Year: 2001

Wireless MP3 Server for MacOS

For immediate release

Sensate Inc. Announces Wireless MP3 Server for MacOS.

Serve, manage, and stream MP3s to networked consumer devices, including
PCs, stereos, car audio systems, headphones, and cell phones from Apple
computers.

Calgary AB, and San Jose CA, October 22, 2001, – Sensate Inc. is pleased to
announce 2nR-Musiker=81, a wireless MP3 server and client compatible with
MacOS=81. 2nR-Musiker lets consumers download, upload, and stream MP3 music
to wireless and wired network devices running Windows=81, PocketPC=81 (WinCE
3.0), and now MacOS.

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Startup Doubler 2.6.1

October 22, 2001: Startup Doubler 2.6.1 is now available for downloading
from www.marcmoini.com

Startup Doubler can make your Mac startup faster, closer to the maximum
speed allowed by the hardware. Startup Doubler’s software acceleration
streamlines loading of Extensions, Control Panels, Startup Items and the
Finder to improve startup times.

Startup Doubler is most useful for pre-G4 Macs, where startup can be made
10% to 50% faster.

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Myth III: The Wolf Age delayed

Myth III: The Wolf Age, the third installment in the popular real-time strategy game series, has been delayed, according to Macworld UK. Mac OS 9 compatibility is reportedly to blame, although one developer notes that the game runs so much better under Mac OS X that users should upgrade. Myth III: The Wolf Age was originally slated to ship in November; it’s unclear when the game will ship now.

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Apple’s past and future with the PowerPC

A Register article dissects Apple’s relationship PowerPC developer Motorola, explaining Apple’s history with the company, the longstanding conflicts between Motorola and IBM over the PowerPC G3 and G4, and the future, which rests on the shoulders of the next-generation PowerPC G5. Meanwhile, another article quotes a new source who reports that Motorola is having good success producing 1.6GHz G5 processors and that the microprocessor is indeed very fast.

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