MacWEEK articles from January 1992

MacWEEK archives from January 1992

Microsoft ships final draft of pumped up Word 5.0: users laud features, knock upgrade costs. (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Users laud features, knock upgrade costs By Jon Swartz Redmond, Wash. -- The word among users is that Word 5.0 was worth the wait. The first major upgrade in almost three years to the $495 program that dominates the Mac word...

Apple to revise Modem Tool after criticism.
January 6, 1992... By Margie Wylie Cupertino, Calif. -- Faced with complaints that it has left users and developers alike in the lurch with half-baked support for the Macintosh Communications Toolbox, Apple soon will ship a revised modem tool that supports...

Q&A offers integrated answers: Symantec bringing DOS data to Mac. (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Symantec bringing DOS data to Mac By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. -- Doing mail merges on the Macintosh will soon be as simple as clicking an icon. The Mac version of Q&A, Symantec Corp.'s flat-file database with an...

Coming-out party for 16-inch screens: Apple, third parties ready expo rollouts.
January 6, 1992... Apple, third parties ready expo rollouts By Neil McManus San Francisco -- When Apple introduces its Macintosh 16'' Color Display at Macworld Expo here next week, it will be joined by several companies unveiling products for what...

Silicon Beach launches 7-savvy SuperCard. (Silicon Beach Software Inc.'s SuperCard 1.6) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Raines Cohen San Diego -- SuperCard caught up to Claris Corp.'s HyperCard 2.1 with the release last month of a System 7-savvy version. Silicon Beach Software Inc., a division of Seattle-based Aldus Corp., shipped Aldus SuperCard...

Aldus launches upgrade blitz. (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Carolyn Said San Francisco -- By hook or by crook, Aldus Corp. hopes to persuade Mac users to look its way at Macworld Expo here next week. The company has just shipped a deluge of Macintosh upgrades: PageMaker, FreeHand,...

DeltaGraph Pro plot thickens; adds chart types, libraries. (DeltaPoint Inc.'s DeltaGraph Professional presentation and charting software) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Monterey, Calif. -- DeltaPoint Inc. has charted a new course for DeltaGraph, shipping a high-end, System 7-savvy version of the presentation and charting software. DeltaGraph Professional adds several features...

OmniPage Pro: new OCR chapter. (Caere Corp.'s OmniPage Professional)(optical character recognition)(brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Los Gatos, Calif. -- Caere Corp. last month began shipping a new version of OmniPage, its optical character recognition program. OmniPage Professional represents a complete rewrite of the company's previous Mac...

Outbound expands notebook line. (Outbound Systems Inc.'s Outbound 2030E, 2030S notebook computers) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Raines Cohen Boulder, Colo. -- Although the words "Macintosh" and "notebook" now conjure up images of Apple's PowerBooks in most users' minds, Outbound Systems Inc. is hoping potential buyers will think instead of its latest portable...

Expo news on CompuServe. (Macworld Expo) (Brief Article)
January 6, 1992... San Francisco -- Daily reports from the floor of next week's Macworld Expo will be available beginning Sunday, Jan. 12, in the ZiffNet/Mac service on CompuServe. Produced by a team led by MacWEEK Contributing Editor Ric Ford, the reports...

Mail-order outlet to offer high-power Outbounds. (Outbound Systems Inc.)(Hardware that Fits' RealTech Travler notebook computer) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Conroe, Texas -- Although Outbound Systems Inc. sells its notebooks primarily through dealers, two new models offering ample memory and disk capacity soon will be available via mail order. Micro Business Solutions Inc. last week said it will...

Silver Cloud does Chooser one better: offers hierarchical and hidden services. (AG Group) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Offers hierarchical and hidden services By Margie Wylie San Francisco -- The AG Group next week will announce a desk accessory designed to answer managers' and users' pleas for a more flexible, manageable Chooser. Due in...

Features add up in PageMaker 4.2: measurement palette increases precision. (Aldus Corp.) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Measurement palette increases precision By Carolyn Said Seattle -- The version number doesn't reflect it, but Aldus PageMaker 4.2, which shipped last month, is a major upgrade to the $795 desktop publishing program. PageMaker...

Data Translation goes off line with digital video-editing system. (Media 100) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Erik Holsinger Marlboro, Mass. -- Data Translation Inc. next week will ship a new video-editing system that it said could have a radical effect on the Mac's role in traditional video. Priced at $9,995, Media 100 is a digital,...

Hypertext still languishing in market limbo. (Commentary) (Column)
January 6, 1992... Hypertext still languishing in market limbo Jean-Louis Gassee The hypertext dream is such a beautiful one. To quote Ted Nelson, the prophet, if not the original inventor of the concept: "Hypertext at last offers the possibility of...

Managing Mac as a strategic resource: where to begin? (The Mac Manager) (Column)
January 6, 1992... Managing Mac as a strategic resource: Wh Don Crabb Whether you're an old hand at the Macintosh management game or have recently joined the party, one thing is certain -- the times, they are a changin'. Most likely, you manage a mix...

1991: paving the way to a new era: a look back. (Special Report)
January 6, 1992... System 7 and the introduction of the PowerBooks energized the Mac market in 1991, but the effects of many of the biggest changes, such as QuickTime and the Apple-IBM alliance, remain to be felt. By Henry Norr The Mac's eighth year...

A look ahead: 1991: paving the way to a new era. (Special Report)
January 6, 1992... less-expensive software and, possibly, a whole new market for Apple. By Andrew Gore "The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be." -- Paul Valery If 1991 was the year Apple started on some bold new...

Talkin' about a Mac revolution: PowerBooks represent a big change for Mac computing, opening new doors as the first truly mobile Macs. (Macintosh PowerBook 100 and PowerBook 140) (Hardware Review) (includes evaluation summary) (Evaluation)
January 6, 1992... Talkin' about a Mac revolution PowerBooks represent a big change for Mac computing, opening new doors as the first truly mobile Macs. Like the original Macintosh II, the Mac PowerBooks represent a revolutionary change in Macintosh...

DataClub 2.0 shares a wealth of information: greater stability and System 7 compatibility are among the new features in this upgrade. (International Business Software Inc.'s DataClub Elite 2.0 and DataClub Classic 2.0) (Software Review) (includes evaluation summary) (Evaluation)
January 6, 1992... Greater stability and System 7 compatibility are among the new features in this upgrade. DataClub 2.0 is an upgrade to the distributed file server from IBS (International Business Software). It adds System 7 compatibility, greater...

XGator: makes its resources available to Unix users. (In Brief)(Cayman Systems Inc.) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
January 6, 1992... Makes its resources available to Unix users A variety of utilities and full-blown applications make connections between Macintosh and Unix orlds possible. Some facilitate file transfer; some smooth out the differences between disparate...

QuadFlextra: original PC VHDF system now available for the Mac. (Quadram Corp.)(very high density floppy)(In Brief) (Hardware Review) (Evaluation)
January 6, 1992... Original PC VHDF system now available for the Mac Quadram Corp. recently shipped a Mac version of QuadFlextra, its 20-Mbyte, 3.5-inch VHDF (very high density floppy) system that was first released for IBM PCs and compatibles in 1990. The...

Distinguishing CAD from traditional design. (computer-aided design)
January 6, 1992... Defining CAD isn't easy, as programs considered 'CAD' include basic 2-D drawing tools as well as complex 3-D visualization, modeling and rendering systems. By Linda Jacobson Because CAD helps professionals from civil engineers to...

Stacking up HyperCard add-ons: externals stretch stacks' utility. (includes related article on HyperCard shareware utilities)
January 6, 1992... Externals stretch stacks' utility By Steve Michel Many dedicated programmers view Claris Corp.'s HyperCard as a concrete foundation for creating custom software applications. By adding either commercial or self-developed cards to...

Radius updates its display lineup. (PrecisionColor Display 19, Radius Color Pivot Display software, RadiusTV software and ImpressIt) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Neil McManus San Francisco -- Radius Inc. will showcase a new 19-inch multifrequency color monitor and a 24-bit-color Pivot display system for the Quadras at Macworld Expo here next week. In addition, the company will announce...

MacVONK's HandiWorks aimed at PowerBooks. (MacVONK-USA Inc.'s integrated software) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Narberth, Pa. -- MacVONK*USA last month shipped HandiWorks, integrated software whose low memory usage maks it suitable for PowerBook users. Announced at Comdex/Fall '91 (see MacWEEK, Oct. 29, 1991), the $175 program combines a word process...

ICOM's On Cue II, released at last, offers file management, launching. (ICOM Simulations Inc.) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr Wheeling, Ill. -- On Cue II has missed more than a few cues since it was first previewed in early 1990, but the new version of the popular launch utility from ICOM Simulations Inc. made its long-delayed debut on the Mac...

Applied launches into '040 market. (AE Research Corp.'s Applied Engineering Division's TransWarp 040 NuBus accelerator card and TransWarp LC accelerator card) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Raines Cohen Dallas -- Applied Engineering, a division of AE Research Corp., last month announced a 25-MHz 68040 NuBus accelerator card. The company also released a 68030-based accelerator for the Mac LC. >TransWarp 040, priced...

Radius extends range of Rocket, cuts price. (Rocket 25i accelerator card) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Raines Cohen San Jose, Calif. -- Radius Inc. is expected to fire off a barrage of Rocket-related announcements at next week's Macworld Expo, including a price cut on the 68040-based accelerator, a stripped-down version at an even...

Mass Micro HitchHikers take a ride on Mac back: drives weigh 10 ounces, clip onto SCSI port. (Mass Microsystems Inc.'s 2.5-inch external hard drives, Small Computer Systems Interface) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Drives weigh 10 ounces, clip onto SCSI port By Dartanyan L. Brown Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Mass Microsystems Inc., which last month introduced a series of 3.5-inch portable hard drives, last week followed up with a new line of even...

Microcom adds Value Pak, updates recovery utilities. (Complete Undelete 2.0, Microcom 911 Utilities 1.1 and Microcom Value Pak utility programs) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr Durham, N.C. -- Updated versions of two Microcom Inc. data-recovery utilities and a new multiprogram utility collection are slated to ship this week, just in time for Macworld Expo in San Francisco. >Complete Undelete...

DiskExpress II update gives users more control over optimization. (ALSoft Inc.'s DiskExpress II 2.10)(includes related article on ALSoft Power Utilties multiple utilities bundle) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr Spring, Texas -- ALSoft Inc. last week delivered an upgrade for DiskExpress II, giving users a variety of new ways to control its disk-optimizing activity. The latest incarnation of the original Mac optimizer,...

Connections connects to Sharp Wizard. (Concentrix Technology Inc.'s Danny Goodman's Connections 2.0, Sharp Electronics Corp.'s Wizard personal organizer) (Brief Article)
January 6, 1992... San Mateo, Calif. -- Danny Goodman's Connections 2.0, the HyperCard-based personal information manager from Concentrix Technology Inc., this month will gain links to Sharp Electronics Corp.'s handheld Wizard personal organizer. Heizer...

Macmillan publishes low-cost Pascal package. (Macmillan Publishing Co.'s Metrowerks Pascal) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg New York -- The Macmillan Publishing Co. has released Metrowerks Pascal, a low-cost Pascal programming package. Available now for $79, Metrowerks Pascal was developed by Metrowerks Inc. of Mooers, N.Y. It...

PowerBook drives get new life from Microtech. (Microtech International Inc.'s Roadrunner Adapter Kit, Roadrunner External Case Kit) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr East Haven, Conn. -- Microtech International Inc. this month will begin offering buyers of its higher-capacity replacement hard drives for the Mac PowerBooks several ways to put the drives that came in their notebooks to...

Atlantek charges up QuickDraw plotter. (Model 3600) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... Wakefield, R.I. -- Atlantek Inc. next month will ship its latest monochrome plotter capable of producing QuickDraw-generated graphics without reformatting. Atlantek's $14,500 Model 3600 can produce E-size drawings at up to 2 inches per...

Essential Software sets Easy Alarms for scripting, Apple events, networking. (Easy Alarms 1.5 calendar and reminder software) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr Staatsburg, N.Y. -- In last summer's original release of Easy Alarms, Essential Software Inc. aimed above all to make its calendaring and reminder program easy to use and inexpensive. In Version 1.5, due next week, the...

Dayna offers two net watchers. (Dayna Communications Inc.'s Network Vital Signs, NetScope) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe Salt Lake City -- Dayna Communications Inc. next week will introduce two products to help administrators monitor network health. >Network Vital Signs, which will sell for less than $500 when it ships late this...

Ontek brings Macs closer to mainframe. (Information Access Vehicle) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Margie Wylie Laguna Hills, Calif. -- Ontek Corp. last month introduced a family of tools that help developers tie Mac users into IBM Corp. mainframe databases without repeatedly downloading host data, changing host data structures or...

GraceLAN Network Manager gets a little Help! from Teknosys. (TechWorks Inc.'s Network Help!) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Margie Wylie Austin, Texas -- Administrators struggling with analyzing all the combinations of data they can gather with TechWorks Inc.'s GraceLAN Network Manager will soon get help from a program that keeps them up to date on bugs...

Solectek ships miniature fax modem. (Solectek Pocket FAX Modem) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Nathalie Welch San Diego -- Solectek Corp. recently shipped a pocket-size fax modem that can run on battery power and can be used on office phone systems where other modems can't -- handy features for PowerBook users who need to fax...

Adobe Premiere seeks audience of QuickTime movie producers. (Adobe Systems Inc.'s Premiere digital video-editing software) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Carolyn Said Mountain View, Calif. -- Hoping to make movie making the next desktop revolution, Adobe Systems Inc. recently shipped Premiere, its digital video-editing software. In conjunction with QuickTime, Apple's multimedia...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
January 6, 1992... Apple has Mac OS update idea of its own The recent editorial and story (MacWEEK, Nov. 5) called Apple less than candid about the release of System 7.0.1. If users have been finding consistent performance increasesthey use. I...

3 years ago in MacWEEK.
January 6, 1992... Jan. 3, 1989: News of two new products intrigues managers: Jasmine Technologies Inc.'s DirectServe, an AppleTalk Filing Protocol-compatible file server, and a 68030 version of the SE. In retrospect: The less said about DirectServe the...

Headlines that sounded good at the time.
January 6, 1992... Dance of the System 7.0 veils -- Mac the Knife -- Jan. 8 Virex ackage gets booster shot -- Jan. 8 Growing market for shrinking images -- Feb. 19 (image compression products) Why you should give a DAM about DAL -- March...

And for the not-so-savvy, Dubious Achievement awards.
January 6, 1992... Dead again To Jasmine Technologies Inc., which for two years in a row has managed to die a protracted death that left users in a support quandary. Gag reflex Jointly awarded to Prodigy and GEnie on-line services, for...

MacWEEK's guide to computer jargon.
January 6, 1992... Announced: Refers to product still in the early stage of development. Beta: Refers to product still in the early stage of development. Distributed processing: What participants in workgroup computing are supposed to be doing....

Mac, you can't get no ISO 9660. (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
January 6, 1992... Mac, you can't get no ISO 9660 Q: I've got a DOS CD-ROM in ISO format, but Dayna Communications Inc.'s DOS Mounter won't recognize the disc. Why? A: The International Standards Organization's ISO 9660 CD-ROM format is not a DOS...

Alerting users to Meeting Maker bug and other glitches. (The Help Desk) (brief article) (Column)
January 6, 1992... Alerting users to Meeting Maker bug and other glitches >If you have ON Technology Inc.'s Meeting Maker desk accessory open, the program will alert you only once of upcoming events or incoming scheduling requests (it's supposed to keep...

Behind closed expo doors. (Mac the Knife) (Column)
January 6, 1992... There's really no point in beating around the bush: In this crowd, those many fall and winter events we categorize as religAs any blow-dried television commentator will gladly tell you, a good thing is good news, a commodity that has been in...

Catching up on bugs, tips and upgrades. (MacInTouch) (a correction to this article appears in the January 13, 1992 issue, page 4) (Column)
January 6, 1992... Catching up on bugs, tips and upgrades All the recent changes in Mac hardware and system software create extra housekeeping chores, as we have to discard old programs and load new ones. Ric Ford Bugs & tips Keeping up....

Hayes flexes modem muscle. (Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc.)
January 6, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe and Margie Wylie San Francisco -- Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. is pressing Apple to modify the modem built into the PowerBook 170. The Norcross, Ga.-based modem maker claims the PowerBook modem causes...

Windows may close if Apple wins lawsuit. (Microsoft Corp.'s Windows)
January 6, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Francisco -- A win by Apple in its copyright-infringement lawsuit could abruptly close Microsoft Corp.'s Windows of opportunity. A victory in the 3-year-old suit, which many legal experts agree looks likely, could...

Storage Dimensions' 2FAST gets SCSI up to speed. (Small Computer Systems Interface)(Data Cannon PDS/Quadra) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Henry Norr Milpitas, Calif. -- Fast SCSI has been, well, slow to make its mark on the Mac desktop, but it could start picking up steam next month, when Storage Dimensions expects to begin shipping its 2FAST family. The series,...

White Pine tinting terminal emulators. (White Pine Software Inc.'s Mac320, Mac330, Mac340 terminal emulation software) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe Nashua, N.H. -- White Pine Software Inc. last month announced a family of TCP/IP-based VT300 terminal-emulation applications for the Mac. Available now, the new programs allow Macs to log onto VAX and Unix...

Mac artist puts digital face on font package. (Letraset's ColorStudio) (Screen Test)
January 6, 1992... Mac artist puts digital face on font package Conshohocken, Pa. -- When Letraset needed promotional artwork that would break its typecasting as a maker of traditional rub-on letters, it looked to Dan Marcolina. Letraset asked...

Virtus WalkThrough opens doors to other programs. (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Rochelle Garner Cary, N.C. -- Virtus Corp. this month will ship an updated version of its WalkThrough spatial-modeling software that addresses an acknowledged drawback of the original release: Users simply could not move their...

FreeHand 3.1 gets pressure-sensitive, adds hot links. (Aldus Corp.) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Carolyn Said Seattle -- Aldus Corp. recently shipped FreeHand 3.1. The update to the $595 illustration program adds full System 7 support (including a hot link to Aldus PageMaker 4.2) and pressure-sensitive capabilities to the...

CalComp unveils $395 DrawingPad for graphic artists. (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Scottsdale, Ariz. -- CalComp Inc. last week shipped DrawingPad, a 7.5-square-inch graphics tablet aimed at graphic artists. The company will introduce the latest addition to its DrawingBoard II family of graphics...

Photoshop upgrade supports Quadras. (Adobe Systems Inc.'s Photoshop 2.0.1) (brief article) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Carolyn Said Mountain View, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Inc. has made its image-processing software compatible with the Mac Quadras. The company last month announced and shipped Photoshop 2.0.1, an update that adds full compatibility...

Virtual eye candy won't boost productivity. (Editorial)
January 6, 1992... Virtual eye candy won't boost productivity The Mac interface is stretched so thin on some of the more sophisticated applications, it's about to snap. While the Mac lets users control complex programs more intuitively than DOS and...

New Era cites theft, mismanagement, but says nuBASE update on track. (New Era Software Group Inc.'s nuBASE Pro 1.5) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Jon Swartz Miami -- New Era Software Group Inc., reeling from the recent theft of $40,000 in equipment and months of mismanagement, will try to recover its footing with two new product introductions this month. New Era, which...

Delrina secures rights to BackFAX.
January 6, 1992... By Nathalie Welch San Jose, Calif. -- Delrina Technology Inc. has secured exclusive rights to Solutions Inc.'s BackFAX software. BackFAX 2.0, a new System 7-compatible version, will be released under the Delrina name by the end of...

Novell becomes Serius financial, tech booster. (Brief Article)
January 6, 1992... Salt Lake City -- Serius Corp. is getting serious financial and technological backing from networking giant Novell Inc. Serius last month announced it received $1.5 million from venture capitalists, including $700,000 from Novell of...

SuperMac hooks notebooks, video. (SuperMac Technology Inc.'s LookingGlass) (Product Announcement)
January 6, 1992... By Raines Cohen Sunnyvale, Calif. -- SuperMac Technology will open its line of video products to PowerBook users with the announcement next week of LookingGlass, a SCSI display controller. The company is joining a crowded field:...

WorkStation moves out, grows up. (Apple's MacWorkStation)
January 6, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe and Margie Wylie Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple last month handed off MacWorkStation to a third-party developer that will extend the Mac-to-mainframe front-ending program to other platforms. United Data Corp. will be...

Savvy apps, updates to mix it up at expo: a MacWEEK guide to show's highlights. (MacWorld Exposition) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... A MacWEEK guide to show's highlights By MacWEEK Staff San Francisco -- Macworld Expo here this week should be a moving experience, as QuickTime makes its appearance on the marquee. But the 60,000 users expected to attend the...

Sculley promises multimedia Macs by Christmas '92. (John Sculley gives keynote address at Winter Consumer Electronics Show)
January 13, 1992... By Steve Rosenthal and Andrew Gore Las Vegas -- Apple will enter the consumer electronic market in a big way, CEO John Sculley told a packed audience in his keynote speech opening the Consumer Electronics Show here last week. The...

Mac to host video phones. (Apple Chief Executive Officer John Sculley expected to demonstrate videoconferencing system from Northern Telecom Inc that runs on Macintosh)
January 13, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco -- The Macintosh will take video to new lengths at Macworld Expo here this week. Affordable video teleconferencing software and hardware are expected to premier on the show floor and private suites...

Frontier opens program links. (UserLand Software Inc.'s Frontier scripting software)(includes related article on sample scripts included with product) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... By Henry Norr San Francisco -- UserLand Software Inc. this week will ship Frontier 1.0, for the first time giving power users a way to customize and automate the Mac operating system and integrate applications by writing scripts. ...

Ex Machina turns new page in Mac communications. (Motorola Corp., Ex Machina Inc. to introduce new personal paging system) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe and Henry Norr San Francisco -- In an alliance that pairs a communications-industry giant with a tiny Mac developer, Motorola Corp. and Ex Machina Inc. this week will introduce a new personal paging system that moves...

QuickTime takes expo center stage with 100 debuts. (100 vendors to introduce products using Apple's QuickTime multimedia extensions)(a correction to this article appears in the Jan 20, 1992 issue, page 6) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... By Neil McManus San Francisco -- QuickTime is expected to steal the show at Macworld Expo here this week, with the introductions of an estimated 100 new products supporting Apple's multimedia extension. Expo attendees will be...

Mac Ethernet market is growing leaner, meaner: competition and lower prices adding options. (Ethernet vendors introduce new network hubs, adapters) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... Competition and lower prices adding options By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco -- The competition for your Ethernet dollar is growing fierce. Chesapeake Systems Inc. has announced a new line of Mac Ethernet cards, hubs and...

Enthusiasm high for purchases of PowerBooks. (Apple's new Macintosh PowerBook notebook computers) (user survey)
January 13, 1992... Enthusiasm high for purchases of PowerBooks They're here, and managers like them. In this latest MacWEEK QuickPoll, we find PowerBooks are on the buying list of many of those surveyed -- even if they have to wait to get them. Managers...

Buyers rate PowerBooks. (new Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computers)
January 13, 1992... By Connie Guglielmo Despite recession-related cutbacks, many companies are sold, at least in principle, on Apple's true portable Macintoshes -- the new PowerBooks. "There is tremendous interest in the PowerBooks here, and they...

Apple tries to grab PC laptop users with PowerBooks; dealers haven't sold enough PowerBooks yet to gauge their popularity.
January 13, 1992... Dealers haven't sold enough PowerBooks yet to gauge their popularity. By Steve Michel If you just watched Apple's television advertisements for its PowerBooks, you would think that one of the major benefits of the new laptops is...

ON groupware apps get upgrades. (ON Technology Inc. introduces Meeting Maker 1.5, Instant Update 1.0.1) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco -- That Horace Greeley of groupware, ON Technology Inc., will introduce upgrades to its pioneering applications, Meeting Maker and Instant Update, at this week's Macworld Expo here. The programs were...

Savvy MicroPhone set to ship. (Software Ventures Corp. announces MicroPhone II 4.0 communications software) (Product Announcement)
January 13, 1992... By Nathalie Welch San Francisco -- Software Ventures Corp.'s long-awaited Macintosh telecommunications program, MicroPhone II 4.0, will finally ship at Macworld Expo here this week. The $295 System 7-savvy communications program now...

Whither Data Access Language? Where no Macs have gone before. (Apple's implementation of Structured Query Language)
January 13, 1992... DAL may be standing at a crossroads as Apple tries to drive the technology out of its Mac niche and across platforms just as Microsoft revs up its own host access technology. By Vernon Keenan Say Data Access Language, and what comes...

DAL, ODBC and uncovering the archaeology of data access. (Apple Data Access Language vs. Microsoft Open Database Connectivity)
January 13, 1992... Dipping data from corporate coffers may have gotten easier over the past few years, but the underlying architectures have only become more byzantine as companies have layered scheme upon scheme in their quest for owning the ultimate access...

VideoShop creates, tracks movies. (Software Review) (DiVa Corp. VideoShop multimedia software) (Evaluation)
January 13, 1992... By Roger Karraker VideoShop, due to ship this month from DiVA Corp., lets users combine digital video clips, sounds, graphics, video special effects and animations into QuickTime movies that can be played back from within other...

New chapter for electronic books. (CD-ROM products, HyperCard books)(includes related article on Voyager Co.'s electronic books for Apple Macintosh PowerBook portables)
January 13, 1992... By Anita Malnig San Francisco -- The term "electronic book" is hot these days. It ranges from minidiscs you can read on Sony Corp.'s Data DiscMan to the numerous reference works on CD-ROM. But a newer genre of CD-based electronic book...

Teamwork binds multimedia kids' titles. (Broderbund Software Inc. Living Books series of electronic books for children)
January 13, 1992... By Connie Guglielmo Novato, Calif. -- Although Broderbund Software Inc. is close to publishing its first interactive children's book, the seven animators, programmer, sound technician and even product designer working on the book have a...

Home market teeming with titles as Apple plans multimedia machine. (multimedia technology for consumer electronics)(includes related article on 'players' versus full-fledged microcomputers)
January 13, 1992... Interactive games, learning tools abound By Steve Rosenthal Cupertino, Calif. -- "Pow!" "Zap!" and "Wow!" You may soon be hearing a lot more of these sounds -- as well as the more dulcet tones of children's stories and the...