News

Everything, newest first. The 2026 items lead, then the archive back to May 1997.

13,769 items

• Aug 25, 1997October issue of MacUserMac OS1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997For MacOS Users Only! banner contestSite news1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997WordPerfect 3.5.4 UpdaterSoftware1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997GoMac 1.31 and CompuServe CS 3.0Software1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997Reader Steve Heflin went looking for a replacement to Now Menus, rendered unusable in Mac OS 8. Steve found a replacemenMac OS1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997Chet Gulland's email to me announced his new Mac game site called Transfix.Games1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997Fortune has a rather cynical article on the Apple-Microsoft deal.Dark Side1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997NEWS.COM has an artcle on the Justice Department's investigation of Microsoft.Dark Side1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997MacWEEK has a review of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Preview Release 1.Internet1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997FWB posted CD-ROM ToolKit Patch for 68K Macs:"We have discovered a problem using CD-ROM ToolKit under Mac OS 8 on some 6Mac OS1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997Apple posted QuickTime Plug-in v1.1.1b1. Please note that this is a beta-testing release.Mac OS1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997For some unknown reason, the Corel WordPerfect 3.5.3-->3.5.4 Updater, available late Wednesday, disappeared from Corel'sSoftware1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997Mac OS 8 StuffMac OS1997–98
• Aug 23, 1997problems installing Mac OS 8Mac OS1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997Stan Flack's MacCentral, listing PowerComputing Executives names who he contacted, states late yesterday that the rumorsDark Side1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997Here's MacWEEK's article on Apple's cold shoulder to certification of the CHRP and PC 750 designs of Motorola and PowerCApple hardware1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997Apple released5xxx-6xxx Floppy Fix. This is for slow mounting of floppy disks under Mac OS 7.6, 7.6.1 and 8 for 52xx, 53Tips1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997An early posting of the just-released Aaron Lite 1.1 is described in Extensions Manager (or List View) as version 1.1b3.Software1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997MacSpectre compared Netscape Navigator 4.01 and Internet Explorer 4.0 beta. IE wins on download speed and minimal RAM usInternet1997–98
• Aug 22, 1997Yesterday's Washington Post reported that CompuServe Interactive will finally adopt a $24.95/month flat rate price for iSoftware1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997For MacOS Users Only! banner contestSite news1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997Here is reader Andrea Brown's clever depiction of Microsoft's investment in Apple and the ensuing collaboration:Education1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997PowerComputing and AppleMac OS1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997Mac Rates High in September Consumer Reports Magagazine --Apple business1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997BeOS CDMac OS1997–98
• Aug 21, 1997MacInTouch (8/20) published a letter from Apple's Steve Jobs which confirms that the licensing issue is, as I stated on Community1997–98
• Aug 20, 1997The latest rumor making the web rounds since Friday is that Apple will buy PowerComputing. However, Mac OS Rumors is nowMac OS1997–98
• Aug 20, 1997Yahoo reported that Joel Kocher, President of PowerComputing, resigned yesterday over differences on how to proceed withTips1997–98
• Aug 20, 1997MacUserMac OS1997–98
• Aug 20, 1997There's no grass growing under the Justice Departments feet! They've just launched another Microsoft investigation, streDark Side1997–98
• Aug 20, 1997CorrectionSite news1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997MacFixIt (8/18) noted that PowerComputing has determined the source of the problem with the blinking ? (I called it the Internet1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997Why should the average Mac web'er care?Internet1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997Well, I still haven't received an RA number for the Hayes 56K modem trade for any modem and $99. I registered the first Internet1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997Things are getting more complex with Netscape browsers. Communicator v4.01a in standard and "pro" versions was just releInternet1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997For those of you who upgraded to Norton Utilities 3.5 and are having trouble with it, Symantec is distributing v3.51 CDsSoftware1997–98
• Aug 19, 1997MacFixIt reported that freeware TechTool v1.1.5, compatible with Mac OS 8, will be out later this week and that the TechMac OS1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997For MacOS Users Only!Site news1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997For MacOS Users Only!Site news1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997For MacOS Users Only!Site news1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997I was mostly encouraged by Steve Jobs' speech at Macworld Expo 97 in Boston, although I had to read it several times to Events1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997Microsoft's partnership with and investment in AppleDark Side1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997new Macs and clonesApple hardware1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997Mac OS licensingMac OS1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997PowerTools announced on Friday 8/15 that it has increased the configuration and decreased the price of the Infiniti 4200Peripherals1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997There's a new U.S. Mac cloner, Mactell. From the ads in the September issues of Macworld and MacUser, Mactell produces 6Events1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997MacInTouch (8/17) reported than an Australian hacker has hacked the Swedish Crack-a-Mac site and won the prize.Internet1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997RevisionInternet1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997An email from Daria Aikens announced a new monthly Mac e-zine called Apple Wizards.Internet1997–98
• Aug 18, 1997In an email to me, "Sandbox, CNN and Sports Illustrated are proud to introduce SportSim, a brand new fantasy sports siteInternet1997–98