CHICAGO, April 6, 1992 -- Amish Software, Inc. today announced that it is now shipping version 1.0 of the Amish Utilities for Windows. The Amish Utilities were one of the first windows programs to receive Microsoft's new four color Windows logo, indicating it had passed rigorous tests to run under both the new Windows 3.1, as well as Windows 3.0. Ted Matsumura, President, stated: "We are aware of the large number of utility programs on the market for Windows, and we are committed to offering more features and performance at affordable prices." Amish Launch is the original Program Manager Replacement. It clears up your desktop, frees up system resources, and allows you to customize your Windows menus and environment, which will be particularly useful to programmers, and those users who use Windows as their primary operating environment. Amish Desk(R) is the original virtual desktop software. It allows you to view 64 full screen applications, all on a window on your desktop. Unlike imitators, Amish Desk is not limited to switching between virtual discrete monitors, although this is possible, but with Amish Desk, users can view multiple applications simultaneously, without having to resize the full screen applications. Amish File is an extremely fast and powerful file manager that includes file viewing in hex and ASCII, as well as automatic storing of the users last 200 text clipboard contents. Amish File contains all the functionality of the File Manager, plus Clipboard History Storage, and Viewing of files in Hex and ASCII. All file functions operate faster than the Windows File Manager. Amish MemoPad will ensure you never lose or throw away important phone numbers, addresses, or directions with auto save, alarms, and printing capabilities. Amish MemoPad allows you to create up to 100 notes, and to categorize them, attach alarms and pop up features to them, and automatically save at pre-determined intervals. Amish Clock allows you to run programs at specific times, with 10 alarms, and 3 stop watches, and Amish Mem gives you real time status of memory, disk space, and windows system resources. The Amish Utilities have sold over 300,000 copies through OEM bundling arrangements, and are now available as a retail product. The Amish Utilities are distributed through Kenfil and Software Resource and are available from most major software resellers. The suggested retail price is $99.00. Amish Software, Inc. is the originator of the Virtual Desktop, Windowed Linked Notes, Hypermedia File Management, Advanced Program Launching, and other related technologies. Amish Software, Inc. is committed to improving the desktop computing environment by offering ease of use for networked and stand alone PC's and workstations, including Windows for Workgroups. Amish Software, 541 Cowper St., Suite A, Palo Alto, CA 94301 (415) 323-4627 FAX (415) 323-0138 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online - New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed from data provided by the | | above mentioned company. For additional details, contact the | | company at the address or telephone number indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+