Year: 1998

[MD1] Xplain to Publish NetProfessional

Release is posted at http://www.netprolive.com/ if you would like your news
site to point to it.al like books and magazines.

* According to a WebWeek survey, 47.3% of web developers
use a Mac to create the majority of their Web content
— the #1 platform by far.

The Mac has been the leading platform for web sites for a long time. With
Apple’s new G3 servers, there’s now that much more strength behind Mac
solutions.

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[MD1] BBEdit Avail Electronically

EMBARGO UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998
Contact: Sandra Schneible, 781-687-0700, sandra@barebones.com

BBEDIT NOW AVAILABLE VIA ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION FROM SOFTWARE.NET
-New resale agreement means customers can get BBEdit anytime, anywhere

Bedford, MA–March 12, 1998–Bare Bones Software, Inc. today announced
their entry into the electronic distribution (ESD) channel. BBEdit, the
company’s award-winning text and HTML editor, is now available for purchase
and download through Software.net.

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[MD1] Apple Turns Up Heat in New TV Spot

Apple Turns Up Heat in New TV Spot

CUPERTINO, California–March 11, 1998–Apple Computer, Inc. today announced
it is launching a new 30-second television commercial tonight during ABC’s
prime time line-up beginning at 8 p.m. PST. The new commercial, called
“Bunnies,” is part of Apple’s worldwide “Think different” campaign.

Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh.

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[MD1] Apple/Microsoft Unify Java Technologies for Mac

Apple and Microsoft to Unify Java Technologies for the Macintosh

Will Work Together to Ease Developer Access to Native Mac OS Services;
Improvements in Java Performance,
Robustness Expected in Future Java Virtual Machine

CUPERTINO, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash., March 11 /PRNewswire/ — Apple
Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to converge their
Java technologies for the Macintosh(R) to create a single Java virtual
machine (VM) for the Mac(R) OS.

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[MD1] MacHack CD/FTP Released

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MACHACK RELEASES CD AND POSTS HACKS TO FTP

March 11, 1998 — Grosse Pointe Park, MI — MacHack, The Annual Conference
for Leading Edge Developers with support from Apple Computer Inc. and
MacTech Magazine, today announced that the MacHack 1997 CD is now
available.

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