mac.1865askripka,
Dobio sam na pozajmicu igru MYST, koja je bila igra godine, ako se
ne varam, kada se pojavila. Lepo radi, super radi, ali...
Ja sam znao da su Nemci ludaci, al` da u igri na CD-u sve prevedu,
kao i da izmene sve zvučne fajlove, to nisam očekivao...
Eto, to mi je olakšalo posao i prekratilo muke. Inače bih pao u
ozbiljno iskušenje da ignorišem copyright, al` kad sam ono video (i
čuo), rekoh sebi: "Zakon je zakon!". :))
mac.1866madamov,
Apple's New OS Strategy and Roadmap: Five Key Points
* Complementary OS strategy: Apple plans to implement an operating
system strategy that offers two complementary product lines moving
forward--the Mac OS and Apple's next-generation operating system,
Rhapsody. The Mac OS will continue to deliver market-leading Internet
and multimedia capabilities; Rhapsody will introduce next-generation
operating system technologies and provide a platform for breakthrough
applications that surpass the capabilities of competitive operating
system offerings.
* Smooth migration path offers compatibility: Apple's complementary
operating system strategy enables both the Mac OS and Rhapsody to share
a similar look and feel and provides compatibility with existing Mac OS
applications and hardware. This gives customers and software developers
a smooth upgrade path to next-generation technology and protects their
current investments in Mac OS technology. Additionally, Rhapsody will
support today's Mac OS-based personal computers, as well as future Mac
OS-based hardware.
* Accelerated delivery of new operating system software: The strategy
allows Apple to deliver new operating system technology to market
quickly. Both the Mac OS and Rhapsody will be scheduled for regular
updates, which will give customers access to the latest software from
Apple. Apple expects the next-generation technology in Rhapsody to come
to market more quickly because it is not directly tied to the upgrade
schedule of Mac OS.
* Breakthrough development environment brings new applications to
market: The integration of NeXT's OPENSTEP development environment in
Rhapsody will provide software developers, in-house development teams,
and new media specialists with a market-leading component software
environment, which will enable them to create small, fast, multimedia-
rich and Internet-centered applications more quickly than on competitive
platforms. With the advanced technical underpinnings and rapid
development environment of Rhapsody, developers should be able to create
applications that leapfrog those of other "modern" operating systems.
* Multimedia and Internet leadership: Apple's strategy will further
advance the company's lead in multimedia innovation and provide new
levels of Internet integration. Apple's QuickTime Media Layer (QTML)
will be optimized for both the Mac OS and Rhapsody. Apple also plans to
carry forward key technologies such as OpenDoc, Metacontent Format
(MCF), and TCP/IP connectivity. By integrating Java, Apple is committed
to making the Mac OS and Rhapsody preeminent development and deployment
platforms for Java technology.
mac.1867madamov,
Rhapsody OS--Technical Fact Sheet
Apple's next-generation operating system, Rhapsody, will provide Apple
with industry-leading Internet and multimedia capabilities and will give
Macintosh customers a smooth upgrade path to next-generation computing.
Here are some of Rhapsody's main features:
* Advanced Macintosh look and feel: Rhapsody will include an evolution
of the Mac OS appearance, combining the best of Apple and NeXT user
interface technology to provide an industry-leading user experience that
will be familiar to today's Macintosh customers and exciting to
tomorrow's new users.
* OPENSTEP-based API: Rhapsody's preemptive multitasking, protected
memory, and symmetric multiprocessing will give customers and developers
a robust, next-generation platform. Rhapsody also offers software
developers a rich set of new APIs (application programming interfaces)
from which to develop new classes of software products that highlight
the differentiation of the Mac OS platform. These APIs are based on the
OPENSTEP development environment.
* Java virtual machine: Apple plans to integrate Java fully into
Rhapsody, with Java libraries and a Java virtual machine, giving Apple
technologies market-leading Java capabilities. Apple intends to make
both the Mac OS and Rhapsody preeminent development and delivery
platforms for Java applications.
* Mac OS compatibility: Rhapsody will support today's software through a
Mac OS compatibility environment. This environment will be a complete
native implementation of the Mac OS hosted on the next-generation
infrastructure provided by Rhapsody. This is not a software "emulation"
layer; instead, the Mac OS will be ported to the advanced Rhapsody base.
* Core OS: A modern kernel will provide a next-generation high-
performance I/O (input/output) architecture, file system, messaging and
scheduling system between applications, and networking environment.
* PowerPC platform hardware: Apple's operating system plans are
underpinned by a hardware strategy that continues to take advantage of
PowerPC performance. Apple plans to optimize Rhapsody for PowerPC
hardware.
mac.1871madamov,
More Vendors Sign On to Help Create QuickTime 2.5 for Windows
At MACWORLD Expo, Apple announced that six new companies--Allegiant
Technologies, Electric Image, miro Computer Products, Strata, Specular,
and Terran Interactive--have joined the third-party codevelopment team
of QuickTime 2.5 for Windows. Adobe, Broderbund, Equilibrium,
Macromedia, Media 100, and Truevision are continuing their close
relationship with Apple in accelerating the development of QuickTime 2.5
for Windows. At present, 49 software and hardware vendors have endorsed
the product.
QuickTime 2.5 for Windows is a key component of the QuickTime Media
Layer, an effort to deliver a universal container for mixed media types
(including video, audio, 3D graphics, and text). Apple and its
codevelopers are implementing QuickTime 2.5 for Windows with the goal of
creating a single API (application programming interface) for developing
multimedia-rich products that run on both the Mac OS and Windows
platforms.
Engineers from all 12 companies will be collaborating with Apple to
design key elements of the product. These elements include dual media
streaming, mixing, and effects; 3D track integration; video frame
grabbing; Windows NT multiprocessor support; memory management; media
compression and decompression; and the high-performance playback
necessary to ensure broadcast and professional adoption of QuickTime 2.5
for Windows.
mac.1868madamov,
Apple Delivers Mac OS Runtime for Java 1.0
Good news! The Mac OS just became one of the first personal-computer
operating systems to include full support for one of the hottest
technologies in the industry--Java. At MACWORLD Expo, Apple announced
the availability of Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 1.0, a Mac OS
implementation of Sun Microsystems' Java virtual machine and run-time
environment.
Java is best known for doing two things: adding interactivity to web
pages through embedded content called "Java applets," and delivering a
single programming language (also called "Java") that enables developers
to write code once and have it execute on multiple platforms without
recompilation.
Mac OS Runtime for Java offers benefits to both developers and users.
Through the Apple Applet Runner, users can run Java applets and
applications as soon as they have installed Mac OS Runtime for Java.
Users can also run Mac OS applications that incorporate functionality
written in Java.
Mac OS Runtime for Java also includes several technologies that help
developers use Java:
* JManager. This high-level API makes it easy for a developer to embed
or host Java applets and applications in an existing Mac OS application.
* JShell. This is the basic format that developers can use to create
stand-alone, double-clickable Macintosh applications written in Java.
* JBindery. This utility allows for the easy conversion of a
.zip/JAR/.class package (a packaging of already-written Java code) into
a JShell-based application.
* Java Run-time Interface (JRI). JRI is the standard interface from Sun
for calling Java code from C/C++ code. JRI gives developers more
complete control over the Java environment than JManager does, and they
can call both JRI and JManager routines in the same program.
Apple announced that a future version of Mac OS Runtime for Java will
include Castinet Tuner technology from Marimba, which will give Mac OS
users a richer default environment for making use of Java. The Castinet
Tuner technology features automatic and transparent updating of Java-
based software and gives users--while not connected to the Internet--
access to content that currently requires an active Internet connection.
Mac OS Runtime for Java 1.0 can be used on any Mac OS-based computer
that runs Macintosh System 7.1 or later and uses a 68030 or faster
processor; memory requirements depend on usage. You can download Mac OS
Runtime for Java 1.0 or the MRJ Software Development Kit from the
following web site:
http://www.devtools.apple.com/mrj/
mac.1869madamov,
New AppleShare IP 5.0 to Add Web, Mail, and FTP Servers and Internet
Access
At MACWORLD Expo, Apple announced the availability of a public beta
version of AppleShare IP 5.0, a product that Apple expects to ship in
the first half of 1997. AppleShare IP 5.0 makes two major improvements
to previous versions:
* It allows users to access AppleShare servers over the Internet or any
intranet that uses the TCP transport protocol. (Formerly, AppleShare
worked only across AppleTalk networks.)
* It adds web, mail, and FTP services and improves the file and print
services available in AppleShare 4.x.
Here is a brief summary of the major components of AppleShare IP 5.0:
* The AppleShare IP 5.0 Apple File Protocol (AFP) Server includes
support for both TCP/IP and AppleTalk. This AFP server allows customers
to share files consistently over both TCP/IP and AppleTalk networks.
Users can also connect to AFP volumes over the Internet.
* The AppleShare IP 5.0 Web Server includes Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) support. Security is shared with the file server, allowing for
easier administration.
* The AppleShare IP 5.0 FTP server supports all common FTP commands,
anonymous log-ins, and BinHex and MacBinary encoding, allowing users to
collaborate and share files within the local network and across the
Internet from remote locations. Files stored on this FTP server can be
accessed from any computer platform that includes an FTP file-retrieval
program.
* The AppleShare IP 5.0 Mail Server provides fast and simple Internet e-
mail through its implementation of the POP (Post Office Protocol) and
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) mail services. Users can retrieve
their mail from any computer that has a POP/SMTP mail client program.
* Through AppleTalk protocols, the all-new AppleShare IP 5.0 Print
Server supports up to 30 printers, 10 queues, and 32 simultaneous print
sessions, freeing users from waiting for documents to print. It also
supports the LaserWriter 8.4 driver, PostScript Level 2, and server-side
PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs).
* The AppleShare IP 5.0 Admin control panel gives administrators the
power to easily manage server functions such as maintaining user and
group access privileges and setting up mail and print services. Because
this control panel is implemented as an OpenDoc container, developers
can extend its functionality to simplify network administration.
AppleShare IP 5.0 is an open, extensible platform allowing Mac OS
developers to add, enhance, or replace services or tailor services to
users' needs. It requires an Apple Power Macintosh computer with a
PowerPC 601, 604, or 604e processor; Mac OS 7.6 (included) or later;
Open Transport 1.1.2 (included) or later; a minimum of 24 MB of memory;
a minimum of 10 MB of available hard disk space; and a
CD-ROM drive.
A beta version of AppleShare IP 5.0 is now available at Apple's web
site:
http://appleshareip.apple.com/
mac.1870madamov,
QuickTime VR 2.0 Is Major Step Forward for Developers, Users
At MACWORLD Expo, Apple introduced QuickTime VR 2.0 for Mac OS, a major
update that offers new features to both developers and users and
integrates QuickTime VR's image-based virtual reality with QuickTime
(used for movies, sound, and music) and QuickDraw 3D (for 3D objects).
This integration is possible because of the inclusion in QuickTime VR
2.0 of a full API (application programming interface) that can be called
from the C programming language.
In the future, Apple plans to release a version of QuickTime VR 2.0 for
32-bit Windows systems; this will make it possible for developers to
write programs that use virtual reality, movies, sound, music, and 3D
objects and easily create Mac OS and Windows versions using the same
source-code base. In addition, Apple plans to release a version of
QuickTime VR that is optimized for the Internet through improved
decompression and VR-scene rendering.
For developers, QuickTime VR 2.0 has several important benefits. It
allows more multimedia authoring tools to use QuickTime VR content
(QuickTime VR panoramas and fully rotatable 3D objects) and more 3D
content creation tools to save their output in QuickTime VR format. With
the upcoming Windows implementation, most applications that support
QuickTime on both platforms will be able to display QuickTime VR
content. QuickTime VR will also support better compression, and Apple
will enhance its QuickTime VR authoring tools to support QuickTime VR
2.0.
Users will also see major benefits, including a new Control Strip that
makes the manipulation of a panorama easier and more intuitive, the
ability to zoom into 3D objects and still be able to rotate them, and
animated 3D objects.
QuickTime VR has already been adopted by numerous vendors, including
Netscape (through a bundled QuickTime plug-in), Microsoft, Macromedia,
Strata, mFactory, and MetaTools.
The Mac OS version of QuickTime VR 2.0 will be available in late January
at the following web site:
http://quicktimevr.apple.com/
The 32-bit Windows version is expected to be available in the second
calendar quarter of this year.
mac.1873madamov,
New Products Further Apple's Internet/Intranet Strategy
Apple announced at MACWORLD Expo San Francisco that it is moving forward
on its Internet/intranet strategy with the introduction of new products
designed for integration with the Mac OS. This announcement follows
closely on the heels of Apple's 1996 commitment to provide customers
with the best Internet and multimedia experience for Internet access,
content creation, and delivery.
Among the new Internet/intranet products Apple announced at MACWORLD
Expo is the final version of Personal Web Sharing, a technology licensed
from Maxum Development. Personal Web Sharing uses Internet protocols
that allow users of Mac OS-based computers to publish information on an
intranet and to share information with other users who have web browsers
on platforms such as Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, UNIX, and
OS/2. Personal Web Sharing is scheduled to be released by the end of
January and will be the first fully supported product sold through
Claris Corporation's Electronic Software Distribution web site. Bundled
with Personal Web Sharing will be Claris Home Page Lite, a tool for fast
and easy creation of web-page content. For more information on Personal
Web Sharing, see the following Apple web site:
http://applenet.apple.com/
The Claris Electronic Software Distribution web site is located at the
following address:
http://www.claris.com
Apple also announced that the new Mac OS 7.6 will incorporate Cyberdog
1.2, a full-featured suite of Internet components with a common look and
feel. Cyberdog 1.2 includes user interface improvements, enhanced
performance, and new mail functionality; it also offers a complete
solution for mail, news, web access, FTP, Telnet, and more. Cyberdog 1.2
features many built-in data-type viewers (for file formats such as GIF
and JPEG) and provides Internet capability to applications that support
OpenDoc. The tight integration of the Mac OS and Cyberdog allows users
to easily drag and drop items between the two environments; for example,
files from the Mac OS Finder, Uniform Resource Locater (URL) links, and
e-mail addresses can be dragged into the Cyberdog 1.2 Notebook. Cyberdog
1.2 is available from the following Apple web site:
http://cyberdog.apple.com/
In addition, Apple announced a public beta version of its next-
generation AppleShare server software--AppleShare IP 5.0. Addressing the
industry's move to embrace open networking standards, AppleShare IP 5.0
couples AppleShare products' low cost-of-ownership and ease-of-use
benefits with TCP/IP (Transmission Control/Internet Protocol) standards-
-allowing seamless access of AppleShare servers across the Internet and
IP-based intranets. A PowerPC processor-native application, AppleShare
IP 5.0 combines traditional file and printing capabilities with web,
mail, and FTP services, providing users with a one-stop productivity
solution for sharing information and resources.
Designed for small-business or corporate users at the departmental and
workgroup level, AppleShare IP 5.0 allows customers to keep the familiar
Macintosh interface but benefit from TCP as the underlying transport
protocol. The system's open, extensible platform supports third-party
enhancements and customization. Education and small office/home office
markets will also benefit from the integrated functionality, simple
operation, and low cost. For more information, see the following Apple
web site:
http://appleshareip.apple.com/
mac.1872madamov,
Mac OS 7.6, First Milestone in New OS Strategy
Apple is taking the first step toward delivering a new operating system
strategy with the end-of-January release of Mac OS 7.6. This new
release, the first in a series of planned incremental releases of the
Mac OS, is the first milestone in Apple's strategy to deliver state-of-
the-art operating system functionality to its customers on a regular,
semiannual basis.
Mac OS 7.6 integrates a host of new Apple technologies, including the
following:
* Best-of-class Internet access through the latest versions of Apple
Internet Connection Kit (AICK), OpenDoc, Cyberdog, and Open Transport
software, as well as new connectivity tools, such as Open Transport PPP
and Apple Remote Access Client
* State-of-the-art multimedia, which brings together the latest versions
of the Apple QuickTime Media Layer (QTML), including QuickTime,
QuickDraw 3D, and Text-to-Speech, plus the OpenDoc Essentials Kit
* Enhanced features related to DOS and Windows compatibility, including
Dataviz MacLink Plus translators, an enhanced Macintosh PC Exchange
utility, and Macintosh Easy Open
* Improved productivity and reliability, including a new installer
program that makes Mac OS 7.6 easier to load and a new Extensions
Manager that makes it easier to use extensions
Mac OS 7.6 is scheduled to ship in the United States on January 31,
1997. For pricing and additional product information, see the Mac OS web
site:
http://www.macos.apple.com/macos/releases/fulfillment.html
mac.1874madamov,
Qualcomm Raises the Bar For Free Internet Email With Major Upgrade to
Eudora Lighto Software
Introduces Eudora Light 3.0.1 Software for the Macintosh Platform and
Public Beta Version for the WindowsAE Platform; Announces ISP Incentive
Program
NEW YORK - December 11, 1996 - QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), a
leader in wireless communications and advanced electronic messaging
solutions for the Internet, today announced the availability of Eudora
Light 3.0.1 software, an enhanced, feature-rich version of its
award-winning Internet email freeware. With 18 million users, the Eudora
family of software products is the world's most widely-used Internet
email solution. Accessible as a free download from the Eudora division's
website http://www.eudora.com, Eudora Light 3.0.1 software is available
for the Macintosh platform and the public beta version is available for
the Windows platform. Eudora Light 3.0.1 software for the Macintosh
platform will also premiere on CNET's SHAREWARE.COM
http://www.shareware.com and DOWNLOAD.COM as an exclusive downloading
opportunity for the first seven days of its availability.
"Building interest by providing completely functional, high utility
freeware is one of the pioneering strategies which we established several
years ago and has helped position the Eudora family of products as the
leading Internet messaging software," stated Craig Brenner, director of
Worldwide Marketing for QUALCOMM's Eudora division. "Today's new Internet
users are more demanding, and want an easy-to-use, but highly functional
email solution right from the start. Eudora Light 3.0.1 software answers
that demand with the most advanced feature-set of any Internet email
freeware."
"Eudora Light 3.0.1 freeware's enhanced features provide users with a
small taste of the power of Eudora Pro 3.0 software," Brenner said.
Commenting on the marketing synergy of the two products, Brenner noted
that the Eudora division recently introduced a program for Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) that combines distribution of Eudora Light
freeware with incentives to encourage customers to sample and purchase
Eudora Proo software. ISPs interested in participating in this program
can get information on the Eudora division's website at
http://www.eudora.com/ISP.
Leveraging its reputation as an easy-to-use email solution for new
Internet users, Eudora Light 3.0.1 software now offers
productivity-enhancing features that make it the perfect start-up email
software for home and small business users. Major new features include:
Basic Filters: Offers the power and flexibility to organize and manage
email automatically.
Enhanced Find Dialog: Provides the ability to narrow searches to a
mailbox or mailbox folder.
Mail Server Interaction: Allows control of mail transfers and storage on
the POP server. Users can limit the size of messages they want
automatically downloaded or limit how long they want deleted messages to
stay on the server.
Drag & Drop Capabilities: Simplifies making file attachments and
manipulating mailboxes, messages and large amounts of text.
Active URL Links: Users can double-click on ficant productivity
enhancements over previous versions of the popular freeware, Eudora Pro
3.0 software will continue to provide the much higher level of
functionality needed for users who process high volumes of email on a
regular basis. Some of the key Eudora Pro 3.0 software features that are
not included in Eudora Light 3.0.1 freeware are the user configurable
toolbar; multiple email accounts; enhanced filters, including auto-reply
and forwarding; spell checking; composition of stylized text; expanded
address book capabilities and creation of stationery templates.
Introduced in 1988, Eudora software was among the first applications to
enable user-friendly Internet email management via a graphical interface.
Products in the Eudora software family have been either licensed for
distribution or purchased for use by a large number of key industry
players. OEM and bundling agreements include industry leaders such as
Microsoft, IBM, NETCOM and 3Com. Eudora Pro software has been licensed to
a wide range of corporations including MCI, Cisco, GTE, Lockheed Martin
and Schlumberger, and many of the world's leading universities, including
MIT, Stanford, The University of California, Brown and Cornell, use
Eudora Internet email software.
QUALCOMM's award-winning Eudora Pro and Eudora Light software are
Internet-based email packages that deliver exceptional levels of
functionality, ease-of-use and flexibility. Available for the Microsofto
Windows, Macintosh and Newtono platforms, the Eudora family of software
products delivers best-of-breed Internet email capabilities. The Eudora
division recently announced its intent to develop comprehensive
client/server solutions for electronic messaging in the corporate
environment. For more information regarding the Eudora family of
products, visit the division's World Wide Web site at
http://www.eudora.com.
Headquartered in San Diego, QUALCOMM develops, manufactures, markets,
licenses and operates advanced communications systems and products based
on its proprietary digital wireless technologies. The Company's primary
product areas are the OmniTRACSAE system (a geostationary
satellite-based, mobile communications system providing two-way data and
position reporting services), CDMA wireless communications systems and
products and, in conjunction with others, the development of the
Globalstaro low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communications system. Other
Company products include the Eudora Pro electronic mail software, ASIC
products, and communications equipment and systems for government and
commercial customers worldwide. For more information on QUALCOMM products
and technologies, please visit the Company's web site at
http://www.qualcomm.com.
Catering to hands-on computer enthusiasts and heavy Web users,
SHAREWARE.COM http://www.shareware.com offers a searchable index of more
than 200,000 freeware and shareware titles. DOWNLOAD.COM takes the best
of these titles to deliver the Internet's most popular free to download
software--including games, screen savers, Web browsers, utilities,
plug-ins and more--in an intuitive, cataloged format which makes finding
and downloading software easier than ever before.
mac.1876madamov,
Apple and Silicon Graphics Sign Agreement To Advance VRML 2.0 Deployment
INTERNET WORLD, NEW YORK--De by operating system is as follows:
1. Windows 95 42.9%
2. Macintosh 25.9%
3. Windows 3.x 19.9%
4. Unix 2.6%
5. WindowsNT 3.1%
6. DOS 2.2%
7. PC/Unix 1.0%
8. OS/2 0.9%
________________
Macintosh useage is as follows:
US 26.7%
Europe 22.1%
Male 28.8%
Female 19.4%
19-25 23.3%
26-50 28.5%
50+ 22.7%
mac.1875madamov,
Apple Enables Industry-leading Web Browsers With QuickTime Multimedia
Probust
multimedia delivery platform for the Internet. @Home Network (Mountain
View, CA), which distributes high-speed interactive services to
residences, businesses, and schools using the cable industry's hybrid
fiber-coaxial (HFC) distribution architecture, will also offer its
subscribers the power of QuickTime through the new Plug-in. "We plan to
add the QuickTime Plug-in to Netscape Communicator so that both
developers and users can leverage QuickTime's support for playback of
numerous media types, including video, audio, music, midi, animation, and
virtual reality," said Bob Lisbonne, vice president of Client Marketing
at Netscape. "With more than 45 million users, Netscape Navigator is the
world's most popular software. Internet developers can use QuickTime's
standard multimedia tools to create and deliver content to this large
user base, and users will find QuickTime a simple to use, yet powerful
enhancement to their web experience."
"@Home Network is excited to offer the latest version of the QuickTime
Plug-in to our subscribers," said John Veizades, director of Client
Software. "@Home Network has chosen QuickTime for its cross-platform
support, its wide acceptance as a standard publishing format in the web
community and for its ability to deliver high-quality, compelling
multimedia content to our broadband subscribers."
QuickTime Plug-in Version 1.1 is also compatible with Microsoft's
Internet Explorer versions 2.X (for Macintosh) and 3.X (for Windows),
which leverages the unique features of QuickTime. New Features New
features in version 1.1 of the QuickTime Plug-in include QuickTime VR
"URL Hot Spot" capability and additional QuickTime playback commands.
The new hot spot feature, allows Webmasters to use HTML embed tags to
link clickable hotspots inside a QuickTime VR environment to any Internet
address with a wide range of multimedia content, including: --Other
QuickTime VR panoramas or VR objects --QuickTime movies --QuickTime
Animation --MIDI music --Text --Graphics --Web Pages and FTP sites
QuickTime VR is Apple's multi-platform standard for viewing and creating
360 degree 3D and photo-realistic environments on the Internet and for
CD-ROM deployment. Web-surfers interactively move through these
environments and control their viewpoint by using the mouse, keyboard,
trackpad, or trackball. Navigation capabilities in QuickTime VR includes
real-time left, right, up and down movement, and full in/out zoom.
Version 1.1 of the QuickTime Plug-in also includes a new set of
parameters for webmasters to define the user playback experience,
including additional controls.
These include the ability to specify exact volume levels, scaling of
movie size, local caching of files, and improved performance when
accessing content from local storage such as CD-ROM.
QuickTime and QuickTime VR--Web Standards According to C-NET, the Apple
QuickTime Plug-in is one of the top two most downloaded Plug-ins on the
Internet today. The Apple QuickTime website receives over 650,000 hits
per day as web-surfers download the Mac and Windows versions of
QuickTime--universally acknowledged as an industry leading multimedia
architecture. The QuickTime VR site at: http://qtvr.quicktime.apple.com/
receives over 500,000 hits per day. Over 30 million estimated users can
now experience QuickTime and QuickTime VR content directly in a web page
(combined estimates from Netscape and Microsoft). Apple estimates that
over 20,000 web pages already use QuickTime content and over 5,000
specifically use QuickTime VR. Industry leaders currently using QuickTime
VR include NASA, CNN, General Motors, Tower Records, Warner Brothers,
MTV, BMW, and Atlantic Records.
QuickTime Information QuickTime is the first multi-platform,
high-performance open architecture for playback and distribution of
high-quality digital video on Mac OS, Windows 95, and Windows NT
computers.
In addition to QuickTime's renowned audio/video capability, QuickTime
also includes other data types that can be transparently accessed through
the Plug-in, including: --Animation --MIDI --Text --Sprites --Virtual
Reality
Availability / Requirements Version 1.1 of the QuickTime Plug-in is
immediately available from the QuickTime home page
(http://quicktime.apple.com/). The Plug-in requires QuickTime 2.1 (2.5
recommended) for Mac OS and QuickTime 2.1.2 for Windows. The most recent
version of QuickTime can be downloaded from Apple's QuickTime home page.
Additional QuickTime VR information and examples are available on the
QuickTime VR home page (http://qtvr.quicktime.apple.com/).
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and QuickTime are registered
trademarks. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully
acknowledged.
mac.1877madamov,
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 02:00:40 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subjecty
popular and their printers are #1 in US and worldwide sales. Since
installation 6 months ago, there have always been at least 5 machines
broken. As soon as one is repaired, another one fails. Currently, 6
machines are down and both printers are broken.
I won't even go into how much fun Windows 95 and the NT server have been.
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mac.1879madamov,
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:08:38 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Macintosh in Research
Message-ID: <961216210837_1355435941@emout02.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Science
This tidbit is from:
<steinman@sco.edu> (Dr. Scott B. Steinman)
I'm doing my share to push Macs, even in this PC-dominated workplace of
mine. Every time I can demonstrate a cool program that's available only
on the Mac to my students or to other faculty, I do it (with a smirk on
my face, of course)! All of my classroom presentations are on the Mac,
using PowerPoint, HyperCard, and my own programs.
My research laboratory consists of a Macintosh. That's all! I'm studying
how attention modifies our visual perception and how the visual system
determines what we can attend to, using stimuli developed in Prograph.
I'm also studying deficits in motion perception in patients with glaucoma
with stimuli developed in Metrowerks C++.
I'm also going to be featured on Apple's Science, Engineering and Design
Web page about the clinic I developed for testing the vision of infants
(using electrophysiological, eye movement and psychophysical procedures)
based on the Mac. This software is currently in use in a major medical
center.
I've published programming papers on animation in C++, Prograph and
real-time simultaneous visual stimulus display/data acquisition (C++,
LabView, Frontier) in MacTech and the research journal "Behavior Research
Methods, Instruments and Computers" to let other programmers know how to
create scientific applications on the Mac (and ONLY the Mac!). And, of
course, I've written the book "Visual Programming with Prograph CPX" [on
sale through MacTech -- shameless plug].
Let me top this off with a very pointed example: A few years ago, I was
working on a research project involving visual perception. I asked if I
could use a Macintosh (I'd just seen one for the first time), but was
forced to use a PC instead. It took months to program the software,
mostly because I kept running into the limitations of DOS and had to
devise ways to overcome them. After I left to start my own lab, I
duplicated much of the software on a Mac in only one month! What's
amazing about this is that I didn't know how to program a Mac when I
started. Every article I had read in PC magazines had suggested that it
would take 6 months just to learn how the Mac worked before I could even
start programming my own software.
We have to counteract these misconceptions about the Mac -- Macs are
easier to use, but also easier to program!! And Macs have features like
AppleEvents and AppleScript that make possible powerful programs that
you'll NEVER see on a PC. We have to keep showing the PC drones that we
can and have in fact already done the things that they talk about doing
in the fue for that evening.
As you might expect they had all kinds of money to throw around and could
have afforded any computer they wanted that night. They wanted something
that was reliable, and something they could figure out how to use. They
chose a Mac!
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:46:25 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--The Real Macintosh Story
Message-ID: <961218004624_1221528715@emout03.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<stumarty@ice.net> (Stu Marty)
After climbing to Executive Vice President of a national ad. agency I
decided to make a drastic change. In 1984, I resigned and bought a small
mom and pop printing company. We had two employees, including me. I
remember one very hot July the following year, a middle aged salesman
entered the shop and began, with genuine excitement, to detail a new
computer which could do just about anything we could imagine and we
common people with ink stained hands could learn to operate it today. We
were in between jobs so I told him I was interested in seeing it.
He said, "I have it in the car, I'll get it." He lugged the 70-plus pound
Apple Laserwriter up stairs to our 2nd floor shop and ran back down to
get the Macintosh. In fifteen minutes he was still sweating, but had it
hooked up and humming. He opened MacWrite and typed a bit and printed it.
Then he opened MacDraw and made a quick crude picture of multi-shaded
baloons on strings. I was fascinated and sat down and typeset a few
address lines we were planning to send out to a local typesetter. It was
good stuff, it would work, and I could indeed operate it. We were paying
a minimum of $7.50 just to have a new ZIP code typeset. That August we
typeset a small 2-column, 88 page research booklet. Man, and it had
graphics that blew your socks off and left your shoes polished.
In 1988 I went to my favorite Mac salesman and told him I needed to by a
DOS system because some customers wanted to bring in files from that
platform. I needed to transfer them to my dear Mac. I told him, "I've
never had an IBM, what other features will I be able to take advantage of
when I get it that I can't do with my Mac." He smiled and said, "nothing
really." He was right, and we only bought one. That was our first Mac, a
512 and LaserWriter. I didn't find out until later we were the first
company in central Illinois to have the new "Desktop Publishing System".
It served us well. Today we use eight Macs in daily operation, networked,
and online. We also have a host of scanners, modems, imagesetters, etc.
We still have that original Mac. It finally went back up to the second
floor (which is now only used for storage) along with several Pluses,
SE/30's and II's. They all earned a gold watch.
Now, from my limited perspective, this is the real story of the working
Mac., and if you go back to the sweating salesman you will see the real
way to market something this exciting. Just get out and share it.
Some of my associates have called me innovative, a hi-tech leader in our
local field. Hell, I just figured something this incredible must already
be plugged in everywhere else.
Stu Marty
Wright Printing Co.
ps The salesman gave me a copy of "Wizardry" that Christmas, and we
almost didn't survive the next quarter.
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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 02:31:52 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Old Macintosh Plus still useful!
Message-ID: <961216023151_776308307@emout09.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<charles.bouldin@nist.gov> (Who is *certainly* not speaking for NIST!)
Following up on a previous posting about how an old Mac+ can be used as a
net surfer tool, I thought folks just had to know that you can also make
a perfectly fine low-volume web SERVER out of a Mac+!!
Check the URL <http://xray.nrl.navy.mil/> and note at the bottom of the
page "The hardware is a Macintosh Plus running MacHTTP, connected to the
Internet via Appletalk". I know this statement is true, although you
won't be able to tell directly because it is indistinguishable from any
other web site, because I know the folks who put this together.
Most amazingly, the hardware for this site was FREE, they got the
equipment because the Mac+ wasn't being use for anything else!
The PC contemporary of a Mac+ is, what, an 8088 based IBM/MSDOS machine?
I'd sure love someone to point out an example of a web site running on
such a machine!
Unless you feel absolutely compelled to check out this site, please
don't. The setup is designed for low volume and the final link is via
appletalk.
Don't throw out that Mac+ just yet!
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:12:42 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: More Guerilla Tactics
Message-ID: <961217231242_1921091017@emout20.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Medicine, Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics
This tidbit is from:
<markiw@barron-centers.com> (Mark Issacs-Ward)
I read the note from Dan Babcock regarding the contractors he "converted"
during his recent remodel. He's not the only one doing his bit for Apple!
I've been a hardcore Mac Junkie since the days of Lisa...(yes, there are
a few of us left). I run a multi-site multi-state medical practice and
telemarketing center for Surgeons who specialize in
Plastic/Reconstructive surgery. We operate a couple of Mac web servers,
have about 12 Mac's in San Francisco, and another couple in Beverly
Hills. We have a full T-1 WAN spanning two states, as well as full T-1
access into the WWW. Our ISP is Zocalo and they actually Route Appletalk
as well as the traditional IP.
A funny thing has happened. A year and a half ago when we took space in a
"Status" twenty-six story medical building in San Francisco, other
physicians started dropping in to see what we were doing. The next thing
I knew, I was hosting multiple web sites and installing an ethernet
backbone in a 26 story building! The only condition was that we wouldn't
support PC's. Just Macs. Oh, we'll allow a PC to hook in to our network,
and even share our T-1's, but we simply don't support them...(because we
don't know how).
The end result is that so far two medical offices in our San Francisco
building have converted to Macs. Five 8500's and a 7500 in one, and two
9500's and an 8500 in the other. Four more offices are on the verge of
replacing their WinTel machines because they've seen what we're doing
with our Macs and they want to be part of it! Four separate Docs have
bought Mac's for their home, and we're connecting 56k frame relay to
their houses so they can be fully networked from home!
My ad agency just converted today. He ordered a 7500, an Apple
Laserwriter, and a 1710 monitor. He's also connecting into our
ever-growing WAN. (Okay, so I asked for his Corporate Amex and ordered it
for him, but only because he didn't know what to order!).
The bottom line is that when we start showing others what a Mac can do,
the results can be amazing. I didn't think we could truly afford our
first T-1. Now it's getting full and we're looking at installing another
to carry the traffic! And although I've still got my first 6150 Web
server, it's been supplemented with a pair of 8500 series servers (one
for Appleshare and one for WWW & Apple Internet Mail Share).
Amazing Machines, these Macs!
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Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 00:30:11 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Precise Printing: Mac vs. Windows
Message-ID: <961221003010_1887996462@emout05.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better, Keyword: Advocacy, Windows
Daymares, Keyword: Market by market, Science
This tidbit is from:
<vilhels@rockvax.rockefeller.edu> (Sigurdur E. Vilhelmsson)
I was looking through BioTechniques, a peer-reviewed journal of lab
technology for bioresearch, and I came across this paper on using simple
methods for labeling digitized images of protein and nucleic acid gels
for publications. It describes how you can use MS-Word for Windows to add
text to your images and then print them out. Well, I have been doing
that, and more, on my MS-free PowerMac for a while now, but what caught
my attention was the following in the discussions:
"DOS/Windows-based systems will invariably need to be calibrated so that
printer output spatially matches real size...Indeed, when drawing tools
are used in Word for Windows Version 6, output will vary spatially
between different DOS/Windows-based systems and printers. The printer
manual documentation should be consulted to determine how to perform this
spatial calibration."
But of course...
"...we have had no difficulty applying the approach using Word for
Windows Version 6 without prior calibration using 6100/66 DOS-compatible
Power Macintoshes..."
Pavlik, E.J. et al, BioTechniques 21:1126-1127 (December 1996)
Just goes to show that you cannot go wrong with a Mac, even when running
Windows... :P
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 23:11:44 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Web Servers-Consider Aof the Net Scout site.
This setup included:
1) Working with the CSL lab to get a new name on the DNS
2) Taking everything out of the box
3) Reformatting the drive and reinstalling the OS with the updates I
wanted
4) Installing WebStar
5) Copying the files from our other site
All this in a total of 1.5 hours!
If you want to compare performance try the following three sites:
Net Scout Web: <http://www.cs.wisc.edu/scout/> [CS - used for all cs
pages]
InterNIC Web: <http://rs.internic.net/scout/> [4 Unix boxes at InterNIC]
Net Scout MIrror: <http://wwwscout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/> [PMac 7600+Webstar]
A Mac with Webstar is not the best choice in every environment, but for
many sites it is probably the least expensive way to implement a Web
server when all the costs are considered. It is also impossible to hack
into without physical access to the machine (assuming you turn Appleshare
off).
You can find information about Webstar at: <http://www.starnine.com/>
For those who need less expensive Mac web server software there is a $10
shareware program called NetPresenz available at:
<http://www.share.com/peterlewis/>
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:13:47 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: MMX Opportunity
Message-ID: <961220151303_1687441366@emout04.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics
This tidbit is from:
<michael@ntr.net> (Mike Hardin)
Watched last night's "Computer Chronicles" (12.19.96) with Stewart
Cheifet. In the news section of the show they talked about the MMX
accelerator for Pentium chips. They said people weren't buying PC's yet
because they wanted to wait for this technology or they were buying Macs.
They then added that "industry experts" say that the Mac has long had the
advantages that the MMX chip will offer PC users. At least we know that
the people at "Computer Chronicles" talk to some real industry people and
not just reporters from WSJ or fly-by-night technology "experts".
______
It's a good guerilla tactic to tell people thinking of buying a Pentium
machine to "wait for MMX." Then when MMX ships, tell them to wait until
developers adapt their software to it.
Or buy a Macintosh now. :-)
Guy
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:14:33 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Christmas Shopping Help
Message-ID: <961220151320_1289001047@emout08.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<paul@magic.ca>
One of my Dad's friends was interested in buying a new computer for
Christmas. He really didn't know what he wanted to get. He was looking at
Pentiums. "No," I said. "Dad," you *can't* let him get a PC. Since our
family is on its fourth Mac, he already knew that. The friend had also
seen Macs before and though they were neat. The only problem was he only
wanted to spend $2000. No problem, I said. So I started looking around. I
called a mail-order placed, looked in a discount store and finally on a
local online service.
I found him a phenomonal deal on a Performa 6300CD -- that's a 100-MHz
603e, 16/1.2GB/4XCD, 28.8 voice/data/fax modem, and Apple TV/Video
system, along with the usual assortment of Performa software and CDs.
Now, you may think, $2000 isn't such a great deal. Wait. This is
*Canadian* dollars. That's equivalent to about $1400 US dollars. So we
took him to the store and helped him pick it up.
Now comes the good part. When we got home, I let *him* set it up (with a
little help from my Dad). Took about five minutes. Now you should have
seen his face light up when we showed him the Mac playing music CDs,
answering the phone, sending email, sending a fax, writing a letter or
watching a demo of Marathon Infinity. He did this all within the first
hour of plugging the thing in. Oh yeah -- he hasn't owned a computer
before.
So this year, when friends of yours are looking for a computer, give them
a hand. Let them know how great it is to use a Macintosh. Show them how
Mac users like to help each other -- show them the Macintosh Spirit.
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 01:11:25 -0500
Fron Canada, Too
Message-ID: <961219193145_942343357@emout15.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action
This tidbit is from:
<daviddee@wimsey.com> (David Dee)
On November 16th, Civic Elections were held in British Columbia, Canada.
In the municipality of Delta viewers of the live-from-city-hall
television broadcast of election results transmitted on the local TV
station could see the results displayed at the bottom of their screen.
So what?
These results were being updated live from the municipality's AS400
mainframe, appearing onscreen within as little as thirty seconds after
being keyed in. The transition from city hall to the viewers livingroom
was accomplished using two Macs!
It actually could have been done with a single Mac, but I used one of the
Macs to emulate a PC because the municipality didn't have the upgrade to
support Macs on their Novell network.
These weren't high end Macs either.
The interfacing was handled by a 7200/75 running Softwindows and Apple's
Localtalk Bridge to support simultaneous ethernet and localtalk
connections.
The data was handed off to the second Mac, a veteran Centris 660 AV with
its video capabilities upgraded by the addition of a Radius Videovision
board (don't ask how I managed to stuff a videovision into a 660 - let's
just say that the machine's so old, I don't have to worry about voiding
the warranty).
The transformation of the raw data to a visually appealing form was
accomplished using Oracle Media Objects.
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Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 22:43:25 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--New Record for Macintosh Setup
Message-ID: <961222224324_1754836501@emout02.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<btoback@optc.com> Bruce Toback
Our family has lived on a succession of hand-me-down Macintoshes from the
office for many years. This year, I finally decided to replace our old
Mac IIx (ca. 1989) with a state-of-the-art model rather than taking the
next in line from the office. Our new Performa 6400/200 arrived
yesterday, and I took it home last night with the intent of doing Guy
Kawasaki one better by lowering the minimum Macintosh setup age from 10
to six. I placed the factory-sealed white box in front of my six-year-old
son at 7:30PM, then sat back to watch and videotape, determined not to
intervene.
The verdict: 45 minutes later, having carefully read and followed the
eleven steps on the instruction sheet, he pressed the Power button on the
keyboard. The display lit up, and then his face did. "Welcome to
Macintosh," he read with a triumphant grin. He spent the next hour
exploring all that great pre-loaded software.
Yes, a six-year-old can set up a Macintosh unassisted. I had to intervene
once, to lift the computer and monitor onto the table. (And I had to help
him sound out "optional" and "information".) But my videotape is useless:
nobody will believe that it's not scripted.
Incidentally, there's one more Macintosh Advantage in this story: even
though our new computer was up and running, we still had to transfer all
our old software and data to it. On most home PCs, I'd have three
choices: reinstall from scratch, pay the computer store tech $75 to move
disc drives around, or back up everything onto 400 floppies. But these
were Macs: I just connected them together with the (LocalTalk) printer
cable, turned on file sharing, and dragged all our files from the old
machine to the new one. Lots more convenient than typing "FORMAT A: /Q
/V:" 400 times.
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Bare Bones Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 1048
Bedford, MA 01730-1048
<http://www.barebones.com>
Contact:
Allan Rousselle, VP Sales & Marketing 617/778-3100 <sales@barebones.com>
December 18, 1996
BARE BONES SOFTWARE UPGRADES BBEDIT LITE WITH RELEASE OF 4.0.
Bedford, MA -- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of
version 4.0 of BBEdit Lite. BBEdit Lite is the freeware derivative of
BBEdit 4.0, the popular and critically acclaimed text and HTML editor for
Web authors, programmers, on-line-service users, and anyone else who
needs to edit plain-text files.
This new version includes a variety of enhancements to its feature set
and capabilities; and, for the first time, it is built from the same code
and resource bases as its commercial cousin. This has yielded many "under
the hood" improvements to performance, functionality, and reliability.
*PowerPC Performance*
BBEdit Lite 4.0 is now constructed as a "fat binary": an application
which is fully native on both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintosh models. This
yields maximum performance on Power Macs, and also derives benefits from
using Virtual Memory on Power Macintosh models.
*Drag and Drop Text Editing*
BBEdit Lite 4.0 features "drag and drop" text editing; having made a
selection, you simply drag it to wherever it needs to go: another
location in the same document, another open window, or another
application. If you drop your text selection in the Finder, and the
"Clipping Extension" is installed, the system will create a clipping
file, which may be re-used at any time.
You can also insert a file's contents into a text document by simply
dragging and dropping it from another location. To insert a folder
listing, drag and drop a folder (or an alias to a folder), or even an
entire disk.
*Andxpand its integration
with other applications. BBEdit was the first HTML editor to be included
with the Apple Internet Server Solution, and has become the weapon of
choice for HTML authors and webmasters all over the world, due in large
measure to its power and ease of use.
BBEdit has an established tradition of technological leadership. It was
the first commercial text editor to integrate with Symantec and Apple
development tools, support emerging technologies such as Apple Guide,
AppleScript, Macintosh Drag and Drop, XTND(TM), PowerTalk, and Internet
integration, and to take advantage of the high performance PowerPC(TM)
processor used in the Power Macintosh(R) platform.
All throughout BBEdit's development, however, Bare Bones Software kept
the freeware version of its text editor alive. "The success of BBEdit
Lite in the freeware market is what encouraged us to develop a commercial
version in the first place," said Rich Siegel, President and founder of
Bare Bones Software. "To this day, most people who have bought the
commercial version of BBEdit started out by using BBEdit Lite. So, we do
what we can to keep BBEdit Lite the best freeware text editor available
for the Mac."
Bare Bones Software invites anyone interested in learning more about
BBEdit and BBEdit Lite to visit their web site at
<http://www.barebones.com>>, or to send e-mail inquiries to
<bbsw@barebones.com>.
*Pricing and Availability*
BBEdit Lite can be downloaded for free from the Bare Bones Software web
site, at <http://www.barebones.com>.
==
BBEdit and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of Bare Bones
Software, Inc. Other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective developers.
mac.1890madamov,
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1 taught an introductory course last year using Hypercard
based software.
At the time, all the lab had in it were IIsis and midrange Quadras. When
the students found out that they were working on the equivalent of very
slow 386s and midrange 486s, their grumblings about performance turned to
amazement. So along with your advocacy information on the latest and
greatest that Apple has to offer, I suggest that we all remember to point
out that the useful life span of a Mac has been *much* longer than that
of the competition, and that when someone sees a Mac in use, they should
carefully consider how old that Mac is and whether a Wintel box of the
same age would be any place other than the dump.
As I write this it occurs to me that my office IIfx was still in use for
about three years after several $50-75,000 special purpose Texas
Instruments machines that I purchased with extensive grant support at
about the same time as the iifx were no longer useful.
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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 14:13:13 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Fwd: Back to the Future!
Message-ID: <961223140414_1356365417@emout19.mail.aol.com>
Remember this 1994 Macworld column from a prior life of mine? Am I a
visionary or what? :-)
Guy
___________________________
November 1994
Copyright, Macworld Communication Inc., 1994
Wise Guy
Steve Jobs to Return as Apple CEO
"The Father of Macintosh" brings back the vision. Spindler is COO.
By Guy Kawasaki
The following press release moved over PR newswire on Monday, September
31, 1994, at 8:32 a.m., EST.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Contact: Regis Makaha, Apple Computer, Inc.; (408)
996-1010, AppleLink: uni.wish.
CUPERTINO, Calif.--September 31, 1994--The board of directors of Apple
Computer, Inc., today announced that Steve Jobs, the cofounder of Apple
who was purged by John Sculley in 1986, will return to Apple as chief
executive officer and chief technical officer.
Steve Jobs is currently the president of Next, Inc. In his new position,
he will be responsible for the overall direction and vision of Apple
Computer. Michael Spindler, currently chief executive officer, will
relinquish this post and become chief operating officer of Apple Computer.
As a cofounder of Apple and the father of Macintosh, Jobs brings back to
Apple the type of visionary leadership that enabled Apple to create three
of the four personal computer standards (Apple II, Macintosh, and
Windows). In addition, because of his experience at Next, he is expected
to bring a newfound sense of humility back to Apple Computer.
"Returning to Apple has been a seductive option for me ever since John
decided to concentrate his technical prowess on cellular phone
technology," said Jobs from the Redwood City, Calif., headquarters of
Next. "At first I dismissed the idea when the Apple board contacted me.
However, because I'm now a father, I needed a steadier source of income."
Board member Michael Markula describes the recruitment process,
"Basically, we challenged Steve: 'Do you want to spend the rest of your
life selling Unix with a sugarcoating, or change the world?' When we
presented it this way, Steve reacted positively to our pitch."
"Who were we trying to kid?" asked Michael Spindler. "I am not a product
visionary, and I don't want to be. My strength is fiscally responsible
management and providing a reality check. Plus, I was tired of product
managers complaining when I demonstrated their products. Steve can do
this better than anyone. We'll soon be completing each other's sentences
like Steve and John used to."
Referring to Steve Jobs's widely reported largesse toward early Macintosh
Division employees, a spokesperson for Odwalla Juices said, "Our period
of greatest profitability occurred when Steve ran the Macintosh Division.
We see a tremendous opportunity to reenter the corporate market for fresh
orange juice." A spokesperson for the new, employee- owned United
Airlines chimed in, "When we heard the news, we called Boeing and doubled
the number of first-class seats for the planes we had on order."
Bill Gates, chief executive officer of Microsoft, offered his support of
Jobs's return, "Macintosh always has been and always will be a big part
of our applications software business, and Apple is the preeminent R&D
site for Microsoft system software. We believe Steve will revitalize
Apple's work in system software and provide us something to copy for the
next 10 to 20 years. Expect to see examples of Steve's vision in our next
version of Windows, code-named Cleveland."
The Apple board also announced that it was buying Next's assets for $200
million. The intent is to fold Next Step's object-oriented
programmability into future versions of the Macintosh operating system.
John Warnock, CEO of Adobe Systems, commented, "With Steve's return, we
foresee a close relationship with Apple, resulting in an unbelievably
lucrative royalty stream for Display PostScript."
In addition to the source code of Next Step, as consideration for buying
Next, Apple will receive 4,000,000 laser-printer toner cartridges from
Canon, and Ross Perot will appear in a series of 30-minute PowerBook
infomercials- -complete with QuickTime-animated flip charts.
Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
develops, manufactures, and markets too many personal computer models; a
handful of personal interactive electronic systems; and ClarisWorks.
Apple hardware is sold for use in desktop publishing, desktop publishing,
and desktop publishing. A recognized pioneer and innovator (as opposed to
imitator) in the personal computer industry, Apple sells its products in
more than 120 countries and provides support in less than 10.
_______________________________________________________
Guy Kawasaki's fantasies are his own, and only sporadically reflect those
of Macworld. His latest book is Hindsights (Beyond Words Publish-ing,
1994). He has investments in Bit Jugglers, Global Village Communication,
Bookmaker Corporation, and others.
November 1994
Copyright, Macworld Communication Inc., 1994
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mac.1891madamov,
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 02:29:39 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Macintosh used for custom videotapes
Message-ID: <961224022936_1620464571@emout08.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action
This tidbit is from:
<evan@coolfactor.net>
Just got back from an enchanting honeymoon on the Beautiful island of
Kauai in Hawaii. While there, we decided to take a helicopter tour of the
island.
We chose to fly with Will Squyres Helicopters based on their ability to
provide us with a customized videotape of our flight that included
footage of my wife and myself.
While waiting in their office I noticed in a back room their video
editing system, which was - of course - a Macintosh (Quadra 950).
"We wouldn't use anything else!", said Jim Sedgwick <jas@hawaiian.net> of
Tropical Dream Productions - who, turns out, was awaiting delivery of an
MP Mac.
What they do is shoot footage of you ariving at the pad and boarding the
helicopter, then edit this footage in with their breathtaking stock
footage (the same as your flightpath) while you are flying. By the time
you get your feet back on the ground, they hand you a finished custom
videotape.
When Jim learned I've been a Mac programmer since 1984 he put my wife and
me into the front seat of the 'copter right next to the pilot. "We take
care of our Mac people around here", he said with a grin.
Indeed, reason number 32768 to love Macs: Star Power.
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mac.1895madamov,
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 02:12:04 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Less than 1 hour to set up Internet Server
Message-ID: <961226021203_1356680916@emout01.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Internet, Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are
Better
This tidbit is from:
<buehl@macgalaxy.com> (Mark Buehl)
I just wanted to share with everyone just how easy the new Apple Internet
Server Solution 7250 is to install and get running. Several weekseyboard on
switch, and the 7250 was running by 11:20am. Now
we need to install all the Internet software, so we grab the Apple
Internet Server Solution CD and start the install (we selected a full
install). All the software was installed by 11:30am. We then updated IP
addresses, desktop patterns, etc., you know all the little details. We
then logged onto our old Macintosh IIsi and copied all the MacGalaxy Web
pages to the new 7250. Since I wanted to use the same IP address as the
current Web server, I had to take down our MacGalaxy Web site on the
Macintosh IIsi. I then updated the default page for WebSTAR (to the
MacGalaxy default page), changed the IP address on the 7250 and rebooted.
WebSTAR was started, and it was severing MacGalaxy Web pages on the
Internet by 11:45am.
In less than one hour from the time UPS dropped the box off, we were
serving MacGalaxy Web pages to many different users on the Internet. Our
site was down for less than 4 minutes. Try to get any other brand Web
server turned on and the computer running in a hour would be a amazing.
Then you still have to get the Web server configured, setup, on the
network, etc. At least a day for most people and I have heard of weeks
for some. I have been working with computers since the late 1960's. First
with large corporate computers, then with personal computers, both Apple
and WIN/Intel computers. It is still amazing how easy the Macintosh is to
use and be productive, and with very few problems.
mac.1894madamov,
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 02:11:31 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--New Macintosh User
Message-ID: <961226021131_1323233491@emout07.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Disability
This tidbit is from:
<weber@surf-ici.com> (Rick Weber)
To most 5-year olds, a Mac is a fascinating toy. For Emily Hunt, it's a
magic box that has re-opened doors that were cruelly closed on her.
In August, while riding with her family on an amusement park train that
was designed for small children, a freak accident left Emily paralyzed
from the chest down. Her grandmother was killed and other family members
sustained recoverable injuries.
To add to Emily's family's problems, the amusement park had almost no
insurance. So a few of us got together and gave her a Mac system in hopes
it might help in her rehabilitation and provide a little much-needed fun.
One of our biggest concerns was how she would be able to interact with
the computer. Because she has no use or feeling in her hands, we had
little hope she could do much, not being able to grasp a mouse or push a
button with her fingers. However, she does have use of her arms. So,
after experimenting with dozens of pointing devices, we found the CoStar
trackball to be the only one that might work. We thought it might be
possible for Emily to use only the heel of her hand to roll the ball,
click and double click with the left button, and click/drag with the
right. Frankly, I wasn't very optimistic.
But much to our surprise, within minutes, Emily was able to get around in
the Director programs we wrote for her with oversized hot spots. Within a
few hours, she was accessing and manipulating normal size Mac icons and
menu items. Emily is an above-average child, but still, she amazes all of
us.
Even with the discomfort of a tracheotomy and ventilator paraphernalia,
she spends a lot of time at the computer. Her parents say the first thing
she wants to do in the morning is fire up her Mac! And, she's looking
forward to getting on the Internet soon. We're confident that her Mac
will give her access to worlds that many of us never dreamed when we were
5.
Much of the time we take these little beige boxes for granted. It's nice
to be reminded once in a while what magic they hold!
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Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 09:35:12 -0500
From: sor to fly wildly off the
screen when we twitch our wrist because hyper cursors make our PCs look
faster.
3 You just plug Macs in and they work. Where's the challenge in that?
2 When you add stuff, you just plug them in and they work, too. Again, no
challenge.
1 Your clients and teachers know about Nos. 2 and 3, so they expect Mac
users to deliver results, not excuses!
If anyone has any additions or suggestions, I'd love to hear them!
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mac.1893madamov,
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 03:02:58 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Fully Used Macintosh
Message-ID: <961225030257_1425854777@emout06.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<scstr@alumni.caltech.edu> (Suman Chakrabarti)
Here's an example of the hidden power of the Mac OS.
My PowerWave 132 has 96 MB of RAM, 5 GB disk capacity, and runs Mac OS
7.5.5. Admittedly, it is a power user machine, though not on the level of
the latest 200 MHz Macs. It is on 24 hours per day, running:
- Web Server (Web Server 4D)
- FTP server (NetPresenz)
- Email client (Eudora Pro)
Every day I come into work, I add more applications to this load. These
applications can include: Photoshop, Illustrator, Mathematica, LS
FORTRAN, Premiere, WordPerfect, Nisus Writer, Deltagraph, and others.
Clearly, I use my Mac hard.
I think I've outdone myself today, however. While typing this letter --
and using Nisus and Deltagraph -- I have Cyberdog downloading 3 files. I
am also using StuffIt Deluxe to stuff a 105 MB folder. I also have my
PowerBook 190cs connected to the PowerWave via SCSI Disk Mode. I am
copying a 523 MB folder to the PowerBook in parallel with everything else
(thanks to Speed Doubler). Finally, I'm playing an Alan Parsons Project
CD. :-)
If I wanted to, I could start Retrospect to do a backup of both PowerWave
and PowerBook to my 4 mm DAT drive. So far as I know, connecting a laptop
as a SCSI device is a Mac-only capability. You just can't do this on
another platform. It certainly wouldn't be as easy as plugging the
PowerBook at the end of the desktop's SCSI chain and rebooting -- this is
all I need to do now. Thus, the Mac OS lets me back up both machines very
easily.
I am able to do this on hardware that I literally plugged in and played,
without lots of fighting with SCSI controller addressing and
configuration. I did not have to mess around with Windows memory
configurations or registry files, or Unix swap files or file systems. I
have a powerful system that does what I want it to, without getting in my
way. Plain old cooperative multitasking is adequate to the tasks.
Clearly, the Mac OS has a lot of power available to discerning users.
STR
P.S. If you're curious about the web site I'm running on this machine --
which has a direct Ethernet connection -- the URL is:
<http://antimatter.phys.psu.edu>
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mac.1896madamov,
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 10:34:27 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Networking Macintoshes
Message-ID: <961226103427_744105347@emout01.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<sansovin@pioneerplanet.infi.net> (Chris Nordling)
I thought I'd pass this story along so you can torture the poor souls who
have to babysit Windows or UNIX LANs.
I used to work for an arts organization (U Film at
<http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g023/filmsoc/)> that works with very limited
resources. They have a little mini network of a handful of SEs, one
Classic, and the jewel of the network, an overworked LCIII.
While there, I hooked up all the Macs in a Localtalk network and later on
even added internet connections and remote access. It was a nice little
small office setup with a few extras thrown in.
After a year I moved on to a new job and soon after U Film had to change
offices. One of their current employees, who had zero experience with
computers, hooked up their Localtalk network in the new offices, and he
did it almost exactly wrong. Two computers were hooked together with a
phone line splitter and neither one had terminating resistors, then the
line coming from those two was hooked to another phone line that went to
a second Y split that went to a second pair of Macs. Then one of those
lines was split again and hooked to the printer. Off to side was another
pair of Macs that was connected somehow (I couldn't trace the wires
through the jumble). There were no terminating resistors in the whole
LAN, every single Phonenet connector had exactly one phone line connected
(no daisychaining at all) and the network topology could best be
described as haphazard.
AND IT WORKED! They had no dropouts, they had no problems at all printing
on their laserwriter. I knew that the Mac's built-in Localtalk was hearty
and forgiving, but I never imagined that you could ignore every rule on
wiring computers together.
How does Apple expect network consultants to make a living fixing LAN's
when you can't screw themup? :-)
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mac.1897madamov,
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 12:12:56 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Macintosh vs. Unix Web server
Message-ID: <961227121255_270720346@emout03.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Internet
This tidbit is from:
<Erik.Schils@uz.kuleuven.ac.be> (Erik Schils)
I recently read following interesting article :
Mac vs. Unix, <http://www.sonoma.edu/WM/theTest.html>
Joe Holmes tested similar speed Mac and Unix web servers to see which was
best. The results are interesting, both can handle over 110,000 hits/day,
but the Mac refused 0 connections while the Sun refused nearly 100. From
Joe Holmes at Sonoma State University.
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mac.1898madamov,
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 14:22:23 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: !!--Chicago Tribune Article
Message-ID: <961227142222_1620861482@emout05.mail.aol.com>
This action item is from:
<bhouse@creative-house.com> (Barry House)
James Coates, the technology writer for the Chicago Tribune, has always
followed the crowd in his columns. That is, 90 percent of his space is
devoted to Wintel concerns and software.
In today's Chicago Tribune online edition, Coates turns his sights on the
Apple purchase of NeXT and claims that Mac users are rioting in the
street because they're about to be orphaned. According to Coates, Gil
Amelio's Dec. 20 announcement was the first hint that a future OS would
not run on 680x0 machines.
The headline reads, "What's NeXT for Apple? Abandoned Mac Users: Deal
Ditches Flagship System"
You can find the article at
<http://www.chicago.tribune.com/news/apple/apple.htm>
Just another reason why EvangeListas have to keep telling people the
truth, I guess.
__________
Jim's email address is <JCoates1@aol.com>. Please, if you write to him,
be constructive. I think the main point is that we've been saying for
quite some time that our new OS (the "previous" new one) would require a
PowerPC. Saying what he said is like condemning Windows 95 because it
won't run on a 286.
Guy
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mac.1900madamov,
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 14:22:19 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Suzanne Vega Uses a Macintosh
Message-ID: <961227142218_1042548394@emout01.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by Market, Entertainment
This tidbit is from:
<havana96@ix.netcom.com> (Will)
I happened across an article today about one of my favorite artists,
Suzanne Vega, who happens to use a Powerbook. Great minds think alike.
Enjoy it at:
<http://www.thesite.com/1196w4/play/play286_112296.html>
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mac.1901madamov,
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 03:18:19 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Macintosh Networking Works
Message-ID: <961229031814_1557713841@emout08.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<ckoller@worldnet.att.net> (Craig Koller)
Today an important client, who brought his desktop Win95 system, was at
our company. A 60-meg file was on his hard drive that our management
needed transferred to the company network. Now, because our company's
network is Token Ring, the techies were going to LapLink this file to a
company PC and then fire it to the network from there.
As a veteran Mac-to-PC multimedia geek, I've done my share o'MacLinking
and LapLinking. I looked at these guys and told them they'd be waiting
hours to laplink a file that huge (and the client was due to catch a
plane in one hour). I asked the client if his computer had an ethernet
card, and he said it did. At that point, I had a game plan.
Now I already use good ol' Miramar's Personal MacLan Connect on a small
ethernet network in our company's multimedia department. I waited for our
PC techies to concede that they had no clue as to how to get this data
onto the network in one hour's time. (There's no removeable storage
drives of any kind in the whole company, except on my 9500) They didn't
know how to work with peer-to-peer networking in Windows 95 - neither did
I, but then again, it's not my job to now that stuff. But I told them I
knew how to get the data to my Mac, from my Mac to a PC, and from the PC
to our network ... in less than half an hour.
They figured they had nothing to lose.
At that point, I unplugged one of our PC's from my small ethernet network
and hooked in the client's PC and fired it up. I installed MacLan Connect
on his computer in about five minutes and, after about three minutes of
troubleshooting and setup, went to my 9500, selected the Chooser, pulled
the C Drive onto my Mac Desktop and yanked the file off his drive. The
transfer took about five minutes.
The whole process took about fifteen minutes. The data was nabbed, the
client was relieved, and the Mac saved the day. Miramar makes a great
product, and Appletalk is a breeze for peer-to-peer networking.
The PC weenies grunted a few complimentary phrases then trudged off.
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mac.1904madamov,
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 02:20:47 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Macintosh Takes 5 of 6 in Photography Contest
Message-ID: <961230022046_677459638@emout12.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action
This tidbit is from:
<Jerry_Whitnell@fvc.fvc.com> (Jerry Whitnell)
In next month's Popular Photography, they have the results of the
reader's photography contest. One catagory is computer enhanced photos,
which Mac based efforts took 5 of 6 places, including all three prizes,
plus two of three honerable mentions. Macs used ranged from the 9500 all
the way down to the lowly 6100 av.
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mac.1903madamov,
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 01:45:21 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Macintosh OS and the Year 2,000
Message-ID: <961230014521_2087411530@emout08.mail.aol.com>
Many people have written to me about this subject. Here's the official
Apple explanation of why the year 2,000 isn't an issue for us.
Thanks,
Guy
_________
The Mac OS and the Year 2000: Approaching the New Millennium
The year 2000 is rapidly approaching, and its impending arrival has
computer industry observers bracing themselves for what is being heralded
as a potential disaster of phenomenal proportions. That's the bad news.
The good news is that Apple Macintosh and Mac OS-compatible computers
will have no problem working as expected well into the 21st century.
The problem is that most personal computer systems in use today are
running operating systems based on a standard two-digit date format,
typically MM/DD/YY for U.S.-based systems. This date format forces these
operating systems to use two digits to represent and store the year.
Simple, right? But a hypothetical comparison based on that format would
falsely claim that the year 2000 (i.e., 00) falls before the year 1999
(i.e., 99). If the computer's system clock reads the date incorrectly,
then all mission-critical applications and even scheduled backups are
predicted to fail.
Take heart Apple fans! Since its introduction, the Macintosh has had the
ability to correctly handle the year 2000 and beyond. This capability is
due to the fact that since the first Macintosh 128K rolled off the
production line in 1984, the Macintosh operating system used a 32-bit
value to store seconds, starting at 12:00:00 a.m., January 1, 1904 and
ending with 6:28:15 a.m. on February 6, 2040.
Okay, a quick self-administered test will reveal that in reality, the
Date & Time control panel found in today's Mac OS enables users to enter
dates only up to December 31, 2019. This was done to enable compatibility
with the original Macintosh System 6.x General control panel, which only
displayed a 2-digit year.
Before introducing the Macintosh, Apple delivered several models of the
Apple II computer, a number of which are still in use today. The ability
of Apple II computers to handle dates after the year 2000 vary by model.
For example, an Apple IIgs, running System 6.0 or later and GS-specific
software, should have no problems with dates beyond the year 2000;
whereas users of an Apple IIgs systems running 8-bit applications will
need to load ProDOS 8 Version 2.0 or later to ensure that the
applications continue to handle those dates correctly. The Apple II, II+,
IIe, IIc, and IIc+ do not have a system clock, but third-party clocks are
available that can correctly handle the year 2000 and beyond.
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mac.1899madamov,
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 14:22:36 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: !!--"The Mac didn't change the worlhe MacOS. What further evidence is
necessary that the Mac
changed the world?
To measure innovation this way is to deny Edison's invention of the
phonograph by looking at his company's current CD player sales.
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you write to her.
Thanks,
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mac.1902madamov,
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 03:43:51 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--OS Installation Comparisons
Message-ID: <961229034350_1222955527@emout11.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
idang@panix.com (Idan Gazit)
At home, I own a very nicely decked out PM8500 and a rather
not-so-decked out IBM aptiva. Being somewhat of a UNIX fan for my
networking needs <::puts flame-proof underwear on::> I decided to wipe
my IBM's hard disk, partition it, and install Linux (UNIX for the PC to
the uninitiated) *and* Win95.
Now, Linux is known to be a bear to set up (to put it mildly) but Win95
is supposedly fire-and-forget, right? Nuh-uh. Linux was a piece of cake
to install. Being the Mac devotee that I am, I assumed thrful tale from the
darker side of computing.
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mac.1906madamov,
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:59:35 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subjeand
even create web pages using the professionals tools of choice like
Photoshop and BBEdit. I can even use it for some programming tasks (I
work as a system developer for a well known satellite imaging software
company). All on an 8 year old mac. How many 8 year old PCs could do the
same I wonder (can a 286 run windows 95?)?
Despite the fact that this beat up old IIci and I have been together for
a while, I have been considering upgrading. After all, I have managed to
save up quite a lot of money in the past few years, and the Mac has not
needed any kind of repair work in that time, despite logging up about
10000 hours of up-time, and being unceremoniously moved around from place
to place.
Anyway, the news of Apple's takeover of NeXT was the best thing possible
for me. It cemented the future hope that Apple would still maintain the
lead (95 was not even an option - I was concerned that the NT direction
might be a better choice) but now, why settle for POSIX compliance
(barely) when you cam have a full Unix system? So this weekend I went out
and bought a brand new Apple Performa 6400/200. It is high time I moved
up to the latest hardware, and assured my future compatibility.
So what does this mean for my IIci. Well at my best reckoning, it has a
good two years life left in it at least (after all, System 6 compatible
software is still being produced, so System 7.5 compatibility should be
with us for a while). At the moment my girlfriend is using it as a web
terminal, and in the long run I will probably 'retire' it to my office
and use it here for office automation. I also fully expect my new machine
to provide me with another 8 years of reliable service (after all, it
*is* an Apple).
So, what is the point? Well it is just this: Apple have one of the best,
if not the best, track record for System software backwards
compatibility. They also still set the pace for interface innovation (yes
I have used W95, no I was not very impressed). The deal with NeXT will
give Microsoft stuff to copy for another 10 years (they should be over
the moon). In the meantime my girlfriend and I will be using our Brand
New and 8 year old Macs side by side to just get things done, and not
give a damn about Apple 'abandoning' us. After all, 8 years is a hell of
a good lifetime for a computer, even if NeXTStep/MacOS does not run on a
68xxx.
Perhaps your time might be better spent tracing the Windows FAT32 Fracas.
What does that mean for future Windows compatibility?
Cheers
Dick
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mac.1905madamov,
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 02:22:34 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Macintosh Helps Raise Confidence
Message-ID: <961230022232_1323721017@emout08.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<awest@cln.etc.bc.ca> (Al West)
A short story.
I teach in an Elementary School in Northern Canada. Our School District
prefers Dos Boxes but most teachers prefer Macs. I now have a pro-Mac
administrator. This year our secretary (the boss) was switched from a
MSDos machine to PowerMac. She has not been really happy but she is
making do. Until recently I don't think she was aware of how far she has
come.
Last week we got a new PowerMac for one of our teachers who is also a
MSDos fan. They asked for my help but I was busy and said "Hey it's a Mac
it can't be difficult!" and left them to get it together. These two women
have hubbies and sons who trouble shoot their MSDos boxes at home and
they just type letters when their Dos Boxes are working. I smile as they
relate crashes and give excuses why their report cards aren't done etc.
These ladies represent ground zero in terms of computer self-confidence
and ability.
Anyway there they were, 10 minutes out of the box plugged in and running
- a PowerMac 6260. I stopped in as they began to install Micro$loth
Office, 30 minutes; then ClarisWorks 4.0, 4 minutes: after 45 min they
were printing in colour. I congratulated them, and their eyes beamed with
pride as they realized what they had done. My one comment was, "You two
are great! You know that none of us could have done that with Dos
Boxes..." One said to the other "I think I'm going to like this Mac."
I probably could have shaved a few minutes off their set-up time but the
power and confidence they gained from their experience is far greater
than the few minutes I'd save.
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Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 01:26:21 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Macintosh Usage In Teaching Hawaiian
Message-ID: <970101012621_36520756@emout19.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action, Keyword: Market by market,
Education
This tidbit is from:
<keola@interpac.net> (Keola Donaghy)
I wrote an article for Gary Dauphin's Mac Foreign Language newsletter
that was recently published. It is at:
<http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/tech/mac_difference.html>
This article explains how Macintosh is used to help teach the Hawaiian
language. Here is the beginning of the article:
Background
Exactly 100 years ago, in 1896, the Hawaiian language was outlawed as a
language of instruction in Hawai'i schools. Prior to this Hawaiian was
the language of education, government, and business in Hawai'i. By the
early 1980s less than 30 children in Hawai'i were fluent in their native
tongue. Today, thanks to the innovative Punana Leo Hawaiian Language
Preschool Program and the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program, a part of
the state Department of Education, approximately 1,200 children from
preschool through 10th grade receive their instruction through the medium
of Hawaiian language. Though English is introduced in the 5th grade and
taught as a foreign language, all other instruction is conducted in
Hawaiian.
Hawaiian Language and Computers
The Macintosh is playing a huge role in the Hawaiian immersion classroom.
Since 1993 the Hale Kuamo'o, the Hawaiian Language Center at the
University of Hawai'i at Hilo and the primary source of translated and
original curriculum for the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program, and the
'Aha Punana Leo have been providing customized software for use in the
Hawaiian immersion classroom. These programs have been translated and
developed exclusively on the Macintosh.
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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 03:07:28 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Follow-up to a small web browser
Message-ID: <961231030727_1655208478@emout07.mail.aol.com>
This follow-up message is from:
<WillMcN@aol.com> (Will McNaughten Loving)
Many thanks to the over 200 people who sent me suggestions for a web
browser that would work on a 4MB b/w Mac such as the Plus, Classic, SE.
(I even heard from Steve Wozniak, nice to know he's a MacWay reader). Far
and away the software most suggested was MacWeb 1.1.1, which has a
"minimum size" of 750K and a "prefered size" of 2048k. It can run in both
text-only and graphics mode and is fast and trouble free. If you need a
fast, low-RAM browser even if you don't have a RAM limitation, you might
want to consider it.
Try these places to download it or search around. There is also an older
version around, 1.0 A32 I think. Be sure to get the later version 1.1.1.
<ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/select/macweb.hqx>
ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu//pub/systems/mac/info-mac/_Internet/web/mac-we
> b111e.hqx
<http://web.reed.edu/resources/cis/sushi/download/macweb.latest.sea.hqx>
http://browserwatch.iworld.com/browsers/browsers-big.html>
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mac.1911madamov,
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 13:40:33 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: From CNET
Message-ID: <970104134031_1010106867@emout03.mail.aol.com>
>From CNET. I take this as praise coming from CNET. :-)
Guy
TOP TEN NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS OF STEVE JOBS
1996 was a full year for Steve Jobs. As head honcho at Pixar, he was the
executive producer of the Oscar-winning "Toy Story," and as chief of NeXT
he oversaw the company's acquisition by his former creation and employer,
Apple Computer. From the looks of his resolutions for 1997, the returning
hero of Apple will be even busier next year:
10. Take advantage of employee discount on a new Mac.
9. Do something about Guy Kawasaki.
8. New product lines: Bananas and Pears
7. Just Be. No, wait...take the Next step. Darn, that's not it either.
6. Increase sales by offering a free Buzz Lightyear with every Mac sold.
5. Make sure everyone knows that he's not the Jobs going south because
of NAFTA.
4. Repackage leftover Next boxes as end tables.
3. Get out of that pesky education market.
2. Bring back the Apple III!
1. Tell Sculley to go back to pushing sugar water!
For more breaking news on Steve Jobs' old-is-new job at Apple,
check out NEWS.COM's recent coverage:
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2c4%2c6527%2c00.html
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mac.1910madamov,
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 17:13:31 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Response from Margie Wylie
Message-ID: <970102171329_1655566548@emout04.mail.aol.com>
This follow-up message is from:
<zeke@cnet.com> (Margie Wylie)
Dear Guy:
What an honor to be on your hit list. Thanks for all the emails.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to reply to each individually. Herewith,
my defense:
The Macintosh certainly changed the industry, but it didn't change the
world, not even by the measure that Steve Jobs set for it. The Macintosh
was supposed to revolutionize society, and it understandably fell short
of this ambitious mark. Thermonuclear fission changed the world, the
microprocessor changed the world, even television changed the world. The
Macintosh, unfortunately, didn't.
Best wishes,
Margie Wylie (writing from the keyboard of a Power Mac 7200/120MHz for
which I hounded MIS for 3 months)
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Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 14:51:59 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Macintosh Saves Windows and Cricket Match
Message-ID: <970102145158_271523203@emout07.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action
This tidbit is from:
<textpert@samara.co.zw> (Roger Stringer)
It was the second 50-overs one-day international cricket match between
Zimbabwe and England at Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe had been bowled out
for 200 and rain had delayed the start of England's innings. The official
scorers have a special computer program on a PC laptop that performs a
complex calculation to determine a revised target if all 50 overs cannot
be bowled in the day.
This program runs only from a floppy disk. The scorers had two copies but
when inserted into the laptop, he got a well-known message: Error reading
drive A: Abort? Retry? Fail? His disk drive seemed to be OK as it read
other disks. They tried both disks several times and had no success. They
were beginning to get worried.
I had my PowerBook 190 there as I was part of the team scoring the match
live on the Internet for CricInfo <http://www.cricket.org> and said that
I would try the disk in it to see if it would read it. It came up all
right on the desktop, so I made a disk image with ShrinkWrap and made a
new floppy disk with Disk Copy.
This duplicate disk worked fine in the PC laptop. The scorer was then
able to calculate that England needed to score 185 runs off 42 overs.
Fortunately my Mac had saved the day! And England didn't reach their
target and Zimbabwe won the match. A good day all round. :-)
______________
Maybe all the PC clone mfrs should bundle a Macintosh with each system.
That would increase our market share: "Macintosh, the power to save the
rest."
Guy
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mac.1913madamov,
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 03:37:04 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Macintosh as Windows Utility
Message-ID: <970105033703_877417724@emout08.mail.aol.com>
<dnoble@bridge.net> (Doug Noble)
I just read the posting about Macintosh Saves Windows and Cricket Match,
and have another story about Macs solving PC-created problems. I recently
was sent a zip file via email which contained screenshots of a Win 95
software program. I needed to print out copies, but I don't have Windows
95 on my 486 PC at work, I'm still using Win 3.11 by decree of
management. I was unable to read these screenshot BMP bitmap files using
the Windows 3.11 Paintbrush program, Corel Draw, Visio, Paint Shop Pro or
any of my other Windows 3.11 graphics programs. I found a PC with Win 95,
but was still not able to open or save the file in a format compatible
with Win 3.11.
However, I took the zip file home, plugged the disk into the Mac, and
opened the zip file with Zipit. I then opened the BMP files with Deneba
Canvas 5.0, resaved them as BMP files again with a different name. I was
then able to zip them up again with Zipit, copy them back to the PC and
open them using my graphics programs, without any degradation in the
image quality!
Another win for the Mac as a Windows user's most essential tool!
Doug Noble <dnoble@bridge.net>
Gold Coast Macintosh User Group
Miami Florida
<http://www.gcm.org/~gcm>
____________
Why be content with niche markets? Let's go for the enterprise Windows
users. :-)
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mac.1915madamov,
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 02:47:17 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Prepress Success
Message-ID: <970107024716_439703115@emout07.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Market by market, Publishing, Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are
Better
This tidbit is from:
<mlamorte@freenet.columbus.oh.us> (Mike LaMorte)
I work for a mid-sized electronic imagesetter in Columbus, Ohio. We have
many major accounts and are growing larger every year. We have Macs
ranging from an SE/30 that runs our BBS, to a DayStar Digital Genesis MP
with a Radius PressView 21 monitor for high-end Photoshop and color
correction work. A IIfx runs our $80,000 duPont Highlight 1875-m black
and white scanner. An 8100/80 runs the Crosfield drum scanner. Most of
the work is done on 7X00 series Power Macs, though accounting, billing,
and the receptionist use IIci's. The whole office is ethernetted together
and we run our jobs across the network to our Scitex ripping stations and
imagesetters. Also on the network are a LaserWriter Pro 600, a Personal
LaserWriter 320, a Xerox Fiery, and a Scitex Iris. Our system is highly
reliable, to say the least. The machines run 24/7, with users ranging
from highly skilled to just above computer illiterate, and the most that
ever goes wrong is a floppy will stick in a drive or a mouse will have to
be replaced. We support a wide variety of media: SyQuest 44, 88, 200,
270, and EZ135; IoMega Bernoulli, Zip, and Jaz; and Pinnacle Micro Tahoe
128mg & Sierra 1.3gb magneto-optical drives. These drives are frequently
unplugged from one station and transported, connected, and used on
another. In about five minutes. (Including shut down, disconnection,
sneaker-netting it to the other machine, plugging it in, and restarting.)
Again, no problems. (Unless you count the noisy, worn-out bearings in the
cooling fan of one of our SyQuest 88's. Still works okay, though...)
So what's so special about this? Well, take, in comparison, our two
Wintel boxes. (Some of our customers actually use Wintel machines for
publishing!!!) They're currently down for the umpteenth time this year.
They can't see the network. The network can't see them. Half of the
applications are acting flaky. (No, we didn't catch one of the 5000+
viruses floating around for the Wintel world... unless our latest virus
protection package (about 2 months old) is outdated already.) Now, our
systems administrator is no dummy. (He's been messing with computers
since 1980 or so.) But he still can't get the Windoze machines back on
the network! And last week, one of our clients wanted us to change a few
TIFFs to WMF (Windoze MetaFile) format. Our administrator tells the CSR
to tell the client we can't do it. I tell him to give me 10 minutes. Just
so happens I have a copy of MacAddict with me. (As usual.) Just so
happens I have the CD-ROM that came with it, and it just so happens that
it includes Graphic Converter that - GASP! - just so happens to import
AND export WMF files. So I install Graphic Converter on our workhorse
Quadra 950. I copy the TIFFs to the hard drive. I launch Graphic
Converter, open the TIFFs, and save them as WMFs. Reformat the floppy to
Messy-DOS, and copy them over. Take them to one of the IBM guys and ask
him to see if it'll mount and open the files. CorelDRAW doesn't recognize
the files, and the names look weird. So I go to another PC guy, and he
looks at the filenames on the Mac and says, "Oh, these don't abide by DOS
filenaming conventions. It needs eight characters, a period, and then
your extention." I reply, "But I thought Win95 gave you guys support for
longer filenames and none of the goofy extentions and stuff." "Well..."
he goes, "It really doesn't work like Microsoft says it's s'posed to." So
I rename the files on the Mac, take it back to the Wintel box, it mounts,
it sees the files, it opens the files, and they transferred perfectly! PC
Guy #1 says, "Wow, you did the file conversion on a **MAC**??" "Yup."
<shocked expression> "Whoa. Y'know, the more I work here with the Macs,
the less I like the PCs. They just seem so... klunky. Like my first car I
bought for $400." I just grin and hand the CSR the floppies. Another
satisfied client.
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Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 13:40:57 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Apple Makes Good PC
Message-ID: <970104134057_1525076212@emout08.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<nevada@mnsinc.com> (scott ripley)
I wanted to let everyone know how well-put-together the Apple DOS card
is. I'm a computer consultant in the D.C. area. One of my clients was
"required" to have Lotus Notes for PC (I tried to explain to them that
Notes is cross-platform, but they refused to acknowledge the Mac). I
suggested my client get the DOS card so he could easily escape to the
aesthetically pleasing MacOS with two keystrokes.
He bought the card and I installed it with no problems. In less than four
hours, he had Windows running with access to the Novell servers from both
sides, plus TCP/IP services on the Mac side. But wait! The Notes
developers that demanded the PC had to have TCP/IP services on the PC
side as well, plus the ability to print out of a Lotus database program.
I was dismayed because I didn't think we could get all that out of one
network port without crippling the Mac side.
Despite 10 years' working with the Mac, I was proven wrong. After we
solved a Windows problem with TCP/IP, we had Novell IPX and TCP/IP
running at the same time on BOTH THE PC AND THE MAC. Just for fun, I
opened Lotus Notes on the Mac and PC, plus the Mac version of Navigator
3.0, while printing from Notes on the PC side. It all worked without a
hitch.
Apple makes a better PC than Wintel does.
Scott Ripley
UpAllNight Publishing
<nevada@mnsinc.com>
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SYMANTEC DELIVERS COMPLETE WEB AND JAVA DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION FOR THE
MACINTOSH -- Visual CafE and Visual Page for Macintosh now available --
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- January 6, 1997 -- Symantec Corporation
(Nasdaq:SYMC) today continued providing top-notch web development tools
by announcing the availability of Visual CafE and Visual Page for the
Macintosh platform, making Symantec the first true cross-platform web
development tools provider. Symantec has shown its proactive leadership
in the Java tools arena by providing the best-selling, award-winning
products for Java developers, such as Symantec CafE for Macintosh and
Windows, and the recently announced Visual CafE for Windows. Symantec
also is showing its commitment to the Macintosh development community by
offering the first soup-to-nuts web development solution.
Macintosh developers will now be able to easily create Java applets and
applications using drag-and-drop within Visual CafE. In addition,
Macintosh web designers will be able to visually create sophisticated web
sites with Visual Page, and easily embed Java applets, previewing them
and creating some of the most exciting web pages on the Macintosh. Visual
CafE and Visual Page represent the ultimate combination for the new web
developer/designer in terms of ease-of-use, and at the same time provide
top features for the professional developer/designer.
Visual Page for Macintosh is the latest in the new generation of web page
development tools. It provides a true WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You
Get) environment for creating sophisticated web sites. It supports
two-way development by allowing both visual drag-and-drop of web page
elements, as well as direct editing of the underlying HTML code. Visual
Page supports the latest HTML extensions, including direct visual frame
editing, table editing capabilities, cut and paste of Excel spreadsheets,
QuickTime movies, a site window for managing web pages, as well as remote
download and publishing features to and from web and ftp sites right from
the page development environment. Visual Page also fully embeds Java in
web pages and visually previews the execution of Java applets from within
the page display. Users can simply drag-and-drop Java classes developed
with Visual CafE and drop it into a page to see it run.
Symantec Visual CafE is a powerful visual RAD tool for developing Java
applets and applications. With Visual CafE, Macintosh developers can
quickly build sophisticated applications utilizing any of over eighty
pre-built Java Beans components, using drag and drop. Visual CafE
automatically generates the Java code. In addition, Visual CafE supports
two-way development, which allows professional developers to directly
modify the Java source code, and Visual CafE will keep the visual forms
and source code of the app in sync at all times. New technologies --
including live Java controls, Java layout management and advanced Java
debugging -- dramatically shorten the development process. Visual CafE
also incorporates Java class and hierarchy browsing capabilities, the
fastest native compiler, as well as a Just-In-Time compiler for
Macintosh, which was recently licensed by Netscape Communications for
inclusion in the upcoming Netscape Navigator 4.0 browser.
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Visual CafE for Macintosh is now available for purchase on the Symantec
website <http://cafe.symantec.com> for an estimated retail price of US
$199.95. Visual Page is also now available for purchase on the website
for an estimated retail price of US $99.00. Symantec CafE for Macintosh
users can crossgrade to Visual CafE for US $99.95 and/or crossgrade to
Visual Page for US $79.95. Symantec C++ for Macintosh users can
crossgrade to Visual CafE for Macintosh for US $99.95 and/or Visual Page
for US $79.95 (direct only from Symantec, 800-441-7234). All products can
be bought by calling (800) 441-7234 or will be available through all
major computer stores, software retailers, and corporate resellers.
Crossgrades will not be offered through retail channels.
mac.1914madamov,
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:42:44 -0500
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Good Article About Software
Message-ID: <970106170746_911199445@emout01.mail.aol.com>
Check out this fair and balanced article about Macintosh vs. Windows
software availability by Phillip Robinson of the San Jose Mercury:
<http://www.sjmercury.com/business/compute/phil0105.htm>
"IT'S the No. 1 knock against the Macintosh: There aren't enough software
titles.
There's some accuracy in this statement, but not enough truth.
I regularly hear guesses that there are 20,000 programs for
Intel-compatible PCs vs. 5,000 for Mac -- silly and meaningless numbers.
Many of those programs are specialty items, created inside big companies
for their own use. You and I can't ever get at them."
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Industry Leaders Strongly Endorse Apples New Operating System Strategy
January 7, 1997 -- San Francisco, California, MACWORLD -- The following
industry-leading developers have endorsed Apples newly-announced
operating system strategy for the Mac OS and second future operating
system, code-named Rhapsody.
"This partnership is the best possible fit. Both companies support
strong, open industry standards. Combined with their rich media focus and
a command of the Internet, these strengths will play well into Adobe's
core markets. NeXT's advanced operating system design, when combined with
Apple's leadership in ease-of-use and multimedia, will provide Adobe and
other developers with a robust, compelling platform on which to build
great next-generation software solutions."
John Warnock, Chairman and CEO, Adobe Systems, Inc.
"I AM SO HAPPY! This is great. This is out of control! This is what Apple
needs."
Martin Bigonesse, President, Adrenaline Software
"As the leading supplier of installer makers to Apple developers, Aladdin
Systems is excited about continuing to support the Mac OS and the
innovative potential inherent in Rhapsody. We are eagerly awaiting
technical and business plan details from Apple. Together we can make
great magic!"
John L. Nesheim, President, Aladdin Systems, Inc.
"Aladdin is excited to see Apple acquire NeXT and the technology
contained in their OpenStep and WebObjects products. The combination of
the strengths of the OpenStep OS and the Mac OS will bring developers and
users alike the platform they've been wanting for a long time now."
Leonard Rosenthal, Director of Advanced Technology, Aladdin Systems, Inc.
"We're as excited as the rest of the Mac community about Apple's recent
announcements regarding NeXT. Of course, this is all very new, and we
can't be sure of all the details. But, we knew immediately that we wanted
to voice our support for the new direction by making this announcement."
Lee Lorenzen, President, Altura Software, Inc.
"Interest in NeXT technology is sky high since the merger announcement,
and Amelios MACWORLD keynote will only add to it. We want to show
existing Apple developers and users that this technology supports serious
applications."
Greg Anderson, Founder and CEO, Anderson Financial Systems Inc.
"RagTime has the reputation of supporting Apple technologies to their
best advantage, and we will continue to do so both for Mac OS and
Rhapsody. We are excited to use the robust OS kernel of Rhapsody together
with the ease of use of Mac OS to make RagTime more powerful than ever."
Kai Brning, Founder and General Manager, B & E Software GmbH
"Bare Bones Software has always preferred to develop for the Mac OS
platform, and we will continue to stand behind this platform as a
"Mac-first" company. We look forward to the technical and business
opportunities offered by Rhapsody."
Rich Siegel, Founder, President and CEO, Bare Bones Software, Inc.
"The announcement of the Apple/NeXT merger has all NeXT technology
enthusiasts excited about the new opportunities that will come from this.
NeXT's technology is outstanding, and we look forward to demonstrating
that to the Apple community."
Tony Rennier, President, BLaCKSMITH
"Apple's decisive acquisition of Next sends a clear leadership message to
our mutual customers. Blyth views Apple's expanded emphasis on
object-oriented technologies and high performance operating system
services as a market maker. We strongly support our large Macintosh
customer base and will continue to innovate with Mac OS-based products.
As our customers develop and deploy client-server applications on the
Internet, we are working with Apple to exploit their latest Next Step
technologies to create powerful and productive Omnis Web RAD
environments."
Mike Minor, Chairman and CEO, Blyth Software, Inc.
"Great News from Apple. I am sure that this is going to be as great as
the evolution of the Mac!"
Jerry Harris, Vice-President, C-Graphix Digital Studios
"Yea! from the trenches of long-suffering Mac loyalists! Hoist the Jolly
Roger!"
Mark Kronquist, Marketing Director, CSL Software
"Claris is completely committed to continuing to lead the industry with
great Mac OS applications, taking advantage of Mac OS advances in 1997
and far beyond. I believe Apple's acquisition of NeXT will lead to
breakthroughs in developers' effectiveness and users' computing
experience. Claris intends to lead the charge to create applications
harnessing the power of the new operating system."
Guerrino De Luca, President, Claris Corporation
"Connectix has a long profitable relationship with the Macintosh. We feel
that the acquisition of NeXT will create new excitement around the Apple
platform and give developers many new opportunities for growth."
Roy McDonald, CEO, Connectix Corporation
"As an enthusiastic developer for the Macintosh platform, we were
relieved when learning of Apple's acquisition of the NeXT OS. For one,
this decision ended the uncertainty surrounding the next Mac OS plans,
but most importantly NeXT will bring to Apple a robust object-oriented OS
and development platform that's been maturing for years. We feel that
with an aggressive development plan, Apple and NeXT could merge the best
of object-oriented technology and true multi-user, multitasking kernel to
build a modern and robust OS for the Mac that goes beyond what NT could
offer for many years!"
Eid Eid, Vice President of Technology, Corel Corporation
"Apple and NeXT have spent years building strength where the other was
weak. The combination of OpenStep and Mac OS will return Apple to its
traditional role of setting the agenda for personal computing. Dantz
Development Corporation is fully committed to supporting this new
partnership with our award-winning backup and storage management
software. As a result, we'll be able to deliver many new benefits and
enhanced capabilities to our users."
Lawrence A. Zulch, President & CEO, Dantz Development Corporation
"NeXT has developed a superb operating system, but now with Apple it can
reach the critical mass needed for market success. OpenStep provides a
badly needed foundation for Apple's many excellent technologies. We are
committed to using this opportunity to create the best storage software
for any platform."
Richard C. Zulch, Chief Technology Officer, Dantz Development Corporation
"I think this is fantastic news. Apple's biggest problems right now are
not technical -- they've always had great technology. The problem is that
they've lost their image, they're no longer the golden boy. Now, with
Jobs back in the picture, they're in a position to really regain that
sense of excitement and vision of great future."
Richard Diehl, President, Diehl Graphsoft
"We are committed to providing customers with their next generation
productivity tools. Apple's new OS strategy, including Harmony, Tempo and
especially the NeXT purchase, will help us bring these cross-platform
solutions to customers of all levels."
Kim Cooper, Chairman & CEO, Digital Harbor
"After reviewing Apple's implementation plans Farallon intends to begin
work as soon as possible. We welcome the opportunity to work closely with
Apple throughout their transition to a new operating system. Farallon
intends to be aggressive in providing the appropriate network support
needed to help make this new platform a success. Farallon customers can
be assured that the networking hardware they buy today, such as our Fast
Ethernet PCI Card, will work with both the current Mac OS and Rhapsody."
Alan Lefkof, President and CEO, Farallon Communications
"The acquisition of NeXT by Apple is exciting news. NeXT brings advanced
and mature OS and object technology to Apple. It is good to see that
Apple has taken decisive action to bring a world-class, robust operating
system to the Macintosh platform. Our dual NextStep and Macintosh
experience - with a product shipping on both platforms - provides us with
a unique viewpoint on this exciting merger between the two companies and
technologies."
Peter Camps, CEO, FirstClass NV
"4-Sight has been developing products based on Apple's Macintosh solution
since 1989. Apple's innovative approach has enabled us to build products
which have taken digital communications to new markets. 4-Sight is
committed to continued future developments on the Apple's platforms and
sees the acquisition of Next as a significant step in delivering the next
generation. 4-Sight will be working closely with Apple to deliver this
next generation in 1997 and beyond."
David Townend, Managing Director, 4-Sight
"We are extremely excited and encouraged by Apple's purchase of NeXT. Our
base technology has a class library with an architecture very similar to
NeXTStep, therefore it will be relatively easy for us to port GoLive
CyberStudio to a NeXT-generation Mac OS. We are very fortunate to have
over 50 percent of our Macintosh development team already experienced in
developing for the NeXT operating system. We will bring our applications
to the NeXT generation Mac OS as quickly as possible."
Andreas Poliza, Chairman and CEO, GoLive Systems, Inc.
"Apple Developers are getting the most advanced development platform on
the planet, with capabilities for extremely fast deployment, incredible
code maintainability, and a higher degree of code reuse than on any other
system, all on top of an extremely robust Internet operating system built
for the Internet. OpenStep Developers get Apple's advanced multimedia
tools, OpenDoc, and a huge installed customer base. It's the best match I
could have imagined. I don't think there's an OpenStep developer that
isn't ecstatic to have Apple supporting their favorite development
platform. I got a better Christmas present than I could have ever
imagined this year, and so, I think, did everyone who will use a computer
in the next decade. "
Dave Klingler, President, Gondolin Software
"Graphisoft joins the Macintosh developer community in welcoming Steve
back. When choosing development platform, we always preferred technology
leadership over actual market share. Hence, we committed ourselves to
Macintosh in 1984 and signed up to develop on NeXT in 1989. We
immediately fell in love with NeXTStep and could only dream about how
much more successful it would have been within Apple. But at that time it
was a dream only, we never hoped that once it will happen. By
implementing NeXTStep in Rhapsody, Apple chose the only matured object
oriented platform. This move delivers us reliability and performance,
badly needed by our market, the building industry."
Gbor Bojr, President, Graphisoft
"Rhapsody is really the best of both worlds for an Apple committed
developer such as Highware. The integration of Apple-NeXT software will
offer powerful tools and will bring to market a whole new generation of
software solutions. It will definitely differentiate Apple from the
competition. Highware is committed to continue supporting all System 7.x
systems yet to come but is also very excited to support Rhapsody."
Olivier Mrenne, Managing Director, Highware, Inc.
"The combination of Apple and NeXT has created a synergy that is sure to
ignite enthusiasm and support from the Macintosh community. Separately,
these two companies have distinct and respected personalities, but
together their combined strengths will establish the clear direction that
Apple ISVs and customers are looking for. We have developed products for
both companies, including SoftWindows for Power Macintosh and SoftPC for
NEXTSTEP, and know that the combination of these respective resources
will create a solid foundation for the future success of the Macintosh
platform."
Robert P. Lee, President and CEO, Insignia Solutions
"Steve Jobs is the ultimate practical visionary. He made the computing
environment what it is today. Now that Mr. Jobs is back, I have renewed
faith that Apple will regain the stature that it formerly had. I will
support Apple's effort 100% by developing products that take advantage of
the newest technology."
Wendy Sternick, President & CEO, Kaetron Software Corp.
"For over a decade, the Learning Company has been developing product for
the Apple marketplace. This ensures Apple's continued leadership in the
education market for the next decade and beyond. It's the next step in
empowering educators to harness the potential of the Internet on the
Apple platform."
Kevin O'Leary, President, Learning Company
"Any initiative guided by Apple and Steve Jobs has the potential of
delivering extremely important technology. Like every other serious
software shop in the industry, we will be watching their progress as they
move ahead with their effort and looking forward to evaluating their new
platform when it's ready."
Jeff Papows, President, Lotus Development Corporation
"Macromedia is excited over Apples' acquisition of the NeXT operating
system. The Mac OS is a key part of Macromedia's business and platform
strategy. We will continue to support the current Mac OS and intend to
support future Mac OS versions. As Apple makes more information
available, we will be more specific on how we will implement that
support."
Phil Schiller, Vice President of Product Management, Macromedia
"We're excited about Apple and NeXT joining forces to create a great
platform for customers. Specifically, Apple's commitment to Java has
encouraged Marimba to invest heavily in making our products available on
Apple's operating system. We look forward to delivering our Castanet and
Bongo products to Apple customers."
Arthur van Hoff, Chief Technology Officer, Marimba Inc.
"I am extremely excited about Apple acquiring Next's OS and defining the
goal to supply object-oriented, Java-aware web development tools to
software developers to exploit the 'megatrends' opportunity of pervasive
Internet/intranets and ubiquitous multimedia."
Chetan Saiya, President, Mediaway
"Metrowerks intends to provide CodeWarrior support for Apple's Rhapsody
from day one. We will deliver CodeWarrior tools to the developer
community in an ongoing fashion to support the current Mac OS and
Rhapsody. Our intent is to make these tools available as soon as possible
to our customers in their regular CodeWarrior subscription. CodeWarrior
support of Rhapsody is in alignment with our overall tools strategy and
increases the availability of CodeWarrior-hosted tools that can be used
to develop applications software for the desktop, consumer electronics
and embedded systems markets."
Greg Galanos, President and Chief Technology Officer, Metrowerks
"We, at mFactory, are very excited about the potential to marry the
world's easiest to use operating system, the Mac OS, with the world's
most advanced object-oriented implementation of an operating system,
OpenStep. Combining an advanced object-oriented architecture with an
easy-to-use interface has certainly been a winning combination for us
with mTropolis."
Rick Jackson, VP of Marketing, mFactory Inc.
"Congratulations on NeXT! I'm impressed with the plan and I think it will
work fine. This indicates that Apple has their priorities in the right
order."
Marc Andreeson, Senior Vice-President of Technology, Netscape
Communications
"As a long time supporter of Apple and NeXT, we are extremely pleased to
see the combination of Apple's industry leadership and NeXT's advanced
software technologies. Having developed many of our technologies using
NEXTSTEP, we have no doubt that the industry will soon see a fresh new
generation of advanced software. NEXTSTEP has always been technology
ahead of its time. Thanks to Apple's bold industry leadership, its time
has finally come."
Jeff Russell, President & CEO, Netsurfer, Inc.
"We've been Apple developers since 1984 and have always seen the
Macintosh as the leading platform for advanced software. We're confident
in Apple's ability to manage this transition and we know it will offer
even more opportunity for our company."
Scott Shwarts, Director, Pensee Corporation
"The move is the best we could have hoped for to give Apple new life and
begin a new generation of growth and stability for Apple computer. Steve
Jobs represents a proven visionary who can inspire, the leadership and
management of Amelio is something we are beginning to be able to count
on, and the proven "rich" technical design and implementation in the NeXT
OS provide us with a solid, mature foundation for development and
delivery of professional engineering tools and software. It makes the
Apple family of machines worth taking a second chance on, as we plan our
'97 product development and support plans."
David Simmons, President, Quasar Knowledge Systems, Inc.
"With Gil Amelio at Apple's helm, the company has refocused its
commitment to the third-party developer. The marriage of Apple and Next
technologies once again proves Apple's tenacity, and will help fuel the
next wave of innovation within our maturing industry. This strategic
pairing resolves one of the biggest issues that has plagued Apple, how do
you leap frog convention? As one of Apple's most steadfast developers,
Radius hopes to leverage Apple's coming advancements and bring to market
the next generation of tools for the creative professional."
Chuck Berger, Chairman and CEO, Radius
"The adoption of this NeXT generation OS strategy by Apple is not only
the right step from a technological point of view but this choice is also
quite simply: "wicked cool". Roaster Technologies is fully committed to
providing its Roaster and Roaster Professional development environments
as soon as Rhapsody is available. Apple continues to prove that it is a
leader in Internet technology with the selection of this mature,
developer-friendly operating system."
John C. Dhabolt, President and CEO, Roaster Technologies
"We're very excited about the possibilities the NeXT technology will
offer combined with Apple's current and future technologies. We have
always instantaneously followed Apple with regard to new system software
technologies. We were among the first to support PowerPC and System 7.5.
It goes without saying that we will also continue to support Apple's
System 7.x and its successors Harmony and Tempo."
Job van Dijk, President and CEO, ROUTE 66 Geographic Information Systems
B.V.
"Stairways Software has supported Apple's Macintosh platform and provided
effective Internet clients and servers since long before most people had
even heard of the Internet. We'll continue to develop for the new OS and
look forward to producing exciting new applications."
Peter N. Lewis, Director, Stairways Software Pty, Ltd.
"My congratulations on the acquisition of Next. I look forward to seeing
Steve Jobs bring new fire and innovation to Apple. STF Technologies will
continue to support the Mac OS in its current form, and we look forward
with excitement to the next generation Mac OS."
Donald MacCormick, Chief Technology Officer, STF Technologies, Inc.
"As an early Macintosh and HyperTalk software house which was converted
to NEXT in 1989, Stone Design embraces the Apple/NeXT merger. We have
been shipping software for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep for 8 years and are
overjoyed that these technologies will be available to the Macintosh
market."
Andrew Stone, CEO, Stone Design
"The Apple-NeXT combination should provide additional opportunity for
Symantec's Internet tools offerings. Both companies possess a strong
understanding of Internet technologies which is complementary to our
efforts."
Mansour Safai, General Manager, Internet Tools, Symantec Corporation
"UserLand Software remains fully committed to the Mac platform and
continuing to provide market-leading web management and system scripting
software to the Macintosh web developer community. We want Apple to be
successful in this transition, and we're working more closely than ever
with Apple and other developers to make sure it goes smoothly for
Mac-based webmasters and system managers."
Dave Winer, President and CEO, UserLand Software
"Apple does not know how to be a follower, the company has only been
successful when it had a strong vision of the future to rally the
development community around. With Apple's purchase of NeXT it once again
assumes the leadership position of offering the best possible development
platform for creating the best possible products for our customers."
David A. Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Virtus Corporation
"As a longtime provider of automated software management solutions for
Macintosh in the enterprise, Wave Research is excited with Apple's clear
determination to keep targeting the enterprise market. This focus is
clearly showing in Apple's selection of vital OS technologies, whether
developed in-house or acquired to meet pressing market needs."
Paul Carpentier, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Wave Research
"It's clear that while the Mac OS has a lot to offer, there are many
people who would like to see elements of a 'modern' OS. Clearly, NeXT has
taken the approach of reducing development cycles in their OS while
building a robust, proven, mature operating system that has much of the
desired modern OS features. Now, with Jobs' vision harnessed by a
'doer'/mature manager like Amelio coupled with Macintosh's significant
market size, I think we'll see the best of all worlds -- and it should be
a very interesting time for developers."
Neil Ticktin, Publisher, CEO, Xplain Corporation
mac.1918madamov,
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 03:19:18 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: A PC Can't Do That
Message-ID: <970109023954_2055464288@emout16.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<GlenBuddy@zianet.com> (Glen Hermann)
I manage sales at a company that makes consumer goods. Our art department
installed new Pentium PC's to remain "compatible" with the rest of our
PC-based network. They run the latest versions of Adobe Pagemaker and
Photoshop.
One day an art assistant asked me a question about transferring graphics
from Pagemaker to Photoshop. She knew I use these programs extensively on
my Macintosh at home. I told her to simply copy the graphic in Pagemaker
and paste it into Photoshop. She came back a few minutes later and said
her computer wouldn't perform the task.
"That's weird," I said. I went over and tried it myself. She was right.
Her PC would not allow a graphic created in Pagemaker to be copied and
pasted into Photoshop. I copy and paste between the two Adobe programs
(and others) all the time on my Mac and the results can be seen on my web
site at <http://www.zianet.com/glenbuddy>
I told her to call Adobe tech support and she did. The first question
they asked her was, "Are you trying to do that on a Mac or a PC?" She
told them she was using a PC. Their response... "You can't do that on a
PC."
Our art department never finished the job requested by the Vice President
of Sales. It would have taken too long to redo the artwork in Photoshop.
It's just another example of how Macs make things possible -- and easy.
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mac.1921madamov,
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 02:17:04 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Zip Drive Daymares for Windows
Message-ID: <970112021704_1623173858@emout08.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<dave_s@nauticom.net> (Dave Schlosnagle)
For Christmas, I received an Iomega Zip Drive. While installing it, I
found an interesting bit of info. It said:
"You can obtain additional help on installing your Zip Drive and Zip
Tools software from Iomega's Automated FAX Help system. Here's a list of
our most common requests:
SCSI Zip Drive
2065 - My Iomega drive has a floppy icon under Windows 95 2067 -
Installation instructions for Iomega drives with Windows 95 2068 - Zip
SCSI drive does not have a drive letter in Windows 95 2069 - Setup could
not find the Zip "tools" disk (Windows/DOS) 2072 - My system hangs when
installing Iomega tools or drivers for Windows 95
Parallel Port Zip Drive
2064 - Zip parallel port optimization 2065 - My Iomega drive has a floppy
icon under Windows 95 2067 - Installation instructions for Iomega drives
with Windows 95 2070 - Setup could not find the Zip tools disk
(Windows/DOS) 2071 - Zip parallel port drive does not have a drive letter
2072 - My system hangs when installing Iomega tools or drivers for
Windows 95"
Isn't it interesting that the most common problems are all on Windows
computers?
BTW: Mine was up and running in under 5 minutes.
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 20:13:06 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
To: "Macway Posting" <evangelist@macaddict.com>,
Subject: FG: Mac Wins by TKO at Madison Square Garden
Message-ID: <199701110413.UAA11820@scv2.apple.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Windows Daymares
This tidbit is from:
<Dave Foxx, foxx@z100.com>
It really looked like it should be a commercial for Mac!
Hi! I work at Z100 Radio in New York and really got a laugh (at Windoze
expense) recently. We sponsored a huge benefit concert at Madison Square
Garden before Christmas and arranged with America Online to do an online
forum with the performers at the show. To facilitate this, we set up a
Pentium driven PC. We also aquired a Digital Camera and set up a Mac
9500 to offload the pictures we were taking of the show. We were going to
upload them then for people who could not attend the actual concert. Now
bear in mind that both computers were brand new, out of the box, top of
the line computers.
Two hours before the first act was set to come out, our Chief Engineer
(who is a radio engineer - NOT a computer guy) and two PC specialists
began setting up the PC for the chat session. Once the two specialists
were up to their elbows in the PC, our Chief got out the Mac and started
plugging it in. He was up and running 15 minutes later, chatting with
the AOL people about the upcoming event and getting the uploading
protocols straight. 20 minutes after the concert began and 10 minutes
before we were due to be online with the PC, the specialists still had
not been able to get any kind of connection going, even though all the
equipment had passed its' diagnostic tests. So, our Chief changed gears
and logged into the chat forum via the Mac. The rest of the evening, he
happily offloaded digital pictures, uploaded them and kept the forum
going (with a few breaks due to performers not being available.)
By the time the last act (of NINE) was on-stage, the specialists had
packed up the PC and gone home. The Mac never stopped, never glitched,
never gave us a moment's hesitation.
To his credit, our Chief didn't gloat (he was really too busy) but, I
couldn't resist, when one of the specialists said, "Maybe we got the
wrong driver," I said, "Maybe you got the wrong computer." ;-)
Dave Foxx Creative Services Director * Z100 Radio New York
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mac.1919madamov,
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 19:43:41 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
To: "Macway Posting" <evangelist@macaddict.com>,
Subject: Tidbit: Does the Sun Set in the East in Redmond?
Message-ID: <199701110344.TAA58362@scv3.apple.com>
This tidbit is from:
<Mark Hartman, mh@pdasolutions.com>
I was at a local theatre the other day, and saw a free-standing display
for the Microsoft Network in the lobby. It extolled the virtues of MSN,
Microsoft, the Internet, and God and Country, in that order :).
The display was rather fancy for a theatre display, even containing a
rotating globe...
which was rotating in the wrong direction. Seems that MS can't even copy
the rotation of the Earth and get it right. :)
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mac.1922gmilojevic,
Kakav je racunar POWER BOOK 100 ???
Jel to neka igracka ili bar u rangu 286-ice PC-a
POZDRAV!!!
mac.1923askripka,
Neko je svojevremeno ovde tražio Aaron-a.
E, evo lepog iznenađenja za njega, a bogami i za ostale...
Stvarčica se zove Kaleidoscope, uradio ju je tvorac Aaron-a.
Predstavlja sintezu Aaron-a i Greg Buttons-a plus još nekoliko
novih mogućnosti.
kaleido.sitmac.1924jvujnic,
-> #1922, gmilojevic> Kakav je racunar POWER BOOK 100 ???
>
> Jel to neka igracka ili bar u rangu 286-ice PC-a
Uuuu, verujem da će te neko linčovati zbog ovoga :) Ako niko drugi, onda
moderator. :)
Power Book ti je PowerMac samo u notepad izvedbi, što znači da je bar 70% brži
od pentiuma na 133MHz (otprilike :), a da nepričamo koliko je bolji ovako, kao
sam računar, kakav je look&feel, ...
mac.1925gmilojevic,
Meni ovo lici na igracku, cak sta vise dospeo je kod mene
od jenog tipa koji ga je kupio sinu da se igra sa njim, kao
neko sa komodorom.
ima spoljni flopi, i izbrisani su svi programi koji bi mogli nesto da
mi kazu o njemu. Sem naziva verzije operativnog sistema World
system 7.1
Kod mene je zato sto ne moze da mu se skroz osvetli ekran.
Molio bih nekog da mi da neke programe za ispitivanje sistema, kao
sto je sistem information, checkit ili sl.
Unapred hvala !!!
mac.1926madamov,
-> #1922, gmilojevic> Kakav je racunar POWER BOOK 100 ???
>
> Jel to neka igracka ili bar u rangu 286-ice PC-a
Nije igračka, ali nije ni u rangu 286, mada je sve to relativno. Dakle, ima
procesor 68000 na 16 MHz i reč je o prvom modelu PowerBook serije prenosnih
računara.
mac.1928madamov,
-> #1925, gmilojevic> Molio bih nekog da mi da neke programe za ispitivanje sistema, kao
> sto je sistem information, checkit ili sl.
Pogledaj u direktorijumu MAC\UTILS. Kvaka 22 je što moraš da ih skineš iz
Mekovog komunikacionog programa ili da imaš na Meku neki od dearhivera koji
može da dekodira MacBinary format.
mac.1927madamov,
-> #1924, jvujnic> Power Book ti je PowerMac samo u notepad izvedbi
Netačno, PowerBook je naziv serije Appleovih laptop računara. Tek sredinom
prošle godine se pojavio prvi PowerBook sa PowerPC procesorom, možete ih
poznati tako što ima oznaka modela ima 4 cifre (5300cs, najnoviji 1400), za
razliku od 68k PowerBookova koji imaju trocifrene oznake (100, 180, 180c, 145
itd.).
mac.1929askripka,
Ima li neki utility koji menja sistemske zvukove, ali selektivno?
Konkretno, ako pri izbacivanju nekog dijaloga (konkretno ShutDown
dijaloga) ja hoću da sistemski `beep` zamenim drugim zvukom, a da
pri tome taj isti `beep` ostane za sve ostale predviđene operacije.
Dakle, ima li pomoći? :)
Kad smo već kod ShutDown-a, jedan sjajan utility. Skinite!
shutdown.sitmac.1930madamov,
SOFTLOGIK RELEASES BME 3.2; FREE IMAGE PROCESSOR
(St. Louis) SoftLogik Publishing is pleased to announce that BME 3.2 for
Macintosh is now available. BME is an image processor for editing
bitmapped pictures. It is intended for viewing pictures, cleaning up
scanned photos, converting images to different formats, and adding some
special effects.
BME wasn't created to take the place of a serious image processor such as
Photoshop. It was originally created as an in-house test utility but it
evolved into a useful program. BME is bundled with PageStream for
Macintosh, SoftLogik's desktop publishing package, and is available free
from SoftLogik's web site.
If you don't own PhotoShop and can't afford to buy it, BME is a great
little image processor for the cost of downloading it. Even if you
already own Photoshop, you may wish to use BME sometimes because it
requires less memory and is more convenient for converting a couple of
files or viewing a picture. It also offers multiple levels of undo and
redo.
The new features of version 3.2 include:
- Toolbar
- AppleScript support
- More extensive AppleGuide help system
- Additional menu shortcuts.
- Improved PICT support.
Eight effect filters are included with BME. Twelve additional effect
filters are available separately in the Gary's Effects package for $25.
BME shares effect filters with PageStream 3.2.
BME 3.2 may be downloaded from <http://www.softlogik.com/freestuf.html>
or <ftp://ftp.softlogik.com/pub/mac/bme32a.sit>.
REQUIREMENTS AND COMPATABILITY
BME for Macintosh requires at least a 68030 processor with MacOS 7.1 or
later, or any PowerMacintosh. It also requires at least a 640x480 pixel
display. BME requires at least 4MB of application memory. SoftLogik
highly recommends the use of a PowerMacintosh computer.
Tel: 1-800-829-8608 or 314-256-9595 (9am-5pm central time)
Fax: 314-256-7773
Mail: SoftLogik Publishing, 315 Consort Drive, St. Louis, MO 63011 USA
Email: <sales@softlogik.com>, <support@softlogik.com>,
<info@softlogik.com>
WWW: <http://www.softlogik.com>
AOL: keyword SoftLogik
PageStream is a registered trademark and BME is a trademark of SoftLogik
Publishing Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. BME is freely distributable as long as the entire
archive is kept intact and unchanged, but it is not public domain. No
charge aside from a reasonable duplication fee may be charged for it.
mac.1931madamov,
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 02:32:50 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Power Computing at Macworld
Message-ID: <970113023250_1109208334@emout20.mail.aol.com>
Check out this story:
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/story/1373.html>
It's a very accurate description of Power Computing's presence at
Macworld Expo. I think its marketing is far gutsier than our's. More
Power to 'em!
Guy
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<http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q2/970106.pr.rel
.internet.html>
Apple Moves Forward with its Internet/Intranet Strategy
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 6, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced that it is moving forward on its Internet/intranet strategy with
the introduction of new products designed for integration with the
Company's Mac OS. This effort continues Apple's initiative to develop the
Macintosh as the best-of-breed platform for Internet computing.
___________
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mgr.html>
Apple Location Manager Makes it Easy to Use PowerBooks at Different
Locations
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 6, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced a free software utility for PowerBook computers called Apple
Location Manager. Apple Location Manager software makes it easy for
PowerBook users to move from one location to another without having to
spend a lot of time manually reconfiguring their computer with every move.
___________
<http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q2/970106.pr.rel.fut
ureshare.htm>
Apple Bridges Its Popular Networking Software to Internet/Intranet with
Public Beta Version of AppleShare IP 5.0
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 6, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced a public beta version of its next-generation AppleShare server
software--AppleShare IP 5.0. Addressing the industry's move to embrace open
networking standards, AppleShare IP 5.0 couples the low cost-of-ownership
and ease-of-use benefits for which AppleShare products are known, with
Transmission Control/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) standards--allowing the
server to be seamlessly integrated into IP-based intranets. A Power
PC-native application, AppleShare IP 5.0 combines traditional file and
print capabilities with web, mail, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
services, providing users with a one-stop productivity solution to share
information and resources.
mac.1933madamov,
Software Developers Unite to Bundle Next-Generation Productivity Suite
"Component Essentials" Brings Users Unprecedented Flexibility and Choice
San Francisco, Calif.January 7, 1997A team of charter OpenDoc developers
today introduced Component Essentials, a collaborative effort to package
and deliver interoperable productivity software as a single, compact
suite. Spearheaded by Adrenaline Software, Inc. and Digital Harbor
L.C.two of the first developers to create next-generation applications
based on the OpenDoc component software architecturethe suite will be
made available first for Macintosh systems, and later for other popular
operating systems such as Windows. The initiative was disclosed today in
a press conference at Macworld Expo, prior to the keynote address of
Apple Computer CEO, Gilbert Amelio.
In its first version, Component Essentials will feature a collection of
fundamental new OpenDoc applications that work alone, or together with
other OpenDoc parts, to let users easily build custom solutions. The
primary elements include:
WAVDigital Harbor's Internet-enabled word-and-work processor;
Adrenaline Numbers & Chartsfast, flexible spreadsheet and graphics
software; CyberdogApple's innovative Internet/Intranet management tools.
Other functionality will be added to the suite by March, when it is
expected to ship. Users will be able to purchase the bundle for less than
U.S. $150 through retail outlets and mail-order catalogs.
"It makes sense for Adrenaline and Digital Harbor to champion the first
OpenDoc suite," said David Coursey, a prominent industry observer and
editor of newsletter, coursey.com. "When the market sees a clear,
relevant path to new technology, success is far more likely. Why offer
OpenDoc parts as random, isolated elements when users need to understand
how closely-coupled component software can address their needs in a
practical way?"
"The caliber of innovation represented in Component Essentials
underscores OpenDoc's potential as one of the most significant software
development breakthroughs in years," said Ellen Hancock, Apple Computer's
executive vice president and chief technology officer. "At a time when
traditional software suites have become too massive and complex for many
users, Adrenaline and Digital Harbor are offering the market a
compelling, easy-to-customize alternative that helps users take advantage
of Internet services and content."
OpenDoc is a component software architecture that adds value to new and
existing software applications, across multiple platforms. Within a
consistent drag-and-drop environment, users can easily integrate OpenDoc,
Netscape and Java components with various data types (e.g. text,
graphics, video) to create multimedia-rich, Internet-savvy documents.
Already fully integrated into the latest version of the Macintosh
operating system (Mac OS 7.6, scheduled to ship this month), OpenDoc also
is expected to be available for Windows 95,Windows NT and AIX systems
later this year.
Digital Harbor WAV is an Internet-enabled desktop word processor that
improves the way people access, use and visually represent information.
WAV combines a state-of-the-art word processor, instant Internet/Intranet
access, and seamless interoperability with other components, enabling
users to build living documents. Featuring drag-and-drop support for
import of files from Microsoft Word and WordPerfect, WAV helps users
bridge the gap between traditional word processing and next-generation
document processing. Founded by former executives of WordPerfect
Corporation and Novell, Inc., Digital Harbor is a private company located
in Orem, Utah. The Digital Harbor home page is located on the World Wide
Web at <http://www.dharbor.com/>
Adrenaline Numbers & Charts is a powerful, Microsoft Excel-compatible
spreadsheet with easy-to-use charting capabilities. This compact
application's advanced features let users quickly transform raw numerical
data into stunning, high-impact 2D & 3D graphics. Introduced today at
MacWorld Expo, Numbers & Charts is the first in a family of
component-driven, Internet-ready productivity applications from
Adrenaline Software. The privately-held company is based in Quebec,
Canada. Adrenaline's home page is on the World Wide Web at
<http://www.adrenaline.ca/>
Cyberdog is Apple Computer's full-featured suite of innovative,
OpenDoc-based Internet/Intranet tools. Cyberdog's common look-and-feel is
tightly integrated with the Mac OS, and features support for many data
types, including GIF, JPEG and QuickTime movies. Apple's home page is
located on the World Wide Web at <http://www.apple.com/>
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Adrenaline and Adrenaline Numbers & Charts are trademarks of Adrenaline
Software, Inc. Digital Harbor, Component 100, Living Documents and WAV
are trademarks of Digital Harbor, L.C. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS,
Macintosh, OpenDoc and QuickTime are registered trademarks; and Cyberdog
is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
mac.1934madamov,
For Immediate Release
Adrenaline Software Launches Company and First Product at MacWorld Expo
Component Software Pioneer Soon to Ship Fast, Flexible Spreadsheet and
Charting Application
San Francisco, Calif.January 7, 1997The global software development
community gained a promising new addition today, as Adrenaline Software,
Inc. disclosed its corporate mission and strategy at MacWorld Expo San
Francisco. Adrenaline also debuted its first product Adrenaline Numbers &
Chartsa fast, flexible spreadsheet and graphics application scheduled to
ship in February. Numbers & Charts is featured at Adrenaline's MacWorld
Expo booth #4374 Moscone Center North, adjacent to the Power Computing
exhibit; and in the Component 100 booth #3261 Moscone Center North,
adjacent to Apple Computer's pavilion.
Adrenaline is a software technology innovator, focused on developing
next-generation productivity applications that enable computer users to
maximize the benefits of Internet interactivity and multimedia-rich
content. The company plans to sustain a competitive advantage by
continuously leveraging its key strengths: relationships with leading
technology vendors; a talented and dedicated employee base; a highly
efficient, responsive R&D process, and products that bridge today's
standards with next-generation technology.
"Studies show that software customers consistently rate ease-of-use the
single most important factor influencing their software purchase
decisions, yet today's productivity software is unnecessarily complex and
cumbersome," said Martin Bigonesse, Adrenaline president and CEO.
"Adrenaline relies on the inherent advantages of component software to
achieve the simplicity customers desire. Component architectures enable
us to provide applications that feature a smaller footprint, faster
performance, interoperability with other components, Internet readiness,
and a smooth upgrade path."
"Adrenaline is an excellent example of a young Macintosh-first developer:
bold, creative, and highly committed to meeting the needs of its markets
with leading-edge technology," said Heidi Roizen, vice president, Apple
Developer Relations. "Apple is wholly supportive of Adrenaline's mission.
We believe there is a strong business proposition for developers who
embrace component technology, and Apple intends to lead market momentum
for next-generation applications built on this model."
Product Overview
As the 'first fruit' of Adrenaline's vision, Numbers & Charts embodies
the innovation and elegance the company plans to integrate into its
entire product family. Compact yet powerful, Adrenaline Numbers & Charts
is a Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet with easy-to-use charting
capabilities that overcome the problems associated with traditional
spreadsheet and charting software. The application's advanced features
let users transform raw numerical data into stunning, high-impact
graphics in a fraction of the time other applications typically require.
Numbers & Charts currently is based on OpenDoc, a multiple-platform
component software architecture that enables applications, utilities and
tools to interoperate seamlessly under a consistent interface. Scheduled
to ship this month with the latest version of the Macintosh operating
system (Mac OS 7.6), OpenDoc is expected to ship for other major
platforms later this year. A Windows 95 version of Numbers & Charts is
under development
Because Adrenaline Numbers & Charts is OpenDoc-based, it can be used
alone, or in combination with any other OpenDoc-based software, to create
custom business and publishing solutions. The application has particular
appeal among those who seek an alternative to Excel's intimidating
learning curve, or who wish to extend Excel's functionality by importing
legacy spreadsheet data into a more user-friendly graphing and charting
environment.
Features and Specifications
With 149 of the most popular business, statistical, and logical
functions, Numbers & Charts provides more sophisticated capabilities than
spreadsheets in basic integrated software packages. All functions are
easily accessed through an intuitive, on-screen editing palette. Other
advancements include easy data and cell formatting, TrueDimensioning of
spreadsheet/worksheet size (in inches, centimeters, pixels, points or
picas), and snap-to-grid capabilities that simplify table creation.
The charting editor lets users create and update eye-catching 2D and 3D
graphics from spreadsheet data with drag-and-drop ease. A special set of
on-screen palettes accompanies each chart, making it possible to
instantly change visual attributes such as the chart type (e.g. bar, pie,
ribbon), colors, and typefaces. In addition, users can directly
manipulate a chart to dynamically alter visual characteristics such as
size, position and arrangement of individual elements; or to add special
textures, backgrounds and lighting effects.
Adrenaline Numbers & Charts ships ready-to-run on any Power Macintosh-
compatible computer with System 7.5.3 or higher, 16MB of RAM, and at
least 5MB of available hard disk space. The CD-ROM includes OpenDoc,
QuickDraw 3D and QuickTime software, along with utilities and
documentation needed for a successful user experience. The spreadsheet
component accepts data from Microsoft Excel 5.0 files and other formats,
and saves them as HTML, DIF, SYLK or tab-separated text. The charting
component imports data from Adrenaline Numbers or any tab-separated text
files, and saves them in PICT, QuickTime or 3DMF format. EPS, TIFF and
other import/export formats are planned for future versions.
Availability and Price
Expected to ship in February, Adrenaline Numbers & Charts will be
available as a standalone application through retail outlets, computer
catalogs, Internet software resellers and directly from the company. The
application also will be incorporated into bundles, the first of
whichComponent Essentialswas announced separately today. The suite
includes Numbers & Charts, Digital Harbor WAV, Apple Cyberdog and other
OpenDoc-based software.
When Numbers & Charts ships, aggressive retail promotions are expected to
establish an early street price of about $99 for the standalone version,
and less than $150 for the Component Essentials suite.
Adrenaline Software, Inc. is a privately-held company dedicated to
designing and delivering next-generation productivity software that helps
users maximize the benefits of Internet and multimedia technology. Based
in Quebec City, Canada, Adrenaline's home page is located on the World
Wide Web at <http://www.adrenaline.ca/>
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Adrenaline, Adrenaline Numbers & Charts and TrueDimensioning are
trademarks of Adrenaline Software, Inc. Component 100 is a trademark of
Digital Harbor, L.C. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS, Macintosh, OpenDoc,
Power Macintosh, QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc. Cyberdog and QuickDraw are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. All
other brand names and companies mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.
mac.1935madamov,
-> #1929, askripka> Konkretno, ako pri izbacivanju nekog dijaloga (konkretno ShutDown
> dijaloga) ja hoću da sistemski `beep` zamenim drugim zvukom, a da
> pri tome taj isti `beep` ostane za sve ostale predviđene operacije.
> Dakle, ima li pomoći? :)
Ako ima pomoći onda je ima u SoundMasteru, mada se ne sećam da je nudio ovakvu
mogućnost kako je ti opisuješ. Možda može da proizvede neki drugi zvuk kada
detektuje shut down event. Ako ga nema u direktorijumu, viči da ga skidam od
negde.
Što se fajla tiče,
ąProgram your mac to shutdown (or restart) automatically based on various
conditions, including once a day, once a week, minutes after startup, or
minutes after inactivity.
Ovo je nepotrebno na novijim mašinama, sve to može da obavi Auto ON/Off,
odnosno Energy Saver kontrol panel, a ovo
ąDuring a system shutdown, launches any items (sounds, applications, etc.)
that are contained in your "Shutdown Items" folder (this folder is found in
your System folder, just like the "Startup Items" folder) .
inače radi sam sistem ukoliko nađe bilo šta tamo, nije potrebna nikakva
ekstenzija za to.
mac.1936ljubisha,
-> #1935, madamov>Ako ima pomoći onda je ima u SoundMasteru, mada se ne sećam da je nudio ovakvu
>mogućnost kako je ti opisuješ. Možda može da proizvede neki drugi zvuk kada
>detektuje shut down event. Ako ga nema u direktorijumu, viči da ga skidam od
Traba da je već negde na Sezamu inače odakle bih ga ja imao već
godinama? :) Koristio sam ga pod emulatorom a i sad jer ne znam drugi
način da tastaturu 'oplemenim' zvucima (ehm, bivši atarijevac ;)).
U programu može da se namesti skoro sve od sistemskih događaja a
sistemski beep i dalje ostaje prisutan.
mac.1937ljubisha,
Jel neko snimao CD za (i sa) Mac-a? Šta da uradim da mogu kasnije da
ga pregledam i na PC-u?
mac.1938jvujnic,
-> #1926, madamov> Nije igračka, ali nije ni u rangu 286, mada je sve to relativno. Dakle, ima
> procesor 68000 na 16 MHz i reč je o prvom modelu PowerBook serije prenosnih
> računara.
Zar u nekim od njih nema i powerPC-a?
mac.1939jvujnic,
-> #1927, madamov> poznati tako što ima oznaka modela ima 4 cifre (5300cs, najnoviji 1400), za
> razliku od 68k PowerBookova koji imaju trocifrene oznake (100, 180, 180c,
Primio sam k znanju, hvala. O:)
mac.1940askripka,
-> #1937, ljubisha=- Jel neko snimao CD za (i sa) Mac-a? Šta da uradim da mogu
=- kasnije da ga pregledam i na PC-u?
Snimao sam ja. I to sam ogulio kolena dok nisam pronašao gde. Od
firmi kod nas CD-recorder vezan na Mac-a poseduje Meridijan, ali su oni
prilično neprijateljski raspoloženi prema spoljnom svetu, tako da
ako nemaš neku vezu (ja je nemam :) ), slaba vajda. Postoji još
jedna firma gde to može da se uradi `na kvarno`, pa ne smem da je
imenujem.
Što se tiče duplikacije već `gotovih` CD-a za Mac-a, tu stvari
stoje znatno bolje. Takozvane `hibride` koliko ja znam nije
sposoban da iskopira niko, osim na način `snimanje od početka`.
Što se tiče gledanja istih na PC-u, zaboravi. Kod mene u firmi su
zbog posla kupili ORIGINAL software "MacSee", ali to 100% NE RADI
kako treba. Program inače treba da vidi sve Mac-ove stvari tipa
floppy, hard, CD, ZIP, SyQuest i sl, ali se nije sjajno pokazao.
mac.1942madamov,
-> #1940, askripka> Postoji još jedna firma gde to može da se uradi `na kvarno`, pa ne smem
> da je imenujem.
Znam je nekoliko, ali niko ne pruža usluge snimanja, sve se svodi na
prijateljsku osnovu.
> Kod mene u firmi su zbog posla kupili ORIGINAL software "MacSee", ali
> to 100% NE RADI kako treba.
Neka kupe MacOpener firme DataViz (isti oni koji prqave MacLink Plus), moj
drugar Peđa ga koristi kod sebe na poslu i nema problema, sve čita. Čiji je
proizvod MacSee?
mac.1941madamov,
-> #1937, ljubisha> Jel neko snimao CD za (i sa) Mac-a? Šta da uradim da mogu kasnije da
> ga pregledam i na PC-u?
Snimao sam ja kod Dan Design-a za svoje potrebe, ali mislim da ne pružaju
usluge snimanja. Ne znam nikog sa Mekom ko to radi "komercijalno" kao klinci
na PC-u. Oko drugog pitanje, ako je reč o podacima, a ne o multiformat CD-u,
snimiš ga u DOS formatu i žrtvuješ dugačka imena, Mek će uz pomoć PC Exchangea
mountovati i takav CD. Ako je reč o multiformat CD-u, onda ne znam odgovor,
to verovatno niko kod nas ne radi.
mac.1943sqweaky,
-> #1937, ljubisha> Jel neko snimao CD za (i sa) Mac-a? Sta da uradim da mogu kasnije da
> ga pregledam i na PC-u?
Imaš na Sezamu program, zove se \dos\disk\macsee40.zip. Međutim,
po meni je bolje rešenje mekintoš emulator. Zove se executor i već je
o njemu bilo reči u ovoj konferenciji. Ja sam ga okačio u
konferenciji PCUTIL (poruka br. 9.268).
Miloš
mac.1944askripka,
-> #1935, madamov----
Ako ima pomoći onda je ima u SoundMasteru, mada se ne sećam da je nudio ovakvu
mogućnost kako je ti opisuješ. Možda može da proizvede neki drugi zvuk kada
detektuje shut down event. Ako ga nema u direktorijumu, viči da ga
skidam od negde.
----
Ne nudi SoundMaster tu opciju. On za određene operacije dodaje
zvuk, ali ne zamenjuje postojeći (bar ne selektivno). Dakle, na
ShutDown dijalog ne deluje, dakle pomenuti `skače` na ekran sa
standardnim bipom, pa tek na komandu ShutDown izvrši se u
SoundMasteru dodeljeni zvuk.
Da li se negde u Sistemu (kada se učita u ResEdit) mogu probaći
takve stvari? Recimo, pronađemo ShutDown dijalog. Možemo li naći
mesto odakle se taj dijalog poziva? Recimo, da probamo kao jednu od
mogućnosti pritisak na čuveni gornji desni taster... ili
aktiviranje ShutDown opcije u Special meniju...
I onda na tom jednom jedinom mestu promeniti sistemski zvuk? Kako?
Nije u pitanju neka preka potreba, niti nekakva korist od toga
(jasno da je nema), ali prosto vremenom dobiješ želju da `čačkaš`
po fajlovima, a Sistem je uvek najprivlačniji i najinteresantniji.
Logično da malo ko ima vremena da se `zamajava` time, ali ako neko
ima želju ili moguićnost da pomogne na bilo koji način, bio bih
veoma zahvalan...
mac.1945madamov,
-> #1944, askripka> Dakle, na ShutDown dijalog ne deluje, dakle pomenuti `skače` na ekran sa
> standardnim bipom, pa tek na komandu ShutDown izvrši se u SoundMasteru
> dodeljeni zvuk.
Kod nekih ne skače uopšte jer se dijalog ne pojavljuje, u tom slučaju bi t ise
čuo samo SoundMasterov zvuk. Ali za to treba da kupiš novog Meka. B)
> Recimo, pronađemo ShutDown dijalog. Možemo li naći
> mesto odakle se taj dijalog poziva?
Možeš da pronađeš, ali zvuk proizvodi sistem. Naime, to što ti se prikaže nije
dijalog, već alert, a kod pozivanja alerta se sistemski čuje beep, tj.
programer ima samo mogućnost da kaže da hoće alert sa beepom ili bez.
Uostalom, zašto bi buljio u disasembliran kod zbog ovakvih sitnica? B)
Ovaj, jedno glupo pitanje: šta se događa kad staviš neki sound fajl u Shutdown
Items folder, to bi moralo da se čuje pre bipa?
mac.1946madamov,
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 01:56:58 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--European Commission Macintosh
Message-ID: <970113183032_1418816946@emout18.mail.aol.com>
This tidbit is from:
<Christophe.THEVIGNOT@DG10.cec.be>
Here is a little "European" story: The European Commission in Brussels
use to buy only Wintel machines (15000 nowdays), except recently, because
the EC has to create a virtual visit of the European Institutions
(European Parliament, Court of Justice, etc.), thus the Commission
decided to buy "one" PowerMacintosh 9500 to create, in QuickTime VR, a
virtual tour of the Institutions. Soon, a CD-Rom and an Internet Web Site
will be available, thanks to a Macintosh, alone among thousands of PC!!
;-)
Best regards,
Christophe Thevignot
European Commission <http://www.europa.eu.int/>
Brussels
_____
It always starts with just one Macintosh. In a year, there will be many
more!
Guy
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mac.1948madamov,
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 17:33:59 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
To: "Macway Posting" <evangelist@macaddict.com>,
Subject: FG - The Pleasures of an "Un-Modern" OS
Message-ID: <199701150134.RAA04546@scv2.apple.com>
This tidbit is from:
<kds@uniserve.com (KDS)>
To MacWay;
It has occured to me what a pleasure it is to be typing from my
Macintosh, working with a Macintosh, and best of all: making a great
living with a Macintosh.
I am just one of thousands of people working, or shall I say living the
life of a so-called graphic designer. I own a small design business in
Vancouver, Canada. It was 3 years ago that I first used a Mac and we have
been living on shared earnings since that time.
Why I am writing to you is to comment on the new and old developments on
the MacOS. Here's an example of how simple things are for me. I have
clients. I have great co-workers. I use a Mac. That's it. (not perfect,
however...)
I also have a 2HB pencil. I have to sharpen it occasionally. It becomes
brittle when dropped. It constantly needs attention where I do the work:
pushing, pulling, shading, marking. It's a pencil. I am the designer. I
don't wait for it to work for me. My Mac is the same: constantly needing
attention to a problem, a crash; bumps in the road which I attend to so
my work is done. The OS does nothing but give me a tool as does my pencil.
A modern OS you say? I have driven many cars. But if you ask me if I am
capable of handling a sportscar to its' fullest extent, I must decline. I
am able to drive from point a to b. Driving is simply a taste of what
engineers today have created them to do far from our 'modern' minds. A
car in slight motion can far out weigh our 'modern' strengh. These are
things I remember from a conversation with an F1 racer. Today's OS,
modern or not, does more for me than what I can do alone. It 'helps' me
in doing tasks I can only imagine. To those designers out there, do you
remember using the photocopy machine as a 'photoshop' filter? Or using
actual photography techniques in making surreal images? It took hours.
Days. I now do these tasks with a push of a button. Will I buy a Mac
today? The answer is yes. Why should anyone be afraid not to? It's in my
experience, which may not account to much, that the MacOS is the most
useful. Today, right this minute. All those bills for work and play that
I finance are thanks to the 'help' of my 'un-modern MacOS'.
If I buy a machine running say a Windows NT now give me the same
lifestyle I have experienced in the past 3 yrs? Maybe. But I'd rather
risk a jump into entrepeneurship with my 'unmodern MacOS'
Sorry for the long e-mail, but I felt some things need to be said of
todays Mac. Regardless of no Copland, the fears of the comings of a new
OS, and all the other hoopla, today's Mac is just fine. It sits on my
desk alongside my pencil. I however am the director of my co-workers. We
work as a team and do what we love: design.
Sincerely;
Kuniyuki Ninagawa
Kuni Design Studio
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mac.1947madamov,
This press release is from:
<anita@tenon.com (Anita Holmgren)>
Phone: 805-963-6983
FAX: 805-962-8202
Contact: Anita Holmgren
Internet: anita@tenon.com
<http://www.tenon.com>
Objective-C and Ada95 Now Available for Power Mac
MachTen CodeBuilder - An affordable software development tool for the
next generation MacOS
Santa Barbara, CA, January 7, 1997. Tenon Intersystems has extended
MachTen - its highly-regarded UNIX system for Apple computers - to
include the Objective-C and the GNAT-Ada 95 tool suite. MachTen
CodeBuilder, a new offering from Tenon being demonstrated this week at
Macworld in San Francisco, includes C, C++, Objective-C, Java, Ada95 and
Fortran77. CodeBuilder can be used in combination with standard
Macintosh editors and compilers to develop Macintosh applications, X
applications, and UNIX applications.
MachTen CodeBuilder extends MacOS with a family of dynamically-linked,
shared libraries that, like a Java virtual machine, create a UNIX virtual
machine-based execution environment with pre-emptive multi-tasking.
Tenon's MachTen UNIX is based on the same Carnegie Mellon Mach and BSD
UNIX foundation as Steve Jobs' NeXT OS, making CodeBuilder a good
platform for porting and building next-generation MacOS applications.
The native PowerPC (PPC) package contains a complete UNIX software
development environment with a source-level debugger and C, C++,
Objective-C, Ada95 and Fortran77 compilers all generating native PPC
code. Because CodeBuilder creates binary PowerPC Executable Format (PEF)
files that can integrate directly with other Macintosh development tools,
software developers can combine Macintosh debuggers and compilers with
the CodeBuilder tool suite to get the best of both the Macintosh and UNIX
worlds.
CodeBuilder is a powerful tool for porting existing UNIX applications or
developing new, advanced applications on Power Macs and Power Mac clones.
This unique toolset gives developers the ability to create an
application with a single source base not only for Power Macs under a
native Apple operating system, but also for Silicon Graphics, SUN, NeXT,
or HP environments. CodeBuilder gives Apple developers the freedom to
take advantage of time-tested UNIX development tools without giving up
the features of their favorite Macintosh editors or compilers.
Tenon's new development tool suite includes a native UNIX fast file
system. CodeBuilder has two file systems - a UNIX file system which
extends the Macintosh file system with file name case sensitivity, and
this new native fast file system which removes the Macintosh file name
length limitations and sizing restrictions. Tenon's fast file system can
be contained within a single Macintosh file, making disk partitioning
unnecessary. Depending upon the application, Tenon's new file system can
result in a two- to ten-fold performance improvement. This performance
advantage, coupled with the latest high-performance Power Macs, creates a
new standard in desktop computing.
CodeBuilder supports a complete GNU software development environment.
The GNU Ada95 and Objective-C compiler were brought to Power Macs by
leveraging Tenon's existing gcc development tool suite. The Ada95
environment includes up-to-date tools for object-oriented programming and
the core Ada essential tools suite from the Free Software Foundation. The
Ada compiler includes a tasking run-time environment, an interface to the
MacOS threads library, and Ada language bindings to the Macintosh Toolbox
(API).
Objective-C, an object-oriented extension to the C language, is the
NeXTStep development language. The GNUStep OpenStep base class library is
included on the CodeBuilder CD as a source code compilation example.
GNUStep is a widely-available implementation of OpenStep, the NeXT
distributed application run time environment. The fact that
CodeBuilder's Objective-C is able to build and execute large sections of
the GNUStep library demonstrates the strength of CodeBuilder's
Objective-C implementation. A future release of CodeBuilder will include
the complete GNUStep environment.
CodeBuilder's Kaffe (a development & execution environment for Java
bytecode), scripting tools (such as Perl, MacPerl, tck/tk and expect) and
popular Macintosh and UNIX text editors (such as BBEdit Lite, Alpha, and
emacs) make CodeBuilder an ideal internet programming and Web developer
tool.
CodeBuilder includes a high-performance X11R6 24-bit color X server as
well as an X client application development environment. The current
release supports AfterStep, a NeXT-style X desktop. Options for OpenGL
and Motif 2.0 will be offered by the end of the first quarter of '97,
further strengthening CodeBuilder's X development capabilities.
The software comes on CD with BSD UNIX source code, on-line
documentation in both HTML and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats, and an
introductory price of $99.
Tenon has been shipping UNIX, X , and networking software for the
Macintosh since 1991. In 1994 MachTen was selected by UNIX World's Open
Computing magazine as "A Best Product of the Year".
mac.1949madamov,
TidBITS#361/13-Jan-97
=====================
Last week, Macintosh faithful gathered in San Francisco for the
Macworld Expo; this week, TidBITS brings you highlights from the
show, including an analysis of Apple's operating system strategy,
the companies and products that stood out from the crowd, and our
traditional listing of booths, items, and events that caught our
eye. Also this week, info on Internet Explorer 3.0 and
Macromedia's acquisition of FutureWave.
Topics:
MailBITS/13-Jan-97
About the Show: Macworld Expo San Francisco
Keying in Great NeXTpectations
Macworld Expo Superlatives/Jan-97
<http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-361.html>
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tidbits.361mac.1950askripka,
-> #1945, madamov=- Ovaj, jedno glupo pitanje: šta se događa kad staviš neki sound
fajl u Shutdown Items folder, to bi moralo da se čuje pre bipa?
Pazi ovako: moj Mac je jedan od retkih novijih Mac-ova (ispravi me
ako grešim) koji se uključuje i gasi pomoću klasičnog on/off
prekidača koji se nalazi na zadnjem delu kućišta. Efekat kod
uljučivanja je isti kao i kod Mac-ova koji se uključuju tasterom.
Kod isključivanja biranjem opcije ShutDown iz menija on završi šta
treba, pa mi na ekran izbaci alert "it is now safe to ..." u kome
mogu da izaberem `restart` ili da ga isključim na prekidač.
Međutim, ako pritisnem `gornji desni` taster, dobijam i dijalog
tipa "Are you sure ..." i mogućnosti `Cancel` i `ShutDown`.
Biranjem prve nastavljam rad, a druge ulazim u maločas navedeni
postupak. Taj dijalog je propraćem beepom koji hoću da promenim.
Zvuk stavljen u ShtuDown Folderu se ne izvršava ne u jednom
slučaju, osim ako ne idem direktno na `restart` u special meniju.
SoundMaster to rešava, ali zvuk se čuje tek POSLE biranja ShutDown
u pomenutom dijalogu, dakle daleko posle beepa. Nadam se da je sada
jasno šta bih ja hteo. Dakle, zamena beepa u tom dijalogu, nevezano
za izvršavanje bilo čega iz ShutDown Foldera.
mac.1951askripka,
Opet imam problema sa editavanjem bitmapa fonta. Uz Kaleidoskop
(ostavljen ovde) stižu i dva fonta: Espi i Tacton, nisam siguran da
sam pogodio imena. Dakle, samo ekranski fontovi. Ali, u ResEditu mi
ne daju da ih editujem... Zašto? Mislim, daje mi on edit, al` ne
pamti rezultat :)
mac.1952madamov,
-> #1950, askripka> moj Mac je jedan od retkih novijih Mac-ova (ispravi me
> ako grešim
Grešiš. B) Ima ih dosta koji se gase pomoću prekidača, cela 6100 serija je
takva, na primer.
> Međutim, ako pritisnem `gornji desni` taster, dobijam i dijalog
> tipa "Are you sure ..." i mogućnosti `Cancel` i `ShutDown`.
To dobijaju svi koji su instalirali System 7.5.3 (mislim da je čak i 7.5.1
doneo tu mogućnost, ali se ne sećam).
> Taj dijalog je propraćem beepom koji hoću da promenim.
Važi ista priča, iako tako izgleda (tri dugmeta), to nije dijalog, već alert i
ranije sam objasnio kako funkcioniše vezivanje zvuka uz alerte.
mac.1953haevorn,
sta donosi novi Quark Xpress (htm, sa MacUserovog Weba)
nw_quark.htmmac.1954haevorn,
O Systemu 7.6 Harmony, takodje sa MacUser Web strane (www.zdnet.com)
rv_harmo.htmmac.1955madamov,
-> #1951, askripka> Zašto? Mislim, daje mi on edit, al` ne pamti rezultat :)
Da nije resource na neki način zaključan? To je jedino što mi pada na pamet.
mac.1956askripka,
-> #1955, madamov=- Da nije resource na neki način zaključan? To je jedino što mi
pada na pamet.
Nije! I to mi je prvo palo na pamet. Panavljam (iz jedne od mojih
ranijih poruka) da mi se to NIJE dešavalo dok sam imao instaliran
Sistem 7.1. Na Sistemu 7.5 mi se to dešava sa fontovima sa kojima
mi se nije dešavalo na 7.1. Praktično sam odmah odbacio ideju o
bagu jer je to van pameti. Jedino ako je 7.5 malo `savršeniji` :)),
pa mi iz nekog raloga to ne dozvoljava... Ako je to uopšte bitno,
probao sam ta da radim sa fontom koji NIJE instaliran. Ako si
skinuo Kaleidoskop, da li bi mogao da probaš to da uradiš kod sebe?
Jednostavno hoću YU slova po MacCustom.
mac.1957madamov,
-> #1956, askripka> Ako si skinuo Kaleidoskop, da li bi mogao da probaš to da uradiš kod sebe?
Nisam skinuo, ali ako mi napišeše broj poruke, tj. gde ga mogu naći, probaću.
mac.1958askripka,
-> #1957, madamov=- Nisam skinuo, ali ako mi napišeše broj poruke, tj. gde ga mogu
naći, probaću.
Ja naravno, po običaju nemam broj (svoje!) poruke... Ali lako ćeš
je naći ako izlistaš poruke u zadnjih recimo 7 dana, ali samo one
koje imaju `prikačen` fajl. Uzgred, to bi trebao da skineš i zbog
sebe, ne znam da li si uopšte pročitao poruku (neverovatno mi je da
nisi ;) ). Dakle, stvar se zove kaleidoskop.
mac.1959askripka,
-> #1957, madamovA evo i broja, 10.1923.
Ja pretražio da modelator ne gubi vreme ;)
mac.1960madamov,
-> #1958, askripka> Uzgred, to bi trebao da skineš i zbog sebe, ne znam da li si uopšte
> pročitao poruku
Koliko se sećam, pročitao sam poruku, a li mi se nije učinilo da bi trebalo da
skinem fajl. Skinuću ga sada.
mac.1963madamov,
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 97 14:33:14 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
To: "Macway Posting" <evangelist@macaddict.com>,
Subject: FG - PC Company vs. Mac Company
Message-ID: <199701152233.OAA66696@scv1.apple.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<Ron Goebel, redial@prysm.net>
My wife is computer illiterate and prefers to keep it that way. But she
did know that I'd been wanting a scanner for my Macintosh computer and
decided to surprise me with one for Christmas. She consulted with some
friends - PC users - who gave her the name of a mail order company. To
avoid the stress of last minute Christmas shopping and late mail delivery
she decided to order it early - like, in October! Further, to conceal
the surprise she had the scanner shipped to my parents' home instead of
ours.
I was thrilled to receive the ScanJet on Christmas Day and could hardly
wait to set it up and begin scanning. Unfortunately, I discovered that
it had come configured for the DOS/Windows environment. Fortunately,
since I had broken no seals I assured her that I would simply call the
company she ordered it from and arrange an exchange. However, that
company, Midwest Micro, Inc. of Fletcher, OH, informed me that they would
not accept a return 30 days or more after the date the product was
shipped. Further, they informed me that they do not carry any Macintosh
"brands." After being passed off to someone else, they offered to accept
a return if I would pay the shipping costs plus a 20% "restocking" fee.
I was stunned! Midwest Micro was proposing to have me spend approximately
$200 just to give them back a brand new scanner! Throughout the several
phone calls I made to Midwest Micro in hopes of resolving the problem, I
encountered company representatives whose attitudes ranged from
superficial to cold and arrogant. I felt misused, abandoned, and angry.
Not only was I a "little guy," I was a "Macintosh little guy!"
This experience stands in sharp contrast with the reception I received at
Hewlett Packard. I had called thinking only that they might be able to
sell me the needed accessories, perhaps at some sort of a discount. The
Mac Support person was warm and sympathetic, genuinely interested in my
plight, and seemed determined to somehow "make it right." She offered to
send me the connecting cable for the Macintosh for free and directed me
to sources of basic scanning software on the net which would at least get
me going. However, she lamented the fact that I was being deprived of
all the special Macintosh software which should have been bundled with
the unit. She then told me that she was going to rush my situation to the
attention of yet another department.
3 days later a Hewlett Packard representative called to say that he had
been able to obtain, against not small odds, a set of the Macintosh
software bundle for the ScanJet 4c which he would swap with me! Mind
you, HP played no part in creating this problem, but here they were
bending over backwards to resolve it!
Bottom Line: the Mac company cared, the PC-oriented company did not. No
wonder Mac users are loyal! No company can buy the kind of customer
loyalty, respect, and PR that caring employees like those I encountered
at Hewlett Packard's Macintosh Customer Support Group can produce.
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mac.1962madamov,
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 97 12:03:46 -0000
From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com>
To: "Macway Posting" <evangelist@macaddict.com>,
Subject: FG - Jobs Makes the Encyclopedia of American Biography
Message-ID: <199701152003.MAA58264@scv1.apple.com>
This tidbit is from:
<oster6@EARTHLINK.NET (oster6)>
Saw this in the Chicago Sun Times today referring to The Encyclopedia of
American Biography. It features 1,000 plus influential people in U.S
history. Seems they just added about 100 new names.And now I quote:
"Steven Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, was selected over Bill Gates,
founder of Microsoft, because the editors viewed Jobs as the industry's
pioneer developer.(the final cut was made based on achievement,
historical significance and whether the subject reflected a broad trend
or was a representative of a large group.)"
Hope some of you enjoy this tidbit. It makes me feel better about Apple's
recent acquisition.
Matt from Chicago
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mac.1961madamov,
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:58:10 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: Sony Market Share
Message-ID: <970114234235_2022823589@emout02.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics
Sony's market share for color TVs in 1995 was 7% according to Appliance
Manufacturer, April 1996, p. 32. Honda's is about 7% in the car business.
Funny, the press considers them winners. Apple's market share is about
the same percentage, but we're doomed. If you watch a Sony, drive a
Honda, and use a Macintosh, you must be really stupid.
More ammo for EvangeListas.
Guy
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mac.1964madamov,
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 19:25:16 -0500 (EST)
From: MacWay@aol.com
Subject: FG--Why I Like My PowerBook 540c
Message-ID: <970116183435_2023088449@emout15.mail.aol.com>
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
<cwcjr@gramercy.ios.com> (William Cox)
I don't like to brag, but my PowerBook 540c has not been rebooted since
before Apple announced the NeXT acquisition.
Ha, you say, you must not be doing anything with it. Well, let's compare,
shall we?
I primarily use this PowerBook for email, telnet, web browsing, and text
editing. Sometimes I do image manipulation and page layout as well, and
have done so during the week in question. I am not always on the network,
and constantly switch between a static IP address, a server-assigned IP
address, and a DHCP IP address, as well as AppleTalk over both Ethernet
and LocalTalk. Needless to say, I'm running Open Transport. My base
system software is 7.5.5, on which I"ve piled a number of third-party
INITs. I have 12MB of real RAM, 12MB of Virtual RAM. The hard disk is
380MB, mostly full. I eat a lot of chocolate, and drop cookie crumbs
everywhere; dog hair is not uncommon. I have not had to reboot since I
gave up Lotus Notes 4.1a in favor of accessing my Notes mail via POP3.
At the moment, I am off the network. I have VersaTerm Pro, <eM@iler>,
BBEdit Lite 4.0, DragThing, Stickies, Netscape Navigator 2.x, and the
OT/PPP control panel open. I could open more applications if I wanted to,
but that's not necessary. I also have a WindowsNT shared resource mounted
using Thursby Systems' DAVE NT client.
I used to carry a Dell Latitude XPi, a Pentium 120d, 16MB RAM, 1GB disk
(mostly full).
Distinction #1: Power Management
Power management on the Dell consisted of writing the contents of memory
to disk, then turning off the power, so a restart from slumber was not
unlike a cold restart. The PB540c wakes up within 30 seconds, ready and
raring to go.
Distinction #2: Clean Network Disconnections When I disconnected from the
network, with live network volumes mapped to local drives, or with other
services in session, Windows95 would crash. I had to disconnect the PB in
a hurry today with a telnet session open; VersaTerm closed it off just
fine.
Distinction #3: Multiple Network Addresses Luckily I had two PCMCIA
slots, and so was able to specify the Ethernet card as a static address,
and the modem card as a server-assigned address. (You could do the same
with a dual purpose card.) I was also able to set up multiple PPP
connection documents containing login information for the various
services to which I subscribe. I could even run IP through both ports
simultaneously. But god forbid if I tried to switch the configuration of
either of the NICs: Windows95 needs to reboot to establish the new
address, gateway, DNS, whatever. I've been moving my PowerBook from
subnet to subnet, Ethernet to PPP (various providers), all week with no
problems, and no reboot.
Distinction #4: Resource Usage, or, Stability I did finally find a
Windows text editor I like: TexEdit. So now I could use my primary tools:
email, telnet, web browser, and text editor. I refuse to do image
manipulation with a trackball, so that was out of the question on the
Dell. Notes 4.11a is a approximately similar resource hog to Photoshop,
so I guess that counts as a comparison. If I had Notes open, I could open
Netscape, for a while, but within three hours my system resources would
be approximately 75%, and so a reboot would be imminent. Same thing if I
maintained more than one telnet session with SmartTerm or KEA. Or ran
Eudora Lite to check my POP3 mail accounts. (Apparently IP using Winsock
has a leak, but the fix (a kernel update 'round midsummer?) did not fix
this problem.) While I did not receive any Out of Memory errors, I do
recall a number of GPFs, hung programs, frozen Windows, and suchlike.
Exiting Notes did not always seem to restore the system's state without a
full reboot.
On my PB540c, I've edited 10MB images in Photoshop, downloaded files via
FTP, browsed the web, checked my mail, replied to my mail, checked my
mail again, expanded the downloads, compressed some old files, downloaded
some more, mounted the NT share, mounted a NetWare server over AppleTalk
(not currently present, since AppleTalk noticed the network was missing),
telnetted to various servers, been on the network, off the network, on
the network over PPP, on a different subnet over Ethernet, edited HTML
files, ran a mail server, ran an FTP server, shared files over LocalTalk,
added fonts, removed fonts, installed software, and performed serious
research with You Don't Know Mac. I even managed to successfully crash
our Notes 4.5 test server with a stray piece of SMTP mail (this was
intentional). The only reason I used to reboot before was to clean Notes
out of memory, or because software I installed insisted on it.
I've got more RAM on order, and when that comes I'll be able to
accomodate that porcine beast, Lotus Notes 4.x, and not fall asleep
between screen redraws. We'll see what happens with that in the mix
again. I suspect it will still leak, still misbehave, and still manage to
burp on 2/3rds of its modem transactions. But I also suspect that I won't
have to reboot, unless **I** want to, unless **I** want to clear Notes
out of memory, unless **I** want to edit a 32MB CMYK TIFF image in
Photoshop.
So, you ask, why didn't you get a 5300ce? Then you could run fast,
PowerPC-native versions of these programs. I guess I could, but I happen
to like the 540c's keyboard, and, except for Notes, its performance is
quite acceptable. I don't do enough work in Photoshop to have a pressing
need to upgrade--so I haven't ordered Newer Technology's nuPower upgrade
either.
I've said the above, because for some reason Windows has acquired a
reputation for stability and usability that it does not deserve. I
understand that NT has some benefits, but let's not lump NT in with
Win95; they are two different beasts. (The above comparison could not
have been done with NT and the MacOS: Dell has not certified NT for their
laptops yet, and will not for some time. Good luck finding a laptop that
ships with NT installed.) Apple needs to remember that for usability, and
even for stability, their benchmark is not Windows, but their own past
products.
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