[MD1] Version Master for Macintosh
18 February, 1997 -- Symmetry Software today released version 1.1
of Version Master for the Macintosh, the premier version
tracking utility on the internet. Version Master is a client
application which shows which software on a Macintosh is
out-of-date and where on the internet users may find updates,
patches, and upgrades.
Version Master compiles a list of the software on a Mac and
displays it in spreadsheet form. Users download the current
version numbers and update locations from the Version Master
server. The Version Master server currently tracks over 22,500
software titles localized in 45 regions of the world.
Version Master keeps track of 680xx, PowerPC and FAT versions of
software. It also tracks beta versions of software independently
from release versions of the same software. Software is also
categorized by "country code" so localized versions may be
tracked.
As an added bonus, users may indicate that they would like to
receive e-mail notification whenever a newer...
[MD1] FileMaker Pro Server for NT
FILEMAKER PRO SERVER 3.0 FOR WINDOWS NT SHIPS
Windows NT database speeds FileMaker performance up to sixty percent
SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Feb. 19, 1997 - Claris Corporation announced
the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT,
database software based on the company's popular FileMaker Pro 3.0 for
Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT that accelerates the
performance of FileMaker Pro database files accessed by network users.
Certified for Microsoft BackOffice compatibility, FileMaker Pro
Server 3.0 for Windows NT is compliant with Microsoft's Windows NT
Server requirements and supports FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows and
Mac OS network users within small-to-medium size businesses and
corporate workgroups within large organizations. On average, FileMaker
Pro 3.0 Server for Windows NT performs 60% faster than peer-to-peer
networking access of FileMaker Pro databases, according to Claris
Corporation's benchmark testing.
Continues Commitment of Claris to...
[MD1] Free CodeWarrior-plug-in Eiffel
From: jcd@kira.peak.org (Joshua Dunfield)
I have ported SmallEiffel to the Macintosh as a Metrowerks CodeWarrior
plug-in. The compiler, a simple fractal example, and docs can be
downloaded from:
http://www.peak.org/~jcd/eiffel/
Beta version, use at your own risk, etc. The source code is available
at the same URL. This is an unofficial port: the SmallEiffel authors
were not involved.
(From the README file:)
* What are Eiffel and SmallEiffel?
Eiffel is a clean, efficient object-oriented language. SmallEiffel is a
free compiler for a subset (no garbage collection, no exceptions, no...)
of Eiffel. As is typical of Eiffel compilers, it generates ANSI C code,
not machine code.
* Requirements
Metrowerks CodeWarrior, preferably CW/10. The plug-in compiler is fat
(both 68K and PPC code).
[MD1] Apprentice 6
Apprentice 6 is now available! And it is still the best and definitive
CD-ROM collection of source code, utilities, and information for Mac
programmers. It is invaluable for both the skilled software engineer and
the novice weekend hacker.
Weighing in at well over 600 megabytes, you'll find hundreds of
high-quality and
up-to-date source code examples. And all of the source code is either new
or updated for this release! We've included some of the coolest new code,
designed specifically to demonstrate the latest techniques, and all of the
code is in C, C++, or Pascal, using CodeWarrior, Symantec, and MPW. You'll
find complete working examples of full-blown applications, games, control
panels, extensions, utilities, and much more.
If you are new to programming, the included "frameworks" will help
tremendously. These are complete program shells that take care of many of
the tedious tasks associated with Mac programming, including menus,
standard dialogs, file handling, and the like. Just...
[MD1] MacTech Japan Launch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Neil Ticktin
Publisher, MacTech Magazine
Xplain Corporation
Phone: 805-494-9797
Fax: 805-494-9798
publisher@mactech.com
Shinji Kobayashi
Editor-in-Chief, MacTech Japan
ASCII Corporation
Phone: +81-3-5351-8165
Fax: +81-3-5351-8166
shinji-k@ascii.co.jp
XPLAIN AND ASCII LAUNCH MACTECH JAPAN
Westlake Village, CA and Tokyo, Japan -- February 17, 1997 -- Xplain
Corporation, the publisher of MacTech Magazine, today announced that it is
launching MacTech Japan with noted Japanese publisher, ASCII Corporation.
Until today, Japanese MacOS developers have had to work twice as hard by using
English based documentation. Not only did they have to battle the technical
issues, but a language barrier as well. Now, MacTech Japan, a fully localized
version of MacTech Magazine in the United States (MacTech US), solves that.
Starting initially as a bi-monthly publication, MacTech Japan will not only
include translated articles from MacTech US, but will also include...
[MD1] WebX for the MacOS
MacXperts Introduces WebX for the MacOS
RICHMOND, Virginia -- February 13, 1997 -- MacXperts, Inc. today
announced the release and immediate availability of WebX, a WebSTAR
plug-in that enables you to connect a MacOS based web server to any
Oracle7 database.
"This is the only web-database tool that allows heuristic processing"
said William Tyler, President and CEO of MacXperts, Inc. "This means when
you send a query to the database, you don't simply get an HTML page
returned, but that you can actually make secondary logic decisions based
on the return from the query. You can't do that with other web-database
solutions" continued Tyler. WebX generates dynamic HTML pages from Oracle
stored procedures. Stored procedures retrieve and manipulate data from
the Oracle database, format the data into HTML and return the pages to
WebSTAR via the WebX plug-in. WebX offers the full power of PL/SQL to
manipulate your data and the ability to gather/serve data locally or
connect to a remote...
[MD1] Apple at InternetWorld
Attention Mac OS Developers! Be sure to visit Apple at the upcoming
InternetWorld in Los Angeles, CA, March 12-14. This is your chance to see
and learn about Apple's plans for publishing on the Internet.
* Listen to Gil Amelio's keynote on March 12 from 1:15-2:00
* Attend one or more of the 75-minute workshops at
Apple Developer Day on March 13
- Cool Server Tools
- The Best Java Experience
- Web Content Creation Tools for '97
- Developing With CyberDog, HotSauce, and Other Apple Internet Technologies
* Visit Apple's interactive Internet publishing booth, #2034
- Internet Theater
- Web site production studio
- Multiple Apple and third-party stations representing key stages
in publishing on the Internet/intranet
* Relax in Apple's Internet Cafe (open to conference attendees)
- Check your e-mails
- Catch the latest Apple Internet technologies
[MD1] Apple Demos DVD Mac
Apple Computer Demonstrates First DVD-Enabled Macintosh at Milia 97
Company makes commitment to DVD, among the first computer makers to
standardize on DVD-ROM; announces intent to establish DVD Web site
Milia 97, Cannes France - February 12, 1997 - Apple Computer, Inc.
(Cupertino, CA) today publicly demonstrated the first DVD-ROM Macintosh(R)
prototype and announced support for the DVD-ROM format throughout most of
the Apple Macintosh product line. DVD is a new industry standard for
consumer electronics and computers that delivers vastly superior audio and
video compared with current CD-ROM technology.
As part of a MILIA presentation, Apple also noted that the first
DVD-enabled Macintosh system could appear as soon as late 1997, with
several new PowerBook(R) and desktop models expected to be shipping with
DVD-ROM by early 1998.
"Just as Apple was the first computer vendor to standardize on CD-ROM ten
years ago, we now expect to take a leadership position with Macintosh and
DVD-ROM,"...
[MD1] PRF - Resource files with unlimited resource count.
For those that interested there are a new release of the PRF-file system.
It's under construction but I would like to share so I can get comments
for improving it.
Everyone that are interested should send me an e-mail and you will get the
latest release.
PRF-FILES --- RESOURCE FILES WITH UNLIMIT NUMBER OF RESOURCES
I begin developing the PRF-file system as a part of an application.
Since it might be useful for I have decided to make it public.
Main festures:
* 32-bit resource indexes and IDs
* Unlimited number of resources
* Quicker than ordinary resources
* File cache system that enable shorter access time and make it able to
open files that are larger then the free RAM memory
* Free-of-charge to use
New features:
* Interfaces for Pascal and C (the later provisional)
* ResType manipulation
* File references, like the window's and control's reference
* Transparent compression/decompression of resources
* Files can be accessed by indexes, like CountTypes and GetIndType.
Olle...
[MD1] Pict FM for FileMaker Pro 3.0
WEB BROADCASTING RELEASES WEB SERVER PICTURE ADD-ON FOR FILEMAKER PRO 3.0 FOR
MAC OS
PICT FM PERFORMS ON-THE-FLY IMAGE CONVERSION FOR FILEMAKER PRO 3.0 WEB SITES
Palo Alto CA -- February 6, 1997 -- Web Broadcasting Corporation has announced
the release of PICT FM 1.0, the first web server picture add-on product for
Claris Corp.'s FileMaker(r) Pro 3.0v4 for Macintosh. PICT FM enables
on-the-fly PICT to JPEG conversion of graphic images stored or referenced in
FileMaker Pro 3.0 container fields. As a special purpose web server plug-in,
image conversions are exceptionally fast. If a file reference to the source
image rather than the image itself is stored in the container field, than PICT
FM will convert the source image, if necessary, to the JPEG file format
on-the-fly as it serves the image to the web browser. If the source image is
already a GIF or JPEG file, than PICT FM does no conversion at all and will
simply serve the source file as-is.
BACKGROUND
PICT FM was developed to solve...
[MD1] Web FM 3.0 for FileMaker Pro 3.0
WEB BROADCASTING CORP. SHIPS WEB FM 3.0 FOR FILEMAKER PRO 3.0 FOR MAC OS
WEB SERVER PLUG-IN BRINGS INCREDIBLY FAST AND POWERFUL DATABASE
PUBLISHING TO FILEMAKER PRO 3.0 POWERED WEB SITES
Palo Alto, CA -- February 6, 1997 -- Web Broadcasting Corporation has
announced the release of WEB FM 3.0. WEB FM 3.0 is a screaming fast,
powerful, full-featured web server plug-in that links Claris Corp.'s
FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Mac OS database application to the World Wide Web
or a corporate Intranet. WEB FM enables FileMaker Pro 3.0 developers to
quickly and easily build fast, dynamic, interactive, and reliable
database solutions with a web browser interface.
The 3.0 release of WEB FM replaces the previous CGI versions with support
for Quarterdeck Corporations new WebSTAR API (W*API) plug-in standard.
The W*API provides FileMaker Pro 3.0 customers with a faster and more
efficient mechanism for linking their databases with Mac OS web servers.
ACCELERATED PERFORMANCE MEASURED IN TICKS, NOT SECONDS!...
[MD1] Free Basic Compiler
Crimson Compilers are pleased to announce SC Basic, a new free Basic
Compiler for the Macintosh platform.
SC Basic is a complete development tool which produces compact 68K code and
has a low memory and disk requirement.
SC Basic may be downloaded from the Crimson Compilers home page at:
http://www.u-net.com/~crimson/home.htm
Andy Drabble.
andy@crimson.u-net.com
[MD1] Terran and Internet Video
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Terran Interactive and Iterated Systems Partner to Provide Superior
Internet Video
New York, NY, Equitable Building, February 10, 1996 --Terran Interactive
(San Jose, CA), announced today that it will be bundling a version of Media
Cleaner EZ that is optimized for usage with Iterated System's (Atlanta, GA)
ClearVideo. Together the two products will demystify the traditionally
complex task of compressing low bit rate video while providing superior
image quality. This bundle will provide Webmasters an easy to use set of
tools for publishing high-quality video for the Internet and Intranet.
"We are entering the 'Era of Video,' but the complexities and barriers to
entry are too great for the mass audience to be able to easily deliver high
quality video over a network," said John Garrison, Iterated Systems'
product manager. "The bundling of Terran's outstanding product with the
power of ClearVideo to compress standard digital video down to extremely
small file...
[MD1] Terran Supports RealMedia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Terran Interactive Supports RealMedia Architecture
New York, NY, Equitable Building, February 10, 1996 --Terran Interactive
(San Jose, CA), announced today that it will extend its award-winning Movie
Cleaner Pro to include support for the RealMedia Architecture (RMA). The
RealMedia Architecture by Progressive Networks (Seattle, WA) is the first
open multimedia streaming platform for the internet. Terran will first
release RealMedia Cleaner Lite, a free demo version of Media Cleaner Pro
2.0 on February 10, 1997. Media Cleaner Pro 2.0 will be released April
7, 1997 at the NAB trade show in Las Vegas. Terran Interactive's tools
will allow web authors to easily optimize and compress high-quality
RealMedia movies for delivery over the Internet.
"We are excited to have Terran support the Real Media Architecture.
Terran's Movie Cleaner Pro has demonstrated itself as the best solution for
compressing other video formats. With Terran's support, Web authors can
now...
[MD1] MacHack Call for Papers
MacHack '97 Call For Papers: 2nd Call
Beat the Valentine's Day Weekend Rush, Write for MacHack
Did you know that MacHack papers form the cornerstone of
the premiere Macintosh technical conference? Papers can cover
a wide variety of cool topics. Anything from Adaptive Computing,
the Business of Being a Mac Developer, and Game Programming, to
Internet Development, Debugging PPC code, and figuring out spiffy
NeXT OS hacks.
Start 1997 off right by writing a paper for MacHack.
Not only will you get accolades from your peers, but you will
get free admission to the conference! MacHack will be held
June 26th-28th in Dearborn Michigan.
Send your idea or abstract to us at
mailto:machack-papers@machack.com on or before February 15th, 1997.
Visit our web-site at http://www.machack.com/ for more
exciting information.
[MD1] Apple on state of Newton
Dear Newton Developers and Customers,
Regrettably, there has been a great deal of misinformation in the
newspapers of late regarding our Newton program. An uninformed outsider's
view of the situation coupled with relentless doom-n-gloom reports in the
popular media could lead one to believe Apple was in the process of
"shutting-down" the Newton division. This is not the case.
I want to take this opportunity to provide you with an update on our continued
commitment to our products and to you, our developers and customers. We
are committed to complete marketing and sales efforts to launch our two
exciting products this quarter. Both of these products are in manufacturing
ramp and are on target to ship later this quarter. And we continue to
develop future products.
On the marketing front, to support the shipment of the MP2000 and the eMate
300 we are participating in a number of events over the next couple of
months including the following:
* Demo '97 (Feb 10-12)
* HIMMS -...
[MD1] Roizen to leave Apple
Roizen to leave Apple
CUPERTINO, Calif.- February 10, 1997 - Apple Computer Inc. today announced
that Heidi Roizen, 38, the company's vice president of Developer
Relations, will be leaving the company on February 19, 1996.
Roizen joined Apple one year ago (February 1996) with the stated intent "to
get Apple back on track with the developer community," and in that time has
successfully designed and implemented key programs that have strengthened
Apple's position with software developers. "In her tenure at Apple, Heidi
greatly improved Apple's developer relations activities-taking them from a
nadir in 1996 to the much healthier, more open and interactive relationship
we have today," said Guerrino de Luca, executive vice president Apple
Marketing. "She implemented many new assistance programs. And most
importantly, she brought a deeper understanding of the importance of the
developer communitiy to Apple's management team. "While we will miss
Heidi, the lessons she has taught the...
[MD1] Mac C and Pascal Guides for Free
ANNOUNCEMENT
NOW AVAILABLE FREE ON THE INTERNET
MACINTOSH C:
A Hobbyist's Guide to Programming the Mac OS in C
Version 1.1
MACINTOSH PASCAL:
A Hobbyist's Guide to Programming the Mac OS in Pascal
Initial Issue
MACINTOSH C: A Hobbyist's Guide to Programming the Macintosh in C
(Version 1.0) was first published on the Internet in March 1996.
Since then, Version 1.0 has been completely revised and overhauled,
the result being the new, improved Version 1.1, together with a small
title change intended to accommodate Apple's recently-announced dual
OS strategy.
MACINTOSH PASCAL was developed in conjunction with Version 1.1 of
MACINTOSH C. It is exactly the same as MACINTOSH C Version 1.1
except that, as you would expect, all the demonstration programs,
code snippets, etc., are in Pascal rather than C.
MACINTOSH C and MACINTOSH PASCAL both comprise:
* An 809-page book, which is available for download in Microsoft
Word and PDF formats.
* A package of demonstration programs,...
[MD1] Apple Finalizes NeXT Acq.
Apple Computer, Inc. Finalizes Acquisition of NeXT Software Inc.
Company Moves Forward with Operating System Strategy Incorporating NeXT
Technology
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Feb. 7, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced it
has completed its acquisition of NeXT Software, Inc., after securing all
necessary regulatory approvals. Apple announced on Dec. 20, 1996 its
intention to purchase NeXT in a friendly acquisition for approximately
$400 million. Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, will serve
as an advisor to Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, Apple's Chairman and CEO.
"The finalization of our acquisition of NeXT confirms our commitment to
providing our customers and software developers with a solid OS
strategy," said Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, Chairman and CEO, Apple Computer
Inc. "We embark upon Apple's third decade with renewed enthusiasm, and we
look forward to working with our developers, customers, and industry
colleagues to proliferate Apple's legacy of vision and technological...
[MD1] DynaMorph
DynaMorph (the Cross Platform Server Side Scripting Engine) continues to
blaze new ground. With release 1.1 you will find:
- Automatic periodic backup of the built-in database
- The most powerful templating architecture on the market
- A boatload of new commands for streamlining the process of site creation
- Much improved set of examples
Chat, Guestbooks, Hitcounting, Rotating Ads, OnLine Calendar,
Form Processing and much much more
http://www.morphtech.com/morphexamples/home.morph
- Extensive online manual with detailed tutorials on getting started as
well as advanced topics including Advertisement management, Visitor
tracking, and more
http://www.morphtech.com/dynamanual.morph
All this with a Most Powerful Cross Platform scripting engine. Perfect for
those who like their mac but need to deliver their sites to the Dark Side.
Start enjoying site building for the Wild World Web ... Test Drive DynaMorph!
Visit us now at http://www.morphtech.com/
Cheers,
marc
[MD1] ObjectPlant Release
Version 1.2.3 of the Object Plant is now released. This version contains
two bug fixes. One of the corrected bugs can cause ObjectPlant (version
1.2.2) to crash why I urge all of you using Object Plant to update to
version 1.2.3
There is an updater (about 94k) available at:
http://www.softsys.se/ObjectPlant/
You must have version 1.2.2 to use this updater. Version 1.2.2 can be
fetched from the web-site or any info-mac mirror.
The Object Plant is a shareware Object Oriented Analysis and Design tool
based on the Object Modeling Technique (OMT) notation.
With the Object Plant you can create
+ Object Model diagrams
+ Event Trace diagrams
+ State diagrams
Diagrams can be exported in PICT or EPS format. The information in the
Object Models can be used for generation of C++ code. (Other languages
can also be generated by modifying the code generation template files.)
Requirements:
System 7.1 or later
68020 or better
2 Mb free RAM
More information about the Object Plant can be found at
http...
[MD1] Runtime Analysis & Optimization
Professional C/C++/Java Developers:
VisionSoft has recently developed a runtime analysis and optimization
tool that will analyze the relative and actual execution performance of
your Java and/or C/C++ applications. The C/C++/Java tool provides
results as follows:
For C/C++ by file, function, class, method, statement and if-clause
True/False degrees of resolution.
For Java by file, class/method, statement and if-clause True/False
degrees of resolution.
Once the analysis is performed the program can automatically or be
directed to optimize your source structure to improve the C/C++
application performance dramatically.
If you are interested in using this tool please send email to
vsinfo@vsonline.com or visit our web site at http://www.vsonline.com and
request an evaluation.
For other tools that are currently released please visit our web site at
http://www.vsonline.com
regards,
VisionSoft
[MD1] Amelio's Shareholder Mtg Speech
Dear Developers -
Here is the text of Gil Amelio's Apple Shareholders' Meeting address. If
you are interested in the direction and goals that Apple is setting, I
recommend that you read it.
Here are a couple of things that we'll call out to you:
1. There are new and impressive people in charge of marketing.
2. Rumor has it that the new PowerBook -- code named Hooper -- is really
going to kick some butt.
3. Last quarter, the Mac OS (as opposed to Apple's hardware business alone)
actually GREW 9% -- not shrank as the generic press would lead you to
believe. Motorola, who sold 40,000 Mac OS units at Comdex, believes that
these sales are new units, not something they are taking from Apple.
I apologize for the length of this message -- but I thought it worthy.
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
=========
Good morning. Members of the Board, Apple Executives, Fellow Shareholders,
Fellow Employees. Welcome and thank you for coming.
Our annual...
[MD1] NeoAccess used in NetObjects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NeoLogic Technology
Deployed in NetObjects Fusion
NeoAccess Enables Highly Efficient Storage and Access
of Objects in NetObjects Web Site Development Tool
Berkeley, CA -- February 5, 1997 -- NeoLogic Systems Inc. announced today
that its object database engine, NeoAccess, has been integrated as the
database technology behind NetObjects' advanced web site construction
product, NetObjects Fusion. Released in September, 1996, NetObjects Fusion
allows developers to build professional quality, feature-rich web sites
using a graphical user interface which virtually eliminates traditional
HTML programming.
"NeoAccess' small memory footprint and its ability to search rapidly
through vast amounts of data, along with its well developed programming
interface, was instrumental in the rapid development of NetObjects Fusion,"
said Martin Frid-Nielsen, vice president of engineering for NetObjects Inc.
NetObjects Fusion has been designed to simplify the process of building web...
[MD1] Reference Manual for Chipmunk BASIC
From: csaw@vnet.net (csaw)
I have put together an html reference manual for Chipmunk Basic,
which is a freeware interpreted Basic provided by Ronald Nicholson.
He describes it as "an old-fashioned Basic interpreter", but he keeps
adding features that are not very old-fashioned, like IAC, graphics
extensions, object-oriented type and class definition, domain name
resolution, and fast Fourier transform. Chipmunk Basic can be
downloaded from Mr. Nicholson's Chipmunk Basic Home Page,
http://www.rahul.net/rhn/cbas.page.html
The reference manual is also available there, but in a simplified form
without enhanced navigation. I have posted the complete package to
alt.source-code.mac.
-Steve Wise
csaw@vnet.net
[MD1] WindowMenu
From: Joseph Strout (jstrout@ucsd.edu)
I've added another little code module to my public collection... this one
creates a "Windows" menu (you know, lists the open windows; pick one from
the menu to bring it to the front). It's in C, and only requires a few
calls to get the functionality (works fine from C++ too). Should work on
any system or with any framework (or lack thereof). See:
http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~jstrout/macdev/
and click on "WindowMenu".
Share and Enjoy,
-- Joe
P.S. The SimpleVector class has been much improved, thanks to some great
feedback from Jesse Jones (jesjones@halcyon.com). Available at same URL.
[MD1] Updating ANSI C/C++ from CW/10 to CW/11
From: Ron Liechty (mwron@metrowerks.com)
CodeWarriors,
With CW/11 Metrowerks has changed the default ANSI C and C++ Libraries from
a version licensed from Plum-Hall to Metrowerks owned libraries. These
Libraries all source codes as well as projects you can modify to build
custom libraries are located in the Metrowerks Standard Library folder, and
are referred to as MSL C and MSL C++. We are still providing (and will
continue to provide for some time) the older versions of the ANSI C and C++
libraries. These are located on the CodeWarrior Tools CD in the Metrowerks
CodeWarrior : ( Obsolete ANSI Libraries) folder.
Providing our own libraries allows us to ship the source code so users that
want to build their own custom libraries or fine tune the provided code may
do so. Furthermore, the Proposed ANSI/ISO Standard for C++ is now in the
final stages and this new MSL C++ Library is more compliant than the
previous Plum Hall version.
If you are updating older projects moving to these...
[MD1] Roaster Licenses ObjectSpace's Java Generic Library
Press Contacts:
ObjectSpace, Inc.
Joel Zeff
(214) 823-8242
eMail: joelzeff@objectspace.com
Roaster Technologies
Judith Steinbaum
617-876-7680 x1818
eMail: judy@roaster.com
Roaster Technologies Licenses ObjectSpace's Java Generic Library
Cambridge, Massachusetts (February 4, 1997) Roaster Technologies, a pioneer
provider of tools for Java developers, and ObjectSpace, Inc., a leading
provider of object-oriented technology, today announced a strategic
licensing agreement. ObjectSpace's Java Generic Library (JGL) will be
included with Roaster Technologies' eagerly awaited "Roaster Release 3"
development environment for Java.
"We are very excited about the Java Generic Library being included with
Roaster," said Graham Glass, Director of Advanced Research for ObjectSpace.
"The cutting-edge productivity benefits that Roaster brings to Java
programmers will mean that our class libraries will be used to their
fullest."
JGL provides developers with over 11 data structures and 75 generic...
[MD1] WebSonar for the Net
Contact:
Philip Van Cleave
Virginia Systems, Inc.
(804) 739-3200/FAX: (804) 739-8376
Email: vasys@concentric.net
WebSonar
Powerful New Text Retrieval
System for the Internet
February 5, 1997, Midlothian, Virginia. Virginia Systems announced
WebSonar, a new addition to their text retrieval product line. WebSonar
allows users to publish information quickly and easily on either the
Internet or an intranet, without having to convert their files into an HTML
format. Based on Virginia Systems' Sonar Professional search engine,
WebSonar can search over 12,000 pages per second, displaying the full
content and exact page numbers of all found documents. Searching can be
performed by any computer running a browser.
WebSonar's features include:
* Boolean, proximity, wild card, synonym, and phonetic searching. Synonym
searching allows the user to search for all related information through
WebSonar's built-in thesaurus. Phonetic searching allows searches to be
performed by sound, if the user...
[MD1] Apple to ship eMate and MP 2000
Apple Intends to Ship eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 this Quarter
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Feb. 3, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. intends to ship the
Apple eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 Newton-based mobile computers this
quarter as previously announced. The products are expected to be in the
market next month. Both products, based on the Newton operating system,
have received positive reviews from potential customers and media.
The MessagePad 2000 is a handheld mobile computer for the business
professional and provides desktop connectivity to both Windows and
Macintosh computers. Core applications ranging from e-mail and web access
to personal productivity are all built in. The MessagePad 2000, which
weighs 1. 4 pounds, features the 160 MHz StrongARM processor which makes it
one of the fastest handheld computers on the market. It is so power thrifty
that four AA batteries can provide three to six weeks of typical usage.
The eMate 300 is a low-cost mobile computer which features multi-platform...
[MD1] Apple Announces Reorg
Apple's New Structure Brings Sharp Focus on Key Businesses
Apple Computer, Inc. today implemented a streamlined organizational
structure that consolidates the Company's product development, marketing,
sales, support, and operations efforts into groups sharply focused on
Apple's strategy. With this organization, Apple is focusing research and
development on products that are central to its key businesses, sales teams
to its market strengths. It is also integrating Apple's and NeXT's
development resources, to execute its OS strategy.
"We are reshaping our product development, sales, and marketing efforts
into simpler, leaner teams that can quickly bring exceptional products to
market--and then aggressively market them to customers in our key markets"
said Dr. Gilbert Amelio, Apple's Chairman and CEO. "The organization and
team we're announcing today represent the right people, in the right
places, to bring Apple back to its basics and return us to profitability by
the end of the fiscal...
[MD1] Rhapsody Core OS Announcement
Dear Developers,
As you know, we recently announced our intention to acquire NeXT Software,
Inc. and deliver a new operating system based on NeXT and Apple technology
code-named Rhapsody. At Macworld San Francisco, we shared our high level
strategy and goals for this operating system. We want to share as much
information as possible when important decisions have been reached.
At Macworld, we indicated that Rhapsody will be based on a robust
operating system foundation that features full preemptive multitasking,
memory protection and SMP and we committed to announce our choice for the
core OS within a month.
We have chosen to deliver these capabilities using the Mach kernel. Apple
completed a thorough evaluation of several options. Each of the options had
both technical and business strengths. Mach represents the best balance of
technology, business fit and maximizes our ability to deliver on our
stated goals for Rhapsody. We believe the Mach-based core provides Apple
and...
[MD1] Absoft Pro Fortran
Absoft is pleased to announce Pro Fortran, a new Fortran toolset for Power
Macintosh. Pro Fortran is a complete development toolset which includes:
F90 compiler, upgraded VAX compatible F77, and Plum Hall validated C/C++
compilers. All compilers utilize a common development environment, tools
and user interface (individual compiler interfaces are also included).
Selected source file will automatically invoke the proper compiler, and
linker will include proper libraries. All languages are link compatible and
mixed language applications can easily be created.
Absoft's primary focus remains on Fortran compilers. The new F90 compiler
is the first available for Power Macintosh. The upgraded F77, designed for
porting legacy workstation code to the desktop now includes LS F77
extensions. New compile and runtime options allow byte swapping for porting
code to/from Intel. The C/C++ compilers are included for those wishing
mixed language development in a single environment.
Special upgrade...
[MD1] FORTRAN on CodeWarrior
Fortran Warriors,
I have just released v1.3.3 which makes Mac F2C fully compatible with MSL
and CW11. Users can get it at:
http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt/Mac_F2C.html
Thanks for your patience
Igor
Igor Mikolic-Torreira igormt@alumni.caltech.edu
(finger for PGP public keys) http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~igormt
[MD1] Motorola C/C++ compiler for Macintosh DR4 avaible
More info here:
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/library/fact_sheet/mac_c.html
What's New in DR4.0 for Mac OS:
expanded details of optimizer's control variables
general porting tips to PPC
optimizing tips for PPC code/mcc usage tips
list of supported pragma's is included
new EDG C++ front end: 3.32
bug fixes
more aggressive optimizations
memset(), atan(), atan2() now in libmoto
new improved memcpy in libmoto
ability to selectively turn off warnings
pragma unused now supported
compiler supports profile driven feedback which allows the
compiler to use runtime information
to automatically optimize your apps
installation program for all Mac OS products
SPM preference panel
tracebacks for debugger now generated
produces output compatible with the Metrowerks Profiler (-p)
[MD1] MPEG for QuickTime
Apple Introduces High-Quality MPEG Software for QuickTime
New QuickTime Extension Allows Playback of Popular MPEG-1 and VideoCD on
PowerPC Mac OS Systems
Cupertino, Calif.--Jan. 24, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
immediate availability of its' QuickTime MPEG (Moving Picture Experts
Group) extension, enabling full-screen, software-only playback of MPEG-1
and VideoCD audio/video files on PowerPC Mac OS computers. MPEG is a
worldwide industry standard for compressing synchronized audio and video
for post-production and entertainment. The MPEG extension is available
immediately for use with QuickTime 2.5 and may be downloaded from the
QuickTime website at: http://quicktime.apple.com/.
Through the MPEG extension, VHS-quality, full-screen video, and
CD-quality audio are now available as a synchronized data type in the
QuickTime architecture. Apple has long recognized MPEG as an important
industry standard and has supported hardware MPEG-1 playback on Macintosh
since 1994. With...
[MD1] ProjectorVCS DropIn
This is a posting to announce ProjectorVCS - a CW IDE dropin that let's you
connect to a ProjectorDB and do all of your VCS stuff.
I have set up a little web site for it that contains the current version
and some info.
the url is:
http://www.joyspot.com/projector
Comments, as always, are solicited.
This constitutes a verion 1, and as such, if you use it, please pay the
shareware fee. Ongoing support will definately happen. I NEED this thing
too!
Thanks,
Phil Smy
[MD1] Metrowerks Acquires Latitude
METROWERKS TO ACQUIRE LATITUDE PORTING TECHNOLOGY
CodeWarrior(R) To Be Hosted On Sun Microsystems(R)' Solaris(TM)-based
UNIX(R) Workstations
AUSTIN, Texas--January 27, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development
tools, today announced that it had signed a letter of intention to acquire
the principle assets of The Latitude Group, Inc., of Mountain View, Calif.
Latitude's principle assets include a porting library which allows Mac(TM)
OS applications to be ported to UNIX-hosted operating systems, including
Sun Microsystems' Solaris 2.3+, Silicon Graphics(R)' IRIX(TM) 5.2+ and
Hewlett-Packard(R)'s HP-UX(R) 9.03+. The Latitude porting libraries
redirect Mac OS commands to the target operating system, with a UNIX
library containing a portable implementation of the Mac OS API at its core.
Metrowerks will also take over providing the Latitude porting technology to
The Latitude Group, Inc.'s existing clients already under...
[MD1] Word Services SDK
The Word Services SDK 1.0.8 has been released and is available via the Web
from:
http://www.wordservices.org/Developers/
Word Services allows any application to link to a speller, grammar checker
or other text service as if it is a built-in menu item. It is a public
protocol - no license fee or non-disclosure is required to use it.
Once a user has a service application, it may be shared among all their
Word Services client applications, so the user needs only one dictionary.
Also, the user can obtain services in various languages from several
vendors and add them to each Word Services client application.
It is used, for example, by Qualcomm's Eudora Pro to link to Working
Software's Spellswell 7.
The SDK includes the complete protocol specification, tutorial documents,
and the source code to Writeswell Jr., a simple Word Services word
processor. Also available from the Web page is the source to WSI
NewsWatcher, a version of NewsWatcher that allows you to spellcheck your
posts.
The...
[MD1] OpenStep, VOODOO, Guide, Tenon & ETO
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* OpenStep Docs Available
* VOODOO 1.8 integrates with CodeWarrior
* Apple Guide Development Tool
* Tenon's CodeBuilder
* Apple Location Manager
* Apple Releases ETO #22
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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OpenStep Docs Available
From: Jordan Dea-Mattson
Apple Dev Tools Evangelism
Folks,
NeXT has started to make their programmer documentation available on the
web for downloading. Currently, they have the following documents online
(with more to come shortly0:
http://www.next.com/Pubs/Documents/Download
Discovering OPENSTEP: A Developer Tutorial
Object-Oriented Programming and the Objective-C Language
Foundation Reference
WebObjects Library...
[MD1] Parts, C100, MW/NEC, Willows, Obj Master
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Part Bundles Avail Online
* C100 Integrators
* Metrowerks Signs Embedded Agreement with NEC
* Willows RT for Embedded Systems
* Altura acquires Object Master
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Part Bundles Avail Online
January 14, 1997
In an effort to deliver a set of starter parts to end-users, six Component
100 members have agreed to bundle their products and have successfully
deployed the bundles for sale on the Internet. Hutchings Software, Kantara
Development, Corda Technologies, MetaMind Software, Eclipse Services, and
SoftLinc are participating in the initial bundles. Users can purchase a
mega-bundle, including Rapid-I(TM) Button, Kantara...
[MD1] BeyondRealms, Purity, 4D & Web, Blyth
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms
* Purity Previews BeOS Web Server
* Purity's WebSentinel
* Web Server 4D 1.0.6
* NetLink/4D 2.0
* Blyth Releases Omins Web RAD
* Blyth Offers 4D Customers Easy Migration to Omnis Web RAD
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Pacific Coast's BeyondRealms
BEYONDREALMS' PROVIDES PAGE LEVEL PASSWORD PROTECTION, DYNAMIC HTML
SECURITY AND CACHING FOR WEB SERVERS
Pacific Coast Software introduces a new product that improves the
performance and functionality of any Macintosh or Windows Web server
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (January 7, 1997) - Pacific Coast Software introduces a
new product to their catalog of utilities for...
[MD1] SoundMaker, PowerFantasm, PowerTap, Seapine
Due to high traffic on MacDev-1 and to conserve your mailbox space, the
following releases have been combined in this message:
* Allegiant publishes SoundMaker
* PowerFantasm Upgrade
* PowerTap
* Seapine Announces TestTrack 1.5 for Mac, W95 and NT
* Seapine Software and Datacraft Announce TestTrack/4D
* Seapine Software Introduces Solo Bug for Mac and Windows
Full text of each of these announcements is below. Each announcement
stands on its own and doesn't indicate any relation between companies or
products.
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Allegiant publishes SoundMaker
Allegiant Technologies, Inc.
9740 Scranton Road, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel.: 619/587-0500
Fax.: 619/587-1314
Internet: info@allegiant.com
Press Contacts:
Kathy Episcopo, Public Relations Manager
ext. 127
ALLEGIANT TO PUBLISH SOUNDMAKER
Innovative sound-editing software from Micromat to complement
Allegiant's award-winning line of...
[MD1] DayStar's 12,000 MHz Mac
DAYSTAR INTROS ANOTHER MAC FIRST!
MEDIA PROCESSING NETWORKED CLUSTERS
Using DayStar nPOWER Technology
Demonstrates nPOWER on 12,000 MHz Genesis MP system cluster
Macworld San Francisco, Booth 2407 - January 7, 1997 -- Today, DayStar
Digital, Inc., unveiled the next step for nPOWER the technology that has
brought new levels of processing capability to media publishing
professionals. Media publishing has gone digital, and professional
processing of 3D animation, video effects and final encoding outstrips
current multiprocessor systems. But, by combining these systems into
clusters, processing power is concentrated to solve the most challenging
problems, quickly and affordably.
DayStar is demonstrating the first implementation of this technology at
Macworld San Francisco. Combining 16 quad processor systems for a total of
12,000 MHz of performance, nPOWER solves one of the most time consuming
media tasks currently Cinepak compression (encoding).
DayStar originally brought new...
[MD1] NeTProfessional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NeTProfessional - Macintosh Solutions for the Internet.
New Macintosh-specific magazine for network and web professionals
launches January 6
Contact:
Jim Capparell, Publisher, 415-957-1911 ext 11 (publisher@NeTProLive.com)
Raines Cohen, Editor, 415-957-1911 ext 36 (editor@NeTProLive.com)
612 Howard Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
NeTProfessional: Macintosh Solutions for the Internet debuts at
Mactivity and Macworld Expo with 36 -page sneak preview; the full
magazine premieres in March on a bi-monthly schedule and will offer full
coverage of the Internet from a Macintosh perspective.
Editor Raines Cohen says "NeTProfessional is about the Net, not just the
Web, so in addition to regular Web coverage such as site design,
maintenance, commerce and security, we will also look at intranets,
e-mail solutions, news mailing lists, and the Mac Internet community as
a whole."
Cohen has seventeen years of experience in the Apple User Group
community and spent...
[MD1] NI Spins Off Roaster Product Division
Contact: Judith Steinbaum
Judith@natural.com
617-876-7680 x1818
Natural Intelligence Announces Spin Off of Roaster Product Division.
January 6, 1997. Natural Intelligence, Inc. today issued the first of
several new year announcements which reveal the new directions projected by
this energetic technology company. The company will spin off its Roaster
Products Division to "Roaster Technologies," a newly formed company
specializing in Java Development Tools.
For Natural Intelligence, this announcement officially begins the
celebration of the company's upcoming 10 Year Anniversary, and is the first
step of the 'New Year Resolutions' which will articulate the company's
business strategies.
"This is an exciting transition for all of us," said Joshua Wachs,
President and CEO of Natural Intelligence. "This new arrangement liberates
each company to continue to evolve and maintain its 'natural' focus. All of
the Natural Intelligence energy will now be focused on our Consulting and
Training...
[MD1] Phantom 2.0
For Immediate Release
Maxum Development Announces Phantom 2.0,
the Next Generation of Web Crawling for Macintosh
Macworld, San Francisco, CA, January 7, 1997 -- Maxum Development Corp.
today announced Phantom 2.0, a major upgrade to the currently released
version, Phantom 1.1. Phantom 2.0 brings second generation Web crawling to
Macintosh Webmasters and is still the only commercially available
crawler/search engine for the Mac OS.
As the Internet continues to expand, Web search and retrieval tools are
becoming essential in making information not only available but accessible.
Monolithic search engines such as Yahoo offer important services, but in
many cases only add to the information overload.
Phantom enables Webmasters to build targeted search and retrieval
capabilities into their Web sites. It is perfect for organizations with
multiple (even hundreds) of Web servers, allowing the Webmaster to make the
entire site searchable from a single entry point. Phantom is also ideal
for...
[MD1] Apple Club
Apple Enters Internet Commerce Market
Web-based Club Offers One-stop Access for Software Updates
MACWORLD/EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 7, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc., today
announced it is entering the Internet commerce market with a new, web-based
subscription service called Apple Club. The service, which will be
initially available in the U.S., reaches out to Apple customers,
developers, and service providers with high speed access to Apple software
updates, newsletters, and services for the easiest, fastest, most
convenient way to keep Macintosh systems up-to-date.
"The Apple Club is phase one of our Internet commerce strategy for Apple
solutions and services," said Mike Dionne, senior vice president and
general manager of AppleAssist. "With the popularity of Internet services
compounding daily, we have created easy to use 'diamond lane service' to
deliver features that are valuable to our customers."
Priced at U.S. $19.95 per year, the Club offers customers a full-service
software...
[MD1] ICONIX ObjectModeler NextStep/Intel
ICONIX announces availability of ObjectModeler for NextStep/Intel
ICONIX Software Engineering, Inc. (www.iconixsw.com) is pleased to
announce the immediate availability of all 10 ICONIX PowerTools
modules, including ObjectModeler, the leading Macintosh OOA/OOD tool,
for the NextStep operating system on the Intel platform.
"ICONIX has been building development tools for the Macintosh since
1984, with a strong focus on object-oriented analysis and design since
about 1990," stated company President Doug Rosenberg. "We think that
ObjectModeler's advanced O-O modeling capabilities are a perfect match
for NeXT's state-of-the-art Object-Oriented development environment.
In particular, we believe ObjectModeler's support for OMT Class
Modeling and Use Case driven modeling (Jacobson's Objectory) provides
an excellent front-end for developing with the NeXT Enterprise Object
Framework, Interface Builder, and, of course, WebObjects. We expect a
significant number of new developers to begin...
[MD1] Lasso 2.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 1997
Media Contact:
Bill Doerrfeld, President
Blue World Communications, Inc.
(206) 313-1051, bill@blueworld.com
Lasso 2.0 Java-Enables FileMaker Pro
Contains Built-in Web Server
MACWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 6, 1997 - Blue World Communications,
Inc. will demonstrate ground breaking features to be part of the next major
upgrade to its popular Lasso program. Lasso Web-enables Claris Corporation
FileMaker Pro databases, providing a powerful all-in-one dynamic Web data
publishing solution.
Java-Enabling FileMaker Pro
Lasso 2.0 will allow Java applets and applications to access FileMaker Pro
databases from anywhere on the internet. Java applets and applications will
be able to search FileMaker Pro databases, and add, update, and delete
records. Lasso 2.0 will ship with a set of Java classes that will allow
developers to create their own applets and applications. Lasso 2.0 will
also ship with a set of "canned" applets that non-programmers will be...
