But imagine the time it would save if using these tools were as simple as clicking a mouse.

The NeXT Computer makes your resources that accessible.  It combines the vastness of optical storage with some inventive new software to create the world's first Digital Library.

You can think of it as a collection of books, but as you'll soon see, the Digital Library is much more.  In the document you're writing now, suppose you stare at the word "pinnacle," and begin to wonder, (a) does that mean what I think it does, and (b) is there a better word for it?

Simply double-click the word and ask FrameMaker to look it up for you in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary.  This is not a condensed version or ordinary spell checker, but the genuine item as it exists on your shelf--complete with all the definitions, etymologies and illustrations.  And it's linked to Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, so you can either find a better word or reassure yourself that your instincts were impeccable.

In its paperless form, Webster is a different and immeasurably more powerful tool.  Since using it is effortless, you'll use it more often.

But by no means are you limited to the books that come with the Digital Library.  And here's where you can take real advantage of the 256 megabytes of storage space you have on an optical disk.

With very little effort, you can customize the library with all the information you refer to often--such as previous volumes of your newsletter, reference manuals, forms and correspondence.  Then you can pinpoint vital information (text or graphics) as easily as you can look up a word in the dictionary, and use it to build new documents.

In short, the NeXT Computer puts your sources right where you need them most.

At your fingertips.