Berkeley Systems sponsors Family Computing Contest.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1995--Berkeley Systems Monday announced the kick-off of their Family Computing Contest. Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. anecdotes about sharing a computer with a child, Berkeley is asking users to write in with their stories for a chance to win a grand-prize 5-day trip for four to Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., or be one of 75 lucky runners-up. Users are encouraged to write in about their favorite, funniest, or most embarrassing experiences they've had while sharing the computer with a child/children. The contest runs from March 1 through June 30, and the winners will be announced on July 15, 1995. Berkeley, a leader in the consumer software market, diversified their catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of titles over the past year to include a new division of software development, Children's Software. The award-winning Launch Pad for Macintosh is now followed by the Windows version of the Kid-Safe Desktop, hitting store shelves this March. Launch Pad is an interactive desktop environment that protects parents' files while kids use the computer. The typical home computer has various uses, from word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and to personal finance to entertainment, as well as many different users, from parents to teenagers to small children. How can parents reconcile these different uses and users? Berkeley Systems Berkeley Systems was a San Francisco Bay Area software company cofounded in 1987 by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades. It made money early on by doing contract work for the National Institutes of Health, specifically in making modifications to the Macintosh so that it could be usable by has tackled that question and produced an innovative program that is much more than a simple desktop replacement. Many parents struggle with the issue of securing their adult files while allowing their children the freedom to learn about and explore the home computer. Launch Pad provides that security by creating a separate computer environment where children are free to play with their own desk accessories In the Macintosh, a program that is always available from the Apple menu no matter what application is running. Beginning with System 7, all applications can be turned into desk accessories. , explore interactive animated environments, organize their files visually, and use applications pre-approved by the parent. Launch Pad is not merely a desktop alternative, but an exciting animated environment for children. Without a program such as Launch Pad, children are free to access any files and applications they can find on the family computer, causing any number of things to happen. That is what Berkeley wants to hear about. To get an entry form simply call 800/344-5541 x912 or write to: -0- c/o Family Computing Contest 2095 Rose St. Berkeley, CA 94709 -0- The Family Computing Contest is only open to residents of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada and entrants must be at least 18 years of age. Entries must be between 500 and 2000 words and can be either clearly handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. or typed. There is a limit on one entry per person and they must be received by June 30, 1995 to be eligible. Runners up can win such prizes as a multimedia upgrade kit An earlier package of hardware and software that turned a standard PC into a multimedia PC. It included a CD-ROM drive, sound card, speakers, cables, drivers as well as multimedia applications. See CD-ROM audio cable. , Berkeley Systems' software package of choice, and Berkeley t-shirts. All entries will be judged by a select panel of representatives from Berkeley Systems and winners will be announced on July 15, 1995. Founded in 1987, Berkeley Systems Inc. is most recognized for its widely popular, award winning After Dark and animated screen savers Screen Savers may refer to:
-0- Note to editors: Color slides and review copies of Launch Pad Kid-Safe Desktop, for Windows or Macintosh, are available upon request. For more information, contact Monica Granados or Steven Decker at 510/540-5535 or steve@berksys.com. CONTACT: Berkeley Systems Inc. Monica Granados/Steven Decker, 510/540-5535 |
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