Re: Xywrite mentions in the press [Lexis-Nexis]

[Richard Giering dick.giering@xxxxxxxx]

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Daniel Say wrote:
>
>  Re: my earlier mention of the 4000 web pages
> that mention the string "xywrite" in passing and
> sometimes usefully, Lexis-Nexis the newspaper, magazine
> and legal resource
> .................
>  Lexis-Nexis (1973 - )
>   Full-text database containing comprehensive information in the
>   areas of news, government, business, finance, law and legislation
>   from newspapers, journals, reports, cases and patents from 1973
>   (Lexis) and 1979 (Nexis) to date. It is updated daily. Content is
>   strongly American with significant coverage of Canadian and
>   international topics.
> ................
> The hyphenated string "Xy-write" yields 16 articles in ALLNEWS,
> the most recent being:
>                LEVEL 1 - 16 STORIES
>
> 1.  Byte, July, 1992, USER'S COLUMN; Vol. 17, No. 7; Pg. 101, 5589 words,
> Computer Ferment, Jerry Pournelle;
>
> Using "Xywrite" yields 830 stories (some duplicate wire stories)
> of which 50 in the past two years (known as CURNEWS)
>
> Samples of the most recent are:
> Your search request has found 830 STORIES through Level 1.
>
>               LEVEL 1 - 830 STORIES
>
> 1.  Dayton Daily News, June 19, 2000, Monday, CITY EDITION, Pg. 4E, 504 words,
> DOS DINOSAUR IS AS SUBTLE AS A T. REX, jack warner
>
> 2.  Cox News Service, June 12, 2000, Lifestyle, 487 words, From Jurassic Park,
> DOS still runs free, Jack Warner, ATLANTA
>
> 3.  The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, June 11, 2000, Sunday, Home Edition,
> 488 words, Tech Tools; Proud DOS 'dinosaur' is up to any challenge, Jack
> Warner, Staff
>
> 4.  Business Wire, May 16, 2000, Tuesday, 390 words, Advanced Data Engineering
> Releases the XML-it Document Markup System, PETALUMA, Calif., May 16, 2000
>
> 5.  Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 14, 2000, Sunday, Entertainment, Television
> and Culture, 834 words, Breaking up Microsoft: What would it mean for you?, By
> Jay Dougherty, dpa, Washington
>
> 6.  The Washington Post, May 5, 2000, Friday, Final Edition, FAST FORWARD; Pg.
> E01; LOGGING ON, 1031 words, Write Turns in Software, Rob Pegoraro
>
> 7.  The San Francisco Chronicle, MAY 4, 2000, THURSDAY, FINAL EDITION,
> BUSINESS;, Pg. D3;, 1487 words, Prevent Paper Waste by Using Print Preview or
>
>     ho hum?
>
>                         Daniel Say
>                         say@xxxxxxxx