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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                                    FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Stewart or Zan Oliphant
 
BocaSoft
                                    Bill Stewart or Zan Oliphant
Boca Raton, FL
                                    BocaSoft
33431
                                    Boca Raton, FL
(407)392-7743
                                    33431
                                    (407)392-7743
 
 
 
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


==NEW SOFTWARE FIRM MAKES NOISY DEBUT==
BOCA RATON - Two former IBM software contractors, Zan Oliphant and Bill Stewart have opened their own software development company, BocaSoft.


NEW SOFTWARE FIRM MAKES NOISY DEBUT
Open only since January, the new company already has its first product ready to ship. Called System Sounds for OS/2, the product has five main features, all centering around its ability to associate an audio file (sound) to a pre-defined system event. For example, using an audio sound to respond to a help request with, "Standby, starting help!" Or simply
using sounds to signal the opening and closing of folders, system startup and shutdown and the drag and drop of icons. One interesting and noisy program twist: the capability of associating sounds to mouse buttons or even mouse movement.


BOCA RATON - Two former IBM software contractors, Zan Oliphant and Bill
Another system feature is the ability to link audio to any key on the keyboard. The feature could prove to be a boon to avid game players interested in spicing things up by adding unusual sounds to the appropriate keys or the operators of specialized programs benefiting from
Stewart have opened their own software development company, BocaSoft.
 
Open only since January, the new company already has its first product
ready to ship. Called System Sounds for OS/2, the product has five main
features, all centering around its ability to associate an audio file
(sound) to a pre-defined system event. For example, using an audio sound
to respond to a help request with, "Standby, starting help!" Or simply
using sounds to signal the opening and closing of folders, system startup
and shutdown and the drag and drop of icons. One interesting and noisy
program twist: the capability of associating sounds to mouse buttons or
even mouse movement.
 
Another system feature is the ability to link audio to any key on the
keyboard. The feature could prove to be a boon to avid game players
interested in spicing things up by adding unusual sounds to the
appropriate keys or the operators of specialized programs benefiting from
audio feedback.
audio feedback.


System Sounds for OS/2 has over 1 megabyte of sound effects in Microsoft
System Sounds for OS/2 has over 1 megabyte of sound effects in Microsoft audio format including a full range of popular effects from Prosonus.
audio format including a full range of popular effects from Prosonus.


Sound recordings are possible in a variety of formats including 11 kHz, 22
Sound recordings are possible in a variety of formats including 11 kHz, 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 8 bit, 16 bit, as well as stereo or mono recording.
kHz, 44 kHz, 8 bit, 16 bit, as well as stereo or mono recording.


"OS/2 is the operating system of choice for state-of-the-art multimedia  
"OS/2 is the operating system of choice for state-of-the-art multimedia applications," said Bill Stewart, BocaSoft co-founder. "We're writing programs to take advantage of its 32 bit power," he added.
applications," said Bill Stewart, BocaSoft co-founder. "We're writing
programs to take advantage of its 32 bit power," he added.


The software requires the OS/2 multi-media extension set, or MMPM/2, which
The software requires the OS/2 multi-media extension set, or MMPM/2, which will be packaged with IBM's upcoming release of OS/2 (2.1). BocaSoft's System Sounds for OS/2 is available now for OS/2 (2.1) beta users.
will be packaged with IBM's upcoming release of OS/2 (2.1). BocaSoft's
System Sounds for OS/2 is available now for OS/2 (2.1) beta users.


OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.


OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 26 November 2025

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Bill Stewart or Zan Oliphant
BocaSoft
Boca Raton, FL
33431
(407)392-7743

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW SOFTWARE FIRM MAKES NOISY DEBUT

BOCA RATON - Two former IBM software contractors, Zan Oliphant and Bill Stewart have opened their own software development company, BocaSoft.

Open only since January, the new company already has its first product ready to ship. Called System Sounds for OS/2, the product has five main features, all centering around its ability to associate an audio file (sound) to a pre-defined system event. For example, using an audio sound to respond to a help request with, "Standby, starting help!" Or simply using sounds to signal the opening and closing of folders, system startup and shutdown and the drag and drop of icons. One interesting and noisy program twist: the capability of associating sounds to mouse buttons or even mouse movement.

Another system feature is the ability to link audio to any key on the keyboard. The feature could prove to be a boon to avid game players interested in spicing things up by adding unusual sounds to the appropriate keys or the operators of specialized programs benefiting from audio feedback.

System Sounds for OS/2 has over 1 megabyte of sound effects in Microsoft audio format including a full range of popular effects from Prosonus.

Sound recordings are possible in a variety of formats including 11 kHz, 22 kHz, 44 kHz, 8 bit, 16 bit, as well as stereo or mono recording.

"OS/2 is the operating system of choice for state-of-the-art multimedia applications," said Bill Stewart, BocaSoft co-founder. "We're writing programs to take advantage of its 32 bit power," he added.

The software requires the OS/2 multi-media extension set, or MMPM/2, which will be packaged with IBM's upcoming release of OS/2 (2.1). BocaSoft's System Sounds for OS/2 is available now for OS/2 (2.1) beta users.

OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.