PC EXPO, New York-- June 23, 1992 -- Maxa Corporation, the leader in
diagnostics for Macintosh, EISA, ISA, Microchannel, and UNIX systems,
today announced a new tutorial/analysis/diagnostic program for Windows 3.0
and 3.1. Stethoscope provides comprehensive analysis of the specific
system under examination. In addition to listing the hardware inventory of
the system, Stethoscope checks disk resources, memory, and suggests
optimal Windows configuration. Stethoscope also gives users valuable tips
about upgrading, installing, maintaining, or simply learning about their
particular computer. Users may also find out how system performance
improves by benchmark testing memory, video and disk drive speeds.

Inventory

Even with the hard disk running perfectly, Windows and other applications
might not be running as well as they could. This is because many users opt
for the changes automatically made to their CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
files during installation of their software.

Stethoscope tells what ails Windows systems June 23, 1992

Stethoscope lets users take another look at those files with TuneUp, a
powerful set of "smart" editors. TuneUp determines an optimal Windows
configuration and lets the user edit CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, SYSTEM.INI,
and WIN.INI accordingly or will make appropriate changes automatically on
command.

Desperately seeking IRQs

Anyone who has ever fought the battle of IRQ conflicts will appreciate
Stethoscope's ability to find unused IRQs, I/O ports, and DMA channels to
make installation of new add-in cards a breeze.

As an added security measure, Stethoscope will even BACKUP and RESTORE the
contents of the battery-powered CMOS RAM on AT-class systems.

According to Brent Luckman, president and CEO of Maxa Corporation,
"Stethoscope provides a multi-faceted solution for many situations that
novice or experienced users face. As users take increasing responsibility
for the well-being of their systems, information provided by diagnostics
such as Stethoscope allows users to make more intelligent choices about
upgrades, maintenance, and optimization of their computers."

Located in Glendale, California, Maxa has made a significant impact on the
Macintosh market with its SNOOPER diagnostic. The company also offers UNIX
multiuser system diagnostics as well as a family of POST cards for EISA,
ISA, and Microchannel architectures.

Maxa Corporation has 25 employees and has offices in Dusseldorf, Germany
and Toronto, Canada, and engineering facilities in San Jose. Maxa
Corporation brings together a high level of hardware and operating system
expertise to found the new market of diagnostics for desktop systems. Maxa
Corporation has an ongoing relationship with National Software Testing
Laboratories, which issued the acceptance report for the SNOOPER family of
products.

Brent Luckman, chief executive officer of Maxa Corporation, previously was
Chairman and CEO of Landmark Corporation, President of Award Software,
Canada, and District Manager for Canada for Texas Instruments'
Semiconductor Division.

Maxa Corp, 116 Maryland Ave., Suite 100, Glendale, CA 91206
818/543-1300, FAX 818/543-0104

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