January 1995 / What's New

Portable Printing for the Mac DeskWriter 320	For Mac PowerBooks, the HP DeskWriter 320 printer ($379) has a resolution of 600 by 300 dpi.
Computer-Controlled Outlets	A power-control device that can be daisy-chained to provide up to 156 individually controllable outlets, the Pow-R-Bar ($149.95) connects to your PC via the serial port.
Four Ports on a Board	Each of the four serial ports on the Model 3PXCC4A serial card ($209.95) can be independently configured for any I/O address and IRQ, as well as for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 data protocols.
For Your Eyes Only PF50	The wraparound design of the PF50 filter ($119) from 3M Optical Systems (Roseville, MN) preserves the privacy of travelers who use their notebook computers in public places.
Safe Data Transfer Datasafe	The Datasafe V.Fast-class external data/fax modem is available f or both the PC ($319) and the Mac ($329).
Share a Printer	Belkin Components' (Compton, CA) ParaShare II printer-sharing device (from $39.99) lets you select the printer of your choice via a Windows icon or DOS hot key.
Tightly Packaged Genius	A C-programmable miniature controller board, the Little Genius ($149) is targeted at control and data-acquisition applications; it can also function as a core module to interface to your custom-designed boards.
Serving the Internet	From BBN Internet Services (Cambridge, MA), the turnkey BBN Internet Server ($9895) uses the company's GUI-based software, which runs on Macs or under Windows.
Pocket Printer? PN60	You wouldn't want to use the 1-pound PN60 portable laser-quality printer while it's in your pocket, but in a pinch you can pop the unit in there to free your hands for some last-minute updating prior to printing your color transparencies.
Laptop Light Notebook Computer Light	A reading light for use with portable computers, the NCL--Notebook Computer Light ($39.98)--illuminates the ent ire keyboard as well as your work.
Hand-Held Control SM-3 Hawk	The SM-3 Ha wk ($299) provides mouse emulation from up to 40 feet away from your computer or LCD panel.
Grab a Frame	Imascan/Mono ($1095), from Imagraph (Chelmsford, MA), provides real-time video-in-window display and frame capture of RS-170 and nonstandard composite video formats.
Dual-Channel I/O	The DSP-100 ($249), a dual-channel RS-232 asynchronous serial adapter PCMCIA card, is compliant with the PC Card Specification 2.1.
Portable Hard Drive Plugger	An 11-ounce, pocket-size portable hard drive with a capacity of 170 to 810 MB, the Plugger (from $499) connects to any parallel printer port on DOS and OS/2 systems.
Easy Annotations	The Electronic Marker Pad ($295), from Consumer Technology Northwest (Beaverton, OR), lets you make real-time annotations to computer presentations produced with any Windows or Mac application.
All-in-One Storage and Retrieval Recollect	A complete document-image storage-and-retrieval system for the desktop, The Knowledge Builder ($2995) lets you quickly scan, store, manage, and retrieve docume nts.
SCSI on Two Channels	A VESA-based dual-channel SCSI host adapter, the ABP852 (from $479) supports two 10-MBps SCSI channels.
V.34 According to ITU Bullet 100E	The V.34-based Bullet 100E external fax/modem features a menu-driven LCD panel that displays line conditions and throughput speeds.
Sound Upgrade	Ensoniq's (Malvern, PA) Soundscape Daughter Board ($129) lets you easily upgrade your 16-bit FM sound card via its 26-pin audio-expansion connector.
Faxes on the Color LaserJet	Designed for the Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet, Extended Systems' (Boise, ID) FaxConnection MFP ($1095) brings PC faxing and plain-paper color fax reception to workgroups.
Listen to This Keyboard Maxi Sound	The Maxi Sound multimedia keyboard ($99) from Maxi Switch (Tucson, AZ) features two specially designed speakers and an audio electronics subsystem from Altec Lansing (Milford, PA).
PC in a Tablet	The Stylistic 500 ($2795) puts a 486DX2/50 CPU in a 2.6-pound tablet that measures 7.2 by 10.7 by 1.5 inches.
Mobile Storage	Able to store as much as 100 GB of data and transfer a 1-MB file in 6 seconds, the 10-ounce Pereos storage product ($695) runs on two AA batteries.
Miniature Hub CN8800TPC	An eight-port palmtop Ethernet hub, the CN8800TPC ($279) from CNet Technology (San Jose, CA) lets you expand your network using 10Base-T cabling.
Ethernet Switches	Plaintree Systems' (Waltham, MA) Wave-Switch 100 ($2995) provides connectivity to 100Base-TX and 100VG-AnyLAN standards.
Gain Internet Access	ISDN*tek's (San Gregorio, CA) CyberSpace Internet Card ($395) allows you to digitally connect to the Internet or a Unix host while you're running Windows or OS/2 on your PC.
Cross-Platform Videoconferencing Eris	Whether you're working in Windows or on a Mac, you and your colleagues can use the Eris Personal Video Communications System to share and collaborate on documents from any software application while conferencing in real time with full video and audio.
Design a GUI	From Annabooks (San Diego, CA), DOS Buttons ($249) lets you design a GUI that works with any pointing device, such as a mouse, touchscreen, or pen.
Protection from Prowlers	LANWatchMan Prowler Detection System NLM 1.0 (from $299) installs on any LAN file server that lets a LAN administrator configure security watch points.
A BBS for Unix	The Major BBS for Unix (eight-user license, $2995) retains the look and feel of its DOS predecessor in its support for the BSD/386 1.1 and Solaris 2.3 operating systems.
Color-Matching Accuracy	SwatchPrinter Software for Windows ($48), from Trumatch (New York, NY), eliminates the guesswork from color matching by letting you exactly match the colors produced by your PostScript-compatible printer.
Front-Office Support	Art*Enterprise for OS/2 ($7995) is an object-oriented dev elopment tool for building client/server applications that integrate information contained in databases and on-line documents and that use rules to automate business policies.
Support for PowerBASIC	The QuickPak Professional add-on library for PowerBASIC ($199) contains nearly 600 subroutines and functions.
Antivirus Transfer	A file transfer utility, Mobile Protect ($79) from Trend Micro Devices (Torrance, CA) provides antivirus protection for IBM-compatible notebooks and laptops.
OLE-Compatible Morphing MorphStudio	An intuitive, full-featured morphing and special-effects-creation tool, MorphStudio ($59) lets you morph images together to produce single -frame effects or video sequences.
A Window of Calculations CalcPac	A calc ulator program for Windows, CalcPac consists of four calculators, each with a specific function.
Electronic Document Approval ERA	ERA (Electronic Revision and Approval) for Microsoft Word ($149) lets you electronically approve any Word document by signing your name using a normal ballpoint pen and a pressure-sensitive signature pad.
OS/2 Networks with Windows	A 32- bit OS/2 peer-to-peer network operating system, LANtastic for OS/2 (from $139) lets you easily integrate OS/2 systems into your existing DOS and Windows networks.
Video Control with OLE	An integration package that supports OLE 2.0, Video Control 1.0 ($99) provides the power to capture, edit, and play back video clips in a single Windows application.
A Versatile Boot Utility	Modular Software Systems' (Kent, WA) Wizard of O.S. ($99) lets you choose whether to boot your PC using DOS, OS/2, Windows 95, Windows NT, or Unix.
Serve Up Windows NT	NFSware 1.0 for Windows NT (from $295) provides the ability to easily export multiple file systems from an NT system.
Thumbnail Power Lenel	With OLE drag and drop, the Lenel Gallery GUI for Windows is compatible with virtually any Windows development environment that supports OLE Controls, OLE 2.0 Automation, VBXes, and DLLs.
Adobe Premiere 4.0 for Windows	Adobe Premiere 4.0 for Windows, Adobe Systems (Mountain View, CA), adds frame-accurate device control; batch capture and processing; Edit Decision Lists; titling; motion control; enhanced previewing; multiple audio and video tracks; and custom filters, transitions, and keys.
d-Time 1.1	d-Time 1.1, Ballard Synergy (Silverdale, WA), includes a Windows help program with full-motion video; quick install; support for enhanced IDE hard drives, Novell DOS 7, and 4DOS; automatic Timelog search for the current CD-ROM; and additional Timelogs for recent titles.
Common Ground 2.0	Common Ground 2.0, No Hands Software (Belmont, CA), adds resolution-independent fonts, transparent PostScript support, antialiasing of text, OLE 2.0 automation, E-mail integration, automated conversion of multiple documents, bookmarks and highlighting, a Verity search engine, a split view, an updated MiniViewer, and integrated text compression.
Mathematica 2.2	Mathematica 2.2, Wolfram Research (Champaign, IL), is available in a native OS/2 version that takes full advantage of the OS/2 preemptive scheduler and threading; it's compatible with OS/2 Warp 3.0.
OSF/Motif for Statistics Statit	Statware's (Corvallis, OR) Statit statistical and graphical analysis software is now available in an OSF/Motif version (from $895).
Color Management	Pantone ColorDrive ($199), from Pantone (Carlstadt, NJ), lets you use your desktop system to standardize color palettes and output calibrated colors across major design and illustration applications.
Help for Financial Decision Making	Comprising four integrated modules, The Financial ToolKit ($195) helps you make critical financial decisions.
Project Management	A cross-platform application for planning and managing projects, Plan & Track for Windows ($295) includes integrated spreadsheet, graphing, and earned-value features that you use to relate resource and financial data to project tasks and analyze overall project status.
Shadow Your Files	Available for SPARC platforms running SunOS 4.1.x or Solaris 2.x, ZShadow (from $695) takes periodic snapshots of your workstation's file system, providing easy access to a chronological history of your files.
Macs Give a Voice to PCs Duet	A multiline phoneware system, Duet lets you use a Mac to create sophisticated commercial-grade telephony applications.
Download Mechanic 1.5	Download Mechanic 1.5, Acquired Knowledge (San Diego, CA), features the ability to generate and print laser proofs, print imagesetter pages in transverse orientation, and add to an existing queue of PostScript files while the queue is being downloaded; an improved ability to automatically download missing fonts; improved PostScript file analysis; and a Windows version.
CD Connection 3.1	CD Connection 3.1, CBIS (Norcross, GA), adds a Windows interface, transparent disk mirroring, increased CD-ROM-sharing speed and performance, ASPI compliance, easy-to-use installation and configuration, and faster performance-caching algorithms.
KwikStat 4	KwikStat 4, TexaSoft (Cedar Hill, TX), adds SmartPoint and supports unbalanced, two-way, analysis-of-variance designs; Pareto charts; Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis; Dunnett, Tukey, and Scheffe multiple comparisons; numerous com-parison-chart types; and a 3-D spin plot.
MediaDeveloper 2.0	MediaDeveloper 2.0, Lenel Systems International (Fairport, NY), adds support for OLE 2.0Controls.
Help Authoring for Unix	ForeHelp for Unix ($495) allows you to create your WinHelp and HyperHelp files on Windows or Unix platforms.
Server-Based Internet Access	Nov*ix Elite for Internet (five-user license, $1250) is designed to provide NetWare users with direct access to the TCP/IP-based Internet without the need for additional server or client hardware.
Office Synergy	Designed to work, look, and feel like Microsoft Office applications, ProdeaSynergy for Microsoft Office ($99) lets you automate similar or repetitive tasks involving Office applications without using macro or programming languages.
Meeting Manager	CalScan, a groupware meeting manager for Windows (from $36 per user), gives you the capability to plan for the short term, provide scheduling for groups and individuals, resolve meeting conflicts, and schedule recurring events.
Fax Features for Unix	Designed to support SCO Unix and Interactive Unix, the GammaFax Developers Kit for Unix ($495) provides the software and utilities needed to support the use of GammaLink fax boards for Unix-based fax applications.
Windows NT Server Synchronize	CrossWind Technologies' (Felton, CA) Synchronize ($100 per user) adds server support for Windows NT.
Control Your Design Data Insight	A modular data management software package for design data, Insight lets you build your design-document database from information that exists on your network.
DeskMan/2 1.51	DeskMan/2 1.51, Development Technologies (Forest Acres, SC), offers an enhanced command-line interface, increased speed, a revised user interface for easier installation, reduced memory consumption, and new options for restoring the Workplace Shell to its original configuration.
ImageBASIC 2.0	ImageBASIC 2.0, Diamond Head Software (Honolulu, HI), provides support for dBase for Windows, forms processing, color scanning and display, and image annotation.
FuziCalc 1.5	FuziCalc 1.5, FuziWare (Knoxville, TN), includes a color presentation-graphics suite, improved DDE capabilities, more than 50 new functions, all-new documentation and on-line help, and more than 25 shortcut keys and convenience features.
TSSnet for Macintosh 2.6.1	TSSnet for Macintosh 2.6.1, Thursby Software Systems (Arlington, TX), supports the Power Macintosh and System 7.5 and includes a virtual disk capability that enables you to access a remote file on a DECnet network as if it were a local disk.
SPSS 6.1 for the Macintosh	SPSS 6.1 for the Macintosh, SPSS (Chicago, IL), adds a Mac-style user interface, integrated graphics, more statistics, and Mac-specific features.

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