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party Ethernet drivers and Ethernet access cards within the next year.

Fax send and receive. Full fax support is part of our strategy to provide

more core communications capabilities in the Newton platform. Newton 2.0

OS not only provides the capability to send faxes, but the capability to

receive faxes, with the option to annotate them before forwarding them to

someone else. As a part of our strategy to continually update

communications capabilities, we are adding Class 2 fax support, especially

important in markets outside of North America.

The Name and Fax Number information stored in the Name files is

closely integrated with the sending fax feature in Newton 2.0 OS. Newton

2.0 OS supports complex dialing codes and multiple phone numbers.

Printing. The Newton PDA strategy is to support printing via networks

and serial-connected printers. Printing over AppleTalk is available. Printer

drivers are built in for most Apple printers; support for many other popular

printers is available with the Newton Print Pack. We plan to support printing

over TCP/IP Ethernet networks over the next year.

E-mail. Apple’s e-mail strategy for the MessagePad continues to be one

of providing an architecture and development environment to support a

wide variety of e-mail, including an online e-mail client for services like

CompuServe and America Online; LAN e-mail, such as Lotus cc:Mail, CE

QuickMail, and Microsoft Mail, through remote-access mail clients; wireless

e-mail from RadioMail and WyndMail; and Internet mail access through

applications like Qualcomm’s Eudora.

To support this strategic direction, we are developing the Newton eMail

Enabler. The eMail Enabler consists of the following elements:

• A documented and preferred user interface for eMail and messaging

clients for the Newton platform

• Documented APIs

• An NTK streams file that provides the common elements of an e-mail

application. Example elements are: routing slip, connection slips, In/Out

Box headers, eMail stationery, and configuration slips.

You can make inquires concerning the eMail Enabler at

[email protected]. Put “eMail Enabler” in the subject line

of the message.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Having the best wireless communications is important to the future of the

Newton platform. As workers depend more on electronic services (e.g., e-

mail, corporate database access, and Internet access) and tend to spend

more time away from their desks, wireless access will become essential for a

number of industries and occupations.

We are working closely with licensees to provide integrated wireless

solutions. We are also providing expansion paths in Apple products

(including the MessagePad), such as PC Card Type II support for various

wireless networks.

Discussed below are key wireless capabilities in the Newton platform and

a new initiative for one- and two-way paging and messaging.

Cellular support. We will continue to provide connectivity for popular

cellular phones with cellular/fax modems. The Newton Modem Enabler

provides a facility to support most cellular modems. The need for

professionals to access dial-up services (e.g., corporate LAN e-mail or the

Internet) continues to grow. Many customers like to leverage their cellular

phone by using it with the Newton platform.

We are currently watching the development of CDPD (Cellular Digital

Data Packet). This cellular technology allows data transmission over cellular

voice networks, and will allow high throughput of wireless data. So far,

CDPD has been adopted mainly for vertical applications, and does not look

like it will become a nationwide standard.

GSM. GSM is a popular digitally-based cellular standard outside North

America. GSM could also become popular in North America if it is widely

adopted as PCS-1900 in the PCS band. The Newton platform strategy for

GSM continues to include built-in data adapter support for most phone

brands and Modem Enabler and device driver support for other devices.

PCS (Personal Communication Services). Newton 2.0 has the

communications architecture to support the future PCS-1900, TDMA, and

CDMA data systems. Some of these technologies will be implemented in

North America over the next few years. They promise to bring lower-cost

wireless communications and advanced services like personal telephone

numbers (telephone numbers that are not tied to a specific device but follow

a person around) and high-speed data transmission (64 kbs or more).

Wireless LANs. Some customers need to stay connected to a local-area

network – such as in a warehouse or on a large campus – even though they

must roam the area continually. Newton 2.0 lets such mobile users stay

connected to their LAN through wireless means using their Newton PDA,

while maintaining a very high data transmission rate. We support “wireless

Ethernet”-type capability that provides true mobility for many vertical

customers with our device driver kit. Both 2.4 GHz and infrared solutions

are shipping from third-party device providers.

Packet radio. Today, PC Card solutions exist that allow Newton 2.0 PDA

users to access ARDIS and RAM two-way packet radio services. These

services provide nationwide wireless data transmission in the U.S. In

Europe, Mobitex networks (Ericsson) and the DataTAC networks (Motorola)

are widely available. Our strategy is to work closely with developers and

device manufacturers to develop support for these networks and devices, as

well as future networks and devices.

Infrared (IR). Newton 2.0 has built-in infrared technology, so Newton

PDAs can exchange information with one another by “beaming” Newton

data, such as notes, name and address cards, and call records. Our strategy

for IR is to support standardized IR transports as they become widely used.

We plan on supporting IrDA in future products within the year. There are

many opportunities for developers to provide driver and connectivity

applications for the Newton platform to transfer data via IrDA to desktop

applications and other devices (e.g., printers and specialized devices).

One- and two-way paging and messaging. Through the Newton 2.0

communications architecture, mobile professionals can use a Newton PDA to

send and receive wireless pages (both alphanumeric and two-way pages).

Newton 2.0 OS supports multiple paging cards, and all messages are received

into the Universal In/Out Box for centralized, efficient messaging. Through

broader paging technology support and developer applications, the Newton

platform can support non-messaging uses such as automatic wireless updates

to databases, trading of stocks and bonds, and monitoring of remote systems.

To support this strategic direction in paging and messaging, we are developing

the Newton Messaging Enabler. The Messaging Enabler is both a developers’ tool

and an end-user application. It consists of the following elements:

• A documented API to allow easy integration with developer applications

through the “routing slip” and “Put away” functions

• A simple end-user application for reading and sending text and data (this

application can be expanded by developers through the documented API)

• Device drivers for one-way pagers (the Socket PageCard and the

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