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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:25 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Le Franglophile 1.02
This announcement is from:
Philippe Caudron, <caudron@netinfo.fr>
I'm pleased to announces the new release of "Le Franglophile" 1.02. A very cool French<->English dictionary for MacOS with a special reverse translation feature for confirming appropriate usage.
Features include:
- nearly 100,000 key words - tens of thousands of secondary entries - hundreds of slang words and expressions - thousands of technical terms - thousands of indications of context and usage - pronunciation by voice synthesis (currently only for English entries) - runs on less than 500K of RAM.
Program: Le Franglophile 1.02 Support: <mailto:franglophile@netinfo.fr> Author: Scott Carpenter & Philippe Caudron Price: $25 (shareware, see docs for more info) Info: http://w3.dunkerque.com/franglophile/MacOS/ downloads: http://w3.dunkerque.com/franglophile/MacOS/download.html
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:30 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - The Mac Show
This tidbit is from:
<shawn@ttalk.com>
The Show can be found at: <http://www.ttalk.com/mactalk>
FINALLY!
After much dithering and seesawing, the boys have finally settled on a new name for the show. It will be called "The Mac Show". Pretty catchy, ain't it? :-)
But now, they need a new logo. They've received some incredible designs from some very talented people. And they need your help deciding on just the right one. Or, your help in creating one of your own!
Check it out at <http://www.ttalk.com/mactalk>
and go to the Logos Page to cast your vote! Hurry, the voting ends on Sunday evening.
And to mark the auspicious occasion of their new name, they are offering the daily MacMinute to anyone who wants to put it on their site! That's right. Just go to The Mac Show home page, grab the logo (which will change in a week or two) and link it to the same RealAudio file. Then, folks can listen to it without even leaving your site.
The boys are doing this out of the goodness of their hearts. They are not asking for a link back or anything else. Just their little way of saying thanks to the Mac Community. Aren't they swell?
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:32 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Pro Apple Article
This tidbit is from:
Michael, <seawolf@datasync.com>
Imagine my surprise this morning when reading an article which was pro Apple. I found it in all places at Anchor Desk. It was written by Jesse Burst!
Check it out at <http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_2523.html>
I was flabbergasted. This man, if he even admits there is a Mac, has usually written articles in the same old pro windoz form. Today he actually had something good to say about Apple Computers. WOW! Is the end of the earth near or has it suddenly gotten very cold in a place known for it's very warm atmosphere.
__________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Now, now...
Let's be gracious. A lot of people are conceding that maybe Jobs does have a magic touch...or at least amazing chutzpah combined with astonishing luck and no small amount of skill. :)
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:31 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Followup - Mac Programming
This follow-up message is from:
Taylor Design, <support@taylor-design.com>
Recently there was a post on EvangeList asking for advice on how to start programming the Macintosh. So I thought I would pass along some URL's and information on my favorite programming language, Prograph.
To download a free Mac OS demo of Prograph CPX: <ftp://ftp.mactech.com/demos/Prograph.sit> This demo includes the editor/interpreter, a powerful OOP framework for creating Mac applications, GUI editors for that framework, sample code, manuals, etc. It does not include 68K or PPC compilers (you have to buy it to get those), although you can run the samples in the built-in interpreter.
To reach Pictorius, the company that makes Prograph CPX (and iNet), and get a Windows demo: <http://www.pictorius.com/> http://www.pictorius.com/prographcpx.html> <sales@pictorius.com>
For freeware Prograph source code, the freeware Prograph Classic IDE, and more information on Prograph: <http://www.taylor-design.com/DataLinkindex.html>
For a list of some commercial Mac applications created with Prograph: <http://www.tritera.com/prograph.html> Some big names are on this list, including Apple's Cocoa and Western Civilisation's Palimpsest.
For those who don't know Prograph is a very high level, iconic, object orientated, dataflow language. Prograph solves the #1 problem with modern text languages like C++ by eliminating the text altogether, and with it the confusing syntax. You literally draw your code as easy to understand dataflow diagrams. This isn't a CASE tool, the diagrams are the source code.
Prograph is a very expressive language that can handle anything you can throw at Pascal or C++. It includes full Toolbox access and a C-Tool so that you can add calls to existing C code, such as new Toolbox calls or your own C libraries. The editor/interpreter/debugger are tightly integrated and allow you to test and debug your code before you compile. You can both inspect and edit code and data while your program is running! The edit/compile/debug cycle is eliminated. It's also a great way to learn about the Mac OS Toolbox because you can play with Toolbox calls and see what they do and how they work without compiling.
I program in both Prograph and C++ and I can tell you that Prograph is far, far more productive. Prograph is to programming languages as Mac OS is to operating systems. It's the best language I've worked with so far. It's hard to describe. It's just nicer, easier, more fun. A lot like the Mac.
The demo gives a list price of $695 for Prograph CPX, but last I checked Pictorius (the company that owns Prograph CPX) was offering it for $495. You should check with Pictorius on that before buying.
Pictorius hasn't really done much with Prograph CPX for Mac OS over the last year or so (not that they need to...it's already better than anything else out there). I think they feel that there isn't much of a market for Prograph on the Mac, so they haven't really pushed it or advertised it. I think it just hasn't had enough exposure. Whether you're a professional Mac developer or an aspiring new programmer, you owe it to yourself to download the CPX demo and give Prograph a spin. It's a beautiful language.
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:36 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Follwup - My Beginning Programming
This tidbit is from:
Kris Johnson, <idolatry@earthlink.net>
Okay, okay! No more email! Too much help!
I guess I shoulda known when I got 25 responses before I'd even gotten the EvangeList myself. :)
Thank you all (over 150!) for responding to my request for info on Mac programming. And for the "me too"s, rest assured that I will summarize the responses and post back here.
But it might take me a month...
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:22 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Job - Creative Edge Software, Inc. (Sterling, VA)
This job announcement is from:
Brian Nern, <brian@theuntouchable.com>
Creative Edge Software is currently seeking software designers, programmers, and assistant programmers to add to their collective talent. CES is geared towards quality mac-first game titles, and has an ambitious agenda set for the next several years.
Those who are interested in becoming involved with this growing company should send their resume and demos to:
Creative Edge Software, Inc. Attn: Human Resources 114 Oak Grove Rd, Suite # 102 Sterling, VA 20166 USA
Also, please visit our web site to find out more about us:
<http://www.theuntouchable.com>
Currently Creative Edge is looking for these specific atributes:
3-D game engine experience (texture mapping, various perspectives, etc.)
Role Playing Game design (must have extensive knowledge of several RPG styles)
Any experience creating software which handles graphic design and various graphic formats.
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:06:29 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: PR - Food Chain Strategy-Board Game
Keyword: Market by market, Games
This announcement is from:
Karein van der Lee, <karein@cajungames.com>
Cajun Software, Inc. is happy to announce the release of Food Chain, a strategy-board game where creatures must eat each other in order to survive. Travel back to the prehistoric era and test your thinking skills as you decide who will eat and who will be eaten. Food Chain is the first release from Cajun Games, a division of Cajun Software, Inc. Food Chain has low system requirements, allowing you to play the game while running background tasks, such as downloading off the Internet. Along with a full-color illustrated manual, the Food Chain CD also includes a special bonus of over 25 of our favorite shareware games. You can purchase Food Chain for the bargain price of $14.95 or download the trialware version, which you can later purchase for just $9.95.
The game is filled with bizarre creatures such as Seaosaurs, Hovenboofs, Yug Yugs, and Magmaraptors. Each creature depends on its special ability to help it survive the world around it. It's your job to maintain the balance of nature and help these creatures avoid disasters such as starvation, drowning, extinction, and overpopulation--they're depending on you! Please visit our website at <http://www.CajunGames.com> to find out more about Food Chain, as well as our upcoming release, uberhocken, a game that puts a new twist on the classic game of air hockey.
Open Door Networks is pleased to announce that DoorStop 1.0 is now shipping. DoorStop provides added security for any Macintosh which is potentially accessible through the Internet, and is particularly valuable for Macintosh servers.
DoorStop acts as a "personal firewall" and provides added security for your Macintosh by blocking connection attempts to particular TCP ports (services) from particular client IP addresses. DoorStop can also keep a log of all allowed and/or denied connections.
Examples where DoorStop use should be considered include:
- - Any machine acting as an Internet-accessible personal Web server (through the Mac OS built-in Personal Web Sharing) or personal file server (through Open Door's ShareWay IP product).
_ Any machine acting as an Internet server of any sort, including AppleShare IP, ShareWay IP, Web service, FTP service, email, etc. Use of DoorStop with FTP is especially important due to FTP's use of cleartext (non-encrypted) passwords.
- - Any machine which is remotely-controllable by applications like Timbuktu. Remote contol enables anyone with access to not only manipulate your Macintosh in any way, but also to gain access to your organization's internal network (intranet) including even your AppleTalk network.
- - Any machine where a log of all access attempts is desired.
All the details of DoorStop, and a fully-functional evaluation version of the product are available at:
<http://www.opendoor.com/DoorStop/>
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:27:00 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Quicken99 Survey and Sweepstakes
This tidbit is from:
Michael Timlin, <timlin@colorado.edu>
There is a Quicken99 survey page that includes questions about the OS you use and how old your copy of Quicken is. This is a great way to let Intuit know how many users of Quicken on the Mac there are.
A sure way to make me stay away from the theater is to describe a movie as a "must-see" film -- so why am I starting off describing Dan Frakes' InformINIT as a "must-have" item? Because if you're a Mac owner, you just gotta have it. To quote from Dan Frakes' ReadMe file: "it remains THE reference for System Folder information. Even Apple's own technical support staff uses it and recommends it to customers!"
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