SDK announcement
brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
From: brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 15:23:57 -0700
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Subject: SDK announcement
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GEOWORKS ANNOUNCES SDK FOR GEOS;
TOOLS PUT MOBILE MARKET WITHIN REACH
BERKELEY, Calif. -- The GEOS* 2.0 Software
Development Kit (SDK), an all-inclusive set of application
tools and documentation on CD-ROM, will be commercially
available Oct. 15 from Geoworks. The SDK provides
everything software developers need to create applications
for any hardware operating on the GEOS platform.
The SDK runs in a cross-development environment, which
makes it possible for developers to create a single
application for multiple consumer computing devices (CCDs),
like the Zoomer personal digital assistant (PDA) from
Casio/Tandy and the PT-9000 personal information assistant
(PIA) from Sharp Electronics, simultaneously.
To do this, SDK users need two PCs connected by a
serial cable or a PC connected to the CCD itself. The first
PC, the host, is for developing and debugging the
application code. The second unit runs the application. If
developers are using a PC as the second device, the SDK will
emulate the user interface (UI) of the CCD, allowing
developers to debug their applications in the same look and
feel of that specific environment. Users can also debug
quickly and easily between environments. This unique two-
machine set up allows SDK users to design high-quality
applications that will run across a wide range of products.
The beta version of Geoworks' SDK will feature user
interfaces that emulate the Zoomer, the PT-9000 and PCs.
Geoworks also designed the SDK to be fully extensible
to support new GEOS-based CCDs as they become available.
The kit includes support for devices with pen input.
"We believe the new consumer computing device market
will consist of many different types of products," said
Brian Dougherty, chairman and CEO, Geoworks. "So we wanted
a flexible SDK that would accommodate diverse development
needs."
Among the tools included in the Geoworks SDK are the
GEOS debugger, SWAT, which developers can program to create
their own custom debugging commands; a Linker (GLUE), which
lets users link together file dependencies; a Resource
Editor, which enables non-programmers to translate the
applications to foreign languages; and an Icon Editor, which
allows developers to create custom icons.
Developers attending Geoworks' first developer
conference Oct. 25-26 will receive the SDK free of charge.
The conference will highlight the opportunities for software
developers in the CCD market and will include presentations
by top Geoworks executives, senior executives from the
company's hardware partners Casio, Tandy and Sharp
Electronics and key industry analysts. "GEOS: The New
Profit Platform" will be held at the Hyatt Regency,
Burlingame, Calif. To register, call Geoworks at 1-800-524-
1857, ext. 1214. The cost for attending is $595.
Geoworks is making its SDK available on CD-ROM at $99,
which includes all development tools and on-line
documentation in ASCII, PostScript and FrameReader formats.
A hard copy of the documentation is available for $295. To
order, call Geoworks at 1-800-GEOS-SDK, beginning Oct. 15.
Located in Berkeley, Calif., Geoworks is the developer
and publisher of the GEOS graphical operating system and
application software. The company provides sophisticated
and highly efficient system software and markets targeted
applications for an emerging class of consumer computing
devices designed to communicate, entertain and manage
information for mass market consumers. Geoworks products
are available worldwide through OEMs, dealer channels and
republishers.
GEOS and Geoworks are registered trademarks of Geoworks in the U.S.A. and
other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.
--
-Brian Smithson
brian@grot.starconn.com