Insignia Solutions ships SoftWindows International CD-ROM; Localized in 10 languages to provide Windows and DOS compatibility world-wide.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1995--Insignia Solutions, the industry leader in PC-compatibility for Macintosh computers and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstations, is now shipping the SoftWindows International CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . With localized Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. in 10 languages, the SoftWindows International CD-ROM offers Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. and Macintosh owners world-wide cost-effective and flexible solution for accessing the Windows and DOS applications they need without having to purchase a dedicated Intel-based computer. Localized in Ten Languages The SoftWindows International CD-ROM includes DOS and Windows in Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (português brasileiro in Portuguese) is a group of dialects of Portuguese written and spoken by virtually all the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a couple million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, , Spanish, Latin American Spanish American Spanish n. The Spanish language as used in the Western Hemisphere. and Swedish. "We have been shipping versions of SoftWindows in English, French, German and Italian for Power Macintosh for the past year," said Leonard Dorfman, Insignia Solutions' international product manager. "Demand for our product in other countries has grown significantly, spurring our decision to develop localized versions to meet the needs of these individual markets." The SoftWindows International CD-ROM is the only PC-compatibility solution that includes complete, localized versions of Windows and DOS. In addition, SoftWindows will run increasingly faster on faster CPUs, providing customers with a very flexible and highly cost-effective solution to their PC-compatibility needs. Systems Requirements SoftWindows International runs on the full line of Power Macintosh computers, and on 68040-based Quadra, Performa, Centris, LC and PowerBook computers. It will also run on any Macintosh with a 68030 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. . SoftWindows International requires System 6.X or 7.X, with a minimum memory requirement of 8MB (12MB minimum with System 7.5), 16MB recommended. Pricing and Availability The SoftWindows International CD-ROM is available for immediate delivery at a suggested retail price of $499 (US$) through Insignia and Apple distributors. Additional information about the SoftWindows International CD-ROM, Insignia Solutions and its products can be obtained by calling Insignia Solutions at 800/848-7677. Insignia Solutions Insignia Solutions is the industry's leading developer of PC-compatibility solutions for Macintosh computers and UNIX workstations. The privately-held company develops, markets and sells products designed to run Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS applications on Macintosh computers and DEC, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, NeXT, SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. and Sun/SPARC workstations. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., the company has strategic relationships with Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Novell and the industry's leading computer manufacturers, chip suppliers and operating systems vendors. The company's sales and marketing departments are located in Mountain View and Andover, Mass. Research and development are conducted in High Wycombe, England. -0- Note to Editors: Insignia and Insignia Solutions are registered trademarks of Insignia Solutions Inc. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. SoftWindows is a trademark used under license. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Insignia Solutions Joanne Sperans Hartzell, 415/335-7197 Darin R. Kotalik, 415/335-7185 |
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