,000 groups in just a few hours. Must have UNIX shell account, the attached script, and create two ascii text files called groups.txt and message.txt. The file groups.txt should contain a list of all groups you want to spam, one per line. If you want to hit everything, you can just copy your .newsrc file, but you'll have to remove all index numbers and end of line punctuation. The message.txt file is the actual message you want to spam. It must contain the subject header on the first line, ie: Subject: Spamming is Fun. You may add in other headers, such as Organization, Paths, Reply to, etc, but none are required. Do NOT put in a newsgroup header. The script does that automatically. There must be a blank line between the last header and the start of the actual message. Then, download those two files plus the following script (call it spamming.fun) to your home directory on the Unix shell account, type "perl spamming.fun", and sit back to watch the fireworks. -----------------------------------Cut Here-------------------- #!perl #Assumes both Perl and Inews are accessible through #your home directory. If not, either place them in your path #or adjust the script. #You must also have a ascii text file called groups.txt, which #contains a list of each group you want to spam. One to a line. #No punctuation at end of line. #Your spam message must be called message.txt, and it should #be in ascii. The first line must be you subject header: # For example: Subject: this is a spam. # You may add in other headers if you wish, but there must be a #blank line before your actual message begins. #run program by typing "perl spam.pl. # # #!perl print "Running...\n"; $newsrc = "$ENV{'HOME'}/testgrps.txt"; open(GROUPS, "$newsrc"); while($group=<GROUPS>) {print "Posting to: $group"; open(NEWS,"|inews -h"); print NEWS "Newsgroups: $group"; open(MESSAGE, "message.txt"); while($line=<MESSAGE>) { print NEWS $line; } close NEWS; if($?==0) { $success++ } else { $fail++ }}$total = $success + $fail;print "Tried to post to $total groups.\n$success OK, $fail failed.\n";
Date: 26 Sep 1995 06:35:41 GMT From: bmaher@ixc.net(Bruce Maher) Sender: bmaher@ixc.ixc.net Message-ID: <cancel.4480pd$hf@ixc.ixc.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4480pd$hf@ixc.ixc.net> Control: cancel <4480pd$hf@ixc.ixc.net> Spam cancelled by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
From: cgeiger@lemans.Central.Sun.COM (Conrad Geiger Sunsoft) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SunSoft Announces the NEO Product Family Date: 26 Sep 1995 15:59:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <449m2a$3qt@digifix.digifix.com> On Wednesday, September 20th, 1995 SunSoft announced the NEO Product Family, a powerful Network Object Environment that spans corporate networks and the internet. (NEO has been known internally as Project DOE.) Conrad Geiger SunSoft Systems Engineer Austin, TX ***KEY MESSAGES***** The NEO product family is the first complete development, operating and management environment for object-oriented networked applications. NEO allows companies to react more quickly to business change by making enterprise computing more flexible, and more adaptive to business needs. The NEO product line will allow companies to get new services and products to market more rapidly. It enables the same functions provided by "in-house" mission critical applications to be delivered to customers directly using the World Wide Web. What's is being announced: -Products: Solaris NEO, WorkShop NEO, Solstice NEO -NEO OpenStep: Available for Beta Testing calendar Q4 95 -NEO Business Alliance for SIs, VARS, ISVS. -Object Reality Centers for developers of distributed object applications. -Internet (Java) front-end to NEO (Introducing Technology, not product) ------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNSOFT INTRODUCES NEO, THE INDUSTRY'S FIRST COMPLETE NETWORKED OBJECT COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT SunSoft NEO Debuts; Java-Enabled Web Access To NEO Applications Previewed; NEO OpenStep Available To Beta Users New York, NY -- September 20, 1995 -- SunSoft(TM), Inc. today introduced its NEO(TM) product family, the first complete development, operating and management environment for object-oriented networked applications. NEO software (formerly Project DOE) allows companies to react more quickly to business change by making enterprise computing more flexible, and more adaptive to business needs. Available in October 1995, the initial release of the NEO product family will provide all the necessary elements to immediately begin building NEO applications based on networked objects. Networked objects are modular application components or services that are distributed across a network and shared by numerous applications. These services are designed to be accessed by other services, as well as by a variety of clients: including workstations, PCs and even Internet browsers. NEO products include Solaris(TM) NEO, which is binary-compatible with Solaris2.4, SunSoft's networked operating environment; WorkShop NEO(TM), which extends SunSoft's award-winning WorkShop development environment; and Solstice(TM) NEO tools for administering the object network and NEO applications. In addition, the NEO product family supports Microsoft Windows(TM) client interoperability, legacy application and database integration, and a powerful OpenStep(TM)-compliant desktop and development environment for graphically constructing and deploying networked object-based applications. All OpenStep desktop and development functionality for NEO is included in a follow-on release available for beta testing Q4 calendar 1995. Internet access to the NEO environment, via Web browsers using Sun Microsystem's recently-introduced Javatm (object-oriented programming language, was also previewed. By providing Web users access to the same robust computational services employed by internal users, SunSoft opens the door for true business applications on the Internet, including electronic commerce and home banking. First Complete Environment "NEO provides the first complete standards-based environment for a new class of more flexible applications," said Bud Tribble, SunSoft general manager of Object Products. "The result of several years of development and two years of field testing, only NEO has all the necessary components for developers to begin creating, running, managing and integrating true networked object applications into enterprise environments -- from a robust and scalable object network infrastructure to a comprehensive development environment to a full suite of object administration tools." Solaris NEO -- High Performance Operating Environment Solaris NEO is the runtime environment for NEO applications, adding networked object technology to the standard Solaris operating environment and leveraging such Solaris strengths as scalability and multi-threading for high performance on an enterprise-wide scale. All new Solaris NEO applications run side-by-side with existing Solaris applications. Solaris NEO includes: OpenStep -- a powerful runtime environment for graphical front-end applications based on OpenStep specifications. OpenStep is a market-leading object-oriented application environment and is supported on multiple platforms. NEOdesktop(TM) -- a complete, easy-to-use desktop user environment based on the OpenStep standard. Includes graphical applications such as Windows Manager, Workspace Manager, Edit, Multimedia Mail and User Preference. NEOnet(TM) -- a Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)-compliant networked object infrastructure, encompassing an object request broker (ORB) and set of object services. NEOshare(TM) -- an advanced networking environment that automatically finds, manages, and shares services over the network. For administration, Solstice NEO object administration tools are bundled with Solaris NEO, supporting enterprise-wide system management of the object network and of the objects themselves. Administrators monitor application performance and status, as well as re-deploy resources without disrupting applications or users. SunSoft has also licensed object data base technology from Object Design, Inc. (ODI) and embedded it within Solaris NEO to provide support for persistence, thus transparently preserving and recovering data that must persist between object requests. WorkShop NEO -- Custom Applications For Competitive Advantage WorkShop NEO, based on CORBA and OpenStep standards, provides an integrated suite of powerful object-oriented tools for programming a network. WorkShop NEO includes: OpenStep Developer -- easy-to-use, object-oriented tools for graphically assembling three-tiered applications from pre-built, re-usable objects. OpenStep Developer includes the well-known Interface Builder and Project Builder. NEOworks(TM) -- a comprehensive set of tools to develop CORBA-compliant, networked object applications. NEOworks includes a Network Object Constructor, OMG-compliant IDL compiler, Networked Object Debugger, and NEOshare Development Framework. SPARCworks(TM) -- a suite of intuitive software productivity tools designed to increase developer productivity and software quality. SPARCworks includes such tools as source browser, software configuration management tools, and tools for multithreaded development. Interoperability Partnerships As a vehicle for enterprise-wide solutions, the Solaris NEO operating environment supports software connectivity to relational databases and Windows clients. Through a partnership with Persistence Software, Inc.(TM), NEOapplications can automatically access databases from such vendors as Oracle, Sybase, Informix and Ingres by mapping objects to relational tables for integration with NEO networked applications. Interoperability between Windows desktop applications and Solaris NEO applications is provided through a partnership with IONA Technologies. IONA's Orbix product provides network access to powerful NEO applications for Windows applications that use Microsoft OLE. Pricing & Availability The initial release of the SunSoft NEO product family will be available in October, 1995. Solaris NEO 1.0 will include: NEOnet and NEOshare. Solstice administration tools for NEOnet and NEOshare will be bundled with Solaris NEO 1.0. Solaris NEO 1.0 pricing begins at $990. WorkShop NEO 1.0. will include: NEOworks, SPARCworks, and SPARC compilers. WorkShop NEO 1.0 pricing begins at $11,995. Special promotional pricing will be offered for a limited time at $5,995. The follow-on release of NEO will be available for beta testing in Q4 calendar year 1995. The follow-on release for Solaris NEO will add OpenStep and NEOdesktop. The follow-on for WorkShop NEO will add OpenStep Developer. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support the industry's highest-quality software environment for enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. For additional information please call 1-800-SunSoft, prompt 1. Look for more information about SunSoft on the worldwide web at: http://www.sun.com/sunsoft. # # # 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, Solaris, Solstice, NEO, Java, WorkShop NEO, NEOnet, NEOshare and NEOworks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC and SPARCworks are trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WEB GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS WITH SUNSOFT'S NEO TECHNOLOGY Powerful Network Object Environment Spans Corporate Networks and Internet New York--September 20, 1995--SunSofttm today announced a breakthrough technology which enables companies to quickly build applications that run on both the corporate network and the Internet. The product line, called NEO(tm), enables the same functions provided by "in-house" mission critical applications like order entry, financial services or on-line retail to be delivered directly to customers using the World Wide Web. NEO will allow companies to get new services and products to market more rapidly. Applications developed for the NEO environment provide powerful computational services which can be accessed from many of the popular desktop application environments, including SunSoft's Solaris(tm), Microsoft Windows(tm), and Java(tm)-enabled WEB browsers such as Sun's HotJava(tm) or Netscape's Navigator(tm). Together with Java, Sun's revolutionary language for developing interactive Web applications, NEO extends the client-server computing model to the World Wide Web. "Our aim is to turn the Web into an interactive and ubiquitous access point to a world of computing resources," said Janpieter Scheerder, SunSoft President. "While the Web has emerged as the on-ramp to the information superhighway, it has provided only limited utility for real business applications. Now, with NEO, the Web can finally provide a real opportunity for doing commerce on the Internet." Java-NEO Combination Expands Web Capability Rather than using the Internet as a simple bulletin board for posting and browsing content, NEO(tm) enables Javatm applications to serve as the flexible desktop "front-end" to powerful computational resources available on servers spread throughout the Internet. As a result, Java applications can now access "intelligent" services. For example a customers can use their home PCs to go beyond viewing text or images while browsing their bank's Internet home page. With the Java-NEO combination, the customers see a highly interactive banking service application. As the customers evaluate a variety of "what-if" scenarios for a home mortgage, the banking service can provide real-time information on interest rates, breaking promotional information or credit criteria. These services that are delivered to customers are versions of the same ones accessed by the banks loan office through powerful internal systems. Bringing these services closer to the customer via the information superhighway will be a key competitive advantage for companies in any business. SunSoft's NEO Transforms Enterprise Computing SunSoft's NEO object computing environment allows companies to construct applications from reusable software building blocks, or "networked objects," dramatically increasing the speed of development of network applications. High end mission critical applications deployed in the NEO environment on a corporate network can easily export some or all of their services to the Internet using Java. Corporate information managers can now view the Web as an extension of their corporate computing architecture. NEO extends the Solaris(tm) operating system with open interfaces based on OMG (Object Management Group) standards and the benchmark OpenStep(tm) object application environment specification based on technology from NeXT Computers, Inc(tm). These open interfaces provide the customer with high levels of interoperability and maximum industry support. The SunSoft NEO family consists of three products: Solaris NEO, the operating environment; WorkShop NEOtm, the development environment; and Solsticetm NEO, the network and systems management environment. All three products will be available in October. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support the industry's highest-quality software environment for enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. # # # 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, NEO, WorkshopNEO, Solstice, Java, Hot Java and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEO BUSINESS ALLIANCE EXTENDING KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR NETWORKED OBJECTS COMPUTING New York, NY -- September 20, 1995 -- SunSoft(tm), Inc. today announced the NEO(tm) Business Alliance, a comprehensive set of Solaris(tm) NEO programs for system integrators (SIs), value-added resellers (VARs) and independent software vendors (ISVs). Designed to extend to the marketplace SunSoft's expertise in networked objects, the NEO Business Alliance will provide a full range of programs specifically to assist partners to address such issues as networked object fundamentals, three-tier client/server architectures, NEO product family training, design and analysis consulting and implementation of specific solutions. Already, under the auspices of the Object Alliance, partner Sun Microsystems Computer Company (SMCC) is moving rapidly with SunSoft and other qualified partners to set up Object Reality Centers to provide training, consultation and implementation services for early adopters developing and deploying financial and telecommunications applications. Foundation For Success "SunSoft understands that you can't just throw an advanced networked object environment over the wall to customers," said Jim Stikeleather, Partner of Technology, Technology Resource Connection. "For users to be successful in addressing real-life business problems, they need knowledge as much as they need products. I have seen many companies fail with objects because the vendor did not lay a knowledge-based foundation for success." "Our goal with the NEO(tm) Business Alliance is to allow customers to enjoy ready access to qualified expertise as they embrace networked objects computing," said Bud Tribble, SunSoft's general manager of object products. "In addition, it will help our channel partners take full advantage of the opportunities presented by this powerful new enterprise model as they develop and support networked object-based systems." Programs For Systems Integrators and Value-Added Resellers The NEO Business Alliance provides SIs and VARs with programs through SunSoft channels worldwide, including access to SunSoft NEO software and training, the opportunity to work with SunSoft and SMCC sales channels and the ability to provide expanded service offerings to NEO users. SIs and VARs can also participate in the NEO Business Alliance Certification program. Certified partners will also be eligible to participate in Sun integration projects that require networked object expertise. Sun Microsystems Computer Company is the first NEO Business Alliance partner to implement a program to bring networked object technology and solutions to customers in the telecommunications and financial industries. The program has been built in collaboration with SunSoft to certify key partners that are well versed in working with NEO software. More than a dozen companies are planning to provide services and access to NEO technology as part of the NEO Business Alliance, including AdNovum Informatik AG, Advanced Information Systems, Control Data Systems, Lockheed-Martin IS&T, NovaDyne Computer Systems, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG, Technical Resource Connection and VALBECC Object Technology Ltd. Programs For Independent Software Vendors Having a large base of third party software tools available early on to customers has been an priority for SunSoft. "It's important that our customers be able to harness the power of Solaris NEO right from the start," said Mary Anderson, SunSoft's director of corporate marketing. "We've been aggressive in helping leading ISVs grow their object tool offerings." To assist ISVs and other developers tap the opportunities presented by the NEO environment, SunSoft's on-going Catalyst Program is also participating in the NEOtm Business Alliance. A new Catalyst Object Program has been launched specifically for NEO developers and represents complete object development environment, encompassing developer tools and engineering-level technical support. More than 75 companies have expressed support for the Catalyst Object Program. Early members include Cadre Technologies, CenterLine Software, GemStone Systems, ILOG, MICRAM Object Technology GmbH, Object Design, Rational Software, Rogue Wave Software, and Tower Technology. The following companies are now porting their offerings to the NEO product family include: BLaCKSMITH, C.ATS Software, Conextions, GS Corporation, Lighthouse Design, Ocean Software, ObjectLink Technologies, Pangea, Persistence Software, Schema Research, and YRRID. "NEO's CORBA and OpenStep interfaces, along with Solaris multithreading, gives us tremendous leverage delivering high performance, enterprise-ready frameworks and object applications, said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. "Just as important, the Solaris installed base provides us with a very large market for our family of products and services." All the above mentioned NEO Business Alliance programs are available now to SunSoft SIs, VARs and ISVs. Those requiring further information can call 1-800-SUNSOFT (select menu option 1) in the U.S. International callers should contact +1-512-434-1511. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support the industry's highest-quality software environment for enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. # # # 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, NEO and Solaris are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: cgeiger@lemans.Central.Sun.COM (Conrad Geiger Sunsoft) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Sun's Object Reality Program Date: 26 Sep 1995 15:59:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <449m31$3r7@digifix.digifix.com> The following announcement (was) made Wednesday, September 20, 1995 at Unix Expo in New York. This announcement, along with SunSoft's announcement of the NEO Business Object Alliance (a program to extend SunSoft's networked object expertise into the market) will be part of a press breakfast being hosted by Sun CEO Scott McNealy. Key messages: Sun establishes the Object Reality Program to help customers move to distributed object technology * The Object Reality Program is the industry's most comprehensive effort to help customers create distributed object applications * Sun's initial focus will be to help the financial services and telecommunications industries to produce distributed object applications using SunSoft's recently announced NEO(TM) product family and other third-party products. * Object Reality Program includes partnerships with ISVs and Object Reality Centers, which will help customers build and manage distributed object applications for the enterprise SUN LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPERS OF DISTRIBUTED OBJECT APPLICATIONS Object Reality Program to Help Finance and Telecommunication Industries Move to Distributed Object Technology Quickly NEW YORK, NY. - September 20, 1995 - Sun Microsystems Computer Company today announced the Object Reality Program, the industry's most comprehensive effort to help customers create distributed object applications. Under the program, Sun will initially assist corporations in two key industries -- financial services and telecommunications -- to produce distributed object applications using SunSoft's recently announced NEO(TM) product family and other third-party products. Based on SunSoft's NEO Business Object Alliance, a program to extend to the marketplace SunSoft's expertise in networked objects, Sun's Object Reality Program focuses on taking finance and telecommunications customers from concept to reality quickly. Included are Object Reality Centers to provide training, consulting and implementation services for early adopters. Sun has committed more than $4 million in equipment, sales and technical support, given its partners access to key strategic customers, and mounted an extensive certification effort. "Our goal is to move distributed objects from experimentation to implementation," said Mark Tolliver, Sun's vice president of market development. "Doing so means demonstrating the potential for this technology through working prototypes and pilot projects that meet specific business needs. The only sure way to succeed is to roll up your sleeves, assemble the right combination of tools and people, and build a working application." Sun's strategy focuses on implementation in a few key industries where the Object Reality Program can pay the biggest dividends. Financial services and telecommunications companies are perfect candidates for distributed object technology. These are industries in which Sun has already established a strong development base, and in which software is critical for maintaining a competitive edge. And the business challenges -- financial risk management and telecommunications network management -- are made to order for distributed object technology. Bank of Boston, working with Sun partner Fusion Systems Group, Inc. provides a vivid demonstration of how the Object Reality Program works. The bank's new risk management system is one of the first distributed object applications developed for the financial sector. "This market moves with the speed of light, and distributed object technology allows us to change our products on a daily basis to meet our customers' needs," said Steve Scullen, Bank of Boston's director of treasury systems. "But there's a real learning curve for this technology, and you need someone like Sun and Fusion who have the technical and industry expertise in our market to take you through every step of the way. The program's biggest benefit is the center's mentoring approach to what is, in fact, a radically different way of developing applications." The Object Reality Program includes partnerships with ISVs who build three kinds of products needed to create a complete distributed object environment: * Software development tools for building distributed object applications; * Pre-fabricated software objects that can be connected like building blocks into completed applications; * And object request brokers that transport these objects over a network. The initial tools vendors in the program include NeXT (NEXTSTEP/OpenStep), ParcPlace - Digitalk, Inc. (VisualWorks), and SunSoft(TM) (WorkShop(TM) NEO(TM)). Components vendors include several NEXTSTEP/Openstep ISVs, as well as Rogue Wave Software (Tools.h++). Object request broker services include Teknekron Software Systems', Inc. (ObjectBus). These vendors of application development tools have extended their products so that distributed object applications can be created and run under the NEO and other software environments. As a result, customers can choose from a variety of languages and tools that best meets their application needs. CENTERS TAKE HANDS-ON APPROACH Sun has formed the first three Object Reality Centers, which will help customers build and manage distributed object applications for the enterprise. The centers will not just train and educate, but work with customers to build prototypes, create proofs of concept, and deliver finished applications. The centers, which are now accepting clients, will each be operated by a partner with a strong track record in building telecommunications and financial applications, as well as experience using SunSoft's NEO product family and other leading object technologies. Sun leveraged SunSoft's NEO Business Object Alliance Program to train and certify each partner. The partners have committed senior consulting engineers, dedicated facility space, and executive-level support to the program. The core group of partners can certify other partners to create a global network of regional development centers. The Object Reality Centers include: Fusion Systems Group, Inc. (New York) is a long time Sun partner with more than five years experience building distributed and object applications for the financial services market. The company has expertise in risk-management and derivatives trading, and is expanding into the telecommunications market. Strategic Technology Resources (Chicago) is a pioneer in distributed object technology with more than four years of experience advising Fortune 1000 companies on optimizing emerging technology. Specializing in telecommunications and finance, STR is distinguished by its multiphased project process and unique approach to technology transfer. Lighthouse Design, Ltd. (San Mateo, Calif.) with more than seven years experience in object technology, the company specializes in NEXTSTEP/OpenStep technology migration. Through the center, Lighthouse will provide strategic consulting services for financial services and telecommunications customers ready to move to distributed object technology. Sun Microsystems Computer Company is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of network computing systems and is a division of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Recognized for quality and innovation, the company's SPARCstation(TM) desktops and multiprocessing servers each hold the No. 1 UNIX(R) marketshare position. These systems are used primarily by business, educational institutions and governments worldwide for technical, commercial, industrial and software development applications. # # # Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, NEO and WorkShop NEO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other product or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape or NCSA Mosaic. Type http://www.sun.com at the URL prompt.
From: Matthew Moran <moran@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXT and OpenSource Announce Distributor Agreement. Date: 26 Sep 1995 23:17:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44afnd$72n@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 NeXT Computer, Inc. and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Distributor Agreement. DENVER, COLORADO - September 26, 1995. NeXT Computer, Inc. and OpenSource, Inc. today signed an agreement making OpenSource a distributor of NeXT's object-oriented software. OpenSource is the largest single-source provider of NEXTSTEP hardware and software solutions. This agreement encompasses all of NeXT's products including; NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 for Motorola, Intel, HP PA-RISC, and Sun SPARC; NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.3; Enterprise Object Frameworks Release Release 1.1; NETINFO Release 3.3 for SunOS, DEC OSF/1, HP-UX; PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) Release 3.0 for SunOS, Solaris, and HP-UX; and NEXTIME. "We are delighted by our elevation to distributor status for NeXT's products," said Matthew Moran, OpenSource's President. "We look forward to providing resellers the same level of service and support that has made us number one with NEXTSTEP end-users world-wide". As an authorized distributor, OpenSource is able to provide NeXT's products at a discount to qualified resellers throughout North America. For more information please visit NeXT's or OpenSource's web sites at: http://www.next.com http://www.opensource.com NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 includes additional support for new standards such as PCI and ISA Plug & Play. Release 3.3 also includes support for PCMCIA, Advanced Power Management and 8-bit color. With the appropriate drivers, these features provide the foundation to support popular portable computers. Release 3.3 comes bundled with more than 50 device drivers to support a wide variety of peripherals. These new features simplify the task of hardware configurations and enable NEXTSTEP to run on a larger variety of Intel-based desktop and portable systems. NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.3 is optimized to enable developers to build enterprise-wide, client/server production applications for Intel, Motorola, PA-RISC and SPARC architectures. The product also includes a new Foundation Kit and increased C++ support. Specifically, NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.3 simplifies application development by allowing developers to create multi-architecture executables which run on all four architectures supported by NeXT. For example, the compiler allows developers to create executables for Intel, Motorola, SPARC and PA-RISC processors from any of these machines. The result: applications can be installed on a network, yet run on any of the four architectures. Enterprise Objects Framework Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) builds on NeXT's leadership in object-oriented software development by dramatically reducing the costs of building and maintaining database applications. The framework is unique in its ability to bring the benefits of object-oriented programming to relational database application development. Enterprise Objects Framework enables developers to construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in industry-standard relational databases. Portable Distributed Objects PDO- Portable Distributed Objects- extends NEXTSTEP's distributed object model and messaging architecture to industry-standard UNIX server platforms from Digital, Sun, and Hewlett-Packard. Using PDO, developers create objects which can be deployed without modification on any client or server running NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, or PDO. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. # # # # NeXT, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Marcus Edwardes <75151.1557@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXTSTEP opportunities in USA Date: 27 Sep 1995 23:00:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44d357$hk6@digifix.digifix.com> Computec International is a well established Consultancy, specializing in providing consultants with rare skills to a broad client base across the USA. We employ suitably qualified and experienced individuals from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, and offer excellent salaries, benefits and relocation packages (including correct work visa, green card sponsorship, flights(incl.family)and full relocation assistance, fully expensed comprehensive medical and dental plan (incl. family), paid vacation and paid public holidays. We are currently seeking experienced NeXTSTEP developers, to work on major projects across the USA. Successful applicants will have a degree and a minimum of 18 months NeXTSTEP development experience. Some exposure to EOF is a big plus. For more information please contact: Marcus Edwardes in Los Angeles: Tel: (818) 500 3921 Fax: (818) 500 3924 Email: 75151.1557@compuserve.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Merrill Lynch reaches agreement with NeXT Computer, Inc Date: 28 Sep 1995 00:22:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <44d7u4$i64@digifix.digifix.com> For information contact: Merrill Lynch Bobbie Collins (212)449-7282 NeXT Computer, Inc. Katherine Singson 415-780-3887 MERRILL LYNCH REACHES AGREEMENT WITH NeXT COMPUTER, INC. NEW YORK, September 27 -- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement with NeXT Computer, Inc. and its Chairman and CEO Steven P. Jobs to purchase $6 million of object-oriented software and approximately an additional $2 million of NeXT's consulting, training, and support services. NeXT's object-oriented technology is a state-of-the-art computer programming environment that Merrill Lynch will use to develop new computer support systems across the firm. "This agreement with NeXT reflects our confidence in Steve Jobs and his organization," said John L. Steffens, Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch's Private Client Group. "We're delighted that Merrill Lynch and NeXT will be exploring the future of these new technologies together." Edward L. Goldberg, Merrill Lynch Executive Vice President for Operations, Systems, and Telecommunications added: "Object-oriented technology is clearly the new paradigm for software development. NeXT's products will help our technology capabilities stay ahead of the rapid changes occurring in the financial markets." "Merrill Lynch is the perfect firm to be working with on this. We're excited that they will use our mature object technology and services to build a range of next generation applications, which will span desktops to the Web," said Mr. Jobs. "This is a milestone in the march of objects into the mainstream." Object-oriented technology allows software developers to write new programs as "objects" rather than as individual lines of computer code. With this technology, developers can create a software function, store it as an "object" in a software library, and then later re-use the "object" to quickly create new applications or update exisiting applications. Merrill Lynch will harness the efficiencies created by object-oriented programming to share applications more easily across the firm's business areas, and to develop an expanded presence on the World Wide Web. The agreement between Merrill Lynch and NeXT includes the computer firm's full range of products designed to build, deploy, and maintain object-oriented programming applications. These products include: OpenStep for Windows, OpenStep Developer for Windows, WebObjects , Portable Distributed Objects , D'OLE and Enterprise Objects Framework . Merrill Lynch will also utilize NeXT's professional services offerings. Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading diversified global financial services companies, with more than 500 offices in 38 countries. It has been the top global underwriter of debt and equity securities for the past six years and is the largest securities firm in the U.S. with total client assets of more than $643 billion. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. Additional information on NeXT and Merrill Lynch can be found at the companies' sites on the World Wide Web, which are located at http://www.next.com and http://www.ml.com , respectively.
From: info@object-factory.com (Object Factory) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Programmer Date: 28 Sep 1995 15:38:08 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44etj0$nt4@digifix.digifix.com> Object Factory GmbH located in the heart of central Europe is now searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume to info@object-factory.com or fax to staffing manager at +49 2304 945 226. Position: NEXTSTEP Programmer Location: Schwerte, Ruhr-area, Germany, all main European capitals are reachable within a few hours by train and car and within one hour by plane. Primary responsibility: Write, modify and document complex MCCA for large customers in tourism using NeXT AppKit, NeXT EOF and enterprise-specific objects. Specific responsibilities: Develop user interfaces for complex MCCA in an transaction-oriented environment. Assist in the design and implementation of advanced features for reservation-systems Personal skills: Strong desire to "get it right" Self motivation Work independently Communication skills Technical writing Education and experience required: Fluency in C and Objective-C Experience in the NEXTSTEP development environment Experience in object oriented design and implementation methodology Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent Engineering background: at least 2 years Benefits: Work in a professional and highly motivated company Competitive salary package including relocation services Business and leisure travel at lowest rates Free coffee, tea, soft drinks About Object Factory GmbH: Founded in 1994, Object Factory develops and markets high-end reservation- and information-systems for large filialized companies and institutions in tourism, travel and hospitality. ItÂs our goal to provide our customers with consulting services and technology not only to enable them to keep pace with with changes and challenges in tourism but to become excellent in service quality und customer satisfaction. Contact information: Email info@object-factory.com Fax +49 (0)2304 945 226 Address: Object Factory GmbH -Personalabteilung- Lohbachstrasse 12 58239 Schwerte Federal Republic of Germany We encourage people from the US and other countries to apply, even if they want to join our company for a limited period of time. Students searching for part-time work are welcome. Object Factory grants equal opportunities.
From: info@object-factory.com (Object Factory) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Database Engineer Date: 28 Sep 1995 15:38:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44etjj$ntb@digifix.digifix.com> Object Factory GmbH located in the heart of central Europe is now searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume to info@object-factory.com or fax to staffing manager at +49 2304 945 226. Position: Database Engineer Location: Schwerte, Ruhr-area, Germany, all main European capitals are reachable within a few hours by train and car and within one hour by plane. Primary responsibility: Design, implement, document and maintain complex databases with enterprise specific objects and enterprise-specific processes for customers in tourism using RDBMS and NeXT EOF. Specific responsibilities: Design, implement, document and maintain tools to assist the process of designing and documentation. Personal skills: Strong desire to "get it right" Self motivation Work independently Communication skills Technical writing Education and experience required: Fluency in SQL and C Objective-C is a plus Experience in RDBMS Sybase is a plus Experience in design and implementation of distributed relational databases Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent Engineering background: at least 2 years Benefits: Work in a professional and highly motivated company Competitive salary package including relocation services Business and leisure travel at lowest rates Free coffee, tea, soft drinks About Object Factory GmbH: Founded in 1994, Object Factory develops and markets high-end reservation- and information-systems for large filialized companies and institutions in tourism, travel and hospitality. ItÂs our goal to provide our customers with consulting services and technology not only to enable them to keep pace with with changes and challenges in tourism but to become excellent in service quality und customer satisfaction. Contact information: Email info@object-factory.com Fax +49 (0)2304 945 226 Address: Object Factory GmbH -Personalabteilung- Lohbachstrasse 12 58239 Schwerte Federal Republic of Germany We encourage people from the US and other countries to apply, even if they want to join our company for a limited period of time. Students searching for part-time work are welcome. Object Factory grants equal opportunities.
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group - TUESDAY Oct 3 Date: 28 Sep 1995 15:38:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44etkd$ntl@digifix.digifix.com> NOTE: Starting this month, the regular meeting time has changed to the first TUESDAY of each month... Ottawa NeXT User Group Meeting on TUESDAY Oct 3, 1995 ===================================================== Where: computerActive inc. 15 Capella Court Unit 128 Nepean, ON Contact: Chris Saldanha, Software Analyst (613) 225-4824 Voice (613) 225-1670 FAX http://www.mae.carleton.ca/~csaldanh chris@computerActive.on.ca csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca NeXTMail and MIME cheerfully accepted! When: 7:00pm, Thursday, Sept 7 Topics: -Steve Jobs' keynote video from ObjectWorld on the big screen -Gossip as always :-) Hope to see you there! --Chris
From: Andrew Abernathy <andrew.abernathy@attws.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: PSNUG Tue., Oct. 3 (Seattle) Date: 29 Sep 1995 15:55:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44hivl$60r@digifix.digifix.com> The next meeting of PSNUG, the Puget Sound NeXT User Group, will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 1995 in the main cafeteria at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. The meeting will officially start at 7 p.m. but feel free to join us early for dinner and informal discussions. For directions or other info about the meeting, call or email Sherry Feiler at sherry@relief.com or 206/743-3953. We have an official Web Objects t-shirt to give away or raffle off.These t-shirts were produced by NeXT in a very limited quantity, so it is a true collector's item. IF we have a good turnout at this meeting we will raffle it off. This month we will actually have a DEMO! Andrew Abernathy has kindly agreed to bring his computer and do a demo for us. He will be demoing the latest versions of SuperDraw and Create, NEXTSTEP-native drawing applications. Both have their advantages and disadvantages; this is your chance to see them together, ask questions about them, and even get a little hands-on play. (Demo versions of both of these applications are available on the major NeXT ftp sites.) Both of these applications are available for all architectures on which NEXTSTEP is currently shipping. SuperDraw version 3.0 was recently released by Impact Software. List price is $495; it is available at a promotional price of $199 until October 25; educational discounts are also available. SuperDraw has the basic drawing capabilities - various lines, rectangles, ovals, etc., as well as text. You can easily scale, rotate, or skew multiple items around an arbitrary point simultaneously. Objects can be made into buttons and have certain basic operations assigned to them. Patterns or gradients may be applied to objects. Grouped objects may be manipulated while still grouped by double-clicking to get "inside" the group. Layers, multiple pages, rulers, guides, and many other features are available, including the ability to "ungroup" text into it's component characters, and to ungroup those characters into their outlines. Impact Software: sales@impact.com, 800-822-3385. Create version 3.0 was released earlier this year by Stone Design.List price is $495; educational discounts are also available. Create has the basic drawing capabilities - various lines, rectangles, ovals, etc., as well as text. You can easily apply many effects to objects, including patterns and gradients. In advanced text effects especially, Create shines. Layers, multiple pages, rulers, guides and many other features are available. Stone Design: info@stone.com, 505-345-4800.
From: gem@objsysgrp.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US/Virginia Mentors,Developers Date: 29 Sep 1995 16:11:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44hju1$66h@digifix.digifix.com> OO MENTORS/DEVELOPERS OSG (Object Systems Group) is a technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations in new and emerging technologies. We currently have numerous openings for October, November, and December in Virginia for the following areas: OOA/OOD MENTORS Minimum 5 years information technology experience with 2 years of object oriented analysis and design in NeXT or Smalltalk environments. The project is an enterprise-wide transition to OO that will take approximately 2+ years. It is a large scale deployment of objects, and will challenge even the most talented object professionals. DEVELOPERS Minimum 3+ years total experience in object oriented technology with any NeXTSTEP, AppKit, DBKit and Objective C preferred. Please contact us for more specific information. Send resume to osg@onramp.net , US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5847.
From: rjlk@pge.com (Robert J. Lamoreaux) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Relax-A-Bit software Date: 29 Sep 1995 16:13:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44hk0l$672@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Lamoreaux TGS, Inc. P.O. Box 6332 Moraga, CA. 94570 Tel: (510) 376-3522 Fax: (510) 376-3594 1 October, 1995 - TGS, Inc. is pleased to announce release 1.0 of its Relax-A-Bit for NeXTSTEP Motorola & Intel based systems. Introduce yourself to the first personal computer program specifically designed to make YOU feel better while working: Relax-A-Bit. Relax-A-Bit is a program designed to enhance your productivity and diminish the fatigue that builds as the day goes on. By pausing periodically through the day for a brief exercise and stress break, your body and mind are refreshed, allowing you to return to work with more energy. Relax-A-Bit's exercises have been developed by a Physical Therapist with 20 years of experience in orthopedics. It's from treating problems arising from postural stresses and repetitive motion injuries that the need for a preventive approach was designed. The exercises are designed to be done at your desk and take only a few minutes, yet are enough to trigger the physiological responses to make you feel alert and refreshed. The quality and effectiveness of you work depends on your ability to focus and think. By improving the circulatory flow and oxygen delivery to your mind, you enhance your thinking skills, productivity and efficiency. The exercises have targeted key body areas which are stressed during sitting and in desk-type jobs. The major exercise groups are: · Eyes · Neck & Shoulders · Hands & Wrists · Back · Ankles & Feet The exercises tackle problems brought on by prolonged periods of sedentary working postures. These areas are fatigued either through sustained tension, such as typing, or by tissue fluids pooling in regions with little to no motion, such as sitting at your desk for long periods of time. The net result is a sensation of fatigue and discomfort. The exercises will: · relax muscle tension · stimulate and increase circulation · increase breathing, and hence oxygen intake · decrease tissue fluid congestion, especially in legs and feet · relieve stress accumulating in joints By periodically interjecting this brief exercise program throughout the day, the steady accumulation of fatigue and stress is stopped. The combined effect of stopping the sedentary work and inserting a physiological boost makes you feel better and more alert, with more energy to continue through the work day. Relax-A-Bit is extremely easy to use. Once installed on your PC, you place it into your Dock and set it to launch at start-up. When you turn your PC on each morning, Relax-A-Bit is ready to go. Relax-A-Bit notifies you periodically during the day that it's time for an exercise break. You set the interval frequency. If you're on the phone, you can pause the session until you are ready. Once you acknowledge the notification, Relax-A-Bit displays a window in which each exercise is pictured along with a countdown timer and word cues for the exercise. If you use all five exercise groups, you will perform twenty-eight different exercises. After a short period of familiarization with the program, it takes only 5 and one half minutes to complete. You can tailor Relax-A-Bit to fit your needs through the use of a Preferences function: You can select all five exercise groups or select only some of the groups. For example, if you do a lot of walking during your workday, you may not wish to do the Ankles & Feet exercises. You can select your comfort level to set the time delay between individual exercises. You can set the interval between exercise sessions from a minimum of one hour to a maximum of twenty-three hours. We recommend you use Relax-A-Bit hourly. Of course, if you feel that you need to Relax-A-Bit now, there is a menu option that starts the session right a way! As an extra value option, we have included our Med-Minder feature with Relax-A-Bit. How often have you had a prescription that you forgot to take while at work? Med-Minder, our medication reminder function, helps you solve the problem by periodically reminding you, at intervals you set, to take your medication. This is no guarantee that you will take your medicine, but every little reminder helps. When your physician gives you a prescription, you set-up Med-Minder with the start and end dates for the prescription, and the interval for taking your medication. For example, each day when you start-up your PC, Med-Minder will ask you to set the first interval, because you probably took your first dose at home From that point on, it will remind you at the correct interval to take your medication. Do something good for yourself for a change, or for a friend. Buy a copy of Relax-A-Bit and make work a better experience. If you are an employer, for a little bit of money, you could make a big difference in your work environment for your employees. Suggested Retail Price: $29.95 per license Introductory Offer Good till December 26, 1995: 1 Pack user license - $19.95 5 Pack user license - $89.75. 10 Pack user license - $159.50 Corporate Licensing available Shipping and Handling: $3.50 per 1 pack license $5.50 per 5 pack license $7.50 per 10 pack license TGS, Inc. P.O. Box 6332 Moraga, Ca. 94570-6332
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 103 - Articles posted since September 25 1995 Date: 2 Oct 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <44no48$qdn@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 103 Postings since: September 25 1995 [3690] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3691] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3692] SUBMISSION: Ph.app for 3.3 available [3693] JOB: Objective-C Developers needed [3694] JOB: Wanted Software Engineer with Entrepreneurial spirit [3695] SUBMISSION: PingPong-NI-1.21 PNG viewer [3696] PRESS RELEASE: SunSoft Announces the NEO Product Family [3697] PRESS RELEASE: Sun's Object Reality Program [3698] PRESS RELEASE: NeXT and OpenSource Announce Distributor Agreement. [3699] JOB: NeXTSTEP opportunities in USA [3700] PRESS RELEASE: Merrill Lynch reaches agreement with NeXT Computer, Inc [3701] JOB: NEXTSTEP Programmer [3702] JOB: Database Engineer [3703] MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group - TUESDAY Oct 3 [3704] MEETING: PSNUG Tue., Oct. 3 (Seattle) [3705] JOB: US/Virginia Mentors,Developers [3706] PRESS RELEASE: Relax-A-Bit software If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-103/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-103.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-103 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 2 Oct 1995 04:15:03 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <44np07$qgn@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 2 Oct 1995 04:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <44np0d$qgn@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. 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Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. 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From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (OpenStep) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft Date: 3 Oct 1995 23:55:47 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44t0k3$in5@digifix.digifix.com> OpenStep Engineer You will participate in the on going engineering of the OpenStep project at SunSoft to extend the project for media support. Strong systems programming background and technical skills are important. In addition, you must have experience with networking, C++ or Objective C, X window system and media. An understanding of good user interfaces is also essential. Familiarity with NeXTStep/ OpenStep, DOE (Corba) technologies or the MBone tools is also desired. For consideration please forward your resume to: SunSoft Attention: Michael Goldstein 2550 Garcia Avenue Mail Stop MTV 19-02 Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: dave <dave@softpac.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Agency - Smart Software for Recruitment Agencies (on FTP) Date: 4 Oct 1995 00:56:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44t451$j6k@digifix.digifix.com> AGENCY available on FTP site. Last month we announced the Agency product. It is now available for ftp download from ftp.cs.orst.edu. We have placed the following files in ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/productivity Agency2.31.I.tar.gz - Agency just for Intel. Agency2.31.NIHS.tar.gz - Agency for all 4 architectures. Agency2.31.README - included below and in each of the above. Agency2.31b.README.tar - updated README file including a revised sql script for building all tables. ParseResume2.31.I.tar.gz - ParseResume for analysing text resumes for the skills within them. Intel only version. ParseResume2.31.NIHS.tar.gz - ParseResume for all 4 architectures. ParseResume2.31.README - included in the above. We apologise for for the delay but we were surprised by the interest generated by the announcement and the help files needed work. Introduction Background The Agency resources software was developed and packaged for Human Resource and personnel placement organisations. Rationale The human resource and recruitment industry has traditionally had difficulty in capturing people skills and reliably matching these against job requirements. Many systems are run manually, with minimal computerisation other than for presentation of documents. These are very cumbersome, reliant on manual indexes and prone to human error. Contact/Client/Candidate screens These three screens contain most of the relevant information for the system. To minimise screen real estate a number of information sub-views are swapped in and out of sight as the user requires. The screens can be interrogated independently, allowing the user to view a client that is unrelated to either the contact or the candidate and then get the screens in 'sync' as desired. This enables a contact to be viewed and connected to a client when required. Contacts The central contact screen is designed to be used when on the phone to a contact and allows for the logging of the phone conversation or even the noting of a need to follow up on something mentioned in the call. If the need for a follow up is the case then the system will use the Sarrus product PencilMeIn to schedule an alarm for that time. That alarm can also be directed to another user on the network. Information of a personal interest nature is also kept here. It is possible to attach documents and correspondence to the contact so that they are immediately available when handling the phone call. Candidates The candidate screen tracks details particular to those contacts who have skills to sell. These include skills acquired, desired rates and/or location. This screen also allows for the searching of candidates with a desired skill set. The system checks when new skills are added to an available candidate whether they suit a client with an outstanding requirement. If a match is found then the appropriate sales person is mailed so that they can follow up with the parties involved. Clients While the client screen brings together all information for a given client it is the department level data within this screen that is the most important. Here the user will find details of the technical environment for the department, the contractors or employees they currently have from this agency, outstanding requirements and candidates that have been submitted for these requirements. It is possible for the user to immediately check for available people upon receipt of a new requirement. Whether this is done or not the system will mail the relevant sales person to advise them of possible candidates for their client's requirements. Installation The Agency.pkg file will self install. The script that is run as part of the installation process will create a directory in /LocalLibrary/Agency/Resumes for all correspondence, faxes and photographs of Candidates and Contacts. The reverse of this script is NOT run as part of the delete process. This is so that any information and documents that are accumulated during the use of Agency are not expunged should you decide to de-install it. As the Agency software uses the DatabaseKit for database access it will be necessary to create a 'Personnel' database in your chosen database environment be it Sybase, Oracle or QuickBase. An SQL script (Personnel.sql in the Agency.app bundle) has been supplied to create all necessary tables and row names for you. Paste this script into an interactive database session. The script was written for QuickBase. Please advise any problems to the authors so that installation adjustments can be made for different adaptors. Security for these tables will also need to be set up. The database tables are NOT removed if the application is deinstalled. Registration and Support The first time that Agency is run you will be asked for a registration code. There are 3 types of registrations available: Demo - no fee, no serial number, expires in 30 days. Standard - fee based on users, serial numbered, no expiry. Not For Resale - lower fee, for a single machine only, serial numbered, no expiry. The intent of the Not For Resale registration is for sales organisations wishing to on sell the product. Pricing and sales information are available from dave@softpac.com.au. Registration codes and support are available from support@softpac.com.au. Requests for Not For Resale licenses must include the name of the machine onto which Agency is installed.
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SuperDebugger 3.9 with Advanced Features and Floating License Available Date: 4 Oct 1995 23:04:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44vi0a$3km@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 1-800-822-3385 / info@impact.com SuperDebugger 3.9 with Advanced Features and Floating License Available Long Island City, New York - October 5, 1995 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced the availability of release 3.9 of its SuperDebugger(tm) product, a powerful and easy-to-use graphical debugging tool for NEXTSTEP. SuperDebugger provides an advanced graphical interface to the GNU debugger (gdb) so that developers can debug custom applications with significant savings in time and greater productivity. SuperDebugger features dynamic display of source-level execution, point-and-click setting of breakpoints, savable debugging environments, and user-definable custom macros. It also provides developers with tools such as a breakpoints browser, a dynamic local variables browser, a variable contents display, and a methods browser. SuperDebugger gives developers the ability to easily inspect and trace dynamic variables. SuperDebugger has a simple interface for setting conditional and data breakpoints. In addition, it supports advanced commands for debugging programs with multiple Mach threads, PostScript code, and dynamically loaded classes. SuperDebugger also includes a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using each program feature. SuperDebugger is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. Information about quantity discounts and site-licenses can be obtained by contacting Impact Software directly. Requests for a demo copy can be sent to demos@impact.com. A demo copy of SuperDebugger 3.9 is also available at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/programming/SuperDebugger3.9.NIHS.tar.Z For users without NeXTmail or FTP access, free demo floppies of SuperDebugger 3.9 can be requested by calling 1-800-822-3385. New in Version 3.9: * Full support of key word completions in the output window. This allows the user to type Tab or Esc-Esc to expand the current word on the command line to a matching name. If there is more than one match, the unique part will be expanded, and a beep will sound. Tab-Tab or Esc-l will display all possible completions. * Full support of the emacs command key set in the output window. All the basic emacs keys work, in addition to the arrow keys. Left and right arrow move the cursor. Up and down arrow go back and forth in the history. * The ability to easily set data breakpoints using the new Databreak command. * The ability to more easily debug Mach threads using the new Thread List and Thread Select commands. * The ability to more easily debug program with PostScript code using the new Don't Show PS, Show PS, and Flush commands. * The ability to more easily debug an already running process using the new Attach and Detach commands. * The ability to group custom macros into menus and the availability in the application wrapper of a new default macro file: default.sdbmacros. * A more reliable stack/frame browser. Price: 1 User License $299 / user 2-4 User Licenses $265 5-9 User Licenses $235 10-49 User Licenses $215 50 or More User Licenses $195 Site or Enterprise License Negotiable SuperDebugger Academic Individual License $199 SuperDebugger Academic Institution License $499 Upgrade for Registered Users of 3.7/3.8 $89 Availability: Motorola now Intel now HP PA-RISC now SPARC now OpenStep committed For More Information: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106 1-800-822-3385 (US) / 718-472-0600 (International) Fax: 718-472-0160 E-mail: info@impact.com ##### SuperDebugger is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Ondra Cada <ocs@ms.mff.cuni.cz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Belegost available Date: 4 Oct 1995 23:49:00 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <44vkjc$47b@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Game of Belegost: - a cool text adventure game - inspired by Tolkien's work - nice scanned pictures - freeware OCSoftware just released the NEXTSTEP version of Belegost. The game of Belegost is cool text adventure originally written years ago by CYBEXLAB for ATARI ST. I've already ported this game for PSION Series 3/3a; now I've finished the NEXTSTEP port. The application is fairly big, as it contains a few nice truecolor scanned pictures (by John Howe and Ted Nasmith). * FROM THE STORY * >>The underground town of Belegost was built in the foot-hills of Ered Luin by the Naugrim folk (among people known as Dwarves) during the First Age. When the Dwarves were tunneling the domes and corridors of the new city, they discovered Alqualamir, one of the most precious gems of Middle Earth. The stone was not valued for its beauty as much as for its power to heal injuries inflicted by the forces of Darkness. The Dwarves lived in Belegost accumulating their wealth and adorning their city for centuries until the dawn of the Second Age brought Darkness as Sauron became the Lord of the Rings. One day, an awesome troop of Orcs stood at the gates of Belegost. The Dwarves bravely defended their city, but finally the tremendous enemy force prevailed...<< * PRICING * The application is freeware. * AVAILABILITY * Belegost is available at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/games/Belegost* Supported architectures: NeXT, Intel, SPARC, HP Supported software: NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher (might work on older, untested) The application was tested on white hardware with 8-bit color. It is written with special care to be really portable, but you know - any code contain some bugs. I am particularly afraid there might be problems with readability of grayscale representations of the pictures. Anyway, let me please know how (or at least if) it works on your configuration. * ABOUT THE COMPANY * OCSoftware is a small private company in Prague, Czech Republic, specialized in NEXTSTEP and PSION software development. Although mainly focused to the vertical market with proprietary software packs, it had prepared a number of general applications as well, as - PSION NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page on PSION Series3/3a/Workabout - PSION Software Localization Kit, which allows to localize Series3/3a to any language - NEXTSTEP NewEncoding Kit, which allows to use any code page with NEXTSTEP (developed with H.C.C., the premium driver writer) - NEXTSTEP FIDONet Message Editor - NEXTSTEP KeySwitch application to select wanted keyboard by one click - NEXTSTEP Czech spellchecker - NEXTSTEP Universal spellchecker, using ASCII file as dictionary - NEXTSTEP RTF Filter, converting RTFD to ASCII with numbered paragraphs and figures - PSION Ophir application, to supervise accounts - some games to attract users :) * FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT * OCSoftware Email: ocs@earn.cvut.cz -End-
From: kate@visgen.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Toronto, NEXTSTEP BioTech Systems Date: 5 Oct 1995 16:18:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <451ein$bh4@digifix.digifix.com> Visible Genetics is a small rapidly growing startup company based in Toronto, Canada. We are developing biotech systems for DNA sequencing and analysis which include innovative new software and proprietary hardware. Our partners and clients include multinational pharmaceutical companies. Our business is growing and we have an immediate opportunity for a high caliber software developer who will help drive the design of the architecture while implementing a major portion of it. Candidates must have *significant* experience/qualifications in the ALL of the following areas: - Object Oriented Programming (Objective C and/or Smalltalk and/or C++) - Development and release of successful, shipping GUI application(s) - Quality software design - Bright, self-motivated, enthusiastic experienced team player Expertise in any one or more of the following areas is beneficial: - NEXTSTEP preferred, but Mac or Visual C++ experience is useful - Database application development - User interface design - Signal processing Candidates should also have either a computer science, engineering, or related degree or equivalent experience. Members of the Visible Genetics team work with some of the most exciting technology available in a progressive environment. We provide competitive salaries and an excellent stock option plan. To apply, send your resume and a cover letter to: email: kate@visgen.com (NeXTmail or MIME preferred) fax: (416) 603-5126 slow mail: Kate Smith Director, Software Development Visible Genetics Inc. 399 Bathurst St. MP-6 Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8 Canada
From: Timothy Mills <t6882tm@network.cfc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG Tuesday, October 10, 1995 Date: 5 Oct 1995 16:18:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <451ejh$bhb@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches, cookies, and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Presentation: Video of Object World keynote by Steve Jobs. We'll have the whole unedited video from Object World so we can view whatever you're interested in seeing. 4. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 5. Discussion of upcoming topics and presentations. 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMiNUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@network.cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: Isabel Berizzo <isa@heinz.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource and F.Heinz Consultora Offer InterfaceViewer Special Date: 5 Oct 1995 16:20:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <451elp$bhk@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Isabel Berizzo F. HEINZ Consultora Tel:(+54 51) 81 75 97 Fax:(+54 51) 82 24 49 E-Mail: info@heinz.com Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 OpenSource and F.Heinz Consultora Offer InterfaceViewer Special CORDOBA, ARGENTINA - October 5, 1995. F. HEINZ Consultora and OpenSource today announced a discount price for InterfaceViewer, the user interface documentation program for NEXTSTEP developers. During this promotion, which runs until Friday, November 3rd, InterfaceViewer is just $250 -- a $200 savings. This discount can not be used with any other discounts or specials and is only available through OpenSource, Inc. InterfaceViewer solves a problem common to all NEXTSTEP development: documenting the contents of InterfaceBuilder files (the ubiquitous nibs ). While IB offers great tools for creating user interfaces, its capabilities are very limited when it comes to finding out the inner workings of an existing nib file or documenting the contents of such a file along with the rest of the source code for a project. InterfaceViewer is useful when you want to use any of NeXT's great mini-examples to find out something about the AppKit: the source code is usually easy to follow and profusely documented, but you still have to painfully untangle the connections inside the nib files one by one before you understand what the program does. It is also a boon when you get someone new in your team, and they have to catch up with what the rest of the group has done so far. They can just take the nib files to IV and play with the connections until they know what's in there. It is also very useful for creating high-quality EPS representations of the UI elements for inclusion in your user documentation or at making poster- or blackboard- sized documents for discussion during team work. InterfaceViewer is the only way to completely document the working of your system, other than doing diagrams of the user interface by hand. "IV [InterfaceViewer] is a wicked utility," says Chris Miner, OpenSource Technical Director, "I can't imagine why any developer wouldn't want to add it to his resources." "With OPENSTEP on the horizon, more and more developers are endeavoring to learn NEXTSTEP programming," explains Isabel Berizzo, Director of Marketing for F. HEINZ Consultora. "InterfaceViewer is an invaluable tool for both documentation and instruction. We are delighted that OpenSource approached us with the idea for this special. We know that once people use InterfaceViewer, they will recomend it to all of the fellow developers." F. HEINZ Consultora F. HEINZ Consultora is a privately-held network consulting and software development company located in Cordoba, Argentina. We are committed to the production of high-quality solutions for NEXTSTEP users and developers, and to the development and deployment of NEXTSTEP-based customer solutions. Our product line currently includes Dots, the printer driver for non-PostScript printers under NEXTSTEP, and InterfaceViewer, the user interface documentation program for NEXTSTEP developers. OpenSource, Inc. With over 150 software products and an impressive suite of NEXTSTEP capable hardware systems, OpenSouce has established itself as the premier source for NEXTSTEP solutions. OpenSource works worldwide with individuals and organizations who are committed to taking advantage of the benefits of NEXTSTEP and its supporting products. # # # # InterfaceViewer and Dots are trademarks of F. HEINZ Consultora. NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: "Luke Howard" <lukeh@auswired.net.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NetInfoExplorer Date: 5 Oct 1995 23:39:58 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4528ee$eg8@digifix.digifix.com> NetInfoExplorer is a tool for exploring NetInfo trees with a web browser. System requirements: NEXTSTEP on Intel, SPARC, HP or Motorola A web browser (eg. Netscape, Omniweb) The present release (0.1.2) is read-only; release 1.0.0 will support writing to NetInfo databases. The quad-fat binary is available at the URL: ftp://ftp.auswired.net.au/pub/lukeh/NeXT/nicrawld Documentation and further information is available at the URL: http://www.auswired.net.au/NetInfoExplorer/ Further information at niedev@auswired.net.au. -luke howard September 29, 1995
From: Katzlberger Thomas <cat@garfield.Vanderbilt.Edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: EditSound.app Date: 7 Oct 1995 23:10:48 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <457ffo$25m@digifix.digifix.com> ============= EditSound.app ============= Name: EditSound.app License: Public Domain Arch: Motorola, Intel Available: immediate ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/sound/EditSound.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/sound/EditSound.NI.tar.gz.README It converts most sound-formats with a simple double-Click to NeXT .snd files and opens them. It plays modfiles in a subthread up to 44KHz with oversampling. Echo effects, Spectral & FFT analysis are possible. Of course you can record, play & edit sounds. NI stands for NeXT & Intel fat binary - sorry no diskspace to install 3.3Dev. Thomas Katzlberger (katzlbt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 104 - Articles posted since October 2 1995 Date: 9 Oct 1995 04:00:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <45a6oa$9m4@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 104 Postings since: October 2 1995 [3708] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3709] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3710] JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft [3711] SUBMISSION: Agency - Smart Software for Recruitment Agencies (on FTP) [3712] PRESS RELEASE: SuperDebugger 3.9 with Advanced Features and Floating License Available [3713] SUBMISSION: Belegost available [3714] JOB: Toronto, NEXTSTEP BioTech Systems [3715] MEETING: SEMiNUG Tuesday, October 10, 1995 [3716] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource and F.Heinz Consultora Offer InterfaceViewer Special [3717] SUBMISSION: NetInfoExplorer [3718] SUBMISSION: EditSound.app If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-104/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-104.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-104 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 9 Oct 1995 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <45a7k8$9q2@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 9 Oct 1995 04:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <45a7kd$9q2@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Radical Product Support <support@radical.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.6 (Beta) Released Date: 9 Oct 1995 23:40:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45cpvq$ihi@digifix.digifix.com> BETA: RadicalNews 0.6 Released Radical System Solutions offers free beta version of RadicalNews. October 9, 1995 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, has just released a beta version of their commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. "Being in the same boat as the rest of the NEXTSTEP community, we definitely saw the need for a newsreader done right. We've designed RadicalNews to address all of the issues users of other newsreaders have had over the years," said Jim Brownfield, President and CEO of Radical. "Due to its true object-oriented design, we were able to support traditionally difficult functionality such as threading, cross post updating, author tracking, filtering, and article highlighting - all done the right way." RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The beta version is free, and will run until December 1, 1995. After that time, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.6.NIHS.tar For further information contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com The following is the contents of the README file: ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS FEATURES * True article threading o Split browsers for thread, articles o Orders articles according to who's replying to whom * Accurate tracking of cross-posted articles o Decrements counts & marks "read" across all groups * Group-level catchup and posting o No need to read in entire group to catchup o Catchup many groups at once o Preview your posting before it goes out * Article subject & author highlighting & tagging o Tag users, e.g., John Doe (a nice guy) o Highlight threads containing a specific user's articles o Highlight threads by subject keyword * Article followup highlighting o Highlights threads containing followups to your postings * True article archiving and indexing o Creates a true article archive o Interfaces to Digital Librarian * Multiple article uudecoding o Intelligent article sorting o Decodes binaries, sounds, pictures o Autolaunches appropriate application * Multiple independent viewers o Different thread viewers for each newsgroup, if desired o Different group viewers for each newsgroup list, if desired * Advanced Quoted Text Handling o Delineate quoted article text when viewing o Requote article text to specified level when posting * Flip Font (TM) Feature o Flip between primary and alternate article text fonts * Fast article retrieval o Efficient article object manipulation * Article filtering and searching o Extensive filtering and searching support * User-defined newsgroup lists o Create your own lists of any or all newsgroups * Fully user configurable graphical interface o Size, position, viewers, sound o Extensive support for color & fonts * Utilities interface o Email reply & forward o Print articles -----------------------------------
From: info@object-tech.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc at the OPENSTEP Day in Washington DC, October 24,1995 Date: 10 Oct 1995 15:45:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45eigc$od1@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@object-tech.com WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Englewood, Colorado -- October 6, 1995 Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation at the OPENSTEP Day in Washinton DC on October 24, 1995 (NeXT Expo) . Come visit us in the NeXT Vendor Showcase at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner. We will be demonstrating a wide range of NEXTSTEP software and showing the latest in NEXTSTEP compatible hardware, desktop and laptop. The program of the DAY includes: - KEYNOTES with: Steven P. Jobs: The Future of Objects Paul Hegarty: OPENSTEP Avadis Tevanian, Jr.: WebObjects -TECHNICAL SEMINARS featuring: Overview of NeXT Computer's object technology OPENSTEP in details WebObjects in details Distributed ObjectComputing and D'OLE in details Enterprise Applications using Object Technology Real WorldApplications: Customer Successes -OPENSTEP DAY RECEPTION -OPENSTEP PARTNERS' EXHIBIT Hours 7:30 - 8:30 am 12:00 - 1:00 pm 5:00 - 7:00 pm For more information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax:1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 ---- Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is an authorized distributor of the NEXTSTEP Operating System and the only authorized reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Object Technologies is a leading distributor of third-party applications and turnkey hardware solutions for the NEXTSTEP Operating System. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep,the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment.OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications.NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: ad934@lafn.org (Chris Horton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Software Engineers for animation software company in Los Angeles Date: 11 Oct 1995 14:37:49 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45h2tt$8v@digifix.digifix.com> Wanted: Software Engineers for animation software company based in Los Angeles working with prestigious Animation Film Studios. Cambridge Animation Systems is a fast growing company that develops and supplies state-of-the-art software to automate the production of cartoon animation. The software is used by the entertainment and games industries worldwide in the production of feature films, television series, commercials, and computer games. Customers include Warner Brother Feature Animation, Warner Brothers Television, and DreamWorks (Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen). The company's head office and the majority of the development team is based in Cambridge England. New developers will join the US office based in North Hollywood (soon to move to Glendale, CA). We are looking for several first class software engineers with excellent academic qualifications who are familiar with object oriented programming. Candidates should ideally be experienced in graphics, self starters, and capable of producing efficient industrial strength code. In addition, applicants should be prepared to take on responsibility, communicate well, and should enjoy working in a small high powered team. The position will require the candidate to spend 6-12 months working on site with one of the worlds leading animation studios. Programmer Requirements (several openings available): At least 1 year programming experience in C++ Good academic qualifications One or more of the following: UI design and implementation experience Graphics experience Experience developing with NeXTSTEP Experience developing on SGI Renumeration Negotiable. If you are interested, please send a resume and cover letter to Peter Florence by email, US mail, or fax. email: pete@cam-ani-us.com (please cc to andrew@cam-ani.co.uk) fax: (818) 762-6455 Address: Cambridge Animation Systems 11417 Moorpark St. North Hollywood CA 91602 Tel: (818) 762-6466
From: leonvs@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Leon von Stauber) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Austin NS User Group (AnUG), Tuesday, October 17 Date: 13 Oct 1995 00:12:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45kovu$csk@digifix.digifix.com> AnUG, the Austin NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group, is having a meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 1995. We'll be demoing an alpha version of OpenStep 4.0 for Mach (formerly known as NEXTSTEP), and may have a videotape of the August ObjectWorld keynote address by Steve Jobs. The meeting starts at 7 PM, but come early for pizza! WHERE: Pencom offices, near the Arboretum 9050 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 100 For directions, call or email the contacts listed below. WHEN: Tuesday, October 17, 1995 7 PM - 8:30 PM Refreshments served at 6:30. Refreshments will include pizza, beer, and soda, and are provided by Pencom Systems, a leading professional services provider specializing in software consulting, technical staffing, contract programming, and systems administration. Pencom also produces co-Xist, a complete X Window System environment for the NEXTSTEP operating system. CONTACTS: Todd Frenzel Leon von Stauber <toddf@pencom.com> <leonvs@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu> (512) 343-6666 (512) 475-9225
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Syst Admin/Contract/Va Date: 13 Oct 1995 14:38:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45mbn4$i7i@digifix.digifix.com> System Administrator NEXTSTEP Commercial experience Contract position Long,long, term. Exceptional benefits Greater DC Area To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] The Omni Group (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: mikeg@Eng.Sun.COM (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft Date: 15 Oct 1995 00:17:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45q219$dd@digifix.digifix.com> OpenStep Engineer The successful candidate will play an important part in the development of Sun's OpenStep programming environment. Working in a small group, you will contribute in a number of ways from porting and debugging of the original NeXT source to designing new code and functionality. This position requires someone who has worked extensively with UNIX, X toolkit and object oriented languages. Experience with NeXTStep would be an advantage. The ability to work well in a team is important as well as the experience to be able to complete tasks on time - BS/MS required. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MTV 19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 105 - Articles posted since October 9 1995 Date: 16 Oct 1995 04:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <45slc8$bjb@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 105 Postings since: October 9 1995 [3720] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3721] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3722] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.6 (Beta) Released [3723] PRESS RELEASE: eCesys Announces Q4 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems [3724] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc at the OPENSTEP Day in Washington DC, October 24,1995 [3725] JOB: Software Engineers for animation software company in Los Angeles [3726] MEETING: Austin NS User Group (AnUG), Tuesday, October 17 [3727] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Syst Admin/Contract/Va [3728] JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-105/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-105.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-105 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 16 Oct 1995 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <45sm89$cfb@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: "Carl E. Lindberg" <lindberg@BLaCKSMITH.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOBS: Blacksmith, Inc. - System and Database Administrators Date: 16 Oct 1995 15:22:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45ubej$hll@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: Fantastic Opportunities for System and Database Administrators !! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the largest NEXTSTEP/OpenStep development companies in the world, is hiring network system administrators and database administrators for its rapidly growing consulting division. Every resume will be considered! Thanks to BLaCKSMITH's prominent reputation, its products and services are in high demand in almost every major NEXTSTEP market: government, telecommunications, entertainment and financial services. The company will be hiring individuals who are committed to building a successful company and to ensuring client success. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. The positions are: 1) Network Systems Administrator - Bachelor of Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience - Minimum three years of experience in networking and system administration - NetInfo, DNS, and NIS+ experience preferred (1-2 years) - Clear understanding of TCP/IP and Unix Networking required - Knowledge of DNS, sendmail, SNMP, and SMTP required - SNA and/or IPX background helpful - Perl and C skills required Objective-C a plus - Familiarity with sh, csh, perl and cron management desired - Firewall and network security knowledge - NFS performance monitoring and maintenance experience required As a Network Administrator, the successful candidate will: - Work on-site in Baltimore, MD on an award-winning development project - Work closely with a team of talented NEXTSTEP developers - Work in an environment that is flexible, relaxed and technically challenging - Manage the existing TCP/IP based WAN - Work on a small team to design and construct the remaining portions of the WAN - Recommend and implement network monitoring systems - Resolve interoperability issues with existing systems - Work with DBA to address networking issues related to distributed databases - Provide some Unix system administration - Configure and maintain sendmail aliases and mail hubs over the WAN and in NetInfo - Provide DNS configuration and support for local nets and integration with the WAN - Maintain WAN uid and gid configuration in coordination with NFS services and LAN support 2) Oracle Database Systems Administrator - Bachelor of Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience - Oracle DBA experience (2-3 years), Oracle 71, 72 and knowledge of upcoming 73 enhancements - Knowledge of SQL*NET 1 & 2 - TNS listener management - Knowledge and ability to create and manage Oracle tables, users, grants, tablespaces, and views within SQL scripts - SQL*DBA and svrmgr knowledge a must - PL/SQL knowledge required - SQL*Loader knowledge required - C, OCI, awk and sed a plus - Competence with sh, csh, ksh and Perl or TCL - Prior experience with Unix based Oracle 7, Solaris preferred As an Oracle DBA, the successful candidate will: - Work on-site in Baltimore, MD on an award-winning development project - Work closely with a team of talented NEXTSTEP developers - Work in an environment that is flexible, relaxed and technically challenging - Provide daily management of the Oracle databases - Provide Oracle related support to developers - Integrate data from city's legacy systems - Provide maintenance of SQL*Net 1 and 2 Provide for complete migration to SQL*Net 2 - Maintain and implement new backup procedures Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. BLaCKSMITH is the developer of CHaRTSMITH, NEXTSTEP's most popular business productivity application for charting and graphing. The company is located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. BLaCKSMITH is accepting resumes immediately! For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: "Carl E. Lindberg" <lindberg@BLaCKSMITH.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOBS: Blacksmith, Inc. - NEXTSTEP Developers Date: 16 Oct 1995 15:25:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <45ubjc$hm0@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: More Fantastic Opportunities for NEXTSTEP Developers!! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the largest NEXTSTEP/OpenStep development companies in the market, is hiring NEXTSTEP developers to fill a broad range of openings, from junior-level to senior-level positions in its consulting division. Every resume will be considered! Thanks to BLaCKSMITH's prominent reputation, its products and services are in high demand in almost every major NEXTSTEP market: government, telecommunications, entertainment and financial services. The company will be hiring individuals who believe in the technology and are committed to building a wildly successful OpenStep company. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. Job openings are available in the following categories: 1) Junior- to Intermediate-level NEXTSTEP Developer - 1 to 2 years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - General knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design helpful - Minimum one years development experience in C or C++ - Minimum one year experience with UNIX - UNIX system administration and database administration helpful 2) Mid-level NEXTSTEP Developer - 2 to 4 years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - Experience in object-oriented analysis and design helpful - Minimum 3 years of development experience in C or C++ required - Minimum 3 years experience with UNIX required - Working knowledge of NEXTSTEP's EOF helpful 3) Senior-level NEXTSTEP Developer - 4+ years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - Experience in object-oriented analysis and design required - Minimum 5 years of development experience in C or C++ required - Minimum 5 years experience with UNIX required - Working knowledge of NEXTSTEP's EOF required Successful candidates who join BLaCKSMITH's consulting division will: - Have the opportunity to learn and be a part of an exciting business environment in the telecommunications, entertainment, financial or government industries - Work on high-profile NEXTSTEP development projects - Work with a team of talented NEXTSTEP developers and provide valuable input and direction - Work with state-of-the-art object modeling and implementation techniques and professionals with extensive business and development experience. Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. BLaCKSMITH is the developer of CHaRTSMITH, NEXTSTEP's most popular business productivity application for charting and graphing. The company is located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Resumes are being accepted immediately. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Kindle DiGiusto <Kindle_DiGiusto@NeXT.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: OPENSTEP DAY OCTOBER 24 Date: 17 Oct 1995 16:45:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4614ku$1qn@digifix.digifix.com> Come learn more about NeXT's new technologies including OPENSTEP (tm) for Windows, D'OLE (tm)-Distributed OLE today, and WebObjects (tm)-Enterprise Web Server Software. You are cordially invited to join us for OPENSTEP DAY October 24, 1995 The Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner Washington, DC 7:30 Press Registration 8:30 - Steven P. Jobs, Chairman & CEO The Future of Objects 9:45 - Paul Hegarty, Director, OpenStep Engineering OPENSTEP: The Industry Standard Object Layer 11:00 - Dr. Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Vice President, Engineering Spinning an Object-Oriented Web: Connecting the Internet & Objects 12:00 - Luncheon and Vendor showcase 1:00 - Technical Evaluator session (3 hours) or OPENSTEP: In-Depth Technical Seminar 2:00 - WebObjects: An In-Depth Technical Seminar 3:00 - Distributed Object Computing, featuring D'OLE-Distributed OLE Today: An In-Depth Technical Seminar 4:00 Enterprise Applications Using Object Technology or Real World Applications: Customer Success 5:00 OPENSTEP DAY Reception To RSVP please contact Kindle DiGiusto of NeXT Computer (415) 780-3781 or Charlotte Penner of Copithorne & Bellows (415) 975-2280.
From: "Jeffrey A. Sickel" <Jeff_Sickel@sickel.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Apache 0.8.1.4 httpd Obese package Date: 17 Oct 1995 23:39:00 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <461ssk$4po@digifix.digifix.com> Announcing the apache 0.8.1.4 httpd obese. apache_0.8.1.4.pkg.compressed has been placed at ftp.cs.orst.edu. You may find it as: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/apache_0.8.1.4.pkg.compressed The Installer will start the httpd server defaulted to port 8080. The install will 'pause' after the httpd server has been started and seem to not complete the installation of the pkg. The pkg has been installed properly, just kill the httpd.pid after testing for the Installer to 'complete'. Otherwise just close the pkg. This is the Apache 0.8.1.4 httpd server compiled -O4 -arch obese and provided as an Installer.app package for easy installation. The installation will perform the initial configuration changes and start the server for you. You can get immediate feedback (provided you have a web browser) about the install. Information on the apache server can be found at http://www.apache.org/. --- I am not affiliated with the Apache group in any way. I just wanted to provide another server alternative to the NCSA version provided in a package from NeXT. Please let me know if you have problems installing the package. If anyone knows the proper method for executing a process from a shell script (csh) without needing to return, please let me know. jas Jeff_Sickel@sickel.com
From: cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher Wolf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash 1.333 Date: 18 Oct 1995 00:17:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <461v5h$546@digifix.digifix.com> OCTOBER 15, 1995 Contact: WolfWare PO Box 4977 Ithaca, NY 14852-4977 United States http://www.wolfware.com/ sales@wolfware.com WOLFWARE RELEASES NEWSFLASH 1.333 Upgraded Version of NEXTSTEP Usenet Newsreader Adds Features and Bug-Fixes WolfWare is proud to announce the release of NewsFlash 1.333 the newest version of our fast and flexible Usenet (NNTP) newsreader application for NEXTSTEP. Release 1.333 adds a variety of feature enhancements and bug fixes which make NewsFlash even more powerful and reliable. NewsFlash 1.333 includes a free evaluation license key for new users and is a free upgrade for current registered users. Any users still using version 1.11 or version 1.66 should upgrade to version 1.333 as soon as possible. A partial list of some of NewsFlash's advanced capabilities (* indicates a feature new to release 1.333) includes: - NeXTSTEP style point and click graphical interface. - Intelligent NNTP access and local data caching. - Optimized performance over low bandwidth-links. - Fully customizable multi-column article and group displays. - Display only subscribed, un-subscribed, new or all groups. - Display only read, unread, current or all articles. - Sort articles by subject, author, number, date or length. - Print, save or forward single or multiple article selections. - Automatically extract and open multi-part uuencoded binary files. - Automatically create multi-part uuencoded posts by drag-and-drop. - Kill articles using group, subject and author name regular expressions. - Keyboard short-cuts for mouse-free news reading. - Find groups and articles with regular expression searches. - Unlimited number of post/follow-up compose windows. - Append signature to posts automatically. - Integrated with Mail.app for replying to articles by e-mail. - Support for NNTP user/password authorization protocol - Multi-panel preferences display for easy configuration. - Extensive context sensitive online help. * Complete control over custom article headers. * Highly flexible quoting style with variable substitution. * Show all headers, hide all headers, or hide user selected headers. * Articles can be saved to default locations or to user specified files. * Groups and articles can be read with either a single or double-click. * Servers using alternate NNTP ports other than 119 can be used. * Access to particular newsgroups can be blocked by news administrator. * Articles can be forwarded by e-mail. * Newsrc can be saved manually or automatically after each group. NewsFlash 1.333 is available now for Intel, NeXT, HP and Sparc platforms. NewsFlash requires NeXTSTEP user version 3.2 or 3.3 and access to an Internet NNTP server which supports the XOVER command. For further information visit our World Wide Web Page at http://www.wolfware.com/ or e-mail us at sales@wolfware.com (NeXTMail and MIME welcome). The latest version of NewsFlash is always available via anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.wolfware.com/ or from our Web Page. All distribution packages include free evaluation licenses for unregistered users. Evaluation licenses are fully functional except that they only permit access to *test*, *.announce, *.advocacy, and comp.binaries.* groups. For a limited time, NewsFlash single user licenses are available at a special introductory price of $25 US directly from WolfWare. Site licenses are available starting at $50 for 5 users. Copyright 1995, WolfWare. All rights reserved. NewsFlash is a trademark of WolfWare. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Brat Wizard <brat@rtp.vnet.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Test Posting - injected directly into news stream Date: 16 Oct 1995 Organization: Vnet Sender: brat@rtp.vnet.net Message-ID: <1@vnet.net> Test post. John
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Omni Search (formerly Omni Group/Ohio) Date: 19 Oct 1995 14:50:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4666lb$8sm@digifix.digifix.com> The former OMNI GROUP/OHIO is now OMNI SEARCH. The reason for this change is to insure that no confusion will exist. OMNI DEVELOPMENT also has and is DBA OMNI GROUP. They are a well known high quality software development and consulting company out of Washington state. The former OMNI GROUP/OHIO now OMNI SEARCH is a search firm from the state of Ohio. In the future we hope that no conflict of names will exist. Feel free to call or Email if there still exists any confusion or need of explanation. Thank You Tom Gugger/Omni Search ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] Omni Search (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: cwolf@wolfware.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NewsFlash 1.333 - startup problem workaround and NewsFlash 1.334 available Date: 19 Oct 1995 14:47:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4666gn$8qu@digifix.digifix.com> IMPORTANT! WolfWare's recently released version 1.333 of NewsFlash had a serious bug which prevented it from starting up properly on machines which had never had a previous version of NewsFlash installed. A workaround for this is to execute the following command from a shell window before starting NewsFlash: dwrite NewsFlash NewsServer "your.nntp.server.name.here" This is only necessary once. A new version of NewsFlash (1.334) is now available from our web page <URL>http://www.wolfware.com/> and ftp site <URL:ftp://ftp.wolfware.com/> which fixes this problem. It is also available on ftp.cs.orst.edu <URL:ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/news> We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks. Sincerely, Christopher Wolf WolfWare
From: twu530@nwu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Developers - Chicago Area Date: 19 Oct 1995 14:49:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4666j5$8sd@digifix.digifix.com> We are looking for NeXT developers for the Chicago area. All positions are full time permanent and have great benefits. We are also willing to relocate people. Please contact us for further details via email or if you would prefer a live person please call (708)866-9288 and ask for Carolyn Muszynski. Thank you.
From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Chicago LoopGroup - Nov 1 Date: 20 Oct 1995 17:26:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46945c$jvu@digifix.digifix.com> Subject: Chicago LoopGroup meeting Nov 1 The downtown Chicago LoopGroup, a NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP User Group, is having a meeting on Wednesday, November 1, 1995. We'll be discussing current work on BlackJava, a port of Java <http://java.sun.com/> to NEXTSTEP, looking at demos from OPENSTEP Day <http://www.next.com/HotNews/OSDDC/Welcome.html> in Washington, D.C., and talking about the latest OPENSTEP info and rumors. WHERE: First National Bank of Chicago Two First National Plaza, 18th floor (20 South Clark Street in the loop) Chicago, Illinois For directions, call or e-mail the contacts listed below. WHEN: Wednesday, November 1, 1995 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM WHAT: Discussion of Java port to NEXTSTEP Bill Bumgarner Demo of latest OpenStep technology from OpenStep Day Rich Flewelling, NeXT Computer CONTACTS: Daniel Green First National Bank of Chicago <dang@fnbc.com> (312)732-5532
From: Radical Product Support <support@radical.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.6.1 Date: 20 Oct 1995 23:13:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <469ogr$lrp@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Radical System Solutions offers second free beta version of RadicalNews. October 20, 1995 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, has just released the second beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The beta version is free, and will run until December 1, 1995. After that time, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.6.1.NIHS.tar For further information, see the README file (included below), or contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS BUG FIXES IN 0.6.1 * Sound may be safely turned off * More tolerant to news server connection problems * Package permission and ownership problems corrected * Bogus header fields no longer cause crash * News update no longer causes crash * Update Time of zero no longer causes looping * .newsrc file without subscribed groups no longer causes looping * Split sizes are now saved ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.6.1 * Article line counts displayed with author name * Article text not loaded if user defined threshold exceeded * Space bar pages forward through articles in a group * Delete key moves backward through articles in a group ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS FUTURE FEATURES * Flat file support is planned * Slow link support is planned * Automated batch retrieval is planned * Off-line reading is planned ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS CURRENT FEATURES * True article threading o Split browsers for thread, articles o Orders articles according to who's replying to whom * Accurate tracking of cross-posted articles o Decrements counts & marks "read" across all groups * Group-level catchup and posting o No need to read in entire group to catchup o Catchup many groups at once o Preview your posting before it goes out * Article subject & author highlighting & tagging o Tag users, e.g., John Doe (a nice guy) o Highlight threads containing a specific user's articles o Highlight threads by subject keyword * Article followup highlighting o Highlights threads containing followups to your postings * True article archiving and indexing o Creates a true article archive o Interfaces to Digital Librarian * Multiple article uudecoding o Automatic article sorting o Decodes binaries, sounds, pictures o Can decode an entire group at once o Can decode multi-part attachments & partial files o Autolaunches appropriate application * Multiple independent viewers o Different thread viewers for each newsgroup, if desired o Different group viewers for each newsgroup list, if desired * Advanced Quoted Text Handling o Delineate quoted article text when viewing o Requote article text to specified level when posting * Flip Font (TM) Feature o Flip between primary and alternate article text fonts * Advanced article retrieval o Efficient article object manipulation o Article size thresholding * Article filtering and searching o Extensive filtering and searching support * User-defined newsgroup lists o Create your own lists of any or all newsgroups * Fully user configurable graphical interface o Size, position, viewers, sound o Extensive support for color & fonts * Utilities interface o Email reply & forward o Print articles -----------------------------------
From: Thomas Engel <tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MPEGHelper v.0.8. A Frontend to L3 Sound Compression Date: 19 Oct 1995 23:39:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4675mf$d92@digifix.digifix.com> Release 0.8, 02.08.1995 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Submitted to: ftp.//ftp.fhg.de/pub/layer3 ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Audio/Apps ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Audio/audio-apps ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/sound/ The MPEGHelper application ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package. This is a frontend to the MPEG L3 sound codec tools from the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft IIS. These tools are SHAREWARE. Only this frontend is GNUware. I do appologize for not having completed the documentation in the style I use to do it. That's mainly because there are tons of other thing to do :-(. So please read the online help and the included manual pages to find out about the parameters of the codec tools and MPEG L3 in detail. L3 MPEG allows a 90% (!) space saving for CD quality sounds, but realtime playback requires a fast machine (HPPA, SPARC20 or P5). The handling of the frontend should be quite simple. Open a file, choose the tools and start the conversion. Thats it. The Package Version 0.8 comes in two packages. The main MPEGHelper.0.8.NIHS.tar.gz archive includes: - MPEGHelper.app. A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware with FAT l3enc/dec binaries. - An Examples directory containing two simple examples of compressed MPEG L3 sounds. They are small to keep the size of the package low. - Online help...minimal - Some documentation. The source package MPEGHelper.0.8.s.tar.gz comes with: - Full sourcecode (without the license sensitive sections). On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project'section. A seperate packages with the FhG UNIX tools only and one with more example files is availble too. About this Project The latest version of this application will be available at the ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de, ftp.fhg.de or ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. There is a WWW page were you can find out more about the status of this...and all the other projects I'm working on: http://wwwcip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/user/tsengel/ Projects/Projects.html Compiling This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. It does not come with all the libraries and it only has quad fat precompiled code for the registration sensitive areas! You might need to get the MiscKit project (Version 1.5.0 or higher) from the archives. For more details on the MiscKit collection see the common NeXT ftp servers, get the Objective-C or NeXT FAQs or take a look at the EduSteps developer area: http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/Developer/Kits/MiscKit/MiscKit.html If you would like to submit something to this collection you should contact the current maintainer: Don Yacktman <Don_Yacktman@byu.edu> In Case of Trouble If you have any questions you can contact me. Thomas Engel Netpunstr. 9 D-90522 Oberasbach Germany E-mail: tsengel@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org (NeXTMail welcome)
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Consulting Engineers - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:03:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cfqg$l6@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following positions in several locations across the Country and UK office. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Consulting Engineer, Object Expert Program Department: OE Group, Professional Services Contact: Caroline McGrail, Staffing Manager (415) 780-3841 or cmgrail@next.com Scott Abel, Director, Engineering Services 512-338-1924 General Description The primary goal for the Object Expert (OE) program is to accelerate our customers' mission critical application development efforts and ensure that these applications are architected for performance, scalability, and code re-use. This means ensuring that the customer has the right mix of development staff, a sound design, a scalable architecture, an efficient implementation, and an effective deployment plan. The NeXT OE Consulting Engineer functions as the primary technical conduit into NeXT engineering. They help the customer with all aspects of the OO software development process including skill mapping, project management, OOA&D, proper use of NEXTSTEP development tools, selection of third party products, and general knowledge transfer. In short, these engineers are an insurance policy for the customers success. Through the OE program, our customers remain up to speed on the latest developments in engineering, up coming future products, changes is functionality or design (EOF vs DBKit for example), and of course, general technical support. We also try to steer their development efforts, providing virtual project management and direction. Specific Role & Responsibilities a full-time, dedicated, on-site NEXTSTEP expert analysis, design, and programming assistance a conduit between the customer and NeXT to resolve technical issues and facilitate the adoption of new NeXT technologies into the customers development environment optimal use of the NEXTSTEP development tools and environment assistance with application planning, integration, and testing ongoing "knowledge transfer" of object oriented concepts third party solutions selection and guidance assistance to project leaders in assessing team skills and mapping team strengths to facilitate NEXTSTEP development weekly project meetings with customer management to review project status, pending technical issues, and associated resolutions. Educational Background, Skills, and Abilities BS degree in related field such as Math, Physics, Computer Science or Engineering. 4+ years of software development experience, with at least two years of experience in NEXTSTEP development. A solid understanding of the software development process, including object oriented analysis & design. Prior experience with setting and managing customer expectations is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support Engineer - NeXT Computer/Washington DC office Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cfvq$lj@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. is currently searching to fill the following position in our Washington, DC office. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Contact Joe Keenan at 703-506-3940 if interested. Position: Premium System Support Engineer Department: Professional Services, Customer Support Location: Washington, D.C. Primary responsibility: Lead technical contact for multiple corporate accounts including on-site support for critical issues. Provide solutions to technical problems for system administrators in a variety of areas of NEXTSTEP and UNIX system administration. Specific responsibilities: - Provide technical support to system administrators via email, telephone, and FAX - Provide on-site support to customers for critical and urgent issues. - Provide solutions to technical problems for system administrators for NEXTSTEP, UNIX, and networking related issues. - Responsible for providing technical account management as well as supporting corporate customers in the deployment of NEXTSTEP-based systems. - Work with Sales, Marketing and Engineering to solve problems and provide product feedback. - Proactively produce written information and example code for NeXTAnswers and our Technical Journals to supplement our documentation. - Work as a team member in support, help others with problems, mentor junior members of the team, interview prospective new members and participate in team discussions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: - BSCS or equivalent - Knowledge of NEXTSTEP system administration - At least one year's experience working with NetInfo, or at least three years' experience with low-level support of IP-based networks. - At least one year's experience with UNIX-based system administration and IP-based network administration issues relating to large installations. - Excellent problem solving and problem avoidance skills - able to research answers for questions in areas in which they do not have expertise - able to deduce the root of a problem from a phone or email interaction - able to anticipate and avoid problems based on knowledge of customer's projects and configurations - Excellent written and oral communication skills - able to determine the context of the question so that you answer the right question - able to write or verbalize the answer at the technical level of the person asking the question - able to log the history of the interaction so that others on the team can learn from it too Additional Success Factors: - On-site system administration support experience - Previous experience in assigned-account technical support. - Network application development experience - Microsoft Windows NT networking experience - Classroom training experience ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Trainer - OOA&D - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:24 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg00$lr@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City CA 94063 FAX: 415-780-3933 e-mail: ps_resumes@next.com Position: Developer Trainer - OOA&D Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, California Manager: Sara Benson Primary responsibility: Deliver NEXTSTEP/OpenStep programming courses to application developers, focusing on the object-oriented analysis and design. Develop and enhance NeXT's OOA&D curriculum to respond to advances in methodologies and to meet the needs of NeXT's customers. Specific responsibilities: Train NeXT customers of varying skill levels and backgrounds on the use of the OOA&D in developing NEXTSTEP applications. Guide customers through specific exercises in OOA&D. Courses will be taught to NeXT's customers in one of three formats: open enrollment in NeXT training facilities; on-site at customer sites; and customized as part of long-term educational packages deployed at customer sites. Travel to Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC, and customer sites is required. Develop curriculum that covers fundamental concepts of OOA&D in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment, working closely with training, support, engineering, and technical publications groups. Enhance and extend NeXT's OOA&D methodology, keeping abreast of current industry-standard object methodologies. Develop exercises for use with course materials, both in open enrollment classes and customized for specific customers. Create examples and case studies for use in course curriculum and in "on the fly" situations in response to student questions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: General: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Math, or related fields. Masters degree preferred Technical knowledge: Three to five years of software development experience with C, C++, or Smalltalk, preferably with at least one year of experience in the NEXTSTEP environment. One year of experience in object-oriented analysis and design. Familiarity with Objective-C, Eiffel, Smalltalk or other object-oriented programming language. Familiarity with at least one industry-standard object methodology. Ability to design and develop course curriculum. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as the ability to deliver classroom training. Excellent listening skills are also required. Additional Success Factors: Prior training experience and prior experience setting and managing customer expectations are a plus. Project management and experience with developing large-scale information management systems are a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Sr. Media Software Engineer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg04$m3@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Senior Software Engineer Department: Media Group Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility Assist with the design and maintenance of NEXTSTEP Media Software. This includes NeXT's Display PostScript based WindowServer, OpenStep graphics under WIN32, and other media-related projects. The successful candidate needs to be a system software generalist with a specialty in graphics. Specific Responsibilities Contribute to the design and implementation of OPENSTEP graphics on NT. This includes developing integration strategies for native printing and font support. Help maintain the device-independent portions of NeXT's graphics architecture. This includes adding features and fixing bugs at various levels of NeXT's graphics and media system software. Contribute architectural improvements to NEXT's media system software. Consult with RISC and OpenStep teams on general graphics issues. Skills, Education and Experience Required 5 - 8 years experience window-systems, graphics, or multi-media system software. BS degree in Math, Physics, Engineering or CS, or equivalent experience Architectural and design experience. Fluency in C, PostScript, experience with assembly language helpful. Understanding of client/server architectures. Comfortable handling vendor relationships at the technical level. (i.e. Adobe, PIXAR, various board vendors. . .) Strong, tenacious, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Technically versatile. Able to work well with others. Good communication skills. Additional Success Factors Architectural work on multimedia system software Experience with object-oriented languages (Objective C, C++, Smalltalk) NEXTSTEP programming experience. Some UNIX driver writing experience X windows internals or WIN32 experience a plus ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Sr. Applications Engineer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg08$ma@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Senior Applications Development Engineer Department: OpenStep Applications Dept. Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibilities: The successful candidate will join the OpenStep applications engineering group, responsible for designing, implementing, testing and maintaining the major user applications shipping with OpenStep. This includes significant work in porting major applications from NEXTSTEP to OpenStep, and consideration of issues for all OpenStep platforms including Microsoft Windows. Specific Responsibilities: Maintenance and enhancement of the software by debugging, optimizing performance, and restructuring as needed. Bug fixing and testing Porting of NEXTSTEP Applications to OpenStep Work with team members on design and implementation of new application features. Prototype, solicit feedback, and iterate as necessary. Skills, Education, Experience Requirements: Superior analysis and problem solving skills Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities Excellent teamwork and communications Experience in Object Oriented design and implementation methodology Fluency in C Fluency in an object oriented implementation language and environment (preferably Objective C and NEXTSTEP) Aptitude for User Interface issues and enthusiasm to pursue perfection of the "end user experience" Tenacity and eagerness to solve complex technical problems Self motivated, independent and proactive Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules BS in Computer science or equivalent experience Demonstrated participation in large group-effort projects, with both significant individual ownership as well as and team interaction and coordination 4+ years of practical experience with at least one modern OS, windowing system, GUI toolkit, and object-oriented language/environment. A good understanding of how to organize large bodies of object-oriented software. Experience with effective, efficient software design that retains flexibility. Ability to be flexible and meet project requirements in the face of changing specifications. Additional Success Factors: Multi-platform experience (UNIX, MS-Windows/NT) NEXTSTEP development experience PDO/DO experience ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Compiler Engineer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0c$mi@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Compiler and Runtime Engineer Department: Development Environment Primary responsibilities: Design, development and maintenance of the Objective C, C, and C++ compilers and runtime systems. Specific Responsibilities: o maintenance and bug fixing for gcc and the Objective C runtime o coordinating changes with FSF and NeXT's porting groups o implementation of new compiler and runtime features o responsible for portions of the debugger that has to do with dynamic shared libraries o improving our C++ support in general o optimizations of the Objective C runtime for shared libraries o improving the performance of the shared library codegeneration Position Requirements: o experience with working on compilers o interest in working on runtime systems o knowledge of at least one machine architecture including stack frame layouts and calling conventions o knowledge of debuggers, assemblers, loaders helpful o experience with optimizing software systems in general would be a plus. o experience working with FSF would be a plus o experience working with GCC would be a plus Education and Experience: B.S in Computer Science or related field, and 2+ years of applicable experience. Additional Success Factors: Seeks high degree of reliability in their work. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Sr. Trainer - Object Learning Solution Project Lead - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0f$mp@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City CA 94063 FAX: 415-780-3933 e-mail: ps_resumes@next.com Position: Senior Trainer - Object Learning Solution Project Lead Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, California Manager: Sara Benson Primary responsibility: Deliver Object Learning Solutions (OLS), multi-week on-site NEXTSTEP/OpenStep training tailored to the customer's environment, to application developers. Develop and enhance the Object Learning Solution curriculum to respond to changes in the development environment and to meet the needs of NeXT's customers. Specific responsibilities: Responsible for all aspects of delivery of the OLS, including: Provide assessment of student skills and NEXTSTEP project goals. Scope, design and project manage classroom exercises and mini-projects undertaken by the students, as well as create example code for use in course curriculum and in response to student questions. Train teams of NeXT customers, of varying skill levels and backgrounds, on the NEXTSTEP development environment and tools, including Objective-C programming, Enterprise Objects Framework, and object-oriented analysis and design. Manage the account relationship with the customer. Coordinate all resources needed for successful delivery of a OLS, including trainers and student materials. Travel to customer sites is required. Develop curriculum specific to the OLS program, based on existing curriculum used in NEXTSTEP open enrollment courses, working closely with training, support, engineering, and technical publications groups. Education, Skills and Experience Required: General: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics, or related fields. Technical knowledge: Three to five years of software development experience, preferably with at least one year of experience in the NEXTSTEP environment and one year of experience with project management and customer management. Familiarity with Objective-C, Eiffel, Smalltalk or other object-oriented programming language. Familiarity with at least one industry-standard object-oriented methodology. Ability to design and develop course curriculum. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as the ability to deliver classroom training. Excellent listening skills are also required. Additional Success Factors: Prior training experience, prior experience developing course curriculum, and prior experience setting and managing customer expectations are pluses. Experience developing database applications for a relational database such as Sybase or Oracle is plus, as is experience with SQL. Experience with PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, or Visual C++ is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OS Senior Designer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0j$n1@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ************************************Position: Operating Systems Senior Designer Department: Operating Systems Department Location: Redwood City, California Overall responsibilities: We are looking for a senior-level software designer to work on Operating System software items pertaining to our premier NEXTSTEP Operating System which embodies UNIX, MACH OS features, and Object Oriented technology. The person applying to this position must be prepared to work on all aspects of Operating Systems: messaging, scheduling, locking, system initialization, bus control, and so forth. You would be joining a very selective set of OS developers who are in the heart of the development of some of the most astounding systems and tools in the computer industry today, of which the most dramatic ones are currently under development and are not yet publicly announced. We'd like you to be a part of this effort if you have the qualifications and possess the love of excellent software. If you are unfamiliar with NeXT's recent announcements about multi-machine architecture systems, WWW object building tools, CORBA and OLE interoperability, it would be a good idea for you to obtain this information first (eg: Read more about these in our web site at http://www.next.com). Specific responsibilities: The kind of individual we are looking for to fill this position must be an obvious technical leader and expert in Operating Systems and most items which pertain to them. It is very important to us that you also have very strong networking skills, and understand the new directions that OS development is taking throughout the world (example: microkernel development efforts, BSD4.4.2Lite, TCP/IP-NextGen, and so forth). The members of the NeXT Software Engineering team is extremely strong, but we now have an opening for an additional senior OS generalist who must willingly also own networking design and provide guidance to more junior members of the team in general OS design decisions. Knowing about more than one Operating System in great detail is mandatory. You must be able to perceive, deduce, or simply know why certain design decisions were made in Windows/NT, UNIX, MS-DOS, and, once you learn it, our own NEXTSTEP system. We interconnect amid all these operating systems and have ongoing new unannounced development to tie such operating systems even tighter together: you must have the leadership skills and knowledge to be a key player in this effort over the next few years. You will formulate architectures, designs, and provide guidance in the implementation of your ideas. You will write software and use it. You will play the role of team leader for certain aspects of your assignment, and interface with most other groups within NeXT for your assigned projects. You will be expected to come up with new ideas for the future versions of NEXTSTEP. Education, Skills and Experience Required: - Equivalent to a minimum MS CS, or MS EE or higher education, but equivalent work experience would be acceptable - 10+ years experience in the computer development area - experience with actual code within operating systems, not just theory - must have the ability to absorb details about many new things, new types of computer architectures, and to make use of them: we have many new things under funded development Additional Success Factors: A person having experience in the Mach OS or a similar microkernel would have an advantage over other candidates, but such knowledge is not a prerequisite for the job. Any applicant must have comfortable human-communications skills and the ability to think creatively alongside the quite-literally-brilliant software engineers here at NeXT. If you have more than trade-press understanding of the concepts of Object Oriented technologies, this will give you a head start, too. However, such knowledge can be gained while working here if you are strong in the OS development area. If you have broad skills and love to program systems which end up working well and looking beautiful in the NeXT tradition, we want to speak with you! **************************** ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Kernel I/O Developer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:47 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0n$n8@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Operating Systems I/O Kernel Developer Department: Operating Systems Department Location: Redwood City, California Overall responsibilities: We are looking for a junior-to-mid-level software developer to work on Operating System software items pertaining to our premier NEXTSTEP Operating System which embodies UNIX, MACH OS features, and Object Oriented technology. The person applying to this position must be prepared to work on all aspects of Operating Systems: messaging, scheduling, locking, system initialization, bus control, and so forth. This doesn't mean you already have to be an expert in all these areas, but you certainly must know what they are and how they all work. You would be joining a very selective set of OS developers who are in the heart of the development of some of the most astounding systems and tools in the computer industry today, of which the most dramatic ones are currently under development and are not yet publicly announced. We'd like you to be a part of this effort if you have the qualifications and possess the love of excellent software. If you are unfamiliar with NeXT's recent announcements about multi-machine architecture systems, WWW object building tools, CORBA and OLE interoperability, it would be a good idea for you to obtain this information first (eg: see our web site at http://www.next.com). Specific responsibilities: Your first assignment is to take over ownership of the SCSI bus driver at the kernel level on our UNIX-based NEXTSTEP system, and solve some design problems there. Also, in the immediate future you will be involved in interconnectivity and file system design, OS-to-Object Oriented Layer support, and multiprocessing. You will also be working on projects involving multiple types of systems interconnecting and communicating with each other, including Windows/NT systems. You will probably have to involve yourself with the team in most aspects of system design in one way or another within just a few months. In other words, you must be capable of being a general OS expert once you learn things here, but you must focus on any development efforts and/or problems which appear in the SCSI bus driver area. You will have to write and debug operating system-level software, and to make sure it successfully goes through Quality Assurance testing. Although our developers are insulated from direct field problems, software problems in your area from customers will ultimately be your responsibility to fix. Education, Skills and Experience Required: - Equivalent to a Minimum BS CS, or BS EE or higher education, but equivalent work experience would be acceptable - 2-4 or more years experience in the computer development area - experience with actual code within operating systems - low-level kernel device driver experience, or the knowledge even without the hands-on experience of such things, or at least the capability to assume fully competent ownership of such things; our first need is for SCSI bus control within HP, Sun and Intel architectures branching out into general OS responsibilities - must have the ability to absorb details about many new things, new types of computer architectures, and to make use of them: we have many new things under funded development Additional Success Factors a Candidate Can Announce to Us: Experience in UNIX kernel software details is almost mandatory, but any candidate who can prove his or her general OS competence or ability to do the work is welcome. A person having experience in the Mach OS or a similar microkernel would have an advantage over other candidates. Intimate knowledge of SCSI and other future directions of storage technology would make an applicant quite desirable. Any applicant must have comfortable human-communications skills and the ability to think creatively alongside the quite-literally-brilliant software engineers here at NeXT. If you have more than trade-press understanding of the concepts of Object Oriented technologies, this will give you a head start, too. However, such knowledge can be gained while working here if you are strong in the OS development area. Keep in mind that candidates who have worked only with MSDOS, Windows, or a single mainframe operating system would probably find this position too difficult. If you have broad skills and love to program systems which end up working well, and looking beautiful, we want to speak with you! ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Device Driver Engineer - OS Group - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0s$nf@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Driver Engineer Department: Software Engineering, Driver Development Primary Responsibility Architecture, development , and maintenance of NEXTSTEP device drivers for a variety of hardware including Floppy Drives, Keyboard & Mouse devices, and Serial & Parallel ports. Also responsible for Test Suite development for these subsystems. Specific Responsibilities Maintenance engineering on existing drivers and other code. Serve as a source of expertise on Intel platform issues to the rest of the company, including Sales, Marketing, Support, QA and other groups within Engineering. Serve as technical liaison with engineers from adapter & peripheral vendors as needed during development and maintenance of drivers. Assist in creation of driver specifications and product plans. Design and implement driver test suites, and consult with publications on documentation efforts. Minimum Requirements BSCS or equivalent and 3-5 years experience in driver or kernel development Highly experienced with development and debugging of drivers for Intel hardware under UNIX, Mach, or NEXTSTEP. Familiarity with Intel-compatible hardware and busses (ISA/EISA/VL-Bus/PCI) Has developed under Unix (familiar with Unix development tools: make, cc, nm,... ) Understanding of filesystems, UNIX or Mach kernels, and object-oriented design is highly desirable. Has developed driver test suits and/or harnesses; use of logic analyzer is a plus. Ability to deal with changing priorities and tasks, and yet stay focused on key deliverable. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OS Technical Writer - NeXT Computer - RWC Based Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg0v$nm@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Senior Technical Writer Department: Technical Publications Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Write conceptual overviews, detailed reference material, and man pages for NeXT's operating system projects, working from information provided by programmers, gleaned from source code, and discovered from your own test programs. Participate in the design and review of new kits and frameworks and help in the refinement of their APIs (application programming interfaces). Specific responsibilities: Write a new NEXTSTEP Operating System Software book and update man pages to document improvements to NeXT's Mach Operating System. Enhance and maintain documentation for the DriverKit, an object-oriented framework for creating drivers. Create example programs, especially DriverKit programs, to be shipped with NEXTSTEP. Write reference and conceptual material for other NEXTSTEP and OpenStep kits and frameworks as projects come up. Education, Skills and Experience Required: Technical knowledge: Must have experience programming to the UNIX or Mach system-call interface or experience programming UNIX device drivers. Must have experience programming in a C-based language (C, C++, or Objective-C). Knowledge of object-oriented programming is desirable. Writing: The ability to write clear, logically sequenced, grammatically expressed expositions is required. Must be able to organize and carry out short to long (book-length) assignments with a minimum of supervision. General: A minimum of three-years experience as a technical writer is required and two years programing experience (doesn't have to be professional programming). General interest in various areas of software technology is necessary, since the nature of our projects can vary widely and this writer will no doubt be called upon to document technologies that don't exist yet and cannot be predicted. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Illustrator - NeXT Computer - Publications Dept. Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:06:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg13$nu@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR NeXT Computer leads the software industry in providing elegant solutions for custom application development through advanced object-oriented programming and a popular graphical user interface. NeXT provides a challenging but supportive environment, great facilities and space, and flexible work hours. This successful company seeks to fill the position of Technical Illustrator in its award-winning Publications group. Use your 2+ years experience and a BA or equivalent to illustrate and format printed and online NeXT publications. You'll need to: generate original conceptual and representative illustrations, both color and black and white, using computer graphics have experience with desktop publishing tools in drawing, image manipulation, and page layout (Illustrator, Photoshop, and FrameMaker) be familiar with printing technology and file formats balance creativity and dedication to quality with adherence to schedules NEXTSTEP or Macintosh experience is a plus. NeXT offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including stock options. If you're interested in this opportunity and want to read more about it, see our NeXT Computer WWW page, which has information about our open positions and exciting new products. Access our Web page at URL:http://www.next.com/HumanResources. Send your resume to: NeXT Computer, Inc., Human Resources, 900 Chesapeake Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063; fax to: Staffing at 415-780-4554; or e-mail to: resumes@next.com. Principals only. No phone calls please. NeXT is an equal opportunity employer. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Web Objects Framework Test Developer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg18$o5@digifix.digifix.com> vNeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Software Engineer, Web Objects Framework Test Development Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Create state-of-the art automated tests for NeXT's object-oriented application development frameworks, particularly the Web Objects Framework. Specific responsibilities: * Develop Objective C and C++ test suites for NeXT's Object Frameworks, particularly the Web Objects Framework. * Test the Web Objects Framework with a variety of third party Web clients and servers. * Develop stress and scalability tests for the Web Objects Framework. * Enhance coverage and depth of test suites for other frameworks. * Participate in the design, implementation, and deployment of automated testing and test development tools. * Review framework specifications for testability, and participate in the evolution of future versions of framework specifications and standards. Eductional background, skills and Abilities required for position: * BS in Computer science or equivalent experience. * Strong C or C++ programming ability and aptitude * Rapid learner--ability to quickly come up to speed on NeXT's development tools and frameworks. * Knowledge of OO design and development. * Excellent analysis and problem solving skills. * Strong creative and critical thinking capabilities. * Self motivated, independent and proactive. Additional Success Factors: * NEXTSTEP programming experience. * EOF, AppKit, Foundation programming experience. * HTML authoring experience. * Experience compiling and configuring http clients and servers. * Network administration experience. * Framework test development experience. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OS Interoperability Developer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg1i$oe@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Operating Systems Interoperability Developer Department: Operating Systems Department Location: Redwood City, California Overall responsibilities: We are looking for a mid- to senior-level software developer to work on Operating System software items pertaining to our premier NEXTSTEP Operating System which embodies UNIX, MACH OS features, and Object Oriented technology. The person applying to this position must be prepared to work on all aspects of Operating Systems: messaging, scheduling, locking, system initialization, bus control, and so forth. This doesn't mean you already have to be an expert in all these areas, but you certainly must know what they are and how they all work. You would be joining a very selective set of OS developers who are in the heart of the development of some of the most astounding systems and tools in the computer industry today, of which the most dramatic ones are currently under development and are not yet publicly announced. We'd like you to be a part of this effort if you have the qualifications and possess the love of excellent software. If you are unfamiliar with NeXT's recent announcements about multi-machine architecture systems, WWW object building tools, CORBA and OLE interoperability, it would be a good idea for you to obtain this information first (eg: see our web site at http://www.next.com). Specific responsibilities: Your specific responsibilities will be to work with others to complete designs and enhancements to our unannounced system interconnectivity projects. This means development of the software interfaces between NEXTSTEP and other-machine interfaces such as Windows/NT-Win32, Solaris, and HPUX. It is extremely important that you have expertise in at least one of these operating systems. You will be making team-oriented decisions about how to further enhance the cross-execution functionality between our own software, and operating systems and major applications from other vendors. You must have the flexibility and breadth of ability (but not necessarily prior experience) in working with multiple types of machine architectures such as Intel's 80x86, P6, R4x00, R10000, Sparc, and HP PARisc. In other words, you must have the mental capabilities to work on such varied machine environments, if not the experience itself. You will have to involve yourself with the team in most other aspects of system design in one way or another within just a few months. In other words, you must be capable of being a general OS expert once you learn things here. You will have to write and debug operating system-level software, and to make sure it successfully goes through Quality Assurance testing. Although our developers are insulated from direct field problems, software problems in your area from customers will ultimately be your responsibility to fix. Education, Skills and Experience Required: - Equivalent to a Minimum BS CS, or BS EE or higher education, but equivalent work experience would be acceptable - 6 or more years experience in the computer development area - experience with actual code within operating systems - low-level kernel device driver experience is important but not an absolute prerequisite: it will help you although you won't be writing device drivers - must have the ability to absorb details about many new things, new types of computer architectures, and to make use of them: we have many new things under funded development ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Web Objects Frameworks Engineers - NeXT Computer! Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg1m$ol@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Software Engineer Department: Software Engineering Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility NeXT is currently looking for an engineer to join the core development team to architect and implement technology involving the World Wide Web. This position offers great technical challenges in a very interesting and exciting problem space. In this position, you will be responsible for the WebObjects HTTP server implementation as well as its architecture if you can prove a technical vision. Primary responsibility Design, implementation and support of the WebObjects HTTP server Integration of SSL and other security protocols Performance and code optimization Definition and implementation of new functionalities Implementation of WebObjects "adapters" for existing APIed web servers Skills, Education and Experience Required BS in Computer science or equivalent experience Strong Unix and C Experience with OO design and development Professional, with the ability to deliver on tight schedules Creative and critical thinker Team player Self motivated, independent and proactive Additional Success Factors A desire to push the industry limits and produce superb technology Previous experience writing custom HTTP servers Knowledge of secure HTTP, RSA public key encryption and authentication techniques NEXTSTEP programming experience Experience with OO design and development Unix sockets and RPC Network Security ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Software Engineering Positions! Web Objects - NeXT Computer! Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:23 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg1r$os@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Software Engineer Department: Software Engineering Location: Redwood City, CA The WebObjects product is a suite of tools to enable Mission Critical Custom applications for the World Wide Web. NeXT is currently looking for an experienced engineer to join the core development team . This is a very high visibility position that offers great technical challenges, and a chance to make a difference in a very exciting problem space. Primary responsibility Work with other team members to architect and implement the WebObjects Framework. Areas of concentration are: HTTP request handling with dynamic HTML generation State management and integration with other languages (Java, PERL) Scripting language design and implementation Skills, Education and Experience Required MS in Computer science or equivalent experience Experience with OO design and development in a commercial environment Ability to deliver on tight schedules Unix and C Objective-C, C++ or other OO language Good Communication skills, both verbal and written Problem solving skills Team player Self motivated, independent and proactive Additional Success Factors NEXTSTEP programming experience Framework development experience Knowledge of Java ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: WebMaster - NeXT Computer - RWC Based. Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg23$p3@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: WebMaster Department: Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: The WebMaster will have responsibility for NeXT's world class web site. Specific Responsibilities: Maintain the server software and hardware. Work with Marcom to administer the 'look and feel' to new content. Develop automated tools to insure that all links on the site are functional and not stale. Develop customer profiling tools to analyze access logs and provide timely information. Distribute timely reports to internal page owners about area activity. Keep site current and make sure obsolete pages are removed. Convert and publish internally provided documents and information. Investigate and implement as needed advanced web technologies such as any WOF, Java, VRML, HTML+ and secure transaction technologies. Investigate and implement as needed web based software distribution and sales methods. Work with departments that want to create external and internal web application. Serve as a company wide resource for topics relating to the world wide web. Provide training to new employees not familiar with the web. Work with Marketing and Object Experts on WebObjects related projects. Skills, Education and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science Familiarity with the setup and maintenance of a web server. WOF knowledge and experience. Knowledge of HTML, NCSA HTTPD, C, perl. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: App. Development Environment Product Marketing Manager - NeXT Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg28$pa@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: ADE Product Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City Primary responsibility: To manage and market NeXT's application development environment - NEXTSTEP Developer. To provide a complete development solution combining NeXT's products with third-party tools. The Product Manager will be responsible for product marketing and product management for the product as well as working with key partners to deliver a complete development solution on the OpenStep platform. Specific responsibilities: Product management consists of defining the product feature set jointly with engineering, through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. The product manager is responsible for the overall strategy of the product line, to insure that it remains ahead of the competition in its market. In addition, the product manager has the responsibility for the proper marketing of the product line to the potential customer markets. Be well-versed in the area of object-oriented development, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Experienced in development tools that span the entire project-lifecycle. Act as a liaison between partners and engineering to insure a complete development solution including lifecycle tools such as OO-analysis and design, configuration management, metrics and testing and legacy integration. Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Deliver NeXT products to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Insure the product strategy is complementary to the overall NEXTSTEP strategy in the market Work with key industry partners to create a whole-product solution in the area of application development Act as spokesperson for NeXT's application development environment, competitive advantages, product positioning, etc. Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos) that communicate NeXT's development advantage. Education, Skills and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science or related area 3 - 5 years development experience in a GUI environment Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making pulic presentations Knowledge of industry standards such as OMG's CORBA specification, OSF's DCE technology Familiarity with UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and various development environments available for those operating systems Familiarity with client-server development tools Basic understanding of network computing, and network standards 2 years experience in project management, marketing and/or sales of software development tools and technology Compensation: Competitive ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Public Relations Manager - NeXT Computer RWC Based position Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:40 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg2c$ph@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Public Relations Manager Department: Marketing Communications Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Develop and implement press strategy for all corporate and product public relations. Oversee and manage all day to day press acitvities for the company. Specific responsibilities: Develop PR strategies that tie into overall company and product positioning Maintain regular contact with the media, sales representatives, external PR agency and customers Effectively develop a full range of written materials and tools to communicate NeXT's position in the marketplace, including press releases, by-lined articles, and customer success stories Maintain regular contact with the media, sales representatives and customers to proactively seek all appropriate editorial opportunities for company and product PR Research and provide written sales tools for NeXT sales representatives, including account reference documents, articles, proposals, and competitive background information Verify information to assure accuracy of media and analyst contacts Coordinate product review program with journalists and analysts, including product placement and follow up Assist key partners with join PR activities Act as key liaison between NeXT and NeXT oriented publications Understand and effectively use research Provide public relations trade show support Skills, Education and Experience Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills Team orientation Relationship building and maintenance Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment. Extensive Travel BA in communications, journalism, public relations, English, marketing or a related field. 5+ years communications & PR experience required Excellent writing and editing skills are critical ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NetInfo Product Marketing Manager - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg2h$pp@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: NetInfo Product Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City Primary responsibility: To manage and market NetInfo, NeXT's network and system-administration management solution. The Product Manager will be responsible for product marketing and product management for the product. Specific responsibilities: Define the product feature set through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. Deliver NeXT products to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be well-versed in the area of networking and system administration, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Insure the product strategy is complementary to the overall NEXTSTEP strategy in the market Work with key industry partners to deliver a whole-product solution in the area of networking and system administration Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos) that communicate NeXT's development advantage. Education, Skills and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science or related area 2 years experience in project management and/or marketing of networking and system administration tools Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making public presentations Knowledge of network administration standards and products such as ONC+, DCE, TCP/IP, SNMP, Novell Netware, Banyan Vines, LANManager, HP OpenView Experience with UNIX and/or, Microsoft Windows/NT system administration in a heterogeneous LAN and WAN environment Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments is a plus ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Temporary Pre-release Engineering Positions - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:49 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg2l$q0@digifix.digifix.com> vNeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** The Pre-Release program of NeXT's Software Quality department is now hiring for several full-time temporary positions in Redwood City. NeXT Computer Inc 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City - CA 94063 FAX: (415)780-4554 resumes@next.com This job has these benefits, among others: First-hand access to the most current versions of NEXTSTEP Experience using new hardware running NEXTSTEP Furthering your knowledge of NEXTSTEP The job description is as follows: Process incoming bugs and suggestions from NEXTSTEP customers Verify (try to duplicate) bug reports Communicate with customers to get further information Submit bug reports to NeXT's Software Engineering team Assist with distribution of Pre-Release software to sites Customer support (installation and configuration issues) General assistance within the Pre-Release Team Requirements: 1 or more years hands-on experience with NEXTSTEP Have good verbal and written communication skills Be well organized and detail-oriented Be a fast learner Preferred: NEXTSTEP programming experience NEXTSTEP and other networking experience Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software Important note: These positions are at NeXT headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Moving and housing expenses will not be reimbursed. Please email (ASCII, RTF or PostScript), fax or mail your resume to: NeXT Computer Inc 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City - CA 94063 FAX: (415)780-4554 resumes@next.com ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OOA&D Developer Trainer - NeXT Computer - RWC Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:07:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg2s$q7@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. is currently searching to fill the following position in our Redwood City office. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Developer Trainer - OOA&D Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, California Primary responsibility: Deliver NEXTSTEP/OpenStep programming courses to application developers, focusing on the object-oriented analysis and design. Develop and enhance NeXT's OOA&D curriculum to respond to advances in methodologies and to meet the needs of NeXT's customers. Specific responsibilities: Train NeXT customers of varying skill levels and backgrounds on the use of the OOA&D in developing NEXTSTEP applications. Guide customers through specific exercises in OOA&D. Courses will be taught to NeXT's customers in one of three formats: * open enrollment in NeXT training facilities; * on-site at customer sites; * customized as part of long-term educational packages deployed at customer sites. Travel to Chicago, IL, Washington, DC, and customer sites is required. Develop curriculum that covers fundamental concepts of OOA&D in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment, working closely with training, support, engineering, and technical publications groups. Enhance and extend NeXT's OOA&D methodology, keeping abreast of current industry-standard object methodologies. Develop exercises for use with course materials, both in open enrollment classes and customized for specific customers. Create examples and case studies for use in course curriculum and in "on the fly" situations in response to student questions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: General: *BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Math, or related fields. Technical knowledge: *3 - 5 years of software development experience, with 1+ year of experience in the NEXTSTEP environment and 1+ year of experience in object-oriented analysis and design. * Familiarity with Objective C, Eiffel, Smalltalk or other object-oriented programming language. * Familiarity with at least one industry-standard object methodology. * Ability to design and develop course curriculum. Communication skills: * Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as the ability to deliver classroom training. * Excellent listening skills are also required. Additional Success Factors: *Prior training experience and prior experience setting and managing customer expectations are a plus. *Project management and experience with developing large-scale information management systems are a plus. *Masters degree preferred ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Marketing Engineer (Mktg emphasis) - NeXT Computer RWC Based Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:08:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg31$qe@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Marketing Engineer (Marketing Emphasis) Department: Marketing Communications (MarCom) Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility Facilitate NeXT's marketing communications goals by providing consistent, high quality, creative support and assistance as well as input on technical marketing strategies. Specific Responsibilities Create and deliver product demonstrations & presentations which map NeXT features and benefits to a target audience's needs Development, delivery and support of NeXT seminars, tradeshows and tutorials Help create demo scenarios for NeXT's executive demonstration environment Maintain support files for NeXT's demonstration environment Prepare and present competitive analysis when appropriate Significant travel (~40%) required (cyclical). Skills, Education and Experience Required Provide on-going support of the NeXT demonstration environment: update system and demonstration software, communicate status especially with respect to changes, trouble-shoot problems Support seminars, trade shows, conferences, and marketing events Excellent verbal and written communication skills Knowledge of competitive products and market leaders in the PC industry Ability to develop professional technical & business presentations and deliver them to all levels in an organization Ability to articulate technically complex issues to a wide variety of audiences Ability to convey ideas and solutions in a clear, positive, and concise manner Ability to provide creative direction and leadership Ability to work with limited supervision in an autonomous, results-oriented environment Demonstrated aptitude for working independently while being a team player Solid creative design abilities Strong problem solving skills Strong Interpersonal skills Ability to juggle multiple tasks Desire to "do whatever it takes" to get the job done B.S., B.A. or 2 years of equivalent experience required Relevant Experience NEXTSTEP application knowledge NEXTSTEP application development knowledge NEXTSTEP & Objective-C programming desired UNIX system administration in a heterogeneous networking environment desired Database application development (Sybase, Oracle, etc.) desired Desktop creative design (Macintosh, PC) desired Experience in consulting, training, sales and/or sales presentation ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Database Trainer - NeXT Computer - RWC Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:08:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg36$ql@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City CA 94063 FAX: 415-780-3933 e-mail: ps_resumes@next.com Position: Developer/Database Trainer Area of Focus: Enterprise Objects Framework Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, California Manager: Sara Benson Primary responsibility: Deliver NEXTSTEP/OpenStep programming courses to application developers, focusing on the Enterprise Objects Framework, NeXT's framework used to access database information from applications. Deliver programming courses on the WebObjects, an environment for rapidly building and deploying web-based applications employing database access. Develop and enhance the Enterprise Objects Framework and WebObjects curriculum to respond to changes in the development environment and to meet the needs of NeXT's customers. Specific responsibilities: Train NeXT customers of varying skill levels and backgrounds on the use of the Enterprise Objects Framework, WebObjects, and Foundation Classes in developing NEXTSTEP applications. Courses will be taught to NeXT's customers in one of three formats: open enrollment in NeXT training facilities; on-site at customer sites; and customized as part of long-term educational packages deployed at customer sites. Travel to Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC, and customer sites is required. Develop curriculum that covers fundamental concepts of the Enterprise Objects Framework and WebObjects, working closely with training, support, engineering, and technical publications groups. Develop programming exercises for use with course materials, both in open enrollment classes and customized for specific customers. Create example code for use in course curriculum and in "on the fly" situations in response to student questions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: General: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics, or related fields. Technical knowledge: Three to five years of software development experience with C, C++, or Smalltalk. Experience developing database applications for a relational database such as Sybase, Oracle, or Informix is required, as is experience with SQL. Software development experience with the NEXTSTEP environment, including the Enterprise Objects Framework or Database Kit, is desired. Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as well as the ability to deliver classroom training. Excellent listening skills are also required. Additional Success Factors: Prior training experience and prior experience setting and managing customer expectations are a plus. Experience with PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, or Visual C++ is a plus, as is the ability to develop and design course curriculum. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OS File System Engineer - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:08:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg3a$qs@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Operating Systems File Systems Kernel Developer Department: Operating Systems Department Location: Redwood City, California Overall responsibilities (see below for specifics): We are looking for a mid- to senior-level software developer to work on Operating System software items pertaining to our premier NEXTSTEP Operating System which embodies UNIX, MACH OS features, and Object Oriented technology. The person applying to this position must be prepared to work on all aspects of Operating Systems: messaging, scheduling, locking, system initialization, bus control, and so forth. This doesn't mean you already have to be an expert in all these areas, but you certainly must know what they are and how they all work. You would be joining a very selective set of OS developers who are in the heart of the development of some of the most astounding systems and tools in the computer industry today, of which the most dramatic ones are currently under development and are not yet publicly announced. We'd like you to be a part of this effort if you have the qualifications and possess the love of excellent software. If you are unfamiliar with NeXT's recent announcements about multi-machine architecture systems, WWW object building tools, CORBA and OLE interoperability, it would be a good idea for you to obtain this information first (eg: see our web site at http://www.next.com). Specific responsibilities: Your key area of ownership will be in file systems: UNIX, MS-DOS, and even, to some smaller degree, Macintosh. You will have to become one of the NeXT experts on both hard-disk and removable media formats of such file systems, and must work with the other members of the team already involved in these areas. You don't need to keep detailed information about all of these file system types in your head, but you need to know how to instantly find correct technical information. Our NEXTSTEP system supports all of these file systems today, and we are working on unannounced projects to enhance them all. We are looking for a person to play the key ownership role in this effort. Several design issues need to be addressed with respect to file systems in this position. Thus, you probably can only be successful here if you know at least one format of system extremely well (and preferably UNIX's BSD file system type). You must have an understanding of the interplay between OS kernel software, device drivers, and actual hardware transference of data, including how DMA works with various I/O controllers. You can be very successful here if you already know any of the following machine architectures well in the I/O area: Intel-family (ISA, EISA, etc.), HP PARisc, Sun Sparc. You will have to design, write, and debug operating system-level software, and to make sure it successfully goes through Quality Assurance testing. Although our developers are insulated from direct field problems, software problems in your area from customers will ultimately be your responsibility to fix. Also, in the immediate future you will be involved in OS-to-Object Oriented Layer interfaces and multiprocessing. You will also be working on projects involving multiple types of systems' interconnecting and communicating with each other, including Windows/NT systems. You will probably have to involve yourself with the team in most aspects of system design in one way or another within just a few months. In other words, you must be capable of being a general OS expert once you learn things here, but you must focus on any development efforts and/or problems which appear in the areas of file systems. Education, Skills and Experience Required: - Equivalent to a Minimum BS CS, or BS EE or higher education, but equivalent work experience would be acceptable - 4 or more years experience in the computer development area - experience with actual code within operating systems - low-level kernel device driver experience is important but not an absolute prerequisite: it will help you although you won't be writing device drivers - must have the ability to absorb details about many new things, new types of computer architectures, and to make use of them: we have many new things under funded development Additional Success Factors a Candidate Can Announce to Us: Experience in UNIX kernel software details is almost mandatory, but any candidate who can prove his or her general OS competence or ability to do the work is welcome. A person having experience in the Mach OS or a similar microkernel would have an advantage over other candidates, but such knowledge is not a prerequisite for the job. Any applicant must have comfortable human-communications skills and the ability to think creatively alongside the quite-literally-brilliant software engineers here at NeXT. If you have more than trade-press understanding of the concepts of Object Oriented technologies, this will give you a head start, too. However, such knowledge can be gained while working here if you are strong in the OS development area. If you are interested in continuing the line of superb software in the NeXT tradition, with your code operating smoothly and automatically, and looking nothing short of beautiful, we want to speak with you! ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- __________________________________________________ Caroline McGrail NeXT Computer, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive cm@next.com Redwood City, CA 94063 http://www.next.com/ (415) 780-3931 (415) 780-4554 Fax
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Manger, Func. Test Tools - NeXT Computer Date: 22 Oct 1995 00:08:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46cg3f$r3@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Computer Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Computer WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Manager, Functional Test and Tool Development Department: Software Engineering, Software Quality Location:Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility Manage the development of functional tests for NeXT's entire product line, at the Object and the Application level. Manage the development, acquisition and adoption internally of lifecycle tools for test development, test execution, results reporting, defect management, metrics gathering, and full development lifecycle support. Specific Responsibilities Hands-on management of test and tool development; should lead from the front by being a full participant in the development process. Design, architect, supervise and participate in the development of tools to automate the testing of NEXTSTEP applications through their graphical user interfaces, including 3rd party applications and localized applications. Design, architect, supervise and participate in the development of test plans and automated test scripts to exercise NeXT's software products at the functional level; i.e at the object "kit" API level and above. Demonstrate and promote the use of tools and test activities within and outside the company. Supervise a functional test and tool development team. Set its goals and objectives. Manage and supervise your group. This includes recruiting and supervising temps and full-time employees, conducting performance evaluations, making budget proposals and monitoring compliance to budget, and performing other necessary management functions Skills, Education and Experience Required MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. 3+ years OO design and development experience. Management/team lead experience. strong project management skills (spec/documentation writing, communication, scheduling). Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to represent the Quality group cross-functionally within the company, and work effectively with customers and partners. able to work with development engineers outside the group and be recognized as a senior contributor. demonstrated initiative, problem-solving skills, ability to pick things up on own. strong creative problem solving ability; demonstrated self-starter "Not afraid to get hands dirty". While this is primarily a management and design role, this individual must be able to win the technical respect of the group by implementing tests and tools personally. Additional Success Factors NEXTSTEP programming experience familiarity with QA techniques and terminology ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-3931 Address: NeXT Computer Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Computer Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 106 - Articles posted since October 16 1995 Date: 23 Oct 1995 04:00:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <46f40c$8s3@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 106 Postings since: October 16 1995 [3730] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3731] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3732] JOBS: Blacksmith, Inc. - System and Database Administrators [3733] JOBS: Blacksmith, Inc. - NEXTSTEP Developers [3734] OPENSTEP DAY OCTOBER 24 [3735] SUBMISSION: Apache 0.8.1.4 httpd Obese package [3736] PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash 1.333 [3737] SUBMISSION: NewsFlash 1.333 - startup problem workaround and NewsFlash 1.334 available [3738] JOB: NeXT Developers - Chicago Area [3739] PRESS RELEASE: Omni Search (formerly Omni Group/Ohio) [3740] SUBMISSION: MPEGHelper v.0.8. A Frontend to L3 Sound Compression [3741] MEETING: Chicago LoopGroup - Nov 1 [3742] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.6.1 [3743] JOB: Consulting Engineers - NeXT Computer [3744] JOB: Technical Support Engineer - NeXT Computer/Washington DC office [3745] JOB: Technical Trainer - OOA&D - NeXT Computer [3746] JOB: Sr. Media Software Engineer - NeXT Computer [3747] JOB: Sr. Applications Engineer - NeXT Computer [3748] JOB: Compiler Engineer - NeXT Computer [3749] JOB: Sr. Trainer - Object Learning Solution Project Lead - NeXT Computer [3750] JOB: OS Senior Designer - NeXT Computer [3751] JOB: Kernel I/O Developer - NeXT Computer [3752] JOB: Device Driver Engineer - OS Group - NeXT Computer [3753] JOB: OS Technical Writer - NeXT Computer - RWC Based [3754] JOB: Technical Illustrator - NeXT Computer - Publications Dept. [3755] JOB: Web Objects Framework Test Developer - NeXT Computer [3756] JOB: OS Interoperability Developer - NeXT Computer [3757] JOB: Web Objects Frameworks Engineers - NeXT Computer! [3758] JOB: Software Engineering Positions! Web Objects - NeXT Computer! [3759] JOB: WebMaster - NeXT Computer - RWC Based. [3760] JOB: App. Development Environment Product Marketing Manager - NeXT [3761] JOB: Public Relations Manager - NeXT Computer RWC Based position [3762] JOB: NetInfo Product Marketing Manager - NeXT Computer [3763] JOB: Temporary Pre-release Engineering Positions - NeXT Computer [3764] JOB: OOA&D Developer Trainer - NeXT Computer - RWC [3765] JOB: Marketing Engineer (Mktg emphasis) - NeXT Computer RWC Based [3766] JOB: Database Trainer - NeXT Computer - RWC [3767] JOB: OS File System Engineer - NeXT Computer [3768] JOB: Manger, Func. Test Tools - NeXT Computer If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-106/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-106.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-106 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 23 Oct 1995 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <46f4s9$8uj@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 23 Oct 1995 04:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <46f4sf$8uj@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Raf Schietekat <flexus!rfschtkt@maze.ruca.ua.ac.be> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software'') edition (33.1). Date: 23 Oct 1995 01:09:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46f82g$96p@digifix.digifix.com> Dear NeXT software user, This is to let you know about the new edition 33.1 of KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software''), the *only* public and aspiring-to-be-comprehensive database of problems and bugs (with workarounds, where known!) in all of NeXT's software products (not just NEXTSTEP itself), to be used together with NeXT's NeXTanswers. It's the second edition mentioning NEXTSTEP 3.3 at all, and there are a few things about OpenStep and EOF as well. ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/documents/KBNS.33.1.README.rtf.Z ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/documents/KBNS.33.1.rtf.Z ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/documents/KBNS.33.1.README.rtf.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/documents/KBNS.33.1.rtf.gz (Some verification code in same location, KBNS* something.) So fetch the document, use it, and send me neat&concise reports about whatever is still missing (a new problem, a good workaround), about changes to applicability ranges, about a verification you did, if you volunteer to referee items in a particular category, about any mistakes, or a note about what you think of KBNS (if you think it is no good, I won't know unless you tell me, but please be specific; if you've been able to benefit from it, I'll be very happy to hear from you!). *** If an existing KBNS entry describes a problem you are having, do send a copy to Bug_NeXT! Perhaps effectiveness is in the numbers... *** KBNS is totally dependent on your cooperation. I see my role as an administrator and moderator for compiling the collective knowledge of the NeXT software community (about bugs, of course). It's up to YOU! (The KBNS file itself is rather hefty (do an ls and/or fetch the README first). If anyone knows a free program to distribute patches to RTF files (GNU diff/patch or any other line-based algorithm won't do), please tell me.) Raf Schietekat, RfSchtkt@maze.ruca.ua.ac.be (NeXTmail) Flanders, Belgium If I don't answer: my mail relay can't handle !, % or .uucp, I think
From: 476TJL@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (LUOMA,TIMOTHY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HardwarePassword.app Date: 23 Oct 1995 15:42:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46gr6k$ev0@digifix.digifix.com> Appname: HardwarePassword.app Arch: Motorola only OS version: tested on 3.2, other 3.x assumed Contact: 476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu Cost: $0.. consider it 'once lost and now found'-ware Submitted as: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions/HardwarePassword .N.b.tar.gz ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions/HardwarePassword .README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/util/HardwarePassword.N.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/util/HardwarePassword.README Quick description (see README for more): - A GUI way to check and change the hardware password for NeXT hardware (binary only). - The source code has been lost. - The app must be run as 'root'. - I am not the author (see README).
From: Brett Wilhelm <brett@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Software and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Exclusive Distribution for CO-XIST 3.3s. Date: 23 Oct 1995 15:47:23 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46grgb$f1e@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Software and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Exclusive Distribution for CO-XIST 3.3s. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Waters Pencom Software 512-343-6666 Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 PENCOM SOFTWARE AND OPENSOURCE, INC. ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION FOR CO-XIST 3.3s. AUSTIN, TEXAS - October 23, 1995. Pencom Software and OpenSource are pleased to announce an agreement making OpenSource the exclusive distributor of co-Xist (TM), Pencom's market-leading implementation of the X11 Windowing System for NEXTSTEP. OpenSource is the largest distributor of NEXTSTEP third-party software and hardware solutions. This agreement coinciedes with the imminent release of co-Xist 3.3s which will add support for NEXTSTEP on SPARC processors. "Since the very beginning of our relationship with OpenSource they have shown themselves to be extremely capable with NeXT's object technology. Without a doubt, this understanding has given them a significant advantage in servicing the NEXTSTEP market," said Matthew Waters, Product Marketing Manager for Pencom Software. "Combined with the high level of service and professionalism the organization posseses, the decision to elevate them from reseller to exclusive distributor was a simple one." "With the coming of OpenStep for Solaris, the advantages of X-windows connectivity for NEXTSTEP on SPARC becomes more pronounced for those customers wanting to accelerate their object efforts," says Wes Carrington, OpenSource Vice-President. "We are very pleased that Pencom has chosen OpenSource to represent and distribute their market-leading product to these leading edge customers." As exclusive distributor, OpenSource is able to provide co-Xist at a discount to all qualified resellers. For more information on OpenSource's reseller programs contact Wes Carrington at +1.303.861.4411 or wes_carrington@opensource.com. co-Xist co-Xist is Pencom's market leading implementation of the industry standard X11R5 windowing system. With co-Xist, NEXTSTEP users have access to the hundreds of X-based UNIX applications from Sun, HP, DEC and IBM systems. Within the corporate computing environment, users can run any legacy or custom-developed, X-based software already used within an organization from within the NEXTSTEP environment. A complete development environment also allows the porting of X clients to the native NEXTSTEP processor. co-Xist allows users to: · Eliminate costly development efforts with the ability to run and develop standard X applications on local or remote platforms. · Exchange data easily between NEXTSTEP and other windowing environments with full cut-and-paste capability. · Work with preferred window manager environments including Tab, Motif, and NEXTSTEP. · Edit and launch frequently-used X applications with a single point-and-click. co-Xist 3.3s also includes: · Significantly enhanced performance for NEXTSTEP 3.3 users. · A Multi-Architecture Binary for easy and efficient network installation accessible by all supported platforms. · GUI-based Installation simplifies installation and setup by eliminating the need for running scripts in the installation process. · Release 1.2.3 of the Open Software Foundation's Motif. · A collection of public domain X-based applications are included, pre-compiled for all architectures in binary and source formats. These include the NCSA's popular Mosaic, xv, xrn, a selection of games, utilities, and much more. · Fast service and support from a leader in NEXTSTEP and open systems development. Pencom Pencom is a $50 million technical recruiting and software services firm focused solely on open systems computing and specializing in NEXTSTEP development. Pencom is unique in its ability to provide the entire suite of services necessary for open systems computing, including: technical staffing, systems integration, software services, and products. For more information on the services Pencom provides, call 1.800.PENCOM.4, send e-mail to info@pencom.com or visit http://www.pencom.com/ on the world wide web. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions; offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibilty Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, by fax +1.303.861.2393, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. ### co-Xist is a trademark of Pencom Systems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement Date: 23 Oct 1995 22:46:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46hk2r$hi9@digifix.digifix.com> computerActive announces PigTail, for aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information, contact: Kevin Ford, Sales Manager computerActive Inc sales@computerActive.on.ca (613)225-4824 Voice (613)225-1670 FAX Many of our own NeXT color monitors have dimmed, lost contrast or just plain stopped working. The replacement cost of NeXT name brand monitors was so high we thought we might have to retire the color slabs and cubes. We didn't have to. Developed for ourselves, and offered to you, is our PigTail which adapts the NeXT cable (13AWG connector) to a standard RGB (Sync on Green) BNC connector. Now you can replace you aging NeXT Monitor with an appropriate high quality PC monitor at a greatly reduced cost. When you finally decide to retire your NeXTstation you can redeploy the monitor onto other computers. We will sell you the adaptor alone or if you prefer, with a name brand high quality monitor tested with the NeXT color computers. PRICE: 1) PigTail Adapter $ 69 2) Samsung 17" Color Monitor 1280x1024 $945 .26 dot pitch , 135Mhz Video Bandwidth COMPARE: MegaPixel Color Display (Sony) 17n $1,563 from Dancing Bear Enterprises' August 1995 Catalog All prices in US dollars. Shipping extra A reminder that we still have in stock: NeXT COMPUTER MOUSE REPLACEMENT ------------------------------- In addition to the PigTail, computerActive has produced an adaptor that allows readily available high quality Logitech Bus Mice to be used on all non-ADB NeXT computers. Our MouseTail was so popular we sold out in three days. We are restocked and offering them again: You can buy our adaptor and get a Logitech Bus Mouse elsewhere but we have negotiated a special volume deal so we can provide our adaptor and mouse for less than the price you would normally pay for the Logitech Bus Mouse Kit alone! Your Price for the mouse and converter: $59.95 US (Shipping and handling extra) No trade in required. Keep your NeXT mouse as a conversation piece and save the return shipping charges. Here are your choices: A) computerActive (Adaptor only): 1) computerActive Adaptor $15.00 Warrantee 1 yr 2) You buy the Logitech Bus Mouse Pkg elsewhere $70.00 (estimated) Total $85.00 B) computerActive (Adaptor AND Logitech Bus Mouse) 1) Set (no exchange req'd) $59.95 Warrantee 1 yr C) Bell Atlantic (NeXT Mouse) 1) Without exchange $180.00 (No longer available) 2) With exchange $65.00 Warrantee 90 days Shipping and handling extra. All prices in US dollars. NOTE: This is a limited offer. Once the adaptors are exhausted there will be no more. If your black mouse is OK now, why not buy the adaptor as insurance against future failure? Then you can buy the mouse from any supplier when required. -------------- computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges. We have been using and selling NEXTSTEP systems for over four years. Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective than their competition. computerActive inc. 15 Capella Crt., Unit 128, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2E 7X1 Phone (613) 225-4824 Fax (613) 225-1670 internet mail: sales@computeractive.on.ca NeXT mail preferred!
From: Kevin Ford <kevin@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement (Price Correction) Date: 25 Oct 1995 00:03:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46kcu4$r4i@digifix.digifix.com> computerActive announces PigTail, for aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information, contact: Kevin Ford, Sales Manager computerActive Inc sales@computerActive.on.ca (613)225-4824 Voice (613)225-1670 FAX Many of our own NeXT color monitors have dimmed, lost contrast or just plain stopped working. The replacement cost of NeXT name brand monitors was so high we thought we might have to retire the color slabs and cubes. We didn't have to. Developed for ourselves, and offered to you, is our PigTail which adapts the NeXT cable (13AWG connector) to a standard RGB (Sync on Green) BNC connector. Now you can replace you aging NeXT Monitor with an appropriate high quality PC monitor at a greatly reduced cost. When you finally decide to retire your NeXTstation you can redeploy the monitor onto other computers. We will sell you the adaptor alone or if you prefer, with a name brand high quality monitor tested with the NeXT color computers. PRICE: 1) PigTail Adapter $ 49.95 2) Samsung 17" Color Monitor 1280x1024 $945.00 .26 dot pitch , 135Mhz Video Bandwidth COMPARE: MegaPixel Color Display (Sony) 17n $1,563.00 from Dancing Bear Enterprises' August 1995 Catalog All prices in US dollars. Shipping extra -------------- computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges. We have been using and selling NEXTSTEP systems for over four years. Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective than their competition.
From: Kai Lassfolk <kpl@elisir.helsinki.fi> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Sound Processing Kit Date: 25 Oct 1995 00:07:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46kd5p$r51@digifix.digifix.com> Sound Processing Kit, a C++ class library for audio signal processing is available via the World Wide Web at: http://www.music.helsinki.fi/research/spkit The complete path for the software distribution package is: http://www.music.helsinki.fi/research/spkit/distribution/spkit.tar.Z The Sound Processing Kit package contains C++ source code including a class library and a set of example programs. HTML documentation of the class library is included. The documentation is also available on-line at: http://www.music.helsinki.fi/research/spkit/documentation/SPKit.html Sound Processing Kit supports the NeXT/Sun soundfile format for audio I/O. The software should compile and run on most UNIX compatible systems, including NEXTSTEP and Silicon Graphics workstations. On SGI, AIFF/AIFC soundfiles are supported. Kai Lassfolk Department of Musicology University of Helsinki
From: Marketing <info@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Insignia Solutions and OpenSource Announce New Distribution Channel For All NEXTSTEP Versions of SoftPC. Date: 25 Oct 1995 02:05:20 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46kk30$2m4@digifix.digifix.com> Post Date: October 24th, 1995 From: Marketing (info@opensource.com) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt McLaughlin Insignia Solutions, Inc. 508-682-7600 Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS, INC. AND OPENSOURCE, INC. ANNOUNCE NEW DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL FOR ALL NEXTSTEP VERSIONS OF SOFTPC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - October 24, 1995. Insignia Solutions and OpenSource today signed an agreement making OpenSource the exclusive distributor of Insignia's SoftPC DOS/Windows emulation software for NEXTSTEP. OpenSource is the largest distributor of NEXTSTEP third-party software and hardware solutions. This agreement encompases both SoftPC 4.0 NEXTSTEP for Intel and SoftPC 3.0 NEXTSTEP for Motorola. "When we met with OpenSource at this year's Object World San Francisco," said Matt McLaughlin of Insignia Solutions, Inc. "We had an opportunity to see first hand why OpenSource has been responsible for the majority of our NEXTSTEP product sales. The move from reseller to distributor was a natural and logical progression." "In this day and age of cross-platform productivity, SoftPC may be one of the most important applications for NEXTSTEP," explains Wes Carrington, OpenSource Vice-President. "We're very happy that Insignia has recognized our ability to effectively represent and distribute their outstanding products." As exclusive distributor, OpenSource is able to provide SoftPC at a discount to all qualified resellers. For more information on OpenSource's reseller programs contact Wes Carrington at +1.303.861.4411 or wes_carrington@opensource.com. SoftPC 4.0 MS-DOS and Windows emulation under NEXTSTEP for Intel. SoftPC is optimized to take advantage of the native Intel hardware, supports all DOS and Windows applications compliant with DPMI (DOS Protect Mode Interface), and includes network support for Novell IPX and LAN Workplace DOS TCP/IP. With SoftPC, you can easily copy and paste text and graphics between NEXTSTEP applications and PC programs such as CorelDraw, dBFast, Excel, and Object Vision. The software includes special Insignia Windows and mouse drivers that optimize the performance of graphics-intensive applications. SoftPC supports extended and expanded memory for DOS applications requiring more than 640 kilobytes, PC floppies and PC CD-ROMs, and serial and parallel ports. Support for VGA graphics with 256 colors provides increased display resolution with crisp, vibrant graphics. A special resizable window under Windows allows you to easily expand the window to the display's limits. You can also access PC CD-ROMs in Microsoft CD-ROM extension format, which supports ISO 9660 and High Sierra. FEATURES: · Includes Microsoft Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 5.0 preinstalled. · Supports native CPU for optimum performance. · Runs 16-bit real mode, and 16-bit and 32-bit DPMI compliant DOS applications. · Runs standard mode and several popular enhanced mode Windows applications. · Supports Novell NetWare. · Supports Windows TCP/IP networking with Insignia Solutions' WinSock interface. · Supports DOS TCP/IP networking through Novell' s LAN Workplace for DOS (LAN Workplace purchased separately). · Supports PC math co-processor operations. · Supports full screen VGA graphics, allowing users to "hot key" between window and full screen mode, depending on graphics cards available. · Supports standard PC sound. · Supports resizing of the Windows display up to the maximum screen size available. · Allows running of multiple PC sessions at the same time. · Supports copying and pasting text and graphics from DOS and Windows applications to NEXTSTEP applications. · Allows access to the DOS partition or "schizo" drive as the D: drive. · Provides access to both the NEXTSTEP file system and the mounted DOS partition. · Reads and writes PC-formatted floppy disks. · Supports both real mode and protected mode PC programs in the NEXTSTEP environment. Runs applications requiring extended and expanded memory. · Supports US, UK, French and German keyboards. · Includes on-line help. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions; offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibilty Expert (NICE) center. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Insignia Solutions, Inc. Insignia Solutions is the technology leader in PC compatibility solutions for non-Intel based computers. The company's PC compatibility technology provides an easy-to-use and inexpensive solution that enables individual end-users, small-to medium-sized companies and corporations to run Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS applications on different hardware platforms. The technology has been specifically developed for Digital Equipment, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Motorola, NeXT, Silicon Graphics and Sun/SPARC workstations, and Apple Computer's Power Macintosh and 68K-based computers. Founded in 1986, the company has strategic relationships with Microsoft, Apple and most of the industry's major computer and software manufacturers. The company's headquarters are in Mountain View, California. The company also has offices in Boston, Massachusetts for UNIX product sales and in High Wycombe, England for its research and development activities. Insignia Solutions has approximately 200 employees worldwide. # # # # SoftPC is registered to Insignia Solutions, Inc. NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Windows is registered to Microsoft. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Ellen Fitzgerald <efitz@mttam.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: VVI-DCS Seeks NEXTSTEP Developers Date: 25 Oct 1995 15:47:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46m483$8an@digifix.digifix.com> VVI-DCS SEEKS NEXTSTEP DEVELOPERS Contact: VVI-DCS Attn: Ellen Fitzgerald 311 Adams Ave. State College, PA 16803 ellen_fitzgerald@mttam.com VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) seeks additional NEXTSTEP developers for its NEXTSTEP/Openstep product development technical staff. The positions being filled are permanent staff positions, require relocation to the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, and are principally associated with proprietary products, such as OpenGraph, manufactured by VVI-DCS for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep based clients and customers. Successful candidates will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining new and existing major applications and related frameworks; be well disciplined and have co-discipline technical interests and experiences; be committed to the success of projects, company objectives, and satisfaction of client's needs; and be comfortable working on Solaris, HP-UX, Windows95, Windows-NT, DEC Unix, NEXTSTEP 3.2 - 4.0, and OpenStep on all various hardware platforms and configurations as the need arises. For additional information send mail to ellen_fitzgerald@mttam.com with the title "Send Positions Requisition". The returned document is formatted in NEXTMAIL** and contains additional information regarding these positions and VVI-DCS. ________________ ** If you do not have access to the NeXTMail client program and would like to read this information then request decoding instructions for any Unix based machine and Postscript L-II printer.
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <46osaa$j0k@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <46osaa$j0k@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 26 Oct 1995 17:33:27 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46our7$ja7@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: New Version of WebRex available Date: 26 Oct 1995 17:34:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46ousi$jag@digifix.digifix.com> WEBREX -- Object Oriented World Wide Web Development We have just put a new release of WebRex, with updated documentation, on our ftp site. This version expires on November 30th. I would encourage you to download it: ftp://ftp.its.com/pub/WebRex/WebRex_Demo.gtar.gz WebRex allows NEXTSTEP developers to rapidly build and deploy web-based applications, on all four flavors of NEXTSTEP -- Motorola, Intel, Sun Sparc, and HP PA-RISC. It also works great on top of many popular operating systems -- including Windows NT, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX, and Digital's UNIX, though you may have trouble getting a license from NeXT to use their PDO and EOF on a computer attached to the Internet (getting any appropriate licenses to NeXT's technology is the customer's responsibility, no NeXT software will be provided by IT Solutions). WebRex gives to NEXTSTEP developers an object oriented HTTP communication and HTML presentation layer for object-oriented applications and (through NeXT's EOF, or customer's own access methods) SQL relational databases including Oracle, Sybase, and (NEXTSTEP only) QuickBase (licenses for appropriate databases, are the customer's responsibility - no database is provided with WebRex). Object-oriented technology and the World Wide Web gives developers a powerful cross-platform deployment tool for building "real world applications" targeted to customers on the public Internet and also for internal corporate networks. WebRex provides the advantages of NeXT's object-oriented programming: (as they say) "...rapid application development through object reuse, transparent distribution, simplified maintenance, and scalability..." with the flexibility of a common interface of HTML browsers. To use the on-line demonstration all you need is your own copy of NEXTSTEP and an appropriately configured Motorola, Intel, Sparc, or PA-RISC computer. yours, Ted Shelton IT Solutions 500 West Madison, Suite 2210 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 474-7700 ted_shelton@its.com IT Solutions is a member of the NeXT Object Channel, is a NeXT Registered Developer, and is a Netscape Registered Developer. IT Solutions and WebRex are trademarks of Information Technology Solutions, Inc. NeXT, NEXTSTEP, EOF and PDO are all trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other marks are the property of their appropriate owners.
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: San Jose, CA; Software and Database Design Engineer Date: 27 Oct 1995 01:07:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46ppdl$m1d@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Software and Database Design Engineer Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Design Engineer: preferably at least 4+ years software/database development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Database design experience (2+ years, Sybase 10/Oracle 7) Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is a small software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: scottwei@aol.com (ScottWei) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OO Engineer/Trainer - PRI, Los ALtos, CA Date: 27 Oct 1995 23:48:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <46s96q$ps@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Engineer/Trainer I CONTACT: Scott Weiner Paradigm Research is a growing company looking for ambitious individuals anxious to grow into major contributors. The Engineer/Trainer I position is an entry level position. The main responsibilities focus on helping Paradigm's customers adopt new technology through training and support. Paradigm Research believes in the importance of communication at all levels of technology adoption and development. The incumbent will be expected to improve their presentation and communication skills over their initial tenure at Paradigm Research. After proving their ability to teach and organize presentations on technology, an Engineer/Trainer I has several possible career paths. The paths include curriculum development, project lead, mentoring or lead trainer roles, or moving into our product development or sales and marketing divisions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Training * Learn to teach courses developed by Paradigm Research or third-parties * Deliver open enrollment and on-site training Curriculum Development * Assist in the design and development of courseware: - Define objectives - Design and develop exercises - Design and develop tasks to support the objectives - Design and develop content to support the trainer * Review courseware and suggest improvements * Suggest improvements to the development process * Identify potential courses * Participate in the overall design of PRI's curriculum Programming * Develop tools to support Paradigm Research operation and customers * Review and maintain existing code and tools * Develop and document example and exercise code for courseware Applications Development * Provide feedback on customer interactions * Suggest improvements to current products Training Support * Provide phone and email support to customers * Develop materials and processes to support on-site consultants Problem Solving * Learning new tools and technologies is critical for this role. * Working with customers to understand their unique problems and business applications for a given technology. WORK GUIDANCE: All customer relations work is performed under limited supervision. The incumbent will be expected to consult with other members of PRI in the design and development of projects and processes, and will be expected to implement those projects and processes independently. Training responsibilities may entail from 25% to 50% travel time. REQUIRED ABILITIES AND BACKGROUND: * Computer Science Bachelors degree or equivalent * At least 1-2 years of teaching experience and/or professional training experience * At least 2 years of software development experience * A strong understanding of a variety of technologies possibly including: Object oriented technology, Relational databases, networking, operating systems * Experience with object oriented analysis and design * Experience with world-wide-web technology * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Strong customer relations skills * Proven ability to balance quality with deadlines * Ability to initiate improvements and solutions by collecting and analyzing available data * Ability to establish credibility and rapport with members at all levels and in all areas of PRI as well as PRI customers * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training Experience with Unix, NEXTSTEP, MS-Windows, HTML, CGI, C, Objective-C, C++,Java and Perl are a plus. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PARADIGM RESEARCH, INC. Paradigm Research (PRI) provides the training, consulting, and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Working with leading technology vendors, Paradigm Research has identified successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. PRI has trained, consulted or mentored a number of Fortune 500 and notable high-tech companies including: AT&T, Netscape, Avcomm, NeXT Computer, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Inc., Sierra Atlantic, Inc., IBM, Silicon Graphics, Inc., Interactive Technologies, Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Kaleida Labs, Inc., Taligent, Inc., Motorola, Inc., USWest, Inc. ABOUT THE STAFF Each member of Paradigm Research's educational staff has strong technical expertise and presentation skills and an unparalleled drive to support the customer's unique requirements. The experienced instructors have taught technology such as object-oriented development to thousands of engineers, project managers, and key decision makers. The curriculum designers at PRI have developed curriculum for several of the major technology vendors and continue to mentor and train their customers. Paradigm Research instructors focus their attention on the individual participant's needs, whether it is an advanced C++ programmer looking for in-depth explanations or a programmer with little experience needing additional support. The instructors go out of their way to provide applicable examples and customized technology adoption strategies. PRI is able to provide this level of customer support because of their strong commitment to work with only the most talented and well-rounded personnel. Each member of the staff relates a variety of corporate experiences with several technologies and can apply this experience to the customer's situation. SERVICES OVERVIEW Course development * Curriculum design and validation. * Educational objectives and corporate needs identification and integration. * Content development and validation based on proven expertise in object environments and languages including: NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, Taligent's Common Point Application System, C++, Objective-C, ScriptX and SmallTalk. Custom training program design * Project-specific education and consulting resulting in tangible customer deliverables. * Assisting technology vendors in defining, implementing, and qualifying third-parties for ongoing support of customers. * Effective training program creation via separation of object technology and development environment learning issues. Course delivery * Lectures to classes of 4-40 or present seminars for 30-3000+ attendees. * Course delivery including stand-up presentation, seminars, instructor-led labs, and World Wide Web based training. * Real-world examples based on development and consulting experience. For more information: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 107 - Articles posted since October 23 1995 Date: 30 Oct 1995 05:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <471m4m$6f2@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 107 Postings since: October 23 1995 [3770] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3771] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3772] SUBMISSION: New KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software'') edition (33.1). [3773] SUBMISSION: HardwarePassword.app [3774] PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Software and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Exclusive Distribution for CO-XIST 3.3s. [3775] PRESS RELEASE: Aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement [3776] PRESS RELEASE: Aging NeXT Color Monitor Replacement (Price Correction) [3777] SUBMISSION: Sound Processing Kit [3778] PRESS RELEASE: Insignia Solutions and OpenSource Announce New Distribution Channel For All NEXTSTEP Versions of SoftPC. [3779] JOB: VVI-DCS Seeks NEXTSTEP Developers [3781] PRESS RELEASE: New Version of WebRex available [3782] JOB: San Jose, CA; Software and Database Design Engineer [3783] JOB: OO Engineer/Trainer - PRI, Los ALtos, CA If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-107/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-107.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-107 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 30 Oct 1995 05:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <471n0p$6i4@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 30 Oct 1995 05:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <471n0v$6i4@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: paul@fct.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: DoomController for NeXTSTEP Date: 30 Oct 1995 16:25:13 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <473frp$da2@digifix.digifix.com> Here is the short list of what it can do: 1. Save Doom launching information to a file 2. Start a Doom game based on the launching information specified 3. You can set almost every imaginable parameter (especially patches) 4. Start a network game from one location 5. Play demo files 6. Create as many saved game files as you want! The application contains complete NeXSTEP help. I've thrown in a lot of bells and whistles which I think you'll enjoy. Let me know what you think. I put a copy at the following location: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/games/DoomController.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/games/DoomController.tar.gz Paul Lissak paul@fct.com
From: AnimTechHR@dreamworks.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: DreamWorks Developer Position Available Date: 31 Oct 1995 22:20:59 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <476p2r$pak@digifix.digifix.com> DreamWorks Developer Position Available --------------------------------------- DreamWorks Feature Animation is searching for a talented individual to assist in building production tools for the Digital Studio for the 21st Century. The candidate must have the following credentials: - B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience - 2 years experience with NEXTSTEP - Objective C, strong object-oriented C++ skills - EOF, RDBMS (ORACLE preferred) - Foundation Kit experience - Distributed object experience - Multi-threaded application development - Team-oriented, proven ability to meet project deadlines - Desirable: Java, HTML, HTTP server, interest in Web technology, OLE, TCP/IP, Solaris, project source tree organization Please include descriptions of relevant project experience, and details of personal contribution. DreamWorks Technology attn: Lisa Kelly E-mail: AnimTechHR@dreamworks.com (NeXTmail, MIME, or ASCII) or fax: (818) 733-6318 EOE
From: iscomp@netcom.com (charles brown) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Experienced NextStep O/S and Objective C Programmer Date: 1 Nov 1995 16:53:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <478q8h$3kc@digifix.digifix.com> IsComp Systems has an immediate contractor/consultant opportunity for an applications programmer. Experience in Objective-C and familiarity with NextStep Operating System is required. Respond in confidence to: IsComp Systems, Inc. 5777 W. Century Blvd. Suite 560 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Telephone No.: 310-641-3260 Fax: 310-641-4417 email: iscomp@netcom.com
From: Erik Doernenburg <erik@sultan.ping.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Alexandra 0.81 -- A Newsreader for NEXTSTEP Date: 2 Nov 1995 01:20:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <479nuv$6v2@digifix.digifix.com> DORTMUND, GERMANY ? November 1, 1995. The latest release of Alexandra adds some useful new features and fixes all known bugs. With this maintenance release a stable and free newsreader that covers all the "basic" functionality is available for NEXTSTEP. Alexandra is is distributed under the GNU Public License. Therefore you can use the application without having to pay any fees and you are granted access to the full source code so that you can modify the application if something annoys you or you have some special requirements/ideas. Initially, Alexandra is available as source and precompiled fat binary from the Peanuts archive in Munich. Here: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/platforms/next/Network/apps ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/news/ ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/news/ If you want to compile Alexandra yourself, make sure that you're running at least NEXTSTEP Developer 3.2 and have the MiscKit 1.6.1 installed. The application is not officially supported but we're looking forward to hearing your comments and suggestions. Reported bugs will be fixed usually within the next minor release. Send e-mail to: 'bugs@gurke.ping.de' Since Alexandra is intended to be an "open" project rather than commercial software we are asking you to participate in its development. If you have a brilliant idea, want to discuss new features, donate some code or help in some other area join our mailing list by sending an e-mail with the word 'subscribe' as subject and/or body to: 'alexandra-prog@digifix.com' Finally, here's a list of all new features in version 0.81: * Support for authentication. Usernames and passwords can be saved for each server. * New mode for newgroups list: `Groups with articles' * Check for new news on activation and periodically. * Signature is added in compose window before editing begins. * From Header is created automatically and can be confirmed/edited and saved into Defaults. * rot13 support. * Catch Up button does `Catch Up to selection' when clicked first and `Catch Up all' when clicked again. * Warning if Catch Up is to be done on more than two groups at the same time. * Shift-Space selects previous article or scrolls up. * Body rewrapping and signature detection work independent of newspaper mode, ie. with conventional style headers. * Inspector panel for all headers. * Query user if compose windows are open when application is about to terminate. * Custom keybindings in Compose window (see On-Line help)
From: windemut@cumbnd.bioc.columbia.edu (Andreas Windemuth) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RasMol.app: Molecular visualization program Date: 2 Nov 1995 01:21:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <479o1b$6vh@digifix.digifix.com> RasMol.app is here, the NEXTSTEP version of the Roger Sayle's popular molecular graphics program. Files: RasMol-src.tar.gz: The source "ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/science/RasMol-src.tar.gz" RasMol-NI16.tar.gz: Binary for Intel and NeXT with 16 bit graphics "ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/RasMol-NI16.tar.gz" RasMol-NI2.tar.gz: Binary for Intel and NeXT with 2 bit graphics "ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/science/RasMol-NI2.tar.gz" RasMol.app provides full RasMol functionality, plus a few NEXTSTEP niceties such as an OpenPanel, PrintPanel and a comfortable editable text port. Future versions may include a few more bells and whistles. You can compile RasMol fat, but if you have several computers on a network with different graphics resolutions, you will still have to compile up to three different versions, TWOBIT for monochrome systems, SIXTEENBIT for twelve bit color systems and THIRTYTWOBIT for true color systems. The corresponding compile flag can be found in "rasmol.h". For Networks, the recommended procedure is to install applicable versions in directories /LocalApps/{8,16,32}bit, make a symbolic link "/LocalApps/RasMol.app -> /usr/graphics/RasMol.app" and make a symbolic link on each machine to the appropriate graphics directory, i.e. "/usr/graphics -> /LocalApps/{8,16,32}bit". This will make /LocalApps/RasMol.app appear the same on all machines and still selectively call the appropriate version on each system. To make RasMol.app, simply rename Makefile.next to Makefile in the rasmol directory and then open rasmol/rasnext/PB.project. Building the project will also build and link the RasMol library. Andreas Windemuth
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces the QuiceBase/EOF Starter Kit - Easy Entry into Enterprise Development Date: 2 Nov 1995 16:28:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47bd5f$dt7@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Scott Keith SofDesign Corporation 603-547-8404 Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 OPENSOURCE ANNOUNCES THE QUICKBASE/EOF STARTER KIT - EASY ENTRY INTO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DENVER, COLORADO- November 1, 1995 OpenSource today introduced the QuickBase/EOF Starter Kit; a combination of QuickBase 4.1h by SofDesign Corporation and Enterprise Objects Framework 1.1 (EOF) by NeXT Computer, Inc. QuickBase is an industrial strength NEXTSTEP native relational database that supports distributed network multi-user access. The Enterprise Objects Framework provides the infrastructure for defining both the object model for the business and the entity-relationship model for data. Using these two models, developers can build custom objects that encapsulate both data and business processes, while the Framework itself provides the data access services that make these objects persist in a relational database. Bundled together, these two products provide the most cost effective solution for RDMS development. "This product allows developers to quickly and easily build robust, data applications," says Chris Miner, Technical Director of OpenSource, "This bundle will, in essence, eliminate tedious programming and replace it with an object-oriented way to store and access data." The suggested retail for this combination is $1400, but OpenSource is offering it at $1,195, a savings of over $200. This offer is good through December 31, 1995 and can not be used with any other discounts or specials. "The QuickBase Starter Kit provides everything you need to get started with Enterprise Objects Framework" says Scott Keith of SofDesign. "It is the best value for EOF development." QuickBase The QuickBase client-server database provides advanced features and graphically based utilities which make it easy to build database applications. Along with support for the latest in object-oriented tools, including Enterprise Objects Framework, QuickBase features transaction processing, derived columns, application notification, "index training," dynamic SQL, and schema-design programs. QUICKBASE FEATURES · Database Notification · Online Backups · Transaction Processing · Triggers · Dynamic SQL · Enterprise Object Adaptor · Objective-C interface · DBKit adaptor · Variety of data types · Huge binary storage · Interactive SQL program · Database monitor with alarm window · User manager · Data Viewer · Schema design tool · Application design tool QUICKBASE BENEFITS · Easy to use - QuickBase is easy to use, install and maintain. · Affordable Price - QuickBase is affordably priced, making it viable for third party developers to base software solutions on top of QuickBase. · Faster development - QuickBase reduces application development costs by providing advanced development tools. QuickBase is available on all NEXTSTEP platforms and will be available on OPENSTEP. OS REQUIREMENTS NS version: 3.3 or greater ram memory: 32 MEG recommended disk space: 30 MEG INCLUDED WITH QUICKBASE: 1. Enterprise Objects Framework adaptor 2. DBKIT adaptor 3. Schema Builder database creation tool 4. QuickBase Manager application 5. ISQL, a terminal based program for executing SQL (source included). 6. Example programs with source. Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) The Enterprise Objects(tm) Framework builds on NeXT's leadership in object-oriented software development tools by dramatically reducing the costs of building and maintaining database applications. The Framework is unique in its ability to bring the benefits of object-oriented programming to relational database application development. The Enterprise Objects Framework enables developers to construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in industry-standard relational databases. Developers create business objects once and reuse those objects to manage enterprise-wide operations. Applications developed with the Enterprise Objects Framework support a three-tier client/server architecture by maintaining a clear separation between the user interface, business objects, and the database. Business objects are completely insulated from the underlying data structures used for data storage. Any changes to the database schema are easily accommodated without recoding. The same business object can be reused even when data is stored differently throughout the organization. The Enterprise Objects Framework also allows business objects to be developed independently of an actual data source. This architecture allows the migration of individual objects or entire applications to new data sources, including relational databases, hierarchical databases, and on-line news feeds, without recoding. SofDesign Corporation New Hampshire-based SofDesign Corporation is the developer of QuickBase -- the only native NEXTSTEP relational database. They are known not only for their outstanding product, but also for their comprehensive and conscientious customer support and service. NeXT Computer, Inc. NEXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # QuickBase is registered to SofDesign Corporation. NeXT, NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: "John C. Fox" <john@gscorp.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Extends Its Winbig Sweepstakes Date: 2 Nov 1995 17:18:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47bg3e$ed0@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cara Stallone 415.945.7006 http://www.gscorp.com solutions@gscorp.com GS CORPORATION EXTENDS ITS WINBIG "EVER SEEN A TADPOLE SURF?" SWEEPSTAKES VIA THE SOLUTIONS SUITE CD THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 1995. A chance to win a Tapole Pentium P1000 series notebook workstation loaded with NEXTSTEP - the most powerful O/S and notebook combination! SAN FRANCISCO, NOVEMBER 2, 1995 --GS Corporation announced today the extension of its deadline for the WINBIG sweepstakes and its offer to receive FREE, GS Corporation's latest web-based Solution Suite CD-ROM entitled, Workflow Solutions. Contest entries will now be accepted through December 15, 1995. GS Corporation has extended the offer to received a FREE CD-ROM through November 15,1995 due to our success at the OpenStep Day D.C. event October 24. where we gave away over 300 CDs. Now is your chance to get the best of CD-ROM and the Web. Like a portable webserver on a disk, the Workflow Solutions CD offers users the chance to "surf" locally, link to internet web pages, report and respond to information requested, download software and receive direct and immediate access to the latest interactive demos, product information and industry information available to the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market. WIN BIG is sponsored by GS Corporation and Tadpole Technology. Viewing the Solutions Suite CD and completing the WIN BIG entry form allows CD users a chance to win a Tadpole Pentium-based notebook. The workstation will include the NEXTSTEP user environment and software from a variety of third party participants on the CD, including desktop publishing products, personal productivity tools and specialized communications and database applications. For a chance to win, entrants must email or fax a completed questionnaire and entry form located within the CD to GS Corporation no later than December 15, 1995. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest. Winner will be notified by email and telephone by January 15, 1996. Entry forms are available from GS. To receive a free CD either access our website at: http://www.gscorp.com or send an email to solutions@gscorp.com. About GS Corporation Winner of NEXTSTEP Expo's 1994 Object Honors Award, GS Corporation is a leading NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software developer and workflow solutions provider. As a specialist in business process re-engineering (BPR) for the packaging, publishing, graphic design and advertising industries, GS markets its fully extensible software products as stand-alone applications through its Solutions Suite CD-ROM series and as components of custom developed solutions. About the Solutions Suite CD-ROM Series The Solutions Suite CD is an on-going interactive, multimedia publication that showcases the variety of solutions made possible with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep. The CDs contains product information, software demos, videos, and unlockable software for the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment. The CDs pioneer a unique distribution concept where users can acquire information about products from GS Corporation, NeXT, HP, Sun, and other NEXTSTEP/OpenStep third-party vendors, try the software, and then purchase it directly from the CD. For more information on the Solutions Suite CD-ROM Series please contact GS Corporation directly. About Tadpole's Pentium Notebooks Tadpole's Pentium notebooks are optimized specifically to accommodate the demands of object-oriented programming, ranging from robust video performance, superior CD-quality audio, and LAN and SCSI performance, to the ability to distribute applications across multiple platforms. They are targeted for Fortune 1000 companies in financial, transportation and telecommunications markets using objects to solve critical business needs like faster application development, easier application maintenance in a client/server environment and cost-effective business process reengineering. About Tadpole Technology Tadpole Technology designs and manufactures high-performance, workstation-class notebook computers, board-level and software products for OEMs and end-users. Established in 1984 and publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, Tadpole is headquartered in Cambridge, England. U.S. headquarters are in Austin, Texas with sales offices and authorized resellers throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia/Pacific Rim.
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies distributor for NeXT Products Date: 2 Nov 1995 23:41:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47c6hs$hkv@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@object-tech.com WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 Englewood, Colorado -- October 1995 NeXT Computer, Inc. and Object Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement making Object Technologies, Inc. a distributor of NeXT's object-oriented software. Based on the agreement, Object Technologies Inc. now provides new pricing to resellers. This agreement encompasses all of NeXT's products, including; NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 for Intel, HP PA-RISC, and Sun SPARC; NEXTSTEP Developer Release 3.3; Enterprise Object Frameworks Release 1.1; NETINFO Release 3.3 for SunOS, DEC OSF/1, HP-UX; PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) Release 3.0 for SunOS, Solaris, and HP-UX; D'OLE distributed objects for Windows; and NEXTIME. Object Technologies, Inc. has had a longstanding relationship with NeXT. This agreement further expands the relationship between the two companies so that Object Technologies can provide service to qualified resellers of NeXT products. "We want make NeXT products attractive to the dealers and resellers who are closely in contact with customers using object oriented products, " said David Fruhling II, Object Technologies' CFO. Software and hardware dealers interested in buying NEXTSTEP, related third party software, and NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible hardware, should call Object Technologies, Inc. to inquire about their reseller program. Object Technologies offers attractive margins, payment terms (upon credit approval) and fast deliveries. For more information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax: 1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) Please indicate your phone number on the email. WWW: ¬http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is the World's largest dedicated Distributor to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" turnkey hardware systems to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operation system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc. develops and markets OpenStep,the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critcr6:cr6:6:6:6:ical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Matthew D Waters <matthew@pencom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Ships co-Xist for SPARC Date: 2 Nov 1995 23:24:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47c5h3$hg8@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matthew Waters Pencom Software 512-343-6666 Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Pencom Ships co-Xist for SPARC co-Xist 3.3s Includes New 8-bit Hardware Acceleration AUSTIN, Texas, November 1, 1995 - Pencom is pleased to announce that the final release of co-Xist 3.3s is now shipping. The new quad-fat binary for NeXT m68k, Intel, HP PA-RISC, and Sun SPARC will be available exclusively through OpenSource Inc., the largest distributor of NEXTSTEP third-party software and hardware solutions. Last month Pencom and OpenSource finalized an agreement making OpenSource the sole distributor for co-Xist. Pencom will continue to develop and support the product. co-Xist co-Xist is Pencom's market leading implementation of the industry standard X11R5 windowing system. With co-Xist, NEXTSTEP users have access to the hundreds of X-based UNIX applications from Sun, HP, DEC and IBM systems. Within the corporate computing environment, users can run any legacy or custom-developed, X-based software already used within an organization from within the NEXTSTEP environment. A complete development environment also allows the porting of X clients to the native NEXTSTEP processor. co-Xist allows users to: * Eliminate costly development efforts with the ability to run and develop standard X applications on local or remote platforms. * Exchange data easily between NEXTSTEP and other windowing environments with full cut-and-paste capability. * Work with preferred window manager environments including Tab, Motif, and NEXTSTEP. * Edit and launch frequently-used X applications with a single point-and-click. co-Xist 3.3s also includes: * Significantly enhanced performance for NEXTSTEP 3.3 users. * A Multi-Architecture Binary for easy and efficient network installation accessible by all supported platforms. * GUI-based Installation simplifies installation and setup by eliminating the need for running scripts in the installation process. * Release 1.2.3 of the Open Software Foundation's Motif. * A collection of public domain X-based applications are included, pre-compiled for all architectures in binary and source formats. These include the NCSA's popular Mosaic, xv, xrn, a selection of games, utilities, and much more. * Fast service and support from a leader in NEXTSTEP and open systems development. Pencom Pencom is a $50 million technical recruiting and software services firm focused solely on open systems computing and specializing in NEXTSTEP development. Pencom is unique in its ability to provide the entire suite of services necessary for open systems computing, including: technical staffing, systems integration, software services, and products. Pencom is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information on the services Pencom provides, call 1.800.PENCOM.4, send e-mail to info@pencom.com or visit http://www.pencom.com/ on the world wide web. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions; offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, by fax +1.303.861.2393, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN and +1.303.861.4411. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. ### co-Xist is a trademark of Pencom Systems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Are You POWERED BY NEXTSTEP? Date: 2 Nov 1995 23:00:29 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47c44t$h8u@digifix.digifix.com> IS YOUR WEBSITE POWERED BY NEXTSTEP? If your Website uses NEXTSTEP to deliver cool pages, information, or services, NeXT invites you to tell the world! Display NeXT's new ultra-hip "Powered by NEXTSTEP" and NeXT button trademarks on your Website by simply visiting NeXT's Website and downloading a button that tells the world what you already know-NEXTSTEP is the best operating system for developing Webserver environments If you aren't using NEXTSTEP to power your site you are missing out! The World Wide Web was developed using NEXTSTEP back in 1990 and it is still the world's most advanced object-oriented operating system. Visit NeXT's Website today and find out more about NeXT and its new WebObjects framework for building state-of-the-art interactive applications on the Web. For information on licensing the Powered By NEXTSTEP image, check out: http://www.next.com/PoweredBy/Welcome.html or click on the Powered By NEXTSTEP image on our homepage http://www.next.com/. ###
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <47bd5f$dt7@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <47bd5f$dt7@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 2 Nov 1995 22:58:08 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47c40g$h7l@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces the QuickBase/EOF Starter Kit - Easy Entry into Enterprise Development Date: 2 Nov 1995 22:58:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47c413$h7v@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Scott Keith SofDesign Corporation 603-547-8404 Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 OPENSOURCE ANNOUNCES THE QUICKBASE/EOF STARTER KIT - EASY ENTRY INTO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DENVER, COLORADO- November 1, 1995 OpenSource today introduced the QuickBase/EOF Starter Kit; a combination of QuickBase 4.1h by SofDesign Corporation and Enterprise Objects Framework 1.1 (EOF) by NeXT Computer, Inc. QuickBase is an industrial strength NEXTSTEP native relational database that supports distributed network multi-user access. The Enterprise Objects Framework provides the infrastructure for defining both the object model for the business and the entity-relationship model for data. Using these two models, developers can build custom objects that encapsulate both data and business processes, while the Framework itself provides the data access services that make these objects persist in a relational database. Bundled together, these two products provide the most cost effective solution for RDMS development. "This product allows developers to quickly and easily build robust, data applications," says Chris Miner, Technical Director of OpenSource, "This bundle will, in essence, eliminate tedious programming and replace it with an object-oriented way to store and access data." The suggested retail for this combination is $1400, but OpenSource is offering it at $1,195, a savings of over $200. This offer is good through December 31, 1995 and can not be used with any other discounts or specials. "The QuickBase Starter Kit provides everything you need to get started with Enterprise Objects Framework" says Scott Keith of SofDesign. "It is the best value for EOF development." QuickBase The QuickBase client-server database provides advanced features and graphically based utilities which make it easy to build database applications. Along with support for the latest in object-oriented tools, including Enterprise Objects Framework, QuickBase features transaction processing, derived columns, application notification, "index training," dynamic SQL, and schema-design programs. QUICKBASE FEATURES ´ Database Notification ´ Online Backups ´ Transaction Processing ´ Triggers ´ Dynamic SQL ´ Enterprise Object Adaptor ´ Objective-C interface ´ DBKit adaptor ´ Variety of data types ´ Huge binary storage ´ Interactive SQL program ´ Database monitor with alarm window ´ User manager ´ Data Viewer ´ Schema design tool ´ Application design tool QUICKBASE BENEFITS ´ Easy to use - QuickBase is easy to use, install and maintain. ´ Affordable Price - QuickBase is affordably priced, making it viable for third party developers to base software solutions on top of QuickBase. ´ Faster development - QuickBase reduces application development costs by providing advanced development tools. QuickBase is available on all NEXTSTEP platforms and will be available on OPENSTEP. OS REQUIREMENTS NS version: 3.3 or greater ram memory: 32 MEG recommended disk space: 30 MEG INCLUDED WITH QUICKBASE: 1. Enterprise Objects Framework adaptor 2. DBKIT adaptor 3. Schema Builder database creation tool 4. QuickBase Manager application 5. ISQL, a terminal based program for executing SQL (source included). 6. Example programs with source. Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) The Enterprise Objects(tm) Framework builds on NeXT's leadership in object-oriented software development tools by dramatically reducing the costs of building and maintaining database applications. The Framework is unique in its ability to bring the benefits of object-oriented programming to relational database application development. The Enterprise Objects Framework enables developers to construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in industry-standard relational databases. Developers create business objects once and reuse those objects to manage enterprise-wide operations. Applications developed with the Enterprise Objects Framework support a three-tier client/server architecture by maintaining a clear separation between the user interface, business objects, and the database. Business objects are completely insulated from the underlying data structures used for data storage. Any changes to the database schema are easily accommodated without recoding. The same business object can be reused even when data is stored differently throughout the organization. The Enterprise Objects Framework also allows business objects to be developed independently of an actual data source. This architecture allows the migration of individual objects or entire applications to new data sources, including relational databases, hierarchical databases, and on-line news feeds, without recoding. SofDesign Corporation New Hampshire-based SofDesign Corporation is the developer of QuickBase -- the only native NEXTSTEP relational database. They are known not only for their outstanding product, but also for their comprehensive and conscientious customer support and service. NeXT Computer, Inc. NEXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # QuickBase is registered to SofDesign Corporation. NeXT, NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Shane_Kelsay <shane@objectech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc. Offers "SPARC" Technology Date: 3 Nov 1995 23:20:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47epml$r81@digifix.digifix.com> Englewood, Colorado -- November 3, 1995 Announce "SPARC" Technology Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce a new line of computer systems to its increasing base of turnkey NEXTSTEP system solutions. Axil Computer Inc. brings Object Technologies, Inc. a strong line of Sparc Workstations and Servers for the demanding client/server applications. The Axil is 100% Solaris Compliant and 100% NEXTSTEP Compatible. For More Information Contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 e-mail: info@object-tech.com www: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is the World's largest dedicated Distributor to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" turnkey hardware systems to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operation system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computerActive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group, Tuesday Nov 7 Date: 4 Nov 1995 01:36:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47f1lk$s4l@digifix.digifix.com> Ottawa NeXT User Group Meeting on TUESDAY Nov 7, 1995 ===================================================== Where: computerActive inc. 15 Capella Court Unit 128 Nepean, ON Contact: Chris Saldanha, Software Analyst (613) 225-4824 Voice (613) 225-1670 FAX <http://www.mae.carleton.ca/~csaldanh chris@computerActive.on.ca csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca NeXTMail and MIME cheerfully accepted! When: 7:00pm, Tuesday, Nov 7 Topics: -Gossip as always :-) -After the meeting, those interested can follow the new adopted format of heading over to the local McGuiness Landing for wings, nachos, idle chit-chat and BEvERages... ;) Hope to see you there! --Chris
From: Rick Sanford <rsanford@dental> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: NYC NeXT users Thursday, November 9 Date: 4 Nov 1995 01:37:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47f1mv$s5f@digifix.digifix.com> announce: NeXT-ish User Group Meeting Thursday, November 9, 1995 After a period of some inactivity, some of us are going to begin meeting again in NYC. While the previous meetings of the user group, like NeXT itself, had a financial services focus, these new meetings are prompted by interest in the more artistic sector. Those of us involved in music and graphics (and NeXTSTEP) are trying to see if we can get some movement going again in these areas, what with the media-full WWW, PIXAR's new-found fame and whatnot. All are welcome, of course. TIME: 6:45 PM NeXT-ish User Group Meeting Thursday, November 9, 1995 the address is: Advanced Digital Network 1140 6th Ave mezzanine level between 44 st & 45 st. New York City, New York if you have a flat tire on the way and need to call, try Eugene at 212-944-5400 otherwise, see you there! Rick Sanford Dental Records dental@thoughtport.com
From: rashidi@wmich.edu (Reza Rashidi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Sys. Admin. and more Date: 5 Nov 1995 23:16:44 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47k27c$eb4@digifix.digifix.com> WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ART DEPARTMENT POSITION: Coordinator, Computer Services, Full-Time Staff (12 month) Appointment QUALIFICATIONS: Advanced degree, M.F.A. in Visual Art field required. Dual involvement and expertise in a traditional art media and computer technology is essential. Teaching experience is expected. Candidate should be able to teach basic introductory courses in computer imaging, design theory and applications. Thorough knowledge of local area networks and client server architecture is necessary, as is extensive knowledge of Novell Netware, Mac-OS, DOS/Windows and Nexstep operating systems. Must possess well developed interpersonal and communication skills and supervisory skills. RESPONSIBILITIES: Serves as network administrator for the local area network supporting the computer graphics and design curricula and projects and the administrative functions of the department. Coordinate and represent the College of Fine Arts computing efforts. Administer the Art Department computing lab facilities and operations. Teach basic introductory courses in computer graphics imagery. RANK: Full-Time Staff, 12 month appointment SALARY: $32,000 with full benefits. APPOINTMENT DATES: immediate APPLICATION: Address letter of application, resume, 20 slides of personal creative works, evidence of teaching accomplishments and 3 current letters of reference (please limit applications to fit in a 9" x 12" envelope and include S.A.S.E. for any materials you would like returned) to: Phillip Vander Weg, Chair Department of Art Western Michigan University 1201 Oliver St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5188 DEADLINE: November 6, 1995 or until filled. Western Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition, it has embarked upon a vigorous affirmative action program and encourages applications of women and members of minority group.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 108 - Articles posted since October 30 1995 Date: 6 Nov 1995 05:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <47k4om$ego@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 108 Postings since: October 30 1995 [3785] Summary 107 - Articles posted since October 23 1995 [3786] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3787] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3788] SUBMISSION: DoomController for NeXTSTEP [3789] JOB: DreamWorks Developer Position Available [3790] JOB: Experienced NextStep O/S and Objective C Programmer [3791] SUBMISSION: Alexandra 0.81 -- A Newsreader for NEXTSTEP [3792] SUBMISSION: RasMol.app: Molecular visualization program [3794] PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Extends Its Winbig Sweepstakes [3795] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces the QuickBase/EOF Starter Kit - Easy Entry into Enterprise Development [3796] PRESS RELEASE: Are You POWERED BY NEXTSTEP? [3797] PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Ships co-Xist for SPARC [3798] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies distributor for NeXT Products [3799] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc. Offers "SPARC" Technology [3800] MEETING: Ottawa NeXT User Group, Tuesday Nov 7 [3801] MEETING: NYC NeXT users Thursday, November 9 [3802] JOB: NeXT Sys. Admin. and more If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-108/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-108.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-108 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 6 Nov 1995 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <47k5ko$ek3@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 6 Nov 1995 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <47k5kt$ek3@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. 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From: grio@next.com (Dan Grillo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NEXTSTEP 3.3 Patch now on ftp.next.com Date: 6 Nov 1995 21:55:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47mhqp$msg@digifix.digifix.com> The NEXTSTEP 3.3 patch is now available for public downloading from ftp.next.com. There is a patch overview in NeXTanswers, document 2066. http://www.next.com/NeXTanswers/HTMLFiles/2066.htmld/2066.html The patch itself is in ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/Patches/ Sincerely, Dan Grillo Developer Support Engineer NeXT Technical Support -- Dan Grillo dan@next.com 415 780-2963 MIME, NeXTmail accepted
From: wfc@cl.cam.ac.uk (W F Clocksin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: 'Calliope' Music Notation Processor for NeXT (Black only) Date: 6 Nov 1995 21:56:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47mhs1$msn@digifix.digifix.com> The latest release of Calliope is now available free of charge to the general public. For information see http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/wfc/calliope.html This version of Calliope runs only on Black NeXT Computers running NS3.2 or above. To install Calliope, it is necessary to install the Sonata font (an Adobe product available from various font vendors) and the Calliope font, available from the distribution. The documentation will not be legible unless both fonts are installed. Calliope does not have on-line help, but there is an 80-page tutorial that goes through various features of Calliope. Instructions for installing Calliope "from scratch" 1. Install the Sonata font (available from Adobe). The files mentioned below are available from the FTP server. FTP details: Address: ftp.CL.cam.ac.uk Directory: users/wfc 2. get Calliope.font.compressed. Uncompress and install as a font. 3. get Calliope.app.compressed. It is about 1 Mb. Uncompress and put in your App directory. If you want some examples to open and tinker with (recommended), 4. Install Examples.pkg.compressed. Uncompress and install. It uncompresses to about 6 Mb. If this file does not exist, it is because I am in the process of updating it. Some of the examples may be out of date and should be reformatted/repaginated. 5. Also on the FTP area there is a tutorial of 10 lessons in compressed rtfd format, that can only be read on a machine on which the Sonata and Calliope fonts are installed. William Clocksin Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge wfc@CL.cam.ac.uk
From: Dick Locke <dick.locke@wcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Developers (FT), OO helpful, LDDS WorldCom AST, near Houston, TX Date: 7 Nov 1995 22:57:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47p9qe$56g@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Developers wanted (FT), OO helpful, LDDS WorldCom AST, near Houston, TX Announced by Forbes Magazine as one of the "21 Rising Stars of American Industry", LDDS WorldCom is one of the Four Largest Long Distance Carriers in the nation. Business expansion and well-planned acquisition of other carriers has positioned LDDS WorldCom as the premier technology leader in providing full-service voice and data telecommunications to both domestic and international business and consumer markets. This rapid growth makes possible several exciting career opportunities at our Advanced Software Technology group in The Woodlands, TX (27 miles north of downtown Houston). LDDS WorldCom's Advanced Software Technology (AST) group has openings for an experienced NeXT developers. The successful candidate will be part of a team involved in the ongoing analysis, design, and programming of the distributed software systems involved in the delivery of Frame Relay and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) data communications service. Minimum Experience: - NeXTSTEP development - Appkit familiarity, Objective-C programming - B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent Desired Experience: - UNIX - Telecommunications industry software development Other Desirable Traits: - Team-oriented individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills - Firm grasp of Object-Oriented concepts MUST be U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. If interested, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to: Email: (preferred) dick.locke@wcom.com (ascii or NeXTMail only please) -or- dick_locke@wiltel.com US Mail: LDDS WorldCom, Advanced Software Technology Attn: Dick Locke 8665 New Trails Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77381 Fax: (713) 367-9036 About LDDS WorldCom and AST: WorldCom offers competitive salaries and the opportunity to live and work in an area where the cost of living is low and housing is affordable. Note: You can find out more about WorldCom by accessing our World Wide Web server at: http://www.wiltel.com/ WorldCom is a long distance carrier of voice, data, and video transmissions over a national fiber optic network. The combination of the former WilTel and LDDS, WorldCom now represents a powerful combination of revenues, market shares, infrastructure, and expertise. As a result, there are now four preeminent long-distance companies in the United States: WorldCom, AT&T, MCI, and Sprint. WorldCom delivers advanced data communications services, such as commercial Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) service and commercial Frame Relay (FR) service--an industry first. Our goal is to remain the industry leader in customer service. With this in mind, the commitment to exploring new technologies is vital. WorldCom's Advanced Software Technology group is an R&D group committed to developing and deploying leading-edge software and network-management technologies for WorldCom and the telecommunications industry. The unparalleled R&D environment supports creativity, teamwork, and personal and professional growth. The AST systems combine the power of Object-oriented technology and the NeXTSTEP environment for both development and deployment. Consisting of approximately 100 hardware and software engineers, testers, analysts, designers, architects, and technical writers, the AST is a forerunner in ATM technology. About The Woodlands WorldCom's AST group is located in The Woodlands, Texas. The Woodlands is a 25,000-acre new community designed to become largely self-sustaining in human, environmental and economic terms. Opened October 19, 1974, it has grown steadily ever since to become one of Texas' most desired places to live and work. The projected population of The Woodlands is planned for nearly 150,000 residents, but it will never seem crowded because of a carefully considered master plan of controlled growth and development standards. In The Woodlands, approximately one quarter of the land is designated for greenbelts, parks, and protected reserves, so the natural beauty of the forestland will always remain. The Woodlands is located 27 miles north of downtown Houston, and is linked to downtown by two freeways. The Woodlands' residents enjoy the neighborhood parks and tot lots, located conveniently to their homes. More than 60 miles of footpaths connect the homes with parks, which include swimming pools, tennis courts, playfields, picnic facilities, and children's play equipment. More than 460 firms including WorldCom, Dresser Industries, Hughes Christensen, Penzoil Products, and Chevron have selected The Woodlands as a business location.
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Acquires EquationBuilder for NEXTSTEP Date: 7 Nov 1995 22:56:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47p9or$566@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736 robin@lighthouse.com http://www.lighthouse.com/ --LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ACQUIRES EQUATIONBUILDER FOR NEXTSTEP-- NOVEMBER 8th, 1995 -- SAN MATEO, CA -- Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights to Digital Tool Works' EquationBuilder, an innovative equation editor for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. EquationBuilder, which will begin shipping for NEXTSTEP 3.x later this month, supports Open Object Embedding (OOE), a powerful linking and embedding technology Lighthouse acquired earlier this year from Xanthus International, along with its entire line of OOE-compliant NEXTSTEP products. "This acquisition highlights our strategy of providing a comprehensive and well-integrated product line," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "EquationBuilder is one of the most useful products we've seen for NEXTSTEP, and simplifies the chores normally associated with visualizing and editing complex equations. Now, technical and business professionals will have a fast, easy-to-use equation editor to add to their Lighthouse desktop." "We are excited to formalize our relationship with Lighthouse Design, the clear leader in the NEXTSTEP market, by adding EquationBuilder to their product line," said Terrence Talbot, president of Digital Tool Works. "Lighthouse now offers a remarkably complete product suite for technical and business customers, giving EquationBuilder the opportunity to quickly reach a much broader customer base." EquationBuilder features dynamic, "on the fly" recomposition. As expressions are edited, they are dynamically reformatted, assuring WYSIWIG typographic consistency and professional quality results. Users construct mathematical expressions with a simple point and click, choosing from palettes of common symbolic elements, such as fractions, matrices, and delimiters. EquationBuilder automatically follows standard professional typesetting rules. Using Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) as its native file format, EquationBuilder expressions are easily saved and added to any page layout or word processing application that accepts EPS. In addition, EquationBuilder fully supports OOE, allowing complex equations to be embedded within applications that support the protocol. Support is also provided for NEXTSTEP Object Links, filter services, and universal drag-and-drop. EquationBuilder also features powerful and accurate translation to the TEX typesetting language, giving TEX users a simple to use equation composition environment. EquationBuilder will begin shipping later this month for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.0 or later. Site licenses are available and EquationBuilder will be included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a heavily discounted Academic CD. The next version of this CD will be available in December. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For additional information about Lighthouse Design and its products, contact the company directly at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd. and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. EquationBuilder is a trademark of Digital Tool Works. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, November 14, 1995) Date: 7 Nov 1995 22:57:16 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47p9qs$56o@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Tuesday, November 14, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches, cookies, and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Presentation: Video of Object World keynote by Steve Jobs. We'll have the whole unedited video from Object World so we can view whatever you're interested in seeing. 4. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 5. Discussion of upcoming topics and presentations. 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMiNUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: Jeffrey Huff <jhuff@next.mc.maricopa.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Phoenix Area NeXTSTEP Users Group Date: 7 Nov 1995 23:00:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47pa1l$58u@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT User Group Meeting 7:00 PM Wednesday November 15, 1995 Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Ave Mesa, AZ 85202 Park on West side of campus First building south of the MCC Library, First door on the North West corner (Look for Center for Teaching and Learning sign) NOTE: Meetings are not held in the clock tower location anymore Agenda: Announcements & Rumors Open Forum for ANY NeXT related questions User Group Business FREE GS Corp CDROMs!!! Discussion of NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP 4.0 Features NEXTSTEP Notebook demonstration Video of Steve Jobs Keynote at Object World For more information contact: Brad Kincaid at kincaid@next.mc.maricopa.edu or Jeff Huff at jhuff@next.mc.maricopa.edu
From: cedman@Princeton.EDU (Carl F. Edman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.0 has been released Date: 10 Nov 1995 00:04:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <47umg3$arm@digifix.digifix.com> Source and binary packages have been uploaded to orst and peanuts. URLs to the packages on orst are: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/mail/EnhanceMail1.0.s.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/mail/EnhanceMail1.0.b.NIHS.tar.gz I've also attached the README file to this message. Carl Edman ----------------------------------------------------------- This package contains the EnhanceMail bundle. This bundle extends the capabilities of Mail.app 3.3 by adding quoting, signatures, X face support and a number of other features. To enable it install EnhanceMail.bundle anywhere in the mail bundle path (~/Library/Mail, /LocalLibrary/Mail, /NextLibrary/Mail, and the Mail application wrapper itself) and restart Mail.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/Mail, for personal installation ~/Library/Mail. After installing the bundle, a more detail description of its capabilities can be found at the end of the Mail.app online help. Note that this bundle will _only_ work with Mail.app 3.3. Earlier versions of Mail.app can not be extended by external bundles. However there are reports of success with this bundle using Mail.app 3.3 on NS 3.2 systems. Conceivably this bundle could also work with later versions of Mail.app, but as it is highly dependent on the internals of Mail.app this seems unlikely. Instead the author plans to release new versions of this bundle as new versions of Mail.app become generally available. IMPORTANT: There is a confirmed bug in Mail.app 3.3 which causes it to crash if more than one directory in the mail bundle path (see above) contains more than one bundle. For example, you could have one bundle in each of the given directories and a dozen in ~/Library/Mail, but you could not have two bundles in ~/Library/Mail and two in /LocalLibrary/Mail. Considering that as of the time of this writting there are a grand total of three mail bundles publicly available, this should not be a problem at most installations. Carl Edman 11-3-95 cedman@princeton.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 109 - Articles posted since November 6 1995 Date: 13 Nov 1995 05:00:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <486jcs$919@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 109 Postings since: November 6 1995 [3804] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3805] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3806] SUBMISSION: NEXTSTEP 3.3 Patch now on ftp.next.com [3807] SUBMISSION: 'Calliope' Music Notation Processor for NeXT (Black only) [3808] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Acquires EquationBuilder for NEXTSTEP [3809] JOB: NeXT Developers (FT), OO helpful, LDDS WorldCom AST, near Houston, TX [3810] MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, November 14, 1995) [3811] MEETING: Phoenix Area NeXTSTEP Users Group [3812] SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.0 has been released If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-109/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-109.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-109 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 13 Nov 1995 05:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <486k8p$9c6@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 13 Nov 1995 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <486k8u$9c6@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: brian@dreamer.eyrie.com (Brian Odlum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION:MibMinder SNMPv1 NeXTSTEP Manager Date: 13 Nov 1995 15:54:49 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <488bap$jgq@digifix.digifix.com> Salt Spring Technical has released version 0.1 (beta) of MibMinder, a network administrator's tool that communicates with network nodes via Simple Network Management Protocol version 1 (SNMPv1). It is a simple yet powerful SNMP manager application, the first tool of its kind to support a native NeXTSTEP Graphical User Interface (GUI). MibMinder offers a simple point and click interface that can both query and set Management Information Base (MIB) variables. It gives the network administrator the ability to traverse the Structure of Management Information (SMI) tree, examining any Object IDentifier (OID) in complete detail using a node inspector tool. MibMinder communicates with one network agent at a time. The selection of that agent may be done by designating the IP address or network name of the node (DNS/NIS). Of course, the administrator must know an agent's password ("community") to successfully communicate with that agent. MibMinder can examine SNMP tables by row or column. It can also add enterprise specific MIB files into the SMI tree, so that all variables in an agent's MIB can be accessed, regardless of the device's make or model. A demo version of MibMinder may be downloaded from: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/tools/MibMinder0.1.tar ftp.eyrie.com via anonymous ftp (found in /pub/MibMinder_0.1) http://www.eyrie.com via World Wide Web (follow the links) For more information, contact: Salt Spring Technical 503.684.1416 (voice) 503.639.6652 (FAX) saltspring@eyrie.com (e-mail)
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.6.2 is now available Date: 13 Nov 1995 15:55:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <488bcs$jhi@digifix.digifix.com> [Note: it may take a day for the copies on peanutsto be moved from the submissions directories to their final resting places...but the copy on thoughtport is right where it should be.] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Yacktman (801)221-0344 don@misckit.com ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF THE MISCKIT VERSION 1.6.2 Update to Kit of Free Objective-C Objects Is Now Available PROVO, UT, Nov 13, 1995 -- A new release of the MiscKit has been made publically available. It contains many new objects and fixes all problems reported since the previous release. The MiscKit may be obtained via ftp to any of the following sites: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/classes/MiscKit1.6.2.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.2.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/objc/misckit/MiscKit1.6.2.s.gnutar.gz There are also accompanying binary packages built for various architectures available only at: ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.2.b.NIHS.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.6.2.b.NI.gnutar.gz The thoughtport.com site always has the most recent official MiscKit distribution available in /pub/next/misckit and older versions are archived in /pub/next/misckit/old. The MiscKit is an easy to install kit consisting of Objective-C objects, Interface Builder palettes, bundles, and other useful programming resources. All the resources in the MiscKit have been donated by various Internet personalities for the benefit of other NEXTSTEP programmers. Objects include data structures (string, tree, stack, queue, priority queue, linked list), interface widgets (find panel, textfield, button and slider subclasses, clock and calendar views, icon wells, progress pie/bar), macros, other useful objects (lock file, log file, time, stopwatch, serial port, colors, subprocess, remote subprocess, file), frameworks for building complex interfaces (MiscMergeKit, MiscInspectorKit, InfoMenuKit) and even some useful example applications...plus much more! To make the MiscKit more attractive to developers, use of the MiscKit resources is absolutely free of charge, no matter how the resources are used. Redistribution of the MiscKit is also encouraged. Many developers are reluctant to use objects which are under the GNU "Copyleft". As a result, the MiscKit has its own license which allows developers to reuse the code freely, even in commercial projects. Everything possible has been done to encourage the use of the MiscKit to speed development efforts. Any developer who has generally useful objects, palettes, or other programming resources and would like to donate them to the MiscKit effort is welcome to do so. Contact Don Yacktman at yackd@xmission.com for information on how to prepare a MiscKit submission. By making a submission to the MiscKit, a developer can avoid the hassles of packaging up a formal distribution of their resources and in turn help add to a growing centralized pool of useful resources. The misckit mailing lists are temporarily out of order and we hope to have them up and working at a new site soon. Until then, inquiries and subscription requests should be made to don@misckit.com. If you request a subscription, be sure to specify whether you wish to be part of the development discussion or only receive MiscKit-based press releases. When the mailing lists are once again up and running, a press release will be sent out to and let everyone know about the changes in addresses and any other important details. Please note that the creation of the "misckit.com" domain does NOT mean that the MiscKit is "going commercial" in any way--it will always be free and open as it has been in the past. Nothing has changed and NO special significance should be read into the use of ".com" instead of ".org". The MiscKit has evolved from the DAYMiscKit and several objects released over the past few years by Don Yacktman and other USENET personalities. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP and Unix consulting projects. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The MiscKit is in no way affiliated with Brigham Young University. Changes since version 1.6.0: V1.6.2 11/13/95 Maintenance and update release: Bug fixes to MiscMailApp object, MiscClassVariable, MiscDirectory, MiscShell, MiscTabActionCell, MiscCoolButtons, and MiscTime. Enhancements added to AutoDoc and TreeView example apps. Added Robby and ScrollDir example apps, MiscTableScroll palette, and MiscAppIcon category. [More details about the bug fixes and additions can be found in the MiscKit's History.rtf file.] --- Later, -Don Yacktman don@misckit.com <a href="<http://www.misckit.com/don.html">My home page</a>
From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting Nov 27th - OpenStep/Solaris Date: 13 Nov 1995 16:08:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <488c50$jln@digifix.digifix.com> Subject: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting Nov 27th - OpenStep/Solaris The downtown Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop, a NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP User Group, is having a meeting on Monday, November 27th, 1995. Greg McLaughlin from SunSoft will be discussing and demonstrating OpenStep/Solaris <http://www.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/show?sunsoft/doe/external/whitepapers/OpenStep-on-solarisWP.html>. As usual, we'll cover the latest and greatest OPENSTEP info and rumors. Post-meeting discussion and activities begin promptly after 8:00 at the Berghoff pub, 17 W. Adams Street. WHERE: First National Bank of Chicago Two First National Plaza, 18th floor (20 South Clark Street in the loop) Chicago, Illinois For directions, call or e-mail the contacts listed below. WHEN: Monday, November 27th, 1995 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHAT: Discussion and demonstration of OpenStep/Solaris Greg McLaughlin, SunSoft CONTACTS: Daniel Green First National Bank of Chicago <dang@fnbc.com> (312)732-5532
From: sedwards@fred.net (S. Edwards) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: DeepSpace Technologies announces affordable Pentium 90 mhz notebooks Date: 14 Nov 1995 18:08:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48b7hc$so1@digifix.digifix.com> DeepSpace Technologies, Inc announces the release of their affordable Pentium 90 mhz notebook computer "JOURNEY" starting at $4,795.00. The sleek black look of the Journey has an 800 X 600 TFT Active Matrix display(256 colors). The video controller is 32-bit local Bus window accelerator with 1 mb of VRam(Chips-n-Technologies 65545 Chip set). Ports available are: 1-16550 UART Serial, 1- EPP/ECP Parallel Port, Speaker Out, Line Out, Mic In, and External Color monitor port that supports(640 X 480, 800 X 600, 1024 X 768). There are 2 Type II PCMCIA slots or 1 Type III. The pointing device is a built-in Micro Trackball centered in the front palm panel for easy access. There is a separate slot for an internal 14.4 modem. Cache is 64-bit Data Bus of 256K. There is also a built-in 1.44 floppy drive. Hard drive options are 524mb,810mb, or 1.35gb drives. Memory options are 16mb or 40mb. There is a separate docking station with the following options: 2 full size 16-bit ISA Bus Slots, 2 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel Port, External VGA, and 40 watt power supply. The Journey uses a NiMH battery and weighs 6.8lbs with battery. A few features are the suspend to disk and suspend to memory functions. Other options available are external battery charger, car adapter, numeric keypad, leather carrying cases, and extended warranty packages. The unit also comes with MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows for workgroups 3.11. The NeXTstep drivers are included. Power requirements are 115 -230 VAC Frequency is 50-60hz. For pricing and any other info contact Shannon Edwards at: DeepSpace Technologies, Inc. 4132 Ballenger Creek Pike Frederick, MD 21703 phone - 301-663-3033 fax - 301-620-9634
From: Mike Gabrys <Mike_Gabrys@bang.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG - OPENSTEP for Windows; Nov. 16th Date: 14 Nov 1995 18:11:09 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48b7md$sos@digifix.digifix.com> **** Meeting Announcement **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, November 16th Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: BANG announces a presentation and demonstration of OPENSTEP for Windows for the November 16th meeting. The demonstration will be given by Andreas Sautter, manager of OpenStep product marketing, and Frederic Bonnard, manager of product marketing for OpenStep for Windows. We will also have a complete video copy of Steve's demonstration at Object World. Join us for the demo and Technical Q&A at the SLAC Auditorium. Afterwards we will have dinner at a nearby restaurant. We hope to see you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: Thomas Engel <tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Shanghai v0.8. A beautiful NeXTmj remake. Date: 15 Nov 1995 02:12:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48c3sq$2ke@digifix.digifix.com> Release 0.8, 13.11.1995 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Games/ ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Games/board ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/games/ The Shanghai application ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package. Its time to relax again. This is yet another version of the old Chinese Shanghai game. A tile game with old traditional images and the taste of something elegant. What it does The game is quite simple. The computer will create a setup from which you must try to remove all the tiles. You can remove them only in pairs by pulling the tiles either to the left or the right. The tiles must liealong the edge of on of the tile levels. You can undo a move or let the computer suggest possible moves. If you failed to solve a setup you can decide to restart the last game in orderto try another solution. But remember that currently there is no guaranteethat a board really has a solution! The Package Version 0.8 comes in two packages. The main Shanghai.0.8.NIHS.bd.tar.gz archive includes: - Shanghai.app. A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware - Online help...minimal - The documentation and an ASCII version (README) of this introduction The source package Shanghai.0.8.s.tar.gz comes with: - Full sourcecode On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project'section. Features There are not many features in this release - only the things that are mentioned above. There are a lot of plans for future versions.but almost notime to implement them. Sorry. For a complete description of known bugs see the Release Notes in the second chapter. About this Project This application came out of the frustration that none of the currently available games were nice and good. They were either one or the other. So Don Yacktman digged out the old NeXTmj game for me and we started to customize it to fit our requirements. We now have a version with source code that will allow all the future changes that we would like to see. The latest version of this application will be available at the ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de, ftp.fhg.de or ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. There is a WWW page were you can find out more about the status of this...and all the other projects I'm working on: http://wwwcip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/user/tsengel/Projects/Projects.html Compiling This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. It does not come with all the libraries! You might need to get the MiscKit project (Version 1.5.0 or higher) from the archives. For more details on the MiscKit collection see the common NeXT ftp servers, get the Objective-C or NeXT FAQs or take a look at the EduSteps developer area: http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/Developer/Kits/MiscKit/MiscKit.html If you would like to submit something to this collection you should contact the current maintainer: Don Yacktman <Don_Yacktman@byu.edu> In Case of Trouble If you have any questions you can contact me. Thomas Engel Netpunstr. 9 D-90522 Oberasbach Germany E-mail: tsengel@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org (NeXTMail welcome)
From: brouwer@minnie.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (Klaus Brouwer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: DefaultsSystem 1.3a Date: 15 Nov 1995 16:09:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48dkun$74e@digifix.digifix.com> ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/defaults ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util (Excerpt of the README file) DefaultsSystem ============== Purpose ------- This is graphical administration tool for the NeXTstep defaults database realized on a Preferences module. It stresses the administration of owners: save selected owners for backup reasons in a .defaults file (the package contains a Workspace contents inspector for that format), reload those files using a filter, search a string in the database, look for owners without a corresponding application in the search path and remove the obsolete ones with a single mouse click. Of course you can add/remove/inspect defaults of selected owners. You may also read .dset-files but without the ability to use the open filter. Changes To Version 1.2 ---------------------- - quad fat (thanks to Hadar Pedhazur) - adopted to Preferences new module size (Version 3.3) - new Test panel (you *will* like it) - smaller Find panel - recursive owner search paths - backup the whole database with a single mouse click - new menu structure - better help - specify additional owner types - more preferences - bug fixes - DefaultsInspector has new sort order Summary ------- Version: 1.3a Application Type: Preferences module & Workspace contents inspector Supported Architectures: Motorola 68K, Intel 486, HP/PA, SPARC Supported Languages: English, German Supported File Types: .defaults, .dset (read only) System Requirements: 3.1 or above (tested using 3.2) Available on ------------ ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/defaults ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util Use "gnutar" to unpack! License ------- This is Mailware. If you like it send any mail to: brouwer@minnie.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (no NeXTmail please!) The Author --------- Klaus Brouwer studies computer science at the University of Stuttgart since 1991. He is programming computers since 1985. e-mail: brouwer@minnie.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (no NeXTmail please!)
From: Sebastian Niesen <sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HTML-3 browser 'arena' for NeXT Computers available Date: 15 Nov 1995 16:10:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48dl04$74m@digifix.digifix.com> Hi! I've finished the port of arena for NeXT yesterday. It is an HTML-3 browser by the W3 Consortium. Currently you need black hardware and X11 to run it. Take a look at it. You may get it at http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen/projects.html. Feel free to send me suggestions and pleas, if you want a real NEXTSTEP HTML-3 browser (Since I'm quite lazy). Sebastian Niesen sniesen@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de sniesen@imib.rwth-aachen.de http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~sniesen
From: Joel Abbott <abbott@inslab.uky.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: nvi-1.49alpha for NIHS NEXTSTEP 3.3 Date: 15 Nov 1995 16:11:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48dl2i$751@digifix.digifix.com> nvi 1.49 alpha for the NIHS platforms has been uploaded to ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/editors/nvi-1.49-alpha.NIHS.tar.gz This is nvi, a replacement for the vi editor. It comes with the bsd4.4-lite derived systems (such as bsd/os, freebsd, netbsd, etc), however, it compiles on just about everything (aix, aux, osf1, dgux, irix, linux, ptx, solaris, sunos, ultrix, etc) except NeXTStep. I always wanted it for NeXTStep, so i made a port of it for NEXTSTEP-3.3. The advantages of nvi over vi are that it offers many more features over the old vi (yah, i have heard of Edit.app, but i need to use vi as well). nvi is also available for many operating systems so it is easier dealing with a version of vi which acts the same no matter where you are. The formatted man page is included. It is rather large so i only included the quad-fat binary and the man page. I can give the sources to anyone who would like them. If you have questions, I can be reached at Joel Abbott <abbott@ms.uky.edu> Joel Abbott DoD#272 abbott@inslab.uky.edu http://www.ms.uky.edu/~abbott
From: Ellen Fitzgerald <efitz@mttam.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph Supercharged Date: 16 Nov 1995 16:56:33 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48gc2h$eld@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) 311 Adams Ave. State College, PA 16803 814-234-9613 814-234-9614 Fax graphing@mttam.com OpenGraph, already the fastest and most reliable graph based data display system on NEXTSTEP, is now two to five times faster. In addition, this updated version (3.2L) includes zooming any graph to full screen format, multi-page seminar presentation formats, header/footer and transparency overlays, greater mouse event processing and much more. We process over one hundred million graph events per week to ensure developers using OpenGraph get a quality graph every time. For details contact VVI-DCS, or for additional information (formatted in NeXTMail) send e-mail to graphing@mttam.com with the title: "Send Mail Documentation Titles". -- Your OpenGraph Advantage Team _________________________________ (c) Copyright 1995 VVimaging, Inc. (VVI-DCS). All rights reserved. OpenGraph, VVI Data Control Specialists, VVI-DCS and VVimaging are trademarks of VVimaging, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: m24145@mwunix.mitre.org (Mark S Wooldridge) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: CONTRACT Opening for NeXT/Objective-C Developers Date: 16 Nov 1995 16:56:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48gc35$elp@digifix.digifix.com> Desc: Long term contract openings for software systems development using Objective-C on the NeXT platform. Positions are 6+ months located in Northern Virginia. These positions are very challenging and offer the opportunity to work in a broad technical environment including sotware development, database, and network teams. Contact: Carl Loop Inner Loop Solutions Phone: (703) 643-0830 Fax: (703) 643-0835 EMail: loop@cpcug.org
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: ZZVolume Promotion available only from Object Technologies, Inc. Date: 16 Nov 1995 16:59:13 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48gc7h$ema@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@object-tech.com WWW: ftp://cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/Graphics/ZZVolume ARES SA email: zz@ares.fdn.fr phone: (+33) 72 801 630 fax : (+33) 72 801 632 WWW: http://ares.fdn.fr Englewood, Colorado. November 1995. ARES S.A. and Object Technologies, Inc. are pleased to announce a Christmas special on ZZVolume. ZZVolume is the industries first truly standardized architectural CAD Software for NEXTSTEP. All purchases made by December 31st, 1995 will be discounted at 50% !! A single user is now available at $999.00 instead of $1995.00 from Object Technologies, Inc. only. ZZVolume (r) is the first architectural CAD program available on NEXTSTEP. As a powerfull modelisation tool, ZZVolume enable to create 3D spaces at an incredible speed - including entire buildings - and to virtualy tour the spaces you create. As a professional tool for architects, interior designers, booth designers, facilities managers, and anyone who needs to quikly plan and present space, ZZVolume is indispensable. Features Included: - Multiples support for importation and exportation including 2D and 3D DXF-Autocad (r), EPS,export RIB formats to Solid Thinking (TM) and Intuitiv'3D(TM). - Wireframe,shadows, Postscript(r) vectorial hidden faces with or without edge rendering, direct Renderman connexion . - All transformation, creation and connexions benefits of real CAD precision and can be done in any view, even perspective view. - Multiple Views, Multi Layering (up to 4000 layers in a project), User definable tool palette. - Support for walls(blocks), polylines, splines, circles, openings, objects and automatic sized frames and sashes. New Features in the 1.6 version Lights and shadows. Direct Renderman Attributes to face. New Pencils gestion. New Licence Deamon Automatic Sun shadowing with renderman. Connexion with MESA (r) for items number and area computation. and many usefull others features. ZZVolume features interactivity like you wouldn't believe....... contact: In U.S.A. Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 info@object-tech.com WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 ftp://cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/Graphics/ZZVolume... In Europe ARES SA email: zz@ares.fdn.fr phone: (+33) 72 801 630 fax : (+33) 72 801 632 WWW: <http://ares.fdn.fr Ares 8 rue Victor Lagrange 69007 Lyon, France ftp://ftp.fdn.fr/NeXTSTEP/uni-muenchen/Commercial/graphics/3d/ZZVolume... Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is the World's largest dedicated Distributor to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" turnkey hardware systems to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operation system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. Ares S.A. ARES is a service agency which is aimed at professionals in the building trade : architects, town planners, designer, engineers, properties developers, and public foremen: territorial groups and equipement managers. A sharp team of ten persons with complementary skills offers them all the services gathering computer and construction. -Our Main Activity : General contracting -AOC. -Technical and financial management : -ZZVolume edition. An architect of ARES Team, is the creator of the brilliant ZZVolume. As ARES is daily confronted to the existing CAD softwares, the performance under ZZVolume on NeXTSTEP are proposed with full knowledge of the facts. Editor and regular user, ARES provide an exceptional warranty in the product quality and its permanent follow up. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Radical Product Support <support@radical.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: RadicalNews beta period extended Date: 16 Nov 1995 16:59:42 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48gc8e$emh@digifix.digifix.com> Anaheim Hills, California - Radical System Solutions, Inc. has extended the beta test period for RadicalNews through February 1, 1996. Thank you to everyone participating in the beta testing of RadicalNews. We have received a tremendous amount of feedback on RadicalNews and are busily working on new features and enhancements. Pleaase note that both RadicalNews 0.6 and 0.6.1 will expire on December 1, 1995. RadicalNews 0.7 will be released soon. In addition to extending the expiration date to February 1, 1996, flat file and "slow" link support have been added to this version. For more information, please e-mail us at RadicalNews@Radical.Com
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: The Electronic Helper 1.1 Date: 17 Nov 1995 00:53:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48h81h$hic@digifix.digifix.com> The Electronic Helper Version 1.1 by Eric Tremblay (eric@genie.geis.com) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/misc/EHelper1.1.NIHS.bs.tar.gz The Electronic Helper Version 1.1 by Eric Tremblay Intro: The application was made for the electronic hobbiest. It's a calculator and a reference tool all in one. Resistor will determine the value of an electronic resistor and Ohm's Law is a Ohm's Law calculator. Very useful for those little electronic projects. What's new?: Version 1.1 The Resistor Color Code calculator has been modified. I integrated two windows into one making it easier for the user to use this application. The info panel and more info panel have been updated and information about the Nebula CDROM has been added to the info menu. The Package: Version 1.1 comes complete in a tar.gz package. Which includes: - E-Helper.app A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware - README.TXT This file - Nebula.rtfd Information about the Nebula CDROM - Includes Full Source Code - Quad-FAT, NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and SPARC. Compiling: This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. Comments and suggestions are welcomed: E-mail: eric@genie.geis.com
From: dennis@xnet.com (Dennis Box) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Developers- Chicago - Financial Date: 17 Nov 1995 23:34:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48jnnr$s15@digifix.digifix.com> WANTED: NeXTStep Systems Engineers NationsBanc-CRT, a leading financial derivatives trading firm based in Chicago, has need for several talented and experienced NeXTStep developers. These people will develop and maintain back-office, middle-office, and trading systems. In return, these developers can expect above-average salaries, yearly performance bonuses, free meals, and interesting projects. Required: Object oriented languange/GUI programming experience. 3 years PROFESSIONAL software dev., using C/C++/Obj-C and an RDBMS BS Degree in a Technical or Quantitative Business field. Desired: NextStep development experience. Experience/knowlege of Financial Industry. OO Design Methodology such as Rumbaugh or Booch. Knowlege of code archiving system such as ClearCase/Team1/RCS/SCCS MS Degree in a Technical or Quantitative Business field. To Apply: DO NOT SEND EMAIL TO THE POSTER! IT WILL BE RECYCLED INTO BITS!!!! Email ASCII resume to karlr@crt.com or FAX resume to (312) 234-2186 attention Karlheinz Ritter, or snail-mail to Karlheinz Ritter, NationsBanc-CRT, 233 S Wacker Dr., Suite 2800, Chicago IL 60606. NationsBanc-CRT is an equal opportunity employer,etc,etc, we follow all state, local, and national laws in our hiring process.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 110 - Articles posted since November 13 1995 Date: 20 Nov 1995 05:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <48p20n$cdj@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 110 Postings since: November 13 1995 [3814] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3815] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3816] SUBMISSION:MibMinder SNMPv1 NeXTSTEP Manager [3817] SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.6.2 is now available [3818] MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting Nov 27th - OpenStep/Solaris [3819] PRESS RELEASE: DeepSpace Technologies announces affordable Pentium 90 mhz notebooks [3820] MEETING: BANG - OPENSTEP for Windows; Nov. 16th [3821] SUBMISSION: Shanghai v0.8. A beautiful NeXTmj remake. [3822] SUBMISSION: DefaultsSystem 1.3a [3823] SUBMISSION: HTML-3 browser 'arena' for NeXT Computers available [3824] SUBMISSION: nvi-1.49alpha for NIHS NEXTSTEP 3.3 [3825] PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph Supercharged [3826] JOB: CONTRACT Opening for NeXT/Objective-C Developers [3827] PRESS RELEASE: ZZVolume Promotion available only from Object Technologies, Inc. [3828] PRESS RELEASE: RadicalNews beta period extended [3829] SUBMISSION: The Electronic Helper 1.1 [3830] JOB: NEXTSTEP Developers- Chicago - Financial If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-110/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-110.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-110 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 20 Nov 1995 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <48p2st$ch3@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 20 Nov 1995 05:15:15 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <48p2t3$ch3@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. 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From: Kurt-Uwe Hoffmann <hoffmann@bianco.fzi.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Wood 0.72 quad-fat now available Date: 20 Nov 1995 17:44:47 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48r0cv$hkg@digifix.digifix.com> Wood 0.72 available at this locations: ORST (USA): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/science/Wood.0.72.NIHS.b.tar.gz, Quad-fat binary (2 MB) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/science/sources/Wood.0.72.s.tar.gz, source code (0.5 MB) FZI (Germany): ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.72.N.b.tar.gz, Motorola binary (0.7 MB) ftp://ftp.fzi.de/pub/TEUR/next/Wood.0.72.s.tar.gz, source code (0.5 MB) Peanuts (Germany): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.72.NIHS.b.tar.gz, Quad-fat binary (2 MB) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/vector/Wood.0.72.s.tar.gz, source code (0.5 MB) BENG (Germany): ftp://ftp.cs.TU-Berlin.DE/pub/NeXT/apps/Wood.0.72.NIHS.b.tar.gz, Quad-fat binary (2 MB) ftp://ftp.cs.TU-Berlin.DE/pub/NeXT/apps/Wood.0.72.s.tar.gz, source code (0.5 MB) Contact: Uwe Hoffmann hoffmann@fzi.de For more information please visit http://www.fzi.de/misc/nuk/WhosWho/UweHoffmann/UweHoffmann.html with lots of other goodies and free source code.
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <nc0523@office.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG Dev-Sig "Porting to OPENSTEP", Tuesday Nov 21st, SF Exploratorium Date: 20 Nov 1995 17:52:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48r0r1$hoh@digifix.digifix.com> Mike Gabrys mike@bang.org ******* Meeting Announcement ******* Bay Area NeXT Group Developer Special Interest Group When: 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 21st Where: McBean Theater, San Francisco Exploratorium Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA Topic: "Porting to OPENSTEP and OPENSTEP for Windows". This presentation will be given by Bryan Yamamoto, one of NeXT's senior engineers, author of the original Mail and Edit applications and the original Text object, who is currently working on porting the AppKit to OPENSTEP for Windows. He will discuss issues that arise in porting code from NEXTSTEP to OPENSTEP, including conversion tools that help automate the porting, frequently encountered problems and techniques to deal with them, particularities of the Windows environment, and tips for writing code that is easily portable in the first place. He will also be available to answer your questions. After the presentation and Q&A, we will proceed to a nearby restaurant for dinner & discussion. See you there! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: The Exploratorium is located in the landmark Palace of Fine Arts building in San Francisco's Marina district, off highway 101 near the Golden Gate Bridge. Free parking is available. From the South Bay or the peninsula: Take Highway 280 north, following the signs to the Golden Gate Bridge. You'll proceed through San Francisco on 19th Avenue and then Park Presidio Boulevard. 19th turns into Park Presidio after Golden Gate Park. After you pass through the MacArthur Tunnel, you'll take the exit labelled Marina Boulevard on the right hand side. Proceed along Doyle Drive until you encounter the Marina Boulevard, which is a left hand exit. As you come down the exit, at the stop light, you'll take a sharp right hand turn into the front of the Palace of Fine Arts and the Exploratorium. Follow Palace Drive around to the right, and into the parking lot. From the East Bay: Cross the Bay Bridge and follow the signs for Highway 101 north. Exit at Fell Street, taking a right onto Laguna. Follow Laguna for approximately 25 blocks and take a left hand turn on Lombard Street. Get into the right hand lane, proceeding 8 quick blocks, and make a right hand turn onto Lyon Street. Be aware that Lyon Street is the last right hand turn before going onto the on-ramp towards the Golden Gate Bridge. The Palace of Fine Arts, in which the Exploratorium is located, will be directly ahead of you. Follow Palace Drive, around to the left, where you will find the parking lot. From the North Bay: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge and continue ahead to the Marina Exit. Slow down at the first light, and you'll make a sharp right hand turn in front of the Exploratorium. Follow Palace Drive around to the right, and into the parking lot. The Exploratorium is accessible by MUNI lines #30, #43, #28, and #29. Bus lines #22, #41, and #45 also stop in the vicinity. For more information, call MUNI at (415) 673-6864. If you're taking BART, get off at the Montgomery Street Station, walk one half block up Market Street to 3rd, and catch the #30 Stockton bus on the corner. Directions: The Exploratorium is located in the landmark Palace of Fine Arts building in San Francisco's Marina district, off highway 101 near the Golden Gate Bridge. Free parking is available. By public transportation: From Fisherman's Wharf take the #30 Stockton bus. From other locations, Muni busses #22, 28, 41, 43, 45, and many Golden Gate Transit busses stop nearby. For more information: Recorded Directions: (415) 561-0399 WWW: http://www.exploratorium.edu/general/directions.html Muni: (415) 673-6864 Golden Gate Transit: (415) 332-6600
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: San Jose, CA - Database Design Engineer Date: 20 Nov 1995 18:02:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48r1d9$hs8@digifix.digifix.com> Qualifications: Design Engineer: preferably at least 4+ years software/database development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Database design experience (2+ years, Sybase 10/Oracle 7) Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: kim@copper.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: San Jose, CA - Software and Database Design Engineer Date: 20 Nov 1995 18:02:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48r1du$hsf@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Software and Database Design Engineer Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Design Engineer: preferably at least 4+ years software/database development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Database design experience (2+ years, Sybase 10/Oracle 7) Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: dcl@panix.com (David C. Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Fiend1.4 - Quad Fat Dock/Shelf Extender Date: 21 Nov 1995 00:16:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48rnc0$ktk@digifix.digifix.com> I just submitted a quad-fat version 1.4 of Fiend.app to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/Fiend1.4.NIHS.tar.gz> Fiend is shareware, and if you use it regularly, I request that you send me $10 as a token of your satisfaction with my efforts (my address is in the README). - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com EXCERPT FROM THE "README": What does it do? Well, Fiend is a dock extender, first and foremost. It is the *only* quad-fat dock extender capable of animating *all* of your animated icons, as well as: - supporting multiple, named dock levels; - handling command-dragging and command-double-clicking - arbitrary configuration and placement of your dock(s) and the docked icons in an integrated and seamless fashion. Fiend is also a shelf extender that turns your entire desktop into a shelf that can display an image of your choice. Finally, Fiend is capable of loading your BackSpace modules, so it can function as a screen saver as well. CHANGES IN THIS VERSION: New Features: * Dock levels are now loaded when needed, rather than all at once during initialization * New Preferences panel - gets rid of most of the dwrites * Added "BackSpace->Set Password" menu item * Added "Dock->Toggle Lock" menu item * Fiend Dock now remembers its position differently under different window resolutions * Fiend icons are now updated automatically when they are selected in the Workspace, or manually in response to an alt-click * Fiend now includes some items from the MiscKit, which contributed to the following features: - multi-threaded app launches - an "Info->Show Menus" menu item - intelligently updated menus Bugs Fixed: * Fiend crashes when an app that was launched from the command line (using a command without a forward slash) terminates * Fiend doesn't remember the locations of persistent icons that have been moved * Fiend crashes when a Dock level containing persistent icons is deleted Cleanups: * All modal panels now have "Cancel" and "Ok" buttons * Selection of docked or shelved files in the Workspace is now documented * When you click an icon to select it in the Workspace, the Workspace now becomes the active app * Fixed some library loading options that prevented some BackSpace modules from being loaded properly * The Fiend Dock "Close Post Launch" command has been rationalized slightly, so that the Dock will close after both launch and reactivation, rather than just launch Incompatibilities: * Toggling a docked icon from persistent to non-persistent no longer reassociates that icon with the level to which it was originally attached. If you turn off persistence for a docked icon, it becomes attached to whichever dock level is visible at the moment. * Fiend v1.4 no longer accepts the plain ascii pasteboard type for paste operations, although it still generates that type when cutting/copying
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Body Mass Index Tool 1.2 Date: 20 Nov 1995 23:17:44 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48rjt8$ka8@digifix.digifix.com> BMI (The Body Mass Index Tool) Version 1.2 by Eric Tremblay (erictremblay@genie.geis.com) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/misc/BMI1.2.NIHS.bs.tar.gz BMI (The Body Mass Index Tool) Version 1.2 by Eric Tremblay Intro: The application will permit you to calculate your Body Mass Index. In other words are you too fat for your weight and height? What's new?: Version 1.2 Lot's of new stuff! The gauge which comes from the MiscKit. Lot's of user interface changes. I also added the age group and gender radio buttons to fine tune the BMI Index to better fit the user. The Package: Version 1.2 comes complete in a tar.gz package. Which includes: - BMI.app A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware - README.TXT This file - Nebula.rtfd Information about the Nebula CDROM - Includes Full Source Code - Quad-FAT, NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and SPARC. Compiling: This version includes almost all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. The MiscGaugePalette is not included but can be found in the MiscKit1.6.2 Comments and suggestions are welcomed: E-mail: erictremblay@genie.geis.com
From: clint@bga.com (Clint Tomlinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/OOP/Smalltalk, Clint Tomlinson (recruiter) Date: 22 Nov 1995 00:16:05 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48ubml$t1i@digifix.digifix.com> technicalSCOUTS, a national leader in technical consulting and permanent placement, seeks---Object-Oriented Programmers, System Administrators, Managers, DBA's, and Technical Writers, for clients across the United States. Current positions in California, Texas, Colorado, Pacific Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, East, and Midwest areas, also, new positions in the European marketplace. Our clients are looking for talented NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, and C++ software professionals with 1-5+ years experience. Please review the following for specific details: The number in front of the position denotes number of positions available. Midwest--Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri areas 2) NEXTSTEP system administrator, experience with large networks, 3-5 years total admin. experience, permanent position, salary range $45-$65k+ 2) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk, and NEXTSTEP programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience working on exciting OO applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k + Bonus 1) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $30-$55k plus possible bonuses. 1) NEXTSTEP applications programmer with RDBMS experience Sybase preferred. Financial applications development, specifically options systems strong business skills and understanding. Able to work in a fast paced team environment. Salary range $50-$70k+ 10) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software applications development engineers with 3-5 years of NEXTSTEP development. Financial applications experience a plus. EOF, Sybase, DBKit plus. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus Northern California area **1) Manager--OOP Manager to lead a team of NEXTSTEP programmers working on cutting edge business applications development. 2-5 years management within an OOP environment 7-10 years total experience. Able to coordinate and manage multiple projects NEXTSTEP, EOF, DBKit, Sybase a plus, Strong interpersonal skills. Fast paced environment. Salary range $65k-$100k+ and bonus 1) Software Quality Assurance Manager to lead a fast paced SQA/Test environment. Strong background in SQA/Test, 3-5 years + Management. Able to lead and direct a team of SQA/Test engineers. UNIX/NEXTSTEP background. C++/Objective-C programming experience. Salary range according to experience. 3) Technical Support Engineers. Strong development background in OOP, NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Able to work in a fast paced environment. Able to communicate, mentor and explain technical details with non-technical and technical clients. 5) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep TRAINERS to teach programming courses to applications developers. Design and enhance curriculum. Train clients in the OO development environment. Some travel to midwest, east coast required. Prior development experience in one or more of the following areas: OOP, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, Visual C++, PowerBuilder, SQL, Visual Basic. Courseware design and delivery.Salary range according to experience. 5) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on OO applications development Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, Sybase AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP experience, salary $50-$80k+ according to experience. 2) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on applications development. CORBA. Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, RDB, extensive AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP/Sun experience, salary $50-$100k+ according to experience. 1) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business / Medical / Government based applications. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, Security Clearance, salary $30-$55k 8) Jr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position across the country. 1-2 + years commercial OOP experience in NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. 2) Technical Product MARKETING- 3-5 years experience in the technical design and development of OOP applications, and strong understanding of the OOP Paradigms. Strong interpersonal skills, able to create and present product marketing presentations. Additional skills in PDO, EOF, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, MS-Windows a plus. Salary according to experience. Southern California 2) ORACLE/DBA applications developer with strong background in large database application development. 3-5 years in ORACLE/C/UNIX/SQL, NEXTSTEP plus.. HP-UX; and good interpersonal skills a must.. Salary range $50-$75k+ 5) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers for various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus 1) NEXTSTEP system administrator, 3-5 years admin. experience, permanent positions, salary range $45-$65k + 3) Jr. to Mid Level NEXTSTEP programming, 1-3 years NEXTSTEP experience, EOF, DBKit, Sybase, strong AppKit experience. Ability to work in a dynamic team environment. salary range $35-$65k+ depending on experience. Pacific Northwest--Washington, Oregon 8) Microsoft windows applications design and development engineers. Strong Microsoft background including OLE, MFC, C++, Win32 API, C/C++/Visual C++, NT, Windows 95 plus, Multimedia plus, Additional experience in Financial applications, WWW, internet, wireless communications, and MPEG would be a plus. Salary range according to experience level. 4) Technical Leaders for design and development teams. Strong Microsoft background including OLE, MFC, C++, Win32 API, C/C++/Visual C++, NT, Windows 95 plus, Multimedia plus, Additional experience in Financial applications, WWW, internet, wireless communications, and MPEG would be a plus. Salary range according to experience level. 5) Mid-Sr.. level Smalltalk developer for full-time positions working across the country. 2-3 + years commercial OOP experience in Smalltalk. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, These positions will require 60-80% travel... salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. 2) NEXTSTEP programmers with telecomm experience to work on NS applications development. Strong AppKit, Objective-C programming skills. salary $50-$75k 3) C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in OOP, WWW, internet, GUI, UNIX, MS-Windows Salary range 40-65k+ 2) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience. Work on exciting Smalltalk/OOP applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k + Bonus Rocky Mountains --Colorado-- 1) Jr. to Mid Level NEXTSTEP programming, 1-3 years NEXTSTEP experience, EOF, DBKit, Sybase, strong AppKit experience. Ability to work in a dynamic team environment. salary range $35-$65k+ depending on experience. 4) Smalltalk programmers with 1- 4+ years Smalltalk experience, Exciting OOP applications development with telecomm and financial areas. Sybase experience. permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ 1) UNIX/NEXTSTEP System Administrators with strong interpersonal skills, 2-5 years as a UNIX Admin. TCP/IC, UNIX utilities, Perl, C/C++, Strong understanding of System Administration troubleshooting and problem solving. SUN, Solaris, HP, NEXTSTEP, NIS, sendmail WAN, NetInfo.. Salary range $45-65k+ Europe-- 5) Looking for energetic software professionals that possess strong technical skills in OOP/ WWW/ C++/ Microsoft/ NT/ GUI.. very good interpersonal and presentation skills. Will be working with clients on the development of WWW, GUI, internet and GLOBAL internet super highway. Willing to travel 50-70% within the European Marketplace. Salary according to experience level. European work visa's preferred. South--Texas 1) ORACLE/DBA applications developer with strong background in large database application development. 3-5 years in ORACLE/C/UNIX/SQL, NEXTSTEP plus..HP-UX; and good interpersonal skills a must.. Salary range $50-$65k+ 1)Microsoft windows applications developer with MFC, OOD/OOP, WinSock, TCP, DLL, OLE, Win95, NT, Visual C++. 3-5 years of Microsoft programming experience. Salary $45-70k+ 8) Smalltalk programmers with 2- 4+ years Smalltalk experience, to work on exciting OOP applications development ..Excellent interpersonal communication skills, self starter, both telecomm, manufacturing environments. permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ bonus 1) NEXTSTEP applications developers with OOA/OOD experience. Strong OO Methodologies experience. Salary range according to experience. 1) NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, applications developers or trainers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk experience. permanent position, salary $45-70k+ 2) UNIX System Administrators with strong interpersonal skills, 2-5 years as a UNIX Admin. TCP/IC, UNIX utilities, Perl, C/C++, Strong understanding of System Administration troubleshooting and problem solving. Salary range $45-65k+ 2) PC System Administrators with strong interpersonal skills, 2-5+ years as a PC Admin. Novell, CNE, NT, cc:Mail, peripherals. Able to work in a fast paced environment. Salary range $40-$60k 3) UNIX Software Applications Developers..2-7+ years experience developing UNIX based applications in C/C++. Oracle Database experience a plus Case tools, configuration experience. Salary $45-65k+ 1) Microsoft windows applications developer with strong Visual C++, Visual Basic, and experience with OLE, MFC, NT. Salary $40-65k+ Northeast-New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mass., Conn., 2) Visual Age/Smalltalk Consultants to work as Mentors to OOP team, strong background in Smalltalk/OOP, very good mentoring and interpersonal skills, RDBMS/Oracle background, ENVY, OLE, Visual Basic, OS/2, UNIX, ENFIN, C++ Skills a plus... 5-6 month Contract based on hourly rates. 6) Sr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position in NYC. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills OOA/OOD, self starter, salary $75-$100k plus incentive plan. 3) NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk developers to work on financial applications, Sybase a plus, strong OOA/OOD/OOP experience. permanent positions, salary range according to experience. Virginia/Maryland/DC/RTP/North Carolina areas--EAST 2) NEXTSTEP system administrator, experience with large networks, 3-5 years total admin. experience, permanent position, salary range $45-$65k+ 1)Smalltalk applications developer..OOP/OOA/OOD background GUI development in a Client/Server environment on OS/2 and UNIX based platforms using Smalltalk/Visual Works. 1-3 years Smalltalk. Salary range $50-$65k+ 1) NEXTSTEP applications developer with strong NS OOP/OOA/OOD background. Financial applications development a plus. 3) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $35-$65k plus bonuses. 1) X-Windows/Motif GUI developer 3+ years X Window/Motif experience using Xt and Xlib. Experience developing graphics and widgets in C/UNIX environment. Salary range $50-$60k+ 2) ORACLE applications developer with strong background in large database application experience. 3-5 years in ORACLE/C/UNIX/SQL...DBA experience is a plus. Salary range $50-$65k+ 5) Smalltalk programmers with 2-4+ years Smalltalk experience. To work on exciting OO applications development within telecomm, financial, or business environments permanent positions, salary range 40-70k+ 3) Smalltalk programmers with 2-4+ years Smalltalk experience, to work on exciting OOP applications development ..Excellent interpersonal communication skills, self starter, permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ bonus 1) Manager/Technical lead for Systems integration and architecture. Lead the development and implementation of multiple software products. 5+ years development experience, strong OOA/OOD/OOP.. Able to work in a fast paced team environment. Salary range $60-$75k 4) Mid. to Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers to work on various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$80k+ bonus 2) Sybase database developers with strong database applications development experience. Design and develop RDBMS applications in a financial environment. Strong SQL, C/C++, Objective-C plus, NEXTSTEP/UNIX background 2) Mid level NEXTSTEP applications developers to work on business applications. Objective-C, AppKit, RDB, DBKit, experience preferred salary according to experience level. 2-3 years experience. Salary $40-$65K+ 3) NEXTSTEP Consultants with 3-5 years experience to work on applications development within a fasted paced environment 6+ months contract, rates $40-$80 hour according to experience Southeast-- 3) NEXTSTEP applications developers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP development, NEXTSTEP mentoring/training, customer interface, excellent interpersonal skills, able to lead a team of developers. Salary, according to experience. 2) Mid-Sr. level NEXTSTEP programmers with 1- 4+ years NS. experience. Working on exciting OO business applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ 5) C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in OOP, WWW, internet, GUI, UNIX, MS-Windows Salary range 40-65k+ ANYWHERE USA: ** 12) OOPers with NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk or C++ experience. Strong interpersonal skills, able to travel with a position 50-75%. Self starter with strong OO programming experience. These are really good positions, if you like to travel. Mentoring, training and OOA/OOD experience helpful.. Be the EXPERT in your field. YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA!! (within 1~ hour of international airport) Salary range $40-$100k + bonus OTHER INFO-- ****If you want to stay on the leading edge of the NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, or C++ environments, you may qualify for other exciting positions. To be kept informed of the latest HIGH TECH positions forward your resume and/or call or email for more info today!! United States or Canadian Citizenship required for most of our positions. If you are not a citizen but are in the top 10% of the programmers in your field, please forward a resume for consideration. Please send resume to the following email address, fax, or US Mail address. ALSO, please specify which position you are applying for. Thank you for your understanding. 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From: Marketing <info@opensource.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE Stone Design and OpenSource Holiday Bundling Date: 22 Nov 1995 00:18:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <48ubrd$t2f@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Katie Graunke Stone Design 505-345-4800 Stone Design And OpenSource Announce the DataPhile, Create, and 3D Reality Holiday Special! DENVER, COLORADO- November 22, 1995 Stone Design and OpenSource today introduced the DataPhile, Create and 3D Reality Holiday Special -- a bundle of three great applications from Stone Design -- offered exclusively through OpenSource, Inc. The combined suggested retail price for 3D Reality, Create, and DataPhile is $1,685. From Thanksgiving until December 31, 1995, OpenSource is offering this Holiday Special Bundle for $999 -- a holiday savings of more than $680! "Stone Design is happy to be working with OpenSource on our Holiday Special. It's an incredible deal!" exuded Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design. "It is exciting to be able to offer a bundle of this magnitude from a developer like Stone Design who has been so important to the NEXTSTEP community. The fact that we can do so for the holidays makes this offer just that much better," proclaimed Matthew Moran, President of OpenSource, Inc. As stated, this offer is valid through December 31, 1991 and can not be used in conjunction with any other specials or discounts. CREATE Create is the fully supported drawing application for NEXTSTEP. Create is a multi-page, full color, easy and fun to use graphics program that is perfect for professional artists and non-artists alike. Create's tool palette is highly extensive, including arcs, circles, lines, curves, splines, ovals, rectangles, squares, text, super text, and freehand tools. Create's User PostScript is unique, and perfect for advanced users or users who would like to learn more about PostScript code associated with any object created in or imported into the program. Create 3.0 is quad-fat, supporting Motorola, Intel, HP-RISC, and SPARC processors. DATAPHILE DataPhile is a flat-file database designed for people who need flexibility without the complexities of a rigid, relational system. Using DataPhile's intuitive front end, anyone can build and manage a database, modifying it and generating reports easily. DataPhile also comes with a number of useful template databases so you can begin using it right out of the box. DataPhile requires no additional servers; it functions alone or in a networked environment, on Motorola, Intel, HP-RISC and SPARC processors. 3D REALITY 3D Reality is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use 3D modeling and rendering program. It marries NEXTSTEP's full-featured 3DKit with the power of Pixar's Interactive and Photorealistic RenderMan, adding an interface that's intuitive and elegant enough for both novice and advanced users. Reality is the perfect tool for creating anything from an eye-catching logo or detailed product design to a complete, photorealistic 3Dscene. Available for Motorola, Intel, HP-RISC and SPARC processors. Stone Design Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994 OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations, and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Chuck Fleming <cfleming@alleg.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Allegheny College Director of Educational Computing - NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP environment Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:36:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49055g$5n1@digifix.digifix.com> Allegheny College is beginning its search to fill the newly created, full-time position of Director of Educational Computing. If you are interested in shaping the future of educational computing in one of the finest NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP academic computing environments, please let me know and I'll be glad to e-mail you a copy of the job description. Feel free to pass this note on to anyone you think might be interested in this position. cfleming@alleg.edu 814 332 2755 NeXT Mail preferred
From: ben@rbl.com (Bennet Carroccio) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Programmers,admins need for Tri-state:NY,NJ,CT Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:37:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49057a$5n8@digifix.digifix.com> *******************US Citizenship or Green card Required ************ NeXt Systems Administrators Objective C Programmers Brand New NeXT Installation International Travel OBJECT ORIENTED /GUI DEVELOPERS /Project Manager RBL CAPITAL MARKETS Specializes in trading floor support/design and analysis for the tri-state areas newest and most prestigious trading floors. We have been retained to recruit the following NEXT Guru's for the advanced technologies group. This group brings all of the newest technology into the company. Senior Positions A. Project manager B. OO Programmers C. Systems Admin A. OO Project Manager- One who doesn't mind putting out fires and feels confident about meeting deadlines for any immediate project. However, once the dust settles can provide a strategic architecture to build a solid infostructure. Instead of bulding tool kits to handle a specific set of user requirements,he would build a toolset to handle all requirements. His strengths lie are more of a strategic architect in strategic analysis and designing of reusable tools as opposed to ad-hoc coding for specific business requirements. requirements - 2 year+ in a Nextstep environment methodologies and principles, 3years + using OO languages. Sybase and financial experience are strongly recommended. B. Objective-C Programmers - Must have at least 2 years programing experience in a large scale NEXT, TCP/iP, GUI environment. 70k-100k + bonus Interpersonal Skills are required as this is a front office position. C. Senior NeXTAdmins - Must have at 3 years experience in a large NeXT Environment. Some Objective C experience would be preferred. Please respond in confidence to : next@rbl.com (text only, No Next mail Please) or RBL CAPITAL MARKETS or next@rbl.com 24 WEST 40th street,11th floor attn. Ben Carroccio -Partner NYC,NY, 10018 *********** US Citizenship or Green card required ******************** Sorry, but relocation assistance will not be honored for the above ..
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@capitalist.Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: "eject" a commandline tool Date: 22 Nov 1995 16:41:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4905dt$5nm@digifix.digifix.com> AUTHOR: Timothy J. Luoma EMAIL: luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu 476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu DATE: 21 Nov 1995 WARRANTY: " " (this space blank on purpose) PURPOSE: Allows (root) user to eject a disk at the command-line. This is a simple /bin/sh script which ejects a floppy disk or CD (maybe even an optical disk?) from the command-line. It must be run as root unless 'umount' and 'disk' are made SETUID root (chmod 4755 or 4711). AN IMPORTANT NOTE: NeXT computers could eject floppy disks mechanically, but the Intels I have seen all have an 'eject' button on the machine itself, right under where the disk is inserted. What I'm saying is that I've only used this on NeXT hardware, so be careful if you're using it on Intels, HP, or SPARCs. I don't know what is different on them. I hope you can use this to some extent, or at least modify it. All users really should read the code, I've commented it rather obsessively. This will probably require you to define some things yourself. If you can type 'mount -p' you can figure out how to define things here. I've actually made it so that you have to make the script executable yourself, and you have to comment out a line in the code to execute the program. Why? Because it is setup to work on my system, and if you want to use it, you will have to 'tweak' it a little. I'd be happy to help anyone who has trouble getting this to work, as much as possible. If you want my help, please include the output of 'mount -p' executed when disks are in all your drives. Hope it is helpful. PS I've submitted this to ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/eject.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/eject.NIHS.bs.tar.gz I also sent it to peanuts, where it should end up as: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace/eject.NIHS.bs.tar.gz ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace/eject.README (I'm not sure about that hostname, I use the IP address "129.187.249.15")
From: farp@netvoyage.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: GateKeeper 1.0, Beta testers needed Date: 22 Nov 1995 23:17:59 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <490sln$89i@digifix.digifix.com> Beta testers needed for GateKeeper 1.0 GateKeeper 1.0 for ppp2.2 GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2. It allows you to launch, kill and view diagnostic output from the "pppd" daemon. If you would like to Beta test GateKeeper 1.0 please E-mail me at: far@ix.netcom.com You will need ppp2.2 and NeXTStep developer 3.2 or greater. NEW FEATURES MAJOR GateKeeper will bring down the ppp link once it has been inactive for a period as set in it's preferences. Toolbar which is also capable of displaying the icon of the selected Gate doc (used in subsequent launch of pppd). GateKeeper can be configured to perform dial on demand when triggered by a slightly modified BIND named daemon. This design requires that you operate a secondary DNS server on your local host. While GateKeeper is running it will replace the default named server with it's own version which will trigger GateKeeper into performing dial on demand. Of course this assumes that all DNS queries require the ppp link to be established. MINOR --New graphics created with Stone Design's awesome and very intuitive 3D Reality. See the info panel. --pppStats can be displayed in GateKeeper's main window. --Numerous other minor bug fixes and improvements. OVERVIEW GateKeeper version 1.0 requires a properly installed ppp2.2. The GateKeeper has the following features: -- toolbar control -- Inactivity timeout -- display pppStats -- Dial on demand (triggered by NS Apps and UNIX tools) -- Capable of auto-launching pppd using defaults or using information from a GateKeeper document -- AutoRedial if provider's line is busy. -- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without using a script. -- Persistent connection will redial and link to your provider if the connection is unexpectedly dropped. -- Compound document format for accessing multiple internet providers -- Secure mode which translates all output from pppd to "X"'s. This provides some user feedback as to pppd's progress in establishing the link. -- An online timer tracks session and monthly usage. -- App Icon shows session time. -- A tri-state animated icon provides feedback as to GateKeeper's status. -- GateKeeper's ppp editor allows easy editing of ppp2.2 related files -- Command line for pppd can be set in Preferences -- NeXTStep Help -- Plays a sound file when link is established -- Captures and displays connection information when link is established Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to: Felipe A. Rodriguez far@ix.netcom.com Agoura Hills, CA.
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: ScanOmatic 2.0 Scanner Software - MORE FEATURES - SAME PRICE Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:54:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49anlp$815@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE SCANNING - ScanOmatic New Release Munich, November 24, ipc -- ScanOmatic, Release 2.0 NOW SHIPPING AND ON FTP - more features - same price! ScanOmatic is an easy-to-use scanner software for most of the popular desktop scanners. Additional software filters and an intuitive user interface allow powerful scanning. Again we were able to add new scanners, enhance the driver and software filter support. As requested by many we made the licensing easier, you now have a plug and play demo without ordering a license key just by the push of one button. A demo is possible even without a scanner connected. NEW is a small utility which allows fast access to simple scan&print and scan&fax jobs. This utility is only available via ftp. ScanOcopy runs with the same license as ScanOmatic. SUPPORTED SCANNERS ================== HP ScanJet: II, IIc, IIcx, IIp, 3c/4c Umax: UG80, UC300, UC630, UC840, UC1200S, UC1260 VISTA S6, VISTA S8, PS2400 PowerLook, T630 EPSON: GT-6000 and compatible series HSD: color, mono XRS: RSU-1, x-ray scanner Oce: G60XX and G60XX-S series AGFA: Arcus II And any compatible scanner. Architectures and NEXTSTEP Releases =================================== We support ALL architectures (INTEL, NeXT, HP & SUN). Due to differences in SCSI driver support you are invited to test it with your configuration before purchasing a license. ************* * FREE DEMO * ************* Take the chance for a free test drive. You will find the latest releases on ftp. FTP SERVERS: ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de ftp.cs.orst.edu PATH (e.g.): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/scanner/ScanOmatic.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz FILES: main scanning app: ScanOmatic.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package ScanOmatic.2.0.NI.b.tar.gz NeXT and Intel architecture ScanOmatic.2.0.HS.b.tar.gz RISC architectures SUN & HP nice internet addon: ScanOcopy.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package ScanOcopy.1.0.NI.b.tar.gz NeXT and Intel architecture ScanOcopy.1.0.HS.b.tar.gz RISC architectures SUN & HP runs with the same license as ScanOmatic The integrated order system will help you to order a timed, UNRESTRICTED demo license or to purchase a fully enabled license. Use the "Demo" button in the license panel to start a restricted demo. A demo is also possible with no scanner attached. FEATURE LIST ============ - fast copy and fax tool - one button scanning - OCR service support - scanning as a service - desktop support: HP, Umax, HSD, AGFA, EPSON - medical support with Rayven X-Ray scanners - newspaper support with Oce scanners - many software filters - modular scanner devices - hardware independent user interface - integrated order & update system - floating and multi-user licenses - free updates between major releases NEW IN 2.0 ============= - NEW fax© utility available - new software filters - CmdCopy performs scan - foreign file format support - abort during scan now possible - document info available - opens .fax file format - EPSON scanner added - AGFA scanner added - HP ScanJet 3c/4c added - problems with VISTA S8 fixed - copy problems fixed PRICES & UPDATES ================ UPDATE to 2.x (current users) all scanners 1.x to 2.x 99 US$ (includes ScanOcopy) DESKTOP SCANNERS Retail 395 US$ ACADEMIC price 250 US$ (includes: Agfa, Umax, HP, EPSON, HSD) X-RAY SCANNERS Retail 1495 US$ Oce SCANNERS Retail 998 US$ Europe shipping 10 US$ International shipping 18 US$ just license key, no manual no shipping charge Members of the EU + 15% VAT Contact Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75 NeXT Center Munich ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax Oettingenstrasse 2 info@interpc.de 80538 Munich/GERMANY Jens Ch. Gloede Also available through any NEXTSTEP reseller!
From: Radical Product Support <support@radical.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.7 Beta Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:54:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49anm3$81c@digifix.digifix.com> November 25, 1995 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, has just released the third beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The beta version is free, and will run until February 1, 1996. After that time, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.7.NIHS.tar For further information, see the README file (included below), or contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.7 * Flat file support for standard news files * Slow link mode. Requires XHDR command for NNTP and XOVER command for INN * Space bar/delete key now selects next/previous group * Up/down arrow buttons with shift key now selects previous/next group * Up/down cursor keys with shift key now selects previous/next group * Import other newsreaders' archives into RadicalNews archive * Launch Edit.app with current article * Save Article menu launches Save Panel for selected articles * Print Layout functionality is now fully supported * Articles print in either fixed pitch or RTF * Article Cancel now supported * Improved performance when using INN * Authentication for NNTP/INN servers * Manual save of ".newsrc" * Automatic save of ".newsrc" during "Catchup", logout, or power off ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS BUG FIXES IN 0.7 * Filter panel interface improved * Link retry has been greatly improved * "ErrorObject: does not recognize selector -portError:" has been fixed * Invalid article number displays have been fixed * Zero length articles no longer crash RadicalNews * Header corruption detection has been improved * Deleted filters are now properly reflected as soon as the filter is added ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS FUTURE FEATURES * Automated batch retrieval is planned * Off-line reading is planned * Resizable thread / article columns are planned * User sortable newsgroup lists are planned * EUC/JIS/ISO support is planned * Auto-uuencoding for posting is planned ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS CURRENT FEATURES * True article threading o Split browsers for threads, articles o Orders articles according to who's replying to whom * Accurate tracking of cross-posted articles o Decrements counts & marks "read" across all groups * Group-level catchup and posting o No need to read in entire group to catchup o Catchup many groups at once o Preview your posting before it goes out * Article subject & author highlighting & tagging o Tag users, e.g., John Doe (a nice guy) o Highlight threads containing a specific user's articles o Highlight threads by subject keyword * Article filtering and searching o Extensive filtering and searching support * Article followup highlighting o Highlights your postings o Highlights threads containing followups to your postings * Convenient user interface o Article line counts displayed by author name o Article text not loaded if user defined threshold exceeded o Space bar pages forward through articles o Delete key moves backward through articles * True article archiving and indexing o Creates a true article archive o Interfaces to Digital Librarian o Import foreign newsreader archives into RadicalNews archive * Multiple article uudecoding o Automatic article sorting o Uudecodes binaries, sounds, pictures o Can decode an entire group's articles at once o Can decode multi-part attachments & partial files o Autolaunches appropriate application * Multiple independent viewers o Different thread viewers for each newsgroup, if desired o Different group viewers for each newsgroup list, if desired * Advanced Quoted Text Handling o Delineates quoted article text when viewing o Requotes article text to specified level when posting * Flip Font (tm) Feature o Flip between primary and alternate article text fonts * Advanced article retrieval o Efficient article object manipulation o Article size thresholding * User-defined newsgroup lists o Create your own lists of any or all newsgroups * Fully user configurable graphical interface o Size, position, viewers, sound o Extensive support for color & fonts * Utilities interface o Full email support for article reply & forwarding o Print articles in either fixed pitch or RTF formats o Print Layout panel functionality supported o Launch Edit.app with current article o Duplicate menu entries for easy access to functions -----------------------------------
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: JetPilot 2.2 Printer Driver - NEW RELEASE - NEW FEATURES Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:54:33 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49anmp$81j@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JetPilot 2.2 - NEW RELEASE - NEW FEATURES - PROBLEM FIXES JetPilot Printer Driver ======================= JetPilot is the solution for most printing problems. It allows to use the inexpensive BubbleJet printers as well as a selection of the most popular laser printers. No need for slow or expensive PostScript printers, just use any supported standard printer. NEW in 2.2 are some printers, problem fixes but also some features like enhanced lpr support. It allows to spool the output to a NOVEL(TM) or any other network which supports the lpr service. We now also print threaded, that means that e.g. InkJet printers start to print even if the machine still renders the output. Try it! * for non-PostScript printers * speeds up PostScript printers you know: your machine is still faster... * stable and reliable, no more problems with ppds, wrong paper sizes, incompatible PS * higher quality, special rendering methods try nearly grayscale printing on lasers * cheaper than any PS unit just use a standard printer * reduced system load, just imagine you would need 190 MB for a 720 dpi page in color * faster than most PS units your machine will blow it up! JetPilotManager =============== For it's second generation we decided to extend the JetPilot driver with an application which offers the user a deeper level of access. Even the normal user now has a tool to alter important system values without knowing how to edit PostScriptPrinterDescription-Files or any NetInfo entries. * customizable printer defaults you may preset the print panel options * user definable rendering parameters your printings were too dark/bright? No problem! * parallel port fixing tune your port, it will be faster and stable * accounting who printed when how many... * NEXTSTEP help tips, tricks and help NEW IN 2.2 ========== Not only bug fixes but also new features and printers: + Epson Stylus Color II + Canon BJC 800 + Canon BJ 70C + HP DeskJet 340 & 340C + HP DeskJet 600 & 600C + HP LaserJet 5L + special driver on compatibility problems with old HP printers - error diffusion printing with 720 dpi fixed - page size on HP 850C fixed - restart print process via interface - JetDirect Ethernet again available - print panel problem in Manager fixed - page offset now in inch available (fixed) - large documents & high res: timeout fixed - color problem on HP 850C fixed - LaserJet II, IIp. & IIIp problems fixed - demo license on RISC won't print: fixed - now threaded printing - standard LPR support: printing on NOVEL etc. SUPPORTED PRINTERS ================== This is a list of printers which are supported namely. If you have a printer which is not on this list, but offers a "compatible" mode, simply select the printer, which seems to be most likely. (all without warranty) Canon_BJ most Canon Ink Jet printers Canon_BJ-10sx portable Canon Ink Jet Canon_BJC4000 Canon BJC4000 printer Canon_BJC70 portable Canon Color Ink Jet Canon_BJC800 Canon BJC800 printer Canon_BJ_Color most Canon Ink Jet Color printers Epson_EscP/2 most Pin Writers (not only EPSON) Epson_LQ EPSON LQ driver Epson_Stylus1000 EPSON Stylus 1000 driver Epson_Stylus300 EPSON Stylus 300 driver Epson_Stylus400 EPSON Stylus 400 driver Epson_Stylus800 EPSON Stylus 800 driver Epson_Stylus800plus EPSON Stylus 800+ driver Epson_StylusColor EPSON Stylus Color 720 dpi Epson_StylusColorII EPSON Stylus Color II 720 dpi Epson_StylusColorPro EPSON Stylus Color Pro 720 dpi Epson_StylusColorProXL EPSON Stylus Color Pro XL 720 dpi HP_ColorLaserJet ColorLaserJet HP_DeskJet DeskJet Classic HP_DeskJetPlus DeskJet Plus HP_DeskJet_1200C DeskJet 1200C color HP_DeskJet_1200C_PS DeskJet 1200C color PostScript HP_DeskJet_1600C DeskJet 1600C color HP_DeskJet_1600C_PS DeskJet 1600CM color PostScript HP_DeskJet_310 portable DeskJet 310 mono HP_DeskJet_310C portable DeskJet 310, color option HP_DeskJet_320 portable DeskJet 320 mono HP_DeskJet_320C portable DeskJet 320, color option HP_DeskJet_340 portable DeskJet 340 mono HP_DeskJet_340C portable DeskJet 340, color option HP_DeskJet_500 DeskJet 500 mono HP_DeskJet_500C DeskJet 500C color HP_DeskJet_510 DeskJet 510 mono HP_DeskJet_520 DeskJet 520 mono HP_DeskJet_540 DeskJet 540 mono HP_DeskJet_540C DeskJet 540C color HP_DeskJet_550C DeskJet 550C color HP_DeskJet_560C DeskJet 560C color HP_DeskJet_600 DeskJet 600 HP_DeskJet_600C DeskJet 600 color HP_DeskJet_660C DeskJet 660C color HP_DeskJet_850C DeskJet 850C color HP_LaserJet LaserJet Classic HP_LaserJetII LaserJet II HP_LaserJetIII LaserJet III HP_LaserJetIIIP LaserJet IIIp HP_LaserJetIIP LaserJet IIp HP_LaserJet_4 LaserJet 4 HP_LaserJet_4L LaserJet 4L HP_LaserJet_4M LaserJet 4 PostScript HP_LaserJet_4ML LaserJet 4L PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MP LaserJet 4p PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MPlus LaserJet 4 plus PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MSi LaserJet 4Si PostScript HP_LaserJet_4MV LaserJet 4V PostScript HP_LaserJet_4P LaserJet 4p HP_LaserJet_4Plus LaserJet 4 plus HP_LaserJet_4Si LaserJet 4Si HP_LaserJet_4V LaserJet 4V (DIN A3) HP_LaserJet_5L LaserJet 5L HP_LaserJet_5P LaserJet 5p HP_LaserJet_Special fixes HP compatibilty problems FTP SOURCE ========== ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/printer/JetPilot.2.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz There are also several mirror servers of this. ftp://cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/JetPilot.2.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz May move soon to it's final directory. FILES: JetPilot.2.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package JetPilot.2.2.NI.b.tar.gz NeXT and Intel architecture JetPilot.2.2.HS.b.tar.gz RISC architectures SUN & HP DEMO LICENSE ============ Just start the JetPilotManager.app and follow the license system into the license panel. There you may press the button DEMO. With the integrated order system you may also order a FREE time limited but unrestricted demo license. PRICES & LICENSE ================ This copy of JetPilot runs in a demo mode and can be licensed by ordering a key via e-mail or fax. Of course this product is distributed by all major NEXTSTEP resellers. The license is valid for all supported printers and on one print server. This update is FREE for all current users of JetPilot 2.x !! JetPilot 2.2 198 US$ JetPilot 2.2 Academic 98 US$ Update 1.x -> 2.x 50 US$ Update 2.x -> 2.2 0 US$ Europe shipping 10 US$ International shipping 18 US$ just license key, e-mail/fax no fee Members of the EU + 15% VAT Further Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH NeXT Center Munich c/o Klaus Bscheid ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75 Oettingenstrasse 2 ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax 80538 Munich/GERMANY JetPilot@interpc.de
From: rufus@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de (Sven Lehmann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Zoom 3.0 - Quad Fat Raster-Graphics Scaler Date: 26 Nov 1995 16:54:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49ann3$81q@digifix.digifix.com> I just submitted a quad-fat version 3.0 of Zoom.app to: ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/apps/Zoom.3.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/apps/Zoom.3.0.README ZOOM 3.0 ======== Purpose ------- Zoom is an application to scale raster-graphics. Zoom can work together with a variety of graphic formats depending on what other software you have installed (see the README file). In contrast to the NeXT system immanent scaling algorithm Zoom results in high quality scaled graphics. For comparison try the famous zoneplate graphic. As an add on you can take out parts of the graphics with the rubber band technique and can convert high bit pictures to lower bit one. Summary ------- Version: 3.0 Application Type: Raster-Graphics Scaler Supported Architectures: Motorola 68K, Intel 486, HP/PA, SPARC Supported File Types: .tiff, (a lot more if ImageView/OmniFilter available) System Requirements: 3.1 or above (tested using 3.3) License ------- This is PublicDomain. If you like it feel free to contact me: rufus@informatik.uni-koblenz.de (NeXT/MIME/PLAIN: ok) The Author --------- Sven Lehmann studies applied computer science at the University of Koblenz since 1989. He has been programming with NeXTSTEP since 1992.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 111 - Articles posted since November 20 1995 Date: 27 Nov 1995 05:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <49bgkn$9tq@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 111 Postings since: November 20 1995 [3832] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3833] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3834] SUBMISSION: Wood 0.72 quad-fat now available [3835] MEETING: BANG Dev-Sig "Porting to OPENSTEP", Tuesday Nov 21st, SF Exploratorium [3836] JOB: San Jose, CA - Database Design Engineer [3837] JOB: San Jose, CA - Software and Database Design Engineer [3838] SUBMISSION: Body Mass Index Tool 1.2 [3839] SUBMISSION: Fiend1.4 - Quad Fat Dock/Shelf Extender [3840] JOB: NEXTSTEP/OOP/Smalltalk, Clint Tomlinson (recruiter) [3841] PRESS RELEASE Stone Design and OpenSource Holiday Bundling [3842] JOB: Allegheny College Director of Educational Computing - NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP environment [3843] JOB: NeXT Programmers,admins need for Tri-state:NY,NJ,CT [3844] SUBMISSION: "eject" a commandline tool [3845] BETA TEST: GateKeeper 1.0, Beta testers needed [3846] PRESS RELEASE: ScanOmatic 2.0 Scanner Software - MORE FEATURES - SAME PRICE [3847] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.7 Beta [3848] PRESS RELEASE: JetPilot 2.2 Printer Driver - NEW RELEASE - NEW FEATURES [3849] SUBMISSION: Zoom 3.0 - Quad Fat Raster-Graphics Scaler If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-111/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-111.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-111 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 27 Nov 1995 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <49bhgo$a07@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 27 Nov 1995 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <49bhgt$a07@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces OpenWrite 2.0 Date: 27 Nov 1995 22:47:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49e0pc$h68@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields, 415/570-7736 robin@lighthouse.com http://www.lighthouse.com/ LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ANNOUNCES OPENWRITE 2.0 -- POWERFUL NEW VERSION OF NEXTSTEP's LEADING WORD PROCESSOR NOVEMBER 27, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced its intention to ship OpenWrite 2.0, a significantly enhanced version of NEXTSTEP's leading word processing solution. OpenWrite 2.0, which includes read/write compatibility with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, FrameMaker, Lotus AmiPro, InterLeaf and WriteNow, will begin shipping in mid-December for all versions of the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. "OpenWrite 2.0 is a major addition to Lighthouse Design's product family," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "With OpenWrite, Lighthouse offers everyday users a first-rate solution for a wide variety of word processing tasks. From technical reports and book-style documents, to memos and even World Wide Web pages, OpenWrite is now the standard for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep." OpenWrite is a full-featured and easy-to-use word processor with a variety of basic and advanced features: - Headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes and multiple-column formatting make OpenWrite ideal for all types of documents, including technical reports and newsletters. - Hierarchical paragraph styles allow users to easily change the layout of an entire document by changing the formatting and style of its paragraphs - Extensive control over graphics, lets users set "clip paths" that direct how text will wrap around images, and designate whether in-line images should be "fixed" or "floating" - Support for Open Object Embedding (OOE), a powerful linking and embedding technology, eliminates the drudgery of repetitive copy/paste and allows users to embed live-linked selections from any OOE-compliant application in their documents. - Unlimited undo, kerning and line-spacing control, and more. OpenWrite 2.0 adds compelling new functionality, including: - Support for multi-file books, with simple-to-use indexing and table of contents generation - Automatic paragraph numbering and bullet styles, with customizable markers and variable formats - Cross referencing - Redlining for easy document editing - Extensive HTML support, enabling users to quickly create and generate HTML documents for display on the World Wide Web. OpenWrite is a key addition to Lighthouse Design's product line, which now includes over 20 applications and services. OpenWrite also includes an API (application programmer's interface) for in-house developers seeking a reporting front-end for their mission-critical custom applications. OpenWrite 2.0 will begin shipping in mid-December for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. OpenWrite is priced at $495. OpenWrite 1.x users can upgrade to OpenWrite 2.0 for $99. Site licenses are available and OpenWrite is included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a heavily discounted Academic CD. The next Academic CD will be available in late December. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at <http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., OpenWrite and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships Quantrix 2.1 Date: 27 Nov 1995 22:53:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49e13q$h77@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields, 415/570-7736 quantrix@lighthouse.com http://www.lighthouse.com/ LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS QUANTRIX 2.1 FOR NEXTSTEP NOVEMBER 28, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has shipped Quantrix 2.1, a maintenance revision to its popular multi-dimensional spreadsheet product, for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP operating environment. Quantrix 2.1 includes significant improvements, such as: * Intertable Referencing - Formulas that make cross table references now yield the entire content of the referenced items, rather than simply their first element. * Load Optimization - File loading has been significantly optimized-users should experience a more than three-fold reduction in the time it takes to open large (>500K) files. * On-Line Help - On-line help has been added for all functions available through the Quantrix Function Browser. * Group Permissions - Users in large networked environments can now more readily share files-changes to file permissions made in the Workspace will be maintained by the application independent of the user's personal permission profile. * Statistical Functions - Statistical functions now yield results consistent with Lotus Development Corporation's Improv for Windowsi. * Additional Minor Changes - Several additional performance enhancements were made to this release. Quantrix, one of twenty products and services from Lighthouse Design, allows users to describe and manipulate data in terms of categories, rather than rows and columns. This approach allows users to write plain English formulas such as "Gross Revenue = Product Revenue + Service Revenue," rather than "$a27=b17+$c$31." Coupled with data tabs for fast navigation, unlimited undo and redo, multiple views and smart cells, Quantrix makes complex financial models and reports easy to create and share with others. Quantrix is compatible with Lotus Improv for NeXT and Windows, with Microsoft Excel compatibility coming soon. Quantrix 2.1 is available now for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Registered users can upgrade free of charge by downloading the application from Lighthouse Design's ftp site (http://www.lighthouse.com/ftp.html). Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., Quantrix, and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Alberto Ricart <alberto@SmartSoft.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Announces The Opening of their World Wide Web Server Date: 27 Nov 1995 23:10:57 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49e24h$h93@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release For more information write to: Info@SmartSoft.COM or call SmartSoft at (414) 376-4590 SmartSoft Announces The Opening of their World Wide Web Server Cedarburg, Wisconsin, November 27, 1995 - SmartSoft has announced the opening of their World Wide Web Server http://www.SmartSoft.COM. "This server establishes our needed presence on the Internet. NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP users will have instant access to product information and services offered by our company. This will help tremendously, since information regarding our products offerings is available with a click of a mouse" said James Pape, Marketing Director of SmartSoft, Inc. "All our latest demos are available right from a web browser (or from ftp from ftp://ftp.SmartSoft.COM) making it easier than ever to download a demo or an update to any of our products. The site also features online product registration and support systems making it easier than ever to purchase products or give us product feedback" added Pape. SmartSoft, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1992, develops and markets a variety of business productivity and entertainment applications for NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. SmartSoft is a trademark of SmartSoft, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, please contact: Alberto Ricart (alberto@SmartSoft.COM) or write: SmartSoft, Inc. Cedar Creek Settlement, 3rd Floor N70 W6340 Bridge Road Cedarburg, WI 53012 voice: 414/3764590 fax: 414/3764591 http://www.SmartSoft.COM ftp://ftp.SmartSoft.COM
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Waterloo NEXTSTEP Users Group, Dec. 7th Date: 29 Nov 1995 22:38:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49j8uq$26h@digifix.digifix.com> WatNeXT will be holding a meeting on Thursday December 7th at 7:00pm at the University of Waterloo, Davis Centre room 3596. Steve Hayman of NeXT Canada will be talking about and demonstrating WebObjects and OpenStep for Windows NT. Contact David Evans (dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca) if you need directions to the meeting.
From: Radical Product Support <support@radical.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: RadicalNews Beta Test Continues Date: 29 Nov 1995 22:35:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49j8qs$256@digifix.digifix.com> November 25, 1995 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, is continuing the open beta testing of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. Anyone may participate in the beta testing of RadicalNews. All we ask is that beta testers use the most recent version of RadicalNews and e-mail us with any comments, suggestions, or problems. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher. The beta version is free, and will run until February 1, 1996. After that time, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.7.NIHS.tar ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.7.NIHS.README NOTE: RadicalNews versions 0.6 and 0.6.1 will expire on December 1, 1995. For further information, see the README file referenced above or contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com
From: Jason Fosback <jason.fosback@attws.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.4 quad fat Date: 29 Nov 1995 22:51:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49j9o6$2bk@digifix.digifix.com> OVERVIEW PopOver version 1.4 is now available quad fat. Several critical bugs have been fixed since version 1.3, and a couple of new features have been added. It has been uploaded to two FTP sites: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/mail/ PopOver.v1.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz PopOver.v1.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions/ PopOver.v1.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz PopOver.v1.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README Most likely moving to: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/apps/ CHANGES * Fixed a bug with multiple messages showing up in Mail.app. This was caused by POP servers that transmitted the 'From ' line of a mail message * Added a 'Mailer' facility to allow the user to specify which mailer to launch * Added 'Expert' preferences to set some additional parameters * Improved the lock file handling. There were a significant number of problems with temporary lock files and global lock files * Increased the default timeout for a mail server. This was by far the most reported bug in PopOver's history, with more than 500 separate bug reports! * Clarified the text on the host setup panel to better indicate what some of the options are * Fixed a bug with long header lines * Many, many others.. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PopOver ------- PopOver is a program designed to retrieve your mail from remote mail hosts. It is most useful in a situation where: * An organization has a centralized mail server * You are not directly connected to a network * You're in a mixed network and want to use NeXTmail The remote mail hosts can be any machine which provides POP3, POP2, or IMAP2 services. If you don't know if your mail hosts provide any of these services, contact your system administrator. PopOver is an extremely easy to use and well tested mail client that can be used to retrieve your mail. It works independently of what mail reader you use; it simply retrieves your mail. The good news about this is that you can use NeXTmail, with the ease and convenience of Mail.app. For people who use SLIP, or people that are familiar with cron jobs, a Unix command-line interface is provided to simply retrieve your mail with a single command. Extensive help information is available through the NEXTSTEP 3.x interface. PopOver has been well tested on several different mail servers. Great detail has gone into locking and re-entrance, as well as compliance with various RFCs. PopOver will only delete mail messages on remote hosts that are retrieved properly (or will leave them. See the help panels for more information). Since PopOver was originally designed for users of low-speed modem connections, this is extremely valuable if there is a transmission error. PopOver does not require root privilege to use, and should NOT be run suid. It can be dragged into ~/Apps or /LocalApps, and the Unix command line version can be placed in ~/bin, or /usr/local/bin. I sincerely hope that this program proves useful. Jason Fosback, Sr. Software Engineer Paradigm Systems Corp jason_fosback@pscwa.psca.com
From: resume@WMA.COM (William Morris Agency) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Administrator Date: 30 Nov 1995 23:24:54 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49m02m$9l@digifix.digifix.com> The William Morris Agency, Inc. has an open position for a Network Administrator. Primary Responsibilities: Responsibilities include maintaining and updating a mixed network, including NEXTSTEP, various Unix operating systems, Windows and Macintosh with an emphasis in Unix System Administration, and a proficiency with TCP/IP, NFS, SMTP and Internet protocols. Specific Responsibilities: * Maintain Netinfo database with a complete understanding of how NetInfo works and is used. * Writing scripts to help diagnose system problems and enhance the routine maintenance and performance of the network. This includes understanding of Bourne Shell, C-Shell, Perl, and C languages. * Configuration of various NEXTSTEP platforms. * Resolution of computer and network related problems. * Maintain and enhance internet services. * Maintain all internal and external email services. * Maintain all routers and hubs. Skills, Education and Experience Requirements: * BS degree in related field or equivalent work experience. * 2+ years system administration experience. * A solid understanding of Unix, TCP/IP, NFS, SMTP, and Internet protocols. * Knowledge of Appletalk and Novell environments a plus. We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits and an exciting environment. Please send resumes to the following: email: resume@wma.com fax: (310) 859-4177 mail: attn: Human Resources 151 El Camino Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <49ojev$22t@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <49ojev$22t@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 1 Dec 1995 23:15:56 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49ojts$2gl@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: FirstClass NV and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Tailor Find & Align Keystone Bundle Date: 1 Dec 1995 23:16:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49oju8$2hm@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 FirstClass NV info@firstclass.be FirstClass NV and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Tailor Find & Align Keystone Special DENVER, COLORADO- December 4, 1995 Belgium's FirstClass NV and Colorado's OpenSource today announced a month-long special price for the Find and Align Keystones for Tailor 2.0. "By now, hundreds of NEXTSTEP users have discovered how powerful and useful the Tailor PostScript editor really is," explained Brett Wilhelm, OpenSource Director of Marketing. "Here's an opportunity for them to upgrade their Office version of Tailor by adding the Find and Align Keystones at a discounted price." During this special offer, which runs throughout the month of December and is only available through OpenSource, Tailor 2.0 (Office version) users can add both the Find and the Align Keystones for just $99 ($49 for Educational users). "We were delighted to help OpenSource with this special offering" said Peter Camps, CEO of FirstClass NV. "They have always been a great proponent of our products as well as an excellent resource for the NEXTSTEP community." The Find keystone provides Tailor 2.0 with powerful graphical find and modify functionality. For example, you can change all lines thinner than 0.25 points to exactly 0.25 points, or substitute one typeface for another across the whole document or a selection. The Find panel has the expected Next, Previous, Modify and Modify All buttons. A first browser offers a list of twenty find criteria for object attributes such as color, line-width, font, text or position. By specifying a value for one or more criteria, you determine which objects are to be found. Most criteria allow to specify multiple values or a from-to range. A second browser offers a list of modify actions for object attributes or geometric transformations. By specifying a value for one or more actions, you determine the changes applied to the objects when you press Modify or Modify All. You can set the Modify All scope to be the complete document, or limit it to the current page or selection. The Align keystone provides Tailor 2.0 with comprehensive alignment tools and functions. Main alignment tools are a background grid and a cross hair. The grid's width and height can be specified separately. The cross hair can be aligned to any existing object, or its position can be specified numerically. The cross hair position can be numerically displayed relative to any reference position. Alignment functions include: - snap to grid and/or to cross hair while moving or resizing objects - align or resize objects to grid or cross hair - align or resize objects to each other - distribute objects Alignment operations can be performed on an object's left/bottom, center or right/top. For text lines, font metrics (baseline) may be optionally used instead of the regular bounding rectangle. These Keystones add even more functionality to what many already consider one of the most useful NEXTSTEP applications ever developed: Tailor. As stated, this offer is valid through December 31, 1995 and can not be used in conjunction with any other specials or discounts. TAILOR With Tailor, you can visually edit PostScript documents, effortlessly and cleanly - no specialized knowledge required at all. You can cut pieces out of a document and copy them to any other application. Or recover text paragraphs for use in your favorite word processor. And all this regardless of the platform the document was generated on. Tailor offers numerous tools for productive, visual editing, even of the most complex documents. Imagine the resulting flexibility and time savings! Tailor Office 2.0 is targeted towards the general user : · update information on brochures, press releases, contracts, ... · extract formatted text for use in other documents · fine-tune or enhance business graphics to fit reports or presentations · correct spelling errors or make other last-minute revisions just before printing Tailor Publishing 2.0 adds a suite of features for the graphic arts professional : · support for the overprint attribute used for trapping · exporting to Adobe Illustrator° format · support for spot colors FirstClass NV FirstClass NV was founded in Ghent, Belgium in 1993 by publishing industry professionals, as a privately owned company. Its business mission is to develop and market graphics applications for high-end desktop platforms. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations, and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: openinfo@ix.netcom.com (Jean-Jacques Dubray ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE Introducing OPENINFO 1.0, a Fully Integrated Real World Information Access System Date: 1 Dec 1995 23:32:45 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <49oktd$2q0@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Jean-Jacques Dubray, USA (818) 865-8624 Europe +(331) 39 78 61 14 openinfo@ix.netcom.com INTRODUCING OPENINFO 1.0, A FULLY INTEGRATED REAL WORLD INFORMATION ACCESS SYSTEM NOVEMBER 30,1995 - Paris, France - ife technologies releases its new product OPENINFO 1.0 that enables NeXTStep, Solaris, HP-UX and WindowsNT application developers to acess real word information utilizing a wide range of PC boards without the need to write or use complex drivers. Mutli-tasking, user friendly operating systems are not reliable for data collection, and more generally in they cannot operate in an interrupt driven world, act or react on time. OPENINFO provides an integrated solution to collect or send data from or to the outside world, if necessary in a real time fashion. Developers gain control through published API using RPCs or Proxys. Boards are held into a host PC running under DOS. Connections to the UNIX workstation are your choice of serial line and modem, ethernet, or GPIB. The DOS part includes full multi-tasking and real time capabilities. The host PC power may range from 286 to PENTIUM. Applications includes VIDEO, Sound, Connectivity servers (e.g. Serial line server, up to 36), Scientific A/D, D/A. DI/O applications, industrial control... Developer's packages starts at $4,995. They include OPENINFO software that runs on both the host PC and the workstation, as well as a full electronic documentation and unlimited on-line technical support. This package enables you to use any available DOS board from the workstation. Little development on each side is necessary to accomodate board functions. Fully Integrated solutions are available. They feature your choice of boards, host PC and APIs. ife technologies is a provider of industrial software running under NeXTStep since 1991. Products include Industrial Supervisory Software -Magellan-,Laboratory Information Management System, -Columbus- and Real World Information Acess system, -OpenInfo-. For further information on ife technologies and its products, contact ife technologies, at 1-818-865 8624 or in Europe at (331) 39 78 61 14, send electronic mail to openinfo@ix.netcom.com.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 112 - Articles posted since November 27 1995 Date: 4 Dec 1995 05:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <49tv8p$hvk@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 112 Postings since: November 27 1995 [3851] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3852] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3853] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces OpenWrite 2.0 [3854] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships Quantrix 2.1 [3855] PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Announces The Opening of their World Wide Web Server [3856] PRESS RELEASE: IT Solutions suspends sales and development of WebPages [3857] MEETING: BCOG Dec 5th (New Location) [3858] JOB: Sr. Architect Positions available in Chicago thru Carolyn Muszynski [3859] SUBMISSION: lprManager.app version 1.0 [3860] SUBMISSION: Fiend1.4.NIHS.tar.gz (RESUBMISSION) [3861] PRESS RELEASE: RadicalNews Beta Test Continues [3862] MEETING: Waterloo NEXTSTEP Users Group, Dec. 7th [3863] SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.4 quad fat [3864] JOB: NEXTSTEP Administrator [3866] PRESS RELEASE: FirstClass NV and OpenSource, Inc. Announce Tailor Find & Align Keystone Bundle [3867] PRESS RELEASE Introducing OPENINFO 1.0, a Fully Integrated Real World Information Access System If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-112/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-112.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-112 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 4 Dec 1995 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <49u04o$i1l@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 4 Dec 1995 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <49u04u$i1l@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: dcl@panix.com (David C. Lambert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Fiend1.4.1 Quad Fat Dock/Shelf Extender Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:19:47 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mgj$9fu@digifix.digifix.com> I have just submitted a quad-fat version 1.4.1 of Fiend.app to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/Fiend1.4.1.NIHS.tar.gz> it should probably move to: <ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/Fiend1.4.1.NIHS.tar.gz> This is just a maintenance release to fix a couple of sloppy bugs introduced in v1.4: * Fiend refuses to launch apps from the Fiend Shelf. * Fiend gets confused when you launch apps from paths with spaces in them * Fiend gets confused when replacing more than one row's worth of app icons * Fiend no longer tracks some apps with extra-long file names Fiend is shareware, and if you use it regularly, I request that you send me $10 as a token of your satisfaction with my efforts (my address is in the README). - David C. Lambert dcl@homer.uu.panix.com EXCERPT FROM THE "README": What does it do? Well, Fiend is a dock extender, first and foremost. It is the *only* quad-fat dock extender capable of animating *all* of your animated icons, as well as: * supporting multiple, named dock levels; * handling command-dragging and command-double-clicking; * arbitrary configuration and placement of your dock(s) and the docked icons in an integrated and seamless fashion. Fiend is also a shelf extender that turns your entire desktop into a shelf that can display an image of your choice. Finally, Fiend is capable of loading your BackSpace modules, so it can function as a screen saver as well. CHANGES IN VERSION 1.4: New Features: * Dock levels are now loaded when needed, rather than all at once during initialization * New Preferences panel - gets rid of most of the dwrites * Added "BackSpace->Set Password" menu item * Added "Dock->Toggle Lock" menu item * Fiend Dock now remembers its position differently under different window resolutions * Fiend icons are now updated automatically when they are selected in the Workspace, or manually in response to an alt-click * Fiend now includes some items from the MiscKit, which contributed to the following features: - multi-threaded app launches - an "Info->Show Menus" menu item - intelligently updated menus Bugs Fixed: * Fiend crashes when an app that was launched from the command line (using a command without a forward slash) terminates * Fiend doesn't remember the locations of persistent icons that have been moved * Fiend crashes when a Dock level containing persistent icons is deleted Cleanups: * All modal panels now have "Cancel" and "Ok" buttons * Selection of docked or shelved files in the Workspace is now documented * When you click an icon to select it in the Workspace, the Workspace now becomes the active app * Fixed some library loading options that prevented some BackSpace modules from being loaded properly * The Fiend Dock "Close Post Launch" command has been rationalized slightly, so that the Dock will close after both launch and reactivation, rather than just launch Incompatibilities: * Toggling a docked icon from persistent to non-persistent no longer reassociates that icon with the level to which it was originally attached. If you turn off persistence for a docked icon, it becomes attached to whichever dock level is visible at the moment. * Fiend v1.4 no longer accepts the plain ascii pasteboard type for paste operations, although it still generates that type when cutting/copying
From: Stefan Leuker <leuker@news.rwth-aachen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Xnext alpha release Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:20:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mhj$9g5@digifix.digifix.com> ANNOUNCE OF THE Xnext ALPHA RELEASE >From the README file: This is the first public release of Xnext, an X server for all NEXTSTEP platforms. An X screen that's realised as a window in the common NEXTSTEP UI makes it possible for you to start X11R6 applications on your system. Xnext consists of the following archive files: - Xnext-alpha.readme This file - Xnext-alpha.NIHS.b.gtgz The main executable, fonts, bitmaps - Xnext-developer.NIHS.b.gtgz X11R6 development kit :-) THIS IS A VERY EARLY ALPHA RELEASE! It sure contains some bugs. And - the following constrains hold for this release: - It is only tested on NeXT mono hardware. Please tell me if there are any problems with other platforms. Intel systems could well have some severe errors in the display routines, since they are created for big endian systems. PS: Intel based systems DO have problems with the display. Please stay tuned for the corrected Intel server update. PPS: HPPA based systems are reported to run correctly. - It currently supports only 1bit deep display (black/white). Actually, you could set 8bit gray, but the palettes are not properly set now. - No keyboard is supported. Sorry for that! What you _can_ do: Every application that uses only mouse input and isn't too greedy regarding colors should work. I played xbill with it! Xnext is shareware. I don't expect that you find it way cool by now, but if you want to support the development of Xnext, you can register (buy) Xnext right now! Please contact me for details: Stefan Leuker Grefrather Strasse 4 41334 Nettetal eMail: leuker@POOL.informatik.rwth-aachen.de And - thanks for giving it a try! Copyright (c) 1995 by Stefan Leuker For further information, see the Xnext web page: http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~leuker/Xnext/
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SuperDraw 4.0 To Ship In January Of 1996 (FREE UPGRADE) Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:21:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mj3$9gd@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information please contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. Phone: 1-800-822-3385 / 718-472-0600 FAX: 718-472-0160 E-mail: info@impact.com SUPERDRAW 4.0 TO SHIP IN JANUARY OF 1996 (FREE UPGRADE) Long Island City, New York - December 7, 1995 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced that it will begin shipping SuperDraw 4.0 in January of 1996. The new version will include many new features and improvements including a new tints panel, floating rulers, distribute command, zoom preferences, GIF/JPEG import, and the capability to save TIFF files with many advanced options. Current registered users of SuperDraw will be able to upgrade free of charge to SuperDraw 4.0. A beta version of SuperDraw 4.0 is currently available from ftp.cs.orst.edu under: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics/SuperDraw4.0Beta.tar.gz Registered users of SuperDraw are invited to request their free license keys from Impact Software to test out the beta version of SuperDraw 4.0. SuperDraw 3.0 is available now at $295.00 per license and users who pre-order SuperDraw 4.0 before the official release will get the license keys for SuperDraw 3.0, SuperDraw 4.0 Beta, and additional benefits. SuperDraw is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. ** Product Description ** SuperDraw(tm) is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. Simple and Intuitive SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily, including rectangles, squares, ellipses, circles, polygons, stars, arrows, arcs, lines, pie sections, curved paths, connected lines, and rounded rectangles. SuperDraw lets you drag and drop colors, images, patterns, and styles directly onto any text, graphic, or page. Advanced Capabilities SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or scanned image. You can also group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together. In addition, you can add neon, fadeaway, and shadow effects to any text or graphic. For precision placement, SuperDraw lets you align objects to a grid or snap objects to a guide. SuperDraw also provides sound buttons, action buttons, and support for object links to other applications. Multiple Layers and Pages SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers and with any number of pages in a document. You can also cut, copy, and paste any layer or page from one document to another. SuperDraw lets you zoom from 1% to 6400% for detailed editing, and you can edit objects directly even in reduced and thumbnail views. Templates and Palettes SuperDraw provides customizable template and palette libraries, including sample templates for address labels, business cards, disk labels, shipping labels, and calendar. SuperDraw also includes sample palettes for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, and organizational charts. Illustrated On-line Help SuperDraw has a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using any tool or command. By clicking with the Help cursor, a step-by-step pictorial guide to using any tool or command is available immediately. SuperDraw is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: STATUS - comp.sys.next.announce Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:31:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <4a5n65$9jr@digifix.digifix.com> During the past three weeks there have been a number of submissions that have not been posted, and others that have taken longer than usual to be processed. This is due to my being quite ill for about the last month, and in the last three weeks I've had only very limited computer time. The good news is that most of the health issues that were keeping me from working are just about resolved, and everything should be back on track at the beginning of next week. If you have posted something to announce, or made a submission to Stepwise and received no reply, please resubmit the material, and I'll get to it as soon as I can. Thanks, and sorry for any problems this may have caused. Scott Anguish Moderator - Comp.sys.next.announce
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Anderson Financial Systems Releases WriteUp(tm) 1.21, CD-ROM Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:18:00 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5md8$9fa@digifix.digifix.com> Anderson Financial Systems Inc. 909 Sumneytown Pike, Suite 106 Springhouse, PA 19477 +1 215 653 0911 +1 215 653 0711 fax Contact: Gregory H. Anderson Voice: 215 653 0911 Greg_Anderson@afs.com For Immediate Release ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS RELEASES WRITEUP(tm) 1.21, CD-ROM Maintenance release for popular NEXTSTEP word processing software SPRINGHOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, December 4, 1995 -- Anderson Financial Systems Inc. today announced that a maintenance release of its WriteUp word processing application for NEXTSTEP is available. WriteUp 1.21 fixes several known bugs in WriteUp 1.2, especially in outside document import/export and non-English text processing. AFS recommends that all WriteUp 1.2 users upgrade to this release at their earliest convenience. WriteUp 1.21 is available by anonymous FTP from ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/productivity Download WriteUp.README first for complete information about how to download and assemble the application. WriteUp 1.2 users without FTP access can order a CD-ROM with the current versions of all AFS applications (WriteUp 1.21, PasteUp 2.6, ReadUp 1.0, and TIFFany 2.30) for $10 plus shipping and handling. Starting with this release, floppy disk media is no longer supported. For users of WriteUp 1.0 or 1.1 who have not yet upgraded to WriteUp 1.2, the cost is $25 for students, $35 for other academics, and $50 for commercial users, per license. Contact upgrades@afs.com for detailed information about upgrade policies and pricing. The commercial price of WriteUp 1.21 is $350 for a single user, $1,395 for a five-pack. Students can purchase a personal copy of WriteUp 1.21 for $175 (proof of status required). For other academic users, the price is $230 per license. Further discounts are available at higher volumes. ABOUT ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Anderson Financial Systems Inc. is a privately held software development company based in Springhouse, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). Founded in 1982, the company's primary business has been designing customized trading software for more than 60 Wall Street firms on MSDOS and NEXTSTEP platforms. Representative clients include First National Bank of Chicago, PaineWebber, Dean Witter, Soros Fund Management, Delaware Management Company, Oppenheimer Management Corp. and Texas Commerce Bank. Since adding NeXT to its roster in 1991, AFS has made a substantial commitment to building applications that leverage the unique capabilities of the NEXTSTEP operating environment. ###
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Anderson Financial Systems Releases PasteUp(tm) 2.6 Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:19:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mfa$9fk@digifix.digifix.com> Anderson Financial Systems Inc. 909 Sumneytown Pike, Suite 106 Springhouse, PA 19477 +1 215 653 0911 +1 215 653 0711 fax Contact: Gregory H. Anderson Voice: 215 653 0911 Greg_Anderson@afs.com For Immediate Release ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS RELEASES PASTEUP(tm) 2.6 Plenty of new features for popular NEXTSTEP page layout software SPRINGHOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, December 4, 1995 -- Anderson Financial Systems Inc. today announced that a new version of its PasteUp page layout application for NEXTSTEP is available. "PasteUp is our flagship product, and this release demonstrates our commitment to keep making it better," said Gregory H. Anderson, Founder and CEO of AFS. "All of our document processing software is fully integrated around the same text processing engine now." New features in PasteUp 2.6 include: * A complete set of document import filters for all popular word processors on other platforms, including both text and graphics for Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and AmiPro (contact AFS for a complete list of supported formats) * WriteUp files can be imported directly as PasteUp documents * Table importing (cell contents editable; table formatting preserved and displayed) * Partial definition of named paragraph styles, plus local overrides * Paragraph border attribute importing (lines and fills) * Auto-numbering for lists and outlines * Dot-leader tabs and default spacing for "virtual" tabs * Embedded graphics can be scaled, inspected, and hidden * Text token for "Total Number of Pages" ("Page m of n") * Autosave period * Keymap files for customized keyboard bindings * Widow/orphan, "keep together", and "keep with next" paragraph break protection * Digital Librarian filter service to index .pub files * Support for all four NEXTSTEP hardware architectures * The usual collection of performance enhancements and bug fixes The commercial price of PasteUp 2.6 is $695 for a single user. Students can purchase a personal copy of PasteUp 2.6 for $295 (proof of status required). For other academic users, the price is $450 per license. For users who also want a simplified word processor, a copy of WriteUp 1.21 can be ordered at the same time for $100 more. Registered users of PasteUp 2.5 (the previous AFS release) can upgrade to PasteUp 2.6 for $25. Registered users of any RightBrain release (2.1 or earlier) can upgrade to PasteUp 2.6 for $95. Contact upgrades@afs.com for detailed information about upgrade policies and pricing. A full demo version of PasteUp 2.6 is available by anonymous FTP from ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics Download PasteUp.README first for complete information about how to download and assemble the application. ABOUT ANDERSON FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Anderson Financial Systems Inc. is a privately held software development company based in Springhouse, Pennsylvania (suburban Philadelphia). Founded in 1982, the company's primary business has been designing customized trading software for more than 60 Wall Street firms on MSDOS and NEXTSTEP platforms. Representative clients include First National Bank of Chicago, PaineWebber, Dean Witter, Soros Fund Management, Delaware Management Company, Oppenheimer Management Corp. and Texas Commerce Bank. Since adding NeXT to its roster in 1991, AFS has made a substantial commitment to building applications that leverage the unique capabilities of the NEXTSTEP operating environment. ###
From: Gerald Erdmann <gerald@rcnhost.dasburo.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: RCN ships ProductionPartner 1.66 and offers a special christmas discount Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:21:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mkk$9gk@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPECIAL OFFER OF PRODUCTIONPARTNER Dezember, 1995. Just in time for christmas Realtime Computing and Nets (RCN) from Berlin, Germany presents you a special offer to get to know with ProductionPartner. Until the end of this year we offer you free test licenses. Also we afford you a 20 percent reduced price for a ProductionPartner licenses. RCN is pleased to present version 1.66 of ProdctionPartner, a professional tool for harddisk-recording, playing, editing and archiving of high quality (CD) sounds. You can rearrange, cut, paste and edit sounds. Sounds can be collected in archives called playlists which are unities within ProductionPartner. In addition text, images and movies may be used in a .rtfd file which is attached to each sound for description or background info on sound, like in a CD database. The program may be used to master audio CDs. PRODUCTIONPARTNER ProductionPartner is a NEXTSTEP application for recording, playing, editing and archiving of sounds. You can play, cut, paste and edit sounds. Sounds can be collected and rearranged in archives called playlists which are unities within ProductionPartner. Via documents (list of sounds) you can easily administrate sounds or search and find text marks. Therefore besides the sound data ProductionPartner stores additional informations (e. g. the author of the sound or any other comments) in .rtfd format. By the way sound files can be located on other machines within a network; the sounds will be linked or copied. Thus you can include graphics, videos or pictures in your audio archive just like in a multimedia archive. A comfortable sound editor permits displaying and cutting of sounds, subsequent level change and other effects. BroadcastPartner: We offer an extention for ProductionPartner called BroadcastPartner which offers you an automation of radio broadcast. Another extension to ProductionPartner to distribute music through networks for music production and publication firms is under development, special solutions are available. For further informations please contact RCN. Special features of ProductionPartner compared with other sound applications available for NEXTSTEP: * ProductionPartner is the only NEXTSTEP application which enables you to record sounds in CD quality (44.1 kHz, stereo) on intel hardware * ProductionPartner is a harddisc recording AND playing system, your swapdisc won't grow if you use big sounds. Therefore ProductionPartner doesn't need much more memory to play big sounds. * ProductionPartner can play sounds longer than six minutes. Because of a bug in NEXTSTEP normally you can't do this so almost all other sound applications fail to play such sounds! * ProductionPartner has a time bar to jump to any position in your sound or sound list WITHOUT delay during playback even using very large sounds! You can do this with a single mouse click. * The editor of ProductionPartner supports a reduction factor smaller one so you can zoom in as far as you want! Moreover, it's much faster than most of the other sound editors and it needs less memory. * ProductionPartner offers you a frontend for making backups (tar format) of your sound library on a streamer or other devices. Support for NeXT Computer and Intel based NEXTSTEP systems is now available. In the near future SUN and HP workstations will be supported. ProductionPartner is a demo version which can be licensed. You find the newest version at the following internet locations: ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/new/audio/apps/commercial ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/Audio ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/demos/sound SPECIAL OFFER Until the end of this year you can test ProductionPartner without any binding. Call RCN and will get a free license. These license will be valid for two weeks. Until two weeks after your test license has expired you can buy a full license with a 20 percent reduction! $220 (instead of $275) USD for the ProductionPartner 1.66 (user license) $235 (instead of $295) USD for the ProductionPartner 1.66 (machine license) call RCN for a network license You will save more than $50 USD! We accept MC, VISA, money order, whatever. For getting a license or licenseable version please contact RCN; R C N Rupert Nieberle Flotowstrase 2 D - 12203 Berlin Germany TEL + 49 30 834 01 07 FAX + 49 30 834 01 08 D2 mobil + 49 172 300 09 95 email info@rcnhost.dasburo.de To order a license please send us the following informations: * Username and HostID (user license) * HostID (machine license) * Number of Users and one HostID (network license) RELEASE NOTES 1.66.0 - A lots of bug fixes and many performance optimizations - Level meter can be switch off 1.65.4 - Bug fix release 1.65.0 - First Intel release ProductionPartner was completelly overworked compared with version 1.5 which was only offered for NeXT hardware ABOUT RCN RCN was founded in 1989 by engineers who worked on research problems in Technical University of Berlin; among others the resarch areas are acoustics, sound engineering, broadcast and radio management systems, audio- and video databas sytems, digital signal processing, instrumentation, satellite and comunication systems, navigation. PRODUCTS PC boards and interface cards for instrumentation and digital signal processing (DSP) in audio/video, acoustics, analysis of signal and systems, control and system networks. NEXTSTEP systems and NEXTSTEP products. SUN, HP, Silicon Graphics, Apple, PC Intel DOS-Windows Systems. SYSTEM CONSULT AND SERVICE Development of hard- and software according industry needs and standards on customer's demands. Consulting and distribution of DSP hardware and software. NEXTSTEP support, Unix heterogenious nets and sytem administration. SPECIAL INTEREST Development of hardware and software in DSP (digital signal processing), DSP boards, multiprocessor systems, solutions in instrumentation, audio and video fur multimedia applications, acoustic design. With compentence and expert knowledge RCN has success in INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS in the following ranges: Digital signal processing and development systems, software and hardware for audio processing, measuring, audio and music applications in radio broadcasts and professional music studios. Copyright (c) 1995 RCN Realtime Computing and Nets. All brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Alberto Ricart <alberto@helium.SmartSoft.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Holiday Promotion Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:25:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mrb$9hb@digifix.digifix.com> SmartSoft Holiday Promotion Cedarburg, Wisconsin, December 4, 1995 - SmartSoft has announced a holiday software sale extravaganza. All products are available at a 60% discount (Students take an additional 10% of these already ridiculously low prices). This sale ends on January 1st, 1996. Order today! CollagistPro $79.60 InForms $60.00 StayInTouch $60.00 DiskMaker $60.00 DotFiles $1.00 FONTinspector $4.00 Synchronicity $30.00 Rocks! $24.00 The latest demos and information is available from our WWW server, http://www.SmartSoft.COM, or from ftp at ftp://ftp.SmartSoft.COM. SmartSoft, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, founded in 1992, develops and markets a variety of business productivity and entertainment applications for NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. SmartSoft is a trademark of SmartSoft, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, please contact: Alberto Ricart (alberto@SmartSoft.COM) or write: SmartSoft, Inc. Cedar Creek Settlement, 3rd Floor N70 W6340 Bridge Road Cedarburg, WI 53012 voice: 414/3764590 fax: 414/3764591 http://www.SmartSoft.COM ftp://ftp.SmartSoft.COM
From: Jason McNamara <jmcnamar@Onramp.NET> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Sun Reduces Pricing ON m68k -> SPARC Upgrade Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:24:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5moo$9h4@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: Bifrost Workstations, Inc. Jason McNamara jmcnamar@onramp.net (NeXTMail encouraged!) 10850 Richmond Ave., Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 (713) 952-9949 v (713) 952-9934 f Effective: 4 Dec 95 Bifrost Workstations, an Authorized Reseller of Sun Microsystems Sparcstations and -servers, wishes to pass along updated information to the NS net.community. Due to the price reductions of the SPARCstation(TM) 5 and SPARCstation 20, the NEXTSTEP on SPARC(TM) Workstations Upgrade Promotion has been updated. The SPARCstation 5 and SPARCstation 20 upgrade offerings have been reduced, offering fantastic trade-in values for their NeXT systems. It's easy to participate in this hardware upgrade. Place an order for one of the Sparc config options, supplying your NEXTSTEP license number. Then, roughly one month after receiving your new SMCC Sparcstation, your NeXT hardware (required: Cube/slab, monitor, memory, HD) will be picked up by Sun. For pricing and other details, contact Bifrost or your local Authorized Sun Reseller. Trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective holders. This offer will continue through December 22, 1995. Please note that these promo systems do not come with Solaris(TM) RTUs. Based in Houston, Bifrost Workstations, Inc. offers an extensive line of hardware focused solely on the NEXTSTEP market (Hewlett- Packard and Sun Microsystems workstations/servers, several lines of Intel machines, and Intel and Sparc portables). In addition, we also offer software and on-site installation options to the NEXTSTEP market.
From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting Dec 18th - NetKit/Obj Date: 6 Dec 1995 22:22:49 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a5mm9$9gr@digifix.digifix.com> The downtown Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop, a NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP User Group, is having a meeting on Monday, December 18th, 1995. Bill Bumgarner from NetSurfer <http://www.netsurfer.com/> will be showing and talking about NetKit <ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/Netsurfer/Netkit/Whitepaper.ps.gz>, a complete toolkit for building custom, interactive applications that utilize the Internet & the World Wide Web. Pedja Bogdanovich from TipTop Software <http://www.tiptop.com/> will be showing and talking about Objective-tcl <http://www.tiptop.com/ObjectiveTcl/PressRelease.html>, an advanced object-oriented environment for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep based on Tcl, the popular high-level interpretive language. These two products extend NEXTSTEP and the World Wide Web to yield incredible power and flexibility. Don't miss this meeting! As usual, we'll cover the latest and greatest OPENSTEP info and rumors. Post-meeting discussion and activities begin promptly after 8:00 at the Berghoff pub, 17 W. Adams Street. WHERE: First National Bank of Chicago One First National Plaza (between Clark & Dearborn, Madison and Monroe) 18th floor conference room Chicago, Illinois For directions, call or e-mail the contacts listed below. WHEN: Monday, December 18th, 1995 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHAT: Discussion and demo of 1) NetKit by Bill Bumgarner of NetSurfer 2) Objective-tcl by Pedja Bogdonavich of TipTop Software CONTACT: Daniel Green First National Bank of Chicago <dang@fnbc.com> (312)732-5532 Special thanks from last meeting go to: => Stone Design <http://www.stone.com/stone/> for providing a Stone Design Stone CD V.2 and StoneWorker Tshirt. => SunSoft <http://www.sun.com/> for an excellent presentation on OpenStep/Solaris <http://www.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/show?sunsoft/neo/external/whitepapers/OpenStep-on-solarisWP.html>
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Test Drive NeXT's WebObjects (tm) in Revolutionary Dodge Virtual Showroom Date: 7 Dec 1995 22:47:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a8cfq$hb2@digifix.digifix.com> Test Drive NeXT's WebObjects (tm) in Revolutionary Dodge Virtual Showroom First dynamic application to integrate WebObjects, Java (tm), and Netscape (tm) technologies Redwood City, Calif.- December 6, 1995- NeXT Computer, Inc. today unveiled the Dodge Virtual Showroom, an on-line demonstration that enables consumers to dynamically view and select options from the entire line of Dodge automobiles and trucks. Accessible from NeXT's Website (www.next.com), the Virtual Showroom integrates NeXT's WebObjects application development software with Netscape HTTP servers and also includes Sun Microsystems' Java applets. A self-guided tour through Dodge's inventory of cars and trucks allows users to select from the following options: model, color, price, option packages, and financing - creating a custom page on-the-fly to reflect users' selections. Using the Netscape API, WebObjects maximizes performance and leverages security offered by the Netscape Commerce Server. "We see the Web as an explosive force in corporate America today," said Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Computer, Inc. "With applications such as the Virtual Showroom, NeXT is combining its deep object technology with complementary offerings from Netscape and Sun to give consumers good reasons to join the on-line community." Announced at ObjectWorld in August 1995, WebObjects is the only product that provides a total solution for corporations entering the Web market today. As corporations demand more from the Web the importance of a strong Web architecture becomes apparent. WebObjects offers the most powerful framework for building internal Web sites, dynamic publishing, commerce, and groupware applications. Companies such as Fannie Mae and Merrill Lynch have already adopted WebObjects to build internal Corporate information networks and to establish a business critical presence on the World Wide Web. With this move toward more complex Internet-based and internal Web applications, WebObjects offers the following advantages over other Web tools: * Data source-independent WebObjects accesses industry standard relational databases from vendors such as Sybase and Oracle as well as an organization's existing data sources in OLE applications, legacy mainframe applications, and SAP R/3 databases. * Server-independent WebObjects interfaces with common HTTP servers such as Netscape, NCSA, and Apache. * Operating system-independent WebObjects interoperates with Microsoft NT, Sun's Solaris and SunOS, HP's HP-UX, SGI's IRIX, and IBM's AIX. * Browser-independent WebObjects applications are accessible by Netscape, Mosaic, and on-line services such as America OnLine. * Dynamic WebObjects generates HTML pages on the fly from multiple data sources tailored to a users request. * Object-oriented WebObjects is based on object technology allowing developers to gain all the benefits of objects; reusability, maintainability, and scalability. * Shared technology WebObjects can share business logic with traditional desktop client/server applications allowing companies to maintain one code base. WebObjects is currently available through NeXT's professional services organization and will enter Beta testing in the first quarter of 1996. The product will ship in March of 1996 and will be sold through NeXT's direct sales force. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OPENSTEP and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OPENSTEP is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development framework for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: Juergen Sell <js@icem.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RiskPlayers - a bunch of computer players for Risk.app Date: 7 Dec 1995 22:49:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a8cl6$hbh@digifix.digifix.com> AUTHOR: Juergen Sell EMAIL: js@icem.de DATE: 29 Nov 1995 PURPOSE: adds various computer players with different strategies to use with Risk.app (by Mike Ferris) STATUS: experimental, but stable Following files have been uploaded (thanks to Donald A. Yacktman) to ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/RiskPlayers.1.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/RiskPlayers.1.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz.README and are likely to end in the games/board hierarchy I have no intention to refine the players or invent new strategies but Don convinced me to share the results anyway. It was fun for a couple of days to hack along. If you use the players as basis for further development I would sure like to know.
From: jq@papoose.quick.com (James E. Quick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: TimeShift - No more need to reset clock to boot DOS. Date: 7 Dec 1995 22:54:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4a8csp$hc5@digifix.digifix.com> TimeShift is a utility for Intel hosts which resets the clock at shutdown and reboot. It will enable you to boot DOS/Windows without having to reset the clock. If you avoid the problem by setting your time-zone to GMT, you can use your real time-zone again. TimeShift will adjust the hardware clock during shutdown by the difference between GMT and local time. The adjustment is reversed when timeshift is called by an rc file at boot time. Thus, the hardware clock under both OSes will reflect the correct local time. It is available at: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/TimeShift.I.b.tar.gz It will probably move to: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/util/TimeShift.I.b.tar.gz The package contains an installer package which will install the software and optionally modify /etc/rc for proper operation. An rc file fragment is present in the .pkg directory for those who opt not to have the modification automated. The source code to timeshift.c is also provided. I included source only to ensure that even people as wary as myself will feel comfortable using the utility. (After all it runs as root during shutdown, halt, reboot, and boot) TimeShift will correctly modify the clock for all 'graceful' shutdown and reboot paths: shutdown called from the shell. halt or reboot called from the shell. 'Turn it off' button in the Power off panel. 'Power off' button in the logout panel. 'Reboot' or 'Power' buttons on the login panel. The code has been extensively tested on NS3.3. I believe it will work on NS3.1 and NS3.2 as well. If not, please get back to me and I will find a way to compile it under an earlier release for re-submission. TimeShift is shareware. If you find it useful, and use it regularly, a $10 fee is recommended.
From: Stefan Schneider <stefan@ping.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.1 Date: 10 Dec 1995 15:40:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afgk8$7b1@digifix.digifix.com> HelpViewer.app viewing, scanning & printing NEXTSTEP on-line help new localized version now supports English, French, and German With HelpViewer, you can view any application's on-line help, and print all help pages, or just selected chapters or pages, with help links replaced by page numbers. Auto-scanning of all hidden help files. Auto-chaptering. Customizable Table of Contents, headers, and footers. Additional benefit for developers: with HelpViewer, you can locate and correct - help links to nonexistent help files, - help links to nonexistent markers within existing help files, and - duplicate marker definitions in help files in your own application's on-line help. News in version 1.1: + HelpViewer is now fully localized. Currently, it has English, French, and German language versions incorporated. + The Preferences panel now warns when unset values could be lost. + The Inspector's title bar now displays the filename and path of the application opened in HelpViewer. + Introduction of the HelpViewer User Contributions series. See the HelpViewer_UC.1.1.README file for details. + various bug fixes. HelpViewer 1.1 (850k) as well as the User Contributions (12k) can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.1.README ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.sd.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/util/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.1.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.sd.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.README ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.1.README ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.sd.tar.gz ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer_UC.1.1.README Fully licensable demo - to obtain a license key for $30 US, contact the author directly at <stefan@ping.at>. Stefan Schneider Software Lerchenfelder St. 85/6 A-1070 Vienna, Austria, Europe voice/fax: +43-1-523-5834 e-mail: stefan@ping.at (NeXTmail preferred)
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: HyperSense Significantly Enhanced for Wide Variety of Uses Date: 10 Dec 1995 15:41:14 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afgla$7ba@digifix.digifix.com> New Version Features Custom Interface Objects, Advanced Report Printing Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 Internet (NEXTMAIL): info@thoughtful.com Fort Collins, Colorado - December 7, 1995 - Thoughtful Software continues to improve its acclaimed multi-purpose HyperSense authoring software with today's release of a new version, which incorporates many enhanced features. HyperSense has been enthusiastically received in the business and educational communities, where users have found HyperSense to be an effective tool for developing: - Computer Based Training (CBT); - Intelligent databases; - In-house utilities; - Presentations; - Medical hypertext books; - Interactive multimedia tutorials; - Rapid application prototyping. An intuitive drag-and-drop interface simplifies document creation, while the easy-to-use SenseTalk scripting language delivers the power needed to create sophisticated documents and applications. SenseTalk scripts are similar to standard English, making them exceptionally easy to read, write, and understand. Significant additions introduced in the new release include: - Dynamic report layout and printing capabilities; - Custom interface objects; - Automatic page sizing simplifies creating new documents; - "Compact" command to eliminate unused space in a document; - Global / Universal variables enhance document autonomy; - and numerous SenseTalk scripting enhancements. The new report layout capabilities make it easy to design complex label formats or custom reports with headers, footers, and graphics such as logos. Scripts can be written to control both the content and format of reports during printing, providing tremendous flexibility. This release also introduces custom interface elements (XElements) which greatly expand a customer's ability to adapt HyperSense for a wide variety of purposes. One included example object type allows custom PostScript code to be displayed anywhere on a page within a document. Customers at one site, who received early access to the XElement capability, make use of this feature to incorporate custom objects within HyperSense documents. Using this capability they are able to accurately simulate the interface of their own custom applications within tutorials created in HyperSense. The new version of HyperSense is available via FTP from the Oregon State archive site. It has been placed in the /pub/next/submissions directory there and should soon appear in the /pub/next/HyperSense directory. The full paths for the three files are: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14.rtfd.compressed ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14.NIHS.b.tar ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14.tar The Oregon State site also contains a growing repository of freely available HyperSense documents contributed by users of the program, ranging from a loan calculator which generates nicely formatted amortization schedules, to an extensive tutorial on 16th-century music theory. For those without FTP access, Thoughtful Software will ship the software on floppy disks for a small media and shipping charge of $10 (VISA and MasterCard are accepted). The software can be fully enabled by purchasing a license from Thoughtful Software or any HyperSense dealer. Licenses for this final pre-release version are available at the special price of $349, which reflects a 30% discount off the HyperSense 1.0 price of $499. Registered users may upgrade to the new version at no cost. All purchases include a free upgrade to HyperSense 1.0 (with printed manual) and any other releases within 6 months. Quantity and educational discounts are available. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. HyperSense is a registered trademark of Thoughtful Software. SenseTalk is a trademark of Thoughtful Software. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of Next Computer, Inc. HyperCard and HyperTalk are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. -30-
From: Rick Sanford <rsanford@dental> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: December GUN Thursday, December 14 Date: 10 Dec 1995 15:43:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afgol$7bl@digifix.digifix.com> no it's not as good as the old ones paul/tim/nick used to send out, but it's funtional: TIME: 6:45 PM <------- Gotham Users fo NeXT Meeting Thursday, December 14, 1995 the address is: Advanced Digital Network 1140 6th Ave <------------ mezzanine level between 44 st & 45 st. <------------ topic(s) of interest: calliope music software from UK sonata font (for calliope) continued prman/ 3D-kit support? general Toy Story comments this announcement is bound to improve...just consider it as written documentation, which as Tim Reed always says, is an admission of failure. I have put out notes to persons in the SUN group and Java sig to see if there is going to be a conflict with the day, but no-one replyed; so unless that becomes a problem (I think they meet the same day as we do each month) we'll continue to meet second thursday of the month.
From: Rick Sanford <rsanford@dental> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: December GUN Thursday, December 14 Date: 10 Dec 1995 15:43:04 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afgoo$7bs@digifix.digifix.com> no it's not as good as the old ones paul/tim/nick used to send out, but it's funtional: TIME: 6:45 PM <------- Gotham Users fo NeXT Meeting Thursday, December 14, 1995 the address is: Advanced Digital Network 1140 6th Ave <------------ mezzanine level between 44 st & 45 st. <------------ topic(s) of interest: calliope music software from UK sonata font (for calliope) continued prman/ 3D-kit support? general Toy Story comments this announcement is bound to improve...just consider it as written documentation, which as Tim Reed always says, is an admission of failure. I have put out notes to persons in the SUN group and Java sig to see if there is going to be a conflict with the day, but no-one replyed; so unless that becomes a problem (I think they meet the same day as we do each month) we'll continue to meet second thursday of the month.
From: Pieter Schoenmakers <tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RUNNER 1.1 Date: 10 Dec 1995 15:55:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afhg3$7ei@digifix.digifix.com> Version 1.1 of RUNNER has been released. It is available at URL `ftp://ftp.es.ele.tue.nl/pub/tiggr/runner-1.1.tar.gz'. The only difference between version 1.0 and 1.1 is the added support for DPSAddTimedEntry and DPSRemoveTimedEntry. No known bugs were fixed since there are no known bugs. RUNNER is a (small) NeXTSTEP library, enabling you to tell NXConnection to `runFromAppkit' without actually needing to link with the Application Kit, i.e. with libNeXT. This implies you can write sensible daemons employing Distributed Objects, with the following advantages: FEATURES - You can run multiple connections in a single thread. - There is a top-level autorelease pool, maintained free of charge. - Proper handling of port invalidation, without needing to revert to the horrible `+[NXPort worryAboutPortInvalidation]'. - TMProxyDeath protocol, where local objects can register themselves for the death of remote proxies they care about. Upon such an occasion, the local objects receives a `-proxyDied: the_proxy'. This is a rather more simple and elegant than the bare bones invalidation notification as provided by NXConnection. - possibility of one-shot per-port message receive timeouts, which fire if a message is not received within the indicated number of milliseconds. - Provide DPSAddPort, DPSRemovePort, DPSAddTimedEntry and DPSRemoveTimedEntry. - your programs can employ asynchronous peer-to-peer communication instead of being restricted to strictly synchronous communication in a strict client-server setup. The programming style enabled by RUNNER implies a huge latency decrease for server daemons with multiple clients or who themselves can be the client of other programs, without needing to revert to multiple threads. - RUNNER comes with a complete example showing off most of the features and how to use them. CAVEATS - Does not work when linking with libNeXT_s (i.e. AppKit). Obviously. - You still need to allocate an autorelease pool as the first statement in main() and release it before you tell the `+[TMConnectionRunner sharedRunner]' to `-run', unless you don't care about cleaning up the garbage created during your daemon's initialization. - NOT provided is the availability of a non-blocking deadlock avoiding Distributed Object message send and port lookup. - RUNNER has been tested on black NS 3.0, 3.2 and 3.3. It is expected to work on other architectures too. CONTACT For information, bug reports, suggestions, questions, or whatever else you'd like to share with us, mail <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>. RUNNER is Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Pieter J. Schoenmakers <tiggr@es.ele.tue.nl> and Michael L.H. Brouwer <michael@thi.nl>. RUNNER is distributed under the terms and conditions of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL). See the file COPYING.LIB in the RUNNER distribution for details. <runner@es.ele.tue.nl>
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXT Appoints Mitchell Mandich as VP OF WORLDWIDE SALES Date: 10 Dec 1995 16:04:42 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <4afi1a$7ih@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Computer, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Charlotte Penner Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2280 NeXT Appoints Client-Server Industry Veteran Mitchell Mandich as VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE SALES REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-December 1, 1995-NeXT Computer, Inc. today named 15-year client-server industry veteran Mitchell Mandich as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and member of the company's executive management team. Mandich, 47, reports directly to Steven P. Jobs, chairman and CEO. "There is tremendous potential for NeXT's object-based software products as we enter the Windows and Web markets," said Jobs. "Mitch's track record in sales leadership and insight into customer needs make him the ideal candidate to lead our charge into 1996 and beyond." Before joining NeXT, Mandich served as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and Marketing at Pyramid Technology where he grew their direct sales organization from 90 to over 250 people, generating $180 million of annual revenues. Prior to Pyramid, Mandich rose through the ranks at Tandem, including stints as Director of U.S. Sales Operations and Director of Western Region Sales. As a Sales Director, Mandich had line responsibility for sales, marketing, and administration for a $150 million territory with 350 employees. Under Mandich's leadership, Tandem's Western Region growth was number one in the country. "NeXT is already a leader in object technology and is positioned to make great strides in the near future," said Mandich. "With Fortune 1000 corporations such as Merrill Lynch, Disney, and MCI recognizing the power of our technology, I look forward to further establishing NeXT as a leader in objects, Windows, and the Web and bringing our technology into the mainstream." NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep and WebObjects for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OpenStep is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. And WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development framework for quickly building interactive Web-based applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ####
From: dover@callamer.com (Dover Pacific Computing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-CA-San Luis Obispo: Developer Needed Date: 10 Dec 1995 16:07:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afi74$7jj@digifix.digifix.com> Dover Pacific Computing, Inc. is a ten seat software development company located on the beautiful central coast of Calif. We just celebrated one year in existence and are seeking qualified developers to join the team and participate in equity. The qualified person would be able to work in a team environment and have experience in object oriented programming techniques. C/S, NEXTSTEP, UNIX and SQL experience a plus. The right person for this job will be willing to work for adequate compensation now during the remainder of the R/D phase, but will have the possibility of large returns when the flagship product hits the streets. Submit resume to Dover Pacific Computing, P.O. Box 5115, SLO, CA 93403, FAX to 805-781-8319 or e-mail to dover@callamer.com. EOE.
From: Rick Sanford <rsanford@dental> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4afgol$7bl@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4afgol$7bl@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 10 Dec 1995 16:17:13 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afiop$7mp@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource, Inc. Unveils 1996 Line of OpenStation 5i NEXTSTEP Workstations! Date: 10 Dec 1995 16:57:54 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afl52$80h@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1012 Denver, CO 80203 Toll Free: 1-800-TRY-OPEN (879-6736) Phone: 1-303-861-4411 Fax: 1-303-861-2393 E-mail: info@opensource.com OpenSource, Inc. Unveils 1996 Line of OpenStation 5i NEXTSTEP Workstations! DENVER, COLORADO - December 8, 1995. OpenSource Inc. today released information about the 1996 model of their OpenStation 5i Pentium workstation for NEXTSTEP. Built around the same chassis and with the same care and craftsmanship that made the OpenStation 5i 1995's industry leader, the '96 5i incorporates such breakthrough technology as a voltage-switchable motherboard, Triton chipset, and pipeline-burst cache. The OpenStation will accomodate not only the 75, 100, and 133 MHz P5 Pentiums presently offered, but also the 150, 166, 180 and 200 MHz Intel P5's scheduled for later release. "These are the fastest NEXTSTEP/Intel machines we've tested," reports Chris Miner, OpenSource's Director of Technical Operations. "The combination of the Triton chipset, 8ns pipeline cache, and 60ns RAM makes for awesome performance." According to Will Shipley, the Senior Developer for Seattle's Omni Development, "Our new P133 OpenStation 5i is the speediest machine in the office by quite a bit. The NXFactor on this thing was actually 30% beyond our '95 100MHz OpenStation 5i, which surprised me quite a bit as it [the '95 5i] was our defending performance champ." Another OpenStation 5i customer, David Slotnick, a NEXTSTEP developer for a Chicago-based financial institution, adds, "It [OpenStation 5i] is significantly faster than other machines I've tested. It actually clocked an NXFactor of 4.088 and a VAXMips of 115.44 under NXBench." "While performance of this magnitude doesn't come cheap, we've benefitted from falling CPU and hard drive prices, so we can offer the OpenStation 5i at very competitive pricing," explains Wes Carrington, OpenSource Vice President. More information and sample pricing are available on OpenSource's Web site at http://www.opensource.com. ----OPENSTATION 5i WORKSTATION---- Processor: Intel P5 Pentium: 75, 100, and 133 MHz. ZIF Socket #7 upgradeable to 150, 166, 180, and 200 MHz P5 Pentium when available. Cache: 256k 8ns synchronous pipeline-burst 512k optional Memory: 60ns RAM w/ parity. Six 72-pin SIMMS upgradeable to 128 MB. Expansion: 4 PCI, 5 ISA, 1 shared (PCI/ISA) Storage: Floppy: Standard 3.5-in MS-DOS(r)/IBM(r) compatible (1.44MB formatted) Internal Disk: 520 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB fast SCSI-2 formatted CD-ROM: 4.4X SCSI-2 Graphics: #9 GXE 64 Pro PCI graphics accelerator w/ 4 MB VRAM Optional: DUAL #9 Imagine 128 PCI w/ 4 MB VRAM, or DUAL ELSA Winner 2000 Pro w/ 4 MB VRAM Monitor Options (single or dual display): 17" Philips 1730 DC 17" .26dp (1280x1024 @ 76hz) w/built-in speakers 21" Nanao F221 21" .28 dp (1280x1024 @ 80 hz) I/O: 2 high-speed (16C550 UART) serial ports 1 bi-directional parallel port 1 SCSI-2 (Adaptec 2940 PCI fast SCSI-2 controller) Input Devices: Keyboard: NMB Enhanced 101 Mouse: 3-button Logitech Bus Mouse Case: Mid-tower w/ 2nd fan kit, door, and 230w UL power Warranty: 30-day money-back One-year parts and labor Lifetime phone and email NEXTSTEP-specific advice All component manufacturers' warranties are applixcable ----------------------- OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations, and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. OpenStation is a trademark of OpenSource,Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective companies.
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, December 12, 1995) Date: 10 Dec 1995 17:05:41 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4afljl$82e@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Tuesday, December 12, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches, cookies, and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Presentation: OpenStep/Mach 4.0 Roland Telfeyan Center for Display Technology & Manufacturing and Telf Design Corporation 4. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 5. Discussion of upcoming topics and presentations. 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMiNUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4ageot$9sd@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 200+ ISV company pages - 400+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu: Lots of older stuff ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 113 - Articles posted since December 4 1995 Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4agdso$9qc@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 113 Postings since: December 4 1995 [3869] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3870] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3871] PRESS RELEASE: Anderson Financial Systems Releases WriteUp(tm) 1.21, CD-ROM [3872] PRESS RELEASE: Anderson Financial Systems Releases PasteUp(tm) 2.6 [3873] SUBMISSION: Fiend1.4.1 Quad Fat Dock/Shelf Extender [3874] SUBMISSION: Xnext alpha release [3875] PRESS RELEASE: SuperDraw 4.0 To Ship In January Of 1996 (FREE UPGRADE) [3876] PRESS RELEASE: RCN ships ProductionPartner 1.66 and offers a special christmas discount [3877] MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting Dec 18th - NetKit/Obj [3878] PRESS RELEASE: Sun Reduces Pricing ON m68k -> SPARC Upgrade [3879] PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Holiday Promotion [3880] STATUS - comp.sys.next.announce [3881] Test Drive NeXT's WebObjects (tm) in Revolutionary Dodge Virtual Showroom [3882] SUBMISSION: RiskPlayers - a bunch of computer players for Risk.app [3883] SUBMISSION: TimeShift - No more need to reset clock to boot DOS. [3884] SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.1 [3885] PRESS RELEASE: HyperSense Significantly Enhanced for Wide Variety of Uses [3887] MEETING: December GUN Thursday, December 14 [3888] SUBMISSION: RUNNER 1.1 [3889] PRESS RELEASE: NeXT Appoints Mitchell Mandich as VP OF WORLDWIDE SALES [3890] JOB: US-CA-San Luis Obispo: Developer Needed [3891] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource, Inc. Unveils 1996 Line of OpenStation 5i NEXTSTEP Workstations! [3892] MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, December 12, 1995) If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-113/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-113.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-113 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 11 Dec 1995 05:15:03 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ageon$9sd@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: info@netsurfer.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netkit(TM) Web Development Platform Date: 11 Dec 1995 17:08:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aia58$evi@digifix.digifix.com> For more information contact: Jesse Kirkland Netsurfer, Inc. 430 Tenth St. N.W. Suite S-103 Atlanta, GA 30318 USA +1.404.815.1050 info@netsurfer.com http://www.netsurfer.com Netsurfer Announces Netkit(TM) Web Development Platform Atlanta, GA, December 11, 1995 - Netsurfer, Inc. today released additional product information for its advanced object framework for building interactive applications based on the World Wide Web. Netsurfer plans to provide open access to the object framework of its advanced Web browsing software Netsurfer(TM) in addition to a suite of development tools for building advanced Web-based applications using a variety of programming languages. The Netkit Web development environment opens up the Web's HTML document description language to allow developers to build their own object-based applets, HTML elements and network communications protocols. Netkit supports Web application development using Sun Microsystems Java(TM) programming language, Objective-Perl(TM), Objective-TCL(TM), as well as Objective-C dynamic bundles. Netkit also provides access to the OpenStep(TM) industry standard object layer for development of robust enterprise Web applications. In addition, OpenStep developers can display Web-based information inside of their own applications without having to write any code. An early version of the Netkit object framework was demonstrated in August of this year at ObjectWorld in San Francisco. "Since showing the first prototype of our third-generation Web technology, we've been rapidly expanding our developer program for Netkit" said Jon Bennett, CTO at Netsurfer. "We're now seeing innovative applications and Web plug-ins appearing almost every day and are working very hard to deliver the tools to allow developers to make the most of this technology across multiple platforms." An early experience version of the Netkit framework is available today for developers using the NEXTSTEP operating environment from Next Computer. The Netkit Web development environment will be available on Windows NT, Solaris (NEO), and OpenStep for Mach in 1996. _____ Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software and object kits that allow individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer produces the only object-oriented framework for building custom, interactive applications integrated with the World Wide Web. Netsurfer and Netkit are trademarks of Netsurfer, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of Next Computer, Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. Objective-Perl and Objective-TCL are trademarks of TipTop Software, Inc.
From: info@netsurfer.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netsurfer(TM) 1.1 For NEXTSTEP(TM) Date: 11 Dec 1995 17:09:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aia68$evp@digifix.digifix.com> For more information contact: Jesse Kirkland Netsurfer, Inc. 430 Tenth St. N.W. Suite S-103 Atlanta, GA 30318 USA +1.404.815.1050 info@netsurfer.com http://www.netsurfer.com Netsurfer Announces Netsurfer(TM) 1.1 For NEXTSTEP(TM) Atlanta, GA, December 11, 1995 - Netsurfer, Inc. announced today shipment of the first feature upgrade to its advanced, object-oriented Internet access software for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep. Netsurfer(TM), the premier World Wide Web browser and resource manager for NEXTSTEP now includes many features not found in Web software available on any platform. In addition to support for many of the commonly used HTML extensions, Netsurfer 1.1 is the world's first Web browser to support multi-video playback integrated directly inside Web pages. As with all graphic elements, Netsurfer supports drag and drop of video elements including still frames - even while videos are playing. Netsurfer is working to ensure that its Web based video playback technology is compatible with upcoming HTML standards. "At Netsurfer, we believe that truly great software is built on the continuous feedback of its users." said Jeff Russell, President and CEO of Netsurfer, Inc. "With the first upgrade to our popular browser, we've incorporated many of the most requested features from our users, as well as added new technology that will help us achieve our goal of making OpenStep the world's premier object-oriented framework for building Web-based applications." Since its shipment in May of 1995, Netsurfer has won consistent praise for its ease of use and powerful multi-threaded Internet communications capabilities. With its icon-based Resource Index for quick access to frequently visited Web sites, simple drag and drop FTP file transfer interface, and many other interface refinements, Netsurfer takes full advantage of the OpenStep user environment. "Netsurfer has become an integral part of our Solutions Suite CD ROM series." adds John C. Fox, VP Technology, GS Corporation. "Its support for QuickTime video playback and powerful Resource Index allowed us to organize and integrate HTML, QuickTime movies, WatchMe files, and Acrobat documents to produce a unique cross-platform content delivery vehicle. Netsurfer is fast becoming the finest Web browser on any platform." For more information on the latest release of Netsurfer, visit Netsurfer's Website at: http://www.netsurfer.com. Netsurfer version 1.1 is now available for all NEXTSTEP compatible hardware platforms and can be downloaded via the Internet from Netsurfer's Website as well as via FTP at ftp://ftp.netsurfer.com/pub/next/Netsurfer. _____ Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software and object kits that allow individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer produces the only object-oriented framework for building custom, interactive applications integrated with the World Wide Web. Netsurfer and Netkit are trademarks of Netsurfer, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of Next Computer, Inc. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <nc0523@office.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group - Thursday, December 14th Date: 11 Dec 1995 17:45:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aicag$f8h@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, December 14th, 7:00 PM Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: Happy Holidays from the Bay Area NeXT Group! Join us for a light-hearted "fireside chat" with Dan Lavin, as he recounts stories that date back to the early days of NeXT. Special guest speakers include Lt. Sullivan, of NeXTWORLD Magazine fame. After the program, join us for dinner at a nearby restaurant. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <nc0523@office.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4aicag$f8h@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4aicag$f8h@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 11 Dec 1995 17:59:39 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aid4r$fbp@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <nc0523@office.netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group - Thursday, December 14th Date: 11 Dec 1995 18:07:10 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aidiu$fek@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, December 14th, 7:00 PM Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: Happy Holidays from the Bay Area NeXT Group! Join us for a light-hearted "fireside chat" with Dan Lavin, as he recounts stories that date back to the early days of NeXT. Special guest speakers include Lt. Sullivan, of NeXTWORLD Magazine fame. At the end of the meeting, Dan will be performing a holiday auction. A listing of the auction items will be on the BANG web site after Tuesday (12/12). After the program, join us for dinner at a nearby restaurant. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: Roland Telfeyan <roland@telf.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, December 12, 1995) [update] Date: 11 Dec 1995 18:08:25 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aidl9$ffe@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Tuesday, December 12, 1995 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Finger sandwiches, cookies, and pop, generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. News Items: Printed summaries of the month's happenings in the NEXTSTEP arena will be distributed. 2. Questions: Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Presentation: a) OpenStep/Mach 4.0 Roland Telfeyan Center for Display Technology & Manufacturing and Telf Design Corporation b) Raffle/Give-Away of a STONE DESIGN CD and T-Shirt The Stone Design CD contains the following great apps: DataPhile Create 3D Reality Thanks to the folks at Stone Design! 4. Answers Answers to the questions (#2 above). 5. Discussion of upcoming topics and presentations. 6. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMiNUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Timothy Mills mills_timothy@cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Ships SoftPC 4.1 Date: 11 Dec 1995 23:06:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aiv3t$gss@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 OpenSource Ships SoftPC 4.1 DENVER, COLORADO - December 12, 1995. Insignia Solutions and OpenSource today announced that Insignia Solutions' SoftPC(R) 4.1 DOS/Windows(R) emulation for NEXTSTEP(R)/Intel is now shipping and available through OpenSource. SoftPC 4.1 comes with MS-DOS(R) and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 3.1 preinstalled. It is optimized to take advantage of the native Intel hardware, supports all DOS and Windows applications compliant with DPMI (DOS Protect Mode Interface), and includes network support for Novell IPX and LAN Workplace DOS TCP/IP. With SoftPC, you can easily copy and paste text and graphics between NEXTSTEP applications and PC programs such as CorelDraw, dBFast, Excel, and Object Vision. The software includes special Insignia Windows and mouse drivers that optimize the performance of graphics-intensive applications. SoftPC supports extended and expanded memory for DOS applications requiring more than 640 kilobytes, PC floppies and CD-ROMs, and serial and parallel ports. Support for VGA graphics with 256 colors provides increased display resolution with crisp, vibrant graphics. A special resizable window under Windows allows you to easily expand the window to the display's limits. You can also access PC CD-ROMs in Microsoft CD-ROM extension format, which supports ISO 9660 and High Sierra. Improvements in SoftPC 4.1 include: · Support for NEXTSTEP 3.3 · Improved mouse performance when using full-screen mode · Enhanced WinSock software, including a software fix that corrects the reverse IP address issue in SoftPC 4.0 · Ability to access NEXTSTEP DOS partitions on physical drives larger than 504MB · Bundled with SoftPC 4.1 are three NEXTSTEP 3.3 operating system patches that improve SoftPC support for full screen mode, MS-DOS boxes, and serial ports SoftPC 4.1 allows you to run many Windows applications that require enhanced mode. This compatibility is provided by the addition of a pseudo-enhanced mode, which can either be selected for all applications or for individually selected applications. Examples of enhanced mode applications that can be run with SoftPC 4.1 are: Aldus PageMaker 5.0 Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0 ClarisWorks 1.0 FrameMaker 4.0 Harvard Graphics 2.0 Lotus Improv 2.1 Microsoft Encarta Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0 Symantec Q&A 4.0 WordPerfect for Windows 6.0 SoftPC 4.1 is $299 for a single user license. Additional floating user licenses are available for $249 each. Upgrades from SoftPC 4.0 are $99, upgrades from earlier versions are $129. Both will be available after January 1, 1996. All are available from OpenSource -- the exclusive global distributor of SoftPC for NEXTSTEP. ----- OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world leading distributor of NEXTSTEP based object-oriented solutions; offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Insignia Solutions Insignia Solutions is a leading developer of high-quality PC compatibility solutions for UNIX(R) workstations, X Windows-capable desktops, and Macintosh(R) computers. The publicly-held company (NASDAQ: INSGY) develops, markets, and sells products designed to run Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS applications on DEC, HP, IBM, Motorola, Silicon Graphics, and Sun/SPARC workstations and Macintosh computers. With its world-wide headquarters in Mountain View, California, the company has strategic relationships with Microsoft, Apple(R), IBM, NeXT Computer, and Silicon Graphics and the industry's leading computer manufacturers, chip suppliers, and operating systems vendors. The company's sales and marketing departments are located in Mountain View, California; Andover, Massachusetts; and High Wycombe, England. Research and development are conducted in High Wycombe. Additional information about Insignia Solutions and its products can be obtained by calling Insignia Solutions at 800/848-7677. -- Insignia Solutions, Insignia, and SoftPC are trademarks of Insignia Solutions, Inc. MS-DOS, Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarkes of Microsoft Corporation. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@cedman.remote.Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Swapfile and Swapdisk FAQ version 1.0 Date: 12 Dec 1995 00:52:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aj5a6$hjg@digifix.digifix.com> ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/documents/Swapfile_and_Swapdisk_FAQ_Version_1.0.tar.gz Contact: <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> Date: 08 Dec 1995 Brief Overview: This is a compilation of information about the swapfile and the swapdisk under NeXTStep. 99% of the information was gathered directly from the NeXT USENET groups. There is one noteworthy addition: a /bin/sh script which you can run in the background to watch the size of your swapfile (any swapfile you choose) by EITHER byte size OR by percentage of free space remaining. This is version 1.0 and I am sure that it will grow more refined in time. However, given that these issues continue to be asked on the csn-* groups, and there wasn't a FAQ file to refer anyone to, I thought I'd compile it quickly and put it out there. The information was gathered from the csn- -misc -hardware -bugs and -sysadmin groups from 1995. I found that most of the post were basically addressing the same issues, so I didn't think it necessary to go back any further. Enjoy TjL
From: "E. Daniel Raz" <p00273@psilink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-NY-NYC-NeXT/OBJECTIVE C PROGRAMMER - INVESTMENT BANKING Date: 12 Dec 1995 17:07:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4akufc$m4m@digifix.digifix.com> Major investment bank located in New York city is looking for a programmer with experience programming on the NeXT station. Responsibilities will involve the design and development of systems to support Trading and Risk Management. Applicants must be college grads (BS/MS/PhD). Financial industry experience is a plus but not necessary. This is a high visibility position requiring polished and superior communication skills. Salary $50-80K When Replying, please include the following: 1. Present salary and bonus if any. 2. Eligibility to work (please specify). 3. Geographical preference and availability to interview at that location. (Please note: Most of our clients will not pay travel or relocation expenses.) Please follow up faxed or emailed resumes with a hardcopy via usmail. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE MARKED ATTN.: E. DANIEL RAZ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CONTACT (executive search firm): E. Daniel Raz email: p00273@psilink.com usmail: Analytic Recruiting Inc. 21 East 40 St. Suite 500 New York, New York 10016 Tel#: (212) 545-8511 Fax#: (212) 545-8520
From: Isabel Berizzo <isa@heinz.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: F.Heinz Colsultora and Object Technologies announce InterfaceViewer promotion Date: 12 Dec 1995 17:44:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4al0kb$me6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Isabel Berizzo F. HEINZ Consultora Tel:(+54 51) 81 75 97 Fax:(+54 51) 82 24 49 E-Mail: info@heinz.com OBJECT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Tel: +1 - 303 - 799 - 6223 Toll Free for USA and Canada: +1 - 800 - 452 - 7608 Fax: +1 - 303 - 799- 6223 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com OBJECT TECHNOLOGIES AND F.HEINZ CONSULTORA ANNOUNCES A HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL ON InterfaceViewer. CORDOBA, ARGENTINA - December 1st, 1995. F. HEINZ Consultora and Object Technologies, Inc. are pleased to announce a $200 discount off the list price of InterfaceViewer, the user interface documentation program for NEXTSTEP developers. The product is available for $250 instead of $450 until Monday, January 8th 1995 from Object Technologies, Inc. exclusively. "We have had a longstanding relationship with Object Technologies, Inc. and they have been providing customers good service and technical support. This special offer is a way for Object Technologies to satisfy their developer customers even better." says Isabel Berizzo, Marketing Manager. "With the cross-platform environment that OPENSTEP will bring, even more developers will appreciate InterfaceViewer and the control it provides over the user interface", said Max Pollard, Object Technologies' Technical Support Manager If you have done any programming with NEXTSTEP, you know the problem: as great as InterfaceBuilder is for easily creating user interfaces, it is still lacking when you attempt to do the inverse process: finding out or documenting how an existing user interface definition file (a NIB) works. That's the point when you wish you had a way to plot all your objects, windows, menus, connections, just everything on a sheet of paper. You could then sit back and enjoy the view. You could show it to other people and talk with them about it without having to fight with them for control of the mouse. You could file a copy together with the project for your future reference. Or in case somebody else had to work with the nib and first figure out what you did. When you created a new component, you could include a schematic drawing of how it expects to be wired up in the documentation. The good news is, you can do it. Just open the nib with InterfaceViewer, and be amazed. It will find all the objects in the nib, place them on a virtual piece of paper, and show them just as they appear on the screen. It will also show you all the connections, or only those that are of interest to you. It will let you highlight important connections. If your nibs contain objects from non-standard palettes, all you have to do is load the palette into InterfaceViewer, and the objects will display just as you'd expect (if you tell it to, InterfaceViewer will even automatically peek over IB's shoulder and load all palettes IB loads). Some of InterfaceViewer's features: * see all connections, all menus, all windows and all objects in a NIB file at a glance. * print the entire contents of a nib file in a single multi-page diagram. * cut & paste high-quality EPS representations of each of your program's windows and menus for inclusion in the user manuals. * save a representation of your nib file as an EPS, TIFF or Diagram!2 file for further processing . * cut & paste the representation (or a part of it) into your document layout system. * choose to see only connectors of a given class (outlet connectors, or action connectors.) * display only connectors that leave the selected objects, or only those that arrive to the selection, or the ones that interconnect objects in it. * place objects arbitrarily on the sheet, and let the autorouter place the connections, or fine-tune the routing by hand. * create ASCII files describing the objects in the nib to find differences between versions For more information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax: 1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail welcome) Please indicate your phone number on the email. http://www.object-tech.com # # # # All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Stefan Leuker <leuker@news.rwth-aachen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Xnext updated alpha release Date: 12 Dec 1995 17:45:24 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4al0m4$mek@digifix.digifix.com> An updated release of the Xnext server is available from Peanuts ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/next/X11/server/Xnext/ This release supports keyboards and basic intel display. See also the Xnext homepage: http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~leuker/Xnext/ sl -- (leuker@POOL.informatik.rwth-aachen.de)
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP 3.3 Academic Bundle from Object Technologies Date: 12 Dec 1995 18:05:50 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4al1se$mjk@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Object Technologies, Inc. toll free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 academic_ext@NeXT.COM or info@object-tech.com WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Englewood, Colorado -- December 1, 1995 Spend the Holiday Season with NEXTSTEP 3.3 !!! Object Technologies, Inc. is the only reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Save a phone call, do not call NeXT Computer, Inc. they will automatically refer you to us. Object Technologies, Inc. is an authorized distributor of the NEXTSTEP Operating System and the only authorized reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle. Object Technologies is a leading distributor of third-party applications and turnkey hardware solutions including laptops for the NEXTSTEP Operating System. The Academic Bundle is the affordable NEXTSTEP solution available to STUDENTS and FACULTY who use NEXTSTEP for research and education purposes only. The Academic Bundle includes the NEXTSTEP User Version 3.3, NEXTSTEP Developer Version 3.3 and EOF (Enterprise Objects Framework) Version 1.1. Platforms: Motorola, Intel, HP and Sun. Pricing: $299.00 + Shipping and Handling for all platform. NEXTSTEP RELEASE 3.3 - NEXTSTEP FEATURES AND BENEFITS Workspace Manager, NeXTmail, PC and Macintosh Connectivity, NetInfo, On-Line Help, Global System Software, Customizable User Environment, IntelPlatform DOS/Windows Interoperability, NEXTSTEP Interoperability, Object Integration, Object Links, Deployment Tools, Display PostScript Level II. NEXTSTEP DEVELOPER RELEASE 3.3 - DEVELOPMENT TOOLS Project Builder, Interface Builder, Edit, Graphical Debugger, MallocDebug, Header Viewer, DBModeler, Yap, Icon Builder, GNU Emacs, vi, yacc, lex... - OBJECT KITS Application Kit, Database Kit, Indexing Kit, 3D Graphics Kit, Sound Kit. - BUNDLED LANGUAGES Objective C, C++, ANSI C, PostScript Level II. - ADDITIONAL FEATURES Source Code Compatibility Across All NEXTSTEP Computers, Multi-Architecture Binary Support, On-line Help, Technical Documentation For more information contact Object Technologies: phone: 1-800-452-7608 fax:1-303-799-1435 e-mail:info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail accepted) Please indicate your phone number on the email. WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is the World's largest dedicated Distributor to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" Turnkey Hardware systems to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operating system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep,the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment.OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications.NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. ---- All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: john@targetdev.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Target Development Announces beta Release 4.0 of ReportPalette for EOF Date: 13 Dec 1995 23:27:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ao93i$2lm@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: John Yanefski Target Development Phone: (717) 399.9550 Fax: (717) 399.9551 email: john@targetdev.com Target Development Announces beta Release 4.0 of ReportPalette for EOF. LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA - December 11, 1995. Target Development announces the 4.0 beta release of ReportPalette for the Enterprise Objects Framework. The ReportPalette is a collection of objects that allow you to easily add custom report writing features directly into your EOF applications. The palette uses Interface Builder as a medium for the constructing hierarchical report layouts. The new product is a WYSIWYG reporting tool capable of generating reports with 0 lines of code, even from IB's Test Interface mode! Using the product, EOController keys can be mapped to the UI for free form and/or column-based reporting. The beta product ships with example NIBs for generating mailing labels, form letters, a healthcare claim form, a hierarchical column based report, and a free form hierarchical report. The palette can easily be linked in any EOF application that requires custom report writing features. The palette provides full support for the Foundation classes, including NSString, NSNumber, NSCalendarDate, NSData for RTF(D), and NXImage objects. ReportPalette Features: - Graphically design report layouts in Interface Builder, just as you design application windows - Use EOControllers and EOAssociations to map Enterprise Object keys to the report page - Generate reports instantly usings IB's 'Test Interface' mode - Use WYSIWYG capabilities for precise form generation / replication - Create hierarchical free form and/or column-based reports - Create custom page sequences with page and report totals - Include formatted text, RTF(D), TIFF and EPS data in reports - Add custom column headers, footers and totals - Add multiple group headers, footers and totals - Easily customize report behavior using extensive API A date licensed version of the palette is available via ftp or directly from Target Development. The beta product is licensed through January of 1996. The product includes the Interface Builder palette, header files, libraries, technical documentation, a demo application and various demo NIBS. The palette retails for $895.00 per developer seat. No runtime fees apply. Educational, site, and source licenses are also available. The release version of this product is scheduled for the end of January, 1996, and which time we will begin porting the product for OPENSTEP. The palette is available via ftp from : ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/Target_Development/ReportPalette Installation_README.rtfd.tar.gz ReportPalette.pkg.tar.gz The archived version is compiled quad-FAT for Intel, Motorola, Sparc and HP-PA. Thin versions can be requested by sending email to objects@targetdev.com. Target Development is a Pennsylvania-based object-oriented solutions company, specializing in database productivity objects for NEXTSTEP. We are currently shipping object palettes for the DatabaseKit, AccessKit, and the EOF, as well as completing a suite of NEXTSTEP applications for self administered managed care. Interested persons should contact us by phone at (717) 399-9550, fax at (717) 399-9551, or email to objects@targetdev.com. DatabaseKit, EOF, Interface Builder, NEXTSTEP, and OPENSTEP are a trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc in the U.S. and other countries. AccessKit is a trademark of VNP Software, Inc. ReportPalette and RetrieverPalette are trademarks of Target Development.
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Releases Beta OmniWeb 2.0 for NEXTSTEP Date: 13 Dec 1995 23:36:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ao9ke$2o6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736, ext.10 omniweb@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN RELEASES BETA OMNIWEB 2.0 for NEXTSTEP --New release adds numerous Netscape extensions, as well as features not available in any other browser-- DECEMBER 11th, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has released OmniWeb 2.0 beta, a powerful new version of its World Wide Web (WWW) browser for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. OmniWeb 2.0 will begin shipping later this month. OmniWeb 2.0 has been completely overhauled to add extended support for many HTML features, as well as functionality available in no other web browser shipping for any platform. Some highlights from the extensive list of new features include: - Support for additional HTML extensions, including: - Netscape 1.2 background images and font size extensions - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style tables - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style paragraph centering - Netscape 2.0 frames - HTML 3.0 and Netscape 2.0 tags: BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP. - HTML files from any source can be displayed inside OmniWeb. Users can view, edit, review, and save the HTML source using a new edit source feature. - New searching panel allows quick and easy searching of indexes and forms, including local indexes and internet servers like WebCrawler. - True multithreading, using OpenStep threads, allows users to download images and files in parallel, or continue browsing as downloads occur in the background. - Extensible bundle architecture allows developers to add new types of addresses, converters, viewers, and preferences. - Expanded preferences allows system administrators to add site-wide values for any preference via NetInfo. - Completely updated FTP user interface and functionality. - Bookmarks that have unviewed changes or are unreachable are now flagged with a special icon. Additionally, when opening a bookmarked page, users can quickly check it for changes since the last viewing, or set the inspector to automatically check it at a specified time interval. - Rich text and images can be copied from the browser and pasted into other applications, or printed. Even tables are correctly printed. For a complete feature list, refer to the following URL: http://www.lighthouse.com/ProductInfo/OmniWeb_2.0_features.html OmniWeb 2.0 beta can be downloaded from the following location: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/OmniWeb-2.0-beta-1.app.tar.gz OmniWeb 2.0, which is free to individual users, will begin shipping later this month for SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.3 or later. For organizations purchasing multiple licenses, the product will list for $119, with volume discounts available. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For additional information about Lighthouse Design and its products, contact the company directly at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd. and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. OmniWeb is a trademark of Omni Development, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MAILING LIST: MiscKit Mailing list moved Date: 14 Dec 1995 01:09:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aof2o$34j@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Yacktman (801)221-0344 don@misckit.com http://www.misckit.com/don.html MISCKIT MAILING LIST CHANGE The MiscKit mailing list has moved PROVO, UT, Dec 13, 1995 -- After being down for several months, the MiscKit mailing list has been revived at a new address. The new MiscKit list has three different versions: announcements, discussion, and digest. The announcement list is moderated and only contains announcements about new MiscKit releases and news considered important to MiscKit users. The discussion list is for discussion about MiscKit development (like the original list) and also gets copies of all postings to the announcement list. The digest is a reformatted version of the discussion list which coalesces multiple messages into a single message in order to reduce traffic for those who wish to observe the list traffic. To subscribe to any of these lists, simply send a message with the word "subscribe" in the subject line to one of these addresses: misckit-announce-request@listman.thoughtport.com (announcements) misckit-request@listman.thoughtport.com (discussion) misckit-digest-request@listman.thoughtport.com (digest) If you have further questions about these mailing lists, simply visit the MiscKit web site: http://www.misckit.com/mail_lists/index.html (mailing list info) http://www.misckit.com/index.html (home page) The official MiscKit FTP site has also moved (noted in a previous announcement) and is located at: ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/ Because of the mailing list's down time, some subscriptions and subscription requests have been unfortunately lost. A message has already been sent to the new announcement and discussion lists to notify subscribers of this change. If you should be on the lists but did not receive the message, then you should try re-subscribing to make sure that you are once again on the list. We are regrettfully sorry for any inconvenience this may cause anyone and apologize profusely. With this change, the MiscDoc and MiscString mailing lists have now been officially disbanded. Special thanks are offered to Bill Bumgarner and Thoughtport for their assistance in reinstating and providing resources for the MiscKit list as a public service. Any questions not answered above should be directed to Don Yacktman. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP and Unix consulting projects. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The MiscKit is in no way affiliated with Brigham Young University or the Thoughtport Authority.
From: loop@cpcug.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Contract openings for Objective-C/NeXT Developers Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:05:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aqs66$a71@digifix.digifix.com> Description: Contract openings in D.C. Metro area for Objective-C software systems development on a NeXT platform. Work will be performed on customer site. There are several contract positions, expected to last 6 months or longer. Profile: Please respond if you consider yourself strong with object oriented programming with Objective-C on the NeXT platform. Contact: Carl Loop Inner Loop Solutions Phone: (703) 643-0830 FAX: (703) 643-0835 E-Mail: loop@cpcug.org
From: Shane_Kelsay <shane@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEC 4050H Notebooks Available from Object Technologies Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:34:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aqtsk$acl@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AVAILABLE AT LAST!! NEC Versa 4050H Notebooks for NEXTSTEP The Finest NEXTSTEP Compatible Notebooks Available Today Englewood, Colorado (December 14, 1995) -- Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the NEC Versa 4050H series of Notebooks are now shipping for NEXTSTEP Users. With its Pentium 90 processor, the NEC Versa 4050H powers its way through every computing nightmare you throw its way. Its quick to release power combined with a 10.4" high-resolution 800 X 600 TFT display and 16 bit sound is the only way to go for the common NEXTSTEP User or Developer. With the optional CD ROM Pak and Docking Station the NEC Versa 4050H is a true multimedia powerhouse. NEC 4050H Features: - Intel Pentium/90 CPU, 256KB Level-2 cache - 24MB or 40MB RAM - 810MB IDE Hard Drive - 10.4" 800 x 600 SVGA Active-matrix Color LCD - Integrated VersaGlide mouse & palm rest keyboard - 16-bit stereo audio with built-in Altec Speakers and mic. - User-removable 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive - Lithium ion battery with up to five hours of operation - PCMCIA slot(s) for 2 Type I/II or 1 type III card(s) - 11.7"W x 9.5"D x 2.1"H, 6.4 lbs. with battery - NEC Three Year Limited Warranty NEC 4050 Options: - Lithium Ion Battery - Lithium Ion Battery Charger - AC Adapter - DC Adapter - User Removable 540MB Hard Drive - User Removable 810MB Hard Drive - PCMCIA 14.4 Data/Fax Modem - PCMCIA 28.8 Data/Fax Modem - PCMCIA 10BaseT Ethernet Card - PCMCIA Combo Ethernet Card - PCMCIA SCSI Host Adapter Card - CD-ROM Pak - Docking Station - NEC UltraLite Carry Case - NEC Three Year On-Site Service Upgrade - NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle 3.3 - NEXTSTEP User, Release 3.3 - NEXTSTEP Developer, Release 3.3 - Enterprise Objects Framework, Release 1.1 - NEXTIME, Release 1.0 - Microsoft Windows 3.1 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows NT For more information contact Object Technologies, Inc.: Object Technologies, Inc. 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Phone: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail Accepted) WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is one of the largest dedicated Distributors to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" Turnkey Hardware systems to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP operating system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Free Label Printing Solution from Thoughtful Software: Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:26:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4aqtdd$aaa@digifix.digifix.com> HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Free Label Printing Solution from Thoughtful Software: New Version of HyperSensePlayer Includes Many Useful Utilities, Free License Fort Collins, Colorado - December 14, 1995 - Season's Greetings from Thoughtful Software! For everyone who is sending out holiday greetings the old-fashioned way (on paper, with a stamp!) Thoughtful Software wants to help. No, we're not volunteering to lick the stamps, but our Christmas present to the NEXTSTEP community this year is an easy solution to the problem of printing mailing labels. Addresses.sense is a HyperSense address book document which can be used to maintain a list of names and addresses. The address book is included along with the latest version of the HyperSensePlayer application, which is available with a FREE single-user license from the ftp site listed below. The address book application includes features for searching, sorting, and marking selected pages (so "makin' a list and checkin' it twice" is a breeze), as well as a report template which will print mailing labels on standard label forms in a laser printer. A separate HyperSense utility (DataCopier.sense) provides an automated approach to transferring data between HyperSense documents and flat ASCII text file formats. Free Developer Licenses Available! Of course, self-adhesive labels come in many shapes and sizes. If the labels you buy are in a different format than the one supported, just contact Thoughtful Software for a free temporary license to use the full developer version of HyperSense. Using the full application you will have access to the Report Layout panel which makes it easy to change the size and layout of the label format, or to create additional formats as needed. You can add graphics to your labels, too, if you like (maybe a star or wreath would look nice), or choose a fancy font that you have installed. Be creative! The developer version of HyperSense also gives you a chance to examine and modify the SenseTalk scripts that make it all work. And with the free holiday license, your changes will all be saved, so that you can continue to use your own customized address book forever after with the HyperSensePlayer application. The HyperSensePlayer comes with a FREE single-user license, and many FREE sample documents, including Addresses.sense, DataCopier.sense, and many other useful utilities such as ParagraphStore.sense (for managing reusable paragraphs -- handy for composing that holiday letter), DDM.sense (user-friendly Defaults Database Manager application), HyperCalc.sense (innovative calculator that lets you type arithmetic expressions directly into its display) and PasteMaster.sense (multiple-item pasteboard utility). The package is available by ftp at the address shown below, or can be ordered from Thoughtful Software for $10 to cover media and shipping costs. (We accept MasterCard/Visa, and personal checks.) The full development package and temporary license can also be ordered from Thoughtful Software. HyperSensePlayer (including Free single-user license and sample documents): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14.rtfd.compressed ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense (full development version and documentation): ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14.NIHS.b.tar ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14.tar Licenses for the HyperSense developer version are still available for a limited time at 30% off the regular price. For more information, email info@thoughtful.com or write Thoughtful Software, 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA or call 970/221-4596. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need and keep you singing Jingle Bells all year.
From: lloyd@object-tech.com (Lloyd Leflet) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: SUN Solaris / C++ / NEXTSTEP Date: 15 Dec 1995 17:14:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ass0c$fr2@digifix.digifix.com> Subject: SUN SOLARIS/ C++/ NEXTSTEP Object Technologies Inc. is one of the industries largest authorized distributors of the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP environments. Object Technologies has a unique opportunity for the right programming and support specialist. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience in Solaris and C++. Additional experience helpful: Object Oriented programming Object Oriented design Objective C programming NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP experience Instructors are encouraged to apply Object Technologies Inc. offers a competitive salary, incentive programs, and benefit package. Please fax Resume to Lloyd Leflet 303-799-1435 E-mail lloyd@object-tech.com
From: a.stochniol@ic.ac.uk (A. Stochniol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: asWedit 2.0 - HTML 3, 2 & text editor for X/Motif Date: 15 Dec 1995 17:15:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ass26$frg@digifix.digifix.com> asWedit HTML 3 and HTML 2 editor Version 2.0 What ---- asWedit is a comprehensive and easy to use HTML 3, HTML 2 and text editor for X Window System and Motif. It offers three independent modes: a plain text editing mode and two context-sensitive modes for authoring HyperText Mark-up Language documents (HTML 3 and HTML 2) as used on the World Wide Web and enterprise networks. HTML features ------------- o context-sensitive HTML 3 or HTML 2 mode; only tags valid in the current context are available o full support for all HTML 3 tags and attributes based on the HTML 3 Document Type Definition (DTD) as of 24 March 1995 but modified and extended by us with the more stable new proposals, including the latest IETF drafts (new tables, client-side image maps, form-based file upload and HotJava applets) o full support for all HTML 2 tags and attributes based on the RFC 1866 o creation of correct HTML 3 or HTML 2 documents o support for different styles of editing: assistive tagging, cut and paste, by hand and parse o attribute editors o dialogs for selecting relative and absolute URL's o customizable colours for different HTML tags o rich set of entities, including Latin 1, greek and user-defined ones o keyboard shortcuts for the most common HTML tags o user definable, mode dependent, key bindings o filters to convert between Latin 1 characters and their entities (extendible) o support for un-limited number of templates o comprehensive context-sensitive, hypertext help with topics on a selected tag and edited attribute (version related) o on-line hints when importing and correcting legacy HTML documents o preview mode that uses Netscape Navigator, NCSA Mosaic, Arena or Lynx (interprocess communication is used for Netscape and Mosaic) General features ---------------- o modern graphical user interface (GUI) o multiple editing windows o pop-up menus for mouse-oriented editing and feature's quick access o user customizable toolbars with fly-by hints for icons o comprehensive context sensitive and click-on hypertext on-line help o multiple undo and redo of edit actions o all standard editing features like: text Cut, Copy and Paste, bookmarks, pair matching, search and replace, etc. o commands to change case of letters, spell and sort o formatting commands (move, indent, re-format etc.) o user customizable filters and commands o customization via the standard X11/Motif resources method o easy localization to left-to-right languages (8-bit characters) o special no HTML mode for quick start-up and plain text editing Who by ------ AdvaSoft Ltd 30 Hatch Road, London SW16 4PN, UK. Release Date ------------ 11 December 1995 Availability ------------ asWedit is available for free for students and staff in education and charitable non-profit organizations, and for free evaluation by individuals and commercial organizations. See the license for details. asWedit is available in binary form by anonymous ftp from: <URL:ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/www/asWedit/> The above site supports all methods of file downloading, i.e. ftp, http, gopher, ftpmail, ... The software is mirrored in US on: <URL:ftp://ftp.umbc.edu/pub/unix/www/asWedit/> and on other archives including the following: <URL:ftp://n.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/pub/info/asWedit/> <URL:ftp://sun.rediris.es/software/infosystems/asWedit/> <URL:ftp://sunsite.rediris.es/software/infosystems/www/asWedit/> <URL:ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub10/www/asWedit/> Following platforms are supported: file Id System OS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rs6k.aix3.2.3 IBM RS/6000 AIX 3.2.3 rs6k.aix3.2.5 IBM RS/6000 AIX 3.2.5 sgi.irix4 SGI IRIX 4.0.x sgi.irix5 SGI IRIX 5.x sparc.sunos4 SUN Sparc SunOS 4.1.3 sparc.solaris2.3 SUN Sparc SunOS 5.3 sparc.solaris2.4 SUN Sparc SunOS 5.4 hp.hpux9 HP9000 700/800 HP-UX 9.x alpha.osf3 DEC Alpha OSF/1 V3.x ultrix.4.4 DEC station Ultrix 4.4 fat3.next3 HP-PA,NeXT,i386 NeXTSTEP 3.x (X req.!) hppa.next3 HP-PA NeXTSTEP 3.x (X req.!) i386.next3 PC, i386 NeXTSTEP 3.x (X req.!) m68k.next3 NeXT NeXTSTEP 3.x (X req.!) i386.sco PC, i386 SCO i386.sco5 PC, i386 SCO Open Server 5 i386.linux PC, i386 Linux 1.1.x (X11R5 req.) i386.linux_dyna PC, i386 Linux 1.1.x (X11R5 + libXm req.) To obtain the binary distribution please download the compressed tar file for your platform and then unpack it. For example for IRIX 5 download a file asWedit-2.0-sgi.irix5.tar.Z. To unpack it you can use the following: zcat asWedit-2.0-sgi.irix5.tar.Z | tar xvf - (the distribution will be placed into asWedit-2.0 directory). If you want to use Emacs bindings get the following file as well: emacs-mode-asWedit-2.0.tar.Z -- Andrzej A.Stochniol@ic.ac.uk
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NXplotNd 1.0beta1, 2-9 dimensional plotting for science and business Date: 16 Dec 1995 23:03:47 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b04r3$nvj@digifix.digifix.com> Announcing - NXplotNd v1.0beta1 This is an announcement of the first public (beta) version of NXplotNd ('ND' for short). It has been in alpha testing now for about 3 months, and while it doesn't do everything I want yet, I believe it is stable enough for public consumption. NXplotNd is an attempt at a 'do everything' plotting program. It supports plotting of 2-9 (potentially more) dimensional data (9d = a color 3d vector plot). It has a function parser for function plotting and data manipulation, including some unusual functions like fourier transforms surface gradients, etc ... Data in ND is treated dynamically rather than statically like most programs. That is, if you define a column to contain the fourier transform of some data, that column will be updated if the data changes. This puts it somewhere between a multi-file spreadsheet and a traditional plotting program. The following plot types are currently supported or (*)planned: - 2d line/symbol plot (with x/y error bars, line styles, etc ...) - 2d density and 3d surface plot - 3d volume contour plot (volume visualization) - contour plot of surface data with 2d/3d display - 2d vector plot - 2d 'stock market' style plots with high/low/open/close (*) - 2d 'annotation' plot, for adding shapes with mathematically defined positions - 3d vector plot (*) - 3d scatter plot - 2d/3d bar chart (*) - 3d 'annotation' plot, for adding 3d objects with mathematically defined positions (*) - true volume visualization with 2d 'slice' view (*) There are many other features which I won't take the time to describe here. A gallery of sample plots, animations, and screenshots can be found on the NXplotNd home page (along with a complete list of features): http://pgsa.rice.edu/~stevel/NXplotNd/main.html The binaries and sample files will be available for anonymous ftp at ion.rice.edu in /pub/next/plotting sometime on the evening of Dec 16th. Eventually they will make their way to the general NeXT ftp sites. Users of this version will be requested to register as beta testers when they first use the program, but it is otherwise free. Later release versions will be distributed as some form of fully functional shareware.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 114 - Articles posted since December 11 1995 Date: 18 Dec 1995 05:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4b2sgo$1f1@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 114 Postings since: December 11 1995 [3894] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3895] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3896] PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netkit(TM) Web Development Platform [3897] PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Announces Netsurfer(TM) 1.1 For NEXTSTEP(TM) [3899] MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group - Thursday, December 14th [3900] MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, December 12, 1995) [update] [3901] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Ships SoftPC 4.1 [3902] SUBMISSION: Swapfile and Swapdisk FAQ version 1.0 [3903] JOB: US-NY-NYC-NeXT/OBJECTIVE C PROGRAMMER - INVESTMENT BANKING [3904] PRESS RELEASE: F.Heinz Colsultora and Object Technologies announce InterfaceViewer promotion [3905] SUBMISSION: Xnext updated alpha release [3906] PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP 3.3 Academic Bundle from Object Technologies [3907] PRESS RELEASE: Target Development Announces beta Release 4.0 of ReportPalette for EOF [3908] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Releases Beta OmniWeb 2.0 for NEXTSTEP [3909] MAILING LIST: MiscKit Mailing list moved [3910] JOB: Contract openings for Objective-C/NeXT Developers [3911] SUBMISSION: Free Label Printing Solution from Thoughtful Software: [3912] PRESS RELEASE: NEC 4050H Notebooks Available from Object Technologies [3913] JOB: SUN Solaris / C++ / NEXTSTEP [3914] SUBMISSION: asWedit 2.0 - HTML 3, 2 & text editor for X/Motif [3915] SUBMISSION: NXplotNd 1.0beta1, 2-9 dimensional plotting for science and business If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-114/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-114.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-114 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 18 Dec 1995 05:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4b2tcp$1i9@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 18 Dec 1995 05:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4b2tcv$1i9@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 188+ ISV company pages - 433+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships EquationBuilder for NEXTSTEP Date: 18 Dec 1995 22:47:18 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b5ck6$8r6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736 eqb@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS EQUATIONBUILDER FOR NEXTSTEP --OOE-Compliant application can be purchased separately, or bundled with OpenWrite-- DECEMBER 18th, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has shipped EquationBuilder, an innovative equation editor, for all versions of the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. EquationBuilder complements Lighthouse's pre-existing line of object applications, from spreadsheets and word processors, to project management and business graphics. EquationBuilder provides powerful typesetting technology for technical and business professionals that need to create and edit equations. Academic users and financial analysts alike will find that its dynamic, "on the fly" recomposition, assures WYSIWIG typographic consistency and professional quality results. Users construct mathematical expressions with a simple point and click, choosing from palettes of common symbolic elements, such as fractions, matrices, and delimiters. EquationBuilder automatically follows standard professional typesetting rules. Using Encapsulated PostScript, (EPS) as its native file format, EquationBuilder expressions are easily saved and added to any page layout or word processing application that accepts EPS, including those for non-NEXTSTEP environments. EquationBuilder also supports Open Object Embedding (OOE), Lighthouse Design's powerful linking and embedding technology. This allows complex equations to be created in EquationBuilder and embedded within applications that support the protocol, such as OpenWrite, Lighthouse Design's recently announced word processing solution. Support is also provided for NEXTSTEP Object Links, filter services, and universal drag-and-drop. EquationBuilder also features powerful and accurate translation to the TeX typesetting language, giving TeX users a simple to use equation composition environment. EquationBuilder is available now for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.0 or later. EquationBuilder is priced at $119 for individual licenses, and at $79 for users also purchasing OpenWrite 2.0. Site licenses are available and EquationBuilder is included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a heavily discounted Academic CD. The next version of this CD will be priced at $99 and available later this month. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For additional information about Lighthouse Design and its products, contact the company directly at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., OpenWrite and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. EquationBuilder is a trademark of Digital Tool Works. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: mgw@apache.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Computer Tech in Durango Colorado Date: 19 Dec 1995 00:55:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b5k4m$9n4@digifix.digifix.com> Apache Digital Corporation, designer of custom, high-performance PCs and SPARC systems, has an immediate opening for a chief technician to round out the engineering and tech-support department. The ideal candidate will have at least a two-year degree (BS preferred) in Computer Engineering or Computer Technology and a minimum of 2 years experience in the PC hardware industry. Desirable skills include: 1. Unix system administration knowledge and/or experience 2. Perl programming experience 3. NeXTSTEP, Solaris, Linux, BSD, UnixWare, Windows-NT knowledge 4. Thorough knowledge of PC hardware and troubleshooting 5. Experience in PC assembly 6. Moderate understanding of the Internet and TCP/IP networking 7. Ability to effectively communicate with customers Apache Digital Corporation is located in Durango Colorado, one of the most desirable and beautiful towns in the country. This position offers a tremendous opportunity for growth and the environment offers a potential for a very exciting personal lifestyle. Apache Digital is offerring an attractive package to one individual who is dedicated, enthusiastic, and who meets the above requirements. Please submit resumes by fax or e-mail to: Mark Wauchope Director of Engineering mgw@apache.com (970) 259-8145 fax (970) 259-8153 voice
From: Isabel Berizzo <isa@heinz.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: F. HEINZ Consultora ANNOUNCES Dots 3.6 Date: 19 Dec 1995 23:05:33 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b822d$6g8@digifix.digifix.com> F. HEINZ Consultora ANNOUNCES Dots 3.6 Limited-time upgrade offer! F. HEINZ Consultora announces the availability of Dots 3.6, a new version of the premiere printer driver for non-PostScript printers under NEXTSTEP. Besides the well over 400 printers suported by previous versions, Dots 3.6 includes support for recently released printers as well as HP JetDirect support, several bug fixes and other internal improvements over its predecessors. Starting today and until February 1st, 1996, all Dots upgrades will be for free, including those for earlier versions which didn't require a license string. Just fax us your proof-of- purchase for Dots 3.4.2 or lower, and we will send you a valid license string for Dots 3.6. If you already own a license string for Dots, you don't need a new one for the upgrade, the old one will work without problems. Dots gives you the freedom of choice when it comes to choosing a printer for your NEXTSTEP applications: now you are no longer restricted to laser printers, but can use any of a wide range of printers of various technologies, including affordable color ink-jets, impact dot-matrix printers for carbon copies, and even thermal label printers. All with point-and-click simplicity! These are just some of the printers supported by Dots 3.6 24-pin impact dot-matrix printers: Epson NEC PinWriter IBM ProPrinter XL24 Ink-jet printers: All Hewlett-Packard DeskJet models, color and monochrome Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300 Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 600 Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650 All Canon BJ and BJC printers, color and monochrome All Epson Stylus printers, color and monochrome Laser printers: All Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers Dye sublimation printers: Seiko PhotoMaker Copiers: Canon CLC10 (aka CJ-10) Canon CLC300 Canon CLC500 Label Printers: CoStar LabelWriter II CoStar LabelWriter XL Other printers may work as well, provided they are compatible to at least one printer from the above list. Dots will drive any and all of the above printers. Just plug it to the computer, create a Dots printer for it, and you are set. By default, Dots will drive the printer in demo mode. Demo mode means that Dots will work just as usual, but it will print a diagonal line over each page, and a banner at its bottom. To get the printer to work in regular mode, you must purchase a License ID for it, which you can get from your NEXTSTEP software dealer, or from one of the addresses listed under the heading "Purchase information" in the on-line help. The suggested retail price for a Dots license to drive a monochrome printer is $117.80(*), academic discounts are available. The software is available for download at the following sites: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/printer/Dots.3.6.NIHS.b.tar.gz About F. HEINZ Consultora F. HEINZ Consultora is a privately-held network consulting and software development company located in Cordoba, Argentina. We are committed to the production of high-quality solutions for NEXTSTEP users and developers, and to the development and deployment of NEXTSTEP-based customer solutions. Our product line currently includes Dots, the printer driver for non-PostScript printers under NEXTSTEP, and InterfaceViewer, the user interface documentation program for NEXTSTEP developers. FOR MORE INFORMATION contact us at our development labs in F. HEINZ Consultora Benigno Acosta 4528 5009 V. Centenario Cordoba, Argentina Tel: (+54 51) 81 75 97 Fax: (+54 51) 82 24 49 E-Mail: info@heinz.com (*) This price does not include the PostScript license needed to legally use Display PostScript's interpreter for printing purposes on non-NeXT hardware, which is available separately from NeXT.
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships OpenWrite 2.0 Date: 19 Dec 1995 23:17:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b82ob$6jj@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736 openwrite@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS OPENWRITE 2.0 - POWERFUL NEW VERSION OF NEXTSTEP's LEADING WORD PROCESSOR DECEMBER 19, 1995 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has shipped OpenWrite 2.0, a significantly enhanced word processing solution, for all versions of the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. OpenWrite 2.0 is compatible with key PC applications from Microsoft, WordPerfect, Frame, and Lotus. "OpenWrite 2.0 is a major addition to Lighthouse Design's product family," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "With OpenWrite, Lighthouse offers everyday users a first-rate solution for a wide variety of word processing tasks. From technical reports and book-style documents, to memos and even World Wide Web pages, OpenWrite is now the standard for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep." OpenWrite is a full-featured and easy-to-use word processor with a variety of basic and advanced features: - Multiple-column formatting - Headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes - Hierarchical paragraph styles - Extensive control over graphics - Support for Open Object Embedding (OOE) - Unlimited undo, kerning and line-spacing control, and more. OpenWrite 2.0 adds compelling new functionality, including: - Support for multi-file books - Easy-to-use indexing and table of contents generation - Customizable paragraph numbering and bullet styles - Cross referencing - Redline text for easy document editing - Extensive HTML support. OpenWrite is a key addition to Lighthouse Design's product line, which now includes over 20 applications and services. OpenWrite also includes an API (application programmer's interface) for in-house developers seeking a reporting front-end for their mission-critical custom applications. OpenWrite 2.0 is available for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. OpenWrite is priced at $495. OpenWrite 1.x users can upgrade to OpenWrite 2.0 for $99. Site licenses are available and OpenWrite is included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a $99 Academic CD. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., OpenWrite and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Jeffrey Huff <jhuff@next.mc.maricopa.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Mesa Community College Offers Objective-C Programming Course Date: 19 Dec 1995 23:46:38 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b84fe$6om@digifix.digifix.com> Mesa Community College in Mesa Arizona, is offering a programming course based on Objective-C using NeXTSTEP. The course is taught through the Engineering department at Mesa Community College and runs the normal Spring 1996 semester length ( approx. Jan 18 - May 12 1996). The instructor is Dr. J. Mike Sims, the principle advocate of Mesa's commitment to NeXTSTEP in educational instruction and an accomplished NeXTSTEP Programmer. COURSE DESCRIPTION: ECE141 Introduction to object-oriented programming and its application to solving engineering and scientific problems. Software design using object-oriented languages based on the C programming language. Prerequisites: Successful completion of a 3-credit course in any standard programming language or instructor approval. Course Title: Object-Oriented Programming Course Instructor: J Sims Course Code: ECE141 Course Section #'s: 1960 Course Credits: 4 Course Time: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 11:30am-1:20pm Course Location: MP1E Course Title: Object-Oriented Programming Course Instructor: J Sims Course Code: ECE141 Course Section #'s: 7336 Course Credits: 4 Course Time: Monday-Wednesday 4:25pm-7:05pm Course Location: MP1E Questions regarding the class or the prerequisite requirement should be directed to Dr. Mike Sims. Dr. Mike Sims Mesa Community College Physical Science Department/Engineering Science 1833 W. Southern Av. Mesa, AZ 85202 (602)-461-7010 voice (602)-461-7803 fax sims@next.mc.maricopa.edu
From: Alastair Thomson <alastair@BlackAlbatross.otago.ac.nz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: WebDesignBook Date: 19 Dec 1995 23:49:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4b84k3$6p1@digifix.digifix.com> Alliance Knitting Yarns in conjunction with "The Black Albatross" is pleased to announce the beta test of their Web based database system for hand-knitting patterns "WebDesignBook". WebDesignBook is the first stage of a Web based implementation of Alliance Knitting Yarns' DesignBook, a NEXTSTEP based point-of-sale database system for hand knitters. WebDesignBook allows users to browse through the full selection of Shepherd, Cynthia Helene and Sirdar. We invite your comments and thoughts. The beta version of the software does not allow purchase of patterns, or the viewing of the pattern text. The final version will not only allow this, but allow the user to purchase yarn direct from the manufacturer. The URL for WebDesignBook is: http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:805/Alliance/WebDesignBook/ Please feel free to try it out, and send comment to beta-bugs@csarc.otago.ac.nz. WebDesignBook will be available from 22 December 1995. Notes: WebDesignBook uses a database system developed in house, this is driven by cgi scripts written in perl that produce HTML 'on the fly'. WebDesignBook runs under NEXTSTEP on an NeXTstation Turbo Color. New Zealand is at the end of a single T1 circuit, please be paitent! ================================ About Alliance Knitting Yarns. Alliance Knitting Yarns is New Zealand's oldest manufacturer of hand knitting yarns. Their yarns are of the highest quality, and specially designed for hand knitting. Contact: Katherine Allison, Marketing Manager, Alliance Knitting Yarns, Factory Road, Mosgiel, New Zealand +64-3-489-4199 ============================== About "The Black Albatross" The Black Albatross is the slightly seditious name of the University of Otago's Computer Science Applied Research Centre. The Black Albatross specialises in custom software development and consultancy using various technologies developed at the University of Otago and elsewhere. Our specialist areas include: Object Oriented Software Engineering Computer graphics and animation Natural Language Processing - Especially legal language Neural Networks Temporal Databases Spatial Information Most prototype work is carried out using the NEXTSTEP Object Oriented Development system from NeXT Computer Inc. (http://www.next.com/), deployment of products can be on any platform the client desires. Contact Alastair Thomson, Manager, The Black Albatross, Department of Computer Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. +64-3-479-8347 alastair@csarc.otago.ac.nz http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:805/
From: susanm@bailey.cac.stratus.com (Susan Miano ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Marlboro, MA: project leader, Stratus Computer Date: 20 Dec 1995 17:06:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ba1cr$blt@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION TITLE: Software Engineer IV DEPARTMENT: Customer Service Technologies THE CORPORATION: Stratus Computer, Inc., is a leading supplier of fault-tolerant, continuous availability computer systems for critical online applications, such as online transaction processing, online data communications, and telecommunications. The company offers the broadest range of fault-tolerant systems and maintains the highest standard for computer reliability. For more information on Stratus Computer Inc., please look for the Stratus Home Page on the net at http://www.stratus.com POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES: Project leader of a medium-sized project (6-8 people) to develop a state- of-the-art client/server Customer Service application for the NEXTStep/ OpenStep environment. The development will be done utilizing the NEXT development environment (EOF, DO, etc) with an Oracle back end. Respon- sibilities include creating and executing the project plan and moving the project from the specs to worldwide deployment. Direct inclusion in the design and implementation process is a plus if the candidate has the project management under control and the his/her skill set lends itself to the team. Deployment of phase 1 is targetted for Q3 of '96. This project is moving! QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Candidate should have 4-6 years of project leader experience, at least 8 years in software development and have lead one or more complex projects. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to build a team are essential as this project will be deployed globally and require cooperation from many worldwide offices. Knowledge of NEXT user and development environments, WAN, LAN and RDB technology a plus. EDUCATION: BS in Computer Science or equivalent LOCATION: This position will be located in the headquarters complex of Stratus Computer in Marlboro, MA. Stratus is conveniently located on route 85 with easy access to route 495. HOW TO RESPOND: Send your resume and salary history in complete confidence to Fred del Gizzo, using one of four methods: 1. E-mail to fred_del_gizzo@stratus.com 2. FAX to (508) 481-5635, ATTN: Fred del Gizzo 3. Snailmail your resume to: Stratus Computer, Inc. 55 Fairbanks Boulevard Marlboro, MA 01752-1298 ATTN: Fred del Gizzo, M2-ACS Principals only, no phone calls please.
From: Angela Grady <angela@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships New Version of Academic CD Date: 21 Dec 1995 23:05:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4bdapk$25s@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS NEW VERSION OF ACADEMIC CD --December CD now includes EquationBuilder, and OpenWrite, NEXTSTEP's most popular word processor-- December 21, 1995- SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today reaffirmed its commitment to NEXTSTEP academic users and announced that is has shipped a new version of the Lighthouse Academic CD, a product that combines 11 best-selling Lighthouse applications for one low price. The Lighthouse Academic CD is available now and includes: OpenWrite - a powerful word processing solution Tables - a tool for creating and embedding tables in OpenWrite EquationBuilder - an innovative equation editor Quantrix - a multi-dimensional spreadsheet Diagram! - a drawing program for information graphics Concurrence - a presentation and outlining package OmniWeb - a World Wide Web (WWW) browsing tool WetPaint - a painting and image manipulation program ParaSheet - a traditional rows and columns spreadsheet VarioData - a multi-user workgroup database TaskMaster - a project and resource management application The product suite, representing a commercial value of greater than $5,000, will be priced at $99 to students and faculty who purchase copies for personal use. For universities and labs that purchase copies for university use, the suite is priced at $299 per CD. Individuals who already own an academic CD cannot upgrade and need to purchase the December version to obtain the new applications. On-line help is available for all applications, and paper documentation is also available at a nominal charge. The Academic CD is available now. Individual products included on the CD, with the exception of OmniWeb, are not available separately at a discount. OmniWeb is available free to individual users. For universities and labs wishing to purchase multiple copies, OmniWeb is priced at $49/license. For ordering information, try the following URL: http://www.lighthouse.com/Support/FAQs/Academic/HowToOrder.html Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of commercial products and services for the object-oriented OpenStep environment. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks for OpenStep on SunSoft's Solaris and Microsoft's Windows NT, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, contact Lighthouse Design, Ltd. directly at 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, or send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or see Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., OpenWrite, Tables, Quantrix, Diagram!, Concurrence, ParaSheet, VarioData, TaskMaster, WetPaint, and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.7.0 is now available Date: 21 Dec 1995 23:21:23 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4bdbo3$29d@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Yacktman (801)221-0344 don@misckit.com ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF THE MISCKIT VERSION 1.7.0 Update to Kit of Free Objective-C Objects Is Now Available PROVO, UT, Dec 20, 1995 -- A new release of the MiscKit has been made publically available. It contains many new objects and fixes all problems reported since the previous release. The MiscKit may be obtained via ftp to any of the following site: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/classes/MiscKit1.7.0.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.7.0.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/objc/misckit/MiscKit1.7.0.s.gnutar.gz Unfortunately, due to time constraints, this release will not have an accompanying binary release. The next MiscKit release will is promised to have an associated binary release to compensate for this. The thoughtport.com site always has the most recent official MiscKit distribution available in /pub/next/misckit and older versions are archived in /pub/next/misckit/old. The MiscKit is an easy to install kit consisting of Objective-C objects, Interface Builder palettes, bundles, and other useful programming resources. All the resources in the MiscKit have been donated by various Internet personalities for the benefit of other NEXTSTEP programmers. Objects include data structures (string, tree, stack, queue, priority queue, linked list), interface widgets (find panel, textfield, button and slider subclasses, clock and calendar views, icon wells, progress pie/bar), macros, other useful objects (lock file, log file, time, stopwatch, serial port, colors, subprocess, remote subprocess, file), frameworks for building complex interfaces (MiscMergeKit, MiscInspectorKit, InfoMenuKit) and even some useful example applications...plus much more! To make the MiscKit more attractive to developers, use of the MiscKit resources is absolutely free of charge, no matter how the resources are used. Redistribution of the MiscKit is also encouraged. Many developers are reluctant to use objects which are under the GNU "Copyleft". As a result, the MiscKit has its own license which allows developers to reuse the code freely, even in commercial projects. Everything possible has been done to encourage the use of the MiscKit to speed development efforts. Any developer who has generally useful objects, palettes, or other programming resources and would like to donate them to the MiscKit effort is welcome to do so. Contact Don Yacktman at yackd@xmission.com for information on how to prepare a MiscKit submission. By making a submission to the MiscKit, a developer can avoid the hassles of packaging up a formal distribution of their resources and in turn help add to a growing centralized pool of useful resources. The misckit mailing lists are temporarily out of order and we hope to have them up and working at a new site soon. Until then, inquiries and subscription requests should be made to don@misckit.com. If you request a subscription, be sure to specify whether you wish to be part of the development discussion or only receive MiscKit-based press releases. When the mailing lists are once again up and running, a press release will be sent out to and let everyone know about the changes in addresses and any other important details. Please note that the creation of the "misckit.com" domain does NOT mean that the MiscKit is "going commercial" in any way--it will always be free and open as it has been in the past. Nothing has changed and NO special significance should be read into the use of ".com" instead of ".org". The MiscKit has evolved from the DAYMiscKit and several objects released over the past few years by Don Yacktman and other USENET personalities. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP and Unix consulting projects. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The MiscKit is in no way affiliated with Brigham Young University. Changes since version 1.6.2: V1.7.0 12/20/95 Maintenance and update release: Added image2m example app/utility. Bug fixes to MiscTableScroll, MiscValueField, MiscSliderField, MiscSavePanel and MiscMatrix. Bug fix to Robby's Makefiles/project and other Makefiles throughout the kit, fixed AutoDoc permissions. Enhancements added to MiscDragViews, MiscTableSource, MiscFile, documentation, MiscMergeEngine and TreeView. [More details about the bug fixes and additions can be found in the MiscKit's History.rtf file.]
From: info@ilink.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: ilink fifth anniversary promotion of mix and i56 Date: 21 Dec 1995 23:58:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4bddt7$2h3@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ilink GmbH Carolin Woltermann Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 10777 Berlin - GERMANY Tel: +49 30 - 216 20 48 Fax: +40 30 - 215 82 74 info@ilink.de http://www.ilink.de Re: ilink special fifth anniversary sale of mix and i56 December 11, 1995 - Berlin, Germany - ilink is celebrating its fifth company anniversary and commitment to the NEXTSTEP market. For a limited time only, ilink offers its products mix and i56 for a special price. Computer integrated telephone applications play an increasing role in distribution and service areas, they open up new profitable lines of business. mix for NEXTSTEP is an extensible CTI system that combines all telephone based communication forms in a flexible way. It forms the basis for many CTI applications. With its scalable hardware and software architecture, mix can be extended from a simple system for small offices all the way to complex information retrieval systems. Typical applications are VoiceMail, AudioText, Fax-Send and Receive, support for dialing from database applications. mix can set up phone connections selected from an address book and can be used as a fax system. With the standard system -mix classic-, simple answering machines with remote access can be set up. For business applications, mixCallPlusObjects extend the system to build VoiceMail and AudioText applications. i56 is based on the DSP 56001, which has been established as a standard under NEXTSTEP. The i56 DSP driver makes it possible for most NEXTSTEP DSP programs to run without modifications on NEXTSTEP PCs. Stanford University supports i56 as a MusicKit-compatible signal processor board. NOTE: Currently i56 is shipped in a bundle with mix only, or after evaluation of the customer requirements. Additional information can be found on our Web-Server (http://www.ilink.de) or we will be happy to send them to you by surface or email. Standard Special mix classic mix/2 box + mixCallObjects + fax + direct USD 699,00 USD 460,00 mix for NEXTSTEP Intel-PCs requires an i56 DSP board. mixCallPlusObjects business USD 599,00 USD 460,00 i56 for mix classic (Intel-PCs) USD 400,00 no special price This is price is valid in conjunction with mix for Intel only. i56 Developer USD 550,00 USD 500,00 This offer is available for orders between December 15, 1995 to January 31, 1996 within North America. ilink wishes you a successful business year 1996.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 115 - Articles posted since December 18 1995 Date: 25 Dec 1995 05:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4blb4o$ljd@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 115 Postings since: December 18 1995 [3917] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3918] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3919] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships EquationBuilder for NEXTSTEP [3920] JOB: Computer Tech in Durango Colorado [3921] PRESS RELEASE: F. HEINZ Consultora ANNOUNCES Dots 3.6 [3922] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships OpenWrite 2.0 [3923] PRESS RELEASE: Mesa Community College Offers Objective-C Programming Course [3924] BETA TEST: WebDesignBook [3925] JOB: Marlboro, MA: project leader, Stratus Computer [3926] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships New Version of Academic CD [3927] SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.7.0 is now available [3928] PRESS RELEASE: ilink fifth anniversary promotion of mix and i56 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-115/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-115.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-115 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area Date: 26 Dec 1995 19:55:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4bq5hj$3ek@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/Analyst/Developer NEXTSTEP Contract Long Term Commercial experience required Excellent additionals DC Area To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. -- ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] Omni Search (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4bq5h7$3ed@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4bq5h7$3ed@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 26 Dec 1995 19:55:49 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4bq5il$3ep@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: s_weiner@ix.netcom.com (S. Weiner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technology Training in Bay Area Date: 28 Dec 1995 15:41:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4buvct$h3a@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Trainer/Engineer I SEND RESUME TO: Paradigm Research, Inc. Re: Position:Trainer/Engineer I 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com Paradigm Research is a small, growing company seeking ambitious individuals looking to become major contributors. The Trainer/Engineer I position is an entry level position. The main responsibilities focus on helping Paradigm's customers adopt new technology through training and support. Paradigm Research believes clear communication is important at all levels of technology adoption and development. The incumbent will work with Paradigm's experts to improve their presentation and communication skills over their initial tenure at Paradigm Research. After proving their ability to teach and organize presentations on technology, an Trainer/Engineer I has several possible career paths. These paths include curriculum development, project lead, mentoring or lead trainer roles, or moving into our product development or sales and marketing divisions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Training * Teach technical courses developed by Paradigm Research or third-parties * Lecture at seminars of 30 to 1000+ participants * Assist in the design and development process of courseware: - Define objectives - Design and develop exercises - Design and develop tasks to support the objectives - Design and develop content to support the trainer * Review courseware and suggest improvements * Participate in the overall design of Paradigm's curriculum Training responsibilities may include 25% to 50% travel time. Programming * Develop tools to support Paradigm Research operation and customers * Review and maintain existing code and tools * Develop and document examples and exercise code * Suggest improvements to current products Training Support * Provide phone and email support to customers * Develop materials and processes to support on-site consultants * Provide feedback on customer interactions EXPERIENCE You must be creative, learn rapidly, keep abreast of rapid innovation, manage yourself, your work, time and deadlines effectively, and communicate easily with colleagues and customers. Working with customers to understand their unique problems and business application for a given technology is critical. You need experience in at least one of each: Environments - UNIX, NEXTSTEP, Windows NT, Solaris Languages/Tools - HTML, CGI, C, Objective-C, C++, Java Technologies - object-oriented analysis and design, relational databases, networking. Experience with Smalltalk, CORBA, interactive multimedia, telecommunications, systems and network management, Perl, Novell Netware, OLE, Open Doc is desirable. REQUIRED ABILITIES AND BACKGROUND * Computer Science Bachelors degree or equivalent * At least 1-2 years of teaching and/or professional training experience * Software development experience * Experience with object oriented analysis and design * Experience with world-wide-web technology * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Strong customer relations skills * Proven ability to balance quality with deadlines * Ability to establish credibility and rapport with members at all levels and in all areas of Paradigm Research as well as Paradigm Research's customers * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training We want leadership and a strong commitment to customers and quality. In return we offer an environment for growth, challenges and an opportunity to share in the rewards of a small growing firm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PARADIGM RESEARCH, INC. Paradigm Research (PRI) provides the training, consulting, and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Working with leading technology vendors, Paradigm Research has identified successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. ABOUT THE STAFF Each member of Paradigm Research's educational staff has strong technical expertise and presentation skills and an unparalleled drive to support the customer's unique requirements. The experienced instructors have taught technology such as object-oriented development to thousands of engineers, project managers, and key decision makers. The curriculum designers at PRI have developed curriculum for several of the major technology vendors and continue to mentor and train their customers. Paradigm Research instructors focus their attention on the individual participant's needs, whether it is an advanced C++ programmer looking for in-depth explanations or a programmer with little experience needing additional support. The instructors go out of their way to provide applicable examples and customized technology adoption strategies. PRI is able to provide this level of customer support because of their strong commitment to work with only the most talented and well-rounded personnel. Each member of the staff relates a variety of corporate experiences with several technologies and can apply this experience to the customer's situation. SERVICES OVERVIEW Course development * Curriculum design and validation. * Educational objectives and corporate needs identification and integration. * Content development and validation based on proven expertise in object environments and languages including: NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, Taligent's Common Point Application System, C++, Objective-C, ScriptX and SmallTalk. Custom training program design * Project-specific education and consulting resulting in tangible customer deliverables. * Assisting technology vendors in defining, implementing, and qualifying third-parties for ongoing support of customers. * Effective training program creation via separation of object technology and development environment learning issues. Course delivery * Lectures to classes of 4-40 or present seminars for 30-3000+ attendees. * Course delivery including stand-up presentation, seminars, instructor-led labs, and World Wide Web based training. * Real-world examples based on development and consulting experience. For more information: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com
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