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<a href="/article/2767"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2767', 'show')">Most Promising Game: The Journeyman Project</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2767" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2767">Presto Studios is finally shipping The Journeyman Project. I haven't played it yet, not having received my AppleCD 300 yet, but from the demos and from talking with the creators of The Journeyman Project, it's an impressive accomplishment and a ground-breaking game</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 11 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2768" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2768">I finally saw Apple's new ergonomic keyboard, the Apple Adjustable Keyboard. Its innovative features include the ability to open in the middle to up to a 30 degree angle, splitting the standard QWERTY layout (ISO for European users) so the 6, Y, H, and N keys sit on the right-hand side of the split</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 11 Jan 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2769"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2769', 'show')">Alert! Most Likely to Succeed, If...</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2769" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2769">Of the new programs I saw, MAXA's Alert shows the most promise if it lives up to all of their promises. Apparently the main developer did a lot of the work on Norton Utilities for Macintosh, and although his contract forbids him from working in the same areas as Norton Utilities, he decided to create a program that could work in much the same way, actually fixing problems rather than just reporting them</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 11 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2771" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2771">Happy New Year everyone! Our first New Year's resolution is to clean out the nooks and crannies in our article database, summarizing topics we planned to cover but never found the room</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2772" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2772">Easy View response time -- Akif Eyler recently mentioned that email to his address in Turkey can take up to ten days to deliver, so if you have questions or comments about Easy View, don't worry if he doesn't reply immediately.Information from: Akif Eyler -- eyler@trbilun.bitnet</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2773" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2773">When asked by a CompuServe user about a DAT drive advertised for a unexpectedly low price, Larry Zulch of Dantz Development wrote:The picture in the 09-Nov-92 issue of MacWEEK of the NuDesign DAT reveals that it is a WangTek DAT drive mechanism (with an optical drive on top of it).Ben Wang (no relation to the Wang Laboratories that made word processors) started WangTek, which Rexon bought</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2774" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2774">Not surprisingly, ATM 2.0.2 (and probably 2.0.3, which I've had for some time) doesn't recognize the new Fonts folder in System 7.1. Fortunately, Adobe has a $7.50 upgrade to a version that supports the Fonts folder; however, if you don't want to wait, here's a way to fix the problem yourself</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2775"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2775', 'show')">LaserWriter IIf/IIg ROM Upgrade</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2775" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2775">If you have problems with your LaserWriter IIf or IIg, you may be eligible for a free ROM upgrade. The upgrade fixes a bunch of problems, including:Inability to place the LaserWriter IIg in different zones or to rename it on an EtherTalk network.Inability to return proper font outlines to a limited number of font manipulation packages using the PostScript "pathforall" operator.Incompatibility with spoolers, resulting in incomplete print jobs, printing errors, and the inability to capture the printer on the spooler.Serial port errors because the printer echoes an extra, end-of-file indicator (Control-D)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2779" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2779">Farallon announced on 07-Dec-92 the availability of version 3.0 of their PhoneNet Talk software. Upgrades are available free to orders purchased after 15-Oct-92. Farallon -- 800/678-5075</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2780" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2780">After a flashy Comdex announcement last year (and by the way, the prototype shown there and in the press was purely a prototype and not a production design at all), little more has been heard about Apple's Newton project</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2781" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2781">Who says Prodigy is completely useless (and they claim that they will soon offer a true Macintosh interface and an Internet email gateway)? Joseph Gannon writes on Prodigy, "After posting a note on a local BBS to a Lotus software engineer stating I was going to sell my copy and go to Excel (giving the reasons why, of course - $119 for a maintenance upgrade) he forwarded my and another soon-to-be ex-Lotus user's comments to Lotus' marketing department</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2782"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2782', 'show')">Apple & AOL</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2782" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2782">Apple and America Online (AOL) recently announced an agreement in which Apple will use AOL technologies in future online services managed and marketed by Apple</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2783" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2783">Frankly, there isn't a lot to say about AutoDoubler 2.0 except for the fact that it's easier to configure, noticeably faster on my SE/30, and includes the extremely cool CopyDoubler extension for speeding up Finder copies</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2784" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2784">If you run a BBS using any commercial software other than FirstClass, SoftArc has an upgrade program that allows you to trade in your master disks and get the FirstClass software at a $100 discount or get a larger system (more licensed users) for the price of a smaller system</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2785" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2785">People have gotten sick of how long it takes the Finder to copy files, hence the appearance of the shareware SpeedyFinder and several other neat utilities</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2786" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2786">This little $129 network utility from Apple hasn't gotten a lot of press, but I've heard good things about it. Quite simply, Likewise allows you to set up multiple Macs over a network with identical files and system settings, a task many network administrators want to do</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2787" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2787">Mel Martinez reports a rumor that Nisus XS will have table features built in, pending licensing negotiations between Nisus Software and Macreations, publishers of the Tycho table program</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2788" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2788">We've heard of a few weird bugs with WriteNow after our generally glowing review of the program some months back. John Tynes reports that WriteNow often hangs and crashes when you frequently use the shift-arrow key combination to select text</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2789" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2789">Those of you doing serious multimedia development projects might be interested to know that Apple recently created a Multimedia Program to support developers and publishers</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Adam%20C.%20Engst">Adam C. Engst</a> | 04 Jan 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2790" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2790">Pythaeus notes that as of the following dates both the StyleWriter (06-Jan-93) and the 13" Hi-Res RGB (14-Dec-92) will be discontinued and removed from price lists</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
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