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May 12, 1997Apple Computer's Worldwide Developer's Conference starts today with the Marketing Forum.Events1997–98
May 12, 1997Be's site has announcements from the Be Developer's Conference that concluded Sunday. There is a full tour of the BeOS PEvents1997–98
May 12, 1997Here's the web site for Macworld Expo/Boston '97 -- bookmark it if you are interested. The dates are August 5-8.Events1997–98
May 12, 1997Also if you are interested, here's some detail from Intel on it's Pentium II error, the Dan-0411 bug, and statements froDark Side1997–98
May 10, 1997Gideon Greenspan emailed me to announce that "...version 1.6.5 of NameCleaner has been released, incorporating some chanInternet1997–98
May 10, 1997Reader Dana Baggett provided me with additional evidence, which I confirmed, that Symantec may be shipping Norton UtilitSoftware1997–98
May 10, 1997MacWEEKs most recent articles includeLearning1997–98
May 10, 1997A description of Apple's Summer 9600/8600's running the new Mach 5 CPUs (604e class) at 250-350 MHz. I have been using tApple hardware1997–98
May 10, 1997Macaroni, a professionally done news and resources page. ShareTheMac City, the latest news about Mac shareware. NeTProfessional - Mac Solutions for the InternetInternet1997–98
May 10, 1997According to MacInTouch (5/9), UMAX has introduced a new entry level computer at $999 and cut prices on the rest of its Apple hardware1997–98
May 10, 1997Apple's Information Alley (5/9) has a chart on which operating systems (7.5.3, 7.5.5, 7.6, 7.6.1) work with which Macs.Software1997–98
May 10, 1997VersionTracker notes that an Apple Display Enabler which fixes an issue between Nubus Macs and Apple Vision Monitors is Peripherals1997–98
May 9, 1997Reader Dana Baggett ordered Norton Utilities v3.5 from MacZone which stated that Symantec plans to ship the new version Software1997–98
May 9, 1997An email from Rick Holzgrafe of "...Semicolon Software today announced the release of version 3.1 of Solitaire Till DawnInternet1997–98
May 9, 1997An email from Digital Dreams announced the availability of SurfTalk 1.0, a $15 utility for using voice commands to contrInternet1997–98
May 9, 1997Apple's press release introduces the new 2400c lightweight Powerbook--a 180 MHZ CPU in a 4.4. pound computer. Here is a Apple hardware1997–98
May 9, 1997VersionTracker notes that OT/PPP Strip 1.0 (56K download) is available. This is a freeware control strip module that allSoftware1997–98
May 9, 1997I know most of you don't run your own servers but Roberto Panetta emailed me to announce "...Log Watcher v1.1.2 which shInternet1997–98
May 9, 1997Macworld has a show down between the Mac's PowerPC and Intel's Pentium II and MMX--guess which CPU wins the speed test?Dark Side1997–98
May 8, 1997In addition to the L2 Cache problem mentioned here yesterday, MacInTouch (5/7) reports reliability problems for Apple's Apple hardware1997–98
May 8, 1997The Apple Club has Claris Em@iler 2.0 available to Club Members for only $39.Software1997–98
May 8, 1997MacWEEK has a good article on the slow acceptance of 56K modems.Internet1997–98
May 8, 1997MRP (5/7) has an interesting multilogue with Richard Ford, Open Transport Development Manager at Apple, on the future ofInternet1997–98
May 8, 1997MacFixIt (5/7) notes that there may be a significant bug in ObjectSupportLib 1.2 when used on 680x0 Macs. Ted's source iSoftware1997–98
May 8, 1997Here's an Apple server location to download the 5500/6500 L2 Cache Disable extension (10K) that I first posted yesterdayInternet1997–98
May 7, 1997Apple's Newfiles has a separate release of CFM-68K Runtime Enabler 4.0 that comes with MacOS 7.6.1. This file is essentiSoftware1997–98
May 7, 19975500/6500 L2 Cache Disable (10K)Peripherals1997–98
May 7, 1997PowerWatch has a user review of the new PowerCenter Pro with a 60 MHz bus. If you use extensive graphics, check out the Reviews1997–98
May 7, 1997MRP (5/6) has more on the 1 MB L2 cache issue. This is important if you have or are getting one of the 200+MHz 604e machPeripherals1997–98
May 6, 1997Macworld has an article on Open Transport v1.2 coming with MacOS 8 and the subsequent OT v1.5.Events1997–98
May 6, 1997A MacUser article likens the success of wintel computers to pre-1970's cars, i.e. the we love to tinker with something tDark Side1997–98
May 5, 1997Here's some detail from Robert Collins' site on the Dan-0411 bug in Intel's new Pentium II processor that I mentioned frDark Side1997–98
May 5, 1997"Have you ever wished that the Finder had a simple "Window" menu like many other applications? Finder Windows 1.2.2 is a control panel that adds a "Window" menu to the Finder. You can now see a list of all the Finder's open windows, choose among them, stack them, and arrange them." MacOS 7.6.1 Shutdown Freeze UpdateTips1997–98
May 5, 1997Ted Landau has reorganized his MacFixIt MacOS 7.6.1 Troubleshooting Page today. Despite this, his excellent page is not Tips1997–98
May 5, 1997startup cursor freeze issueTips1997–98
May 5, 1997Eric Belsley's Macintosh Resource Page (5/5) discusses potential problems with 1 MB L2 cache cards, especially with 604/Peripherals1997–98
May 5, 1997Version Tracker notes that SmoothType 1.2 is out. It is a $5 sharware program from Greg Landweber that makes small type Software1997–98
May 3, 1997NEWS.COM has a snicker-bit from the darkside. Claims of errors in Intel's Pentium II CPU have cropped up. Remember the fDark Side1997–98
May 3, 1997Late (EDT anyway) last night Version Tracker got the scoop on the new TechTool v1.1.4, the free utility from Micromat whSoftware1997–98
May 3, 1997For months, PowerComputing said that Apple said that MacOS 7.6.1 would fix two principal issues-- modem access after staTips1997–98
May 2, 1997Don't give up your Mac to ignorant or tyrannical MIS administrators! Macworld says that Macs thrive on Windows NT-based Events1997–98
May 2, 1997Pop goes the Wintel!Dark Side1997–98
May 2, 1997Here is an upbeat review of the Performa 6400/200 by Tina Velgos. Quite frankly, I think it pales significantly when comApple hardware1997–98
May 2, 1997I usually start my search for interesting items by looking at Apple's Newest Files page, the Apple Club and then other sMac OS1997–98
May 2, 1997[P.S.Internet1997–98
Feb 7, 1997MacOS 7.6 NotesSoftwareBill Fox1997–98
Jan 5, 1997PowerComputing IssuesApple hardwareBill Fox1997–98
Jan 2, 1997The Good FightApple hardwareBill Fox1997–98
Jun 26, 1996Mega RAM LossPeripheralsBill Fox1997–98
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