[MD1] To Developers on the Apple Restructuring
Dear Colleagues:
As you may already know, Apple made an announcement today regarding its
restructuring plans. While the full details are available in the press
release, I wanted to make sure that you were aware of the changes and how
they will impact Developer Relations.
Earlier this year, Gil Amelio promised to simplify Apple's product lines
and to resolve some of Apple's fragmentation issues. As part of the
restructuring, Apple's once-scattered marketing organizations have been
united into a single organization under the leadership of Guerrino De
Luca. Developer Relations, as a part of this organization, will
participate in efforts to make Apple successful and to help developers be
even more successful. We realize that the single most important way we
can help developers is to dramatically increase the number of satisfied
Macintosh customers who will purchase your software and hardware
products. We're working hard to make that happen!
To simplify our product lines, we are evaluating...
[MD1] Be Dev Conf & Other events
Announcing BeDC
THE BE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
---------------------------
May 10-11, 1997
Westin Hotel at the Santa Clara Convention Center
San Jose, California
Sponsored By: Be, Inc
Power Computing Corp.
Metrowerks, Inc.
Coming on May 10-11, 1997, the Be Developer Conference is the ideal forum
to get up to speed on development for the Be Operating Systems, to find out
the latest Be technologies, and to meet and discuss technology and products
with other Be developers and marketeers. This is a conference that should
not be missed.
This year, the conference expands to two days, and features a dual track
format that includes sessions on basic BeOS programming as well as advanced
sessions on specific technologies and software types. There will also be
sessions on bringing products to market and Internet-based distribution.
As part of Be's continued commitment to our developers, the Be Developer
Conference has no fees. Lunch is included on both days. In...
[MD1] BeOS Masters Awards Program
Fame,Recognition,Megahertz...
THE BEOS MASTERS AWARDS PROGRAM
-------------------------------
Innovation in the BeOS comes as much from developers building with the BeOS
as through Be's own efforts. It is Be developers that will create the
products that transform the BeOS from raw potential into a truly useful and
revolutionary system.
How to we recognize the developer who takes a risk? Who steps out of
current paradigms to take entirely different approach to a problem. Who
takes on the task of leveraging the underlying hardware and OS to deliver
new capabilities to the end user.
How do we acknowledge the commitment of a team which ignores the
invocations of "it can't be done" or "it shouldn't be done" to change the
way people use their computers?
How do we recognize the lone programmer who works late into the night after
their "real" job or school work to complete a product that solves real
problems?
How can we place the spotlight on the real heroes of the revolution, the...
[MD1] BeOS Porting Lab and Bugs online
Get a Preview of the Preview....
BeOS PREVIEW RELEASE PORTING LAB
--------------------------------
Be Developer services is working on setting up a Preview Release porting
lab to help port applications to the Preview Release as quickly as
possible. Applications written for DR8 will not be binary-compatible with
the DR9 release, thus developers will need to recompile their code and make
some modifications in order to take advantage of new functionality. The
Preview Release is the first release in which forward compatibility will be
a priority (and thus the last release to break everything.)
If you want to participate in a porting lab, then please send a message to
devservices@be.com. The lab will be held in March and early April, and as
the date approaches, we'll get more specific. But since we expect this
space to be limited and in high demand, you'll want to reserve space now.
This lab is intended for developers who intend to ship a product that is
for purchase with the Preview...
[MD1] Apple Details Restructuring Plans
Apple Computer Details Restructuring Plans
Company Paves Return Road to Leadership With Focus on Its Distinctive
Product Strengths
CUPERTINO, Calif.--March 14, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. Chairman and CEO
Gilbert F. Amelio today detailed a restructuring plan that sharpens the
Company's focus on strengths that have been at the heart of its success --
exceptionally easy-to-use personal and mobile computers with unique
multimedia and Internet capabilities.
"The top priorities guiding our reorganization are the rapid delivery of
distinctive products for our loyal business, education, and home
customers, and the development of a robust next-generation operating
system to carry them into the future," Amelio said. "We can best achieve
these goals by streamlining our organization, simplifying our product
lines to deliver fewer but much stronger models, and stopping investments
in activities that are not central to these core businesses."
Apple began the reorganization last month with a new...
[MD1] BeOS DR8.3 Update
To all,
Be, Inc. distributed the BeOS DR8.2 in December. As you know, this version
was bound into the January, 1997 issue of MacTech Magazine. The BeOS
software expires on April 1. Good news though: Be has released an update
(see below) that removes the date limitation.
If you are still interested in seeing the BeOS, there are still a few
copies of this back issue available (due to a rare situation that we were
able to get extra copies). For more information, see http://www.mactech.com
Thanks,
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
-------------------------------------------------------
We at Be hope that the beginning of spring finds you well. It has been a
few months since we last sent out a developer update, so we've got lots of
news.
By the way, as a Be developer, you are in good company. There are now
4,706 registered Be developers from all over the world. There are now some
308 applications of various types that have been uploaded to...
[MD1] MacA&D 6.0
MacA&D 6.0 - Software Engineering Made Easy
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, March 14, 1997 --- Excel Software, the world's leading
vendor of Macintosh CASE tools, today announced availability of MacA&D 6.0
for Macintosh. MacA&D is a software engineering tool for object-oriented
analysis and design, structured analysis and design, real-time and multi-task
design, data and screen modeling, integrated code generation with
editing/browsing, requirements traceability, use cases and multi-user team
dictionary.
Version 6.0 represents the next major step in the evolutionary progression of
MacA&D which over its 10 year life has been adopted by thousands of
corporate, university and government users. MacA&D has new user manuals,
improved interoperability with the document compatible WinA&D for Windows
95/NT and new features to improve ease of use.
Tool Bar Interface - Commonly used commands are now easily accessible by
clicking buttons on the tool bar across the top of the screen...
[MD1] Raven 1.0 on Info-Mac
From: jesjones@halcyon.com (Jesse Jones)
Subject: [ANN] Raven 1.0 A new C++ framework
I've recently uploaded Raven 1.0 to Info-Mac. Raven is a new C++ framework
for Macintosh programming. Raven is similar to PowerPlant and MacApp but
takes full advantage of newer C++ features, has a more modular structure,
and makes extensive use of programming by contract.
Like ODF and MacApp Raven makes extensive use of multiple inheritance by
means of mixin classes. Raven also uses the standard C++ classes wherever
possible, including the string class, the standard exception classes, and
STL. Raven also makes use of template classes and RTTI.
Raven is divided into four layers: Foundation, Core, Application, and
Esoteria. Each layer is composed of a number of packages. For example the
Core layer has a Files package containing classes to manage things like
reading/writing a file, iterating over files, accessing the Desktop
Manager, and CustomGetFile and CustomPutFile.
The Foundation layer contains...
[MD1] SiteEdit Pro Version 2.0
SiteEdit Pro Version 2.0
ActiveX support, improved editing, and server maintenance
SiteEdit Pro provides a convenient, Web-based method of maintaining HTML
pages and other files on your server. Without leaving your browser,
SiteEdit allows you navigate the folder hierarchy on your server and
perform useful functions like moving, copying, renaming or deleting files
and folders. In addition, it allows you to create new folders or Web pages
immediately. You can edit HTML documents to quickly update a page or create
entirely new content. SiteEdit is secure since it requires valid passwords
to perform all functions. Multi-user capability is built-in so that you can
provide restricted access to multiple people. Thus an ISP or Webmaster can
provide easy access to an individual's folder without compromising the
security of their system.
Version 2.0 includes support for file upload from Microsoft's Internet
Explorer using a custom ActiveX control, will automatically expand
compressed packages...
[MD1] StuffIt Engine SDK 4.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The StuffIt Engine(tm) SDK 4.0 For Macintosh From Aladdin Systems, Is Now
Available To The Developer Community
Watsonville, CA-- March 13, 1997 - Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer and
publisher of the worldwide Macintosh compression standard, StuffIt, ships
the StuffIt Engine Software Developer Kit (SDK) 4.0 for Macintosh. The
StuffIt Engine gives third party software built-in support for StuffIt
archives (.sit), the Macintosh standard for archiving and compression.
By licensing the StuffIt Engine a developer's product can easily create
StuffIt archives (.sit), Self-Extracting archives (.sea), and encrypted
archives among other formats. The StuffIt Engine consists of a series of
code resources that give users access to standard StuffIt archival
compression and decompression. "The StuffIt Engine 4.0 for Mac allows
developers to use the industry standard StuffIt compression and
decompression formats in their products easily," said Pauline Shumake,
StuffIt Engine...
[MD1] WebCommerce Solution
WebCommerce Solution(tm) - Release 2.0
Introducing WebDNA(tm) technology
Pacific Coast Software's WebCommerce Solution, the first commercially
available commerce package for Macintosh, is entering a new era. With
Release 2.0 of the product, the strong turn-key foundation that allowed any
Webmaster to quickly establish an online storefront has been radically
built up to become one of the most flexible and powerful Web server
additions available.
WebCommerce Solution Release 2.0 uses Pacific Coast Software's new WebDNA
technology. WebDNA (which stands for Dynamic Naming Architecture) provides
the Webmaster with the building blocks to create a Web site that is truly
alive. The language combines the power of scripting with the familiarity of
HTML. WebDNA means that a site created with WebCommerce Solution Release
2.0 can grow from a simple part-time storefront to a muti-million dollar
shopping center without problems.
ClubMac, ClubPC, and ClubPDA , some of the premiere mail order catalog...
[MD1] World's Largest Software Catalog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Michael Robertson
Filez
(619) 581-1931
michael@filez.com
http://www.filez.com
Software Seekers Have a New Resource - World's Largest Software Catalog
San Diego, CA -- March 6, 1997 - Computer users have a powerful new tool to
use in their quest for software at: http://www.filez.com. Filez, the
leading software search site, has added a file catalog to its popular file
search engine.
The Filez Catalog consists of over 10 million Macintosh and Windows files
comprehensively categorized from worldwide sources. "FTP servers house an
enormous amount of content virtually ignored by all the major search
engines. We have leveraged the 75 million files collected by our search
engine to create a Yahoo-type browsable catalog of that content," says
Josef Block, VP of Marketing.
The best commercial, educational, shareware, freeware and personal archives
are all combined to construct the Filez Catalog. Rather than visiting each
individual site on the net, users can now...
[MD1] HomeDoor 2.0
FOR RELEASE MARCH 12, 1997
Contact: Charles McHenry
541-772-2382
cmchenry@opendoor.com
OPEN DOOR NETWORKS SHIPS HOMEDOOR 2.0
MAJOR NEW UPGRADE TO INDUSTRY-PIONEERING PRODUCT
LOS ANGELES, CA. -- March 12, 1997 -- Open Door Networks, Inc. today
announced that, beginning next week, it will ship HomeDoor 2.0, a major new
release of the product that started the Macintosh multi-domain Internet
services market. HomeDoor 2.0, which works both conventionally and as a
plug-in for WebSTAR and compatible servers, provides Webmasters with
unprecedented levels of flexibility in setting up multi-domain Web servers
using the Macintosh. Not only does HomeDoor remain the only Macintosh
product to offer "any browser, any server" compatibility, but, with the 2.0
release, it becomes the only product to provide Webmasters with the option
of implementing either or both of the two current mechanisms for providing
multi-domain Web service.
HomeDoor 1.0 pioneered the multi-domain Internet services...
[MD1] Metrowerks Acquisition of Lattitude
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF LATITUDE PORTING TECHNOLOGY AND
ANNOUNCES NEW ADDITIONS TO MANAGEMENT TEAM
AUSTIN, Texas-March 10, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced that it has officially acquired the principle assets of The
Latitude Group, Inc., of Mountain View, Calif., for the sum of $500,000
including acquisition costs.
Latitude's principle assets include a porting library which allows Mac OS
applications to be ported to UNIX-hosted operating systems. Metrowerks
intends to use the Latitude porting library to port CodeWarrior to run on
Sun Microsystems' Solaris-based UNIX workstations and Metrowerks will
retarget the porting technology to Apple Computer's next generation
operating system, Rhapsody. Sun's Solaris-based UNIX workstations are
widely used by embedded systems programmers worldwide....
[MD1] Tools for PowerPC Embedded Microprocessors
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS RELEASES NEW DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR MOTOROLA'S POWERPC EMBEDDED
MICROPROCESSORS
AUSTIN, Texas-March 10, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK)
one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today
announced CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems, an Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) supporting Motorola's MPC 8xx PowerPC family
of embedded processors. Motorola and Metrowerks will be showing the new
tools at the Embedded Systems Conference East in Boston, MA from March
10-12, in the Motorola booth, #304.
Hosted on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 and Mac OS, CodeWarrior for PowerPC
Embedded Systems allows programmers to build applications for a variety of
portable electronic devices using the Motorola MPC 8xx series of
microprocessors. The CodeWarrior IDE offers a powerful suite of programming
tools including an integrated project manager, text editor,...
[MD1] Castanet Tuner for Mac Java Available
From: Nick DeMello (online@mactech.com)
[PTR] Castanet Tuner for Mac Java Available
===========================================
Just noticed this, thought others would be interested. An alpha
version of the Cantanet tuner for Castanet (JAVA) channels is now
available for the Macintosh. It requires internet config and MacOS
runtime JAVA.
-- nick
MacOS Runtime JAVA
(http://www.applejava.apple.com/text/download.html)
Internet Config
(ftp://ftp.marimba.com/pub/release/unsupported/inetconfig1_3.sit.hqx)
Catastanet for the Mac (ALPHA):
(ftp://ftp.marimba.com/pub/release/mac/tuner.hqx)
(http://www.marimba.com/tunein/)
[MD1] Krathwohl to Fill Roizen's Shoes
Krathwohl to Fill Roizen's Shoes
David Krathwohl was just appointed vice president of Apple Developer
Relations, filling the position previously held by Heidi Roizen. As vice
president of Apple Developer Relations, David Krathwohl is responsible
for building and maintaining relationships between Apple and its
developers worldwide, encouraging developer commitment to Apple
platforms, and defining programs that facilitate developer success. As
the former director of International Developer Relations, Krathwohl
brings a wealth of knowledge of Apple's Macintosh developer community to
his new position. For his complete biography, see below:
-------------------------------------------------------
David Krathwohl
Vice President, Developer Relations
Apple Computer, Inc.
As vice president of Apple Developer Relations, David Krathwohl is
responsible for building and maintaining relationships between Apple and
its developers worldwide, creating integrated initiatives that encourage
developer...
[MD1] LiveAccess
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY, March 1, 1997:
theta group is pleased to announce the availability of
LiveAccess 1 Update 1, the first update to its innovative
suite of OpenDoc parts for accessing relational database
systems like FileMaker Pro, 4th Dimension, Oracle7, ODBC.
Update 1 includes lots of exciting new functionality, like
tighter Cyberdog integration (Cyberdog-enabled LiveAccess
controls, direct resolution of URLs fetched from any kind
of database system; e.g. to build a FileMaker Pro or
4D-driven Notebook-style documents), fully internationalized,
database independent date/time handling, off-line viewing
of result sets and more great stuff.
LiveAccess 1 Update 1 ist still only $69 including
connectivity to FileMaker Pro, 4th Dimension, Oracle7,
ODBC and dtF.
More details on LiveAccess 1 Update 1 can be found at
(http://www.thetagroup.com/LiveAccess/LiveAccessIntro.htm)
About LiveAccess
LiveAccess is a suite of MacOS OpenDoc Live Objects for
accessing relational database systems like...
[MD1] LS Fortran Plug-in for CodeWarrior
Dateline---March 10, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fortner Research Announces LS Fortran Plug-In
for Metrowerks CodeWarrior
Sterling, VA---Fortner Research, developers of award-winning software for
scientists and engineers, announced today that they are now shipping LS
Fortran Plug-in for CodeWarrior. CodeWarrior owners will now have the ability
to use LS Fortran in writing and compiling Fortran programs directly in the
CodeWarrior environment, as well as combining Fortran routines with C, C++,
and Pascal software.
The LS Fortran 77 compiler has won worldwide acclaim for its ease of use,
robust code generation and high degree of compatibility with Fortran programs
on multiple operation systems. Now, this powerful language is being made
available to a broad base of customers who want to code with the power of
Fortran and link seamlessly with C, C++, and Pascal, all within one
programming environment. Thanks to CodeWarrior's full-featured GUI
programming environment, users can now...
[MD1] Roaster Licenses Obj Design's PSE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROASTER TECHNOLOGIES LICENSES OBJECT DESIGN'S PSE FOR JAVA TO INTEGRATE
WITH ROASTER RELEASE 3
CONTACT:
Roaster Technologies, Inc.
Judith Steinbaum, Manager, Press and Public Relations
617.876.7680 x1818
email: judith@roaster.com
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 7, 1997 - Roaster Technologies today announced that
its eagerly awaited Roaster Release 3 will include Object Design's
ObjectStore PSE for Java. Roaster, the pioneering Integrated Development
Environment for Java on the Macintosh, has added significant functionality
by tightly integrating ObjectStore PSE into its new release.
Written entirely in Java, ObjectStore PSE for Java is a high-speed,
small-footprint database that provides portable, transparent Java object
persistence. This integration will enable Roaster users to access data from
their Java applications easily, without having to map Java objects to
sequential files or tables. When combined with the ability of Roaster
Release 3 to create stand-alone Java...
[MD1] Tempo will be MacOS 8
MARCH 5, 1997
VOLUME 11 ISSUE 10
Tempo's official name: Mac OS 8
By MacWEEK Staff
Apple announced today that the OS code-named Tempo will be officially
known as Mac OS 8, a name that was reserved for the company's failed
next-generation OS project, code-named Copland.
"It would be confusing to not call it 8," said Jim Gable, vice president
of AppleSoft product marketing. "We feel very strongly it is a major
upgrade."
Gable said that the user-interface changes in the Tempo release merit more
than the Mac 0S 7.7 designation originally planned for it. Apple's current
naming scheme calls for changing the first digit of the version number when
major architectural or user-experience changes are made (see
http://www.macweek.com/mw_1035/news_system754.html).
He said Apple's market research indicated that users did not strongly
associate the Mac OS 8 name with Copland and felt the name was appropriate
for the Tempo release.
"This wouldn't even be a big issue if the Copland project wasn't...
[MD1] ScriptAgent
Leverage the power of your AppleScript and 4th Dimension
applications with ScriptAgent.
ScriptAgent actually embeds AppleScript into the 4D
procedural language, which enables 4D to communicate
bi-directionally with virtually any AppleScriptable
application.
You can even combine conditional program branching code and
data from both 4D and AppleScript in the same procedure!
For instance, a user can enter a customer code into a 4D
layout, press Tab, and instantly return the matching
customer record into the layout from an outside source (like
MacP&L, an AppleScriptable accounting application). That's
something you could never do with AppleScript alone. Or
build a complete publishing workflow solution using
QuarkXpress, 4D, and your favorite scriptable graphics
cataloging application.
ScriptAgent works great with the new 4D Version 6, and will
provide the developer with massive background processing
power using the new EXECUTE ON SERVER command. Just imagine
what you could do with...
[MD1] NeoAccess 5.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jesse Odell
The Ford Odell Group
707/538-9592
jesse@fordodell.com
NeoLogic Augments Capabilities and Accessibility
of Object Database Technology
--NeoAccess 5.0 brings added performance, capabilities
and full support for the latest releases of
all major compilers and development frameworks
BERKELEY, CA -- March 4, 1997 -- NeoLogic Systems, Inc., a leading
provider of object-oriented database technology, today announced the
release of NeoAccess 5.0, a significant enhancement to the company's
cross-platform, object database management system. Featuring added
support for large databases (over four gigabytes) and expanded schema
evolution support, NeoAccess 5.0 simplifies the development of
sophisticated applications for a broad range of professional developers.
NeoAccess 5.0 includes full support for the latest releases of all major
compilers and application frameworks. It ships with full C++ source code
to provide maximum flexibility for both commercial...
[MD1] PageSentry 2.1
Press Contact: Dean Dahlgren
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
dean@maxum.com
Maxum will be in the Apple Pavillion at Internet World
Maxum Development Ships PageSentry and PageSentry Pro 2.1,
now Monitoring all your Internet Servers
Maxum Announces PageSentry for Windows to Ship Early Second Quarter
Internet World, Los Angeles, CA, March 12, 1997 -- Maxum Development
Corporation, a leading developer of Macintosh Web server add-on tools,
today announced the shipment of PageSentry-tm 2.1 and PageSentry Pro-tm
2.1.
In addition, Maxum announced they will be shipping a Windows version of
PageSentry in early second quarter. PageSentry for Windows will provide
users the same features as the Macintosh version. A beta of the Windows
version is available today on Maxum's Web site at:
http://www.maxum.com/PageSentry
Maxum's set of Internet server monitors allow customers to maintain
reliable Internet services seven days a week, 24 hours a day. In addition
to Web site monitoring,...
[MD1] Phantom 2.0
Press Contact: Dean Dahlgren
Phone: (630) 830-1113
Fax: (630) 830-1262
E-Mail: dean@maxum.com
Maxum will be in the Apple Pavillion at Internet World.
Maxum Development Ships Phantom 2.0 for the Macintosh, the Next Generation
of Web Crawling
Maxum Announces Phantom 2.0 for Windows to Ship Early Second Quarter
Internet World, Los Angeles, CA, March 12, 1997 -- Maxum Development
Corporation today announced the shipment of Phantom-tm 2.0, a major upgrade
to their market leading Web crawler for Macintosh. 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.
In addition, Maxum announced they will be shipping a Windows version of
Phantom in early second quarter. Phantom for Windows will provide users
the same features as the Macintosh version. A beta of the Windows version
is available today on Maxum's Web site at: http://www.maxum.com/Phantom/
Phantom enables Webmasters to build...
[MD1] PreFab's Player 1.1
***Essential Scripting Utility Gets Even Better***
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: Mary M. Ashley, mma@prefab.com
420A Main St., Acton, MA 01720, 508-266-2885
ACTON, MA -- February 28, 1997 -- PreFab Software, Inc. is pleased to
announce that version 1.1 of Player shipped today. Player adds verbs to
AppleScript and Frontier to query and control non-scriptable applications
and control panels. The 1.1 release offers new verbs, enhanced options,
revised documentation and new example scripts.
PreFab Player 1.1 includes a breakthrough feature for automating Adobe
Photoshop: it's the only product on the market that can control Photoshop
dialog items by name. Scripts can now "check" or "uncheck" a checkbox and
call Player's standard query verbs, e.g. to verify that a certain item is
enabled or execute a difference sequence depending on which radio button is
selected. Photoshop 4.0 takes a preliminary step towards automation with
built-in "Actions"; Player is still required for...
[MD1] QuickTime VR 2.0/Macintosh is GM!
From: David Palermo, palermo@apple.com
Finally!
QuickTime VR 2.0/Macintosh is GM! It will be available in about 10 days
to customers.
Please keep in mind that QTVR v2.0 is NOT cross-platform yet! We expect
to ship QTVR v2.0/Windows later. This release is out now to give
developers a chance to start working with it until we have the Windows
pieces ready.
If you have any questions please call me at 4-2621.
Here is a letter that went out to developers:
Many thanks for your patience. QuickTime VR 2.0 is GM! You can expect
your orders for the QuickTime VR 2.0 Authoring Tools Suite and the
book/CD-ROM package, Virtual Reality Programming with QuickTime VR 2.0,
to ship in about two weeks.
If you have not yet ordered these products, get ordering info on the Web
at http://devworld.apple.com; click on "Ordering Development Products."
If you bought the QTVR 1.0 Authoring Tools Suite since July 1, 1996, you
will automatically receive a free upgrade. (Note that we did this so 1.0
sales...
[MD1] Roaster and Pure Java JDBC Drivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROASTER TECHNOLOGIES AND OPENLINK SOFTWARE - A 100% PURE JAVA JDBC ALLIANCE!
CONTACT:
Roaster Technologies, Inc.
Judith Wachs, Manager, Press and Public Relations
617.876.7680 x1818
e/m:judith@roaster.com
OpenLink Software, Inc.
Helen Heward-Mills
617.273-0900
e/m: hmills@openlinksw.com
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3, 1997 - Roaster Technologies, creators of
Roaster(tm), the flagship Macintosh Integrated Development Environment for
Java, today announced an agreement to license Type 3 100% Pure Java JDBC
(Java Data Base Connectivity) drivers from OpenLink Software for inclusion
in all versions of Roaster. The eagerly awaited upcoming release, Roaster
Release 3, will include OpenLink software, thus immediately enabling
Macintosh developers to start creating applets or applications that access
ODBC compliant databases.
This is the first opportunity for Macintosh users to utilize Java Database
Connectivity in their programming efforts. The inclusion of the JDBC
drivers on...
[MD1] QuickDraw GX Printing to be Removed
For Immediate Release
Apple Announces Unified Printing Architecture for Future Mac OS Releases
QuickDraw GX Printing to be Removed in Favor of "Classic" Printing
Manager Drivers
CUPERTINO, Calif.-- March 3, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
plans to unify the dual printing architectures currently supported by the
Mac OS and standardize on the use of "classic" Printing Manager drivers,
such as LaserWriter and StyleWriter, for future Mac OS 7.x releases. In
a move to simplify users' printing experience, Apple plans to remove the
printing architecture component of QuickDraw GX, refocus QuickDraw GX as
a graphics solution, and continue to evolve its Printing Manager drivers.
"Today's Mac OS users have access to two different print driver
architectures, along with two printing user interfaces," said Jim Gable,
vice president of AppleSoft marketing. "We believe that standardizing on
Printing Manager drivers will provide the best printing solution going
forward, while we continue...
[MD1] Multi-port Serial PCI Cards
Keyspan updates serial port driver to improve performance
Richmond, California---March 3, 1997---Keyspan, the #1 provider of serial
communications cards for PCI-based Macintosh computers, has released a
driver update for the company's SX line of low-cost, multi-port serial
cards. The SX family delivers affordable and trouble-free serial-port
expansion by providing two or four additional high-speed serial ports on
one easy-to-install PCI card.
Driver version 1.0.1 provides increased performance and fixes some
conflicts users have reported since Keyspan began shipping the cards at
MacWorld Expo, in January of this year. Most notably, Keyspan has improved
single-port performance when configured for port speeds of 230 Kbps. The
update also provides a work-around for a bug found in Apple's Serial- and
Open Transport Serial Port Arbitrators that would not let ports load at
startup. Additionally, the driver update solves conflicts that occur with a
few SCSI devices.
Features, pricing and...
[MD1] SmallEiffel/CW 1.0b2 available
A minor bug-fix update to SmallEiffel for CodeWarrior is now available.
If you've already downloaded SE/CW, just get the updater:
http://www.peak.org/~jcd/eiffel/updaters/SE-CW_1.0b1-to-1.0b2.sit.bin
New in b2:
- No stupid DebugStr when Cmd-Period pressed while compiling
- Reports an error if rootclass.c, rootclass.h, or rootclass.make
is open (1.0b1 would fail silently); still doesn't work for
rootclass2.c, rootclass3.c, etc.
[MD1] The Mac Channel
PRESS RELEASE MARCH 1st, 1997 - for immediate release
For more information contact:
The Mac Channel
Jim Andrews, email: info@macchannel.com - (512) 795-3535
THE MAC CHANNEL BROADCAST TAKES OVER THE NET TO KEEP ALL
MACINTOSH USERS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS.
Austin, Texas, USA (March 1st) The Mac Channel announces
its broadcasting software version 1.0B1 to deliver news and
information about the Macintosh world.
The company plans to deliver Macintosh-related news 24 hours
a day. The information will be conveyed in short news
articles and in multimedia animated clips. In addition,
there will be support to browser communication such as
NetScape,Internet Explorer, and Cyberdog.
"We intend to use The Mac Channel service to deliver
important Macintosh-related information to Macintosh users
everywhere", commented Edison Thomaz, V.P. of Technology.
"Our technology, called NewsFire, is reliable and fast, and
will provide businesses and users with a new way to receive
media-rich content...
[MD1] WebSTAR 2.0.2 Released
The StarNine Division of Quarterdeck is proud to announce the release of
WebSTAR 2.0.2.
WebSTAR 2.0.2 includes many important Plug-In enhancements beyond that of
WebSTAR 2.0.1. WebSTAR 2.0.2 is a free upgrade for users of WebSTAR 2.0.
If you are a current WebSTAR 2.0 user, you are invited to upgrade to
WebSTAR 2.0.2 by downloading the updater archive available at
(http://www.starnine.com/webstar/webstarupdates.html).
You can download the full WebSTAR 2.0.2 Installer at
(ftp://ftp.starnine.com/pub/evals/webstar/webstar.sea.hqx).
If you are a registered user of WebSTAR and have not yet upgraded to
WebSTAR 2.0, now is the time! Registered users can upgrade online at
(http://www.starnine.com/upgrade/), or by calling (510) 649-4949.
If you have never used WebSTAR 2.0 before we encourage you to check it out!
You can download a free evaluation copy of WebSTAR 2.0.2 at
(http://www.starnine.com/webstar/).
Changes and fixes for WebSTAR 2.0.2
NOTE: No changes where made in the 2.0.2 release to...
[MD1] Apple's response to Fortune Mag
From Jordan Dea-Mattson, Apple Evangelism
jordan@apple.com
Dear Friends -
You have probably read the latest 'hit piece' that appeared in Fortune
Magazine's latest issue. This is Apple's response. Not much that I can add.
It really sums things up.
Yours,
Jordan
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Date: 02/20
Letter to the Editor,
Fortune Magazine
Dear John,
We must confess to being more than a bit confused by your highly
melodramatic story about Apple ("Something's Rotten in Cupertino"). Much
of your March 3, 1997 article is based on speculation from an individual
who even you characterize as a frequently unreliable source, and then your
supporting evidence is almost entirely unattributed quotations. We expect
better from Fortune. So, allow us to provide an attributed quotation about
the story's thesis and suppositions from one of its key figures, Steve
Jobs, "The Fortune article is pure fantasy. I am very happy as CEO of
Pixar and I am not, repeat not, looking for another job."
Best regards,
David F...
[MD1] Metrowerks Ships CodeManager 4
Press Contacts:
Cynthia Fray
Metrowerks, Inc.
512.873.4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS SHIPS MW CODEMANAGER 4
AUSTIN, Texas-February 27, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK), one of the world's leading providers of software development
tools, today announced a new version of its cross-platform revision control
system, MW CodeManager 4.
Fully compatible with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0, MW CodeManager
allows individual developers and large project teams to easily and
efficiently manage millions of lines of code while maintaining version
control. Release 4 offers much faster database access for network users -
up to 16 times faster than the previous version. This dramatic boost in
speed will have a major impact on productivity for many users, as MW
CodeManager is most frequently used by groups of developers working on a
common project across a network. The CodeManager Administrator, a
stand-alone administrative application, now features direct database
manipulation...
[MD1] UNIX Web Connectivity for FileMaker
Cuesta Technologies to Provide UNIX Web Connectivity for
FileMaker Pro Databases
February 27, 1997 - Palo Alto, CA - Cuesta Technologies today announced
a new service that makes it possible for databases created with FileMaker
Pro 3.0 for Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows 3.1, the popular
database software program from Claris Corporation, to run on UNIX Web
servers. The Cuesta Online Database System uses software developed by
Cuesta Technologies, and is the first to offer a way for connecting
FileMaker Pro 3.0 databases to UNIX servers.
"As the second best selling Windows and Mac database program in the
world, FileMaker Pro 3.0 is probably one of the most widely used databases
used on the Web. We're excited about Cuesta's solution because many
FileMaker users have been anxiously awaiting just this kind of Web
connectivity for their databases," said Tony Campitelli, Product Manager,
Database Products, Claris Corporation.
According to Monty Swiryn of Cuesta Technologies, "...
[MD1] CamerMan for Power Mac
CameraMan(tm) has gone Native!
Motion Works Releases CameraMan Version 3.0 for Power Macintosh
Vancouver,B.C. -- Motion Works Group Limited, the Canadian-based digital
technology and interactive multimedia company, announced today the
release of CameraMan Version 3.0 for Power Macintosh.
Since its debut in 1992, CameraMan has long been recognized as the tool
of choice for software developers, educators and trainers who need a
quick, flexible and inexpensive method of producing tutorials,
customized training demos, presentations, internet movies and on-line
support files. CameraMan makes simultaneous recordings of screen
activity, system sounds and voice-overs. It captures all action that
takes place on the user's screen including; pull-down menus, dialogue
boxes, still screens and animations, video, and game sequences. With
smooth, full-screen recording, panning, or follow-the-cursor mode,
screen recordings can be saved as QuickTime movies, PICS or sequential
PICTS and can be played...
[MD1] MacUser interviews Avie Tevanian
Sorry for the long piece, but this seemed interesting. It's an interview
by Andrew Gore of MacUser of Avie Tevanian.
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
http://www.mactech.com
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MacUser Online February 24, 1997
A tough year awaits Avie Tevanian, former vice president of engineering at
NeXT Software. Recently anointed as Apple's senior vice president, system
software engineering, Tevanian has what is quite possibly the most
challenging job in the computer industry: creating the next Mac OS.
MacUser Editor Andrew Gore sat down with him to get his take on Rhapsody
(Apple's code name for its upcoming operating system) and on the rumors
that future PCs may come equipped with a "Mac Inside" sticker.
MacUser: Avie, I wanted to start off with a basic question: In the new
organization in Apple, what part of the OS organization are you
responsible for?
Tevanian: I'll be responsible for the Rhapsody product and all the...
[MD1] Symantec's 100% JDBC Compliant dbANYWHERE Server
SYMANTEC ANNOUNCES 100% JDBC COMPLIANT DBANYWHERE SERVER FOR
JAVA APPLICATIONS
-- Middleware provides Internet-browser access to multiple database
engines; connects thin-client Java applets to existing corporate
databases using JDBC --
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- February 24, 1997 -- Symantec Corporation
(Nasdaq:SYMC) announced today the availability of dbANYWHERE Server,
a robust middleware database technology that lets Java(tm) programs
access corporate databases over the Internet using 100% JDBC
compliant API. This exciting middleware solution allows developers
to create data-connected portable distributed applications without
the need to install database drivers on client systems.
dbANYWHERE Server manages transactions between the client and
various back-end database servers, providing swift, simple access
to information in large-scale databases. dbANYWHERE Server is
available with direct database drivers for Oracle, Sybase and
Microsoft SQL Server. With third-party ODBC drivers,...
[MD1] Natural Intelligence and Productivity Point
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
February 25, 1997
Natural Intelligence Press Contact:
Judith Steinbaum
Manager, Press and Public Relations
judith@natural.com ... 617.876.7680 x1818
Productivity Point International Press Contact:
Jeb Bates
Advanced Technology Programs Manager
jbates@propoint.com ... 617.928.1912 x1220
Natural Intelligence and Productivity Point International!
February 25, 1997. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Natural Intelligence, Inc. a
pioneer in the burgeoning world of Java(tm) Technology, has announced a
strategic alliance with Productivity Point International(PPI), an
international giant in computer training services. Thus far, Natural
Intelligence's Java Training Division will partner with PPI to be the
exclusive providers of the teaching personnel for PPI's Java courses of
instruction at training centers in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Parsippany
and Iselin, New Jersey, New York City and the Boston area.
Java, a computing language developed by Sun MicroSystems, was virtually...
[MD1] BMUG's Marathon-a-thon
Contact: Colleen Miller,
Development Director
(510) 549-2684 x210
BMUG GOING STRONG WITH HOT EVENTS
AND TOP NOTCH SPEAKERS
For Immediate Release - BERKELEY, CA, February 13, 1997 On March 9, BMUG and
Bungie will be co-sponsoring the first annual Marathon-a-thon at the BMUG
offices in Berkeley. Twelve players will be playing Marathon Infinity from 10
am to 6pm (or as long as they can take it!). By doing this, they'll be raising
money for BMUG's largest ever fundraising drive. Each player must get pledges
of money for every hour they play. The person bringing in the most in pledges
at the end of Marathon will be the winner of the tournament and will receive a
color Quick Cam. Runners up will also receive a variety of prizes. Bungie will
also be present to preview Myth and other new Bungie products and to answer
questions.All locals are invited to come and watch the play or, more
importantly, find out who's playing and pledge! Remember, it all goes to help
BMUG.
On April 26, BMUG will...
[MD1] MacTranslator Generates Design From Code
MacTranslator 1.0 - Fast, Easy Design From Code
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, February 21, 1997 --- Excel Software, the world's leading
vendor of Macintosh CASE tools, today announced availability of MacTranslator
1.0 for Macintosh. MacTranslator extracts software design information from
existing program source code into a language independent text file. Used in
conjunction with its MacA&D product, MacTranslator allows software developers
to automatically generate graphic class diagrams and a data dictionary from
C++ or Object Pascal/Delphi code or structure charts from C, Pascal, Basic or
Fortran code. MacA&D supports object-oriented analysis and design,
structured analysis and design, real-time and multi-task design, data
modeling, code generation with integrated editing/browsing, requirements
traceability and use cases and multi-user team dictionary.
MacTranslator replaces the company's former Translator product. It closely
matches the functionality of the new WinTranslator...
[MD1] MoreFiles 1.4.6 is available
From: jumplong@aol.com (Jump Long)
Version 1.4.6 of MoreFiles is now available. The changes from v1.4.5 to
v1.4.6 are listed below.
You can download it today from from :
(ftp://members.aol.com/JumpLong/MoreFiles_1.4.6.sea.hqx)
It will also submitted for release through the following channels (and may
be available today or in the near future):
Apple's Developer CD
Apple Developer World web/ftp site
America Online's Macintosh Developers Forum library (keyword: MDV)
CompuServe's Macintosh Developers Forum library (GO MACDEV)
- Jim Luther, Apple Computer, Inc.
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v1.4.6 2/15/97
Bugs fixed:
* Fixed bug in PreflightFileCopySpace (FileCopy.c) introduced in MoreFiles
version 1.4.4.
* Fixed problem between PBXGetVolInfoSync and __WANTPASCALELIMINATION
conditional.
* HMoveRenameCompat from v1.4.2 through v1.4.5 worked with files but not
folders, and comments were not being moved along with the file. Reverted
HMoveRenameCompat to the v1.4.1 source and then fixed the...
[MD1] AppleScripts for multiple projects in CW
From: richardb@cocytus.demon.co.uk (Richard Buckle)
I've posted some AppleScripts for CodeWarrior. They are useful for
people working with multiple CodeWarrior projects in the same project
folder, typically because they are building fat binaries or merging
multiple code resources into the same file. They let you do common
operations such as building or compacting all projects at once, with
just one command.
They're at (http://www.cocytus.demon.co.uk/progtools.html) and have also
been sent to MacGifts, so they should be appearing on info-mac soon.
Richard.
[MD1] Correction to PRF
To all,
Olle is right -- I messed up and accidently deleted his e-mail. See below.
Thanks,
Neil
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To: MacDev-1 Moderator (MacDev-1-Moderator@listmail.xplain.com)
From: Olle Israelsson (ev-olle@nrm.se)
Dear webmaster
Thanks for mentioning my file system in:
2/17/97 PR : PRF -- Resource Files with Unlimited Resource Count
However, my e-mail adress was missed:
e-mail: ev-olle@nrm.se
Could you please publish a notice so that those that are interested can
reach me
Thanks
Olle Israelsson
[MD1] Can anyone save Packard Bell?
Not in the typical use of MacDev-1, this was a very intriguing piece.
Enjoy the diversion.
Thanks,
Neil Ticktin
MacTech Magazine
publisher@mactech.com
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This reprint is from:
Scott Kelby, MacToday@aol.com
CAN ANYONE SAVE PACKARD BELL?
)From the Mar/Apr issue of Mac Today Magazine (http://www.mactoday.com) by
Scott Kelby
The other day, while reading another article designed to scare the pants
off potential Apple customers and/or shareholders, I started wondering
what life would be like if I somehow got a writing gig at a PC magazine.
Besides having to wear the dorky-looking outfit, wire-rimmed glasses, and
pocket protector, I'm certain that during my first day on the job I'd be
handed a secret dossier that would include the closely guarded manual of
rules for writing any article that mentions Apple Computer. It would
include certain guidelines to follow, like "Any good news on Apple must
be followed by the word 'but' and then a...
[MD1] Bare Bones Upgrade
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 1048
Bedford, MA 01730-1048
http://www.barebones.com
Contact:
Allan Rousselle, VP Sales & Marketing
617/778-3100
sales@barebones.com
February 20, 1997
BARE BONES SOFTWARE UPGRADES BBEDIT WITH RELEASE OF 4.0.3
Bedford, MA -- Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced the release of
version 4.0.3 of BBEdit, their popular and award winning text editor for
Mac(TM) OS-compatible systems. This new version includes a variety of
enhancements to the program's feature set and capabilities:
*Improved FTP Support*
The FTP tool, used to support the "Open from FTP Server" and "Save to
FTP Server" commands, has been improved in a number of areas. BBEdit now
features greater compatibility with Windows NT and VMS servers, and
supports symbolic links on FTP servers. The updated FTP tool offers the
ability to select between active and passive FTP transfer mode -- the
latter being necessary when traversing intranet firewalls. For greater...
[MD1] CodeWarrior Tools for Rhapsody
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press contacts:
Apple Computer Japan
Atsuko Torigoe
torigoe@asia.apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.
Ken Smith
(408) 974-5675
kensmith@apple.com
Metrowerks Co., Ltd. - Japan
John Cheuck
(81-3) 3780-6091
john@metrowerks.com
Metrowerks Inc.
Cynthia Fray
(512) 873-4758
cynthia@metrowerks.com
METROWERKS & APPLE COMPUTER FINALIZE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO DELIVER
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR PORTING MAC OS APPLICATIONS TO RHAPSODY
Metrowerks to deliver CodeWarrior IDE for Rhapsody and Rhapsody porting
technology through new development tool, CodeWarrior Latitude
MACWORLD TOKYO, Japan-February 21, 1997-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME: MWK) and Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) today announced they
have finalized their development agreement by which Metrowerks will provide
new software development tools that will facilitate the transition from the
current Mac OS to Apple's next generation operating system, code-named
"Rhapsody". Metrowerks will deliver a Rhapsody-hosted...
[MD1] The Gray Council 2.1 - grayscale appearance code
The Gray Council version 2.1 is now available. This version is in sync
with CodeWarrior 11 and the versions of MacApp (3.3.3 & r12) and
PowerPlant (1.6) that come with CW11, adds view palettes for AdLib, and
implements a number of bug fixes and user requests.
The Gray Council C++ classes provide the premiere implementation of the
"Apple Grayscale Appearance for System 7." This is Apple's recommended
grayscale user interface design for today's applications, consistent with
the future Appearance Manager default theme.
For programmers using the MacApp and PowerPlant application frameworks, the
Gray Council includes framework "adapter" classes that provide easy
"drop-in" grayscale appearance support. An adapter for the Dialog Manager
lets you add grayscale appearance to standard toolbox dialogs and alerts
without requiring modifications to your DLOG/ALRT/DITL resources.
The Gray Council implements the complete set of controls defined by the
Apple Grayscale Appearance specification,...
[MD1] Apple's new structure
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Feb. 18, 1997-- Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
further details of its streamlined organizational structure that
consolidates the Company's product development, marketing, sales, support,
and operations efforts into groups sharply focused on Apple's strategy.
As part of this announcement, Apple has detailed the structure of the new
Worldwide Sales and Support organization which comprises all the geography
sales organizations, as well as Claris, and AppleAssist. This
organization, responsible for selling and bringing service and support to
customers in the education, business, and consumer markets, will be divided
into divisions organized geographically with a strong focus on fulfilling
customer demands:
North America Business Division will focus on three key markets: PEN
(Publishing/Entertainment/New Media), Enterprise, and SED
(Scientific/Engineering/Design), and will include NeXT Sales and
Professional Services. Mitch Manditch will be acting as head of...
