MacWEEK articles from May 1994

MacWEEK archives from May 1994

GX drivers face bumpy road; utility offers alternative route. (QuickDraw GX does not work with current printer drivers; Yosemite Software to offer Detente system extension)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- When QuickDraw GX finally crosses the finish line next month, it will face a major roadblock: Current printer drivers cannot be used with the new imaging technology. Meanwhile, a third-party developer is seeking a buyer for...

Unix developers laud Power Macs, won't switch yet. (World Wide Developers Conference)
May 2, 1994... When Mac developers get together at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., processor performance will be on the minds of those who have been lured into the Unix workstation market over the years. While the Power...

Users hail NetWare for RISC server line. (Novell Inc. ports NetWare 4.1 to Apple PowerPC-based servers)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- "We can't cover the waterfront just by ourselves," said Apple CEO Michael Spindler at last week's announcement of the porting of Novell Inc.'s NetWare 4.1 to Apple's three new PowerPC-based servers. Customers and analysts...

Dayna mobile server to draw on PCMCIA. (Dayna Communications DaynaLINK Mobile Access Server) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Salt Lake City -- Dayna Communications Inc. will shuffle the deck in the remote-access server market this week when it shows what it hopes is a trump card: PCMCIA. At NetWorld+Interop 94 in Las Vegas, the company will introduce the DaynaLINK...

cc:Mail Router update aims high: large-scale networks target of Version 5.1. (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Cambridge, Mass. -- Lotus Development Corp. is preparing to deliver a major upgrade to cc:Mail Router, the software that moves E-mail between its mail servers. Geared to ease the creation and administration of large-scale and wide-area...

La Cie to sell Apple drives. (La Cie Ltd.) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Beaverton, Ore. -- La Cie Ltd., a Quantum Co., this week will introduce a line of Apple-branded external hard drives. The drives were designed by Apple and were briefly available last fall in a test-marketing program through Apple Direct. The...

Apple releases System Update 3.0. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple last week released Version 3.0 of its System Update extension, a collection of bug fixes and enhancements to System 7. The extension is a superset of the Hardware System Update 1.0, Hardware System Update 2.0 and...

Hewlett-Packard ships new printers. (HP LaserJet 4M Plus, 4 Plus)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co. this week shipped the LaserJet 4M Plus (pictured) and LaserJet 4 Plus laser printers. The new models are priced at $2,479 and $1,839, respectively. The printers boast speeds of 12 pages per minute, up...

Panasonic releases 300-dpi printer: vertical SideWriter has small footprint. (Panasonic Communications and Systems Co.)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Secaucus, N.J. -- Panasonic Communications & Systems Co. sidestepped its competition last month as it shipped the SideWriter KX-P5400 M1, a $1,139 LED printer with a small footprint. Unlike other desktop printers, the SideWriter has a vertical...

New Apple Software Dispatch CD offers business productivity apps. (CD-ROM for business users)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple this week will put a new spin on its Software Dispatch CD when it releases a disc specifically for business users. Like the company's Premiere CD-ROM, the Macintosh Productivity Edition offers users free software...

ScanPlus handles 36" originals: CalComp scanners good for blueprints. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Designers and engineers can scan blueprints and drawings into their Macs using CalComp Inc.'s new line of large-format scanners. The ScanPlus III series provides fast, single-pass gray-scale and line-art scanning of...

Ventana ships all-in-one starter kit for Internet users. (Ventana Media's Internet Membership Kit) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Chapel Hill, N.C. -- Ventana Media, the newly formed software division of Ventana Press, this week will ship an all-in-one starter kit of Internet tools for Mac users. The $69.95 Internet Membership Kit includes a variety of Internet...

Print util updated. (Working Software Inc. upgrades Working PrintLogger)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Santa Cruz, Calif. -- Working Software Inc. last month shipped a free upgrade to its $99.95 Working PrintLogger utility. Version 1.1 now adds user and project names to the text-file log created by the extension. The log file also contains time,...

Native Power Mac products recently shipped. (Illustration)
May 2, 1994... Company Product Price/upgrade (1) DeltaPoint Inc. DeltaGraph Pro 3.1 $195/free (408) 648-4000 ACI US Inc. Object Master 2.5 $255/$69 (408) 252-4444, ...

ActiGraf process-modeling software uses graphical language to track expenses: app shows relationships among process functions. (Business Modeling Systems) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Los Altos, Calif. -- Business Modelling Systems wants to help managers wage war on excess corporate costs with its new ActiGraf process-modeling software. Available now for $795, ActiGraf lets managers graphically depict business processes to...

MiniCad 5 for Power Mac released. (Diehl Graphsoft introduces CAD product for PowerPC-based Macintoshes) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Columbia, Md. -- Diehl Graphsoft Inc. last month shipped Minicad 5 for the Power Mac, the first CAD product available for the PowerPC-based machines. Minicad 5 is priced at $795 and includes versions for 680x0-based Macs and Power Macs (see...

Tool links TVs to Macs. (TV Elite for Macs) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Cerritos, Calif. -- A new tool from Advanced Digital Systems lets Mac users turn TV sets into monitors. TV Elite for Macs, available now for $399, is an external device that converts Mac video signals to NTSC format for viewing on televisions...

Radius offers rebate. (Radius Inc. trade-in rebate toward purchase of VideoVision Studio desktop video production system) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Radius Inc. last week announced a $500 trade-in rebate toward the purchase of its $4,495 VideoVision Studio desktop video-production system. The offer, which runs through Aug. 31, is available to users of competing...

For the record.
May 2, 1994... An April 18 story (Page 14) incorrectly stated the price of Global Village Communication Inc.'s one-line OneWorld Remote Access server, which is $1,199. Also, the company's OneWorld Fax server will not be able to receive faxes until later...

Leads! apps gain access via 4D Open. (Endpoint! Marketing Information Systems Inc. introduces Leads! Express, Leads! Express Pro)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Two new applications from Endpoint! Marketing Information Systems Inc. aim to help non-Leads! users quickly access information from Leads! sales-automation systems. The company claims Leads! Express and Leads! Express Pro...

AccuZip6 abandons 4D; app moving to FoxPro. (Software Publishers Inc. to ship AccuZip6 Lite, AccuZip6 Pro mailing software)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Huntington Beach, Calif. -- Software Publishers Inc. will ship new Lite and Pro versions of its AccuZip6 mailing software this summer. With these releases, the company will move its program from ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension to Microsoft Corp.'s...

Spin offers SyQuest drives. (Spin Peripherals Inc.'s SyQuest 270) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Newton Upper Falls, Mass. -- Spin Peripherals last month announced two new removable-media drives based on high-capacity SyQuest mechanisms. The $659 Spin SyQuest 270 is based on SyQuest Technology Inc.'s SQ3270 mechanism and supports 3.5-inch...

STF ships bundle of fax add-ons. (STF Technologies Inc. enhances FAXstf 3.0 fax software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Concordia, Mo. -- STF Technologies Inc. last month delivered a set of modules that add new capabilities to FAXstf 3.0, the company's stand-alone fax package for Macs. The $89 STF AutoPak has four modules: STF AutoOCR, STF AutoPrint, Background...

Virex goes remote with Admin. (Datawatch Corp. Virex Administrator) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Research Triangle Park, N.C. -- Datawatch Corp. this week hopes to synchronize virus scanning when it ships Virex Administrator, a new program that centrally initiates checks for viruses on LAN-based Macintoshes. The Administrator software can...

ANF unearths steps to tunneling interoperability for AppleTalk. (AppleTalk Networking Forum) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... At its third meeting, held in Palo Alto, Calif., last month, the AppleTalk Networking Forum came closer to finalizing the first solid recommendations for interoperability among competing AppleTalk LAN and WAN tunneling schemes. The...

GEnie on-line service conjures up Mac client. (GE Information Services) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Rockville, Md. -- GE Information Services this summer will answer the wishes of Mac users with its first graphical front end for its GEnie on-line service. Currently in public beta testing, the client is available to all users. The program has...

PowerTalk-to-CIS gateway: $5. (CompuServe) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Columbus, Ohio. -- A personal gateway from CompuServe Inc. will lengthen the reach of PowerTalk to CompuServe's E-mail. CompuServe Mail for PowerTalk is available now and can be downloaded from the CIS:CISSOFT area for $5. The PowerTalk...

BeingThere app ships. (Intelligence at Large Inc.)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Philadelphia -- BeingThere is now here. Intelligence at Large Inc. shipped last month its Mac videoconferencing software. The program sends digital video and synchronized, simultaneous sound between two or more Macs over AppleTalk. BeingThere...

3Com, Digital expand options for remote access server lines. (3Com Corp., DEC announce upgrades to remote access servers) ( Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... San Francisco -- 3Com Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. last month announced upgrades to their multiprotocol remote-access servers that offer expanded dial-in options. Digital shipped DECserver Network Access Software 1.3, which supports...

Simple offers Duo RAM upgrades. (Simple Technology) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Santa Ana, Calif. -- PowerBook Duo users' memory-expansion options opened up last month when Simple Technology Inc. shipped a family of RAM upgrades. The company announced several cards for new and older Duos: A 4-Mbyte card is $199; 8 Mbytes,...

Territory Manager gets forecasting, new reports. (Software Solutions introduces new sales-automation upgrade)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Evansville, Ind. -- Software Solutions last month polished its information-management program for salespeople in the field by adding a forecasting module and redesigning the product's interface. Territory Manager 1.5, based on Helix Express...

PB users struggle with cellular: products ready, but logistics are tricky. (includes related article on variety of cellular options for mobile users) (Technical Analysis)
May 2, 1994... Modems optimized to transmit digital data over the cellular voice network have been available for three or four years, but many PowerBook users are still struggling with the mechanics and the costs of making reliable use of the technology. The...

It's a different eWorld. (Apple's on-line service) (Moving Target) (Column)
May 2, 1994... As I write this column, I'm about halfway through a long vacation. Vacation in Andyspeak means that time when I can work on projects I never have time for at work. One such project is beta testing Apple's new on-line information service,...

ElectricImage gets slew of features: Power Mac-native renderer due by June. (Electric Image Inc. ElectricImage Animation System 2.0) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Pasadena, Calif. -- Electric Image Inc. is packing its namesake 3-D application with a throng of new high-end features. ElectricImage Animation System 2.0, still $7,495, is due this month; a Power Mac version will ship this summer. Electric...

Cost reductions, PPC bolster Apple. (News Analysis)
May 2, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Just nine months ago, Apple was hemorrhaging red ink. It had suffered its worst quarterly loss, $181.3 million, and was in the process of eliminating 2,500 jobs. Since then, the company has sought to reverse its fortunes by...

Apple Germany executives leave as unit fights disappointing sales.
May 2, 1994... Ismaning, Germany -- Apple's German division here experienced a high-level shake-up last month with the departure of several top executives. The company announced that General Manager Gerhard Jorg had resigned after eight years as head of the...

Hard disk drive manufacturers mounting financial comebacks. (Seagate Technology Inc., Conner Peripherals Inc., Maxtor Corp., SyQuest Technology Inc.)
May 2, 1994... San Francisco -- Reflecting a revitalization in the personal computer market, several disk drive makers logged record unit shipments that bolstered quarterly results last month. However, the price gouging that precipitated many of the...

EnviroSafe imagesetters output without hazardous chemicals. (Autologic EnviroSafe Laser Imaging System)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... Thousand Oaks, Calif. -- Printing professionals concerned about the environment are searching for output alternatives to hazardous chemicals. Autologic Inc. last month introduced two thermal systems that address this concern by imaging directly...

Chorus of new sound products debuts. (Macromedia Inc. SoundEdit 16; Mark of the Unicorn Inc.'s Performer 5.0, Morning Star Solutions Inc.'s MacWavemaker MIDI synthesizer, Passport Designs Inc.'s MusicTime) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... San Francisco -- Sweeter sounds and rhythms will be coming from users' Macs, thanks to the latest round of new sound products. > Macromedia Inc., based here, has updated its sound-editing package, adding support for 16-bit sound and the ability...

Font vendors deliver text, display typefaces. (Adobe Systems Inc., Carter & Cone, Monotype, Font Bureau introduce new products)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 2, 1994... San Francisco -- New typeface packages from Adobe Systems Inc., Carter & Cone Type Inc., Monotype Typography Inc. and The Font Bureau Inc. offer a wide range of text and display faces to help designers dress up their documents. > Adobe of...

Adobe revamps type licensing structure. (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Mountain View, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Inc. this week will redesign several aspects of its type business. Adobe is shifting from a printer-based to a computer-based licensing agreement. Effective immediately, retail font packages will be...

International sales fuel Claris' growth. (Claris Corp.) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Santa Clara, Calif. -- Citing rising international sales and steady success with its top products, Claris Corp. last week reported a 16 percent increase in revenues for its second quarter. Sales for the quarter ended April 1 reached $37.6...

StockWatch.
May 2, 1994... 04.26.94 Weekly % close change Apple 31.25 10.62 Software developers Adobe 24.75 1.54 Aldus 27.38 3.30 Caere 7.19 ...

Off the wire.
May 2, 1994... Breaking out of a yearlong slump, high-tech companies rallied last month and posted improved quarterly results. IBM Corp. stunned Wall Street with a robust $392 million profit for the first quarter but warned that its turnaround from massive...

Aldus Q1 profits leap 452 percent. (revenue growth in first quarter) (Aldus Corp.) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Seattle -- Fresh from its triumphant merger announcement with Adobe Systems Inc., Aldus Corp. last week posted a 452 percent jump in earnings for its first quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended April 1 rose 37 percent, to $57.2 million from...

Macs at the enterprise center. (Editorial ) (Editorial)
May 2, 1994... For years the Macintosh has been a strategic technology for many organizations. IS managers have embraced the low cost of ownership, ease of use and relatively simple management that desktop Macs offer. As networked-based servers for the...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
May 2, 1994... LocalTalk is attractive when cost is major consideration I enjoy the Ask David Ramsey column, but I respectfully disagree with his premise in "Time to bury LocalTalk" (MacWEEK, April 18, Page 46). I work at a large, independent school as a...

Macs vs. Windows: praise the Lord and pass the ammo. (The Second Decade)
May 2, 1994... A year ago, a Windows tide was rolling through corporate America. Each month seemed to bring a new report about some major Apple customer abandoning the Mac in favor of the Microsoft graphical user interface. Today, if my informal soundings are...

Apple still a bit behind in its market-share push. (The Mac Manager) (Column)
May 2, 1994... There is no getting around it. Apple is trying hard to push out faster, less expensive computers. It's trying hard to move up to a better, more intuitive, more extensible operating system and interface. And it's trying hard to wrap the whole...

MacWEEK 200. (includes related articles on methodology, definition of site, companies not listed)(Special Report: MacWEEK 200 survey of Macintosh usage)
May 2, 1994... The sixth annual MacWEEK 200 survey reveals the largest government and commercial Mac sites in the United States and Canada. Its companion, the fourth annual Education 50, highlights the 50 largest U.S. and Canadian university Mac sites. We...

Lawrence Livermore Lab tops list with integrated shop. (Special Report: MacWEEK 200 survey of Macintosh usage)
May 2, 1994... Lawrence Livermore Lab's 9,950 Macs are part of a complex network aiding the site in innovative scientific research. While the federal government is tightening defense and related research spending, research institutions such as the Lawrence...

Macs vital for big sites to use client/server apps. (Special Report: MacWeek 200 survey of Macintosh usage)
May 2, 1994... Macs help big businesses minimize info-sharing hassles and maximize profits. No matter what business they compete in, this year's top Macintosh sites have one thing in common: They recognize that information technology is their most vital...

Power Mac buyers exude confidence. (Special Report: MacWEEK 200 survey of Macintosh usage)
May 2, 1994... Compatibility problems are quite low in the RISC machines, but SoftWindows gets lukewarm response. Conventional wisdom says to stay off the bleeding edge of new technology. Yet many Mac managers at MacWEEK 200 sites are snapping up Power...

Leading universities' networks on cutting edge of technology. (includes related article on Education 50) (Special Report: MacWEEK 200 survey of Macintosh usage)
May 2, 1994... Academia provides a look at what's ahead for corporate networks. Universities have been on the cutting edge of computer technology since the 1940s; for corporate managers, they offer a glimpse of what lies ahead for the rest of the 1990s....

Macromedia Director 4.0 is an impressive sequel: substantially improved upgrade promises a cross-platform future. (Software Review) (Macromedia Director 4.0) (Evaluation)
May 2, 1994... ... ...................... Score Card: Director Macromedia Inc. Version tested: 4.0 List price: $1,195* Overall value 4 Macromedia has updated and reorganized the interface to its popular multimedia...

PopupFolder 1.01: Inline Software's navigation utility lets users treat folders like menus. (Software Review) (In Brief) (Evaluation)
May 2, 1994... Overall value 4 PopupFolder is a $55 control panel from Inline Software Inc. that combines two venerable elements of the Macintosh interface -- the folder and the pop-up menu -- into a directory navigation aid. PopupFolder lets you easily...

Contact managers: Is bigger, more connected better? (Buyers Guide)
May 2, 1994... The latest batch of contact software offers the kind of links that help you stay in touch. If the current crop of personal information management programs is any evidence, nobody wants a boring little Mac address book anymore. Personal...

Apple products need Power Mac maturing. (MacInTouch) (Column)
May 2, 1994... Apple has some work to do in getting its software working smoothly on the Power Mac. Silly sounds and a confused user interface hurt its audio image. It is ironic that Power Mac incompatibilities are at least as prevalent among Apple's...

Knowing Houdini's tricks. (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
May 2, 1994... As I mentioned last week, I replaced the 486SX/25 processor in my DOS compatibility card (I prefer the Houdini code name) with a 486DX2/50, which almost doubled the CPU performance. The card's specs still wouldn't impress real Intel jocks....

Infini-D 2.6. (Software Review) (Native Power Mac Quick Look)(Evaluation) (Brief Article)
May 2, 1994... Specular International Ltd. Price: $695 Users and developers of 3-D software have been champing at the bit for Power Macs and it's easy to see why. Native Infini-D offers the most impressive speed improvements of any application...

Tony Pomona sharpens image. (Rumors) (Column)
May 2, 1994... Experience has taught us to accept a fairly large dose of vacuousness, misleading statements and outright lies in our political campaigns. After all, the burning ambitions of powerful men and women are at stake. But some of us are unprepared for...

Mac dealers grappling with channel evolution. (competition increases)
May 9, 1994... Charles Darwin called it natural selection. Apple dealers --contending with a changing retail market of plummeting prices, razor-thin margins, and expanding superstores and mail-order businesses -- are calling it the fight of their lives. ...

Industry betting on ATM's future at Interop show. (Asynchronous Transfer Mode highlight of NetWorld/Interop trade show)
May 9, 1994... Las Vegas -- ATM, or Asynchronous Transfer Mode, was the word heard in the aisles of NetWorld+Interop 94 here last week, but the Mac spoils at the show were a little more down to earth. The estimated 65,000 attendees were bombarded at...

Apple seeking out partner for eWorld. (seeking long-distance carrier partner for online service) (Brief Article)
May 9, 1994... Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple is reportedly set to spin out its newly formed eWorld on-line service, with a long-distance carrier most likely to be the minority-interest holder. According to sources, the deal will be finalized in June, and...

Developers laud continuing efforts to improve tools. (developers going to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference support Apple development tool vendor product development efforts)
May 9, 1994... Programmers headed to San Jose, Calif., for next week's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference are expressing a degree of confidence in vendors of Mac development tools. How quickly things change. Just last year, the mainstream developer...

Adobe draws on PPC speed in upgrade: Illustrator 5.5 adds automatic trapping. (Software Review) (First Look) (Evaluation)
May 9, 1994... Adobe Illustrator will move into the PowerPC era next month when Adobe Systems Inc. ships Version 5.5, a native-mode port that promises substantial speed improvements over previous versions, as well as some much-needed features missing in...

Intel, Motorola square off in aggressive chip price war. (PowerPC 603 processor versus dropping prices for Intel Pentium) (Brief Article)
May 9, 1994... Austin, Texas -- Even as Intel Corp. plans further price cuts on its Pentium processors, Motorola Inc. last week continued to apply pressure by unveiling aggressive pricing for its PowerPC 603 chip. The 66-MHz PowerPC 603 processor will...

PowerCard brings PCMCIA to Macs. (Software Architects Inc's PowerCard card read-writer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Bothell, Wash. -- Software Architects Inc. this week announced PowerCard, signaling the arrival of PCMCIA technology on the Mac. The $495 device, which is expected to ship next month, will reportedly let Mac users mount PCMCIA cards on the...

New WS 8150 runs at 80 MHz. (Apple Workgroup Server product correction) (Correction Notice)
May 9, 1994... San Francisco -- Two charts in the May 2 issue included incorrect information about Apple's new Workgroup Server line. The chart on Page 1 should have said the minitower PowerPC-based Workgroup Server (WS) 8150 runs at 80 MHz -- the same...

Orange Micro puts 100-MHz 486 on board, throws in PCMCIA slot. (OrangePC Series 200 coprocessor boards) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Anaheim, Calif. -- Orange Micro Inc. has released a new series of NuBus-based 486 coprocessor boards for the Mac. Featuring processors as powerful as 100 MHz, the OrangePC Series 200 cards offer considerable speed improvements over previous...

Great Plains revises accounting systems: Power Mac versions due this summer. (Great Plains Software's Dynamics Release 2, Dynamics C/S+ accounting software) (Brief Article)
May 9, 1994... Fargo, N.D. -- Hoping to lure large corporations away from proprietary mainframe accounting systems, Great Plains Software this week shipped two upgrades to its Dynamics accounting software, including a client-server implementation. >...

BBEdit 3.0 compares multiple files. (Bare Bones Software's text editor) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Natick, Mass. -- Bare Bones Software next month will release a major update to its BBEdit text editor. Version 3.0 incorporates PowerPC performance; a multiple-file compare function; and support for several Apple technologies, such as AOCE,...

Hi Res gets lock on Power Mac. (Hi Resolution Inc's MacPrefect 2.3.2, MacVisa, Mac-Back open-access computing management utilities for Power Macs) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Newbury, Mass. -- Hi Resolution Inc. last month added to its family of open-access computing management utilities. The new releases included several native Power Mac applications. > MacPrefect 2.3.2 is an application and extension...

New vendor enters storage scene: MaxConcept targets pre-press and video. (develops different hard drives, removable drives) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Irvine, Calif. -- The future of Mac storage looks bright to industry veteran Charles McConathy, who next week will unveil MaxConcept Inc., a new company offering storage systems for the pre-press and digital-video markets. MaxConcept...

Power Translator analyzes foreign words in context. (Globalink Inc.'s Power Translator for Macintosh 2.0 foreign-language translation software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Fairfax, Va. -- Addressing the needs of multilingual users, Globalink Inc. last month released Version 2.0 of Power Translator for Macintosh, its foreign-language translation software. The $299 package comes in three versions that...

CFM's TeamFlow 3.1 supports file sharing across workgroups. (flowchart application) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Bedford, Mass. -- Management teams who want to track employee work-flow patterns can now share their findings using the latest version of TeamFlow, CFM Inc.'s flowchart application. Like earlier versions of the software, CFM said,...

Math77 packs Fortran routines. (Language Systems Corp's Math77 4.1 mathematics source-code library) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Sterling, Va. -- Language Systems Corp. is subtracting $159 from the price of its new mathematics source-code library for Fortran. Available now, the subroutine suite, called Math77 4.1, is $89.95 until the end of August, after which the...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
May 9, 1994... An April 18 story on the Fujitsu DynaMO 230 (Page 8) incorrectly stated that CharisMac Engineering Inc.'s TurboMO formatted media is incompatible with other MO drives. The cartridges are compatible but will not offer the increased speed found...

Native Power Mac products recently shipped. (Illustration)
May 9, 1994... Company Product Price/upgrade (1) Absoft Corp. Fortran 77SDK (2) $699/$399 (313) 853-0050 Artifice Inc. DesignWorkshop 1.1 $495/$49 (503) 345-7421 ...

Remus Limited 1.2 speeds I/O. (Trillium Research Inc's control panel) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Hudson, Wis. -- Trillium Research Inc. last month released an upgrade to Remus Limited that adds features of SCSI Manager 4.3 to the array software. Like earlier versions of the control panel, Remus Limited 1.2 provides RAID (redundant...

MicroMat turns older Macs into print servers. (MicroMat Computer Systems' PrintShuttle software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Novato, Calif. -- MicroMat Computer Systems next week will launch PrintShuttle, software that lets older Macs act as print servers. Simple background printing or print spooling can slow performance, especially on less powerful Macintosh...

Videx rewrites Bar Code Labeler. (BarCode Labeler II bar-code editing and printing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Corvallis, Ore. -- Videx Inc. recently shipped a rewrite to Bar Code Labeler, its bar-code editing and printing software. Bar Code Labeler II creates graphics files of bar codes in Code 3 of 9, Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 128, Code 93, UPC...

Drive7 formats faster with caching algorithm. (Casa Blanca Works INc's Drive7 3.0 hard drive formatting and driver software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... Greenbrae, Calif. -- Casa Blanca Works Inc. next week is slated to ship Drive7 3.0, an upgrade to its hard drive formatting and driver software. The new version adds support for SCSI Manager 4.3 as well as an intelligent caching scheme. ...

The Far Side to make move to Mac screens. (Delrina Corp's Far Side Screen Saver Collection for Macintosh) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
May 9, 1994... San Jose, Calif. -- Gary Larson's zany view of the world will come alive this summer in a new animated screen saver from Delrina Corp. The Far Side Screen Saver Collection, priced at $39.95 and scheduled to ship at the end of next month,...