EvangeList Digest Monday, July 27 1998 Volume 01 : Number 1241
In this issue:
?? - Pest Control Software Tidbit - Standard C Language Reference Web Site $$ - Free Shipping For Evanglist Members For Agora - New Mac Game Tidbit - Cross-Platform Benchmark For Photoshop 5 Tidbit - Mac Clients and Novell Netware Tidbit - Microsoft'S Investment In Apple Tidbit - Ad Change Tidbit - "Apfelmann" Has Moved Tidbit - Friendly Comparision (iMac vs. PC) Analog Multilink PPP on Macintosh PR - Mac Only Search Engine On Yahoo's Top 50 List Tidbit - Apple On CNN PR - Stairways Releases Combadge 1.1
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:25 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: ?? - Pest Control Software
This request is from:
<dmvice@mindspring.com>
Software for the extermination business that runs on a Mac?
I am in the process of setting up a client with his first computer system. Naturally I want it to be a Mac. So I am looking for software that is geared towards managing an insect control/extermination business that runs on the MacOS.
I will compile all the suggestions I receive and post them to the list.
Thank You,
Daniel Vice Industrial Strength Design <http://come.to/ISD> __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
This is the first time that someone has ever specifically requested buggy software.
(Sorry... it was too good a set-up :)
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:26 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Standard C Language Reference Web Site
Keyword: Becoming an AppleDeveloper
This tidbit is from:
TOM Guru, <tom@valpatken.com>
Valpatken, Ltd., home of The Organized Macintosh, hosts the entire text of P.J. Plauger's Standard C Reference at:
The Standard C Reference is extensively hyperlinked and viewable as HTML files with any web brwoser. The html source was supplied by P. J. Plauger and converted to Claris Home Page files by Valpatken, Ltd. Anyone that develops with the C programming language will benefit from a complete on-line reference like this one.
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:28 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: $$ - Free Shipping For Evanglist Members For Agora - New Mac Game
Keyword: Market by market, Games
This special offer is from:
Jenni Collins, <jennic@powermedia.com>
Power Media, Inc., offers FREE SHIPPING for members of the Evangelist for aGORA - Soul Of The Oracle.
The awesome, new Macintosh game that offers impressive topography uniquely set in a circular globe map; a unique camera feature which masterfully pivots, moves and reacts with the characters every pivot, movement and reaction; intricately-tuned, imposing magic; powerfully memorable battles; real-time game play; 18 imposing skill levels; and challenging network play ... IS READY FOR SHIPMENT ... AND, AS A SPECIAL OFFER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EVANGELIST ... SHIPPING IS FREE ...
MSRP $49.95 (FREE SHIPMENT TO ALL EVANGELIST MEMBERS)
COMPANY INFORMATION: The company information number for Power Media, Inc., is 503-684-8232: the eMail address is <info@powermedia.com:>
<http://www.powermedia.com>
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:25 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Cross-Platform Benchmark For Photoshop 5
This tidbit is from:
<ps4bench@geocities.com>
PS5bench Cross Platform Photosohp Benchmark:
<http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/4363>
A beta preview of PS5bench is now available. This Adobe Photoshop 5 action will demonstrate how fast your computer peforms 21 Photoshop operations. If you already ran PS4bench on your machine, you can see what performance advantage or disadvantage you are getting from Photoshop 5.
Twenty of the operations are the same as PS4bench, allowing direct comparison between Photoshop 4 and 5. The Lighting Effects filter, which was removed due to a bug in Photoshop, has returned as the 21st operation.
Also, the Results table has grown to over 30 entries. Come compare Photoshop performance on your computer to that of other computers (Mac and IBM/PC) running Photoshop. Find out what performance gains you can expect going from a 604e to a G3 prossecor. Find out how much system bus speed and L2 cache size affects Photoshop performance.
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:27 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Mac Clients and Novell Netware
This tidbit is from:
Dan Goldberg, <DGoldberg@nhcleveland.com>
I am a Certified NetWare Instructor, and as dedicated MacHead, it's been a struggle for me to exist in the wonderful world of Novell NetWare. Not that NetWare isn't a great product, but their client side software has had a definite Windows slant for years (And when are Novell servers going to shed their DOS boot partitions?). There has always been reliable Mac clients, but none of the NetWare administrative software was ever ported to the Mac platform.
However, with the release of Novell Netware 5 this year, Novell has adopted a strategy of delivering networked apps via Java. That means Mac-faithful admins like me will eventually be able to run NetwareAdmin and other essentials on a Mac running a Java Virtual Machine.
There was also some talk of Mac Client software landing on Novell's "orphaned" software list, but check out this article on novell's home page:
It describes Novell's partnership with ProSoft to develop new, straight-IP versions of the Mac Client for NetWare.
an excerpt:
The new agreement extends Novell's commitment to providing Macintosh users with full access to information and resources in heterogeneous networks. Users will gain new Macintosh products for NetWare, including enhancements to the current client software, which will be optimized for Apple's latest Mac OS 8.1 and G3 computers. Plans also include delivery of a more robust client and new versions of the server software for the first Prosoft product release due in the fall of 1998.
Also, I have run into a number of NetWare admins in my classes who are seeking more info on Mac clients and NetWare. If any CNI's or CNE's (or any EvangeLista) could post some resources here for the different-thinking minority, I will pass them on in my classes.
Or email me directly, <DGoldberg@nhcleveland.com>
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:28 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Microsoft'S Investment In Apple
This tidbit is from:
Paul Pavelka <Reverber8@aol.com>
An article in the business section of the New York Times online today talks about the shrewdness of Microsoft's investment in Apple.
"Lately, though, the deal appears to have been a shrewd investment for Microsoft in other respects. Apple's shares have outperformed Microsoft's.
"Since Aug. 5, 1997, the day before its deal with Apple was announced, Microsoft shares have advanced 65 percent, after adjusting for a 2-for-1 stock split in January. On Friday, Microsoft stock closed at $117.9375.
"But over the same period, the Apple stock price has surged 87 percent, closing Friday at $36.875. Hardly a charity case for Microsoft, whose $150 million investment is now worth $280.5 million."
All together now..."I shoulda bought Apple at $14..."
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:26 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Ad Change
This follow-up message is from:
Neil Ratzlaff, <Neil.Ratzlaff@ucop.edu>
Douglas Adams:
"I've written a commercial for Apple Computer. It goes like this:
'Macintosh - we might not get everything right, but at least we knew the century was going to end.'"
How about this instead?
'Macintosh - we might not get everything right, but at least we knew about the next century.'"
__________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
Touche.
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:27 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - "Apfelmann" Has Moved
This is a follow-up announcement about the German language Mac-News and - -Gossip-Page "Apfelmann":
We used to be on <http://www.crosswinds.net/cologne/~apfelmann/>, but many people were not able to get through to us, due to server problems.
To correct this, we moved to a new and MUCH faster provider!
Our new URL is: <http://members.xoom.com/apfelmann/>
So if you've been unable to reach us, you might want to try us out again - - we're really fast now!
Would be great if you could stop by and pay us a visit - but remember: It's all German...
Thanx
Jens Baumeister
Apfelmann - die etwas andere Mac-News Site
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:29 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Friendly Comparision (iMac vs. PC)
Keyword: Advocacy, Why Macs Are Better
This tidbit is from:
Ellen Teal, <steal@uswest.com>
I was reading through an article about the new Compaq desktops and my mind began to wonder. Would I and the general public really benefit from the iMac's apparent affordability? I went to seek this answer with no reservations. I was going to make a clean comparison (or at least as clean as I could figure). Here is what I found.
I looked at the most comparable PC I could find. I wanted to look solely at product, not performance or opinion. I found a Sony VAIO at PC Connection for $999. It doesn't come with a monitor so I found an ACER AcerView 54e 15 inch for $179. The total cost was $1178. Things were not looking good for my beloved Mac, but then I compared the guts.
Sony VAIO PCV-210 $999
266 MHz Pentium II w/ MMX 32 MB RAM 4.3 GB Hard Drive 24x CD-ROM 512k L2 Cashe 33.6k modem (it is not built in, but there is a coupon for a 56k modem) Windows 95 (There is an upgrade available to Windows 98 for $124. That would bring the total price to $1302. YES!) ACER AcerView 54e $179 15 inch monitor with a 13.6 viewable screen
THE iMac $1299
233 MHz G3 32 MB RAM 4 GB Hard Disk 24x CD-ROM 512 L2 Cashe 56k Built-in modem 15 inch Built-in Color Monitor Mac OS 8.1 **I just want to say that right now the two computers are nose and nose.** 10/100 Base Ethernet (Built-in) 12Mbps USB node 4Mbps Infrared Port Built-in Speakers AppleWorks 5 (ClarisWorks) Quicken 98 Kai's Photo Soap MDK from Interplay Microsoft Internet Explorer & Outlook Express 4.01 Earthlink's Total Access
Okay, after seeing this, I and anyone else can clearly see that the iMac is the better deal, period. Even for things that I thought the iMac would fail, (hardware and OS costs) the iMac did great. Now only is it the least expensive option (amazing to think of Apple in that way), but it also offers more to the user. Just a bored techie with too much time on her hands. : )
Resources:
PC Connection Online Shopping (7-21-98) <http://www.pcconnection.com> Apple's iMac Web page <http://www.apple.com/imac>
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 02:06:26 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Analog Multilink PPP on Macintosh
Barbara Tien, <barb@netopia.com> CC: Ken Haase, <ALAMEDA/ALAMEDA/kenha@netopia.com>
At Netopia we've taken advantage of the analog Multilink PPP capability in central site gear from Ascend, Cisco, 3Com, Livingston and the like to introduce a new type of stand alone router for small businesses that attaches directly to the Ethernet (or LocalTalk, see below) and gives everyone in the office access to the high speed access rates of one, (56K) two (112K) or even three (168K) modem connections.
The new Netopia Router with Dual Analog, model R2121, is available now and can be used with Internet service from any one of a number of ISPs currently offering dual even triple analog service, among them are Netcom and US Internet. With LAN service rates starting at around $39 a month for 112K service, it can be a terrific way to get a business on the Internet without getting a bloody nose.
As would be expected given our Farallon heritage, the Netopia router comes complete with configuration software and documentation in both Macintosh and PC format. Additionally, Macintosh users have the added advantage of using the router to extend the life of their older computers by using plain-old LocalTalk to access the Internet. Using the optional AppleTalk kit they can connect using the integrated LocalTalk to Ethernet router, MacIP Gateway and even AURP tunneling to link AppleTalk networks over the Internet.
I hope that's a help. I'll be on the lookout for PPP drivers, and would be very interested to hear of any developments from Apple.
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:18:23 -0700 From: Guy Kawasaki <Kawasaki@garage.com> Subject: PR - Mac Only Search Engine On Yahoo's Top 50 List
This announcement is from:
Duane Bemister, <duane@wisdomquest.com>
WebSonar, Virginia System's Mac Only solution for browser based document management is now published on Yahoo's Top 50 websites list.
"Got a phrase rattling around in your head -- say, "bare bodkin" -- and you just can't remember in what book or play you read it? Head for WebSonar, a site so nifty it almost brings a tear to a researcher's eye. It is a humongous library of everything from classic literature to educational video transcripts. Enter a phrase, and before you can say "Hamlet, Act III, Scene I," it will find the exact source or sources of the phrase or word, set in the context of the longer quote. If you are not sure if "bare" and "bodkin" are adjacent, you can set your search for gaps up to 100 words. Really amazing."
Version 2 of the software has just been released and hundreds of new documents are now being added to the Wisdom Quest eLibrary. This is the same search engine that Apple Canada uses to publish the List archives. Check it out at:
<http://www.websonar.com/websonar/sonar.html>
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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:06:22 -0800 From: John Halbig <john@garage.com> Subject: Tidbit - Apple On CNN
This tidbit is from:
<FILMSPOT@aol.com>
Apple's "comeback" will be profiled on CNN Newstand this Wednesday (7/29/98) at 10:00 pm e.s.t.
Stairways Software, Pty Ltd, today announced the new version of Combadge, an elegant real time email companion.
Combadge is a real time email companion, perhaps best described as a cross between a talk, chat and email. Combadge will let you chat in real time with other Combadge users without needing to know where they are - you simply use their email address and Combadge finds them. If they are not running Combadge, then Combadge will send your message to them using email so you do not even need to know if they have Combadge.
Combadge is US$25 shareware. Site and organisation-wide licenses are also available for US$500 and US$2000 respectively. Combadge requires a Macintosh with TCP/IP connectivity.
Features
* Easy User Interface. * Real time chatting if both parties have Combadge. * Email messages if they do not have Combadge. * Connect using email address. * Log conversations to email. * Automatic configuration. * Answering machine facility.
Version 1.1 uses your email client to send offline messages instead of handling email sending internally.
Stairways Shareware was founded and is run by Peter N Lewis. Peter started Stairways to distribute his extensive range of Macintosh Internet applications.
Peter is probably best known for Anarchie, but he also co-wrote the Internet Config system with Quinn "The Eskimo", he was a programmer on Metrowerks' Java release and he also authored the most widely used FTP server for the Macintosh, NetPresenz. Peter is a prolific author of high-quality Macintosh software.
Combadge was written by Andrew Tomazos, an up and comming Macintosh programmer.
Stairways Shareware distributes software using the shareware principles: try before you buy and minimal or no marketing costs. As a result shareware costs a fraction of the price of most other commercial software.
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