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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 20:37:23 -0800 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: $$ - Serial Port of G3s
GeeThree.com announced the Stealth Serial Port, a cool device that gives a fully compatible serial port for the Blue Power Mac G3. It works with LocalTalk, MIDI and virtually any serial Mac application. It will be available next week for a web special price of $39.95, 20% off the retail price.
GeeThree.com Bruce Gee bruce@geethree.com
Erin McEnery Krause Taylor Associates (408) 971-4257 erin@krause-taylor.com
Stealth Serial Port Provides Missing Link for Blue Power Macintosh G3
Mac Serial Peripherals Now Work with G3's
PALO ALTO, CA - March 30, 1999
GeeThree.com, a Silicon Valley start-up, today announced its first product, the Stealth Serial Port for the Blue Power Macintosh G3. A small, elegant device, the Stealth Serial Port adds a fully compatible serial port to the Blue Power Mac. Customers of these new machines can now connect serial peripherals that do not have a USB or FireWire connection. The Stealth Serial Port will be available next week.
"Interest in the new Power Macs is phenomenal", says Geoff Westerfield, Director of Merchandising at ComputerWare. "Each day we talk to hundreds of Macintosh customers. The Stealth Serial Port is an excellent addition that will help us sell more G3 Power Macs to people that want to keep using their existing printer, modem or other serial device."
"As the leading provider of MIDI solutions for the Macintosh, we are truly excited about the Stealth Serial Port. Until now, our users, mainly amateur and professional musicians, haven't had a way to connect to the latest Power Macintosh systems," says Jonnie Gillham, Product Marketing Manager at Opcode Systems, Inc. "With the Stealth Serial Port, their investment in their MIDI products is protected as they move up to the more powerful G3 systems."
"You've got to love this kind of product: cool, simple, indispensable, and timely", quipped Guy Kawasaki, CEO of garage.com, former chief Evangelist at Apple Computer, Inc., and author of Rules for Revolutionaries. "The creativity of Macintosh developers never ceases to amaze me".
The Stealth Serial Port connects to Macintosh serial devices via a standard mini-DIN8 connector. It is compatible with PalmPilot® products, printers, MIDI devices, LocalTalk devices, modems and digital cameras. It fully supports Apple's Communication Toolbox and externally clocked serial peripherals such as MIDI devices and printers. Designed by an engineering team with decades of Macintosh experience, the Stealth Serial Port integrates seamlessly with the Mac OS, making it easy to set up and effortless to use.
Availability The Stealth Serial Port, available the first week of April, is offered via the Internet at www.geethree.com for an introductory price of $39.95 plus shipping and handling. It is also available at ComputerWare (www.macsource.com) stores throughout the Bay Area. The Stealth Serial Port comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
System Requirements The Stealth Serial Port is made up of a small interface card that plugs into the modem slot on the G3 logic board and a mini-DIN8 connector that provides a connection to a standard Macintosh serial cable. Installation takes a few minutes using a screwdriver. It works with any Blue G3 Power Macintosh with an empty internal modem slot. Users also need an Internet connection to download the Stealth Serial Port extension.
About GeeThree.com GeeThree.com, a Silicon Valley startup found only on the Internet, is the creator of the Stealth Serial Port and other products that may come to market. The company's founders are former Apple product marketing and engineering executives with more than 10 years of experience creating and marketing Macintosh products, including the original PowerBook and PowerPC systems. Though no longer with Apple, their interest in the technology and all its possibilities continues to inspire their work.
Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, FireWire and LocalTalk are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PalmPilot is a trademark of 3Com Corporation.
GeeThree.com 555 Bryant St. #249 Palo Alto, CA 94301 www.geethree.com Fax (650) 329-8239
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:07:43 -0800 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: $$ - Cool Mac Web Site with free services
This announcement is from:
Norman Basham, isolace@netcbc.com
This offer is free and it's built and run on a Mac. You can now write letters from your computer - not emails, but good old fashioned mail that the postman delivers. This is a great way to stay in touch with Grandma, the folks, loved ones, or anyone else who doesn't have a computer.
Come to our web site and type your letter and a destination address; we'll do the rest...we print the letter and envelope, stamp it, and get it in the mail right away. You can also add personal touches like choosing from our beautiful stationery and fonts. It's such an easy way to make somebody's day. Your first letter is FREE so come on out to:
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I hope you and your family will use our service, it would give my wife and I a way to repay your kindness and time. People love to get letters. It's so cool to see a big shot have time for the little guy, I hope it comes back to you 10 fold.
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