Year: 1997

UMAX Boosts Support for Mac and BeOS Software Developers

New Developer Purchase Program Provides Incentive for Developers of
Powerful Multiprocessor-Aware Applications for the Mac Architecture

Fremont, Calif., August 4, 1997 — UMAX Computer Corporation (UCC) today
announced a developer purchase program to increase support for Mac OS and
BeOS software developers creating applications for the Macintosh platform.
For a limited time, registered developers can purchase UMAX SuperMac Mac OS
compatible systems at a 10% discount for use in application development,
application support, com

From: “Stephen C. Gilardi” (squeegee@spambegone.usa.net)
Subject: [ANN] ProFont Distribution 2.2 Released

Co-authors Steve Gilardi and Carl Osterwald are pleased to announce the
release of “ProFont Distribution 2.2”. It is available now as:

(ftp://users.aol.com//squeegee/pro-font-22.hqx)

ProFont is a monospaced font whose 9 pt size is similar to Monaco 9 but
with improved readability. It includes slashed zeros, ells with serifs,
emphasized punctuation, etc.

For Immediate Release

Media Contact:
Susan Marlett
ClearWay Technologies
617-973-5024
marlett@clearway.com

FIRESITE VIRTUAL DOMAIN MANAGER TO SUPPORT APPLE’S OPEN TRANSPORT 1.3

— Will Simultaneously Operate In Single-IP and Multiple-IP Modes —

Boston, August 4, 1997, Macworld Expo — ClearWay Technologies, Inc. today
announced that their FireSite(TM) Virtual Domain Manager, the most complete
virtual Web site management system for Mac OS, will support tight
integration with Apple Computer’s forthcoming Open Transport 1.3 network
software.

8/3/97 – ColorSafe 1.0 Available for Macintosh
There are a couple of things I need to say in this note, so I’ll get the
good news out of the way first. There is bad news to go with it this time.

** ColorSafe 1.0 Available for Macintosh
A new plug-in, ColorSafe 1.0, is available, and it’s the one plug-in no
web designer needs to be without. ColorSafe extends the 216 color web safe
palette to millions of non-dithering optical colors and patterns with an
real-time, fully interactive RGB color picker and a pattern canvas for
creating tiling patterns.

For more information contact

In the U.S. and Pacific:
Mark Gonzales, markg@be.com
(415) 462-4117

In Europe:
Jean Calmon, jcalmon@beeurope.com
(33) 1 49 06 73 75

BE DEMONSTRATES BeOS FOR INTEL PCs

Developer conference demonstration is prelude to the next BeOS product
release and expansion of developer opportunity.

BOSTON, Massachusetts (August 4, 1997) – Before an audience of software
developers at the Be Developer Conference in Boston today, Be, Inc.
demonstrated for the first time the Be Operating System (BeOS) running on
Intel-based personal computer hardware.