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

NS BASIC announces Educational Site Licensing
September 22, 1997

NS BASIC Corporation announced today the availability of site licences for educational institutions.

These licences allow schools to purchase large numbers of NS BASIC licences at a substantially reduced price. The new licence options, together the Apple's eMate 300, provide an inexpensive and effective way to teach programming.

Licence options include a Lab Pack, with 8 licences and reference cards, plus an NS BASIC Handbook for $549.95, a savings of $250.

The School Starter Package has the same contents as the Lab Pack, but adds 8 copies of the student's tutorial and the accompanying teacher's guide. It is priced at $599.95, a savings of almost $500.

A School Site Licence can also be purchased. It includes a single copy of the software, with the right to install unlimited licences at a single location, at a price of $995.95.

For multiple school systems, a District licence is available for $1499.95. It includes 2 School Site Licences and the right to purchase additional School Site Licences for only $399.95.

NS BASIC is an easy to learn, yet powerful, programming language for the eMate 300 and other Newton devices. Students start with a very simple and interactive interface that keeps them in the game while learning more advanced concepts. Programs can be both created and run on the eMate, fitting the eMate 300's "Anytime, anywhere" mission.

As well as being a useful tool in teaching programming, NS BASIC is a useful tool for Science and Math classes. With an easy to use serial interface, it can also be used to collect data and control devices.

Studies have shown beginning students complete their course work more often in BASIC than in other languages. The simple syntax keeps students from being frustrated and turning off before they can get involved in the learning process. It's also an important language beyond the classroom: it is used by more professional programmers than all other languages combined.

NS BASIC has users in over 40 countries. Features of NS BASIC include fully indexed file I/O, handwritten input, serial, modem and infrared communications, windowing and buttons. Applications can create their own files or access built-in system information.

The new licences can be ordered online from NS BASIC's web site at www.nsbasic.com, or by fax to 416 264-5888. Visa and Mastercard are accepted; shipping is additional. All amounts are in US funds.