deliedtk@shine8.waterloo.edu () (12/08/90)
Fm: Mike Smedley 71331,2244 To: All A N N O U N C E M E N T The CXL C function library, and all rights to market and support it, have been sold. CXL has been a pleasure to produce and support in the past, but many things have come up, resulting in substandard service to CXL users. The sale was needed to ensure CXL's growth and dominance in the shareware C library market. The new owner of CXL is Chip Rabinowitz and his company Innovative Data Concepts. Chip is well-known in the programming community for his work on the TesSeRact TSR libraries and the Swap Utilities. He is also very active on CompuServe, providing invaluable advice to both novice and expert programmers. Chip is an active member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). All future CXL orders, inquiries, and support will be handled by Innovative Data Concepts. Their address is 1657 The Fairways, Suite 101, Jenkintown, PA 19046. They can be contacted via electronic mail on CompuServe (70731,20) or MCI Mail (315-5415). For tech support call: 215-884-3373; FAX: 215-886-4226; orders: 1-800-926-4551. A new version of CXL is due out around September 1st, 1990, and will contain all enhancements to CXL since version 5.2. CXL will be renamed to the "TesSeRact CXL Windowing Library" and will initially appear as version 5.5. ====================================== Fm: Chip Rabinowitz(BprogB) 76702,1361 To: Mike Smedley 71331,2244 (X) Innovative Data Concepts is pleased to announce the acquisition of Mike Smedley's CXL Library. We are proud to add such a high-quality programmer's tool to your TesSeRact(TM) Development Tools product line. Version 5.5 of the TesSeRact CXL Windowing Library will be available directly from IDC during the first week in September, 1990. Some (but not all) of the new features include: Faster window updates Automatic support for DV/Windows Virtual Screens Multi-field data entry has been greatly enhanced Help system is now 'callable' More than 20 new user functions Calling/Naming conventions standardized CXL Version 5.5 will cost $50, which includes printed documentation, the complete source code, and one library disk. Additional library disks are available for $15. Current registered users of CXL will receive an upgrade mailing within the next two weeks, offering them the new version for $20. Library disks are available for Borland's Turbo C 2.0/Turbo C++ 1.0; Microsoft C 5.1; Microsoft C 6.0; Microsoft QuickC; and Zortech C++ 2.1. Other compiler support is planned for the next few months. While we WILL take orders for the product now, we request you wait until the product officially is shipped next month. Call IDC at 1-215-884-3373 for more information, or 1-800-926-4551 for orders. Chip Rabinowitz Owner, Innovative Data Concepts E-Mail, Internet address: 76702.1361@compuserve.com =======================================================================
mussar@bcars53.uucp (G. Mussar) (12/10/90)
Chip Rabinowitz and IDC are now represented on BIX as well. Check out topic ibm.pc/idc or BIXmail to c.rabinowitz. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Mussar |Bitnet: mussar@bnr.ca | Phone: (613) 763-4937 BNR Ltd. | UUCP: ..uunet!bnrgate!bcars53!mussar | FAX: (613) 763-2626