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<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2541" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2541">Apple USA today announced a new "On the Spot" rebate program that promises hundreds of dollars in instant point-of-purchase rebates to customers buying certain Macintosh models and peripherals in the United States, but appears to have put itself, and many dealers, "on the spot" in the process.At first glance, this rebate offer isn't all that different from previous offers</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 14 Jun 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2551" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2551"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersApple today surprised the world by introducing two PowerBook models a full week earlier than had been expected (see TidBITS #174)</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 07 Jun 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2552" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2552">Even more exciting (to some) than today's hardware introductions is Apple's announcement of the long-awaited Software Volume Licensing Program, enabling companies and other organizations needing multiple copies of Apple software to purchase them economically and efficiently.Starting today, products available for volume licensing are System 7.1 upgrades, Macintosh PC Exchange, At Ease, Apple Font Pack, AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) Client, Data Access Language (DAL) Client, TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh, MacX, SNA-ps 3270, and SNA-ps 3270 GC</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 07 Jun 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2557" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2557"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersFor those of you following the steady decline in Macintosh system prices, word from Apple last week is that prices of several systems are being reduced</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 31 May 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2559" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2559">The dust had hardly settled from last month's announcements of the Apple Assurance program, offering more comprehensive support and repair options to Macintosh owners, when Apple announced another innovation, the new AppleCare Premium plan</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 31 May 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2560" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2560">For today's increasingly-mobile Macintosh user, remote access of one kind or another is vital. Travellers must be able to read their electronic mail, communicate with colleagues back at the ranch, retrieve forgotten files, and access information services, no matter where they happen to be</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 31 May 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2574" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2574">Are you experiencing strange line-noise problems with your modem sometimes, but not all the time? I'd like to share a recent experience and perhaps spare some of you the full agony of troubleshooting such a problem.One of my fellow user-group members and a user of my bulletin board, Memory Alpha, had been complaining that he could call CompuServe when his PowerBook's PowerPort/Gold modem was hooked to his upstairs phone jack, but when he plugged the PowerPort/Gold into his downstairs phone jack, his connections always failed; the screen quickly filled with garbage</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 10 May 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2579" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2579"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersSeveral months ago, Apple introduced a special bundle consisting of its 16" color monitor and an E-Machines DoubleColor SX graphics card</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 03 May 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2580"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2580', 'show')">Japanese Language Kit Ships</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2580" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2580"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersAs we reported in TidBITS #173, at last month's Seybold conference Apple introduced the Japanese Language Kit, the first product to take advantage of the company's WorldScript technology</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 03 May 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2582" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2582"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersReaders who have an ADB model of the TelePort modem from Global Village Communication and are about to install one of Global Village's newer serial modems (the TelePort/Silver or TelePort/Gold) should be aware of problems with using both modems with one Macintosh.The first problem occurs when you install the TelePort serial software - the installer erases the TelePort ADB software during installation</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 03 May 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2596"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2596', 'show')">Malicious Virus On The Loose</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2596" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2596"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersGene Spafford of Purdue University yesterday released a joint announcement for the various antiviral utility publishers, describing a newly-discovered virus (dubbed INIT-M) and a suite of new versions of the popular antiviral utilities.INIT-M is a MALICIOUS virus and can result in irreparable damage to your files, folders, and file systems</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 26 Apr 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2597"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2597', 'show')">PostalUnion Unites MS Mail, Internet Mail</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2597" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2597"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersInformation Electronics announced that it is shipping its fifth gateway to the Internet, PostalUnion/SMTP for Microsoft Mail</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 26 Apr 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2613" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2613"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersIn a joint bulletin released today by Gene Spafford of Purdue University, the various Macintosh antiviral developers announced the discovery of a new virus earlier along with new utility versions to combat it.The new virus, dubbed INIT 17, infects the System file and most applications as they run, and is likely to spread quickly once a machine is exposed to the virus</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 12 Apr 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2623" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2623"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersAnnouncing a new suite of on-site repair services, Apple Computer today responded to complaints that they had fallen behind the pack in service offerings</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 05 Apr 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2625" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2625"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersLate last month, CE Software released a long-awaited upgrade to its popular QuickMail software. Version 2.6, available to 2.5 or 2.5.1 owners for $40, has three primary areas of enhancements: server architecture, administrator tools, and a new Windows client</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 05 Apr 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2631"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2631', 'show')">Apple Internet Router Upgrade</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2631" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2631"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersUsers of Apple's Internet Router 2.0 package can now purchase the Internet Router Basic Connectivity Package upgrade kit through the mail</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 29 Mar 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2654"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2654', 'show')">Notes from the Apple Catalog</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2654" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2654">Macintosh Portable Supplies -- Macintosh Portable owners will be pleased to hear that Apple hasn't abandoned them. Mac Portable batteries are in short supply at most dealers, who understandably don't want to stock infrequently requested items, but Apple's latest catalog includes this hard-to-find item</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 15 Mar 1993</div></div>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2669" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2669"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersIn TidBITS-164, we reported the release of Apple's long-awaited 32-bit System Enabler, replacing MODE32 for System 7.1 users, and a Hardware System Update, consisting of performance enhancements for some users</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 01 Mar 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2670"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2670', 'show')">Update Your Antiviral Utilities!</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2670" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2670"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA ComputersAccording to an announcement from Gene Spafford at Purdue University, Macintosh virus-busters now face two new variants of existing viruses</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 01 Mar 1993</div></div>
<a href="/article/2687"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('2687', 'show')">LaserWriter Pro 600 Upgraded</a></h4>
<div class="article_preview" id="blurb_2687" style="display:none"><div id="popup_inner_2687"> Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA Computers Inc.In addition to introducing its new LaserWriter Select printers, Apple announced last week that the basic LaserWriter Pro 600 model will now ship with 8 MB of RAM as a standard feature</div><!-- blurb inner --></div><!-- blurb outer -->
<div class="featured_meta"><a href="/index.cgi?tbcat=" class="category"></a> | by <a href="/author/Mark%20H.%20Anbinder">Mark H. Anbinder</a> | 15 Feb 1993</div></div>
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