[MD1] MacPerl 5.1.4r4
From: Tim Rand (tim@stlouis.datapage.com)
Subject: MacPerl 5.1.4r4 released
Forwarded from the MacPerl mailing list:
After some dramatical last minute developments, the application and MPW
tool packages of MacPerl 5.1.4r4, the first MacPerl release based on 5.004,
are now available on
ftp://err.ethz.ch/pub/neeri/MacPerl/
ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch//software/platform/macos/perl/
The rest of the distribution should become available later this week.
5.1.4 05Oct97
- Made Command-. more reliable and also added a menu command for it.
- Expanded toolbox documentation considerably.
- The MPW Tool distribution now simply installs on top of the application
distribution, which makes it a lot smaller [Martin Heller].
- Add %#s format to printf for Pascal strings.
- Rewrote all toolbox interfaces to use strict; introduced a lot more
structs; rewrote hash based structs to object based structs.
- FindFolder.pl had lost its XFCN resource and thus would no longer work
[Paul Schinder...
[MD1] Sun Sues Microsoft over Java
Try the Java applet version
SUN SUES MICROSOFT FOR BREACH OF JAVA(TM) CONTRACT
Microsoft fails Java compatibility tests for Internet Explorer 4.0
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- October 7, 1997 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today
announced that it has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against
Microsoft Corporation for breaching its contractual obligation to deliver a
compatible implementation of JavaTM technology on its products. Sun is
seeking an injunction to prevent Microsoft from improperly using the Java
Compatible logo. Sun is also seeking to prevent Microsoft from misleading
Java developers and to prevent them from delivering anything but fully
compatible Java technology implementations.
Specifically, the complaint charges Microsoft with trademark infringement,
false advertising, breach of contract, unfair competition, interference
with prospective economic advantage and inducing breach of contract.
One of Microsoft's or any Java licensee's most significant contractual
obligations is to...
[MD1] Jovis Database Engine
October 5, 1997 -- New York, NY. -- DAS Works, maker of ListTable(TM),
announces the release and shipment of Jovis(R) Version 1.0.4, an XCmd
database engine, and the only fully scriptable database engine available
for the Macintosh. It allows users to create single-user, and/or
client/server applications with any scriptable application such as
HyperCard, SuperCard, Oracle Media Objects, Frontier, and others. With
Jovis, data is kept in database files external to the application. The
application's scripts include Jovis "calls" that manage and update these
files.
"Jovis is the best HyperCard/SuperCard-oriented database
engine available today. It provides a fast and powerful
solution where one is sorely needed."
-Jeff Benjamin, StepUp Software, Inc.
Because Jovis was designed and created as an extension to scripting
environmen ts (not "spun-off" from a database management system or any
product that requires expert knowledge of SQL), it is easy to learn and
simple to...
[MD1] Fantasm 5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lightsoft is pleased to announce the release of the demo of Fantasm 5, a
Macintosh assembly language development environment.
Fantasm 5 is a major upgrade produced over the last two years.
This release addresses four major areas:
1. Flexibility.
2. Ease of use.
3. Speed.
4. Modularity.
Fantasm 5 is designed to allow the creation of most any kind of high speed
Mac application, code resource, fragment, control panel, extension, shared
library etc. Also useful for accelerating higher level C and Pascal
projects.
It sports a new graphical project manager which allows the use of multiple
open projects, embedded projects and merged targets. It provides a new plug
in architecture with publically available API. It's up to 260% faster than
the version it replaces and uses processor emulation to spot pipeline
stalls and dependencies in your source code making it easy to produce very
high speed code. No more "black magic" needed.
A useable demonstration version and selected...
[MD1] Metrowerks Embedded Strategy
From: Gordy Davies (gdavies@austin.metrowerks.com)
Subject: Metrowerks Embedded Strategy
In our mad scramble at Embedded Systems Conference West (which was a great
success for us), you may not have had access to the press releases we had
at the show and that were released to the Business Wire (23 of them!!)...
Below is the summary release...
------------------------------
METROWERKS ROLLS OUT EMBEDDED STRATEGY
AT ESC WEST/97 IN SAN JOSE
CodeWarrior Support for Embedded Systems Development Greatly Expanded
SAN JOSE, California - Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK)
announced this week at the Embedded Systems Conference West/1997 in San
Jose, greatly expanded CodeWarrior support for embedded software
development, with over 20 press announcements covering all aspects of the
embedded software development tools market.
Metrowerks divides the embedded systems market into three core markets: the
proprietary operating system market; the RTOS/Windows CE market; and the
embedded Java...
[MD1] Microsoft's Java Compliance
We are forwarding this for you to see. This is not specifically an
endorsement of the letter below nor of Microsoft's practices/policies -- it
is for your information and for you to make up your own mind. If we are
sent an equivalent letter to support Microsoft, we will distribute that as
well.
MacDev-1 Team
-------------------
From: David Schargel, davids@aportis.com
Dear friends,
I am writing you this message to ask for action.
A few short days ago, Microsoft released the final Win95/NT version of the
Internet Explorer 4.0 web browser. This browser, as expected, does not
contain an implementation of Java that is fully-compliant with the Java
core platform. It may have a compatible JVM, but it does not contain the
full class libraries of the JDK 1.1 implementations of Java. The omissions
seem to be intentional.
Let's be clear, IMHO Microsoft is deliberately trying to destroy the chance
for Java to fulfill its "write once, run anywhere" promise. Java
portability is the single...
[MD1] BBEdit Integrates with Macromedia
BARE BONES SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES BBEDIT INTEGRATION WITH NEW MACROMEDIA TOOL
Bedford, MA--October 6,1997--Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
their participation in a collaboration with Macromedia, Inc. to provide
high-technology Web authoring tools. As the result of this effort,
BBEdit(tm), the premier text and HTML editor for the Mac OS(tm), will
integrate seamlessly with the Mac OS version of Dreamweaver(tm), the new
visual Web authoring tool announced today by Macromedia.
This unprecedented level of integration is made possible through a close
technology partnership between the two companies. Macromedia and Bare Bones
Software engineers jointly developed the integration technology behind
"Roundtrip HTML(tm)" by taking advantage of capabilities unique to the Mac
OS and BBEdit's high-tech architecture, enabling the two tools to cleanly
exchange HTML code and preserve the integrity of the author's composition.
"Until now, graphical Web authoring tools have provided their...
[MD1] METAL v1.0B2, a BASIC metacompiler
From: Marin Saric (msaric@public.srce.hr)
Subject: Announce: METAL v1.0B2, a BASIC metacompiler
Galactic Dreams Software is annoucing a new version (v1.0B2) of its product
METAL. This version is released only a week after a previous one due to
high interest and a lot of positive feedback.
METAL is a BASIC metacompiler for a PowerMac with features such as:
- producing executables
- full on-line help
- a lot of examples
- very big palette of fast graphic functions
- sound playing (AIFF & AIFC files)
- speech
- file I/O
The following things are new in METAL v1.0B2:
Improved:
- Added AppleEvent support
(Drag&Drop file(s), Open, Quit, Shutdown, etc.)
- Added "Get Pict Size" instruction for determining
the PICT file width and height.
- Added "Resize console" instruction for resizing
the...
[MD1] Claris Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0
Claris Ships FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows and Mac OS
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct. 6, 1997 -- Claris Corp. announced the immediate
availability of FileMaker Pro 4.0 for Windows NT, Windows 3.1 and Mac OS,
the newest version of its award-winning cross platform relational database
software.
Now with built-in HTTP server and CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
capabilities at an estimated retail price of just $199 (U.S.), FileMaker
Pro 4.0 will collect and serve dynamic data over the Web from computers
with access to the Internet or an intranet via TCP/IP. FileMaker Pro 4.0 is
a breakthrough intranet solution for corporate workgroups and small
businesses in need of convenient, cost-efficient access to databases.
FileMaker Pro 4.0 may also be used to serve data to sophisticated Web
sites, created by popular web authoring tools.
Getting a FileMaker Pro 4.0 database onto the Web is incredibly easy using
the product's new Web Companion plug-in. With just the click of a check
box, users can perform...
[MD1] Pascal Source Code and Articles
From: bill.m.catambay@lmco.com (Bill M. Catambay)
Subject: [Ann] Pascal Source Code and Articles
To all Macintosh Pascal programmers:
The following is a summary of the current contents available at Pascal
Central. For any of you who may not know about Pascal Central, Pascal
Central provides the pascal community one place to obtain Pascal technical
information, Pascal source code, and Pascal-related internet links. The
home page is at http://www.catambay.com/pascal-central.
Pascal Central is now broken up into the following sections:
FEATURED ARTICLES: These are the latest articles contributed to Pascal
Central. See the end of this note for a summary of these articles.
FORUMS & LINKS: This pages provides information on Pascal forums (such as
the MacPascal mailing list, and the Pascal newsgroups), and several links
to Pascal related web sites (for PC and Mac). To join the MacPascal mailing
list, go to http://www.stairways.com/mailinglists/macpascal.html.
NOTHING BUT MACINTOSH SOURCE...
[MD1] Softdisk Publishing
From: Matthew Hudson (mhudson@softdisk.com)
Subject: Mac programs wanted for publication!
CALLING ALL DEVELOPERS!
YOUR PROGRAMS ARE WANTED FOR PUBLICATION!
Softdisk Publishing has been publishing monthly software since 1981 for a
wide variety of computer systems. We give our subscribers high quality
software at a fraction of the typical commercial price. Our software is in
use by thousands of people on thousands of computers worldwide. In age, our
subscribers range from six-year-old elementary school students to 70-plus
retirees, and their wide variety of interests are well matched by our
diverse offerings each month. Many of the programs that Softdisk publishes
on its monthly software subscriptions are created by talented free-lance
programmers from around the world who submit their programs for review and
potential publication.
Where do you fit in?
We pay a flat licensing fee for the rights to run each program on an issue
and we also offer quarterly ROYALTIES (typically 20%) for...
[MD1] public beta of PowerPlant 1.8b1
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] public beta of PowerPlant 1.8b1
CodeWarriors,
This is a public beta of PowerPlant 1.8b1 (the archive also includes
Constructor 2.4.3a1). This archive contains the new Appearance Classes
which provide native support for MacOS 8's new Appearance Manager. It also
contains many other changes and improvements since CW Pro 1. It is an
(almost) complete PowerPlant folder.
Althought this has been tested this is a public beta and all precautions
normally associated with beta sofware should be noted. Furthermore, the
contents of this archive (PowerPlant) is subject to change for CW Pro 2.
You must have CW Pro 1 to install and use this public beta.
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/ or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
PowerPlant Public Beta 1.8b1
Released on 09/30/...
[MD1] Open CW C++ v2 Beta Test Version
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] Open CW C++ v2 Beta Test Version
Warriors,
Metrowerks had to make some hard decisions on the C++ compilers whether to
add some C++ improvements this summer or to put all of our efforts into a
new version of our C++ compilers. Our decision was to move ahead to the
next generation of C++ compilers as fast as possible, however, by doing so,
we have failed to uphold some promises, for that Metrowerks deeply
apologizes.
In order to give CodeWarrior users an opportunity to use these new tools as
soon as possible, Metrowerks is having an open Beta test of the v2
compilers and linkers. These v2 tools include namespaces and fuller STL
support. If you are interested in testing these tools, please send an
e-mail to
(mptp-admin@factory.metrowerks.com address)
Title your message "Open C/C++ compiler test" (without the quotes) and
include your full name, company name, preferred e-mail address, and host
platform (Mac or Windows). Testers must have...
[MD1] Apple to Distribute Tools Free
Apple to Distribute Mac OS Tools to Apple Developer Program Members and Mac
OS Tools Vendors
Metrowerks First Vendor to License Tools; Select Tools Will Also be Made
Available to Public for Free Download
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 30 -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today
announced it will begin distributing many of its Mac OS development tools
to the members of Apple's Developer Programs worldwide in November of this
year. Apple will distribute the tools on CD as an added benefit of program
membership. Select tools will also be made available on the Internet for
free to students, hobbyists and non-program members. By making its
development tools broadly available, Apple is ensuring that developers get
more of the resources they need to take full advantage of new development
opportunities for the Mac OS.
Some of the tools scheduled to be distributed on CD include the Macintosh
Programmer's Workshop, MacApp, SourceBug, MacsBug, Power Macintosh
Debugger, Virtual User an performance...
[MD1] BASIC Metacompiler
We are announcing our new product: METAL - Meta Language.
METAL is a BASIC metacompiler for a PowerMac with features such as:
- producing executables
- full on-line help
- a lot of examples
- very big palette of fast graphic functions
- sound playing (AIFF & AIFC files)
- speech
- file I/O
METAL v1.0B is a non-crippled freeware product made by Galactic Dreams
Software. METAL can be obtained from
(http://public.srce.hr/~msaric/GDS/software.html) or from Info-Mac
archives. METAL can be freely distributed on any CD-ROM, as long as
distributed entirely and without any modifications. To find out more
about METAL and our other products, visit our homepage at:
(http://public.srce.hr/~msaric/GDS)
For any questions, contact:
Marin.Saric@public.srce.hr
Marin Saric
A.T.Mimare 63
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
[MD1] Apple Launches Brand Advertising Campaign
Apple Launches Brand Advertising
Campaign Premiering this Sunday on
Toy Story
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 26, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced it
is launching its new brand advertising campaign with two 60 second
television commercials scheduled to air during the network premier of
Pixar's academy award winning film "Toy Story" on ABC's "Wonderful World of
Disney" this Sunday evening, September 28. The campaign is themed "Think
Different" and is the first work by Apple and TBWA Chiat/Day in over a
decade. Their previous collaboration produced many award winning ads,
including the CLIO winner "1984" ad which has been voted the best ad of all
time by advertising professionals.
"Apple has one of the best brands in the world. This campaign celebrates
the soul of our brand--which is the desire to change the world for the
better," said Steve Jobs. "This ad is just the beginning of a major
marketing campaign to let our customers know that Apple is coming back, and
returning to those...
[MD1] Apple Streamlines Channel Policies
Apple Streamlines Channel Policies to
Strengthen Customer Experience and
Improve Channel Advocacy
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 26 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
channel policy and program changes designed to increase Apple advocacy
among channel resellers, improve the customer experience, reduce channel
inventory, and bring more profitable revenues to both the resellers and the
Company. Consistent with these changes, Apple will allow more authorized
resellers to buy direct by lowering its volume bar and will provide greater
flexibility by offering its complete product assortment (except products
specific to Education market) to all resellers. Additionally, Apple will
strengthen the channel force with over 100 additional sales and support
representatives focused on communication, forecasting, training, and
channel advocacy.
"Today's policy and program changes are further proof of Apple's commitment
to providing its core customers and channel partners with industry-leading...
[MD1] CDFinder 1.5.1
CDFINDER 1.5.1 RELEASED
September 27, 1997, Johannesberg, Germany
The new version of CDFinder is the very first application that uses the new
contextual menus of MacOS 8!
CDFinder is a very fast and powerful tool to create catalog files of your
hard disks, floppies, ZIP's and anything else that spins. It has a great
user interface and very useful search functions. CDFinder supports
drag&drop and requires at least a 68020 or PowerPC CPU. While System 7 is
required, CDFinder is also fully compatible to MacOS 8. A special feature
is the trilingual user interface (German/French menus/English).
This mix of features makes CDFinder very useful especially for developers
with their usually large mount of important developer CDROM's.
New features in CDFinder 1.5.1:
- CDFinder now uses the Contextual Menus in MacOS 8 to add some interesting
new ways to do your work!
- All of the menus and some dialogs are translated into the French
language, too.
- Self extracting archives are now recognized...
[MD1] X-Factor Series (G3) MacOS Compatibles
PowerTools is now shipping the fastest MacOS compatible computer in the world
PowerTools announced today they have in stock and are ready to ship the new
X-Factor series MacOS compatible computers. Based on the greatly
anticipated G3 (Arthur) processor with a "back-side cache," these new
systems will out perform any currently shipping models by over 40% in
speed. The available configurations are as follows:
X-Factor 1: 250Mhz (G3 Arthur processor) mini-tower 32MB / 2.1GB scsi-3
hard drive / 24x CD / 512k "back side" L2 cache / 4MB IMS video card / KB /
10-Base-T ethernet / MacOS 8 / FWB hard disk tool kit....... $3,999
X-Factor 2: 250Mhz (G3 Arthur processor) mini-tower 80MB / 9.1GB fast-wide
hard drive / fast-wide SCSI-3 card / 24x CD / 512k "back-side" L2 cache /
4MB IMS video card / KB / 10-Base-T ethernet / MacOS 8 / FWB hard disk tool
kit.......$4,999
The G3 series of PowerPC processors from Motorola and IBM have been tested
to be the fastest currently available. The speed and...
[MD1] Joy Explorer and Developer for OPENSTEP/MachOS
AAA+ Software invites Developers to Explore OPENSTEP with Joy.
Rapid Application Development Tools Joy Explorer and Joy Developer released
for OPENSTEP/MachOS.
VIENNA, Austria, September 25, 1997. AAA+ Software today announced the
availability of Joy Explorer and Joy Developer for OPENSTEP/MachOS. A free,
fully-enabled evaluation version of Joy Explorer is available from the AAA+
web site.
For developers new to Rhapsody and OPENSTEP, Joy Explorer is the ideal tool
to get familiar with the Yellow Box API. Experienced Rhapsody and OPENSTEP
developers can use it to quickly try out new ideas, prototype solutions,
tweak the functionality of existing Yellow Box classes, explore
undocumented features, and for scripting and debugging.
"Sitting and waiting for the compiler and linker to finish is a waste of
time," said Werner Staringer, founder of AAA+ Software, "interactively
experimenting with the API is much more efficient - and a lot more fun."
The product name Joy is a logical consequence...
[MD1] Assoc. of Mac Trainers
THE ASSOCIATION OF MACINTOSH TRAINERS
(Newport News, VA) - We are pleased to announce the establishment of the
Association of Macintosh Trainers. The purpose of the association is to
establish an international network of Apple Macintosh computer trainers,
instructors and educators that is easily accessible to end users and to
help facilitate and improve upon the quality of Macintosh computer support.
The association was founded in 1991, and has a membership that includes
individual trainers and instructors, computer retailers, consultants,
government agencies and educators from public school systems, colleges and
universities from around the world.
The Association of Macintosh Trainers can be contacted through Jimmy J.
Davies, President, P.O. Box 2743, Newport News, Virginia 23609,
757-877-9463, Fax 757-877-9463, eMail: namt@aol.com, or visit our web site
at: http://www.cyphernet.com/amt
[MD1] BlueNotes ECash Toolkit for Developers
ANNOUNCING THE BLUENOTES ECASH TOOLKIT FOR DEVELOPERS
The First Commercial Toolkit for Anonymous Ecash Transactions
PALO ALTO, Calif. September 24, 1997 -- BlueMoney Software Corporation
today announced BlueNotes(tm), the world's first commercial software
toolkit for building financial applications with private electronic cash
payments.
The BlueNotes Ecash Toolkit contains an Applications Programming Interface
("API") to help software developers enable ecash payments within their
software products. It is compatible with the ecash issued by Mark Twain
Bancshares of St. Louis, Missouri, and other banks around the world that
use ecash "mints" built by Digicash bv of Amsterdam.
Previously, no commercially supported ecash API has been available to
developers of web sites and software products. The BlueNotes Toolkit
fulfills this demand, allowing the quick and easy integration of ecash
payments into web sites, browsers, electronic wallets, cash registers, and
other applications.
"We are...
[MD1] Insider Updates 2
INSIDER UPDATES 2 NOW AVAILABLE
SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONALITY AND IMPROVED INTERFACE ADDED TO MACINTOSH
SOFTWARE UPDATER
Insider Software today announced the availability of Insider Updates 2, a
release that adds significant functionality and usability features to the
leading Macintosh software-updating product. The new version uses smarter
approaches for both determining which updaters users need to bring their
Macintosh software up-to-date with the most current developer releases, as
well as improved methods for determining when new updaters become available
on the Internet. Insider Updates 2 is fully compatible with MacOS 8 and
Internet fire-walls.
DEVELOPERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NEW UPDATERS
Developers can go to https://insidertwo.theinside.com/newupdater.html and
specify information for their new updaters. This gets the updater out to
the developer's customers as fast as possible. The secure site is available
24 hours a day. All submtted information is verified before release....
[MD1] Internet Config 1.4
From: quinn@quinn.echidna.id.au (Quinn)
Subject: Announce: Internet Config 1.4
The Internet Configuration System
-- Making Macintosh Internet Activity Easier
Internet Config is an application that allows you to set Internet
preferences in one place and have them read my any other "IC aware"
application. Internet Config is supported by many Mac OS Internet
applications, including NewsWatcher, Anarchie, Fetch, and Internet Explorer.
It is my pleasure to announce the release of Internet Config 1.4. This
version has a few new features but, more importantly, it offers significant
reliability improvements over previous versions. Specific enhancements
include:
o The IC application now supports "Get URL" AppleEvents, routing them to
the appropriate helper application.
o The extension now holds the default preferences, so you get default
preferences regardless of which application first uses IC.
o The extension now sanity checks preference files before opening them. It
also keeps a copy of...
[MD1] Be names Roizen to Board
Be, Inc. names Heidi Roizen to Board of Directors
Menlo Park, CA (September 23, 1997) - Be, Inc. has named Heidi Roizen to
its Board of Directors.
Heidi Roizen is an accomplished executive with fifteen years of senior
management experience in the computer industry. She serves on the Board of
Directors of Great Plains Software (Nasdaq:GPSI), and is a Public Governor
of the Pacific Exchange. Her most recent executive position was as the vice
president of Worldwide Developer Relations for Apple Computer, which she
left in February of this year. She also served for 13 years as CEO of
T/Maker Company, a successful software developer and publisher, and is a
past president and longtime board member of the Software Publishers'
Association.
"I, and the rest of the Be team, are delighted to welcome Heidi to our
Board" said Jean-Louis Gassee, president and CEO of Be, Inc. "Her broad
software industry background will help us chart our future course and her
excellent standing with the ISV...
[MD1] AIMED Conducts a series of polls
AIMED Conducts a series of polls for the Mac developer community!
Los Angeles, CA -- September 23, 1997 -- AIMED, the Association of
Independent Macintosh Engineers and Developers, is conducting a series of
polls to collect data that it's developer membership can use to chart their
Macintosh development efforts. The information the three polls gathers has
been requested by AIMED members and is intended to gather information from
the developer community on the following topics, State of Macintosh
Development, Rhapsody, and Clone/CHRP issues. The poll pages are available
on the AIMED web site and open today. Polling will continue until midnight
October 5, 1997. The results of the polls will be made available to the
developer community on the AIMED site, Apple Computer and various press
organizations.
AIMED is an independent, nonprofit organization of Macintosh developers.
Founded in January 1996, it is dedicated to evangelizing third party
hardware and software development for the Apple...
[MD1] Extending Mac OS 8 Contextual Menus
New utility extends Mac OS 8 Contextual Menus
September 17, 1997 - Limassol, Cyprus - Annoyed that you have to press the
Control key to open Contextual Menus? "Look Mom, No Hands!", Tools & Toys'
newest shareware utility, lets you open Contextual Menus by just holding
down the mouse button, and leaves your other hand free for the coffee cup.
This handy US$ 9 software requires less than 10K of RAM, installs in less
than a minute, and is definitely a must for every Mac OS 8 lover! "Look
Mom, No Hands!" runs on any PowerPC computer with Mac OS 8 installed and
can be downloaded from Tools & Toys' Web site at
(http://www.ToolsAndToys.com).
About Tools & Toys
------------------
Tools & Toys Software Ltd. is based Limassol, Cyprus, and develops
software for the Mac OS platform. Products by Tools & Toys include:
+ Look Mom, No Hands!, a shareware utility for Mac OS 8that opens
contextual menus with a single mouse click
+ Visual Balloons, an easy to use set of libraries...
[MD1] EuroPress for small US based developers
Groupe Mirande launches 'EuroPress', a new low-cost press service aimed at
small US based hardware and software developers who want to raise the
profile of their products in Europe.
"Even small developers cannot afford to forget about Europe as a
market...ignore it at your peril" Says Paul Lambert of Groupe Mirande.
France - September 22nd 1997- Groupe Mirande, the French based company that
works with US based Hardware and Software companies to develop a commercial
presence for their products in Europe, today announce plans to expand its
services to include 'EuroPress', a new low-cost press service for small US
based IT companies who want to raise awareness of their products within the
European marketplace.
"'EuroPress' is a result of a number of requests from smaller clients who
wanted just to use our press services to attract European customers to
their web site, where they could buy the product from", says Paul Lambert,
founder of Groupe Mirande. He continues "Normally we are...
[MD1] Universal PPP programmers' API
From: Richard Buckle (richardb@cocytus.demon.co.uk)
In the past few years there's been an explosion of mutually incompatible
PPP drivers for the Mac. Writing one product to support them all cleanly
was a programmer's nightmare -- not to mention the testing.
The Universal PPP API is the solution: a general wrapper that dynamically
detects which PPP driver is in use and maps to its sub-API. Programmers can
simply code to the Universal API. For users, it "just works", even if they
switch between PPP flavours without restarting. Performance has been
carefully optimised.
The underlying code is modular, and other protocols (such as SLIP) which
have a well-definined API can easily be added. Mail me if you would like me
to add support for your protocol.
The Universal PPP API currently supports:
* Metrowerks C, C++ and Pascal.
* Open Transport 1.1.1 or better, or MacTCP 2.0.6.
* All versions of MacPPP, FreePPP, OT/PPP and ARA/PPP
available at the time of writing.
Example projects are...
[MD1] Apple Names New PR Agency
Apple Computer Names Niehaus Ryan
Group Public Relations Agency
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 22, 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL),
today named the Silicon Valley public relations firm Niehaus Ryan Group,
Inc. (NRG) its public relations agency of record for corporate and product
public relations beginning immediately.
This announcement completes Apple's marketing communications makeover which
has brought on TBWA Chiat/Day as its new advertising agency, CKS as its new
creative services firm, and finally NRG as its new public relations firm.
"We are very pleased to complete our new team with the addition of NRG,"
said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "They are exactly the kind of
strategic, entrepreneurial agency we need right now."
"We believe that Apple's new direction will once again surprise the
industry," said NRG president Ed Niehaus. "Apple is one of the top brands
in the world, and the company is now poised to once again make its mark."
About NRG
Founded in 1991, Niehaus Ryan...
[MD1] Financial Cryptography 1998 -- Call for Participants
Call for Participants
Financial Cryptography 1998 (FC98):
The world's only financial cryptography conference, exhibition, and
workshop.
FC98 Conference
February 23-26, 1998
FC98 Exhibition
February 23-27, 1998
FC98 Financial Cryptography Workshop
March 2-6, 1998
The Inter-Island Hotel
Anguilla, BWI
Conference Reservations: (http://www.fc98.ai/)
What is FC98?
FC98, the world's only peer-reviewed conference on financial cryptography,
will be held Monday through Thursday, February 23-26, 1997, at the
Inter-Island Hotel on the Caribbean island of Anguilla.
In conjunction with the conference, the Inter-Island Hotel will also be the
site of an intensive 40-hour workshop for senior managers and IS
professionals the week after the conference (March 2-6), and a concurrent
exhibition of financial cryptography products and services during the
entire week of the conference itself, February 23-27.
The goals of the combined conference, workshop, and exhibition are:
- -- to provide a peer-reviewed...
[MD1] Version Master 1.5
Scottsdale, AZ; September 19, 1997 - Symmetry Software Corporation today
announced the release of version 1.5 of Version Master, the leading
software version reporting and updating tool for the Macintosh. Version
Master is the only major Macintosh software updating application that
remains free of charge.
This release brings a significant increase in performance to the
downloading function and integrates the application with the Version Master
website. Additionally, numerous interface enhancements have been added to
make the application easier to use including support for MacOS 8.
Free copies of Version Master may be downloaded from:
(http://www.versionmaster.com/)
New features in version 1.5 include:
Downloading current version Information is 300% to 500% faster
Improved version identification
Internet Config is no longer required
Search online database for software titles not on the user's computer
Revised Scan command and new Refresh command updates...
[MD1] INTERSOLV PVCS Version Manager
INTERSOLV PVCS Version Manager(tm) for Macintosh
Synergex and INTERSOLV (Nasdaq: ISLI) announce the availability of PVCS
Version Manager(tm) for the Macintosh, enabling Mac developers for the
first time to manage software development projects across today's major
platforms with INTERSOLV's top-selling SCM tool from the PVCS Series.
Ported to the Mac by Synergex, which has brought PVCS tools to more than 20
other leading platforms, PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh supports
any type of file-source code, graphics, documentation, binary, and text.
And it's ideal for tracking changes to HTML.
Equally usable as a standalone application or for team development
projects, this product enables developers to track revisions and customized
versions of software in Mac OS and non-Mac environments-even across system
boundaries. Developers can make and track changes to Mac OS and non-Mac
files alike, across Macintosh, Windows, OpenVMS, and leading versions of
UNIX.
PVCS Version Manager for...
[MD1] Macworld Expo Moving to NY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MACWORLD Expo To Be Held At Jacob Javits Convention Center of New York
New venue in new city to provide broader reach to core Mac market
BOSTON, September 18, 1997 - IDG Expo Management Company today announced
that the 1998 East Coast production of MACWORLD Expo will be held at the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York.
The East Coast's premier showcase for software and hardware vendors
supporting the Mac OS platform, MACWORLD Expo/New York will be held July
8-10. The exhibit floor and the MACWORLD Expo Conference Program take place
July 8-10. In addition, the MACWORLD Expo Professional Conference Program
will run from July 6-8.
"We are excited about launching MACWORLD Expo/New York," said David B.
Egan, president of IDG Expo Management Company. "New York is considered an
international center for creative professionals, and for companies
specializing in advertising, printing and publishing, the commercial arts,
graphic design, video production and...
[MD1] TechTales
This is not exactly a developer release, but it may be amusing to you --
and maybe some of your stories can make it into it.
Have a good weekend,
Neil
------------------------------------
Looking for laughs on the net? Read about the new site with the funniest
tech support stories... and the exclusive Tech Supporter!
http://www.techtales.com/pressrelease.html
[MD1] Java 1.1.3 for CodeWarrior Pro Beta Update
From: MWRon@metrowerks.com (MW Ron)
Subject: [ANN] Java 1.1.3 Beta Update available
CodeWarriors,
There is a release of the Java 1.1.3 for CodeWarrior Pro Beta Update
available now or soon for downloading from
http://www.metrowerks.com/tools/software/updates/
or
ftp://ftp.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
ftp://ftp2.metrowerks.com/pub/updates/
If you are connecting from europe, you may want to try the mirror at:
(ftp://ftp.promo.de/pub/Metrowerks/mirror/updates/)
Java 1.1.3 for CodeWarrior Pro Public Beta
Released on 09/16/1997
This patch adds Java 1.1.3 support to the Java tools supplied with
CodeWarrior Pro 1 for Mac OS. This version is a PUBLIC BETA.
Download Update (7065k)
[MD1]
Guerrino De Luca Resigns from Apple
Cupertino, Calif.--Sept. 17, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc, today announced
that Guerrino De Luca, Apple's executive vice president of Marketing has
resigned from the Company. De Luca was in that position since February
1997.
"This is a personal decision which does not reflect my assessment of the
Company's prospects," said De Luca. "We are seeing a lot of changes at
Apple, and I'm confident that Apple will shine again."
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission - to bring
the best personal computing products and support to students, educators,
designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140
countries around the world.
Contacts:
Katie Cotton
Apple Computer, Inc.
(408) 974-7269
email: katiec@apple.com
[MD1] Macworld and MacTech Team Up on Awards
JOINT RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Macworld and MacTech Team Up on Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- SEPTEMBER 17, 1997 -- Joining
together to recognize the industry's finest, Macworld Magazine and MacTech
Magazine have agreed to jointly present a new set of awards for Macintosh
developer tools. Macworld Magazine, which now incorporates MacUser
Magazine, will also give out about 30 awards for best products in a variety
of Mac product and technology categories. The event will take place at the
annual Editors Choice Awards (Eddies) ceremony in January at the Macworld
Expo.
Macworld and MacTech will present four awards for best Macintosh
development tools. Winners will be chosen by MacTech editors and
contributors based upon such factors as innovation, design, versatility,
contributions within the industry's current standards, and impact upon the
developer community. Submissions for these awards should be sent via email
with product name and description, contact...
[MD1] Visual Basic to Java Converter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VB2Java offers Effortless Translations of Visual Basic programs to Java for $89
HICKSVILLE, NY - September 16, 1997 - PowerBBS Computing, which already
produces the only Delphi to Java converter, has leveraged its technology to
enter the Visual Basic to Java market.
VB2Java allows Visual Basic programmers to effortlessly create Applets or
Applications, directly from their Visual Basic code. No additional
configuration for Java output is necessary. While other products in the
VB2Java market require the user to define the Java compatible data type to
use for VB variants (variables that can change types), VB2Java
automatically handles variants with its internal variant data type that
ships with the product. In addition, it can automatically create variables
from variables that are used in Visual Basic program which have not been
defined with the DIM statement.
VB2Java supports global variables, user defined data type structures, as
well as complete conversion of VB...
[MD1] Stone's Homecoming Sale
For immediate release
Stone Design Announces "Homecoming Sale"
September 16, 1997 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Stone Design announced today
the "Homecoming" Sale on its suite of NEXTSTEP software, which runs on
NEXTSTEP and OpenStep MACH. In response to the placement of Steve Jobs as
interim CEO at Apple Computer, and the return of Stone Design to the
Macintosh software community, we wished to honor the pioneers who were
early adopters of this next millennial technology with some awesome prices.
The StoneWare suite consists of DataPhile(TM), the multi-media, easy to use
database manager, Create(TM), THE powerful graphics package, 3DReality(TM),
a 3D modeler and renderer, and CheckSum(TM), a check writer and finance
manager.
A bundle of all of these Stone Design applications for NEXTSTEP is now
available for only $199, a very special deal. These apps originally listed
for $1,979. This bundle includes DataPhile 3.1, Create 3.1, 3D Reality 2.1
and CheckSum 2.0. All of the licenses will be...
[MD1] MICRO PLANNER X-Pert - Version 3.0
MICRO PLANNING TO RELEASE
MICRO PLANNER X-PERT VERSION 3.0
Sophisticated Project Management Software for the Macintosh, Sun Solaris,
HP and Windows 3.x, 95, NT
Denver, CO -- Micro Planning International (MPI) today announced the latest
version of their powerful project management software for the Macintosh and
Windows 3.x, 95, NT: MICRO PLANNER X-Pert - Version 3.0. The latest release
offers added features and enhancements such as: unlimited capacities,
multiple work breakdown structures, shared project components,
enterprise-wide resource leveling, a new source code, detailed archiving
and much more. These features, combined with direct file open
compatibility, allow project managers to model the project organization and
create meaningful, successful project plans. This next generation of
software will give customers a durable, flexible and powerful project
management tool and a strong foundation for success. The new versions are
scheduled to ship in December 1997. MICRO PLANNER X-...
[MD1] Jobs Interim CEO
Apple Names Steve Jobs Interim CEO
Cupertino, Calif.--Sept. 16, 1997--At its first regularly scheduled meeting
last week, Apple's new Board of Directors formalized the role of Steve Jobs
by naming him interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company until a new
CEO is named.
At this meeting, the Board of Directors also met with its executive
recruiter, John Thompson of Heidrick & Struggles, to review the status of
its search for a CEO. The Board expects that a new CEO will be named before
the end of the year.
Jobs, Apple's co-founder and newly appointed member of the Board, has been
serving as an advisor to Apple's Board and executive management team for
several months.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission - to bring
the best personal computing products and support to students, educators,
designers, scientists...
[MD1] MHA Event Mgmt Becomes IDG Affiliate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MHA Event Management To Become IDG Affiliate
IDG Expo Management to continue producing IDG's market-leading IT events,
develop additional world-class information shows
BOSTON, September 15, 1997 - MHA Event Management and International Data
Group today announced a new development in their long-standing and
successful relationship. Effective immediately, MHA will become an IDG
affiliate and assume the IDG name, it was announced by MHA CEO Mike Hallal
and President David B. Egan.
Under the agreement, MHA will be known as IDG Expo Management Company. The
company will continue to produce leading IDG-branded information events,
including the MACWORLD Expos, ComNet, the Telecommuting & Home Office
Exposition & Conference (THOE) and E3 - the Electronic Entertainment
Exposition.
"We are excited about becoming an IDG affiliate," said Mike Hallal. "This
agreement enhances the long-standing strategic alliance between the two
companies and creates one point of...
[MD1] A different perspective
To all,
Don Crabb has a well written article at:
(http://www.abbottsys.com/dondirect.html)
that gives a very different perspective on the licensing issue and Apple.
Now that the industry knows what's going on with licensing, it's time to
move forward with what plans that make sense for your own company.
Check out his article -- so that you are making balanced decisions.
MacDev-1 Staff
[MD1]
From: jesjones@halcyon.com (Jesse Jones)
Subject: [ANN] Raven 1.2 (Mac C++ framework)
This file contains the source for Raven 1.2 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
Esoterica. 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 low level...
[MD1] QuickTime 3.0 Receives Industry Awards
Apple's QuickTime 3.0 Receives Industry Awards
Videography Magazine Recognizes Technology with Two Top Awards
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Sept. 12, 1997--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
that QuickTime 3.0, the latest release of the Company's industry-standard
digital media system software for Windows and Mac OS, has received several
product and technology awards from computer industry press and user groups.
Videography magazine recently granted QuickTime 3.0 two top honors--the
first annual Open Studio Interoperability Award, presented at the SIGGRAPH
tradeshow in August, and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) '97
Editors' Choice Award.
According to Videography, the Open Studio Interoperability Award is given
to a new product that "most significantly enhances the sharing of digital
media in professional studio environments." The NAB Editors' Choice Award
is for products "that deliver new capabilities, or substantially improve
the state-of-the-art in an existing product...
[MD1] Interactive Exhibit Hall for the Database Industry
For Immediate Release
Barry & Associates Announces the Start of the 1997 Online Database Derby
Web event creates the first interactive exhibit hall for the database
industry on the Internet
Burnsville, Minnesota -- September 12, 1997 -- Barry & Associates today
announced the start of the first phase of the 1997 Online Database Derby.
The Derby is the first Internet event of its type for the database
industry. The Derby, which features database vendors developing an assigned
application, is fashioned after a trade show with a development event, an
exhibit hall, and ways to win prizes. All Derby activity, however, occurs
on the Internet.
The Online Database Derby has been organized by Doug Barry of Barry &
Associates, with sponsorship from IDX Systems Corporation, developer of the
Derby database, Distributed Object Computing Magazine and Database
Programming and Design.
According to Doug Barry, "The database market is full of hype and
confusion. The Online Database Derby is...
[MD1] PowerTools signs agreement with Be
PowerTools signs license agreement with BeOS
PowerTools announced today that they have completed a license agreement
with BeOS. PowerTools will be shipping all infiniti T2 and X-Factor PPC
computers with BeOS starting on Sept. 22, 1997. "We elected to include the
BeOS with our systems due to the recent increase in interest and requests
from our valued customers." said Victor Wong, CEO, PowerTools. "With the
current events that are being played out in the MacOS arena, many people
feel that BeOS may be a viable solution and their OS of choice in the near
future. We are not here to play side, we are here to give the people what
they want." Existing owners of PowerTools computers can obtain the BeOS
free of charge. There will be a $9.95 shipping and handling charge.
Contact:
Victor Wong
CEO, PowerTools
4544 S. Lamar Blvd. Suite 101
Austin, Texas 78745
United States, Planet Earth
Tel: 512-891-0646 ext. 360
Fax: 512-476-6399
url: www.pwrtools.com
[MD1] PowerTools signs OEM agreement with UMAX
PowerTools signs OEM agreement with UMAX Taiwan
PowerTools announced today that it has signed an OEM agreement with UMAX of
Taiwan. Within the agreement, PowerTools will be given the rights to
purchase hardware products to be integrated into existing PowerTools
technologies. "We felt that it was necessary for us to work together with
UMAX to gain additional products and support for our valued customers,"
says Victor Wong, CEO, PowerTools. "Having multiple sources for some of our
core products will allow us to be more flexible and stable. This will
ensure that PowerTools will continue to be able to provide quality products
for the Macintosh community for a very long time." In reference to their
existing license with Motorola, Wong says, "We have not been asked to give
up the license, nor has Motorola offered to buy it back from us. They tell
us that they will continue to ship products and provide support to us for
quite a while longer."
Contact:
Victor Wong
CEO, PowerTools
4544 S....
[MD1] Motorola Phases Out Mac OS Business
MOTOROLA ANNOUNCES PLAN TO PHASE OUT ITS MAC OS-COMPATIBLE BUSINESS
Response to Apple's Recent Decisions Limiting Licensing
Tempe, Ariz. September 11, 1997 -- Motorola Computer Group (MCG), a unit of
Motorola Inc., today announced its plan to discontinue its Mac
OS-compatible system business in response to Apple's recent decisions to
limit the introduction of its new technology and phase out future
licensing. Under the new plan, Motorola StarMax systems will be available
for sale until the end of 1997. Known worldwide for its commitment to
quality and reliability, Motorola assured the Mac OS community that all
warranty and support commitments will continue.
To underscore its support to the Mac OS community through this transition,
Motorola today also announced enhancements to its industry-leading StarMax
five-year warranty. Motorola will now provide existing and new StarMax
buyers with one full year of current telephone support up from 90 days.
Motorola had been negotiating with Apple...
