Le Correcteur 101 The Professional French Correction Tool
Version 2.0

Already known as the best French checker on the market, we have made
possible to increase the quality of Le Correcteur 101. Version 2.0
performs with greater speed, correcting approximately twice as fast.
Correcteur 101 is enriched with more than 1 000 grammar rules, making a
total of 3 500 rules. Some 6 000 new words have been added to the already
existing 60 000 word dictionary. You will appreciate its new rapid spell
check that will accurately sweep across large texts. The personal
dictionary now allows you to add new verb forms. 101 is compatible with
the latest versions of word processors such as Word, WordPerfect and Ami
Pro. Finally, 101 has been accelerated for Power Macintosh.

Questions and answers

Why did we call it 101? Le Correcteur 101 was designed and developed in
Quebec by Machina Sapiens inc. The product's name comes from Quebec's Bill
101, the law protecting the vitality of the French language in America.

Why is 101 referred to as third generation technology? Technology is in a
constant state of flux. The first generation of language programs employed
a specific word list. If the program encountered a word not on the list,
an error would be reported. These proofing tools, essentially simple
lexicons, are the basis of most correction utilities integrated into
today's word processing programs.

The second generation grammar checkers are the heuristic grammar checkers.
While those tools were a significant advance because they were introducing
grammatical standards for the first time, grammar checkers were also
limited to simple, local grammatical standards.

101 is the first grammar checker among the third generation. 101's major
innovation is its ability to perform complete grammatical analysis of
sentences. The capabilities of 101 are made possible through the
integration of innovative technologies in the fields of artificial
intelligence, computerized linguistics and software engineering.

Because it can precisely analyze each sentence in its entirety, 101 lets
fewer errors slip through (i.e.: less under-detection) and makes fewer
false error reports (i.e.: less over-detection or noise). This is the
crucial factor that makes 101 clearly superior!

What distinguishes Correcteur 101 from other French correction programs?
Because it can precisely analyze each sentence in its entirety, 101 lets
fewer errors slip through (i.e.: less under-detection) and makes fewer
false error reports (i.e.: less over-detection or noise). This is the
crucial factor that makes 101 clearly superior! Not only does 101 correct
a greater number of French errors than its competitors, but it also
corrects more subtle errors with greater precision. Furthermore, 101
provides explanations for the errors it corrects.

What are 101's main features? 101, the only true grammar analyzer on the
market, integrating over 3 500 rules of syntax and 300 rules of agreement.
101 recognizes more than 1 500 specific difficulties of the French
language.

101's grammar analysis is based on the grammatical theory of Maurice
Grevisse and Andre Goosse. 101's syntactical dictionary contains 66 000
words (more than 500 000 different forms), using a standard based on
traditional French dictionaries in addition to certain neologisms. 101
contains virtually all of the words in the standard French dictionaries
(except for proper nouns).

101 not only corrects and explains errors in grammar and spelling, it also
includes a host of valuable utilities for writing in French. 101
identifies words with similar components (cognates such as conjecture and
conjoncture), distinguishes between homophones (such as voie and voix) and
corrects anglicisms.

Which computers does 101 run on? 101 works on Macintosh and Power Macintosh
computers running System 6.05 or 7.0 with at least 2.2 megabytes of free
RAM (3 megabytes recommended) and requires 3 megabytes of hard disk space.
101 also works on IBM-compatible PCs running Windows 3.1 and provided with
at least a 386 processor . The Windows version of 101 requires 2.2
megabytes of free RAM to run (3 is recommended) and requires 3 megabytes
of hard disk space.

101 is compatible with most Macintosh and Windows networks. For
professional use, we recommend Macintosh computers equipped with a 68030
processor or higher, and PCs equipped with at least a 486.

Which word processing programs are recognized by 101?

101 can read and save files from most commonly used word processing
programs without any loss of page processing information. The version
Macintosh is compatible with WordPerfect (2.1 and 3.0) and Word (4.0 to
6.0).The 101 Macintosh version comes equipped with XTND (translators for
MacWrite and MacWrite II are provided). Finally, 101 also reads and writes
RTF files (Rich Text Format). RTF is a standard file format.

The version Windows is compatible with Word (2.0 and 6.0), WordPerfect (5.0
to 6.0), Ami Pro (1.1 to 3.0) and files RTF and ASCII.

What does 101 look like? 101 offers you the advantages of a user-friendly
graphic interface that is practical and easy to use. And the 101 interface
is virtually identical on Macintosh and Windows. Only the specific items
to the systems may vary: such as scroll bars and window control buttons.
For example, the balloons appearing in 101 remain the same in both Windows
and Macintosh versions.

Is it necessary to interact with 101? No, 101 offers an automatic mode that
lets you initiate a correction session with no user intervention. When set
to automatic mode, 101 lists its corrections in a separate file. Automatic
correction means that a text can be corrected independently by 101 while
the user is performing other tasks on the computer.

How long does it take 101 to correct a page of text? The time it takes to
correct a page of text varies from a few seconds to several minutes
depending on the following factors:

* Complex texts slow down the correction process. Correction of legal texts
that use complex syntactical structures and long, run-on sentences take
longer than correcting a business letter.

* The more errors there are in the French, the longer the correction will
take. For example, incorrect punctuation slows down correction.

* The more efficient the computer is, the faster the correction will be. To
correct long, complex texts, it is preferable to use a more powerful
computer.

* The settings for 101's correction utilities have a significant impact on
correction time. For example, activating the phonetic recognition function
slows down correction.

Can 101 correct every text perfectly? No software can guarantee perfect
correction for every type of text, even in the field of artificial
intelligence. However, when used properly, 101 provides excellent
performance on all normal types of text, such as business letters,
instruction manuals, annual reports, etc. 101 also performs well on more
literary texts, but it will take a little longer and will require more
cooperation from the user.

What license arrangements are available? 101 is available in stores in the
form of individual licenses, and licenses for 5 or 10 networked users,
please ask your software dealer.

It is important that all 101 users register the product at the time of
purchase. Simply complete the registration card that comes with 101 and
return it to us by mail. Registered users benefit from reduced prices on
new versions of 101. We are constantly working on increasing the quality
of our product!

Awards and Honorable Mentions

To underline its astonishing quality, Le Correcteur 101 was awarded with a
number of prices.

Correcteur 101 was awarded le Prix du francais en informatique 1994 from le
Centre francophone de recherche en informatisation des organisations,
l'Office de la langue francaise du Quebec and la Federation de
l'informatique du Quebec.

Correcteur 101 was attributed the title of "Choisi par Soft & Micro" in
July 1994.

Correcteur 101 was a finalist for the "Prix de l'excellence technique 1994"
in the magazine PC Expert.

Correcteur 101 was chosen by the Golden Magazine as the "meilleur
correcteur grammatical" (The best grammar checker).

Correcteur 101 received "l'Octas de la technologie 1993", awared by la
Federation de l'informatique du Quebec.

Review of the Press

Correcteur 101 has been acclaimed by the specialized press in Quebec and in
France.

*...Correcteur 101 l'outil le mieux adapte a la correction des textes. Soft
& Micro, Eric Hiller et Jean-Stephane Deplus, juillet-aout 1994

* A mon avis, le Correcteur 101 est LE correcteur des annees 90, Quebec
francais, Raymond Blain, printemps 1994

* En effet, son moteur d'analyse est en tout point remarquable et surpasse
de tres loin tous ses concurrents., PC Expert, fevrier 1994

*...101 le meilleur correcteur grammatical actuellement disponible pour
Windows mais aussi pour Macintosh. Banc d'essai, Science & Vie Micro,
Didier Sanz, novembre 1993

*Les resultats ne pretent guere a discussion. Le Correcteur 101, avec 8
fautes non reperees, est de loin le meilleur... Banc d'essai, Science &
Vie Mac, Haim Benabou, octobre 1993

Produced by Machina Sapiens inc, 3535, chemin de la Reine-Marie, Montreal
(Quebec) H3V 1H8, telephone: (514) 733-1095, fax: (514) 733-2774,
Internet: machina@immedia.ca, AppleLink: mac.sapiens.

Distributed in France by SOFTMART 26, avenue Henri Barbusse 93012 Bobigny
Cedex, France, telephone: (1)-49-15-22-16, Fax: (1)-49-91-91-81.

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