Newsletter #24 - November 2000

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1. NEWS: Grand Opening of the Mark/Space Online Store
2. NEWS: Updated reseller program
3. UPDATED: DataCord Status Report - NEW: Visor and Cisco Router Cables
4. NEWS: PageNOW! 2.0 (Mac OS) Public Beta
5. NEWS: Online 1.5 Released (PalmOS)
6. UPDATED: Fax (PalmOS) Status Report
7. NEW: PhoneWatcher for PalmOS (Beta)

Last week we opened our new online store, hosted at Yahoo!

The new store offers:

• Secure Online Ordering
• Shopping Cart
• Shipping and Tax automatically calculated
• Confirmation of order sent by email
• You can check on the status of an order (for DataCord orders)

In conjunction with this, you will notice a few other changes:

• All software is now available in electronic format

If you are a reseller, please contact sales@markspace.com for details on how you can place orders online via the new system for direct delivery to your customers.

Since our last issue, we are pleased to announce that the first batch of DataCord HS (for Handspring Visor) have been shipped. We have already begun our second (and much larger) production run, due to arive in mid-December.

We thank all those that have ordered, but did not get a cable out of the first batch for their patience. Sales of the DataCord HS exceeded our expectations, causing the initial batch to be sold out even before it arrived. We are now producing them in larger quantities so that in the future we should avoid any back-orders.

We have also added a new branch to the family of DataCords. As of December, the DataCord DCx-CI will be a regular production item (it was previously a special order item). DCx-CI is wired for connecting a PalmOS device to a Cisco router via RJ45 connector.

All cables are 3 feet in length, shielded, and feature high quality connectors with blackened metal thumbscrews. DataCord HS also includes the circuitry needed to make the Visor serial lines RS232 voltage level compliant.

PageNOW! 2.0 for MacOS Public Beta is now available for downloading

New features:

• TCP Paging via HTML/Web (extensible via XML plug-ins)
• TCP Paging via E-Mail (SMTP)
• TCP Paging via SNPP (Simple Network Paging Protocol)
• "Speak" pages via Apple PlainTalk technology
• Optional Auto-Delete of Message Monitor entries (ideal for high volume PageNOW! servers)
• Improved "Easy Config" modem setup (and "Expert Mode" when every last bit of control is needed!)
• New modem based protocols supported: UCP, EMI, Citiruf
• Support for multiple local, long distance, and toll-free area codes (ie, "800, 877, 888" for toll free)
• Ability to export the contents of the message monitor window
• Updated about box, splash screen, and finder icons!
• Electronic (PDF) versions of manuals now included with installer

Pricing and Availabiliy:

PageNOW! Lite:
$49.95 ($19.95 upgrade from 1.x)
(Supports up to 25 subscriber database entries, can *not* act as a server to 3rd party applications)

PageNOW! Personal Edition:
$89.95 ($39.95 upgrade from 1.x)
(Supports unlimited subscriber database entries, can act as a server for a single entry)

PageNOW! Server:
PageNOW! Server is now sold by the number of entries in the subscriber/groups database for which it can act as a server.

Clients (such as our own e-mail and web gateways, FileMaker Pro, custom AppleScripts, etc) may reside on any machine on any network that can access the server.

5 subscriber/group entries ($199), 10 ($349), 25 ($499), 50 ($749), 100 ($999), 250 ($1999), 500 ($2999), unlimited ($4999)

(For pricing to upgrade PageNOW! 1.x Workgroup or Enterprise Server to 2.0, please contact sales@markspace.com)

Online v1.5 has been released!

This update includes:

• "Hex" Terminal mode. Useful for debugging data streams. Displays 8 bytes per line in both hexadecimal and ASCII text.
• A full blown manual in PDF format suitable for reading online or printing out.
• "Copy Screen" menu command
• Support for arrow keys when using an external keyboard.
• Increased performance. Especially for TTY and HEX terminal modes.
• Various other enhancements and bug fixes.

Version 1.5 is a free update - just use the serial number you received with version 1.2 or later (registered customers of 1.0-1.2 can request a free 1.5 serial number by sending hotsync name in a message to sales@markspace.com).

If you there are features you would like to see implemented in future versions of Online, remember to join the online-talk mailing list to participate in beta discussions and learn of new developments instantly.

The next major features being worked on for Online are the ability to log to and send DOC files (which breaks the 4K memo pad record barrier), telnet connections via TCP, and file transfer protocols (most likely XMODEM-1K and YMODEM).

Mark/Space recently acquired DBFax, and there is plenty of exciting news:

As of our last newsletter, fax was at 1.0d2. The current release is 1.0d12 and has many changes since 1.0d2, including:

• Support for phones/modems via IR
• Support for non-Roman languages (for example, Japanese and Hebrew)
• Word-Wrap of memo pad records on send
• Added a number of pre-sets for common phones and modems
• A list of phones/modems that we have tested at the fax home page
• PDF Manual

• The ability to RECEIVE a fax as well as send one (this feature is in the current beta, although not thoroughly tested)
• A more complete manual

http://www.markspace.com/fax.html

Version 1.0 sells for $29.95 ($14.95 for registered owners of the previous release - contact sales@markspace.com if you qualify).

This will get you a registration code which you can start using now with the 1.0 public beta, and will continue to work for all 1.x versions.

As always, we look forward to hearing your questions, comments, and wishes for future versions of all of our PalmOS Products, including Fax!

Mark/Space is proud to announce (and provide an early preview version) of our new PalmOS phone manager/editor.

PhoneWatcher is a personal telephone manager for your PalmOS Organizer. PhoneWatcher allows you to dial via on-screen keypad (via TRG Pro speaker, modem, or GSM phone), and will (in the final release) log calls made and edit/sync the phone book on your GSM phone.

Additionally, PhoneWatcher contains searchable area and country codes databases listing the name, number and time zone of each code. Quickly look up the time and location of a phone number *before* waking someone up in the middle of the night!

Features in current preview version of PhoneWatcher for PalmOS: Dial Pad:

• Dial via Speaker (TRG Pro only)
• Enter numbers using phone pad, or look up from Address Book

• Contains database of country code, name, time zone and major exchanges
• Can create/edit your own entries

• Contains database of area code, name, state, time zone and exchanges
• Can create/edit your own entries

Features that will be in the final version: Dial Pad:

• Dial via modem or GSM phone
• Enter numbers using phone pad, or look up from Address Book
• Memorize (add to Address Book) numbers entered into the Phone Pad

• Track date, time, and duration of calls made via phone pad
• Enter notes related to call

• View list of all phone numbers from Address Book
• View list of all phone numbers on your PCS/GSM digital phone
• Copy entries to/from the phone book of your GSM/PCS digital phone
• Add/Edit/Delete entries on the phone book of your GSM/PCS digital phone

A QuickStart guide is included with the demo.