PRESS RELEASE
for immediate release

Version 2.0.1 of ASCon-A text converter now with support for Mac OS X 10.1
and Windows!

MUEHLACKER, Germany - March 7, 2002 - Medienwerkstatt Muehlacker today
announced the release of ASCon-A 2.0.1, it's free utility for converting
text between MacOS and Windows, for Macintosh computers running Apple's new
Mac OS X and for PCs running Microsoft Windows 98 or newer. "After having
Mac OS-compatible versions for about two years, and getting many requests
for a Windows version, we are very happy to release version 2.0.1 of
ASCon-A with support for Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP", said Peter
Baral, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medienwerkstatt M=FChlacker=
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ASCon-A 2.0.1 for Mac OS X fixes several bugs and fully supports Mac OS X
10.1.3.

System Requirements & Availability
ASCon-A 2.0.1 for Mac OS X requires a Apple computer with a PowerPC
processor running MacOS X 10.1 or later. It also runs on Mac OS 8.6 an
later with CarbonLib installed.
ASCon-A 2.0.1 for Windows requires Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000 or XP.

ASCon-A is available online under the "Tools"-section of Medienwerkstatt
M=FChlacker's German web site:
(http://www.medienwerkstatt-online.de/home.cgi?url=3Dproducts/ascona/
ascona.html)

A German localized version is also available.

Medienwerkstatt M=FChlacker is a leading German developer and distributor of
educational software.

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