Just about everything to know about baseball; for some, everything is not too much to know about baseball

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Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc rolls out the Franklin Big League Baseball Electronic Encyclopedia. For a list price of $129.95 and a street price of approximately $99.95, baseball enthusiasts have at their fingertips more than 1 million statistics dating back to 1876. The computer uses a simple search language with a small vocabulary. To find year and career totals of individual players as well as personal data, users simply enter the name using standard English syntax. Additionally, users can access statistics by team and year as well as by World Series and year. The electronic encyclopedia is the size of a standard calculator and weighs 5 ounces. The device provides data equivalent to what is contained in statistical books weighing from 5 to 10 pounds.

Product introduction, Product Announcement, Statistics, Sports, Statistics (Data), Professional baseball, Baseball (Professional), Special-Purpose Computers, Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc., FPUB, Franklin Electronic Publishers Big League Baseball Electronic Encyclopedia (Hand-held data device)

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Trackballs provide a range of choices

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Trackballs offer users an alternative to mice and keyboards, and is useful for those with limited desk space or whose movements are limited. Children, the handicapped or those with repetitive stress injuries could all benefit from trackballs. However, trackballs are not standard with microcomputers, and must be purchased separately. Kensington's $149 Expert Mouse and $169 Turbo Mouse for the Apple Macintosh, offer a large ball suitable for those with limited control, ports on either side for desktop tidiness, clear documentation and on-screen control panel. Microspeed Inc also produces a large ball model that is protected against accidental ball removal. Costar Corp's $129 Stingray is a small-balled model with two large side buttons for reduced stress.

Column, End users, User Need, Hardware Selection, I/O Device, Cursor Control Devices, Trackball, Trackballs

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Computer deals pen another setback

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United Parcels Service of America has equipped its delivery drivers with handheld computers that use electronic styluses for inputting data. Customers sign for their deliveries by using the pen-shaped nylon stylus to inscribe their name onto a sensitive membrane embedded in a computer. An electronic image of the signature is created, and the image of the signature accompanies information about the delivery, which is recorded by the driver using the computer's keyboard or bar code scanner. The entire package of information is then transmitted to a central data center. Each computer costs around $1,300. UPS has invested $350 million in the new system, which will begin operation in 1992.

Air courier services, Courier services, except by air, Innovations, Technological forecasting, Technology application, Courier services, Express delivery services, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Data processing, Electronic data processing, Hand-Held Computers, Future of Computing, Pen-Based I/O

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