MacWEEK articles from March 1994

MacWEEK archives from March 1994

Newton design improves with updated MessagePad. (Apple Newton MessagePad 110) (Hardware Review) (First Looks)(includes related article on new deferred-recognition and letter-based handwriting recognition options) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... The only way to appreciate just how much Apple has improved its second personal digital assistant -- the MessagePad 110 -- is to compare it to the first Newton. The original MessagePad suffered from four fatal flaws: limited memory and...

Power Macs priced to sell: low-end 6100/60 cheaper than expected. (PowerPC-based Apple Macintosh systems)
March 7, 1994... San Francisco -- The countdown to PowerPC has one week to go, and although prices remain a closely guarded secret, information is beginning to hit the streets. Street pricing for 13 configurations of Apple's RISC-based Power Macintoshes...

Spring launch set for Mac services on HP, Sun Unix.
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple reportedly will open Hewlett-Packard and Sun boxes to Mac apps with Unix software slated to debut this month. Sources said the company will unveil the technology, called Macintosh Application Environment, next...

Apple outlines System future: help, collaboration, OpenDoc highlighted.
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple last week painted in broad strokes a picture of its system-software strategy for the next two years. By continuing to innovate while simultaneously securing ties to competing platforms, the company hopes to make...

Fantasia targets calibration. (hand-held color management device to be introduced at Seybold Seminars 94)
March 7, 1994... Larkspur, Calif. -- Color management may never be the same again, according to Light Source Computer Images Inc., which this month plans to introduce a new handheld device that digitally captures the unique light signature of a color. ...

Quadra 610 DOS Compatible runs Mac, DOS, Windows.
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple last week shipped its Quadra 610 DOS Compatible, which combines a Motorola 68LC040 with an Intel 486SX processor so users can run Mac, DOS and Windows software on one machine. The configuration is based on a...

Apple 20" display due this month. (Apple Multiple Scan 20 Display)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Cupertino -- The first multiple-resolution monitor from Apple will debut this month, sources said. The Apple Multiple Scan 20 Display, which will cost about $2,000, reportedly features a 20-inch Sony Trinitron tube capable of displaying...

Apple cuts PB prices up to 14 percent. (PowerBook 180, PowerBook Duo 250, PowerBook Duo 270c) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- In preparation for its spring introduction of laptops, Apple last week cut the ApplePrices of three current PowerBook models. The PowerBook 180, Duo 250 and Duo 270c were sliced 9 percent to 14 percent. The deepest...

PPC/NuBus problems reported: Apple says drivers should be the answer. (PowerPC peripheral compatibility) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... San Francisco -- Last-minute alarms arose last week as developers reported NuBus incompatibilities with the Power Macs, but Apple said that updated drivers should solve most of the problems. Some NuBus card vendors claimed that the...

Fair Witness becomes InfoDepot; Chena adds group doc sharing. (project-management software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Allentown, Pa. -- Chena Software Inc. this month will upgrade its project-management software, adding group document-sharing capabilities and AppleScript support, among other features. InfoDepot 2.0, formerly known as Fair Witness, is...

Symantec ready to ship Version 7.0 of Think C++ for Mac. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. this month will ship Version 7.0 of its C++ for Macintosh, offering a new version of its C++ compiler and several new programming tools (see MacWEEK, Feb. 21, Page 1). A new integrated Visual Architect...

C.A. Facilitator boosts teleconferencing efficiency. (McCall, Szerdy and Associates) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Francisco -- A new teleconferencing product from McCall, Szerdy and Associates promises to make meetings more efficient. C.A. Facilitator 1.01, based on ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension relational database, provides integrated tools for...

Now fixes Contact memory bugs: dialing options let users choose area code. (Now Contact 1.01)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Portland, Ore. -- Now Software Inc. this week will ship an eagerly awaited Now Contact maintenance release that fixes the memory problems of the original version. Now Contact 1.0.1 also adds a few new features, including improved dialing...

Continuum offers file-management control: VirtualDisk creates directories of folders. (Continuum Software Inc.) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Portland, Ore. -- Virtually any file is a click away with Continuum Software Inc.'s VirtualDisk, a file-management control panel that gives users convenient access to data stored on removable media. VirtualDisk, available now for $79,...

Footprints makes 4D development simpler with a pair of externals. (Footprints Inc. FootMessenger Pro, FootRunner database development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Salt Lake City -- Footprints Inc. has taken steps to simplify 4th Dimension database development with a pair of 4D externals packages. > FootMessenger Pro offers more than 20 commands that aid in distributed processing. The software...

Claris kills Resolve spreadsheet program. (Claris Corp. discontinues Resolve) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- Claris Corp. this week got out of the spreadsheet business by pulling the plug on Resolve. The company said it will cease sales of the application after March 31. "Resolve was unable to garner the necessary market...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
March 7, 1994... The Feb. 7 story on Digital Equipment Corp. (Page 1) incorrectly stated that Digital will be the exclusive distributor for Forte Software Inc. Forte's products will be distributed through normal channels.

New HP printer utilizes ColorSmart. (HP DeskWriter 520, DeskWriter 560C)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. last week introduced inexpensive monochrome and color inkjet printers that provide 600-by-300-dpi resolution. The $365 DeskWriter 520 and $719 DeskWriter 560C feature a number of design changes...

Mantis utility collection makes desktops livelier. (Living Desktop 2.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... West Newton, Mass. -- Macintosh users have displayed a fondness for utilities that personalize their machines, such as screen savers that feature popular cartoon characters. Now Mantis Development Corp. has released a collection of utilities...

ADIC rocks with rollout of fast DAT jukebox. (Advanced Digital Information Corp. DDS-2 1200D DAT Autochanger digital audio tape drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Redmond, Wash. -- Data libraries will rock and roll with Advanced Digital Information Corp.'s introduction this month of a new high-speed digital audio tape juke-box system. The DDS-2 1200D DAT Autochanger is based on ADIC's Digital Data...

Panamax ships modular power platform. (MAX 5000 Power Protection Platform) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Rafael, Calif. -- Panamax this month shipped a new surge-protected power platform that has snap-on modules for protecting data and telephone lines. The $129 MAX 5000 Power Protection Platform, which fits under the monitor, features a...

DatViz utility mounts disks and converts files. (DataViz Inc. introduces Conversions Plus 2.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Trumbull, Conn. -- DataViz Inc. has updated Conversions Plus, its IBM PC-and-compatible-based file conversion utility, adding translators, a new disk-mounting utility and improved ease of use. Conversions Plus, like its Mac sibling...

Sony shows off its pint-size magneto-optical drive. (Sony Corp. of America MDM 111) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Still looking for the next megahit, Sony Corp. of America last week unveiled a new pint-size 140-Mbyte magneto-optical MiniDisc-based drive. The drive, which made its debut here at Intermedia '94, is due for delivery in...

V.34 standard ready but at risk from fees. (new high-speed modem standard)
March 7, 1994... San Francisco -- The long-anticipated and already-imitated V.34 modem recommendation is nearing final approval. But the road to "standard" 28.8-Kbps modem speeds still has a few bumps that may slow or stop international acceptance and...

Asante to unveil stackable hubs, plans LAN-WAN routing upgrade. (Asante Technologies Inc.) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Asante Technologies Inc. this week will unveil a line of stackable Ethernet hubs with optional bridging and network-management modules. The company also revealed some of its plans for routing, switching and wide-area...

MeetingMaker XP muscles up with limited DOS client. (ON Technology enhances work group software) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... Cambridge, Mass. -- ON Technology Inc. last month raised the cross-platform bar a notch by adding a DOS client to Meeting Maker XP, which already supports Macintosh and Windows. This addition distinguishes Meeting Maker as one of the few...

How do your sites talk? (survey of network users) (Illustration)
March 7, 1994... Percentage of MacWEEK recipients using these methods to connect their sites to distant Mac LANs Modems, dial-up lines 44 percent T-1 leased lines 20 Switched 56-Kbps lines 12 X.25 network ...

Office Tracker 2.1 gets new server option: scheduling program uses AOCE catalogs. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Austin, Texas -- With last month's Version 2.1 upgrade, Milum Corp.'s Office Tracker Pro scheduler became one of the first commercial packages to use AOCE catalogs for program-specific data. Catalogs in Apple Open Collaboration...

Sonic simplifies its interface to net-management software. (Sonic Systems Inc. Radar 4.0) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Sunnyvale, Calif. -- New network-management software crossed Mac screens last month with the release of Radar 4.0 from Sonic Systems Inc. The latest version of the $499 software-and-hardware inventorying and updating program adds a...

Telebit expands NetBlazer PN: Ethernet hubs added to dial-in server line. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Telebit Corp. this week is expected to announce integrated hubs in its NetBlazer line of dial-up access products. The new boxes are aimed at branch offices accessing corporate LANs, Telebit said. The latest...

Starlight's video server sends 50Mbps to 40 users. (Starlight Networks Inc. StarWorks 1.7) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Mountain View, Calif. -- Cutting-edge workgroups sharing digital video over LANs soon will be able to deliver more movies to more users through Starlight Networks Inc.'s StarWorks. Version 1.7 of the digital video server software reliably...

InterCon remote-access software delivers dial-in to LANs over PPP: supports standard link to AppleTalk networks. (InterCon Systems Inc. InterPPP Point-to-Point Protocol software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Herndon, Va. -- InterCon Systems Inc. last week delivered remote-access software that lets Macintosh users dial into AppleTalk LANs over Point-to-Point Protocol. InterCon's $99 InterPPP provides remote users with dial-in access to...

PB rest stop for mobile commuters. (DVX Co. MobiDesk) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Plymouth, Mass. -- Using a laptop computer on a road trip can pose quite a challenge, considering that the steering wheel occupies the space over the driver's lap. And twisting around to use a PowerBook on the passenger seat is uncomfortable,...

Newton gets serious with 110: features three times the usable RAM.
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple last week took a second stab at the personal digital assistant market, releasing an updated version of its MessagePad and revealing plans to focus more on the corporate market. The company shipped the MessagePad...

Motorola's Envoy puts Magic Cap into the air. (Motorola Inc. to announce first Magic Cap-based wireless personal communicator) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Motorola Inc. is expected to announce the first Magic Cap-based wireless personal communicator at the Mobile '94 conference here this week. Envoy, due this summer for about $1,500, includes both a land-line fax and...

Newton Connection Kit: At last, import/export. (Connection Kit 2.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple's MessagePad announcements last week were accompanied by the release of software long awaited by Newton users: Newton Connection Kit 2.0. The free upgrade to the Newton desktop connectivity package can import...

RadioMail can now relay wireless faxes. (RadioMail Fax Service) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... San Mateo, Calif. -- Now your PowerBook can send a fax without a phone line. The RadioMail Fax Service, introduced last month, lets subscribers send messages to fax machines at the same time as they are broadcast to pagers, wireless...

Flash boredom & newt frontier. (Moving Target) (Column)
March 7, 1994... Computer industry intelligentsia would have you believe that PCMCIA is nothing short of science fiction made real. But the truth is that the only thing futuristic about the PCMCIA standard is that, like some Orwellian dystopia, it speaks...

Upgrade boosts Duos. (RAM upgrades for PowerBook Duo portable computers) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... Laguna Hills, Calif. -- Viking Components Inc. last month shipped RAM upgrades that boost the high-end Duo to 32 Mbytes. The company is offering a $1,365 20-Mbyte RAM upgrade card that plugs into the RAM slot on any Duo, bringing it up to...

PixelPaint Pro3 sets layers afloat. (Pixel Resources Inc. PixelPaint Pro 3.0) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Norcross, Ga. -- Pixel Resources Inc. this week will breathe new life into PixelPaint Pro when it ships an upgrade that adds floating layers and AppleScript support. Version 3.0 is the first major upgrade to the painting program since...

Mac artists gain perspective with low-end 3-D applications. (News Analysis)
March 7, 1994... Three-dimensional graphics programs, once confined to high-end workstations, are increasingly becoming part of designers' tool sets, thanks to a growing number of inexpensive and easy-to-use programs now on the market. Mac programs such...

Spectral NuBus boards tap DSP for CD sound, imaging. (Spectral Innovations Inc. introduces NuMedia2)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Spectral Innovations Inc. this month released two new DSP-based cards aimed at multimedia and design professionals. NuMedia2 is a 7-inch NuBus board featuring an AT&T 3210 digital signal processor. The board provides...

Fuji develops digital photo line with scanner, full-bleed printer. (Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc.)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Elmsford, N.Y. -- Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. is giving exposure to its digital photography line with a new video scanner, a dye-sublimation printer upgrade and a new cost-saving color printing technology that eliminates the need for ink...

Onyx cultivates new version of tree rendering app. (Tree Professional, Tree 2D) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 7, 1994... Cambridge, Mass. -- If a redwood grows in Brooklyn it will be thanks to a new release of Onyx Computing Inc.'s photorealistic tree generator. Tree Professional and Tree 2D, shipping this month at $695 and $149 respectively, let Mac users...

NDI acquired by TechWorks. (National Design Inc.) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... Austin, Texas -- Seizing a Window of opportunity, Technology Works Inc. has acquired National Design Inc., a developer of graphics accelerator cards for Windows-based machines. The amount of the buyout was not disclosed. Under the...

Scitex sues Aldus in dispute over trapping technology patent. (patent dispute between Scitex America Corp., Aldus Corp.) (Brief Article)
March 7, 1994... Alexandria, Va. -- Scitex America Corp. is suing Aldus Corp., alleging it infringed on a Scitex patent for trapping technology. The suit, filed in federal court here last month, claims that Aldus' TrapWise product violates a Scitex patent...

Used Macintosh prices.
March 7, 1994... Model Config. Price Plus 1/20 $275 SE 1/20 $400 SE/30 5/40 $700 Classic 2/40 $475 Classic II ...

Accelerator market slowing down: Quadra cuts, PPC cloud vendor fortunes. (buyers anticipating PowerPC Macintoshes or purchasing Mac Quadra systems instead of upgrade boards for older Macs)
March 7, 1994... San Francisco -- Vendors of Mac processor accelerators are facing a lean year because of recent Quadra price cuts and buyers' wait-and-see attitude toward PowerPC Macs. Industry experts said last quarter's dismal sales could continue...

Off the wire.
March 7, 1994... Microsoft Corp. has been ordered to pay $120 million in damages to Stac Electronics Co. of Carlsbad, Calif., because a Los Angeles federal jury found that the Redmond, Wash., software giant appropriated disk-compression technology patented by...

Keeping promises. (Editorial)
March 7, 1994... The first step Mac users will make to Power Macs will be on solid ground. Emulation of the 680x0 processor works, which means existing applications should run on the new Macs while users wait for developers to port their products to the...

Apple should go from personal to interpersonal. (The Second Decade) (Column)
March 7, 1994... It's time for Apple to announce that it's getting out of the personal computer business. No, I don't propose that the company abandon the Mac. What I mean is that it should market its machines as interpersonal computers, designed from...

Evaluating new technology is our own responsibility. (The Mac Manager) (Column)
March 7, 1994... In the Feb. 14 column I postulated that we often focus too heavily on our daily management duties. As a result, we miss the chance to implement more-strategic solutions that would eventually obviate the need for so much daily tweaking. I...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
March 7, 1994... AOL eases growing pains with great customer service This is in rebuttal to the story "AOL suffering system problems, user unrest as business grows" (MacWEEK, Feb. 14, Page 12). I first subscribed to America Online last August.Yes,...

ACI US 4D First: Simple database design: scaled-down 4D delivers at a low cost. (Software Review) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... ... ...................... Score Card: 4D First ACI US Inc. Version tested: 1.0 List price: $295* Overall value 4 4D First, a slimmed-down version of ACI's 4th Dimension, provides a reasonable...

Claris Impact 1.0: Making business graphics easy: new application creates 'smart,' info-rich graphics and documents. (Software Review) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... ... ...................... Score Card: ClarisImpact Claris Corp. Version tested: 1.0 List price: $399* Overall value 3 ClarisImpact brings a wealth of fresh drawing tools to the tasks of creating...

PowerPort/Mercury: Global Village high-speed fax modem hits quicksilver. (In Brief) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... Global Village Communication Inc.'s line of PowerBook modems just got a little longer with the release of the $399 PowerPort/Mercury. The Mercury takes over the top of the line from the PowerPort/Gold by adding 19.2-Kbps (V.32 terbo) data...

RAM Doubler 1.0: Connectix's fast alternative to Apple's virtual memory. (Software Review) (In Brief) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... Connectix Corp.'s RAM Doubler promises to double the RAM in your Macintosh (up to a 256-Mbyte limit) through software wizardry. Does it work? Yes. But like wizard's gold, this RAM isn't quite as good as the real thing. The $99 utility...

ALLright Enhancements: MSA's utilities package for System 7 is just all right. (Software Review) (In Brief) (Evaluation)
March 7, 1994... Users looking to customize their Macintoshes and plug the holes in System 7 may want to check out Management Science Associates Inc.'s ALLright Enhancements, the most credible challenger yet to Now Software Inc.'s Now Utilities. Like...

1.3-Gbyte optical drives give users more storage options. (includes related articles on magneto-optical versus phase-change drives, products from SyQuest and Iomega) (Buyers Guide)
March 7, 1994... Users prefer optical drives for near-line storage and transport of large files. When storage capacity on a hard drive runs out, trashing files or buying a new drive are the only options. With an optical drive, however, an owner can...

Apple support feeds appetite for whining. (MacInTouch: Issues & Trends)
March 7, 1994... One little problem triggers a whole column of complaining about the current state of the Mac, ignoring all of its advantages and the Apple benefits. Issues & trends Another Mac day It was just another day for us Macintosh...

'Faster' NuBus takes it slow. (Ask David Ramsey)(question-and-answer) (Column)
March 7, 1994... Q. What cards can take advantage of the faster NuBus 90 slots in my Quadra 840AV? A. Well, first of all, no Macs, including the AV Macs, implement the full NuBus 90 specification. The AV Macs do have an extra 20-MHz clock signal...

LC bus may bust its glass ceiling. (Mac the Knife) (Rumors) (Column)
March 7, 1994... If publicist Chuck Jones has any respect for the jury system, he's already realized that his lurid involvement with Marla's shoes is inappropriate on a truly Trump-like scale. Perhaps the angst he's suffered as a result of the public airing...

StockWatch.
March 7, 1994... 03.02.94 Weekly % close change Apple 35.63 -4.36 Software developers Adobe 28.75 -4.96 Aldus 23.25 14.81 Caere 9.13 -3.95 ...

The switch to RISC begins: Power Macs push PPC onto desktop, aim for PC converts. (Apple Computer Inc.'s Power Macintosh microcomputers, PowerPC microprocessor, reduced instruction set computing, converts from IBM-compatible microcomputers) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... New York -- Apple will finally take the wraps off its Power Macintosh line this week, yielding its first returns on the three-year, billion-dollar investment with IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. The new models, which combine System 7 ease...

Low-end Macs will make the upgrade via PDS, CPU cards. (PowerPC microprocessor upgrades for Apple Macintosh LC 475, LC 575 and Quadra 605 microcomputers; processor direct slot, daughtercards) (The Switch to RISC begins)(reduced instruction-set computers)
March 14, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- The first Power Macs start at midrange performance and go up from there, but sources said Apple doesn't plan to leave its entry-level systems out of the PowerPC revolution. The company is racking its collective brain...

Apple lightens Quadra line, discontinues 800. (Macintosh microcomputers)
March 14, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Mac buyers will have fewer Quadra choices after the debut of their sexier siblings. Although sources said Apple will leave most Quadra products alone for the immediate future, the company is prepared to quickly adapt...

PowerPC steps into ring with Pentium; new Macs take on Intel-based systems. (microprocessor-based microcomputers; Apple Power Macintosh) (Technical Analysis)
March 14, 1994... With the introduction of the PowerPC-based Macs, RISC architecture finally has entered the high-volume computer marketplace. This historic event has set the stage for the biggest microprocessor battle of all time: PowerPC vs. Pentium....

New SyQuest 5.25" drive to hold 200MB cartridges. (SyQuest Technology Inc.'s SQ5200C removable-disk drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Fremont, Calif. -- Service bureau habitues can breathe a collective sigh of relief when SyQuest Technology Inc. next week announces its long-awaited high-capacity 5.25-inch drive. The new SQ5200C, to debut at Boston's Seybold Seminars 94,...

DayStar plans 68060 accelerators. (DayStar Digital Inc. accelerator boards) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... Flowery Branch, Ga. -- DayStar Digital Inc. is reportedly eyeing Motorola Inc.'s new 68060 processor for a forthcoming line of Mac accelerators. The accelerators, which reportedly will be available for both 68030 and 68040 Macs, are...

Destructive virus spreads from Italy. (INIT-9403 computer virus) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... San Francisco -- The discovery this month of a new destructive Mac virus in Italy has triggered a response from makers of anti-viral programs. The INIT-9403 virus infects selected compaction, compression and archive applications and the...

Symantec adds central admin to DiskLock. (Norton DiskLock Series security software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. this week will announce the first new version of DiskLock in two years, adding centralized cross-platform administration and other new features to the security program. The Norton DiskLock Series, as...

QuarkXPress upgrade strategy for Power Macs upsets users; upgrade will cost full price after June. (Quark Inc.'s desktop publishing software) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... Denver -- Desktop publishers eager to get their hands on the PowerPC version of QuarkXPress may be forced to do so early or pay a penalty, according to the upgrade policy announced by the company this month. The PowerPC version of XPress...

MultiDoc aids multimedia developers. (Foundation Solutions Inc.'s multimedia search-and-retrieval application development software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Cary, N.C. -- Multimedia developers producing titles with large content libraries have a suite of new tools from Foundation Solutions Inc. at their disposal. MultiDoc is composed of a multimedia-document search-and-retrieval engine; a...

XCMDs from Iverson give voice to HyperCard. (Jeff Iverson's Software Co.'s SpeechManager and SoundManager add-on sound-processing software; external commands) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Burnsville, Minn. -- Two new external commands from Jeff Iverson's Software Co. are giving HyperCard a clearer voice. > SpeechManager adds support for Apple's PlainTalk speech-synthesis technology to HyperCard and other programs that use...

Word for Word 6.0 ships. (Mastersoft Inc.'s document-conversion software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Mastersoft Inc. last month shipped Version 6.0 of Word For Word, its Mac document-conversion software. The $149 product includes new Compound Document Converters, which let users convert text and graphics between...

Mobius, Nokia, Radius prep new displays. (Mobius Technologies Inc.'s Two Page Display GS and One Page Display GS monochrome monitors, Nokia Display Products Inc.'s Multigraph 447X and Radius Inc.'s PrecisionColor Display/21 color monitors) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... San Francisco -- New displays for graphics professionals will ship this spring from Mobius Technologies Inc., Nokia Display Products Inc. and Radius Inc. Meanwhile, NEC Technologies Inc. has cut prices on its full line of monitors. >...

Horizon 24 card ships. (RasterOps Corp.'s graphics accelerator board) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- RasterOps Corp. last week shipped its top-of-the-line graphics accelerator, Horizon 24, after an extended shipment delay taken to adjust the product's focus and makeup. Horizon, which now ships with 4 Mbytes of...

MOST MOs hold up to 384 Mbytes. (Mass Optical Storage Technologies Inc.'s RMD-5300-S magneto-optical disk drive mechanism and cartridges) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Cypress, Calif. -- Users may make the most of storage opportunities as Mass Optical Storage Technologies Inc. this month introduces a new high-capacity rewriteable magneto-optical mechanism providing 384 Mbytes per cartridge. The...

JVC rolls out Mac versions of CD recorders. (JVC Information Products Co. of America's Personal Archiver and Personal RomMaker CD-ROM recorders) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... Irvine, Calif. -- Users looking for faster CD-ROM recording capabilities will soon have a slew of new options from JVC Information Products Co. of America. The company this month announced double- and four-speed Mac versions of both its...

Triple-threat modem due in April from USR. (U.S. Robotics Inc.'s Courier V.Fast Class Fax and Courier HST Dual Standard V.Fast Class Fax fax modems) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Skokie, Ill. -- U.S. Robotics Inc. plans to extend its Courier family with four new models incorporating all the latest high-speed protocols. Shipping next month, the speedy Couriers will be the first modems capable of running both V.32terbo...

DataClub dies, upgrades unveiled. (Novell Inc. discontinues distributed server software product) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... Provo, Utah -- Novell Inc. is dropping DataClub, but both Novell and Apple have unveiled upgrade paths for users of the Mac-based distributed-server software. Novell, based here, this month discontinued distribution and support of the...

Lotus ships Mac version of Organizer: schedules synced through cc:Mail. (Lotus Development Corp.'s Organizer 1.1 Scheduling for the Macintosh workgroup software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
March 14, 1994... Cambridge, Mass. -- Lotus Development Corp. last week shipped the first Mac version of its group scheduling package, which carries meeting notices via cc:Mail. Organizer 1.1 Scheduling for the Macintosh offers the same features found in...

AOCE gets recognition, not comprehension. (survey shows many have heard of, but few are aware of the Apple Open Collaboration Environment's features) (includes related article on survey methodology)
March 14, 1994... San Francisco -- AOCE has become a household word, but knowledge of Apple's collaboration technology doesn't go much deeper than that, a recent MacWEEK QuickPoll revealed. A survey of MacWEEK sites conducted last month shows high name...

Global PB Duo modem delay to keep users waiting 'til spring. (Global Village Communication Inc.'s PowerPort/Mercury Fax/Modem for PowerBook Duo) (Brief Article)
March 14, 1994... Mountain View, Calif. -- Users waiting for a more reliable and faster alternative to Apple's Duo Express Modem will have to hold on a little longer. Now slated for a late-spring release, Global Village Communication Inc.'s $399...