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Newton satellite broacast, tech session at MacWorld

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
Tue Jul 27 03:59:36 1993

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 93 03:55:00 EST
From: awillis@MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
To: bcs-newton@world.std.com

Here are some random pieces of information about Newton.

Stay tuned for information about the BCS Newton PDA group at MacWorld 
and how YOU can help, BCS member discounts on Newton at MacWorld, Newton 
demos happening IN the BCS booth and other cool and interesting tidbits. 
Don't change that channel! ;-)

Al Willis
Director, BCS Newton PDA Group


Attention potential developers
==============================

Apple will be presenting a series of free technical sessions at 
MacWorld. One of them is on Newton development.

Name:     Developing for Newton
Date:     Wednesday, August 4
Time:     2:00
Room:     City View 1
Location: World Trade Center
Description: Be among the first to start developing for Newton!  This 
session will provide an overview of the Newton architecture with a full 
demonstration of the Newton Tool Kit.

Be sure to check the show guide addendum for room changes, etc.


Newton Satellite broadcast
==========================

Note: details at the bottom!

Join Apple Computer, Inc. as we officially unveil the future of 
enterprise computing with the Newton personal digital assistant and see 
how your enterprise is about to be revolutionized.
 
Who Should Attend? You should attend this event if you are an 
Information Systems Manager, Marketing Manager in a Large Corporation, 
Field Service Manager, technically oriented On-Line Manager, or any 
manager or department head who deals in technology and is responsible 
for keeping their enterprise on the cutting edge.
 
Why Should I Attend? Newton is the way of the future. Integrating Newton 
will make your enterprise more efficient, operate smoother, and will 
enable you to integrate your systems and people in ways that would have 
never been possible.

The National Teleforum will be simulcast to several different cities 
across the U.S. and will serve as a comprehensive demonstration of the 
multifaceted personal digital assistant. You will see  what Apple 
Computer's vision is for the future of Newton, and why you should 
integrate Newton into your enterprise.
 
How will I Benefit from Attending? At the Teleforum you will see what 
Newton is,  how you can integrate Newton into your enterprise, and how 
several firms have already integrated Newton with great success.
 
You will see comprehensive discussions of:
The Newton Architecture
Here you will learn about the Newton mobile architecture which includes 
client/client-server applications and see a communications 
demonstration, featuring:
   -   Printing, paging, and faxing
   -   Newton-Newton connectivity
   -   Newton-Powerbook connectivity
   -   Newton-Large Desktop Device connectivity

The Newton Mobile Strategy
You will see how your enterprise can benefit from
Newton's mobile strategy. Here you will see the production strategy for 
mobile computing and the communication strategy-such as one-way paging 
and wireless communication. You will learn how Newton and the Apple 
PowerBook  work together within this mobile strategy.
 
How Newton will Fit into your Enterprise
This portion of the Teleforum will cover Newton's technical 
specifications and a description of its operating features.
You will also see:
   -   How Newton communicates and see success stories of
   	 companies that have been using and integrating Newton.
   -   A presentation of some of the various partners that Apple has 
been working with how they plan to fit Newton into their enterprise.

Details
=======

*Program:  Thursday, July 29, 1993
Test:     7:30 - 8:30 am pacific
Show:     8:30 - 9:45 am pacific
 
*Ku-Band Coordinates:
Satellite:  G-Star 2 at 125' West
Transponder:  4
Polarity:  Horizontal
Downlink Frequency: 11913
Audio Frequency:  6.8 Mhz. only
 
*C-Band Coordinates:
Satellite:  Galaxy 7 (C7) at 91'West
Transponder:  9
Polarity:  Horizontal
Downlink Frequency:  3880 Mhz.
Audio Frequency:  6.2 & 6.8 Mhz.

Apple Market Centers around the country, including Boston, will be 
showing the broadcast. Call for details.

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