FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: George Henne NS BASIC Corporation 416 264-5999 NS BASIC ADDS FORMS DESIGN TOOLS IN NEW RELEASE San Francisco MacWorld, January 2, 1995 NS BASIC Corporation announced today the availability of Release 2.00 of NS BASIC. The new release includes a number of important enhancements: -A toolkit of window objects, allowing the creation of forms based programs. Objects include text boxes, sketch boxes, slider bars, checkboxes, pop up lists, calendars and clocks. -A new set of graphics functions allow drawing and graphing -Infrared support for beaming and controlling remote devices NS BASIC is a powerful scripting tool/development environment for Newton devices that combines a toolkit of built in window objects with a scripting capability based on the well-known programming language, BASIC. NS BASIC goes way beyond basic BASIC, providing extensions to take full advantage of the rich Newton environment. Release 2.0's enhancements enable applications to have the look and feel of standard Newton packages. With the flexibility of a full, but easy to use, programming language behind it, NS BASIC is a powerful forms design tool. NS BASIC 2.0 is available at no charge to registered users who purchased NS BASIC after December 1, 1994. Users purchasing NS BASIC before that date may obtain the release for $29.00 USD plus shipping. NS BASIC includes a 180 page manual as well as DOS and Macintosh format diskettes. Sample code is included as well as Technical Notes on advanced programming techniques. NS BASIC is compatible with all current Newton models. NS BASIC is being used in business, personal productivity, education, scientific and manufacturing applications, with users in 20 countries. Some other Newton extensions in NS BASIC are handwritten input, serial I/O, windowing and buttons. Applications can create their own files or access built-in system information, such as Addresses, Notes and Calendar entries. NS BASIC is available directly for $99.00 USD from NS BASIC Corporation (416 264-5999) or from its distributors. Visa and Mastercard are accepted. NS BASIC Corporation can also be reached at 77 Hill Crescent, Toronto, Canada M1M 1J3, fax (416) 264-5888, or through the internet at info© nsbasic.com.