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=|  ______  | THE DFWLUG                                                  =
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=|  |    |  | Celebrating 10 Years of DECUS                               =
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=             The DFWLUG is the Local Users Group for the                 =
=           Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS)              =
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=Volume 2 Number 6                                         June 2nd, 1992 =
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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6    INDEX (in this issue)
   
PAGE 1   * The next DFWLUG meeting Info and Map (June 9th, 1992)
PAGE 2   * We're planning the DFWLUG's 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY!
PAGE 3   * DECUS/DFWLUG library and INTERNET Public Software
PAGE 4   * Digital Press Announce
PAGE 5   * DFWLUG contact Info
PAGE 6   * DFWLUG BBS Info
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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 7
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6/9/92  -- >>>>>> The June  meeting agenda is as follows:

Bruce Sidlinger of Sidlinger Computer Corporation will discuss
Pathworks and PC network management.

--

Chris Simon will have some SPECIAL ALPHA limited edition Doorprizes 
to give away!  Certain to be a collector's item, you've seen 'em at 
DECUS and DECworld last month now the DFWLUG is giving them away....

--

Robert Eden will also have the NEW Fall 91 DECUS Symposia Software on 
9-track reel tapes.  Please Don't bring your 9 Tracks to trade, Robert 
says he has enough to just give away. (but if you would like to donate 
1 TK50 in trade...)

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Lon Crozier will have membership forms and DFWLUG BBS membership forms
available at the meeting.  LUG membership and meeting attendance is always
free but your $6.00/year contribution gets you the newsletter and a 
private account on the DFWLUG BBS.

What do we do with the money?  Publish and mail newsletters, pay for
a phone lines for the LUG BBS, and in the Fall... We're going to have a 
blow-out 10th anniversary PARTY for the DFWLUG members!  

Help us to help you, a little bit goes a long way.

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Digital will provide a Technology demonstration of PCs and Workstations.

The library area will have copies of technical reference and update books 
for DECUS members to take home.  *Thanks DEC*

POPCORN and Soft drinks will also be be furnished courtesy of Digital 

--

John Wisniewski will be providing copies of PC Kermit (V3.11.7 VT320 
emulation, DEC multinational char support and more)at the meeting 
 -- Bring your 3 1/2" crunchies for a copy....



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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6
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*Greetings from the DFWLUG*
  
           We're planning the DFWLUG's 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY!

Many people are surprised to learn that the DFWLUG is celebrating it's
10th anniversary this year!  

10 years of LUG service to a DECUS technical community is almost unheard 
of within DECUS and is a testament to the resilience and commitment of 
the DFWLUG members and it's officers.

The last DFWLUG staff meeting was a flurry of planning and discussion
about having a 10th Anniversary Party. 

The specific details are still being worked out but there is some 
information available:

        1) We're going to hold the Party in Early Fall 1992
           (Exact date to be determined)

        2) ONLY valid, registered DFWLUG members will be invited to 
           attend this party.

        3) Food, surprises, gifts, music and blasts from the past
           will be there!

        4) There will be major doorprizes (HW?, SW?, ??)  

 
And to thank all those Significant Others who have put up with late nights,
long days, and missing weeks from DECUS Symposias, DFWLUG members will
be able to invite a very special guest who may also attend the party.


Many of the details are still being decided if you can help or have 
input or an inside track on the location, or the food tell us! 


So think about the party, more details will follow in the coming months
about this special event.  

If you have any specific ideas, comments, or something that would make 
the DFWLUG 10th Anniversary Party T-H-E DFW event of the year, please 
let us know.



*The DFWLUG* June 1992

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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6
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          DECUS/DFWLUG library and INTERNET Public Software

The DFWLUG Librarian (Robert Eden) can provide copies of most of the 
symposia tapes available from DECUS.  The latest is Fall 1991 and has
just become available.

John Wisniewski also is maintaining a collection of DECUS symposia softwares 
on TLZ04 (4mm dat 1.2Gbytes tape) and include DECUS CDroms #8, #9, and 
the latest #10. 

The DFWLUG BBS has started to distribute various Kermits and the 
MS-DOS INTERNET Starter Kit for BBS members to download.  

This MS-DOS starter kit enables any PC to UUDECODE and use software posted 
to the INTERNET newsgroups.  Software is regularly posted and is available 
from the following newsgroups on the DFWLUG BBS:

comp.binaries.ibm.pc       (IBM/MS-DOS freeware/shareware)
comp.binaries.mac          (Apple/Macintosh freeware/shareware) 
comp.binaries.os2          (IBM/OS2 freeware/shareware)
comp.sources.misc          (misc sources for a variety of computers)
comp.sources.unix          (generic Unix source files)
comp.sources.x             (Xwindow source files)
vmsnet.sources             (DEC/VMS source files)


MAJOR DISCLAIMER:

Security, testing, viruses, and other features of "PUBLIC" software 
may apply.  The DFWLUG and DECUS can offer no support or responsibility
for software from the INTERNET or from DECUS libraries.

Rules for successful use of public domain software:

1) Know what you're running.

2) Security Check each program for viruses, Trojan horses, and worms
   before you run the program, if you don't know what this means, 
   learn...  Before it's too late for your hard drive.

3) See rule number 1.

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VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6
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Once again the DFWLUG has managed to get a first press release
for the following Digital products running under microsoft
windows.


Vivace (ve-VAH-chee) and Browser V2   Press release from Digital Equipment.


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                    DIGITAL INTRODUCES DESKTOP MANAGER
                        FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS USERS

             Object-Oriented "Vivace for Windows" Allows Users
               to Simplify and Energize Their Use of Windows

Maynard, Massachusetts -- June 2, 1992 -- Digital Equipment Corporation 
today introduced Vivace for Windows, a customizable desktop manager that 
helps Microsoft Windows users work more easily with multiple applications, 
network services, and large numbers of documents.  Vivace (ve-VAH-chee) 
runs on stand-alone personal computers and on any PC LAN.
 
Digital also announced an enhanced version of Browser for Windows, an 
information navigator that helps users locate information on any PC LAN or 
wide-area network.  Digital said both products can help people attain 
"network transparency," the ability to focus on the right information to 
make more informed, faster decisions instead of having to waste time on the 
complexities of technology.
 
Vivace, named after the musical direction for "in a lively or vivacious 
manner," creates a customized representation of the user's personal work 
environment.  The desktop manager includes icons to depict file cabinet 
levels, documents, applications, network services, printers, FAX machines, 
CD-ROM drives, and other peripherals.  Each Vivace user can organize their 
PC desktop to mirror his or her physical office.
 
The new desktop manager is designed to function the way people work and 
think:  It allows a person to focus on the document rather than the 
application.  For example, without Vivace, a user must "FIND" an 
application, load it into memory, click on "FILE," click on "OPEN," then 
look for the right file name, and, finally, click on the file name to load 
it into memory. With Vivace, a user simply clicks on the meaningful 
document name; Vivace handles the rest.
 

DIGITAL INTRODUCES DESKTOP MANAGER
FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS
 
When a user cannot remember the name or place of a document, Vivace's 
powerful search capability helps find the document easily, on the PC or PC 
LAN, regardless of which application produced the document.  All documents 
found are immediately available for editing.  If the user simply clicks on 
the icon, Vivace starts the right application, with the right document, 
with the right predetermined templates. Out of the box, Vivace recognizes 
and automatically integrates 40 popular PC applications.  Additional 
applications can be integrated through a simple scripting capability.
 
Vivace enables users to "drag-and-drop" documents to multiple devices such 
as printers, FAX machines, CD-ROM drives, and floppy-disk drives, and 
allows users to integrate new peripherals or network services with ease.  
It also enables users to assign meaningful names to documents and to file 
documents in archives under multiple storage levels.
 
Resellers are greeting the new desktop manager with enthusiasm.  "Vivace 
has proven to be a highly sophisticated platform to build an office 
automation infrastructure by providing the basic building blocks
required for organizational solutions," said Dr. Claus Commandeur, 
president of Office Communication Products (OCP) headquartered in Germany.  
"Vivace's functional strengths in the areas of desktop management and 
application integration have enabled OCP to develop highly integrated 
office and communication products for the corporate user with a guarantee 
for ongoing success in the future.  Major European accounts such as oil 
companies, airlines, and government agencies have made strategic decisions 
for OCP Office with Vivace."
 
"Vivace picks up where Windows leaves off," said Ron Ham, group manager for 
Digital's Personal Computer Applications Business.  "With its powerful 
search capabilities and its integration capabilities with popular E-mail 
packages and other network services, Vivace helps users make sense out of 
the multitude of files created by dozens of desktop applications.  Vivace 
is going to be a great help to the growing population of Windows users and 
to the teams of people who share documents on LANs.
 
"End-users are love it because it's easy to use.  MIS and PC managers love 
it because it protects their hardware and software investments, maintains 
network security, simplifies their ability to add new technologies as they 
emerge, and reduces training costs," he said.
 

DIGITAL INTRODUCES DESKTOP MANAGER
FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS
 
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
 
Vivace is available immediately, at a U.S. list price of $145.  The product 
is available through Digital as well as value-added resellers, distributors 
and mail-order houses.
 
Vivace currently is available in eight languages: Dutch, English (U.K.), 
English (U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.

WORKS WITH POPULAR NETWORKS AND APPLICATIONS
 
Vivace for Windows Version 1.0 runs on top of Microsoft Windows version 3.0 
and 3.1.  Vivace works with, rather than replaces, the Windows Program 
Manager.  Digital is planning support for additional platforms, such as 
Microsoft Windows NT and International Business Machines' Presentation 
Manager for OS/2.  Version 1.0 supports Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN 
Manager, Banyan VINES, and Digital PATHWORKS; cc:Mail for Windows, DaVinci 
for Windows, Microsoft Mail for Windows and ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows.
 
Vivace is the first Digital application to support third-party mail 
services (such as Microsoft Mail) in addition to Digital's own ALL-IN-1 
MAIL (X.400) for Windows. Vivace's use of object-orientation and support 
for Microsoft Windows interfaces means that Digital and customers can 
easily add support for new third-party applications.
 
Digital is planning to enhance Vivace's integration with the rest of the 
company's PC and Office suite of products.
 
Vivace also enables several users to share one PC, with secure separation 
of each user's working environment, permitting "flex-time" use of office 
resources and portable computers.
 
Vivace complements Digital's PATHWORKS Links family, which includes 
Browser, Conferencing (Notes), and ALL-IN-1 Mail (X.400).  It allows 
Windows users to navigate across LANs easily and to improve their ability 
to communicate as a team.
 
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
 
Vivace will run on any Intel 80286-, 80386-, or 80486-based personal 
computer that includes one MB of extended memory (two MB is recommended), a 
40MB hard disk or network disk with 1.5 MB of free space, a 720KB diskette 
drive, and a mouse or other Windows pointing device.  In a PC LAN, at least 
one base system must have a 720KB diskette drive; in an asynchronous 
network environment, every base system must have one 720KB diskette drive 
and 1.5 MB of free hard-disk space.
 
Vivace requires MS-DOS Version 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0; and Microsoft Windows 
Version 3.0 or 3.1.


DIGITAL INTRODUCES DESKTOP MANAGER
FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS 

Vivace works with any popular network operating system including Novell 
NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, and Digital PATHWORKS.
 
BROWSER FOR WINDOWS, VERSION 2.0
 
In addition to Vivace, Digital announced version 2.0 of Browser for 
Windows, an information navigator announced last November.  Browser V1.0 
provided the user with network navigation, including the ability to find,
view, and convert files.  The new version enables Browser users to find 
information located in mail folders, conferences, and documents.
 
Browser works with Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, and 
Digital PATHWORKS.  It enables users to find and use documents, 
spreadsheets, and graphics anywhere on a PC, PC LAN, or wide-area network.
 
The new version adds new search, filtering, and integration features that 
clearly differentiate Browser from competitive file managers.  It further 
extends the user's ability to navigate and communicate across local- and 
wide-area networks. 
 
The new Browser is fully integrated with PATHWORKS' PC Mail folders and 
messages, and with PATHWORKS Conferencing (Notes) conferences, notes, and 
replies.
 
The enhanced version extends filtering and searching capabilities, and 
enables the user to make network connections to file and print services 
along with the mail and conferencing services.  A new paned window enables 
users to view files in PC Mail and notes; the feature displays header 
information in the top pane and content in the bottom pane.
 
Another new feature is the extension of global search to enable users to 
employ multiple search-result windows and apply actions to items in each 
window.
 
In addition, a new DDE interface will allow other Windows applications to 
be integrated with Browser. This integration gives those applications 
access to information that Browser finds, including mail and notes.
 
Browser Version 2.0 has a U.S. list price of $95.  It will be available 
this fall.
 
Like Vivace, Browser will be available through Digital as well as 
value-added resellers, distributors and mail-order houses.
 
"Vivace and Browser demonstrate our commitment to the Windows user," said 
Ham.  "Once again, we are showing that we can continue to deliver PC-based 
products in a timely manner to meet the growing needs of users.  Our goal 
is to deliver products that make life easier for the Windows user."


DIGITAL INTRODUCES DESKTOP MANAGER
FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS
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Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, is 
the leading worldwide supplier of networked computer systems, software and
services.  Digital pioneered and leads the industry in interactive, 
distributed and multi-vendor computing. Digital and its partners deliver 
the power to use the best integrated solutions -- from desktop to data
center -- in open information environments.
 
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Note to Editors:  PATHWORKS, Vivace, and ALL-IN-1 are trademarks of Digital 
		  Equipment Corporation.
 
                  Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and 
		  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 
                  IBM, and OS/2 registered trademarks of International 
		  Business Machines Corporation.
 
                  Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, 
		  Inc.
 
                  Banyan is a registered trademark of Banyan Systems Inc.
 
                  Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
 
                  Hercules is a registered trademark of Hercules Computer 
		  Technology.
 
                  cc:Mail is a registered trademark of cc:Mail, Inc.
 
                  
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                       DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

                                FACT SHEET

Product Name:  Vivace for Windows Version 1.0
 
Overview:
 
Vivace for Windows is an object-oriented, customizable desktop manager that 
helps Microsoft Windows users work more easily with multiple applications, 
network services, and large numbers of documents.  Vivace runs on 
stand-alone personal computers and on any PC LAN.
 
Vivace (ve-VAH-chee), creates a customized representation of the user's 
personal work environment. Vivace uses icons to depict file cabinets, 
documents, applications, network services, printers, FAX machines, CD-ROM 
drives, and other peripherals.
 
The desktop manager enables users to search for documents in archives 
stored on PCs or PC LANs, basing their search on document content, name, 
description, creation date, or location -- regardless of what application 
produced the documents.
 
Key Features and Benefits:
 
Document Handling -- Users can create, open, delete, move, copy, rename, 
and print documents, and retrieve them from the wastebasket via icons.  
Users can display information about each document, such as the creation
date, date last modified, owner, and the full DOS pathname.
 
Powerful Search Facility -- Users can search for documents and compartments 
by specifying content, name, description, owner, or creation date.  The 
user can search any or all filing levels within Vivace.  All items found in 
a search are immediately available for editing.  Users can conduct searches 
in several steps, narrowing the results at each step.  A long search can
be interrupted to inspect the result (to the point of interruption); the 
user then can continue the search or start editing the document.
 
Naming Convention -- Users can assign meaningful names (up to 24 
characters) to documents, filing compartments, and services.  Documents and 
filing compartments can have an additional 60-character description for 
further identification.
 
Document Filing -- Vivace stores all documents in archives.  The system 
automatically sets up one archive for each user; however, each user can 
choose to maintain up to 30 archives.  Users also can set up the number of 
storage levels they want to use, up to a maximum of six.
 
Users can file documents at any level in an archive.  A user can retrieve a 
filed document, read or edit it on the desktop, and then ask the system to 
file it automatically in its original location.  Related documents can be 
filed together, regardless of the types of applications used to create 
them.
 
Most of the document-handling functions are available in the archives; the 
user does not have to put the document on the desktop first.
 
Users can create, open, copy, rename, and delete filing compartments such 
as drawers and folders, just as for documents.  When the user moves, 
copies, or deletes a filing compartment, or retrieves it from the
wastebasket, all of the compartment's contents move with it.
 
Customizable Document Backup -- Whenever the user deletes a document, 
Vivace places a copy in the wastebasket.  The user can predetermine the 
number of calendar days items are to be kept in the wastebasket. When this 
holding period has expired, the user can choose whether the item should be 
deleted or retained as backup.
 
Import of Existing DOS Files -- DOS files not filed under Vivace are 
displayed as DOS files on the Vivace desktop and in the archives.  The user 
can convert these files into Vivace documents by importing them. Importing 
a document involves associating it with one of the editors set up in 
Vivace, choosing an icon for it, and giving it a Vivace name and 
description.
 
Sharing Resources in a Network -- Vivace users whose PCs are connected to a 
LAN can share the use of resources and networked applications, and can 
access shared archives.  All access rights set up for the network remain in 
force.
 
Context-Sensitive Help -- At any time, the user can display "help" 
information about the current situation or action.  Furthermore, the help 
facility tracks the user's actions:  As the user opens windows and menus,
or selects items or menu entries, the help information changes accordingly.  
Users can open, close, move, or size the help window just like any other 
window.

Open and Extendable Environment -- Users can specify third-party 
applications to be used as document editors, as services on the desktop, or 
as entries in the tools menu.  For example, the user simply browses
for the command (.exe, .bat, etc.) that starts the application.  Users can 
represent services with icons, from a set of 32 icons.
 
Simple Integration of Applications -- Vivace handles documents created by 
many types of Windows and non-Windows applications.  Out of the box, Vivace 
recognizes and automatically integrates 40 popular PC applications.  
Additional applications can be integrated through a simple scripting 
capability.  By means of default document icons, start-up commands, and 
templates, Vivace provides for automatic integration with those 
applications present on the system.  This integration works with the 
following popular applications:
 
  cc:Mail for Windows         Corel DRAW
  DaVinci for Windows         DisplayWrite
  DrawPerfect                 Framework III
  DECwrite for Windows        Friendly FAX
  Harvard Graphics            Harvard Project Manager
  Hollywood                   Legacy for Windows
  Lotus 1-2-3                 Lotus Ami Pro
  Lotus Freelance Graphics    Lotus Symphony
  Microsoft Cardfile          Microsoft Excel
  Microsoft Mail for Windows  Microsoft Multiplan
  Microsoft Notepad           Microsoft Paintbrush
  Microsoft PowerPoint        Microsoft Word
  Microsoft Word for Windows  Microsoft Write
  PageMaker                   PageMaker Table Editor
  Persuasion                  PlanPerfect
  Project Manager Workbench   Quattro Pro
  RapidFile                   Signature
  Storyboard                  SuperBase4
  SuperCalc5                  Upword
  Ventura Publisher           WingZ
  WordPerfect                 WordStar
 
Easy Installation and Maintenance -- Vivace offers one easy-to-use 
interface for daily work and for activities such as installation and 
integration of document editors, services, and tools.
 
Hardware and Software Requirements:
 
Vivace will run on any Intel 80286-, 80386-, or 80486-based personal 
computer that includes one MB of extended memory (two MB is recommended), a 
40MB hard disk or network disk with 1.5 MB of free space, a 720KB diskette 
drive, and a mouse or other Windows pointing device.  In a PC LAN, at least 
one base system must have a 720KB diskette drive; in an asynchronous 
network environment, every base system must have one 720KB diskette drive 
and 1.5 MB of free hard-disk space. 
 
Vivace requires MS-DOS Version 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0; and Microsoft Windows 
Version 3.0 or 3.1.
 
Vivace works with Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, and 
Digital PATHWORKS.
 
Pricing and Availability:
 
Vivace is available immediately, at a U.S. list price of $145.  The product 
is available through Digital as well as value-added resellers, distributors 
and mail-order houses.
 
Vivace currently is available in eight languages: Dutch, English (U.K.), 
English (U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
 
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Note to Editors:  Vivace is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
 
                  Microsoft, MS-DOS, Multiplan, and PowerPoint are 
		  registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of
                  Microsoft Corporation.
 
                  WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.
 
                  Project Manager Workbench is a registered trademark of 
		  Applied Business Technology Corporation.
 
                  Quattro is a registered trademark of Borland 
		  International, Inc.
 
                  SuperCalc is a registered trademark of Computer 
		  Associates International, Inc.
 
                  WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro 
		  International Corporation.
 
                  Lotus, 1-2-3, and Freelance Graphics are registered 
		  trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.
 
                  DisplayWrite is a registered trademark of International 
		  Business Machines Corporation.
 
                  Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
 
                  Hercules is a registered trademark of Hercules Computer 
		  Technology.
 
                  cc:Mail is a registered trademark of cc:Mail, Inc.
 
                  Framework is a registered trademark of Ashton-Tate 
		  Corporation.
 
                  PageMaker is a registered trademark of Aldus Corporation.
 

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                       DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

                                FACT SHEET

 
Product Name:  Browser for Windows Version 2.0
 
Overview:
 
Browser is an information navigator that enables PC users to find, view, 
and use DOS files anywhere on a local area network or wide area network.  
Browser goes beyond file management to provide a global perspective of 
files -- plus integration, viewing, and converting. 
 
Browser is a key to interoperability:  With Browser's viewers and 
converters, one user on a network can produce a file in a specific 
application and another user can view and/or convert the file to another
application.
 
Key Features and Benefits:
 
The Version 2.0 Browser is fully integrated with PATHWORKS' PC Mail folders 
and messages, and with PATHWORKS Conferencing conferences, notes, and 
replies.  Version 2.0 adds an array of new features that differentiate 
Browser from competitive file managers and further extend the user's 
ability to navigate and communicate across local- and wide-area networks.
 
Support for Popular PC E-mail Packages -- Microsoft Mail for Windows 
(through the simple MAPI interface) and cc:Mail for Windows are now 
enhanced to send any items, notes, or any information Browser can find.
 
Access to Network Services -- Users can connect to, and disconnect from, 
network file and print services.  As users browse through these services, 
Browser remembers the list of available services.
 
Global Search/Filtering -- Users now can save search criteria for later or 
repeated use.  Global search also allows multiple search-result windows.  
In addition, users now can apply any Browser function to items in
the search-result windows.
 
New API -- A new DDE interface (API) allows for drag-and-drop to other 
Windows applications from Browser, giving those applications the ability to 
act upon the information that Browser finds, including mail and notes.
 
 
                Even More Functionality for PATHWORKS users

Access to PATHWORKS Mail -- Users now can browse through their mail file 
cabinets.  Browser displays the mail drawer and its folders in a hierarchy 
in the same way it currently displays MS-DOS drives and associated
subdirectories.  Mail messages are displayed in separate windows, as MS-DOS 
files are currently displayed.  Users can read mail messages and directly
drag-and-drop messages between mail folders, conferences, and DOS files.
 
Access to PATHWORKS Conferencing -- Users can browse through their 
Conferencing notebook and conferences.  They can read and extract notes 
from conferences on the network.  They can display classes and notes, read
notes, and extract notes to DOS files.  Topics and replies can be dragged 
to other conferences or to DOS files.
 
Viewing -- Users can view mail and notes in a paned window.
 
Browser for Windows is a member of the PATHWORKS Links family and is 
available in combination packages with PATHWORKS Conferencing for Windows 
and ALL-IN-1 Mail for Windows.
 
Hardware Requirements:
 
Browser for Windows will run on any Intel 80286-, 80386-, or 80486-based 
personal computer that includes two MB of RAM (four MB recommended), a 20MB 
hard disk with 5.2 MB of free space, a 1.44MB diskette drive, and a mouse 
or other Windows pointing device.  In a PC LAN, at least one base system 
must one 720KB diskette drive. 

Software Requirements:
 
Browser for Windows MS-DOS Version 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0; and Microsoft 
Windows Version 3.0 or 3.1.
 
Browser works with Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, and 
Digital PATHWORKS.
 
Pricing and Availability:
 
Browser Version 2.0 has a U.S. list price of $95.
 
Browser Version 2.0 will be available this fall.
 
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Note to Editors:  PATHWORKS and ALL-IN-1 are trademarks of Digital 
		  Equipment Corporation.
 
                  Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and 
		  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 
                  Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, 
		  Inc.
 
                  Banyan is a registered trademark of Banyan Systems Inc.
 
                  Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
 
                  Hercules is a registered trademark of Hercules Computer 
		  Technology.
 
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                DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY

             Developing Applications for PC and Windows Users,
                   Adding Value to PATHWORKS Environment

The most important trend in the use of computers is the rapid adoption of 
personal computer networks. Businesses by the tens of thousands are 
becoming aware that networked PCs can facilitate the sharing of files,
data, applications, and resources.  These capabilities, in turn, improve 
communication and individual productivity.
 
In short, the computing power is shifting from the desktop to the 
integrated network.  Users want more power ON the desktop and more power 
FROM the desktop. They want powerful desktop applications and they want
applications to work with each other via the network.
 
To meet these demands, Digital Equipment Corporation developed the 
PATHWORKS network operating system (NOS). PATHWORKS goes beyond file and 
print services to provide a network computing environment that integrates
different desktop devices such as PC and Macintosh systems with a wide 
variety of server platforms.  It supports different communications 
protocols, network topologies, and industry-standard applications.
 
PATHWORKS allows PC users to access facilities as if they were physically 
connected to their PCs.  PATHWORKS also allows interoperability with a wide 
variety of other networking software, including Novell NetWare. During the 
five years that Digital has offered PATHWORKS, customers have connected 
more than one million desktops using this network operating system.
 
While PATHWORKS provides the infrastructure for network computing, desktop 
users are mainly concerned with the applications they run on the network.  
The PC Applications Group is an organization whose main function is to add 
value continually to the PATHWORKS environment as well as other leading 
network operating system environments.  This Business Unit pursues its 
goals through:
 
* The Personal Computing Developer Program, and
 
* Digital-Built Applications Program
 

DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVELOPER PROGRAM
 
The goal of the Personal Computing Developer Program is to build long-term 
relationships with developers to customize software and hardware solutions 
that meet specific customer needs.  The program encourages third-party PC 
software developers to build applications and hardware products that are 
compatible with and complementary to Digital's PATHWORKS and PATHWORKS 
Links product sets. 
 
Through this program, Digital offers developers a wide variety of technical 
and marketing services:
 
*   Developer Network
 
*   Personal Computing Development Center
 
*   Software Loaner Program
 
*   Developer Events
 
Developer Network
 
The Developer Network is the primary channel through which the Personal 
Computing Developer Program disseminates technical information to 
developers.  It provides 24-hour, worldwide technical support to members of 
the Personal Computing Developer Program.
 
The network also enables members to access and discuss a wide variety of 
technical topics with Digital staff as well as other third-party 
developers, via notes files that focus on personal computing topics and
information.  The staff of the Developer Network continuously monitors the 
network to provide prompt responses to members' questions.
 
Personal Computing Development Center
 
The Personal Computing Development Center (Littleton, Massachusetts) houses 
the latest Digital personal computing products.  At the Center, software 
developers can test their products with released versions of PATHWORKS 
products, released versions of Browser, Conferencing, ALL-IN-1 Mail and 
Vivace, along with pre-release versions of forthcoming products.  The 
Center also includes prototypes of Digital hardware currently in 
development.  In addition, developers can use the Center's facilities to 
complete the actual development of products that complement PATHWORKS.
 
Software Loaner Program
 
Under the Software Loaner Program, software developers can borrow copies of 
software, such as PATHWORKS, Mobilizer, Browser, Conferencing, ALL-IN-1 
Mail and Vivace to help with their in-house development efforts. Developers 
who participate in this program automatically receive new versions of 
borrowed programs as they are released. 

DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
Developer Events
 
The Personal Computing Developer Program sponsors semiannual Developer 
Conferences, which provide third-party commercial developers with the 
information that will allow them to develop applications that are
compatible with PATHWORKS and PC applications.  The conferences also are 
opportunities for the companies' business development people to become part 
of Digital's third-party marketing programs.
 
Each semiannual conference includes non-disclosure sessions on Digital 
product direction and marketing plans, birds-of-a-feather sessions, 
computer laboratories, and consulting services.
 
Digital also participates in a large number of industry trade shows.  At 
these shows, Digital highlights third-party products and their integration 
with Digital's personal computing products.
 
DIGITAL-BUILT APPLICATIONS PROGRAM
 
The Digital-Built Applications Program is aimed at developing and enhancing 
the PATHWORKS environment in three strategic application areas:  network
transparency, communications, and mobile computing.
 
NETWORK TRANSPARENCY:  The Group ensures that users can navigate (find 
their way around) networks more easily, and that users can access network 
services more easily -- in effect, to make the network operating system
completely transparent to end-users.  Examples of Digital products that 
achieve this goal are the Vivace for Windows desktop manager and Browser 
for Windows information navigator (see accompanying press release). 
 
COLLABORATION:  The Group develops applications that enhance one-to-one, 
one-to-many, and many-to-many communication via PC networks.  Digital's 
"ALL-IN-1 MAIL" products (for DOS, Windows or Macintosh) are examples of 
one-to-one and one-to-many communication. PATHWORKS Conferencing, which 
enables teams of professionals to carry on electronic conferences, is an
example of many-to-many communication.
 
MOBILE COMPUTING:  An increasing number of PC users want to access their 
network resources while they are away from their offices.  The PC 
Applications Group develops applications that enable these mobile users to
tap the same networking power they can from their desks.
 
A recent example is Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1, a product Digital introduced in 
1991.  This application offers "off the plug" ALL-IN-1 Mail service for any 
portable, including the popular, 1.2-pound super portable,
The Poqet PC.
 

DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
The PC Applications Group has developed, and continues to enhance, the 
following products:
 
Browser for Windows
 
Because PC users store files and information anywhere on a network, every 
user's personal efficiency depends on the ability to locate files and to 
move files. Browser for Windows is an information navigator that enables PC 
users to find, view, and use DOS files anywhere on a network.
 
Users also need to work with multiple applications and data in many 
different formats, making interoperability a critical need.  With Browser's 
viewers and converters, one user on the network can produce a file in a 
specific application, and another user can view and/or convert the file to 
another application.
 
Browser goes beyond file management to provide a global perspective of 
files -- plus integration, viewing and converting.  For example, a user 
can:
 
*   Display files in three different directories on three different drives
 
*   Search for information on specific drives or Mail folders or 
    Conferencing files.
 
*   Search for a file name that starts with, ends with, or contains a 
    specific search string
 
*   Search for text within a file 

*   Search by file size or creation date
 
*   Use a filter in order to view only specific types of files
 
*   View a file that was created by a different application, even if the 
    application is not installed on the user's system
 
*   Double-click on a file to launch the associated application 
    automatically (provided that it is installed on the user's system)
 
The PC Applications Group plans to enhance Browser by offering additional 
viewers, including viewers that can:
 
*   Handle Compound Document Architecture (CDA) documents and audio files
 
*   Search active conferences (PATHWORKS Conferencing) and mail folders
 
*   Search printers, FAX machines, and remote systems


DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
PATHWORKS Conferencing
 
PATHWORKS Conferencing, which is the Microsoft Windows client for DEC 
Notes, enables users to conduct electronic meetings and have on-line 
discussions.
 
Because members of work teams are often separated by time and distance, 
they need the ability to communicate on a "many-to-many" basis.  With 
PATHWORKS Conferencing, multiple users can have discussions and
exchange ideas.
 
The PC Applications Group plans to add support for additional client and 
server platforms for the PATHWORKS Conferencing product.
 
ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows
 
ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows is the Microsoft Windows client for X.400 mail.  
With ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows, users can communicate both locally and 
globally via private or public networks, regardless of the applications 
used to create the messages or documents.
 
Because ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows complies with X.400 P2 mail protocols, it 
offers internationally standard mail features and a higher level of 
service.
 
ALL-IN-1 MAIL for Windows enables users to:
 
*   Send and receive mail messages throughout a network
 
*   Launch applications based on message attachments
 
*   Integrate with other PC applications through Dynamic Data Exchange     
    (DDE)
 
*   Integrate mail functions with standard applications, such as Microsoft 
    WORD, Microsoft Excel, and Lotus Ami Pro, using provided sample macros
 
The PC Applications Group plans to build more features for the mail client, 
such as audio mail messages and integration with FAX machines and scanners; 
viewers that will allow users to read file attachments without having the 
corresponding application installed on their systems; and additional mail 
servers.
 
Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1
 
Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 is a mobile computing application that simulates an 
ALL-IN-1 session on a portable computer running the MS-DOS operating 
system. With Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1, users can read, store, create, and 
send messages compatible with the ALL-IN-1 Integrated Office System (IOS).

DIGITAL'S PC APPLICATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
Because mobile computing is the most efficient way to access mail and data 
while away from the office, Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 is a great help to users 
who work from remote locations.
 
Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 sends and receives ALL-IN-1 messages when connected 
with ALL-IN-1 IOS over a modem or a Local Area Transport (LAT) line.
 
With Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1, users can temporarily connect to their IOS 
accounts and retrieve mail messages.  Users then disconnect and work on 
their messages.  When finished, they simply reconnect to ALL-IN-1 IOS and 
send responses and new messages through their mail networks.
 
The PC Applications Group plans to enhance the Mobilizer environment by 
providing support for additional types of mail, such as VMS and X.400, and 
by building mobilized capabilities into existing applications, such as 
Browser and PATHWORKS Conferencing.
 
Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, is 
the leading worldwide supplier of networked computer systems, software and
services.  Digital pioneered and leads the industry in interactive, 
distributed and multi-vendor computing. Digital and its partners deliver 
the power to use the best integrated solutions -- from desktop to data
center -- in open information environments.
 
                                    ###
 
Note to Editors:  PATHWORKS, Vivace, VMS, ALL-IN-1, and Mobilizer are 
		  trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.
 
                  Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and 
		  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 
                  Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development 
		  Corporation.
 
                  Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, 
		  Inc.

		  Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, 
		  Inc.

		  Poqet is a registered trademark of Poqet Computer 
		  Corporation.






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