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C++/Views 3.0 from Liant is an object-oriented development tool that speeds up and simplifies the creation and porting of GUI applications among Windows, OS/2 Presentation Manager, OSF/ Motif, Macintosh, and DOS. It is an application framework that combines over 100 ready-to-use classes with productivity tools such as interface, data, event, printer, and extended GUI classes. C++/Views includes C++/Views Constructor, which allows users to view and edit C++ code.

You can try out the software package for 30 days for $50.00 (to be credited toward the purchase price). Pricing varies from $499.00 to $2000.00, depending on platforms. Reader service no. 20.

Liant Software Corp.

959 Concord Street

Framingham, MA 01701

The Motorola 68000 Microcontroller Development Tools Directory, published by MW Media, lists hundreds of development tools for the M68HC05, M68HC08, M68HC11, and M68300 microcontroller families. Details of each chip--part numbers, ROM, RAM, timers, serial, bus speed, packaging, and the like--are presented in tabular form. The 126-page book includes data sheets, in-circuit emulators, debuggers, and so on. The book is available free of charge, although a $5.00 shipping and handling fee is required ($8.00 international). Reader service no. 21.

50 West San Fernando

San Jose, CA 95113

Microsoft has released Visual C++ 1.5, which includes support for OLE 2.0 and ODBC. If nothing else, this release should be a shot in the arm for OLE 2.0 as much as Visual C++. OLE 2.0 has been haltingly adopted by developers in large part because of its complexity. VC++ 1.5 addresses this complexity, making OLE 2.0 much more approachable by providing a set of classes for OLE-based development. The AppWizard for VC++ 1.5 supports containers, miniservers, full-server, and similar applications, as well as visual editing and drag-and-drop.

Database support is through a group of data-access classes that implement an ODBC API. For example, a new base class called RecordView displays data in a form. VC++ 1.5 also includes royalty-free ODBC drivers for a variety of off-the-shelf database packages.

Version 1.5 now runs under Windows NT; some of the requirements are: MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1, a 386 or higher, and 8 Mbytes of RAM. Reader service no. 22.

Microsoft Corp.

One Microsoft Way

Redmond, WA 98052-6399

The Second Annual Object-Oriented Numerics Conference, sponsored by Rogue Wave Software, is scheduled for April 24--27, 1994 in Sunriver, Oregon. This conference will provide a forum where computer scientists and scientific programmers can discuss how to use object-oriented programming techniques to more effectively write complex scientific code. For more information, contact: Margaret Chapman, Program Coordinator. Reader service no. 23.

Rogue Wave Software

Corvallis, OR 97339

amc@roguewave.com

Inmark Development announced the release of the zApp Interface Pack, an add-on product to its C++ class libraries. zApp is a portable C++ application framework that provides cross-platform portability through object-oriented C++ classes. zApp 2.0 supports Windows, NT, DOS text/graphics, and OS/2.

The Interface Pack sits on top of zApp 2.0 and provides, among other things, a set of objects for creating a spreadsheet-like table with a variety of cell types that allow for easy display of text, numeric, and image data in a matrix format. Additional classes create tool bars and status lines with a 3-D look. 3-D custom controls include frames, panels, static text, radio buttons, and check boxes. These classes also support customizable bitmap buttons. Reader service no. 24.

Inmark Development Corp.

2065 Landings Drive

Mountain View, CA 94043

The Windows version of the Victor Image Processing Library 3.1 from Catenary Systems now provides functions for reading and writing grayscale and color images using JPEG compression. The DOS version has been enhanced to include the ability to load and save BMP and JPEG files, in addition to TIFF/PCX/GIF/TGA/bin file formats. The DOS version also has new functions for conversion between bilevel, grayscale, palette color, and RGB color images. The DOS package supports Microsoft and Borland C/C++ compilers and sells for $195.00, while the Windows version is a DLL ($295.00). The library is royalty free and source code is available. Reader service no. 25.

Catenary Systems

St. Louis, MO 63119

Lotus has announced the Windows Add-In Development Kit (ADK) for customizing and enhancing 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows. Add-ins are combinations of the user's C programs, 1-2-3 code, and Windows code. The ADK includes a library of over 350 C language functions, which provide access to spreadsheet events, and custom user-interface building tools. It requires an IBM PC or compatible (286 and higher), 4 Mbytes of RAM, and Windows 3.0 or higher. The 1-2-3 Release 4 for Windows ADK sells for $49.95. Reader service no. 26.

Lotus Development Corp.

55 Cambridge Parkway

Cambridge, MA 02142

PacketView 1.10, a low-cost protocol analyzer for DOS-based PCs from Klos Technologies, recognizes Ethernet, Token Ring, ARCNET, and FDDI networks. PacketView includes protocol-decoding capabilities for TCP/UDP/IP, SNMP, IPX/SPX/NCP, NetBIOS, XNS, Vines IP, and AppleTalk protocols. Users can also create their own protocol decoders.

PacketView 1.10 sells for $299.00. A demo version is available via BBS (14.4/8N1) at 603-429-0032, or on the Internet via anonymous FTP at mv.mv.com:pub/users/klos/pvdemo.zip. Reader service no. 27.

Klos Technologies Inc.

604 Daniel Webster Highway

Merrimack, NH 03054

Inform Software, a fuzzy-logic development-tool vendor, has teamed up with Texas Instruments and Intel to support processors from both companies. In particular, the Windows-hosted fuzzyTech 3.1 development environment will generate C code for TI's TMS320C2/5 digital-signal processors and Intel's MCS 96, MCS 51, and 80C186 microcontrollers. (TI's implementation of fuzzyTech is called fuzzyTech 3.1 MCU-320, while Intel's is fuzzyTech 3.0 NeuroFuzzy.)

fuzzyTech is a graphical CASE tool that supports design steps for fuzzy-system engineering. It provides simulation and optimization and displays system performance in multiple ways to give you efficient optimization options. Finally, it generates C/assembler code optimized for the target processor.

TI's fuzzyTech MCU-320 Explorer version sells for $199.00, and the fuzzyTech MCU-320 Edition version for $1890.00. Intel's fuzzyTech 3.0 NeuroFuzzy module (an extension for all fuzzyTech 3.0 Editions) sells for $900.00. Reader service no. 28.

Inform Software

Evanston, IL 60201

Literature Center

Document #272340

Texas Instruments Inc.

Literature Response Center

800-477-8924 x4500

MKS and Prentice-Hall have jointly published A DOS User's Guide to the Internet, by James Gardner. The book provides hands-on instruction on how to access the Internet using MKS's UUCP software for DOS, which is included with the book. This software is a subset of MKS Toolkit 4.1, and includes the uucp and mailx programs. The book sells for $34.95. Reader service no. 29.

Mortice Kern Systems Inc.

35 King Street North

The MainWin SDK from MainSoft is a cross-platform development tool for porting Windows applications to UNIX workstations. MainSoft claims that the underlying code of the original application does not have to change and that developers can upgrade all versions--Windows and UNIX--simultaneously. MainSoft further claims that in benchmarks of common Windows programs, MainWin-based applications run 10 to 20 times faster than comparable WABI-based apps. MainWin requires minimal rewriting of C/C++ code, focusing on 16-bit to 32-bit dependency conversion. MainWin initially supports AIX, HP-UX, Solaris 2.2, SunOS 4.1, and IRIX 5.1.

The MainWin SDK sells for $5000.00 for the first copy, $2000.00 for subsequent copies. MainWin for Workstations, the end-user environment, sells for $195.00. Reader service no. 30.

883 North Shoreline Blvd., Suite C-100

Mountain View, CA 94043

On the Visual Basic front, VideoSoft has announced VSVBX 3.0, a set of custom controls for VB 3.0; Pinnacle has released Code.Print Pro, a VB printing utility; and Baldar has released a set of data-type functions for VB.

VSVBX includes three custom controls: VSIndexTab, a container control that implements the notebook tab metaphor; VSElastic, a control that automatically resizes, aligns, and frames its contents; and VSAwk, a general parsing routine based on the UNIX awk utility. The VideoSoft Custom Control Library sells for $45.00. Reader service no. 31.

Code.Print Pro's formatting controls allow you to select fonts and otherwise enhance printouts, including source-code listings. It also automatically generates cross-referenced indexes. The tool sells for $99.00. Reader service no. 32.

The Baldar Data Type Functions bring to VB the MKI$, CVI, MKD$, and CVD functions, which were available for previous implementations of Microsoft Basic, but not for Visual Basic. Programs written in other Microsoft Basics can be imported into VB without rewriting code or logic. The Data Type Functions sell for $49.00. Reader service no. 33.

2625 Alcatraz Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94705

Pinnacle Publishing

Kent, WA 98035-0888

Berkeley, CA 94704

Q/Media for Windows Version 1.2 from Q/Media Software is a stand-alone tool for creating multimedia presentations. The tool can also be used in conjunction with other common graphics packages. With the Clip List the user is able to drag and drop graphics, animation, sound, and video onto the screen for repositioning, resizing, or synchronizing without the need for scripting, reprogramming, or file conversions. One added feature of Version 1.2 makes it possible to preview files prior to bringing objects into the editing screen and before loading them into the Clip List program. Q/Media for Windows costs $99.00. Reader service no. 34.

Q/Media Software Corp.

312 E. 5th Avenue

A document-imaging development tool-kit has been released by Diamond Head Software. ImageBasic 1.1 features scanning, image processing, and image manipulation to create production-quality imaging applications. It provides optical recognition of typed text, hand-printed characters, and bar code. A typical application that includes image manipulation, scanning, image post-processing, and optical recognition of typed text requires about 30 lines of code in ImageBasic. The integrated modules provide, among other essential functions, display control, scanning control, and ScanFix control. The bundled toolkit sells for $2500.00. Reader service no. 35.

Diamond Software Inc.

Ocean View Center, Suite 630

707 Richards Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

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