contact: Trygve Isaacson trygve@bombaydigital.com (http://www.bombaydigital.com) For Immediate Release The Gray Council 2.0 Is Available The Gray Council -- C++ classes implementing the Apple Grayscale Appearance. Berkeley, California -- December 17, 1996 -- Today marks the release of version 2.0 of The Gray Council, a set of C++ classes providing the premiere implementation of the "Apple Grayscale Appearance for System 7." This is Apple's grayscale user interface design specification recommended for today's applications, consistent with the future Appearance Manager default theme. Apple has published the AGA specification, but developers are left on their own to implement this significant piece of work. The Gray Council implements the complete set of controls defined by the Apple Grayscale Appearance specification, including: push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, icon "bevel" buttons, scroll bars, sliders, popup menus, little arrows, disclosure triangles, progress indicators,...

CASPER, WY, ISIS International, Inc. announced the introduction of EasyData TM and EasyCommTM, paired software products designed to provide a new level of connectivity, simplicity, and power in transferring data between the Apple MessagePad (and compatible PDAs running the Newton Operating System) and either Macintosh desktop computers or Windows machines. The EasyData / EasyComm dual package enables Newton users to work more efficiently by making it easier to rapidly share data between their PDAs and either Macs or Windows desktop computers. The same capability for other hardware and software platforms will be forthcoming. EasyData can be extended and customized by other Newton developers through the use of plug-in modules. EasyData requires Newton OS 2.0 or later (we will continue to support our older version, formerly known as Flash-Data, for users of older MessagePads). The increasingly evident importance of enterprise-wide, "open systems" approaches to leveraging an organization`...

SYNERGEX TO PROVIDE APPLE DEVELOPERS WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES FOR SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT December 9, 1996 Synergex will bring industry-standard software configuration management (SCM) to Apple Computer Inc.'s popular Macintosh environment in first quarter 1997, increasing the number of platforms to which the company has already ported the top-selling INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES. With the release of PVCS Version Manager for the Macintosh, Apple developers will for the first time be able to manage source code development across heterogeneous systems that include MS-DOS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 95, and OpenVMS environments. Software developers rely on SCM tools like the INTERSOLV PVCS SERIES to monitor, record, and protect changes to programming source code throughout the software life cycle, from development to upgrade, including post-release changes. INTERSOLVS top-selling PVCS Version Manager effectively maintains multiple revisions of source code...

11th Annual SF MacWorld Netter's Dinner (http://www.infoworkshop.com/~jonpugh/nettersdinner.html) Yes, it's been 11 years that we've been gathering a herd of nerds and feeding ourselves at the Hunan in San Francisco (on Sansome at Broadway). This year is just another notch in our belts. MacWorld is Tue, Jan 7, 1997 through Fri, Jan 10, 1997. The dinner will be on Wed, Jan 8, 1997. The cost is only $16 per person. Dinner will consist of a buffet, which we will request to be extra hot, because they tone it down for buffets and we don't want that. It will come with Onion Cakes, Hunan Chicken Salad, Sweet & Sour Pork, Beef with Broccoli, Fried Chicken Wings, Kung Pao Chicken, Country Style Vegetables, Pork Chow-Mein and Combination Fried Rice. There are no substitutions. Due to the phenomenal success of last year, we've contracted with Kee Nethery's shareware service again. All you have to do is go to the web page listed above and either download the Register program, run it and...

Apple Announces HyperCard Update and Software Bundle HyperCard 2.3.5. Includes New Features Plus Software Bundle of Leading Entertainment and Web Publishing Titles; Price Remains Unchanged at U.S. $99.00. INTERNET WORLD--NEW YORK--Dec. 11, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today announced an update of HyperCard to version 2.3.5 which includes a value bundle of Internet-oriented and multimedia entertainment software--the price of HyperCard remains unchanged at a U.S. retail of $99.00. The new HyperCard bundle includes leading software for entertainment and web-based publishing: --The best-selling computer game of all time--Myst from Cyan/Broderbund, which is based on HyperCard -- The five-mouse rated (by MacUser Magazine) Movie Cleaner LE QuickTime authoring solution and the associated web motion plug-in from Terran Interactive -- LiveCard from Royal/Heizer Software, which enables real-time streaming of HyperCard stacks off the net that are viewable by Windows, UNIX, and Mac OS web surfers...

NetCarta Corporation Supports Apple's HotSauce Technology for Website Mapping Library of Over 30,000 WebMaps to be Provided in Meta Content Format (MCF); NetCarta to Launch MCF Site Service on the Web. INTERNET WORLD-- NEW YORK--Dec. 11, 1996--NetCarta Corporation, a subsidiary of CMG Information Services (NASDAQ:CMGI), and Apple Computer, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement regarding Apple's HotSauce Technology. NetCarta has incorporated Apple's HotSauce Meta Content Format (MCF), which allows developers to build data access tools that work with any kind of Internet or intranet-based data, in its web content management tools. NetCarta plans to enhance its NetCarta WebMapper content management software, which currently runs on Microsoft Windows and UNIX-compatible platforms, to automatically generate MCF site maps for site navigation. In addition, the NetCarta WebMap Library, which contains over 30,000 site maps rendered in NetCarta WebMap format of the most...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Olsen Phone: 1-888-WE-ANIM-8 (1-888-932-6468) Fax: (909) 336-4630 E-mail: info@studio89.com URL: http://www.studio89.com Animated Clip-Art Library Released LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA -- December 10, 1996 (MMG) -- Studio 89 announces the release of its Animated Clip-Art Library, Volume 1, the first ever collection of GIF89a animations designed specifically for use on the World Wide Web. Comprised of over 2,100 original animated GIF images and 1,400 still GIF's, the library promises to add pizzazz to any web page. Animated images include bouncing alphabets, spinning bullets and twinkling stars. Moving arrows direct viewer's attention and animated buttons make site navigation fun. Uniquely designed marquee sections make it easy for web authors to surround their own words and images with moving lights. Animated icons and lines round out the collection. Effortless navigation is a key feature of the library. All 3,500 images are organized by category and fully...

I have just released my first freeware utility, "RAM HighWater" Its purpose is to allow users and programmers to determine how much memory a program ever needs. It works much like a high-tide marker. It keeps track of the amount of memory a program is actually using, and will report back to you the most it ever did use, so you can adjust your "preferred memory" accordingly. It also will retain this "HighWater" mark even after the target quits. Available on my website at: http://web.mit.edu/kenlu/www/rhw.html --- Please email me if you find it useful! -ToastyKen ------------------------------- | Kenneth Lu -- kenlu@mit.edu | -------------------------------

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 1996 Press Contact: Bill Doerrfeld President Blue World Communications, Inc. (206) 313-1051 bill@blueworld.com Lasso 1.1 is Available: New Features in Upgrade Enable More Powerful Dynamic Web Data Serving. Operates now as a WebSTAR Plug-in. ISSAQUAH, WA - December 11, 1996 - Blue World Communications, Inc. announces the release of Lasso 1.1, the advanced tool for quickly integrating Claris Corporation FileMaker Pro 3.0 for the Macintosh databases with the Web. Lasso is designed for blazing fast performance. Searching FileMaker Pro Macintosh relational databases with tens of thousands of records in under a second is now possible with Lasso. Lasso operates by recognizing special commands placed in standard HTML files. These commands define all interaction between FileMaker Pro and a Mac OS Web server. Lasso functions as the "glue" between FileMaker Pro and the Web. Lasso HTML files (or format files) are easily edited in HTML authoring programs such as...

Note: This will not be distributed regularly through MacDev-1 -- just the first one to give you an idea of the newsletter. [Ed. -nst] ** Table of Contents - Press Attention - Survey Results - Comdex Report - Linux Trademark Dispute Good news everyone! We (The Linux Community) are finally getting the eye from the big mainstream press as more than just a curiosity. Jim Mohr, author of "Inside SCO Unix", writer for BYTE Magazine and several other publications, is authoring a book for Prentice Hall entitled "LINUX Business User's Resource". If you are using Linux at work or for work he wants to know about it, and has given me the following questionnaire to send out. Jim intends to include as many of the replies as he can in both his book and future articles. If you have something you cannot talk about yet, but can in the future... let us know it is happening without names.... and then tell us when we can talk about it. Truly Linux is taking off. Oh, and in case you are wondering,...

Contact: Shannon Wendel Mark Erickson (937) 847-2374 x14 (937) 847-2374 x38 ASi releases PKZIP DCL for the Power Macintosh. Developers are able to incorporate PKZIP implode and explode capabilities into their programming. The PKZIP DCL provides a library of routines for the compression and decompression of data on a Macintosh or Power Macintosh. It allows programmers to compress and decompress data using their own file handling routines to read and write their data. Other features include all purpose patented data compression algorithm that compresses both ASCII and binary data quickly, application controlled input/output and memory allocation for the utmost flexibility, and adjustable dictionary size that allows the software to be fine tuned for maximum speed or compression. ASi is the global leader in compression solutions. Their line of compression utilities includes such names as PKZIP, MultiZip, NetSqueeze, and Nico...

For Immediate Release *-) Onyx Technology Introduces Spotlight Memory Debugger for the Macintosh (-* Contact: Onyx Technology, Inc. 7811 27th Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34209 Main: (941) 795-7801 Fax: (941) 795-5901 Sales: (941) 795-7801; sales@onyx-tech.com Technical/Customer Support: support@onyx-tech.com http://www.onyx-tech.com ftp://ftp.onyx-tech.com/pub/QC/ Bradenton, FL -- 04 DEC 1996: Onyx Technology, makers of the "QC(tm)" stress testing tool, have reinforced their position as the leading memory debugging tools vendor for the Macintosh community with the release of a new debugging tool called "Spotlight on Macintosh". Spotlight is easy to use yet powerful enough to become a key component of virtually every programmer and tester's arsenal of tools. Spotlight contains impressive abilities for providing memory protection services and fine granularity memory bounds checking, toolbox API discipline checking, and leaks detection. Spotlight requires that the developer/tester have...

BUY VOODOO AND GET APPRENTICE 5 FREE! About VOODOO ------------ VOODOO (Versions Of Outdated Documents Organized Orthogonally) from Unisoftware Plus GmbH is the ultimate version control solution you have been waiting for. It is a standalone version control tool with a graphical user interface offering many features for the simple and clear management of projects in which files evolve in numerous versions. Here are some of its cooler features: - Simple and clear management of variants and revisions of full projects (not only single files) - Efficient delta storage (95 % savings and more) for files of arbitrary type (MSWord, XPress, Freehand, Filemaker, 4th Dimension, Prograph, etc.). - Management of users with hierarchically ordered access rights. - Recording of the complete project history (who made which changes - when and why) - Standalone tool with full graphical user interface which makes it easy to use - Suitable not only for programming projects but also...

S-CASE 3.0 updated to support UML 0.91 Schaumburg, IL (December 2, 1996) - MultiQuest announced today the release of S-CASE 3.0 (rev. 1.9) with enhanced support for Unified Modeling Language 0.91. This new version reaffirms MultiQuest's commitment to the UML notation proposed by renowned object-oriented methodologists Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson and Jim Rumbaugh. S-CASE 3.0 was designed from ground up to provide the true UML metamodel as its foundation. This metamodel is fully accessible using Tcl scripts, thus providing hooks for code generators, report writers and other useful tools. Additional enhancements in this new version include improved code generation and reverse engineering. Available immediately, S-CASE 3.0 for Windows and Macintosh lists at $495. A save-limited evaluation version can be downloaded from http://www.multiquest.com. Founded in 1989, MultiQuest Corporation offers innovative tools and services to software developers worldwide. The company's mission is to...

GRAYSCALE KITCHEN 1.0 NEW SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS DEVELOPERS TO SYSTEMATICALLY OBSERVE AND PREPARE THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW APPLE GRAYSCALE APPEARANCE November 30, 1996 Viperware today announces its newest product: Grayscale Kitchen 1.0. Grayscale Kitchen is a tool that allows Developers to experience Apple's new Grayscale Appearance systematically, without implementing it themselves. For more information see: http://www.viperware.com/grayscale_kitchen or http://www.viperware.com/god GALLERY Grayscale Kitchen gives developers a hands-on approach to learning about the future of the Macintosh experience. Grayscale Kitchen demonstrates many new interface elements never seen before by developers, including Apple's new tabs and the new interface that helps users to easily determine the currently active window. LICENSING Because Apple hasn't made the API for the new Grayscale Appearance publicly available, developers have a few options: 1. Wait for Apple to come out with Mac OS...

The Apple Game Sprockets Leather Jacket Raffle... Are you wondering what you will get for the holidays this year? Do you already dread the long return lines at the stores? Well, check this out because it's going to blow you away! Now you can walk away with the coolest leather, bombardier jacket without spending any time shopping! That's right, the authentic Apple Game Sprockets, Macintosh Serious Game Hardware, Apple Game Team 1996 leather bomber jacket. Worth several hundred dollars -- absolutely free! How do you qualify for this awesome jacket you ask? Simple. Every MacTech Magazine subscriber (active for the February issue) will automatically be entered into the raffle contest. The rest of you who want to be a part of this contest must submit your MacTech Magazine subscription to us by midnight, December 15, 1996. Meeting this subscription deadline will not only qualify you for this fabulous contest, you will also receive your first issue of MacTech Magazine in time for the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lightsoft are pleased to announce that both Fantasm and PowerFantasm have been upgraded to version 4.15. The upgrades are available free to registered users of previous V4.xx versions via email. Features of the upgrade include: All known back end bugs were fixed. Linking to PowerPC shared libraries now works, and support for many more shared libraries added, including Sprockets(tm). New PowerPC fragment compiler with improved speed and error reporting. New directives designed for faster PowerPC code operation. Smaller and some 10 to 20% faster than previous versions. Many user interface improvements including; better chroma coding and faster editing, can take and play voice notes, more feedback when Building or assembling, better (user configurable priorities) multi tasking, improved foreign platform file import filters, audio CD auto repeat and others Completely revised manuals Full details of the upgrade and how users can receive their...

Visit our new web site for software engineering tools that run on Macintosh, Windows 95/NT, Solaris and HP-UX computers. MacA&D and WinA&D products are the fast, easy way to design your applications. http://www.excelsoftware.com Topics include: )) OOA/OOD (Shlaer/Mellor, Coad/Yourdon, Booch, OMT, Jacobson and Fusion) )) Structured Analysis and Design (Yourdon/DeMarco, Gane & Sarson, Hatley/Pirbhai) )) State Modeling (Mealy, Moore, Harel, Shlaer/Mellor, STG, etc.) )) Multi-Task Design )) Data Modeling (Martin's Information Engineering, Chen, etc.) )) Integrated Code Editing and Browsing )) Use Cases/Requirements Traceability )) Multi-User Team Dictionary )) Code generation for C/C++, Pascal/Object Pascal, Delphi, Basic, Fortran and SQL. )) Reengineering Code to Design After checking out the site, you can request a free technical brochure for in-depth information on MacA&D and/or WinA&D products. Email your postal address to info@excelsoftware.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Purity Software, Inc. 1016 Mopac Circle, Suite 101 Austin, TX 78746 +1.512.328.2288 FAX +1.512.328.2688 http://www.purity.com/ info@purity.com Purity Software Announces BeOS Web Server (Austin, TX - November 26th, 1996) Purity Software, Inc. is proud to announce the first commercial web server for the BeOS. The yet to be named server is expected to ship in the first quarter of 1997. The web server will be previewed to the public at the upcoming MacWorld San Francisco, January 7-10 out of Purity's booth (3154, North Hall). Though the feature set has not been frozen at this time, current plans...

Hello all -- This is to announce the release of Mercutio MDEF 1.3.2. The release package is currently available for FTP, and will be distributed to Info-Mac shortly. This is a maintenance release, and fixes a few bugs reported in the 1.3 and 1.3.1 releases. One bug is a memory leak that occured when scrolling menus with icons in them. Changes in version 1.3.2: - Fixed sample code to correct react to key equivalents in hierarchical menus. - Added ksameAlternateAsLastTime and kdontDisposeIcon constants to .h API file. Those flags functioned correctly but were misnamed. - Fixed memory leak when scrolling icon suites. - Fixed cosmetic glitches when using non-standard System fonts (e.g with Kaleidoscope). - Fixed bug in C sample code for dynamic items. - Changed some of the color icons in the sample application. Changes in version 1.3.1: - Fixed Pascal API bug that gave crash under non GENERATECFM situations. - Fixed crash bug that could occur under certain...

Terran Interactive Contact: John Geyer, VP-Marketing Voice: 408/278-9026 Fax: 408/278-9063 Internet: jgeyer@terran-int.com Web: http://www.terran-int.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ***** "MOVIE CLEANER PRO 2.0 - MacUser EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD ***** FINALIST GETS EVEN BETTER" TERRAN INTERACTIVE, SAN JOSE, CA -- November 21, 1996 -- Having just received the MacUser Editor's Choice Finalist Award, Movie Cleaner Pro gets even better with an upgrade to version 2.0. The new version is scheduled for release in February 1997 and will deliver support for exciting new features such as multiprocessor support, advanced data rate control, multiple track processing, optimal palette creation and still-frame processing. The award winning interface will also be revised to add increased flexibility and ease-of-use to end users. Version 2.0 is the first paid upgrade and will offer substantial value to Terran's customers. Pricing has not yet been determined....

Dr. Marc Slack Press Release President New Product Announcement Morph Technologies Inc. Overcoming CGI with DynaMorph: A Revolutionary Way to Create and Maintain Web-Sites Following a very successful beta test, Morph Technologies, a Virginia based company, is proud to announce the full release of DynaMorph 1.0, a platform independent, Server-side Macro language and integrated object-oriented database that allows for the easy creation of web pages and their maintenance, overcoming problems associated with CGI. DynaMorph allows people creating Web pages to embed into their HTML documents very powerful programmatic constructs which would otherwise require an external CGI. DynaMorph keeps HTML layout and CGI-type specialization in a single document. This enables users who build interactive web sites to operate within a single paradigm. Unlike other products on the market like Cold-Fusion, WebSiphon...

Mulitmedia Animation Making Software version 2.0 Make 2D animations for your game, homepage, application or just for fun Announcing the release of Multimedia Animation Maker 2.0. Finally there is an inexpensive but powerful tool to make two-dimensional animations. With the help of this program you can create animations for your game, you can enhance your world wide web pages, create animated about dialogs, impress your friends and much more. It is really easy to use. The program comes along with comprehensive documentation. You can download it at: (http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/gst/grf/multimedi -anim-maker-20.hqx) A german version of Multimedia Animation Maker is also available. You can download it at: (http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/gst/grf/multimedi -anim-maker-20-de.hqx) System requirements: * System 7.0 or greater * 68030, 68040 or PowerPC * 3 MB of hard drive space * 2 MB free memory * Works best with at least 256 colors and 13"...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Naomi Pearce Pearce Communications 510/528-0824 Email: naomi@well.com Investor Contact: Fiona Ross The Financial Relations Board, Inc. (310) 442-0599 Email: far@la.frbd.com STARNINE SHIPS WEBSTAR 2.0, NOW TWICE AS FAST -- Robust Upgrade also Supports Java, Has Significantly Improved Security, Browser-based Remote Administration, and Other Plug-In Features -- BERKELEY, Calif., November 20, 1996 --- StarNine, the Mac(tm)OS division of Quarterdeck Corp., shipped WebSTAR 2.0, with performance at least twice as fast as its predecessor, server-side support for Java, significantly enhanced security features, browser-based remote administration, and a plethora of additional Plug-in features. Depending on the configuration, performance increases often reach three-to-four times that of WebSTAR 1.3.1. WebSTAR 2.0 features a built-in Java Virtual Machine, allowing webmasters to develop plug-ins using the full Java langauge and a set of classes tailored to...