MacWEEK articles from November 1993

MacWEEK archives from November 1993

Mac apps find home on Unix: Portable Toolbox runs software unmodified.
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - A portable Mac Toolbox that reportedly will run unmodified Mac applications on Unix systems has riveted the attention of developers. According to programmers familiar with the project, Apple early next year will...

Apple eyes multi-CPU server. (central processing unit)
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - While the rest of Apple focuses on bringing RISC to mainstream Mac users, the company's server group is reportedly steering the high end of its product line toward Unix-based multiprocessing. According to sources,...

Users give new Macs high marks, but many await paths to PowerPC. (Macintosh Quadra 605, PowerBook Duo 270c)(User Reaction)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - While users are wowed by the price of the Quadra 605 and the feature list of the Duo 270c, the shadow of PowerPC looms large over Apple's newest CPUs. The 605 4/80, with its 25-MHz 68LC040 processor and $969 ApplePrice,...

Quadra 605 strikes balance between low cost, '040 power. (Hardware Review) (Apple Macintosh Quadra 605 microcomputer) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: Macintosh Quadra 605 Apple Price: $969 (4/80), $1,269 (8/160) Overall value 4 Apple's latest Quadra, incorporating a 25-MHz 68LC040 in a case derived from the LC series, marks a breakthrough in...

PBs priced to move as Apple rolls out new rebate scheme. (Macintosh PowerBook portable computers) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Apple this week will launch a rebate program designed to make its already-portable PowerBooks move even more easily off dealer shelves and spur buying of selected peripherals. The Apple Pays Now Rebate program covers...

Macs to the highest bidder: auction to reduce inventory. (Apple to auction discontinued and obsolete Macintoshes to the public) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Want a PowerBook 170 cheap? How about a Quadra 700? Has Apple got a deal for you. In a move intended to lighten its $1.5 billion inventory, the company plans three major auctions to sell more than 6,000 discontinued...

Apple releases early PowerPC dev tools. (Macintosh on RISC Software Development Kit)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Buffalo, N.Y. - Impatient developers now can make the leap into PowerPC Macintosh development with Apple's recent preliminary release of its Macintosh on RISC Software Development Kit. Available through APDA for $299, the kit consists of...

Macromedia to go public. (Macromedia Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Macromedia Inc., the multimedia developer that has been girding for an initial stock offering for several years, recently announced plans to go public. The company, based here, said it has filed a registration statement...

Gates' OpenDoc attack sparks fiery exchange. (Apple OpenDoc standard attacked by Microsoft Corp. Chmn Bill Gates)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - OpenDoc, the compound-document standard promulgated by Apple and several major partners, makes Bill Gates see red. The Microsoft Corp. CEO came out swinging at last month's Seybold San Francisco 93 conference, expressing...

DayStar announces new color tools; cuts prices on accelerators. (DayStar Digital Inc. ColorMatch family, Charger Suites Vol. 2 through 5, accelerator price cuts) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - DayStar Digital Inc. at last month's Seybold San Francisco 93 announced a slew of new graphics software and reduced prices on its accelerator line. > ColorMatch family. The new line of color-correction products is based...

Diamante updates Control Classic: mapping, faxing, to-do lists added. (Diamante Software Inc.) (Control Classic 2.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Dallas - Diamante Software Inc. recently updated Control Classic with new mapping and to-do list capabilities. Based on ACI US Inc.'s 4th Dimension, Control Classic combines calendar, contact-management and word processing features to...

Newest version of TopDown eases tracking of brainstorms. (Kaetron Software Corp.) (TopDown Flowcharter 4.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... The Woodlands, Texas - Kaetron Software Corp. last week released the latest version of its cross-platform flowcharting program, adding support for custom colors and greater design control. The $345 TopDown Flowcharter 4.0 is now fully...

Day-Timer helps Newton users track meetings. (Slate Corp. Day-Timer Meeting and Expense Pack)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Scottsdale, Ariz. - Slate Corp.'s new Newton application, released last week, will help users track expenses and meeting agendas. Day-Timer Meeting & Expense Pack includes two modules: > Day-Timer Meeting Assistant lets users plan...

Intel introduces Series 2+ line of flash memory PCMCIA cards. (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) (Intel Corp. announces memory cards for Newton MessagePad)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Santa Clara, Calif. - Intel Corp. last week announced a line of higher-capacity flash memory PCMCIA cards and showed off the new cards in a Newton MessagePad. Intel, which supplies Apple with the 1- and 2-Mbyte flash cards currently used...

SyQuest backs disks. (increases warranty on 5.25-inch cartridges to five years) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Fremont, Calif. - SyQuest Technology Inc. last month bumped up the warranty on its 5.25-inch cartridges to five years. The extension applies to all its 44-Mbyte and 88-Mbyte disks shipped after Dec. 31, 1992. The company's 5.25-inch...

Street Atlas moves to Mac. (DeLorme Mapping introduces Street Atlas USA 2.0 for the Macintosh)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Freeport, Maine - DeLorme Mapping last month rolled out a Mac version of its Street Atlas USA CD-ROM-based road map. Street Atlas USA 2.0 for the Macintosh includes 646 Mbytes of mapping data, with more than 12 million street segments and...

MicroNet rolls out disk arrays for Quadra 840AV, digital video. (introduces Raven 840 disk array line)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Irvine, Calif. - MicroNet Technology Inc. last month unveiled eight SCSI Manager 4.3-compatible disk arrays for the Quadra 840AV, including three models designed for users of digital video. The Raven 840 series combines two 3.5- or...

EnviroMac helps scientists control data. (Remote Measurement Systems Inc. EnviroMac)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Seattle - Can your Macs evaluate their surroundings and respond to changing conditions? They can with EnviroMac, a sensing and control package from Remote Measurement Systems Inc. The $899 hardware and software bundle includes the...

Iomega ships floptical drive for PowerBook. (PowerBook Floptical) (Iomega Corp.)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Roy, Utah - Iomega Corp. took to the road last week with a battery-powered, 21-Mbyte floptical drive for use with PowerBooks. The PowerBook Floptical, to be sold exclusively through The Apple Catalog for $399, can be powered by any...

FWB adds low-cost drives, high-end arrays. (FWB Inc. hammer*PE, SledgeHammer for NuBus drive lines)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - FWB Inc. this month will expand both its high-end and low-end storage offerings with two new lines of drives: hammer*PE drives and SledgeHammer for NuBus array bundles. > Low-end drives. The company's hammer*PE models,...

Glyph rack-mounted SCSI devices aim to sync with multimedia users' needs. (Glyph Technologies Inc. introduces CD-ROM, magneto-optical and other devices for music and multimedia professionals) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Ithaca, N.Y. - Glyph Technologies Inc. last month announced a series of 19-inch rack-mounted SCSI devices for music and multimedia production professionals. The units, which fit into standard rack mounts for music recording equipment,...

Speak Spanish with HyperGlot CD: version 4.0 includes 90 QuickTime clips. (HyperGlot Software Co. Learn To Speak Spanish 4.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Knoxville, Tenn. - HyperGlot Software Co. Inc. next week will ship Version 4.0 of its Learn to Speak Spanish educational CD-ROM software. A leap beyond the previous version's HyperCard-based presentation with black-and-white graphics,...

Transparent Language Inc. upgrades learning tools. (Transparent Language 2.0)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Hollis, N.H. - Transparent Language Inc. is now shipping an update to its foreign-language learning program that adds new training tools, including a vocabulary game and customizable notes. Transparent Language 2.0, priced at $139,...

Mainstay puts new face on BASIC programming. (Mainstay VIP-BASIC)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Camarillo, Calif. - Mainstay extended its visual application development system for BASIC programmers last month. VIP-BASIC, like the company's VIP-C for C programmers released last summer (see MacWEEK, Aug. 23, Page 11), lets developers...

Propagator helps users build simple neural networks on Mac. (ARD Corp. introduces Propagator for Macintosh)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Columbia, Md. - ARD Corp. this week will ship a Mac version of its neural-network development system, Propagator. The product, already available for Windows systems and Sun workstations, lets users build mathematical models that can learn...

Work-management systems track inventory, maintenance. (M2 Ltd. ships MainPlan/CM, MainPlan/PM)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Gaithersburg, Md. - M2 Ltd. last month shipped two work-management systems designed for tracking inventory and scheduling equipment maintenance. MainPlan/CM and MainPlan/PM, priced at $4,995 each, automatically generate purchase orders...

Gibbs System gets new engraving, surfacing, machining capabilities. (Gibbs and Associates ships Gibbs System 4.3 computer-aided manufacturing software)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Moorpark, Calif. - Gibbs and Associates this month shipped Version 4.3 of The Gibbs System computer-aided manufacturing software. The update offers new engraving, surfacing and wire electrical-discharge machining capabilities. Version...

NetCheck, CloneMaster tools find pirates. (Famous Engineer Brand Software introduces copy-protection tools)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Richmond, Va. - Famous Engineer Brand Software has announced two new copy-protection products for programmers, NetCheck and CloneMaster 2000. Used together, the products can help reduce network- and floppy-based software piracy, according to...

External device tests power supplies. (MicroMat Computer Systems introduces MicroProbe Power Check handheld diagnostic device)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Novato, Calif. - MicroMat Computer Systems last month shipped a handheld device that diagnoses Mac power-supply problems without the user having to open the case. MicroProbe PowerCheck, priced at $118, connects to the Apple Desktop Bus...

Microsoft rebate covers Office, Works packages. (Microsoft Corp. offers rebates on integrated and bundled software packages) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is offering a rebate on purchases of Office and Works made between Oct. 1 and Jan. 31, 1994. The company is offering a $100 rebate on Microsoft Office 3.0, priced at $750. The package includes full...

Calendar of events.
November 1, 1993... November 4-6: MacShow, Dallas. Traveling Mac technology show stops in Texas. Contact The Show Management Co. Inc. at (215-)957-9111 or (800) 622-7469; fax (215) 957-9497. 7: Odyssey III, Sacramento, Calif. Free trade show...

Securing company PowerBooks. (Management)
November 1, 1993... Keeping a tight hold on PowerBooks and the data they contain calls for a mix of vigilance and security software. Security is a concern for all Mac users. But PowerBook owners, who typically carry the equivalent of thousands of pages of...

Cabletron, Xyplex plan ARA-savvy hub card updates. (Cabletron Systems Inc. to enhance Communications Server Media Interface Module; Xyplex to ship software upgrade for its eight-port card and Network 9000 hubs) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - This month Cabletron Systems Inc. and Xyplex Inc. will ship AppleTalk Remote Access capabilities for the communications cards that drop into their multiprotocol hubs. Both companies' LAN router cards already support...

StarNine's gateway to link AOCE, Internet: Mail*Link aiming at individual users. (StarNine Technologies inc. introduces Mail*Link Internet for PowerTalk)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Berkeley, Calif. - Early next year StarNine Technologies Inc. will ship a personal gateway linking System 7 Pro's built-in electronic mail to the Internet. Mail*Link Internet for PowerTalk, starting at $99 per user, will enable...

Metricom plans radio nets. (Metricom Inc. to offer wireless networking for Mac PowerBook, Newton MessagePad) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Los Gatos, Calif. - Metricom Inc., a provider of wireless networks for the utilities industry, last month announced it will turn its expertise to low-cost radio links for the Mac PowerBook and Newton MessagePad. To be available in...

Price trim for speedier AWS 60. (Apple Workgroup Server 60) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... The Oct. 21 shake-up of the Mac line affected Apple's servers, too. The Apple Workgroup Server 60, which was based on unmodified Centris 610 hardware, is now based on the faster Quadra 610 CPU, which has a 25-MHz 68040 processor rather than...

CrossTarget provides users live access to source data. (Dimensional Insight Inc. introduces CrossTarget Reporter, Builder, Diver modules for data analysis)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Burlington, Mass. - Dimensional Insight Inc. has released new versions of several components in its CrossTarget data-analysis suite. Also, new Reporter modules produce custom electronic reports, which provide live access to source data from...

Spectra cuts FDDI, TP-PMD prices. (Spectra Systems Corp. drops price on Fiber Distributed Data Interface NuBus card, adds Apple events scripting support to file transfer software) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Alpharetta, Ga. - Spectra Systems Corp. this month dropped the price on its Fiber Distributed Data Interface NuBus card and added Apple events scripting support to its file transfer software. Spectra, formerly known as Impulse Technology,...

Enhanced Hermes II BBS goes commercial. (Hermes II 1.0.1)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Bellevue, Wash. - The first commercial incarnation of the Hermes multiline bulletin board system was released last month, sporting more than 70 new features and enhancements over the previous shareware version. Hermes II 1.0.1, now sold...

CIS goes to 14.4Kbps. (CompuServe Inc.) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... CompuServe Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, in September became one of the first on-line services to offer its subscribers 14,400-bps access lines at 9,600-bps prices. The high-speed lines are currently available in 10 U.S. cities and on the extra-cost...

Standard Microsystems Corp. (announces Qtiom hub) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Switchable hubs - Next month Standard Microsystems Corp. of Hauppauge, N.Y., will deliver the first switched-hub card for token-ring networks. SMC's Qtiom is a four-port token-ring card that fits into one of the five slots in the company's...

Plaintree Systems Inc. (introduces WaveSwitch 100, WaveSwitch 400) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... This month, Plaintree Systems Inc. of Wellesley, Mass., will ship two switches that promise a combination of 10 and 100 Mbps of throughput to Ethernet segments. The WaveSwitch 100 uses a combination of switching and bridging to provide 10...

SynOptics Communications Inc. (Lattis System 5000 to offer dedicated Ethernet switching by first quarter 1994) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... SynOptics Communications Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., said it will add dedicated Ethernet switching to modules for its Lattis System 5000 intelligent-hub modules by the first quarter of 1994. The System 5000, when it ships in December, will...

CeLAN Inc. (announces Ehubm, Ehubs) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... CeLAN Inc. of San Jose, Calif., announced its Ehubm and Ehubs hubs. CeLAN has two 16-port 10BASE T hubs, the $1,395 Ehubm-16i, which functions as the controller hub, and the $895 Ehubs-16i. As many as three Ehubs-16i hubs can be stacked...

Garret Communications Inc. (ships Magnum 3000 network hub) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Fremont, Calif.-based Garret Communications Inc. shipped its Magnum 3000 stackable 10BASE T hub and 3000X concentrator early this fall. Technically, the 12-port 3012 and 24-port 3024 models can be stacked up to 20 units high to support as...

Gateway Communications Inc. (ships G/EtherTwist hub) (Hubs + Routers Update)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Gateway Communications Inc. of Irvine, Calif., also shipped the G/EtherTwist 10BASE T hub this fall. Three units can be snapped together for a total of 36 ports. The G/EtherTwist command hub is $749; additional modules cost $699.

Remote E-mail remains challenge for companies. (News Analysis)
November 1, 1993... Despite confusion of having remote and local clients, administrators say it's worth it. Scott Sipiora's company, Syntex Corp., was so excited about the prospect of having its 160 pharmaceuticals sales managers use electronic mail from...

Pantone, EFI tune up color systems: management apps hook into ColorSync. (Pantone Systems introduces Pantone Open Color Environment; Electronics for Imaging announces EfiColor Works) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Show goers at last month's Seybold San Francisco 93 were the target of new color-management software from Pantone Inc. and Electronics for Imaging Inc. > Pantone unveiled the Pantone Open Color Environment (POCE), a new...

HSC, Aldus air new Photoshop filters: Sets pack high-tech, old-style effects. (Kai's Power Tools 2.0; Aldus Gallery Effects Classic Art Volume 3)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Photoshop filter fanatics can dip into a fountain of new effects from HSC Software and Aldus Corp. > Kai's Power Tools 2.0. HSC is now shipping this $199 package of plug-in filters designed by Photoshop expert Kai Krause....

New DS app adds splash of color to monochrome TIFF graphics. (DS Design introduces Colorize)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Cary, N.C. - Users who have found it inconvenient to add color to black-and-white TIFF images on the Mac have a new ally in Colorize from DS Design. Developed by Graeme Dykes of Auckland, New Zealand, Colorize treats each spot color as a...

Proxima to take new projector line on the road: high-end portable ready for video uses. (Desktop Projector 2800, Desktop Projector 2700, Desktop Projector 2300)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... San Diego - Proxima Corp. next month will deliver a family of desktop projectors for displaying computer-generated text and graphics that includes a video-ready model at the high end. Geared toward portability, the projectors weigh about...

Kodak, ICS put thousands of stock photos on-line: users choose images from thumbnails.
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Eastman Kodak Co. this month will launch a new on-line service that provides instant access to thousands of stock photographs in Photo CD format, and International Color Stock Inc. is providing a similar service over PressLink....

Photoshop gets DCS plug-in. (Desktop Color Separation) (In Software offers PlateMaker) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Escondido, Calif. - Two new plug-in modules from In Software are opening Adobe Photoshop to additional Desktop Color Separation channels and Scitex line-work files. Available now for $295, PlateMaker exports images in DCS format, making...

DeBabelizer upgrade fluent in AppleScript. (DeBabelizer 1.5.5) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Sausalito, Calif. - Equilibrium Technologies Inc. is moving DeBabelizer to higher ground with improved support for AppleScript and Photoshop plug-in modules, as well as new optional formats. Shipping now for $299, DeBabelizer 1.5.5...

Apple sketches in details of ColorSync 2.0. (developing new version of color-matching technology) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Apple revealed details of its plans to upgrade ColorSync, the company's color-matching system extension, at Seybold San Francisco 93 last month. According to Gerald Murch, Apple director of imaging software, the company will begin...

Low-end DTP apps for everyday people. (desktop publishing)(News Analysis)
November 1, 1993... Two low-cost page-layout programs, both with intuitive interfaces, may be all that you need. Discussions of page-layout software usually revolve around the high-priced, industrial-strength packages favored by professional graphic artists...

Yankus doodles dandy for Object Expo. (collage artist Marc Yankus) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... New York - Commissioned to create an image for the cover of a brochure for Small Interest Group Software Publications' April 93 Object Expo, collage artist Marc Yankus wanted to do something unique. A professional artist for 14 years,...

DTP the Easy way. (desktop publishing) (At Star Industries Inc. uses Timeworks Inc's Publish It! Easy) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... At Star Industries Inc., a Seattle-based rental company that primarily serves the construction industry, the tasks of preparing promotional literature and business forms falls to vice president and Macintosh veteran Bill Rabel. Rabel...

Microsoft's first-quarter earnings show slowest growth since 1986. (Microsoft Corp.) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. last month said first-quarter earnings increased 14 percent, the company's slowest year-to-year earnings growth period since it went public in 1986. The software giant, based here, said profits for the...

PageMaker 5.0 spurs Aldus' Q3. (third fiscal quarter) (Aldus Corp.) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Seattle - Riding the coattails of its flagship product, PageMaker 5.0 for Macintosh, Aldus Corp. registered record quarterly sales and improved profits. The company last week reported third-quarter sales of $62.2 million, up 37 percent...

Falling margins hit disk drive makers. (Conner Peripherals Inc., Quantum Corp., Maxtor Corp., Seagate Technology Inc., SyQuest Technology Inc.)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Major drive makers are selling products at a brisk pace but evidently not fast enough to offset a brutal price war that is chiseling their margins and plundering their profits. According to vendors and analysts, drive...

Dealers sold on ApplePrice scheme: Mac vs. PC pricing perception narrows. (News Analysis)
November 1, 1993... San Francisco - Recent moves by Apple to improve the Mac's marketability by simplifying the product line and changing its pricing are drawing generally positive reviews from dealers and analysts. "I applaud both moves," said Walter...

Symantec records comeback in Q2. (second quarter) (Symantec Corp.) (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Rebounding from a restructuring that caused it to lose $7.1 million in its previous quarter, Symantec Corp. last week reported a jump in sales and a profit for its second quarter. Sales for the three-month period,...

Good news and bad news. (Apple's statement of direction) (Editorial)
November 1, 1993... Michael H. Spindler's recent speech at Seybold San Francisco 93 came only days after the departure of John Sculley and Apple's earnings report. As a result, the speech was anticipated more eagerly than if it had been given months before....

System 7 Pro expands Finder, clutters desktop. (The Second Decade) (Column)
November 1, 1993... System 7 Pro enormously expands the scope of the Mac Finder. What used to be a file manager and application launcher is now also the place where Apple expects us to organize our communications and even store information about the people we...

Faithful Windows users are doing the unthinkable. (The Mac Manager) (Column)
November 1, 1993... With Windows' huge installed-base lead over the Mac, you'd think that most Windows users and managers would be pretty smug about the whole thing. From the marketing point of view, they've made the right choice. None of those Windows users...

Letters. (Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 1993... Motorola has CPU makers struggling to buy mind share Regarding the editorial "Going for the jugular" (MacWEEK, Oct. 4, Page 34), I disagree with the primary supposition that Intel Corp. smells blood and is going in for the kill. Rather,...

VideoVision Studio board clearly captures QuickTime. (video-capture board) (includes related article on NTSC standard) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: VideoVision Studio Radius Inc. List price: $4,495 Overall value 4 VideoVision Studio is the first QuickTime capture board we've reviewed that lives up to the...

upFront improved but doesn't come clean: better navigation, QuickTime support. (Alias Research Inc.) (Software Review) (architectural modeling software) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: upFront Alias Research Inc. Overall value 3 Version tested: 2.0 List price: $299* upFront is a precise 3-D visualization modeler that remains fast, even...

Inline refines Redux Deluxe, adds scheduling, archiving: backup, restore, script features set it apart from similar utils. (Software Review) (Inline Software Inc.) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: Redux Deluxe Inline Software Inc. Version tested: 2.0 List price: $79.95* Overall value 4 Backup utilities should be both flexible and easy-to-use. Redux Deluxe...

Personal MacLan Connect shares Windows directories with Macs: Macs can also access printers connected to Windows machines. (Software Review) (network software from Miramar Systems Inc.) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: Personal MacLan Connect Miramar Systems Inc. Overall value 3 Version tested: 3.02 List price: $199* Personal MacLan Connect gives some of the file-sharing...

C&G makes E-mail a Snap: sans dedicated server, admin, Snap Mail a small-site option. (Software Review) (Snap Mail from Casady & Greene Inc.) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: Snap Mail Casady & Greene Inc. Version tested: 1.0.1 List price: $200* Overall value 4 Snap Mail offers an intuitive, easy-to-install electronic-mail...

Mac also rises on Sun workstations: Liken lets users run wide range of Mac apps on HP and Sun. (emulation software) (Software Review) (Evaluation)
November 1, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: Liken Andataco Version tested: 1.3 List price: $299* Overall value 3 Liken lets users run a wide range of Mac applications on Sun or Hewlett-Packard...

Software tools help solve net-management puzzle. (includes related article on network installation programs) (Buyers Guide)
November 1, 1993... Network upkeep is becoming increasingly specialized, with a corresponding increase in the types of tools used. Just as no network manager will ever oversee a perfect, problem-free network, no single Macintosh network-management tool can...

Focusing on support for the Mac's future. (MacInTouch: Issues & Trends)
November 1, 1993... Support costs are outpacing the costs of hardware and software, but Apple has not attacked the problem aggressively. Here are some thoughts and suggestions. Issues & Trends Losing touch It is ironic to watch masses of new...

Disk corruption often subtle. (Ask David Ramsey)(question-and-answer) (Column)
November 1, 1993... Q. I recently tried to rebuild the desktop on my Mac, and the progress bar was drawn past the end of the dialog, after which I received a message that the desktop couldn't be rebuilt. What happened? A. When you rebuild the desktop,...

Apple ships upgrade to Duo Dock. (Brief Article)
November 1, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - Apple shipped its thicker Duo 270c last month, and last week the company upgraded its Duo Dock to accommodate it. The new dock has a larger docking aperture but no new features. It has an $899 ApplePrice, and upgrades...

Applied battery subs for PowerBook internal. (Applied Engineering PowerCharge)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
November 1, 1993... Dallas - All-in-one PowerBook users envious of Apple's new Type II nickel-metal-hydride batteries for the Duos can turn to a third-party hardware developer to extend battery life on their systems. Applied Engineering recently shipped the...

Newton getting ready to talk. (Rumors) (Column)
November 1, 1993... Depending on where you live, this may or may not be the beginning of the truly scary season. You know, for some of us, it's celebrate-the-majesty-of-our-democracy time again. From left coast to right we're witnessing ballot decisions...

Microsoft preps fast, cheap FoxPro database for Mac. (FoxPro for Macintosh 2.5 relational database)
November 8, 1993... Redmond, Wash. - "It's fast, it's cheap, it's Microsoft." That's how one source described Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh 2.5, the cross-platform relational database expected to debut and ship at January's Macworld Expo in San Francisco. ...

Apple to unveil support app: longer hours, priority calling. (new high-end support program)
November 8, 1993... Orlando, Fla. - Apple this week will launch a new support program for help-desk personnel at large sites, providing extensive new resources and training. Sources said Apple CEO Michael H. Spindler will unveil the plan in a keynote...

Duo 270c hits new highs: better battery, cooler color. (Hardware Review) (Macintosh PowerBook Duo 270c notebook computer)(includes related article on battery design) (Evaluation)
November 8, 1993... ... ...................... Score Card: PowerBook Duo 270c Apple List price: $3,099* Overall value 4 The 270c is the top of the Duo line and in many ways is the best Macintosh PowerBook available today. It's...

Apple will book ARA 2.0 suite at Comdex/Fall. (Apple Remote Access 2.0 data communications software) (Product Announcement)
November 8, 1993... Cupertino, Calif. - At next week's Comdex/Fall '93 in Las Vegas, Apple reportedly will ship its long-awaited Apple Remote Access 2.0. In addition to dropping "Talk" from the name, Apple has divided the new version into tiers, updated its...

CD-ROM sales may pick up steam as developers climb aboard with discs. (News Analysis)
November 8, 1993... After several years of growing pains, the use of CD-ROM as a widespread method of software distribution may at last be coming of age. Several companies as disparate as Apple, distributor Ingram Micro Inc. and mail-order specialist MacZone...