Year: 1997

APPLE INCLUDES RETROSPECT CLIENT ON RHAPSODY CD

Pre-Release Program Allows Rhapsody Developers to Protect Work

ORINDA, CA – October 14, 1997 – Developers for Apple Computer’s next
generation operating system, code-named Rhapsody, will have an easy way to
back up their development files with the new Retrospect Client for
Rhapsody.

Dantz Development today announced that Apple is including a beta version of
Retrospect Client for Rhapsody on the Rhapsody Developer Release CD-ROM.
Developers may sign up for a pre-release program with Dantz that supports
up to four Rhapsody developmen

NEW YORK, NY – October 13, 1997 – In a move to provide the best Web
experience for internet users, MacDirectory announced that its Web site
(http://www.macdirectory.com), the first Macintosh search engine, has been
incorporated into the newly-introduced Mac OS 8.

MacDirectory provides users the latest Mac OS hardware and software
information (searchable databases), job opportunities, up-to-date news,
reviews, services (worldwide searchable database), free software downloads,
links to Apple-related Web sites and more.

According to Adam Fingerman, Mac OS Internet Product Manager at A

JOY FOR RHAPSODY DR1 RELEASED

– Joy Explorer for Interactive Exploration of Rhapsody
– Joy Developer for Rapid Cross-Platform Application Development

VIENNA, Austria, October 13, 1997. AAA+ Software today announced the
release of Joy for Rhapsody. Joy is an extension to the Rhapsody suite of
development tools.

Francestown, New Hampshire — October 13, 1997 — OpenBase International,
Ltd. today announced that it is providing a single user version of its
popular OpenBase SQL database FREE on Windows NT and Apple’s next
generation OS, code named Rhapsody.

Apple Mirrors Microsoft’s Support
Policies

New Program Features Combination of Phone, Web and Automated Voice Response

CUPERTINO, California–Oct. 13, 1997–Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
that it is changing its support policies to more closely mirror
Microsoft’s. The new policies are effective immediately and include:

free support on the web (http://www.info.apple.com/) free support from
Apple’s automated phone response system free phone support for the first 90
days of ownership fee-based phone support at U.S.