Magic Cap Software
A wide range of software and hardware peripherals are available for all Magic Cap devices:
Communications
AOL
Magic America
America Online provides a customized edition of its popular service for Magic Cap communicators. Subscribers have access to affordable,
easy-to-use services, including email and top news as well as stock quote
and portfolio information. Subscribers can locate these services through
the America Online building in the Downtown area of Magic Cap.
Price: monthly rates
Distribution: bundled in Sony MagicLink
Ardis
Personal Messaging for the Envoy
Ardis Personal Messaging is a wireless two-way messaging service
for mobile work groups that require real-time, cost-effective wireless communications.
The service is designed to address the needs of work groups in all industries,
from large corporations to small businesses.
Ardis Personal Messaging provides its users with a wealth of wireless capabilities:
-Two way messaging that lets any subscriber exchange messages wirelessly
with other Ardis Personal Messaging subscribers on wireless communicators
or personal computers.
-Alpha Numeric paging that sends messages to subscribers from any touch-tone
telephone. Both touch-tone numeric pages and operator-assisted alpha-numeric
pages can be sent by dialing 800-55ARDIS.
-Wireless fax messages that can be sent to any fax machine in the U.S.
Ardis Personal Messaging offers Fully Automatic Nationwide Roaming, which
eliminates extra roaming costs and call-forwarding procedures. Also, with
the service's "sender pays" pricing, users pay only to send a
message; the receiver pays nothing.
Price: variable rates
Distribution: (800) OK-ARDIS
Mobile Products
QuickLink
QuickLink gives users easy, remote access to their corporate
QuickMail server. The software enables users to selectively retrieve summaries
or full messages, the agility to reply to and forward messages and allow
origination of new messages. Messages received via QuickLink can be forwarded
over Internet and other messaging systems.
Price: $89.95
Distribution: available from Mobile Products (800) 780-0674
RadioMail
Two-way Wireless Messaging Service for the Envoy
RadioMail Two-way Wireless Messaging Service provides reliable
wireless message delivery for Motorola's Envoy personal wireless communicator.
The Envoy device comes equipped with everything you need to communicate
without wires, all you need to do is subscribe to the RadioMail service.
With RadioMail, information is delivered to your Envoy communicator instantly,
finding you as you travel around town, or around the country. You never
have to stop and connect to a telephone line or log-on. Electronic messages
can be sent and received, fax messages delivered, and news information retrieved
- in airports, taxi cabs, hotel rooms - anywhere, anytime, over the air.
Price: monthly rates
Distribution: to order call (415) 286-7800 or send a message to infor@radiomail.net
River Run Software Group
Mail on the Run!
Mail on the Run! provides wireless and wireline access to many
popular LAN e-mail systems, including cc: Mail, Microsoft Mail, Netware
MHS-based mail, and Notes Mail. Users will be able to send and receive mail,
reply to messages, as well as forward, store, and delete messages.
Mail on the Run! for Magic Cap is consistent with Magic Cap's mail metaphor,
reflecting its friendliness and ease of use. Simply add the appropriate
e-mail stamp(s) to your name card and the name cards of people with whom
you want to communicate, and you're ready to go.
When you are ready to send an e-mail message, touch the postcard on the
desk, select the recipient's name from the Address Book, indicate the mail
system you want by tapping on the stamp, and then fill in the subject and
message on the card. Except for the new mail stamp, everything else on the
screen is the same as when you send any type of Magic Cap mail.
Price: Call for pricing information
Distribution: Mail on the Run! is available from River Run Software Group
and authorized resellers. For more information about Mail on the Run! and
River Run Software Groups other products, please contact Robert N. Perry,
phone: 203 861-0090; fax: 203 861-0096; E-mail: 72662.3247 @compuserve.com
and RiverRunSW@aol.com.
River Run Software Group
Magic Connection Terminal Emulator
The Magic Connection Terminal Emulator package is a communications
software product that runs on any Magic Cap personal communicator. It enables
the user to automatically and transparently establish and execute interaction
over a standard telephone line with any information provider, computer bulletin
board, Internet connected host or any other host system that accepts access
from DEC VT100 or VT220 terminals. The Magic Connection Terminal Emulator
makes the Magic Cap communicator appear to the host system as if it were
on one of these terminals.
The user can select the communications parameters and the terminal for the
communicator to emulate by touching the appropriate choices on a single,
easy-to-use Configure screen. The user can also write a script to automate
the host logon procedure and navigate screens, or use a simple telephone
keypad to make the connection and then log on to the host using the Magic
Cap on-screen keyboard. Magic Connection Terminal Emulator also provides
the user with programmable program function keys.
Price: $119
Distribution: available directly from River Run (203) 861-0090
INFORMATION INPUT
aha!
aha! InkWriter
aha! InkWriter for Magic Cap is the fastest, most convenient
way to create faxes, notes, and messages on your Magic Cap communicator.
With aha! InkWriter you can not only edit typed text, you can edit your
own handwriting the same way you would with a word processor: insert, delete,
cut and paste, italicize, bold - When handwritten words are deleted or moved,
patent-pending SmartIink technology instantly reformats and word wraps the
remaining paragraphs. InkWriter's scaling and Wrap-to-Fit capabilities mean
you can immediately adjust the size of text and ink handwriting, and then
automatically word wrap as appropriate. You can "write big, but read
small." Write comfortably when you write, see more when you read and
revise. InkWriter transforms your communicator into a handwriting word processor.
Price: $129.00
Distribution: Available from Sony (800) 571-SONY.
URL: www.ahasoft.com
Lexicus
QuickPrint
Lexicus QuickPrint is a ground-breaking new software package
that makes using your communicator easier by providing a more natural alternative
to the built-in keyboard. With QuickPrint, you write what you want - in
your own handwriting - instead of typing. You teach QuickPrint to recognize
your writing, character by character. The software then converts your written
characters into neatly typed text. QuickPrint works anywhere you use the
keyboard, including creating name cards, writing appointments and responding
to electronic mail. The average user can teach Lexicus QuickPrint in 10-15
minutes. After teaching QuickPrint your handwriting, you can compose electronic
mail messages, schedule appointments and jot memos in your own natural handwriting
style.
Price: $79
Distribution: Available from Sony (800) 571-SONY or from Motorola (800)
934-4721.
URL: www.mot.com.mims/lexicus/QuickPrint/
Nimble
Scribe
Based on the revolutionary Xerox Corporation "Unistroke"
technology, Scribe is a simple, incredibly fast, and accurate way to enter
information into your Magic Cap communicator without using the keyboard.
With an easy to learn set of strokes and a wonderfully intuitive interface,
Scribe is a great solution to handwriting recognition for Magic Cap.
Price: $74.95
Distribution: NimbleCorp@aol.com
URL: www.nimble.com/Products/MagicCap/
INFORMATION SERVICES
Compuserve
Compuserve Companion
Compuserve Companion obtains financial information, news, forums,
weather, and other information sources accessed through CompuServe. Users
can also send and retrieve Compuserve e-mail. Requests can be made on an
immediate, scheduled, or repetitive basis.
Price: Free
Distribution: through Compuserve
Mobile Products
Mobile MLS
Mobile MLS transforms your personal communicator into a mobile
real estate office. Mobile MLS enables real estate agents to selectively
retrieve property listings and allows downloading of records for storage
and use with personal communicators using the Magic Cap operating system.
Property listings downloaded to a portable communicator can be retrieved,
used, stored in an internal database or filed in a client's folder. The
underlying technologies of Magic Cap and Telescript in the personal communicator
use the power of intelligent software agents for personal information management
and communication. Mobile MLS extends the reach of these technologies to
meet the specific needs of real estate professionals.
When used with the built-in scheduling, contact management, information
storage, mortgage finance and calculator functions, Mobile MLS on the Magic
Link personal communicator becomes a completely portable, self-contained
system for gathering, organizing and using real estate information.
Price: $999
Distribution: available from Mobile Products (800) 780-0674
Nimble
Outfitters Direct
Outfitter's Direct is a Magic Cap package that lets you connect
by modem to a server that sells Magic Cap software! You can find freeware
and payware at the Outfitter's Direct site. This package isn't demoware,
but a full version you can use to separate yourself from your money.
Price: Free
Distribution: OutDirect@aol.com or 800-989-1903
URL: www.nimble.com/Products/MagicCap/OutfittersDirect/
OAG
FlightLine
OAG FlightLine is an intuitive and powerful package that will
enable frequent business travelers to obtain current travel information.
The traveler sends a custom flight search request, specifying departure
and destination cities, flight dates and desired times, and preferred class
and carrier. Immediately, OAG returns ten unbiased up-to-the-minute direct
flights and connections with fare information and seat availability. The
traveler can then select the best flights which fit the specified itinerary,
and fax or email this information directly to an assistant, travel department,
or travel agency.
Price: bundled in Sony PIC 1000 and 2000
Distribution: (800) 556-2442
Sony New Technologies
Berlitz Speaking Translator
The Berlitz Speaking Translator turns your Magic Link communicator
into a powerful six language phrase book with over 640 useful phrases in
English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese. Designed for both
business and leisure international travelers, the Berlitz Speaking Translator
capitalizes on the built-in audio capability of Magic Cap based Communicators.
With the touch of a button you can hear any phrase pronounced by native
speakers, or translate between any two of the languages.
Price: $69.95
Distribution: Available from Sony New Technologies (800) 739-7337.
URL: www.sonysoft.com/
Sony New Technologies
Magic Broker
Magic Broker (SM) is the portable, state-of-the-art online brokerage
service from PC Financial Network on Sony's MagicLink personal intelligent
communicator.
Price: Client software free. Call (800) TALK-PCF for commission schedule.
Distribution: Available from PC Financial Network. Call (800) TALK-PCF for information
on everything from opening an account to getting the software.
PC Financial Network is a
service of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation.
URL: www.magicbroker.com/
Sony New Technologies
Farcast Agent-based News Information Service
Farcast is an agent-based, personal news and information service
that lets you browse and search news stories, industry-wide press releases
and stock quotes 24-hours a day. No more endless surfing through story after story, page after page,
hoping to find what you're after. Create agents that monitor the wire services for you. Customize your own newsletter.
Get the latest news, financial reports and unlimited stock quotes.
Track industry trends; find out what your competitors are up to. From AP/UPI to Hoover's Handbooks
to NYSE/NASDAQ, Farcast covers it all sending stories and reports selected according
to your criteria--not an editor's.
Price: free client software ($9.95 monthly subscription charge)
Distribution: Download it form the web or call (800) 571-SONY (floppy) or Outfitters Direct (OutDirect@aol.com or 800-989-1903).
URL: www.sonysoft.com/farcast/index.html
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
IntelliLink
Magic Xchange for Windows and Mac
Magic Xchange helps you protect your information by enabling
two way data transfer between your Windows PC and your Magic Cap Communicator.
Translate data to or from popular PC software such as Lotus Organizer and
Microsoft Schedule+ or handheld devices, such as Sharp Wizard. Magic Xchange
also provides automated reconciliation when importing or exporting data.
Install software, create full back-ups of your data, or back-up just one
package to your PC.
Magic Xchange also lets you view and print data from your communicator through
your PC and use your PC keyboard to enter text directly into your communicator.
Available on 3.5 diskettes. 9-pin serial connection cable included. Magic
Xchange for Macintosh also available.
Price: SRP: $99.95
Distribution: Available from Sony (800) 571-SONY.
URL: www.ilink-corp.com
IntelliLink
Magic Xchange Plus for Windows
Magic Xchange PLUS for Windows increases the value of Magic
Xchange by enhancing the Import/Export capability. Magic Xchange PLUS adds
translators for Personal Information Mangers, Contact Managers, Databases,
Word Processors, and additional handheld devices.
Applications supported: ACT! for Windows, CaLANdar, Commence, dBASE, ECCO,
Excel, PackRat, Paradox, Sidekick 2.0 for DOS, Windows Cardfile and Calendar,
Word for Windows.
Available on 3.5 inch diskettes.
Price: SRP: $39.95
Distribution: Available from Sony (800) 571-SONY.
URL: www.ilink-corp.com
Intuit
Pocket Quicken SmartWallet
Pocket Quicken, created specifically for today's busy professionals,
enables customers to easily track their business and personal expenditures
and keep an account of their daily cash-flow while on the go. It was designed
from the bottom up for the personal communicator market. Pocket Quicken
provides the same basic checking, credit card and cash account tracking
as the best-selling Quicken personal finance software.
Distribution: bundled with Sony MagicLink PIC 1000
Intuit
Pocket Quicken Connect
Quicken Connect allows users of Pocket Quicken Smartwallet to
synchronize their information between the Magic Cap communicator and Quicken
for Windows. Also available for $59.90 bundled with Quicken for Windows.
Price: $39.95
Distribution: (800) 243-4650
PenWare
PenCell 2.0
Designed specifically for mobile use, PenCell's Magic Cap spreadsheet
program delivers desktop quality spreadsheet functionality to Magic Cap
Communicators. PenCell's Excel compatible format is appropriate for both
business and personal use: for creating expense reports, recording sales
figures, updating forecasts, calculating loan payments, and charting data.
It is seamlessly integrated into the Magic Cap environment, providing remarkable
ease of use. With PenCell, you can create new spreadsheets easily on your
Magic Cap communicator, use or modify the pre-defined templates, or down
load existing spreadsheets from your desktop. The award-winning PenCell
spreadsheet includes a unique multiple level undo. Spreadsheets are saved
directly in Excel file format for compatibility. PenCell's tight integration
with the Magic Cap platform means that you have access to its broad set
of communications features.
PenCell is bundled in ROM on the Sony MagicLink PIC-1000 and is available
unbundled for the Motorola Envoy and the Sony MagicLink PIC-2000.
Price: $99.00
Distribution: Available Sony (800) 571-SONY.
URL: www.penware.com
MAGIC BUS INTERFACES
GDT Softworks
Personal Print
Your Magic Cap personal communicator can now print to over 1,000
printers. GDT's Personal Print is a lightweight (6 oz/ 165 g) smart cable
that is easy-to-use and convenient because the necessary printing software
is built right into the cable. The Personal Print cable connects your communicator's
Magic Bus port to a printer's Parallel port. Personal Print is simple to
use - just plug it in and print! The printer drivers are automatically loaded
into your communicator when you plug it in. Personal Print is perfect for
printing out email messages, datebook and expense reports, or simply to
keep hard copies of your important documents. Personal Print gives your
the security of knowing you have everything you need to print anywhere in
the world.
Price: $149
Distribution: Available from Outfitters Direct or directly from GDT Softworks
at 800-663-6222.
URL: www.gdt.com/personalprint/home.html
TOOLS
Metrowerks
CodeWarrior Gold
CodeWarrior Gold enables anyone to develop software for the
Magic Cap platform. It includes a full editing environment with specialized
commands to make development easier, a full class browser, compiler, linker,
and debugger. One of the best features is the included Magic Cap simulator
which facilitates a fast build cycle by allowing all development to occur
on a Macintosh. Additionally, the product, which ships on CD, includes the
technical documentation necessary to develop all types of software for Magic
Cap.
CodeWarrior Gold also supports Win95, NT Mac PPC, 68K and BE OS.
Price: $399
Distribution: sales@metrowerks.com or (512) 305-0400 or (800) 377-5416
URL: www.metrowerks.com/products
Mobile Products
Data Agent for Magic Cap
DataAgent is a suite of tools that enables the very rapid development
and deployment of Magic Cap applications which access information through
Telescript. The DataAgent suite provides source code for Magic Cap applications
that request and receive information through Telescript servers. The Telescript
script for creating dynamically configured Telescript places is included,
along with a simple configuration file.
DataAgent is of particular benefit to Service Providers because it allows
them to quickly enrich both content and services to end-users. In addition,
DataAgent makes it possible for Public Service Providers to carry private
content over public networks with high levels of security.
DataAgent for Magic Cap provides all of the source code, configuration files,
and compiled Telescript scripts for creating an end-to-end Magic Cap and
Telescript solution for data access and retrieval.
Price: Development License - $6,000: Purchase of DataAgent for Magic
Cap provides an unlimited license for development and deployment of one
Dataplace.
Deployment License - $3,000: Each additional deployed DataPlace is an additional
$3,000.
Distribution: available from Mobile Products (800) 780-0674
Software Partners
FreeStyle
FreeStyle is a forms generator for Magic Cap application developers.
FreeStyle lets you create new copies of forms on the fly, fill them in,
and save the data on the Magic Cap personal communicator without requiring
you to learn the Magic Cap development environment. Applications can be
developed and deployed using FreeStyle in a fraction of the time it would
take to develop them from the ground up.
Application developers can develop complex forms requiring data collection
and viewing by simply dragging and dropping components from the large set
available in Magic Cap and added by FreeStyle. Components include the simple
data entry fields and the more complex lists and tables. Validation "coupons"
allow application developers to add data verification and Magic Script enables
further customization if needed. Data can be transferred into or out of
FreeStyle in many of the popular formats including Lotus WKS, dBase IV,
and ASCII comma separated value. Motorola's Envoy users now can deliver
forms-based applications faster and without making a large investment in
development resources.
Price: $129.95
Distribution: (415) 428-0160, ext. 200
URL: www.buckaroo.com
Sony New Technologies
Spell Finder
Spell Finder for the Envoy from Sony New Technologies instantly
checks for misspellings in any Magic Cap application, including Telecards,
the Notebook, and the Datebook. With this simple-to-use 100,000-word spelling
check system, communications will always look professional. The dictionary
can be used to support word games. Spell Finder is built into the ROM of
the Sony Magic Link.
Price: $49.95
Distribution: Available from Sony New Technologies (800) 739-7337.
URL: www.sonysoft.com
FUN & GAMES!
DriftWood
MCSolitaire and MindBender
No game room on a Magic Cap communicator would be complete without
MCSolitaire and Mindbender from Driftwood Systems, Inc.
MCSolitare, a rules-based Solitaire game, is available in two versions.
The base version, MCSolitaire Klondike, has rules for Klondike, the most
popular of all Solitaire games. The deluxe version comes with rules for
five additional Solitaire games: Whitehead, Canfield, Storehouse, Golf and
Strategy. The base package may be upgraded with the MCS Five Pack rule set
at any time and additional rule sets will be available in the future for
both versions. Players of MindBender work through three levels of mind bending
pattern recognition. Whether you are taking a break from work or limbering
up your mental muscles, MCSolitaire and MindBender put the fun in the functionality
of your Magic Cap Communicator.
MCSolitaire and MindBender are delivered to customers' communicators electronically
via America Online.
Distribution: America Online subscribers may order by
calling (800) 863-2317.
Sony New Technologies
Magic Bag Game Pack
Magic Cap Game Pack makes the personal communicator an entertaining
companion as well as an efficient assistant. In addition to Gammon, Match-It,
Snail, Reversi, SubShop, and Tanagram, the Magic Bag Game Pack also contains
four of the best freeware Magic Cap games, Lankmar Stomps, a demo of the
Berlitz Speaking Translator, plus programming examples for those who are
curious about Magic Cap.
Price: $39.95
Distribution: Available from Sony New Technologies (800) 739-7337.
URL: www.sonysoft.com/
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