From: hamm0059@tc.umn.edu (Kyle Hammond) Subject: [PR] The A List - a List Manager replacement Hi all, I'd like to let you know about The A List. This is a replacement for Apple's List Manager in the same spirit as WASTE is a replacement for Text Edit. The A List can handle lists of essentially infinite size, supports drag and drop, cut/copy/paste, dynamic scrolling, and many other features that Apple's List Manager does not. The A List uses several application callback routines to provide support for any type of data that you wish to use (instead of an LDEF). The default implementation assumes that the list data is a StringHandle. The A List is distributed under the same general licensing scheme as the WASTE library: it's free, but you need to give me credit. To download the full source code and a sample application go to the URL: (http://genbiol.cbs.umn.edu/Staff/hammond/TheAList.html) The documentation is not finished yet, but what there is is on-line at the above URL. I wrote...

MacZoop 1.6 is now available. You can download it completely free from: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~corbe/MacZoop/MacZoop.html ------- What is MacZoop? MacZoop is a C++ application framework for writing Macintosh applications. Unlike frameworks such as TCL, Powerplant and MacApp, it's very small, and lacks some features of those frameworks. However, it is very usable and ideal for beginners and smaller projects. If you liked Sprocket, MacZoop is better ;-) Features: Full implementation of Macintosh Application Programming model. Supports Floating Windows. Command-chain architecture. Full Dialog support, including moveable modals, radio groups, user items, list boxes, text fields, icon lists, etc. Easy UNDO support. Printing automatically supported. File classes incorporate automatic safe-save. AppleEvents generically supported. (Scripting on its way!) Classes for PICT and TEXT windows, generic list windows and GWorlds. Drag and Drop. Benefits: Completely free, no royalties. PPC and 68K...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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. ---------- 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...