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OS/2 NEWS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sales@os2store.com)
Mon Jan 6 03:05:03 1997
From: sales@os2store.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 23:57:53 PST
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J3 Computer Technologies OS/2 News
http://www.os2store.com
January 5, 1997 Issue 1
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NOW SHIPPING
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Faxworks Pro v3 Full and Upgrade
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Lotus SmartSuite for OS/2
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SmartSuite 96 for OS/2 Warp provides native OS/2 versions of Word Pro
96 and Freelance Graphics 96. It includes Internet support,
collaborative computing features, and many native OS/2 Warp functions.
Word Pro 96 and Freelance Graphics 96 for OS/2 Warp employ the same 32-bit
code base as their Windows 95 and Windows NT counterparts. Using the
common code base, Lotus will deliver OS/2 Warp Version 4 versions of
SmartSuite 97 applications: Word Pro, Freelance Graphics, 1-2-3,
Approach, Organizer, and ScreenCam.
Escape GL
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OS/2 Warp v4.0 includes high performance OpenGL capabilities as part of
the base package, Escape GL utilizes this to provide OS/2 Warp v4.0 with
the best animated screen saver available today.
SPECIALS
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NeoN Grafix 3D v2 Lite (CD only)
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Neon Grafix 3D is a 3D wire frame modeler and renderer for designing
realistic looking 3D objects with depth and shadows. It is used in the
advertising, animation, film and video special effects, engineering and
architectural fields, and is just plain fun for home users.
Special price: $49.00 (Normal price: $75.00)
Special pricing good while supplies last.
ReView
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ReView is a TWAIN enabled document management system for native OS/2,
allowing the user Document Indexing, Storage, and Retrieval. ReView
provides the user instantaneous scrolling around images for easy
viewing. The document indexing system allows flexible use of files
and folders for efficient indexing and retrieval on multiple search fields.
Special price: $99.00 (Normal price: $129.00)
Special pricing good until January 31, 1997
INTERESTING NEWS
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VisualAge for Java
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VisualAge for Java will be the newest member of IBM's acclaimed
VisualAge family of application development tools. Taking advantage
of the hottest new programming language in years, VisualAge for Java
will combine visual construction from parts with the Java language
to create a fully scalable, end-to-end, object-oriented, rapid-
application development environment.
Availability: Unknown
http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava/
Several New and Updated Java Development Kits Available
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Several new and updated Java Developments are available for
download. They include versions for OS/2 Warp, AIX, OS/390
and AS/400.
http://ncc.hursley.ibm.com/javainfo/latest/news.html
WebPak Supports Java, Netscape, and HTML
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With WebPak for OS/2, the newest OpenDoc PartPak available for
download, you can embed Java applets into your OpenDoc applications, plug
OpenDoc components into Netscape-compliant browsers, and view
interactive HTML documents from within OpenDoc/Active-X applications.
http://www.software.ibm.com/clubopendoc/partpaks/webpak.html
IBM to Provide Web Sites for U.S. Schools Nationwide
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IBM will give every school, teacher, and student in the U.S. a free Web
site, for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The American School
Directory collaborative project will give Web sites to 106,000 K-12
schools, hosting web pages for three million teachers and 50 million
students, and offering free e-mail for students, educators, and parents.
http://www.internet.ibm.com/news/241e.html
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