MacWEEK articles from December 1993

MacWEEK archives from December 1993

New PB to toe low-cost line; spring offering to elbow out 145B. (Apple Macintosh PowerBooks)
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Buyers in search of a little PowerBook price relief reportedly will get it this spring when Apple ships a lower-cost, faster and fuller-featured replacement for the 145B. Sources said the 33-MHz 68030-based model will...

Apple shops software shelves for spring System 7.5 upgrade.
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Apple reportedly is testing a new System 7 "reference release" for its current Macs and forthcoming PowerPC models. According to sources, RISC and CISC (complex instruction set computing) versions of System 7.5 will...

Entry-level 4D to target FileMaker. (ACI US Inc. announces 4D First and 4D Open, upgrades of 4D Server and 4th Dimension databases) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - ACI US Inc. is beefing up its high-end, relational database programs and attempting to woo FileMaker Pro users with a new, slimmed version of 4th Dimension. The company next week will ship 4D First, a simplified...

QMS brightens dull docs with capable ColorScript. (Hardware Review) (QMS Inc. ColorScript Laser 1000 printer) (Evaluation)
December 6, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: QMS ColorScript Laser 1000 QMS Inc. List price: $12,499 Overall value 3 The QMS ColorScript Laser 1000 is the first color laser printer aimed at business users....

CD publishing breaks through, hits stride in '93. (CD-ROM becomes mainstream publishing technology)(introduction to Special Report) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... After several years of searching for a use, CD-ROM technology has finally taken its place within the mainstream publishing industry, as well as on the desktop in corporate America. This week's Special Report on CD-ROM publishing looks at...

Apple QuickTake 100 camera to combine optical lens, CCD. (charge-coupled device) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Apple reportedly is shooting for a spring rollout of its low-cost digital camera. Dubbed the QuickTake 100 and expected to sell for about $650 when it ships by April, the camera combines an optical lens with a CCD...

Cellular dock to give Sharp Newtons phone, fax and packet-radio access. (ETE Inc. announces ETE Communicator)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... San Diego - Soon Newtons will have access to an integrated collection of mobile communications options. ETE Inc.'s ETE Communicator, designed to slide under Sharp Electronics Corp.'s Newton Expert Pad, includes a cellular phone with fax...

Competition welcomes Quadra 610 DOS Compatible. (third-party vendors pleased with new product)
December 6, 1993... San Francisco - Apple's introduction of the Quadra 610 DOS Compatible was welcomed by third-party vendors who have been in the "PC in a Mac" business for a while. Orange Micro Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., sells 386- and 486-based coprocessor...

Orange Micro goes double. (introduces OrangePC 486 SLC2/50 clock-doubled coprocessor)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Anaheim, Calif. - Orange Micro Inc. last month released a clock-doubled version of its 486-based coprocessor card for the Mac. With the card installed, Macs can run PC-compatible software and use PC peripherals. The OrangePC 486 SLC2/50...

Meca offers limited version of tax-preparation app. (Meca Software Inc.'s 1993 Headstart Edition of Andrew Tobias' TaxCut)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Fairfield, Conn. - Meca Software Inc. last month shipped the 1993 Headstart Edition of Andrew Tobias' TaxCut, its personal tax-preparation program. The Headstart Edition, a limited version of TaxCut, is used for preliminary tax...

ARA server update fixes incompatibilities. (AppleTalk Remote Access Multiport Server enhanced with code patch) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - The new AppleTalk Remote Access Multiport Server software is incompatible with two other server packages, AppleShare 4.0 and the Apple Internet Router 3.0. All three packages use the Apple Shared Library Manager. The...

The OLE vs. OpenDoc fight: round 2: which standard has the upper hand? (News Analysis)
December 6, 1993... Apple recently began shipping to developers a pre-beta release of OpenDoc, its cross-platform document-sharing architecture. A copy of the specification, which includes a technical summary and application programming interfaces, has...

Utility extends scriptability to all Mac programs. (PreFab Software Inc. announces PreFab Player)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Somerville, Mass. - Scripting systems can help users control applications but run out of rope when trying to control nonscriptable programs. PreFab Software Inc. will let out some line early next year when it ships PreFab Player, a system...

Affinity steps up Tempo in upgrade. (Affinity Microsystems Ltd. Tempo II Plus 3.0.9 macro utility)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Boulder, Colo. - Affinity Microsystems Ltd. last month updated its Tempo II Plus macro utility with a number of new features. Version 3.0.9 includes a free runtime macro player, a new AppleScript interface, a telephone dialer, improved...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
December 6, 1993... A chart on Page 90 of the Nov. 15 issue of MacWEEK incorrectly listed Pangea Systems Inc.'s electronic-mail address. Pangea's correct address is wk01985@worldlink.com. A Nov. 29 story on Software Solutions' Territory Manager on Page 10...

FWB makes RAIDs for Macs, AWS 95. (FWB Inc. RAID ToolKit for Macintosh and Apple Workgroup Servers)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... San Francisco - Disk arrays went do-it-yourself with the release last week of FWB Inc.'s RAID ToolKit for Macintosh and Apple Workgroup Servers. An add-on to the company's Hard Disk ToolKit utility package, RAID ToolKit includes SCSI...

New SimmStack boards double RAM capacity. (Sermax Corp. memory boards)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... New York - Sermax Corp. is now shipping adapter boards that allow users to add 30-pin RAM SIMMs to new Macs and double the capacity of existing SIMM slots. SimmStack adapter boards snap into 72-pin SIMM slots on the LC III; Performa 450;...

MarcoPolo gets update. (Mainstay ships MarcoPolo 2.0.5)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Camarillo, Calif. - Mainstay this month sent users of its MarcoPolo document archiving and retrieval system a minor update that fixes some bugs and adds new features. MarcoPolo 2.0.5, still priced at $395, lets users directly edit...

Dynamics provides W-2 filing. (Great Plains Software introduces Dynamics Invoicing, Federal Magnetic Media)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Fargo, N.D. - Great Plains Software last month announced two new modules for its Dynamics client-server accounting system as well as a forthcoming native version of the program for the PowerPC Macs. Dynamics, priced between $500 and...

TextCAM app converts EPS files for engravers. (Encapsulated PostScript) (Machine Shop Solutions introduces TextCAM)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Bala Cynwyd, Pa. - Machine Shop Solutions is now shipping an import-export application that converts Mac art files and text into a format that engraving machines can understand. TextCAM, priced at $1,295, converts Encapsulated PostScript...

The Apple II is dead. (Apple officially discontinues Apple IIe microcomputer) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - An era has ended. Apple last week quietly dropped the last of the Apple II machines. In an internal communique Apple said the Apple IIe, which made its debut in January 1983, was officially dropped from the Apple...

Desktop instruction tests users' abilities. (Software Solutions QuickStudy training software)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Evansville, Ind. - Trainees are hitting the books and keyboards with the release last month of Software Solutions' QuickStudy testing software. The $49.95 program, developed using Helix Technologies' Helix Express, permits instructors to...

Hitachi OEM PB drive holds 510 Mbytes. (new hard disk drive for PowerBooks)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Brisbane, Calif. - Hitachi America Ltd. this month unveiled a new crop of OEM drives, including a PowerBook-size model that holds 510 Mbytes. Designed for notebook computers, the DK211C-51 drive, with a 510-Mbyte, 2.5-inch mechanism,...

Trillium updates Remus. (Trillium Research Inc.'s Remus 1.1 disk array software) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Hudson, Wis. - Trillium Research Inc. this month added a small update to Remus, its $695 RAID software. Remus lets users configure their hard drives as RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) systems, supporting unlimited partitions...

Lind ships PB conditioners, rechargers. (Mobile Computing) (Lind Electronic Design Inc. products for Apple PowerBooks)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Minneapolis - Lind Electronic Design Inc. recently shipped several new PowerBook power accessories. The new products include: > Multiple rechargers. The QuadCharger-Conditioner, which shipped last month for $199.95, automatically...

New batteries pack more power. (S&K Manufacturing Inc. introduces external batteries for Macintosh PowerBooks) (Mobile Computing)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Oskaloosa, Iowa - S&K Manufacturing Inc. this week plans to ship two external batteries that can run all-in-one PowerBooks from six to 12 hours on a single charge. The Mac'si-Pac 7000 and 3500 are nickel-metal-hydride power packs that...

Fax-modem card to connect mobile phones; PCMCIA card will work in MessagePad. (Mobile Computing) (Megahertz Corp. PCMCIA Cellular Fax Modem)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Salt Lake City - Seamless cellular communications for Newton may be one step closer to reality when Megahertz Corp. ships its cellular-ready PCMCIA fax-modem card early next year. The company last month announced two versions of its...

A PowerBook Christmas. (Mobile Computing) (Moving Target) (Column)
December 6, 1993... Like post-Thanksgiving bloat and tax preparation, the annual torment of holiday gift-buying is upon us again. If you're like me, you savor the experience of wiggling through smelly, slavering packs of sales-frenzied zombies so much that...

Cross-platform Uniface to build host database clients on Mac. (Uniface Corp. to unveil Mac implementation of its cross-platform environment) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Alameda, Calif. - The Mac will soon join the ranks of platforms supported by Uniface Corp.'s popular client-server development tools. Uniface will unveil a Mac implementation of its cross-platform environment at this week's Client/Server...

Vendors posting mail to PDA pager; apps, services to talk to Messaging Card. (third parties announce products supporting Apple Newton Messaging Card)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... San Francisco - Several vendors have announced software and services to send electronic mail over wireless paging networks to the Newton Messaging Card. Apple's Messaging Card is a receive-only PCMCIA card based on Motorola Inc.'s...

TrafficWatch II upgraded to IPX. (Neon Software Inc. ships TrafficWatch II 2.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Lafayette, Calif. - TrafficWatch II will get its second wind this week when its new owner, Neon Software Inc., ships Version 2.0. The upgrade adds support for NetWare's IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) and DECnet Phase IV, as well as...

Cisco server to enter ARA fold. (Cisco Systems Inc. announces AppleTalk Remote Access support in Cisco 500 Communications Server) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Menlo Park, Calif. - At next month's Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Cisco Systems Inc. will for the first time announce support for AppleTalk Remote Access in one of its communications servers. The company said it will ship in the first...

SkyTel says it is close to making Apple deal. (SkyTel Corp. to add nationwide wireless network to Newton Messaging Card pager options) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Washington - SkyTel Corp., based here, was runner-up in the competition to provide Apple-labeled paging services for the Newton Messaging Card. But there was no consolation prize. Now the company said it is close to a deal with Apple that...

Beyond ships rules for PowerTalk. (Beyond Inc. PowerRules for System 7 Pro)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Burlington, Mass. - The most talked about add-on for System 7 Pro, Beyond Inc.'s mail-sorting agent, finally shipped last month. PowerRules for System 7 Pro, available now for $99.95 per user or $695 for 10 users, provides PowerTalk users...

InterCon readies AppleTalk-over-PPP client. (InterCon Systems Corp.'s InterPPP remote-access software for Point-to-Point Protocol)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Herndon, Va. - InterCon Systems Corp. will beat Apple to the punch next month by shipping remote access client software that lets Macs dial into LANs over Point-to-Point Protocol. The $99 InterPPP will let desktop Macs and PowerBooks talk...

Information Access links FirstClass BBS to Internet. (Information Access Technologies Inc.) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Berkeley, Calif. - Information Access Technologies Inc. last month delivered a gateway linking the FirstClass bulletin board system to its Internet electronic-mail and news group services. IAT sells Internet access through its HoloNet...

Imagician speeds transformations. (MacEurope Information Systems' Strategy Imagician video board)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Norwich, England - MacEurope Information Systems is conjuring up a NuBus board that processes color images at close to real time. Strategy Imagician will make its U.S. debut at San Francisco's Macworld Expo next month. Priced at $3,495,...

DeBabelizer Lite tears down barriers between graphics formats, platforms. (Equilibrium Technologies introduces new file-conversion package)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Sausalito, Calif.- Equilibrium Technologies Inc. next month will throw a lifeline to users drowning in the sea of graphics formats. DeBabelizer Lite, priced at $129, will convert files among 55 bit-mapped graphics and animation formats....

EyeQ AV digital video board focuses on Quadra DAV slot. (New Video EyeQ AV)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Santa Monica, Calif. - Users can blow the dust off the DAV slots in their AV Macs to make way for a new digital video board from New Video Corp. New Video's EyeQ AV, priced at $1,895, is scheduled to make its debut at next month Macworld...

Optronics system goes direct-to-plate. (Optronics introduces Colorsetter XLP and Intelliproof)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Chicago - Optronics last month released new direct-to-plate and digital proofing imaging systems. > Colorsetter XLP. This laser plate-setting system is based on the large-format Optronics ColorSetter XL 4000. The $285,000 unit images...

App makes Photo CD slide shows. (InMedia Software Inc. Slides & Sound)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Vancouver, British Columbia - A new program from InMedia Software Inc. lets users set Photo CD slide shows to music. Slides & Sound, priced at $49.95, imports and arranges Photo CD images and synchronizes them with music from audio CDs....

CD provides perspective on 3-D. (Zelos Venture Inc.'s 3-D Tutor)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... San Francisco - Users hoping to push their artistry into another dimension can turn to 3-D Tutor, a new interactive CD-ROM. Available from Zelos! for $119.95, the CD-ROM teaches users about 3-D modeling, animation and rendering. The disc...

CheckPost finds imagesetting errors in EPS files; program outputs film preview to laser. (Working Software Inc.'s CheckPost)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Santa Cruz, Calif. - Customer relations between service bureaus and their clients may get a boost from Working Software Inc.'s CheckPost, a new PostScript proofing program. CheckPost 1.0, priced at $249.95, lets users catch potential...

Elographics display lets users tap touchscreen technologies; IntelliTouch offers 15 sensitivity levels. (Elographics Corp. IntelliTouch TouchMonitor)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
December 6, 1993... Oak Ridge, Tenn. - Elographics Corp. last month introduced a new touchscreen and controller card for use with all Mac applications. Priced at $1,240, the IntelliTouch TouchMonitor is an Apple 14-inch Color Display with an IntelliTouch...

Focus snaps up Lapis in $3.35 million stock deal. (Focus Enhancements Inc. buys Lapis Technologies Inc.) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Woburn, Mass. - In its latest bid to become a major player in the peripherals market, Focus Enhancements Inc. last week said it intends to merge with Lapis Technologies Inc. for about $3.35 million. The agreement, which is expected to...

Aldus cuts jobs in Consumer Division. (Aldus Corp.) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... San Diego - Citing the need to improve financial performance, Aldus Corp.'s Consumer Division last month laid off almost a quarter of its work force. The company handed pink slips to 22 employees, reducing the division's ranks to 72....

eShop unveils system to deliver multiplatform virtual shopping. (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... San Mateo, Calif. - Users who are tired of the hustle and bustle of malls during the holidays may be able to do their Christmas shopping with a Mac and a modem next year. eShop Inc., based here, this week will unveil technology that lets...

Apple may scrap plans to expand near Austin: anti-gay vote blocks $750,000 tax break.
December 6, 1993... Austin, Texas - Apple said it may cancel plans to build a customer-support center here after county commissioners spurned Apple's request for a routine tax break because the company extends health-care benefits to same-sex domestic partners of...

Apple picks Radius 24-bit technology. (Radius Inc. announces that Apple has chosen its 24-bit accelerated display technology for its own display card) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... San Jose, Calif. - Radius Inc. last month announced that its 24-bit accelerated display interface technology has been chosen for Apple's new display card targeted at graphics professionals. Although sold under the Apple name, the board...

Apple, Fujitsu hammer out deal. (technology swap) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Tokyo - Apple Japan and Fujitsu Inc. last month announced a technology swap that will let machines from both companies use the same software. The companies will exchange proprietary data and provide compatibility guidelines to...

Compaq taps Falcon for fed sales. (authorizes Falcon Microsystems Inc. to sell its systems to federal government) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Landover, Md. - Moving to bolster its federal sales, Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp. last month authorized Falcon Microsystems Inc. to sell Compaq personal computers to government users. Under the deal, Falcon, based here, will offer...

Taiwanese on PPC bandwagon. (PowerPC) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Austin, Texas - Motorola Inc. and IBM Corp. last week announced the formation of a major coalition of Taiwanese computer companies designed to foster PowerPC development in the Far East. Called Taiwan New PC Consortium, the group boasts...

Word 6.0 icon symbolizes shift from apps to docs. (The Second Decade) (Column)
December 6, 1993... At first glance it's just one more tool bar icon, but I think the Insert Microsoft Excel Worksheet button in Microsoft Word 6.0 deserves a place of honor in the annals of personal computer application design. What the tool does is...

The PReP problem. (PowerPC Reference Platform) (Editorial)
December 6, 1993... IBM Corp. and its allies have offered PowerPC developers an opportunity to cooperate on an industry standard, the PowerPC Reference Platform. PReP makes it possible for PowerPC buyers to know that, whatever the vendor, the computers will...

Giving thanks and going strategic in PPC transition. (PowerPC) (The Mac Manager) (Column)
December 6, 1993... With the annual animal fat fest a fast fading memory, I've been reflecting on how to energize ourselves for the rest of The Holidays (Version 1993) and where 1994 is going to take us. The first concern that congealed in my pre-wassail...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
December 6, 1993... Spin on Mobile Computing highlights what ails PBs I devoured the Mobile Computing section (MacWEEK, Nov. 15, Page 14), and I look forward to seeing it expand. I write to clarify comments made on Apple's PenLite project in Andrew...

CD-ROM publishing arrives. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... Riding on the coattails of desktop computing's buzzword of the moment - multimedia - CD-ROM finally broke through in 1993. After years of promise, it is now easy and relatively inexpensive to mix video, graphics, sound and text in a digital...

Authoring tools help developers deliver multimedia message on CD. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... Although a variety of off-the-shelf programs is available, some developers are opting for custom solutions. Multimedia development is gathering momentum as more companies are transforming documentation, training and marketing manuals,...

Magazine publishers put a spin on CD-ROM. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... Magazines look to CD-ROM to distribute organized data and add new dimensions to print information. CD-ROM technology is continuing to push itself into the traditional publishing world, as mass-circulation print magazines test the waters...

Low-cost CD-R drives bring CD-ROM publishing to desktop. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... With price cuts of $5,000 and more, CD-R drives now offer users an affordable way to create CDs. CD-ROM publishing has finally arrived on the desktop, with CD-Recordable drives cast in the role that laser printers played during the...

In-house CD-ROMs becoming serious business. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... Companies are starting to publish their own CDs to handle data overflow. Professionals struggling to keep track of and distribute massive amounts of data within their organizations are increasingly discovering that CD-ROM is an ideal and...

CD-R mastering: behind the scenes. (MacWEEK Special Report: CD-ROM Publishing)
December 6, 1993... Along with a Mac, premastering software and a fast, large-capacity hard disk drive, desktop CD-Recordable systems can be used to create CD-ROMs containing more than 600 Mbytes of data for about $23 per disc. Most CD-R units allow you to...

Internal fax modems keep PowerBook users in touch. (Buyers Guide)
December 6, 1993... Faster speeds and improved software have made fax modems required PowerBook accessories. An internal fax modem can help transform a PowerBook from an isolated laptop machine into a powerful mobile communications device. A high-speed fax...

Users take charge with new PowerBook batteries. (for Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computers) (Buyers Guide)
December 6, 1993... PowerBook portability is nice, but what users really want are batteries with staying power. As a recent MacWEEK QuickPoll indicated (see MacWEEK, Oct. 25, Page 28), one thing PowerBook and Duo users desperately want for Christmas -...

Spectre Supreme. (Velocity Development Corp. computer game) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Those who haven't yet lost countless hours of their lives to Velocity Development Corp.'s Spectre may as well skip it and move on to the new $59.95 Spectre Supreme. For the uninitiated, Spectre is a from-the-cockpit, 3-D tank battle...

ZOA. (Casady & Greene Inc. Zone of Avoidance) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... You're a solo fighter pilot maintaining an isolated space station that's under attack from hostile aliens and tumbling asteroids -and it's up to you to solemnly defend wave after wave of this escalating assault. An arsenal of laser cannons...

Super Maze Wars. (Callisto Corp.) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... If you're tired of running around a maze of cubicles at the office, you might try driving around the Super Maze Wars maze in a tank. At least you can shoot people who get in your way. That's pretty much the point of Callisto Corp.'s new...

Out of this world. (MacPlay) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Returning to his lab on a stormy night, Lester Chaykin sets about configuring a new experiment with the linear accelerator. As the experiment warms up, Lester calmly pulls the top on a can of soda and awaits his results. But when the...

Crystal Crazy. (Casady & Greene Inc.) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Building upon the massive success of Crystal Quest, Casady & Greene Inc. took a turn into the next dimension with the $49.95 Crystal Crazy. As a space cow piloting your "flying bedpan," you scour the galaxy for points - dodging obstacles,...

Star Trek. (MacPlay's Star Trek: 25th Anniversary) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... It's every Trekkie's ultimate dream: to experience the thrill of piloting the Starship Enterprise. MacPlay makes this dream come true with its $59.95 game, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, in which you assume the role of James T. Kirk, captain of...

More action/adventure games. (Bungie Software Products Corp. Pathways into Darkness; ISM Inc. Surgeon 3: The Brain, G-netix; Cyberdreams Inc. Dark Seed; StarPlay Productions Inc. Crystal Caliburn Pinball; Inline Design FireFall Arcade) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Bungie Software Products Corp.'s $69.99 Pathways into Darkness is the latest in Wolfenstein/Dungeons & Dragons-type maze games. As a Reagan-era special forces soldier, your goal is to enter an ancient, sacred temple in Central America and...

Bridge. (MacPlay's Bridge Deluxe with Omar Sharif and Capstone's Bridge Master) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Two bridge programs have entered the market this year: the $49.95 Bridge Master by Capstone and the $59.95 Bridge Deluxe with Omar Sharif by MacPlay. Of the two programs, Omar plays a more precise game and is the better-engineered product....

SimCity 2000. (Maxis) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... For those on your shopping list who yearn for the most involved (some might say tedious) of computer simulations, the holidays cannot come too soon this year. Maxis has just released the $69.95 SimCity 2000, the specific culmination of its...

Chessmaster 3000. (The Software Toolworks chess game) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Chessmaster 3000 from The Software Toolworks Inc. is a worthy chess opponent, but its real strength is as a teacher. Through its Mentor menu, it provides advice, practice in openings, mate solutions, position setups, and the capability to...

Spin Doctor. (Callisto computer game) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... The objective of Callisto's arcade-style Spin Doctor is to move your white wand through a field of dots while avoiding dangerous obstacles such as animated enemy wands, fatal spikes and fuses, and acid puddles that can turn into...

We didn't forget... (Dynamix's The Even More Incredible Machine and ConJelCo's Blackjack Trainer) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Dynamix, a Sierra On-Line Inc. family, has updated its $49.95 Rube Goldberg-like puzzle game and released it for the Mac. The Even More Incredible Machine displays an unfinished contraption and a selection of gizmos - guns, balls, rockets,...

Hell Cab. (Time Warner Interactive Group game on CD-ROM) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Hell Cab from Time Warner Interactive Group offers a cab ride to New York from the airport with a twist - this cab can travel through time and space, and it just may cost you everything you've got. As you dodge gladiators, Nazis and...

Iron Helix. (Spectrum HoloByte Inc. game on CD-ROM) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... The plot of Spectrum HoloByte Inc.'s Iron Helix should be standard fare to science fiction buffs: The universe is on the verge of destruction because of a war game gone haywire - and only you can save the day. In the belly of the warship...

The Journeyman Project. (Quadra Interactive game on CD-ROM) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation ) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... The plot of Quadra Interactive's $79.95 The Journeyman Project reads like a collaboration between Stephen Hawking and William Gibson. The year is 2318, and world peace has finally been achieved. But with the advent of time travel, history can...

Myst. (Broderbund Software Inc. game on CD-ROM) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... You have entered a strange and mysterious island where you begin searching for clues. To what? Even that is not clear at first. Only after wandering through and closely examining the 3-D rendered world of Myst by Broderbund Software Inc....

Wait, there's more... (Cyberflix's Lumicus and Voyager Company's Freak Show games on CD-ROM) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Other CD-ROM titles include Cyberflix's $79.95 Lunicus, which stations you on the U.N. Moonbase Lunicus, the only outpost unscathed by an alien race that's invading Earth. You're the planet's last hope as you battle mostly robotoid aliens in...

Typing programs. (MacPlay's Mario Teaches Typing; Software Toolworks' Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Nintendo's famous Mario is the newest character seen on the typing-game market. In MacPlay's $49.95 Mario Teaches Typing, he teaches kids how to type on Macintosh computers. Mario features practice lessons and games. Three playing...

Kid Cuts. (Broderbund Software Inc.) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... This year I got Broderbund Software Inc.'s Kid Cuts, which is like KidPix, except that you don't have to make your own pictures. Kid Cuts has lots of things to do and pictures to color, and you can print them and then cut them out. Kid...

Book building. (Broderbund Software's Print Shop Deluxe; Chickadee Software Inc.'s Easy Book; Maxis's Kid's Studio) (Software Review) (Let the Games Begin!)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
December 6, 1993... Book-building programs combine words with pictures to show you how to design things or help you lay out a page in a book or magazine. The Print Shop Deluxe from Broderbund Software Inc. gives you an easy way to make cards, posters and...