MacWEEK articles from August 1995

MacWEEK archives from August 1995

QuickMail directories get in sync. (CE Software Inc ships QuickMail NameServer Database Distribution)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... CE Software Inc. last month began offering a stand-alone package to ease the updating of QuickMail account directories and said it would bundle an Internet gateway with QuickMail 3.5 this month. CE's $495 QuickMail NameServer Database...

Network traffic.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... This week Sonic Systems Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., will debut software that turns a Mac into a remote-access server. The $399 software, called PRA, uses AppleTalk over Point-to-Point Protocol and will come with an unlimited-user license for the...

The man behind Power: Torresi pining to add clone maker to list of successes.(Power Computing)
August 7, 1995... Power Computing Corp. Chairman Enzo Torresi has done it before. As a former marketing executive and CEO he has played a key role in an unprecedented string of successes that read like a Who's Who of the personal computer industry: Ing. C....

Used Macintosh prices.(Power Computing)
August 7, 1995... Model Config. Price SE/30 5/40 $450 Classic 2/40 $325 Classic II 4/40 $400 Color Classic 4/80 $675 LC ...

Industry watchers size up new PCI Macs.
August 7, 1995... As Apple prepares to raise the curtain on its latest trio of PCI-based Macs this week (see MacWEEK, July 31, Page 1), industry observers weighed in with their opinions. The models -- the Power Mac 7200, 7500 and 8500 -- range in price from $1,700...

Apple's jolly good Fellows.(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... "The only way to create the future is to invent it." That's the motto of Apple Fellows, who recently have left an imprint on the company's present as well. This summer, Don Norman was named vice president of the company's Advanced Technology...

Broderbund to buy The Learning Co. (Broderbund Software Inc)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... In a move to beef up its offerings in the home and education markets, Broderbund Software Inc. last week said it intends to buy The Learning Co. for $440 million. The Learning Co., headquartered in Fremont, Calif., will become a wholly owned...

The clone celebration begins.(Editorial)
August 7, 1995... It's a party! A bash for the majority of the Macintosh-using world, who, for the first time this week, will be able to buy their favorite operating system in a box decorated with something other than a rainbow-colored Apple. For those whose...

Apple must help IS see the benefits of the Mac.(Editorial)
August 7, 1995... At John Deere & Co. we design and produce some of the world's finest agricultural tractors. We have more than 2,000 Macs, more than 700 Intel-standard machines, and more than 100 Unix and VAX machines. Many of the Macs are nearly obsolete, and...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
August 7, 1995... No PCI video card, no Mac I am pissed. I purchased a Power Mac 9500/132 through the Apple developers program. I filled it with 80 Mbytes of RAM, attached a 4-Gbyte RAID to it and bought a new 20-inch monitor to display the "ultimate Mac's"...

If Mac users love pain, they should buy Windows 95. (The Mac Manager)(Column)
August 7, 1995... Two and a half weeks from the release of Windows 95, and Mac folks are starting to get really antsy. Many of the bugs have been fixed. It has been optimized. It works with more peripheral stuff. It is shipping a year ahead of Copland. It's the...

Power Macs entrenched; many managers cautious about purchasing clones. (annual survey of 200 largest Macintosh sites)(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)(includes related articles on why sites change, survey methodology)
August 7, 1995... Power Macs entrenched; many managers cautious about purchasing clones Power Macs are rapidly taking their place on many desks at MacWEEK 200 sites, but this year -- at least -- more of them will be from Apple than from any clone manufacturer....

Large sites fight Windows 95 marketing blitz.(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)(includes related article on Mac use at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
August 7, 1995... Even sites increasing the number of Macs must face the Windows dilemma. Like a barometer showing unsettled weather, the latest MacWEEK 200 suggests partly cloudy days ahead for Apple. Sure, there will be plenty of sunshine -- radiating from...

Not clamoring for clones, industries like Apple brand.(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)
August 7, 1995... Better service and price are why some want clones and others stay with Apple. The three current Macintosh clone vendors were confident that well over half of the MacWEEK 200 would buy their Mac clones in the next year. But the 1995 survey...

Copland compatibility challenge. (concern about whether new operating system will work on Mac clones)(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Mac clone buyers have so far been spared the compatibility problems that plagued users of the first IBM PC knock-offs a dozen years ago, but the real test in this arena is yet to come. Early adopters and reviewers of the first Mac clones have...

Education 50 sites like Power Macs, plan to buy clones.(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)
August 7, 1995... Power Macs more plentiful among the Education 50 than the MacWEEK 200. This year MacWEEK's fifth annual Education 50 found Power Macs among Education 50 sites about as often as among MacWEEK 200 sites (90 percent). It is the volume of these...

DOS on Macs popular; portable buys also rise. (includes related article on cross-platform Macs at University of North Carolina)(MacWEEK Special Section: MacWEEK 200)
August 7, 1995... Apple's Power Macs are a hit at top university sites. Almost all are rapidly moving to a RISC-based Mac standard, with 88 percent planning more Power Mac purchases this year. Portable solutions are increasing in popularity as well at the...

New machines bring power to the masses. (Apple's Power Mac 7200/75, 7200/90, 7500/100 and 8500/120) (includes related article on improving performance)(MacWEEK Special Report: PCI: Round 2) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... PCI: Round 2 Apple's second iteration of PowerPC-equipped machines commenced in June with the release of the high-end Power Macintosh 9500. At Macworld Expo this week, Apple will fill out its line of PCI Macs with the Power Mac 7200, 7500 and...

Apple finally gets it right with 7500, 8500 AV options.(MacWEEK Special Report: PCI: Round 2) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... When Apple built digital video and high-fidelity audio into the motherboards of the Quadra AV models, it stepped ahead of its competitors, and the market responded. The discontinued Quadra 840AV is still a respected computer with a strong resale...

FrameMaker 5.0 takes long view on on-line publishing.(new version of high-end DTP package) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Score card: FrameMaker 5.0 Frame Technology Corp. List price: $895* Overall value: 4 (Very good) FrameMaker 5.0 is a capable and stable program that merits high marks for its general performance and rich functionality. For the vocal...

Kodak's Digital Camera 40 eyes Apple QuickTake users. (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Score card: Kodak Digital Camera 40 Eastman Kodak Co. List price: $995 Overall value: 3 (Good) Kodak's DC 40, like Apple's new QuickTake 150, is a slightly upscale variant of the QuickTake 100, a Kodak-Apple joint-development...

Apple QuickTake 150 develops better image. (improved Apple digital camera) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Overall value: 4 (Very good) Produces higher-quality images than QuickTake 100, but image downloading is too slow. After clearing a path with its QuickTake 100 digital camera last year, Apple has focused on performance and quality...

Three fax solutions vie for place on networks.(Biscom Inc Faxcom for Macintosh 2.0; SoftArc FirstClass Fax Gateway 2.0; 4-Sight L.C. 4-Sight Fax 3.0)(includes related article on fax server requirements) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Score card: Network fax servers Three network fax servers let Mac users send faxes from their desktop without the need for separate modems or phone lines. While all three offer faxing via e-mail, two offer a more robust set of capabilities...

ScanWizard 3.0: plug-in improves results from Microtek scanners. (Microtek Lab ScanWizard 3.0 scanning software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Overall value: 4 (Very good) Microtek Lab Inc.'s new ScanWizard 3.0 is a scanner plug-in with such a strong effect on scanner functionality and image quality that it essentially redefines all of the Microtek scanners with which it works. This...

Reviews forum: user says PowerCADD review missed some key features.
August 7, 1995... In the review of Engineered Software's PowerCADD 2.0 (see MacWEEK, July 10, Page 39), reviewer Tim Johnson cited examples of features that were "most important." However, as a 6-year user of PowerDraw, I think there were many important new...

Low-cost drawing tools can perform high-end tasks.(includes related article on selecting tools) (Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... Product Info Adobe Systems Inc. IntelliDraw 2.0: $99; SuperPaint 3.5: $49.99, $69.99 (Deluxe CD-ROM) Mountain View, Calif. (415) 961-4400 or (800) 833-6687; fax (415) 961-3769 Expert Software Inc. ExpertDraw: $29.95 (disk), $49.95 (CD-ROM)...

Relationship will grow between PCI Macs, users.(MacInTouch)(Column)
August 7, 1995... Take cues about the new systems from Power Mac 9500 experiences. Apple announces the core of its second-generation Power Macintosh family this week, and I can finally talk about the machines I met a month ago in MacWEEK's testing labs. They...

Apple to offer one-stop Net kit. (Apple Internet Connection Kit)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Apple will beef up its Internet offerings this week with a product targeted at users seeking easy on-line access. The Apple Internet Connection Kit, priced at $59 and slated to ship on CD-ROM and floppy disk in September, will marry leading...

StockWatch.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... 08.03.95 Weekly % close change Apple 45.00 -3.87 MacWEEK Composite* 347.08 -5.90 Software developers ...

Big sale on Bill's book on aisle 95.(Rumors)(Column)
August 7, 1995... There are those who will tell you that the twin purchases last week of Capital Cities/ABC and CBS add up to good, solid business decisions. Then they'll proceed to explain how there really is a future in traditional television broadcasting,...

Win95 GUI catches up. (evaluation of Windows 95's interface from a Macintosh perspective)(part one of three) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
August 7, 1995... In this three-part series, MacWEEK will examine the changes being ushered in by the biggest operating system release in history, Windows 95. First, we will evaluate Windows' new interface from a Macintosh perspective. Second, we'll compare...

Apple low-cost MPEG-1 board to play inside PCI Power Macs.
August 7, 1995... In a bid to make MPEG a more mainstream format for Mac users, Apple next year will ship a low-cost PCI card that does double duty for MPEG playback and entry-level video editing. Besides playing back MPEG-1, the card, code-named San Francisco,...

Copland may miss ship date: features, timing being examined. (Apple's operating system)
August 7, 1995... Users eagerly awaiting a mid-1996 Copland overture may be sitting in their seats a while longer. Apple is reportedly struggling with a difficult development reality: The giant operating system project, as defined, cannot be completed by next...

PGPFone locks down phone conversations. (free telephony encryption program for the Macintosh)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... The debate over digital wiretaps and the Clipper chip may diminish in importance if Phil Zimmermann and a pair of developers have their way. The group's PGPFone 1.0, a free telephony encryption program for the Mac, is set to ship next week....

Newer enters new markets, touts PCMCIA. (Newer Technology)
August 7, 1995... Newer Technology will widen its product line to encompass four Mac markets at this week's Macworld Expo in Boston. The myriad offerings include PCMCIA solutions for the entire Mac line, Ethernet, QuickDraw 3D and processor accelerator boards....

What - me worry? (speculations about the future of Apple)(MacWEEK Insider)(Column)
August 7, 1995... When I was growing up, MAD magazine was the Utne Reader of the adolescent set. The biting cold-war allegory of Spy vs. Spy; the sometimes brilliant satire on popular culture; and, of course, Alfred E. Neuman. Al was an important role model in...

Pinnacle MO: new Apex: capacity ascends to 4.6 Gbytes. (Pinnacle Micro Inc's Apex 4.6 GB magneto-optical drive)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... Leapfrogging over capacities proposed for next-generation standards, Pinnacle Micro Inc. last week announced Apex 4.6 GB, a magneto-optical drive that will pack 4.6 Gbytes onto a cartridge. The mechanism is slated for a September release....

Apple's monitors move music to ears of Mac users. (AppleVision 1710AV 17-inch color monitor; Apple Multiple Scan 14 Display 14-inch color monitor)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... Apple will increase the volume of its multimedia monitors at Boston's Macworld Expo this week when it rolls out two models with built-in stereo speakers. The AppleVision 1710AV, priced at $1,159, is a 17-inch version of the 2-year-old...

SoftWindows 486 released. (Insignia Solutions Inc's SoftWindows 2.0 emulation software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Intel-standard PC emulation will cross a new threshold at this week's Macworld Expo in Boston when Insignia Solutions Inc. delivers Version 2.0 of SoftWindows. The upgrade fully emulates the Intel 486 processor and handles Microsoft Windows'...

Macromedia 3-D app goes to the Extreme. (Extreme 3D CAD software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Opening a one-stop shop for 3-D production, Macromedia Inc. this week will launch Extreme 3D, which combines modeling, rendering, animation and compositing. Due by October for Mac and Windows machines, the $695 Extreme 3D will replace...

New canvas unfurled. (Deneba Software's Canvas 5.0 paint software)("Show Picks")(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... No doubt one of the most dramatic transformations at the show will be Deneba Software's Canvas, which has metamorphosed from an illustration application into what amounts to an integrated suite of image-editing, page-layout, presentation and...

Show picks. (product introductions at Macworld Expo)(includes related article on resources for Macworld reports)
August 7, 1995... Never mind the Bullock; there's plenty at Macworld to net show goers' attention even if there are no Sandra sightings. As up-to-the-minute as this summer's Netsploitation movies, Apple will deliver its trio of new PCI Macs, with another trio --...

Nitro to blast onto show floor. (Apple's Power Mac 8500/120)("Show Picks")(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Although offering a familiar exterior to users, the new Power Mac 8500/120 is Apple's top of the line for digital video performance. Formerly known as Nitro, it sports video input and output as well as pathways for two separate video displays. As...

nView projector to use mirrors instead of LCDs.(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... nView Corp. is drawing on new imaging technology to develop a projection system that promises brighter, more saturated colors and faster response times for video playback. The Newport News, Va.-based company recently unveiled a prototype...

DiskGuard 1.5 locks IDE. (ASD Software Inc's file- and disk drive-security software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... ASD Software Inc. of Montclair, Calif., recently released an update to its $79.95 DiskGuard file- and disk drive-security software that expands drive support and hides protected volumes. Version 1.5 can password-protect folders and partitions...

PowerPlug II unlinks SCSI chain. (Adcon Corp)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Adcon Corp. of Wilton, Conn., recently unveiled SCSI PowerPlug II, the latest version of its termination device that lets Mac users add and remove SCSI devices without shutting down the system. The company said the new model's redesigned...

Elecom cleaner zaps grime. (Elecom Computer Products Inc's Revolution CD cleaner)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... It's not a Star Trek spaceship wannabe; it's Elecom Computer Products Inc.'s Revolution CD cleaner. The $19 product removes dust and fingerprints from a CD in 30 seconds, according to the Cerritos, Calif.-based company. Phone (310) 802-0077 or...

Storage bits and bytes.(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Mail-order drive vendor APS Technologies Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., was recently awarded a patent for DATerm, its digital active-termination technology. The circuitry is used in APS' hard drives and flavors of its SCSI Sentry external termination...

Reply's DOS card for 7100. (DOS on Power Mac card for the Power Mac 7100 80)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Reply Corp. last week announced a new version of its DOS card tailored to the Power Mac 7100/80. The company's line of DOS cards let users run Mac software alongside DOS and Windows applications. The new version, called DOS on Power Mac, plugs...

Sharp, Telex hone panels: active color LCDs hit new price low. (Sharp Electronics Corp; Telex Communications Inc)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... Bringing the message to the masses can soon be done in more vibrant color using LCD-based presentation hardware available at this week's Macworld Expo in Boston from Sharp Electronics Corp. and due in the third quarter from Telex Communications...

File utilities help users cross platforms. (Software Architects Inc's Here & Now; DataViz Inc's Conversion Plus for Windows 3.0; Digital Instrumentation Technology Inc's TransferPro Release 2 8.3)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Offering cross-platform users a hand with Mac data conversion, three vendors recently introduced new and updated file utilities. > Software Architects Inc. released Here & Now, an $89.95 file-exchange program for Intel-standard PC systems that...

Deltis PowerMO picks up pace of Olympus line. (Olympus Image Systems Inc's Deltis PowerMO 230 magneto-optical drive)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... Olympus Image Systems Inc. this week is slated to deliver a high-speed addition to its Deltis line of magneto-optical drives. The $599 Deltis PowerMO 230 is based on a 3.5-inch mechanism that supports cartridges in capacities of 230 and 128...

Samsung, Sampo and Sony to steal the show with screens. (Samsung Electronics America Inc's SyncMaster 17GLsi and SyncMaster 15GLe; Sampo Technology Inc's AlphaScan 15mx; Sony Electronics Inc's Multiscan TC Trinitron)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Extending Mac users' screen horizons, Samsung Electronics America Inc., Sampo Technology Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc. will display new monitors at this week's Macworld Expo in Boston. All the devices comply with the Energy Star standard for...

PressView system eyes image editing. (Radius Inc's PressView 21 SR display system)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Radius Inc. will pursue image-editing professionals at Macworld Expo in Boston this week with its latest display system, the PressView 21 SR. The $3,999 system is built around the company's Super Resolution 21-inch PressView monitor, which...

Boxes extend reach of peripherals, CPUs. (Cybex Corp's Mac Companion transmitter and receiver boxes, AutoBoot Commander 4xP expansion chassis)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Cybex Corp. this week will introduce new products that can extend the reach of input devices and displays as well as reduce desktop clutter for network managers. The Mac Companion is a $595 set of transmitter and receiver boxes that let users...

Video suite on single PCI card. (Data Translation Inc enhances Media 100 digital video system with Vincent PCI card and upgraded software)
August 7, 1995... Data Translation Inc. will become the first company to debut a PCI-based digital video system for the Mac when it announces at Macworld Expo this week Vincent, a card that will provide the real-time video editing and multitrack audio mixing for...

QuickDraw 3D enables users to spin a 3-D Web. (navigable 3-D pages on the World Wide Web)
August 7, 1995... When Apple releases QuickDraw 3D this week, it won't just be putting a 3-D architecture on Power Mac desktops: It will be opening up 3-D virtual worlds in cyberspace, where users from multiple platforms can access them. The company plans to...

Specular ships Infini-D 3.0: spline-based modeling added. (Specular International Ltd's 3-D application)(Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... Transforming its 3-D application, Specular International Ltd. this week at Macworld Expo will ship Version 3.0 of Infini-D, which integrates new modeling and rendering tools. Infini-D 3.0, priced at $899, includes a new path-profile,...

After Effects gains split personality. (Adobe Systems Inc's After Effects 3.0 video special-effects program)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Adobe Systems Inc. is jazzing up its After Effects 3.0 video special-effects program with new and enhanced special effects and better integration with the company's image-creation and image-editing applications. In a new, two-tiered distribution...

Graphic details.(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Adobe Systems Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., has released ScreenReady, its graphics utility for simplifying and speeding the process of bringing files from desktop publishing and illustration applications into multimedia authoring programs. It is...

Ceneca's PageMill: WYSIWYG in the Web: SiteMill option also manages links. (Ceneca Communications Inc's PageMill Web authoring system and SiteMill Web site management tool)(Product Announcement) (Product Announcement)
August 7, 1995... At Macworld Expo in Boston this week, Ceneca Communications Inc. will unveil a groundbreaking World-Wide Web authoring system with site-management options. Due to ship in September, Ceneca's PageMill is a $195 WYSIWYG editor that will create...

Pages land on Mac desktop. (Mark Space Softworks's PageNOW! 1.5)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... Mark/Space Softworks this week will add a slew of new gateways to its PageNOW! software, giving users the ability to send pages from within a wide range of Mac applications. On display at this week's Macworld Expo in Boston, PageNOW! 1.5...

Apple, Oracle pitch Power Objects tool.
August 7, 1995... Developers say app is needed At a ceremony more reminiscent of a motion-picture premiere than a typical announcement of a client-server tool, Oracle Power Objects made its debut last month. Amidst the props, stagehands and animated clips at...

Porn spurs new filtering tools. (pornography on the Internet)
August 7, 1995... While the future freedom of the Internet is debated in Congress and the media, the software industry is shipping products that may reduce much of the public concern about unsavory places in cyberspace. These parent-driven changes in client tools...

NOV*IX Elite ups security. (FireFox Inc's TCP/IP control software)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... FireFox Inc. announced last week an upgrade to its TCP/IP control software that adds NetWare integration but commands a higher price. NOV*IX is FireFox's NetWare-based server that dynamically doles out TCP/IP addresses to authenticated users on...

Internet to get chattier. (Prospero Systems Inc's Global Chat interface and Global Stage Server access software for the Internet Relay Chat system)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 7, 1995... The Internet became a tad more social last week when Prospero Systems Inc. shipped an Internet chat system that gives the cryptic Unix Internet Relay Chat system a simpler interface. Global Chat, available for download free from the company's...

Expo tire kickers take to new Macs' speed, price. (Power Mac 7200, 7500 and 8500 PCI-based systems unveiled at Macworld)
August 14, 1995... Apple's new PCI Power Macs made a big splash at last week's Macworld Expo in Boston. The new Power Mac 7200s, 7500s and 8500s running in Apple's pavilion were drawing crowds of attendees, lured by the new machines' performance and price. Several...

PPC partners planning follow-ons to 603, 604; 615 will boot as PPC, x86 or both. (Motorola 604e and Valiant and IBM 615 next-generation PowerPC processors)
August 14, 1995... Over the course of the next year, IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. plan to significantly push forward the PowerPC chip line with three new processors, including one designed to be compatible with the Intel x86 standard. Sources said Motorola plans...

ProVUE eyes client-server with relational Panorama. (ProVue Development Corp debuts Panorama 3 DBMS)(Product Announcement)
August 14, 1995... ProVUE Development Corp. last week widened its horizons into the land of relational databases, demonstrating at Macworld Expo the first major revision to Panorama in more than two years. The update, Panorama 3, is scheduled to ship by November...

'I like 'em, I like 'em a lot.' (Macworld attendees respond favorably to Apple's 7200, 7500 and 8500 Power Macintoshes)
August 14, 1995... Boston -- A record throng of 60,000 flocked to Macworld Expo last week to bask in the glow of Apple and all things Mac. After several days of self-aggrandizement, maybe the show should have been called MacLovefest. Users snaked around the...

Windows 95 networking is nothing new. (part two of three in a series comparing the OS with System 7.5)
August 14, 1995... In Part 2 of a three-part series, MacWEEK compares the networking and communications features in Windows 95 to those in System 7.5. Computer communications is beastly and one of the top challenges of today's operating systems. Windows 95...

Sun shines on Mac market. (Macworld Expo) (MacWEEK Insider)(Column)
August 14, 1995... It seems that the reports of Apple's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Blue skies were the theme, not just the weather, at this year's Macworld Expo in Boston. The gathering clouds of Windows 95 couldn't overshadow the reality that the Mac...

SpeedDoubler suite makes expo debut. (Connectix Corp)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Connectix Corp. wasn't expecting another utility software hit on the scale of RAMDoubler, but it may have one. Last week the company shipped SpeedDoubler, a combination of Power Mac add-ons. The company also showed a videoconferencing program...

CorelDraw pencils in Mac platform port for 1996.(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Recent news from Corel Corp. has a familiar ring for cross-platform graphics users desperately seeking CorelDraw for the Mac. After announcing plans to port its popular package of Windows graphics applications to the Power Mac last year --...

Power Mac ramp up in works. (to ensure more machines for 1995 holiday season)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... After predicting shortages of new Power Macs last week, Apple reversed course, insisting that plans are now in place to ensure more new machines will ship during this Christmas season. At Boston's Macworld Expo, Chief Financial Officer Joe...

Quix: Mac OS on PReP: software unlikely to reach end users. (PowerPC Reference Platform; Quix Computerware AG releases BridgeHead)
August 14, 1995... A small Swiss company aims to give PowerPC Reference Platform computer owners an early taste of the Mac OS but hasn't yet convinced Apple that it can deliver. Quix Computerware A.G. of Ebikon, Switzerland, is showing developers BridgeHead,...

SyQuest challenges Zip; ships low-cost removable drive. (SyQuest Technology Inc targets Zip drive with its EZ135)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Turning up the heat on the low-cost storage market, SyQuest Technology Inc. at Macworld Expo in Boston last week released its EZ135, a speedy drive that uses 135-Mbyte removable hard disk cartridges. Priced somewhat higher than Iomega Corp.'s...

Magna hones interface, options in security app; Empower line now costs less. (Empower 5.0)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Attempting to simplify the process of safeguarding your Mac, Magna last week upgraded its Empower line of security software with a new graphical interface and predefined user settings. Shown at the Macworld Expo last week in Boston, the...

Nomai joins removables race with MCD 540. (Nomai USA Inc)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Spurred by announcements of forthcoming high-capacity, removable hard drives, Boston Macworld attendees were eager to see Nomai USA Inc.'s entry into the field last week. The MCD 540, Nomai's single-platter cartridge drive, will use Winchester...

NuBus-to-PCI chassis ships. (Second Wave Inc's Xpanse PN200, PN400 and PN800)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Mac users who have made a significant investment in NuBus cards can now trade up to the PCI-based Power Macs without worry, thanks to Second Wave Inc., which last week shipped a series of NuBus-to-PCI expansion chassis. The Xpanse PN series,...

DayStar cuts prices on accelerators. (DayStar Digital Inc's Turbo 601 and PowerPro 601 processor upgrade cards)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... DayStar Digital Inc. announced price cuts of up to 20 percent on its 100-MHz PowerPC 601 processor upgrade boards for 680x0-based Macs at last week's Macworld Expo in Boston. The 100 MHz Turbo 601, which includes a 256-Kbyte cache and fits into...

MicroNet lines up new arrays. (MicroNet Technology's RAIDbank Pro LCD and RAIDbank Plus for PCI)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... MicroNet Technology Inc. delivered a full catch of storage at last week's Macworld Expo in Boston, including updates to its RAIDbank arrays and magneto-optical drive. The RAIDbank Pro LCD is a new version of the company's high-performance...

Virex bundles with Performas. (Datawatch Corp's Virex 5.5.3 included with Apple's Performa 5200 and 6200 CD)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... Datawatch Corp. this month announced a bundle that puts its anti-virus software on board Apple's latest Performas. The company's Virex 5.5.3 package is included with Apple's new Performa 5200 and 6200 CD series. It retails for $99.95. This...

NEC delivers speedy seven-slot CD loader. (NEC Technologies Inc's MultiSpin 4Xc)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
August 14, 1995... NEC Technologies Inc. put a faster spin on multiple CD-ROMs last week when it released a new quadruple-speed drive with a seven-slot autoloader. The $349 MultiSpin 4Xc replaces NEC's $429 double-speed model. The proprietary drive mechanism...