Year: 1998

Java 101 Workshop – A crash course for C++ Programmers
Tuesday August 25, at CSD Training Lab
8:30am Registration, 9:00am – 5:00pm Workshop
David A. Wilson, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by CSD and the Software Forum Java SIG

Back by popular demand!

“Java for C++ Programmers” is a one-day, crash course designed to give
programmers the basic skills they need to create basic Java applications
and applets. The course includes Java language syntax, object-oriented
programming as it is done in Java, and use of many of the standard Java
packages (libraries).

http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9808/19/javavirus.idg/index.html

August 19, 1998 Web posted at: 11:15 AM EDT

by Ellen Messmer From…

(IDG) — Symantec, a maker of antivirus software, said it has spotted the
first Java virus.

For immediate release

Contact: Scott Raney (raney@metacard.com), 303-447-3936

METACARD DELIVERS ON THE PROMISE OF HYPERCARD

Boulder, August 19, 1998 — After 8 years of continuous development,
MetaCard Corporation is now delivering on the promise of HyperCard.
Whether you need it for graphical application development or
multimedia authoring, MetaCard 2.2 has the features to make the job go
quickly and smoothly:

* Support for Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, all popular UNIX platforms, and
new support for MacOS 68K and PowerPC.

For Immediate Release

Retailers Experience Record Consumer Demand for iMac

Apple to Refill Dealer Shelves by this Weekend

CUPERTINO, California–August 19, 1998–Reports from Apple Computer
Inc.’s retail channel indicate record consumer demand for iMac which hit
retail store shelves on Saturday, August 15. Many retailers reported
complete sell-outs and many took orders for iMacs scheduled for delivery
this weekend and beyond.

“iMac has been the biggest computer launch we’ve seen in our history,”
said Jim Halpin, CompUSA president and CEO.

I’m pleased to announce that the Raven mailing list is now open. To
subscribe send email to (listserver@justmagic.ml.org) with “subscribe
raven” in the message body.

To post a message send email to (raven@justmagic.ml.org).

Raven is a modern C++ framework similar to PowerPlant and MacApp.

Jesse Jones
jesjones@halcyon.com