Super ROM - Four completely integrated programs in a plug-in chip. Personal Computer Support Group 11035 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75229 (214) 351-0564 . PCSG Proudly announces its new "Super ROM"- firmware that enables the Model 100 to run a spreadsheet, do complete word processing, outline your thoughts, and act as a powerful database...all without changing software ! Super ROM consists of four modules; Write ROM, Lucid spreadsheet, Relational Database, and Thought Outliner. Super ROM is, however, far more than merely four stand-alone programs. Super ROM is a fully integrated package that gives the Model 100 or 200 power that is comparable to (and in many respects surpasses) the best known integrated software on desktop computers. The Model 100 itself broke new ground with its user interface. The only problem was that the built-in software just didn't go far enough. The Model 100 almost met the requirements for integration, except the user needed more. Missing was a powerful spreadsheet, a word processor to enhance the built-in TEXT program, and a data base. All these are included in Super ROM. We also included an outliner or idea processor that is better than anything you can get on a desktop. Cut and PASTE is the link - What is most significant about Super ROM is that now you have complete cross compatibility between all applications with the same Copy, Cut and PASTE functions that you are familiar with in TEXT. With Super ROM you have the ability to Copy, Cut and PASTE from any program and in any direction: from a TEXT file to a Lucid spreadsheet, from a Lucid spreadsheet to a TEXT file, to and from a Thought outline to and from a TEXT file or a spreadsheet. From any database to any other applications work file. In fact it will work in any combination you can think of. Further, you use the same Select, Cut, Copy and PASTE key combinations that you are used to from TEXT. We want you to know that it was quite a feat for us to achieve this Copy, Cut and PASTE compatibility. . In addition to completing the integration cycle, Super also allows ThinkTank outlines from a desktop to be used instantly in Super ROM. This means that you can also take a Thought outline and use it in ThinkTank, without having to use any conversion utilities. All you do is port the applications as text files and then cut and Paste them into the appropriate Super ROM file. Going back the other way is just as simple. Similairly, Lotus spreadsheets have the same type of compatability for top level (output) transfers. Formulas can be transferred as well, but some modifications by hand would be required. Super ROM really makes the Model 100 or 200 a great computer. It is the logical evolution of an excellent concept. Sophisticated computer users realize that the capability of a computer depends considerably more on the software than the hardware. Adding Super ROM power to your Model 100 is conceptually equivalent to buying a new generation laptop computer. Super ROM has pushed forward the state of the art with startling results. It is priced lower than 200 dollars, but adds capability to your Model 100 that cannot be found on software/hardware systems costing 10 times that amount. The Super ROM modules are not only integrated with each other, but with the built in software. Any cell in a Lucid spreadsheet can contain an entire text file, limited only in size by the Model 100's memory. The same is true of the headings of the Thought outline processor. Thought has all the features of the most advanced desktop outline processors including cloning, dragging, hoisting, and so on. As we said before, any heading can contain an entire text file. There is no better way to keep track of your plans and ideas. The Write ROM module in Super ROM is the same program that received a rating of excellent in its InfoWorld review. Besides full text processing, it includes facilities for automatic sending of electronic mail using the Model 100's built-in modem. Its other features are expounded upon in considerable detail in the individual Write ROM product description. The Lucid spreadsheet that you get in Super ROM is the same one that reviewers have raved about for over a year, except that it now has numerous enhancements. We have already talked about the greatly expanded cut and paste capabilities. There are also eleven new mathematical operators and many new functions. . Database afficionados will be impressed by the richness of Lucid database's abilities, combined with the remarkable ease of use. You design both input screens and reports using the text editor built into the Model 100. The database makes both data entry and report generation a snap. Features of the data entry system known as "View" include: a. Multiple views of the same data just like mainframe systems. This means that for a single record you are not limited to the size of the screen for input, but you can have as many pages per input form as you wish allowing up to 127 fields per record. b. Reference only fields, allowing immediate on-screen retrieval of information during input, with access to multiple files from a single input form. c. A function key to automatically duplicate a repeating field. d. Search capabilities to pull up any record. The report generator is similairly impressive. There is no limit on the number of files that can be accessed from a single report. a. It has two levels of subtotal breaks. b. allows formatting with page headers and footers. c. is able to print up to four mailing labels across a page. d. Features user-designed output template in TEXT with no limit on the number of lines per record printed. For example, you could print an invoice with a six line header including a customer name and address from your customer file followed by any number of line items, one item per line, automatic page break (if all will not fit on a single form) including the totals carried forward automatically feeding to a new form for the next invoice. The Model 100 may LOOK like a toy, but Super lets it match or exceed a desktop costing FAR more. During its three year evolution, software support has continued to make it the laptop of choice for computer industry insiders. Super ROM represents the culmination of this evolution providing serious users with a set of integrated software tools to amplify their business potential. . For ordering information on the $199 Super ROM, call 214-351-0564 or message Mike Anders on the SIG at 70526,1715. Thanks for checking into Super ROM by PCSG.