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nie CD EDITION FEBRUARY LT £3.95 THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE MACINTOSH MAGAZINE i to Power Mac performance ISSN 13556-9503 Hk | 71356°950004' ot: al You bought a Mac. And then a few more. You tied them together. People started sharing ri ’re sharing their fr tion. With you. Time for a Workgroup Server. That’s the funny thing about the Apple™ Macintosh™ computer. With little fanfare and an idea known simply as ‘plug and play’, it turned a whole group of novice users into networked team players. Is it any surprise? Just plug a con- nector into the back of a Macintosh and you're networked. You can share files, printers—virtually any computing resource. For some users this is the only kind of ‘peer-to-peer’ networking they need. Others, however, find they need a Workgroup Server, dedicated to improving the productivity of their team or department. So how do you know which is right for you? Just ask yourself some simple questions. Do I have more than five net- worked computers? Has printing begun to slow down my Macintosh? Am I sharing more and more files with more and more people? Is that essential in- formation locked up on someone else's. Macintosh? Is there a danger of losing vital information? A ‘yes’ to any of these questions means it’s time to consider an Apple Workgroup Server. Apple Workgroup Servers provide the industry's easiest to manage cen- tralised information store* The apple logo a registered irademaré and Apple, Mactooh and PowerBook a tunder license thergfrom, Retrospect Remole i a registered trademark of Dane: PC LAN Administration ~ A Comparatie Anabsis of 5 NOS Enetronn ‘available from Wve Research, Sper tant dccess is optional softeare Users can share files, ensuring they are available to just the right people at the right time. Without losing information or slowing systems down. Apple Workgroup Servers also provide ways to share network appli- cations and services, like accounting programs, databases, e-mail, calendars and more. And that is just the beginning. With our integrated print spooling software users can free-up their Macintosh com- puters from printing jobs much faster, enabling real gains in productivity. With Dantz Retrospect Remote® software’ you can schedule auto- matic back-ups of both server and individuals’ Macintosh desktop data across the network — automatically. Never has your information been so secure! With FileWave** software you can simplify the management of up- grading or installing new software. FileWave automatically checks the networked Macintosh systems, en- suring that key applications and documents are uniformly rnaintained at the correct version. And using Apple Remote Access software from Apple, even mobile PowerBook™ users can be managed. Apple Remote Access allows users to exploit their network services from | INFOLINE NO. 110 nircs. Power a trademark of international Bu Tcbnologies, Ver instant Acces a trademart server configurations that include a tape dive anywhere in the world — across any time zone — as if they were on their local network. Viper Instant Access™’ is a high performance application for fast access to reference information such as tele- phone numbers, price lists, product and people details, without the overhead of a general database application. Central administration ensures both consistency and guaranteed availability — at any time. So how easy is an Apple Work- group Server to use? As easy as a Macintosh. And choosing the right Apple Workgroup Server for your needs is just as easy. We have a _, complete family of products, including our newest models based on highest performance PowerPC™ technology. If this hasn't convinced you then browsing through our Apple Workgroup Solutions Guide will un- doubtedly reveal the perfect solution from the breadth of software and hardware available. 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Technical Support 0891 727727* Me computers Tasha Computers 118 - 120 Chiswick High Road London, W4 IPL J: 081-742 $840 Monday to Friday 9.00 im ty $30spm. Macworld fiews Additions to Power Mac range pple the changes were relatively minor compared with existing models. Essentially, all three new-comers feature faster processors and some other tweaks. Like the original Power Macs, the newcomers are named for processor and speed. The 6100/66 includes a 66MHz PowerPC chip, up from the 60MHz processor in the original. The new 7100 jumps to 80MHz from 66MHz, while the new 8100 goes to 100MHz from the 80MHz orig- inal. The recently-introduced 8100/1 10 remains unchanged Perhaps as significant as the faster processors is the fact that Apple has added cache memory to both the new 6100 and 7100 models (the 8100 has always included a cache). Be- tween them, the upgraded hardware add worthwhile per- formance increases. Early indications are that the 6100 and 7100 will deliver as much as 40 percent better speed on processor and video- related tasks, compared with the original models. The 8100 performance gains are more modest because of the existing cache. In the US, the price of the 6100 and 7100 will remain un- changed, although the former gets a bigger hard drive, up from 250MB to 350MB. The 8100/100 also includes a bigger hard drive — at 700MB — and actually undercuts the 8100/80, dropping from £3,186 to £2,775. 20 Bright future - wide range of third-party machines Trio of Mac clones for fier weeks of speculation and rumour, the age of the Mac clone has ar- rived with the first three licensees for Apple's Mac OS and hardware going public. And contrary to expectations, none is a major P ad Apple has cho- a California manufacturer; inst sen an existing partn startup and a Japanese toy maker. Of the three, only Radius — the leading manufacturer of Mac display and desktop video systems ~ will be readily fam Computin; known as the manufacturer of the The others are Power and Bandai Corp, best “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” toys and figures. rhe trio will use the Mac licences to produce very different sorts of Mac hardware. Radius has indicated thae it will produce Power Mac systems for high- end niche markets, Its first machine will almost certainly be a video work- station incorporating the company’s just-released TeleCast hardware and Radius Edit software. Company offi- cials indicated that a similar high-end system would later be offered to the colour publishing market. Power Computing will produce a range of systems aimed at the main stream of existing markets, These will be sold via mail order in the US and to OE only in Europe. Bandai’s offering will be the farthest from the existing line of Mac models, Ie is the first licensee for a new line of Apple hardware, codenamed Pippin; compact disc- based multimedia en- tertainment systems. Although Radius was officially vague Chuck Berger, Radius’s chairman, with the Power | Mac-based VideoVision Workstation. un- veiled three “new” Power Macs at Macworld Expo, althoug! about product specifications — the licensing deal was apparently a last- minute decision by Apple just before Christmas — company officials were more forthcoming in off-the-record discussions. Early indications are that its machines will use the PowerPC 601 (or perhaps the 604), and would probably be NuBus-based, In addition to integrating Radius's video hard- ware, the system may also include an rated display board, the Radius hard disk subsystem and a SCSI acee A accelerator. European vice-president Keith Hartis said the first machines were unlikely to arrive before June ot July and added that it was too soon to discuss the distribution and reseller arrangements. However, at Radius’s lead UK dis- tributor Computers Unlimited, man- aging director James Sansom said CU is already selling similar systems based on Apple CPUs under the company's recent distribution agreement with Apple. Sansom said he was confident there was nothing in that distribution agreement that would prevent CU from selling Radius-built Mac-com- patible systems. While Radius is the best-known of the licensees, it's likely thac the first to ship non-Apple Macs will be Power Computing, The company is a joint venture by PC veteran Stephen Kahng and Olivetti, Kahng is a former senior vice-president of Chips & Technolo- gies, one of the earliest suppliers of chipsets for PC-compatibles, and the designer of the Leading Edge PC dlone. MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 Macworld Kahng said Power Computing will have its first machines ready by March, and would initially offer three machines based on the Quadra 605, and the new 7100/80 and 8100/100 Power M; Additionally, the company’s Mac-com, patibles will include five free NuBus slots. “We will maintain a very aggressive entry-level price poine for our systems through innovative design, manuf ing and distribution strategies,” Kahng said. But he added that the company cur would not compete directly with Apple. “Apple will be competitive even if our prices will be lower since they have a lot of interesting technology in the lab — technology we won't be able to licens he said. ‘The company’s agreement with Apple ma Mac-compatible hardware, but also a vendor of Mac-compatible components and subsystems for OEMs that wish to build their own machines. “We have several OEM ag pending,” Kahng said, but declined to mention companies by name kes it not just a builder of ments Meanwhile, although not particu- larly Mac-like at first glance, the Pippin multimedia player licensed by Bandai may do more to grow the Mac-compat- ible market than the other agreements, Pippin uses a PowerPC 603 proces- sor and a slightly-modified version of the Mac OS, together with a quad- speed CD drive, Apple says thac existing Mac CD products will work on the Pippin with minor modifications, while any software produced for the Pippin will work on a Mac without any changes whatsoever, ‘The Bandai machine is likely to be called the Power Player, and is expected to cost less than $500 when it is intro- duced towards the end of the year, Be- cause of the ease of converting existing Mac software, there should be more than 50 titles available at launch. “Bandai’s strength in the entertain- ment industry, paired with Apple's legacy in education and leadership in easy-to-use multimedia products will provide customers with an unparalleled home entertainment and education Satjiv Chahil, vice-president New Media group. tool,” sai of Apple’ fully-specified Agfa Arcus II scanner worth nearly £4,000 was the prize awaiting Daisy Cress- well, winner in the latest Macworld/ Agfa graphics Excellence Awards. The second place prize goes to Paul Ridout, His prize includes 100 fonts and a copy of the new Agfa ‘Type Reference Book. Sue Melling won third prize, which includes 50 fonts and a copy of the Agfa Type Reference Book. MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 ‘The prizes were awarded at a cel- ebratory lunch at Agfa’s west Lon- don offices where two of the judges Paresh Patel, Agfa product manager, and Macworld editor Peter Worlock made the presentations, The other judges included Liz Harding, Agfa’s marketing manager, Mandie John- son, Macworld’s art director, and Alan Stephenson from Graphtech- niques. We'd like to thank everyone for entering the competi- tion, There was a huge response, and included slides, magazines, adver- tisements, posters, and album cover. All the judges agreed that the standard of the entries was extremely high: First-prize winner Daisy Cresswell receives her Arcus scanner from Paresh Patel, Agfa Product Manager for scanners, and Macworld editor, Peter Worlock. Radius changes UK distribution & adius has appointed Computers Unlimited as it's exclusive distributor throughout the UK. The long- awaited decision, taking immediate effect, has ended speculation following Radius's merger with SuperMac. Contracts with two of SuperMac’s current distributors, Frontline and Principal, will not be renewed when they expire at the end of February. Radius also announced that its graphics card range is to be rationalised, resulting in the entire series of SuperMac cards being discontinued. This means an overall reduction in the number of cards from over 25 to seven. The new streamlined range will include new Thunder cards, in addition to the Radius Precision Colour cards. Ingram Micro will continue to distribute the Super Mac monitors, while it negotiates its contract with Radius. Radius said that there are no current plans to rebadge the moni Tim Collin, sales director of Radius UK said: “Computers Unlimited has been chosen to be our exclusive distributor because of its expertise in the high-end publishing and the digital video markets; and because they can service the entire Mac market. The fact that Apple chose Computers Unlimited as its third distributor last year proves that they are a multi- capable company that will be able to offer true integration of products. We need someone to sell systems and solutions.” He added that this would be particularly important following the announcement that Radius is to clone the Mac operating system. Rob Pickering, Computer Unlimited’s business group manager for publishing products, said: “Despite many people’s opinion, it was not a foregone conclusion. We had to work very hard for it, but our value added approach was obviously what Radius was looking for. Radius clones will be focused on the high end publishing and video markets, which we are particularly strong in. With the entire range of SuperMac cards being discontinued, the Radius inge will consist of just seven, including some new Thunder ca 21 Four extra processors. For extra horsepower. opular mythology states that once you aequire a Power Mac you'll never have to wait for anything besides a number nine bus. Sadly, this is total fiction. Adobe Photoshop” users still spend an unhealthy pro- portion of their lives watching wristwatches go round iething useful instead. when they could be doing s« So, to enhance the world’s creative spower, Radius have devel- oped PhotoEngine — a head blowing Photoshop ace: ator that lets you put your foot down rather than your feet up. Four 32 bit DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) — cunningly mounted on a single NuBus" board — produce devastating performance compared with any production line Apple” CPUs including Power Maes. Most tasks take about half as long, but the greatest benefits are seen if you work on large files (over 20Mb) and CYMK images where —“ PhotoEngine can get things done in up to a Photokingine power gives twelfth of the normal time. you time to be creative. No matter what you do with Photoshop and regardless of which NuBus Mac you have, PhotoEngine will ac - it — hugely. What's more, PhotoEngine comes with a 30 day money-back guarantee’ — so you can bring it back if you don’t like it — and a Worry-Free Warranty that ensures 24 hour replacement should it ever breakdown. If you need any more convincing, simply call 01483 772 773, or write to Radius, 13 Westminster Court, Hipley St, Old Woking, Surrey, GU22 9LQ for some meshemne comparisons to help speed your conclusion. RADUS © 49225 @ € ing dealers, for a limited od only. NW96DU. “30 day money hack guarantee only Distributed by Computers Unlim INFOLINE NO. 116 Fy eho eget ree pam area ae Cascade Systems, launched |4 months ago, has opened its first City office and show- room in London's Docklands. The company achieved $10 million sales in its first year, and has licensing agreements with a number of technology partners. It was appointed as ‘Adobe System's first Adobe Acrobat systems integrator for Europe during 1994, The company’s principal products are the OPI server ImageFlow, production man- agement and workflow system, DataFlow and the recently launched MediaSphere, an all digital archive and retrieval system. Cas- cade Systems 01277 356146. Cabletron Systems, the world-wide hub manufacturer, reported record earnings and revenue for its third quarter. World-wide sales for the first nine months of 1994 increased by over 36 per cent. Net sales of $210 million repre- sented a 34 per cent increase over sales of $156.5 million in the previous year’s quarter. The Software Publishers Association an- nounced that personal computer application software sales in Western Europe declined by 20 per cent to $307 milion for the third quarter of 1994, Five of the ten regions looked at, and all three of the largest regions, A reported revenue declines in third quarter | 1994, The UK/Ireland region had the highest sales in the quarter and suffered the smallest decline of the big three, For the first time, Windows applications revenues in Western Europe declined year ‘on year. Windows application sales for third quarter of 1994 were $259 million, a 7 per cent decrease from third quarter of 1993. (On the strength of 25 to 30 per cent growth in the first half of 1994, Windows applica- | tions sales for the first three quarters were up 17 per cent to $1,054 milion. Third quarter 1994 DOS application sales were $24.3 million (a decrease of 65 per cent), while Mac application sales were $20. | milion ( decrease of 28 per cent), For the first three quarters of 1994, DOS appli- cations were $111 million (decrease of 53 per cent), while Mac applications were $78.3 milion (decrease of 1 per cent). “Average prices are down so sharply from 1993 that revenue growth for quarters 1, 2, and 3 were 10 per cent, 12 per cent and decreased by 20 per cent respectively. In this pricing environment, it has become very hard for application software compa- nies to make money in Western Europe.” said Gérard Gabella, SPA Europe MD. Macworid llews FreeHand 5 offers killer new features frer months of un- certainty follow- ing the Adobe- Aldus merger, and the takeover of developer Altsys by Macro-media, FreeHand has bounced back with a major up- grade explicitly designed to match and surpass Adobe's Illustrator 5.5, ‘The new version, unveiled at Macworld Expo, features speed im- provements, major enhancements in text-handling and a modern, exten- sible architecture that allows for a host of new graphics tools, While Illustrator 5 introduced the concept of plug-in tools for ob- ject-oriented graphics, FreeHand 5 gocs further. The Macromedia product can use any plug-ins devel- oped for Illustrator while Macrome- dia says it is “aggressively evangelis- ing” its own plug-in architecture, ‘And while Illustrator plug-ins are limited to single-effect tools from a plug-in menu, FreeHand plug-ins can provide a greater range of effects including file-handling, drop-in palettes and special effects. ‘The program ships with a num- ber of examples. These include the ability to manipulate objects (in- cluding outlined text) in 3-D, and to create custom traps. In text-handling, too, developer Altsys has obviously set out to match and then better Illustrator. While the latter already had a spelling checker and the ability to do find-8&-replace on text, FreeHand 5.0 adds those features — and introduces text style sheets, a feature common in desktop publish- and Power Mac versions at an unchanged price of £450, Macro- media is offering a £99 upgrade for existing FreeHand 4 users (free if purchased since January 1, 1995), [Ee Tat em_aerange Type Window More bite FreeHand 5 offers speed, major improvements to text handling and a flexible, plug- in tool system that includes a greater range of effects than its key competitor, Mlustrator 5.5. ing and word processing packages but new to illustration software. Former Altsys founder Jim von Ehr, now heading Macromedia's digital design group, said program- mers had spent considerable effort improving the performance of the software, and beta testers confirm that the upgrade is much quicker than version 4.0. The package includes both 68K There is also a competitive £149 upgrade for registered Illustrator, Canvas and MacDraw users. ‘The final surprise in the upgrade is availability. While Macromedia was expected to announce version 5.0 in San Francisco, the product wasn’t expected to ship for some weeks, But Macromedia says that it’s available immediately. Comput- ers Unlimited, 0181 200 8282. Lexmark’s laser beams f you're looking for more dpi for your pound, the Optra line of 1,200dpi laser printers from Lexmark International may fit the bill. The five printer models range in cost from £1,299 to £3,059 for base models — with optional 40MB hard disk, flash memory, RAM upgrades, extra paper trays and drawers, and special paper handing available at extra cost. The printers run 1,200 x 1,200dpi jobs at Sppm. Lower-resolution jobs print faster: the Optra R (£1,299) and Optra L (£1,849) print 300dpi and 600dpi at 12ppm; the Optra Rx (£1,999), Optra Lx (£2,569) and Optra Lxi (£3,059) run those jobs at 16pm. The models MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 also differ in duty cycle, paper supply, paper- handling potential and amount of RAM. All five models have Lexmark’s PostScript Level 2 emulation and Enhanced PCL 5. The Optra models all have two network-adapter slots and the Optra Lxi has ethernet built in. cards are available for ethernet, Token Ring and LocalTalk. - Nancy E. Dunn Lexmark’s £1,299 Optra R prints 8ppm at 1,200 dpi or l2ppm at 300dpi or 600dpi. Macworld llews Mac gains Atari emulator he big surprise at the November ProTOS, the professional Atari ex- hibition in Germany, was the showing of MagiCMac, an Atari ST emulator for 680x0-based Macs. A joint effort between Apple Germany, Application Systems Heidelberg (ASH) and 2B, MagiCMac is being pre- sented as the logical upgrade for Atari computer owners who desire a more powerful machine yet wish to continue using existing applications. The program is based on MagiC, an alternative operating system for the Atari ST. Developed by Sven and Wilfried Behne of 2B, MagiC completely replaces the ST’s oper- ating system with an optimised ver- sion, resulting in a substantial speed increase. MagiCMac contains the same system along with a kernel of code to translate calls to System 7. MagiCMac runs as an application foo on sownl on under System 7 and includes ASH's MagiCMac is the solution E replacement desktop, Ease. Printing “™e"s Who need a powerful machine. will be supported in various ways including Powerprint, a hardware utility that converts the Mac's printer signals into those required by a standard Centronics parallel port so allowing Atari owners to use their existing printers. TrueType will also be supported as, in all likelihood, will PostScript. MIDI support is also being investigated. Compatibility appears to be very good. Atari hard disks can be read directly from the Mac's SCSI port and no reformatting or partitioning is required; MagiCMac treats Mac folders and Atari disk partitions as equal entities. Most well-behaved applications appear to run and as most Atari applications are optimised to run on an 8MHz 68000 processor, their speed on a 68030 or 68040 machine is quite blinding. MagiCMac will be released in Germany on January 15. UK distribution is being handled by System Solutions which expects the product to sell at under £200. Call 0181 693 3355. New Mac OS delay he finger-pointing ar Microsoft for the con- stant delays in shipping Windows 95 will have to end. Apple has announced that it has put back the introduction of Copland — the next generation Mac OS ~ until 1996. The biggest culprit was said to be the need to untie the Mac OS from the Apple ROMs and hard- ware to make it easier for other companies to clone the Mac. How- ever, Apple admitted that other problems were adding to the delay, including the forthcom- ing PC-based Mac designs. Apple has also said that for the first time it will produce separate versions of the OS for PowerPC and 68K Macs, and that it is concentrating its efforts on the PowerPC version. “We're not going to slow down the schedule for PowerPC to ac- commodate 68K,” an Apple spokesman said, “but neither are we going to ignore 68K users.” FileMaker Pro goes relational way from the main Macworld Expo show floor, Claris demonstrated a new version of FileMaker Pro that adds relational capabilities to the best-selling flatfile database for the first time. Working under 24 the provisional name of File- Maker Pro 3.0, the new ver- sion will be available for both Mac and Windows. Claris declined to name a specific date for the launch but said it would be during 1995. UMER AFFAIRS a winning Mac clone strategy is when it’s at home, and Power Computing, as. first rover Cone low road and will focus on inex- pensive alternatives to Apple's own consumer offerings. Power Com- puting claims it will start shipping ‘computers running the Mac oper- ating system in March. They aren't despite the cute MacOS logo, they'll look significantly diferent from every other PC clone that real Mac users have learned ie loathe over the years. Power Computing expects to sell up to units in the first year, including models similar in functionality | Power Mac 8100/100 and 7100/80. It also hopes to pricing by ten to twenty per cent through panies and improved manufactur expensive components ‘| ess Initially, most of its computers will be sold via mail oe ee | business and home markets, a somites weal ‘configurations or speeds. Pep aapereeimete Mac clones into the market will grow oe the most powerful computi ing organisation in the US ~ porhae MIESESGR Flare inthe UK, Apple and cher nay backs aah characteristically keeping any real or imagined aspirations secret, with _ heavy hints imparted only to the initiated and privileged least those that haven't inexplicably fallen off the previous press database. But while these cute clones may turn out to be more attrac- that the thrill is finally gone. There's no fun in Mac-land anymore and despite the thick information gurgling out of the marketing mouths of MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 ‘SLNSIWHS3Y438 MAC SHOPPER SHOW WEST HALL - ALEXANDRA PALACE 25-26 FEBRUARY 1995 PICK UP A BARGAIN Visit the UK’s first Mac shopping event! It is not too late to enter The Mac Shopper Show is THE place to come to find the very best deals on every conceivable type of Macintosh equipment, be it brand new releases, older stock or quality second-hand kit. It will be a Mac paradise and you can be sure that special offers and discounts will be very much in evidence, so make sure you bring your ££££. your own equipment. Just follow these steps. 1) Ring MCD on 01932 571911 and ask for an entry form 2 Decide on your reserve (minimum) selling price (MCD 26 O APPLE WILL BE THERE! Among the 70 stands, Apple will be there to welcome you and they will be showing the very latest in their range of multimedia and home entertainment products. This will include demonstrating the mind-blowing capabilities and performance of the new Performa 630 Plus that literally converts a Mac into a television, editing and audio centre. You will be truly amazed at the sophistication and professionalism of the results. Home movies, graphics, everything becomes so much simpler and more impressive with a Performa 630 Plus. And what's more, Apple has donated one of these miracle machines to be won in the Prize Draw. See further on for more details of how you could win. ‘And the fruit bowl doesn’t just contain Apple. ‘You will be able to see and buy all kinds of Mac accessories and equipment from the UK's leading Mac suppliers. All tastes and pockets are catered for. Everything from CD-ROMs to cables; manuals to mouse mats; training videos to scanners. can advise here) and return your completed form to the auctioneers. 3 Deliver your goods to West Hall, Alexandra Palace between 9am and 2pm on Friday, February 24. It's really that simple. MCD Computer Auctions can be contacted at: Nelson House, Station Rd, Chertsey KTI6 8BE. Tel 01932 571911. MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 HOW | FIRST MAC AUCTION 1N UK ‘unique event is taking place at the Mac Shop- A per Show. For the fist time users and enthusi- asts vill be able to buy Mac equipment by auction, MCD Computer Auctions, based in Chertsey, Surrey, have over 10 years experience of auctioning and a reputation for professional service. They will be selling selected, high quality, new and used sys- tems, CD-ROMs, printers, monitors, scanners, soft- ware and many other peripherals. Both days over 300 lots will go under the hammer between mid- day and around 3pm, depending on the ferocity of the bidding Viewing starts at 10am each day and MCD's helpful and qualified staff will be on hand to answer questions on how to bid, guide prices and technical aspects of the kit. Ifyou are looking for “a lat for your lolly” and the idea of bidding fora bargain is appealing, ‘then the Mac Auction will certainly be worth a visit. cl WHEN? Saturday February 25, 10am — 6pm Sunday February 26, 10am — 4pm. WHERE? West Hall, Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London N22 4AY To save money and beat the queues call the HOTLINE on 01369 706346 to book tickets and reserve places in the Master Classes. SEE THE POWER OF INTERNET There will be a chance to experience the power and potential of plugging into Internet. Internet is the latest craze to hit the com- puter world. In a nutshell it is a world-wide communications network that allows you to send and receive information via a modem link. It also allows you to access a huge library of reference data held by institutions and organisations. And at the Mac Shopper Show it won't cost you a penny, so you can see the benefits before deciding whether plugging in is right for you. HANDS ON IN MICRO-RENT’s USER AREA icro-Rent will be sponsoring and operating the ‘Show's User Area, providing a wide range of Macs from Performas to Power Macs from their large rental stock. As visitors, you will be free to try out the latest versions of popular software on differ- ent machines so you can decide which best suits your needs. In addition, on the separate Micro-Rent stand next door, technical experts will offer further advice on which Macs to buy. For the whole Show Micro-Rent will be offering a special £25 discount to Macworld readers who present the voucher inserted in the February issue. Micro-Rent will be selling a full selec- tion of new Macs, printers & more, plus they will be offering some low-cost ex-rental equipment. Every- thing comes with a one-year warranty. With our half price entry voucher forthe Palace Ice Rink you can bring your family and let them have fun on the cold, slippery stuf, while you enjoy a ht spt of Mac shopping. Each adult ticket BECOME A MAC EXPERT IN THE MASTER CLASSES The Mac Shoppe Show is your chance to move fom being abasic user to an exper; o from an intermedi ate toa Master! MacAcademy, one ofthe lading US training consultancies, is Ring ove two oftheir best, most experienced trainers to lead 12 Maser Clases. Here they wl pass on not ony the “how o do's, but also tips and tricks that are not mentioned in any manuals, but are learned through practice and talking to the right people, EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED SINCE THERE ISA LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS IN EACH OOM and at only €5 a place foreach 1.5 intensive hour session, it has to be the best value taining on the market. ‘Saturday, February 25. the day advance, is entitled voucher, that can be used during the Show weekend. WIN A DREAM MACHINE IN THE PRIZE DRAW You could walk away from the Mac Shopper Show with around £2000 worth of kit in the form of the latest Macintosh Performa 630 Plus system, This is a system that comes complete with 7 CD-ROM ti- tes including Microsoft Dinosaurs, Guinness Multimedia Disc of Records, Grolier’s Encyclopaedia and an introduction to 4 EC languages. With it you have the power to connect to your camcorder/VCR to cut and paste video images to create stunning home movies, You can also listen to audio CDs and read Kodak Photo CDs. Apple UK have kindly donated this marvellous prize and anyone over 16, who registers to attend the Show will have their name entered in the Draw, so what are you waiting for? 1030-12.00 Photoshop Basics 1230-2.00 Photoshop Intermediate MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 GOT A PROBLEM? WANT AN ANSWER? VISIT THE HELP DESK Got problem wit your Mac thats driving you balmy? Do you want todo something wth your soft- ware that isnt covered inthe manual? Do you want in- dependent advice on the best equipment for your needs? How often do hang up aftr spending goodness knows how lng increasing BT's profits while waiting ina queue for that elusive technical support person iis always busy; and if you ar lucky to get through, the have to cll you back wth an answer anyway? For two days you can get personal attention from people who work with Macs constantly and know them inside-out. So come armed with your questions and the experts onthe Mac HelpDesk wild their est to come up withthe answers. Even beter, this wll bea FREE service fr ll visitors tothe Show. Queries will be looked at on a first come, fis served basis, so make sure you gin early The Troubleshooting Master Classes on Sunday, 26 February wil also be worth investing in for future, as well as curent problem solving —they could save you a great deal of stress and wasted time, HOW TO GET THERE Underground The nearest station is Wood Green on the Piccadilly Line. British Rail The nearest station is Alexandra Palace from Kings Cross. Buses Take the W3. There is also a free shuttle bus running all day between Wood Green Tube, Alexandra Palace BR station and the Show. Road follow the AA signs. There is free parking in the Park. 27 Product News By Mary Cowan HARDWARE SCSI Plus Bus Repeater and SCSI Switch Dan Computer Solutions has two accessories aimed at providing solutions to system difficulties. ‘The SCSI Plus Bus Repeater re- generates the initial information and signal sent down the SCSI lead effectively. It lets you extend the distance a peripheral can be from the computer. Up to three SCSI Plus Bus Repeaters can be daisy chained up to 24 metres. The SCSI Switch is a “junction box” allowing the choice of con- necting to six SCSI buses, giving a choice of peripherals. Ultimately, up to 32 SCSI Switches may be daisy-chained, allowing access to up to 128 SCSI chains. The SCSI Bus Repeater is priced between £295 and £350; SCSI Switch is priced between £799 and £2,095. Dan Computer Solutions, 01532 454 375. Infoline No. 200 Novajet II The Novalet III is a large format colour inkjet printer aimed at CADICAM and colour graphics users, It is distributed through Pisa Systems as part of a NovaJer III/ PhotoScript 3000 system and TDS CAD Graphics as basic printers. Lumina camera IMC has been appointed as the UK's first authorised distributor of the Lumina scanner/digital camera. The camera uses traditional photographic accessories such as Nikon bayonet-mount SLR lenses as well as filters and lighting. The Lumina has a sin- gle-pass scanning camera that The printer is available in two sizes, Al and AO and features auto- matic ink level monitoring and sig- nalling. The NovaJet III increases output speed compared to that of the NovaJet II. It comes with PhotoScript 3000 based on a RISC processor clocked at 40MHz; Agfa Fototune; and PhotoMatch, a colour man- agement package. TDS CAD Graphics supplies a Windows 3.1 driver but not a Macintosh driver as standard. These are available as an optional extra, priced between £700 and £3,000 (depending on your pre- ferred output). Prices for the basic machine start with the 4MB RAM model at £7,995. Pisa Systems’ NovaJet III/Pho- toScript 3000 starter as a complete package with 64MB RAM upgradeable ro 128MB for £15,995 TDS CAD Graphics, 01254 676921; Pisa Systems, 01494 564455. InfoLine No. 201 m comes TouchMates Ellinor Touch Technology has launched two new versions of its force-sensing TouchMates which allow ordinary monitors to be used as touch screens. The platform’s calibration lets the TouchMate sense the size and captures reflective, transmissive and 3D images of still objects. It ‘comes with a SCS! 2-compatible interface and two Adobe Photoshop plug-ins allowing file custom-toning. The files can be saved as 24-bit Photoshop-compatible files that lets the user to manipulate files in Photoshop. Images can be produced with a density rating of 3.0D at 600dpi or 300dpi at A4 output. The Lumina camera costs £5,995. IMC, 01753 830 999. Infoline No. 228 28 Plasmon Data and Matsushita Electric have worked together to pro- duce a drive that can read CD-ROM, audio and photo compact discs plus record on to Plasmon’s new 650MB (£45) rewritable phase change optical disk. The PD20006e (£750) can read all CD-ROM for- mats including CD-ROM, XA, Audio CDs and Photo-CDs, and can also read and write to 650MB rewritable optical disks. It incorporates a SCSI-2 interface and will be available either in stand-alone form or as an internal unit. Headway Computers, 01252 333 575; and Ideal Hardware, 0181 390 1211. Infoline No. 227 positioning of the specific monitor mounted on it. The two new mod- els allow Mac users with monitors up to 21” to use touch control when connecting the platform to cither the modem port or via ADB. Both versions are supplied with Mac driver software that emulates a standard Mac mouse and both are compatible with System 7. Pricing for the TouchMates has not been confirmed but it is believed to be approximately £650. Ellinor Technology, 01734 311066. InfoLine No. 202 Hewlett-Packard cuts prices Hewlett-Packard has reduced the price of several printers including its DesignJet range, 1200 seri colour printers and mobile inkjets. The DesignJet range of wide formar ink jet printers, including the 220, aimed at engineering, architectural and construction users, has been cut to £2,370- £3,110, a reduction of 15 per cent. The 600’s price has been reduced to £4,450-£5,320, also saving 15 per cent. The 650C has been reduced by 16 per cent to £6,090- £7,190. The 650C is like the 600 bur can add colour printing to dif- ferentiate or highlight certain areas. Reductions of 30 per cent and 22 per cent can be found on both the > and 1200C/PS colour ink jet printers. The 1200C’s new price is £870; the PostScript ver- sion (C/PS) is reduced to £1,370. The PostScript upgrade for the 1200C will not be discounted and remains around the £650 mark. HP has cut the price of the Mac-Powerbook DeskWriter 320 to £249, including a cut-sheet feeder (previously an optional extra). The bundle saves 11 per cent. Alternatively, the Deskwriter 320 can be bought without the feeder for £229. Hewlett-Packard, 0171 730 9000. InfoLine No. 203 NEC Multisync X series NEC has introduced a series of Plug ’n’ Play monitors in various sizes. The Multisyne X series, are available in three variations; Value continues page 32 MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 That's another fine UMAX... When it comes to world class, UMAX is in a league of its own. it’s no surprise that top reviewers world wide are raving about our new range of superb desktop scanners. 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Our advanced tools help anyone in the graphics business realise their full potential from initial concept to the finished product To help bring your ideas to life, send for our comprehensive brochure by ringing 0181 606 4000. mw A Adobe It’s everything you imagine. Product ilews Sharp JX330 Sharp Electronics has launched the JX330 colour scanner aimed at professional users. Replacing the JX-325, the 600dpi 330 can scan up to 16.7 million colours with 256 shades of grey and can produce scans up to 2,400dpi. The scanner comes with a SCSI 2 interface and Adobe Photoshop; scanning utility software and built-in TWAIN sup- port, The basic machine price starts at £1,395; and there is an option- al automatic document feeder that can carry 50 pages. Sharp Information Line, 0800 262 958. InfoLine No. 229 (XV), Efficiency (XE) and Profes- sional (XP). For home-users, cor- porates/businesses or high-end graphics application users, NEC claims that all the difficulties asso- ciated with system installation have been eliminated. The screens can be controlled via the On-Screen Manager, a series of pop-up menus allowing you to edit the monitor controls on-screen, The XE and XP versions come with extra soft- ware allowing further monitor functions such as colour mana ment and resolution switching. ‘The range is priced between £319 and £2,499 and is available in sizes from 14- to 21-inch. NEC, 0181 993 8111. Info- Line No. 204 Mk II/III Digital photo- graphic film recorders IMC has launched two photo- graphic film recorders aimed at photographers, designers and labs. The two models, LFR Mk II Digi- tal and MKIII Digital use sophisti- cated Cathode Ray Tubes that eliminate “Halo-ing” effects com- mon with negative film models and have resolutions of 4096 x 2731 pixels (Mk II) and 8192 x 5462 pixels (Mk III) with 24-bit colour. Prices are £11,750 and £18,750 respectively. IMC, 01753 830999. InfoLine No. 205 32 Seiko Colourpoint2 PSF Ambitron has recently announced thar it will be offering the new Seiko Colourpoint2 PSF in A4 (model 04) and A3 (model 14). The printers, which are the first to include Adobe's PostScript level 2 software embedded in a colour printer, have 39 resident fonts (taken from Adobe's Type Library), 33Mhz Intel RISC con- troller, an engine speed that puts out an A4-size document in about 60 seconds, a built-in hard disk with either 80Mb or 160Mb, expandable RAM memory of up to 136Mb and are priced between £5,675 (A4) and £7,290 (A3). Ambitron, 01734 440 500. Infoline No. 206 MultiTech MT2834 MultiTech has begun shipping its V.34 class-compatible fax/data modem, the MT2834, for the Mac. Apart from the new class, the MT2834 operates at V.32terbo/ and all lower speed stan- “he new modem also pro- vides V.42 error correction and data compression. MultiTech’s MT2834 can send and receive faxes at 14.4, 9.6 and 4.8Kbps which should ensure compatibility with any V.17 or Group 2/3 fax machine, card or modem. The MT2834 costs £699 and is available immediately. Computers Unlimited, 0181 200 8282. Info- Line No. 207 CalComp CCL 600ES Printer CalComp has replaced its 600dpi CCL GOOXF printer with a new model. The A3/A4 CCL 600ES prints ac twice the speed and includes a port for an external SCSI disk. CalComp has also announced a 1200dpi model (C 1200ES) and lowered the price of the basic CCL 6008 model. TI new models (CCL 600ES/1200 are the first CalComp printers to offer Adobe's PostScript level 2 software and comes with 65 PostScript fonts. Both models can print at up to 16 pages per minute at A4 or 9ppm at A3. The 600ES has a standard memory of 8§Mb RAM expandable to 40Mb while the 1200S has 16Mb as standard and is also expandable to 40Mb for printing images at 1200x600dpi. Adobe’s PostScript driver for Mac- intosh is included with both as well as a PostScript language driver for AutoCAD. Appleralk, serial, paral- lel, SCSI and Ethernet ports are fit- ted to both machines as standard. The CCL G00ES costs £3,095, the 1200ES £3,795 and the basic . 600S costs £2,395. Comp Ltd, 01734 320032. InfoLine No. 208 Nikon cuts price of its 35mm film scanner Nikon has cut the price of its Coolscan 35mm film scanner from £1,995 to £1,695. Nikon hopes that the 15 per cent reduction will the Coolscan within the range of Fargo Pictura 310 The Fargo Pictura is a dye sub- limation and wax transfer colour printer capable of han- dling media up to A3 Plus size. It produces continuous tone, photo-realistic, 24-bit, colour ‘or 256 level monochrome dye sublimation prints as well as wax thermal transfer colour proofs up to 12” by 20”. It supports Agfa FotoTune, Apple ColorSync, Kodak Color the increasing number of personal home users. Distributed by DirekTek, 0181 845 5969. Infoline No. 210 Professional Colour Printer Mitsubishi has launched a 300dpi thermal transfer printer called the Professional Colour Printer (PCP), which it claims costs less per copy than an ink jet printer at between 39 and 85 pence per copy. A full colour Ad page takes a minute to print, Priced at £795, the PCP does not come with a Mac driver. A hard/software solution/upgrade kit to convert the PCP to Mac status costs £395, Mitsubishi, 01707 276100. InfoLine No. 211 MediaVision Reno MediaVision has launched a dou- ble-speed CD ROM player com- patible with both Mac and PCs. Reno is an external drive with an access time of less than 180ms and is capable of transferring data at 306Kps. The drive is fitted with a 64K buffer memory and supports Photo CD Multi-session. It con- nects to both notebooks and desk- tops via SCSI and costs £254. MediaVision, 01494 465050. Infoline No. 212 Security boxes Boxx Security, traditionally a gun- safe manufacturer, is now produc- ing a range of computer-safes for storage of machines when users are away from the office or home. Prices for the safes start from £141 ch safe conforms to BS standard 7558, which stipulates continues page 34 Matching System and DayStar Digital ColorMatch. Optional extras include Adobe PostScript Level 2 at an RRP of £599. Bannerbridge, 01268 419 101. InfoLine No. 230 MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 The Adobe Collection. Three of the world's top creative software packages at one great price. AN Adobe It's everything you imagine. Introducing the Adobe Collection’ Three ways to improve your image at a very attractive price. ‘Adobe Photoshop ™ ~ the industry standard for photo design and production. Helps you create original artwork, or retouch and correct scanned images using image editing tools and filters. Adobe Dimensions™ ~ an easy way to add 30 effects to your art- work. Allows you to extrude, revolve and manipulate paths and text. Adobe tllustrator™ — a leading illustration and page design tool. Makes it easy for you to create and refine electronic artwork. Available only for Macintosh® To find out more, contact your local Adobe stockist or telephone Adobe Customer Information on: UK 0800 23 22 23 « Republic of Ireland 1800 409 044 ‘Adobe, the Adobe ogo, Adabe Collection, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Dimensions are trademarks of Adobe Systems incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions, Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Product News that it must withstand attack for more than five minutes, Boxx Security, 01494 558181. InfoLine No. 213 VideoGig VideoGig is a removable storage drive in a variety of capacities, the smallest at 1,7GB and the largest at 4,1GB. The user can also buy an optional bay which houses six cartridges to a maximum storage capacity of 24.6GB; and all cartridges can be interchanged. VideoGig uses a thermal cali- bration solution that sustains an optimal data rate, Included in the bundled sub-system is a removable cartridge, the drive, a docking sta- tion, cables and Mountain Gate's Mac formatter. All VideoGigs come with a two year warranty and Mountain Gate also guarantees same-day replacement, Bundled sub-system prices start at £1,667 for the 1.7GB capacity version. Mitsubishi 21T monitor Mitsubishi's 21T monitor incorpo- rates its own aperture grille design and Diamondtron tubes. The 21T comes with full digital control and automatic power man- agement is provided, which can be controlled by the user. Typical res- olution is 1280 x 1024 pixels, with a maximum of 1600 x 1200. The monitor can be preset to initially dim, and later shut down the screen, if left on but not in use. ‘The Mitsubishi 21'T costs £2,295. Mitsubishi, 01707 276100. InfoLine No. 215 ASK Impact projection panel ASK Impact WSX, an LCD pro- jection panel supporting Apple Macintosh II systems is now avail- able from CRT and costs £11,995. The active matrix panel can dis- play up to 16.7 million colours and has a typical contrast level of Media 100 Data Translation's Multimedia Group has introduced a new version of Media 100, and cut the price by 25 per cent to £7,195 for the base system. Media 100 captures com- plete source video and CD- quality audio and stores them digitally on standard SCSI disk drives. It has been designed to make editing easy; all controls are available from the Media 100 graphic user interface. Online-quality programs with images rival high-end broadcast video, including effects, graphics and titles ~ full-motion, full-resolu- tion, full-frame video at compression levels as low as 4:1. Media 100 version 2.0 new features include: improved picture quality; QuickTime Codec; MotionFX; dual subsampler; improved editing enhancements including trim mode; new project and media management; real-time audio panel; dissolve-FastFX; fast static title; and it is native on Power Mac. Additional options include all-on-one mastering; more Fast FX; on-the-fly Powerlog format; and auto digitis- ing for £3,195. The HDR Option costs £3,195, and offers highest 34 Mountain 464767. InfoLine No. 214 Gate, 01256 10:1. An audio facility is support- ed through an optional video Sony 17-inch Trinitron monitor Sony has announced a 17-inch Trinitron monitor featuring ASIC-based Digital Multiscan technology and support for all video modes on Quadra AV models and PowerMacs, including |,024 x 768 at 75Hz. The I 7sf is a larger screen version of the Multiscan “sf” family and a direct replacement for the Sony CPD-1730. The monitor uses the Sony Digital Multiscan technology to provide continuous scan capabili- ty. Other features of the Multiscan |7sf include colour temperature control and a Dynamic Quadrapole Lens (DQL) electron gun system for a less distorted spot shape. The Trinitron CRT has a 0.25mm pitch Aperture Grille of this vertical openings, which allow more electrons to reach the screen's colour phosphors. Priced at £749 it can handle resolution up to 1,280 x 1,024 at 60Hz (non-interlaced) or 1,024 x 768 at 80Hz, as supported by third- party video cards, For more details call Sony on 01932 816 650. InfoLine No. 232 image quality: up to 150KB (NTSC) and 180KB (PAL), Data Translation, 01734 796 100, InfoLine No. 231 adapter and the LCD Panel’s weight is 2.8KG measuring 310 x 310 x 60mm. CRT Displays Ltd., 0141 427 4333. InfoLine No. 216 SOFTWARE Now Up to Date 3.0 Now Up to Date 3.0 workgroup scheduling package and Now Con- tact 3.0 contact management soft- ware are available “now”. Now Up to Date features a but- ton bar, scrolling calendar views and a date and time chooser. Con- tact’s enhancements include the ability to share contact information over a network and new entry aids that eliminate redundant data entry. Contact 3.0 lets you track all contacts and maintain a history of your interactions with them. There is an introductory price of £49 each while stocks last, rising to £69 each, Bundled together, Now Contact 3.0 and Now Up to Date 3.0 cost £89. Now Software, 01525 237100. InfoLine No. 218 Interact Design and Technology Manage- ment has released its business man- agement software, Interact. It is designed to control business com- munications, and is based on a database manager with four sepa- rate modules, These can be used individually, have been designed to exchange information and work together as an integrated system. The four modules com- prise a contact manager, diary manager, project manager and doc- ument manager. Prices for Interact start at £99, Design & Technology Manage- ment, 0181 395 7192. Infoline No. 219 and Ray Dream Designer Ray Dream Designer, the 3-D illustration package, is now avail- able for PowerMacs, Existing users of the standard 680X0 processor version who upgrade to a Power Macintosh, and use the Native version of Ray Dream Designer, should see a speed increase of between two and four times that of the standard version. Full version 3.1 costs £275. The v.3.0 to v3.1 PowerPC upgrade for existing users is avail- able from Version II Version. Principal also announced Ray Dream’s addDepth, a graphics application that adds depth and perspective to line art, allowing continues page 37 MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 How can I get my Client’s brand share figures from the office when I'm stuck here...? Access me! Working away from the office can be a real bonus. Whether its time reduced in travelling, ora quieter atmosphere for that all-important client report, it can really boost your personal productivity. But sometimes you need urgent access to office based information, e-mail or fax services, whether its the latest budget figures, a fax to your client or even a midnight e-mail to the design department. That's when you wish you could carry the office network around with you... Well now you can. With Apple Remote Access™ you can access the office network from wherever there is a phone. Whether at home, mobile, in a client's office or from a hotel bedroom the other side of the world, the office network is always available to you, making it easier to work together as part ofa team, even when in completely different time zones! Of course, office networks hold vital company information. You don’t want just anyone hacking into your systems, least of all your competitors. So Apple Remote Access provides full multi-level security for all your network systems but, as with all Apple products, easy use and clarity are assured, Apple Remote Access allows you to work remotely with office systems in exactly the same friendly, intuitive manner as on your office computers, any time of the day or night. And calling in from foreign locations is easy too, Apple Remote Access has an integrated Dial Assist feature that takes the effort out of dialling in from anywhere in the world. So next time you're stuck out of the office and urgently need information... 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INFOLINE NO. 124 Product llews users to design 3-D graphics. addDepth supports TrueType and PostScript Type 1 fonts, and Adobe's Illustrator and Freehand. Tools include the ability ro control depth, extrusion and bevels; van- ishing point perspective; and orien- tation in three dimensions, addDepth costs £108. Principal, 01706 832000; Ver- sion II Version, 01706 832402. InfoLine No. 220 TransjJammer ‘TransJammer ftom Elastic Reality is the first software to offer transi- tional effect plug-ins for Adobe Premier. It is a collection of 100 transitional effects from which 800 variations can be created. Tt can also be used as a stand- alone package to produce Quick- Time slide shows. Cost is £99. Softline Pro, 0181 401 1234. Info- Line No, 223 Image Library 30 Kodak has announced that it will be distributing Image Library 30 direct. The library is a digitised image database with thousands of images, featuring audio and movie clips, and stills. Out of the Sun Domark Software has released Out ofthe Sun (£24.99), light simulator that puts the player in 17 of the most famous aircraft cof World War II (including the Spitfire and Messerschmitt). The player also has the choice of which battle to fight. It lets users search, store, and retrieve electronic files; output images; import images as Adobe Photoshop, Aldus PhotoStyler and save to other file formats. ‘The Image Library 30 includes Photo CD image management software, Kodak Juke Box Manag- er (JBM) and the Kodak Jukebox 100 automated disc library. The jukebox automatically loads the correct CD for the thumbnail size image selected by the user on screen, The system can search up to 10,000 thumbnail images in a ten second period. It is priced at £6,995. Kodak, 01442 61122. Infoline No. 221 OmniForm OmniForm is a cross platform information collection and pro- cessing system for the Newton MessagePad. Currently being used by Comag Magazine Marketing as part of its merchandising informa- tion collection solution, Omni- Form generates electronic forms, and handles form distribution and information retrieval. OmniForm’s server mode auto- matically uploads forms and down- The next product due for release from Domark is Bandits — The Great Aces of Air Combat, a flight simulator which allows solitaire and dual player action including “follow the leader” game play and features air-fighters from both World Wars and Korea. No price has been set for this. ‘new Mac. Infoline No. 234 Domark will also be releasing two flight simulators over coming months on CD entitled Absolute Zero (where you pilot a supersonic attack over frozen Jupiter skies) and Test Pilot Multimedia (which features aircraft history as well as a flight simulator). Both will sell for £39.99. Domark Software, 0181 780 2222. Infoline No. 233 MACWORLD FEBRUARY 1995 Soccer CD Mike Oldfield CD Mf you're a fan of Mike Oldfield his latest album will be of par- ticular interest: a limited edition format of his latest CD The Songs of Distant Earth featuring an interactive programme. Based on the book by Arthur C. Clarke, the CD track is based on the time prior to the sun exploding, when the inhabitants of the earth board a gigantic spaceship in search of a safe haven. The CO is only compatible with Macs and as a result Apple is running a promotion that lets users find access to a Mac if they haven't one. There is a free-phone number on the back of the album, 0800 127 753, that puts users in touch with their local Apple dealer. The dealers will give users the opportunity to play Oldfield’s CD and enter users in a competition to win a Pearson New Entertainment and Carlton Communications have collaborated to launch the Ultimate Encyclopaedia CD-ROM series, Developed from Carlton Books’ Ultimate Sports Ency- lopaedia series,the first product is the Soccer CD, and will be loads data to the Newton Mes- sagePad through a direct serial connection or remote modem con- nection. The entry level single user ver- sion OmniForm Lite costs £499. OmniForm products are distribur- ed by TBS, 01773 828 766, Info- Line No. 224 KPT Convolver KPT Convolver, a production tool from HSC Software that works with Adobe Photoshop and other graphics packages, is now available from Principal. KPT Conyolver lets users access custom convolu- tion kernels that generate custom graphic filter effects. A user interface guides you through the options with effects previewed in real time. Existing registered users can obtain KPT Convolver for £69 until the end of January. KPT Convolver will be shipped in February for Mac and PowerPC at a price of £129. It requires an image processing package that fully supports the Adobe standard plug- in architecture. Principal, 01706 832000. Info- Line No. 222 No, 235 CONNECTIVITY Asanté plug-and -play hub family Asanté Technology has announced the addition of a 24-port hub to its existing plug-and-play line of ethernet hubs; a redesign for its current 8- and 12- port versions; and the addition of a 6-port BNC hub. These latest hubs feature a larger LED display and built-in coexistent support for RJ-45, AUI and BNC ports. The plug-and-play hubs are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 specifications for ethernet and sup- port various network operating sys- tems and protocols, including Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN manager, NetBIOS and Apple- Share. ‘The new product prices start at £18 per port and have a lifetime warranty. Prices are: 10THub/8, £145; 10THub/12, £325; 10THub/24, £545; and BNC Hub/6, £289. For more information, contact Ingram Micro on 01908 260 422; or Frontline on 01256 20534. InfoLine No. 225 followed by Formula | and Golf. It is available in four European languages (English, French, Dutch and German) as well as Japanese. The CD is expected to retail for around £30 but as yet. ‘no shipping date has been set. Pearson New Entertainment, 0171 331 3920. InfoLine