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	SUN INTRODUCES NEW EASY-TO-USE TOOLS FOR DESKSET

SunFLASH Vol 12 #1					 December 1989 
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     Free Right-To-Use License Included With All Sun Workstations
  
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --December 5, 1989-- Sun Microsystems today
introduced an enhanced release of the DeskSet(TM) environment, a suite
of easy-to-use, window-based tools built around the OPEN LOOK(TM)
graphical user interface.  Four new tools bring the DeskSet 1.0 total
to 12   making this the most extensive set of tools available on
workstations today.  Sun also announced that a free right-to-use
license for DeskSet 1.0 is now included with all Sun workstations.

These "essential" tools   such as a file manager and mail tool make the
UNIX(R) operating system simpler, replacing the keying in of commands
with the point and click of a mouse.  Additionally, the tools can be
run in a 2-D or 3-D mode.

DeskSet 1.0 will be of particular interest to independent software
developers who use the SunView(TM) window system, since the new release
enables them to add "drag and drop" functionality to their SunView
applications.  Until now, DeskSet has only been available for X-based
applications.  DeskSet was first released in April as a part of the
OpenWindows(TM) application environment, built on the X11/NeWS(TM)
window system.

The new release includes four new tools: a calendar manager, print
tool, tape tool and calculator, in addition to the original tools: file
manager, mail tool, text editor, binder, icon editor, snapshot tool,
performance meters and clock.  All 12 tools utilize the "drag and drop"
method of directly manipulating visual objects with a mouse, making
work very fast and intuitive.

The New Tools:



    Calendar manager  simplifies appointment and resource scheduling,
notifying the user of scheduled one-time or ongoing meetings, visually
or via sound;

    Print tool  enables users to simply "drag and drop" an icon with a
mouse to print documents or mail messages;

    Tape tool  provides an easy way to read, write or list data from a
local or remote tape drive;

    Calculator  is programmable for algebraic, scientific and logic
mathematical functions.


Availability

The DeskSet 1.0 tool suite will be available during the first quarter
of 1990.  A right-to-use license is free with every Sun workstation
shipped; tape and documentation are $295.  The suite is available on
all Sun platforms and requires only 4 megabytes of memory.

Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a
leading worldwide supplier of network-based distributed computing
systems, including professional workstations, servers and UNIX
operating system and productivity software.

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Inc.  UNIX is a registered trademark and OPEN LOOK is a trademark of
AT&T.  All other products or services mentioned in this document are
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