MacWEEK articles from August 1994

MacWEEK archives from August 1994

Apple, HP ready first forays into color laser output arena; Color LaserJet due for September debut.
August 1, 1994... Cupertino, Calif.--The color laser printer race reportedly will heat up in the next nine months as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Apple ready their models for market. Sources said Apple is planning to release its first color laser early next spring,...

Diery: Apple will crack windows. (Executive VP Ian Diery) (Interview)
August 1, 1994... With a better-than-expected quarter and the successful debut of the Power Macs, PowerBook 500s and 630 series behind him, Apple Executive Vice President Ian Diery shared his thoughts on the state of the Macintosh with MacWEEK editors Andrew Gore...

Feature-packed Office 4.2 suite favors Pentium. (Microsoft's integrated software) (includes related article on upgrade strategy) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... The new Version 4.2 of Microsoft Office, which incorporates Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0 and a host of handy utility applications, is an impressive set of upgrades. Among the three main applications, there are more than 300 new or...

Native apps speed to Macworld Expo. (Power Macintosh applications to debut at MacWorld Boston '94)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Rumor has it that, as the first major Macworld Expo since the birth of the Power Macs, this summer's show will run two to four times faster and may wrap up by Thursday morning. There is little doubt, however, that what will set Macworld...

630 series has video muscle; Houdini Jr. card expected in spring. (Apple Presentation System signal conversion box; MPEG decoder; Intel-based add-in board for Apple's Macintosh 630 series)
August 1, 1994... Cupertino, Calif.--The latest multimedia Macs aren't just about low-cost video input. Apple will also be offering NTSC video-out and MPEG playback for the 630 series this fall and a low-cost Windows card next spring. > Video-out. The $299...

Power Mac developers need tools. (MacWEEK Insider) (Column)
August 1, 1994... My office is under siege. Boxes lie torn open on the floor, floppy disks are scattered like playing cards on a Las Vegas blackjack table, documentation piles up as if my desk were the book return at the New York Public Library, and I'm sure I've...

SuperMac ships 21-inch monitor package. (SuperMac Technology Inc's PressView 21*T Display System) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--SuperMac Technology Inc. will launch its flagship product, the PressView 21*T Display System, this week at Macworld Expo here. Topping the high end of the company's monitor line, the $3,999 PressView 21*T features a 21-inch...

TI to ship 12-ppm, 600-dpi Mac laser. (microLaser PowerPro) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Texas Instruments Inc. this week is slated to deliver its fastest, highest-resolution Mac printer yet at Macworld Expo here. The microLaser PowerPro, which TI said will list for $1,899, is based on a Samsung engine that can output up to...

Nisus gets a handle on new tools. (Nisus Software Inc's Nisus Writer 4.0 word processing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Solana Beach, Calif.--Nisus Software Inc. next month will update its namesake word processor, adding "Writer" to its name and support for many new Apple technologies. The company said Nisus Writer 4.0 increases performance up to 300 percent...

BBEdit supports new Apple technologies. (Bare Bones Software Inc's BBEdit 3.0 text editor) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Natick, Mass.--Bare Bones Software Inc. will ship a major upgrade to its BBEdit text editor at this week's MacWorld Expo in Boston. The update now supports several new Apple technologies, including Drag and Drop, PowerTalk and scripting, and it...

Trillium brings RAID to System 7.5; Remus 1.2.5 supports 4-Gbyte volumes. (Trillium Research Inc's Remus, Remus Limited backup software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Trillium Research Inc. this week introduced updated versions of its RAID software at Macworld Expo here. Trillium said Version 1.2.5 of its $590 Remus and $295 Remus Limited packages are faster and support System 7.5's expanded volume...

Adcon's SCSI PowerPlug will allow hot-swapped devices on SCSI chain. (terminating connector) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--In a new twist on plug-and-play, Adcon Corp. this week will introduce a terminating connector that lets users add and remove devices on an active SCSI chain. SCSI PowerPlug is slated to ship for $79 at Macworld Expo here. The 50-pin...

SunStar utility offers low-cost disk backups. (SunStar Publishing Inc's Personal Backup utility) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--SunStar Publishing Inc. will ship its Personal Backup utility at this week's Macworld Expo here. The control panel is aimed at the home and novice user who needs easy, regular backups of disks. It can back up to any hierarchical file...

Power Mac products recently shipped. (Illustration)
August 1, 1994... Company Product Price/upgrade Adobe Systems Inc. Dimensions 2.0 (1) $199/$69 (415) 961-4400 or (800) 833-6687 Amiable Technologies Inc. FlexiSign-Pro 4.0v10 $3,999/$49 (610)...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
August 1, 1994... The July 11 story on Claris Corp.'s trademark suit (Page 24) incorrectly stated the subject of a letter from Safety Software Inc. to Claris. Safety officials sent a cease-and-desist letter.

Speech-to-text software gains Power Mac speed, database apps. (Articulate Systems Inc's PowerSecretary 1.1 speech-conversion software; PowerCare and PowerLaw health, legal record-keeping software) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Articulate Systems Inc. will ship a native Power Mac version of its PowerSecretary as well as two new database products for medical and legal record keeping at this week's Macworld Expo here. The $2,495 PowerSecretary 1.1 is a...

HP halts line of rebuilt cartridges. (cancels Optiva 95R toner cartridge production; Tektronix announces new recycling scheme) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... San Francisco--The printer industry lost one environmental venture and gained another last month when Hewlett-Packard Co. discontinued production of remanufactured toner cartridges and Tektronix Inc. announced a conversion plan for plastic ink...

DeskTape 2.0 handles 4-Gbyte volumes. (Optima Technology Corp's tape drive software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Irvine, Calif.--Optima Technology Corp. has released DeskTape 2.0, an update to its $329 software that lets users mount DAT and 8mm tape drives on the Mac desktop. Running under System 7.5, Version 2.0 supports volumes containing up to 4...

Act! 2 adds PowerTalk E-mail, networking. (Symantec Corp's contact manager) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Cupertino, Calif.--Symantec Corp. this week announced Act! 2.0, an upgrade that adds PowerTalk support and cross-platform network functions to the contact manager. Version 2.0 is due to ship this month in a $249.95 package that includes...

ZipQuest database sorts ZIP, area codes. (Montage Software Systems Inc's ZipQuest Pro) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Wilton, Conn.--Montage Software Systems Inc. this week will deliver ZipQuest Pro, a new database of ZIP codes, at Macworld Expo in Boston. Montage said ZipQuest Pro offers instant access to 43,000 ZIP codes and is designed to work with database...

NetWare client due by year-end; Novell schedules two MacNCP releases. (NetWare Core Protocols)
August 1, 1994... Novell Inc. is proceeding with its years-old plan of software consolidation to bring the Macintosh into parity with Windows and DOS as a NetWare client. As a result, Mac managers should plan for two significant Mac upgrades from Novell in the...

FileWave reaches U.S. shores to ease network administration. (Wave Research Inc's FileWave 2.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Berkeley, Calif.--Belgian-born FileWave 2.0 is making its U.S. debut to help administrators distribute software and updates to AppleTalk-connected users. The $895 FileWave lets administrators schedule simultaneous, automatic software...

GBI's Cataloger lets users browse through databases via the Finder. (Graphical Business Interfaces Inc's database application development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Monticello, Ind.--Graphical Business Interfaces Inc. has introduced a novel way of exploring relational databases: using the Finder. By combining the power of the AOCE and relational database services, GBI claims users can now browse data, such...

New features in PSI fax pack finally arrive. (PSI Direct's FAXnetwork 2.7.1 fax software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Vancouver, Wash.--PSI Direct, a division of Supra Corp., this week upgraded its AppleTalk network fax package with multiple-line support and enhanced its single-user package, FAXcilitate. FAXnetwork 2.7.1, which lets users on AppleTalk networks...

GlobalFax Duo is incompatible with Express Modem update. (Global Village Communication Inc's fax software; Apple's Express Modem 1.5) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... Mountain View, Calif.--Global Village Communication Inc. last month admitted that its GlobalFax Duo application is not compatible with Apple's latest modem software update, Version 1.5. Apple's Express Modem 1.5 software became available earlier...

Grand Vision puts PBs on TV; video-out port links televisions for display. (Dobbs-Stanford Corp's Grand Vision Pro signal converter) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Dallas--Dobbs-Stanford Corp. last week debuted Grand Vision Pro, a Mac-to-video converter that will give PowerBook users a chance to put their work on television. The $349 converter, designed for mobile presentations, connects to the PowerBook...

Closing the door on easier access. (The AVO Company's PowerDoor accessory for PowerBook) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Among the advantages of PowerBooks are the many inexpensive gadgets users can add on to make their portables into better mobile homes. One such add-on is PowerDoor from The AVO Company in Palo Alto, Calif. This product is a modified flip-down...

Webster and Tribe debut ARA servers at Mactivity '94. (Webster Computer Corp's MultiPort/LT network software; Tribe Computer Works' TribeLink hub) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... San Jose, Calif.--At last month's Mactivity '94 conference, held here, Tribe Computer Works Inc. and Webster Computer Corp. both announced new or upgraded remote access servers. Tribe's TribeLink, an eight-port device that uses Point-to-Point...

PBs vs. PC: 500s win in features, cost; PC portables pricier for same capabilities. (Apple's PowerBook 500 series of notebook computers)
August 1, 1994... Just as the Power Macs have done for the desktop Macintosh, the PowerBook 500 series has virtually eliminated the price/performance deltas between portables from Apple and those from other major computer vendors. And while base configurations of...

Avid to ship upgrades for digital video apps. (Avid Technology's Media Suite Pro 3.0 video processing system, Video Shop 3.0 desktop video software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Avid Technology Inc. is enlivening the high and low ends of its Mac-based digital video line. At Macworld Expo this week, the company will ship new versions of Media Suite Pro, a hardware and software package, and VideoShop, a QuickTime...

MacDraw Pro reborn as ClarisDraw with 75 new features. (Claris' drawing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--ClarisDraw 1.0, the latest incarnation of MacDraw Pro, will ship for 680x0-based Macintoshes and Power Macs at Macworld Expo here this week. Claris Corp. said the 24-bit-color drawing application, slated to list for $399, adds more...

Motion Works set to introduce multimedia tools. (Motion Works International's Multimedia Utilities) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Aiming to bring multimedia to the masses, Motion Works International this week will unveil a package appropriately named Multimedia Utilities. Due by early September, Multimedia Utilities will have a list price of $299, but will be sold...

Batch It! utility automates image-manipulation tasks. (Gryphon Software Corp; also introduces Morph 2.5 image processing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Gryphon Software Corp. is moving into new graphics areas while continuing to evolve its Morph software. This week the company will unveil Batch It!, a batch-mode graphics utility, as well as a new version of Morph. Due in September for...

Agfa readies 3 color scanners. (SelectScan, Arcus II, StudioScan II) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Show goers at Macworld Expo this week will have a chance to view three new scanners from Agfa, a division of Miles Inc. The new single-pass color scanners, due this month and next, represent changes from the high to the low end of the...

Debabelizer 1.6. (Equilibrium Technologies' image processing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Boston--Equilibrium Technologies Inc. is building on to DeBabelizer, its image translation and graphics processing software. DeBabelizer 1.6, which the company will show at Macworld Expo in Boston this week, can animate Photoshop plug-in...

Graphic details. (various graphics software news)
August 1, 1994... At Macworld Expo this week, Miami-based Deneba Software will demonstrate the forthcoming Power Mac version of Canvas 3.5, due in September. Still $399, it adds no new features but will come bundled with a CD-ROM containing 10,000 clip-art images...

Designers collaborate across town and across platforms. (file transfer, design techniques used by Cross Conditioning Systems, Volan Design Associates in workout machine design)
August 1, 1994... Volan Design and Cross Conditioning worked together via the Mac to produce Cross Conditioning's new workout machine. Imagine a perfect product and chances are its form and function are seamlessly blended. Recognizing that this blend was what he...

Packages help managers put networks in analysis. (network management utilities) (Buyers Guide)
August 1, 1994... Is your network traffic overflowing? Network analysis packages can help sort things out. The Macintosh's graphical user interface gives managers an advantage over competing platforms when it comes to network analysis. Network analysis packages...

Input options give control and comfort. (Buyers Guide)
August 1, 1994... Macintosh users don't think about input devices every day. But for graphic designers in need of sophisticated tools, as well as those users worried about the threat of carpal tunnel syndrome, the standard Macintosh mouse and keyboard may not be...

Caere's OmniPage Pro 5.0: heavyweight goes native: first Power Mac OCR app improves accuracy, ease, speed. (OmniPage Professional 5.0 OCR software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Score Card: OmniPage Professional Caere Corp. Version tested: 5.0 List price: $695* Overall value 4 OmniPage Pro 5 is the first native-mode OCR package on the market, and the resulting improvements in speed, along with enhanced...

Pre-press house stymied: big files, slow network. (ASG/Hanson Graphics updates its networking environment)
August 1, 1994... ASG/Hanson Graphics New Orleans Problem: Network slowdown in pre-press shop led operators to transfer files via "sneakernet." Solution: > Updated Asante's client Ethernet drivers > Switched to NetWare 3.11 server > Installed Grand...

Off the wire.
August 1, 1994... Financial results continued to trickle in for developers last month. Macromedia Inc. of San Francisco said profits jumped 156 percent and sales increased 26 percent for its first quarter, which ended June 30. The multimedia company reported...

Mac processor upgrade packs a wallop; '040 Macs get big boost at a low price. (Apple Macintosh Processor Upgrade card) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Apple promised PowerPC upgrades for all 68040 Macintoshes and now it's ready to deliver. Specifically, the company has announced the Macintosh Processor Upgrade card, a 68040 socket-mounted card that works on '040 Macs that have an LC-style...

Congratulations, Apple. (Editorial)
August 1, 1994... The thousands of Mac buyers who will flock to Boston this week for Macworld Expo ought to be feeling pretty good. The Apple employees who make it there (and those who don't) ought to be feeling even better. Apple's a moneymaking machine again....

New-found profits give Apple time to prep for Chicago. (Microsoft's upcoming operating system) (The Second Decade) (Column)
August 1, 1994... You don't have to be an Apple shareholder to rejoice at the company's third-quarter financial results: Everyone who is committed to the Macintosh has a stake in Apple's success, for the simple reason that the platform can't flourish if the...

ClarisImpact 1.0v3. (Claris' presentation graphics software) (Native Power Mac Quick Look) (Evaluation) (Software Review) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... Claris Corp. List price: $149* ClarisImpact, which combines a number of business graphics functions into a single unified product, isn't a particularly processor-intensive application, but it's not a speed demon on 680x0 Macs either. As...

L.A. law firm uncovers crucial evidence with MARS. (Howrey & Simon's Multi-user Archival and Retrieval System)
August 1, 1994... Howrey & Simon Los Angeles Problem: Understaffed litigation boutique is unable to cope with vast amounts of documentary evidence needed to litigate cases. Solution: Implemented MARS document-management, imaging and archiving system,...

Should I bother to defrag? (defragmenting hard disks) (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
August 1, 1994... Q. A friend told me I should defragment my hard disk. What exactly does this mean? Is it something I should do periodically? A. When you create a new file or add information to an existing file, the file system searches for free space on the...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 1994... Even Power Mac 6100/66 can match 60-MHz Pentium I am disappointed in one aspect of the story "Photoshop shootout compares Unix, Mac, Pentium platforms" (MacWEEK, July 18, Page 18): It compared a $10,875 Power Mac 8100/80 to a $6,500 Gateway...

Rae Assist 1.5 is the stuff of computing's future. (Rae Technology's PIMS) (The Mac Manager) (Column)
August 1, 1994... You don't have to build a time machine to start experiencing future computing now. It lies not in applications (today's computing model), not in documents (the OpenDoc-OLE model) but in stuff that will tie today's models together (the...

Power Macs hold fax, LocalTalk surprises. (Apple's Power Macintosh CD 2.0; the latest Power Mac fax applications) (MacInTouch: ProductWatch) (Column)
August 1, 1994... Updating past topics, we find PlainTalk on a new Power Mac CD-ROM and review the latest in Power Mac fax applications, plus related performance issues. Before turning to the next topic in a series about Macintosh disk systems, there are a...

Drive7 3.0: Casa Blanca adds cache and SCSI Manager 4.3 support. (Casa Blanca Works' universal hard disk driver) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Overall value 4 Fast on the heels of its newly released DriveCD, Casa Blanca Works Inc. has upgraded Drive7, its universal hard disk driver. Like DriveCD, the $89.95 Drive7 3.0 adds support for Apple's SCSI Manager 4.3 and the SCSI-2 standard...

What $1,279 buys. (Apple's Macintosh Quadra 630 microcomputer) (Special Report on low-cost 630-series Macintosh systems)
August 1, 1994... "Low-cost multimedia Mac" is no longer an oxymoron. And while the Quadra 630 won't beat a Power Mac 6100/60 in raw performance--at least not without a PowerPC daughtercard--it is Apple's fastest and most expandable '040 Macintosh for less than...

Claris ships FileMaker Pro Server, development kit. (FileMaker Pro Solutions Development Kit) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 1, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- Claris Corp. this week shipped FileMaker Pro Server for Macintosh, software that gives the company's popular database application full client-server functionality and native Power Macintosh performance, as well as a...

Aldus will hand over FreeHand to Altsys under FTC agreement. (Federal Trade Commission) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... San Francisco -- It's a done deal. Under pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, Aldus Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. last week agreed to turn over FreeHand to its developer, Altsys Corp., in January, six months after the companies merge. In...

Macromedia's modular move. (Mac the Knife) (Column)
August 1, 1994... Even as the faithful were preparing for this week's pilgrimage to Mac mecca, the nation's attention was drawn toward Washington by the proceedings of the House Banking Committee. The committee members and the various witnesses to and participants...

Quadra 630 packs multimedia punch. (Apple) (includes related article on communications cards) (Hardware Review) (Special Report on low-cost 630-series Macintosh systems) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... If you've been assuming that the era of the 680x0-based Mac was over, at least in terms of desktop models aimed at the corporate market, you've got another thing coming--the Quadra 630. The new machine, designed by Apple's Entry-Systems Group,...

ImMIX VideoCube: turnkey video-editing system offers power, speed for a price. (ImMIX's VideoCube 1.2 video workstation) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Overall value 4 For digital video editors who require on-line image quality and maximum speed, the VideoCube from ImMIX is a breakthrough product. Billed as a video workstation, the $42,500 VideoCube is a complete turnkey system that includes...

Apple Video/TV System. (expansion cards for Quadra 630) (Special Report on low-cost 630-series Macintosh systems)
August 1, 1994... Probably the most intriguing (and most fun) options available for the Quadra 630 are the AV card and the 181-channel, cable-ready TV receiver. By adding these two cards to their respective slots, you can turn a Quadra 630 into a 13-inch color...

ElectricImage 2 explodes onto the animation scene; 3-D animation program has features worth the hefty price. (Electric Image's Animation System 2.0 3-D animation software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Score Card: ElectricImage Animation System Electric Image Inc. Version tested: 2.0 List price: $7,495* Overall value 4 ElectricImage Animation System is by far the most powerful 3-D animation program on the Macintosh, even though it...

630: cutting costs by design. (Apple's Quadra 630) (Special Report on low-cost 630-series Macintosh systems)
August 1, 1994... Standard components, integration and very low margins drove the price while adding features. Thirteen months ago a Quadra 950 with 8 Mbytes of RAM and a 230-Mbyte hard drive retailed for $6,099. Today you can buy a 4/250 Quadra 630, a Mac with...

Apple's Multiple Scan 15. (color monitor) (Hardware Review) (Special Report on low-cost 630-series Macintosh systems) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Every so often Apple catches you by surprise with a product. And the new $505 Apple Multiple Scan 15 is full of surprises. One of the first is the plain-looking exterior of the 15-inch display, which is manufactured for Apple by Tatung Inc. of...

What's happening on CD-ROM. (Special Report on CD-ROM trends) (Buyers Guide)
August 1, 1994... These days, CD-ROM drives spin faster and cost less. Apple reportedly sold more than 1 million drives in 1993. So it's no wonder there's a plethora of CD-ROMs out now, on subjects as diverse as sales techniques and global climate change. Some...

Bookshelf 1994. (Microsoft's CD-ROM database) (Software Review) (Special Report on CD-ROM trends) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... Although Microsoft's Bookshelf 1994 Edition comes from the Microsoft Home division, this package offers titles of interest to the businessperson. The $79.95 Bookshelf 1994 includes the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third...

MicroNet gets rights to Storage Dimensions line. (MicroNet Technology Inc acquires MacinStor hard disk line) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... Milpitas, Calif.--Storage Dimensions Inc. last week announced it has signed a letter of intent to sell its MacinStor product line, trademarks, and service and support operations to MicroNet Technology Inc. Terms of the deal, which is expected...

Big Apple users take a shine to Newton specialty merchant. (Newton Source boutique reports brisk business) (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... New York--As traditional resellers struggle to figure out how Newton MessagePads fit into their computing landscape, a retail store devoted exclusively to Newtons and related accessories is flourishing. The Newton Source, a 250-square-foot...

Aldus sales, profits rise in 2nd quarter. (Brief Article)
August 1, 1994... Seattle--Aldus Corp., preparing for the completion of its merger with Adobe Systems Inc. this summer, last week announced strong second-quarter results. The software company, based here, said quarterly sales increased 38 percent, to $62.8...

Financial comeback is no fluke for Apple; analysts see profits for remainder of '94.
August 1, 1994... What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Apple was floundering in a sea of red ink, and its third-quarter results reflected the hemorrhage--a $188.3 million loss and layoffs of 2,100 employees as part of a major restructuring. Last...

StockWatch. (Illustration)
August 1, 1994... 07.27.94 close Weekly % change Apple 31.06 16.67 Software developers Adobe 30.00 1.69 Aldus 29.75 3.48 Caere ...

Berlitz Japanese. (Bright Star Technology's Berlitz for Business Japanese CD-ROM training program) (Software Review) (Special Report: CD-ROM trends) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... If you're going to Tokyo on business, Bright Star Technology Inc.'s Berlitz for Business Japanese will be helpful if you already have a basic understanding of Japanese. However, the traveler with no experience in Japanese will find the CD-ROM far...

ClipPix. (PhotoDisc Inc's CD-ROM database) (Software Review) (Special Report on CD-ROM trends) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... ClipPix from PhotoDisc Inc. is a well-designed package of two CD-ROMs that contain 500 color photographs plus Lightbox, a search-and-retrieval engine. The $149 ClipPix is ideal for people who want to create informative, entertaining business...

3-D Tutor. (instructional software from Zelos!) (Software Review) (Special Report on CD-ROM trends) (Evaluation)
August 1, 1994... 3-D Tutor bills itself as the first multimedia product designed to help its user become 3-D literate. Divided into six sections, each accessible from buttons on a Main Menu page or from a pull-down menu on the menu bar, 3-D Tutor, $69.95, from...

Database vendors on track with native Power Mac apps. (Microsoft's FoxPro 2.6, Blyth Software Inc's Omnis7 superscript 3, ACI US Inc's 4D First, Claris Corp's FileMaker Pro Server 1.0, Mainstay's Phyla) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... Database developers were hopping aboard the Power Macintosh train last week at Macworld Expo in Boston, although it will still be a while before most of the major applications pull into stores. > Microsoft Corp., flush from its Office 4.2...

RISC Macs, 7.5 hot at expo. (Reporter's Notebook) (1994 Macworld Expo trade show) (Apple's System 7.5 operating system)
August 8, 1994... Show goers weather split venues, crowds Boston--Taking a break from the heat and humidity, Mac users flocked to the air-conditioned halls at Macworld Expo here last week. Although the expo lacked a blockbuster theme or product, attendees did...

Low-cost MPEG solutions scheduled for fall premiere. (Apple's processor direct slot card for full-motion video on a Quadra 630)
August 8, 1994... MPEG, the encoding technology that can store 74 minutes of VHS-quality digital video on a single CD-ROM, is coming soon to a Macintosh near you. And, if Apple and Radius Inc. have their way, the Mac this year will become the pre-eminent platform...

Macs dial up telephony future with PhoneBridge. (Collaboration Technologies computer-telephone integration device) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... The oft-repeated wish for a telephone-ready Macintosh may be granted this fall when Collaboration Technologies ships PhoneBridge, a computer-telephone integration device. According to Collaboration co-founder Wayne Correia, existing...

Hawking takes expo stage; physicist predicts digital evolution. (Stephen W. Hawking at Macworld Expo '94)
August 8, 1994... Boston--While semiconductor die sizes and esoteric uses of the Internet are considered rarefied subjects at Macworld Expo, Professor Stephen W. Hawking's keynote address Tuesday added another level of complexity to issues tackled by speakers. The...

The lone developer theory. (MacWEEK Insider) (why Microsoft is delaying native Power Mac Office applications) (Column)
August 8, 1994... Conspiracy theories are wonderful things; given time, they take on lives of their own, spawning axioms and corollaries along the way. Certainly, Microsoft Corp. has given those with too much time on their hands lots of opportunity to spin...

New Nanao 17" color monitor to include image-control utility. (Nanao USA Corp's FlexScan T2-17) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... Nanao USA Corp. last month announced a new 17-inch color monitor. The $1,299 FlexScan T2*17, slated to ship later this month, is based on a Sony Trinitron flat square tube with a 0.26mm dot pitch. The monitor displays up to 1,152 by 870 pixels...

CalComp announces 16-ppm laser; printer twice as fast as previous model. (CCL 600ES addition to CCL 600 product line) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... CalComp Inc. last week announced a speedy new member of its CCL 600 line of laser printers. Scheduled to ship in September for less than $5,000, the CCL 600ES is based on Canon U.S.A. Inc.'s new 600-dpi P-380 printer engine, CalComp said. The...

RAM Doubler hits Systems 7.5; version 1.5 works with Power Macs. (Connectix Corp's memory manager) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... Connectix Corp. last week announced a new version of RAM Doubler that is compatible with System 7.5 and Power Macs. The company also said the utility will be offered with the Microsoft Office program suite. RAM Doubler 1.5, available for $99,...

New Gandiva RAID controller improves Level 5 performance. (Micropolis Corp's Gandiva RAID peripheral server and controller) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... Micropolis Corp. last week introduced Gandiva, a hardware-based RAID controller for its Microdisk LT line of modular storage systems, at Macworld Expo in Boston. The new device offers faster RAID Level 5 performance. The $4,195 Gandiva RAID,...

PopupFolder gets menu icons, drag-and-drop. (Inline Software's PopupFolder 1.5 utility) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 8, 1994... Inline Software, a division of Focus Enhancements Inc., last week shipped an update to its PopupFolder utility. The new version offers performance enhancements and adds menu icons and drag-and-drop functionality between pop-up menus and...

Power Mac products recently shipped. (Illustration)
August 8, 1994... Company Product Price/upgrade Adobe Systems Inc. Premiere 4.0* $795/$79 (415) 961-4400 or (800) 833-6687 Claris Corp. ClarisDraw 1.0* $399/$99** (408) 987-7000 or...