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Easy-to-use application development software features Visual Basic and Java compatibility
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Apr. 6th, 1998 REAL Software, Inc. today announced REALbasic for Mac OS at an estimated retail price of $99. REALbasic is expected to ship in May or June but a public beta is available now from REAL Software's web site and can be downloaded free-of-charge.
REALbasic is the easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) that enables users of all levels to create powerful stand-alone, native 68k and PowerPC applications quickly and easily, without having to learn a complex programming language such as C++ or the details of the Macintosh Toolbox. REALbasic enables users to create the entire user interface for their applications in minutes without any programming. Its programming language is an object-oriented version of the BASIC programming language and is highly compatible with Microsoft's Visual Basic. Applications created with REALbasic can also be compiled as Java applets for use in Web pages.
REALbasic's drag and drop interface builder makes it so easy to create a user interface that most users are testing their interface in minutes. And because most of the interface is handled automatically, users can focus their programming efforts on solving their problems rather than programming the interface. REALbasic's interface builder includes editfields, popup menus, hierarchical MacOS8-style listboxes, a QuickTime movie player, checkboxes, radio buttons, tab panels, contextual menus, balloon help and more. REALbasic's Interface Assistant helps users to create an interface that follows Apple's Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines. Applications created with REALbasic are automatically Appearance Manager compliant allowing them to take on whatever appearance the user has chosen if they are running the Kaleidoscope extension.
REALbasic supports Macintosh technologies such as QuickTime, QuickTime Musical Instruments, drag and drop, and AppleScript. It also supports HyperCard's XCMD and XFCN plug-in format allowing users to utilize the thousands of existing plug-ins. REALbasic includes a TCP/IP control for Internet connectivity, a serial tool for modem communications and a sprite engine for creating animation.
REALbasic's object-oriented BASIC language supports object events, properties, methods, classes, inheritance and polymorphism. It's also a strongly typed language which makes applications more reliable. Memory management is handled automatically through garbage collection and the advanced, dynamic recompiler makes testing applications and building stand-alone applications fast because all of the code doesn't have to be recompiled every time. Unlike most BASIC programming environments, REALbasic has no interpreter. Code is always running compiled even when the user is stepping through code with the debugger. Stand-alone applications carry a small footprint for both disk and memory usage. The runtime engine overhead is approximate 150K of disk space and most applications built with REALbasic will require only 1 MB of memory or less.
Designed for compatibility with Microsoft's Visual Basic for Windows in mind, REALbasic's language is so similar, that many users with Visual Basic projects can port them to the Macintosh using REALbasic with a minimum number of changes. Later this year, REAL Software will be adding a Visual Basic importer to REALbasic which will import Visual Basic projects including menus, forms and code to make porting Visual Basic projects even easier.
The beta release is available for download now, free-of-charge, from REAL Software's web site at <www.realsoftware.com>. REALbasic will be commerically available in May or June directly from REAL Software for $99.95. Users of competitive application development software may be eligible for a rebate with proof of ownership and purchase. Academic pricing is also available. REALbasic can be ordered directly from REAL Software's web site at <http://www.realsoftware.com> or by phone at 512-292-9988; fax 512-292-6670; <mailto:sales@realsoftware.com>; <http://www.realsoftware.com>.
REALbasic requires a Macintosh, Power Macintosh, or compatible computer with a 68020 processor or higher; 2.5 MB RAM; System 7.1 or later; and 10 MB of free hard disk space for full installation of the software, documentation and examples. REALbasic will ship on CD-ROM format, requiring a CD-ROM drive and can also be downloaded from REAL Software's web site. REAL Software offers disk fulfillment for an additional charge.
Founded in 1996 by Geoff Perlman former ACI US Manager, REAL Software, Inc. is the publisher of REALbasic, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit the REAL Software web site at <http://www.realsoftware.com>.
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Amidst the growing concern by companies to comply with the year 2000 issue, ACI's 4th Dimension RDBMS software (4D) provides a simple method to store, display, and calculate all dates between 1/1/100 and 12/31/32000. Being sensitive to long-term consequences, ACI engineered 4D to manage the year 2000(Y2K). This commitment to address Y2K concerns was demonstrated in the debut, version 1, release of 4D in 1985. Most modern, personal computer software, such as 4D, use four or more digits to handle years. In addition, they use date arithmetic to deal with dates before and after December 31, 1999.
In Summary - ---------------- 4D offers a powerful and flexible mechanism for date entry and control. In order to preserve this flexibility the 4D database developer has entry and display filters to force entry of dates in a specified fashion. Additionally, 4D V6 introduced a new a new programmatic control with the use of the SET DEFAULT CENTURY command. ACI understands the importance of issues surrounding the year 2000 and engineered this into their products over a decade ago.
Additional Information - -------------------------------- For additional, more descriptive information about 4D and Y2K compliancy, visit our website at:
Just stumbled across a cool online musician's store. They have a huge selection of everything you can think of. What's even cooler is their selection of software - and they have tons for the Mac!
Using their search engine I selected Mac as the platform to see what it came up with. Out of a total of 278 pieces of software, 145 were for the Mac [or hybrid - but if the SPA won't count hybrids for the Mac, I won't for this].
We all knew the Mac dominated the music profession. Here's just more proof!
NS BASIC Corporation is pleased to announce the winners of the NewtCard Stack Design Contest:
Business Division: "Bibliography" by Chris Christian
Education Division: "Fractabulous!" by Michael South
Wide Open Division: "San Francisco Map" by Peter Belanger
NS BASIC Corporation extends its congratulations to each of the winners: a check for $100.00 is on its way to each of them. Of course, the real winners are all the users of NewtCard. Besides showing what NewtCard is really capable of, the contest resulted in a number of enhancements and improvements to the NewtCard product.
"The contest really showed how effective NewtCard is in rapidly producing great stacks that are truely useful," said George Henne, President of NS BASIC. "We were amazed at the quality and features of the entries."
"The great thing about Newtcard is that it lets non programmers like myself give back to the Newton community," said Peter Belanger, one of the winners.
Complete details and comments by the authors as well as the winning stacks are available at the NS BASIC web site: www.nsbasic.com.
NewtCard is a hypercard-like multimedia authoring tool for the MessagePad and eMate. It has been awarded 5 Geckos by Gecko Magazine, "Best on the Planet" by Planet Newton, "Ten out of Ten" by Newton Underground, and Mobile Computing's First Class Award.
It is available for $99.95 directly from the company or from its dealers.
Contact Information: George Henne tel: 1 888 NSBASIC or 1 416 264-5999 fax: 416 264-5888 <info@nsbasic.com> www.nsbasic.com
George Henne NS BASIC Corporation NewtCard and NS BASIC for the MessagePad and eMate!
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:10:59 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Newton Equation Editor and Source Code Released
Keyword: Newton
This tidbit is from:
Sine of the Times, <sineware@sineware.com>
Sine of the Times has decided to release its preliminary equation-entry system, Formula, and related source code free of cost to the Newton community.
Ashish Mishra, developer of Formula commented on the release: "The basis of our business is education, and for that reason, we want to help academic users of the Newton. We feel that the lack of an equation-entry system for the Newton has limited its potential in the educational environment."
We began writing Formula last year - and after the package being dormant for the last 2 months, we have decided to release the package and all associated source code free, in hopes that enthusiastic Newton users will develop the application into a more useful tool for the Newton, expanding the potential uses for the Newton platform.
"Formula is the only Newton equation-entry system currently available. It supports the entry of symbols such as integrals, summations, superscripts, subscripts, and much more. Featuring a drag-and-drop interface, users can build basic equations quickly and easily, and incorporate them into Newton Notes, Works, or any other package that accepts graphic input.
The package & source code for Formula are available on the Sine of the Times web site at:
<http://www.sineware.com>.
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:10:16 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Grand Forks Herald Wins Pulitzer Using Macs
Keyword: Advocacy, Macintosh in Action
This tidbit is from:
FWC, <free@rock.com>
Perhaps you saw the episode of ABC's Nightline last night or elsewhere in the news about the small North Dakota newspaper, the 118-year-old Grand Forks Herald winning the Pulitzer Prize for public service.
It was the "great flood" of last spring that slowly overwhelmed the town's dikes and sandbags, pouring into the historic downtown area. The newspaper's offices and pressroom were among those devastated, first by the rising waters and later by a fire that destroyed them along with ten other buildings. Everything was destroyed, including the paper's clip file and all their photos.
Realizing that those in their town needed to know what was happening, half of the Herald's staff of 52 met to continue publishing. These reporters, photographers, and editors were working without homes or knowing about their homes. They took over classrooms in the local school and using the school's computers, hammered out the first editions following the flood. Layouts were transmitted to St. Paul for printing. Volunteer drivers delivered 120,000 copies daily over the following days to the now dispersed, evacuated citizens of Grand Forks. All copies were free. They never missed a daily issue. The computers and the software were, of course, Macintosh.
Video shot during the flood showed reporters using all-in-one Performa 500 series Macs while seated on little school chairs. They got the job done. The Herald is now building new offices while working out of temporary space in an abandoned department store. The computers they are now using are still Macintosh. Think Defiant!
Free Chin Chicago
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:11:18 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Jared, Butcher of Song
This follow-up message is from:
Wayne Muromoto, <muromoto@lava.net>
I just read the comment that Jared is going to be used for a Blockbuster ad campaign. Funny thing, that odd little program. As a joke, I stuck it on my friend's (then) new Power Computing 200 MHZ computer at the office which he shared with my wife, to boot up and play as soon as he turned it on. My friend turned on his Mac, heard the awful wailing, and cursed, "What the....!" thinking it was a virus. Then he listened, laughed and thought it was hilarious. So hilarious that he took it home and put it on his home Mac.
His wife is an architect who works in Windows. She saw it and thought it was a riot, and told him that for the first time, she had "Mac envy." All because she wishes she had something as bizarre as Jared on her Windows machine. __________________________ Digital Guy Sez:
I admit it...I occaisionally launch it and am mesmerized by the sheer awfulness of it. Why do people insist on watching videos of accidents and disasters? One possibility: They're trying to decide if it's really as bad as it looks. The same goes with auto accidents. In Jareds case I think those of us who are fascinated are really trying to decide if anyone could really be that bad a singer. :-)
Which brings to mind this: We often talk about how useful the Mac is, with perhaps the most impressive stock of shareware and freeware in existence. It has also been the platform of choice of some of the most BIZARRE software as well. Remember Neko? MacPuke? Oh, and there was that one bit of software I was particularly fond of, that simulated gunshots through the screen when you pressed a key combo and clicked the mouse...Shotz, I think. It was a great stress reducer during my tech support days. :-)
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:11:13 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - New Perspective SOHOMaster and MembershipMaster
Keyword: Market by market, Small Business
This announcement is from:
Susan A. Silberisen, <susans@primenet.com>
New Perspective Software, Inc. is pleased to announce the reincarnation of it's SOHOMaster and MembershipMaster software. Our domain is back up at www.newperspective.com and our exclusive distributor, One-On-One is handling the sale, support and upgrades of our products. SOHOMaster, the new business brain for all your purchasing, invoicing, inventory updating, shipping and contact management needs is priced at $99.00 (Single-User) and MembershipMaster, the integrated database system that gets non-profit organizations organized is also listed at $99.00.
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:11:35 -0000 From: EvangeList <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Apples Orchard Announces Shareware Station
This tidbit is from:
Apple's Orchard, <orchard@enigmaworks.com>
EnigmaNETs Apples Orchard today announces the Shareware Station. It is a website that aids you in searching for the best shareware on numerous servers. It takes only seconds to load, and you'll never need to visit each site, one at a time, to get what you are looking for.
EnigmaNETWORK provides you with all-in-one searches, Apples Orchard, the best Mac site on the Net, top-of-the-line shareware, and website authoring services coming soon. You can access it at:
<http://www.enigmaworks.com>
Apples Orchard gives you the latest Mac news from over 20 different sources, an Index fund based on the Mac market called APEX, up to %30 percent off books at the AO Bookshop, shareware, and links.
YankPro is a $29 Mac commercial application that does six things:
- -- Uninstalls an application and related files. You installed SurfRider on your hard disk years ago, but you never use it? Now you can uninstall SurfRider and all SurfRider related files.
- -- Searches for duplicate applications. How many copies of SimpleText do you really need?
- -- Searches the System Preferences folder for orphaned files. Almost every program you ever run creates a preference file, including those shareware programs you tried years ago just one time.
- -- Slims Fat Applications. Many applications contain two sets of code so they can run in native mode on both PowerMacs and older 68K Macs. Now you can reduce the size of most fat applications by up to 30%.
- -- Remove unnecessary Apple Guide files. You probably already know how to use your applications, so there is no need to clutter up your hard disk with all those unwanted help files.
- -- Searches for orphaned alias files. An alias file is a file that points to another file. If somehow the alias loses track of which file it points to, it becomes an orphaned alias.
I've discovered one way around it: in VPC CD-ROM settings, turn off "Standard IDE Setting". Then both the C: hard drive image and CDROM drive will appear on the primary channel:
Unit 0 will be the hard drive Unit 1 will be the CDROM drive
Unfortunately, you get a similar problem in that you can't have a D: drive (now the secondary channel isn't recognized).
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