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mac.2167 nenad,
Mac-clone makers escalate price war, turn up heat on Apple Macintosh clone vendors Umax and Power Computing turned the price-performance screws on each other and beleaguered Apple Computer on Tuesday with a round of price cuts and one new system introduction. Umax announced a 180-MHz 603e-based Macintosh clone for $1,349, not including a $50 manufacturer's rebate. In addition, the company slashed prices on its S900, J700, and C600 product lines. For instance, the company took $700 of its SuperMac S900/180 dual-processored desktop system, knocking its estimated street price down to $3,899. The SuperMac S900/180 now costs $3,199, down from $3,599, and the price of the SuperMac J700 was chopped $600, down to $2,499. Umax also cut prices on its C600/200 model by $200, reducing the system's street price to $1,799. "With price reductions across our entire product family, we think we are driving our price-performance advantages over the Wintel platform, creating more reasons for new users to consider a MacOS compatible system," said Andy Chang, senior vice president at Umax. Aimed primarily at the consumer and education markets, the company's new SuperMac C500/180 sports a user-upgradable processor card as well as a 16-bit stereo with Sound Retrieval System surround sound. The system's basic configuration includes 16MB of memory that can be expanded to 144MB, a 256KB Level 2 cache, 1MB of on-board video-dedicated DRAM, an eight-speed CD-ROM drive, a 1.2GB hard drive, two PCI slots, and a SCSI-2 bus. The system's interfaces include one Apple Desktop Bus port for a keyboard and mouse, two RS-232/RS-422 geo-port compatible serial ports, and a rear 16-bit audio output port. For its part, Power Computing levied price cuts of as much as 21 percent across its full range of MacOS-based systems, including the PowerBase, PowerCenter, and PowerTower Pro families. Each system in the high-performance PowerTower Pro line has been reduced in price by $600. The PowerTower Pro 225, for example, has been cut in price from $4,295 to $3,695 for a system sporting a 225-MHz PowerPC 604e processor on an upgradable daughter card, 1MB of Level 2 cache, 32MB of RAM, a 2GB hard drive, an eight-speed CD-ROM drive, an 8MB 128-bit IMS Twin Turbo Accelerated PCI graphics card, six PCI expansion slots, nine expansion bays, a keyboard, and a mouse. Pricing for all Power Computing Mac clones now ranges from $1,295 for the entry-level PowerBase 180 to $4,699 for the flagship PowerTower Pro 250 MP. In addition to price cuts, the company will now ship all PowerCenter systems with 2MB of on-board video RAM, providing users with the option of 24-bit or 16.8 million colors on displays as large as 17 inches. This most recent round of price cuts follows on the heels of last week's price slashing on Mac-clone maker Motorola's StarMax systems. Apple itself hoisted the price ax two weeks ago in a round of cuts that affected its entire lineup of hardware.
mac.2168 nenad, -> #2158, madamov
> Uskoro će moći NT i na Macu, tokom ove godine treba da se pojave prvi > Appleovi Macovi po PowerPC platformi. Živi bili, pa videli. Microsoft je odustao od podrške za PowerPC procesore. Jedina "podržana" PowerPC verzija Windows-a NT je ona koju je licencirao IBM za svoje potrebe, a mislim da je ona na nivou verzije 3.5. Pošto je pre nekoliko meseci odustao i od podrške za Silicon Graphics-ove MIPS procesore, jedine dve platforme koje NT sada zaista podržava su Intel x86 i Digital-ova Alpha. Kada je pre neku godinu IBM odustao od portovanja OS/2 na PowerPC pričalo se da je to problem za OS/2, sada kada MS pravi sličnan potez, pričaće se verovatno da je to problem za PowerPC. ;) No, ide se dalje: Apple to employ Motorola's 300-MHz PowerPC chip Apple Computer will use Motorola's new 300-MHz 603e PowerPC microprocessor in future PowerMacintosh and PowerBook models, a Motorola executive said Tuesday. Motorola will release the chip next month at the CeBit trade show in Hannover, Germany. Although Apple has not admitted to signing a purchasing contract with Motorola, "to assume that Apple will buy the 300-MHz chips would not be wrong," said Paul Clark, European marketing and communications manager for Motorola's RISC group. The new 603 series chip will be the fastest chip ever released by Motorola, Clark said. Motorola has previously announced its plans to manufacture a 300-MHz 603 microprocessor, but, until now, has not indicated when it would be available or which systems manufacturers would use the chip. Clark said Apple is also considering building a system around a forthcoming version of Motorola's 620 PowerPC processor. Groupe Bull is expected to adopt the upgraded 620 chips in its line of Unix servers. "Bull will be the first to use the 620 chips, but Apple is also seriously looking at using them," Clark said. Apple in recent days announced the PowerBook 3400 based on Motorola's 240-MHz 603e chip and the PowerMacintosh 9600/233 based on the 233-MHz 604e processor. With the fast new processors, Apple is positioning the powerful notebook and desktop as "Pentium-flattening" machines that can outperform even Pentium Pro laptops, according to Peter Lunn, PowerBook business and marketing manager for Apple U.K. and Ireland Ltd. Also at CeBit, Motorola's New Media Systems group will launch two network computers based on the Motorola 800 series chips, Clark said.
mac.2169 madamov, -> #2168, nenad
> Microsoft je odustao od podrške za PowerPC procesore. Šteta, za njih. Za nas, manje-više, furaćemo BeOS i Rapsodiju na našim novim PowerPC Macovima. B) > pričaće se verovatno da je to problem za PowerPC. ;) Ma da, za tu zastarelu tehnologiju je nemoguće napraviti dobar OS. B) > Apple to employ Motorola's 300-MHz PowerPC chip Da, 603e, a tokom ove godine možemo da očekujemo 604e na 533 MHz u nekom od modela.
mac.2170 madamov,
* Letter to Customers from Guerrino De Luca Monday, February 17, 1997 Dear Colleagues, Developers, Business Partners, and Mac Enthusiasts, Today we are proud to announce an array of innovative new products for our core customers in the publishing, business, and education markets. These products show Apple's strengths in performance, competitive pricing, industrial design, and quality. Among the products unveiled today are: * The Apple Macintosh PowerBook 3400, the fastest laptop computer on the market. The PowerBook 3400 runs at an industry-leading 240 MHz and includes state-of-the-art multimedia and communications capabilities. * A complete new line of high-performance Power Macintosh computers for professionals, including high-performance publishing systems that take advantage of Apple's multiprocessor capabilities. * Fast new Power Macintosh computers for K-12 education customers that include three new integrated all-in-one desktop computers and two new modular high-performance computers. * Apple's acclaimed eMate 300, a new mobile computer for K-12 education customers. * The MessagePad 2000, a handheld mobile Internet computer for business professionals that offers a complete range of built in solutions including e-mail, web access, personal productivity and desktop connectivity. * The QuickTake 200 Digital Camera for Macintosh computers, a new digital camera that can be used by any of Apple's customers to conveniently capture, edit and present digital images and information. In addition to high performance, great design, and aggressive pricing, there's another reason to be enthusiastic about these new products. All are coming to market after being designed and manufactured under an intensified quality-assurance program begun last year. And, to reinforce its commitment to quality, Apple is now offering new service and support programs that leverage the Internet to provide faster response to customer inquiries and issues. As a company, we endeavor to provide our customers with the best solutions for content creation, publishing, communication and learning. With these products, I am confident that we are offering our customers the solutions they require at competitive prices. Our customers can buy Apple products with the future in mind since both the desktop and PowerBook computers can run future versions of our operating system. There has never been a better time to buy an Apple product. Regards, Guerrino De Luca Executive Vice President, Marketing
mac.2171 madamov,
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 97 11:14:40 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <kawasaki@mail.apple.com> Subject: Great Piece by Andy Gore Message-ID: <199702171918.LAA05752@scv3.apple.com> >From the MacUser site: Press reports about Apple got you down? They've got our own Andrew Gore down, too. And he's decided to ask the question we've all been asking: how is it that so many unconnected reporters could behave the same way in covering the Apple story? For Gore's answer, check out "Lemmings," this week's installment of The Gorey Details. In addition to Andy's discussion of coverage of Apple, this week's Gorey Details inaugurates a new feature, the Gorey Details Site of the Week. Marvel at the sites Andy visits! See with your own eyes the underbelly of the Internet! Read your favorite web page backward! It's all available via The Gorey Details, only at: <http://www.macuser.com/onlinecol/gorey27.html> Some key paragraphs: "Take the Macintosh market. It is true that Apple has been through some rough times in the last year and that reporters who have reported on these problems are just doing their jobs. There was that huge loss last Spring. Certainly, the fact that the media had unleashed an almost nonstop barrage of negative stories about Apple for months before that loss had no influence on those results. After all, this last quarter Apple's holiday-season unit shipments took a dramatic nosedive. We all read the dire reports, which somehow overlooked the fact that the total unit shipments for all Mac OS systems, both from Apple and clone makers, were up nine percent. Power Computing sold more than 100,000 clones last year, UMAX did nearly 100,000 units in its first six months, and Motorola did a startling 40,000 in its first eight weeks of shipping Mac products. Obviously, such trifling details hardly warrant mention, so no one mentioned them. Then there was the recent spate of newspaper opinion columns opining on the impending death of Apple. Some of these columns, often written by pundits claiming to be former Mac fans themselves, warn potential customers that they'd be fools to buy a Macintosh. After all, they are just doing their jobs, helping keep consumers from making what could turn out to be a foolish investment. I can't help but wonder why these selfsame experts aren't warning people away from Polaroid's products, since that company -- as big and as visible as Apple -- has also had a hard year. For that matter, where was this legion of self-proclaimed purveyors of all that is right and good in computing when Microsoft's Bob bombed? Where were the months of relentless beating in the press the folks in Redmond should have earned for foisting such trash on the public? Or how about the disaster that is Windows CE? I haven't seen a single story in the mainstream press about a return rate that is reportedly as high as 30 percent on Windows CE-based devices, and I've yet to see a column in The Wall Street Journal decrying the product's wooden interface or limited functionality." _____________ Here is one of my favorite examples: APPLE EXECS SKIP MEETINGS TOP ECHELON MISSING AT 3 MAJOR TRADE GATHERINGS IN S.F. San Francisco Chronicle (SF) - FRIDAY, September 13, 1996 By: Jon Swartz, Chronicle Staff Writer Edition: FINAL Section: Business Page: C1 Word Count: 538 MEMO: *****CORRECTION, PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 27, 1996, FOLLOWS:***** A September 13 story said that no Apple officials spoke at the Macromedia User Conference trade show in San Francisco. Apple fellow Guy Kawasaki spoke at the conference. The Chronicle regrets the omission. Guy ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. To post a message to EvangeList, send it for consideration to: <mail to: evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2172 madamov,
Apple Announces Next Step to Support New Streamlined Organization CUPERTINO, Calif.--Feb. 18, 1997-- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced further details of its streamlined organizational structure that consolidates the Company's product development, marketing, sales, support, and operations efforts into groups sharply focused on Apple's strategy. As part of this announcement, Apple has detailed the structure of the new Worldwide Sales and Support organization which comprises all the geography sales organizations, as well as Claris, and AppleAssist. This organization, responsible for selling and bringing service and support to customers in the education, business, and consumer markets, will be divided into divisions organized geographically with a strong focus on fulfilling customer demands: North America Business Division will focus on three key markets: PEN (Publishing/Entertainment/New Media), Enterprise, and SED (Scientific/Engineering/Design), and will include NeXT Sales and Professional Services. Mitch Manditch will be acting as head of North America Business Division. North America Education Division will be mainly focused on two key markets: K-12 and Higher Education and will be led by Mike Lorion. North America Consumer Division will focus on two key markets: Consumer and the Macintosh Installed Base and will be led by H.L. Cheung EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) will drive its region's sales and support, led by Jan Larsen. Japan will cover the same responsibilities for the Japanese market, led by Tetsuya Shiga. Asia-Pacific will cover the same responsibilities for the Asia-Pacific market and will be led by Steve Vamos. Latin America will cover the same responsibilities for the Latin American market and will be led by Luis Rubio. AppleAssist Division remains unchanged: this division is responsible for Apple's Customer Service and Warranty activities, led by Mike Dionne. Claris maintains an unchanged charter and strategy of selling Claris and Apple Software worldwide, led by Dominique Goupil. "We are shaping our sales organization to put the responsibility for sales and support closer to our customer," said Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, chairman and CEO, Apple Computer, Inc. "A number of activities which previously joined with the sales organization--engineering, manufacturing, operations, marketing and product business management--have moved into global, functional groups. Apple's sales organization now focuses on one thing and one thing only--sales and support to serve our customers and fulfill their demand worldwide." Apple also announces that Marco Landi has decided to resign and pursue other interests. Marco Landi was most recently executive vice president Worldwide Sales and Support and formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer. Robin Abrams, previously senior vice president of Apple Americas, will serve as acting executive vice president of the new worldwide sales and support organization. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.
mac.2173 madamov,
USING THE INTERNET HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER--NOT TO MENTION MORE FUN! Melbourne, Australia -- Hotline Communications announced the release of version 1.1 beta 20 of Hotline, the all new internet communications tool for the Mac OS. Hotline, authored by Adam Hinkley <hinks@netspace.net.au>, is a new client/server technology for internet and intranet communications. It supports file transfer, chat, and news--But does not utilize the aging FTP, IRC, and NNTP standards. Instead, Hotline is designed to take advantage of the Mac OS in ways that these unix-based protocols cannot. >From the moment that you launch Hotline, and marvel at it's instantaneous response, and starkly cool features, you won't be able to go back. When you first start Hotline, you'll be asked to choose a nickname and icon to represent you. You then connect to a server by either typing information in, or selecting a bookmark to use. Once you've connected, you'll notice that Hotline is divided up into different windows, which you can show or hide as you fancy. You'll see Real-time conversations being carried out in the chat window; messages that are posted in the news window; a list of users with the option for private messages in the user list; a list of transactions between the server you are connected to and your computer, detailed in the Tasks window; and a customizable tool bar for easy access to all of the above. The File Transfer improvements introduced in Hotline are numerous. The good old FTP system used to seem great...but it just can't doesn't offer these Hotline advantages: -> Resumable file transfer every time. Compare this to a traditional tool such as Fetch, a well respected FTP tool. As of Fetch 3.0.2b3, you must meet many requirements to resume a download. Notably, you can only resume if the FTP server supports the restart (REST) command, and if you have not quit since you began the download. Hotline, on the other hand, will ALWAYS let you resume your download OR upload. As long as you have not deleted the partial file on your from your hard drive, Hotline can resume the transfer. No questions asked! -> Support for any file format. With Hotline, you don't need to convert your files to strange formats (such as BinHex/.hqx). Hotline recognizes Macintosh files, and will even display a representative icon (Ex.: application, text file, read-only text file, etc.) -> File Queuing. You can easily queue files for transfer one-at-a-time, or transmit or receive them at the same time. Hotline's alluring chat and news features warrant description, too. The Chat window is divided up into two simple parts: A log of all that has been said (labeled with the nickname of who said it), and an area for typing new tidbits. The News window is even easier. You'll find a listing there of all the tidbits that people have chosen to post. The news section is often used for announcements of new servers, or to schedule future virtual "meetings". The latest public beta introduces a multitude of advances and tweakings: -> New "Tracker" button on toolbar (and in menu) connects to a tracker server specified in the Options window, and displays a list of currently active servers (with name, user count, description). Double-click a server to connect to it. -> More helpful user list: Users that have been inactive for 10 minutes are grayed out, and the names of administrators of the server are drawn in red. -> Private message windows have been vastly improved. -> Various interface improvements -> Those with special access privs. can find out info. about a user. -> When the name or icon is changed (Options window) when connected, it will update in the user list without having to reconnect. -> Various bug fixes: Queued file transfers now work as expected (they were accidentally broken in b19). Critical sections of text engine have been rewritten in order to fix bugs, and improve performance and reliability. -> New options window with tabs and extra settings, e.g., color of chat text, always queue transfers etc. Obtaining and setting up Hotline is a breeze! 1 -> Check the requirements: PowerPC or 68K Macintosh running Mac OS 7.5 or later (7.5.5 recommended), with Open Transport 1.0 (1.1.1 or better strongly recommended). Hotline will not work with MacTCP. If you have a modem and a PPC Mac, OT/PPP is strongly recommended. It is noticeably faster and is Open Transport native. FreePPP is recommended for 68K Macs. 2 -> Download and decode the version of Hotline appropriate for your Mac: You can obtain Hotline in one two formats--the PowerPC Native version or the 68k variation. Hotline can be obtained at a number of locations, which are linked at <http://netspace.net.au/~hinks/>. After downloading, decode the file with Stuffit Expander. 3 -> Follow the instructions listed in the Read Me files. Then, you're done! Hotline is $25 shareware. While there is currently no disabling mechanism if you do not pay the shareware fee, you are morally obliged register. You can do so easily with the included Kagi Shareware Register application. Need more information about Hotline? Visit the official web site: <http://netspace.net.au/~hinks/> or mail the author <hinks@netspace.net.au>.
mac.2174 nenad,
Motorola cuts Mac clone prices -- again For the second time in two weeks, Motorola slashed prices on its StarMax computer family, adding fuel to an already raging price battle among makers of Macintosh clones. The cuts -- as much as 10 percent on nine StarMax desktop and minitower models -- were announced on Thursday and take effect immediately. The MacOS, PowerPC-based systems now range in price from $1,249 to $2,695. Motorola officials acknowledged the escalating climate of jabs and counterpunches among Mac-clone makers and Apple itself. "Prices in the Mac market are finally being sharpened on the wheel of competition," said Dennis Schneider, vice president and general manager of the commercial products division at Motorola Computer Group, in Tempe, Ariz. "More system choices within the marketplace allow customers to receive greater overall value." In the last week alone, Mac-clone vendors Umax and Power Computing levied heavy price cuts on their entire product lines. Likewise, Apple itself trimmed prices across the board three weeks ago. And last week, Motorola cut prices on its StarMax systems -- followed by Thursday's reductions. The new StarMax prices include the following: - The StarMax 3000/200 minitower has been reduced in price from $1,895 to $1,695. - The StarMax 4000/160 desktop has been cut in price from $1,895 to $1,595. - The StarMax 4000/200 minitower has been reduced in price from $2,995 to $2,695
mac.2175 kmilan,
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Prvo PhotoShop 4.0 i test: (izvor - c't magazin) Gau×scher weichzeichner auf 7-MByte-Bild ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Radius 1 Pixel (in Sek.) <-- besser (što manje to bolje) Pentium-200 10.4 ********** Pentium-200 MMX 3.6 **** Power Machintos 4400 8.0 ******** Radius 10 Pixel (in Sek.) <-- besser (što manje to bolje) Pentium-200 12.1 ************ Pentium-200 MMX 10.7 *********** Power Machintos 4400 13.7 ************** Pentium ohne/mit MMX, 32 MB, 256 KB L2-Cache (PB), Windows NT 4.0 PowerMachintosh 4400/200, 32 MB, 256 KB L2-Cache Hardware: Pentium, PentiumPro ili PowerMachintosh, 32MB Cena: 1600DM, upgrade sa 3.0: 490DM //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Drugo: PowerBook 3400c (izvor - c't magazin) Konfiguracije i cene: Cena(DM) 3400c/180 16 (max. 144) MB, 1.3 GB 8600 3400c/180 16 (max. 144) MB, 1.3 GB, 6x CD, Ethernet 9500 3400c/200 32 (max. 144) MB, 2.0 GB, 6x CD, Ethernet, SoftWindows 10800 3400c/240 16 (max. 144) MB, 3.0 GB, 12x CD, Ethernet 12400 Svi modeli osim 3400c/240, koji će se pojaviti u toku leta, treba da se pojave sredinom marta. Benchmarks ^^^^^^^^^^ PowerBook Power Mac Performa 3400/200 4400/200 6400/200 CPU 32.35 29.07 27.28 FPU 31.51 30.68 30.9 Disk 18.14 16.72 20.54 Graphics 14.48 21.13 17.66 Publishing disk 16.58 17.67 15.88 Publishing graph. 16.04 29.00 13.18 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Treće: Novi modeli Machintosha (7600, 8600, 9600) Konfiguracije i cene: Cena(DM) PowerMac 4400 PowerPC 603e/200MHz, bez L2-cache, 16 (max. 160) MB EDO-RAM, ATI-graph. on board 1 (max. 4) MB VRAM, 2 PCI slota, 1 comm-slot, 1.2GB EIDE-HD, 8x-ATAPI-CD-ROM, flopy, tastatura i miš, System 7.5.3 3100 sa 256KB L2-cache, 24 MB EDO-RAM, Ethernet-card u comm-slotu, 2MB VRAM, 1.6 GB, System 7.6 (krajem marta 97) 3500 PowerMac 7300 PowerPC 604e/166MHz, 256KB L2-cache, 16 (max. 256) MB RAM, Apple-graph. on board 2 (max. 4) MB VRAM, 3 PCI slota, 2GB SCSI-HD, 12x-SCSI-CD-ROM, flopy, miš, System 7.5.3, Microsoft Office 4100 isto samo sa 200MHz i 32 MB RAM 4900 PowerMac 8600 PowerPC 604e/200MHz, 256KB L2-cache, 32 (max. 512) MB RAM, Apple-graph. on board 2 (max. 4) MB VRAM, 3 PCI slota, 2GB SCSI-HD, 12x-SCSI-CD-ROM, ZIP-drive, flopy, miš, System 7.5.5 5800 PowerMac 9600 PowerPC 604e/200MHz, 512KB L2-cache, 32 (max. 768) MB RAM, 6 PCI slota, jedan je zauzet sa IMS-TwinTurbo graph. card 4 MB VRAM, 4GB SCSI-HD, 12x-SCSI-CD-ROM, flopy, miš, System 7.5.5 6800 isto samo sa Dual-procesor-card (2*604e/200MHz) 8600 Benchmarks ^^^^^^^^^^ PowerMac PowerMac PowerMac PowerMac Performa 4400/200 7600/180 8600/200 9600/200 6400/200 CPU 29.07 34.49 42.18 37.71 27.28 FPU 30.68 39.28 43.89 42.82 30.90 Disk 16.72 13.14 14.25 25.08 20.54 Graphics 21.13 18.92 26.24 17.49 17.66 Publishing disk 17.67 14.78 13.98 24.30 15.88 Publishing graph. 29.00 38.26 42.79 25.30 13.18 Napomena: model 4400 je sa L2-cache-om model 9600 nije Multiprocesor //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I još samo par PC konfiguracija sa cenama: Publix. (www.publix-computer.de) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ publix. p 166MMXem intel Pentium P166 MMX CPU elitegroup P5HX-A ATX-mainboard intel 430HX chipsatz 256KB (max. 512) Pipeline Brust cache 32MB RAM Matrox Mystique 2MB SG-RAM, 64bit 3D-chip IBM DAQA 3.2GB (EIDE) HD MS-Windows 95 (CD) tastatura, flopy, miš, tower ------------------------------------------- 2699DM Jedino što fali ovoj konfiguraciji je CD (Toshiba 12x - 219DM) znači ------------------------------------------- 2918DM Ovo je nešto skuplje od PowerMac 4400 (1700$), čini mi se da razlika u ceni polako nestaje :) ........................................................................ A sad jedan TOP model PC-ja: Gateway2000 (www.gateway2000.de) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sad samo da opišem oglas ove firme... 5 stranica kvalitetnog papira (kao korice Mikroračunara), normalno u punom koloru... G6-200 XL Intel PentiumPro 200MHz 64MB EDO RAM 256KB interner Cache Intel 82440FX Chipset 3 ISA, 3 PCI i 1 PCI/ISA Mitsumi 12x CD, 1800KB/s, 130ms, 256KB cache Matrox 5GB EIDE, 5400 U/min, 256kb cache, 9.7ms Ensiniq Vivo 90 Wavetable, 16-bit, 32-bit DSP, 16 MIDIi-chanel Altec Lansing ACS410 15 Watt zvučnici sa subwoofer ACS251 40 Watt STB Virge VX 3D, 8MB, 220MHz RAMDAC Vivitron 17", 0.25mm, 64KHz, 1280*1024 EuroViva Faxmodem 33.6Kbps (V.34+) MS Windows 95 MS Office Professional95 Internet paket Familijarni paket tastatura, flopy, miš, tower ------------------------------------------- 6.499DM //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Uz poruku su vezani grafikoni testova... Da li možete da pročitate GEM format na Mac-u? Zašto je AI toliko dugačak (GEM - 15KB, AI - 70KB) i gde se koristi? Da li je to standard za vektorsku grafiku na Mac-u? BTW testovi su B/W jer mi je takav monitor :( grafik.lzh
mac.2176 kmilan,
Izvinjavam se što nisam uspeo da UL grafikone, ne funkcioniše mi z-modem :(
mac.2177 ljubisha,
Nemoj da neki Mekovac nije skinuo ovaj text! Uključio sam sysmsg tek da vas proverim! :) read_me
mac.2178 nenad,
Dok svi redom licenciraju BeOS, Apple i dalje radi po svome.. Apple clarifies transition plans Apple Computer and Metrowerks finalized an agreement Friday for Metrowerks to create development tools that will help port MacOS applications to Apple's planned Next-based Rhapsody operating system. Metrowerks' planned $399 CodeWarrior Latitude will use a porting library, gained during the company's recent acquisition of The Latitude Group. The library ports applications that were originally created in MacApp or PowerPlant or with MacOS APIs and adds multithreading, memory protection, and pre-emption. Metrowerks predicts that porting a typical finished Mac application should take about a month.
mac.2179 madamov,
--- Novo --- mac\misc\*.* ------------------ guru211.sit 160k ű GUide to RAM Upgrades 2.1.1, opisi svih Mac modela
mac.2180 madamov, -> #2178, nenad
> Dok svi redom licenciraju BeOS, Apple i dalje radi po svome.. Svi redom? Za sada samo Power Computing. > Apple Computer and Metrowerks finalized an agreement Friday Metrowerks je firma koja je spasila Power Macintosh - njihov CodeWarrior kompajler je dugo bio jedini s kojim se mogla napraviti "native" Power Mac aplikacija i bio je raspoloživ mnogo ranije pre nego što se Power Mac zvanično pojavio tako da je većina vodećih Mac aplikacija debitovala u native varijanti istovremeno sa pojavom Power Maca. Nešto slično Apple i sada, pametno, radi i verujem da će se isto desiti i sa Rapsodijom: imaćemo Ilustrator, Photoshop, FreeHand, WordPerfect, 4th Dimension, Clarisovu paletu proizvoda itd. za Rhapsody istovremeno kada se ovaj OS pojavi, a mislim da ni Microsoft ovoga puta neće ponoviti grešku sa nativnim Wordom i Excelom, tj. da će i on na vreme isporučiti Office za Rhapsody.
mac.2181 kmilan,
Idu oni grafikoni... grafikon.lzh
mac.2182 askripka,
Povodom jedne od ranijih poruka... Tiče se Distiller-a 2.0. (zaboravio sam broj, a nemam sačuvanu poštu, pa nije reply - oprostićete mi ;) ) Dakle... koliko se sećam, bilo reči o tome da Distiller NEĆE da se instalira na 7.5.5., na šta sam ja odgovorio da se proba prostim kopiranjem već instaliranog. Dobio sam odgovor da to ne radi. E, RADI!!! Ja sam lepo danas, pošto sam nedavno formatirao hard i instalirao sve iz početka, probao... Poučen upozorenjem da neće da se instalira, sačuvao sam svoj već instalirani Distiller, pa ga prosto iskopirao nazad... Proradio je iz prve, dakle bez ikakvih problema... Naravno, sve pod 7.5.5.
mac.2183 haevorn, -> #2182, askripka
// E, RADI!!! Ja sam lepo danas, pošto sam nedavno formatirao hard i // instalirao sve iz početka, probao... E ne radi... :(
mac.2184 nenad, -> #2180, madamov
>> Dok svi redom licenciraju BeOS, Apple i dalje radi po svome.. > > Svi redom? Za sada samo Power Computing. Au bre Miki, pa ti nisi u toku. :) Ja izbegavam da šaljem vesti o Mac-u, sve računam da se ne preklapam sa onim što ti šalješ, a ti izgleda šalješ samo zvanična Apple-ova priopćenja. :)) BeOS je licencirala i Motorola, a pred licenciranjem su i Umax i DayStar. Priča se čak i da je IBM pred dogovorom sa Be-om, a priče idu od toga da IBM hoće da samo licencira BeOS do toga da hoće da ga integriše sa svojim OS/2-om u jedan operativni sistem (lično sumnjam u ovo drugo, na osnovu nekih drugih priča, ali sve su to samo tračevi...). Inače IBM je prošle godine licencirao i MacOS za PowerPC, pa i NT, oni izgleda hoće da licenciraju svaki bogovetni operativni sistem koji postoji da bi njihovi inženjeri imali čime da se igraju. :)) Navodno je najveći razlog za strah kod proizvođača klonova, osim "neizvesne sudbine i raspoloživosti" i činjenica da NeXT postoji i u verziji za Intel procesore, a postojala je priča da Apple razmatra i tu mogućnost kao opciju za svoj novi OS - pre nekoliko dana su demantovali, u smislu da "sigurno neće moći sve što i PowerPC verzija, i to ako je i bude bilo". Evo kako glasi vest: More Mac-clone vendors to license BeOS Macintosh-clone makers Umax and DayStar have both made informal agreements to license the Be operating system, which they plan to offer as an alternative to the Macintosh operating system, the chairmen of the two companies said here on Thursday. Umax and DayStar have yet to finalize their agreements with Be Inc., which is now seeking system makers to license its BeOS, but both said they are confident the deals will go through. The disclosure of the agreements follows the announcement yesterday that Motorola will bundle its StarMax line of PowerMac systems with the BeOS. Inače, za BeOS postoji softverski emulator MacOS-a i na nekom sajmu skoro su ga prikazali kako radi čak i brže nego sam MacOS na tada raspoloživim Mac-ovima - naravno na BeBox-u sa par procesora. ;) Tada se već znalo da se Apple odlučio za NeXT. No, BeBox se više ne proizvodi. Inače, i BeOS će tokom ove godine biti portovan za Intel procesore.
mac.2185 madamov, -> #2184, nenad
> Au bre Miki, pa ti nisi u toku. :) Promakla mi vest, imam problema sa mailom u poslednje vreme (zna li neko kada će se završiti famozni radovi na centrlama?). > Navodno je najveći razlog za strah kod proizvođača klonova, osim > "neizvesne sudbine i raspoloživosti" i činjenica da NeXT postoji > i u verziji za Intel procesore, a postojala je priča da Apple > razmatra i tu mogućnost kao opciju za svoj novi OS - pre nekoliko > dana su demantovali, u smislu da "sigurno neće moći sve što i > PowerPC verzija, i to ako je i bude bilo". Ovo se pričalo i za MacOS. Lično, ne verujem da će išta od toga biti osim ako se ne dogodi neka izuzetno povoljna vremensko-finansijska situacija da bi se to moglo izvesti. Ionako Apple ima previše briga da na vreme ispuni ono što je rekao oko Rapsodije da bi gubio vreme na Intel verziju. Mada, tu je NeXT koji bi možda imao resurse da tu stvar izvede u svojoj režiji, pitanje je samo koliko NeXT kao firma učestvuje u realizaciji Rapsodije. Bez obzira na to, ne vidim čemu strah od eventualne Intel verzije OS-a, pored Microsofta će upliv tog OS-a na Intel tržište biti minoran. > Inače, za BeOS postoji softverski emulator MacOS-a i na nekom > sajmu skoro su ga prikazali kako radi čak i brže nego sam MacOS > na tada raspoloživim Mac-ovima - naravno na BeBox-u sa par > procesora. ;) Bio je prikaz BeOS-a u MacUseru i tamo se kao vest pojavila informacija o mogućnošću pokretanja današnjih Mac aplikacija pod BeOS-om kroz emulator. Pitanje je koliko će taj emulator biti uspešan bez podrške od strane Applea, a nju definitivno nema. S druge strane, pored očigledne prednosti u vidu preemptive multitaskinga, zaštićene memorije, stabilnosti, BeOS deluje prilično mršavo spolja, da ne govorimo o nedostatku aplikacija za njega. Deluje kao hibrid MacOS-a, NeXTSTEPa (karakteristična paleta sa aplikacijama) i XWindowsa, ali nedorađen. Na primer, ima duple meni barove: kao i MacOS tu je meni bar koji je uvek prisutan u gornjem delu ekrana, a poput Windowsa ili XWindowsa i svaki prozor ima svoj meni bar - pored bacanja prostora na desktopu još se ne zna, tj. developeri nemaju smernice, koje opcije idu u koji meni, a bez smernica se srlja u haos - to je Apple izbegao upravo disciplinom koju su developeri iskazali u poštovanju Appleovih smernica za pisanje GUI aplikacija. Iskreno, ja bih voleo da vidim BeOS kao osnovu nekog budućeg operativnog sistema koji bi imao unapređene grafički interfejs Mac OS-a - nesumnjivo ubedljivo najbolji grafički interfejs na svetu u koji je ugrađeno 13 godina iskustva. To je upravo ono što se sada događa sa Rapsodijom, kao osnovu ćemo imati NeXTSTEP, a na njemu interfejs koji je originalno razvijan za Copland (u stvari, Copland interfejs, bar veći delovi, će biti ubačeni u MacOS 7.7 koji treba da se pojavi u julu ove godine). Be Inc., očigledno, nije bio spreman na to da njegov OS posluži kao osnova za tako nešto i moje je mišljenje da su se kola slomila upravo na emulatoru koji pominješ - Be Inc. je to već imao gotovo, a Apple je tražio da se podrška za Mac aplikacije ugradi direktno u OS. Naime, Gase, gazda Be Inc je ex-Apple inženjer koji je bio član tima Jaguar koji je prethodio formiranju tima Cognac - oba tima su radila na razvoju Appleovog RISC računara - Jaguar se zalagao za potpuno novu mašinu nekompatibilnu sa Macintoshem, dok se Cognac zalagao za očuvanje kompatibilnosti po svaku cenu. Očigledno, tim Cognac je pobedio i tako smo dobili Power Maca, a Gase je otišao iz Applea 1991. po objavljivanju dogovora između IBM-a, Motorole i Applea. Dakle, Gase još ima viziju da se potpuno pređe na novi OS bez ikakvog obaziranja na postojeću bazu, a da se prelaz učini lakšim kroz emulator, dok Apple želi da se MacOS kroz dve iteracije direktno ugradi kao deo Rapsodije (krajem godine prva verzija sa ograničenom podrškom za postojeće MacOS aplikacije, a tokom 1998. druga verzija sa poptunom podrškom za postojeće MacOS aplikacije), paralelno razvijajući postojeći MacOS kroz redovne šestomesečne updateove (planirana su još tri, jula ove i januara i jula sledeće godine). BTW, rečeno je da Mac emulator radi i na Power Mac verziji BeOS-a.
mac.2186 haevorn,
Koliko ce da kosta 3400?
mac.2187 madamov,
Apple Announces First Developer Release of ALOE The Apple Library for Object Embedding (ALOE) provides developers with an application programming interface (API) to OpenDoc for their existing Mac OS applications. By supporting ALOE, applications gain access to OpenDoc's rich object model and extend their functionality by enabling the embedding of other OpenDoc components. With ALOE, turning a traditional application into a container application is done by supporting just one small set of APIs. You can now download the first developer release of ALOE from the OpenDoc web site. You can find everything you need to start converting your application into an OpenDoc container at the ALOE web page: <http://www.opendoc.apple.com/dev/ALOE/aloemain.html> If you have any questions, please send e-mail to <aloe_feedback@apple.com>.
mac.2188 madamov,
Apple Pledges Support for DVD-ROM Drives, Shows First Prototype At the recent MILIA 97 conference in Cannes, France, Apple demonstrated the first DVD-ROM Macintosh prototype and announced support for the DVD- ROM format throughout most of the Apple Macintosh product line. DVD is a new industry standard for consumer electronics and computers that delivers vastly superior audio and video compared to current CD-ROM technology. DVD-ROMs--which look identical to CD-ROM discs--can hold up to 18 GB (gigabytes) of multimedia data, including any mixture of CD- quality sound, AC-3 surround-sound information, MPEG-2 video, and computer binary data. The current CD-ROM format holds only 680 MB of content, with no built-in provisions for surround sound or MPEG-2 video. As part of a MILIA presentation, Apple also noted that the first DVD- enabled Macintosh system could appear as soon as late 1997, with several new PowerBook and desktop models expected to be shipped with DVD-ROM drives by early 1998. "Just as Apple was the first computer vendor to standardize on CD-ROM ten years ago, we now expect to take a leadership position with Macintosh and DVD-ROM," said Carlos Montalvo, vice president of Apple's Interactive Media Group. The Apple DVD-ROM prototype, a modified Performa 5400 computer, culminates several years of Apple research and development on DVD technology, in collaboration with leading Japanese and European consumer electronics companies. At MILIA, several leading DVD developers and premastering software vendors, including Sonic Solutions (Novato, CA), Sumeria (San Francisco, CA), Short Cinema Journal (Venice, CA), Wired (Mountain View, CA), and Daikin (Novato, CA) pledged their support for Macintosh as the ideal premastering and content delivery platform for rich multimedia DVD titles. Apple also announced its plan to create a DVD web site in the near future. The Apple DVD web site will serve as a clearinghouse for interested consumers and developers on the latest DVD information, as well as provide links to third-party companies with DVD solutions for the Mac OS.
mac.2189 madamov,
PowerBook 3400 Is Fastest Notebook Computer, Has Optional CD-ROM Drive Sporting such features as a 240 MHz 603e PowerPC processor, a hot- swappable expansion bay that can contain a CD-ROM drive or a third-party Zip drive, a 12.1-inch color screen, a four-speaker sound system, and built-in Ethernet and modem connections, the new PowerBook 3400 is poised to meet the needs of Macintosh customers in business, higher education, science, engineering, and design who require the most in performance, multimedia, and communications from a notebook computer. "The introduction of the PowerBook 3400 represents a significant milestone in the revitalization of the PowerBook line," said Dale Fuller, vice president of PowerBooks at Apple Computer. "Apple is out to regain leadership in the notebook market. With the PowerBook 3400, we do just that by fulfilling the needs of performance-hungry mobile professionals." "With up to 240 MHz of processing power and a 12.1-inch screen, the PowerBook 3400 is the first true portable to market that can be considered a viable desktop replacement," said Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. The following summarizes the PowerBook 3400 series notebook computers: * Performance: By combining a number of key technologies such as industry-standard PCI architecture, PowerPC processors, DMA (direct memory access), faster EDO (extended data output) memory, and lithium- ion batteries, Apple has created a high performance PowerBook that allows users to run processor- and graphics-intensive applications on a mobile platform. * Multimedia: The PowerBook 3400 comes with a 12.1-inch active-matrix SVGA display, unique four-speaker sound system, PCI video controller with hardware acceleration, industry-standard VGA connector for 16-bit video out, 16-bit stereo in/out, zoomed video support, and software- based MPEG-1 decompression. All of these features combined provide users with one of the most robust systems available today and the key elements they need to create and present multimedia-rich information. * Communications: The PowerBook 3400 series features a number of communications capabilities, including built-in 10 Mbps Ethernet and 33.6 Kbps modem. The innovative RJ-45 connector located off the system's backplane is designed to accept either Ethernet or telephone cable for access to network or modem lines. Asante Corporation designed the combination Ethernet and modem PCI card specifically for the PowerBook 3400 series and expects to sell it as a stand-alone product for upgrading the base configuration. Other communications capabilities include IRTalk, an infrared standard for easy, wireless file sharing that allows for communications between PowerBooks and a network by means of a 1-megabit per second IrDA infrared connection. In addition, PowerBook users will now have access through the serial port to GeoPort technology for ISDN and analog modems. * Expansion: A flexible expansion bay on the PowerBook 3400 accepts a variety of modules, including a floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, additional hard drive, magneto-optical drive, internal AC adapter, and Zip drive (expected to be available in the second quarter of 1997 from VST Technologies). In addition, expansion bay modules from the PowerBook 5300 and 190 series can be used with the PowerBook 3400. For more expansion options, two PC Card slots can support two Type II or one Type III card. The PowerBook 3400 allows users to "hot swap" modules while the system is running, unlike other notebook systems that require users to shut their computers down or put them into sleep mode before they can remove an expansion bay module. * Software: To provide a complete, mobile computing solution, all PowerBook 3400 models come configured with Mac OS 7.6 and a variety of productivity, communications, and compatibility software. This software includes Claris Organizer for tracking schedules and contacts, Apple Internet Connection Kit software (including Netscape Navigator 3.0, Claris Emailer Lite, Fetch, NCSA Telnet, and NewsWatcher), Apple Remote Access for easily connecting to a desktop or network from a remote location, Macintosh PC Exchange for reading and writing PC-formatted floppy disks, Macintosh Easy Open and MacLinkPlus (from Dataviz) for reading and translating PC-formatted files, ForeFront Group's WebWhacker 2.0 for browsing the Internet off-line, and WyndMail wireless e-mail for wireless mobile communications. In addition, the PowerBook 3400 also comes with Virtual Pool from Macplay, a 3-D pool game. The PowerBook 3400 is also the first PowerBook to be shipped with Apple Location Manager, a software utility that allows users to save system settings that are location dependent, including settings related networking, printer configurations, time zones, file sharing, sound, auto-open items, and the Extensions Manager. Once a defined location is set up, a user simply selects that location and the system automatically reconfigures itself to reflect the chosen environment. * Configurations and Availability: The 180 MHz and 200 MHz PowerBook 3400 configurations are available immediately in the United States. Additionally, these configurations are expected to be available in Europe in late March, and in Japan sometime in April. The PowerBook 3400 240 MHz configuration is expected to be available worldwide in April. Apple expects demand for the PowerBook 3400 to be high and availability to be constrained through the end of March.
mac.2190 madamov,
Power Macintosh Computers Offer Power, New Features, Aggressive Pricing Apple Computer recently introduced a new line of Power Macintosh computers for business, professional publishing, and Internet/media authoring. The new line includes a high-performance Power Macintosh running at 233 MHz, as well as fast 200-MHz systems at prices ranging from approximately U.S. $1,700 for a general-productivity system to approximately U.S. $4,700 for a top-of-the-line multiprocessor system for professional graphics. The high-end systems in the new line feature an innovative tower industrial design that makes it easy to add new components--a design that is unmatched by any other PC manufacturer. All of the new systems are designed to run future versions of the Mac OS as well as Apple's next-generation Macintosh system software--code-named Rhapsody. In addition, most of the new computers are designed with the processor on an easily removable card that can be replaced with a faster processor card when Apple or a third-party manufacturer makes one available. Here is a summary of the Power Macintosh families and options offered: * The PowerPC 9600/200, 9600/200MP, and 9600/233 computers include PowerPC 604e processors running at 200, 200, and 233 MHz, respectively, and should be popular with graphics and multimedia professionals. These computers include a new video card--the IMS Twin Turbo 128 M4A--for improved graphics performance. The PowerPC 9600/200MP offers the same capabilities as the PowerPC 9600/200, but with the addition of a second 200 MHz PowerPC 604e processor. This second processor makes the PowerPC 9600/200MP a multiprocessor (MP) computer that, when used with specially adapted software, can perform tasks up to 50 percent faster than its single-processor equivalent. * The Power Macintosh 8600/200 computer includes a 200 MHz PowerPC 604e processor and is popular for media authoring. It includes such features as a 12x-speed CD-ROM drive, high-quality video input and output, a built-in Zip cartridge drive, and built-in graphics acceleration. * The Power Macintosh 7300/180 and 7300/200 computers include PowerPC 604e processors running at 180 and 200 MHz, respectively. These mid- range computers are suitable for small- and medium-sized businesses. NOTE: All the previously mentioned computers have their processors mounted on a removable processor card and are capable of accepting faster processor cards when such cards become available from Apple or third-party companies. * At the low end of Apple's current offerings, the Power Macintosh 4400/200 includes a 200 MHz 603e PowerPC processor and is designed as a general-productivity business computer. * PC compatibility: All the computers listed here are compatible with two Apple PC-compatibility PCI cards, a 7-inch 100 MHz PC compatibility card, and a 12-inch 100 MHz Pentium PC compatibility card. These cards offer customers the ability to run Mac OS, DOS, and Windows applications on one computer. For more details on each computer, suggested pricing, and worldwide availability, check the Apple press release at this web site: <http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q2/970217.pr.rel.p m9600.html>
mac.2191 madamov,
Cyberdog 1.2.1 Available on Web Cyberdog 1.2.1, the version of Cyberdog that is shipped with Mac OS 7.6, is available for downloading from the following web page: <http://www.cyberdog.apple.com/download/dodownload.html> This versions differs from Cyberdog 1.2 only in the addition of a few bug fixes. If you are already using Cyberdog 1.2, you might want to check out the option of downloading just the Cyberdog 1.2.1 libraries and installing them, which is equivalent to a full installation of Cyberdog 1.2.1.
mac.2192 madamov,
Resellers Believe Rhapsody Will Increase Apple Market Share Some nay-sayers have voiced the opinion that Rhapsody is the wrong operating system or that it is too little, too late to save Apple. Readers of Computer Reseller News are strongly of the opposite opinion. In a web-based survey during the week of January 20, readers were asked, "Do resellers feel Apple will increase its market share after the company offered its Rhapsody operating system?" The results were overwhelmingly positive: 90 percent answered yes and 10 percent answered no. For your information, the survey results are posted on the following web page: <http://techweb.cmp.com/crn/docs/response.html>
mac.2193 madamov,
Digital Media Professionals 32 Percent More Profitable on Macintosh Platform According to a recent study, digital media professionals who work on Macintosh computers--including professionals working in desktop publishing, multimedia, digital video, web authoring, and animation-- were 32 percent more profitable than the industry average of their counterparts on all other hardware platforms (UNIX, Windows, OS/2, Sun, and Silicon Graphics). The study attributes the workers' higher productivity on the Mac OS platform to its higher system reliability, superior integration of key technologies, and smoother work-flow process--all of which allowed them to do creative work instead of "digital administrivia." The workers attributed lower productivity on other platforms to problems that included the following: * Dysfunctional plug-and-play peripherals, such as mass storage, printing, and display devices * Irregular processing of fonts and images, notably PostScript typography and EPS files * Rework due to color inconsistencies with display color palettes, RGB-to-CYMK conversions, and color proofs * The need to tweak multimedia playback elements, such as music, animations, 3D objects, and video Macintosh professionals of comparable levels of skill produced media projects 18.6 percent faster (based on total hours) than Windows users, and they individually earned, on the average, 24.2 percent more personal income than their Windows counterparts. These results are based on data from a survey of 24,875 media-producing professionals over a five-year period. The survey was conducted independently by GISTICS of Larkspur, California. GISTICS, an independent research firm, performed the data analysis at Apple's request and made its contacts with media professionals by using the following methods: random mailings to creative professionals, names drawn from magazine subscription lists, customer lists from media tool vendors, and names drawn from industry trade associations.
mac.2195 madamov,
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 97 16:55:33 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - PCWORLD Article Favorable Toward Apple QuickTakes Message-ID: <199702200057.QAA17252@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Eric C. Pollitt <epollitt@u.washington.edu> According to the article "Cheap Shots" -- reffering to digital cameras "for the rest of us" :) in PCWORLD magazine: BATTERY LIFE 1. Apple QuickTake 150 "Lives the longest" at approximately 8 hours. 2. Apple QuickTake 150 "Shoots the most" at 1,136 pictures. The average download time per image is 14 seconds -- while others are from 6 to 30 seconds. TECH SUPPORT 1. Apple QuickTake 150 tech support -- Weekday/weekend support (hours) 24/24! No other digital camera reviewed had 24/24 support! The closest was the Canon PowerShot 600 with 18/18, while the others were 11/0 and 8/0! PLEASE keep in mind the cons of the Apple QuickTake 150 -- it was first to market and has some good competition. However, there is a new QuickTake on the horizon with an LCD Viewfinder! Can't wait! The full article can be found at: <http://www.pcworld.com/hardware/input_devices/articles/mar97/1503p144.html > or in the March 1997 edition on page 144. _______________________ Digital Guy Sez: Apple announced the QuickTake 200 earlier this week, as reported on the EvangeList. ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2194 madamov,
Farallon Announces Support for PowerBook 3400 New drivers available for PC Cards; AirDock 100% compatible ALAMEDA, Calif., February 17, 1997--Farallon Communications, Inc. today announced the broadest range of connectivity support for Apple Computer's new PowerBook 3400. Farallon offers the most complete set of products for the Apple PowerBook family, including the highly rated LAN/Modem PC Card, EtherMac & EtherWave PC Cards, the AirDock Infrared Connector, PhoneNET and the new Netopia ISDN PC Card. New drivers support PowerBook 3400 Card and Socket Services 3.0 With the introduction of the PowerBook 3400, Apple has upgraded the Card and Socket Services software which manages the PC Card slots, requiring all manufacturers to provide new drivers for their Ethernet PC Cards. Farallon's new drivers for their LAN/Modem PC Card, EtherMac PC Card, and EtherWave PC Card will be available by the end of February at no charge in the LAN Products section on Farallon's web site at <http://www.farallon.com>. New Netopia ISDN PC Card - Perfect for the PowerBook 3400 The Netopia ISDN PC Card, announced at MacWorld SF and expected to ship at the end of this month, is completely compatible with the PowerBook 3400. This high-speed digital communications solution features enhanced serial port emulation which, when combined with Multilink PPP and 4:1 compression, can provide up to 512Kbps performance. This card is the perfect complement to the high powered PowerBook 3400. No changes required for AirDock The PowerBook 3400 includes built-in infrared capabilities which support Apple's original IRTalk (AppleTalk over infrared) protocol. Farallon's AirDock is 100% compatible with the PowerBook 3400's infrared implementation when used in IRTalk mode. PhoneNET, the world's #1 LocalTalk connector, is also PowerBook 3400 ready The PowerBook 3400 also includes a standard LocalTalk port, Farallon has tested and verified that the complete line of genuine Farallon PhoneNET connectors are compatible. Pricing Farallon's PowerBook connectivity products are distributed world-wide, below is a list of each product with their respective North American estimated street price. EtherMac PC Card for 10Base-T PN595-TP $159.00 EtherMac PC Card for 10Base-T/thinnet PN595-C $179.00 EtherWave PC Card PN895 $199.00 LAN/Modem PC Card PN597-TP $399.00 Netopia ISDN PC Card PN415NA-1S-P $449.00 AirDock PN361 $69.00 PhoneNET Pocket Connector PN302 $10.99 Further information can be obtained via phone (510) 814-5000, fax (510) 814-5023, or Internet at <http://www.farallon.com>.
mac.2196 madamov,
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 97 16:55:37 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: !! - The Ultimate Mac at Work Guerilla Tactic Message-ID: <199702200057.QAA13446@scv3.apple.com> Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics This action item is from: Michael Kankiewicz, <michaelk@acsu.buffalo.edu> Here's the ultimate guerilla tactic that many of you might find hard to swallow: * Buy your own Mac for work! * I work for a very large department at a very large university, and we are strictly Windows based. I got so fed up with my bajillion megahertz Dull Plentium (because it's plentium dull) that I put together a used IIfx system with my own $, total cost (including a 14" monitor), $400. I was showing one of our support people (a strict Windows guy) how cool the Mac is. After about 10 minutes, he said "Wow, that's what Windows should have been." And when I told him that the machine is going on seven years, he couldn't believe it. And when I showed him how easy file mangement is on this 7 year old Mac, he flipped. And when I showed him Netscape 3 running on this 7 year old Mac he just shook his head. And when I showed him live digital video with the QuickCam on this 7 year old Mac that cost me only $300, he went through the roof. Now he's asking me about him buying a Mac for his young kids, to "supplement" their Windows machines. Any guess what'll happen once they get a taste of Mac? :) I know shelling out your own money for a machine at work is hard to swallow, but look at it this way: 1. There are *lots* of great, ridiculously inexpensive used Macs out there. 2. If you're like me, you spend more time at a computer at work than at home. 3. Take it from me, it'll make your work environment a hundred times more pleasant, and even fun. I can't wait to hear it chime up every morning. When I told a fellow employee I was buying my own Mac to bring in to work, she said "But who's going to support it?" I just laughed out loud and said "You'll see." ____________________________ Digital Guy Sez: This was actually a very common guerilla tactic at one time -- people would bring their Macs from home and it would infect companies like a virus. BTW, if you need to justify the cost to yourself (especially if this isn't tax-deductible as a business expense...any tax attorneys out there?), just imagine the time and effort you'd save through avoiding WinTel related hassles. How much is your time worth? How about your sanity? :) ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2198 madamov,
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 11:55:05 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com>, Subject: Tidbit - Interesting Henry Norr Rhapsody Article Message-ID: <199702201954.LAA21630@scv1.apple.com> This tidbit is from: The Digital Guy <evangelist@apple.com> It is with an overwhelming sense of Deja Vu that I read the recent piece by Mr. Norr at: <http://www.macweek.com/mw_1108/op_decade.html> A snippet: "Too often, in my view, Apple deserves much of the blame for its problems with the press because it provides insufficient, unclear or downright misleading information. But that's not the case with respect to the crux of the recent spat, its cross-platform aspirations for Rhapsody. Aside from some annoying terminological sloppiness, its spokespeople have been telling a clear and consistent story for nearly two months now. Best of all, what they're saying makes sense." ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2197 madamov,
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 97 16:55:41 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Letter to the Washington Post Message-ID: <199702200057.QAA17318@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit from <g.wagner@sylvania.sev.org> (George Wagner) This is the response I sent to Mark Kellner regarding his article in the Feb 17th Washington Post: <http://www.washtimes.com:80/technology/kellner/kellner.html> "I read your On Computers column 'PowerBook puts bloom back on blemished Apple' with a level of trepidation that has become normal when reading an article about Apple. I was waiting for the negativity and inaccuracies that seem to fill the pages of computer publications of late. "I wanted to thank you for surprising me with an objective and open-minded look at Apple's new PowerBook. I hope that you will continue to write about Apples successes and failures in the same way. It is only when writers approach topics as you did that the readers benefit." ______________________ Digital Guy Sez: Folks, George has exactly the right idea -- we need to be as quick and balanced in our praise as we are to attack the lies and overt spins against Apple and the Mac. His letter is a fine example response: Mindless praise serves us no better than mindless critiscism, all we ever wanted was a fair chance. It looks like we're finally starting to get one. ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2199 madamov,
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 17:54:21 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Euro currency - Made with a Mac Message-ID: <199702210155.RAA13390@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Alex Fernndez, <alexfer@cibeles.com> As you know, the European Community is going through an economic unifying process, that includes the use of a common currency (called Euro). The Euro should be in use before the next century, and a public contest has been held to choose the design of the 100 Euro note. And guess what? The winners were FOXCS Disseny, a small _Mac-only_ company in Barcelona, Spain. Their equipment now includes a PowerMac 8200, but the actual design was made with an "old" LC 475. Quoting (and translating) FOXCS team, 'The difference between Macs and other computers is the feeling they give. If you stand before Windows '95, it clearly is an imitation, you lack something. Mac is something else: you are relaxed, you don't get lost; the machine works for you and not the other way around'. (The full story appeared in the February issue of MacWorld Spain.) Wouldn't it be nice if in a corner of the 100 Euro note it said 'Made with a Mac'? The larger part of 300 million people would be seeing it! ;-) __________________________ Digital Guy Sez: What an opportunity! Imagine being able to make money with your Mac, and not get arrested for it! :) Now, I wouldn't suggest doing this (especially as I have no idea what the laws are in Europe in regards to currency defacement), but wouldn't it be great if every European Mac EvangeList wrote in "Made with a Mac" on the corner of 100 Euro notes when they're released? ;-) ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2201 madamov,
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 97 15:54:47 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Rush Limbaugh Pro-Mac Commentary Message-ID: <199702212354.PAA09978@scv1.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Kevin Craig, <hgcraig@slinknet.com> On his Thursday show, well-known talk radio host (and Mac aficionado!) Rush Limbaugh was discussing the recent news of the Active-X applet which could be used to clean out web surfers' bank accounts. If you haven't heard, a hacker club demonstrated the applet, which would be automatically downloaded to users' computers when they visited certain web pages. The applet would then search for a copy of Intuit's Quicken, and use Quicken's on-line banking features to transfer the victims' bank balances to another account. The first caller of the second hour of the program explained the technical details of Active-X and this destructive applet. Apparently, only non-U.S. versions of Quicken would be susceptible. He also explained that only MicroSoft Internet Explorer users could be affected, since Netscape Navigator doesn't contain the appropriate Active-X hooks. When (finally!) he explained that the applet would only run on Windows computers, Rush exclaimed, "Ah! ANOTHER reason to buy a Mac! Maybe the guys with 8% market share know something!" _________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Regardless of how you feel about his politics, you have to admit he has good taste in computers. :) ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2200 madamov,
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 97 12:55:04 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Better Macweek Articles Message-ID: <199702212056.MAA23910@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit is from: The Digital Guy <evangelist@apple.com> Hi, Mac campers! After the constent barrage of negative press over = the past few months, it looks like the first glimmers of sanity have = begun to seize the press. It starts, of course, with the Mac press, = where people like Don Crabb are starting to talk some sense into = people: <http://www.macweek.com/mw_1108/op_crabb.html> "Whether Apple is run by Apple, by another company, or by its = customers and shareholders directly, the Mac standard of computing is = simply not going to vanish anytime soon. So instead of focusing on = allthe machinations that will continue to emanate from Cupertino = while the fight to "save" the company goes on, let's focus on just = how successful the Mac and Mac OS has been for a lot of people =8B = and how we can make it successful for us, as well." Over at MacUser, Andy Ihnatko has some blunt (and good) things to say = about change (and mentions two of my favorite television shows at the = same time): <http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/mu_0497/columns/ihnatko.html> "Folks, the hard truth is that no matter how the transition to a new = Mac OS is done, it's going to really, really sting. You're going to = lose cherished and dependable apps and features. You'll gain new ones = that are just as good if not even better, but nonetheless the entire = Mac community is going to be ripping a big Band-Aid off its hairy arm = with this one. Let's accept that. We all want a transition to be = perfect, but that's impossible; we should just be happy that it = happens. Let's have a new, modern OS. Then we can complain about how = utterly inadequate it is and work on improving it, but the crucial = item here is that we need a new OS under the hood. You can't fix what = you don't have, and if the Mac OS isn't updated soon, people who want = the OS to be just like System 7.5.5 forever will get their wish." Let's see if the rest of the press picks up on the new optimism -- or = at least takes the time to actually investigate the news before they = report it as fact. Kick butt! John J. Halbig (a.k.a the Digital Guy) e-mail: evangelist@apple.com ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2202 madamov,
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 97 17:54:26 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Mac vs. Windows Speech Recognition Message-ID: <199702220156.RAA23512@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Marc <MAKITAMAC@aol.com> Happen to catch "Nextstep" on Discovery channel Friday night? Touting innovative technology, they demonstrated Microsoft's speech recognition software. For only $299 (includes free microphone ($5 value?!)) You too can own this gem! How many years has Plaintalk been around?! The show should be renamed "Backstep". Feel free to check out feedback page: <http://www.nextstep.com/feedback/feedback.html> _______________________ Digital Guy Sez: Funny you should mention speech recognition. I just spent an hour tricking up my Mac with PlainTalk 1.5 to accomplish a long time goal of mine -- full speech control of the majority of my administrative chores. I downloaded PlainTalk 1.5 from the Apple Speech Web Site: <http://speech.apple.com/ptk/> I installed it and took it on a spin. On a 6100/60 performance was pretty snappy, so much so I went on a search for some goodies to script some speakable items. A Scripting Addition called AutoType allows you to create scripts that type characters (including Command, Option, or Control keys) as if they were typed from your keyboard: <http://www.wrldpwr.com:80/osaxen/autotype_osax.html> I could create absurdly simple scripts that could be used across a whole set of applications by typing a command key sequence, instead scripting directly to each application. Here's an example script for my "Undo" speakable item: AutoType "z" holding "Command" That's it! Save the script as an "Application", and make sure "Never show startup screen" is checked. With Speech Recognition on I say "Undo", and the last action is undone within the current application. If the "Undo" menu item is not active, nothing happens. Using things like TypeIt4Me and OneClick I can create very complex macros and scripts specific to each application that can be triggered by a common command key combination. This reduces the number of speakable items, which improves performance. Application switching is done by dropping an alias into the speakable items folder (or selecting an item and saying "Make this item speakable", and it's done for you :). I've been using speech recognition to do real work all day now, and it's not only useful, it's REALLY cool. I can't wait to try this on my 8500/180 at home! $300 for speech recognition? For no additional cost (the Microphone's included with every Mac too :) I can say "Sign" and the following happens: Kick butt! John J. Halbig (a.k.a the Digital Guy) e-mail: evangelist@apple.com ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2203 madamov,
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 97 07:57:43 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <gkawasaki@macway.com> Subject: "Can Anyone Save Packard Bell?" Message-ID: <199702231552.HAA19958@dnai.com> This reprint is from: Scott Kelby, MacToday@aol.com CAN ANYONE SAVE PACKARD BELL? >From the Mar/Apr issue of Mac Today Magazine (http://www.mactoday.com) by Scott Kelby The other day, while reading another article designed to scare the pants off potential Apple customers and/or shareholders, I started wondering what life would be like if I somehow got a writing gig at a PC magazine. Besides having to wear the dorky-looking outfit, wire-rimmed glasses, and pocket protector, I'm certain that during my first day on the job I'd be handed a secret dossier that would include the closely guarded manual of rules for writing any article that mentions Apple Computer. It would include certain guidelines to follow, like "Any good news on Apple must be followed by the word 'but' and then a direct reference to either: (a) their small market share, (b) any quarterly loss in the past five years, or (c) Microsoft's dominance. This manual provides PC-worshipping journalists with guidelines for "selective reporting" where only damaging facts and figures about Apple are allowed. The latest amendment to their manual is how they should refer to the Macintosh operating system. It must always be referred to as "outdated." And even though Windows 95 tries to emulate the Macintosh operating system, it must never, under any circumstances, be referred to as outdated. That would be blasphemy. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that the Macintosh press needs a similar manual for writing about PC manufacturers. With that in mind, I decided to write a few news blurbs on some of the PC manufacturers so they'd get a little feel of that "selective reporting" from a Macintosh point of view. CAN ANYONE SAVE PACKARD BELL? Heavy competition and unexpectedly low holiday sales are taking their toll on some PC manufacturers and Packard Bell, once a shining star among PC clone makers, has fallen on hard times. The beleaguered company is struggling amidst rumors of bankruptcy, suffering a dwindling market share, and staggering from being rated at the bottom of the heap for consumer loyalty (when polled earlier this year, less than 35% of Packard Bell owners would buy another Packard Bell). The public may be asking, "Can anyone save Packard Bell?" A recent article detailing Packard Bell's woes in the December 30 issue of Business Week magazine noted that "Many experienced consumers shied away from Packard Bell, citing its reputation for shoddy quality and indifferent service and support." That same article noted that Packard Bell "has watched its sales and market share slowly slide since last January." It pointed out that in the first ten months of '96 alone, Packard Bell had already lost 8% of their market share. In a business where market share is everything, a dramatic drop like this could spell doom. Couple this with lagging sales (they fell $1 billion short of their sales estimate) and a widely held perception of shoddy quality and poor customer support, we can't imagine a scenario where they'll be able to survive in the long haul. Packard Bell, unlike rival Apple computer, which won the J.D. Power & Associates award for overall customer satisfaction and has over 27 million fiercely loyal customers, has quite an uphill battle to survive. And if they don't survive will anybody really care__or will they just buy a cheap PC clone from somebody else? CAN ANYBODY SAVE GATEWAY 2000? Recent television advertisements by upstart PC clone maker Gateway 2000 have raised serious questions about the company's future. The advertisements point to sales figures of only one million units, whereas rival computer maker Apple Computer had sales figures of nearly four times that amount in the same time span. This would put Gateway 2000's market share below 1.75% which, as any industry analyst would tell you, means instant death in the highly competitive PC clone market. With sales of only 1 million, it seems clear that Gateway 2000 has four times the problems of Apple Computer. Which brings us to the question, "Can anybody save Gateway 2000?" Of course, if Gateway doesn't survive there's always IBM. CAN ANYTHING SAVE IBM? After surviving the largest single-quarter loss in the history of business, IBM, once the leader in personal computers, has seen its market share fall well behind industry rivals like Compaq and Apple Computer. IBM, once the dominant PC maker, has seen its position erode as PC clone makers and Apple Computer have seized the lion's share of the desktop PC market. And their fiasco with OS/2 is better forgotten. One bright spot in IBM's personal computing efforts is the success of the PowerPC chip, developed in a joint effort by IBM, Motorola, and Apple Computer, which is currently the fastest personal computer chip on the market, speeding past competitor Intel's fastest offerings. CAN ANYTHING STOP APPLE? After stunning the computer industry by bouncing back to profitability from a $750-million quarterly loss earlier in the year, Apple Computer just posted a comparatively modest $120-million loss for its most recent quarter. The loss, which occurred during what has been called one of the weakest fourth quarters for computer retailers in years, is a far cry from Apple's problems of last year when the board was forced to oust then-CEO Michael Spindler. In fact, a significant part of Apple's recent loss was caused by the fact that high consumer demand for Apple's new 1400 series PowerBook computer created a massive backlog of orders. Although analysts have predicted Apple's demise every year since 1984, they're consistently wrong. Although Apple does face some challenges, clearly there are many companies that would envy Apple's position as the nation's fourth largest personal computer maker, with over $1.8 billion cash in the bank, sales of nearly four million units a year, a $200 million backlog of orders for new units, and the number one ranking in consumer loyalty in the industry. I guess the 27,000,000 Apple enthusiasts are just glad they didn't buy a Packard Bell. ### Also, check out Mac Today's newly updated "Mac Facts" page, designed as a clear, concise resource for Mac users who want quick no-nonsense Macintosh and Apple facts (ammo) to share with PC users who wouldn't normally have access to this type of information. It features statistics, quotes, and a host of Apple and Macintosh related facts and figures that many will find fascinating. The Mac Facts page is found at http://www.mactoday.com.
mac.2204 nenad, -> #2185, madamov
> Bez obzira na > to, ne vidim čemu strah od eventualne Intel verzije OS-a, pored > Microsofta će upliv tog OS-a na Intel tržište biti minoran. Pa možda se plaše da Apple ne napusti PowerPC zbog nekakve Windows emulacije ili kompatibilnosti, onda oni ostaju "na brisanom prostoru", barem na duži rok. Ja ipak mislim da se oni više plaše da se njihove mušterije ne uplaše zbog onoga što piše po novinama, a manje toga da Apple neće zaista uraditi to što je obećao. Kompjuterska štampa neprestano špekuliše o Apple-ovim problemima i neizvesnoj sudbini, pa proizvođači klonova žele da imaju još neki argument u ruci kada izlaze pred potencijalne kupce. > operativnog sistema koji bi imao unapređene grafički interfejs Mac OS-a - > nesumnjivo ubedljivo najbolji grafički interfejs na svetu u koji je > ugrađeno 13 godina iskustva. Nisam nikada radio na Mac-u (jednom sam samo bio "proveden" kroz sistem), ali u OS/2 svetu važi da je najbolji GUI Warp-ov WPS (Workplace Shell), a oni su radili i sa Mac-om. :) Voleo bih da uporedimo oba rešenja, ali mislim da je to jako teško uraditi ovako napamet, jer ni ti ni ja ne poznajemo onu drugu platformu. :( Činjenica je da je WPS dosta pozajmio od Mac-a, kao i Windows uostalom, ali je i dodao mnogo toga novog. Ako bih morao da pređem na neku drugu platformu najznačajnije bi mi bilo da mogu da "ponesem" WPS sa sobom. OpenDoc je njegova nešto "razrađenija" nadgradnja, tj. zasniva se na istim principima, ali ne tiče se direktno korisničkog interfejsa.
mac.2205 haevorn,
Timbuktu programcetom, poznato vam je, moze se kontrolisati jedan Mac sa drugoga. Ista stvar se moze raditi i sa PC-jem ako je on u TCP/IP ili IPX vezi sa Mac-om ili drugim PC-om i to u Novell mrezi lepo radi (gledas Mac-a na PCu i PC-a na Mac-u, i naravno, kontrolises). e sad, ja sam hteo da sa kucnog PC-a kontrolisem Mac-a na poslu. I Mac verzija Timbuktua ima mogucnost da se to obavi prostom modemskom vezom. Na zalost, Timbuktu for Windows (available free at www.faralon.com for 30 days evaluation) ne dozvoljava direktnu telefonsku vezu, nego jedino moze preko TCP/IP-a. Da bi to moglo, treba mi adresa racunara (ako je web server) ili njegov IP broj. Problem (najzad): Kako da saznam IP broj racunara koji bih pozvao kad Eunet svaki put dodeljuje drugacije IP brojeve?
mac.2206 madamov, -> #2204, nenad
> Pa možda se plaše da Apple ne napusti PowerPC zbog nekakve > Windows emulacije ili kompatibilnosti Ovo je verovatno onoliko koliko je verovatno da Sloba da ostavku. B) Prevelike su pare u igri, da ne govorim da bi izgubili jednu od stvari u kojoj je Apple najbolji - lojalnost korisnika (97% ispitanika koji već poseduju Maca u jednoj anketi je reklo da će im i sledeći kompjuter biti Apple Macintosh). > Kompjuterska štampa neprestano špekuliše o Apple-ovim > problemima i neizvesnoj sudbini, pa proizvođači klonova žele da > imaju još neki argument u ruci kada izlaze pred potencijalne kupce. Ovo je već verovatnije, ali treba biti realan - BeOS je još neupotrebljiv, nema aplikacija, nedorađen interfejs, a pre svega nedostatak tehnologija kao što su QuickTime, OpenTransport (BeOS trenutno nema nikakav oblik mrežnog softvera) i slično što je Apple godinama razvijao i inkorporirao u svoj OS. Naravno, onog trenutka kada Adobe napravi Photoshop for Be-on-Mac kako ga nazivaju to će značiti prvi proboj ka onome čemu Gase i Be Inc. i teže - high-end prebezi kojima je Mac OS 7 postao spor. Elem, da bih skratio priču uz poruku ću okačiti tekst iz februarskog MacUser-a upravo na ovu temu - napominjem da je tekst otišao u štampu pre nego što je Apple objavio kupovinu NeXT-a i pre nego što se pojavio Mac emulator za BeOS na Power Mac-u. Tekst objašnjava mnogo toga, a naći ćeš i jedan pasus koji govori o tome zašto je Apple prestao sa razvojem Mac OS-a za Intel proceosre pre par godina. Što se špekulacija u štampi tiče, pročitaj jednu od poruka iz ovog najnovijeg serijala što sam ostavio da vidiš kako bi takvo izveštavanje izgledalo iz pera novinara naklonjenog Appleu. B) time.txt
mac.2208 madamov, -> #2205, haevorn
> Na zalost, Timbuktu for Windows (available free at www.faralon.com for 30 > days evaluation) ne dozvoljava direktnu telefonsku vezu Koja je verzija Timbuktua for Windows? Mislim da sam negde pročitao da Timbuktu Pro 3.0 za Maca ne radi sa starim verzijama za Windows i da treba sačekati novu verziju za Windows. Naravno, ti imaš priliku da to demantuješ u praksi. B)
mac.2207 madamov,
From MacWEEK for February 24, 1997 by Kelly Ryer Tokyo - Before a backdrop of scaffolding and metal girders, Apple CEO Gilbert Amelio laid out a blueprint of his company's plans to the crowd here last week at Macworld Expo Tokyo. In addition to the rollout of new machines, his presentation held a surprise: a peek at QuickTime 3.0. Version 3.0 will incorporate real-time rendering effects, new animation and alpha-channel compositing capabilities, and support for vector graphics. The forthcoming software will also stream virtual-reality content over the Web and add support for more data formats, including Video for Windows. According to QuickTime engineer Peter Hoddie, who wowed the crowd with a demonstration of an animated goldfish moving into and out of a rippling fishbowl, QuickTime 3.0 will ship simultaneously for Windows and Mac platforms "a little bit later this year." Hoddie also showed QuickTime Sprite Export, an Xtra plug-in for Macromedia Director. With it, users will be able to convert a Director movie to a QuickTime movie. Apple's plug-in will compress video, animation and sound data during the conversion, making it possible for Director content to be played over the Web with any browser that supports QuickTime. At a time when much of Apple is under reconstruction, the scaffolding motif for Amelio's keynote was not lost on attendees, who appeared satisfied with Apple's OS strategy and new hardware lines. Playing to the crowd, the keynote featured a demonstration of the Japanese-language version of Mac OS 7.6, complete with OpenDoc and Cyberdog. Amelio hinted at future directions for 1997, confirming that Apple plans to integrate FireWire into some high-end desktop machines. He also touched on Apple's Digital Video Disc (DVD) plans, saying that Macs would play a role in DVD authoring later this year. In a separate keynote, Executive Vice President Ellen Hancock said work was moving ahead on Rhapsody, Apple's next-generation OS, and noted that a prototype of the Blue Box compatibility layer is already running Adobe Photoshop in Apple's labs. On the bustling show floor, the Mac market seemed healthy, with an estimated 180,000 show goers crowding around nearly every booth. Brightly dressed dancers performed the Macarena to the accompaniment of Spanish guitars at the Xerox booth, while bleach-blond teen-agers jostled with blue-suited businessmen to try out the new PowerBook 3400c. Apple also introduced its QuickTake 200 digital camera (see 02.17.97, Page 4), which faces a competitive market in Japan, where digital photography is popular. However, onlookers seemed impressed by its presentation capabilities and the high level of integration with the bundled software. Among the clone makers showing their wares, Akia Corp. displayed aggressive prices and flat-panel displays for its MicroBook Power 604e/225 (see 02.03.97, Page 70). Pioneer Electronic Corp. gave attendees a taste of DVD technology in its booth. Both vendors said they had no immediate plans to target the U.S. market.
mac.2209 kmilan,
Zna li neko nešto više o QuickTake digital camera?
mac.2210 kmilan,
> others. Also, because each window in a Be application operates in its > own thread and is preemptively scheduled, you would, for example, be > able to open multiple Adobe Photoshop files and simultaneously run a > different filter on each of them while copying files in the > background--and still have a responsive system. Ako sam dobro razumeo: otvorim više slika u Photoshop-u i za svaku zadam po filter, koji rade paralelno, i kopiram fileove. Ovo za fileove OK, ali da jedan program radi više poslova odjednom?!? Zar se sada na Mac-u ne može kopirati neki file u pozadini ili formatizovati disk? BTW ovo nema veza sa Mac-om ali ima sa Motorolom... da li je neko čuo nešto o novoj Amigi koju razvija Motorola i Phase 5?
mac.2211 madamov,
TidBITS#367/24-Feb-97 ===================== Ever wondered what motivates sales people at large consumer electronics stores? Money! Read about Ian Gregson's experiences over the last holiday shopping season. Also in this issue, info on beta releases of Emailer 2.0 and Apple's CFM-68K Runtime Enabler, Mark Anbinder looks at the WebTV, and Stuart Cheshire examines in detail how latency brings your super-fast new modem to its knees. Topics: MailBITS/24-Feb-97 Selling Performas at the Front Lines An Internet for the TV Generation Bandwidth and Latency: It's the Latency, Stupid (Part 1) <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-367.html> <ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1997/TidBITS#367_24-Feb-97.etx> Copyright 1997 TidBITS Electronic Publishing. All rights reserved. Information: <info@tidbits.com> Comments: <editors@tidbits.com> --------------------------------------------------------------- tidbits.367
mac.2212 madamov,
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 97 22:53:43 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <gkawasaki@macway.com> Subject: Don's Upbeat Message-ID: <199702240648.WAA18027@dnai.com> Here's a nice article by Don Crabb: <http://www5.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/mcwo/0220/mcwo0005.html> It starts like this: "OK, that's it. Put a sock in it, knock it off, cut the crap: Let's move on. This Apple horror story of the day reportage death spiral that we are all caught in is nonsense. Look, folks, Apple is either: A) going to come out of its current problems as a stronger, leaner, tougher, and profitable company or B) going to be bought by someone else who will try to make it profitable. There is no third option here. The company won't go bankrupt because it will be sold, merged PR dismantled long before then." Guy
mac.2213 madamov,
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 10:08:38 -0500 (EST) From: MacWay@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Claris Emailer 2.0 Beta Dow Message-ID: <970224100837_-1038785824@emout13.mail.aol.com> I've been using 2.0 for a few days now. It's remarkably better, and 1.1 was already a lifesaver for me. The highlights of 2.0 for me are: 1) Single data file for messages--using less disk space and permitting MUCH faster searches. Now I just copy the entire Emailer folder between my Jaz drive and 1400 instead of synchronizing individual files. 2) Keeping a copy of an outgoing message in a folder as well as sending it. For example, if I want an archive of all the outgoing EvangeList postings, I can store a copy in the EvangeList folder in my filing cabinet as I simultaneously send it. 3) Hiding message logs. My mail actions generate a lot of message logs. Now I can directly file these message logs or turn them off for specific mail actions. This means my in box is a lot less cluttered. 4) Unlimited account management. 1.1 could only manage 5 Internet, 5 AOL, 5 CIS, 5 AppleLink, and 1 Radio Mail account. These limits have been lifted--except for Radio Mail which is modem specific. 5) Multiple windows can be open at one. 1.1 had a tab interface where you were in either the in box, out box, filing cabinet, or address book. Now all of these windows can be open at once. The bottom line is, quite frankly, 2.0 makes Macintosh THE email computer platform. Check it out! Guy CLARIS EMAILER 2.0 BETA SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE New version of popular email manager features advanced mail actions, increased usability and enhanced user interface SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Feb. 24, 1997 -- Claris Corporation today announced it is offering a pre-release, time limited version of Claris Emailer 2.0, the award-winning email manager for Mac OS, free over the internet. For people who use Internet service providers (ISPs), Intranets, America Online and CompuServe, Claris Emailer is an efficient way to conduct email communication, manage email overload, and share information across computing platforms and email software applications. Those who take the opportunity for a first look at Claris Emailer 2.0 will experience the easiest and most powerful way to manage electronic mail, organize contacts and stay connected to the world. With email use at an all-time high, Claris Emailer serves both new and experienced email users by providing unbeatable usability and compatibility. Since Claris Emailer 1.0 was released in July, 1995, it has enjoyed tremendous sales growth, received widespread acclaim, and has won awards and praise from journalists and customers alike. In November, 1996, Claris announced free distribution of Claris Emailer 1.1 over the internet. A phenomenal 100,000 users have downloaded Claris Emailer, far exceeding expectations. "Hundreds of thousands of people are using Claris Emailer today, and many more can benefit from it. By offering a pre-release version Claris Emailer 2.0 over the Internet, we are encouraging people to try it, and we intend to expand the installed base significantly," said Dominique Goupil, president, Claris Corporation." "Claris Emailer 2.0 builds on the success of Claris Emailer 1.x. because we listened to our customers and added the key features they were looking for in the product." About Claris Emailer 2.0 Claris Emailer 2.0 will provide both new and existing customers upgrading to Claris Emailer 2.0 with enhanced information management and powerful filters called Mail Actions for unlimited automatic message handling including filing, forwarding and replying. Claris Emailer 2.0 also features integrated spell-checking; online help; an Easy Setup Wizard to make it even simpler to learn and use; multiple signatures feature; a powerful email address book; drag-and-drop functionality, and a single database to store all email. All these factors make it easy for people to be more productive with Claris Emailer 2.0 than with any other email package. How to Download Claris is offering the pre-release version of Claris Emailer 2.0 free on its web site from today until the product ships, which is currently scheduled for March. Download instructions will be posted at: http://www3.claris.com/emailer_beta/ System Requirements and Compatibility Claris Emailer 2.0 runs on any Mac OS computer with a 68020 (or greater) processor. The program requires a minimum of 3MB of RAM for 68020 (or greater) processors and 2MB of RAM for Power Macintosh systems running virtual memory. It requires 9 MB of hard disk space. In order to send and receive electronic mail, it is necessary to have an account with America Online, CompuServe, RadioMail, or an Internet Service Provider (any POP3/SMTP mail server). Pricing and Availability Claris Emailer 2.0 for Mac OS is scheduled to begin shipping in March for an estimated retail price (ERP) of $49. The education estimated retail price (EERP) will be $39. Upgrades for registered users of Claris Emailer 1.x, Apple Internet Connection Kit and Mac OS 7.5.3 or later as well as competitive trade ups from Eudora Pro will be $39 with proof of purchase. Claris Emailer for Windows is scheduled to ship later in 1997. For more information, visit the Claris Web page: http://www.claris.com Claris Corporation, a leading vendor of cross-platform software for business, education and home, has headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. ### (c) 1997 Claris Corporation. All rights reserved. Claris is a registered trademark, and Claris Em@iler is a trademark, of Claris Corporation. Apple, Mac OS and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
mac.2214 madamov,
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 97 16:53:27 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Mac vs. PC Virus Numbers Revised Message-ID: <199702250052.QAA26480@scv1.apple.com> Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better This tidbit is from: Paul Schreiber, <pjschrei@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> I recently read an article in the January issue of "Communcations of the ACM." It stated that there are "over 10,000" DOS viruses (not just the 5,000 usually quoted). I contacted the author of the article for more details: According to Carey Nachenberg, of the Symantec Antivirus Research Centre, there are: - 10,000-11,000 DOS viruses - 12 Windows viruses - 35 Mac viruses - 200+ macro viruses; 70-90% are cross platform - 6 Unix viruses _________________________ Digital Guy Sez: Remember, DOS is still needed to run Win95 -- so that 12 * plus * the >10,000 DOS Viruses (or is that Virii? :). ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2216 madamov, -> #2209, kmilan
> Zna li neko nešto više o QuickTake digital camera? Pre koji dan sam ostavio poruku u kojoj se najavljuje novi model QuickTakea, tu bi trebalo dosta toga da piše.
mac.2215 madamov,
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 97 16:53:42 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Multiple Monitor Guerilla Tactic Message-ID: <199702250053.QAA10652@scv1.apple.com> Keyword: Advocacy, Guerilla Tactics This tidbit is from: Jon L. Gardner, <jgardner@kairosnet.com> Over the years, I have watched many people struggle in vain to set up dual monitors on various Windows platforms (mainly for CAD purposes)...the only decent solution I've seen thus far consists of a very expensive dual-port video card that essentially just tricks Windows NT (an expensive proposition in itself) into thinking it is driving a single double-wide monitor. This means, of course, that dialog boxes, menus, desktop wallpaper, etc. are always split in two. Unfortunately, most departments in my company are "standardizing" on Wintel (one of these days I'll say, "I told you so!"), and one department is in the process of swapping out their aging Macs for Pentium boxes. Just for grins (and to get back some of my own), I pulled a video card and monitor out of a "discarded" IIcx and popped them into a still-in-use IIci, just as a "dual-monitor surprise" for the fellow who uses it. You should see the faces of the Windows flunkies when I show them this ten-year-old dual-monitor Mac and tell them that all I had to do was plug in the card, plug in the extra monitor, and boot it up! Since Windows still can't handle even the simplest tasks, how can anyone possibly expect it to handle difficult ones? What better way to make this point than a highly visible dual-monitor setup? You can get used 8-bit NuBus video cards for less than $40, and used 13" color monitors are cheap too... ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2217 madamov, -> #2210, kmilan
> Zar se sada na Mac-u ne može kopirati neki file u pozadini ili > formatizovati disk? Može se kopirati i raditi u nekoj aplikaciji, ali se ne mogu obavljati dve operacije istovremeno u Finderu (kopiranje i otvaranje foldera, diskova, na primer). Uz Speed Copy koji je deo paketa Speed Doubler i to može, kao i uz Copy Doubler koji je deo paketa Super Doubler (zajedno sa Diks Doublerom i Auto Doublerom). Formatiranje diskete potpuno zauzme celu mašinu. Da li će Mac OS 7.7 ili neki kasniji do pojavljivanja Rhapsodyja dobiti multithreading Finder koji je razvijan za Copland još se ne zna. tj. nema najave. Sa njim će se moći obavljati više operacija istovremeno u Finderu.
mac.2218 haevorn, -> #2208, madamov
// Koja je verzija Timbuktua for Windows? Mislim da sam negde pročitao da // Timbuktu Pro 3.0 za Maca ne radi sa starim verzijama za Windows i da treba // sačekati novu verziju za Windows. Naravno, ti imaš priliku da to // demantuješ u praksi. B) Pa nesto sam izmajmunisao i uspeo da povezem dva racunara, preko Interneta, naravno. Elem, sa Mac-a mozes kontrolisati PC-a, ali kad pokusas sa PC-a da kontrolises Mac-a - telefonska linija sa Mac-strane uvek pukne (!) Inace, sve ide vrlo sporo, tako da se od daljeg 'razvoja' 'projekta' odustalo.
mac.2219 madamov,
LandWare is pleased to announce the online availability of a new ToDo List. ToDo List can now automatically generate, in the background, a list of all your visited Webs sites. Works with Navigator and Explorer. With ToDo's drag&drop support it's easy to compile your lists of your favorite sites. Double-clicking a URL is supported as well. ToDo List is Mac only!, completely Apple Scriptable, supports audio recording, Speech Manager, lists with/without dates, Internet Config support, can open multiple lists, syncs with the Newton's built-in ToDo list and requires less then 700K. Complete details of this amazing $29 title, can be found on LandWare's Web site: <http://www.landware.com> A fully working evaluation copy (works for 20 days, before requiring a key to run) can be downloaded from our ftp site : <ftp://ftp.landware.com/todolist_2.1.sit> (390K).
mac.2220 madamov,
The Essential Quiz for Small Business - Here's a chance to get new hardware and software for your business or personal use--without taking a hit to your wallet or your bottom line! Apple and Microsoft--that's right, Apple AND Microsoft, in the same sentence, ON FRIENDLY TERMS--have teamed up to provide more than $30,000 in prizes in the Essential Quiz for Small Business. Want to get a loaded Power Mac, new color printer, or best-selling software titles for your business at no cost? Go to the Microsoft Office for Macintosh home page at <http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/> and sign up today. And, while we're on the subject of Microsoft in the Mac community, here's a quick overview of what we've been up to lately: Microsoft released Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for the Macintosh at Macworld Expo San Francisco last month. At the show, we also won the Editor's Choice award from MacUser magazine for having the best browser on the Mac. To download a free copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for the Macintosh, check out <http://www.microsoft.com/ie/> In addition, we announced Microsoft FrontPage 1.0 for Macintosh at Macworld SF. It was selected as a Hot Pick in the MacWeek daily report during the show. A limited-time beta version is free for download at <http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/> and a retail version will be available shortly. Look for a posting to the Evangelist when the retail version is available in stores. On the Office front, Microsoft recently released an enhanced edition of Microsoft Office for Macintosh version 4.2.1 that now includes new Essential Tools for Small Business. This enhanced release is available in stores today. You can learn more about the new tools included with Office (as well as enter to win a free copy) in the Essential Quiz for Small Business at <http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/contest/>. Also, for the first time with any Microsoft Office product in the United States, Office with Essential Tools for Small Business will ship with a new line of small business Apple Power Macintosh computers later this year. Look for a posting to the Evangelist when the new line is available in stores, or check out the Apple Small Business Web Site for more information on small business activities: <http://smallbusiness.apple.com> Finally, Microsoft recently announced the creation of the Macintosh Business Unit. This is the first time at Microsoft that a group has been dedicated solely to developing Office for the Macintosh. The Mac BU consists of over 100 developers, testers, etc., and is--to the best of our knowledge--the largest development group focusing solely on Macintosh software development outside of Apple. The Mac BU is currently hard at work on completing a great Macintosh version of Office 97, which will be released later this year. Check <http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/> occasionally to find out more about Office 97 for the Mac. For more information on any of these or other Macintosh-related items from Microsoft, start at <http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/> Brent Johnson Product Manager Microsoft Office for Macintosh
mac.2221 ljubisha,
Što me mrzi ovaj sistem 7.5.3? :) Sad sam uzeo control panel 'Monitors' iz 7.5 i on mi lepo prijavi da imam Portrait video card a onaj iz 7.5.3. kaže 'Uncorrected Gamma'. Sve radi, al me interesuje.
mac.2222 madamov, -> #2218, haevorn
> Inace, sve ide vrlo sporo, tako da se od daljeg > 'razvoja' 'projekta' odustalo. U lokalu je prilično brzo, tj. na lokalnoj Ethernet mreži, u tvom slučaju su modemi usko crevo. Kada treba da nešto odradim na jednoj mašini u Njujorku preko Interneta, stvar radi dobro, a brzina varira, mada je u suštini mnogo sporo (14400 modem, mašina je na 512 KBit/s linku, na neke komande - otvaranje menija na primer - čekam odziv i po dva minuta), ali obavlja posao - ne znam da li postoji bilo koji softver koji za te pare daje mogućnost kontrole i korišećenja drugog računara preko Interneta.
mac.2223 kmilan, -> #2216, madamov
madamov wrote to kmilan: m> > Zna li neko nešto više o QuickTake digital camera? m> m> Pre koji dan sam ostavio poruku u kojoj se najavljuje novi model QuickTakea, m> tu bi trebalo dosta toga da piše. Nema karakteristika :(
mac.2224 kmilan, -> #2217, madamov
madamov wrote to kmilan: m> > Zar se sada na Mac-u ne može kopirati neki file u pozadini ili m> > formatizovati disk? m> m> Može se kopirati i raditi u nekoj aplikaciji, ali se ne mogu obavljati dve m> operacije istovremeno u Finderu (kopiranje i otvaranje foldera, diskova, na m> primer). Uz Speed Copy koji je deo paketa Speed Doubler i to može, kao i uz m> Copy Doubler koji je deo paketa Super Doubler (zajedno sa Diks Doublerom i m> Auto Doublerom). Formatiranje diskete potpuno zauzme celu mašinu. Da li će Mac m> OS 7.7 ili neki kasniji do pojavljivanja Rhapsodyja dobiti multithreading m> Finder koji je razvijan za Copland još se ne zna. tj. nema najave. Sa njim će m> se moći obavljati više operacija istovremeno u Finderu. ;) neka neko proba pod MagiCMac-om da formatira disketu u pozadini dok kopira fileove i traži neki file na disku... ili... smislite i sami nešto :) BTW na Atariju to radi bez problema, šteta što nemam dva flopija pa da probam format oba odjednom :)
mac.2225 haevorn, -> #2222, madamov
// ali obavlja posao - ne znam // da li postoji bilo koji softver koji za te pare daje mogućnost kontrole i // korišećenja drugog računara preko Interneta. ma da, naravno, pogotovu je isplativ na tu daljinu (bg-ny) ali za ono sto je meni trebalo ne odgovara... Preko Etherneta je sasvim OK.
mac.2226 ljubisha,
U čast suludih brzina (c)zaboravih ko je autor :) HoverBar keeps icons and clipboard data at your fingertips by storing them on bars that float over everything, no matter what program you are using. You can create two types of bars: Icon Bar - Store the icons of files, folders, and programs for quick access. Clip Bar - A drag & drop clipboard. HoverBar 1.2.8 P.S. Nego, ajde da se dogovorimo oko skidanja da nekukamo na duplikate :) hoverbar.sit
mac.2227 ljubisha,
Pre neki dan videh u jednoj od poruka koje je Miki poslao nešto što me je zaintrigiralo i na kraju reših da skinem. Jeste da je ovo fajl za vlasnike Vindoze95 OS-a ali ako se neko buni neka moderator fajl prebaci u temu 'najbolji'. :) mac95v-4.zip
mac.2228 madamov, -> #2223, kmilan
> Nema karakteristika :( Probaj da pretražiš poruke u ovoj temi ključnom rečju QuickTake, mora da je bilo nešto na tu temu do sada, kako u ovoj tako i u prošloj konferenciji ORKA. Dok ne nađemo detalje. Znam da ova nova, QuickTake 200, ima veliki LCD displej, toliko sam upamtio. B)
mac.2229 madamov, -> #2224, kmilan
> ;) neka neko proba pod MagiCMac-om da formatira disketu u pozadini I dobijem disketu u DOS formatu. ;) > BTW na Atariju to radi bez problema, šteta što nemam dva flopija pa > da probam format oba odjednom :) U moje vreme nije radilo (TOS 1.06), a za format dva flopija istovremeno možeš da koristiš utility iz direktorijuma kojeg sam uploadova na Sezam pre jedno 6 godina. B) BTW, postoji sličan utility i za Maca, s tim da ti omogućava da formatiraš n flopija ako imaš prikačeno n flopi drajvova (n>=2).
mac.2230 madamov, -> #2227, ljubisha
> Jeste da je ovo fajl za vlasnike Vindoze95 OS-a Jel' to onaj fajl što ima sve potrebno da se Windows 95 namesti da liči na Maca? Što se fajla tiče, neka za sada stoji ovde dok ga neko od Wintel bratije ne isproba, pa ako valja može i u neki direktorijum. Ima li dobrovoljaca za probanje?
mac.2231 ljubisha, -> #2230, madamov
>Jel' to onaj fajl što ima sve potrebno da se Windows 95 namesti da liči na Jeste. Od uvodne i odjavne slike, preko desk-a, zvuka...
mac.2232 kolja.t, -> #2230, madamov
> ne isproba, pa ako valja može i u neki direktorijum. Ima li dobrovoljaca za > probanje? Pa, khm, ajde da vidimo...
mac.2233 kolja.t, -> #2232, kolja.t
>> ne isproba, pa ako valja može i u neki direktorijum. Ima li dobrovoljaca >> za probanje? > > Pa, khm, ajde da vidimo... Još ovaj put...da se javim tamo gde mi nije mesto ;) (Mac) Pa, khm, videh, obrisah... Videli ste nekad spačeka kome u(p)grade prednju masku od stare mečke :) Nije to to za nas Windoze :) Meni je ispred očiju mac a u glavi win, to u glavi se ne da izmeniti šminkom ;) Suština i forma su povezani...
mac.2234 ljubisha, -> #2233, kolja.t
>Nije to to za nas Windoze :) Meni je ispred očiju mac a u glavi win, >to u glavi se ne da izmeniti šminkom ;) Suština i forma su povezani... Pa šta čekaš? Rastorosiljaj se kante i kupi pravu mašinu. P.S. A jesam li rekao da imam jednog na prodaju? :)
mac.2235 kolja.t, -> #2234, ljubisha
> Pa šta čekaš? Rastorosiljaj se kante i kupi pravu mašinu. > > P.S. A jesam li rekao da imam jednog na prodaju? : E ljubisha, ljubisha... :) Stvari stoje ovako: Ti si u pravu, ali sumu za Mac uvek imam tek kad se napravi (više)godišnji zbir ;) Za 486/66 pa nadgradnja na /100, pa Pentium/100, pa sound, pa veći HD, pa bolja video karta... da ne gušim dalo se 5.500 onoga u periodu od godinu i po dana... Da li za te pare može da se nađe Mac kod tebe ? Mala šala, jer vrednost opreme pada i dok ti ovo pišem, a jedini dobitak (ali bitan) je da već godinu i nešto imam Pentium, i mogu da slikam pomoću istog... (EPP:videti :galeriju) A Mac-ove sam samo jednom video u Mikroknjizi i dojam je bio WOW! ili WAH! ili "E ljubisha, ljubisha... :)" Pozdrav svim mekovcima (mekanima ;) od "kante" ! :) P.S. Jedino što mogu da imam zajedničko sa vama je da mi se kantica zove "Trash" :)
mac.2236 madamov,
Metrowerks to Develop Rhapsody Porting Tools Apple just finalized a development agreement whereby Metrowerks will create new software development tools that facilitate the transition >from the current Mac OS to Apple's next-generation operating system, code-named "Rhapsody." Metrowerks will deliver a Rhapsody-hosted version of CodeWarrior and introduce a new product, CodeWarrior Latitude, that will allow developers to more rapidly port Mac OS applications to Rhapsody. CodeWarrior Latitude, which will be released later this year, will include a porting library that allows Mac OS applications to be ported to UNIX-based operating systems. Metrowerks will retarget this porting library to Rhapsody so that programmers can take Mac OS applications that use Mac OS application programming interfaces (APIs), MacApp, or PowerPlant, link them with the Latitude library, and then deliver applications that take advantage of advanced Rhapsody services, such as preemption, memory protection, and multithreading, without having to rewrite base code. Using CodeWarrior Latitude, most developers should be able to complete their first port of a stable Mac application to Rhapsody within a month. CodeWarrior Latitude is the most recent step that Metrowerks is taking-- in concert with Apple--to help developers quickly and easily support Rhapsody. Not only will Metrowerks deliver a full CodeWarrior solution, complete with compilers, programming tools, and debuggers for both operating systems, but each phase in Metrowerks' strategy is focused on creating a smooth transition from the Mac OS to Rhapsody. First, Metrowerks will ensure that its compilers will build Rhapsody applications when hosted in CodeWarrior for Mac OS and Apple's Project Builder for Rhapsody. Metrowerks expects to have Objective C support added to the CodeWarrior C compiler hosted in CodeWarrior for Mac OS by the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in May 1997. Next, Metrowerks will implement interoperability between Objective C objects, and C++ and Object Pascal objects in September 1997. Metrowerks will deliver these new CodeWarrior programming tools as part of its regular CodeWarrior for Mac OS subscription at no additional charge to subscribers. Finally, the CodeWarrior IDE, programming tools, and compilers will be ported to Rhapsody. Metrowerks' CodeWarrior IDE will be hosted on both Mac OS, as currently available, and on Rhapsody. The first developer release of CodeWarrior for Rhapsody is scheduled to coincide with Apple's initial release of Rhapsody. Once the porting of the CodeWarrior IDE to Rhapsody has been completed, both CodeWarrior for Mac OS and CodeWarrior for Rhapsody will build the following: * Mac OS applications for 68K and PowerPC * Rhapsody applications for PowerPC * Windows 95/NT applications for x86 * Applications for embedded platforms including the Sony PlayStation and U.S. Robotics' Pilot organizer. To review the complete press release, see the Apple web site: <http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1997/q2/970220.pr.rel.m etrowerks.html>
mac.2237 madamov,
CFM-68K Runtime Enabler Fix (Beta) Available Late last November, Apple notified users of 680x0-based Macintosh computers that, under certain rarely occurring circumstances, its CFM- 68K Runtime Enabler did not function properly and that they should discontinue using it until Apple could fix the situation. (For details, see Apple Developer News #35 Supplement, Dec. 2, 1996.) The removal of this file caused owners of 680x0-based Macintosh computers to be unable to use several Apple technologies, including OpenDoc, Cyberdog, LaserWriter 8.4 and 8.4.1, and the Apple Media Tool. (Power Macintosh owners are not affected by the CFM-68K Runtime Enabler bug.) Apple engineers have been working on the problem and will soon have the situation fixed. A beta version of the CFM-68K Runtime Enabler extension can now be downloaded from this web site: <http://macos.apple.com/macos/cfm-68k.html> The final CFM-68K fix is expected to be final by mid-March; it will be posted at the above site as soon as it becomes available.
mac.2238 madamov,
Mac OS Licensing Strategy Is Working, Says Dataquest This week Dataquest released personal computer market share numbers, and their Mac OS specialist, James Staten, noted that "licensing the Mac OS is starting to pay off for Apple Computer." According to Dataquest's U.S. 1996 cumulative shipment statistics, Mac OS-compatible computer vendors shipped enough Mac-compatible systems to buoy the Mac OS platform's 1996 market share. Looking at Dataquest totals for the year, without its licensees, Apple's share of the U.S. market was 6.7 percent, putting it in fifth place. Add the clone makers, and the share rises to 7.8 percent, good enough for fourth place in the rankings. Dataquest predicts that the impact of licensing will grow even more in 1997, as the number of Mac OS-compatible vendors in the market rises into the double digits. One factor that should stimulate sales of Mac OS computers in the near future is the round of price cuts that occurred among top Mac OS computer manufacturers this week. Here's a summary of recent price reductions: * Apple introduced a new line of Power Macintosh and PowerBook products, all hitting aggressive price and performance benchmarks. * Umax took the lead at the low end of the Mac OS-compatible market, offering a model with an 80-MHz 603e CPU priced at $1,299. This is now the lowest-priced Mac OS-compatible system available. * Power Computing has said it will reduce prices as much as 21 percent on its PowerTower Pro, PowerCenter, and PowerBase lines. Staten commented on this overall trend: "We see these moves as very positive for Apple and the Mac platform. Products such as these at prices that offer parity or advantage over x86 rivals should encourage a strong replacement market in 1997, which could allow Apple and the Mac platform to grow [its market] share this year." The full report on this topic, titled "Mac Market Less Gloomy Thanks to Licensees," is available for $95 from Dataquest at this web site: <http://www.dataquest.com/> If youŇre a member of Dataquest Interactive (which you can join for free), you can find an abstract of the above report and purchase the full report from the following site: <http://www.dataquest.com/register/abstracts/pcis-ww/pcis-ww-da-9702-ab- 0001.html>
mac.2239 madamov,
WebBytes--Pointers to More News, Software, and Stuff -->Apprentice 6 Programmer Resource CD Available Apprentice 6 is a CD-ROM collection of source code, utilities, and information for both skilled and beginning Mac OS programmers. "Weighing in" at well over 600 megabytes, it also includes hundreds of high- quality, up-to-date source code examples. A subscription to this resource is $22.50 per year, including shipping ($27.50 outside the U.S. and Canada). For more information, see the web site: <http://www.celestin.com> -->Send Apple-Related Articles to Feeding Frenzy Web Site Paul Wallace just launched a new Macintosh-focused web site called Feeding Frenzy. This well-organized site will serve as a forum for tracking media attacks on Apple, NeXT, and PowerPC; and for providing Macintosh and NeXT supporters an opportunity to respond to nonfactual articles point by point. If you'd like to contribute articles or insights, visit the web site: <http://clever.net/wallace/frenzy/> -->Free SC Basic Compiler from Crimson Compilers Crimson Compilers just announced SC Basic, a new basic compiler for the Macintosh platform. SC Basic is a complete development tool that produces compact 68K code and has low memory and disk requirements. This compiler is an early project in the development of an integrated visual development tool, Crismon Basic Development System, due for release in April, 1997. SC Basic can be downloaded at no charge >from the Crimson Compilers home page: <http://www.u-net.com/~crimson/home.htm> -->Upcoming BMUG Events: MacFest and the Marathon-a-thon On April 26, the Berkeley Macintosh Users Group (BMUG) will hold its annual MacFest at the Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley campus from 10 AM to 6 PM. This year big-name vendors such as Adobe, Intelligent Peripheral Devices, and Techworks will sell products at bargain prices. This event will feature helpful workshops and industry speakers such as Ellen Hancock (Apple's Executive Vice President, Technology Office), Jean Louis Gassee, Dave Winer, and Don Crabb. On March 9, BMUG and Bungie Software will cosponsor the first annual Marathon-a-thon at the BMUG offices in Berkeley. (Marathon is Bungie's popular alien chase game.) Twelve players will play Marathon Infinity >from 10 AM to 6 PM to raise money for BMUG activities. All locals are invited to watch and make a pledge. For more information or for a map to these events, see the BMUG web site: <http://www.bmug.org/Information/About.html> -->New "Mac Facts" Page for Apple Fans Check out Mac Today's newly updated "Mac Facts" page if you're in need of clear, concise data on the advantages of the Mac OS platform. "Mac Facts" features statistics, quotes, and a host of Apple- and Macintosh- related facts and figures. The Mac Facts page is located at this URL: <http://www.avaloncity.com/MacToday/MacJack/Factpg.html> -->Free Multiproject Scripts for CodeWarrior Users Developer Richard Buckle <richardb@cocytus.demon.co.uk> has generously posted some helpful AppleScript scripts for developers using the Metrowerks CodeWarrior development environment. They're designed for developers working with multiple CodeWarrior projects in the same project folder, and they aim to help you do common operations such as building or compacting multiple projects simultaneously with just one command. You can download this freeware at his personal web site: <http://www.cocytus.demon.co.uk/progtools.html>
mac.2241 kmilan,
>> ;) neka neko proba pod MagiCMac-om da formatira disketu u pozadini >I dobijem disketu u DOS formatu. ;) Pa dobro, niko nije savršen :) ... samo sam hteo da kažem kako jedan mali OS može da uradi tu stvar za razliku od velikog MacOS-a. BTW kako se Windows ovde snalazi ;)
mac.2242 ljubisha, -> #2241, kmilan
>jedan mali OS može da uradi tu stvar za razliku od velikog MacOS-a. Khm. Taj tvoj mali (jedino tzo jeste) OS je zakrpa pravog koji se nalazi u ROM-u. Isto tako može i Mac da radi. Ali... Meni je Minimal System 800Kb koji dogura do 2,8-3,4Mb kad ga opteretim ekstenzijama i control panelima o kojima možeš da sanjaš na tom tvom OS-u. Naravno, nije da ga izbegavam jer još uvek koristim emulator i neke programe koji su i dalje neverovatno jednostavniji za upotrebu od onih na Mac-u. A i brže rade iako većina i nije pisana da koristi FPU.
mac.2244 kmilan,
>>jedan mali OS može da uradi tu stvar za razliku od velikog MacOS-a. > Khm. Taj tvoj mali (jedino tzo jeste) OS je zakrpa pravog koji se > nalazi u ROM-u. Isto tako može i Mac da radi. Da li da nastavim? ... mislimda će madamov da obriše ovo ali... :) Nije nikakva zakrpa već je to sasvim samostalan OS koji može da pokrene TOS programe. Koliko znam tvoj Mac nema TOS u ROM-u pa opet pokrećeš MagiC. > Ali... Meni je Minimal System 800Kb koji dogura do 2,8-3,4Mb kad ga > opteretim ekstenzijama i control panelima o kojima možeš da sanjaš na > tom tvom OS-u. Ovo ne razumem ? MagiC uzme 270kb + desk (Mag!X desk uzme 100kb) - što daje ukupno - 370kb! Mada meni otpada 1.5MB na OS i bufer-e za HD, fontove i ostale stvari... ne vidim o čemu ja to treba da sanjam. Inače mali i veliki se odnosilo na kompanije, odnosno 3 čoveka :) hint: MagiC OS je napisan od strane 3 nemca (mislim da su nemci)! BTW da li se na Mac-u prilikom startovanja applikacije mora odrediti unapred količina memorije za tu applikaciju?
mac.2245 nenad,
Microsoft releases Mac Personal Web Server 1.0 Microsoft on Tuesday made available for free download a Macintosh and PowerMac version of its Personal Web Server (PWS) technology to allow Mac users to publish documents on the Internet and LANs. The goal of personal Web servers is to help small businesses, company departments, and home PC users easily create and maintain Web sites. Microsoft released its PWS for Windows 95 in October. The Personal Web Server does not require a dedicated server. Instead, users share HTML and FTP files across intranets or the Internet the same way they share folders on a network. Also, it enables remote administration from a control panel. The PWS supports CGIs, ACGIs, and MOS plug-ins, and has built-in support for image maps, server push, directory browsing, and Active Server Pages. Personal Web Server 1.0 for the Macintosh is available for download either alone or with the updated version of Internet Explorer 3.0 for the Mac, Explorer 3.0a, which is at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/.
mac.2246 askripka, -> #2244, kmilan
­=- BTW da li se na Mac-u prilikom startovanja applikacije mora odrediti unapred količina memorije za tu applikaciju? Ako nećeš, ne moraš... Uvek ima default :))) Tvoje je koliko ćeš da častiš... ;)
mac.2247 madamov, -> #2233, kolja.t
> Nije to to za nas Windoze :) Jel' probao još neko? Ima li smisla da se ubaci u neki od PC direktorijuma, pa da javnem file moderatoru da ga prebaci? Ionako jede prostor na disku, a nije baš u odgovarajućoj temi.
mac.2248 madamov, -> #2235, kolja.t
> Da li za te pare može da se nađe Mac kod tebe ? Za 5500 jedinica omiljene nam valute se može kupiti pristojan Mac. 5500/1.8=3050 USD, odbiješ procenat za carinu i troškove prevoza i dobiješ USA cenu od oko $2300-$2400.
mac.2249 madamov,
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 16:08:21 -0000 From: John <yohannon@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Macuser Interviews Avie Tevanian on Rhapsody Message-ID: <199702270007.QAA09008@scv1.apple.com> This tidbit is from: The Digital Guy <evangelist@apple.com> Starving for more Rhapsody specifics? MacUser interviews Avie Tevanian, the head of the Rhapsody project, at: <http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/onlinecol/tevanian.html> Avie: "In addition, we'll be making the APIs and the tools available cross-platform. So as you're developing for Rhapsody, you're not limited just to Apple's customer base. You can now also go after NT-based systems or even sell the software for PCs running Rhapsody." MacUser: "So you're saying you'll be able to develop a Rhapsody application using the tools that will be available, and it will be a simple matter to run that same application on either NT or Macintosh?" Avie "That's absolutely correct." ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2250 kmilan, -> #2246, askripka
>­=- BTW da li se na Mac-u prilikom startovanja applikacije mora >odrediti unapred količina memorije za tu applikaciju? >Ako nećeš, ne moraš... Uvek ima default :))) Tvoje je koliko ćeš da >častiš... ;) Znači npr. PhotoShop uzme (ili mu daš) 10MB i čak ako on ne iskoristi svih 10MB druge aplikacije neće moći da koriste tu memoriju? BTW koliko sam razumeo RamDubler (tako se piše? :) može da prepozna memoriju koja se ne koristi i da je da drugim aplikacijama.
mac.2251 kmilan, -> #2248, madamov
>> Da li za te pare može da se nađe Mac kod tebe ? >Za 5500 jedinica omiljene nam valute se može kupiti pristojan Mac. >5500/1.8=3050 USD, odbiješ procenat za carinu i troškove prevoza i dobiješ USA >cenu od oko $2300-$2400. Mislim da kolja ima Pentium-a tako da bi bio dovoljan i PowerMac4400/200 :) Po Đurinoj računici to je: 2200DM u nemačkoj - 10% jer kupuje stranac (to je onaj marvešprice ili kako se već zove :) ili - 15% ako se prijavi na carini +10% od cene za prebacivanje preko grane UKUPNO - 2200DM za PowerMac4400/200 BTW ovo mi je Đura rekao tako da ja samo prenosim :)
mac.2252 askripka, -> #2250, kmilan
­=- Znači npr. PhotoShop uzme (ili mu daš) 10MB i čak ako on ne ­=- iskoristi svih 10MB druge aplikacije neće moći da koriste tu memoriju? Da. Samo Photoshop je najnezgodniji primer jer je uvke 'gladan'. :)) Koliko god mu daš, malo je :) Ovo naravno ne važi ako imaš 256Mb RAM-a. :) Što se ostalih 'poznatih' aplikacija tiče, količine memorije sa kojima rade kako treba su krajnje razumne. ­=- BTW koliko sam razumeo RamDubler (tako se piše? :može da prepozna ­=- memoriju koja se ne koristi i da je da drugim aplikacijama. Ne baš tako... Uglavno (najkraće), to je ubrzan rad sa hardom kao virtualnom memorijom... Napravljen je da razlikuje deo memorije koji je 'pravi' RAM, pa uvek aktivnu aplikaciju 'gurne' tamo, dok onu koja nije 'prebaci' u taj deo... Naravno, uz dosta algoritama za ubrzavanje i optimizaciju navedenog, pa se gotovo i ne oseća (ako ga ne mučiš previše) da piše po hard-u... Međutim, ovo je postalo nepotrebno po iizlasku Sistema 7.5.5. Moje iskustvo mi kazuje (čisto subjektivno) da 7.5.5. radi bolje nego RamDoubler...
mac.2253 jvujnic, -> #2247, madamov
> Jel' probao još neko? Ima li smisla da se ubaci u neki od PC direktorijuma, > pa da javnem file moderatoru da ga prebaci? Ionako jede prostor na disku, a > nije baš u odgovarajućoj temi. Ja probao O:), i zadržao samo ikonicu za kantu. Pre nego što sam ga skinuo mislio sam da menja oblik prozora, menia i sl. kao kod mac-a, ali ovo je obična desktop tema, samo menja boje i ikone. Kao što neko ovde reče: "Videli ste nekad spačeka kome u(p)grade prednju masku od stare mečke :)" Premestite ga u neki od win dirova.
mac.2254 madamov, -> #2241, kmilan
> samo sam hteo da kažem kako jedan mali OS može da uradi tu stvar za razliku > od velikog MacOS-a Kolike se ja sećam nije ti to omogućavao TOS, već neki program koji se smešta u AUTO folder. A takvih ekstenzija (i mnogih drugih) ima milion na Meku. Elem, ekstenzija koja bi ti omogućila formatiranje (štaviše, reč je o aplikaciji) u pozadini postoji i na Meku, ali to nije deo OS-a.
mac.2255 madamov, -> #2244, kmilan
> BTW da li se na Mac-u prilikom startovanja applikacije mora odrediti > unapred količina memorije za tu applikaciju? Ne prilikom startovanja, ali se određuje unapred. I ne tačna količina, već maksimum i minimum - ako slobodne memorije ima više od minimuma, radiće, ali nikada neće uzeti više od maksimuma.
mac.2256 madamov,
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 17:10:42 -0000 From: John <yohannon@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: PR - Webintosh Mac News Site Message-ID: <199702270110.RAA16514@scv1.apple.com> This announcement is from: Dan Hughes, <dhughes@net.microserve.com> It's hot. It's now. It's what you've always been waiting for. It's Webintosh, and now, there's no waiting for it; it's here. For the power that moves your Macintosh along the Web, tune your Web browser to <http://www.webintosh.com/> for this brand new electronic news source geared toward the Internet experience on the Macintosh. >From product reviews to insightful analyses of the Macintosh platform and the Internet, you'll find it all here. Webintosh is the creation of FriscoSoon Productions <http://friscosoon.webintosh.com/>. Founded by Dan Hughes of "The Cyberdog Pound" fame, FriscoSoon's staff is an Internet savvy group of talent assembled with a variety of backgrounds to keep you in touch with the very best of the Web. If it's on the Macintosh and related to the Internet, you'll see it on Webintosh. More than a Web site, it's your Macintosh the way you always wanted it! Webintosh: you'll get caught up in the power of the Web. ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2257 madamov,
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 19:15:58 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - PCs Require Total Commitment Message-ID: <199702270316.TAA38430@scv2.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Darla Lanchester <darla@mac.lover.org> <http://www.fcg.net/~darla> A Wintel PC user I know--let's call him Joe--posted a message to a local user group bulletin board about a problem he was having with his mouse. A fellow user group member--let's call him Carl--replied he was having a similar problem and invited Joe to attend a county-wide PC user group's meeting with him to get some help. Well, Joe was fairly busy with one thing or another and didn't want to take the time to attend the other user group's meeting. He told Carl he felt he could live with the problem for a while. Carl's acerbic reply to Joe was classic (and I quote the entire reply verbatim): "PC's require total commitment. You need to either adjust your priorities, or buy a Mac." ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2258 madamov,
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 12:36:38 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - A Cool Kid Using Cocoa Message-ID: <199702272036.MAA35094@scv2.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Grant Hutchinson, <g.hutchinson@shaw.wave.ca> I am forwarding this email from a friend of mine with her kind permission. I found this to be an inspiring story that shows off both the creative potential of kids and just how cool and easy to use Apple technology really is. Let's see a ten year old do this on a Windows box. ............................................................... JessiAnn, my 10 year old niece extraordinaire, is getting a new Mac: A Performa 6400/200. She just won Grand Prize, 5-11 age group, in Apple's Cocoa World of Winter Contest: <http://cocoa.apple.com/cocoa/contest/winners.html> She obviously gets her brilliance from her favorite aunt! She gets all of her unpleasant qualities from her mother (my little sis), of course! For those that aren't familiar with it, Cocoa is way cool software, in beta release from Apple. The current version can be downloaded from the Cocoa web site. It's a completely graphical interface for developing animations, simulations, and interactive pieces for the web or as stand-alone players. Sort of a junior Director (much less powerful, of course - but also much easier.) It's meant for kids, but I think a lot of non-techie adults are going to love it too. I was really impressed with it. We all agreed it was the most fun since KidPix, and what was that, 5 years ago? <http://cocoa.apple.com/> If you want to see JessiAnn's entry, you have to have a Mac (the final version of Cocoa will support viewing from that other platform). You can see it on the Cocoa Web site, but only if you have the Mac Cocoa Plug-in for Netscape which you can download there. Or, gloating aunt that I am, you can download the self-running Mac version (about 175k) from: <ftp://members.aol.com/liltype/jessi.sit> Jessi's all excited. We found out last week, but it took a while to really sink in that she'd won the grand prize and anxiously awaiting her new Mac. She's ripped a picture of the 6400/200 out of a catalog, and it's on her bulletin board, next to her old LC II, which will be moving on to it's fourth owner. It was mine. When I upgraded, it went to my sis; when she upgraded, it went to JessiAnn's room, and now it's going to their neighbors. JessiAnn built her entry while spending the weekend at my house. I was impressed with it, and knew it was really good for a kid, but - wow - I never thought she'd win the big prize! One last JessiAnn observation: In January, we took her to a Cleveland Indians Press Tour Luncheon. She is a complete baseball nut. Her next Cocoa World, in the planning stages, is about baseball... That was the day Kenny Lofton announced that he was going to check out free agency, and the Cleveland TV reporters were all over the place. She got interviewed about the "Lofton Situation," and was on both the FOX and CBS local news reports that night. In February, she wins this contest. When we asked what she was going to do next, she replied, "I want to go to Disney World." When asked how she was going to do that, she said, "I'm working on it." We are all frightened. Very, very frightened... My Niece Kicks Butt! Patricia Lillie <plillie@knownet.net> ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2259 madamov,
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 09:25:00 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <gkawasaki@macway.com> Subject: Woz Interview Message-ID: <199702281726.JAA16854@scv1.apple.com> If you'd like to read an interesting interview with Woz that provides a stark contrast to the perspective of Steve Ballmer, check out: <http://cgi.sjmercury.com/revolutionaries/wozniak.htm> In a nutshell, this interview explains the difference between Apple and Microsoft. Thanks, Guy ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2260 madamov,
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 12:30:43 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Independent Film Makers Asked about Mac on MSNBC Message-ID: <199702282031.MAA27674@scv2.apple.com> This tidbit is from: Brad Reed, <breed@amospress.com> There is an interesting site at The Site, which is apparently part of (gasp!) MSNBC that features Low Res videos from independent producers. Part of the site features a standard interview about how the videos are produced. The site can be found at: <http://www.thesite.com/1096w4/play/play220_102396.html> The last question is such an obvious slant, and sort of comes as a sandbag. But even in the lion's den, these artists speak the Truth: The Question: "Most of the filmmakers we spoke to are using Macintosh systems. Any reservations about using a platform that has floated in and out of trouble in the last few years?" Sample answer (from Keir Serris): "Don't get me started on Windows 95, which, as they say, has the look and feel of Macintosh 84. It's no coincidence that the Macintosh is the platform of choice for artists of all kinds, while every pencil-pushing fluorescent-lit drudge in the world hunches over a PC." Of the seven artists interviewed (two were in collaboration), five clearly state no "reservations" about using Macs. One describes himself as a "platform atheist" (apparently he doesn't believe platforms exist?). ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2261 madamov,
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 97 13:33:11 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit -- Another Celebrity Sighting! Message-ID: <199702282134.NAA14298@scv3.apple.com> This tidbit is from: v0!d, <voidmstr@primenet.com> I am a WWW developer with a celebrity client--satirist/actor/writer Harry Shearer. Harry plays 20 characters on The Simpsons (Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Rev. Lovejoy, etc.), hosts a nationally-syndicated radio program (Le Show), became a cult hero as bassist Derek Smalls of mock-rock band Spinal Tap, and lots lots more. Last year, working with Harry on the site was a huge pain in the butt. Harry called himself a confirmed "cyber skeptic"---no computers for him!-- and used to *fax* me material for the web site, stuff he had *typed* out. Ugh! Then he got a PowerBook, and his life (and our WWW site) changed. Now Harry has finally revealed all in the Web edition of "The New York Times" <http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/022297shearer.html>: "His site has changed considerably since the days when Shearer had to fax its contents to his Web page designer, Voidmstr, because he had no computer of his own. At first written in the third person, "it was weirdly descriptive rather than personal," he recalled. After he bought an Apple PowerBook and became an avid Web user (every day he reads through a half-dozen newspaper sites from three continents and listens to the New Orleans radio station WWOZ), he overhauled his pages to their current first-person, audio-laden design. Carried on the server of Progressive Networks, the publisher of RealAudio software, Shearer's site now anchors the company's Timecast Comedy Channel..." The Harry Shearer site <http://www.harryshearer.com> is therefore 200% made on Macintosh---from Harry's PowerBook to my PowerMac 8500. ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2262 madamov,
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 16:08:21 -0000 From: John <yohannon@apple.com> To: "Macway" <macway@solutions.apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Macuser Interviews Avie Tevanian on Rhapsody Message-ID: <199702270007.QAA09008@scv1.apple.com> This tidbit is from: The Digital Guy <evangelist@apple.com> Starving for more Rhapsody specifics? MacUser interviews Avie Tevanian, the head of the Rhapsody project, at: <http://www.zdnet.com/macuser/onlinecol/tevanian.html> Avie: "In addition, we'll be making the APIs and the tools available cross-platform. So as you're developing for Rhapsody, you're not limited just to Apple's customer base. You can now also go after NT-based systems or even sell the software for PCs running Rhapsody." MacUser: "So you're saying you'll be able to develop a Rhapsody application using the tools that will be available, and it will be a simple matter to run that same application on either NT or Macintosh?" Avie "That's absolutely correct." ________________ Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out: <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> Join the EvangeList mailing list by sending an email to: <evangelist@macway.com>. Please send messages that you'd like us to consider for posting to: <evangelist@apple.com>
mac.2264 madamov, -> #2251, kmilan
> +10% od cene za prebacivanje preko grane Ako znaš nekog ko može ovo da ponudi, molim obaveštenje na mail. B)
mac.2263 madamov, -> #2250, kmilan
> Znači npr. PhotoShop uzme (ili mu daš) 10MB i čak ako on ne iskoristi svih > 10MB druge aplikacije neće moći da koriste tu memoriju? Tačno tako, soim ako ne instaliraš neki utility koji će to malo drukčije da radi. Pomenuo si RAM Doubler, i u pravu si on to malo pametnije radi, ali sa memorijom neaktivnih aplikacija (onih koje su u pozadini), aktivnu aplikaciju, tj. njen heap ne dira. Međutim, to je samo jedna od tehnika koje primenjuje RAM Doubler, za više informacija pročitaj moj prikaz RAM Doublera u jednim davnim Računarima. Postoji i OptiMem RAM Charger koji pokušava pametnije da raspodeli ovako zauzetu memoriju. Samo, loš ti je primer, sa 10 MB nećeš ništa uraditi u Photoshopu, možda u verziji 1.0. B)
mac.2266 madamov, -> #2253, jvujnic
> Premestite ga u neki od win dirova. OK, javićemo file moderatoru.
mac.2265 madamov, -> #2252, askripka
> ne oseća (ako ga ne mučiš previše) da piše po hard-u... RAM Doubler veoma retko piše po disku, i to najviše zazume do 1 MB prostora. Klasičan način swapovanja na disk mu je tek poslednja tehnika koju primenjuje kada iscrpi sve ostale mogućnosti. > Međutim, ovo je postalo nepotrebno po iizlasku Sistema 7.5.5. > Moje iskustvo mi kazuje (čisto subjektivno) da 7.5.5. radi bolje > nego RamDoubler... Treba probati RAM Doubler 2 koji, evidentno, još nije stigao u naše krajeve. Takođe, RAM Doubler ne zahteva uopšte prostor na disku, sistemska virtuelna memorija to uvek traži. RAM Doubler 2 je idealno rešenje za vlasnike Power Maca - ne moraju da odvoje prostor na disku da bi dobili efekat file mappinga (native aplikacije traže manje memorije kada je uključena virtuelna memorija zbog ovog efekta). Takođe, novi RAM Doubler ima mogućnost triplirianja memorije i mogućnost da uopšte ne radi već samo da uključi file mapping.
mac.2267 haevorn, -> #2265, madamov
// Treba probati RAM Doubler 2 koji, evidentno, još nije stigao u naše // krajeve stigao, ali Nikonov scanner i dalje odbija da radi kad je on ukljucen... :(
mac.2268 kmilan, -> #2254, madamov
madamov wrote to kmilan: m> > samo sam hteo da kažem kako jedan mali OS može da uradi tu stvar za razliku m> > od velikog MacOS-a m> m> Kolike se ja sećam nije ti to omogućavao TOS, već neki program koji se smešta m> u AUTO folder. A takvih ekstenzija (i mnogih drugih) ima milion na Meku. Elem, m> ekstenzija koja bi ti omogućila formatiranje (štaviše, reč je o aplikaciji) u m> pozadini postoji i na Meku, ali to nije deo OS-a. Axa, vidim da više ne pratiš novosti o Atariju :) Andreas Kromke je napisao nov operativni system za Atari! To je pre-emptive multitasking OS sa novim proširenim funkcijama. Isti OS postoji za Mac-a (MagiCMac - kažu da je strašno brz :) ljubisha može da kaže više o tome) i PC (MagiCPC - 5x86/133 - brzina običnog ST-a)