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SOLICITATION: Beta testers for Hilgraeve's HyperACCESS for OS/2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (beamsley@ic.net)
Mon Aug 14 11:17:26 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 07:32:59 GMT
From: beamsley@ic.net
Reply-To: beamsley@ic.net
Submitted by: Jeff Beamsley (beamsley@ic.net)
Source: Hilgraeve Inc.
Date received: 1995 August 11
Date posted: 1995 August 14
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How would you like to help put the finishing touches on Hilgraeve's next comm
software release?
Then please participate in the public beta test of HyperACCESS for OS/2!
We're excited about this product and eager to get it out into the market.
You'll find the product pretty much feature-complete, but with a generous
sprinkling of bugs, some known, others waiting to be discovered. As part of
the OS/2 on-line community, you're uniquely qualified to participate in this
test. In return, you get an early look at some really cool software. With
your help, we can produce the sort of quality application that shows the
value of running a world-class operating system.
You can help us by downloading the beta software from the sites listed in
this message, installing the software, and reporting any problems you
encounter that are not already listed later in the README.TXT file. Because
of the volume of reports, we will only respond if we need more information.
As with any beta software, Hilgraeve assumes no risk of potential loss or
damage to data arising from use of this beta software.
HyperACCESS for OS/2 is contained in the following self-extracting files:
HAB3_D1.EXE and HAB3_D1.EXE
HyperACCESS for OS/2 files are available at the following sites:
Hilgraeve BBS (313-243-5915)
Hilgraeve CIS forum (GO HILGRAEVE)
Hilgraeve Web page (www.hilgraeve.com)
Hilgraeve Gopher (gopher.hilgraeve.com 9005)
Hilgraeve FTP site (ftp.hilgraeve.com) (/pub/vendor/hilgraeve)
Product Overview
HyperACCESS for OS/2 is the complete, retail version of HyperACCESS Lite, the
easy-to-use terminal program that comes in the BonusPak bundled with OS/2
Warp. Like HyperACCESS Lite, HyperACCESS for OS/2 was developed from the
ground up for OS/2 to deliver the full benefits of the operating system's
advanced 32-bit architecture, simple object-oriented user interface, and
superior communications performance.
HyperACCESS for OS/2 expands the basic capabilities of HyperACCESS Lite with
the added conveniences, power, and flexibility expected of commercial,
general-purpose communications programs, while retaining HyperACCESS Lite's
ease of use. HyperACCESS comes packed with exciting new graphical powers, a
resource library listing 1000s of ready-to-call on-line systems, and
instant-benefit utilities that let even novice users reap immediate rewards
from going on-line.
Competitive Analysis
HyperACCESS for OS/2 offers hundreds of additional capabilities and benefits
not found in the HyperACCESS Lite program that comes in the BonusPak bundled
with OS/2 Warp, including:
User-definable buttons and keys
Powerful macros and automation
Additional terminal emulators
Additional file transfer protocols
Convenient Host Mode for answering calls
On-line graphics display powers
Network and LAN connectivity
Huge library of on-line resources
Free bundled on-line utilities
Full documentation and support
HyperACCESS for OS/2 also includes many exciting new capabilities not offered
in HyperACCESS/5, which has remained the leading OS/2 communications program
ever since Hilgraeve first introduced the program in 1989:
Full implementation of the OS/2 graphical user interface for an exciting
new look and feel
Faster, more reliable performance and multitasking from full
exploitation of 32-bit architecture
Easier installation and setup, with largest modem selection list of any
OS/2 program
CommSense eliminates the need for users to set communications details
CommSense automatically detects available ports to find which your modem
is connected to
Huge library of 1000s of ready-to-call on-line resources
Flexible phonebooks showing remote systems as icons that act like OS/2
desktop objects
Nonvolatile backscroll buffer for reviewing text or e-mail already
received
Message Pad editor built right in for composing responses to e-mail
messages
Complete programmability with REXX language or any external language
through our API
HyperProtocol now includes crash recovery, so you can resume interrupted
transfers
