Of turning the pages without any pages: a novel on disk looks up every place a character appears

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Voyager Co's Expanded Books are software of books to be read on the Apple Macintosh PowerBook portable computer that also provide annotated information to aid the reader in understanding and appreciating what is being read. The benefits of Expanded Books over printed matter becomes clear when the capabilities of multimedia technology, implemented with the Hypercard engine, are used. Michael Crichton's 'Jurassic Park' takes advantage of these capabilities by providing illustrations of the animals mentioned in the book, including graphics and sound effects. While the PowerBook limits the elegance of the multimedia presentation, when optical disks replace current magnetic drives, the presentation will be impressive. Expanded Books allow readers to interact more fully with a work of literature, and the Hypercard engine provides the links between the text and annotations. Voyager's offerings are currently limited to nine works of fiction and nonfiction, but there are plans for the release of three titles per month. Each software package lists for $19.95.

Usage, Computer software industry, Software industry, Marketing, Column, Voyager Co., Books, Databases, Hypertext, Database, New Product, Software Packages, Entertainment, Book, HyperCard (Multimedia authoring software), Apple Macintosh PowerBook (PowerPC-based notebook), Stackware

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How to avoid burn-in

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Berkeley Systems' $49.95 After Dark for Windows is a screen-saver program for IBM PC-compatible microcomputers that prevents the phosphor burn-in effect from occurring on the machine's display screen. The program blanks out the screen after the computer has not been used for about five minutes. The screen reappears after any key is touched on the keyboard, or the mouse is moved. To prevent the phosphors burning an image on the screen, After Dark replaces the last-used screen with a moving animated image. It offers 30 such images ranging from an aquarium to a night view of a city skyline. Also included in the package are two levels of security password protection. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co offers a $19.95 book and disk combination with 17 trick programs, ranging from a program that returns sarcastic remarks to commands typed at the DOS prompt to a virus-scanning program parody.

Evaluation, Product development, Video monitors, Screens (Separation), Utility programs, Utilities (Software), Desktop utilities, Monitors, Screens, Desktop Utility, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Berkeley Systems Inc., After Dark (Screen saver)

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