Author: mactech

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.

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.

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.

For Immediate Release

MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES FIREWORKS
Next-Generation Tool Provides the First Unified Environment for Creating
and Producing Web Graphics

San Francisco, Calif — March 10, 1998 — Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) today
introduced Fireworks, the first production tool to provide a unified
environment for creating, optimizing and producing high-quality graphics
for the Web.

This is a public beta of the Metrowerks 1.2b7 Java compiler. For both
Macintosh and Windows.

The final version of the 1.2 compiler will appear on CodeWarrior Pro 3. We
are releasing this version now to allow users to test the new compiler and
report any problems they find before Pro 3 ships. This compiler is a beta
release with the problems and bugs that implies. Use at your own risk.