The official release of MAGic 6.2 for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 Professional* is now available as a download from Henter-Joyce for all authorized MAGic 6.1 users. It is scheduled to begin shipping in mid-April.

*Support for Windows 2000 Professional will be available during Second Quarter 2000 for our NT authorized customers of MAGic 6.2. When ready, it will be available as a download from the Henter-Joyce website.

MAGic 6.2 includes a number of exciting enhancements that we believe will improve your computing experience.

Windows 95/98 Users:
This release provides the additional functionality that we promised to you when we shipped the MAGic 6.1 Preview Edition. MAGic 6.2 is the Final Release for the Preview Edition.

Windows NT 4.0 Users:
With this MAGic 6.2 release, your CD now includes support for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 & Windows 98.

Windows 2000 Professional Users:

Support for Windows 2000 Professional will be available during Second Quarter 2000 for our NT authorized customers of MAGic 6.2. When ready, it will be available as a download from the Henter-Joyce website.

What's New In MAGic 6.2?

Increased performance
In addition to 8-bit color support (256 colors), MAGic now supports 16, 24, and 32-bit color, resulting in the ability to display millions of colors.
Newly enhanced smoothing
Expanded video card compatibility
JAWS� for Windows (JFW) inspired list boxes enhance user efficiency.

1. Desk Top: Keystrokes to access list of running applications and a list of System Tray items.

2. Internet Explorer: Added keystrokes to bring up form field focus, document reformatting, and links and frames lists.

3. Excel: Added keystrokes to bring up column and row settings, list of cells, rows, cells with comments, and cells with content.

4. MS Word: Added keystrokes to bring up lists of comments and hyper-links.

Unsurpassed interoperability with JFW Screen Reader Software.
In MAGic 6.2 it is possible to have JFW versions 3.3 or higher, speaking while MAGic is running. This allows users access to all JFW features, such as the keystrokes that allow easy movement through all Windows based applications.
When running MAGic 6.2 and JFW 3.5, new functionality provides for the use of the MAGic keyboard layout so the JFW / MAGic keystroke conflicts are avoided.
Improved On-Line Help and printed documentation.
Added toggle keystroke (CTRL+SHIFT+`) to move view between Prompt and Control when in very high levels of magnification.
Locator options have been changed for greater usability
Easy keystroke controls for specific functions when in very high levels of magnification