#: 13657 S1/General Information
    07-Mar-90  21:30:06
Sb: #Version 1.1
Fm: Barry F. Berkov 
To: All

I am providing this information on Version 1.1 with the caveat that I
will not be able to respond personally to all of the messages that it
may generate.

Registered owners of V1.0 will be able to download V1.1 free of
connect time charges (network surcharges still apply, however).  
There will also be an upgrade kit available through online ordering
for $3.00 to 3.50 plus shipping and handling.    Everyone who ordered
Version 1.0 online will be automatically registered.

V1.1 is a maintenance release that fixes some (but not all)
identified bugs. Its primary objective was to reduce the problems
that people have had with modems that are not completely Hayes
compatible.   A list of bugs fixed in V1.1 is in FIXV11.TXT in the
General Information Library.   There is very little additional
functionality.   CHGV11.TXT contains the details and the highlights
are:

     o   There is more control over modems and the timings used in
         establishing a connection.

     o   Users can set various colors via a separate program.

     o   Mouse users can double click anywhere on a menu choice line
         in terminal emulation mode and the menu choice will be
         transmitted to CompuServe.

     o   A 'Leave' command (Ctrl+L) has been added to terminal
         emulation mode which will return you directly to the main
         desktop.

     o   Control+T which marks forum topics for later retrieval
         advances the highlight automatically to the next topic

If you do not have a mouse, have not been seriously affected by any
of the documented bugs, and do not wish to change the colors, it may
not be worthwhile for you to obtain Version 1.1.    The problem with
requiring a large amount of free memory has not yet been addressed
and Version 1.1 is 4K bigger than V1.0.

Version 2.0 should be available late in the summer and will address
the memory utilization issue.   The primary intent with V2.0 is to
improve reliability and performance while making more of CompuServe
services available in a desktop/windowed interface.   It will contain
a number of enhancements and there will be a modest upgrade fee.

The enhancements in V2.0 will include support for the Executive News
Service, a mini-portfolio report capability, the ability to continue
to do other forum activities while downloading a file, various other
forum enhancements, and more.   There will be a few additional 'batch
oriented' capabilities, however, those people looking for
capabilities equivalent to Tapcis and Autosig will undoubtedly be
disappointed.    Some further offline or automated capabilities will
be in subsequent versions.

Barry F. Berkov
Senior Vice President