The Concise Oxford Dictionary comes to the Mac. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus will be available next month. There is still no sign of the full 21volume Oxford Dictionary on CD for the Mac.
Concise Oxford Dictionary: Mac Edition..........$199
This well judged smaller version of MYOB should become a standard for small business and service based companies. If you want invoicing but not inventory and a complete accountign solution, this is the one.
Best Books......................................$190
Games
Kings Quest takes this series to new heights with lush graphics, animation and extensive use of sound. Performance is pedestrian on any system smaller than a Centris. 256 colours are required.
A-Train Construction Kit.........................$59
The AD&D series of adventures have been popular with hard core adventurers. This latest release is an adventure tool kit providing a large number of scenes and characters that can be used to design your own adventure.
Symantec has just released two new C compilers. Think C 6.0 is the new version of Thin C 5.0 while Symantec C++ 6.0 is a new product based on Zortech C++. Symantec C++ is a successor to Think C and a bridge to
Bedrock the forthcoming programming environment for the PowerPC and Windows systems.
Symantec C++ is available as a standalone integrated development environment or for MPW. It offers native C++ compiler with new versions of the Think browser, incremental linker and Project Manager and includes Apple's SourceServer code control system intended to facilitate team programming.
Symantec C++ 6.0................................$820
Symantec C++ 6.0 for MPW........................$820
Symantec C++ 6.0 ED.............................$440
(An Upgrade from Think C 5.0 will be available)
Think C 6.0 is an upgrade to Think C 5.0 and inlcudes new versions of the Think browser, incremental linker and Project Manager. Also includes Apple's SourceServer code control system intended to facilitate team programming.
Think C 6.0.....................................$499
Think C 6.0 ED..................................$245
A CD showing some of the elements of Bedrock, sample source code and documentation is available from Symantec. Call (02) 879 6577 and ask for the Bedrock CD.
AAPDA
The Australasian Apple Programmers & Developers Association remains one the great bargains available to the Mac community. If you are interested in programming or the development of the Mac operating system, AAPDA is the source of most things. Members receive regular catalogs and access to Apple's development tools. Recent offerings include the first release of Applescript and the Navigateable Quicktime Movie toolkit.
Write to AAPDA and ask for a membership application.
