From: brian_hall@markspace.com (Brian Hall)
Date: 20 Jan 96
Subject: Mark/Space Newsletter #4 - Mac, Windows, Web & Newton
Included in this announcement:
1. Mark/Space at Macworld San Francisco, 1997!
2. OEM/Bundle versions of PageNOW!
3. PageNOW! Upgrade (Mac) Coming in February
4. PageNOW! Solutions Contest (Mac, Windows),
Free Software to the Winners!
5. Looking for a Special Gift?
Give PageME! "Applets" to the Special People in Your Life
6. Spring Cleaning Tech Tips for PageNOW! and PageME!
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Mark/Space at Macworld San Francisco, 1997!
We were there, and so were many of you who visited our booth in the North Hall
of Moscone Center! We all experienced the Mac Mania of the event, especially as
it was taken to an extreme high by Power Computing in a *very* nearby booth.
Many modem, cellular and wireless companies were on the scene too, reminding us
all that there are still many ways to reach out and telecommunicate!
PageNOW! Personal Edition, PageME! Construction Kit, and PageNOW! Web Gateway
were the top favorites, followed closely by PageNOW! Workgroup/Enterprise
Editions, Newton, and, Gasp, a few bundles including PageNOW! for Windows!
The most popular requests were for features in PageNOW! 1.6, such as numeric
paging, personal web paging, and PCS/GSM support (coming February), PageME!
Construction Kit to create Windows applets (later this year), increased support
for 2-way paging and support for modemless (TCP or otherwise) paging (coming
later this year). It is always good to hear feedback in person, but the next
best thing is e-mail - tell us how you use PageNOW! and what we could do to
improve the product. Just send email to .
Watch the Mark/Space web site, and your Mark/Space News for our participation
in such future shows as MacFair LA (May 97) and MacWorld Boston (August 97).
We are currently considering which PC/Windows shows to attend and/or exhibit
at this year. Please send your suggestions or comments to
OEM/Bundle versions of PageNOW!
We met many representatives of paging companies at Macworld, and would like
to remind everyone that bundle, OEM, and private-label versions of PageNOW!
and PageME! Construction Kit are available. We now offer Mac OS, Windows, Web,
and Newton versions, as well as e-mail to pager gateways. With French and
German language versions in development, Mark/Space is well equipped to
meet your needs; whether they be local, national, or international.
To discuss the possibilities, please contact our OEM/Licensing
department at 408-293-7299, or email
PageNOW! Upgrade (Mac) Coming in February
PageNOW!/Personal Edition for v1.6 for Macintosh will soon be shipping.
Key points of the new version include:
- alphanumeric *and* numeric paging
- personal web paging
- ability to work w/PCS phones (US)
- new protocols for use internationally with GSM phones and pagers
(TAP/IXO/PET, UCP, EMI, Citiruf)
- additional pager models for pager preview (Advisor Pro and Gold)
- Additional services pre-configured
- and much, much more!
*Really Hot*--you'll be able to have personal web paging from your personal
edition of PageNOW! v1.6!!
Yes, upgrade pricing will be available, with special prices for any copies
of PageNOW! 1.5a purchased direct from Mark/Space since January 7, 1997.
Watch your February newsletter for full details.
Version 1.6 will also be available in German and French language versions
to ship early this Spring.
PageNOW! Solutions Contest (Mac, Windows) - Free Software to the Winners!
That's right, if you enter an AppleScript (Mac) or DDE (Windows) paging solution
that is selected for inclusion in the PageNOW! Solutions Guide, you'll win your
choice of a free copy of PageNOW! Personal Edition (Mac, Windows Newton) or
PageME! Construction Kit (Mac)
Entries must be e-mailed to support@markspace.com. Only the original author of
a script is eligible, and all entries must include a clear description of
the purpose and function of the script as well as the script itself.
Screen shots displaying the configuration of the script are a must.
Entry of a solution implies consent for Mark/Space to distribute the
solution with PageNOW!
Winners will receive a free copy of PageNOW! Personal Edition, and will
receive full credit for their creations in the next printing of the
Solutions Guide for Mac and/or Windows.
Looking for a Special Gift?
Give PageME! "Applets" to the Special People in Your Life.
The PageME! Constructor Kit is on sale for only $59.95 from
January 15-February 14, 1997. Purchase the kit, enter your pager service
phone number and PIN number, click a button, and then give! give! give!
You can give away as many copies of the PageME! applet that page you as
you wish--and all your contacts will be able to page you, and only you.
And, should your relationship be a short one, you can set PageME! to
expire in 30-60-365 days, or however long you think appropriate.
This special price will only be available directly from Mark/Space, so
call the order desk today @ 1-800-799-1718 (International orders should
be called into 510-843-6485), or you may e-mail or fax your order.
(Use the handy order form on the web site and just indicate you wish to
purchase PageME! at the special price.
Spring Cleaning Tech Tips for PageNOW! and PageME!
PageNOW! Mac and Windows Users: Periodically clear out your "Message Monitor"
window to speed up startup time and avoid overloading your system.
For example: if you are sending 20 pages per day, you should "select all"
of the messages and click "Remove" roughly once each week. If you need a
report for your records, remember that you can print and/or export your
"Activity Log" to your database for safekeeping.
Are you sending pages to a PCS communications service such as VoiceStream?
If so, try changing your PageNOW! setting to 8E1 XON/XOFF instead of the
usual 7E1 XON/XOFF in your PageNOW! connection settings.
PageNOW! Newton Users: Check your InBox and OutBox to ensure that you've
properly filed or routed incoming and outgoing pager messages.
PageME! Users: Have you changed pager services or phone numbers? Are you
starting a new project, planning a trip? If you answered "Yes!" then you'll
want to be sure to create and hand out copies of the PageME! applet to
those who will need to keep in touch with you.
Do you have a technical tip on better use of a Mark/Space Softworks product?
If so, please e-mail your tip to and include
your contact information. We'll publish all new, validated tips each
month, with the names of the contributors prominently displayed.
Thank you,
from the team at Mark/Space!