Announcing Scientific Word v1.1 for Windows

(Las Cruces, NM---August 3, 1993) TCI Software Research, Inc. announced the
release of Scientific Word (R) version 1.1 for Windows (TM). The first
version, which was released in March of 1992, has received critical
acclaim for making the time-consuming task of creating and editing complex
technical documents much easier. Barry Simon stated in his PC Magazine
"First Looks" review (May 26, 1992) that Scientific Word "has the
potential to revolutionize scientific and technical word processing" and
"makes technical documents much easier to write."

Dr. Roger Hunter, president of TCI and head of the company's development
efforts, states that the new version and product features currently under
development "will do as much for the advancement of the mathematical
sciences as did the hand-held calculator." Scientific Word is designed to
address the specific requirements of scientists and engineers, whose needs
have been historically neglected by the business-oriented, mass-market
word processors. Scientific Word's content-based approach is beginning to
be recognized as the most effective way to process and communicate
information, technical or otherwise.

A Next-Generation Technical Word Processor

Scientific Word combines an extraordinary math/text interface with TeX, a
mathematical typesetting language developed by the noted computer
scientist Donald Knuth. Scientific Word operates as a front-end to a
dialect of the TeX language called LaTeX. Many technical journals require
authors to submit manuscripts in LaTeX format. An entire document can be
reformatted instantly to meet the specific style requirements of a
particular publication. In his review of Scientific Word in the Notices of
the American Mathematical Society, J.S. Milne states that "Scientific Word
does an excellent job of combining an intuitive Windows interface with the
power of TeX....[and] is likely to become the scientific word processor of
choice for PC users."

Based on the latest object-oriented programming technologies, Scientific
Word deals with real math objects, such as fractions, matrices, brackets
and radicals. These objects have specific properties and behave
intelligently. For example, the program automatically centers the
numerator and denominator of a fraction and expands the fraction bar as
the user constructs the expression. The same holds true for brackets and
radicals.  Scientific Word recognizes mathematical functions and
automatically selects the correct typeface, spacing and placement of
limits required by those functions. Because the objects themselves are
intelligent and adjust themselves as complex expressions are constructed,
the task of entering and editing mathematics is that much easier.

Unrivaled Feature Set

According to Dr. Hunter, "the find and replace feature in Scientific Word
is a major improvement over the same feature found in other word
processors." Most Windows-based word processors treat mathematics as
graphic objects so searching for a particular expression is virtually
impossible.  Because Scientific Word treats mathematics as text (fully
integrated), the user can easily and quickly search for any text and/or
mathematics.

Other special features offered with Scientific Word include list
generation, automatic equation and section numbering, spell checking with
a variety of dictionaries available, cross references, footnotes/endnotes
and automatic generation of table of contents, bibliographies, citations
and indices. A wide variety of pre-defined LaTeX print styles are included
with Scientific Word, and it comes bundled with a complete Windows
implementation of TeX and LaTeX. Technical support is free, and users who
have access to the Internet or CompuServe can receive technical support
via TCI's e-mail address. TCI is also compiling an e-mail mailing list so
users and other interested parties can receive regular product and upgrade
information.

System Requirements and Pricing

Scientific Word requires a 386-based PC (or better), Microsoft Windows 3.1
(or Windows 3.0 with Adobe Type Manager (R) and 4 MB RAM. The program
lists for $595 and comes with an unconditional 30-day money-back
guarantee. Quantity, multiple-user, academic, and reseller discounts are
available. Registered users can upgrade to version 1.1 for $15 (special
handling costs extra).

TCI Software Research, Inc., established in 1981, offers two products: The
award-winning T^3 (DOS-based) scientific word-processing system and
Scientific Word for Windows. Inquiries should be directed to: TCI Software
Research, Inc., 1190 Foster Road, Las Cruces, NM 88001, (800) 874-2383,
(505) 522-4600, or fax (505) 522-0116.

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