MacWEEK articles from February 1993

MacWEEK archives from February 1993

New Macs' lean prices offer hefty competition: models may take on Compaq, Dell CPUs. (Apple to announce new Macintosh models) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Models may take on Compaq, Dell CPUs By Jon Swartz Cupertino, Calif. - Apple's new CPUs, to be announced next week at Macworld Expo in Tokyo, are among its most aggressively priced to date. The new low-end and midrange Macs,...

HyperCard goes home, to link with AppleScript: Apple will take over development, support. (includes related article on history of HyperCard)
February 1, 1993... Apple will take over development, support By Raines Cohen Santa Clara, Calif. - HyperCard is on the way home again. Claris Corp. and Apple last week announced that responsibility for development, marketing and support of the...

Aldus FreeHand, Adobe Illustrator sequels look alike. (Aldus Corp., Adobe Systems Inc. reportedly will ship upgrades to illustration programs by spring 1993) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Carolyn Said San Francisco - Aldus FreeHand and Adobe Illustrator are both in line for upgrades that will increase the similarities between the two premiere PostScript illustration programs, according to sources. New versions of...

Business users take Mac CD-ROM for a spin. (sales of Macintoshes equipped with CD-ROM drives)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter San Francisco - Apple is busy putting a CD-ROM drive into current and upcoming Macs and handheld devices, and corporate customers seem ready to go along for the drive. Many businesses are embracing CD-ROM,...

Performa sales exceed projections. (Macintosh Performa microcomputers)
February 1, 1993... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - The Macintosh Performas put on quite a show last Christmas, exceeding projected sales. Apple said the new consumer Macs sold so well that it will offer new configurations this spring and may add some...

Coactive devices allow Macs, PCs to communicate via AppleTalk. (Coactive Computing Corp. to ship Connector for DOS, Connector for Windows) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter Belmont, Calif. - Coactive Computing Corp. wants to make Mac-style networking for small, heterogeneous workgroups as simple as, well, Mac-style networking. In April, Coactive plans to ship two $149 boxes, Connector...

Mac networks take all kinds. (Research Report)
February 1, 1993... MacWEEK's networking survey found most sites had mixed platforms running a diverse set of protocols. Networks composed solely of Macintoshes are the exception not the rule, according to the results of the latest MacWEEK survey of large...

A multi-user database primer.
February 1, 1993... Managers need to understand database issues from the front, middle and back ends. By George Lawton and Mitch Ratcliffe The Macintosh's user-friendly interface makes it an ideal window through which to view data - whether that data...

AppleShare dominance slipping as sites turn to PC-based solutions. (multiplatform networking)
February 1, 1993... Many sites plan to buy PCs as servers for Macs in the next year. The king of the hill in file servers for Macs is still AppleShare, according to MacWEEK survey respondents. But if a large Mac site is installing a new server for Mac users...

Mitsubishi cooks up Level 2 color. (PostScript Level 2) (Mitsubishi International Corp. introduces CHC-746i color printer) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Tab-size thermal prints full bleeds By Matthew Rothenberg White Plains, N.Y. - Mitsubishi International Corp. this month will add a tabloid-size thermal-transfer model as well as PostScript Level 2 support to its line of...

Beyond ASCII: products pave the way to paperless office. (News Analysis)(includes related article on who can use document interchange)
February 1, 1993... Document-interchange technologies attempt to transcend platforms and applications. By Kathleen Tinkel Although the phrase "paperless office" is more likely to inspire a resigned sigh than hope for the future, circumstances are...

Current techniques for document-interchange limited. (News Analysis)
February 1, 1993... Perhaps the most common form of raw data exchange is in unformatted text and numerical data imported in ASCII text format. The ASCII format for years has been the simplest, most reliable interchange format and the only nearly universal one....

Words & Beyond goes beyond standard word processing. (Lundeen & Associates to introduce new word processor with intuitive interface, fluid text and graphics integration) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Carolyn Said Alameda, Calif. - Lundeen & Associates this week will introduce a word processor that it said will feature an intuitive interface and fluid integration of text and graphics. Words&Beyond, which the company will...

Apple app to emulate AS/400 5250 terminals. (Apple introduces SNAps 5230 terminal-emulation software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Mitch Ratcliffe San Jose, Calif. - Apple last week at the Client/Server '93 conference here introduced an application that adds support for AS/400 5250 terminal emulation on Macs running the company's SNA*ps Gateway. SNA*ps...

Major upgrade for Data Desk. (Data Description Inc. ships Data Desk 4.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Ithaca, N.Y. - Data Description Inc. recently shipped Data Desk 4.0, a major upgrade to its $595 statistics program with dynamic graphics and linked windows. Data Desk now includes multivariate general linear-model analysis, new analysis...

Print devices handle multipart forms. (Advanced Matrix Technology Inc. introduces AMT Forms Writer dot-matrix printer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Camarillo, Calif. - Advanced Matrix Technology Inc. will hit the Mac impact-printer market next month with a line of dot-matrix devices that handle multipart forms. The AMT FormsWriter series comprises eight...

CIC introduces PenMac at Pen '93 conference. (Communication Intelligence Corp.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Raines Cohen San Francisco - If the writing was on the wall at the Pen '93 conference held here last week, pen-based Macs are not in the near-term future. The only Macintosh at the show could be found in the booth of...

ATTO software speeds up striping: new SCSI-2 NuBus supports 81-foot cables. (ATTO Technology Inc. introduces ExpressStripe software for improving disk performance, SiliconExpress 3D SCSI interface card) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... New SCSI-2 NuBus supports 81-foot cables By Kirsten L. Parkinson Amherst, N.Y. - ATTO Technology Inc. last month unveiled a disk-striping software package and a SCSI-2 interface card that supports cable lengths up to 81 feet. ...

RBC's CalScan scheduler will offer enhanced group-meeting features. (RBC Inc. announces CalScan multiplatform scheduling application) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Arlington, Va. - RBC Inc. this month will add privacy protection and improved group-meeting features to CalScan, its multiplatform scheduling application. CalScan is a client-server package that lets Mac and...

Mega Drive ships Wide SCSI arrays, removables. (Mega Drive Systems Inc. MR/5 RAID subsystems) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Beverly Hills, Calif. - Mega Drive Systems Inc. last month went wide with its shipment of disk arrays that support Wide SCSI. The company also announced that it will ship 1.6-Gbyte and 2-Gbyte models of its...

Three applications aid money-minded users. (ChipSoft Inc. MacInTax 1992; Great Plains Software Dynamics accounting package; Aatrix Software Hi! Finance) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - A trio of accounting developers last month shipped Mac business programs. > ChipSoft Inc. released its final 1992 version of MacInTax, featuring EasyStep, a new graphical step-by-step guide through...

Program translates letters into Japanese. (Language Engineering Corp. Ambassador) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Ian G. Jacobs Belmont, Mass. - Language Engineering Corp.'s Ambassador attempts to bridge the language gap for English speakers doing business with Japanese companies. The $295 program, which shipped in January, lets English...

n Dimensions updates interface builder. (n Dimensions introduces DeeMaker for DeeManager 1.2) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Aptos, Calif. - n Dimensions last month shipped an upgrade of DeeMaker for DeeManager, its Mac interface-development tool. The DeeManager resource manager is A-Trap-based and compatible with all programming...

Aperion eases creation of 4D add-ons; X-Step writes, tests in same environment. (add-on programs for ACIUS 4th Dimension) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Robert Hess Mission Viejo, Calif. - Development of add-ons for ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension may be easier with a new tool from Aperion Inc. With X-Step for 4D, announced last month, developers write externals using Symantec...

Relax to ship optical drive for less than $1,000. (Relax Technology Sierra MO) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Union City, Calif. - Relax Technology Inc. this week will ship an optical drive priced at less than $1,000. The Sierra MO, a 3.5-inch 128-Mbyte rewriteable optical disk drive, sells for $999. Relax is bundling the drive with On Location,...

MicroCode ships circuit-simulation program. (MicroCode Engineering introduces CircuitMaker 3.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Raines Cohen Orem, Utah - MicroCode Engineering last month shipped CircuitMaker 3.0, a new version of its schematic capture and digital-simulation program. The $200 application includes a library of electronic devices, including...

PLI CD-ROM can run Apple Photo Access. (Peripheral Land Inc. PLI CD ROM MS 200) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter Fremont, Calif. - PLI last month shipped an external CD-ROM drive that has a speedier spin rate for nonaudio data and is compatible with Eastman Kodak Co.'s Photo CD disks. The $969 PLI CD ROM MS 200 sports a...

OEM drive from Toshiba. (Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. introduces MK-2326F disk drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Irvine, Calif. - Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. last month announced its first 2.5-inch SCSI-compatible OEM drive. The MK-2326F, based on a 2.5-inch Toshiba mechanism, will offer a 12-millisecond average seek time, maximum...

Semaphore templates for FileMaker add interactive address checking. (Semaphore ZP4) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Raines Cohen Aptos, Calif. - Semaphore Corp. last month made it easier for FileMaker users to tap into ZP4, its CD-ROM-based application that standardizes mailing lists and adds postal ZIP+4 codes to addresses. The CD-ROM can...

Sum Total to include color-calculation features. (Concurrent Engineering Tools Inc. introduces Sum Total technical calculation program) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Ian G. Jacobs Mesa, Ariz. - Concurrent Engineering Tools Inc. next month will ship a technical-calculator program called Sum Total that has features aimed at programmers, engineers, scientists and graphic designers. Users will be...

Hitachi color monitors offer auto-scan. (Hitachi America Ltd. introduces Accuvue Premier Series color monitors) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Nathalie Welch Montvale, N.J. - Hitachi America Ltd. this month shipped the Accuvue Premier Series, a line of color auto-scan monitors. The line includes three 21-inch monitors, each of which offer a flat screen for reduced glare...

Working Software adds speller to 4D apps. (introduces OEM Spellwell External for 4D Developers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Robert Hess Santa Cruz, Calif. - Users of ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension database finally can dot their i's and end the tease with the release of Working Software Inc.'s OEM Spellswell External for 4D Developers. Working Software's...

CD-ROM teaches leadership skills. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Duluth, Ga. - PERC Macromedia Group Inc. is attempting to impart the same leadership skills taught at business seminars with an interactive CD-ROM for the Mac. The $195 People Who Lead People CD-ROM contains eight hours of simulations,...

Oracle7 to offer multimedia tools: Mac Oracle Card supports QuickTime. (Oracle Corp.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Mac Oracle Card supports QuickTime By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco - Oracle Corp. next month will introduce development tools and extensions for its Oracle7 relational database that will allow Mac users to build multimedia database...

Santorini adds management muscle to AppleShare. (Santorini Consulting and Design Inc. introduces Server Manager network management software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Leonard Heymann San Francisco - Network administrators frustrated by the dearth of AppleShare remote-management capabilities may find relief in a new product from Santorini Consulting & Design Inc. Server Manager, which shipped...

Mac LAN Server client ships. (IBM introduces LAN Server for Macintosh) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter Armonk, N.Y. - IBM Corp. planned to ship late last week a Mac client for its OS/2-based file server. The $995 LAN Server for Macintosh makes Macs capable of sharing files and printers on an OS/2 server running...

Spider Island expands TeleFinder BBS: version 2.0 features based on Apple events. (Spider Island Software introduces TeleFinder Group Edition 3.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Version 3.0 features based on Apple events By Nathalie Welch Irvine, Calif. - Spider Island Software is shipping an upgrade of its bulletin board system featuring expanded support for Apple events and a new multiserver architecture....

Apple ships DAL client software. (Apple to offer retail version of Data Access Language client software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Leonard Heymann Cupertino, Calif. - Apple this week will ship a retail version of its Data Access Language client software, though without the expected support for Microsoft Corp.'s Open Database Connectivity scheme. DAL Client...

EclecTec beefs up network simulator. (Gateways Briefs)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... EclecTec beefs up network simulator Scotts Valley, Calif. - EclecTec Software Inc. this week is shipping a renamed and revamped version of its network simulation software. NetVirtual II 2.1 adds more than 50 routers to the library of...

Digital Products give SprintTALK/25E eight ports. (Digital Products Inc. enhances print server, reduces price) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Digital Products gives SprintTALK/25E eight ports Waltham, Mass. - Digital Products Inc. last week doubled the ports and dropped the price on its LocalTalk-to-Ethernet print server. SprintTALK/25E now has eight ports for connecting...

APS drops PowerBook modem price to $69. (APS Technologies Inc. PowerModem) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... APS drops PowerBook modem price to $69 Independence, Mo. - Seemingly intent on putting telecommunications in every PowerBook, APS Technologies Inc. last month further reduced the price on its APS PowerModem. Now $69, the 2,400-bps...

Large Mac sites make heavy use of non-Mac multi-user databases. (user survey) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Multi-user databases are used widely, with both Macs and mainframes as hosts. The results from a recent MacWEEK survey of large Macintosh sites appear to debunk the lingering condemnation that Macs aren't good database machines. On the...

Artifice recasts CAD for 3-D with DesignWorkshop. (Artifice Inc.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter Eugene, Ore. - Artifice Inc. next month will deliver DesignWorkshop, CAD software that will help drafters and designers make the jump to 3-D rendering. The $895 package will ship with a standard set of 2-D and 3-D...

Thumbs Up points way to warehoused graphics. (Graphic Detail Inc. introduces Thumbs Up archive and catalog-database program) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By April Streeter Raleigh, N.C. - Graphic Detail Inc. recently shipped an archive and catalog-database program. Thumbs Up, priced at $995, allows one user to keep an archive of an unlimited number of 24-bit-color images on a hard...

Mirror buffs up its color flatbeds with JPEG accelerator boards. (Mirror Technologies Inc. introduces Mirror 600 Plus, Mirror 800 Plus, Mirror 600 Pro, Mirror 800 Pro) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Roseville, Minn. - Mirror Technologies Inc. this month will ship a new line of 24-bit-color flatbed scanners and optional hardware acceleration of JPEG compression and decompression. The $999 Mirror 600 Plus...

Diaquest app handles video devices. (Diaquest Inc. DQ-MAC232) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... By Neil McManus Berkeley, Calif. - Diaquest Inc. last week shipped an application that lets the Mac control videodisc recorders and frame-accurate video decks. Diaquest's DQ-MAC232, priced at $995, works with Sony Corp.'s EVO-9650,...

New collections enter clip-art scene. (Image Club Graphics Inc. upgrades ArtRoom 5.2, TechPool Corp. introduces Atmosphere Systems, Teach Yourself By Computer Software Inc. introduces EduClip Images I, EduClip Images 2, EduClip Images 3) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 1, 1993... Graphics fit for lab, school and business By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Francisco - An array of new clip-art collections offer a variety of images and background designs to users looking to brighten up their documents. > Image...

Artistic brochure gives a hand to medical diagnostics. (Screen Test) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... San Francisco - An oversize medical brochure produced on the Mac has won design awards and injected an artistic element into traditionally dry medical promotions. "The approach is unusual; it's bold to go to this level of artistry in the...

Claris adds ALSoft PB package to lineup. (Claris Corp. signs agreement to distribute ALSoft Inc's UP PowerBook utilities ) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Andrew Gore Santa Clara, Calif. - Claris Corp.'s Clear Choice division last week signed an agreement to add ALSoft Inc.'s UP PowerBook utilities to its stable of low-cost software. The package, which debuted last month (see...

Mac mail-order company will integrate IBM servers. (Mac and More Inc. becomes reseller for IBM, DEC) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Jon Swartz Tampa, Fla. - A veteran Mac mail-order company last month became a rookie reseller for IBM Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. Mac and More Inc., which has sold more than 30,000 Macs during the past three years, became...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
February 1, 1993... After the Jan. 25 issue of MacWEEK went to press, Nikon Inc. changed the projected retail price of the external version of CoolScan, its transparency scanner. The new price is $2,495. The Jan. 18 story on TeleMagic contained several...

Compton's rolls DOS, Windows, Mac, Sony formats onto single CD. (Compton's NewMedia Inc. to consolidate multimedia-player versions of its CD-ROM titles) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... M.O.S.T. discs work with multiple OSes By Kirsten L. Parkinson Carlsbad, Calif. - Compton's NewMedia Inc. last month announced that it will consolidate the Mac, DOS, Windows and Sony multimedia-player versions of its CD-ROM titles...

Scanner vendors bundle text-management apps. (Mustek Inc., Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc.) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Matthew Rothenberg Irvine, Calif. - Software bundles from Mustek Inc. and Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc. will help users of their desktop scanners get a handle on optical character recognition and document-image management....

Applied slashes prices of accelerator cards. (Applied Engineering Inc.) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Dallas - Applied Engineering this month cut prices across its entire line of TransWarp 68030-based accelerator cards. Reductions range from 11 percent to 40 percent. For example, the TransWarp CI without an FPU (floating-point unit) went...

Gulf CD-ROM update. (Quanta Press Inc. introduces Macintosh version of Persian Gulf war CD-ROM) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Minneapolis - Quanta Press Inc. last month released a Mac version of its Persian Gulf war CD-ROM. The $69.95 USA WAR: Desert Storm includes text, images and sounds describing U.S. forces and the war. Users can copy materials into their own...

Optiquest lowers prices on noninterlaced monitors. (Optiquest Inc. cuts prices of 1000S, 2000D, 2000DX, 4000D, 4000DX monitors) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Nathalie Welch Walnut, Calif. - Optiquest Inc. this month dropped prices on its entire line of noninterlaced monitors, with cuts as high as $296. All of the displays have 1,024-by-768-pixel resolution and tilt-and-swivel bases....

Daystar DSP filters offer previews. (DayStar Digital Inc. releases free software upgrade to Charger NuBus cards) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Flowery Branch, Ga. - DayStar Digital Inc. last week released a free software upgrade to its Charger DSP-based NuBus cards that adds real-time previews to Adobe Photoshop filters. Priced at $949, Charger uses two programmable AT&T 16A...

The world according to Apple brass: regional presidents outline plans for '93. (Apple executives)
February 1, 1993... Regional presidents outline plans for '93 By Jon Swartz San Francisco - Apple's three regional presidents have different approaches around the world, but their 1993 business plans share the same goals: to increase market share and...

Computer makers struggle through a disappointing financial quarter.
February 1, 1993... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - If you weren't Microsoft Corp., SuperMac Technology Inc. or a chip maker, you weren't likely to fare well financially during the recently completed quarter. With few exceptions, most personal computer...

NeXT loses more top executives. (NeXT Computer Inc. co-founder Richard A. Page resigns; sales and marketing executives depart)
February 1, 1993... By Eric Lach Redwood City, Calif. - Once again, key executives have left Steve Jobs' NeXT Computer Inc., and industry speculation is in overdrive. Last month's departure of Richard A. Page, NeXT co-founder and vice president of...

Democrats take swift action on funding of information nets. (Senate Bill 4)
February 1, 1993... By Mitch Ratcliffe Washington - Senate Democrats with a technological agenda bolted out of the starting blocks on the first day of the new Congress by introducing a bill that would pour $120 million into information networks in 1994. ...

Monotype exonerated in ITC suit. (International Typeface Corp. vs. Monotype) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Monotype exonerated in ITC suit Seattle - Monotype Typography Inc. last week scored a major victory in federal court here in its legal battle with International Typeface Corp. over some widely used fonts. An 11-member jury...

EFI, Learning Co. to offer stock. (Electronics for Imaging Inc., Learning Co.) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... EFI, Learning Co. to offer stock San Francisco - A pair of Mac developers who went public last year announced their intentions to offer stock last week. Electronics for Imaging Inc. said it plans to sell 2.5 million shares of common...

Apple adds Diery, Forsyth to executive team. (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... Apple adds Diery, Forsyth to executive team Cupertino, Calif. - Apple last month announced two additions to its Executive Management Team, which sets the company's strategic directions. The company named Ian Diery, senior vice...

Putting multimedia in perspective. (Editorial)
February 1, 1993... Multimedia - for years touted by its boosters as the Next Big Thing, yet scorned by skeptics as a solution in search of a problem - finally has become serious business on the Mac. Just as Apple predicted, the release of QuickTime has...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 1993... StuffIt creator disputes safety of file-compression products I am compelled to respond to the outrageous claim in the Soapbox "Myths about compression need to be cleared up" (MacWEEK, Jan. 4) by Terry Morse and Lloyd Chambers of Fifth...

The digital ether, coming soon to a PB near you. (wireless communications and Macintosh PowerBook portable computers)(Commentary) (Column)
February 1, 1993... Jean-Louis Gassee As technology changes go, the shift from analog to digital is one of the more believable. It also is one of the most promising, if we buy into the mobile technologist's vision of the ubiquitous device for connecting...

Look to PowerPC Macs for smartware solutions. (Apple's new reduced instruction set computing architecture)(The Mac Manager) (Column)
February 1, 1993... Don Crabb Apple is betting the farm on PowerPC Macs. Because these RISC-based Macs offer the twin seductions of considerably more raw computing horsepower and lower cost of manufacture than CISC (complex instruction set computing) Macs,...

Macintosh CAM systems make it in manufacturing. (computer-aided manufacturing)(includes related articles on desktop prototypes, importing data, CAM terminology - Product Watch)
February 1, 1993... From the shop that fabricates space stations to the one that builds Fender guitars, the Mac is finding a useful place on the shop floor. By Bob Weibel Macs now play key roles in manufacturing quality control, thanks to the wide...

Duos can go power mad. (PowerBook Duo notebook computers) (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
February 1, 1993... Q. My PowerBook Duo doesn't seem to be charging the battery fully. Why? A. According to PowerBook guru and PBTools author Bill Steinberg, the Power Manager in the Duos can "lose its mind" occasionally. To reset it, press and hold the...

Time is shaking out glitches in MO drives. (magneto-optical disk drives) (MacInTouch: Products) (Column)
February 1, 1993... Time is shaking out glitches in MO drives Systems-management chores, such as backup and archiving, are made easier with an appliance entering more offices: 128-Mbyte magneto-optical drives. Products MO better storage. In a...

Radius screens cut emissions. (Radius Inc. introduces redesigned monochrome monitors that meet Swedish guidelines) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... San Jose, Calif. - Radius Inc. last week announced it has redesigned three monochrome monitors to meet Swedish guidelines on emissions considered dangerous to computer users' health. The Radius Pivot, Full Page Display and Two Page...

Kodak trims cost of portable inkjets. (cuts price of Diconix 701 printer, extends warranty to three years) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Neil McManus Rochester, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. recently reduced the prices of its Diconix portable inkjet printers and extended their warranties to three years. The Diconix 701, a 300-dpi inkjet, now is priced at $479, down...

Can't always get what you want. (Rumors) (Column)
February 1, 1993... That story in the New York Times last week about the Clinton team going into shock after discovering tha the White House is littered with typewriters rather than more modern instruments explains alot, doesn't it? Alot about both the past...

In Focus trims presentation prices; cost cuts span panels, projectors. (In Focus Systems Inc. cuts prices on 1600LC, 5000FX, 7000FX+, LiteShow II, Lite-Pro LS, TVT-3000, TVT-6000 and System 6000) (Brief Article)
February 1, 1993... By Nathalie Welch Tualatin, Ore. - In Focus Systems Inc. last month cut prices by as much as $1,000 on a range of its presentation hardware. The company trimmed the price of its 640-by-480-pixel LCD panels: The 16-color 1600LC was...

General Magic will do its trick on Macs, PDAs. (personal digital assistants)
February 8, 1993... Telescript agents sort users' E-mail By Mitch Ratcliffe New York - General Magic Inc.'s Telescript programming language will find its first home early next year on the Macintosh and Apple's forthcoming Newton personal digital...

Mac III: the next generation; DSP will add voice, telephony, video. (Cyclone, digital signal processing)
February 8, 1993... DSPs will add voice, telephony, video By MacWEEK staff Cupertino, Calif. - Finally, there's going to be a Macintosh even Scotty could use. As previously reported (see MacWEEK, May 25, 1992), a new line of 68040based Macs Apple...

Update for 7.1 coming soon. (System 7.1)
February 8, 1993... By Robert Hess Cupertino - Apple reportedly is preparing to release an extension much like its System 7 Tune-Up that is designed to improve the performance and reliability of Macs running System 7.1. In addition, sources said, the...

Apple to serve up multiport ARA. (AppleTalk Remote Access server software)
February 8, 1993... By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco - Apple is aiming to seize an advantage over third-party AppleTalk Remote Access server vendors with new Mac-based software that offers enhanced security and support for multiple phone lines. The...

Tokyo rollout set for cheap '040s, new color Macs.
February 8, 1993... By Raines Cohen Tokyo - Mac users concerned about cost and color will have a field day this week as Apple ships a range of new products. The introductions, to be held at Macworld Tokyo here, include 68040 machines at midrange...

Bedrock development solid; app set for year-end delivery. (Apple and Symantec Corp.'s jointly developed application development program) (Brief Article)
February 8, 1993... By Andrew Gore Indian Wells, Calif. - By year-end, the Flintstones won't be the only ones living in Bedrock. The cross-platform, object-oriented application framework being codeveloped by Symantec Corp. and Apple is on schedule for...

E-Machines Duo dock hits the streets. (PowerLink Presentor and PowerLink DeskNet docking stations) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 8, 1993... By Carolyn Said Beaverton, Ore. - E-Machines Inc. this month became the first thirdparty developer to ship docks for Apple's PowerBook Duos. The company shipped PowerLink Presentor, a "traveling dock" that lets Duo users give color...

SuperMac readies bug fix to DigitalFilm. (SuperMac Technology Inc.'s graphics board) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 8, 1993... By Neil McManus Sunnyvale, Calif. - Admitting that some users of its DigitalFilm videoproduction system have had serious problems, SuperMac Technology Inc. last week promised a prompt bug-fix upgrade and offered dissatisfied users their...

MacCheck to monitor Performas. (Apple's diagnostic program) (Product Announcement)
February 8, 1993... By Robert Hess Cupertino, Calif. - Purchasers of Performas - and perhaps all new Macs - soon will be able to troubleshoot their computers with MacCheck, a consumer version of Apple's MacTest Pro diagnostic software, sources said. ...