MacWEEK articles from February 1995

MacWEEK archives from February 1995

OpenDoc schedule falling into place for Sept. delivery. (version 1.0 of Apple's system extension and developers kit to ship in Sep 1995)
February 6, 1995... Mark your calendar: Apple last week announced a September ship date for Version 1.0 of OpenDoc and penciled in periodic releases of developers tools throughout 1995. Apple said it expects to deliver OpenDoc in a single system extension, which...

Apple enters third dimension; QuickDraw 3D aims to accelerate modeling. (system-level 3D standard implementation) (includes related articles on planned accelerator products and third-party software plug-ins using QuickDraw 3D)
February 6, 1995... Three-dimensional objects may soon be as ubiquitous on Mac users' screens as file icons, thanks to a new technology from Apple. QuickDraw 3D, which the company will unveil at Demo '95 in Palm Springs, Calif., this week, establishes a...

Mac to forge links with cross-platform client-server tools. (survey of Fortune 1,000 companies shows few using Macintosh application development tools)
February 6, 1995... IS managers delivering client-server applications to a cross-platform user base must confront a basic problem: While development tools on Windows are reaching critical mass, Macintosh tools have been inert. "The Mac has really suffered," said...

HyperCard getting native rewrite: version 2.3 unhooks buttons from scripting. (Apple's hypertext development tool)
February 6, 1995... HyperCard, the venerable developers tool for nondevelopers, will soon receive a boost with an upgrade that will include native Power Macintosh performance, improved ease of use for novices and the capability to create stand-alone Power Macintosh...

FreeHand 5.0 draws past Illustrator in feature race. (Macromedia's implementation of Altsys' draw software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
February 6, 1995... Score Card: FreeHand Macromedia Inc. Version tested: 5.0 List price: $595* Overall value: 5 In its first update since being acquired by Macromedia, FreeHand 5 sports a slew of changes and new features. Correcting many of the...

Apple preps laser, inkjet printers: monochrome models to debut this summer. (LaserWriter 320 and StyleWriter II upgrades) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Apple plans to update its LaserWriter and StyleWriter printer lines this summer with two new monochrome models. According to sources, the new printers are destined to replace the company's Personal LaserWriter 320 and StyleWriter II. Sources...

MovieTalk ready to roll on Macs. (QuickTime Conferencing extension for desktop video) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Apple reportedly will make new moves into desktop videoconferencing this week when it announces QuickTime Conferencing at San Francisco's intermedia '95 show. According to sources, the QuickTime extension, code-named MovieTalk, will let Mac...

Mobile computing. (MacWeek reader notice)
February 6, 1995... Mobile Computing Beginning with this week's issue, the Mobile Computing section of MacWEEK is being incorporated into the News and Gateways sections. Look for remote-access, on-line service, Internet, PCMCIA network and modem cards, and...

The house of Escher. (Apple's QuickDraw 3D system extension) (MacWEEK Insider) (Column)
February 6, 1995... If Edgar Allen Poe were alive today, I like to think he'd write a sequel to "The Pit and the Pendulum" that goes something like this: "The heavy iron blade swung back and forth, getting closer to the chest of the AppleSoft executive with each...

Microtech forges modular links, releases PCMCIA reader-writer. (Microtech International's MicroLynx enclosures, DAT modules, Digital PhotoAlbum reader-writer and Digital FlashFilm flash memory cards) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Microtech International Inc. this month will offer click-and-snap storage with a new series of modular storage systems and a desktop PCMCIA reader-writer. The modular systems, dubbed MicroLynx, will be made up of stackable drive enclosures...

Microsoft identifies Word 6 conflicts, preps fixes for March. (meets with Apple to identify problem areas for word processing application) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Executives from Apple and Microsoft Corp. joined forces in Cupertino, Calif., last week to pave the way for upcoming maintenance releases of Word and Excel. Microsoft admitted that it had learned a lesson or two from its experience in shipping a...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
February 6, 1995... A Jan. 23 article on ResponZ PDQ Corp. (Page 4) included an incorrect toll-free number for the company. The correct number is (800) 317-3040.

PowerBook Duo Dock sales jump. (high demand leading to shortage of Apple's Duo Dock, Duo Dock II and Duo Floppy Adapter docking stations)
February 6, 1995... Q4 increase leads to inventory shortage PowerBook Duo owners went on a dock-buying spree last quarter, confirming the soundness of Apple's modular laptop strategy. Apple said it is currently experiencing a shortage of its Duo Dock, Duo Dock...

Projectors for mobile users make debut. (Sharp Electronics' XG-E650U, Polaroid's Polaview and HR 2500 and nView's BackBright LCD projectors) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Devices from Sharp, Polaroid and nView A flurry of new projection products are expanding options for presenters on the go. > Sharp Electronics Corp. this month plans to ship its $7,995 portable LCD multimedia projector. The XG-E650U projects...

NVP Trojan horse: Datawatch ships cure for hijacked gag. (Virex Protection Service update corrects recycled No Vowels Prank computer virus) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... It appears virus authors are running out of imagination. Late in 1994, a new Mac Trojan horse surfaced on-line that prevented users from typing "a," "e," "i," "o" or "u." Called NVP, for No Vowels Prank, the Trojan horse turns out to be a rehash...

PB battery good for up to 50 hours. (Matsi's external battery for Macintosh PowerBooks) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Matsi Inc. next year will ship an external battery for 100-series PowerBooks that the company claims will provide up to 50 hours of continuous runtime. The unit is a single-use recyclable cell that uses a hybrid alkaline and air technology...

Autoloader stretches storage. (FWB's HammerDAT 48G autoloader) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... FWB Inc. of San Francisco this week shipped its $4,449 HammerDAT 48G autoloader. HammerDAT 48G can handle up to six DAT cartridges. The system supports Digital Data Storage (DDS), compression and DDS-2 formats, which provide total capacities...

MicroNet markets seven-disc changer. (MicroNet Technology's MicroNet MBR7 CD Changer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... The $699 changer is based on a Nakamichi mechanism with a double-speed drive. The drive has an average access time of 380 milliseconds, and the changer can switch between discs in 2.5 seconds, MicroNet said. The MBR7 is bundled with Grolier...

Apple to peddle portable floppy. (Notebook Disk 1.4MB high-density media) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Based on a new line of double-sided high-density media from Maxell Corp. of America, the floppy will use a double-locking shutter that prevents accidental opening, Maxell said. The shutter will be made from a new plastic that reduces...

Storage bits and bytes.
February 6, 1995... Pushing performance perimeters, Sony Electronics Inc. of Park Ridge, N.J., this week unveiled SMO-F531, a speedy 5.25-inch magneto-optical OEM mechanism. Sony said a proprietary caching algorithm, a 4-Mbyte built-in RAM cache and a 3,600-rpm disk...

Open Transport set to ship in June. (Apple's networking architecture) (includes related article on Network Software Installer 1.5's Open Tranport features)
February 6, 1995... Comm Toolbox gets new lease on life Last week Apple clarified the role and roll out of Open Transport, its new networking and communications architecture. While the software will lay the operating system foundation for native Power Mac speed...

ARA shortcut to Internet access: Sites skip SLIP, PPP for AppleTalk. (Apple Remote Access aids remote business users, enabling them to avoid Serial Line Internet Protocol and Point-to-Point Protocol connections)
February 6, 1995... Providing remote users with Internet access need not require a new set of tools. Mac-centric businesses are finding that Apple Remote Access is easier and can be more efficient. One company using this approach, Open Door Networks Inc. of...

Web has the scoop on 'IP spoofing.' (World-Wide Web address for information on recent Internet attacks) (Illustration)
February 6, 1995... Information about the recent spate of "IP spoofing" attacks on computers connected to the Internet has been collected on the World-Wide Web. Set your favorite browser to http://www.msen.com/^emv/tubed/spoofing.html to get background information...

MultiGate Switch: 13 port choices. (Network Resources Corp's modular hub) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Network Resources Corp. plans to release a fully modular switching hub this week, giving users the choice of what type of LAN connection they want for each port. The new MultiGate Switch has 13 slots: 12 that accept 10BASE T, thin-net or...

ON Technology upgrades eMAIL. (Da Vinci eMAIL 3.0) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... ON Technology Corp. late in 1994 quietly upgraded the Mac version of Da Vinci eMAIL, its interface to NetWare's Message Handling Service. Da Vinci System Corp., an ON Technology subsidiary, said that while Version 3.0 is primarily a...

Internet bull sessions from Bittco. (Bittco Solutions' Co-motion Lite for Internet interactive discussion software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Co-motion Lite hosts live, on-line meetings Bittco Solutions Ltd. last week shipped an Internet version of its software that enables users to hold networked brainstorming sessions in real time. Co-motion Lite for Internet starts at $78 for...

TribeLink, take two: Two-port version of remote-access server. (Tribe Computer Works' TribeLink2) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Tribe Computer Works Inc. will ship in March a two-port version of its TribeLink remote-access server and TCP/IP router. TribeLink2, to be priced at $1,295, will provide Mac dial-in service to AppleTalk networks over Point-to-Point Protocol...

Authorware 3 to add hypermedia. (Macromedia's multimedia package) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Program will embed, play Director files Authorware, the high-end authoring environment from Macromedia Inc., is adding hypermedia links, new integration with Director, improved text handling and custom buttons. At intermedia '95 in San...

CalComp increases tablet resolution. (DrawingSlate II digitizers) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... CalComp Inc. last month introduced its next generation of digitizer tablets, adding a smoother feel and more customization options. The three DrawingSlate II devices, ranging in size from 6 by 9 inches to 12 by 18 inches, improve on their...

Power Mac-native Cricket Draw to include animation capabilities. (Computer Associates International's CA-Cricket Draw III 3.0) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Computer Associates International Inc. plans a leap forward for CA-Cricket Draw III with a major native Power Macintosh upgrade to the illustration program. Slated to ship in May, the $129 CA-Cricket Draw III Version 3.0 will add animation...

NewGen imagesetters friendly to environment. (NewGen Systems' ImagerPro 72E, 72G, 94E and 94G) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... NewGen Systems Corp. hit the spot on output with its January unveiling of four ImagerPro imagesetter systems. The series, scheduled for release by June, will include two "green" models compatible with environmentally friendly film, paper and...

ColorMatch adds native Power Mac speed. (DayStar Digital's ColorMatch 1.1 color management system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Boosting speed and compatibility, DayStar Digital Inc. in January shipped an update of its ColorMatch color-management system. ColorMatch 1.1 adds native-mode support for the Power Mac and support for System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX printing. The...

PixelPaint Pro3 native version up to 8 times faster. (Pixel Resources' PixelPaintPro3 3.2 paint application) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
February 6, 1995... Pixel Resources Inc. in January shipped a native Power Macintosh version of its $379 PixelPaint Pro3 paint application. With many routines rewritten to draw upon the speed of the RISC chip, PixelPaint Pro3 Version 3.02 is up to eight times...

Fabric Effects takes Mac to 'Sunset Boulevard.' (Macintosh network used to design fabric patterns)(Screen Test) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Fabric Effects Inc.'s cavernous work space in New York houses both huge dye pots and a bank of networked Macs. "One of the things that's unique about Fabric Effects is that we're combining all the traditional techniques -- hand painting,...

Power Mac momentum picking up; vendors report sales up 25% to 100%. (Claris, Insignia Solutions, WordPerfect and other software companies log heavy sales)
February 6, 1995... Software developers who enjoyed a prosperous holiday season can send thank-you notes to Apple. A bump in Power Macintosh unit shipments last quarter fueled a 25 percent to 100 percent increase in sales for several major vendors. After a slow...

Apple pitches PPC to corporate accounts. (Apple pushing PowerPC systems) (Power Mac Momentum Picking Up) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... In its continuing effort to sell Power Macs to corporate America, Apple now is emphasizing the collaborative and communications features of the RISC-based systems. Steve Angelo, director of market development at Apple USA in Campbell, Calif.,...

EFI, Apple exchange lawsuits accusing each other of copyright infringement. (Electronics for Imaging challenges Apple's ColorSync technology) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... Staking its claim to a color-reproduction patent it acquired five years ago, Electronics for Imaging Inc. last week sued Apple for copyright infringement. In the process, EFI challenged Apple's cornerstone ColorSync technology. The suit, filed...

Used Macintosh prices. (Illustration)
February 6, 1995... Model Config. price SE 1/20 $250 SE/30 5/40 $550 Classic 2/40 $400 Classic II 4/40 $475 Color Classic 4/80 $725...

StockWatch. (Apple and other vendors in the peripherals, storage and software industries) (Illustration)
February 6, 1995... StockWatch 02.01.95 Weekly % close change Apple 40.13 -2.10 MacWEEK Composite 187.45 -4.49 Peripherals vendors AmeriQuest 2.88...

Last gasp: Apple appeals GUI suit to Supreme Court. (copyright infringement case against Microsoft Windows and HP NewWave operating systems) (Brief Article)
February 6, 1995... After seven years of legal wrangling with Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple is taking the final step and appealing its copyright-infringement suit to the U.S. Supreme Court. Apple's Dec. 19, 1994, appeal contends that previous...

Off the Wire.
February 6, 1995... It was business as usual in the personal computer market last week: Financial results were posted, executives changed jobs and companies struck deals. Lotus Development Corp. said its 1994 fiscal year sales and profits slipped. The Cambridge,...

OpenDoc in the back door. (Microsoft allows OpenDoc-compliant applications to bear Windows 95 logo) (Editorial)
February 6, 1995... Microsoft Corp. reiterated last month that it will not build OpenDoc hooks into its products. The company's argument boils down to reality vs. vaporware: OLE 2.0 is here now and way out in front of the as-yet-undelivered OpenDoc. Despite this...

ISDN puts users in the fast lane, but speed bumps exist. (The Second Decade) (Column)
February 6, 1995... I've pulled into the fast lane on the information superhighway, but I'm still dodging bumps and potholes and struggling to get my newly turbocharged engine up to cruising speed. Metaphors aside, what I mean is that I've had an ISDN (Integrated...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
February 6, 1995... MacTech replies I just saw your "Logo, expo demonstration start OpenDoc, OLE ruckus" (MacWEEK, Jan. 23, Page 69). I was concerned to see the way the OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) CD distribution was presented; it didn't reflect the...

Face the facts: A computer is defined by its interface. (The Mac Manager) (Column)
February 6, 1995... Timing is everything. A few weeks back, I wrote about Microsoft Bob, a new integrated home package due in March that sports a new interface -- one Microsoft Corp. calls a Social Interface. I said Microsoft might be onto something with this...

TribeLink8 connects users with PPP instead of ARAP. (point-to-point protocol, Apple Remote Access Protocol) (Tribe Computer Works' remote access server) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
February 6, 1995... Score Card: TribeLink8 Tribe Computer Works List price: $1,995* Overall value: 3 TribeLink8 is the first AppleTalk remote-access server to depart from ARAP in favor of PPP. Among its many advantages, PPP is protocol-insensitive, so...

Fauve Software Xres 1.0 dashes expectations. (image editor) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
February 6, 1995... Score Card: Xres Fauve Software Inc. Version tested: 1.0 List price: $799 Overall value: 2 The eagerly anticipated Xres contains a wealth of features and some ingenious technology, both of which show a great deal of promise....

Lexmark Optra Rx. (Lexmark International's laser printer) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
February 6, 1995... Printer pumps up resolution with a competitive price tag Overall value: 4 The Optra Rx is the middle sibling in a family of five aggressively priced 1,200-by-1,200-dpi laser printers from Lexmark International Inc. that are designed to meet...

Better quality, lower prices draw buyers to flatbeds. (color scanners) (Buyers Guide)
February 6, 1995... Color scanning isn't just for graphic designers anymore. Now it's invading the desktops of business users. Low-cost color scanners may arrive at many more Mac users' desktops as the trends of greater computing power, increased interest in...

Tweaking bad folders plus other trickery. (Apple Multimedia Tuner 2.0.1 improves performance of QuickTime 2.0 and Sound Manager 3.0) (MacInTouch) (Column)
February 6, 1995... We start off with some multimedia notes then move to folders from hell. System 7.5 has some odd folder behavior, too, but a shareware control panel helps. Not long after releasing an extra extension to improve performance of QuickTime 2.0 and...

A virtual array of questions. (Ask David Ramsey) (question and answer) (Column)
February 6, 1995... Q. Can I use a PCMCIA hard drive in my PCMCIA-equipped PowerBook 540? A. Sure, just stick it in and the Mac will recognize it automatically. One note, however: Unless you're using the drive to transfer data between your Mac and a DOS laptop,...

CyberDog muzzled till high noon. (Apple's corporate security implementation) (Mac the Knife) (Column)
February 6, 1995... It's endlessly surprising how often good comes from tragedy. The financial support lent by Apple and its employees to the recovery effort in Kobe, for example, is an inspiring model of civic responsibility on a global scale. Its efficacy may yet...

QT hooks into teleconferencing. (Apple's QuickTime Conferencing desktop video teleconferencing system)
February 13, 1995... Mac users will be able to reach out and videoconference with users on any other platform with QuickTime Conferencing, a desktop video teleconferencing system from Apple. At intermedia '95 in San Francisco last week, the company debuted the system...

Tektronix solid-ink printer redraws lines in color-output race. (Phaser 340) (Evaluation)
February 13, 1995... Tektronix Inc. is reportedly staking out new turf in the field of color output with a solid-ink alternative to more expensive 24-bit laser printers. According to sources, Tektronix in March will deliver the Phaser 340, a printer based on a...

No Hands to find Common Ground for the Internet. (No Hands Software Inc's document-publishing system)
February 13, 1995... No Hands Software Inc. last week took the wraps off Common Ground for the Internet, a World-Wide Web-savvy version of its document-publishing system. The cross-platform software for Mac, Windows and Unix platforms is expected by July, the company...

Apple cuts PB 500 prices by about 15 percent. (PowerBook 500s) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... According to sources, the one remaining gray-scale model, the 520 4/160, will have an ApplePrice of $1,959, down from $2,269. The dual-scan color models, the 520c 4/160 and 520c 12/320 with modem, will be cut by about 15 percent to $2,499 and...

Bridgette to ship Mac-based tower. (Cutting Edge Quatro 850 tower PC) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Bridgette Inc.'s Cutting Edge Quatro 850, a new Mac-compatible tower based on remaindered Centris 650 logic boards, is slated to arrive on dealer shelves this month. Available in eight bundles ranging from $999 to $3,699, each Quatro will...

New CD-ROMs enhance developers tools. (Apple's Essentials*Tools*Objects 16 and Macintosh Programmer's Workshop Pro; Xplain Corp's Xplain CD-ROM) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Mac developers gained ammunition for their arsenals this month, thanks to two new CD-ROM-based products. While Apple revised its offerings to include updated tools and new development environments, Xplain Corp. introduced a disc packed with...

Fujifilm connects to Apple's FireWire. (FujiFilm Microdevices Co Ltd) (intermedia '95) (Brief Article) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Another vendor lined up behind Apple's high-speed serial interface technology at intermedia '95 in San Francisco last week. Fujifilm Microdevices Co. Ltd. of Sendai Industrial Park, Japan, said it will manufacture chip sets that support the...

Pinnacle Micro lowers price of Orray system. (magneto-optical striped array system) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Pinnacle Micro Inc. in January lowered by 33 percent the price of its Orray MO system, dropping it to $9,995 from $14,995. Aimed at digital video, multimedia development and imaging applications as well as network servers, the device is a...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
February 13, 1995... A Feb. 6 article on Apple Remote Access (Page 10) misstated the pricing policies of Open Door Networks Inc. E-mail services and a personal Web page are provided free when a 20-hour-per-month minimum is exceeded. The Jan. 30 Insider column...

MobileComm pager-Internet link. (Mobile Communications Corp's e-mail-to-pager messaging system) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Mobile Communications Corp. in January rolled out a nationwide e-mail-to-pager messaging system for the PowerBook 500 series. The $349 MobileComm CompuLink Wireless PCMCIA PowerBook Bundle includes Socket Communications Inc.'s PCMCIA...

Phyla finally finished: Mainstay ships object-oriented database. (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Spring is not the only thing that seems to take a while to arrive: After years in development, Phyla, the object-oriented database from Mainstay, shipped in January. Although the $495 database is based on still-obscure object technology,...

Optima ships Hot Swap Towers. (Optima Technology Corp's RAID systems) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... With an eye toward LAN storage requirements, Optima Technology Corp. in January released its Hot Swap Tower series of RAID systems. Each array has a 10-slot enclosure with a controller module, which occupies two slots; up to seven active drive...

Fuji cameras offer true previews. (Fiji Photo Film USA Inc's DS-505 and DS-515) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Two WYSIWYG digital cameras, slated to ship in April from Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., will combine true viewfinder previews with PCMCIA storage. The $11,835 DS-505 and $14,835 DS-515 single-lens-reflex digital cameras will be based on Nikon's...

Monotype drums up ImageMaster 6000. (Monotype Systems Inc's drum imagesetter) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Monotype Systems Inc. will sharpen output options this month with its release of ImageMaster 6000, an $89,500 drum imagesetter. The imagesetter uses a helium-neon laser engine that offers resolutions of 1,270, 1,905, 2,540 and 3,810 dpi to...

Cymbolic releases latest film recorder. (Cymbolic Sciences International's LightJet 2000 film recorder) (Product Announcement) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Cymbolic Sciences International this month released the LightJet 2000, a $180,000 film recorder that produces images for film, transparencies, color negatives or color paper at a higher resolution and faster speed than previous recorders, it...

Silicon Graphics dives into 3-D. (Alias Research Inc, Wavefront Technologies Inc acquisition) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Apple isn't the only personal computer maker with a crucial strategy colored by digital content. Silicon Graphics Inc. made a bold stroke of its own last week by announcing plans to acquire a pair of leading 3-D developers and roll them into...

Lawsuits eat Radius' profits. (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... The costly settlement of two shareholder lawsuits torpedoed Radius Inc.'s first-quarter results last week. The company modified an earlier report that it had turned a modest profit and instead announced an $11 million loss. The Sunnyvale,...

Off the wire.
February 13, 1995... Intel Corp.'s decision to slash Pentium prices by up to 39 percent will likely put pressure on Apple to cut Power Mac prices, industry observers said. The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker this month reduced the price tag of its 75-MHz chip to...

Conventional wisdom fails again. (Apple QuickDraw 3D software) (Editorial)
February 13, 1995... Those whose memories reach back into the Dark Ages, before the arrival of the Power Macintosh, might recall some of the industry buzz before the PowerPC-based Macs hit the street. Tongues were wagging then about what would happen to the Mac...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
February 13, 1995... I usually agree with much of what Don Crabb reports, but this week I must disagree (MacWEEK, Jan. 23, Page 23). There is no question that World-Wide Web servers will have a substantial impact on how American companies will communicate with their...

Phaser 540 printer takes color lasers to next level. (Tektronix Inc) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
February 13, 1995... Desktop color laser printers hit the mainstream in 1994, with products from QMS Inc., Xerox Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. all breaking the magic $10,000 price barrier (see MacWEEK, Sept. 19, 1994, Page 29). The latest entry is Tektronix Inc.'s...

Strata StudioPro 1.5.1. (Strata Inc's 3-D package) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
February 13, 1995... Strata Inc.'s first major upgrade to its Pro level 3-D package boasts enhanced modeling and rendering capabilities. The $1,495 StudioPro 1.5.1 adds PathExtrude, Boolean Modeling, True and Particle Morphing, Metaballs, and Warp extensions to an...

Macintosh Processor Upgrade accelerates 630, 605 CPUs. (Apple) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... Like the 630 family of Macs and Quadra 605 it accelerates, the PowerPC 601-equipped Macintosh Processor Upgrade card packs a punch without straining the budget. Doubling the clock speed of the host CPU, it delivers 66-MHz Power Mac performance in...

How modems make deals. (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
February 13, 1995... Q. I heard that you should always set a communications program to the fastest speed it will support. Why? A. Because modern modems, when they connect, will "negotiate" down to a speed that both can handle, and setting your program to a high...

Adobe, Lotus, Oracle to spin Webs. (World Wide Web servers) (Brief Article)
February 13, 1995... When is the Web server not a Web server? Several companies announced software that adapts non-Internet servers to the protocol of the Web. ORACLE CORP. of Redwood Shores, Calif., last week shipped Oracle-World-Wide Web Interface Kit, a free...

Microsoft, Intel fall into Canyon-Apple lawsuit; video for Windows hits Macs this month.
February 13, 1995... Digital video is at the core of a legal and marketing war between the companies behind the Mac and Windows platforms. Apple last week sued Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., charging that they had duplicated and distributed its QuickTime for...

Nitro to raise video roof. (Apple's high-end PCI-based Power Macs)
February 13, 1995... The evolution of Macintosh video is about to jump to near-broadcast quality with the PCI-based Power Macs slated to ship this summer. Two of the top-of-the-line PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) models, code-named TNT and Nitro, will...

Macs challenge Unix boxes as midrange Internet servers. (Apple)
February 13, 1995... The desktop Mac's well-known advantages of ease of use combined with low software and support costs have convinced many companies that a Macintosh is the ideal Internet server. Rather than relying on cumbersome Unix servers as they did in the...

New PPC processors unveiled; 603e to boost speed of RISC PowerBooks. (IBM and Motorola's PowerPC 603e and 602)
February 13, 1995... The PowerPC partners this week will formally introduce two new but not unexpected members of their RISC processor family: the 603e, the CPU Apple will use in upcoming PowerPC-based PowerBooks, and the 602, a new chip designed for consumer...

Printing's Holy Grail. (Tektronix Inc's Phaser 340 color printer) (MacWEEK Insider) (Column)
February 13, 1995... Being a "printer guy" isn't easy. CPUs and software are considered glamorous; printers are boring. But let's face it, much of what we do on our computers is destined for a printer. In many cases, the right printer can mean the difference between...

CD-recordable software makes new marks. (Publishers Data Service Corp, Elektroson USA Gear 2.5 Plus CD-R prices, Asarte GmbH's Toast CD-ROM Pro 2.5.2) (Product Announcement)
February 13, 1995... Users are awash in CD-Recordable options thanks to new software, upgrades and price breaks from a trio of vendors. > Publishers Data Service Corp., a division of Sony Electronic Publishing Co., last week announced a new CD-R software package...

Native MacX delayed until spring. (AGE Logic Inc, X Windows software)
February 13, 1995... Wollongong to enter market this month Mac users hoping to spot speedier X-Window software from Apple will have to keep looking a little longer. AGE Logic Inc., Apple's development partner for the Power Mac-native version of MacX, said last...