January 29, 1999

Outpost has announced a special bundle on the "Everex Freestyle Associate A10 Handheld PC w/ 4MB." For a limited time you can also get "a Microsoft Family Bundle Software Package, Clip Case, and Microsoft Natural Keyboard and IntelliMouse" when you order the Freestyle for US$174.95. For more information, check out their website.

The Windows Magazine published for Feb99 has two Windows CE articles. The first is about programming Windows CE entitled "ROLL YOUR OWN APPS: YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN CE APPS--BUT IT'S NOT EASY." And the second examines the future of Windows CE in an article entitled "END OF THE PC ERA."

Servant Software has announced a new version of their Servant Software's Scripture package for PalmPilot devices. Some new features: moving the "copy" command to the edit menu, "find" dialog saves your settings, verse search is easier, speed improvements all around, GUI enhancements, and bug fixes. For more info check out their WWW site or send email to: servant@thefedors.com.

Donald Winiecki has announced that Handled Brain Software has released "NewtProlog for the Newton" (beta)--a Prolog implementation for Newton OS 2.0 devices. NewtProlog is destined to be a full, Edinburg syntax implementation of Prolog--a programming language commonly used in Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing applications.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)