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May 10, 1996 Announcements

Gibbon Computer FTP Released.

Gibbon Computer Products, Inc. (GCP) announced the availability of Gibbon FTP, a graphical FTP client for OS/2 2.x and Warp, as of the beginning of May 1996.

Gibbon FTP has drag-and-drop file transfer support, directory caching, firewall support, and a user interface that is powerful and highly configurable, yet is very easy to use. Instead of a "quick pick" list, Gibbon FTP uses the folder metaphor, putting servers in group folders. This makes it easy to organize a collection of FTP servers, and to find any particular server.

Gibbon FTP has several features that make it powerful and easy to use. It has a Transfer Status window that displays detail about file transfers including the transfer rate and estimated time to complete the transfer. It can optionally make two connections to an FTP site so file transfers can take place using the second connection. The primary connection is available for browsing through other directories on the server. File types can be defined so Gibbon FTP automatically selects the correct transfer mode, either ASCII or Binary. The file types list is also used to define viewers. An internal viewer is available for text files, and external viewer programs can be used for text and other files, such as GIF, Postscript, and WAV files.

Gibbon FTP is share-ware with a 30-day trial period. Registration is $20.00 US. It is available now for download from GCP's WWW site. For more information, contact Gibbon Computer Products, Inc. at (612) 754-6557 or by e-mail at support@gibbon.com.
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New SPG On-Line Technique Lesson Released.

As part of our Continuing Education Program SPG has put the latest On-Line Technique Lesson for our users on our web-site titled "Creating Seamless Images".

The SPG Continuing Education Program picks up the education on graphics and artistic techniques given in our user books, and provides our users with a continuous wealth of knowledge for use in their quest to become the most talented legion of graphic artists in the world.

The Creating Seamless Images Lesson sections include: The Offset-then-Meld Technique, Seam Melding Using Image Element Replication, Seam Melding Using Cloning and Blending, Seam Melding Using Texturizing and Pixel Displacement, The Image Replication Technique. This lesson and the others in our library are available free to our users at our Web site. New Lessons are made available on our web-site on a regular basis.
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Control Pack for OpenDoc Technology by Secant Technologies.

Today, Secant Technologies announces the development of the OpenDoc Control Pack. The Control Pack library will offer over a dozen control parts that extend the set of the controls supplied by OS/2, Windows, and the Macintosh. As general purpose components, these "widgets" can be used by all OpenDoc applications to enter and present information. For the most part, these controls are far more functional than their native equivalents.

The Control Pack library consists of the following controls: spreadsheet, calendar, data combo box, cell box, cell combo box, RTF viewer, data field, LED gauge, split bar, hint bubble, control container, thermometer, image button, 3D panel, GIF control, and others.
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NEWLOOK Released.

If you enjoy configuring WARP's icons and bitmaps, then NEWLOOK is for you.

Most of the objects on your desktop and in your folders can have a new look using NEWLOOK's supplied bitmaps and icons. If the supplied icons and bitmaps don't suit your taste, then using NEWLOOK you can edit the icons and controls to look the way you want, including modifying the NPSWPS Enhancer Close-Button bitmaps.

NEWLOOK.CMD is a REXX script that allows you to change the OS/2 default icons and window controls patching PMWP.DLL and PMMERGE.DLL. NEWLOOK is a Meterware application with a $3.80 price cap. IdeaFarm (tm) Meterware Services for OS/2 (free) is required to run NEWLOOK. Download from our Web site or FTP site. Download "ideafarm.zip" to install IdeaFarm (tm) Meterware Services for OS/2.
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FontFolder Version 2.1 Released.

FontFolder is a shareware native OS/2 Font Manager that allows you to easily use large collections of Type 1 fonts in OS/2 without bogging down the system or generating hopelessly long font selection lists in applications. You can have rapid access to hundreds or even thousands of fonts while keeping only a small number actually installed in OS/2 at any time.

New in Version 2.1:

MOVE FONT FILES UTILITY - A utility for moving font files that takes care of fixing up all the OS/2 innards so that you can move the files and keep on using the fonts without missing a beat.

FIND AND REGISTER ALL FONTS - A new Register Fonts feature that allows you to just point at a drive/directory and say "register all the fonts you find". It then searches that directory and all subdirectories and registers all the fonts automatically.

TEAR-OFF FONT SAMPLES - "Tear off" up to 10 font samples and keep them around for comparison with other fonts as you browse. Each tear-off window can be individually set to track changes such as point size and sample text in the main browser window if desired. The preferred location and size of these tear-off windows can be saved.

FontFolder Version 2.1 can be downloaded from BMT Micro. FontFolder 2.1 (with printing) $30, FontFolder 2.1 Lite (without printing) $20, FontFolder Upgrade (from 1.x or FF Lite) $10.
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Widdow Works Announces Soup KIDchen Update.

Soup KIDchen is a unique program that transcends traditional children's software to help children use their imagination and have fun with their parents. It also helps parents take an active role in their children's education. Soup KIDchen's easy-to-use interface helps children learn the alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes by association with images and sounds which are completely configurable by the parent. The images and sounds may be obtained from various sources, which include those created by parent and child using some favorite multimedia tools, discovered while surfing the 'net, scanned family photos or family audio clips.

This product will be available on June 1, 1996 on CD-ROM with almost 100 complete database entries. The price will be $22 (US) shareware registration (Program Only), $44 (US) Suggested Retail Price (Program with complete database). The current shareware version of Soup KIDchen is available at the BMT Micro Shareware registration site. The CD-ROM version with almost 100 complete database entries will be available through the Indelible Blue summer catalog.

Note: Anyone registering the shareware version before June 1, 1996 is entitled to the full database on CD-ROM for only $2.50. For more information, please contact Widdow Works at widdow@third-wave.com.
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WebExtra Add-On Facility for the WebExplorer.

InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce WebExtra, a new add-on feature facility for the IBM WebExplorer(tm).

Commenting on this new OS/2 software, Dan Porter, the president of InnoVal said, "When it comes to performance and image quality, the IBM WebExplorer is the best web browser you can get. Other browsers, built for less robust operating systems, have compensated for lesser performance with a few outstanding navigational aids such as jump lists and multi-category bookmarks."

"We thought: Why not take some of the best of those features, exploit OS/2 capabilities, and add those extra features to the WebExplorer? That is what WebExtra is."

For additional information, see one of InnoVal's web sites (http://www.aescon.com/innoval/ or http://www.tiac.net/innoval/), send a note to innoval@ibm.net or call InnoVal at (914)835-3838 during regular business hours, 8:30am to 6:00PM, New York time.
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Desktop Commander Price Reduction.

Pinnacle Technology, the leading provider of centrally managed desktop protection, announces the IMMEDIATE availability of The Desktop Commander and a reduction in the suggested retail price to $49! Site licenses are available.

The Commander is a subset of The Desktop Observatory v4.04, currently utilized on over 100,000 OS/2 workstations worldwide to provide Security for OS/2 clients. The Commander provides:

Evaluations are available on Pinnacle's Website and anonymous FTP server (pub subdirectory).
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Lindsay Computer Systems Announces New Web Site.

Lindsay Computer Systems located in Austin Texas announces the availability of their new WEB page. Lindsay Computer Systems offers an extensive line of systems, that are available with Warp or Warp Server pre installed. System offerings include Pentium SMP workstations and servers, single Pentium workstations, and Pentium Pro workstations and servers. Soon Lindsay Computer Systems will be shipping an SMP Pentium Pro server.

Lindsay Computer System was established in 1990, and offers a wide range of services, including Warp and Warp Server integration.
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Trials of Battle Announced.

TRIALS of BATTLE is OS/2's FIRST truly native first person action game. Designed from the ground up to run on a 32bit, multithreaded operating system that is either stand alone or connected to a network (either on a LAN or by modem), Trials of Battle promises to do for the action game genre that Galactic Civilizations did for the strategy game genre. Set on a distant world, you command the latest in armored technology! You pilot your hover tank across the surface of various arenas in an effort to destroy all those that oppose you. Between rounds, you can repair your battered hover tank, add new weapons, new shields, etc. and then prepare yourself to enter a new arena with tougher obstacles, deadlier enemies, and dangerous unknowns.

Trials of Battle is not aimed to compete with games like DOOM or Duke Nukem. Instead, it is after gamers who have been waiting for a game that takes some of the best aspects of games such as Wing Commander and combines them with elements of DOOM to deliver a game that has elements of strategy, fast reflexes, and killer instinct.

Join The Battle Now! For a limited time, you can join the beta group of Trials of Battle. Together with Stardock/Shadowsoft, you can help mold Trials of Battle so that it reaches its potential! By purchasing the beta, you get the final version free!

The Trials of Battle beta will begin shipping the 1st week of June. Unlike in the past, Stardock is going to limit the number of testers to 1000. After 1000 beta testers, the TOB beta will be closed (or after June 7, which ever comes first). For more information see Stardock's web site.
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