FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
George Henne
NS BASIC Corporation
416 264-5999

NS BASIC 3.0 FOR NEWTON OS 2.0: Faster and More Powerful

November 9, 1995

NS BASIC Corporation announced today the availability of Release 3.0 of NS BASIC, which takes full advantage of the new capabilities of Newton 2.0. It features substantial performance gains over previous versions of NS BASIC, as well as important new features:

NS BASIC is a powerful and easy to use 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.

NS BASIC 2.5, the previous version, will continue to be supported until further notice. It runs on both Newton 1.x and Newton 2.0 devices, but without the new features of 3.0.

NS BASIC 3.0 is priced at $99.00 USD. Existing users may upgrade for just $39.95. The product is available immediately. Anyone buying NS BASIC after November 1, 1995 will be entitled to a free upgrade to version 3.0.

NS BASIC includes a 240 page manual as well as Windows and Macintosh format diskettes. Sample code is included as well as Technical Notes on advanced programming techniques.

NS BASIC is aimed at corporate, business and educational users who need strong communications capabilities and a development environment that can run directly on the Newton or from Windows, Macintosh or Unix platforms. It allows the development of applications for the mobile professional as well as vertical market solutions.

NS BASIC is being used in business, personal productivity, education, scientific and manufacturing applications, with users in over 30 countries. Newton extensions in NS BASIC include fully indexed file I/O, handwritten input, serial and infrared communications, 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 for $99.00 USD plus S & H directly from NS BASIC Corporation (416 264-5999) or from its dealers. 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 at http://www.nsbasic.com.