How to stop worrying and get the most from your computer
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PC Dynamics Inc's $14.95 Menu Works, XTree Co's $92 XTreeGold, Stac Electronics Inc's $99 Stacker, Adobe Systems Inc's $59 Adobe Type Manager, Insignia Solutions Inc's $62 Access PC and Now Software Inc's $89 Super Boomerang are inexpensive software products that help users increase productivity and automate specific tasks on their microcomputers. Menu Works is a utility program for IBM PCs and compatibles that displays a menu of all programs on a hard disk whenever the computer is turned on. XTreeGold is a file management program that lets users access the contents of their hard disk and copy, delete, rename, launch or move programs. Stacker is a software product that compresses all the files on the hard disk. Stacker can expand the capacity of a hard disk by 100 percent. Adobe Type Manager lets Windows-based microcomputers produce elaborate fonts on inexpensive printers. Access PC is a data-conversion software package that provides interoperability between Macintoshes and IBM PCs. Super Boomerang is a utility that lets users quickly access frequently used folders and files.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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PCs get easier to use, but it's an uphill battle
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Manufacturers of microcomputers and prepackaged software for microcomputers have begun slowly to make their products easier to use, although they are still not easy enough for typical users. Apple Computer Inc's Macintosh line and Microsoft Corp's Microsoft Windows graphical user interface have made computing easier for average users, although they still could be easier. The price war among microcomputer manufacturers is also making high-power computers more accessible to average consumers. High-power computers, ironically, are also the only machines that can run these simple-to-use programs. Also, software companies such as Borland International Inc, Approach Software Corp and Lotus Development Corp have created new, easier-to-use software. However, the industry still has a condescending attitude toward consumers, and it still makes exaggerated claims about its products.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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Sharing documents in electronic form, with middling ease
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Adobe Systems' $125 Acrobat and No Hands Software's $125 Common Ground software programs are advancing technology towards the paperless office. Acrobat enables computers to produce versions of documents that can be read on any other system running Acrobat, regardless of compatibility. Acrobat is available for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms, and UNIX and MS-DOS versions are under development. The Common Ground program is available for the Macintosh platform, and a Windows version is expected in the fall of 1993. Documents can be viewed but not edited, and a copy of the same text management software is required on the receiving computer as well. At least two megabytes of RAM and two megabytes of disk space are required to run the Acrobat program, but only half of that is required by Common Ground. Common Ground's documents have a better screen presence as well.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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