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Do you receive TidBITS via America Online? Find out how AOL
   suddenly changed your subscription last week! Also inside:
   information on a new virus potentially affecting users of
   Microsoft Word 6.0, a review of Connectix's widely-discussed
   utility Speed Doubler, a few notes on the marketing excesses
   surrounding the Windows 95 launch, and a comprehensive overview
   of Apple's forthcoming PowerPC-based PowerBooks.

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Topics:
    MailBITS/28-Aug-95
    Problems With AOL's New Email Handling
    Cross-Platform Virus Strikes Word Users
    Speed Doubler Quickens the Pace
    Power PowerBooks Arrive
    Reviews/28-Aug-95

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MailBITS/28-Aug-95
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**"Excessibility" and Win95** -- In case you were visiting the
  outer planets last week and missed the news, we thought we'd let
  you know that Microsoft finally shipped Windows 95. We also
  thought we'd point out some of the marketing excesses committed in
  its honor. For instance, Microsoft projected the Windows 95 logo
  on the Empire State Building in New York City; paid for the free
  distribution of a reported 1.5 million copies of the London Times,
  which were (of course) filled with large ads for Windows 95; and
  floated a forty-foot tall replica of the Windows 95 box in the
  Sydney harbor, prompting at least one observer to ask how many
  floppies the update required.

  Apple countered with several smug advertisements, but a
  particularly appropriate one was plastered on the sides of buses
  driving Seattle's route 253, which goes directly through the main
  Microsoft campus:

  C:\ONGRTLNS.W95

  Perhaps the saddest part about this particular Apple ad is that
  people _understand_ it. [GD]


**Open Transport 1.0.7** -- Last week, Apple released a patch that
  updates Open Transport 1.0.6 to 1.0.7. Version 1.0.7 can only be
  used on the Power Macs 7200, 7500, 8500, and 9500, and won't work
  on other Power Macs or on releases of Open Transport other than
  1.0.6. This release includes support for networks with more than
  256 AppleTalk zones, as well as fixes for SLIP/PPP users. Please
  see the ReadMe file for details on how to use the fix; if you
  bought a 9500 and have an earlier version of Open Transport, call
  Apple at 800/769-2775, ext. 5617, to receive an update. [GD]

ftp://ftp.support.apple.com//pub/apple_sw_updates/US/mac/n_c/
other_n_c_sw/Open_Transport_1.0.7_Patch.hqx


**Frank Imburgia** probably didn't anticipate a flood of calls
  from TidBITS readers when he gave us his office phone number for
  T-shirt inquiries (see TidBITS-291_). The company he works for
  (which has nothing to do with the T-shirts, it seems) was caught
  by surprise. Instead of calling Frank at the Yankee Group, call
  him at home at 617/630-9828. (Keep in mind time zone differences;
  Frank's in Massachusetts, in the Eastern U.S. time zone, four
  hours behind Greenwich Mean until daylight saving time ends.)
  [MHA]


Problems With AOL's New Email Handling
--------------------------------------
  by Geoff Duncan <[e-mail]>

  A week or so ago America Online significantly changed the way they
  handle Internet mail and file attachments to and from the
  Internet. Though these changes will better serve many AOL users,
  they have confused many TidBITS readers.

  Previously, AOL's Internet mail gateway would split email messages
  over 25K into multiple segments, and AOL subscribers to TidBITS
  received each issue as two email messages. AOL's new system treats
  email messages over 25K differently. The first 25K of the message
  appears in the message body, and the _entire_ message is delivered
  as a downloadable, MIME-encoded file attachment.

  This might not seem like such a bad idea, but there are problems.
  First, this new system increases the amount of material users must
  download to receive a typical TidBITS issue from 30K to about 55K
  (since they receive both a 25K "preview" and a 30K file
  attachment). The same thing applies to any other email over 25K in
  size.

  Second, AOL currently formats the file attachment as if it were an
  MS-DOS text file (lines ending with a carriage return and a
  linefeed rather than just a carriage return), and creates a DOS-
  standard filename using 8 characters with a 3 character extension.
  Last week, however, AOL's Internet gateway did not try for MS-DOS
  text files; instead, it attempted to format text attachments as
  Unix text files, which are virtually unreadable in SimpleText or
  most word processors.

  So long as AOL plans to deliver text files as DOS-formatted
  attachments, there are several ways to correct AOL's processing.
  The first is to use a text file conversion utility to convert the
  DOS line endings to carriage returns. On AOL, you can use the File
  Search command on the Go To menu to search for DOSWasher,
  NetStripper, or Add/Strip. Several other utilities can perform
  this conversion, and it can be done using the find-and-replace
  feature of most word processors or text editors. Also, many
  programmer's editors such as BBEdit Lite and Alpha can
  transparently read Mac, DOS, and Unix files.

ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/tisk/util/add-strip-322.hqx
ftp://mirror.aol.com//pub/info-mac/text/alpha-60.hqx
ftp://mirror.aol.com//pub/info-mac/text/bbe/bbedit-lite-30.hqx

  If you don't want to process issues that arrive via email, you can
  retrieve complete issues from AOL's Macintosh Hardware Forum
  (MHW); they're generally available at the same time TidBITS issues
  are distributed via email. In the meantime, we encourage anyone
  experiencing problems with these changes to AOL's email system to
  contact AOL directly and express your concerns. Though we applaud
  AOL's decision to include MIME support in their email offering, we
  would remind them MIME is intended to _solve_ problems like these,
  not cause them.


Cross-Platform Virus Strikes Word Users
---------------------------------------
  by Mark Anbinder, News Editor <[e-mail]>

  Though the possibility of a cross-platform virus moving as
  interpreted commands in data documents has been considered by
  computer experts, none had been seen in the user community until
  this month's discovery that a new virus was spreading within
  document macros interpreted by Microsoft's WordBasic macro
  language. The virus, dubbed "Word-Macro-9508" by the Macintosh
  antivirus community, can spread on any computer system using a
  version of Microsoft Word 6.0.

  So far the virus has been seen mostly on DOS, Windows, and OS/2
  computers running Word 6, in various locations in North America
  and Europe. It has been referred to as "WinWord.Concept", "WW6",
  and "WW6Macro" in the Windows community, though it is by no means
  restricted to the Windows version of Word 6. Microsoft's name for
  the virus is "Prank Macro". The code can be spread merely by
  opening an infected Word document - even one that has been
  transferred from a different operating system - since Word's
  macros are stored as data and are automatically recognized by any
  current version of the application.

  The virus adds several new macros to Word's global macro pool,
  named "AAAZA0", "AAAZFS", "Payload", and "FileSaveAs". This last
  activates the virus in an infected file when the user chooses Save
  As from the File menu. The altered macros are then saved with the
  file. If the virus has infected your Word documents, you may see
  an alert window with the digit "1" in it when the virus is
  triggered, or you may notice that infected Word files are saved as
  templates rather than normal documents.

  IBM has gathered a fair amount of information on the virus and how
  to combat it, and published it at:

http://www.research.ibm.com/xw-D953-wconc/

  Microsoft has released tools to combat the virus, obtainable on
  the Internet. As of this writing, Microsoft's fix renames the
  virus rather than removing it, and there have been reports that a
  supplied file system scan function may not find all infected files
  on a Macintosh.

http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/mslfiles/mw1222.hqx
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/mw1222.hqx

  [Note that Microsoft still isn't posting BinHex files correctly
  and this file must be downloaded in binary mode. Try using
  Netscape, which downloads most everything in binary, or Fetch,
  which has a Binary button that forces a binary download.
  Otherwise, configure your FTP client to treat the file suffix
  ".hqx" as a binary file, and be sure to change the setting back
  when you're done. -Geoff]

  Datawatch Corporation has released an update (version 5.6.1) of
  its commercial Virex utility for Macintosh, available on
  commercial online services and at:

ftp://gateway.datawatch.com/pub/

  No updates are currently planned for the other Macintosh antiviral
  utilities; most do not attempt to address viruses that don't take
  a machine-code form.

  Since Mac versions of Microsoft Word prior to 6.0 don't
  incorporate WordBasic, and since even on newer versions these
  macros are easily spotted and removed, users need not panic about
  this virus.

  Information from:
    Gene Spafford
    IBM


Speed Doubler Quickens the Pace
-------------------------------
  by Richard C.S. Kinne <[e-mail]>

  The world is obsessed with speed and nowhere is that more
  prevalent than in the computer industry. Anyone who can find a way
  to make our computers work faster gains our appreciation - and our
  dollars.

  Connectix Software has a reputation of doing more with less. One
  of the longest lines at Boston's Macworld Expo this year was
  filled with people waiting for their newest miracle: Speed
  Doubler. Speed Doubler claims to double the speed of your
  Macintosh and - at its best - fulfills that promise. Let's take a
  closer look.


**From Garden Hose to Big Pipe** -- Speed Doubler has three
  components. The first of these is a disk caching extension called
  Speed Access. One of the bottlenecks in computer performance is
  that the computer's CPU works far faster than it can read from or
  write to any disk. For example, if you could do it, you'd love to
  fill your new in-ground pool using a five-foot diameter water pipe
  instead of a garden hose. For both 68K and Power Macintosh
  computers, Speed Doubler simulates a larger water pipe as far as
  disk operations are concerned by improving disk caching
  algorithms. Although the Macintosh does have disk caching built
  into the operating system, the Mac's disk caching, essentially a
  "blind" cache, operates the same way regardless of work patterns
  or data types, and it hasn't been significantly improved in
  several releases.

  Speed Access replaces and improves the regular Macintosh disk
  cache, intelligently caching frequently used data in preference to
  other, less-used data. Upon installation, Speed Doubler sets the
  cache depending on the amount of RAM you have. You can control
  this cache through the Memory control panel. When using Speed
  Access, allocate as much RAM as you can to the cache while leaving
  enough RAM to open all your needed applications. If you don't want
  to, you don't have to use any more cache memory than you normally
  do.


**Multitasking in the Finder** -- The second component of Speed
  Doubler, an extension called Speed Copy, enables you to continue
  using your Mac while copying files. Speed Copy allows you to
  continue working in the Finder while copies are going on. You can
  also start multiple copies and have them proceed simultaneously.
  However, copying multiple sets of files at the same time
  significantly slows down your machine. Other utilities, such as
  CopyDoubler and Aladdin Desktop Tools, provide similar performance
  enhancements in slightly different ways, but Speed Doubler gives
  you this capability in yet another consumer mix.

  Along with enabling you to do other things while copying files or
  emptying the trash, Speed Doubler's Finder enhancements also offer
  extra information and capabilities. You'll know how long the
  computer will take to copy those files now, and if you don't like
  the idea of corporate spies getting their hands on your secrets,
  the new Empty Trash dialog box gives you a security erase option
  and lets you to select particular files in the Trash that will be
  deleted (if you have the Trash's Warn before emptying checkbox
  set).


**Faster Than a Speeding Power Mac** -- The final component in the
  Speed Doubler suite is the PowerPC Speed Emulator, and this
  component is what earns Speed Doubler its name. One of the weak
  points of a Power Mac is that it must run in the slower emulation
  mode when working with 68K-based software. Apple took some heat
  earlier this year for improving the Power Mac 68K emulator for the
  PowerPC 604-based Macs and not improving emulation in first-
  generation Power Macs. Well, fret no more. Not only does Speed
  Emulator improve the speed of your Power Mac when running 68K
  applications, it's reputed to be 30 percent faster than Apple's
  improved emulator! I've noticed a dramatic improvement of at least
  50-75 percent over the week I've used it. Speed Emulator won't
  improve the performance of native software - since native software
  already takes full advantage of the PowerPC chip - but remember
  that significant portions of the Mac OS are still non-native and
  Speed Doubler improves performance in those areas. Of course,
  Speed Emulator only works with Power Macs and is of no use on
  68K-based machines, but Speed Doubler works on _any_ Power Mac,
  not just Apple's latest crop.


**What's it Gonna Cost Me?** That's the first question I put to
  Connectix's at Macworld. The simple answer is $99, about $60
  street price, or even less for owners of other Connectix products.
  But what about RAM? Ever since realizing 8 MB of memory was not
  enough to effectively run a Power Mac, I've been very conservative
  with my RAM. Speed Access - the disk caching area of the program -
  takes as much memory for disk caching as you specify in the Memory
  control panel. On Power Macs, Speed Emulator is advertised to use
  about 800K of RAM; however, I've observed my System size
  increasing by perhaps 1.5 MB. The system size increase will be
  greater for computers with a greater amount of available memory
  (because they need to purge material less frequently), which
  effectively means Speed Emulator is more efficient on machines
  that routinely have significant amounts of free memory.

  Any software that modifies low-level functions of your computer
  teeters on edge of disaster in regard to software compatibility.
  I've used Speed Doubler for over a week on three separate
  machines, including a Power Mac 6100/60, and can report only one
  potential software conflict with a very specialized application.
  Every major application and game I've run has had no problems, and
  has benefited from increased performance. [I've also had trouble-
  free performance on a Power Mac 7100 and PowerBook 520. -Tonya]


**And the Verdict is...** Speed Doubler offers three basic
  improvements. Speed Access, its disk caching element, hasn't
  impressed me because I haven't seen much improvement that I can
  attribute to it. On the other hand, this is such an under-the-hood
  addition that it can be difficult to tell what portions of other
  speed-ups it may have been responsible for. Connectix did better
  with regard to their Finder improvements; the ability to copy
  files and continue to work with the Finder is a worthwhile
  addition, although not a new one. The biggest way Connectix could
  have improved this area was to find a way to multitask the
  formatting of a disk. Finally, on Power Macs, the Speed Emulator
  is a big win for those of us who still working significantly with
  68K-based applications. I found it a noticeable improvement with
  no problematic conflicts.

  If you like speed, have a Power Macintosh, and use 68K
  applications, get Speed Doubler. But if you have a 68K-based
  Macintosh, the package may only be worth it to you if find
  yourself doing a good bit of waiting for files to copy.

  [Connectix has just released a patch to Speed Doubler allowing
  users to update their machines and master disks to Speed Doubler
  1.0.1. Among the fixes included are better reliability on machines
  with PowerPC upgrade cards and the ability to run Microsoft Word
  4.0 with Speed Emulator. -Geoff]

ftp://ftp.mid.net/pub/Macintosh/Applications/SpeedDoubler/SD101U.sit
http://www.mindvision.com/

    Connectix -- 800/950-5880 -- 415/571-5100
      <[e-mail]>


Power PowerBooks Arrive
-----------------------
  by Adam C. Engst <[e-mail]>

  Today Apple announced the long-awaited upgrades to its well-
  designed but aging line of PowerBooks in the form of the PowerBook
  5000-series, the PowerBook 2000-series, and the PowerBook 190. As
  you might expect from the extra zero in the name, the PowerBook
  5000-series and 2000-series contain PowerPC chips, in this case,
  the PowerPC 603e, which combines high performance with low power
  requirements. For owners of the existing PowerBook 500-series and
  PowerBook 200-series, upgrades to the new 603e chip are available
  via a daughtercard for the 500s and via a new logic board for the
  Duos. Machines in the 5000-series will be available on 11-Sep-95,
  and the others should appear in mid-October. Apple expects some
  shortages in the first few weeks due to massive demand, but thinks
  their supply will be sufficient after the initial crush. Let's
  hope they're right for once.


**PowerBook 5000-series** -- The 5000-series PowerBooks looks much
  like the current 500-series, although there are some differences,
  most notably the inch of depth that Apple managed to shave off the
  new models. The 500-series measures 11.5" by 9.7", whereas the new
  5000-series comes in at 11.5" by 8.5". Weight dropped as well,
  with the new machines ranging from 5.9 pounds to 6.2 pounds, fully
  configured.

  Useful features shared among the 5000-series models include
  lithium-ion batteries that Apple claims offer battery life in the
  three to five hour range, 8-bit color video-out, built-in speaker,
  16-bit sound input and output, integrated microphone, expansion
  bay with an IDE connector for third-party storage devices (the
  floppy drive normally lives in the expansion bay), built-in
  infrared networking, and two PC Card slots (the artist formerly
  known as PCMCIA slots) that can accommodate two Type 1 or Type II
  PC Cards or one Type III PC Card. Standard ports include the
  infrared window for wireless networking, video-out port, stereo
  sound input and output, SCSI, LocalTalk/printer port, and ADB.

  The differences between the four 5000-series models are based
  primarily on configurations:

* First up is the $2,250 5300/100, which offers a PowerPC 603e
  chip running at 100 MHz, and comes standard with 8 MB of RAM, a
  500 MB drive, and a 9.5" passive-matrix greyscale display.

* The 5300cs/100 improves on the previous model with the addition
  of a 10.5" dual-scan color display, the choice of 8 MB or 16 MB of
  RAM, and either a 500 MB or 750 MB hard disk. Prices range from
  $2,800 to $3,700.

* The next step up is the 5300c/100, which utilizes a 10.4"
  active-matrix color display that can display 256 or thousands of
  colors. It shares the 5300cs/100's choice of RAM and hard disk,
  and prices range between $3,700 and $4,700.

* Finally, we come to the 5300ce/117, which costs between $6,500
  and $6,800, and is probably well worth the money if you need its
  features. It uses a 117 MHz 603e chip for faster performance, and
  its 10.4" active-matrix color display can display 800 by 600
  pixels in thousands of colors. The only options for RAM and a hard
  disk are 32 MB of RAM and 1.1 GB drive, which helps account for
  the stratospheric price. Personally, I can't imagine carrying
  around $6,500 worth of PowerBook and possibly dropping it.


**New Features** -- Apple is emphasizing the expansion bay, the PC
  Card slots, and the infrared networking, and all for good reason.
  The expansion bay ships with a 3.5" floppy drive installed, but
  you can easily remove that and replace it with other devices such
  as additional hard disks or magneto-optical drives. The expansion
  bay also sports internal power connectors, so third parties like
  VST Power Systems will produce power adapters that are entirely
  internal to the PowerBook. To reduce weight by about seven ounces,
  you can replace the floppy drive with Apple's PC Card storage
  module.

  PC Card support is extremely important in these new PowerBooks,
  since they don't offer built-in Ethernet or an internal modem, as
  did the 500-series. To add Ethernet or a modem, you must use a PC
  Card, and Farallon has announced plans to create (for December
  release) a combination card that includes both Ethernet and modem
  capabilities. Other vendors, such as Global Village, Dayna, Focus,
  Megahertz, and Newer Technologies have also announced various PC
  Cards for use with the 5000-series. Although this move away from
  Ethernet on the logic board and an internal modem connector seems
  like a mistake (you have to waste one or both of your PC Card
  slots to get the functionality built into the 500-series), I think
  it's quite positive. After all, the 500-series on-board Ethernet
  required a transceiver so it wasn't exactly free, plus there is
  only _one_ modem available for the 500-series and it doesn't do
  28,800 bps! Opening these PowerBooks up to the PC Card standard
  means more choices and lower prices.

  The entirely new infrared networking capabilities are most
  interesting. All the PowerBooks have an infrared window in the
  back panel, and the included Apple IR File Exchange software makes
  transferring files simple. IR File Exchange automatically
  recognizes other IR-equipped machines in the vicinity (up to six
  feet away with a 30 degree angle) and creates guest folders for
  sharing files securely. Of course, standard File Sharing works as
  well for password-protected access to a hard disk. IR File
  Exchange supports multiple simultaneous infrared connections, and
  can automatically complete a file transfer after the beam is
  broken and re-established. For connecting to a desktop machine,
  Farallon will provide the Farallon AirDock. I don't currently know
  the speed of the infrared connection, but it's unlikely to be any
  faster than standard LocalTalk, if even that fast. The IR
  networking functions as a standard network connection, so you have
  to change connections in the Network control panel if you want to
  switch to Ethernet or LocalTalk. Of course, the best part of the
  infrared networking is that it enables you to play Spaceward Ho!
  or other network games in meetings. And just think of the note-
  passing possibilities in the K-12 market....


**PowerBook 2000-series** -- Less innovative, but no less
  desirable is the new PowerBook Duo 2000-series, which is primarily
  a processor upgrade from the 680x0 line to the PowerPC 603e chip.
  There's only one machine in the 2000 line right now, the PowerBook
  Duo 2300c/100, and it sports a 100 MHz 603e processor, 8 or 20 MB
  of RAM, a 750 MB or 1.1 GB hard disk, and a 9.5" active-matrix
  color display capable of displaying thousands of colors.

  The main physical change to the Duo 2300c/100 is the replacement
  of the tiny trackball with an improved trackpad that can be used
  without a button (although the button is present). This new
  trackpad, available only on the Duo 2300c/100 and the PowerBook
  190/66, enables you to click, drag, and double-click by tapping on
  the pad. According to Apple, the new trackpad isn't yet included
  in the 5000-series because it might have hurt availability; it
  will undoubtedly be in future models.

  The Duo 2300c/100 should be available in mid-October at prices
  ranging from $3,500 to $4,700. Existing Duo owners will be pleased
  that the Duo 2300c/100 is supposedly completely compatible with
  all existing peripherals for the current Duo series, and all
  previous Duo models can be upgraded in mid-October to the PowerPC
  603e chip via a new logic board for about $1,300.


**PowerBook 190/66** -- Last, but not leased (since they're
  cheaper), come the PowerBook 190/66 and 190cs/66, which combine
  the form factor and design of the 5000-series with the basic
  functionality of the 500-series. They include the new clickable
  trackpad and have the same expansion bay and PC Card slots as the
  5000-series, but run on a 33 MHz (Apple calls it 66/33 MHz)
  68LC040 processor. The difference between the two units is the
  screen - the 190 has a 9.5" passive-matrix greyscale screen and
  the 190cs has a 10.4" dual-scan color display. The 190-series uses
  a nickel-metal-hydride battery instead of the lithium-ion battery
  of the 5000-series. Prices range from $1,650 for a 4 MB/500 MB 190
  to $2,300 for an 8 MB/500 MB 190cs, and both models will be
  available in mid-October.

  Upgrades are plentiful for the 190-series. A logic board swap will
  get you a PowerPC 603e processor, and once you've done that you
  can add a 10.4" active matrix color display. Other upgrade
  possibilities are lithium-ion batteries, infrared networking
  capabilities, and a video-out port. Once you start looking at the
  possibility of upgrades though, you have to decide if it isn't
  worth paying extra up front and buying a 5300 instead.

  The 190-series sounds like a decent basic PowerBook, unlike the
  150, which felt hamstrung. I think many 190 users will be confused
  by the labelling on existing products that claim they're for use
  with the "100-series" - since the 190 models are very different
  from the previous machines - but Apple wanted to show that the 190
  models were in the "value line" by using that number.


**Overall Thoughts** -- I think these machines are going to be a
  big hit, in large part because of the expansion bay, the PC Card
  slots, the infrared networking, and the performance of the PowerPC
  603e chip. They're good, solid upgrades to the PowerBook line and
  Apple should be proud. However, I do feel a certain letdown in
  that the 5000-series is too much like existing PowerBooks. Apple
  took over the notebook market with the first PowerBooks, which
  were light-years ahead of the competition at the time. Since then,
  the PC notebooks have improved significantly. For example, the IBM
  ThinkPads have infrared networking and those extremely cool
  butterfly keyboards that expand out when you open the top. I have
  yet to see a PC notebook with a pointing device as good as any of
  Apple's trackballs or trackpads, and the infrared networking in
  the 5000-series is no doubt much easier to use because it uses
  Macintosh software, but these machines aren't a home run, and they
  won't give Apple back the lead in the notebook market. Still, they
  do qualify as a solid double, and Apple has more at-bats delight
  its fans with some truly revolutionary new machines. (My apologies
  for the baseball analogies; I'm reading a book about the 1964
  baseball season, and it's hard to escape the terminology.)

  A hint to Apple: a desktop machine that could sleep like a
  PowerBook would be at least a triple, if not a four-bagger.


Reviews/28-Aug-95
-----------------

* MacWEEK -- 14-Aug-95, Vol. 9, #33
    AuthorWare 3.0 -- pg. 41
    Claris Emailer 1.0 -- pg. 41
    FotoFUN! -- pg. 47
    Series 3 Screens Filter 1.2 -- pg. 51
    VIP Scan 2.0 -- pg. 51
    Q2 1.1 -- pg. 52


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