MacWEEK articles from April 1993

MacWEEK archives from April 1993

Sun OS set to shine on PowerPC, let future Macs run Windows apps. (SunSoft Inc.'s Solaris operating system for the Apple-IBM-Motorola PowerPC microprocessor architecture)
April 5, 1993... By Henry Norr Mountain View, Calif. - Buying Apple hardware has always implied choosing the company's operating system and the applications designed for it, but that may change next year when the Mac begins moving to the PowerPC...

QT, CD play at intermedia; new Apple speakers cause buzz at show. (Apple's QuickTime 1.6 multimedia operating system enhancement, PowerCD CD-ROM drive and AppleDesign Powered Speakers) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... New Apple speakers cause buzz at show By Neil McManus and Kirsten L. Parkinson San Jose, Calif. - QuickTime passed the 1 million-shipped mark last week, and Apple and other companies rallied to proclaim that multimedia is reaching...

Apple USA beefs up support, repair plans: on-site service, toll-free tech line. (Apple Assurance warranty plan)
April 5, 1993... On-site service, toll-free tech line By Jon Swartz Campbell, Calif. - Apple USA this week will announce Apple Assurance, a far-reaching warranty plan that offers Mac users free one-year repair service and toll-free technical...

Euro developers headed for U.S. (European developers of Macintosh applications; SoftCore N.V.'s ArchIS File and ArchIS Documentation database management systems, Itedo Software GmbH's IsoDraw computer-aided design software and Mac-Info-Link's XLib for Macintosh program development software) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Andrew Gore Paris - Mac developers in Europe are showing a new boldness about bringing their applications to the U.S. market. The Macintosh has carved out a significant niche in enterprise computing on the continent, industry...

AppleScript Toolkit, runtime version will ship this month. (Apple's AppleScript Developers Toolkit program development software and Apple Script runtime kit) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Raines Cohen San Francisco - AppleScript, Apple's long-awaited scripting technology, will ship in the next two weeks, the company said last week. The software, which will make its official debut at this week's Apple Enterprise...

New configurations to join Performa line next week. (Apple's Performa 405, 430 and 450 microcomputers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Models are based on LC II, LC III By Lisa Picarille Cupertino, Calif. - Apple will add three more models to its consumer Performa line next week, sources said. The company reportedly will offer two configurations based on an...

Apple tools up diagnostic offerings: technician packages now available to users. (Apple TechStep electronic testing device, MacTest Pro diagnostic software package and Apple Service Guides reference books) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Technician packages now available to users By Robert Hess Cupertino, Calif. - Apple is now offering a slew of Mac diagnostic tools previously available only to authorized technicians. The tools, intended to help users diagnose...

DynaText publishing to go to Mac; will build SGML files. (Electronic Book Technologies Inc.'s DynaText 2.0 desktop publishing software; Standard Generalized Markup Language)
April 5, 1993... Will build documents from SGML files By Kirsten L. Parkinson Providence, R.I. - Electronic Book Technologies Inc. is preparing a Macintosh version of DynaText, its system allowing in-house publishers to create dynamic electronic...

Snooper diagnosis app updated for new CPUs. (Maxa Corp.'s Snooper 2.0.4 Macintosh hardware diagnosis software package; central processing units) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Raines Cohen Glendale, Calif. - Maxa Corp. last month shipped an update to its Macintosh CPU hardware-diagnosis application. Snooper 2.0.4 supports the new systems Apple introduced last month: the PowerBook 165c, Color Classic,...

HP ships LaserJet 4Si MX printer with 17-ppm output at 600 dpi. (page per minute; dots per inch) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Cupertino, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Co. this week shipped a speedy network laser printer that forges new connections for true 600-dpi output. The LaserJet 4Si MX, which lists for $5,499, is based on a new...

Phoenix heats up driver race. (Phoenix Technologies Ltd.'s Macintosh driver for Phoenix Page PostScript interpreter, Level 2 version) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Norwood, Mass. - Phoenix Technologies Ltd. next week will hit the road with a Mac driver for the Level 2 version of PhoenixPage, its PostScript interpreter. The company will show the new driver at Seybold...

DigitalFilm gets bug-fix upgrade. (SuperMac Technology Inc.'s DigitalFilm 1.1 video production software; technology used in Digital F/X Inc.'s Hitchcock image processing equipment) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Sunnyvale, Calif. - SuperMac Technology Inc. last week posted two pieces of news for its DigitalFilm video-production system: a bug-fix upgrade and an OEM deal. > Upgrade. DigitalFilm 1.1 improves playback, color and audio quality,...

Germany's show of shows; PDAs grab limelight at mega-CeBIT '93. (personal digital assistants)
April 5, 1993... PDAs grab limelight at mega-CeBIT '93 By Andrew Gore Hanover, Germany - What would you get if you crossed a three-ring circus with Times Square on New Year's Eve? Something that would still pale in comparison with the pandemonium...

NEC refreshes MultiSync monitors. (NEC Technologies Inc.'s MultiSync 3FGe, 4FGe and 5FGe) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Nathalie Welch Wood Dale, Ill. - NEC Technologies Inc. has introduced a trio of color monitors for business users. The MultiSync FGe line comprises: > MultiSync 5FGe, a 17-inch color monitor due later this month for $1,155,...

ASG packages offer help to 4D developers. (Automated Solutions Group's Productivity Package Plus and SuperLabel for 4D program development software for ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension database management system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Robert Hess Huntington Beach, Calif. - Automated Solutions Group last month shipped two packages of development tools for ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension. > Productivity Package Plus, priced at $89.95, is an upgrade to ASG's...

ELS tightens administrator controls, security features of Finder overlay. (Electronic Learning Systems Inc.'s Menu Master Mac 1.3 desktop management and security system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Ian G. Jacobs Gainesville, Fla. - Electronic Learning Systems Inc. last month updated its Finder overlay to provide more administrative controls. Menu Master Mac, priced at $99, is a desktop-management and security system that...

Workstation develops small camera for use in video applications. (Workstation Technologies Inc.'s video camera) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Nathalie Welch Irvine, Calif. - Workstation Technologies Inc. has released a small video camera for use in third-party desktop digital video and videoconferencing systems for Macs and IBM PCs and compatibles. Available now to OEM...

Scanner technology improving. (MacWEEK Special Report: Array of Scanning Options, Innovations Confront Users)(includes product directory)
April 5, 1993... More power and features bring the quality of CCD-based scanner output closer to that of high-end PMT-based devices. By Bruce Fraser There are three types of scanners available: drum scanners, which use photomultiplier tubes as...

Loviel Arrow hits fast SCSI-2 speeds. (Loviel Computer Corp.'s Loviel SCSI Arrow NuBus card; small computer system interface) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Edina, Minn. - Loviel Computer Corp. last month released the Loviel SCSI Arrow, a $899 Fast SCSI-2 NuBus card. Using a board from BusLogic Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., the SCSI Arrow provides burst transfer rates of up to 10 Mbytes per...

Users find CCD scanners suit most purposes. (charge-coupled devices) (MacWEEK Special Report: Array of Scanning Options, Innovations Confront Users)
April 5, 1993... CCD devices are now used for many high-end applications. By Steve Hannaford Technical advances and market changes have made it impossible to generalize too widely about CCD scanners. At one point, the only advantages of CCD...

More-affordable drum scanners keeping companies competitive. (MacWEEK Special Report: Array of Scanning Options, Innovations Confront Users)
April 5, 1993... Service bureaus, graphic arts departments bring drum scanners in-house. By Steve Hannaford Drum scanners, a market segment many might have predicted too oldfashioned to serve in the new age of digital page assembly, are finding a...

Dynamic offers boost to PowerBook processors, RAM. (Dynamic Engineering's upgrades for Apple PowerBook portable computers; random-access memory) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Raines Cohen Ben Lomond, Calif. - Dynamic Engineering last month announced a slew of upgrades for PowerBooks. The company is now offering: > Processor upgrades. Users can send in PowerBook 140s for upgrades from 16 MHz to...

Sarabande Press settles on high-end scanning solution. (Crosfield Lightspeed MagnaScan Plus) (service bureau uses drum scanner) (MacWEEK Special Report: Array of Scanning Options, Innovations Confront Users)
April 5, 1993... New York service bureau is thriving with its MagnaScan Plus scanner. By Steve Hannaford It may be unusual to find a massive drum scanner in what is essentially a design shop and service bureau. But Sarabande Press in New York is...

Silicon Valley losing high-tech jobs: at least 20,000 jobs relocated since 1991. (Symantec Corp, others relocating to Colorado, Texas, Oregon)
April 5, 1993... At least 20,000 jobs relocated since 1991 By Jon Swartz San Francisco - Silicon Valley appears to be the victim of its own success. Symantec Corp. last month joined a growing list of Mac and DOS companies that are expanding...

Kensington adds on Adding Machine app to external key pad. (Kensington Microware Ltd.'s Adding Machine software package and NoteBook KeyPad) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Ian G. Jacobs San Mateo, Calif. - Kensington Microware Ltd. this week will release a new adding-machine program and bundle it with the company's external numeric key pad. The $49.95 Adding Machine software has two modes, one for...

Mail-order catalog firm resurfaces. (Maya Computer Inc.) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Jon Swartz Waitsfield, Vt. - Mac mail-order catalog customers who thought they were seeing double when they recently spotted ads for two different companies named Maya can now rest easy. The confusion appears to be over. The...

InterCon to sue Apple over TCP. (InterCon Systems Corp.)
April 5, 1993... By Mitch Ratcliffe Herndon, Va. - InterCon Systems Corp., a Macintosh TCP/IP developer, intends to file a lawsuit this month against Apple for trademark infringement, InterCon's general counsel said last week. InterCon makes...

Apple, Honeywell are hoping Quadra 800 sales take flight. (Honeywell Inc signs agreement with Apple to resell ruggedized version of Quadra 800 microcomputer to airlines) (Macintosh Quadra 800 microcomputer) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Lisa Picarille and Raines Cohen Cupertino, Calif. - The Quadra 800 is about to take flight as Apple and Honeywell Inc. announced a deal that will put Macs aboard commercial airliners. The deal marks the first time Apple has...

Frame's poor 1st quarter prompts reorganization, halts merger plans. (Frame Technology Corp.) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Bruce Wright San Jose, Calif. - Frame Technology Corp. had a double dose of bad news for stockholders last week. It announced it will restructure its North American sales force as a result of a 15 percent to 20 percent drop in...

Apple multimedia group. (forms new New Media/New Markets group) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Apple last week formed a new organization aimed at putting the "multi" into its multimedia efforts. Called the New Media/New Markets group, its goal is to increase market access to multimedia, expand multimedia...

Putting the spin on consumer strategy. (Apple PowerCD, audio speakers) (Editorial)
April 5, 1993... With the unveiling of Apple's PowerCD and audio speakers, the company seems to be advancing headlong into the market known as consumer electronics. This move raises several questions: Can a company scarcely noted for effective management...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
April 5, 1993... Integrated software market: Lead or get out of the way I wholeheartedly agree with the letter from Microsoft Corp. (MacWEEK, March 29) that the integrated category is experiencing tremendous growth. I would also like to point out...

How will IBM's Renaissance man see partnerships? (new IBM CEO Louis V. Gerstner Jr.)(Commentary) (Column)
April 5, 1993... Jean-Louis Gassee After months of speculation and tantalizing gossip, IBM Corp. went for a safe, experienced executive - Louis V. Gerstner Jr. from RJR Nabisco Corp. and formerly American Express Co. Inc. - as its new CEO. The choice is...

Claris may be giving users the Clear Choice they need. (Claris Corp.'s new Clear Choice division) (The Mac Manager) (Column)
April 5, 1993... Don Crabb Software costs too much. Every time we buy a new package it comes with a million features we'll never use. Why does it seem like it takes forever for the big software houses to get out new releases? How many times have...

Objective pushes data analysis to next level with SpreadBase. (Software Review) (includes related summary article, articles on how product stacks up against the competition, upcoming upgrade) (Evaluation)
April 5, 1993... Category-based modeler features good report capabilities but suffers from a lack of integration. The first version of SpreadBase, Objective Software Inc.'s categorybased modeling application, follows the spirit of data-analysis tools such as...

Turbo 3D is a solid modeler but has its flaws: performance offset by unwieldly interface. (Software Review) (SoftX Turbo 3D graphics software)(includes related summary article) (Evaluation)
April 5, 1993... Performance offset by unwieldy interface Turbo 3D is a fast, polyhedral solid modeler and renderer created by Soft'X of Plaisir, France. Although Turbo 3D is new to the U.S. market, it has been sold in Europe for more than eight years; the...

Helios takes on new Apple servers; EtherShare upgrade boosts server speed. (Helios USA's EtherShare 2.2 server software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... EtherShare upgrade boosts server speed By April Streeter Cupertino, Calif. - Helios USA is upgrading its AppleShare-compatible Unix-based server software in an effort to go head to head with Apple's forthcoming Workgroup Servers....

Neon to unfurl LANsurveyor network mapping tool; software makes use of SNMP agent. (Neon Software Inc.; simple network management protocol) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Software makes use of SNMP agent By Leonard Heymann Lafayette, Calif. - If seeing is believing, a new product Neon Software Inc. is shipping this week can help network managers learn the truth about their AppleTalk networks. ...

Apple, IBM to develop Mac client for OS/2-based version of CICS. (IBM's Customer Information Control System on-line transaction-processing software) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By Henry Norr White Plains, N.Y. - Mac users will soon be able to process orders and enter reservations with the best of their Blue-blooded colleagues. IBM Corp. and Apple last week announced plans to develop a Mac client for a new...

NetWare utilities will let users assume net-management chores. (Novell Inc.'s NetWare Workstation for Macintosh computer network software and NetWare for Macintosh 4.0 network operating system) (Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... By April Streeter Provo, Utah - Novell Inc. is developing a bundle of NetWare utilities that will let Macintosh users perform many network housekeeping chores from their own desks. NetWare Tools for Macintosh will be included with...

KeyServer 3.1 offers software licenses to go: new version adds backup license servers. (Sassafras Software Inc.'s KeyServer 3.1 software license manager) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... New version adds backup license servers By Nathalie Welch Hanover, N.H. - Network managers looking for the license to dole out software that workers can use outside the office may want to check out the new version of Sassafras...

PacerTerm 2.0 gets SoftKeys icons, scripting commands, dash of color. (Pacer Software Inc.'s terminal-emulation software; SoftKeys programmable buttons) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By April Streeter La Jolla, Calif. - Pacer Software Inc. last month shipped an upgrade to its terminal-emulation software that adds a splash of color, new scripting commands and iconized programmable buttons. The $249 PacerTerm 2.0...

Multi-Ad Creator speeds up single-page layout work. (Software Review) (Multi-Ad Services Inc. Multi-Ad Creator)(includes related summary article) (Evaluation)
April 5, 1993... Special-purpose tool automates advertising layout and production. Multi-Ad Services Inc.'s Multi-Ad Creator, now in Version 3.5.2, is a special-purpose page-layout program packed with features for creating advertising layouts. With this...

DataClub combines features of Classic, Elite. (Novell Inc.'s DataClub Classic and DataClub Elite distributed server software packages) (Gateways Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... Provo, Utah - Novell Inc. late last month shipped a new version of DataClub that rolls together the two versions of the distributed server software it acquired last year from International Business Software Inc. Previously, the $395...

PowerLink Presentor: compact design opens Duo to audio, video connections. (Hardware Review) (In Brief) (Evaluation)
April 5, 1993... Compact design opens Duo to audio, video connections Apple's introduction of the Mac PowerBook Duo series last October left many users anxiously awaiting the arrival of third-party docks. The first of these products to be widely...

Cayman GatorBox EX and gateway software ship. (Cayman Systems Inc.'s GatorBox EX router and GatorShare gateway software) (Gateways Briefs)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Cambridge, Mass. - Cayman Systems Inc. is now shipping a new Ethernetonly router along with updated gateway software that it said will speed up data exchange between Macs and Unix systems. The $3,495 GatorBox EX has two Ethernet ports and...

BBS products provide link to outside world. (bulletin board systems)
April 5, 1993... Managers are turning to the wide range of on-line connections in standalone bulletin board products to enhance their traditional E-mail systems. By Mitzi Waltz Businesses have multiple communications needs today, and internal...

The paper chase: turning E-mail into hard copy for delivery. (electronic mail systems)
April 5, 1993... Sending faxes, telexes and letters across the country or around the world is fast and easy with alternative E-mail services. By Mitzi Waltz Now that your company is on-line, you should be able to send mail to anybody who's anybody,...

Internet access available from many sources.
April 5, 1993... One of the greatest attractions of BBS-style interoffice communications systems is their potential to link in-house users with communications methods and information resources outside the office. With built-in Internet hookups, sending...

Revving up Mac ticker boosts speed, danger. (MacInTouch: Bugs & Tips)
April 5, 1993... Mac hardware hackers have figured out a performance trick that costs only a few bucks in parts, but an amateur technician risks ruining the logic board. Bugs & Tips Clock-rodding. Like the master mechanic who tweaks a racing car...

Monitor interference help. (Ask David Ramsey) (question-and-answer) (Column)
April 5, 1993... Several months ago a reader asked how to prevent the interference of adjacent monitors. This interference is caused by the same lowfrequency, electromagnetic fields to which the neo-Luddites attribute everything from acne to cancer. My reply...

A price paring proposition. (Rumors) (Column)
April 5, 1993... Those of us who weren't otherwise occupied last week monitoring the Senate Arms Services Committee or passing along mostly tasteless jokes about beta-testing procedures practiced in Redmond, Wash., found reason to celebrate. Give Lou Gerstner...

Piiceon cuts Dispatcher PB modem price 27 percent. (Dispatcher modem for Apple PowerBook portable computers) (Gateways Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 5, 1993... San Jose, Calif. - Prices of internal PowerBook modems continue to drop as Piiceon Inc. last month slashed the cost of its Dispatcher device 27 percent to $329. Dispatcher can send and receive data and faxes at 14.4 Kbps. Similar devices...

Bigger Mac networks are more diverse. (MacWEEK Research Report: Survey Reveals the Details, Effects of Network Growth)
April 5, 1993... By Amanda Iles According to the 1993 MacWEEK Networking Study, Macintosh networks at sites with 1,000 or more employees aren't much different from networks at smaller company sites - except that the big ones have to fit into...

Get used to it: your schedule isn't personal anymore. (switching to group scheduling) (MacWEEK Research Report: Survey Reveals the Details, Effects of Network Growth)
April 5, 1993... Overcoming habits and fears is key to successful group scheduling. By Larry Stevens Making the switch to group scheduling means taking on both the human factors and the technological challenges. As more Mac networks adopt...

NET links company with groupware. (Network Equipment Technologies Inc.) (MacWEEK Research Report: Survey Reveals the Details, Effects of Network Growth)
April 5, 1993... One high-tech company uses multiple groupware packages for different needs. By Jeff Ubois Back when groupware was a new buzzword, pundits predicted this upcoming class of products would be the Swiss army knife of software, but the...

Ethernet feeds net applications. (MacWEEK Research Report: Survey Reveals the Details, Effects of Network Growth)
April 5, 1993... Larger Ethernet networks lead to proliferation of network applications. By Amanda Iles Macintosh networks have gotten bigger and faster in the past 15 months. The trend is bringing users to expect more from their LANs as more...

Painter 2.0 to get object-oriented; fractal extension to add new features. (Fractal Design Corp.'s Painter 2.0 graphics software and Painter/X2 add-in/on software) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Carolyn Said Aptos, Calif. - Fractal Design Corp. will soon add the flexibility of object-based editing to Painter 2.0. "I think this will revolutionize things," said beta-user Daniel Clark, owner of Daniel Clark Design of...

ScanMatch in step with ColorSync. (Savitar Inc.'s ScanMatch 2.0 scanner-calibration software compatible with Apple's ColorSync architecture) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg San Francisco - Savitar Inc. this month will deliver a ColorSynccompatible upgrade to ScanMatch, the company's scanner-calibration software. Like the original program, ScanMatch 2.0 converts scanner RGB (red,...

Clear Choice takes wraps off new BrushStrokes painting app. (Claris Clear Choice's graphics software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Santa Clara, Calif. - Claris Clear Choice this month will ship BrushStrokes, a $139 painting program that offers advanced features such as custom brushes, filters and 3-D effects. The 32-bit-color program...

Kodak cuts continuous-tone color down to size; low-cost printer handles 4x5 prints. (450GL and ColorEase PS Drucker printers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Low-cost printer handles 4x5 prints By Matthew Rothenberg Rochester, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. this week released a compact dyethermal device that cuts the cost of generating continuous-tone 4-by-5inch color prints. The Kodak...

Logitech boosts resolution of FotoMan digital camera. (FotoMan Plus) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... By Neil McManus Fremont, Calif. - Logitech Inc. is developing a higher-resolution version of its FotoMan digital camera. Like its predecessor, FotoMan Plus captures eight-bit gray-scale photos that can be downloaded to the Mac via a...

MovieWorks launches player. (Interactive Solutions Inc.'s MovieWorks Player runtime player) (Brief Article ) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... San Mateo, Calif. - Interactive Solutions Inc. last month released a runtime player for MovieWorks, its QuickTime-based presentation program. MovieWorks Player is free to registered users and can be freely distributed. MovieWorks...

Opcode opens Musicshop for Mac music editing; turns MIDI tracks into sheet music. (Opcode Systems Inc.'s musical software; musical instrument digital interface) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Turns MIDI tracks into sheet music By Kirsten L. Parkinson Palo Alto, Calif. - Opcode Systems Inc. is trumpeting Musicshop, a new program that turns MIDI tracks into sheet music. Available now for $149.95, Musicshop lets users...

T/Maker, Dynamic Graphics ship clip-art collections. (T/Maker Co.'s ClickArt Studio Series and Best of ClickArt clipart libraries and Dynamic Graphics Inc.'s ArtAbout clipart libraries) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 5, 1993... Latest libraries offer EPS, TIFF images By Ian G. Jacobs San Francisco - New clip-art collections from T/Maker Co. and Dynamic Graphics Inc. will let Mac users dress up their documents with themes that include sports and business....

Color laser heads for market: QMS to aim printer at $10,000 range. (QMS Inc. developing ColorScript Laser 1000)
April 12, 1993... Mobile, Ala. - QMS Inc. reportedly will be the first vendor to bring a color laser printer to market at a price competitive with other technologies'. According to sources, the company in June will announce the ColorScript Laser 1000, the...

Enterprising vendors support new servers; Oracle7 for AWS 95 highlights AECC. (Oracle database for Apple Workgroup Server 95 displayed at Apple Enterprise Computing Conference) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... San Francisco - Introducing a grab bag of products, technologies and support options last week, Apple strove to show network managers the Mac's promising future in enterprise environments. At the three-day Apple Enterprise Computing...

Apple cuts prices as Duo sales sag. (Macintosh PowerBook Duo portable computers)
April 12, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - In an effort to boost sales of its Duo PowerBooks, Apple last week reduced prices on the entire line by as much as 18 percent. It also reduced the price of a Quadra 800 system and added a new Centris 650 configuration. ...

SGML standard will star in Boston Seybold show. (Standard Generalized Markup Language) (Seybold Seminars 93 trade show) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Boston - The usual array of whiz-bang technology will strut its stuff at Seybold Seminars 93 here this week, but the cutting-edge products may be upstaged by a 20-year-old standard. Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), a method of...

Developers tout PowerPC: prototype RISC Macs seeded to lucky few.
April 12, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - With PowerPC-based Macs now less than a year away, third-party developers are getting down to the serious business of moving their products to the new platform. Several developers said they are excited by what they've seen...

PS Level 2 driver nears finish line for Seybold show. (Apple and Adobe Systems Inc. to unveil long-awaited PostScript Level 2 printer driver at Seybold Seminars 93 conference) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Boston - The two-year wait for a Macintosh printer driver that takes advantage of PostScript Level 2 will end this month. Apple and Adobe Systems Inc. will unveil the new driver at Seybold Seminars 93 here and ship it by the end of the...

AppleScript gets off the ground: few applications currently scriptable. (Apple introduces AppleScript scripting language) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... San Francisco - While a choir of third-party developers sang the praises of AppleScript last week at Apple's introduction of the system-scripting technology, few were able to show currently shipping applications that support it. Although...

Attachable applications will give users scripting choices. (vendors developing programs that let users attach AppleScript scripts )
April 12, 1993... Last week's AppleScript introduction provided the first peek at a new category: attachable applications. Programs that support attaching scripts will include menus or icons that allow users to run AppleScript programs directly, without...

FIT releases Field Assistant PIM: includes calendar, contact manager. (Field Assistant contact-management and calendaring package) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Santa Clara, Calif. - FIT Software last week released Field Assistant, its $249 contact-management and calendaring program. Field Assistant, the company's first product in a line of four datamanagement and sales-automation programs,...

FWB adds disk, tape, MO drives. (FWB Inc. introduces four new hard disk drives, three digital audio tape drives, two magneto-optical disk drives) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... San Francisco - Targeting buyers of Apple's new Workgroup Servers, FWB Inc. last month added several new disk and tape drives to its storage line. In addition, the company began shipping its CD-ROM ToolKit software package. > New hard drives....

XEvents software to bring Apple events to Windows. (Xedoc Software Development to introduce XEvents Software Development Kit 2.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Victoria, Australia - A development package upcoming from Down Under will bring Apple events to Windows, providing a technology that could make it easy for Mac users running standard applications to exchange data across platforms. The...

Apple to launch Japanese Language Kit. (program for writing and editing with Japanese characters) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Boston - A retail package due from Apple this week will bring the benefits of System 7.1's WorldScript technology to Japanese-speaking users in the United States and around the world. The Japanese Language Kit, to be introduced at this...

Jabra lends an ear to Mac; devices allow hands-free communications. (Ear Phone Streamline, Ear Phone Personal, Ear Phone Executive voice processing equipment from Jabra Corp.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... San Diego - Being plugged into your Mac takes on a whole new meaning with Jabra Corp.'s line of in-the-ear communication devices. The Ear Phone places the listening and speaking components of a telephone handset into a small unit that...

Andyne generates report tool. (Andyne Computing Ltd. introduces Pablo report generator) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... San Francisco - Andyne Computing Ltd. last week announced a summary report generator that will let information-systems managers distribute up-to-date, browsable views of corporate data. Pablo, due this summer, is a data-analysis and...

Component 1.1 gets new tools to speed development; object-oriented app lets users work faster. (Component Software Corp. introduces Component Workshop 1.1 development tool) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Lexington, Mass. - Component Software Corp. this month plans to ship an upgrade to its object-oriented development application with a number of new tools the company said will speed users' development cycle. Component Workshop 1.1,...

QMS 400-dpi printers deliver 20 or 32 ppm on mixed nets. (QMS Inc. 3225 Print System, 2025 Print System) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Mobile, Ala. - QMS Inc. this month will introduce two high-speed printers for mixed networks. The QMS 3225 Print System and QMS 2025 Print System output 32 pages per minute and 20 ppm, respectively. The 400-dpi printers handle tabloid-,...

M*USA ships accounting package. (M*USA Business Systems Inc. introduces CashBIZ) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Dallas - M*USA Business Systems Inc. has shipped a double-entry accounting package aimed at small-business and home users. The $49.95 CashBIZ offers on-line balance updating, multiline billing descriptions and storage of recurring data...

Flexscan monitors help users save on electric bills. (Nanao USA introduces FlexScan F550iW, FlexScan F760iW monitors with energy-saving features) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
April 12, 1993... Torrance, Calif. - Nanao USA Corp. is offering two new Flexscan monitors designed to help users save money on their electric bill. Both monitors, available now, incorporate a feature called Power Save, which the company claims can save up...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
April 12, 1993... The April 5 issue listed an incorrect address for Agfa, a division of Miles Inc. Agfa is at 200 Ballardvale St., Wilmington, Mass. 01887. Phone (508) 658-5600; fax (508) 658-6285. A March 29 brief misspelled APT Communications Inc.'s...