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

NS BASIC DRAMATICALLY BOOSTS PERFORMANCE

August 21, 1995

NS BASIC Corporation announced today the availability of Release 2.50 of NS
BASIC. It increases the speed of NS BASIC programs by as much as two times,
as well as adding new features and reducing program size.

   Compute tasks       98% faster
   Screen I/O          13% faster
   File I/O            85% faster
   Code Space          32% smaller

NS BASIC is a powerful 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.

Release 2.5's enhancements include enabling NS BASIC programs to be run
from within other Newton applications, such as spreadsheets, forms
applications and others.

NS BASIC 2.5 is available at no charge to any user who purchased from a
dealer or directly after July 1, 1995. Users purchasing NS BASIC before
that date may obtain the release for $39.95 USD plus shipping. The upgrade
includes a current set of documentation. The list price of NS BASIC for new
users is $99.00 USD.

NS BASIC includes a 240 page manual as well as DOS and Macintosh format
diskettes. Sample code is included as well as Technical Notes on advanced
programming techniques. NS BASIC is compatible with all current Newton
models.

NS BASIC is being used in business, personal productivity, education,
scientific and manufacturing applications, with users in 20 countries. Some
other Newton extensions in NS BASIC are handwritten input, serial I/O,
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 directly for $99.00 USD from NS BASIC Corporation
(416 264 5999) or from its distributors. 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 email at info© nsbasic.com.

George W.P. Henne  gh© nsbasic.com

NS BASIC Corporation: BASIC for the Newton!
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