MacWEEK Vol 07 Num 03

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THE NEWSWEEKLY FOR MACINTOS See Page49
01.18.93 Volume 7 Number 3
NetWare 4 directories Radius to launch Third-party extension
eight-Rocket box
off limits AOCE ships to bring pen to Mac OS
till
running Mac code
Novell to supply ing system will be able to take full ByCarolynSaid — Apple showsprototype
advantage of Version 4.0’s new San Jose, Calif. Radius Inc.
Mac-accesssoftware directoryandsecurityfeatures. reportedly is harnessing the multi- basedon Duo design
The forthcoming NetWare processingandmultitaskingpowerof
updatewillprovidedistributeddirec- its Rocket accelerators to create a
ByMitch—RatdiffeandAprilStreeter toryservicesforusers ofthe popular high-poweredMac-compatible serv- ByCarolynSaidandR—ainesCohen
Boston TheMacwon’tbenefit networkOS.Thedatabasedirectory, erforpre-pressandmultimediausers. San Francisco Pen-based
muchintheshortrunwhenNovell orbindery,inNetWare3.11andpre- Code-named SkyLab, the “media computing, an innovation so far
Inc.shipsNetWare4.0thisMarch, vious versions forces users to sepa- server”willconsistofeight50-MHz available only on other platforms,
but once Apple releases its Apple ratelylogontoeachservertheywish 68040 Rocket accelerators in a maysoonreachtheMac. NEVINBERGER
Open Collaboration Environment, to browse. With NetWare 4.0, just Radius-designedbox,sourcessaid.In Communication Intelligence ApplehasshownsomeusersaPower-
Macclientsonthenetworkoperat- SeeNetWare Page119 all, the system is expected to deliver Corp.,thedeveloperofapen-input BookDuo-likepen-basedMac.
,
up to 300 mips ofprocessingpower. systemthatApplemarketsinJapan,
The server will depend on Mac next week will announce PenMac, ware,accordingtosources.
ROM code Radius licensed from an extension to the Mac operating CIC’s PenMac software will be
Apple, sources said. It can be systemthatwillmakeitpossible to introduced at PenExpo here. The
launched only from a Mac net- use a pen with off-the-shelfMacs, product is scheduled for release by
worked to it; once launched, it can tabletsandMacapplications. mid-yearatless than $100, accord-
run out-of-the-box Mac software Meanwhile, Apple in recent ing to company CEOJames Dao.
overthenetwork. months has quietly shown corpo- He said several third-party tablet
Radiusdeclinedtocomment. rate customers a prototype pen- manufacturers, including Kurta
Because SkyLab was designed based Mac using Duo-like hard- SeePenMac Page120
,
specifically to be a server, sources
said,itwon’tbeencumberedbyele-
ments ofthe Mac architecture that
hinder server performance, such as Developers to get AppleScript soon
aslowbus.
Userswillbeabletopluginhigh-
performance storage systems from ByRainesCohen — mersandonlylatertoendusers.
RICKFRIEDMAN/BUCKSTAR third parties, including RAIDs San Francisco AppleScript, The AppleScript language and
MacuserswillhavetowaituntillaterintheyearwhenAppleshipsitsOpenCollabo- (redundant array of inexpensive Apple’slong-awaiteduser-scripting thelargerOpenScriptingArchitec-
rationEnvironmenttoenjoythefullbenefitsofNetWare4.0,whichNovelldisplayed disks) and optical drives. Client system for the Mac, is nearing ture encompassing it are designed
atNetWorldlastweek.Formorenewsfromtheshow,seestoriesonpages4and24. SeeRadius Page120 release. The company last month to be flexible and extensible. Users
,
shipped a beta version to develop- worldwide will be able to write
ers. This month it gave public scriptsinAppleScriptdialectsbased
Apple holding to Newton price, ship plans daenmdornesvteraalteidonnsewatdeMtaaiclwsoarblodutEhxopwo moanrt;hesicrrinpattsivaerelasntgouraegdeianndagcroamm--
it will market the software: first, piled, codedformat, makingitpos-
byMay,todevelopers,theninadif- sibletoedittheminanydialect.
ByStephenHo—ward generationofNewtonproducts.” tants(PDAs).Peoplewhoruntheir ferent form to in-house program- SeeAppleScript,Page119
Las Vegas Despite reports of Inaprogressreport,GastonBasti- own businesses or work for large
delays and planned price hikes, aens,vicepresidentandgeneralman- corporations “will be the first to
Apple this month held to its line ager ofApple’s Personal Interactive grasp the importance” of PDAs,
thatitwilldeliveraNewtonforless Electronics (PIE) division, reiterated Bastiaens said. He also said that
than$1,000bythissummer. the basics ofthe company’s Newton third-partydeveloperswerewriting
To prove it, the company and announcement last May, while “a lot of professional business-
Sharp Corp. of Osaka, Japan, addingafewrefinements. support”softwareforthedevice.
showedoffattheWinterConsumer Business users, rather than con- Steve Capps, chiefsoftware archi-
Electronics Show here what they sumers,willbethelikelycustomers tect of the Newton, claimed Apple Appletsaretinydouble-clickableapplicationsthat
said was an “alpha sample ofa first for Apple’s personal digital assis- hadaddedcursivehandwritingrecog- runthescripttheycontainandthenquit,orruninthe
NEWSPAPER SECOND CLASS nition to the device, although his backgroundasanagent.
accompanying demonstration at-
tempted onlyoneword each ofcur-
siveandmixedcursive-printingstyles. Dropletsaredrag-and-dropappletsthatcan
Communicationswillbeacorner- processfiles,foldersordisksdroppedonthemin
stoneoftheNewtonfamily,although theFinder.
Applewasreluctanttonamethespe-
SeeNewton Page119
, Source:Apple
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Apple names Nagel to replace
5 PinnacleMicrocutscostofmasteringCD-ROMs 46 Editorial
Desktoprecordingservice,duethismonth, Maycomputerslearnfromtelephones.
Heinen as top software exec
willlistfor$3,995.
46 Commentary/Jean-LouisGassee
6 IsthenextFrontierinIowa? System7.1 upgradebreedsillwill.
ByJonSwartz — said. Nagelwill reportto Spindler. UserLandshowsnewinterface-buildingtool
Cupertino,Calif. Itdidn’ttake “By placing both our software code-namedIowa. 47 Letters
Applelongtofindareplacementfor and advanced research activities Apple'sno-floppypolicyaflopforPerformausers.
Roger Heinen, its top operating- under David, we believe we will MacWEEK'slatest 47 MacManager/DonCrabb
system executive who defected to enhance our efforts to integrate QuickPolllooks
HyperCardnotreadyforfuneralpyre.
MicrosoftCorp.earlierthismonth. state-of-the-art technologies into intodelivery.
That’s because the our software plat- Buyersreport
company didn’t have form,” Spindler said fewabnormal
to lookfar. Lastweek inastatement. delaysdespite Reviews
itnamedDavidNagel, Nagel said he has Applebacklog.
senior vice president no plans to change 49 SuperMacplaysupQuickTimewithDigitalFilm
of Apple’s Advanced MSAD’s long-term Packageisapowerfultoolformanipulatingfull-
Technology Group strategy but will re- motion,full-screenvideobutneedspriceyhardware.
(ATG), to succeed view several of the
Gateways
Heinenasheadofthe group’s policies, in- I
Macintosh Software cluding its decision
Architecture Division to charge for system 24 AppleInternetRouterdebutsatNetWorld
(MSAD). software. SoftwarerouterisfirsttosupportAppleTalkUpdate-
“Insucha dynamic, “The basic decision basedRoutingProtocol.
changing industry, we DavidNagelsucceedsRoger is correct. We can’t 24 Thenextwave:Two-waywirelessmessaging
needed to make an HeinenasApple'sMSADhead. continuetounderwrite RadioMailprepsMacgatewaysforArdisand
immediate change,” complex development
Mobitexnetworks.
said Nagel, who was approached by bygivingawaysoftware,”hesaid.“At
Michael H. Spindler, Apple’s presi- the same time, the specifics of that
dent and chiefoperating officer, the policyareundercontinuousreview.” GA
dayafterHeinenresigned. HeinenleftAppletwodaysbefore |1 49 TakingPostScriptillustrationtonewDimensions
Nagel,47,willserveasseniorvice thestartofSanFrancisco’sMacworld
president and general manager for Expo to become vice president of 30 KodakmakesColorSenseofcalibration Adobe'sutilityletsartistscreatenew3-Dobjectsas
bothMSAD andATGuntil a suc- database and development tools at KEPS,Kodakcolor-managementsystemstieinto wellasmap2-Dartworkonto3-Dshapes.
cessor is named to head ATG, Microsoft in Redmond, Wash. He Apple'sColorSync. 54 Scitor'sProjectScheduler5branchesout
whichwillbewithintwomonths,he offerednoreasonforhisdeparture. 30 ProductsenhanceApple'scolorline Projectmanagerhandlesmultiprojectanalysisand
Plug-intunesscanner;RIPsbringPostScripttoprinter. offersbeefed-upchartingandtablefunctions.
Alki does Microsoft Word one better 36 PublishergivesMacthevote 55 PortfoliorollsimprovementsintoDynodex3.0
CompaniesuseMactoproduceClintonbook, Filesynchronizationandmemowriteradd
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Seattle Ayearago, whenAlki to bars by dragging and dropping
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MasterWord enhancements for Envelopes. The new Master- Arangeofsolutionscanhelpresearchersextractthe
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp. WordimprovesonWord5.1’sAlki- datatheyneedwithoutintensiveprogramming.
liked what it saw so much that it developed envelope-printingfeature
licensed much of the package for by letting users add Postnet bar 64 MacInTouch/RicFord
inclusion in Word 5.1. But this codes, pictures and messages and ReadersharesRSI-relatedresources.
monthAlkireturnedwithanupdat- previewenvelopesbeforeprinting.
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powerandconveniencetothepop- newAlkiplug-inletsusersselectthe PB 100battery-chargeindicatornotinsynch.
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workswithbothWord 5.0and 5.1. simplify table formatting via a BusinessWdtch 122 Apple'smobilepowersourcedilemma
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NetWorld 93 stress was on speed QuiQcuikcMkaMialislervfeorrsMbyHtShepernodviodfetshitshqeuasrtaemre. uosneras’neptrewfoerrke.ncTehsetoMtHheSclsieernvtemraccahnindeo,wnalllooawd-
user interface as the standard QuickMail ing them to view their mail in the same way,
client.Itwillletuserssendupto62enclosures regardless ofwhere theylog on from. Pricing
ByMitch—RatdlffeandAprilStreeter cacophony that can jam large multizone and withamessage,comparedto16enclosuresfor fortheMHSclienthasnotbeendetermined.
Boston Networkmanagers heardabout multiprotocolnetworks(seestory,Page24). a QuickMail message sent through a Mac The majority ofthe products at the show
speed,routingandmessagingatNetWorld93 CESoftwareInc.announceditsclientsoft- server.MaillogandUnsendfeatureswillnot promisedimprovednetworkthroughput.
MHS
heldherelastweek. wareforNovellInc.’sMessageHandlingSer- be included because Novell’s server RouterandhubmanufacturerstoutedAsyn-
Appledidnothaveaboothbutusedtheshow vice (MHS) mail system. The West Des doesnotsupportthem. chronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Retdx Inc.,
asavenuetoreleasetheAppleInternetRouter, Moines,Iowa-basedcompanysaiditwillship UserswillbeabletologontotheirMHSmail FibermuxCorp.andCiscoSystemsInc.,among
which it said will reduce the routing-table thefirstmailclientithas developedfornon- accounts from any QuickMail forMHS client others,saidtheywillshiprouterandhubcards
forthe 1.5-Mbpsnetworkingschemelaterthis
yearandinearly1994.Withthepropercardsin
place,thecompanies’hubswillbeabletoroute
AppleTalkovermanyhigh-speedmedia,includ-
V C O ingEthernet,tokenring,ATMandFiberDis-
s L E 3 L U D tributedDataInterface(FDDI).
1 [ ATMisacell-switchingschemethatistrans-
parent to network protocols. It breaks down
Ethernet, token-ring and FDDI packets for
transmission over several different types of
physical connections. Most networking com-
panieshavenotdeterminedwhichcablingthey
ATM
willsupportintheir interfaces.
“ATMisthenextHolyGrail,” saidJeffrey
Paine, manager of corporate marketing at
MenloPark, Calif.-basedCiscoSystems. “It’s
the approach that doesn’t have any obvious
technicaldrawbacks, andthetimetogetinto
ATMisnow,notwhenit’shot.”
But Fibermux, located in Chatsworth,
Calif., doesn’t see users rushing to ATM.
“Untilmanagershavegonethroughthesteps
to utilize all the bandwidth in Ethernet, we
can’tsayATMisasolution,”saidMikeZeile,
Fibermux’s ATM product line manager. He
ATM
estimatedthat won’treachthe desktop
fortwoorthreemoreyears.
However, Cabletron Systems Inc. of
Rochester, N.H., is betting on the need for
The world according high-bandwidth network services to support
imagingandvideoapplicationsonthedesktop.
The ThecompanysaiditplanstoshipATMadapter
to Chooser. real world. cardsfortheMacintoshNuBus-90andPower-
PCbusesnextyear.
Alert! finds, fixes conflicts
When theworldwas simple, flatwas fine. With a couple
ofMacs and a LaserWriter, Chooser gave youwhatyou needed. ByHenryNorr
—
Times have changed and things aren’t so simple. Today’s Glendale,Calif. MaxaCorp.thismonth
network has more zones, more devices and more users. announcedanewutilitydesignednotonlyto
Chooser’s flatview is big, long, unwieldy and confusing. Even diagnosesoftwareconflictsbutalsotoresolve
finding and selecting a printer can be quite a chore. Introducing Silver Cloud™ the themwhenpossible.
to creaStielvaernCelwowuodrilsdthoredeCrh.ooIstegrivreespyloaucremneenttwtohraktsatlrluocwtsuryeouand modernviewofyour networkworld. a dCaatlalbeadseAleorft!c,omtphaetpibriolgirtayminwfilolrmbaetiboans.e—dBount
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hiding things that are confusing. And device aliases make your solvethembyturningofforreorderingexten-
favorite printers and servers just one click away. sions, offering to shut off 32-bit addressing
For today’s network, Silver Cloud can make aworld of andboostingapplicationmemoryallocations.
difference. Theprogramalsowillidentifyduplicateor
Ifyou are responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, M improperlyinstalled software. When it finds
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1-800-466-AGGP (2447). workremotely.
Alert!,slatedtoshipinMarchfor$179,was
writtenbyGaryAmstutz,oneoftheprincipal
mac-
developersofSymantecCorp.’sNortonUtili-
based theaggroup inc., 2540caminodiablo, suite202, walnutcreek, ca 94596, tiesforMacintosh.
network 510937.7900, fax[phone], applelink:ag.group Maxa Corp. is at 116 N. Maryland Ave.,
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CD-ROM The price of the RCD-202 does not
Pinnacle offers desktop recording for $4,000 include blank discs. Theyare available sepa-
ratelyfor$39.
The drive will ship with a one-year war-
ByKirstenL.Pa—rkinson Inc.’s Sound Designer II formats; the audio Accordingtothecompany,theRCD-202can ranty, which includes free firmware
Irvine,Calif. PinnacleMicrothismonth formatscanbeplayedonconsumerCDplay- beusedasareadingaswellasarecordingsys- upgrades. Internal versions for Macs with
will break new price barriers in CD-ROM ers. The system provides multisession sup- tem. Itwillofferanaverageaccesstimeof300 bays for removable-media drives are due
authoring with a desktop mastering system port, enablinguserstorecordadditionaldata milliseconds and transfer rates of 300 Kbytes laterthisyear.
pricedatlessthan$4,000. ondiscsalreadymastered. per second for nonaudio data and 150 Kbytes PinnacleMicroisat19Technology,Irvine,
The company’snewRCD-202 recordable Theunitmeasures9.6by10.38by2.1inch- persecondforaudiodata. Pinnacledeclinedto Calif. 92718. Phone [phone] or(800)
CD-ROM drive is slated to ship late this esandweighsabout7pounds. identifythemechanism’smanufacturer. 553-7070;fax[phone].
monthfor$3,995,lessthanhalfthecostofan
Optical Media International Inc. recording
systemthatwaspreviouslytheleastexpensive
MacWEEK,
available (see Sept. 14, 1992).
Onlya fewyears agosuch recordingsystems
cost$40,000ormore.
The half-height SCSI device will take
aboutanhourtorecord580Mbytes,themax-
imumcapacityofeachdisc,thecompanysaid.
Itcanrecorddatainseveralformats,including
Apple’shierarchicalfilesystem,International
Standards Organization 9660, AIFF (Audio
Interchange File Format) and Digidesign
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TheLaserMaster 1200XLPersonalType-
setter, priced at $6,995, features an 8-page-
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50-MHz RISC processor that resides on a
NuBuscardinahostMac.
Macs networked through LocalTalk or
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The LaserMaster printer automatically
switches between HP PCL 4 emulation
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Corp.’s Truelmage PostScript-compatible
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Iowa
Frontier to build interfaces in
UserLandalso shows The company unveiled both a let users draw interface compo-
new interface-building tool, code- nents and dialog box contents on
component version named Iowa, and a version of its “cards.” Userswill be able to link
Frontierdevelopmentenvironment the components to scripts written
that works with most AppleScript in UserTalk, Frontier’s scripting
ByRainesCohen — editors. language.
San Francisco UserLand Bothwerecharacterizedas“tech- Cards will be able to store and
SoftwareInc.usedaprivatesuiteat nologydemonstrations,” not prod- retrieve information from Fron-
Macworld Expo this month to uct announcements; no ship dates tier’s object database and display
showthatthe Frontieris stillwide orpriceswereset. theirownmenubarsthroughUser-
open,evenwithAppleScriptonthe Thecompanyshowed: Land’smenu-sharingprotocol.
horizon. Iowa. This application will UserLand has not yet deter- WizToolsmodifiestheApplemenu,lettingusersselectitsfontandmakingfoldersappear
minedwhether to include a full or ashierarchicalmenus.Itplacesaclockinthemenubarshowingtimesinvariouslocales.
Iowa,anew JobBillingApplet runtime version of Frontier with
user-interface logon(account,password);card.close() ] <FrameColor Z> Iowa. It will be aimed at system
constructiontool o* oI USASeruiceBureauStandardLoginRpplet integrators and developers, rather ASD Software's Wiz Tools package
fromUserLand thanendusers.
Software,lets A C 4- f-HfrfTRecount: Frontier component. The
usersbuildmini- KlB<§> hrtfPatssrwomrdi: company has adapted a version teaches System 7 nine new tricks
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-I3 ri withintheSystemfolder,itwilladd ues with the introduction of Wiz electronicmail,thecompanysaid.
a menu to Apple and third-party ToolsbyASDSoftwareInc. Keystroke Recorder, which
script editors, giving users the The $129 collection of control remembers all text entered on the
choiceofUserTalkorAppleScript panels,duelaterthismonth,includes: keyboardinanencryptabletextfile.
Kaetron updates TopDown Flowcharter; whenwritingscripts. FinderTools,whichcanmod- ColorSwitcher,whichtoggles
The system automatically will ify Finder-menu command keys, betweentwopresetbitdepths.
Version 3.5 opens multiple documents use the Frontier engine to com- changeapplication-documentlinks, WorldClock, which places a
pile and run scripts written in allow hot-key switching between clockin the menu bar and displays
UserTalk. applicationsandmakeitpossibleto the time in other user-specified
Windows Viewer users add additional relationship The feat is possible in part usesmalliconsonthedesktop. locationsinamenu.
detailstof—lowchartswiththreenew because Frontier 2.0 supports the Twins, which acts as both a Launcher, which attaches hot
opens org,flowcharts linetypes hairlines, curvedlines Apple-Events Object Model, a set file-synchronization and backup keys to applications and documents.
anddashedlines. ofstandards dictatinghow applica- utility,permittingbothmanualand ItcanbeusedwhiletheFindercopies.
Users who purchased the previ- tions can talk to one another in a scheduled,unattendedbackups. SubMenu, which displays the
ByLisaPicari—lle ousversionofTopDownFlowchar- language-independentfashion. PowerBook Utilities, which Applemenu’scontentshierarchically.
Houston Kaetron Software ter afterJuly 1, 1992, can upgrade UserLandSoftwareInc.isat400 offers battery-level indicators, cur- ASD Software Inc. is at 4650
Corp. this month shipped anupdate free;otherspay$49. Seaport Court, Redwood City, sor animation and hot keys that ArrowHighway, Suite E-6, Mont-
of TopDown Flowcharter and TopDown Viewer for Win- Calif. 94063. Phone (415) 369- toggle AppleTalk and put the sys- clair, Calif. 91763. Phone (909)
announcedanewproducttoletWin- dows,a$69applicationduelaterthis 6600;fax[phone]. temtosleep. 624-2594;fax[phone].
dows users view files created with month,willletWindowsusersopen,
TopDown Flowcharter or the com- view and print files created on the MD MARS
pany’sOrgChartExpressprogram. Mac with TopDown Flowcharter gets streamlined, goes cross-platform
TopDown Flowcharter 3.5, or OrgChart Express. The $99
MD
a tool for documenting system organizational-chartapplicationcom- ByHenryNorr — at$30,000forasingle-userversion, willbe$39,995;upgradesfrom
design, procedures and the flow of binesemployeedatamanagementand Silver Spring, Md. Micro including a Quadra 700, optical MARStoVikingwillbe$15,000.
information, now allows users to sophisticatedchartingfeatures. Dynamics Ltd. this month drive, Fujitsu scanner and Laser- Micro Dynamics Ltd. is at 8555
openmultipledocuments,usepub- Kaetron Software is at 12777 announced major enhancements to Writer. Networkversionswillstart 16th St., Seventh Floor, Silver
lish and subscribe, include headers Jones Road, Suite 445, Houston, its document-imaging system, at$70,000. Spring, Md. 20910. Phone (301)
and footers in documents, and add Texas 77070. Phone (713) 890- including revamped software for MARSViking,thenewcross- 589-6300;fax[phone].
automaticpagenumbering. 3434 or [phone]; fax (713) Mac users and a new Oracle-based platform version, also is slated for
The $345 program alsonowlets 890-6767. cross-platformversion. release byMarch. It will include a
MD MARS 3.0 for the Mac, Directory Server, or document For the record
Thelatestver- due later this quarter, will feature a database, built with Oracle Corp.
sionofTop- new program called Workstation software,whichcanrunonupto80 A Jan. 11 story reported an
DownFlow- 3.0, which combines all functions Unixplatforms.TheVikingsystem incorrect upgrade price for
charterincludes exceptscanningintooneapplication. also will add support for multiple Symantec Corp.’sTHINKRef-
avarietyof Workstation also will provide a opticalservers,makingthesystem’s erence 2.0. Upgrades fromVer-
newlinetypes streamlined interface and a number capacityvirtuallyunlimited. sion 1.0 to 2.0 are $39. Regis-
tohelpillustrate ofnewoptions.Userswillbeableto In addition to Workstation 3.0 tered U.S. users who purchased
relationships. annotate images with text or audio for the Mac, the Viking package Version 1.0 after Nov. 4, 1992,
comments and create and store new will incorporate a new application canupgradefree,exceptforan$8
versions ofdocumentswith drawing called Retrieve for Windows, shippingandhandlingcharge.
overlaysorwithsensitiveportionsof which will give users of the IntheJan. 11 filesynchroniza-
theoriginalblackedout.Inaddition, Microsoft environment the same tion review, the telephone num-
the new release will let users store, extensiveretrievaloptionsavailable ber for Qdea was incorrect. The
retrieveandplayQuickTimemovies. toMacusers. correctnumberis(800)933-9558.
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ByKirstenL.Parkins—onandHenryNorr drive is dedicated to storing parity 600is$899.Upgradesfromtheorigi- 0Booklet 0PanelPrinting
Sunnyvale,Calif. MassMicro- information. IfLevel 5 is enabled, nalDataPak88willbe available, but Double-sided
systems Inc., moving steadily up parity information is distributed pricinghasnotbeendetermined. Printingonly: 1 DynoPage™
market, this month introduced a acrossthefivedisks.TheMASSter- CD-ROMdrive.MassMicro’s Off
line of high-performance, fault- Arrayswillsupport“hotswapping” latest DataPak CD drive will offer SheetOrder: BothSidesReuersed
tolerantdiskarraysaswellasaslew of drives and power supplies, so multisession Kodak Photo CD sup- Printer:LaseriDriter7.2 Paper: 11 K8.5in
ofothernewstorageproducts. administrators can replace failed port.ItisbasedonaToshibamecha-
High-end arrays. Intended componentswithoutshuttingdown nism, with an average access time of PrintChooser,acontrolpanelbundledwithVersion2.0ofPortfolioSoftware's
for file servers and transaction- thesystem. 200millisecondsandasustaineddata DynoPage,offersquickaccesstoavailableprinterswithoutaccessingtheChooser.
processingapplications,thecompa- MassMicro’s SCSI coprocessor, transfer rate of327 Kbytes per sec-
ny’s new MASSterArray systems calledtheBusMaster,isbasedonan ond,accordingtothecompany.
will consist of a SCSI NuBus ATTO Technology Inc. design. Due next month, the DataPak Users can switch printers, drivers
coprocessor and an external case ThebackupdriveisanArdatTurbo CD will be available in a $1,169
containing five Seagate Fast SCSI Python DAT mechanism with on- externalunitand in a $1,029 inter-
drives, dual power supplies and a board compression. Dantz Devel- nalversionfortheQuadra,IIvxand on the fly with PrintChooser util
digital audiotapebackupunit.The opmentCorp.’sRetrospectRemote Performa600.
systems will ship in February in backupsoftwarewillbeincluded. DAT drive. The new Mass-
2-Gbyte and 4-Gbyte configura- Lower-cost arrays. Mass DAT drive will be based on the ByRobertHess — DynoPage letsusers printanyfile
tionspricedat$20,299and$24,199, Micro’s PersonalArrays, also due Turbo Python, a 3.5-inch Ardat Cupertino, Calif. Portfolio onanypagesizeanddodouble-sided
respectively. nextmonth,includetwoSeagateFast mechanism with compression built Software Inc. this month shipped printing,thumbnailsandimpositions.
TheMASSterArrayswillsupport SCSIdrivesandtheBusMastercard. in. Itisslatedforreleasenextmonth Version 2.0 ofits DynoPage print- Version 2.0 adds a feature to
RAID (redundantarrayofinexpen- A 1-Gbyteversionwill be $5,899; a inexternalandinternalmodelspriced ingutility. rearrangesheetorderwhenprinting.
sive disks) levels 3 and 5, which 2-Gbyteunitwillbe$6,999. at$2,879and$2,649,respectively. ThenewversioncomeswithPrint- Additionally, the new release offers
reduce seek times and boost The PersonalArrays will support Mass Micro also announced a Chooser, a control panel that gives improvedcompatibilitywithprinters
throughput by harnessing all five datastriping(RAID Level0), reduc- forthcoming205-Mbyteconfigura- usersseveralconvenientnewwaysto suchasHewlett-PackardCo.’sDesk-
drives in parallel and at the same ingaverage seektimes to 5 millisec- tion of its HitchHiker pocket-size selectprintersandprintdrivers:from WriterC,accordingtoPortfolio.
time ensurefaulttolerancebywrit- onds, or mirroring (Level 1), which driveaswellasinternalversionsofa themenubar,fromasubmenuoffthe DynoPage costs $89.95. Up-
ingparityinformationthatmakesit producesaduplicatecopyofalldata. number of its products, including Page Setup or Print command, or grades from all previous versions
possible to reconstruct data on a New SyQuest. The DataPak theFloptipakflopticaldriveandthe with a hot key. Normally, users are$19.95.
failed drive. The MASSterArray 88c, now shipping, is based on the DataPakOpticaldrivesforthePer- switchingamongprintersorbetween PrintChooser is available sepa-
drives individually offer average new88-MbyteSyQuestmechanism forma600andIIvx. hard copyand faxoutputmustopen ratelyfromPortfoliofor$19.95.
MassMicrosystemsInc.isat810 theChooserforeachchange. Portfolio Software Inc. is at
W. Maude Ave., Sunnyvale, Calif. PrintChooser also lets users 10062 Miller Ave., Cupertino,
Computer Care 'micro-docks' 94086. Phone [phone]; fax locally rename network printers to Calif. 95014-3471. Phone (408)
[phone]. familiarnames. 252-0420;fax[phone].
to add SCSI or video-out to Duos Ge
La adds higher-capacity, removable options
4-ounce adapters thevideowhentheDuostartsup.
SCSIDuoAdapter.This$179 ByHenryNorr — rantytofiveyearsfor$1 perMbyte. $719, including one cartridge, Sil-
devicewillincludeanHDI-30SCSI Beaverton, Ore. LaCieLtd.is The700-Mbyteunitsareduethis verlining and a one-year warranty.
connectorsousers can connectto a addingaslewofnewhigher-capacity month;theothersareavailablenow. Quadra removables. La Cie
SCSIdevicewithoutneedingalarg- and removable-media options to its New PocketDrive model. La nowisofferinginternaltapeandopti-
ByRainesCohen— er, heavier ormore expensive dock. storageline. Cieisaddinga 160-Mbyteoptionto caldrivesfortheQuadra900and950.
Minneapolis Computer Care ItalsowillhaveanADBport. High-capacity3.5-inchunits. its line of palm-size, 10-ounce A 3.5-inch magneto-optical drive,
Inc. lastweek announced two new BookView Imperial-16, a The company announced 700- PocketDrives. The new capacity, incorporating a Panasonic mecha-
“micro-docks” that add video out- $1,549 adapter for the PowerBook Mbyte, 1.05-Gbyte and 1.2-Gbyte based on a 2.5-inch Quantum Go nismwitha38-millisecondseektime,
putand a SCSI portto the Power- 140, 145 and 170, will support 16- additions to its external Cirrus and mechanism, is due bythe end ofthe is $1,399. A TEAC streaming-tape
Book Duos. The company also bitcoloronmonitorsaslargeas 16 Tsunami drive lines. Thenewunits month at an introductory price of unitthatcanbackup600Mbytesper
announced a 16-bit version of its inches and eight-bit color on dis- arebasedonthe3.5-inchEnterprise $849. It will include a T connector cassette is $699; a 155-Mbyte tape
video output card for the Power- playsaslargeas 19inches. mechanisms from La Cie’s parent withapass-throughSCSIportandan unitis$549.
Book140, 145and 170. Like the $1,189 eight-bit Book- company, Quantum Corp.; they adapterthatprovidespowerfromthe In addition, La Cie offers two
Bothofthedocks, dueinMarch, ViewImperial,thenewcard,dueby offeranaverageseektimeof10mil- Apple Desktop Bus. An AC adapter digital audio tape options for the
will be the same size as Apple’s the end ofthe month, will support liseconds,accordingtothecompany. and a special PocketDock docking Quadras. An Ardat mechanism
crescent-shaped floppy adapter VGAandApple displays, aswellas The drives have switchable active cablewillbeavailableas$59options. capableofstoringupto2Gbyteson
(about5by2by2inches)andweigh overhead-projector LCD flat pan- terminatorsandcomewithLaCie’s Thecompanystilloffers40-, 80- 90-meter tapes is $1,249; a
about4ounces.Bothwillincludean els.Anoptionalcable,soldseparate- $149Silverliningutilities. and 120-MbytePocketDrives. Hewlett-Packard Co. drive that
AppleDesktopBusconnector. lyfor$99,willaddNTSCoutput. In La Cie’s compact Tsunami New SyQuest. Also due by useson-boardcompressiontomore
BookView Duo. This $299 The companysaiditwillcontin- case,thedrivesarepricedat$1,479, the end ofthe month is a new 88- thandoublecapacityis$1,549.The
video interface will include avideo uetoselltheeight-bitversionofthe $1,819 and $2,049; the Cirrusver- Mbyte removable-cartridge drive. optical drive comes with Silverlin-
portthatcandisplayuptoeight-bit- BookViewImperial. sions, which feature a larger, more Based on SyQuest Technology ing;thetapeunitscomewithDantz
colororgray-scaleimagesonmoni- ComputerCare Inc. is at420N. rugged case, are $30 less. All Inc.’s new SQ5110C mechanism, DevelopmentCorp.’sRetrospect.
torsaslargeas 16inches. Fifth St., Suite 1180, Minneapolis, are covered by a 30-day money- the drive will write as well as read, La Cie Ltd. is at 8700 S.W.
The dock will automatically Minn. 55401. Phone (612) 371- back guarantee, a two-year limited but not format, 44-Mbyte car- Creekside Place, Beaverton, Ore.
determine the size and type of 0061 or [phone]; fax (612) warranty and toll-free technical tridges. The drive, packaged in a 97005. Phone [phone]; fax
monitor connected and configure 371-9342. support. Users can extend thewar- zero-footprintcase,willbepricedat [phone].
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