Re: What Is XyWin?

[SysOp]

Robert, I do not know why you have not received a replacement diskette for
Orbis. I will contact Baltimore and ensure that it is shipped immediately. On
that same note, we discovered a problem with the performance of XyWrite 4 after
the EDITOR.EXE file has been updated with Orbis code. The performance
degredation is most noticeable when in page-line display mode. It seems that
XyWrite is accessing the Orbis overlay on each action effected by the user. We
are currently working on the resolution of this problem. When this is resolved
I will post a notice here.

XyWrite for Windows is an upgrade product for XyWrite III Plus and 4 users. It
conforms to all of the Windows conventions which you would see in any of the
major players' products. Our product will look very familiar to users of
XyWrite 4 (DOS) in terms of the menu interface. A few new features have been
added, such as DDE support, EMail access through the menu, customizable button
sets, and most importantly the command line interface (which can be configured
at the top or bottom of the screen). We are also developing features such as
log session to name, automatic drop-caps, limited kerning on Hewlett-Packard's,
etc. We may even implement a feature which allows the user to open up to 36
windows. This last feature has not been decided yet. To my knowledge we have
not removed any features in relation to XY4 (DOS). Concerning performance, XY4
may be a bit faster than the Windows product, but each product we have
delivered in the past has been refined with respect to speed.

Robert, over the past 5 years i have conversed with you concerning various
issues related to III Plus, the Signature deal w/IBM, XY4, etc. I understand
your concern here with regards to the future of our product line(s). Although I
would disagree with III Plus falling into the catagory of "dead-end product"
(it is now over 7 years old), it is important for us to provide an appropriate
path for our loyal base of users as well as searching for new users.
Unfortunately we cannot survive as a small software company which must rely
soley on its' userbase, it is just not expansive enough to merit that. We must
however, solicit the feedback from our userbase with respect to product
development.

Our current plans involve the further development of the Windows product into
the generation of an intelligent processor, one which learns the users way of
writing and assists in that writing. I cannot provide any details at this point
as we are in the process of discussing our development options. If you are
adverse to moving to the Windows platform, I can understand that. I was very
much opposed to this direction personally. At this point I enjoy working and
writing in our Windows product more that any application I have ever used, and
this is not a biased opinion. The screen representation of my work is far
beyond what I have been used to with our previous products. Loading the Windows
print drivers provides a great graphical display of what you document output
will look like. And having the command line is critical in my estimation.

I'm not sure that there is a lot more that I can tell you about this product.
I've been here for over 6 years, and this product is to me our greatest
accomplishment. The response we have received thus far has been very
encouraging.

Regards, SysOp