PRESS RELEASE
for immediate release

Version 2.0 of ASCon-A text converter now with support for Mac OS X

MUEHLACKER, Germany - April 18, 2001 - Medienwerkstatt Muehlacker today
announced the release of ASCon-A 2.0 X, it's free utility for converting
text between MacOS and Windows, for Macintosh computers running Apple's new
Mac OS X.
"After having a Mac OS Classic-compatible version for about a year, and
getting many requests for a Carbon version, we are very happy to release
Version 2 of ASCon-A with support for Apple's new and modern Mac OS X",
said Peter Baral, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medienwerkstatt
Mhlacker.

System Requirements & Availability
ASCon-A 2.0 for Mac OS X requires a Apple computer with a PowerPC processor
running
MacOS X 10.0 or later. It also runs on Mac OS 8.6 an later with CarbonLib
installed.

ASCon-A is available online under the "Tools"-section of Medienwerkstatt
Mhlacker's German web site:
(http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/home.cgi?url=products/ascona/
ascona.html)

A German localized version is available too.

Medienwerkstatt Mhlacker is a leading German developer and distributor
of educational software.

Medienwerkstatt Mhlacker
(http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de)