Who has really tried Windows? Barriers to acceptance remain. But they are eroding

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Microsoft Windows 3.0 is a successful product. One million copies are sold, and so many Windows applications were introduced at Comdex/ Fall 1990 that organizers are planning a show dedicated exclusively to Windows products. But how many executives actually work with Windows day in and day out? For various reasons, not many. For one thing, Windows works well on an 80386-based machine, but not so well on an 80286, which makes up the largest installed base. Software, too, is a problem: a business must buy software designed for Windows. And two popular programs - Lotus 1-2-3 and Wordperfect - still do not work with Windows. Various training aids that can he helpful include: The Microsoft Productivity Pack ($59.95), a disk-based tutorial; Learn Windows 3.0 ($195), a videotape from Computer Training Sources; and The Little Windows Book by Kay Yarborough Nelson ($12.95).

Publishing industry, Usage, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Microsoft Corp., Design and construction, MSFT, Authorship, GUI, Graphical user interfaces, New Product, User interfaces (Computers), Windowing, User interface, Microsoft Windows 3.0 (GUI), Windowing (Electronic computers), Windowing (Computers), Nelson, Kay Yarborough, Peachpit Press, Microsoft Productivity Pack for Windows (Educational software), Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows (Computer game)

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Why training is worth the cost; employees need help to wring the most from ever-more complex software applications

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Microcomputers often are not fully exploited because companies do not realize the importance of training. Moreover, microcomputers and business software are not becoming easier to use: programmers are incorporating so many features into new releases that even experienced users need days or weeks to learn how to use them. Training can be expensive: one industry executive estimates that four time or five times the cost of microcomputer equipment goes into training at large companies with high employee turnover. Is it better to develop training in-house, or to subcontract the work to training centers? The answer depends on how many employees need training. Video tapes vary in quality. Good training tapes are produced by Anderson Soft-Teach (San Jose, CA). The Video Tutor series from Computer Training Resources Inc is excellent for learning graphic design.

Motion picture & video production, Analysis, Software, Microcomputers, Services, Training, Occupational training, Computer literacy, Microcomputer, Training of Employees, EDP Training Schools, Personal Computer Learning Centers of America Inc., Anderson Soft-Teach Corp., MicroVideo Learning Systems Inc.

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A scanner in hand, worth several typists at desks

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Caere Corp's Typist for Macintosh is a hand-held optical character recognition scanning system that allows users to select printed information from a page of paper, convert it to computer text and enter it directly into whatever software they are running. The $695 scanning system will be available in Oct 1990 and will consist of a scanner, and adapter and recognition software. The scanner can scan a 5-inch swath of text, which allows it to handle an 8.5 inch by 11 inch business letter in two swipes, and stitches images together by using special software. It operates at a rate of two inches per second and offers a larger-than-normal viewing window that lets the user see what is being scanned. Converted text conforms to the current screen attributes and format including type size, line spacing and margins.

Computer programming services, Product introduction, Text processing software, Scanning devices, Optical scanners, Image scanners, Optical character readers, product announcement, Character Recognition, Caere Corp., CAER, Image Scanner, Caere Typist (Scanning device)

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