Signature Software Handwriting NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Signature Software Handwriting 0 2K 6/21/94 Signature Software Handwriting Font Collections - SUPERscripts and PenPals. SUPERscripts - $49.95. A collection of 5 intelligent handwriting fonts. These five fonts provide a wide range of styles for personalization of correspondence. PenPals - $29.95. A collection of five distinctive printed handwriting fonts.
Signature Software Custom NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Signature Software Custom 0 3K 6/21/94 Signature Software Custom Handwriting Fonts - WriteType - $299.95. Our premier product--the ultimate custom handwriting font. Includes all the features found in Personal font plus a second set of of upper case block letters. WriteType automatically chooses block letters for such "words" as acronyms, where two or more capital letters appear side by side. *System Requirements - Computer- Macintosh w/system 6.05 or above, or PC with Windows 3.1 Printer- PostScript printer or non-PostScript printer with PostScript language interpreter or cartridge. Other font packages are available, and described in this text document.
Macromedia Announces New NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Macromedia Announces New 0 6K 6/21/94 Macromedia Announces New Developer Program - San Francisco, CA—June 6, 1994 — Macromedia (NASDAQ:MACR), the leader in multimedia software, today announced the launch of a new Worldwide Developer Program. The new program is designed to provide more technical information and marketing support for production services companies, title producers, corporate trainers, in- house developers and multimedia consultants. “Macromedia has a wealth of technical resources and market information that can be incredibly useful to the people using our software,” said Steven Cherneff, Manager of Marketing Programs at Macromedia. “The new Worldwide Developer Program taps into these internal resources and makes them available to developers..."
Apple Launches eWorld NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Launches eWorld 0 8K 6/21/94 Apple Computer Launches eWorld, Its New Online Community. CUPERTINO, Calif.--June 20, 1994--From today, traveling the much discussed Information Superhighway could actually begin to make sense for people who want to keep in touch, stay informed and be entertained. Apple Computer, Inc. has launched eWorld, its innovative, informative, powerful yet easy to use online service which includes eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail , eWorld's messaging service for Newton . eWorld for Macintosh is an 'online town square' which provides a global electronic mail system together with news ,information and other services from around 100 partners such as Reuters America Inc., Tribune Media Services, ZiffNet/Mac and more.
AMUG Video Tapes 3rd Parties NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:AMUG Video Tapes 3rd Parties 0 5K 6/21/94 AMUG Video Tapes 3rd Parties - Phoenix, Arizona - May 16, 1994 - AMUG (Arizona Macintosh Users Group) is pleased to announce the instalation of a fully-equipped Hi-8 video production system in its 150 seat meeting auditorium. The video production system utilizes multiple cameras, a high quality Macintosh-to-NTSC video converter and a digital video switcher to allow for simultaneous recording of Macintosh screen images and the presenter. While the main purpose of the video production system is to make video copies of the meetings available to AMUG members who are unable to attend the meetings, AMUG expects these taped presentations to be useful in a variety of other ways, as well.
100 Native PowerPC Apps NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:100 Native PowerPC Apps 0 14K 6/21/94 100 Native PowerPC Apps Shipping for PPC - Adobe, Aldus, Claris, WordPerfect Among Dozens of Leading Software Vendors Shipping New Versions of Products Optimized for New RISC- based Macintosh Computers. CUPERTINO, California--June 16, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that 100 software application programs developed specifically for its new Power Macintosh family of personal computers are now shipping. These applications--often referred to as "native" applications--take advantage of the industry-leading power of the Power Macintosh systems and are growing in number impressively. They join thousands of Macintosh and MS-DOS applications that run unaltered on the new systems, out three months ago.
TidBITS#231/20-Jun-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#231/20-Jun-94.sit 6/20/94 0 14K 6/21/94 TidBITS#231/20-Jun-94 - Apple's eWorld arrives! But since it's the first day, we mainly report on a new PC emulator, discuss tips on improving SoftWindows performance, and review GIFConverter and El-Fish, an aquarium simulator. Check out the rumors from InterOp about Apple's Internet software, as well as news about upcoming Mac expositions. Finally, we have a URL for a stock quote service on the Internet and some comments on last week's article about small developers.
TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94.sit 6/13/94 0 26K 6/21/94 TidBITS#230/13-Jun-94 - Aldus and Adobe both figure in this issue, with a rumor about FreeHand, a charting module from Aldus, and a new font licensing policy from Adobe, which makes it easier for print shops to own lots of fonts. We note the new version of CDU from Connectix and list shipping software for the Power Macs (lots of international companies on that list!). Rounding out the issue, Matt Neuburg and Adam focus on the small Macintosh developer.
TidBITS#229/06-Jun-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#229/06-Jun-94.sit 6/Jun/94 0 27K 6/21/94 TidBITS#229/06-Jun-94 - This week we have a review of the just-released MacWeb WWW browser, the real story on using America Online over the Internet, and a review of a high tech joke book. Mark Anbinder writes about Connectix's new RAM-doubling version of their Maxima RAM disk software, and Mel Park passes on some great stories about the original Colossal Cave - remember ADVENTURE?
Mac-Ibm-Compare1.95.txt.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:Mac-Ibm-Compare1.95.txt.sit 1.95 0 25K 6/16/94 Mac-ibm-compare-195.txt - This report compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor support and expansion}, operating systems {includes number crunching}, networking & printing; it covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features but also future possibilities. Despite its condensed and generalized format it still provides some thought- provoking reading on the relative merits, problems, and deficiencies of Macs and IBM PCs. It also contains some FAQ answers about both machines and the upcoming PowerPC line. Changes - Pentium and PowerPC info updated. Due to the rapid changes in computers I am interested in contributions from Digest and other readers to help!
TidBITS#223/25-Apr-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#223/25-Apr-94.sit 4/25/94 0 14K 6/14/94 TidBITS#223/25-Apr-94 - We have lots of interesting comments from readers in this issue, including more on the mean time between failures for hard drives, the new PowerBooks, Symantec's purchasing history, and various Apple products. Mark Anbinder reports on Apple's new 17" monitor and the continuance of Apple's Vintage hardware program, and Tim Levy tells us about the massive database for tracking Macintosh software updates that he's created for TidBITS readers.
FLUX Spring 94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:FLUX Spring 94.sit 94 0 497K 6/14/94 FLUX Spring 94 - Flux is a quarterly shareware magazine exploring the future with ideas and imagery from the entire Universe of Macintosh Users. Perhaps you have something you'd like to present in FLUX? FLUX converts with the click of a button to a Submission Stack for accepting user material. Table of contents - Personal Edition, Project Fledgling, Virtual Studios, Introduction to Comic Tools, Introduction to the ACT Stack, To Whom It May Concern, Low Cost/High Flexibility Housing, The Pursuit of Happiness V.V., Coming Attractions, Unclassifieds, Advertiser Index, and Help Manual. Requires HyperCard.
UGC is now on eWorld! NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:UGC is now on eWorld! 0 5K 6/09/94 UGC is now on eWorld! - User Group Connection area now active on eWorld. eWorld is Apple's new graphical-interface online service, due for public release very soon! We're sending this note to all groups because many MUGs are eWorld beta testers, and because we have some very exciting news. eWorld beta testers - Take another look! The User Group Connection has set up an area on eWorld for user group info, discussions, chats and interaction. Groups can even qualify for their own forums in our area (to serve their current members and attract new ones), and reserve our conference room for online meetings. This will be the place where User Group Connection information such as vendor discounts and more.
QuickTime VR NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:QuickTime VR 0 8K 6/09/94 QuickTime VR - Apple Demos "Virtual Reality For The Rest Of Us" In Sneak Preview Of Future QuickTime Technology. LOS ANGELES, California--June 7, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. provided a sneak preview of its future virtual reality technology today in a demonstration here at the Digital World Exposition. Simon & Schuster Interactive is expected to be the first licensee of the virtual reality technology for its upcoming Star Trek CD-ROM title, also shown today. Apple's technology, QuickTime VR--short for virtual reality--is software that enables a user to view a photographic or rendered representation of a scene in 360degrees. Users can zoom in or out of a scene, navigate from one scene to another, and even pick up things.
MEM 2/June 1994.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:MEM 2/June 1994.sit 6/94 0 41K 6/09/94 MEM #2/June 1994 - Welcome to the second issue of Macintosh Electric Magazine. This issue includes reviews of ClarisImpact, In Control 3.0, Freehand 4.0 and HyperCard 2.2. Our look at HyperCard includes a Q&A with Danny Goodman, a name associated with HyperCard since Day One. The news report includes strange things to do with e-mail. Our “Short Bytes” includes bad news for AOL Trekkers as well as news of Apple losing another employee. And we have a write-up about Imagine-NET, an Irvine, Calif., BBS. We had an article last month about software piracy. We follow that article up this month with our views on the subject. But before all that, our first mailbag!
TidBITS#228/30-May-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#228/30-May-94.sit 5/30/94 0 14K 6/01/94 TidBITS#228/30-May-94 - This issue brings you reviews of DiskTop 4.5 and Aaron Giles's excellent JPEGView, Mark Anbinder's notes about installing a modem in the new PowerBook 500-series Macs, a warning about using America Online's Internet access method, and more information about the BT project to provide video on demand using set-top boxes with Macintosh motherboards. Last, but not least, read on for information about a programming CD and the SGI reality.
TidBITS#227/23-May-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#227/23-May-94.sit 5/23/94 0 14K 6/01/94 TidBITS#227/23-May-94 - Apple does TV set-top boxes, Fred Showker does Macworld Washington, and Global Village drops prices on its popular TelePort and PowerPort modems. Last week's article on advertising to overseas Mac users spawned many useful comments, and for Newton users, how would you like to read TidBITS on the Newt? All this, more details on AOL, the new PowerBooks, and yet another industry merger.
Upgrades for Apple's New NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Upgrades for Apple's New 0 3K 5/30/94 Upgrades for Apple's New Generation PowerBook, 520, 520c, 540, 540c. Huntington Beach, California, May 16, 1994: Lifetime Memory Products, Inc., a 13 year old memory developer, recently announced availability of memory upgrades for Apple's new generation PowerBook® 520, 520c, 540, and 540c. The new generation PowerBooks ship with 4MB of RAM and a single memory expansion slot for additional memory capacity. Store all your applications on RAM Disk and greatly increase your battery life. Lifetime memory cards allow you to upgrade your PowerBook 520 or 540 to the MAX!
TidBITS#226/16-May-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:226-250:TidBITS#226/16-May-94.sit 5/26/94 0 13K 5/30/94 TidBITS#226/16-May-94 - Access America Online via the Internet? That's right, and read on for the details. Mark Anbinder reports on Apple's System Update 3.0, which includes a slew of fixes for System 7.1 (and later) users, Mr. Chan complains rightly about the way international customers are treated, and John Wolf provides some instructions for a rainy day of electronics work, assuming you want to use Apple's resolution switching software with a non-Apple multisync monitor.
Spring CD-Rom Intro NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Spring CD-Rom Intro 0 4K 5/30/94 Spring CD-Rom Intro - Company Name - Ergonomic Software Products, Inc. Product Name - PANORAMIX CD Vol III. Pre-Release special - save $$$ off the suggested retail price of $89.95, PANORAMIX CD Vol III is the third in a series of beautiful photographic CD's. The CD contains professional photographs (2 gigabytes) of data, all artistically motivated. Panoramix Vol III (Exotic Flora prt 1) contains beautiful images of exotic flora, rare and some endangered species. These photographs are suitable for publishing, advertising, DTP, brochures etc. Ready to use in your DTP, Page-layout or Graphics applications.
PLI's High-Speed QuickArray is NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:PLI's High-Speed QuickArray is 0 4K 5/30/94 PLI's High-Speed QuickArray is Shipping - Fremont, Calif., May 18, 1994—In order to meet the constant demands of high-end business, digital video, graphics and multimedia users, Peripheral Land Incorporated (PLI) has begun shipping its new, high-speed QuickArray. This hardware-based high-performance SCSI-to-SCSI disk array subsystem is compatible with Macintosh, Power Macintosh and SCSI-equipped PC computers and workstations making it versatile across all platforms. The QuickArray is available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities, and retails from $3,600 to $7,200. Bundled with the QuickArray is PLI’s highly rated QuickSCSI-F card which has a retail value of $699.
Newer Technology ships memory NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Newer Technology ships memory 0 4K 5/30/94 Newer Technology ships memory for new PowerBooks - WICHITA, Kan. --05/16/94-- Newer Technology has shipped memory modules for the recently announced Apple PowerBook Duo 280 and 280c, as well as the new PowerBook 520, 520c, 540 and 540c. This announcement follows the tradition of shipping memory modules as new PowerBooks are introduced. Newer Technology's high density PowerBook memory modules are currently in stock with Newer Technology dealers and resellers. Newer Technology memory for the PowerBook Duo 280 and 280c is similar to the existing line of PowerBook Duo memory modules. Newer Technology offers upgradeable memory options for all PowerBook Duo computers.
Apple's New PB500 Series NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple's New PB500 Series 0 5K 5/30/94 Apple's New PB500 Series Awarded Best of Comdex - ATLANTA, Georgia--SPRING COMDEX--May 26,1993---Apple Computer, Inc.'s new Apple PowerBook 500 series took top honors at COMDEX/Spring this week, winning the coveted BYTE Magazine "Best of Show" award. In conjunction with The Interface Group, the sponsor of COMDEX, BYTE bestows the distinguished "Best of Comdex" awards annually to products which demonstrate outstanding new technology achievement during the Spring version of the largest computer trade show in the U.S. Apple's new PowerBook 500 series won first place in the "Portable Computer" category. Other finalists in the category were the IBM ThinkPad 755 family and the Zenith Data Systems Z-NOTEFLEX.
Maxima 3.0 Released NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Maxima 3.0 Released 3.0 0 10K 5/30/94 Maxima 3.0 Released - CONNECTIX RELEASES MAXIMA SOFTWARE ACCELERATOR For PowerBooks, Network Servers, High-RAM desktop systems. SAN JOSE, Calif., USA, May 17, 1994—Connectix Corporation released Maxima 3.0 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference today. Maxima 3.0 is the first major upgrade to the popular Maxima RAM disk software in two years. Its primary new features are double capacity RAM disks and automated setup. Maxima is recommended for PowerBooks with 8 MB or more of RAM, all network servers and desktop systems with more than 8 MB of RAM. Maxima 3.0 has a suggested list price of $99 and registered users of previous versions can obtain an upgrade for $19.95 by calling 800/950-5880.
MEM 1.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:MEM 1.sit 1 0 32K 5/30/94 Macintosh Electric Mag 1 - Welcome to the first issue of Macintosh Electric Magazine, a shareware magazine covering Macintosh news and reviews. This issue we take a look at WriteNow 4.0.2, and Now Up-To-Date and Now Contact. We describe the new features added to ClarisWorks in the 2.1 release and speak with a member of the ClarisWorks Users Group. We also have reports about software piracy, Mac software sales and new viruses. Douglas Tallman, editor. This is our first issue. In the future, we’ll be on the lookout for unusual stories and we’ve got a full platter of reviews on deck, too. So now it’s your turn - They want some feedback!
Help Publish UG area on eWorld NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Applelink:Help Publish UG area on eWorld 0 4K 5/30/94 Help Publish UG area on eWorld - Dear Apple User Group Ambassadors, You will soon be moving to a new world...new eWorld that is! As you may already know, User Group Connection, and the User Group community at large, will have an area on eWorld. Both the area and eWorld are close to launch. In 8-12 months, Applelink will merge into eWorld. Your account name from Applelink is reserved for eWorld; however, you will receive a special account from UGC/AOS upon the launch of eWorld. Details later. In the meantime, we need CONTENT for our new online User Group Community. Even if you do not have an eWorld account, you may participate now by publishing information.
Apple Japan Sales NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Japan Sales 0 4K 5/30/94 Apple Japan Sales Boom - Apple's second largest market ships 1,000,000th Macintosh. CUPERTINO, CA-May 18,1994-Continuing its strong momentum in the Japanese personal computer market, Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that Apple Japan has shipped its one millionth Macintosh personal computer. Apple is the second largest personal computer vendor in Japan, with nearly 14% market share, according the International Data Corporation (IDC).
1st Intelligent Charger for NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:1st Intelligent Charger for 0 5K 5/30/94 1st Intelligent Charger in Industry for Powerbook 500's - BOSTON, MA- 17 MAY 1994 - VST Power Systems introduces Charger 500, an intelligent external battery charger designed to properly recharge the Apple Computer PowerBook 500 series smart-batteries. The PowerBook 500 is the first portable computer to be using smart-batteries. The Charger 500 not only charges and reconditions the batteries of the PowerBook 500 series, but features the ability to communicate to each battery's internal Energy Monitoring Module (EMM). This allows the Charger 500 to intelligently monitor charge rates and temperature parameters to offer the safest and fastest charging under Apple's stringient charging requirements.
TidBITS#225/09-May-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#225/09-May-94.sit 5/4/94 0 13K 5/18/94 TidBITS#225/09-May-94 - The issue offers a look at the results of an Ingram Labs test of Power Macs versus Pentiums, a brief review of the PowerSwitch LT, and an analysis of why SyQuest drives may suffer head crashes. Adam and Bill announce their Internet Explorer Kit - a non- technical book that shows what life is like on the Internet, and we conclude with Nick Arnett's thoughtful comparison of the 15th century printing revolution in Europe and the Internet of today. Copyright 1990-1994 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue.
Time for MacFair LA '94 NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Time for MacFair LA '94 0 7K 5/16/94 Time for MacFair LA '94 - A special invitation to all user group members to attend .... The Los Angeles Macintosh Group announces MacFair LA '94. THE Macintosh Trade Show for Southern California. Produced by the LAMG and co-sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc., MacFair LA '94 is a two-day extravaganza that will feature - E X H I B I T O R S - Over 125 exhibit booths offering the latest hardware and software solutions. Exhibitors include the industry's major players, such as Apple, Adobe, Aldus, Claris, Broderbund, Connectix, Frame, Fractal, H.S.C Software, Nisus, MacAcademy, ProVUE, Radius, RasterOps, and many more. SEMINARS, KEYNOTE ADDRESS and more!
TidBITS#224/02-May-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#224/02-May-94.sit 5/2/94 0 14K 5/16/94 TidBITS#224/02-May-94 - A few fruits of our labor appear this week with announcements of a TidBITS World-Wide Web site and of Tonya's book about Word 5. The issue swells to its usual size with information about what degrees Kelvin means in relation to a monitor, a quick look at an updated version of In/Out, a review of Robin Williams's book about fonts, and details about PowerPC-based Workgroup Servers and a PowerPC upgrade for the Quadra 900/950. Copyright 1990-1994 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue.
TechWorks Offers Cache For New NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:TechWorks Offers Cache For New 0 5K 5/16/94 TechWorks Offers Cache For New PowerMac Models - Austin, Texas--2/5/94: TechWorks today announced the release a new second level cache SIMM, named the Power Mac Cache, for Apple Computer's new line of Power Macintosh computers. The SIMM will give Power Macintosh users a performance boost of up to 30%. The Power Mac Cache will plug directly into the L2 cache slot on the logic board of any Power Macintosh computer and give users instant access to 256K of fast static RAM. No software is required for the cache to operate.
Sun/Mac Applications NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Sun/Mac Applications 0 4K 5/16/94 Apple Ships Macintosh Application Environment for Sun and Hewlett- Packard Workstations. CUPERTINO, California--May 6, 1994. The Apple Business Systems (ABS) Division of Apple Computer, Inc. today announced that the Macintosh Application Environment (MAE), an innovative software product that brings the functionality and ease- of-use of the Macintosh operating system to Sun SPARC stations and Hewlett-Packard 9000 Series 700 workstations, is now shipping. MAE is designed to allow workstation users to receive the benefits of the Macintosh environment, including the ability to run most Macintosh applications, while working within their workstations UNIX operating system.
Power Mac Trounces Pentium PCs NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Power Mac Trounces Pentium PCs 0 9K 5/16/94 Power Macintosh Line Trounces Pentium Processor-based PCs, Independent Study Shows. CUPERTINO, California,--April 25, 1994--A new study has found that all three of Apple's new Power Macintosh computers outperform comparably equipped Pentium-based personal computers running Windows. The study was completed by Ingram Laboratories, an independent personal computer testing firm. The Ingram study measured performance on 25 different everyday tasks including opening files, scrolling, and spell checking. "The results are conclusive - Power Mac systems beat Pentium processor-based systems, hands down. What's more, they're easier to use, cost less, and with SoftWindows Software can run DOS and Windows..."
NAUGSAW '94 Invitation! NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:NAUGSAW '94 Invitation! 0 4K 5/16/94 NAUGSAW '94 Invitation! - NAUGSAW '94 is only 42 days away! Hurry! Time is running out! The Los Angeles Macintosh Group invites you to attend NAUGSAW (the National Apple User Group Symposium and Workshop) on June 17th -- 19th, 1994, at the Burbank Airport Hilton. NAUGSAW brings together user group leaders from around the world to discuss the exciting challenges facing user groups today. Learn ways to - Keep volunteers motivated, Deliver extraordinary trade shows, Increase membership, Improve your newsletter, Deal with large and small vendors effectively, Get great speakers to your meetings, Enhance your BBS, Deal with the legal issues facing user groups, ... and More!
MT&T 04/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1994:MT&T 04/94.sit 4/94 0 77K 5/16/94 MT&T 04/94 - Macintosh Tips & Tricks - Features - Generating Reports with Microsoft Excel — Part 2-The Report Manager by Maria L. Langer (Note-This article does not appear in the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks.) Sidebar - About Scenarios (Note-This sidebar does not appear in the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks.) Saving Money on AOL — Part 3-Saving and Managing Your Mail by Terry Wilson. Sidebar - AOL at 9600 Baud. More ClarisWorks Macros - Exchanging Two Letters by Ron Baron. System Update 3.0 by Maria L. Langer. Plus the usual departments. This is the shareware version, find out how to obtain the full version!
Apple's Mail Order Shop For NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple's Mail Order Shop For 0 9K 5/16/94 Apple's Mail Order Shop For Disabilities - CUPERTINO, California--April 25, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced Aisle 17, a mail order source that provides technology solutions for people with disabilities. Aisle 17 is the first nationwide distribution channel to bundle Macintosh computers with assistive technology products from leading software and peripheral manufacturers. These products are designed to address the unique access needs of adults and children with disabilities, as well as the rehabilitation professionals who work with them. Aisle 17 is accessible 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week through a toll-free telephone number, and offers some of the best prices available on popular technology solutions.
Apple Unveils New Line of PPC NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Unveils New Line of PPC 0 10K 5/16/94 Apple Unveils New Line of PPC Servers - Apple Unveils New Line of PowerPC Processor-based Servers. Customers Gain New Power, Flexibility, and Server Software Compatibility from Apple RISC Servers. CUPERTINO, California--April 25, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today launched three powerful new Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) Workgroup Servers as extensions to its current line of servers. These new systems mark the second phase of Apple's PowerPC processor-based systems rollout. The new Workgroup Server 6150, 8150 and 9150 are all based on the PowerPC 601 microprocessor and offer customers unrivaled performance for optimized applications, excellent compatibility with existing 68000-based apps...
Apple Lowers Price of Mac NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Lowers Price of Mac 0 6K 5/16/94 Apple Lowers Price of Mac Quadra 605 - Two configurations to include preinstalled business software packages for small to medium office and home office users.CAMPBELL, California--April 26, 1994--In keeping with its on-going strategy to lower prices and grow market share, Apple USA, a division of Apple Computer, Inc., today announced it has lowered the price of the popular Macintosh Quadra 605 personal computer. In addition, two specially configured versions of the product now come with eight ready-to-run business productivity software programs.
Apple Announces Nat'l Computer NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Announces Nat'l Computer 0 6K 5/16/94 Apple Announces National Computer Trade-in Program. Apple selects Micro Exchange Corporation to help customers upgrade to new Apple products. CAMPBELL, California--April 25, 1994--Apple USA, a division of Apple Computer, Inc., today announced an attractive trade-in program that will benefit U.S. customers and resellers alike. Apple has named Micro Exchange, one of the world's largest systems remarketers, to manage the Apple Exchange Program. With this program, customers can trade virtually any combination of eligible Apple Macintosh, IBM, Compaq, Hewlett Packard or other name brand CPUs, printers or monitors for trade-in dollars good towards the purchase of new Apple equipment, including the Power Macintosh.
TidBITS#222/18-Apr-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#222/18-Apr-94.sit 4/18/94 0 14K 5/03/94 TidBITS#222/18-Apr-94 - With our 222nd issue, TidBITS is officially four years old. Read on for a rambling history of the last four years, and for more up-to-date news, check out Tonya's article about the new Blackbird PowerBooks, the 520 and 540, and the new 68040 Duos. The software industry continues to implode, with Symantec and Central Point merging, and last but not least, Chris Holmes of Dantz sets the record straight on running Retrospect under Power Mac emulation.
TidBITS#221/11-Apr-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#221/11-Apr-94.sit 4/11/94 0 14K 5/03/94 TidBITS#221/11-Apr-94 - Communications upgrades fill this issue, with a letter about how the ARA server 2.0 won't work on a Mac Plus and articles by Mark Anbinder on a minor upgrade to CE's QuickMail Server and a major upgrade to the popular FirstClass BBS program. Readers explain in detail how MTBF testing works, and we pass on a warning about how MacInTax might be calculating your taxes.
TidBITS#220/04-Apr-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#220/04-Apr-94.sit 4/4/94 0 14K 5/03/94 TidBITS#220/04-Apr-94 - This week's late breaking news comes in the form of yet another ugly virus (INIT-29-B). We also share comments about hard drive reliability, muse further on the state of mergers in the Macintosh world, and take a look at the perceived lack of women programmers in programming-based discussions online.
TidBITS#219/28-Mar-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#219/28-Mar-94.sit 3/28/94 0 14K 5/03/94 TidBITS#219/28-Mar-94 - This week we examine Novell's purchase of WordPerfect more closely, announce the latest version of Easy View along with Unix and Windows versions, and take a look at new Quantum drives and reports that they may be in short supply. Mark Anbinder reviews the sad state of fax software for the Power Macs, and Brian Kendig gazes into the future of Apple's system software.
Apple Media Kit Ver 1.1 Rel NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Media Kit Ver 1.1 Rel 1.1 relea 0 7K 5/03/94 Apple Media Kit Ver 1.1 Rel - Apple Computer Ships Version 1.1 of the Apple Media Kit with New Features, New Licensing and Reduced Prices. CUPERTINO, California--April 18, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that version 1.1 of the Apple Media Kit, the company's cross-platform multimedia authoring tool, is now available. The Kit, which is comprised of the Apple Media Tool for designers and the Apple Media Tool Programming Environment for programmers, won the MacUser Eddy Award for Best New Multimedia Software of 1993. The new features in version 1.1 of the Kit significantly improve the designer's and programmer's ability to assemble and add interactivity to sound, picture, text and movie files.
Multiscan Display Press NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Multiscan Display Press 0 6K 4/18/94 Multiscan Display Press Release - Apple Launches High Performance 17" Multiple Scan Display for Mainstream Business Users. Full-Page Display is Power Macintosh and Windows Compatible. CUPERTINO, California--April 11, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the Apple Multiple Scan 17 Display, a 17-inch, full-page, color Trinitron display that provides high screen performance at a competitive price. With an Apple price of $1,069 (U.S.), the Apple Multiple Scan 17 Display is scheduled for availability this month through Apple authorized resellers worldwide. This new display joins the recently introduced Apple Multiple Scan 20 Display in Apple's family of large screen displays.
LaserWriter Pro 810 Memory NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:LaserWriter Pro 810 Memory 0 3K 4/18/94 LaserWriter Pro 810 Memory - Huntington Beach, California - Lifetime Memory Products Inc., a 13-year old memory manufacturer, was the first third party memory vendor in the industry to ship memory upgrades for the Apple LaserWriter Pro 810™. The upgrades are available in 4 or 8 Meg capacities. The LaserWriter Pro 810™ has 8 Megabytes on the motherboard and space available for three additional cards for a maximum of 32 Megabytes. The increased memory allows the user to print at 800 dpi, increase the imageable area of a document, download more fonts at one time, increase space available for font caching and provides storage for math intensive calculations.
94/04/12 New MM Products Rel NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:94/04/12 New MM Products Rel 0 9K 4/18/94 94/04/12 New Multimedia Products Rel - New Generation of Apple Products Makes Multimedia More Accessible, Affordable for Macintosh and PC Customers. LOS ANGELES, California-April 12, 1994-(New Media Expo)-Multimedia will become even more accessible for Macintosh and Windows computer users, thanks to new products unveiled today by Apple Computer, Inc. The products include - the Apple Multimedia Kit for Macintosh, the Multimedia Kit for Windows, AppleDesign Powered Speakers II, and the AppleCD 300e Plus external CD-ROM player. The new generation of products makes multimedia--the ability to create, use and combine graphics, text, music, video and images on a computer--even easier for consumers.
Symantec & Central Point Merge NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Symantec & Central Point Merge 0 5K 4/18/94 Symantec and Central Point merge to strengthen PRESENCE IN enterprise MARKET. CUPERTINO, Calif. — April 4, 1994 — Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ-SYMC) today announced a definitive agreement to merge with Central Point Software, Inc., a Beaverton, Ore.-based company, in a deal estimated at $60 million. The merger will be a pooling of interest whereby all outstanding shares of Central Point stock will be exchanged for an aggregate of approximately 4 million shares of Symantec stock.
SuperMac Now Shipping Native NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:SuperMac Now Shipping Native 0 7K 4/18/94 SuperMac Now Shipping Native Power Macintosh Graphics Cards; Announces PowerUPgrade Program. More Powerful CPU Means More Room for SuperMac Innovation. SUNNYVALE, CA (March 10, 1994) — SuperMac Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ-SMAC), the leader in color graphics technology, today announced currently shipping SuperMac 24-bit graphics cards in the Thunder GX family, the Spectrum Power*1152 and Thunder/24 cards will be shipped with native implementations for the PowerPC-based Macintosh computers when Apple unveils the new platform on March 14, 1994. In addition, SuperMac has provided a generous upgrade program that will allow users to upgrade existing cards to take advantage of the features of the new Mac processor.
SuperMac Launches Next NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:SuperMac Launches Next 0 7K 4/18/94 SuperMac Launches Next Generation of VideoSpigot. The Leader in QuickTime Video Products Now Has Video Tape Output with Spigot II Tape. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - QUICKTIME FILM FESTIVAL (March 28, 1994) — With the Oscars just announced for last year’s films, do you feel compelled to create your own video blockbuster? SuperMac Technology is making that easier today with the introduction of Spigot II Tape(tm), the company’s new generation of its award-winning VideoSpigot(tm) digital video hardware for the Macintosh(r). Spigot II Tape offers a complete solution for aspiring directors and producers — by enabling them to capture video from a VCR or camcorder, create QuickTime(tm) movies on a Macintosh, and record them to video tape.
Special EtherWave Offer for NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Special EtherWave Offer for 0 6K 4/18/94 Special EtherWave Offer for PowerMac Owners. Farallon Provides Power Macintosh Owners With a Special EtherWave Offer. EtherWave Provides Flexible Ethernet Connectivity for Power Macintosh Computers. ALAMEDA, Calif., March 28, 1994--Farallon Computing, Inc., the leading supplier of an innovative family of plug-and-play networking software and hardware today announced a special EtherWave offer for new Power Macintosh owners. Award-winning Farallon EtherWave transceivers provide the most flexible 10BASE-T Ethernet connectivity for Apple Power Macintosh computers. The daisy-chainable EtherWave products provide Power Macintosh users with an inexpensive method to quickly connect to existing Ethernet networks.
OptiMem-4Meg PressRel.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:OptiMem-4Meg PressRel.sit 0 31K 4/18/94 OptiMem-4Meg Press Release - Pittsburgh, PA, April 6, 1994, Jump Development Group, makers of OptiMem - the popular system extension introduced last October - today announced the release of two new variations. OptiMem is the unique System 7 that optimizes the way Macs use memory. Without upgrading hardware, Macs work like they have much more memory than before - often more than twice as much. OptiMem not only helps keep open more applications and documents, like a hardware upgrade, but it's softwaer so it installs in seconds, cost a lot less, and does a lot more. Find out more information in this read me.
MT&T 03/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1994:MT&T 03/94.sit 3/94 0 77K 4/18/94 MT&T 03/94 - Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - Creating Hanging Folder Labels with Microsoft Word, Using Word 5.1's Table Button, Saving Money on AOL, Generating Reports with Microsoft Excel. Departments - From the Publisher's Desktop, Quick Tips, Product News, Power Mac.
MP 100 Announced NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:MP 100 Announced 0 10K 4/18/94 MP 100 Announced - March 4, 1994, Apple announces the Newton MessagePad 100. The MessagePad 100 features the same industrial design of the original MessagePad, but incorporates the software improvements of the MessagePad 110. Apple also announces its intention to offer an upgrade to the MessagePad 100 for original MessagePad owners. IMPROVED RECOGNITION CAPABILITIES The Newton Intelligence Operating System included in the MessagePad 100 ROMJ supports two new features which enhance handwriting recognition. An improved letter-by-letter recognition feature allows users to write words that are not in Newton Us dictionary, yet Newton will recognize them. Find out more.
MAIL ART GOES DIGITAL NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:MAIL ART GOES DIGITAL 0 11K 4/18/94 Mail Art Goes Digital - MAIL ART EXHIBITION – AN INVITATION. Analogue art network goes digital. This is an invitation to participate in the exhibition MAILED ART in UPPSALA, SWEDEN. If you send us a work of art (picture, animation, music or a combination), WE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE EXPOSED. "Analogue" artwork by snail-mail is also welcome. Mail-Art is an international network of artists, who communicate by sending works of art to each other. It was created in the 60's, and is therefore originally an "analogue" network. With this invitation, we hope to take Mail-Art into the 90's by including the digital network and its related art forms. Find out more!!
IMG 04/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 04/94.sit 4/94 0 574K 4/18/94 IMG 04/94 Free Preview - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, IMG Mailbox, Mudgeon’s Distillations, The Rumor Mill, From the Editor's Desktop, IMG Interview-Yoshikatsu Fujita, Sneak Peek-Flying Nightmares, Reviews-7th Guest, Valkyrie, Victory at Sea, Populous, IMG Game Poll, Mac Games Release List, Back Issues. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL version of IMG, check out the last page, subscribers get more info, more screen shots, and more fun! This edition of Inside Mac Games is a free “demo” version.
BBS in a Box XI CD-ROM Ships! NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:BBS in a Box XI CD-ROM Ships! XI 0 6K 4/18/94 BBS in a Box XI CD-ROM Ships! - Phoenix, Arizona - March 28, 1994 - Arizona Macintosh Users Group's Volume XI of “BBS IN A BOX” CD-ROM is now available. Stuffit Deluxe format and new files! There are many new items on Volume XI which has almost 8,000 files in twenty-four categories equaling 635 megabytes of compressed Macintosh software. Decompressed this volume contains over 20,000 items. This CD-ROM is the most current collection available with items added as late as March, 1994. Volume XI has compatability for seven (7) BBS systems. First Class, Hermes, Mansion, MUBBS, Nova Link, Second Sight, and Telefinder. This CD-ROM also makes a GREAT personal library!
AppleLink info on Internet NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:AppleLink info on Internet 0 7K 4/18/94 AppleLink info on Internet - Copyright 1994, Apple Computer, Inc. February 28, 1994 Apple will begin publishing support information to the Internet, launching Apple’s initiative to publish support information to many online services over the next few months. Apple will publish support information, including a subset of the Tech Info Library (all articles for the general public added or updated since February 1, 1994), and Apple software updates to the Home Gopher Server at the University of Minnesota. Gopher is a method of publishing information on the Internet in an easy-to-use hierarchy structure. Apple plans to publish support information to many online services in the next few months.
94/03/28 PPC Tools Rel NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:94/03/28 PPC Tools Rel 0 12K 4/18/94 94/03/28 PPC Tools Released - Apple Announces Beta Macintosh on RISC SDK Now Available to Developers. 13 Third Party Tool Vendors Support Power Macintosh Application Development Efforts. Cupertino, California--March 28, 1994--As part of its overall Power Macintosh product strategy, Apple Computer Inc., today announced that the beta release of the Macintosh on RISC Software Developer's Kit (SDK) is now shipping and that a full suite of third party development tools for the newly released Power Macintosh is available. The Macintosh on RISC Software Developer's Kit includes all the tools and docs necessary to create new apps or port existing Mac apps-using C or C++-to run native on Apple PowerPC processor-based systems.
TidBITS#218/21-Mar-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#218/21-Mar-94.sit 3/21/94 0 14K 4/01/94 TidBITS#218/21-Mar-94 - Novell buys WordPerfect? Yup, and the big news had been the Aldus and Adobe merger, which they managed to keep secret the day of the Power Macintosh intro. We also look briefly at General Magic and grumble about insulting book titles. Mark Anbinder reviews Silicon Casino, a Newton game from Casady & Greene, and Doc Kinne examines the MessagePad 110, the MessagePad's sequel.
TidBITS#217/14-Mar-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#217/14-Mar-94.sit 3/14/94 0 14K 4/01/94 TidBITS#217/14-Mar-94 - The Power Macintosh arrives! What did you think we would talk about this issue? Mark Anbinder covers the details of the line and briefly reports on some of the applications shipping in native mode. We attended the Power Macintosh introduction in Seattle and brought back full pricing information along with some musings on where the Power Macs are now and where they're going. Also, the first Power Macintosh Easter Egg!
TidBITS#216/07-Mar-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#216/07-Mar-94.sit 3/7/94 0 14K 4/01/94 TidBITS#216/07-Mar-94 - As the anticipation for the PowerPC news builds, we bring the bad news of another virus sighting and the decimation of the community Info-Mac archive site. Craig O'Donnell dispenses more speaker wisdom; Tom Abbott reviews a PowerBook 160 upgrade; America Online, CompuServe, and NIFTY-Serve improve their Internet access; and finally, Mark Gavini relates his discussion with Intel about why he should switch to Pentium rather than buy a PowerPC Mac.
TidBITS#215/28-Feb-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#215/28-Feb-94.sit 2/28/94 0 14K 4/01/94 TidBITS#215/28-Feb-94 - Where to start? We have news about a new Newton due out soon, an extremely cheap 300 dpi PostScript Level 2 printer, and even more information about the PowerPC-based Macs due in just two weeks. Mark Anbinder reports on an inexpensive network fax package and CE's acquisition of Powercore; Microsoft loses a lawsuit and $120 million to Stac; and finally ON Technology CEO Chris Risley replies to Dave Thompson's article on Meeting Maker last week.
Mindvirus - Issue 02.94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:Mindvirus - Issue 02.94.sit 2/94 0 2549K 3/24/94 Mindvirus - Issue 02.94 - Mindvirus is an interactive, multimedia, electronic meme. It is NOT a computer virus, but carries cultural viruses from host to host, affecting some as they read, watch and understand new and different concepts. Open the Memes folder, and open Projector to start the strange fun! You'll bump into very cool graphics, and sometimes, deranged stuff! Not for the faint-hearted, or young! "the flux forces you to interact with the world and forces you to think for yourself. the flux is a weapon against all forms of thought control - the flux is the most effective method of survivial in the post-political world that is forming around us". A text-only file of the artcles in Mindvirus is also avaliable.
IMG 02/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 02/94.sit Feb 94 0 620K 3/24/94 IMG 02/94 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, 1993 Games of the Year, MacWorld and CES report, Interview with Callisto, RTFM, Sneak Peak - Rebel Assault, Reviews - Deliverance, Jump Raven, U-Boat, and The C.H.A.O.S. Continuum. Lastly, Fair game, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL version of IMG, check out Page 2 in this month's issue. This edition of Inside Mac Games is a free “demo” version.
94/03/09 Ad Release NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:94/03/09 Ad Release 0 5K 3/24/94 94/03/09 Ad Release - Apple to DOS/Windows Users - "Try Macintosh". CUPERTINO, California--March 9, 1994--When Apple Computer, Inc. unveils its new PowerPC microprocessor-based computers on March 14th, the company will also kick off a worldwide advertising campaign that asks MS-DOS and Windows personal computer users to take a new look at Macintosh. The phased advertising campaign targets customers Apple calls "fence-sitters"--that is, those users who are attracted to the Macintosh, but have, in the past, chosen MS-DOS or Windows systems. Apple believes the new computers will appeal to these customers--in addition to traditional Macintosh customers--.
PPC/VAL-PAK REL NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:PPC/VAL-PAK REL 0 5K 3/11/94 PPC/Val-Pak Rel - Publishing Company Commits to Macintosh with PowerPC. CUPERTINO, California--March 2, 1994--Capitalizing on the superior performance of native publishing applications on Apple's Macintosh with PowerPC, Val-Pak Direct Marketing Systems, Inc. of Largo, Florida has decided to upgrade most of its installed base of Macintosh computers to PowerPC technology as soon as it becomes available (Native applications have been recompiled for the PowerPC chip to take full advantage of the speed of PowerPC technology). The company also plans to purchase additional new Macintosh with PowerPC systems to meet the expanding business needs of its high-volume publishing and production facilities.
PB PRICE REDUCTIONS NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:PB PRICE REDUCTIONS 0 5K 3/11/94 PB Price Reductions - Apple Announces PowerBook Price Reductions Selected models reduced up to 14 percent. CAMPBELL, California--March 2, 1994--In keeping with its strategy to increase market share by offering superior technologies and solutions at competitive prices, Apple Computer, Inc., today announced U.S. price reductions ranging from nine to 14 percent on selected models in its popular award-winning and market-leading Apple PowerBook line of notebook and subnotebook computers. These reductions follow a number of strategic price cuts initiated by Apple in recent months.
Apple Expands Newon Family NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Apple Expands Newon Family 0 8K 3/11/94 Official Apple MP Press Release - Apple Expands The Newton Product Family. Apple Ships the Newton MessagePad 110 and the Newton MessagePad 100, and Offers An Upgrade Program For Original MessagePad Owners. CUPERTINO, California--March 4, 1994--Expanding the capabilities of Newton technology, Apple Computer, Inc. today announced the Newton MessagePad 110, the most recent addition to the Newton MessagePad family. The Newton MessagePad 110 incorporates many new improvements, features, and design modifications which are based upon suggestions from customers and licensees.
GEOPort Release NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:GEOPort Release 0 8K 3/11/94 Apple, Aox, Analog Devices Announce Plans To Deploy GEOPort Across PC Architectures. OEMs Signal Support For Desktop Media Communications Plug-and-Play Interface. High-Speed, Real-Time Link To Enable Low Cost Audio, Video Conferencing, Telephony Capabilities Over Analog, Digital Lines. Cross Platform Architecture To Support Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, PowerPC SAN JOSE, California--March 2, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc., Aox Inc. and Analog Devices, Inc. today announced their intention to provide cross platform, plug-and-play connectivity between personal computers and telephones on corporate desktops. Apple plans to open its GEOPort technology to the PC and telephony industries.
DT&G 02/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:DT&G:DT&G 02/94.sit 2/94 0 113K 3/11/94 DT&G 02/94 Feb - The OnLine Edition of DT&Gmac™ is a shortened version of its printed and OnDisk counterparts. Graphics, diagrams, and articles have been omitted from the OnDisk version to keep its size appropriate for downloading in a reasonable amount of time. Paid subscribers get all materials and information with each issue. ONLY paid subscribers, or those entering our "Reader-of-the-month" cards will be considered for prizes and giveaways. In this issue - Art & Graphics- Need a little life in your newsletter? Here's some tips you'll like. Views & Reviews- Two “must-read” books for newsletter publishers. Feature-Dealing with photos, One editor's problem solved. Perhaps yours too! Plus much much more!
Support Info on Internet NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:AppleLink:Support Info on Internet 0 6K 3/11/94 *Support Info on Internet - February 28, 1994 Apple will begin publishing support information to the Internet, launching Apple's initiative to publish support information to many online services over the next few months. Apple will publish support information, including a subset of the Tech Info Library (all articles for the general public added or updated since February 1, 1994), and Apple software updates to the Home Gopher Server at the University of Minnesota. With Gopher, a freely distributed application, Internet users can browse through published information, search the Tech Info Library using keyword searches, or download Apple software updates.
TidBITS#214/21-Feb-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#214/21-Feb-94.sit 2/21/94 0 13K 2/28/94 TidBITS#214/21-Feb-94 - PowerPC information galore this week, including specs on all the new machines due out on March 14th, and current Quadra prices for those who don't want take the PowerPC plunge. We cover the fuss concerning the Clipper chip and provide pointers to all sorts of information about it; Dave Thompson of ARPA warns about Meeting Maker and On Technology; and we provide a brief look at our upcoming books about the Internet and (from Tonya) Microsoft Word.
TidBITS#213/14-Feb-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#213/14-Feb-94.sit 2/14/94 0 14K 2/28/94 TidBITS#213/14-Feb-94 - This week Matt Neuburg examines the latest and greatest release of HyperCard, version 2.2; Mark Anbinder reports on the demise of the Apple Catalog and on additions to the Apple Remote Access family; and we briefly look at the latest Sculley soap opera and a major problem with PowerTalk. Finally, for those on the Internet, a complete list of Info-Mac mirror sites.
TidBITS#212/07-Feb-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#212/07-Feb-94.sit 2/7/94 0 14K 2/28/94 TidBITS#212/07-Feb-94 - With this issue we wrap up our look at interesting products from the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Mark Anbinder passes on news of price reductions and rebates from Apple, Pythaeus provides the latest Duo market share news, and we look in depth at the concepts behind Apple's eWorld and other online services. Finally, the real way Apple could change the world with the Macintosh.
MT&T 02/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1994:MT&T 02/94.sit 2/94 0 78K 2/28/94 MT&T02/94 - Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - ARTICLES - Layout Mode Tips for FileMaker Pro by Maria L. Langer, Inserting Pictures into TeachText Documents by Evan Damashek, A Related TeachText Tip by Maria L. Langer, Saving Money on AOL- Part 1 - Using FlashSessions by Terry Wilson (Note- This article does not appear in the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks), Easter Eggs submitted by Readers,Game Cheats submitted by Readers and the usual Departments!
IMG 01/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 01/94.sit 1/94 0 575K 2/28/94 IMG 01/94 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, an exclusive sneak preview of Alone In The Dark, the new 3D adventure game from MacPlay! Also in this issue reviews of SimCity 2000, Crystal Caliburn, The Incredible Machine, and Dark Seed. Lastly, Fair game, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL version of IMG, check out Page 2 in this month's issue.
TidBITS#211/31-Jan-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#211/31-Jan-94.sit 1/31/94 0 14K 2/09/94 TidBITS#211/31-Jan-94 - More details about Apple's new technologies this week, followed by problems with the Newton OS 1.05 upgrade, a new stylus for the Newton, a new internal CD drive style, and some pointers to repetitive stress injury resources on the Internet. Finally we review Anarchie, a fabulous piece of shareware from Peter Lewis that simplifies searching for and retrieving files on the Internet. Topics - MailBITS 04-Jan-93, DAT Note, ATM Patch, LaserWriter IIf/IIg ROM Upgrade, ShadowWriter networks 'em all, A/UX Follies, Compatibility Checker 2.0, PhoneNet Talk Upgrade, Newton Notes, Lotus Upgrade, Apple & AOL, AutoDoubler 2.0, FirstClass Deal, Copying Utilities, Likewise and more!
TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93.sit 1/4/93 0 14K 2/09/94 TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93 - Our New Year's resolution is to clean out our article database, so this week brings you lots of little bits, including news of LaserWriter upgrades, a Lotus upgrade deal, an ATM patch, IIvx and A/UX incompatibilities, assorted bugs, random rumors, and a few fun notes. There's something for everyone in here, so dive in and enjoy. Next week, Macworld SF!
TidBITS#210/24-Jan-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#210/24-Jan-94.sit 1/24/94 0 14K 2/01/94 TidBITS#210/24-Jan-94 - Happy Birthday, Macintosh! We glance back at Apple's view of its past through quotes from annual reports and then look forward at some of the intriguing new technologies Apple plans for the future. A few small comments, the embedded speech commands necessary to make your Mac sing Happy Birthday, and the issue rounds out with a review of a most interesting program, Meeting Space from World Benders, which creates virtual conference centers on any network.
TidBITS#209/17-Jan-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#209/17-Jan-94.sit 1/17/94 0 14K 2/01/94 TidBITS#209/17-Jan-94 - More news from Macworld focusing on the PowerPC this week, along with a number of small articles on upgrades to HyperCard and ARA Commander, a free ZMODEM tool from Mark/Space Softworks, a list of the current System Enablers, the solution to the nasty problem some Duos have been having with charging the battery recently, an announcement of an Internet book sale, and finally, a look at the Auto Power On/Off control panel from Apple. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by - APS Technologies -- 800/443-4199 -- 71520.72@compuserve.com, Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories. Copyright 1990-1994 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue.
MT&T 01/94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1994:MT&T 01/94.sit 1/94 0 76K 2/01/94 MT&T 01/94 - MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - ARTICLES - Digitiziónng Your Signature by Charles E Vermette. ClarisWorks Macros - Curly Quotes to Straight Quotes by Ron Bar (Note This article is not included in the electronic version of MT&T) Productivity Tools - Now Up-to-Date and Now Contact a product revie by Maria L. Langer, Now Utilities Quick Tips by Maria L. Langer, About Us Letters to the Editor and much more!
TidBITS#208/10-Jan-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#208/10-Jan-94.sit 1/10/94 0 14K 1/26/94 TidBITS#208/10-Jan-94 - Macworld news abounds this issue, with brief looks at some of the more interesting new products from the show, along with a full review of the runaway hit, Connectix's fabulous RAM Doubler. Mark Anbinder looks at Second Sight 3.0, and just to make sure you're feeling sufficiently poor, we report just what Sculley received in his severance package from Apple. Ick.
TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94.sit 1/3/94 0 14K 1/26/94 TidBITS#207/03-Jan-94 - Welcome to 1994! Craig O'Donnell demystifies (or at least provides more details on) the Macintosh microphone situation, Matt Neuburg peers over your shoulder to talk about the new technologies treadmill used in the Macintosh developer rat race, and we review an unusual keyboard that could help folks in pain from repetitive stress injuries. Finally, we note a couple of Macworld events that you might want to attend with us.
EFFector7.01.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector7.01.sit 7.01 0 12K 1/26/94 EFFector7.01 - A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In ThisIssue - EFF Board's Kapor and Dyson Appointed to NII Advisory Council, EFF Helps to Eliminate Outrageous Sentences for Computer Crimes, An Arts and Humanities Policy Symposium for the NII (Boston, 1994), Commerce Dept. BBS Update, New Outposts on the Electronic Frontier and What You Can Do. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization supported by contributions from individual members, corporations and private foundations. Donations are tax-deductible.
EFFector6.08.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector6.08.sit 6.08 0 10K 1/26/94 EFFector6.08 - A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In This Issue. Gore Endorses EFF's Open Platform Approach, EFF Announces Call for Nominations, 3rd Annual Pioneer Awards, NCO High Performance Computing & Communications NII Gopher/Web Server, Smart Valley CommerceNet Consortium Wins Superhighway Grant and What You Can Do. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization supported by contributions from individual members, corporations and private foundations. Donations are tax-deductible.
MT&T 12/93CG.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 12/93CG.sit 12/93 CG 0 149K 1/14/94 MT&T 12/93CG - This is a special Common Ground version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This special version was created with Common Ground to show shareware users what they're missing by not subscribing to the printed version. It contains all text and figures found in the printed version of the December issue. This issue features - ARTICLES - Fail Safe-Security for Your Mac, Part III-Are You Flirting with Disaster?, Little Known (But Useful) Word Commands, 5 Tips for Polishing Your Printed Documents, AOL Tip-Can't UnStuff? And the usual Departments.
MT&T 12/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 12/93.sit 12/93 0 75K 1/14/94 MT&T 12/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - ARTICLES - Fail Safe-Security for Your Mac, Part III-Are You Flirting with Disaster? (not included in the electronic version of MT&T), Little Known (But Useful) Word Commands, 5 Tips for Polishing Your Printed Documents, AOL Tip-Can't UnStuff? DEPARTMENTS - Masthead, From the Editor’s Desktop, Letters from readers worldwide, Product News from press releases, Quick Tips, Quick Word Processing and Printing Tips, and Sales Positions.
MT&T 12/92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1992:MT&T 12/92.sit 12/92 0 49K 1/14/94 MT&T 12/92 - This is the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This third issue includes Product News, Letters, Creating a New Record Button in FileMaker Pro, Working with Microsoft Word's Glossary Feature, The Shareware Alternative - for Business, and Quick Tips for the Finder, Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, and QuarkXpress. Printed copies of Macintosh Tips & Tricks, desktop published with QuarkXpress, are available to subscribers. Consult the information within this document for details.
MT&T 11/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 11/93.sit 11/93 0 73K 1/14/94 MT&T 11/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - ARTICLES - Selecting Table Cells in Microsoft Word, Quick Tips for FirstClass BBS, Fail Safe-Security for Your Mac, Part III-Are You Flirting with Disaster? (not included in the electronic version of MT&T), Finder & System Tips submitted by Readers, and Easter Eggs submitted by Readers DEPARTMENTS - From the Editor’s Desktop, Masthead, Letters from readers worldwide, Miscellaneous Quick Tips, Product News and more!
MT&T 11/92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1992:MT&T 11/92.sit 11/92 0 50K 1/14/94 MT&T 11/92 - This is the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This third issue includes Product News, Letters, Creating a New Record Button in FileMaker Pro, Working with Microsoft Word's Glossary Feature, The Shareware Alternative - for Business, and Quick Tips for the Finder, Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, and QuarkXpress. Printed copies of Macintosh Tips & Tricks, desktop published with QuarkXpress, are available to subscribers. Consult the information within this document for details.
MT&T 10/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 10/93.sit 10/93 0 73K 1/14/94 MT&T 10/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - ARTICLES - Fail Safe-Security for Your Mac, Part II-Viruses—They Infect Macs, Too (does not appear in the electronic version), Creating a Form with a Table in Microsoft Word, Exporting and Importing Tab-Delimited Text Files. DEPARTMENTS - From the Editor’s Desktop, Masthead (information about us), Letters from readers worldwide, Contest- Win a Free Mac Book! Quick Tips submitted by readers, Product News from press releases, Ads and more.
MT&T 10/92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1992:MT&T 10/92.sit 10/92 0 59K 1/14/94 MT&T 10/92 - This is the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This second issue includes Product News, Letters, Creating a Table of Contents with Word 5.0, Creating and Using a Pop-Up List with FileMaker Pro, File Compression Basics, Quick Tips for Excel 4.0, FileMaker Pro, Norton Utilities, and QuicKeys, and two contests. Printed copies of Macintosh Tips & Tricks, desktop published with QuarkXpress, are available to subscribers. Consult the information within this document for details.
MT&T 09/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 09/93.sit 9/93 0 78K 1/14/94 MT&T 09/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - Masthead, From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Learning about the Internet, "Stamping" Microsoft Word Docs, Productivity Tools - CopyDoubler, Quick Tips, Product News, This Space for Rent, Writers Guidelines, Books offered through Giles Roads Press, and Info about subscribing to Mac Tips & Tricks.
MT&T 09/92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1992:MT&T 09/92.sit 9/92 0 43K 1/14/94 MT&T 09/92 - Volume 1 - Issue 1 - September, 1992. This is the shareware version of Macintosh Tips & Tricks. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, Macintosh Tips & Tricks includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This first issue includes Product News, Creating a Customized Toolbar for Excel 4.0, Understanding Font Size, About System 7 Tune-up, and a Quick Word Tip. Printed copies of Macintosh Tips & Tricks, desktop published with QuarkXpress, are available to subscribers. Consult the information within this document for details. This is where the tips and tricks started!
MT&T 08/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 08/93.sit 8/93 0 85K 1/14/94 MT&T 08/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This issue features - Masthead, From the Editor's Desktop, Letters (from readers worldwide), (Almost) Painless Software Installation, Using Excel Creat Mail Merge Data Files, Safe - Security for Your Mac, Part I-The End of the Line for Data Thieves, Quick Tips and more!
MT&T 07/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 07/93.sit 7/93 0 43K 1/14/94 MT&T 07/93 - This Special MacWorld issue, which is sponsored by Digital Diversions, Inc. and the National Home & School Macintosh Users Group, features - Masthead, Special MacWorld Issue, From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Product News, Using Graphics in an Excel Bar Chart,Getting Macintosh Tips & Tricks from the Internet, Mastering Memory- Getting Beyond the 8 MB Barrier, Writer's Guidelines, Subscription/Order Form, Digital Diversions Special Offer and a National Home & School Macintosh Users Group Information and Membership Application.
MT&T 06/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 06/93.sit 6/93 0 76K 1/14/94 MT&T 06/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. NOTE - Beginning with this issue, the electronic version no longer includes illustrations for articles. For illustrated articles, please subscribe to the printed version. This tenth issue features - Masthead, From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Product News, Selecting Word Menu Commands from the Keyboard, Anchored Items in QuarkXPress, Quick Tips- Option Key Fun, New Department- Productivity Tools, Productivity Tools - COPYright Pro and more!
MT&T 05/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 05/93.sit 5/93 0 90K 1/14/94 MT&T 05/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This ninth issue features - Special Discovery '93 Issue Sponsored by TransNet Corporation, From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Product News, Addresses and Envelopes with Microsoft Word 5.1, Understanding Microsoft Excel's Number Format Codes, Creating a "Lookup" Script with FileMaker Pro 2.0, TransNet Education Center, Writer's Guidelines and a Subscription/Order Form.
MT&T 04/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 04/93.sit 4/93 0 79K 1/14/94 MT&T 04/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This eighth issue features - From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Product News, FileMaker Pro's Security Features, Proofing vs Spell Checking, Rebuilding the Desktop, Revisited, Saving Time (and Money) While Online, Tricks with TeachText, Miscellaneous Tips, Coming Next Month..., Writer's Guidelines, Books Offered Through Giles Road Press (at a discount) and a Subscription/Order Form.
MT&T 03/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 03/93.sit 3/93 0 72K 1/14/94 MT&T 03/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This seventh issue features - From the Editor's Desktop-"Learn from My Mistakes", Letters, Product News - the new Apple printers, "Creating Hanging Indents in Microsoft Word", "Using Lookup Tables in Microsoft Excel", "Quick System 7 Tips", "Quick Quark Express Tips", Writer's Guidelines, Books Offered Through Giles Road Press (at a discount) and a Subscription/Order Form.
MT&T 02/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 02/93.sit 2/93 0 52K 1/14/94 MT&T 02/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This sixth issue features - From the Editor's Desktop, Letters, Product News - the new Macintosh models, "Adding Templates to a Microsoft Word Work Menu", "Creating Template Files", "Finding MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS Online", Quick Tips for the Finder and FileMaker Pro, Writer's Guidelines, FILEMAKER PRO 2.0 FOR THE MAC IN A NUTSHELL information and a discount order form.
MT&T 01/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:MacTips & Tricks:1993:MT&T 01/93.sit 1/93 0 60K 1/14/94 MT&T 01/93 - This is the shareware version of MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS. Distributed electronically as a double-clickable DOCMaker format document, MACINTOSH TIPS & TRICKS includes Macintosh news and information, as well as productivity tips for various Macintosh products. This fifth issue, which is TWICE the size of previous issues, was sponsored by Brady/Prentice Hall Computer Publishing. It features informative articles by Brady book authors. This issue includes - Special MacWorld Issue; From the Editor's Desktop; Letters; Product News; "Automatic Text Updating with Microsoft Word 5"; "The Idea Behind Shareware"; "Tapping the Power of IAC with QuicKeys"; Quick Tips for the Finder and Microsoft Word; and more!
IMG 12/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 12/93.sit 12/93 0 592K 1/14/94 IMG 12/93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! This month's issue contains - Sneak Peak-Jump Raven, Reviews of FA-18 Hornet, Spin Doctor, Firefall Arcade, Caeser and The Bottom Shelf. Lastly, Fair game, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest and games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL version of IMG, check out the last page in this month's issue. The full version contains much more!!
DT&G 01/94 Introduction.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:DT&G:DT&G 01/94 Introduction.sit intro 0 345K 1/14/94 DT&G 01/94 Introduction - DT&G is unlike any other online publication, it brings real world design, typography and graphics to your desktop with compassion, wit and real value. DT&G is not just information however. Each issue contains money-making ideas for the designer/desktop publisher, as well as a trove of resources anyone can put to work right away. Future issues will feature special guest appearances by professionals from the graphics, publishing, marketing and business fields. DT&G is available for downloading from the major online services- America Online, CompuServe, and GEnie. The online edition is distributed as “Postcard-ware,” and the author requests the readers send a postcard with a favorite tip or question.
TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93.sit 12/13/93 0 15K 12/27/93 TidBITS#206/13-Dec-93 - Shekhar Govind follows up the voting change in Williamson County, Mark Anbinder looks at the ultimate solitaire game from Delta Tao, we review Mangia, a truly great cooking program, and finally, we present gift suggestions from our backlog and from readers. We also announce a two-week layoff, so see you in 1994. Topics - MailBITS/13-Dec-93, Williamson County, Part II, Ultimate Responsibility, Gift Suggestions, Mangia! and Reviews/13-Dec-93.
TidBITS#205/06-Dec-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#205/06-Dec-93.sit 12/6/93 0 14K 12/27/93 TidBITS#205/06-Dec-93 - The word processor wars heat up, and we review WordPerfect's latest release, 3.0. We also examine a MessagePad bug that may bite in an alarming way, examine how to determine your version of Quicken for update purposes, discuss a new video card from Apple via Radius, and glance in shock at why Apple isn't establishing a new facility in Williamson Country, Texas. Hypertext proceedings, great quotes, CPU comments, and HP rebates fill out the issue. Topics - Nothing Like A Little Bigotry To Brighten Your Day, Apple/Radius Card Looks to the Future, Quicken Updates, Alarming MessagePad Bug, WordPerfect Mac 3.0-The Next Best Thing, and Reviews/06-Dec-93.
TidBITS#204/29-Nov-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#204/29-Nov-93.sit 11/29/93 0 14K 12/27/93 TidBITS#204/29-Nov-93 - This week we explain Ted Nelson's new plans for Xanadu Light based on his talk at Hypertext '93. We also clarify the details on the Quadra 610, DOS Compatible that Apple announced recently. Charles Wheeler passes on a true Mac story that might prevent DOSsification, Apple asks for constructive interface suggestions for MacTCP, a free PDA newsletter appears, and Mark Anbinder notes that not all microphones are created equal. Topics - MailBITS/29-Nov-93, SuperDrive, Activism, MacTCP Call to Arms, DOS Compatible Details, True Mac Stories! and Xanadu Light.
FLUX Spring 93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:FLUX Spring 93.sit 1.3 0 648K 12/27/93 FLUX Spring 93 - Welcome to FLUX, a quarterly shareware magazine exploring the future with ideas and imagery from the entire Universe of Macintosh Users. Contents contain - Pathfinder, Vaporware, What is Vendorware, The ICBM Salvage Project, Rock'n Bowl, The Second Coming, X-Cape, Coming Attractions, User Manual (help), Contributing to Flux, Advertising in FLUX, Great Entrepreneurial Feats and Unclassifieds. If you have been wanting to have your own articles seen across the planet, check out FLUX, and submit away!
FLUX Fall 93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Articles/Mags:FLUX Fall 93.sit 1.0 0 658K 12/27/93 FLUX Fall 93 - Welcome to FLUX, a quarterly shareware magazine exploring the future with ideas and imagery from the entire Universe of Macintosh Users. Free or low cost copies may be available from networks or local BBSes/ User Groups. Four issue subscription with free personal ad space, and a multitude of other benefits available for $ 49.50. A major element of FLUX is the potential for user participation. Contributors may see the publication of their articles, graphics, and even games or other programming in future issues. Requires HyperCard to view. Contents - Playing God (virtual reality), Limits, Shadow Scan, Unclassified Ads, Great Entrepreneurial Feats (Advertiser Index) and more.
Crime & Puzzlement.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Crime & Puzzlement.sit 0 28K 12/07/93 Crime & Puzzlement - Desperados of the DataSphere. So me and my sidekick Howard, we was sitting out in front of the 40 Rod Saloon one evening when he all of a sudden says, "Lookee here. What do you reckon?" I look up and there’s these two strangers riding into town. Actually, Howard and I were floating blind as cavefish in the electronic barrens of the WELL, so the whole incident passed as words on a display screen. Interesting couple of new users just signed on. One calls himself acid and the other’s optik. Hmmm. What are their real names? Check their finger files. If you like the sounds of this, read the whole thing! Distributed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Building the Open Road.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Building the Open Road.sit 0 23K 12/07/93 Building the Open Road - The NREN as a Test-Bed for the National Public Network. A debate has begun about the future of America's communications infrastructure. At stake is the future of the web of information links organically evolving from computer and telephone systems. By the end ofthe next decade, these links will connect nearly all homes and businesses in the U.S. They will serve as the main channels for commerce, learning, education, andentertainment in our society. The new information infrastructure will not be created in a single step. This article, distributed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, digs into the debate.
TidBITS#203/22-Nov-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#203/22-Nov-93.sit 11/22/93 0 15K 12/07/93 TidBITS#203/22-Nov-93 - More details on Macintosh TV, Sculley's rough ride ahead, and the Expanded Book version of The Digital Nomad's Guide grace this week's MailBITS. Jeff Needleman reports on the rates for the Prodigy Internet gateway (no Mac software yet), Charlie Stross reviews a Newton competitor from Britain, Mark Anbinder goes On The Road, Tonya reviews the Bucky, and I cover Hypertext '93 with a look at a course called Designing Electronic Publications.
SJG-decision.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:SJG-decision.sit 0 16K 12/07/93 SJG-decision - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION. STEVE JACKSON GAMES INCORPORATED, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. Steve Jackson was both the owner and employee of Steve Jackson Games, Incorporated, and authored many of its publications; he used both Illuminati's public and private programs for electronic mail and his use ranged from business records of the corporation, contracts with his writers, communication with his writers regarding articles which were intended to be published by the corporation, to private communications with his business associates and friends. Read more about this case.
Puzzle Palace.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Puzzle Palace.sit 0 16K 12/07/93 Puzzle Palace - Decrypting the Puzzle Palace. Over a year ago, in a condition of giddier innocence than I enjoy today, I wrote the following about the discovery of Cyberspace - "Imagine discovering a continent so vast that it may have no other side. Imagine a new world with more resources than all our future greed might exhaust, more opportunities than there will ever be entrepreneurs enough to exploit, and a peculiar kind of real estate which expands with development." One less felicitous feature of this terrain which I hadn't noticed then is what seems to be a long-encamped and immense army of occupation. Read on.
Open Platform Proposal.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Open Platform Proposal.sit 0 14K 12/07/93 Open Platform Proposal - THE OPEN PLATFORM PROPOSAL - A Proposal by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a National Telecommunications Infrastructure. Until now, the nation’s telecommunications policy debate has largely been perceived as a struggle among entrenched commercial interests over who will control and dominate markets such as information services, manufacturing, and long distance service. It is time to refocus the debate by seeking near-term technological, economic, legislative, and regulatory solutions that will encourage the rapid development of a diverse information services market and help realize the democratic potential of new information media. Find out more!
N&P1.2.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:N&P1.2.sit 1.2 0 25K 12/07/93 N&P1.2 - NETWORKS & POLICY; A Quarterly Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Volume I, Issue I. In This Issue - Clipper Chip, NREN Applications, From the Director, Communications Policy Forum, Members Only Legal Servics, Staff Update, Pioneer Awards, Congressional Review and EFF Calendar. On April 16, 1993, the Clinton Administration announced a proposal for a new national cryptography policy. Under this proposed policy, a voice encryption standard using a Clipper Chip would be adopted, and two escrow agents would each hold half of a code key that could be used todecrypt messages encrypted by a particular Clipper Chip. Find out more.
N&P1.1.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:N&P1.1.sit 1.1 0 19K 12/07/93 N&P1.1 - EFF Networks & Policy; A Quarterly Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation Volume 1, Issue 1. In This Issue - Open Platform Update, Congressional Review, From the Director, Available Documents, CPF (Communications Policy Forum), FBI Proposal Blocked, Steve Jackson Games, EFF Calendar. The 103rd Congress and the Clinton Administration are currently focusing major political attention on the modernization of the nation's telecommunications infrastructure, and EFF's Open Platform Proposal is at the center of this debate. Learn more about this.
ISDN Applications.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:ISDN Applications.sit 0 25K 12/07/93 ISDN Applications - INNOVATIVE SERVICES DELIVERED NOW - ISDN Applications at Home, School, the Workplace and Beyond. Since October, 1991, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been advocating a practical, incremental approach to modernizing the telecommunications infrastructure. Calling for an “open platform” for innovation in telecommunications modelled on the success of the personal computer in the 1980s, EFF has sought to develop a consensus for the widespread deployment of the “Integrated Services Digital Network” (ISDN).1 ISDN Open Platform service will enable personal and small group communication for residential, non-profit and small business users. Find out more!
FBI Report.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:FBI Report.sit 0 11K 12/07/93 FBI Report - AN ANALYSIS OF THE FBI DIGITAL TELEPHONY PROPOSAL. Although the FBI has characterized its proposed “Digital Telephony” legislation as relating to the preservation of government’s ability to engage inauthorized wiretapping, the proposal actually requires that all communications and computer systems be designed to facilitate interception of private messages, on a concurrent and remote basis — thus imposing new engineering standards that go far beyond any existing law. As currently drafted, the proposal would impose substantial costs and create significant uncertainties, despite the absence of any clear showing that the proposed measures would be either effective or necessary.
Effector5.13.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.13.sit 5.13 0 14K 12/07/93 Effector5.13 - In this issue - Online Congressional Hearings Postponed; Summary of New Infrastructure Bill; EFF Joins Telecommunications Policy Roundtable. The Senate Communications Subcommittee is now in the process of considering legislation that would eliminate the legal monopoly that local telephone companies have on local phone service, allow any communications provider to offer local phone service, and allow local telephone companies to compete fully in the cable television market. The legislation's goal is to promote increased investment in the nation's telecommunications infrastructure. Exciting? Read more.
Effector5.12.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.12.sit 5.12 0 9K 12/07/93 Effector5.12 - In this issue - EFF Has Moved; Online Congressional Hearing; To Be at Liberty, by John Perry Barlow; Announcement of Group Meeting; Request for Help from Canadian Readers; Job Openings at EFF. On July 26 at 9:30AM EDT, the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold the first Congressional Hearing ever held over a computer network. The oversight hearing on "The Role of Government in Cyberspace" will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the National Press Club at 14th and F Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. The hearing is open to the public. An open house will be held from 3-5PM on the same day in the same location andis also open to the public.
Effector5.11.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.11.sit 5.11 0 11K 12/07/93 Effector5.11 - In this issue - EFF Is Moving; NREN Applications Bill Update; Interval Research Conference on Online Communities. In an earlier issue of EFFector (5.07), we described legislation introduced by Congressman Rick Boucher to stimulate Internet applications in health care, education, libraries, and for access to government information. On June 17, the bill, H.R. 1757, was marked-up by the Science Subcommittee, which Mr. Boucher chairs. ("Mark up" is the process by which a committee or subcommittee reviews a bill, adds amendments, and if passed, sends it on to the next stage in the legislative process.) Want more? Download it.
Effector5.10.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.10.sit 5.10 0 14K 12/07/93 Effector5.10 - In this issue - Accessing the Federal Government. Over the past two weeks, the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives each announced that they had set up systems for receiving electronic mail through the Internet. These official announcements, as well as other reference materials for accessing federal government information online, are included in this issue of EFFector Online. E-MAIL TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHITE HOUSE ELECTRONIC MAIL ACCESS. Interested? Check it out!
Effector5.09.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.09.sit 5.09 0 11K 12/07/93 Effector5.09 - In this issue - EFF Comments to NIST; Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference 1994; Summary of Rural Datafications Conference. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) commends the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board for offering the public the opportunity to comment on developments in cryptography and communications privacy policy. Recent Administration proposals, including use of the Clipper Chip and establishment of a government-controlled key escrow system, raise questions that cut to the core of privacy protection in the age of digital communication technology. Find out more!
Effector5.08.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.08.sit 5.08 0 12K 12/07/93 Effector5.08 - In this issue - Clipper Chip-Related Excerpts from - A Letter from the Digital Privacy and Security Working Group to President Clinton; A Selection of Questions Submitted by the Working Group Sent to President Clinton; Whit Diffie's Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Science; A Request for Public Comment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Effector5.07.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.07.sit 5.07 0 9K 12/07/93 Effector5.07 - In this issue - Congressman Boucher Introduces NREN Applications Bill; "Future of Computing" Program in Palo Alto, CA. This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Effector5.06.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.06.sit 5.06 0 10K 12/07/93 Effector5.06 - In this issue - Initial EFF Analysis of Clinton Privacy and Security Proposal; Society for Electronic Access - A New York City-based grassroots online activist group; Updated Contact List for Regional Online Activist Groups. This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Effector5.05.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.05.sit 5.05 0 12K 12/07/93 Effector5.05 - In this issue - Keys to Privacy in the Digital Information Age, and What's Important About the Medphone Libel Case? Communication carried on paper through the mail system, or over the wire-based public telephone network, is relatively secure from random intrusion by others. But the same communication carried, for example, over a cellular or other wireless communication system is vulnerable to being intercepted by anyone who has very inexpensive, easy-to-obtain, scanning technology. Find out more! This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Effector5.04.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.04.sit 5.04 0 9K 12/07/93 Effector5.04 - In this issue - Victory in the Steve Jackson Games Case, EFF Pioneer Award, Winners for 1993, Issues for K-12 Access to the Internet. This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Effector5.03.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.03.sit 5.03 0 7K 12/07/93 Effector5.03 - In this issue - Representative Markey Speaks on Tech Policy, Announcement of Midwest Rural Datafication Meeting, EFFFunding, Coverage of Representative Markey's Speech to Computer, Execs on Technology Policy. This publication is distributed by EFF; The Electronic Frontier Foundation was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge.
Effector5.02.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.02.sit 5.02 0 7K 12/07/93 Effector5.02 - In this issue - Update on the Steve Jackson Games Case, Contact information for Local and Regional Groups Supporting the Online Community. March 1st marks the three-year anniversary of the Secret Service raid on Steve Jackson Games. As we await Judge Sam Sparks's decision in this precedent-setting case, EFF would like to remind everyone of what has happened so far. On March 1, 1990, the United States Secret Service nearly destroyed Steve Jackson Games (SJG), an award-winning publishing business in Austin, Texas. For more info, download! Distributed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Effector5.01.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector5.01.sit 5.01 0 13K 12/07/93 Effector5.01 - In this issue - Three perspectives of a two-day meeting in Atlanta between EFF and representatives of regional groups of grassroots networking activists. This past January 23rd and 24th, 11 members of the electronic community met in Atlanta with members of the staff and board of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The meeting lasted a day and a half, with topics of discussion including EFF's recent organizational restructuring and how groupsserving the electronic community can work together to be more effective. By the end of the 2 days, meeting attendees had formed a group to organize and formulate guidelines for continuing interchange among all who work to strengthen electronic communications.
Effector4.05.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.05.sit 4.05 0 13K 12/07/93 Effector4.05 - With this issue, EFFector Online will begin to examine the technical, social, moral, legal and political issues surrounding the uses of encryption in computer-based communications. While many in various online communities around the world are highly conversant with cryptography and encryption, many others are not. Because of this we begin our series with Larry Loen's superb primer on basic cryptography. This article originally appeared as a proto-FAQ in the Usenet group, sci.crypt. Our readers with an interest in learning about encryption on an ad-hoc basis are advised to read sci-crypt and to participate in it.
Effector4.04.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.04.sit 4.04 0 24K 12/07/93 Effector4.04 - CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up tomore rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe--"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which the will have. If you like what you've read so far, download and read more! This file is distributed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Effector4.03.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.03.sit 4.03 0 12K 12/07/93 Effector4.03 - In this Issue - THE NEW, STREAMLINED BILL O' RIGHTS by John Perry Barlow, CRACKER BREAKS INTO ATHENA at MIT-The Security Alert, EFF'S LEGISLATIVE WATCH by Shari Steele. This article is distributed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a foundation started to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge. This newsletter is printed on 100% recycled electrons.
Effector4.02.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.02.sit 4.02 0 14K 12/07/93 Effector4.02 - MEGATRENDS OR MEGAMISTAKES? What Ever Happened to the Information Society? (Part 2 of 2 Parts.) Part 1 was published in EFFector Online 4.01). UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, NEW SOCIAL VULNERABILITIES. The IT revolution has created a whole new range of problems for society - problems which were largely unexpected. Some arise from the propensity of computers to malfunction, others arise from their misuse by humans. As complex industrial societies become more dependent on computers, they become more vulnerable to technological failure because computers have often proved to be unreliable, insecure and unmanageable. This article is from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Effector4.01.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.01.sit 4.01 0 16K 12/07/93 Effector4.01 - MEGATRENDS OR MEGAMISTAKES? What Ever Happened to the Information Society? (Part 1 of 2 Parts). What-ever happened to the Information Society? Where is the Information Age? What, indeed, happened to the "workerless" factory, the "paperless" office and the "cashless" society? Why aren't we all living in the "electronic cottage," playing our part in the push-button "teledemocracy" - or simply relaxing in the "leisure society," while machines exhibiting "artificial intelligence" do all the work? This document, which discusses the Information Society, is distributed by Electronic Frontier Foundation. See Effector 4.02 for part 2.
Effector4.00.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector4.00.sit 4.00 0 11K 12/07/93 Effector4.00 - ACCESSING THE NSA JOHN GILMORE FILES SUIT WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. At the beginning of July 1992, John Gilmore filed a FOIA request with NSA asking for access to parts of cryptologic treatises written by NSA personnel - Military Cryptanalysis, Parts III and IV, by William Friedman (WF-3/4); and Military Cryptanalytics, Parts III-VI, by William Friedman and Lambros Callimahos (LC3-6). Parts I and II of each of these treatises had already been declassified and published. At the time of the request, it was not definitely known whether the parts requested by Gilmore had been re-classified. This document, distributed by Electronic Frontier Federation, discusses the case.
Eff-about.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Eff-about.sit 0 6K 12/07/93 Eff-about - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was founded in July of 1990 to ensure that the principles embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are protected as new communications technologies emerge. From the beginning, EFF has worked to shape our nation's communications infrastructure and the policies that govern it in order to maintain and enhance First Amendment, privacy and other democratic values. We believe that our overriding public goal must be the creation of Electronic Democracy, so our work focuses on the establishment of many things. Read this article to find out more!
Ecpa-1986.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Ecpa-1986.sit 0 25K 12/07/93 Ecpa-1986 - Public Law 99-508--OCT 21, 1986, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.100 STAT. 1848 PUBLIC LAW 99-508--OCT. 21, 1986 PUBLIC LAW 99-508 99th Congress. This is a detailed document with all sorts of titles, sections and statutes pertaining to Electronic communications. This document is distributed by Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Across-electronic-frontier.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Across-electronic-frontier.sit 0 6K 12/07/93 Across-electronic-frontier - Across the Electronic Frontier - Over the last 50 years, the people of the developed world have begun to cross into a landscape unlike any which humanity has experienced before. It is a region without physical shape or form. It exists, like a standing wave, in the vast web of our electronic communication systems. It consists of electron states, microwaves, magnetic fields, light pulses and thought itself. Whatever it is eventually called, it is the homeland of the Information Age, the place where the future is destined to dwell. This is an Electric Frontier Foundation article.
TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93.sit 11/15/93 0 14K 11/22/93 TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93 - Apple experiments with new varieties of the Macintosh this month, so we have a report on the Macintosh TV and the Quadra 610, DOS Compatible, which wins the worst name of the year award. Andrew Johnston reviews the powerful and popular BBEdit, Mark Anbinder explains some of the issues behind FirstClass bounces, and readers provide various useful comments, such as international availability of the Color It deal.
TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93.sit 11/8/93 0 15K 11/22/93 TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93 - Ever wondered what those dire-sounding software license agreements mean? Check out Brady Johnson's article on just what you aren't agreeing to. In the more agreeable department, we look at two PowerBook books, including the essential PowerBook Companion, glance briefly at the latest in viruses, peek through a keyhole at the upcoming FoxPro for Macintosh, and reveal the shameful truth about the low-end model of the Quadra 610 (well, OK, it's not that bad).
IMG 11/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 11/93.sit 0 578K 11/20/93 IMG 11/93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, an exclusive sneak preview of 3D Astro Chase, by First STar! Also in this issue, reviews of MYST, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, Star Trek 25th Anniversary, and Rex Nebular. Lastly, Fair game, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest and games release list and much, much more. To learn how to subscribe to the FULL version of IMG, check out Page 2 in this month's issue.
TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93.sit 11/1/93 0 15K 11/20/93 TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93 - So what does John Sculley's new company do? How do you stop those nasty NDN bounces from FirstClass bulletin boards? Where can you snag the new Apple Modem Tool 1.5? Find the answers to these questions in this issue, along with a look at Apple's new pricing scheme, a report on the famed free Color It deal, a review of the Handeze gloves that have significantly helped our RSI problems, and announcements of updates to MacTools and QUED/M.
IMG 10/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 10/93.sit Oct 93 0 607K 11/20/93 IMG Oct 93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, an exclusive sneak preview of SimCity 2000, the ultimate city simulator from Maxis! Also in this issue, an interview with Jason Jones, creator of Pathways Into Darkness. Plus reviews of Hell Cab, Zone of Avoidance, Freddy Pharkas, Oh No! More Lemmings. Lastly, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest and games release list and much, much more.
IMG 09/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 09/93.sit Sept 93 0 598K 11/20/93 IMG Sept 93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In this issue of IMG, a sneak preview of Star Trek - 25th Anniversary, the new adventure/space flight simulator from MacPlay! Also in this issue, an interview with Psygnosis, creator of Lemmings and Oh No! More Lemmings. Plus reviews of Pathways Into Darkness, Carriers at War, & V for Victory: GJS. Lastly, Ross Scott Rubin's Fair Game, the Macworld Expo report, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest games release list and much, much more.
IMG 08/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 08/93.sit Aug 93 0 586K 11/20/93 IMG Aug 93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! This issue of Inside Mac Games is sponsored by Graphic Simulations, publishers of Hellcats over the Pacific, Leyte Gulf, and the soon to be F/A-18 Hornet. In the August issue, an exclusive sneak preview of Chuck Yeager's Air Combat,the new combat flight simulator from Electronic Arts! Also in this issue, an interview with Andrew Welch, author of the highly successful shareware game, Maelstrom. Plus reviews of Iron Helix, Unlimited Adventures, G-Netix, and Diamonds 2.0. Lastly, Ross Scott Rubin's Fair Game, new products, rumors and more!
IMG 07/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 07/93.sit July 93 0 548K 11/20/93 IMG July/93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! This issue of Inside Mac Games is sponsored by Changeling Software, makers of Pax Imperia. In the July issue, a special sneak preview of Carriers at War, the naval combat simulation from Strategic Studies Group! Also in this issue, an exclusive interview with Gregor Whiley of SSG. Plus reviews of Legend of Kyrandia, Super Maze Wars, Space Madness, and the Gravis Mac GamePad. Lastly, Ross Scott Rubin's Fair Game, new products, rumors, the IMG game poll, the latest games release list and much, much more!
IMG 06/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 06/93.sit June 93 0 612K 11/20/93 IMG June/93 - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with amazing previews, great reviews, stunning screen shots, entertaining interviews, and much, much more! In the June issue, a special sneak preview of Pathways Into Darkness, the incredible, new action/adventure from Bungie Software! Also in this issue, an exclusive interview with Keith Zabalaoui of V for Victory fame. Plus reviews of Spectre Supreme, Lunicus (CD-ROM), King's Quest 6, Monkey Island 2, M4 Tank Simulator, Blade 2.0, Lemmings, and Tetris Max 2.0. Lastly, New Products announcements, Hints, Tips, & Tricks, the IMG Game Poll continues, the latest games release list, Strategy & Tactics and more, more, more!
IMG 05/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 05/93.sit May 93 0 594K 11/20/93 IMG May/93 Online - Inside Mac Games is the premier Macintosh gaming magazine, with over 10,000 readers each month. In the May issue, a special sneak preview of Iron Helix; the hot, new interactive adventure, science fiction thriller from Spectrum HoloByte! Also in this issue, an exclusive interview with Dave Scheifler, creator of Mission Thunderbolt. Plus reviews of Eight Ball Deluxe, Out of This World, Heaven & Earth, A-Train, S.C.OUT, and more. Last, but nowhere near least, Hints, Tips, & Tricks, the IMG Game Poll continues, the latest games release list, Strategy & Tactics, and NO April Fool's Day joke anywhere....we promise.
IMG 04/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 04/93.sit April 93 0 616K 11/20/93 IMG April 1993 - This is the April (third) issue of Inside Mac Games (IMG), a monthly electronic magazine ("E-Mag") devoted to the Macintosh gaming. In this issue, a visit to Reactor Inc. and a look at their upcoming releases, Virtual Valerie 2 and the long-awaited Screaming Metal. Also in this issue, an exclusive interview with Spectrum HoloByte, publishers of such games as Falcon MC and the popular Tetris series. Plus reviews of The Journeyman Project, Bill Elliot's NASCAR Challenge, MacFLY joystick, Pax Imperia, V for Victory 2 and more. Last but nowhere near least, Hints, Tips, & Tricks, the IMG Game Poll continues, latest games release list, Strategy & Tactics, and an April Fool's Day joke somewhere....
IMG 03/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 03/93.sit March93 0 597K 11/20/93 IMG March 93 - Welcome to the March issue of Inside Mac Games (IMG), a monthly electronic magazine (“E-Mag”) devoted to the Macintosh gaming enthusiast. In this issue we will be presenting a sneak peek at Velocity’s soon to be released, Spectre Supreme, a new and improved version of their best selling classic. Also in this issue an interview with Graphic Simulation’s Trey Smith, programmer of the up-coming F/A-18 Hornet, a close look at the hot new joystick, the MouseStick II, and the results from our first IMG reader survey. Plus reviews of popular new games, the Bottom Shelf, Strategy & Tactics, and more Hints, Tips, and Tricks.
IMG 02/93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Inside Mac Games:IMG 02/93.sit Feb 93 0 474K 11/20/93 IMG Feb 93 - Welcome to the inaugural issue of Inside Mac Games (IMG), a monthly electronic magazine (“E-Mag”) devoted to the Macintosh gaming enthusiast. In the past year, the Macintosh gaming market has seen an influx of flight simulators including Hellcats, Red Baron, Falcon MC, Flight Simulator 4.0, and others. In light of this, our first issue focuses primarily on flight simulators. The future looks even brighter- In March or April, F/A-18 Hornet is scheduled to be released! And the latest news is that Microprose is working on F117A Stealth Fighter and Dynamix on Aces of the Pacific. You can be sure that IMG will continue to provide the latest breaking news.
TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93.sit 10/25/93 0 15K 11/10/93 TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93 - So what does John Sculley's new company do? How do you stop those nasty NDN bounces from FirstClass bulletin boards? Where can you snag the new Apple Modem Tool 1.5? Find the answers to these questions in this issue, along with a look at Apple's new pricing scheme, a report on the famed free Color It deal, a review of the Handeze gloves that have significantly helped our RSI problems, and announcements of updates to MacTools and QUED/M.
TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93.sit 10/18/93 0 14K 10/28/93 TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93 - Apple promises future PowerPC upgrades for specific Macintoshes, announces that they turned a small profit last quarter, and officially terminates its relationship with John Sculley. Filling out the issue, we have the latest on Adam's Internet book including a letter from the publisher, and a call for sumex mirror sites to form a central registry. Finally, Matt Neuburg continues his detailed look at outliners, this time exploring Symantec's saurian MORE. Topics - MailBITS/18-Oct-93, PowerPC-Ready, Files on the Internet, Letter from Hayden, MORE, Dinosaur and Reviews/18-Oct-93.
TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93.sit 10/11/93 0 15K 10/28/93 TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93 - Apple throws more software into the pot with LaserWriter 8.1.1 and the System Update 2.0.1, the latter of which replaces the Hardware System Update 1.0 and 2.0, and of course with the release of System 7 Pro, which includes PowerTalk, AppleScript, and QuickTime. Dale Southard reviews the PSI PowerModem IV, Akimbo updates FullWrite, we look at some Newton synonyms, and I announce the creation of ftp.tidbits.com, although you may still have to use the IP number.
TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93.sit 10/4/93 0 15K 10/28/93 TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93 - The Newton remains in the news, with Apple putting the automatic update process in place so you can call an 800 number to upgrade the OS to 1.04. I take a brief spin through many of the Internet Newton resources and review PBTools, a truly elegant PowerBook utility. Finally, readers chime in with their concerns about Apple's seemingly self-destructive marketing techniques - is there a conspiracy involved? Where's Oliver Stone when you need him? Topics - MailBITS/04-Oct-93, Natives Restless Over Proliferation, Newton Electronic Updates, Newton Internet Resources, The PowerBook Purist and Reviews/04-Oct-93.
TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93.sit 9/27/93 0 14K 10/28/93 TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93 - New Macs once again grace the electrons of this issue, with details on the Quadra 605, the LC 475, and the Duo 250 and 270c, not to mention an infinite number of strangely numbered Performas. The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh hits the shelves and is also available for direct ordering at discount for TidBITS readers. Finally, Wolfgang Naegeli reports on PowerTalk, and the AudioVision video input port turns out not to be live. Topics - MailBITS/27-Sep-93, PowerBook 165 & 145B Plus Pack, The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, The Proliferation Continues, PowerTalk Arrives, and Reviews/27-Sep-93.
EFFector3.03.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector3.03.sit 3.0.3 0 14K 10/27/93 EFFector3.03 - EFFector3.03 8/24/92, the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents: THE EFF AND THE FBI: Two Letters; ONE BBSCON REPORTS; At Play in the Field of the Boards; Dueling BBSCONS.
EFFector3.02.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector3.02.sit 3.02 0 6K 10/27/93 EFFector3.02 - EFFector3.02, 8/19/92, the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents: GETTING A HANDLE ON THE FUTURE OF NSFNET by Andrew Blau (blau@eff.org) A Report on the July 23 Meeting of the Communications Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.
EFFector3.09.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector3.09.sit 3.0.9 0 11K 10/27/93 EFFector.3.09 - EFFector 3.09, 11/9/92. The Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents - Computer Spies by Mitch Kapor; Building Blocks as Stumbling Blocks:a Commentary on the 15th NCSC, by Rebecca Mercuri; This Old DOS.
Effector3.08.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector3.08.sit 3.0.8 0 14K 10/27/93 Effector.3.08 - EFFector 3.08 11/4/02. The Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents - A TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR AMERICA Six Broad Initiatives by Bill Clinton (September, 1991). This information may be coming to you post-election, but it's important to know what our President-elect is thinking. Write your Congressperson! Your opinions are valuable.
EFFector3.06.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector3.06.sit 3.0.6 0 12K 10/27/93 EFFector 3.06 - The online journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A Guide to EFF Legal Services; EFF Testimony on Digital Privacy as Given by David Farber; What EFF Did on Your Summer Vacation.
EFFector Online v2n.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector Online v2n.sit 2.0 0 17K 10/27/93 EFFector Online v2n - Volume 2, Number 8, the April 17, 1992 edition of the newsletter EFFector, the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This edition contains an editorial on the FBI-DOJ Initiative, digital communications, a report from EFF's ISDN laboratory and an article on affordable ISDN networks. IMPORTANT READING for anyone concerned about the continued freedom of use of electronic communications. FREEWARE.
EFFector1.3.0.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:EFFector1.3.0.sit 1.3 0 742K 10/27/93 EFF1.3.0 - EFFector1.0 ->3.00,the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contains the EFF journal for 1.00 through 3.00.
Effector3.05.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:EFF:Effector3.05.sit 3.0.5 0 14K 10/27/93 EFFector 3.05 9/17/92 - the online journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents: A Guide to EFF Legal Services; EFF Testimony on Digital Privacy as Given by David Farber; What EFF Did on Your Summer Vacation.
TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93.sit 9/20/93 0 15K 9/29/93 TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93 - Numerous comments, tips, and announcements (After Dark, anyone?) fill the first part of this issue. Akif Eyler's Easy View wins the 1993 MacUser Shareware Award for Text Tools. Apple announces the Apple Workgroup Server 95 Tune-Up and combines the Newton Connection Kit and Connection Pro Kit into a single package. Finally, I look at Conflict Catcher II, the essential extension manager that actually catches conflicts. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS Technologies - Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93.sit 9/13/93 0 15K 9/21/93 TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93 - This issue comes chock full of news about Adam's new book, InterNews 1.0 (a slick MacTCP newsreader from Dartmouth), new system software for the Newton, information on developing for the Newton, and Rupert Murdoch buying Delphi. Finally, you'll find additional details about various energy saving utilities, more problems with the Apple Adjustable Keyboard, and thoughts about what kind of service you can expect from a solvent Apple dealer. This issue of TidBITS is sponsored in part by APS Technologies.
TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93.sit 9/6/93 0 15K 9/16/93 TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93 - News from Apple this week includes a request for feedback from ex-32-bit Enabler users, updated free utilities that all Macintosh users should have, and a fix for some LaserWriter NTR bugs. Digging through the Macworld information pile, I glance at some of the small products that make the Mac fun. Finally, if you're confused and irritated about the scatterbrained Macintosh product line, check out my editorial entitled Proliferation Polemic. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS Technologies - 800/443-4199 - Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93.sit 8/30/93 0 15K 9/10/93 TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93 - This issue offers news about DarkStar, an energy saving utility, an update to Gatekeeper (but no new virus, thankfully), a new QuickMail gateway, Newton MessagePad sales, a few AV Mac corrections, and, finally, an in-depth review of IN CONTROL, a powerful and flexible outliner mismarketed as a To Do List manager. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by - APS Technologies -- 800/443-4199 -- Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93.sit 8/23/93 0 15K 9/01/93 TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93 - This week we bring you a thoughtful article about copy-protected MIDI software, an overview of the new Centris 660 AV and Quadra 840 AV, some humorous notes for people who do telephone technical support, and we continue our multi-part Newton series with a look inside the MessagePad. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS Technologies, makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93.sit 8/16/93 0 15K 8/26/93 TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93 - This week we have information about free software that makes LaserWriter Pros snooze, more on mysterious Duo shutdowns, unfortunate news about attaching an AudioVision monitor to a Quadra 840AV, additional details on the Prodigy gateway, more on PageMaker 5.0 with a clarification of last week's mention, news about a possible bug with overtraining the MessagePad's handwriting recognition, and the start of a multi-part, technical look at the Newton. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS Technologies, 800/443-4199, Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93.sit 8/9/93 0 15K 8/20/93 TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93 - Macworld Boston news abounds this issue with an in-depth look at the concepts and analysis surrounding Apple's newest and coolest device, the Newton MessagePad. Mark Anbinder provides his annual Macworld superlatives article, and we look at a new company spun off from CE Software, PrairieSoft. Finally, although merely a MailBIT, it's important to note that the Newton MessagePad won't officially ship for several weeks so don't bug your dealer until then.
TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93.sit 8/2/93 0 14K 8/11/93 TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93 - Roy McDonald's article on software acceleration spawned numerous interesting comments, and other bits of note include changes in three Internet gateways, AOL, Prodigy, and GEnie. We also have a look at Claris's new strategy, some notes on handwriting recognition and communication on the first Newton, and finally, an article detailing how to make MacsBug automatically reboot your server when the server crashes.
TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93.sit 7/26/93 0 14K 8/03/93 TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93 - This week brings several corrections and clarifications of previous articles, RAM prices increasing, the pen-based PowerBook project disappearing, and the postponement of the online Congressional hearing. In the rumor department, Apple releases another hardware update and Prodigy appears on the Internet. Finally, Roy McDonald of Connectix anchors the issue with a thoughtful paper on software acceleration.
TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93.sit 7/19/93 0 15K 7/28/93 TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93 - Apple layoffs and Microseed's dropping Rival - where will it end? Not with the Newton or the PowerPC, that's for sure, and we have more details on those two hot topics. Bill Seitz reports on PC Expo, Matt Neuburg comments on censorship on the Internet in New Zealand, and we take a long look at how the Internet is worming its way into government at the level of elected officials. Topics include - MailBITS, Apple Layoffs, Centris/Quadra/PowerPC Notes, MessagePad Trickles In, Rival Changes Hands, PC Expo Comments, Letter from the Antipodes-Censorship on the Internet, The Internet Goes to Washington and Reviews/17-Jul-93.
TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93.sit 7/12/93 0 14K 7/22/93 TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93 - Matt Neuburg returns to rescind some of the negative points he made about the Now Utilities 4.0.1 when it came out last year, and Rick Sutcliffe editorializes on the future of distribution in the Information Age. In the practical world, James Brigman offers tips and information about refilling DeskWriter cartridges, we announce a prototype setext viewer for Unix, and lots of other bits about SCSI, ZipIt, Communicate Lite, ClarisWorks, and QM-PAGE.
TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93.sit 7/5/93 0 14K 7/15/93 TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93 - This week we welcome our latest sponsor, APS, and tell you how to find the most recent deals on APS offerings. We also examine volume II of Pacific HiTech's Info-Mac CD-ROM, which has grown significantly in size and features. Other articles include more details on the upcoming PowerPCs, a solution to a thoroughly confusing PowerBook problem, and a look at Abbate's VideoToolkit, which provides some interesting capabilities with a Mac and video hardware. Topics - MailBITS/05-Jul-93, APS Sponsorship, PowerPC Clarification, Info-Mac CD-ROM II, Empowering Your Duo, VideoToolkit Explained, Reviews/05-Jul-93.
TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93.sit 182 0 15K 7/07/93 TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93 - Well, what is the PowerPC and should I wait? Good question, and we try to answer it this issue. We also have a look at Fifth Generation Systems' excellent CopyDoubler 2.0, FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit, the shareware ZipIt compression program, information on speeding up file sharing startup, and how to learn more about the PowerPC on AppleLink.
TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93.sit 6/21/93 0 15K 7/01/93 TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93 - Read on for news of Apple's troubles and John Sculley's partial resignation, followed by Bill Dickson's look at Xtras for System 7, an interesting attempt at avoiding standard software distribution methods. Jeff Needleman illuminates a subject we've never understood up to now, sharing SCSI devices between Macs and PCs, and finally, a look at why those PowerBook 170 screens break when you swear you weren't playing Postal Worker Volleyball with it in the back room. Topics include - MailBITS/21-Jun-93, Sculley Steps Down, Xtras for System 7, SCSI Double Agents, PowerBook 170 Screams, er, Screens Reviews/21-Jun-93.
TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93.sit 6/14/93 0 14K 6/17/93 TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93 - Matt Neuburg's investigation into Inspiration 4.0 and other outliners anchors this issue, aided by Mark Anbinder's article on the Newton and some competition from EO. We also have bits about the Color Classic, one possible punishment for deterring computer crime, the correct pin-outs for the standard hardware handshaking cable, and look at a new Apple rebate program that will be popular with users but potentially a problem for some dealers.Topics - MailBITS/14-Jun-93, Waiting for Newton, Rebate Sparks Controversy, Inspiration 4.0: Outliners and Me Reviews/14-Jun-93
TidBITS#178/31-May-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#178/31-May-93.sit 178 0 15K 6/15/93 TidBITS#178/31-May-93 - Our three-part article on MIDI concludes this week, and the week also brings news of Apple dropping prices, information on how to solve weird QMS-PS 410 printing problems, a look at AppleCare Premium, and a review of ARA Commander, a client package for AppleTalk Remote Access which does a better job than Apple's software and has a feature even the author didn't know about.
TidBITS#177/17-May-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#177/17-May-93.sit 177 0 14K 5/31/93 TidBITS#177/17-May-93 - This week brings the second of our three part look at MIDI, so watch for the exciting conclusion in two weeks. What? Two weeks? A season cliffhanger? That's right, we're moving and not having a phone line next Monday will prevent us from publishing an issue. We also have bits on having a Performa repaired at an Apple dealer and Easy View 2.32's hiding spots. Finally, Mark Millard reviews Tex-Edit, a free text editor with some nice features.
TidBITS#176/10-May-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#176/10-May-93.sit 176 0 14K 5/22/93 TidBITS#176/10-May-93 - We present the first of our three-part look at MIDI on the Macintosh, so pay attention if you've ever wondered about music on the Mac. This week also brings the release of the latest and greatest version of Easy View, a look at a strange modem problem and its solution, and the scoop on how an FPU (floating point unit or math coprocessor) interacts with the LC III. Finally, information on how to get a free Microsoft Mail to SMTP gateway.
TidBITS#175/03-May-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#175/03-May-93.sit 175 0 14K 5/14/93 TidBITS#175/03-May-93 - This week starts with Apple's announcement of the Japanese Language Kit, a programmer's After Dark module contest, PowerBooks on the space shuttle, and a warning about using two TelePort modems at once. Most importantly, we review the excellent Toner Tuner, which saves toner on each printout, look at how to be more environmentally gentle in your computer use, and investigate a strange problem affecting Quadra 800 users with 16 MB SIMMs.
TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93.sit 174 0 15K 5/14/93 TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93 - Lots of little bits this week, including comments, corrections, and tips about System 7. Mark Anbinder covers the malicious INIT-M virus along with an excellent offer for a MS Mail/Internet gateway that expires at the end of the week. On the lighter side we have Ian Feldman's intriguing list of fiction set in computer or programming environments. Finally, a look into the future at the PowerBook 145B, the next cheap PowerBook, and what it means for Apple.
TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93.sit 173 0 14K 4/30/93 TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93 - This issue of TidBITS brings an encore to our popular issue #104, which focused on System 7. This time we have a bunch more System 7 frequently asked questions and answers, along with an editorial on the virtues of the now-obsolete Quadra 700, a report on a nasty and long-standing bug in the Hierarchical Filing System, neat tricks with internal CD-ROM drives, and a passel of MailBITS, including one especially for PowerBook 100 and Duo owners.
TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93.sit 172 0 14K 4/21/93 TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93 - We present a PowerBook-heavy issue this week, with a look back at the real story behind the PowerBook 100 and a hopefully instructive investigation of a weird Duo troubleshooting problem. We also have an announcement of a new virus, a bit on Macintosh Easy Open (which eases opening foreign file types) in MacLinkPlus, and finally, a review of CMaster, Jersey Scientific's extension to Symantec's THINK C.
TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93.sit 170 0 15K 4/12/93 TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93 - New Macs? Yup, but the Apple Workgroup Servers may not knock your socks off. David Blatner's essential "Desktop Publisher's Survival Kit" from Peachpit Press stands a better chance. We also have two reports from user group land, including a new Internet SIG of the Boston Computer Society, and a sad story of online unpleasantness. Digital sex crops up again, and if you think that's exciting, check out the new Apple Internet Router upgrade. Whee!
TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93.sit 169 0 15K 4/09/93 TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93 - A look at the murky world of Apple repair anchors this issue, and supporting topics include a report about mouse button problems, a review of Peachpit Press's "Silicon Mirage," various and sundry SyQuest drive news, an announcement of upcoming events put on by an email-accessible computer bookstore, and a number of useful notes about new Apple servers, the LC III, and a Duo 230/PowerPoint 3.0 conflict.
TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93.sit 0 14K 3/26/93 TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93 - TidBITS goes international this week, with news of a free Italian extension that activates the delete forward key on extended keyboards, the announcement of "Caring For Your Wrists," a file we distributed to the world at large for free to help prevent repetitive stress injuries, a report on the latest update to Nisus that makes it even more language-savvy, and a great article from Tig Tillinghast looking at problems with overseas software prices.
TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93.sit 0 14K 3/26/93 TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93 - The 32-bit Enabler seems to have trouble enabling various systems - read on for details. Also, MBS Technologies offers free file synchronization programs to World Trade Center companies, Apple changes a PowerBook 165c configuration, Pythaeus relates problems with internal CD-ROM drives, Eric Anderson passes on Duo 210 observations (along with a note about free Duo keyboard replacements!), and finally, comments from our modem issue.
TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93.sit 0 14K 3/26/93 TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93 - New Enablers, new SIMM standards, new viruses, new antiviral utilities - where will it all end? Not with Apple certainly, and we have two articles looking at the new Adjustable Keyboard and the furor surrounding it. We also have a full list of current System Enablers, an article on the PowerBook/DOS Companion package, and finally, some juicy Apple rumors about new machines, digital cameras, and new versions of the System software.
TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93.sit 165 0 14K 3/26/93 TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93 - This week we look more closely at component level repair and whether or not it is reasonable to expect Apple to do it, report on a deal from Connectix that, in an unusual move, is only open to users of online services, and present much-awaited benchmarks on the just-released machines, again from Tom Thompson and BYTE Labs. Also, those of you on the Internet can check out parts of "The Internet Companion," available via anonymous FTP.
TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93.sit 164 0 14K 2/23/93 TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93 - This issue ranges widely, from a warning about our recently published ATM hack to a look at a pending lawsuit against Microsoft for thoroughly unpleasant behavior. Also check out reviews of four Internet books, the free Macintosh Hardware System Update and a MODE32-like Enabler, an upgrade to AppleShare 3.0.1, CE's Test Drive program for user groups, humorous notes from Macworld SF, and an open letter concerning Apple's questionable policy on repair parts.
TidBITS#163/Modems.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#163/Modems.sit 163 0 12K 2/23/93 TidBITS#163/Modems - In this special issue, we present our general modem discussion (at least enough so you can judge among modems that have impressive sounding, but misleading, specs) and review two popular v.everything modems, the Practical Peripherals PM14400FXSA and the Supra's SupraFAXModem v.32bis. They're both inexpensive, capable, and reliable (although that's not to say that other modems may not be equally as good).
TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93.sit 162 0 14K 2/16/93 TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93 - We have the last of the news from Macworld Expo this week, with information on PageMaker 5.0. We also have an article about new products for Wallpaper from Thought I Could, useful System 7.1 enabler information, upgrade information for Canadians who want System 7.1, news of new low-end LaserWriters, yet another ATM hack, and finally, a long-awaited table of benchmarks from BYTE Labs and Tom Thompson.
TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93.sit 161 0 14K 2/16/93 TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93 - It's been an eventful week. The TidBITS Forum on CompuServe opened and Apple took HyperCard back from Claris and added it to the Developer Tools group. We have the scoop on why the Apple Color Printer is so lame, specs on new Macs due out in a few weeks, lower prices on older Macs, an article on executives shuffling all over the place, and news of an innovative marketing program for CE Software's QuicKeys.
TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93.sit 160 0 14K 2/05/93 TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93 - This week brings news of a new, object-oriented database from Mainstay; Connectix's better implementation of virtual memory; and responses to our booth bimbo and pornography articles. In honor of the issue number, we have a PowerBook 160 tip; Chris Johnson releases Gatekeeper 1.2.7; and Craig O'Donnell passes on some cacophonous notes on Macintosh sound. Internet users check out the searchable TidBITS archive available on the WAIS!
TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93.sit 159 0 15K 1/28/93 TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93 - We continue with coverage of Macworld Expo, focussing this time on the seamy underside of the show. That's right, booth bimbos! Madonna's "Sex" it's not, but we also look at the rapidly growing crop of adult CD-ROMs. In more mundane Macworld news, we have an article on Apple's new printers and scanner, a short review of Now Up-to-Date 2.0, and clarifications of earlier articles on the IIvx and A/UX, the Video Toaster, and the FirstClass BBS deals.
TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93.sit 158 0 14K 1/27/93 TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93 - Macworld Expo news here! We have our informal awards, focussing on products like Retrospect 2.0, StuffIt Deluxe, The Journeyman Project, and Envisio's SmartStack. We look more closely at Apple's Adjustable Keyboard and MAXA's Alert, which promises to fix all your problems automatically. Also check out a new Trojan report and a note from the author of Gatekeeper along with Mel Martinez's clever method of integrating Nisus and Expressionist with QuicKeys.
TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92.sit 156 0 15K 12/23/92 TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92 - We have two types of articles this week. First comes urgent items like Frederic Rinaldi's Trojan report, a short-lived offer for a free AppleLink CD, and an equally short-lived deal on Aldus Personal Press. Then we have a bunch of reviews covering fun programs such as Wordtris, Super Tetris, Maelstrom, Lemmings, Hellcats, Falcon, Star Trek: The Screen Saver, and the quirky, HyperCard-based Beyond Cyberpunk, an interactive hypertext.
TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92.sit 155 0 15K 12/23/92 TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92 - Three reviews this week, one of an upgrade to the excellent Easy View browser for TidBITS and other text files, one of Aldus's powerful new IntelliDraw package, and one of Craig O'Donnell's bodacious book, Cool Mac Sounds. Short notes on Apple's massive order backlog, the missing Omega SANE, QuickTime 1.5, a potential problem with the Duos, and a conflict between XPress 3.0 and the HP DeskWriter 550C round out the issue. Look for game reviews next week!
TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92.sit 154 0 14K 12/23/92 TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92 - Psst! Wanna free gateway from FirstClass or Microsoft Mail to QuickMail? Read on for the details and the catch. We also have the promised full review of UserLand's Frontier scripting package, a look at some of Apple's multifarious directions, and two good support stories - one about APS and one from Global Village that promises online support.
TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92.sit 153 0 13K 12/23/92 TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92 - This week we have news about important updates to THINK C and FileMaker Pro 2.0, a note about a procedure that makes that new HP LaserJet 4M print correctly, a good buy on ClarisWorks and Quicken, and reviews of two snazzy programs, the shareware Frontier Runtime from UserLand Software and the freeware MacEuclid, an innovative hypertext program.
TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Tidbits:151-175:TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92.sit 152 0 14K 12/23/92 TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92 - Great reviews this week, including Now Utilities 4.0.1 and Rich Wolfson's excellent book, The PowerBook Companion. Other articles include news of an updater for Word 5.1, WordPerfect buying BeagleWorks, a great way to roll your own Portable DeskWriter, and a tip that could avoid serious hair-pulling for tech support people. Read on, or forever be woefully uninformed!
TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92.sit NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:Tidbits:151-175:TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92.sit 151 0 15K 11/14/92 TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92 - This issue overflows with a review of WriteNow 3.0, the syllabus for a free online course, "Navigating the Internet," and an alternative view of the Duo. We also crammed in some short announcements, including news of Disk First Aid 7.1, which fixes the disappearing files and folders bug, a letter about font clone piracy, and a warning for CPU users who have a just-released PowerBook. Tune in next week for all the great stuff that wouldn't fit!
What Is TidBITS? NewsDL AMUG CD:Files:News:TidBITS: What Is TidBITS? 0 4K 6/20/92 Contains information on What TidBITs is and its distribution channels for this news weekly for the Macintosh.
