MacWEEK articles from November 1992

MacWEEK archives from November 1992

Macromedia to support Kaleida ScriptX format. (Kaleida Labs Inc.'s ScriptX scripting technology) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Carolyn Said San Francisco - Macromedia Inc. last week announced an agreement with Kaleida Labs Inc. to support Kaleida's ScriptX multimedia scripting language. The move should ensure that users of Macromedia programs will be able to...

Envisio plans 5-ounce dock. (Dynamic Duo, the lightest dock for PowerBook Duo notebook computer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Carolyn Said Minneapolis - Envisio Inc. next year will offer what it said is the smallest and lightest dock for the PowerBook Duos. The company said its Dynamic Duo, due in January for about $600, will put 16-bit video and stereo...

INITPicker 3.0 gets extensions Inline; Util lets Macs access extensions off server. (Inline Design's utility for controlling control panels and system loading) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... Util lets Macs access extensions off server By Henry Norr Lakeville, Conn. - Inline Design last month began shipping INITPicker 3.0, an updated utility that gives users and network managers new ways to control loading of system...

Fifth Generation powers up Public Utilities maintenance app. (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Henry Norr Baton Rouge, La. - The initial public offering came later than expected, but Fifth Generation Systems Inc.'s Public Utilities now is up and running. When it announced its entry into the disk-maintenance and...

For the record. (Brief Article) (Correction Notice)
November 2, 1992... The Oct. 19 issue listed an incorrect price for Software Ventures Corp.'s Personal MicroPhone. The product is $49.95.

Updated direct-mail software ZIPs up record management. (Software Publishers Inc.'s AccuZIP6 1.5.1) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Raines Cohen Huntington Beach, Calif. - With postage rates on the rise, users are seeking ways to reduce mailing costs. Software Publishers Inc. provided one solution last month when it began shipping AccuZip6 1.5.1, its...

Proposal generator gets word processor, calendar. (Global Business Acceleration Inc.'s SalesForce Express information management application) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Atlanta - Global Business Acceleration Inc. last month shipped SalesForce Express, an information-management application aimed at salespeople. The $395 program combines the proposal-generating and...

Palomar takes printing, faxing On the Road. (document preparation program tailored for Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Oceanside, Calif. - A new software package called On the Road will help roving PowerBook users prepare documents for printing and faxing. Palomar Software Inc. said it will ship the $99 program by early next...

QMS, Talaris unveil new printers; both units are built on 17-ppm engine. (QMS 1725 and Talaris Systems 1794 Printstation) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... Both units are built on 17-ppm engine By Matthew Rothenberg San Francisco - QMS Inc. and Talaris Systems Inc. both have announced speedy new PostScript-compatible network printers. Both the QMS 1725 and the Talaris 1794...

Sigma Designs' ColorMac 15 matches the PowerBook look. (color monitor) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... New display comes in granite-colored case By Nathalie Welch Fremont, Calif. - Sigma Designs Inc. this month will release a 15-inch color display in a granite-colored case that matches the PowerBooks. ColorMac 15, priced at...

DEC to deal low-cost laser printer equipped with PostScript Level 2. (DEClaser 1152 laser printer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Maynard, Mass. - Digital Equipment Corp. last week announced an Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer that will arrive with an introductory price of less than $1,000. The DEClaser 1152, scheduled to ship this month,...

NEC extends PS fax-printer line. (NEC Technologies Inc.'s SilentWriter Model 97 laser printer; PostScript Level 2) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Boxborough, Mass. - NEC Technologies Inc. this month will ship a 10-page-per-minute laser printer that can be outfitted with Adobe PostScript Level 2 fax capabilities. The $2,149 Silentwriter Model 97 will join...

Media Vision wires up Mac audio. (Media Vision Pro AudioSpectrum 16 MAC sound processor and Media Vision CDPC XL MAC CD-ROM drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By April Streeter Fremont, Calif. - Media Vision Inc. this week will roll out a series of Mac multimedia products, including cards that provide CD-quality digital audio capabilities and an external device that combines an array of audio...

Chinon CD-ROMs upgraded to read Photo CDs. (Chinon America Inc.'s 431 Series CD-ROM drive upgrade) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Cynthia Klein Torrance, Calif. - Users of Chinon America Inc.'s 431 Series CD-ROM drives can upgrade them to read Photo CD single-session discs. With the upgrade, the drives can recognize the first set of photos digitized onto a...

Just Joking offers laughs for speakers. (WordStar International Inc.'s electronic collection of classic and modern humor) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... Novato, Calif. - Need the perfect joke to break the ice for your next speech? WordStar International Inc. is offering a solution for speakers who want to enliven their presentations: Just Joking, an electronic collection of classic and modern...

Now What Software to spin interactive atlas on CD-ROM; Small Blue Planet has four map sets. (Small Blue Planet: The Electronic Satellite Atlas) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... Small Blue Planet has four map sets By Kirsten L. Parkinson and Raines Cohen San Francisco - Now What Software is hoping users will brush up on their geography with its new interactive atlas on CD-ROM. Small Blue Planet: The...

Frame offers update, sidegrade. (Frame Technology Corp.'s FrameMaker 3.0.1 desktop publishing package) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Cynthia Klein San Jose, Calif. - Frame Technology Corp. is now shipping FrameMaker 3.0.1, a maintenance update for its structured document-creation program, and also is offering a sidegrade promotion. > FrameMaker 3.0.1 corrects...

Fujitsu fires off 10-ppm laser printer; True Image provides PostScript emulation. (Fujitsu Computer Products of America PrintPartner 10W; pages-per-minute) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... TrueImage provides PostScript emulation By Matthew Rothenberg San Jose, Calif. - Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc. last month introduced a 10-page-per-minute, RISC-based laser printer with LocalTalk connections. The...

Samsung to ship 5-ppm Protege printer. (Samsung Electronics America Inc.'s Information Systems Division's Protege 5000) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Ridgefield Park, N.J. - Samsung Electronics America Inc. last month announced a low-cost 5-page-per-minute RISC-based laser printer. The Protege 5000, due early next year at a list price of $1,295, prints to...

MySoftware offers light versions of database, mailing list software. (MyMailList, MyAdvancedMailList, MyDataBase and MyAdvancedDataBase) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Menlo Park, Calif. - MySoftware Co. is going light with $24.95 versions of its database and mailing list programs. > MyMailList, available now, offers 15 predefined and 25 user-definable fields for recording...

CMS going double platinum with line of large-capacity drives. (CMS Enhacements Inc.'s Platinum II series disk drives) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Irvine, Calif. - CMS Enhancements Inc. last month introduced its Platinum II series of disk drives with the shipment of five new models. The drives, packaged in a case measuring 9 by 10 by 4 inches, include...

CSC updates, expands chemical software; ChemFinder lets users search for molecules. (Cambridge Scientific Computing Inc.'s ChemFinder, Chem3D 3.1 molecular modeling and analysis software, ChemDraw 3.0 drawing application, and the ChemOffice integrated package) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... ChemFinder lets users search for molecules By Raines Cohen Cambridge, Mass. - Cambridge Scientific Computing Inc. has updated and expanded its family of chemical visualization, modeling and management applications, which integrate...

APS brings out two new 128-Mbyte MO drives. (APS Technologies Inc.'s Epson external and internal magneto-optical drives) (News Briefs)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... APS brings out two new 128-Mbyte MO drives Independence, Mo. - APS Technologies Inc. last month introduced two new 128-Mbyte, 3.5-inch magneto-optical drives. APS' Epson MO measures 6.5 by 8.75 by 2.5 inches and weighs 3 pounds....

PowerUp pairs paper, electronic planners. (PowerUp Software Corp.'s Calendar Creator Plus, Address Book Plus, and Day Runner Inc.'s Classic Edition Organizer programs) (News Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... PowerUp pairs paper, electronic planners San Mateo, Calif. - A new bundle from PowerUp Software Corp. and Day Runner Inc. aims to help users organize both their Mac desktops and paperwork. The $149.95 package includes PowerUp's...

MADA brings MacApp objects into view. (Ad Lib object viewing utility package for Apple's MacApp 3.0 object-oriented development program) (News Briefs)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... MADA brings MacApp objects into view Cupertino, Calif. - MADA last month shipped Ad Lib, an object-viewing utility for Apple's MacApp 3.0 object-oriented development environment. The program replaces Apple's ViewEdit application and...

Users get voice in word processing. (Useful Software Corp.'s Useful Voice Processor for Macintosh and Brains Software Engineering's Memorizer 1.1) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Francisco - Dictaphones are moving to the desktop with two new programs that allow users to play and transcribe recordings simultaneously. > Useful Voice Processor for Macintosh from Useful Software...

DragInstall 1.5 builds click-and-drag installers. (Ray Sauers Associates Inc.'s utility for creating custom installer applications) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Henry Norr Clifton, N.J. - Ray Sauers Associates Inc. last month began shipping Version 1.5 of DragInstall, a utility that lets mere mortals create custom installer applications. The program, priced at $300 for noncommercial use,...

PowerBook-compatible 2.5-inch Maxtor drive will hold 252 Mbytes. (Maxtor 25252 disk drive for Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Carolyn Said San Jose, Calif. - A new drive mechanism that Maxtor Corp. is expected to announce this week soon could let PowerBook users store up to 252 Mbytes of data in their mobile machines. The new 2.5-inch SCSI drive, called...

Telebit's ARA server offers highest capacity. (version 2.0 router software for Telebit NetBlazer router devices to support AppleTalk Remote Access) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... NetBlazer supports more than 24 users By April Streeter Sunnyvale, Calif. - An upgrade to Telebit Corp.'s multiport dial-in routers will let administrators provide remote access in bulk quantities. Telebit will add protocol...

DAL unbundled; new client pack to support ODBC. (Apple's Data Access Language Client for Macintosh extension to support Microsoft Corp.'s Open Database Connectivity) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe Cupertino, Calif. - Apple's Data Access Language extension has moved back out of the Mac operating system to begin a new life that will include support for Microsoft Corp.'s Open Database Connectivity. DAL was...

Database query: DAL + ODBC = ?. (Apple's Data Access Language, Microsoft Corp.'s Open Database Connectivity; includes related article on ODBC in a Data Access Manager architecture) (Gateways: Tech Analysis) (Technical)
November 2, 1992... By Joe Dallatore On July 15, Apple and Microsoft Corp. announced that they would make their respective database-access systems compatible. Microsoft's Open Database Connectivity will be layered on top of Apple's Data Access Language and...

Dockless PowerBook Duos can get third-party Ethernet. (Dayna Communications Inc.'s DaynaPORT E/Z serial-port Ethernet adapter) (Gateways)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Raines Cohen Salt Lake City - With PowerBook Duos shipping but not their docks, managers are facing the question of how to connect the most mobile of Macintoshes to Ethernet. Dayna Communications Inc. offers a solution: DaynaPORT...

NCSA puts groupware collage on Internet; 'Whiteboard' works on top of TCP/IP. (National Center For Supercomputing Applications's beta version of NCSA Collage for the Macintosh group editing application for multiple networks) (Gateways) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... 'Whiteboard' workson top of TCP/IP By George Lawton Champaign, Ill. - The National Center For Supercomputing Applications has released a beta version of NCSA Collage for the Macintosh, a program that lets users collaboratively edit...

MS Mail, QM get links to X.400; InterCon, Star Nine unveil Mac gateways. (StarNine Technologies Inc., InterCon Systems Corp.; MacX.400 links to Microsoft Mail and QuickMail electronic mail systems) (Gateways)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... InterCon, StarNine unveil Mac gateways By Nathalie Welch San Francisco - Macintosh developers last week announced X.400 gateways for two of the most popular Mac electronic-mail packages. New gateways from InterCon Systems Corp....

DCA upgrades emulators for Mac to support A/UX, NetWare for SAA. (Digital Communications Associates Inc.'s Irma Workstation for Macintosh 3.0 and IrmaLAN Client for Macintosh 3.0 Mac-to-mainframe programs) (Gateways) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Alpharetta, Ga. - Digital Communications Associates Inc. last week added support for A/UX and NetWare for SAA to its Mac-to-mainframe software packages. Irma Workstation for Macintosh 3.0, priced at $425, and...

America Online uploads news offerings. (service now offers Cable News Network, Washington Post and other news organizations) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... America Online uploads news offerings Vienna, Va. - America Online Inc. last month expanded its news and information offerings, bringing five new media partners on board. The America Online service now offers CNN Newsroom Online, the...

Shiva announces premium support packages. (Premium Support Program) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Shiva announces premium support packages Cambridge, Mass. - Shiva Corp. is now offering its customers multitiered support programs. Shiva's new Premium Support Program, available in addition to its standard warranty offerings,...

StarNine revamps pricing for Mail*Link services. (StarNine Technologies Inc.'s Mail*Link Directory Services, and Unix and Message Handling Service Directory Modules) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Berkeley, Calif. - StarNine Technologies Inc. last month revised pricing for its Mail*Link Directory Services. Pricing now is based on one copy per server, with unlimited user access. A bundle with the server and associated modules costs...

2 Way turns the Mac into a telephone. (2 Way Computing Inc. ships Network Speaker Phone extension package for audio communication over network) (Gateways)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Leonard Heymann San Diego - Alexander Graham Bell, move over. 2 Way Computing Inc. has begun shipping its Network Speaker Phone, an extension that lets users communicate over a LAN via the Macintosh's built-in microphone and...

New BridgePort switches languages. (Extended Systems Inc.'s BridgePort ESI-2679C print server) (Gateways)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By April Streeter Boise, Idaho - A new print server from Extended Systems Inc. lets Mac and DOS users share a printer without worrying about switching between PostScript and PCL. BridgePort ESI-2679C, available now for $595, is a...

Voice Messenger can deliver phone messages through E-mail. (Cypress Research Corp.'s software and hardware combination for message delivery) (Gateways)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Sunnyvale, Calif. - Cypress Research Corp. is prepping an auto-attendant and voice-mail system that delivers phone messages to Macintosh users via electronic mail. Voice Messenger, a hardware and software...

Claris app to enter 32-bit picture; BrushStrokes' tools focus on ease of use. (BrushStrokes painting program) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... BrushStrokes' tools focus on ease of use By April Streeter Santa Clara, Calif. - Claris Corp. is putting the finishing touches on a new painting program designed to make it easier for Mac users to dabble in 32-bit color. ...

Mirror card speeds JPEG compression. (Mirror Technologies Inc.'s PowerVision video board and Quick! image compression and decompression card; Joint Photographic Experts Group) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Neil McManus Roseville, Minn. - Mirror Technologies Inc. recently released a NuBus card that accelerates image compression and decompression up to 10 times. Mirror Quick!, priced at $599, uses a C-Cube Microsystems Inc. CL550...

Microtek to scan 4x5 slides for less. (Microtek Labs Inc.'s ScanMaker 45t scanner) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Torrance, Calif. - Microtek Lab Inc. is preparing a new scanner that will handle 4-by-5-inch transparencies for less than $10,000. The ScanMaker 45t, due in December, scans 24-bit-color transparencies measuring...

Plug-in Power Tools package adds new wrinkles to Photoshop. (HSC Software's KPT Power Tools collection of 36 Adobe PhotoShop plug-in filters) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Neil McManus Santa Monica, Calif. - HSC Software this week will release KPT Power Tools, a collection of 36 innovative Adobe Photoshop plug-in filters. The $149 package, designed by Photoshop expert Kai Krause, includes: >...

MediaMaker expands scope with version 1.5. (Macromedia Inc.'s MediaMaker 1.5 multimedia authoring environment) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Carolyn Said San Francisco - Macromedia Inc. last week shipped MediaMaker 1.5, an update to its multimedia authoring environment that features QuickTime movie playback, System 7 compatibility and support for MacroMind Director 3.1....

Sony digital camera to widen focus; adds video board, software controls. (new options to SEPS-1000 Digital Studio Camera System) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Adds video board, software controls By Carolyn Said Montvale, N.J. - Sony Corp. of America this month will add some new options to its SEPS-1000 Digital Studio Camera System. Users of the digital camera, which offers a SCSI...

Ad man acquires taste for Mac illustration tools. (Doug Snyder of Varitel Select makes an advertisement for scotch whisky using Adobe Photoshop software)(Screen Test) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... San Francisco - Commercial illustrator Doug Snyder of Varitel Select here created this fanciful design for a Scotch whisky ad by retouching scanned images and painting photo-realistic elements in Adobe Photoshop. Snyder scanned, merged...

Mac ready for prime time at KCET. (A Day in the Life of Melrose Avenue) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Stuart Silverstone Los Angeles - A 30-minute special scheduled to air on public television station KCET here this month promises to be the first program created, recorded and broadcast without videotape on a Mac-based digital video...

NuMedia NuBus card will boost Mac sound. (Spectral Innovations Inc.'s NuMedia board adds CD-quality audio to Macintosh) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Jose, Calif. - Spectral Innovations Inc. this month will ship NuMedia, a NuBus board that adds CD-quality audio to Macs. NuMedia initially will ship as part of a $1,295 bundle with Passport Producer,...

Acceleration options: analysis of needs is a crucial first step. (MacWEEK Special Report)(Introduction to "CPU Upgrade Easiest Route to faster Speeds," "Accelerators Put the Quick in QuickDraw" and "DSPs Bring Warp Speed to Photoshop") (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... The recent influx of of hardware that promises greater graphics productivity is both liberating and frustrating. Do you choose a CPU accelerator, a faster hard disk or simply more RAM? In this Special Report, MacWEEK details what...

Company Info. (directory of company information for MacWEEK Special Report) (Directory)
November 2, 1992... AUGMENT SYSTEMS INC. 19 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Mass., 01730-1419 Phone (617) 271-0230; fax (617) 275-4461 CABLETRON SYSTEMS INC. 35 Industrial Way, Rochester, N.H. 03867-0505 Phone (603) 332-9400; fax (603) 332-7386 CODENOLL TECHNOLOGY...

Apple unit sales to pass IBM in '92. (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - Apple will surpass IBM Corp. in personal computer unit sales for the first time this year, according to the estimates of a major market research company. Kimball Brown, director of PC hardware research...

Conner plans to acquire Archive Corp. (Conner Peripherals Inc.) (Business Watch: Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Conner plans to acquire Archive Corp. San Jose, Calif. - Conner Peripherals Inc. has taken a step toward diversifying its data-storage business by agreeing to acquire a California maker of tape drives and subsystems. Conner last...

WordPerfect announces acquisition of BeagleWorks. (integrated software from Beagle Brothers) (Business Watch: Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... WordPerfect announces acquisition of BeagleWorks Orem, Utah - As expected, WordPerfect Corp. last month officially announced its acquisition of BeagleWorks, an integrated software package for the Mac. WordPerfect, based here,...

Deborah Coleman joins Tektronix. (former Apple vice president of information systems and technology) (Business Watch: Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Deborah Coleman joins Tektronix Wilsonville, Ore. - It didn't take long for Deborah Coleman to find a new high-tech home. The former Apple vice president for information systems and technology last week was named vice president for...

Vendors report positive results. (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - A potpourri of companies with Macintosh products reported generally good financial results for the recently completed quarter. > SyQuest Technology Inc. announced sales in its fourth quarter of fiscal...

Power and productivity. (Opinion) (Editorial)
November 2, 1992... The coming year will bring dramatic increases in desktop processing power. New chips such as Intel Corp.'s Pentium and the PowerPC family under development by IBM Corp., Motorola Inc. and Apple will deliver computing capabilities almost...

Letters. (Opinion) (Letter to the Editor)
November 2, 1992... From Afrikaans to Swedish, WordPerfect has it covered I was disappointed that WordPerfect for Macintosh was not mentioned in the story "Teaching old Macs new languages" (MacWEEK, Oct. 12). WordPerfect Corp. has been selling its...

Specular: BackBurner is cause for excitement. (Specular International Ltd.) (Reviews Forum)
November 2, 1992... Specular: BackBurner is cause for excitement We want to register our feedback with you regarding the article on distributed rendering (MacWEEK, Oct. 12). > Negative tone. The entire article had a negative tone to it. There seemed...

When is it time to degauss? (question and answer) (Ask David Ramsey) (Column)
November 2, 1992... Q. How can I tell if my monitor needs degaussing? And what is degaussing, anyway? A. First, note that only color monitors need degaussing. As to what it is, well, you'll need some details on how a CRT works first. At the front...

C.A.T IV gets a new look, import-export features. (Chang Laboratories Inc.'s contact and activity management package) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Cupertino, Calif. - Chang Laboratories Inc. this month aims to prove that its C*A*T has at least four lives as it releases a major upgrade to its contact- and activity-management program. The $495 C*A*T IV,...

CE tunes up QuicKeys for PBs, QT. (CE Software Inc.'s QuicKeys 2.1.3 operating system enhancement for Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computers and QuickTime extensions) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Henry Norr West Des Moines, Iowa - CE Software Inc. last week delivered QuicKeys 2.1.3, an update that adds a simplified setup program and PowerBook and QuickTime extensions to the popular macro package. The new version, still...

Tomorrow's Duo displays. (Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duos notebook computer) (Brief Article) (Column)
November 2, 1992... There was so much commotion surrounding the new powerbooks last week that it was almost a relief to return to the nest late at night and bask in the warm glow of Larry Kings inquisition of the candidates but even that simple pleasure will...

Midrange '040 Macs in works for February. (new Apple Macintosh microcomputers for February 1993)
November 2, 1992... By MacWEEK staff Cupertino, Calif. - February may be short on days, but it's going to be long on new Macs. Apple reportedly plans to debut at least five new color Macs on Feb. 15, including two new desktop 68040-based Macintoshes,...

OCE for Q1 '93? Apple says yes, developers say no. (Open Collaboration Environment systems software; first quarter)
November 2, 1992... By Mitch Ratcliffe San Francisco - Apple last week continued its campaign to convince users that 1993 will be the Year of Collaboration, and the company said it will back up its claims by shipping new system software early in the new...

Borland counts Mac in for Quattro. (Borland International Inc.'s Quattro Pro spreadsheet software for the Macintosh)
November 2, 1992... By Lisa Picarille Scotts Valley, Calif. - After years of ignoring the Mac, Borland International Inc. is getting ready to play ball with Apple. The company is now working on a Mac version of its Quattro Pro spreadsheet, which it...

PB 145, Quadra 950 still in short supply. (Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145 notebook computer, Apple Macintosh Quadra 950 microcomputer)
November 2, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - Apple last week confirmed what dealers and users have been complaining about for months: It's hard to get your hands on a PowerBook 145 or Quadra 950. "It is an issue of demand outstripping supply,"...

Photoshop 2.5 built for speed; Adobe to open tools to DSP acceleration. (Adobe Systems Inc.'s Adobe Photoshop 2.5 color image-editing package; desktop publishing)
November 2, 1992... Adobe to open tools to DSP acceleration By Carolyn Said Mountain View, Calif. - Adobe Photoshop users next year will gain across-the-board speed increases - for the price of a digital signal processor card. With Version 2.5,...

Mac PB soars with NASA during space-shuttle flight. (Apple Macintosh PowerBook 170 notebook computer; National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
November 2, 1992... By Philip Chien Houston - A PowerBook 170 last week became the fastest Mac in the universe, a feat it accomplished not through processor speed but by traveling at 17,500 mph aboard the space shuttle Columbia. NASA tapped the...

Apple unbundles ARA from PowerBooks. (AppleTalk Remote Access; Apple Macintosh PowerBook notebook computer) (Brief Article)
November 2, 1992... Cupertino, Calif. - In the flurry of excitement surrounding Apple's product announcements last month, the company neglected to point out a fact important to many buyers: AppleTalk Remote Access no longer is bundled with its notebooks. ...

Apple ships X.400; SNMP due in '93. (MacX.400) (MacX.400 SD; Simple Network Management Protocol; AppleTalk Connection for Macintosh; TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By April Streeter and Nathalie Welch San Francisco - Apple used last week's Interop 92 Fall to underscore its commitment to enterprise networking with an entry-level X.400 server and two Mac SNMP agents. > MacX.400 SD. Apple's...

OOP tool speeds database creation. (SmartStar Corp.'s SmartStar Vision; object-oriented programming) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Henry Norr Goleta, Calif. - SmartStar Corp. this week will release a new object-oriented development system it said will dramatically reduce the time required to create client-server database applications for multiplatform networks....

Data Desk update plots expanded data analyses. (Data Description Inc.'s Data Desk 4.0 statistics program) (Product Announcement)
November 2, 1992... By Raines Cohen Ithaca, N.Y. - Data Description Inc. next month will ship Data Desk 4.0, a new version of its $595 statistics program with dynamic graphics. The upgrade can handle more data and perform more analyses than earlier...

Easing data transfer across borders; European laws can present roadblocks.
November 2, 1992... European laws can present roadblocks By Mitch Ratcliffe and Mitzi Waltz San Francisco - There's more to sending corporate data across international borders than dealing with noisy telephone connections and language conflicts....

AVR, Truvel transparency options to shed light on scanning slides; flatbed, 3-D scanners to handle slides, prints. (AVR Technology Inc.; Truvel's transparency option for TruScan 3D color scanner)
November 2, 1992... Flatbed, 3-D scanners to handle slides, prints By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Francisco - AVR Technology Inc. and Truvel are revving up new transparency options for their scanner lines. > AVR Technology Inc., formerly Advanced...

CPU upgrade easiest route to faster speeds. (central processing unit) (MacWEEK Special Report)
November 2, 1992... CPU upgrade easiest route to faster speeds There are few products that offer such a singular and tangible benefit as a CPU accelerator. The benefit, simply, is speed, and lots of it. For graphic artists toiling in the I/O- and...

Graphics users get new breed of mass-storage alternatives. (MacWEEK Special Report)
November 2, 1992... Faster storage media can have a significant effect on the performance of graphics applications. By Larry Stevens Graphics users are always scraping against the upper limits of technology, and their use of storage is no exception....

Accelerators put the quick in QuickDraw. (Apple's graphics program) (MacWEEK Special Report)
November 2, 1992... Most graphic designers who have worked on large-screen 24-bit-color display systems with unaccelerated QuickDraw know the exasperation of waiting for their screen to redraw at a painfully slow crawl. But slip in a graphics accelerator card...

DSPs bring warp speed to Photoshop. (includes related article about the problems of application-specific accelerators) (Adobe Photoshop image editing program) (MacWEEK Special Report)
November 2, 1992... DSPs bring warp speed to Photoshop Few popular programs are as processor-intensive as Adobe Photoshop. It can take minutes, even hours, to create an image, retouch a photo or apply a special effect using filters. Not surprisingly,...

Performas met with enthusiasm; new line 'strikes chord' with users. (Apple Macintosh Performa microcomputer) (Business Watch)
November 2, 1992... New line 'strikes chord' with users By Lisa Picarille San Francisco - As Americans go to the polls to cast their votes, Apple is already receiving a vote of confidence of its own for the new consumer Macs. So far, Apple's new...

Claris offering a Clear Choice. (Claris Clear Choice subsidiary) (Business Watch)
November 2, 1992... By Lisa Picarille Santa Clara, Calif. - Claris Corp. this week will formally announce Claris Clear Choice, its new publishing venture for products from smaller developers. The first products on the new label are expected in January. ...

Communicating, not computing, may drive PDAs. (Personal Digital Assistants) (Opinion: Commentary) (Column)
November 2, 1992... Jean-Louis Gassee Despite the noise engendered by Personal Digital Assistants, it looks as if some developers have been thinking about a different approach to building small, mobile devices. These companies must have realized that...

What is the real cost of system software? (System 7.1 operating system) (The Mac Manager) (Column)
November 2, 1992... Don Crabb With the release of System 7.1, Apple has made it abundantly clear what its software intentions are for the next few years: Unbundle it and charge for it. As you know, System 7.1 is not available for free distribution. To...