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The Center for Software Development is a nonprofit organization providing key resources that software developers need to successfully start and expand the next generation of technology businesses. (Apple is a "pillar partner" of this organization.) CSD offers self-service, multivendor test labs as well as business and technical seminars. Fees for CSD's facilities and events are waived or reduced for Mac OS developers.
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FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS
[1]
A Technote on Undocumented Sound Manager Features
[2]
Apple System Profiler 1.3.1
[3]
Apple 1.2 GB Firmware Utility 1.1
[4]
AppleShare IP 5.0.2
FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS
[5]
A New Rhapsody Porting Tool Ships
FOR NEWTON DEVELOPERS
[6]
Windows Bookmaker DR1
[7]
Newton Programmer's Guide 2.1
[8]
Newton Toolkit 1.6x File Formats
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
[9]
The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio Contest
[10]
A Web Site for User Group Marketing
OTHER APPLE NEWS
[11]
The Mac OS Platform Leads in Web Content Creation
[12]
Apple Launches a New K-12 School Promotion
[13]
Apple's QuickTime Creativity Seminar Series Begins
EVENTS
[14]
CSD's Seminars for Software Entrepreneurs, San Jose
COOL STUFF
[15]
MacTech Launches Its New Web Site
[16]
The MacShelf Book Review Web Site
FOR MAC OS DEVELOPERS
[1] A Technote on Undocumented Sound Manager Features
Technote 1108, "Unknown Sound Features," describes some undocumented features of the Mac OS Sound Manager, including multiple sound output and input channels; volume and panning adjustments; and sound channel monitoring.
[2] Apple System Profiler 1.3.1
Apple System Profiler (ASP) enables users to look up information about their computer configuration. Changes in version 1.3.1 include a fix for a bug where some startup disks are incorrectly reported as "unknown"; added support for the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh; and corrected CPU speed listings for 7500, 8500, and 9500 series computers.
[3] Apple 1.2 GB Firmware Utility 1.1
This bootable disk image contains a utility that fixes the "flashing question mark at startup" problem that occurs with 1.2 GB ATA hard drives (versions 1.37 and lower) in some Power Macintosh and Performa computers.
[4] AppleShare IP 5.0.2
The AppleShare IP 5.0.2 update release supports Mac OS 8 and StarNine's WebSTAR API (application programming interface), and fixes a bug involving NT file servers and Finder 8.
FOR RHAPSODY DEVELOPERS
[5] A New Rhapsody Porting Tool Ships
Metrowerks just released CodeWarrior Latitude Developer Release 2 (DR2), a tool that helps programmers port Mac OS applications to the Rhapsody operating system. Suggested retail price is US$ 399. Academic pricing is US$ 119.
FOR NEWTON DEVELOPERS
[6] Windows Bookmaker DR1
Windows Bookmaker Developer Release 1 (DR1) helps you create complex electronic Newton Books (or help manuals) on a Windows development system.
[7] Newton Programmer's Guide 2.1
This supplement to the Newton Programmer's Guide and Reference describes the new APIs in Newton OS 2.1.
[8] Newton Toolkit 1.6x File Formats
This addendum of NTK file formats includes descriptions of the file formats used by NTK 1.6.x (both Windows and Mac OS versions). It covers the layout files, project files, and native code module files.
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
[9] The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio Contest
Apple's QuickTime VR Authoring Studio contest offers content and multimedia developers an opportunity to win publicity for innovative virtual reality work and great prizes--including a Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh computer. [QuickTime VR Authoring Studio is a new professional-level commercial application (US$ 395) for creating QuickTime VR panoramas and object movies.] The contest deadline is January 31, 1998.
http://quicktimevr.apple.com
http://product.info.apple.com/pr/press.releases/1998/q1/971027.pr.rel.quicktime.html
[10] A Web Site for User Group Marketing
A good way to encourage word-of-mouth recommendations for your product is to send promotional information and demos to Apple user groups. At the Apple User Group web site, you can find up-to-date contact information on Apple user group leaders and members.
OTHER APPLE NEWS
[11] The Mac OS Platform Leads in Web Content Creation
Web Week's Annual Survey of Web Design reported that 47 percent of web content is created with Mac OS-based computers. Here are the responses to the survey question "What platforms do you use to create the majority of your web content?" (Multiple answers were possible.)
Macintosh or Mac OS compatibles 47.3%
PCs running Windows 95 24.2%
PCs running Windows NT 16.5%
UNIX workstations 12.1%
Other 9.9%
No answer 2.2%
[12] Apple Launches a New K-12 School Promotion
Public or private nonprofit K-12 schools in the United States can get special benefits when they purchase computers directly through Apple's new "Power of 10" program. Apple will credit 10 percent of the pretax purchase price of each computer; the credit can be applied toward new products on Apple's education price list.
[13] Apple's QuickTime Creativity Seminar Series Begins
Apple, Adobe, Electric Image, GoLive, Macromedia, Media 100, Inc. Magazine, PaceWorks, PowerProduction, Puffin Designs, Sonic Solutions, Steinberg, and Terran Interactive are sponsoring a free, 12-city seminar series on concept development, production, post-production, and delivery of creative content.
EVENTS
[14] CSD's Seminars for Software Entrepreneurs, San Jose
Here's the November and December event schedule for the Center for Software Development (CSD), located in San Jose, California.
November 4 Strategic Planning--The Process Workshop November 6 Seventh Annual Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs' Conference November 6 Media Nite at CSD November 11 Selling Enterprise Software to the Corporation Seminar November 13 Electronic Commerce Seminar November 18 VC One-on-One with Mohr, Davidow Ventures November 20 Emerging Technology Seminar December 11 CSD Holiday Showcase of Hot Companies Open House
COOL STUFF
[15] MacTech Launches a New Web Site
MacTech Magazine's new web site offers developers exclusive access to a vast library of MacTech, develop (the Apple technical journal), and Frameworks articles. When you visit this site, you can also sign up for a trial issue of MacTech Magazine.
http://www.mactech.com
[16] The MacShelf Book Review Web Site
The MacShelf web site is a great place for quickly locating books on technical areas of interest. If you'd like to contribute reviews to this database, send your name, e-mail address, and reviews to Cameron Barrett at macshelf@macshelf.com. Regular reviewers will be entitled to advance copies of books sent to MacShelf for review.
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