MacWEEK articles from September 1992

MacWEEK archives from September 1992

New Macs homeward bound: Apple sets sights on 7 million families. (Apple to aim Performa line of Macintosh computers at home users)
September 14, 1992... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - Apple stopped calling the Mac "the computer for the rest of us" when it turned toward the business market, but the new Performa line just might bring Steve Jobs' old slogan back to life. The...

Top-of-line Performa fits midrange niche. (New Macs homeward bound) (Apple Macintosh Performa 600 CD microcomputer)(includes related article on bundled CD-ROM software) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - Topping the consumer line that Apple will introduce this week is the Mac Performa 600, the only truly new model in the series. While the Performa 200 and 400 essentially are the Mac Classic II and...

Managers recommend Performas for home. (new Macintosh Performa microcomputers) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - While few volume buyers expressed interest in Apple's consumer Macs for their operations, many said they would recommend the purchase-friendly Performas to employees looking for a home computer. ...

Consumer Macs are family values. (Guest Editorial) (Column)
September 14, 1992... Consumer Macs are family values The manufacturers of personal computers have a religion. They believe that when product sales slow down, the products won't just die, they'll go to heaven. And heaven is the 7 million U.S. families with...

App launcher, layer hiding highlight simplified System 7. (System 7.0.1P operating system to be included with Apple's new Macintosh Performa microcomputers) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - When users get their new Macintosh Performa home and turn it on, the first thing that will greet them will be a kinder, gentler System 7. The Performa 200 and 400 will come with System 7.0.1P, and...

Apple set to slash dealer prices on '030 CPUs, offer mail catalog. (Motorola Inc. 68030-based Apple Macintosh microcomputers)
September 14, 1992... By MacWEEK staff Cupertino, Calif. - Mac users who would rather buy their computers from dealers or computer superstores than mass merchandisers soon should be able to pick up a IIci, a IIsi, an LC II or a Classic II at dramatically...

RasterOps to produce MoviePak: daughterboard will capture 30 fps. (frames per second) (RasterOps Corp. to ship full-motion video board) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Daughterboard will capture 30 fps By Carolyn Said Santa Clara, Calif. - RasterOps Corp. next month will ship MoviePak, its solution for creating and editing full-screen, full-motion QuickTime movies. Priced at $1,999, MoviePak...

7.1 done, ships to users Oct. 19. (Apple Macintosh System 7.1 operating system) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Raines Cohen Cupertino, Calif. - Support for multiple languages, drop-in CPU updates and font flexibility highlight System 7.1, an operating system upgrade due next month. Now in final testing, the new system also has some...

Multinationals await WorldScript debut. (new foreign-language enabling feature in Apple Macintosh System 7.1 software) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Readers Digest Association faces a vexing problem: How can it convert hundreds of magazines, books and mailings into 19 languages without being caught in a web of operating systems, incompatible applications and linguistic nuances? ...

Apple to eliminate 345 jobs, shut down Fremont plant. (Apple Computer Inc. to close Fremont manufacturing plant) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Jon Swartz Cupertino, Calif. - Apple last week said it will lay off 345 workers and close its Fremont, Calif., manufacturing plant in an effort to cut costs and consolidate operations. The company will take a $20 million pretax...

Bug bites MPW C 3.2.3: fix promised. (Apple Macintosh Programmer's Workshop compiler has serious code generation bug ) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Cupertino, Calif. - A serious code-generation bug has cropped up in MPW C 3.2.3, the latest version of Apple's C compiler, but the company said a fix is in the works. Apple this month warned developers not to...

Windows app sales continue rapid pace. (Software Publishers Association releases second-quarter sales report on Microsoft Windows software market) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Jon Swartz Washington - The Software Publishers Association this month released new second-quarter software sales figures that confirm some familiar trends: Windows applications sales are skyrocketing, the Mac software market remains...

MacLink Plus 7.0 converts Mac, Windows graphics. (DataViz Inc. introduces MacLink Plus 7.0 data-conversion software)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Henry Norr Trumbull, Conn. - DataViz Inc. last week shipped MacLinkPlus 7.0, an updated format-translation package that incorporates support for Windows graphics as well as the latest word processing programs. The new release can...

ON's STATUS*Mac extends its reach. (ON Technology introduces STATUS*Mac software package for network management, software updating) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Cambridge, Mass. - STATUS*Mac, a software package originally designed to profile the configurations of networked Macs, now also lets managers update software over the network. Version 3.0, released last week by ON...

NeXTstep 3.0 steps up Mac interoperability. (NeXT Computer Inc. releases NeXTstep 3.0 operating system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Redwood City, Calif. - NeXT Computer Inc. last week released NeXTstep 3.0, a system-software update that, among other advances, provides greater interoperability with the Mac. Release 3.0 of the object-oriented...

DayStar ready to give Performa 600 a lift. (DayStar Digital Inc. introduces Universal PowerCache accelerator card that will fit in Apple's new Macintosh Performa 600 microcomputer) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Flowery Branch, Ga. - Intrigued by the Mac Performa 600's specs but worried that its 32-MHz performance won't quite meet your needs? No problem, according to DayStar Digital Inc. - just add a PowerCache accelerator. The 68030-based...

Symantec troubles continue as top staff reshuffled.
September 14, 1992... By Lisa Picarille Cupertino, Calif. - Symantec Corp. is in the midst of a wide-ranging reorganization of its executive staff, and one of its moves this month brought on highly publicized allegations of theft of trade secrets. ...

Compaq printers first to pack PS fax: tabloid-size Pagemarqs do 15, 20 ppm. (Compaq introduces fast PostScript printers with fax options) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Tabloid-size Pagemarqs do 15, 20 ppm By Matthew Rothenberg Houston - Compaq Computer Corp. this month shipped two high-speed laser printers that feature the first PostScript-fax option on the market. The 15-page-per-minute...

Fastback Plus gets new look, snapshots and history database: features unattended AppleShare backup. (Fifth Generation Systems Inc. ships Fastback Plus Mac 3.0 backup software) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Features unattended AppleShare backup By Henry Norr Baton Rouge, La. -After Hurricane Andrew caused a delay of several weeks, Fifth Generation Systems Inc. last week began shipping Fastback Plus Mac 3.0, a new version of its...

Super 7 package has System 7 enhancements. (Atticus Software Corp. introduces Super 7 Utilities collection of System 7 enhancements) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Henry Norr Stamford, Conn. - Atticus Software Corp. last week delivered Super 7 Utilities, a $99.95 collection of System 7 enhancements. Among the seven extensions in the package, Printer Picker lets users switch printers from...

MacProducts, DGR double 3.5" MO capacity. (two vendors introduce 3.5-inch magneto-optical drives with capacities of 256Mbytes per cartridge) (MacProducts USA Inc. Magic REM256, DGR Technologies Inc. DGR 256REM) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Henry Norr Austin, Texas - Two storage vendors here this month plan to begin volume shipments of 3.5-inch magneto-optical drives with capacities of 256 Mbytes per cartridge. Both MacProducts USA Inc.'s Magic REM256 and DGR...

Applied engineers new floptical drive. (Applied Engineering introduces AE Floptical Drive disk drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Dallas - Applied Engineering has joined the floptical brigade. The company last month shipped the AE Floptical Drive, a $512 external SCSI device that can store more than 20 Mbytes of data on 3.5-inch floptical disks. Like all floptical...

Applied cuts accelerator prices, rolls out new upgrade program. (Applied Engineering reduces prices on Macintosh accelerator boards, introduces Step Up upgrade program) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Dallas -- Applied Engineering last month slashed prices on its line of Mac accelerators and announced a new upgrade program. The announcements include: * Price cuts. Applied cut accelerator prices 23 percent to 48 percent (see chart)....

Brainchild PIM short-lists user contacts, calendar. (Brainchild Corp. introduces Shortlist personal information manager) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Cincinnati - Brainchild Corp. recently released Shortlist, a personal information manager that includes calendar, address-book, contact-database and project-management features in one package. >Contact...

WE stuffs importing into Human Envelopes. (start-up company WE introduces Human Envelopes 1.08 label and envelope-printing software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Redwood City, Calif. - Human Envelopes, a label- and envelope-printing utility from start-up WE, last month gained new import capabilities and additional database fields. The $124.95 program prints envelopes...

Diamante adds icons to Control Classic 1.5. (Diamante Software introduces upgrade of sales-automation and contact-management package) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Dallas - Diamante Software last month released Control Classic 1.5, an upgraded version of its sales-automation and contact-management software. The $425 program combines a client database based on ACIUS...

Philips rolls out new line of 24-bit color monitors. (introduces FastRefresh/21, FastRefresh/20, FastRefresh/17, FastRefresh/15 monitors) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Knoxville, Tenn. - Philips Consumer Electronics Co. last month introduced a new line of Mac II- and Quadra-compatible 24-bit monitors ranging from 15 to 21 inches. >FastRefresh/21. The 21-inch FastRefresh...

Low-cost CD-authoring promised. (Optical Media International bundles Philips CDD 521 Desktop CD Recorder with its QuikTOPiX premastering software) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By April Streeter Los Gatos, Calif. - Mac users can author their own CD-ROMs at relatively low cost when Optical Media International Inc. ships its desktop disc-making system next month. The $8,500 system consists of Philips...

First PowerPC silicon arrives; software challenges remain. (initial samples of PowerPC 601 microprocessor emerge from IBM, Motorola Inc., Apple)
September 14, 1992... By Henry Norr Cupertino, Calif. - Apple this month passed a major milestone on the road to RISC, precisely on schedule, but PowerPC-based Macs are still at least 16 months away. Engineers developing future Macs based on the new...

Dylan: a new language is blowin' in the wind. (Apple developing Dylan object-oriented programming language for its Newton Personal Digital Assistant)(Tech Analysis)
September 14, 1992... By Bruce Schneier Cupertino, Calif. - Programmers will be able to use a new computer language called Dylan to build applications on the Newton Personal Digital Assistants. While this language incorporates numerous advances from the...

New compiler to put Pascal on PowerPC. (Language Systems Corp. developing Pascal compiler for upcoming PowerPC reduced-instruction-set-computer platform) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Herndon, Va. - Language Systems Corp. is powering up a Pascal compiler for PowerPC, the RISC-based platform under development by Apple, IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. The compiler will ship when Apple releases its...

For the record. (Correction Notice)
September 14, 1992... In the Aug. 17 issue, Barney-scan Corp.'s CIS 4520RS slide scanner was incorrectly identified. It is a 12-bit scanner. The Aug. 10 issue gave an incorrect price for extra cartridges for Iomega Corp.'s MacTransportable 90 Pro. The disks...

CameraMan adds voice annotation. (Vision Software International introduces enhanced version of CameraMan multimedia software) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson Santa Clara, Calif. - Vision Software International last week shipped an upgrade to CameraMan, adding voice annotation and movie-editing functions to its QuickTime screen-capture utility. CameraMan records...

BookBrowser lets customers search by subject. (multimedia kiosk for bookstores)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Palo Alto, Calif. -- BookBrowser, a Mac-based multimedia kiosk that helps book buyers locate titles by subject, is on the way to bookstores around the country. The system, developed by Book Browser, will be test-marketed in San Francisco Bay...

Transparent Language ships training packs. (Transparent Language Inc. introduces Transparent Language foreign-language training software)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Hollis, N.H. - Transparent Language Inc. recently shipped Transparent Language, a series of Mac-based training packages that include a disk, a cassette and an instruction book to make foreign languages perfectly clear. Based on...

Tab-size PostScript Level 2 prices fall. (Dataproducts, others cut prices of tabloid-size PostScript printers) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Woodland Hills, Calif. - Prices are dropping for the popular tabloid-size Adobe PostScript Level 2 printer manufactured by Dataproducts Corp. and marketed by Dataproducts and a variety of OEMs. >Dataproducts...

NewGen Systems cuts RISC-based printer price. (NewGen Systems Corp. reduces prices of T Series, Premier Pro Series, Task Pro Series reduced-instruction-set-computer laser printers) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Fountain Valley, Calif. - NewGen Systems Corp. this month trimmed the prices of several of its RISC-based, PostScript-compatible laser printers. Price reductions include: >T Series. NewGen has cut $3,000 from...

QMS reduces PS 1700. (QMS Inc. cuts price of QMS-PS 1700 network laser printer) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Mobile, Ala. - QMS Inc. this month pruned back the price of its 17-page-per-minute, 600-dpi network laser printer. The QMS-PS 1700 is now $6,995, a $1,000 reduction from the original price. The printer is based on a Canon NX engine...

Imploder 2.0 squeezes 4D data. (Component Software Industries Corp. introduces Imploder 2.0 data-compression software for Acius 4th Dimension database package) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Jeff Ubois Rocky Hill, N.J. - Component Software Industries Corp. last month shipped Imploder 2.0, a package that adds compression capabilities to ACIUS Inc.'s 4th Dimension database. The $249 collection of 4D externals...

ASG tunes up 4D tool. (Automated Solutions Group ships ASG Productivity Package 1.1 database programming tool for 4th Dimension) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Huntington Beach, Calif. - Automated Solutions Group last month shipped a new version of its ASG Productivity Package, a $69.95 development tool for ACIUS Inc.'s 4th Dimension database. Version 2.0.1. provides enhanced alternatives to...

Funk and Wagnalls adds System 7 compatibility. (Inductel Inc. upgrades Funk and Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary to version 1.1) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Jose, Calif. - Inductel Inc. has upgraded its electronic Funk and Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary to add System 7 compatibility and improved searching capabilities. Version 1.1 of the dictionary,...

Epidemic of job-related injuries puts ergonomics on managers' agendas: proper equipment, training reduces toll. (computer-related wrist injuries)(includes related article on sources of occupational health advice)
September 14, 1992... Proper equipment, training reduces toll By Jeff Ubois Managers ignore ergonomic issues at their peril. In just the past six years, the incidence of repetitive strain injuries related to computer use has increased 1,000 percent...

Apple's Tesler on the development and future of Newton PDA family. (Apple vice president of advanced products Larry Tesler) (Interview)
September 14, 1992... Apple's Tesler on the development and future of Newton PDA family Larry Tesler, Apple's vice president of advanced products, heads the team developing the company's Newton family of Personal Digital Assistants. He recently talked with...

Santorini Server Manager remotely controls AppleShare. (Santorini Consulting and Design Inc. introduces Server Manager program for monitoring and administering file servers from remote workstation) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch San Francisco - A new program coming soon from Santorini Consulting & Design Inc. will let network managers monitor and administer AppleShare 3.0 file servers from their offices. Called Server Manager, the program...

Global Village speeds modems: new TelePort models drop ADB for serial. (Global Village Communication Inc. introduces TelePort/Gold, TelePort/Silver, TelePort/Bronze modems that connect via serial port rather than Apple Desktop Bus) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... New TelePort models drop ADB for serial By Nathalie Welch Mountain View, Calif. - Global Village Communication Inc. next month will add two higher-speed Models to its TelePort line of desktop fax-data modems. The company's...

Admini spruces up Sun servers: IPT's Unix add-on controls net servers. (Information Presentation Technologies Inc. introduces network administration add-on to its uShare and Partner packages for Sun SPARC file servers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... IPT's Unix add-on controls net services By April Streeter San Luis Obispo, Calif. - Network administrators using Unix-based AppleTalk servers from Information Presentation Technologies Inc. soon will enjoy a friendlier...

Apple sets Dec. date to unwrap DAL server for IBM AS/400s. (Apple to introduce new Data Access Language server software for IBM midrange computers) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By April Streeter Cupertino, Calif. - Software for accessing corporate databases housed on Big Blue's midrange computers should be in Mac managers' hands by Christmas. This month Apple said it expects to ship a Data Access Language...

Mac utility runs NetWare scripts. (Wholly Mac Software announces Mac Login Script) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Las Vegas - Starting next month, Wholly Mac Software plans to let a Mac client to a NetWare file server start off on the same foot as its DOS counterparts. The company's forthcoming utility, Mac Login Script, interprets the standard...

Menlo offers new Tandem link. (Menlo Business Systems Inc. introduces CTAccess network terminal emulator) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch Los Altos, Calif. - Menlo Business Systems Inc. last month shipped CTAccess, a $425 multisession network terminal emulator for mainframes from Tandem Computers Inc. The number of CTAccess sessions is limited only...

New PhonePro hears ISDN. (Cypress Research Corp. PhonePro ISDN scripting interface for Integrated Services Digital Network) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch San Jose, Calif. - The latest version of Cypress Research Corp.'s PhonePro scripting interface taps digital telephone technology to give users improved sound quality. PhonePro ISDN, due this month for $450, is an...

CE Software, 4-Sight form new fax pact. (CE Software Inc. forms joint venture with 4-Sight International Ltd. of Great Britain to sell fax servers) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Nathalie Welch West Des Moines, Iowa - QuickMail publisher CE Software Inc. this week formed a joint venture with British vendor 4-Sight International Ltd. The new company, FAXForce Ltd. Co., will sell 4-Sight's Mac fax servers in...

Tangram's AM:PM uses mainframe brain for Mac updates. (Tangram Systems Corp. enhances AM:PM update-distribution mainframe software to support Macintosh networks) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Jeff Ubois Raleigh, N.C. - Tangram Systems Corp. recently put Macintosh savvy in its mainframe-based software distribution system. The company's AM:PM software for IBM Corp.'s mainframes automatically distributes Mac...

Sonic puts free SNMP driver on its Ethernet cards. (Sonic Systems Inc. introduces new driver with support for Simple Network Management Protocol)(Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Sonic puts free SNMP driver on its Ethernet cards Sunnyvale, Calif. - Sonic Systems Inc. is offering a free driver that adds support for SNMP for its line of Ethernet cards. The company claims it is the first Macintosh vendor to do so....

New Apple license permits 32 users on one A/UX box. (Apple offers multiuser licensing scheme for A/UX operating system) (Gateways Briefs) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... New Apple license permits 32 users on one A/UX box Cupertino, Calif. - The operating system is no different, but Apple is now offering a license that makes it legal for up to 32 users to access a single Mac running A/UX 3.0. Version...

MicroTwister transceivers brighten Ethernet with LEDs. (Lancast introduces MicroTwister ENT-4320, ENT-4321 Ethernet transceivers) (Gateways Briefs)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... MicroTwister transceivers brighten Ethernet with LEDs Amherst, N.H. - Lancast this month shipped two Ethernet transceivers with banks of miniature status lights. The $79.95 MicroTwister ENT-4320 connects a 15-pin AUI (attachment...

Forum speeds ATM to market. (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) (News Analysis)
September 14, 1992... Forum speeds ATM to market By George Lawton Asynchronous Transfer Mode technology has shot from obscurity to the forefront of network news in a remarkably short time. Its proponents hold out hopes to unify different communications...

Adobe set to step over 3-D line: Dimensions software renders PostScript. (Adobe Systems Inc. to release new Dimensions graphics software) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Dimensions software renders PostScript By Neil McManus Mountain View, Calif. - Adobe Systems Inc. in November will release a new 3-D program that adds depth, lighting and perspective to 2-D PostScript line art. Priced at $199,...

Kodak enlarges Photo CD options. (Eastman Kodak Co. to enhance Photo CD system for digitizing photos on CD-ROM with new Picture Exchange on-line network, PhotoEdge image-enhancement software; Shoebox and Browser image search-and-retrieval software)
September 14, 1992... By Carolyn Said Rochester, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. is extending the focus of Photo CD, its scheme for digitizing 35mm photos onto CD-ROMs. The company last month unveiled an on-line service, software, commercial hardware systems...

New Microtek flatbed scanner does faster color for less green. (Microtek Lab Inc. introduces ScanMaker II, ScanMaker IIXe 24-bit color flatbed scanners) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Torrance, Calif. - Microtek Lab Inc. last week shipped a new 24-bit-color flatbed scanner that is faster and costs less than earlier models. The ScanMaker II replaces Micro-tek's $1,995 ScanMaker 600ZS color...

QMS throws RISC into thermal-wax-printer pot. (QMS Inc. introduces ColorScript 210, ColorScript 230 reduced-instruction-set-computer-based color printers)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Mobile, Ala. - QMS Inc. last week added two speedy RISC-based models to its ColorScript thermal-wax-printer line. The ColorScript 210 and Color-Script 230, available now for $4,995 and $7,995, respectively, include...

Island software sets color traps to catch registration glitches. (Island Graphics Corp. introduces Island Trapper color-trapping software) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Rafael, Calif. - Island Graphics Corp. last week announced a new program that lets users of desktop publishing and graphics programs create customized color traps. IslandTrapper, due in the fourth quarter...

Trumatch app cleans up spot-color output. (Trumatch Inc. introduces Trumatch ColorPrinter Software spot-color-matching system)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson New York - Trumatch Inc. has expanded its spot-color-matching system with new software that shows how closely color-printer results match four-color press output. The $98 Trumatch ColorPrinter Software...

Italian magazine turns new page with desktop tech. (Epoca magazine uses Apple Macintosh-based desktop publishing technology) (Screen Test) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Italian magazine turns new page with desktop tech Milan, Italy - The marriage of European design style and U.S. technology helped bring readers of Epoca, an Italian news magazine, back into the fold. Since the Mac was introduced in...

LaserMaster ships tab-size, 1,200-dpi Unity printer. (LaserMaster Corp. introduces 1,200-dpi Unity 1200XL laser printer)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Matthew Rothenberg Eden Prairie, Minn. - LaserMaster Corp. this month added a 1,200-dpi tabloid-size laser printer to its RISC-based Unity line. The Unity 1200XL, available now for $9,995, prints letter- or legal-size pages at a...

CD-ROM takes textures for an animated spin. (Form and Function ships WraptureReels One CD-ROM library of QuickTime movies)(Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Kirsten L. Parkinson San Francisco - Form and Function is now shipping WraptureReels One, a CD-ROM library of QuickTime movies and animated textures that can be used as backgrounds for presentations. The $199 WraptureReels...

Thinkspace adds color-management, image processing features to GIS app. (Thinkspace Inc. enhances its MAP II geographical information system) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Raines Cohen London, Ontario - ThinkSpace Inc. last month added color management and image processing to its GIS. Version 1.5 of the Map II geographical information system also will come with new utilities to process large...

Layoffs and rumors of layoffs. (Mac the Knife) (Column)
September 14, 1992... No matter whom you think is responsible for the current state of the economy, you probably agree with the Knife that its state is not so great. And no doubt those 300 or so soon-to-be unemployed workers at Apple's Fremont plant think the...

Microtech slims MO prices, size. (Microtech International Inc.'s Genesis 650 magneto-optical disk drive) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... By Henry Norr East Haven, Conn. - Most of the magneto-optical action this year has been in the 3.5-inch arena, but a new drive due next month from Microtech International Inc. could get buyers to take another look at the 5.25-inch...

Misdemeanor plea for MBDF A authors. (former Cornell students David S. Blumenthal, Mark A. Pilgrim and Randall Swanson plea guilty to spread of Macintosh virus) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Ithaca, N.Y. - Three former students at Cornell University here this month pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from the February release of a Mac virus. David S. Blumenthal and Mark A. Pilgrim entered guilty pleas to one count...

Claris to ship update to project planner. (MacProject Pro rewrite) (Brief Article) (Product Announcement)
September 14, 1992... Santa Clara, Calif. - Claris Corp. this week is expected to ship MacProject Pro, a rewrite of its project manager that adds an integrated outliner and facilities for linking multiple projects. Now $599, up $100 from Mac-Project II 2.5,...

Is it cost-efficient to shut off my Mac at night? (questions and answers) (Ask David Ramsey)(Brief Article) (Column)
September 14, 1992... Is it cost-efficient to shut off my Mac at night? Q: As a cost-cutting measure, my company is instructing employees to turn off computers when they're not being used. How much power does this really save? A: Probably less than...

WordPerfect hidden keyboard shortcuts. (The Help Desk) (Macintosh: Products; Reference)(Brief Article) (Tutorial)
September 14, 1992... WordPerfect hidden keyboard shortcuts WordPerfect Corp. has prepared a document listing lesser-known techniques in its word processor. Here are a couple of the best. >Hitting the Tab key while holding down the Command key gives you...

Letters. (Brief Article) (Letter to the Editor)
September 14, 1992... The Digital Camera gospel revealed by Eastman Kodak In Jean-Louis Gassee's Commentary column (MacWEEK, Aug. 10), he incorrectly stated several facts about the Kodak Digital Camera Systems. He said that "Kodak just introduced...

On-site service for everyone. (Apple Macintosh Performa microcomputers) (Brief Article) (Editorial)
September 14, 1992... On-site service for everyone Amid all the hullabaloo about mass merchandising and CD-ROM drives, Mac managers may have overlooked another important dimension of Apple's Performa plan: on-site service. Buyers of the new consumer...

CompUSA to carry Quadra line. (Apple Macintosh Quadra microcomputers) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... CompUSA to carry Quadra line Dallas - Apple this month announced a significant advance in its push to bring the high-end Quadras to corporate America. The company said it has authorized CompUSA Inc., the nation's largest computer...

CE Software acquires DOS, Windows programs. (RoseSoft Inc.'s ProKey for DOS and ProKey for Windows enhancement packages) (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... CE Software acquires DOS, Windows programs West Des Moines, Iowa - CE Software Inc. this month will acquire RoseSoft Inc.'s ProKey for DOS and ProKey for Windows products, according to sources. The $8 million developer of Mac...

Novell revenues, net income jump. (Business Briefs) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Novell revenues, net income jump Provo, Utah - The computer industry is in a slump, but Novell Inc. doesn't seem to have noticed. While hardware and software companies grapple with price wars and foreign competition, Novell...

Microcom selling off utilities business. (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... Plans to focus on telecom, modems By Henry Norr Norwood, Mass. - Microcom Inc. is getting out of the utilities business, forsaking a large and reportedly profitable share of the anti-virus software market. The company, based...

Apple plans to appeal ruling in copyright-infringement suit. (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Francisco - Apple's 4-year-old copyright-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., which looked all but dead after a federal judge reaffirmed a decision dismissing most of Apple's claims,...

Radius revenues slip; CEO resigns. (chief executive officer Barry James Folsom) (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Jon Swartz San Jose, Calif. - Radius Inc., battered by unexpectedly sluggish sales, said profits for its current quarter will be substantially lower than those for the same quarter last year. In what the monitor maker called an...

New consumer strategy: is Sears where America buys Performas? (Sears, Roebuck and Co.) (Business Watch) (Brief Article)
September 14, 1992... By Andrew Gore Cupertino, Calif. - It is Apple's sincere hope that Sears is where America shops. Nearly half of the 1,600 U.S. locations that will start selling Mac Performas this week could be Sears, Roebuck & Co. stores,...

IBM forms separate PC company: to better compete with clone makers. (IBM Personal Computer Co.) (Business Watch)
September 14, 1992... To better compete with clone makers By Lisa Picarille Somers, N.Y. - Moving to make its personal computer operations more responsive to the demands of a fast-paced market, IBM Corp. this month announced formation of a separate...

Can IBM's new PC Co. win the impossible dream? (Commentary) (Column)
September 14, 1992... Can IBM's new PC Co. win the impossible dream? Jean-Louis Gassee "And the winner is... IBM!" This prescient title once graced the cover of a weekly magazine even more widely respected than this one. It must have happened eons ago...

Mac managers' top 10 list reveals great expectations. (The Mac Manager) (Column)
September 14, 1992... Mac managers' top 10 list reveals great expectations Don Crabb To say that the response to my call for Apple wish lists has been overwhelming would be an understatement. I'm getting electronic mail from Internet nodes that I didn't...