EvangeList Digest Friday, May 29 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1197
In this issue:
PR - Audio Time Delay Measurement Software PR - Fonts Manager 3.8 Released Tidbit - Newton Popular Packages Job - Educational Sales Position (Saint Louis Area) Tidbit - Newton Versions Database ?? - Mac Computer Telephony Interface Products ;-) - The Mac User Secret Handshake? PR - TimeLiner 1.1 Update for Newton $$ - StuffIt & Aladdin FlashBack
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:06:20 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Audio Time Delay Measurement Software
This announcement is from:
<swmark@channld.com>
Audio Delay Finder automatically measures the time delay between two audio signals.
Time delay measurement is invaluable for the setup of professional sound reinforcement systems, and many other purposes.
Audio Delay Finder eventually will be integrated with Mac the Scope, Channel D's audio frequency spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, and signal generator software. However, Audio Delay Finder currently is packaged as a stand-alone application, available for free download, for evaluation and comments:
<http://www.channld.com/software.html>
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:06:21 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Fonts Manager 3.8 Released
This announcement is from:
(Ed Hopkins) <hoppy@kagi.com>
Manage your font suitcases and printer fonts in 'Sets', like Extensions Manager!
Fonts Manager is similar to the Mac OS Extensions Manager, but it manages Fonts instead of Control Panels and Extensions. It allows the enabling and disabling of font suitcases and printer fonts in 'Sets'. It supports the viewing and printing of font samples, export of 'Sets', import of saved 'Sets', Balloon Help, and a Tutorial Topics system. It is NOT a Control Panel or Extension (like ATM Delu... or Suitca... or Master Juggl...), NOR does it pretend to be one by living in the Startup Items folder (like Font Reser...); thus it works on ALL Macs with System 7.1 or later, including Mac OS 8.1 (and HFS+), without modifying the NORMAL startup and operation of your computer. Thousands worldwide running all kinds of Macs (and Mac OS compatibles) have switched to Fonts Manager to get 'Up & Running'.
Available <@> many locations, including the following:
Info-Mac America Online c|net MacUser AMUG.
Shareware fee is $10 for Fonts Manager (FREE to registered users of ALL earlier versions). $More for the Mac OS X version when available (save time/hassle - pay now). Volume discount, Site License, and World-Wide License available. Inquire within...
For more information, please read the Fonts Manager Read Me file enclosed, or visit my Web page:
<http://lonestar.texas.net/~hoppy>
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:06:22 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Newton Popular Packages
Keyword: Newton
This tidbit is from:
Sean O'Shaughnessey, <seanos@earthlink.net>
NewtonTalk, the email discussion list for all Newton based technology, has recently posted the summary for a recent poll ranking the most popular packages used by our members on their Newtons.
The results of this poll are extremely useful for any Evangelistas that are also Newton users.
NewtonTalk is less than a year old but has quickly become the prominent source of immediate feedback and assistance for Newton users. NewtonTalk was started after a suggestion several months ago by Digital Guy encouraging people to start email discussion lists about topics that interested them. There are now over 1100 NewtonTalkers.
The NewtonTalk web site is <http://www.newtontalk.com/>.
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:06:21 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Educational Sales Position (Saint Louis Area)
BodieSLG, <BodieSLG@aol.com>
Siboney Learning Group is looking for an educational sales consultant responsible for selling curriculum-based educational software to schools within a 150-mile radius of Saint Louis and supporting our sales efforts across the country by calling on key accounts and working with dealers. The product line is a "Mac first" motivating series of instructional software programs focused on helping students in grades k-12 master key skills. The company has been producing high quality and school-focused educational software for over 15 years.
The position requires a strong background in teaching and/or educational sales coupled with an interest in technology-based solutions and the ability to travel up to 75 days per year. Compensation is a combination of base salary plus commission. Expected start date is August 1.
If you are interested, please contact:
<BodieSLG@aol.com>
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Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 02:06:22 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Newton Versions Database
Keyword: Newton
This tidbit is from:
Jakob Peterhnsel, <info@dnug.dk>
If you are looking for Newton Software information, one of the BIG resources on the 'net is the Newton Versions database, hosted by DNUG - Danish Newton User Group.
Newton Versions have been alive for almost a year now, and contains software information from 1992 to today! (including many versions with no date, so it could be older..)
Newton Versions currently contains:
1448 Versions of 754 Products from 218 Vendors
The latest 30 releases we know of is on the frontpage:
<http://www.dnug.dk:8080/>
All this info is Searchable:
<http://www.dnug.dk:8080/db-show/DoSearch>
If you're a developer of Newton software, then remember to let us know when you release new software!
<new-version@dnug.dk>
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:06:52 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Mac Computer Telephony Interface Products
This request is from:
Brett Trent, <vector@cutco.com>
My company is in the process of shopping for a new phone system. Since we are a mid-size firm this will be a $400K - $500K purchase, which is still a lot of money to us.
We are talking to many of the big vendors: Lucent, NEC, NorTel, Fujitsu, Seimens, etc. One thing that they are all pushing is CTI technology, Computer Telephony Interface. Among other things this lets you use you computer as a telephone, answering machine, conference phone, call manger and so on.
Every demo we have seen for these products so far is on a Windows machine. None of the vendors we have seen so far even has a Macintosh client for these apps. Their answer has been that if there are packages for the Mac that support the standard CTI protocols (TAPI and TSAPI) that we can use them with the phone systems.
This is disturbing as my group is trying very hard to "hold the fort" against the Windows wave in our corporation. Things like this do not make it any easier.
A brief search on the web yielded nothing useful on this subject. Perhaps such products do not exist for the Mac, but I thought I would check here first.
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:06:57 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ;-) - The Mac User Secret Handshake?
This tidbit is from:
George Wagner, <g.wagner@sylvania.sev.org>
On the way back from a trip to Atlanta, I stopped at a gas station. I was wearing my typical Mac-related T-shirt. On the way out, a customer who was entering said "Think Different, man." He then said he loved my license plate (7APPLE). When we got to the van, my mother asked if I knew what he was talking about. I explained Apple's ad campaign.
All we need now is a secret handshshake
George L. Wagner Jr. Computers, Support, & Consulting <g.wagner@sylvania.sev.org> <http://users.aol.com/aaprglw/csc.html> __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Ooo, you just gave me a perfect setup for a "hardware handshake" joke, but it might be *too* geeky for words. :)
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:07:02 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - TimeLiner 1.1 Update for Newton
Keyword: Newton
This announcement is from:
True North, Inc., <newton@northisup.com>
True North, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of TimeLiner 1.1, a powerful package for the creation of time lines for business, educational, personal, or recreational use.
The free update incorporates several key improvements to make TimeLiner even easier to use than before. One of the most important is the addition of a date picker and keyboards for event date entry (missing from version 1.0 because it was designed primarily for the eMate 300).
The free TimeLiner 1.1 demo is available from True North's web site:
<http://northisup.com>
Registered users of TimeLiner will receive the update free of charge.
For a limited time, TimeLiner 1.1 is available for only $34.95 directly from True North. Every customer also receives a bonus package of four time lines, including the History of the Newton.
The desktop version of the program, TimeLiner 4.0, is available for the Macintosh and Windows operating systems directly from Tom Snyder Productions:
<http://www.teachtsp.com> or 800-342-0236
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 02:06:59 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: $$ - StuffIt & Aladdin FlashBack
This special offer is from:
PR, <pr@aladdinsys.com>
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