FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NeoLogic Technology Deployed in NetObjects Fusion NeoAccess Enables Highly Efficient Storage and Access of Objects in NetObjects Web Site Development Tool Berkeley, CA -- February 5, 1997 -- NeoLogic Systems Inc. announced today that its object database engine, NeoAccess, has been integrated as the database technology behind NetObjects' advanced web site construction product, NetObjects Fusion. Released in September, 1996, NetObjects Fusion allows developers to build professional quality, feature-rich web sites using a graphical user interface which virtually eliminates traditional HTML programming. "NeoAccess' small memory footprint and its ability to search rapidly through vast amounts of data, along with its well developed programming interface, was instrumental in the rapid development of NetObjects Fusion," said Martin Frid-Nielsen, vice president of engineering for NetObjects Inc. NetObjects Fusion has been designed to simplify the process of building web...

From: Joseph Strout (jstrout@ucsd.edu) I've added another little code module to my public collection... this one creates a "Windows" menu (you know, lists the open windows; pick one from the menu to bring it to the front). It's in C, and only requires a few calls to get the functionality (works fine from C++ too). Should work on any system or with any framework (or lack thereof). See: http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~jstrout/macdev/ and click on "WindowMenu". Share and Enjoy, -- Joe P.S. The SimpleVector class has been much improved, thanks to some great feedback from Jesse Jones (jesjones@halcyon.com). Available at same URL.

Press Contacts: ObjectSpace, Inc. Joel Zeff (214) 823-8242 eMail: joelzeff@objectspace.com Roaster Technologies Judith Steinbaum 617-876-7680 x1818 eMail: judy@roaster.com Roaster Technologies Licenses ObjectSpace's Java Generic Library Cambridge, Massachusetts (February 4, 1997) Roaster Technologies, a pioneer provider of tools for Java developers, and ObjectSpace, Inc., a leading provider of object-oriented technology, today announced a strategic licensing agreement. ObjectSpace's Java Generic Library (JGL) will be included with Roaster Technologies' eagerly awaited "Roaster Release 3" development environment for Java. "We are very excited about the Java Generic Library being included with Roaster," said Graham Glass, Director of Advanced Research for ObjectSpace. "The cutting-edge productivity benefits that Roaster brings to Java programmers will mean that our class libraries will be used to their fullest." JGL provides developers with over 11 data structures and 75 generic...

Apple Intends to Ship eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 this Quarter CUPERTINO, Calif.--Feb. 3, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. intends to ship the Apple eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 Newton-based mobile computers this quarter as previously announced. The products are expected to be in the market next month. Both products, based on the Newton operating system, have received positive reviews from potential customers and media. The MessagePad 2000 is a handheld mobile computer for the business professional and provides desktop connectivity to both Windows and Macintosh computers. Core applications ranging from e-mail and web access to personal productivity are all built in. The MessagePad 2000, which weighs 1. 4 pounds, features the 160 MHz StrongARM processor which makes it one of the fastest handheld computers on the market. It is so power thrifty that four AA batteries can provide three to six weeks of typical usage. The eMate 300 is a low-cost mobile computer which features multi-platform...

Dear Developers, As you know, we recently announced our intention to acquire NeXT Software, Inc. and deliver a new operating system based on NeXT and Apple technology code-named Rhapsody. At Macworld San Francisco, we shared our high level strategy and goals for this operating system. We want to share as much information as possible when important decisions have been reached. At Macworld, we indicated that Rhapsody will be based on a robust operating system foundation that features full preemptive multitasking, memory protection and SMP and we committed to announce our choice for the core OS within a month. We have chosen to deliver these capabilities using the Mach kernel. Apple completed a thorough evaluation of several options. Each of the options had both technical and business strengths. Mach represents the best balance of technology, business fit and maximizes our ability to deliver on our stated goals for Rhapsody. We believe the Mach-based core provides Apple and...

Fortran Warriors, I have just released v1.3.3 which makes Mac F2C fully compatible with MSL and CW11. Users can get it at: http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt/Mac_F2C.html Thanks for your patience Igor Igor Mikolic-Torreira igormt@alumni.caltech.edu (finger for PGP public keys) http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt

Apple Introduces High-Quality MPEG Software for QuickTime New QuickTime Extension Allows Playback of Popular MPEG-1 and VideoCD on PowerPC Mac OS Systems Cupertino, Calif.--Jan. 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced immediate availability of its' QuickTime MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) extension, enabling full-screen, software-only playback of MPEG-1 and VideoCD audio/video files on PowerPC Mac OS computers. MPEG is a worldwide industry standard for compressing synchronized audio and video for post-production and entertainment. The MPEG extension is available immediately for use with QuickTime 2.5 and may be downloaded from the QuickTime website at: http://quicktime.apple.com/. Through the MPEG extension, VHS-quality, full-screen video, and CD-quality audio are now available as a synchronized data type in the QuickTime architecture. Apple has long recognized MPEG as an important industry standard and has supported hardware MPEG-1 playback on Macintosh since 1994. With...

METROWERKS TO ACQUIRE LATITUDE PORTING TECHNOLOGY CodeWarrior(R) To Be Hosted On Sun Microsystems(R)' Solaris(TM)-based UNIX(R) Workstations AUSTIN, Texas--January 27, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced that it had signed a letter of intention to acquire the principle assets of The Latitude Group, Inc., of Mountain View, Calif. Latitude's principle assets include a porting library which allows Mac(TM) OS applications to be ported to UNIX-hosted operating systems, including Sun Microsystems' Solaris 2.3+, Silicon Graphics(R)' IRIX(TM) 5.2+ and Hewlett-Packard(R)'s HP-UX(R) 9.03+. The Latitude porting libraries redirect Mac OS commands to the target operating system, with a UNIX library containing a portable implementation of the Mac OS API at its core. Metrowerks will also take over providing the Latitude porting technology to The Latitude Group, Inc.'s existing clients already under...

Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the following releases have been combined in this message: * OpenStep Docs Available * VOODOO 1.8 integrates with CodeWarrior * Apple Guide Development Tool * Tenon's CodeBuilder * Apple Location Manager * Apple Releases ETO #22 Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or products. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenStep Docs Available From: Jordan Dea-Mattson Apple Dev Tools Evangelism Folks, NeXT has started to make their programmer documentation available on the web for downloading. Currently, they have the following documents online (with more to come shortly0: http://www.next.com/Pubs/Documents/Download Discovering OPENSTEP: A Developer Tutorial Object-Oriented Programming and the Objective-C Language Foundation Reference WebObjects Library...

Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the following releases have been combined in this message: * Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms * Purity Previews BeOS Web Server * Purity's WebSentinel * Web Server 4D 1.0.6 * NetLink/4D 2.0 * Blyth Releases Omins Web RAD * Blyth Offers 4D Customers Easy Migration to Omnis Web RAD Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or products. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms BEYONDREALMS' PROVIDES PAGE LEVEL PASSWORD PROTECTION, DYNAMIC HTML SECURITY AND CACHING FOR WEB SERVERS Pacific Coast Software introduces a new product that improves the performance and functionality of any Macintosh or Windows Web server SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (January 7, 1997) - Pacific Coast Software introduces a new product to their catalog of utilities for...

DAYSTAR INTROS ANOTHER MAC FIRST! MEDIA PROCESSING NETWORKED CLUSTERS Using DayStar nPOWER Technology Demonstrates nPOWER on 12,000 MHz Genesis MP system cluster Macworld San Francisco, Booth 2407 - January 7, 1997 -- Today, DayStar Digital, Inc., unveiled the next step for nPOWER the technology that has brought new levels of processing capability to media publishing professionals. Media publishing has gone digital, and professional processing of 3D animation, video effects and final encoding outstrips current multiprocessor systems. But, by combining these systems into clusters, processing power is concentrated to solve the most challenging problems, quickly and affordably. DayStar is demonstrating the first implementation of this technology at Macworld San Francisco. Combining 16 quad processor systems for a total of 12,000 MHz of performance, nPOWER solves one of the most time consuming media tasks currently Cinepak compression (encoding). DayStar originally brought new...

Contact: Judith Steinbaum Judith@natural.com 617-876-7680 x1818 Natural Intelligence Announces Spin Off of Roaster Product Division. January 6, 1997. Natural Intelligence, Inc. today issued the first of several new year announcements which reveal the new directions projected by this energetic technology company. The company will spin off its Roaster Products Division to "Roaster Technologies," a newly formed company specializing in Java Development Tools. For Natural Intelligence, this announcement officially begins the celebration of the company's upcoming 10 Year Anniversary, and is the first step of the 'New Year Resolutions' which will articulate the company's business strategies. "This is an exciting transition for all of us," said Joshua Wachs, President and CEO of Natural Intelligence. "This new arrangement liberates each company to continue to evolve and maintain its 'natural' focus. All of the Natural Intelligence energy will now be focused on our Consulting and Training...

Apple Enters Internet Commerce Market Web-based Club Offers One-stop Access for Software Updates MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 7, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc., today announced it is entering the Internet commerce market with a new, web-based subscription service called Apple Club. The service, which will be initially available in the U.S., reaches out to Apple customers, developers, and service providers with high speed access to Apple software updates, newsletters, and services for the easiest, fastest, most convenient way to keep Macintosh systems up-to-date. "The Apple Club is phase one of our Internet commerce strategy for Apple solutions and services," said Mike Dionne, senior vice president and general manager of AppleAssist. "With the popularity of Internet services compounding daily, we have created easy to use 'diamond lane service' to deliver features that are valuable to our customers." Priced at U.S. $19.95 per year, the Club offers customers a full-service software...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 1997 Media Contact: Bill Doerrfeld, President Blue World Communications, Inc. (206) 313-1051, bill@blueworld.com Lasso 2.0 Java-Enables FileMaker Pro Contains Built-in Web Server MACWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 6, 1997 - Blue World Communications, Inc. will demonstrate ground breaking features to be part of the next major upgrade to its popular Lasso program. Lasso Web-enables Claris Corporation FileMaker Pro databases, providing a powerful all-in-one dynamic Web data publishing solution. Java-Enabling FileMaker Pro Lasso 2.0 will allow Java applets and applications to access FileMaker Pro databases from anywhere on the internet. Java applets and applications will be able to search FileMaker Pro databases, and add, update, and delete records. Lasso 2.0 will ship with a set of Java classes that will allow developers to create their own applets and applications. Lasso 2.0 will also ship with a set of "canned" applets that non-programmers will be...

Additional multimedia, video, and productivity vendors invest in QuickTime 2.5 for Windows. Market opportunity for hardware developer growth when products ship MacWorld - January 8, 1997 -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) today announced that Allegiant Technologies, Electric Image, miro Computer Products, Inc., Strata, Specular and Terran Interactive have joined the third-party co-development team of QuickTime 2.5 for Windows (QT 2.5-Win). Adobe, Broderbund, Equlibrium, Macromedia , Media 100 and Truevision are also continuing their close relationship with Apple in accelerating the development of QT 2.5-Win. QT 2.5-Win is a key component of the QuickTime Media Layer, which is an effort intended to deliver a universal container for mixed media types (e.g. video, audio, 3D graphics, text, etc.). "Application developers are creating software that takes advanatge of QTML, and a wide range of customers will use those solutions. Hardware vendors get the benefit of this work from the...

Press Contacts: Cynthia Fray Media Relations Metrowerks, Inc. 512.873.4758 cynthia@metrowerks.com Jim Welch Chief Financial Officer Metrowerks Inc. 512.873.4777 welch@metrowerks.com METROWERKS SHIPS CODEWARRIOR FOR PLAYSTATION DR/2 SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced CodeWarrior(R) for PlayStation(TM) DR/2, the newest version of its programming tools for developing games for the PlayStation game console. CodeWarrior for PlayStation is hosted on Windows(R)95/NT and Mac(TM)OS and is authorized by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. CodeWarrior for PlayStation DR/2 features the full CodeWarrior IDE, a plug-in CodeWarrior C/C++ compiler for MIPS(R) and a selection of integrated graphical format converters for managing game development with the CodeWarrior IDE. Version DR/2 offers programmers much greater stability in the IDE in addition to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Apple Computer, Inc. PR Contact Ken Smith (408) 974-5675 kensmith@apple.com Metrowerks Inc. PR Contact Cynthia Fray (512) 873-4300 cynthia@metrowerks.com METROWERKS & APPLE COMPUTER SIGN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PORTING CODEWARRIOR TOOLS TO RHAPSODY, APPLE'S NEXT GENERATION OS Metrowerks to Provide Full CodeWarrior Tools for Both Mac OS & Rhapsody SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME: MWK) and Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today entered into a development agreement to accelerate support for Apple's next generation operating system (codenamed "Rhapsody") in Metrowerks CodeWarrior integrated programming environment ("IDE"), development tools and compilers. Upon completion, Metrowerks will provide Mac OS developers a full CodeWarrior solution comprising compilers, programming tools and debuggers for the development of applications for both Mac OS and Rhapsody. Metrowerks' support for Rhapsody will contain...

For more information contact North America & Pacific: Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com (415) 462-4100 Europe: Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com (33) 1 49 06 73 75 BE SHIPS BEOS POWERMAC DEVELOPMENT KIT AND CONFIRMS Q1 DATE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Public BeOS Preview Release will ship on or before March 31. MENLO PARK, Calif (January 7, 1997) - Be, Inc has announced that it has begun shipment to developers of the version of the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) designed to run on PowerMacintosh-based hardware systems. Shipment of the development kit began just before Christmas. In addition, the company confirmed today that it will ship the "BeOS Preview Release", the first publicly available release of the BeOS, on schedule on or before March 31, 1997. The BeOS DR8 Development kit became available on December 23. The release is similar in functionality to the DR8 release for the dual-processor BeBox systems, with a few additional enhancements that have been developed since the DR8 version's...

For more information contact North America & Pacific: Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com (415) 462-4100 Europe: Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com (33) 1 49 06 73 75 BE PROVIDES A "FIRST LOOK" AT BeOS APPLICATIONS AT MACWORLD New applications run the gamut in demonstrations at the expo MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) - At Macworld Expo, taking place this week in San Francisco, Be, Inc. is providing a first look at some of the applications being developed for the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) These demonstrations include a wide range of applications, from word processors to development tools, and from multimedia and 3D to applications that control sound effects for theaters and even entire theme parks. "Macworld provides an excellent venue at which our developers can provide customers with an early look at their products," said Jean-Louis Gasse, president and CEO of Be, Inc. "We're happy to help provide them with this opportunity because, after all, they are the real...

For more information contact North America & Pacific: Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com (415) 462-4100 Europe: Jean Calmon, jean@beeurope.com (33) 1 49 06 73 75 BE DEMONSTRATES VIRTUALMAC FOR THE BE OPERATING SYSTEM New technology from fredlabs, inc. will provide a bridge for customers and developers making the transition to the BeOS. MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif (January 7, 1997) - This week at Macworld Expo, Be Inc. is demonstrating, for the first time, technology that allows the Be Operating System (BeOS(tm)) to run System 7.x MacOS applications directly within its multitasking, multiprocessor environment. Developed by fredlabs, inc., a software company based in San Francisco, VirtualMac(tm) allows both modern BeOS applications and current System 7.x applications to be active at the same time, and for data to be exchanged between the systems. Last August, Be announced it would enhance the BeOS to provide support for a wide variety of PowerPC based systems, including those...

BeOS/MacTech Bundle Available in Quantity January issue of MacTech Magazine contains BeOS for PowerMac DR8 As announced in October of 1996, the January 1997 issue of MacTech Magazine includes the BeOS(tm) DR8 for Power Macintosh bundled, free of charge, on CD and bound into the magazine. This issue has been extremely difficult to get in bookstores and on the newsstand. In fact, stores have had to take names for waiting lists -- something rarely done for a magazine. To alleviate this problem, and with some luck, the publishers of MacTech Magazine have been able to arrange to get additional copies of the issue -- something also very rare in the industry. This back issue is available through DevDepot. Back issues of MacTech Magazine cost $10 plus shipping and handling. (Standard Shipping: $3 US, $5 Canadian, $6 Foreign; Rush/overnight charges are more). Allow 2-3 business days for the issue to be shipped plus shipping time. To order contact DevDepot in the following ways: *...

Press Contacts: Cynthia Fray Media Relations Metrowerks Inc. 512.873.4758 cynthia@metrowerks.com Jim Welch Chief Financial Officer Metrowerks Inc. 512.873.4777 welch@metrowerks.com METROWERKS LAUNCHES CODEWARRIOR 11 HOSTED ON MAC OS CodeWarrior 11 Includes Improved Java Support and New CodeWarrior IDE, Version 2 Alpha SAN FRANCISCO, California, Macworld Expo--January 7, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced CodeWarrior 11, the newest version of its award-winning programming tools hosted on Mac OS computers. CodeWarrior 11, hosted on Mac OS, allows users to develop applications in C, C++, Object Pascal and Java for four operating systems: Mac OS, Win95/NT, Magic Cap OS and PowerTV OS, all hosted in the same intuitive CodeWarrior integrated development environment ("IDE"). CodeWarrior's modular, front-end/back-end architecture offers true cross-platform compiling, thus making it easier to...

In cooperation with MacWEEK, we're conducting a survey of current Macintosh developers to learn about their plans for future platform-specific work. The survey form, which is only open to people who are currently developing Macintosh software, is at: (http://www.scripting.com/davenet/misc/devSurvey.html) Everyone is welcome to monitor the real-time results at: (http://ws3.scripting.com/davenet.surveyResults.fcgi) Thanks! Dave Winer PS: If you run a web site that's used by Mac developers, please point to the survey page.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fortner Research Announces: Fortran compiler soon to be available for Metrowerks CodeWarrior Sterling, VA--- Fortner Research, developers of award winning software for scientists and engineers, has announced their plans to deliver LS Fortran for CodeWarrior. CodeWarrior owners will now be able to use LS Fortran to write and compile Fortran programs directly in the CodeWarrior environment, and mix Fortran routines with C, C++ and Pascal software, such as the PowerTap MP library. Since 1988, LS Fortran has gained a strong following for its ability to port large, legacy Fortran programs from mainframe computers to the Macintosh and for its ease in creating full-featured Macintosh applications. LS Fortran is currently hosted in the Macintosh Programmers Workshop (MPW), developed by Apple Computer. Although MPW's command line interface environment was the standard for many years, CodeWarrior delivers an extremely popular GUI with superior project management that...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lee Lorenzen, President Altura Software, Inc. 408.655.8005 http://www.altura.com Altura Software, Inc. Announces Mac2NeXT Compatibility PACIFIC GROVE, California - December 25, 1996 - Altura Software, Inc. announced today its intention to create a Mac2NeXT Porting Technology to provide Macintosh Developers a quick and easy way to port their Mac Applications to Apple's "NewOS" operating system. Altura will leverage it's Mac2Win Porting Technology which is being used by major Mac Developers such as Fractal Design, Claris, ACI, Macromedia, and Metrowerks. Mac2Win is a library that allows MacOS code to be ported to Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT without it having to be rewritten. "We're as excited as the rest of the Mac community about Apple's recent announcements regarding NeXT," commented Lee Lorenzen, President of Altura. "Of course, this is all very new, and we can't be sure of all the details. But, we knew immediately that we wanted to voice...

Looking for a flat file database engine for your Mac software? odbEngine is the hierarchical database engine used by Userland Frontier for its object database. The engine has a simple C API that allows the creation and access of tables of arbitrary objects, even tables of tables! Also, Frontier may be used to create and access data in odb files. UODBE++ is a C++ wrapper for odbEngine that adds housekeeping and error handling to the engine. The best feature about odbEngine is that it works, and has been tested by every Frontier user. The second best thing about it is that it's FREE! More information may be accessed at: http://www.aimnet.com/~bpettit/odb --------------------------------------------- Frontier is a trandemark of Userland Software

Apple Computer, Inc. Agrees to Acquire NeXT Software Inc. CUPERTINO, Calif.--Dec. 20, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced its intention to purchase NeXT Software Inc., in a friendly acquisition for $400 million. Pending regulatory approvals, all NeXT products, services, and technology research will become part of Apple Computer, Inc. As part of the agreement, Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, will return to Apple--the company he co-founded in 1976--reporting to Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, Apple's Chairman and CEO. The acquisition will bring together Apple's and NeXT's innovative and complementary technology portfolios and significantly strengthens Apple's position as a company advancing industry standards. Apple's leadership in ease-of-use and multimedia solutions will be married to NeXT's strengths in development software and operating environments for both the enterprise and Internet markets. NeXT's object oriented software development products will contribute to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paola Aliverti Voice: 941.642.7979 E-mail: Paola@SoftLinc.com SoftLinc presents LEXI(TM), a multilingual spelling checker for Live Objects(TM) San Francisco, California (January 7, 1997) - SoftLinc, Inc., from Marco Island, Florida, is at MacWorld San Francisco to present LEXI, a spelling checker for Live Objects. The company is located in the Component 100 (www.C100.org) booth (#3261), together with 14 other Live Objects developers. LEXI works as a stand-alone part, as well as an extension within other Live Objects. It is already integrated with Digital Harbor(TM)'s WAV(TM), and it can be used with all the Live Objects that support Word Services extensions. Besides checking the spelling of Live Object documents, LEXI also checks any TEXT document, and any piece of text imported from other applications through Drag-and-Drop or Copy-and-Paste, including your e-mail. LEXI can also be equipped with a thesaurus, translation dictionary, and verbal...

Version 1.4.4 of MoreFiles is now available. The changes from v1.4.3 to v1.4.4 are listed below. You can download it today from from : (ftp://members.aol.com/JumpLong/MoreFiles_1.4.4.sea.hqx) It will also submitted for release through the following channels (and may be available today or in the near future): Apple's Developer CD Apple Developer World web/ftp site America Online's Macintosh Developers Forum library (keyword: MDV) CompuServe's Macintosh Developers Forum library (GO MACDEV) Metrowerks (for inclusion with their next CD) Symantec (for inclusion with their next CD) - Jim Luther, Apple Computer, Inc. ---------- v1.4.4 12/18/96 Bugs fixed: - Added "| REGISTER_RESULT_LOCATION(kRegisterD0)" to uppFSDispatchProcInfo in PBXGetVolInfoSync. (the code produced is the same since REGISTER_RESULT_LOCATION(kRegisterD0) happens to be 0). - Initialized ioDTReqCount before calling PBDTGetComment. See the comment in DTGetComment in MoreDesktopMgr.c for the reasons why. -...

contact: Trygve Isaacson trygve@bombaydigital.com (http://www.bombaydigital.com) For Immediate Release The Gray Council 2.0 Is Available The Gray Council -- C++ classes implementing the Apple Grayscale Appearance. Berkeley, California -- December 17, 1996 -- Today marks the release of version 2.0 of The Gray Council, a set of C++ classes providing the premiere implementation of the "Apple Grayscale Appearance for System 7." This is Apple's grayscale user interface design specification recommended for today's applications, consistent with the future Appearance Manager default theme. Apple has published the AGA specification, but developers are left on their own to implement this significant piece of work. The Gray Council implements the complete set of controls defined by the Apple Grayscale Appearance specification, including: push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, icon "bevel" buttons, scroll bars, sliders, popup menus, little arrows, disclosure triangles, progress indicators,...

CASPER, WY, ISIS International, Inc. announced the introduction of EasyData TM and EasyCommTM, paired software products designed to provide a new level of connectivity, simplicity, and power in transferring data between the Apple MessagePad (and compatible PDAs running the Newton Operating System) and either Macintosh desktop computers or Windows machines. The EasyData / EasyComm dual package enables Newton users to work more efficiently by making it easier to rapidly share data between their PDAs and either Macs or Windows desktop computers. The same capability for other hardware and software platforms will be forthcoming. EasyData can be extended and customized by other Newton developers through the use of plug-in modules. EasyData requires Newton OS 2.0 or later (we will continue to support our older version, formerly known as Flash-Data, for users of older MessagePads). The increasingly evident importance of enterprise-wide, "open systems" approaches to leveraging an organization`...

SYNERGEX TO PROVIDE APPLE DEVELOPERS WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES FOR SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT December 9, 1996 Synergex will bring industry-standard software configuration management (SCM) to Apple Computer Inc.'s popular Macintosh environment in first quarter 1997, increasing the number of platforms to which the company has already ported the top-selling INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES. With the release of PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh, Apple developers will for the first time be able to manage source code development across heterogeneous systems that include MS-DOS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95, and OpenVMS environments. Software developers rely on SCM tools like the INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES to monitor, record, and protect changes to programming source code throughout the software life cycle, from development to upgrade, including post-release changes. INTERSOLVS top-selling PVCS Version Manager effectively maintains multiple revisions of source code...

11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner (http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/nettersdinner.html) Yes, it's been 11 years that we've been gathering a herd of nerds and feeding ourselves at the Hunan in San Francisco (on Sansome at Broadway). This year is just another notch in our belts. MacWorld is Tue, Jan 7, 1997 through Fri, Jan 10, 1997. The dinner will be on Wed, Jan 8, 1997. The cost is only $16 per person. Dinner will consist of a buffet, which we will request to be extra hot, because they tone it down for buffets and we don't want that. It will come with Onion Cakes, Hunan Chicken Salad, Sweet & Sour Pork, Beef with Broccoli, Fried Chicken Wings, Kung Pao Chicken, Country Style Vegetables, Pork Chow-Mein and Combination Fried Rice. There are no substitutions. Due to the phenomenal success of last year, we've contracted with Kee Nethery's shareware service again. All you have to do is go to the web page listed above and either download the Register program, run it and...

Apple Announces HyperCard Update and Software Bundle HyperCard 2.3.5. Includes New Features Plus Software Bundle of Leading Entertainment and Web Publishing Titles; Price Remains Unchanged at U.S. $99.00. INTERNET WORLD--NEW YORK--Dec. 11, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced an update of HyperCard to version 2.3.5 which includes a value bundle of Internet-oriented and multimedia entertainment software--the price of HyperCard remains unchanged at a U.S. retail of $99.00. The new HyperCard bundle includes leading software for entertainment and web-based publishing: --The best-selling computer game of all time--Myst from Cyan/Broderbund, which is based on HyperCard -- The five-mouse rated (by MacUser Magazine) Movie Cleaner LE QuickTime authoring solution and the associated web motion plug-in from Terran Interactive -- LiveCard from Royal/Heizer Software, which enables real-time streaming of HyperCard stacks off the net that are viewable by Windows, UNIX, and Mac OS web surfers...

NetCarta Corporation Supports Apple's HotSauce Technology for Website Mapping Library of Over 30,000 WebMaps to be Provided in Meta Content Format (MCF); NetCarta to Launch MCF Site Service on the Web. INTERNET WORLD-- NEW YORK--Dec. 11, 1996--NetCarta Corporation, a subsidiary of CMG Information Services (NASDAQ:CMGI), and Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement regarding Apple's HotSauce Technology. NetCarta has incorporated Apple's HotSauce Meta Content Format (MCF), which allows developers to build data access tools that work with any kind of Internet or intranet-based data, in its web content management tools. NetCarta plans to enhance its NetCarta WebMapper content management software, which currently runs on Microsoft Windows and UNIX-compatible platforms, to automatically generate MCF site maps for site navigation. In addition, the NetCarta WebMap Library, which contains over 30,000 site maps rendered in NetCarta WebMap format of the most...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Olsen Phone: 1-888-WE-ANIM-8 (1-888-932-6468) Fax: (909) 336-4630 E-mail: info@studio89.com URL: http://www.studio89.com Animated Clip-Art Library Released LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA -- December 10, 1996 (MMG) -- Studio 89 announces the release of its Animated Clip-Art Library, Volume 1, the first ever collection of GIF89a animations designed specifically for use on the World Wide Web. Comprised of over 2,100 original animated GIF images and 1,400 still GIF's, the library promises to add pizzazz to any web page. Animated images include bouncing alphabets, spinning bullets and twinkling stars. Moving arrows direct viewer's attention and animated buttons make site navigation fun. Uniquely designed marquee sections make it easy for web authors to surround their own words and images with moving lights. Animated icons and lines round out the collection. Effortless navigation is a key feature of the library. All 3,500 images are organized by category and fully...

I have just released my first freeware utility, "RAM HighWater" Its purpose is to allow users and programmers to determine how much memory a program ever needs. It works much like a high-tide marker. It keeps track of the amount of memory a program is actually using, and will report back to you the most it ever did use, so you can adjust your "preferred memory" accordingly. It also will retain this "HighWater" mark even after the target quits. Available on my website at: http://web.mit.edu/kenlu/www/rhw.html --- Please email me if you find it useful! -ToastyKen ------------------------------- | Kenneth Lu -- kenlu@mit.edu | -------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 1996 Press Contact: Bill Doerrfeld President Blue World Communications, Inc. (206) 313-1051 bill@blueworld.com Lasso 1.1 is Available: New Features in Upgrade Enable More Powerful Dynamic Web Data Serving. Operates now as a WebSTAR Plug-in. ISSAQUAH, WA - December 11, 1996 - Blue World Communications, Inc. announces the release of Lasso 1.1, the advanced tool for quickly integrating Claris Corporation FileMaker Pro 3.0 for the Macintosh databases with the Web. Lasso is designed for blazing fast performance. Searching FileMaker Pro Macintosh relational databases with tens of thousands of records in under a second is now possible with Lasso. Lasso operates by recognizing special commands placed in standard HTML files. These commands define all interaction between FileMaker Pro and a Mac OS Web server. Lasso functions as the "glue" between FileMaker Pro and the Web. Lasso HTML files (or format files) are easily edited in HTML authoring programs such as...

Note: This will not be distributed regularly through MacDev-1 -- just the first one to give you an idea of the newsletter. [Ed. -nst] ** Table of Contents - Press Attention - Survey Results - Comdex Report - Linux Trademark Dispute Good news everyone! We (The Linux Community) are finally getting the eye from the big mainstream press as more than just a curiosity. Jim Mohr, author of "Inside SCO Unix", writer for BYTE Magazine and several other publications, is authoring a book for Prentice Hall entitled "LINUX Business User's Resource". If you are using Linux at work or for work he wants to know about it, and has given me the following questionnaire to send out. Jim intends to include as many of the replies as he can in both his book and future articles. If you have something you cannot talk about yet, but can in the future... let us know it is happening without names.... and then tell us when we can talk about it. Truly Linux is taking off. Oh, and in case you are wondering,...

Contact: Shannon Wendel Mark Erickson (937) 847-2374 x14 (937) 847-2374 x38 ASi releases PKZIP DCL for the Power Macintosh. Developers are able to incorporate PKZIP implode and explode capabilities into their programming. The PKZIP DCL provides a library of routines for the compression and decompression of data on a Macintosh or Power Macintosh. It allows programmers to compress and decompress data using their own file handling routines to read and write their data. Other features include all purpose patented data compression algorithm that compresses both ASCII and binary data quickly, application controlled input/output and memory allocation for the utmost flexibility, and adjustable dictionary size that allows the software to be fine tuned for maximum speed or compression. ASi is the global leader in compression solutions. Their line of compression utilities includes such names as PKZIP, MultiZip, NetSqueeze, and Nico...

For Immediate Release *-) Onyx Technology Introduces Spotlight Memory Debugger for the Macintosh (-* Contact: Onyx Technology, Inc. 7811 27th Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34209 Main: (941) 795-7801 Fax: (941) 795-5901 Sales: (941) 795-7801; sales@onyx-tech.com Technical/Customer Support: support@onyx-tech.com http://www.onyx-tech.com ftp://ftp.onyx-tech.com/pub/QC/ Bradenton, FL -- 04 DEC 1996: Onyx Technology, makers of the "QC(tm)" stress testing tool, have reinforced their position as the leading memory debugging tools vendor for the Macintosh community with the release of a new debugging tool called "Spotlight on Macintosh". Spotlight is easy to use yet powerful enough to become a key component of virtually every programmer and tester's arsenal of tools. Spotlight contains impressive abilities for providing memory protection services and fine granularity memory bounds checking, toolbox API discipline checking, and leaks detection. Spotlight requires that the developer/tester have...

BUY VOODOO AND GET APPRENTICE 5 FREE! About VOODOO ------------ VOODOO (Versions Of Outdated Documents Organized Orthogonally) from Unisoftware Plus GmbH is the ultimate version control solution you have been waiting for. It is a standalone version control tool with a graphical user interface offering many features for the simple and clear management of projects in which files evolve in numerous versions. Here are some of its cooler features: - Simple and clear management of variants and revisions of full projects (not only single files) - Efficient delta storage (95 % savings and more) for files of arbitrary type (MSWord, XPress, Freehand, Filemaker, 4th Dimension, Prograph, etc.). - Management of users with hierarchically ordered access rights. - Recording of the complete project history (who made which changes - when and why) - Standalone tool with full graphical user interface which makes it easy to use - Suitable not only for programming projects but also...

S-CASE 3.0 updated to support UML 0.91 Schaumburg, IL (December 2, 1996) - MultiQuest announced today the release of S-CASE 3.0 (rev. 1.9) with enhanced support for Unified Modeling Language 0.91. This new version reaffirms MultiQuest's commitment to the UML notation proposed by renowned object-oriented methodologists Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson and Jim Rumbaugh. S-CASE 3.0 was designed from ground up to provide the true UML metamodel as its foundation. This metamodel is fully accessible using Tcl scripts, thus providing hooks for code generators, report writers and other useful tools. Additional enhancements in this new version include improved code generation and reverse engineering. Available immediately, S-CASE 3.0 for Windows and Macintosh lists at $495. A save-limited evaluation version can be downloaded from http://www.multiquest.com. Founded in 1989, MultiQuest Corporation offers innovative tools and services to software developers worldwide. The company's mission is to...

GRAYSCALE KITCHEN 1.0 NEW SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO SYSTEMATICALLY OBSERVE AND PREPARE THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW APPLE GRAYSCALE APPEARANCE November 30, 1996 Viperware today announces its newest product: Grayscale Kitchen 1.0. Grayscale Kitchen is a tool that allows Developers to experience Apple's new Grayscale Appearance systematically, without implementing it themselves. For more information see: http://www.viperware.com/grayscale_kitchen or http://www.viperware.com/god GALLERY Grayscale Kitchen gives developers a hands-on approach to learning about the future of the Macintosh experience. Grayscale Kitchen demonstrates many new interface elements never seen before by developers, including Apple's new tabs and the new interface that helps users to easily determine the currently active window. LICENSING Because Apple hasn't made the API for the new Grayscale Appearance publicly available, developers have a few options: 1. Wait for Apple to come out with Mac OS...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lightsoft are pleased to announce that both Fantasm and PowerFantasm have been upgraded to version 4.15. The upgrades are available free to registered users of previous V4.xx versions via email. Features of the upgrade include: All known back end bugs were fixed. Linking to PowerPC shared libraries now works, and support for many more shared libraries added, including Sprockets(tm). New PowerPC fragment compiler with improved speed and error reporting. New directives designed for faster PowerPC code operation. Smaller and some 10 to 20% faster than previous versions. Many user interface improvements including; better chroma coding and faster editing, can take and play voice notes, more feedback when Building or assembling, better (user configurable priorities) multi tasking, improved foreign platform file import filters, audio CD auto repeat and others Completely revised manuals Full details of the upgrade and how users can receive their...

Visit our new web site for software engineering tools that run on Macintosh, Windows 95/NT, Solaris and HP-UX computers. MacA&D and WinA&D products are the fast, easy way to design your applications. http://www.excelsoftware.com Topics include: )) OOA/OOD (Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, Booch, OMT, Jacobson and Fusion) )) Structured Analysis and Design (Yourdon/DeMarco, Gane & Sarson, Hatley/Pirbhai) )) State Modeling (Mealy, Moore, Harel, Shlaer/Mellor, STG, etc.) )) Multi-Task Design )) Data Modeling (Martin's Information Engineering, Chen, etc.) )) Integrated Code Editing and Browsing )) Use Cases/Requirements Traceability )) Multi-User Team Dictionary )) Code generation for C/C++, Pascal/Object Pascal, Delphi, Basic, Fortran and SQL. )) Reengineering Code to Design After checking out the site, you can request a free technical brochure for in-depth information on MacA&D and/or WinA&D products. Email your postal address to info@excelsoftware.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Purity Software, Inc. 1016 Mopac Circle, Suite 101 Austin, TX 78746 +1.512.328.2288 FAX +1.512.328.2688 http://www.purity.com/ info@purity.com Purity Software Announces BeOS Web Server (Austin, TX - November 26th, 1996) Purity Software, Inc. is proud to announce the first commercial web server for the BeOS. The yet to be named server is expected to ship in the first quarter of 1997. The web server will be previewed to the public at the upcoming MacWorld San Francisco, January 7-10 out of Purity's booth (3154, North Hall). Though the feature set has not been frozen at this time, current plans...

Hello all -- This is to announce the release of Mercutio MDEF 1.3.2. The release package is currently available for FTP, and will be distributed to Info-Mac shortly. This is a maintenance release, and fixes a few bugs reported in the 1.3 and 1.3.1 releases. One bug is a memory leak that occured when scrolling menus with icons in them. Changes in version 1.3.2: - Fixed sample code to correct react to key equivalents in hierarchical menus. - Added ksameAlternateAsLastTime and kdontDisposeIcon constants to .h API file. Those flags functioned correctly but were misnamed. - Fixed memory leak when scrolling icon suites. - Fixed cosmetic glitches when using non-standard System fonts (e.g with Kaleidoscope). - Fixed bug in C sample code for dynamic items. - Changed some of the color icons in the sample application. Changes in version 1.3.1: - Fixed Pascal API bug that gave crash under non GENERATECFM situations. - Fixed crash bug that could occur under certain...