Year: 1998

The Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.1 Early Access 1 is now available for
download via the Apple web page at:

http://developer.apple.com/java/text/prerelease.html

This is the first early access release for MRJ 2.1 and a few thing should
be noted about it:

1. It is PowerPC only

2. You must install QuickTime 3.0 to use this release

3. Many of the optimizations in AWT graphics, etc. that Apple demoed at
WWDC are not in this particular release, but are slated for subsequent
early access releases.

4.

Digital Alchemy is pleased to announce the release of the Mercutio MDEF
version 1.5.1. Version 1.5.1 adds support for Appearance Manager 1.0.2 and
fixes a number of small bugs.

* DEVELOPERS * In addition to addition MacOS 8 support, the previously
released Mercutio 1.5 fixed a bug could crash the user’s machine.
Developers using Mercutio to display should upgrade to version 1.5 or
later.

From: Guy Kawasaki (Kawasaki@garage.com)

We opened up the public area of the garage.com Web site today. Please check
it out. We’re trying to create a valuble resource area for high-tech
entrepreneurs and investors.

The site is located at:

(http://www.garage.com/)

Some highlights:

1) (http://www.garage.com/newsAgents.shtml) Here we use software agents to
search 600 data feeds to monitor companies, people, and topics.

Apple Announces Software Design Award Winners

Apple Design Awards Recognize the Innovation that Makes Macintosh Software
Special

CUPERTINO, California–May 14, 1998–Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
the winners and runners-up of its third annual software design contest for
Mac OS developers. The Apple Design Awards honor applications which
showcase the innovation, ease-of-use and integration of Apple technologies
that make Macintosh software unique.

Press Contact: For IMMEDIATE Release
Gordon Davies
Metrowerks Inc.
(512) 873-4797
gdavies@metrowerks.com

Metrowerks To Support Apple’s OS Strategy and Motorola’s AltiVec(TM)
Technology

Metrowerks to Support Mac(R) OS X Hosted Development, Carbon API, and Next
Generation PowerPC(TM) Architecture

SAN JOSE, California – May 13, 1998 – Metrowerks, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF,
TSE/ME:MWK) announced yesterday in a keynote session at the Apple Computer,
Inc.