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File Edit Search Form Tater Memo fesse 18 john Halleran From: foterCohen SUBJECT: Current Inventory Wi Thave some thoughts on the conti ‘among our clients~and how it will (Gee chart below) (cam Pads Computer ca Pap C. Thave spoken with Lise Doan, ou ‘we can write-down some of our in’ ‘rte downs on ¢ product by produ entries, Ifyou havea multitude of things Finder, itwillcontinue calculati plications such as Microsoft Won soft logo are registered trademarks and PoncerPoint isa trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Mac and Macintosh are register ound to exceed Microsoft Excel. Macro Window. It’s been said that outdoing the competition is relatively easy. Outdoing yourself is the hard part. ae We couldn't agree more, Ditatic Casein point: Microsoft® Excel. We took the most powerful, most popular spreadsheet program in today’s Macintosh* mar- pai ket and made it history. Enter Microsoft Excel version 1.5. OTransparent qi Owhite out It lets you customize your own menus and dialog boxes. =m Which is perfect for an environ- i ment with one-of-a-kindneeds. Namely, your office. And since customization is now easier for the independent software developer, you'll be seeing a lot more applications that use Microsoft Excel to give you specific solutions for your Todas Migesoht Bed specific needs. version 1.5. Microsoft Excel 1.5 also gives you full color support for the Mac’ II. Which makes your daily spreadsheets look more like annual reports. We've even built Microsoft Excel 1.5 to take advantage of MultiFinder,” the program that lets your Mac do more than one thing at a time. In other words, you can have Microsoft Excel number crunching in the background while you're word processing in the foreground. Andif Microsoft Excel wasn't simple and powerful enough, we've added simpler tools for developing charts and 44 power- ful new worksheet functions. All of which means that you do Tess work. Of course, we're going to need a lot more room and you're going to need a lot more time to go over everything Microsoft Excel 1.5 has to offer. So we suggest you call (800) 541-1261, Dept. 140 for a copy of the Microsoft Excel 1.5 brochure and the name of your nearest Microsoft dealer. Over eighty-percent of all spreadsheets in use on the Macintosh are Microsoft Excel. And with all the enhance- ments of Microsoft Excel 1.5, we're bound to exceed that. ® _ Microsoft Excel 1.5 is the program for you. Under Mult- Microsoft d executing macros even when you move on to other ap- Microsoft PowerPoint.” Microsoft Excel Jemarks and MultiFinder isa trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. MACWORLD September 1988 Departments 13 Mac Bulletin MACWORLD Late-breaking news. 29 David Bunnell 33 Letters 55 Commentary/erry Borrell 77 Steven Levy On the Cover 101 Verbatim Stay tuned as the Mac Author Danny Goodman shares his enters videoland HyperCard wish list. (page 142) and see how video publishing 259 New Products is bridging the gap be- A quick look at new Macintosh tween the TV studio software, hardware, and accessories. and the Macintosh 279 How To/Quick Ti desktop. (Photo Ow ips Fred. ie a ) ie Automatic highlighting in HyperCard, fixing modem voice transmission, double-sided printing, and more. 295 How To/Getting Started with Data 317 Exchange Learn how to translate foreign formats for painless file swapping. How To/Insights on dBase Mac Tips for faster performance, a passel of procedures, and more. How To/Mac HyperCard Tools 15 choice XCMDs—HyperTalk extensions that add power to your stacks. The Macintosh® Magazine Macworld News ™ Stacking Up Candidates at ABC A HyperCard stack helps Peter Jennings cover the 88 campaign. = Math Power on the Mac A potent calculation tool for scientists and engineers. = Virus Remedies Protecting your Mac from deadly infections. = New Era in Storage ROEM— removable, optical, erasable media for storage gluttons. Plus, Pixar sets a 3-D graphics stan- dard, paint your own color business cards, Novell’s new Mac network, and more. 142 150 160 166 182 192 Tune up your artwork with LaserPaint Color Il (page 228). Features Coming Soon to a Monitor Near You Find out what it takes to produce professional-quality videotapes on the Mac. Paint Roundup Abrush with eight low-cost graphics programs. The (D)A Team From our extensive editorial survey, here's our lineup of the 15 most use- ful DAs, : Who Keeps the Books? Let our buyer's guide to 21 account- ing packages point you in the right direction. Drawing the Line Pen plotters are still the best output option for large-size color drawings. Which is the right one for you? World-Class Macintosh Our readers choose their dream machine—the best Mac hardware and software. 206 208 210 214 216 220 220 224 226 228 230 232. 236 238 240 242 244 246 248 252 Reviews Very Professional FullWrite with DTP features. Background Communicator MicroPhone Il communications. A Quick Mac Fox FoxBase relational database. PageMaker: Staying Ahead Version 3.0 page layout. What, No Icons? MPW shell for developers. 45 Marvelous MBs DataPak removable hard disk. Courseware to Go Course of Action authoring system. Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks SoftPC IBM PC/XT emulator. Almost Fun Backups Redux backup program. Power the Hard Way LaserPaint color graphics. Acceler-rating DoubleTime-16 and SpeedCard SE. Color for the SE? ColorVue video card. Quicken Easy Finances Personal finance manager. Express (Yourself) Mail Postcards clip-art card designer. Getting Your Books in Order Pro-Cite bibliographic management. Hard Copy for HyperCard HyperCard report program. Call Me MacNet communications network. ‘Tracing Your Roots Three genealogy programs, A Window on DOS Mac+PC SE board runs DOS. Window Shopping Acolumn chock-full of quality programs and peripherals. Macworld 3 GraphistPaint Il, a new color graphics program from Aba Software, is just one of many exciting prod- ucts to be found at the latest Macworld Expo in Boston (page 55). ARCHITECTURE © file tlt Options Convert 30 model_oisple ArchiCAD™ -1f you have been waiting for a professional Architects only CAD tool that allows you to completely automate your office with features such as: ‘* Complete construction documents, * Bill of materials with pricing, ‘= 3D shaded color perspectives & 3D sections, «plus, a macro-language, plotter drivers, object libraries, full color... 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Kuletz, Joe Matazzoni, Cheryl Spencer East Coast Editor: Brita Meng y E. Abes, Mark Hurlow Acting Senior Copy Editor: Katherine L. Ulrich Copy Editors: Emily Bower, William Freais, Richard Johnson, Felicity O'Meara, O'Brien Young iditorial Assistant: Liza Weiman Editorial Administrative Assistant: CynthiaJ, Meade Administrative Assistant: Sharon Roe Contributing Editors: Robert C. Eckhardt, Erfert Fenton, Danny Goodman, Rob Hahn, Jim Heid, Steven Levy, David L. Peltz, Lon Poole, Charles Seiter, Franklin Tessler, Bruce F, Webster Artand Design Designer: Susan Howard Associate Art Director: Joanne Hoffman Senior Design Associates: Leslie Barton, ‘Tom Morgan, Michael Sumner Design Associate: Hae Yuon Kim Art Administrative Manager: Polly Smith James E. Martin President Macworld Communications Production ientor Production Manager: Anne Foley Editorial Production Manager: Ellyn L. Hament Production Editor: Susan M. 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David Bunnell Chairman & Founder Lee Vidmer President Jobn Griffin Vice President James E. Martin Vice President Jacqueline Poitier Vice President Cheryl Woodard Vice President Andrew Fluegelman 1943-1985 Founding Editor September 1988 Volume 5, Number 9 Macworld ® (ISSN 0741-8647) is published monthly by PCW Commu- nications, Inc., 501 Second St, San Francisco, CA 94107, Subscription rates are $30 for 12 issues, $60 for 24 issues, and $90 for 36 issues, For- ‘ign orders must be prepaid in US. funds with adaliional postage. ‘Add $16 per year from Canada and Mexico; add $16 per year for sur- face mail or $95 per year for airmail from all other countries. Second- class postage paid at San Francisco, POSTMASTER: Send address ‘changes to Macworld, RO. Box 54529, Boulder, CO 80323-4529, For dealer inquiries call 800/621-5461, in California 800/521-8455. Ed torial and business offices: 501 Second St, San Francisco, CA 94107, 415/243-0505. For subscriber service questions call toll-free 800'525-0643 (in Colo- rado 303/447-9330) or write: Subscriber Services, PO. Box 54529, Boulder, CO 80322-4529. Macworld is a publication of PCW Communications, Inc. Macworld is an independent journal not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc. APPLE, the APPLE LOGO, MAC, MACINTOSH, and MACWORLD are registered trademarks, and MACLETTER isa trademark of Apple ‘Computer, Ine. Printed in the United States of America. Copyright ©1988 PCW Communications, Inc.All rights reserved. Macworld isa member of 1DG Communications, the world’s largest Publisher of computer-related information. IDG Communications Publishes over 80 computer publications in more than 28 major coun- ties, Fourteen million people read one or more IDG Communica- tions publications each month. Vara COMMUNICATIONS Imagine an electronic mail system that’s so power- ful yet so easy, everyone instantly transfers everything. From simple phone messages to detailed memos with attached files like spreadsheets, outlines, letters, graph- ics etc. That's InBox. Electronic mail software that helps groups or an entire company share information fast. Easily. And inexpensively over Appletalk, or virtually any PC network. Maybe that’s why InBoxis the best seller, aMac- User Magazine Editor’s Choice and InfoWorld’s top rated LAN E-mail product. MAC to MAC, MAC to PC, or any combination, the best way to connect is with InBox. InBox makes individual, group, or entire com- pany communications so effective, it’s like being everywhere. At once. INB OX Call (800) 888-0886 The Power in Electronic Mail Ext. 306G for complete information. Circle 96 onreader service card SY WAANT EG a eae aera nema ori: tebe ed rec ret et hel © A Seo See Us At MacWorld Expo, Booth #5503 @ File Edit Style Font Layout Arrange Fill Lines Pen Ce .. MacDraw. MacDraw' emerged at the dawn of the Macin- In short order, MacDraw became the standard tosh era. To forever change the way business people _ for professional business graphics. All was well. looked at graphics. It was a revelation. Until one day someone said, “I wish it were fast- It produced them quickly. Easily. Inexpensively. er and more precise. And color would be terrific” © 1988, Claris Corporation. 440 Cinde Ave, Mountain View: California 94043. 415-960-1500. Claris is a trademark of Claris Corporation. MacDraw is a registered trademark of Claris Corporation. Macintosh isa registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. For upgrade information, call 800-544-8554. Arrange Pen Font Size Style ~Historic- ee & MacDraw IL. We went back to square one.To say nothing of oval one and polygon one. And the result, to quote MacUser, is“a real stunner.” On speed alone, MacDraw II represents light years of improvement. Because it’s up to 10 times faster than its predecessor. It’s also very precise. You can draw in any scale from inches to kilometers. And enlarge your drawing up to 32 times with a resolution of more than 2,000 dots per inch. That makes MacDrawII exceptional for every- thing from designing graphics and presentations to engineering floorplans and better mousetraps. With MacDrawII, you can create layers of a drawing (the number of layers is limited only by RAM size). And store frequently used graphics in a special “object library” for quick access. MacDraw II permits unlimited text styles, sizes and fonts in a single field. It can even rotate text in increments of less than 1° You can import text and bit mapped graphics at any resolution, making MacDraw II excellent for many desktop publishing applications. And you can customize patterns, lines, dashes, and even hone your own arrowheads. Finally, MacDraw II offers over 16,000 differ- ent color patterns on the Macintosh II. And drawings like the one above can be reproduced on a color plotter or printer. You can even do color separations. Of course, MacDraw II is easy to learn. If you’re a MacDraw user, you'll find it draws on what you already know. For more information and location of a Claris dealer near you, call 800-334-3535, ext. 250: And discover the all-new MacDrawII. It’s a quantum leap. é * Wouldn’ this ad look great as a poster mounted over your Macintosh? Weve got them and they're a steal at US. $700 including postage, handling and tax. Allow 2 to 3 weeks for delwery: In Canada for a poster or more infarmation, call 800-668-8948. The table Apple would have designed, “ had they gone ~ Any company with the vision to create a product as elegant and useful as the Macintosh. would have hit it big in any industry. Fortunately, Apples chose computers. ‘We, on the other hand, chose to make furniture. More specifically, the MacTable. Like the Macintosh itself, the MacTable was created to put information at your fingertips, quickly and easily. We accomplish this by thinking of the workspace not as an inflexible monolith, but as a network of individual surfaces onto which you can place each of your Mac components, like your printer, modem, external drive, mouse, even manuals, Everything with plenty of elbow room, easily within reach, and there when you need it. Next, each surface tilts to optimize your eye-to-screen and hand-to-component if the fumitune business. efficiency. Rest assured that as your comfort increases, so does your productivity. Finally, there's the overall design — sleek, contemporary, and mindful of the future of your computing needs, Because MacTable's surface panels can be arranged, your workspace can accommodate any model of Macintosh, from the Plus to the Mac II. ..to who knows what. Surprisingly enough, all of this Mac-like versatility and European beechwood framing is more than affordable: only $289 for MacTable and $139 for the optional roll-away cabinet (doubles as a Laserwriter stand); $269 for the matching, ergonomically balanced chair; lateral file cabinet $239; bookshelves $119; and two-door cabinet $159. MacTable. It's the workspace that organizes the tools that organize your life. And it's available by calling (800) 722-6263 which, by the way, is not Apple’s phone number. MacTable. The ultimate Mac peripheral. Aproduct of ScanCoFurn Call (800) 722-6263 or (206) 481-5434 in WA to order your MacTable or for more information. =) Prices do not include U.PS, shipping MacTable dst patent pending MacTable sa roger trademark of candinartan CimputerParnture. rc Apple tsa trademarvof net acini isa trademark beens, ple Compete. Prices and designs subject to change without nett Circle 296 on reader service card News from Apple > Apple has announced new versions of AppleShare File Server and AppleShare Print Server, along with news about a Mac Plus bug, and problems to be found in older Mac II monitors. Version 2.0 of the Apple- Share File Server improves server administration, start- up time, security of data, ap- plications, and user informa- tion. AppleShare Print Server now concurrently supports up to five printers when run- ning with AppleShare File Server on the same Macintosh server, Users can continue to work while documents are printing, and they can make changes in the print queue. AppleShare Print Server can be accessed from an Apple Tle, an Apple IGS, a Macin- tosh, or an MS-DOS computer ona network. If your Mac Plus hangs on start-up when connected to a SCSI device, like a hard drive or tape backup, you may have the original 128K ROM, which has problems that have since been corrected in re- vised ROM versions. To work around the problem, power up the SCSI device or discon- nectit. You can check the ROM on: a Plus by pressing the inter- rupt switch on the program- mer’s switch and then typing DM 400000. If the third byte value displayed is EA, you have a revised ROM, but if it's EE, you have the original 128K ROM. Type G to return. Some early High-Res RGB Monitors for the Mac II may exhibit a shimmer or jitter lasting up to 90 seconds dur- ing the first 20 minutes after the monitor has been turned on. Those trained in adjusting the Vertical Hold (normally factory preset) can adjust that or exchange the main logic board. If your Mac Il’s war- ranty has expired, Apple pro- vides an extension program that offers free repairs. For further information, see your Apple dealer, Popular Database Goes Multiuser Nashoba Systems has up- graded FileMaker Plus, which reportedly has 45 percent of the Mac database market, to FileMaker 4, with the addition of multiuser functionality and more than 50 enhancements. This upgrade provides more numerical calculations such as running totals, running counts, weighted averages, fractions of totals, and frac- tions of subtotals. Also added. are various report-layout func- tions such as magnetic grid pattern, T-squares, and the. ability to change font type, size, and style within fields. Filemaker 4 will run on Mac networks, with or with- outa file server, and is tar- geted at small- to medium- size businesses that need to compile, publish, or share lists of information. The pro- gram supports multiple levels of password protection and al- lows creation of confidential files. FileMaker 4 lists at $299.99 for a single user, and $599.99 for a four-user pack. For further information, call Nashoba Systems at 415/578-1970. Modern Jazz Discontinued ® After fighting an uphill battle against shipping delays and bugs, Lotus Development Corporation has decided to discontinue further work on Modern Jazz and concentrate on developing 1-2-3 for the Mac. The company will, how- ever, continue to support and offer Jazz version 1A. A thorough review of Mac development efforts deter- mined that Modern Jazz no longer fits into Lotus’s long- term product strategy. Despite the shelving of Modern Jazz, Lotus is committed to devel- oping software for the Mac. Master Piece, System Saver, and Mouse > Kensington Microware has two new products, Mas- ter Piece Mac Il and System Saver SE. Master Piece Mac I is a power control center that or- ganizes the Mac II’s power with a special computer outlet and four peripheral outlets. They each have individual and master switching, all pro- tected by surge suppression and EMI/RFI noise filtering. The power center also pro- vides modemy/telephone line Surge suppression circuitry through two RJL modular phone jacks, to protect mo- dems from electrical distur- bances that occur on phone lines. Master Piece Mac II also offers a swivel to alter monitor viewing angle, all for a list price of $159.95. Mac Bulletin System Saver SE is a similar product for the Mac SE, offer- ing the same surge protection and a choice of one or two front-mounted power switches to control system power. It re- places the Mac’s power cord, has two outlets for peripher- als, and lists for $79.95. Another new Kensington product is the $169.95 Turbo Mouse ADB with two buttons, One button offers the normal mouse clicks while the other performs six common func- tions: Save, Print, Open, Close, New, and Quit. For fur- ther information, call Ken- sington Microware at 212/475-5200. Tektronix Emulation > Grafpoint, a company that specializes in Tektronix graphics terminal emulation software, is making color graphics software available for the Mac II that was previ- ously available only for MS- DOS computers. TGRAE-07 can display 16 colors concurrently with a resolution of 640 by 480; TGRAF-15LF has the same res- olution but can display up to 256 colors simultaneously. TGRAF-07 (Tektronix 4107 emulation) sells for $995. while the TGRAF-ISLR (Tek- tronix 4115 emulation) retails at $1495. For further informa- tion, call Grafpoint at 408/446-1919. Macworld 13 WHY SETTLE FOR LESS, -—--------- a ta \ \ \ \ \ Other presentation software can only make \ overheads and slides. MORE II gives you these \_ and much much more. | | 1 | J sae a, eS! 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The fourth place finisher, a useful F-key from Bill Johnson and Ron Duritsch called Slider, allows you to grab several or all Mac windows at once and move them in unison, Fifth place went to Shrink Windows by Shane Looker, a program that does exactly what its name suggests, Watch for most of these winning programs to start ap- pearing as public domain software on bulletin boards around the country. Unfor- tunately, Zipnick can’t distrib- ute his Dumbo program because the rights to the Dumbo character are owned by Walt Disney. 8mm Tape Backup ® Genius’s high-speed 2.2- gigabyte Mac tape backup drive, 2Gig, which uses inex- pensive 8mm videotape car- tridges, can move data at 15 megabytes per second, with a burst speed of 1.5MB per second. The new $4995 tape drive can exchange tapes with simi- lar backup systems for DEC’s VAX minicomputers and Sun Microsystems’ workstations, and it will be especially useful for backing up network file servers or for storing large files like color images. Backup and restore soft- ware will be included with 2Gig, along with utilities for reading and writing data in non-Mac formats. Other 8mm tape drive manufacturers are PCPC, Jasmine, and Abaton. For further information, call Genius at 818/905-0922. Shares Screen Across Many Miles WOS Data Systems, which recently merged with Farallon, is now offering two unique communication products: Katmandu and Timbuktu. Timbuktu is a desk acces- sory that lets Macintosh users view and operate each other's computers on AppleTalk. It allows a host's screen to be displayed on a guest user's screen, A guest's mouse and keyboard can be used to op- erate the host's computer di- rectly. Through password pro- tection, each user controls who can connect to his or her computer. The Timbuktu package runs on the Mac 512KE and later models, and retails at $99.95 for one user, $189.50 for two, and $495 for six. Katmandu enables you to record screen images of a Mac session and then play them back to do things like demon- Strate applications, teach spe- cial features to Mac users, or show a series of illustrations. Katmandu’s looping tape fea- ture can also play a repeating message. HyperCard users without Katmandu can play tapes re- corded with Katmandu by using an XFCN included with the product. Katmandu is available for the Mac 512KE and later models for $99.95. For further information, call WOS Data Systems at 913/843-8101. Mainframes Get Closer ® Mainframe information could become much more useful to Mac users following Apple’s acquisition of Orion Network Systems of Berkeley, California, as a wholly owned subsidiary. Orion, which markets IBM- compatible Systems Network Architecture software, worked with Apple to develop Mac- APPC, the software imple- mentation of two key IBM | SNA protocols that became | available earlier this year, Log- | ical Unit 6.2 and Phys Unit 2.1, The product lets Mac ap- plications communicate with 1BM and compatible main- frames, minicomputers, and PCs. Meanwhile, Apple's soft- ware spin-off, Claris, may soon compete with Microsoft Word and PageMaker, thanks to its recent purchase of high- end word processor technol- ogy from Quark International. Two from France Twoapplications from France could turn the heads of graphic designers and ar- chitects. Architects will be es- pecially interested in Gim- eor’s Mac Architrion, which integrates 3-D designs with 2-D elevations and a database that keeps track of every ele- ment for later calculations and 16 September 1988 generation of bills of mate- rials. A demonstration disk shows how the program builds structures beginning with blocks rather than 2-D. elements like thin walls. Graphic designers will find that Aba Software's Graphist- Paint 11-Color (a US. name hadn’t been chosen at press time) goes beyond normal color painting capabilities to offer many sophisticated edit- ing tools. For instance, any range of colors can be re- placed with any other, or with any image. This and other tools make GraphistPaint IL-Color into an image processor. For further information, call Gimeor at 202/223- 4373 or Aba Software at 213/644-3580. Second HyperCard Book Danny Goodman's HyperCard Developer's Guide is a 550-page tome, useful to serious-minded HyperCard stack developers working in corporate, aca- demic, commercial, share- ware, or public domain envi- ronments. The 30-chapter book discusses overall stack design, thorny HyperTalk problems, and expansion of HyperCard capabilities using external resources. This book includes three new XCMDs as examples of external codes to help other developers write their own XCMDs. Available now for $24.95, Danny Goodman's HyperCard Developer's Guide is published by Bantam Books. Reflex Plus can show you more about relationships than Dr. Ruth pieces of data within your data- base are all important ones. Because Reflex Plus is truly relational, it can “‘relate’’ and cross-reference your data. Many “‘database managers” are not much more than “‘list managers’’"— simple lists that can’t connect and cross connect one item with another. So while they can “list,” they can’t really “‘manage.”” if he relationships between different What your data tells you depends on how you look at it It's easy to customize your output with Reflex Plus. Whatever you're working on—letters, invoices, quota- tions or data entry screens—Reflex Plus lets you add graphics, position them wherever you want, change sizes, change fonts and produce truly profes- sional results. Reflex Plus lets you make the most of your Macintosh. Some of the power pluses of Reflex Plus * Visual database design—a “natural” for your Macintosh * WYSIWYG (‘‘What-you-see-is- what-you-get"’) * Truly relational database manager » Auto-Save—which means you'll never lose data again Doctor initials Patient DoctorNeme i= BillingRete PatientName Timeshests ~ Street ms Timesheet City ‘Thedoctor State Thecase ae | Dote Cases Case Units Case* a Title Patients Timesheets You simply draw connecting lines to relate one item to another. + Paste Choice command that saves you enormous amounts of time * Context-sensitive online Help * Automatic creation of formulas to let you instantly search, sort, calculate, qualify and more * Multiple entry forms for the same database * Entry for more than one database. in a single entry form * Shows one record at a time or all records at once Calculated fields in entry forms Display-only fields Default, but editable fields GROUPBY function + Record sizes can be 1000, 2000, or 4000 characters * Compatible with all Macintoshes with at least 512K RAM including Macintosh SE and II + New rewritten documentation “ese stato a a cca, Hi pel pte at eo ‘eewarce wt ama a ee oven new rnd pas ee ners ese eres dred era ne Or Doasinanes ee ranaaso egseesvenrats dP ear oe Er 8 Sar eta vo 9 && Borland’s new relational database, Reflex Plus, is the best Macintosh database . . . 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Computers designed for symbolic pro- cessing have long been recognized as providing the performance and sophisti- cated software environments needed to develop complex artificial intelligence applications. But volume delivery of these applications often requires comput- ers that are smaller, lower in price and that can also run a broad range of con- Extraordinary capabilities. Ordinary price. With its excellent user interface, open NuBus architecture and comprehensive networking strategy, the Macintosh II is setting new standards for desktop computing. With the addition of TIs Explorer chip and software environment, you have higher symbolic processing perfor mance, at significantly lower cost, than ventional applications. Now, for the first time, theres acomputer that meets these needs. The new microExplorer from Texas Instruments. competitors dedicated AI workstations. For many, the availability _ | of the microExplorer puts widespread delivery of AI Combining the power eign within teach for ™ \ first time. ee ia T's Lisp chip is atthe | Get the best of AL intosh’ IIL. heart op he Exhrer The microExplorer com- family, the world’s most | from TI. bines the capabilities of Apple’ Pliurle Al al With our company-wide widely acclaimed Macintosh II peinalialiey strategy called Knowledge personal computer and TI's Technologies, TI is committed Explorer Al workstation. You can run the same system software and powerful knowledge-based software environments as the Explorer. You can also run the more than 3,000 conventional appli- cations written for the Macintosh. ‘What’ more, you can run both software environments concurrently, so that ap- plications can be developed integrating the capabilities of both. ‘Two computers in one. In addition to the Mac II’s 32-bit pro- cessor, the microExplorer features the same powerful microprocessor used in the Explorer II, the world’s most power- ful symbolic processing workstation. TI's Explorer Lisp chip, the world’ first microprocessor optimized for Al applica- tions, packs over 500,000 transistors into a single square centimeter. The microExplorer’s multiprocessor design is made possible by Apple’ choice of TI's advanced NuBus™ architecture for the Mac II. Operating concurrently, the two processors provide you with unprecedented power in a desktop computer, to helping you realize the full potential of Al. From our Explorer family to expert systems software tools to knowl- edge engineering services, TI provides the most complete range of products and services in the Al marketplace. The microExplorer heralds an impor- tant new era in the evolution of artificial intelligence. An era of integrated sym- bolic and conventional computing that will make remarkable new applications possible. Because now there’ an AI computer for all of us. To find out more, call Texas Instruments toll-free at 1-800- 527-3500. Or, in Europe, (44) + (234) 224187. Si TEXAS ? INSTRUMENTS 44198 ©1988 TI ‘Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple ‘Computer, Incorporated. Knowledge Technologies, smicroExplorer, Explorer and NuBus are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. Mac Bulletin Ten Times Faster than LocalTalk Actinet Systems’ high- speed 32-bit ARCNet card for the Mac I increases network transmission to ten times faster than LocalTalk. The NuBus card, called Actinet Il, uses a 2.5-megabit token-passing scheme that al- lows stations to be positioned 20,000 feet apart. It also in- cludes a software driver that runs both AppleShare and Novell's Advanced NetWare. Actinet Il retails for $695. Actinet also markets Actinet SE. For further information, call Actinet Systems at 415/326-1321. Connecting Macs to High-End Publishing ‘wo companies have an- nounced Macintosh interfaces between their products and high-end page production programs. Quark has announced interfaces between Quark XPress and Software Consult ing Services’ (SCS) Layout- 8000 and SCS-8000 news- paper page-dummying sys- tems. Although pricing has yet to be announced, using Quark XPress with the SCS products will reportedly save users 30 percent of the $50,000-per-workstation cost of proprietary systems. Unda has announced its in- terface between Unda Color Design and Production Sys- tem and the Mac. With the in- terface, the Sun workstation— based Unda system, which combines color, page design, and prepress production ca- pabilities, will enable de- signers to create comps and final four-color continuous tone or spot-color separations on the Mac II. The interface will allow the import of color images in encapsulated Post- Script (EPS) or PICT 2 formats used in programs like Illustra- tor 88, FreeHand, and Pixel- Paint. For further information, call Quark at 303/934-2211, SCS at 215/837-8484, or Unda at 212/605-0460. Apple Acquires Corporate DP Access Network Innovations, a new Apple subsidiary, is developing CL/1—one of the first connectivity languages for building desktop-to-data- processing applications—for the Macintosh. The company’s goal is to make the language a plug-and-play alternative for corporate data processing systems. Unlike terminal emulations that put a Mac front end on a DP application, CL/1 puts a DP access back-end on a Mac ap- plication. Currently, CL/1 is like a device driver you would install in the System file. Industry watchers predict that CL/1 will eventually be added to Mac System soft- ware, may become part of the Mac operating system, and may even be embedded into DEC’s VAX operating system. Virtual Image Shows Two Newspaper Pages > With the new 21-inch monochrome monitor from E-Machines, you can display virtual monochrome images in a layout as large as two newspaper pages. The Z-21 displays a 12-by-16- inch viewable area—said to be the largest available in a 21-inch monitor, Two resolu- tions are offered: 72 and 80 dots per inch (dpi). At 80 dpi, users can see 1280 by 960 pix- els, enough to view two A4 pages, including margins. When using the Macintosh standard screen resolution of 72 dpi, users see 1152 by 864 pixels. Using a video-RAM upgrade which plugs into a specially designed E-Machines video board, the Z-21 can be config- ured to display 8-bit, gray- scale images at either resolu- tion or on very large virtual screens. The 21-inch monitor is also configured to be espe- cially compact, according to a company spokesperson. The 2-21 monitor is expected to be available in quantity by Oc- tober. No price has been set. Moving to System 6.0 p> Apple’s recent System 6.0 release may not yet offer true multitasking, but it has enough new features and im- provements to justify an up- grade for those who have the required IMB of memory. Installation If the share- ware version of Andy Herz- feld's Quickergraf is already installed in your System Folder, remove it before in- stalling System 6.0’s version of Quickergraf, which speeds up the drawing of color screens by about three times. If you don't, accidental selection of the shareware version will most likely crash your system. Power Feature System 6.0's nicest addition by far is Macro- Maker, a utility you can use to create local or global mac- ros of keyboard and mouse commands, MacroMaker'’s tape recorder metaphor is cleanly implemented. Click- ing on the icon brings up a menu designed to resemble a tape recorder complete with record, play, store, load, and erase buttons. For users who have always wanted to auto- mate repetitive tasks but haven't wanted to tackle Quic- Keys or Tempo, MacroMaker alone makes the upgrade to 6.0 worthwhile. (But for those who need macros to carry out complicated or time-sensitive operations, it’s best to order QuickKeys or Tempo.) Better MultiFinder Apple has also eliminated some of the minor annoyances that marred the otherwise effi- cient MultiFinder. For one thing, when you double-click a document on the desktop to open it, and the application you used to create it is already Open, you no longer geta taunting dialog box. Instead, the document actually opens. In addition, MultiFinder now notifies you when back- ground tasks need attention- —no more surprise printer paper jams. More Utilities System 6.0 offers a couple of other pleas- ant surprises. Closeview is a screen-magnifying utility that displays a rectangular frame that follows the cursor's movement. You specify any- where from 2- to 16-times magnification and the area in the rectangle fills the screen. CloseView does slow the sys- tem, however, especially un- der MultiFinder or when used with more than eight colors or gray levels. Map is a customizable util- ity that lets you find the time and distance between loca- tions worldwide. This poten- tially great learning tool comes with preset coordi- nates for some of the world’s (continues) 20. September 1988 Overheads InAn Instant... Slides Overnight... $ Why You Need Another Drop-Dead Deadline How often does it happen? Another presentation due and no time to spare. Color 35mm slides? Sure, slides would be perfect but they take too long to produce and are very costly. Overhead transparencies would be fine, but how do you get a complete presentation done quickly and easily? You’re Not Alone tach and every workday, millions of people are faced with the problem of getting together a presentation. 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From The First Family Of Grapbics Depend on the Cricket Software Family for all of your graphic needs: Cricket Presents Cricket Draw Cricket Paint Cricket Graph : Cricket Pict-O-Graph Cricket Device Drivers Ccicket software 40 Valley Stream Parkway, Great Valley Corporate Center, Malvern, PA 19355 ® (215) 251-9890 Mac Bulletin largest cities, and you can add and remove cities. Unlimited Fonts Changes to the LaserWriter Page Set- up dialog box now include. choosing smoothing for bit- mapped text and/or graphics, and unlimited downloadable fonts in a document (you are no longer limited by available memory). The trick here is to avoid getting so font-happy that your printing slows to a crawl. Finally, the dialog box supports postscript printers that allow 11-by-17-inch paper. Network Upgrades Other new features include Re- sponder, a program that works with InterPol (the AppleTalk Network Adminis- trator’s Utility) to help ease network communications, The Apple HD SC Setup can: now be used to divide a hard disk into partitions for other operating systems such as UNIX, and the PrintMonitor offers a wider variety of op- tions. For instance, you can display the PrintMonitor win- dow on the desktop when printing or access it through the Apple menu; you choose how to display the printing error warning and how (and even if) you want to be alerted when a manual-feed job starts. Getting It A System 6.0 up- grade, however, is definitely worth the trouble of sorting out any little bugs. If you pur- chased a Mac, an earlier stand-alone version of System software, or HyperCard between May 13, 1988, and August 5, 1988, you can receive a free upgrade. Up- dates are expected to be avail- able free through user groups, bulletin boards, and from Ap- ple dealers. If you can’t find a free upgrade, you can always find System 6.0 on retail shelves for $49, complete with manual. | System 6.0 Compatibility ® The following software programs have been tested by Macworld Lab, and their ma- jor functions have been found compatible with System 6.0: Microsoft Word 3.02, Page- Maker 3.0, MicroPhone II, Turbo Pascal 1.1, MaeWrite 5.0, MacPaint 2.0, MacDraw 1.9.5, MacDraw II, Appointment Diary 2.5, SuperPaint 1.1, Mac- Project II, AppleLink 4.0, and NetSerial. But some other popular programs have problems with the new System, For instance, MS Works 1.1 is incompatible with MacroMaker. Using Mac- toMaker leaves unreadable characters to the left of the Works menu—clicking on those characters scrambles the screen. A patch program is now on Compuserve. Versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than 1.06 have prob- lems with System 6.0, and there’s no patching program. (Microsoft recommends up- grading to version 1.5). When used with System 6.0, FullWrite Professional 1.0 un- expectedly converts a regular document into a thesaurus or dictionary file. To work around this, put FWP’s dic- Uonary and thesaurus into a folder and place it in the deepest level of the FWP folder. A replacement disk will be sent to all registered users. 4th Dimension 1,04 gives a System error when you mod- ify the Layout in the Layout Editor Also, Shut Down can- not be performed under Mul- tiFinder when 4D is open. Trapeze 2.0 doesn’t support some date formats—a fix is in the works. MacCalc bombs during Jaunch—a patch is on MacNet and CompuServe. VideoWorks II 2.0 peri- odically stops during video playback. Unchecking the multitasking box under Preferences clears up the problem. Smart Alarm won't work with MacroMaker. An upgrade will be sent to registered users. Beyond Dark Castle works ona Mac II, but has problems running on a Mac Plus. Dark Castle and Apache Strike don’t work with System 6.0. ConcertWare+ version 4 doesn’t run with CloseView. To fix it, either remove Close- View or call Great Wave Soft- ware for a free upgrade. QuicKeys 1.1 only recog- nizes three of its own eight date/time formats. Dollars and Sense 4.1 crashes with System 6.0. Contact Monogram Software at 213/533-5120 for more information. Several pieces of hardware also have problems with Sys- tem 6.0: CMS's hard disk for the Mac Plus hangs up during booting, and Jasmine’s Mega- Drive can‘ initialize a disk with System 6.0. Both compa- nies are working on fixes. Other products reported by their developers to work with System 6.0, include: Illustrator 88, ReadySetGo 4.0, DeskTop Express 1.0, Dow Jones Market Manager Plus 2.01, PictureBase 1.2.3, MathView 1.0, ComServe 1.0, Straight Talk 2.08, MacSpin 1.5, VersaTerm Pro 2.20, Statview 512+ 1.2, Spellswell 2.0, SmartCom II 3.0b, SmartScrap and The Clipper, PowerPoint 2.0, Canvas 1,01, Fon/DA Jug- gler+, Digital Darkroom, Su- per 3D, and Quark XPress 1.11. The Jury’s Still Out on System 6.0 ® Apple's recent system software release, System 6.0, has received rather mixed re- views from Mac users and de- velopers alike. Even Apple Canada has declined to desig- nate System 6.0 as an official System upgrade, calling it “a temporary system.” Among the complaints are sound problems on the Mac Plus and SE, and color limita- tions on the Mac IL. There are also print problems and appli- cation incompatibilities with anew feature called Macro- Maker. In addition, no new. ImageWriter LQ drivers were included with the release. To “fixa few bugs that... are causing serious prob- lems,” Apple released version 6.01 of the System file in july The new System file and new ImageWriter LQ drivers will be included in the Macintosh System Software Update ver- sion 6.0. (System 6.01 will be- come the official System up- grade for Apple Canada.) The new System file, how- ever, won't fix all the prob- lems being experienced. Ap- ple cautions that the overall incompatibility with third- party applications will proba- bly remain. According to tests performed at Apple, many ap- plications exhibiting prob- lems under System 6.0 also suffer compatibility problems with System 5,0. Thus, many application developers may have to update their pro- grams to make them fully compatible with the new System. o 24 September 1988 13"| 1-16 MONITOR SIZE IWCREASED. phopucrivity BENEFITS Introducing the T16™ Color Display System from E-Machines. T16 features a custom 16” Sony Trini- tron that displays a working area almost twice the size of the Mac II standard 13” screen. See full- page, high resolution images in 256 brilliant colors with 67Hz flicker free performance. All at a cost lower than any other large color screen. We've been told by independent experts that the E-Machines T16 is the only color display sharper than Apple 13” system. That's no accident. Our engi- § neers are leaders in color video display design. In fact, members of the T16 team developed one of the very first color CAD workstations. The T16’s ability to display full-page actual size color slides makes color presentations from your desktop a reality. Desktop publishers can select PMS colors for Circle 101 on reader service card © 88. The Big Pict Large Screen Color Bull Page Presentat | © Full Page Spreadshee Crystal Clear Text A" Size Engineeri trademark and E-Machines T 16 isa Trademark of E-Machines, layout and reverse colored type over graduated tones. Architects and Interior Designers can now design color boards on screen. We've brought down the high price of color, while giving you the working space to be more productive. And productivity is what it's all about. Our customers at FORTUNE 500 companies have shown a 20% increase for E-Machines large screen users. That's a very high payoff in anyone's business. Call us today for more information and the E-Machines dealer near you. 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If you already have AppleTalk* cabling in place, all you have to do is insert the TOPS clicks, you get print spooling. It's no diskette, click the mouse five times, and you're ready to start sharing information. e Chet: And with just a few more het, 0 say this installation could put him into the TOPS Hall of Fame. He spins. .. there's the click! Can you believe this performance?" wonder these folks have the time to develop such incredible maneuvers! Frank: Right you are. And that means users not only share their printers, but with TOPS they can share their hard disks and MS/DOS files too. Chet: But you know me Frank. The thing that excites me the most is the price. TOPS/Mac costs only $249 per node, and there's no need to purchase an expensive dedicated file server. Frank: You bet, Chet. With the lengths people are going to, I'm sure ‘And he’s up, on one finger. It installed! this is going to become a major I've never seen this before...A new record international event... of 59.6 seconds! Want to try it yourself? For more information call us at 800-445-TOPS (from outside the U.S. and Canada, call 415-769-8700). Or write to us at TOPS, 950 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, TOPS California 94501. And get ready to become a network star. A Sun Microsystems Company (= With TOPS, it’s easy to share information among Macs, PCs and Sun workstations. Telecommunications software for the Macintosh, a new version. Soar to New Highs, Effortlessly When Software Ventures set out to create MicroPhone, it had a simple mission: to develop the most intuitive communications software ever written. Indeed, when MicroPhone was born, it was universally hailed as a break- through in communications software. A product so friendly, it turned novices into experts. So sophisticated, it became, in the words of MacUser, a power user's delight. MicroPhone is a legend. One of those precious software creations that single out the Macintosh as a superior computing machine. With MicroPhone II, Software Ventures has set out to surpass itself: redefine power in telecommunications for years to come. MicroPhone II is so revolutionary that PC Magazine was moved to say: “MicroPhone II is arguably the best comm software ever written.” We won't have it any other way. Micro- Phone II. The freedom to be yourself. At the top. Critics’ Choice Stewart Alsop, P.C. Letter: “MicroPhone . . . sets the standards that general-purpose communications software will have to follow.” The New York Times: “MicroPhone is a breakthrough in communications software...” $_O-F VENT 2907 Claremont Avenue Suite 220 Berkeley CA 94705 415-644-3232 In Canada, call 800/268-1220 Let's Get Technical MultiFinder compatible. Supports background file transfer and script execution. Offers a full-featured script language: variables, counters, and expression-analyzer for string and arithmetic operations. Scripts allow: control of all communications settings; screen addressing and text editing; filtering of incoming text. Supports import and export of Scripts as text files. Allows control of PBX's, Hayes and non-Hayes modems through flexible modem drivers. Runs at 50 to 57,600 baud. Emulates DEC VT52, VT100, and TTY type terminals, Mac II and LaserWriter compatible. Works with all Mac large screen monitors. Supports the extended key- board. Built-in text editor. Includes Glue, licensed from Solutions, Inc. MicroPhone is a trademark of Software Ventures Corporation. Copyright © 1988 Software Ventures Corporation, Circle 48 on reader service card David Bunnell Much Ado about OS/2 Apple should quit its lawsuit while it’s ahead. It has nothing to fear from OS/2, and everything to gain by making further inroads in the business market. In my opinion, Apple Computer's lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett- Packard, for allegedly infringing on the Mac screen display copyright, is totally unnecessary. Why? Because the OS/2 Presentation » Manager, which Microsoft is developing for IBM, is not much of a threat to the Macin- tosh. And neither is Hewlett-Packard’s New Wave. Apple's fear is way out of proportion on this one. The fact is there is currently no major new software that runs under OS/2. That means Apple has at least a two-year lead on IBM 's interface technology and in inno- vative application softwa There are other factors in Apple's favor as well. One is the current shortage —and the artificially inflated price- of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips. In 1986, I predicted that the United States—Japan semiconductor agreement, which set a so-called fair price on the chips, would inflate memory prices and slow down the growth of the industry. Unfortunately, I was proven right. Be- cause of that pact, the price difference be- tween United States and Japanese chip prices has widened. A year ago, for exam- ple, 256K DRAM chips sold for about 50 percent less in the U.S. than they do today. In Japan, the price has increased more slowly over the same period—by 30 percent. To use OS/2, you need at least two megabytes of random access memory (RAM). Most PC users only have 640K. At current rates, the cost of upgrading a PC to run OS/2 is going to be about $2500. Most PC users won't want to spend that kind of money, especially when OS/2 really has no perceived value. It will be at least three or four years before there's enough excite- ment about OS/2 and the Presentation Manager to make people want to buy those machines in sufficient quantities to make them a new standard. Meanwhile, the Macintosh is here now. People are going to get tired of wait- ing for OS/2. For one thing, they'll have to wait longer than they anticipated because of the usual technical difficulties, which is normal. And actual implementation of OS/2 will be delayed even more because of the shortage of DRAM chips, thanks to that semiconductor accord. Furthermore, there is much confusion in the IBM marketplace, because compa- nies don’t know whether to develop OS/2 applications for 80286-based AT-compati- ble machines, or to wait until Microsoft comes out with a new OS/2 that works solely on 80386 machines. Developers are also confused about whether they should develop applications for Microsoft Win- dows now, or wait for the OS/2 Presenta- tion Manager. Some are even questioning whether they should bother to develop programs under MS-DOS. All this confusion is bound to slow down the development of any meaningful application software under OS$/2, which will enable Apple to firmly establish itself in the corporate marketplace. Then, when the Presentation Manager finally appears, it will actually stimulate software development for the Macintosh. Why? Because it will be a cinch to port Windows and Presentation Manager— created software over to the Macintosh. There will undoubtedly be a lot of file compatibility between the two systems, too. We already have products like Excel and PageMaker that run under both the Macintosh operating system and MS-DOS. As files are transferred more easily from PC to Mac, Apple will become even more of a presence in the field than it is now. If Apple would call this battle off now, there wouldn't have to be any losers. I think the consumers, developers, stocl holders, and employees of all three com- panies—Apple, Microsoft, and Hewlett- Packard—deserve a break. Apple should quit worrying whether the Presentation Manager will steal the Mac's glory and con- centrate on developing a cheaper, faster laser printer. O Macworld 29 Until now, most word process- ing programs limited your crea- tivity and vision. And ultimately your communication. But now there's FullWrite Professional from Ashton-Tate. Anew powerful word processing environment that helps you express your thoughts in ways you could only imagine before. Because with FullWrite™you can do more than word processing. FullWrite is the next genera- tion of word processing that you've been waiting for. With advanced page layout features, graphics and powerful word processing capa- bilities in one easy to use writing environment. There's no hassle. You don't have to switch between several programs to create more than a simple letter. Even if you're designing the letterhead at the same time. For instance, FullWrite wraps text automatically around any imported graphic, regardless of the shape, with one simple command. Then adjusts the wrapping until it’s exactly the way you want it. 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FullWrite and FullWrite Professional are trademarks of the Ashton Tate Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. Circle 73 on reader service card Of the many spreadsheets available, one and only one gives you the ease of learning, ease of use, raw speed, and the most visually compelling and flexible formatting available — MacCalc? A basic reality of the use of com- S eed puters and software is that faster is better. Period. MacCalc is the fastest spreadsheet. Period. Faster than Excel, faster than any other Mac spread- sheet. And that's not just opinion; this fact has been proven repeatedly in tests by MacUser, MacWorld, MACazine, MacWEEK, & InfoWorld. MacCalc's incredible performance lets you work more smoothly — more naturally. IVlacCalc was designed to give every level of user easy access to all of its capa- bilities, so all of that speed doesn't go to waste while you learn the program — you get flying right from the start. MacWeek summed it up rather well, “MacCalc an- swers the frustration of Excel users — MacCalc is exceptionally easy to use.” vith desktop publishing level formatting abilities, MacCalc users produce stun- ningly professional presentations of their information, and that lets them get their point across not only faster, but better. With unique fonts, sizes, styles, and/or formats for each cell, individually variable row heights as well as column widths, you can highlight important numbers, make titles stand out. . . in other words, make your point. IV lacCalc’s extensive list of features include: Lotus 1-2-3 file/SYLK data compatibility; cell notes; on-line help; intelligent database functions; keystroke macros (via Apple's MacroMaker); and much more. 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WaclslboccsTbcalstetlaatltbeatbatataall Letters A forum for Macworld readers Electronic Trojan Horses New App Stack, as described in Mac Bulle- tin (May 1988), sounds more like a Trojan Horse program than a computer virus. A virus can reproduce itself in other com- puters—for example, by attaching to mes- sages traveling over a network or slipping onto a floppy disk. Tt must also be self executin; it can renew the cycle. Like its Homerian counterpart, a Tro- jan Horse is an apparently friendly pro- gram that, when invited into the unwary user's computer, will do something nasty. But unlike a virus, a Trojan Horse requires active participation to run; it does not re- produce or execute itself. As Cassandra might have said were she a Mac user, “Be- ware of bulletin boards bearing gifts.” Mike Lingle Costa Mesa, California Corrections Orbital Mech (“Gravity at Play,” April 1988) requires only 512K of RAM, not IMB. To order, call Studio Zero’s toll-free number, 1-800/752-9222, ext. 933. NYMUG’s address (“Users Friendly,” May 1988) is 688 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10010, 691-0496. Current member- ship rates are $40 for the first year, $32 for renewals. Apple Computer's ImageWriter LQ (“Ap- ple’s Junior Business Printer,” May 1988) retails for $1300. The phone number for Techware, maker of Understanding PageMaker (Where to Buy, Juae 1988), is 407/695-9000. The phone number for Marklin, maker of Digital Starter Set (Macworld News, June 1988), is 414/784-8854. ABlind Eye Our product MacCale was overlooked in “Getting Started with Spreadsheets” (July 1988), although a number of MacCalc’s ex- clusive or unique features (including vari- able row height, cell formatting in different fonts and styles, and cell notation) were mentioned without the proper attribution. Also, all Mac spreadsheets use the IEEE standard of 14 digits, not just Excel, Richard A. Ross Bravo Technologies Berkeley, California Although the column wasn’t intended to be an assessment of every Mac spread- sheet, it should have contained some references to MacCalc, especially regard- ing the features you've mentioned. We regret the oversight. —Ed. Manual Enhancement Your review of our memory enhancement product, MacSnap Plus 2 (“RAM Cram,” April 1988), provided accurate technical information but found our installation z . 3 8 manual lacking. We've responded to con- structive criticism from our customers and. reviewers by completely updating our documentation. E. Kyle Tyner Dove Computer Corporation The new manual is much improved. Not only is it well organized, but the installa- tion procedures are accompanied by illi- minating illustrations.—Ed. Vaporware Headaches Relying on advertised vaporware (Steven Levy's column, “The Vapor Papers,” April 1988) can cause major headaches—and not just when it comes to software. Case in point: AST’s advertising of the Mac86 card for the SE. We purchased an SE for our counseling center in November 1987, counting on AST to deliver the Mac86 and Mac286 cards promptly (reportedly due in October). First the release date was set (continues) Maeworld — 33 Circle 187 on reader service card 34 September 1988 Letters Corrections What You Saw Is Not What You Get Sample output from TechScriber —a modular WYSIWYG docu- ment processor from Mansfield Systems—as it should have looked in our July Mac- world News section (page 77). back to December, then January 1988, then March, and we're still waiting for this vital part of our system. David S. Bridgeman Salt Lake City, Utab According to AST, the delayed Mac86 card is now scheduled to ship in the fall of 1988. AST’s Product Information Group (714/863-9991) provides updates on availability of current and future prod- ucts. The company also has a BBS (714/ 660-9175) where you can post technical and other questions about AST’s Apple products.—Ed. Suppressing the Surge Your recent review of surge suppressors (‘They Can’t Hurt,” May 1988) overlooked our company, a leading supplier of power equipment. The review also stated that surge suppressors can’t protect against brownouts; yet some Panamax devices (and no doubt some from other suppliers) do just that. Henry Moody Panamax San Rafael, California Units with brownout protection typically turn off power to your drives during a voltage drop; they'll protect your hard- ware but probably not your data. In an area where electrical disturbances are common, you're better off buying an un- interruptible power supply that regulates voltage flow.—Ed. Unable to Relate After reading your review of Borland’s Reflex Plus (“Learning to Relate,” March 1988), I purchased the program. Far from agreeing that “simplicity is its key virtue,” I found it the most complicated and confus- ing Mac software I’d ever seen. Also, I was unable to change my data after entering it (Undo was dimmed about 99 percent of the time), Walter Malmrose via CompuServe Reflex Plus is not a good choice for first- time database users, but then no rela- tional database is likely to be. Because of Reflex’s difficulties with changing records and Undo, it’s also far from ideal for those with heavy data-entry demands. For a comparison of some easy-to-use file managers, see “Data Basics” in our June 1988 issue.—Ed. Designer Teamwork To correct some inaccuracies in “Shape of Things to Come” (Macworld News, April 1988): Apple was a client of Frogdesign’s, not of Steven Peart’s. Peart was only one member of the team responsible for indus- trial design of Apple products. Brad Bissell was responsible for the keycap graphics, Sigmar Willnauer designed the Macintosh monitor, and I designed the Apple key- boards, the IIGS, and other peripherals. Anthony Guido That San Francisco, California (continues) FoxBASE+/Mac: The Fastest, Most Powerful Macintosh Database System The One Mac Database System That Has It All. We've combined the blazing speed and pro- gramming power of our award-winning DOS products with the things you love about your Mae: the elegant interface, perfectly integrated graphics, and peerless ease of use. Speed To Burn. FoxBASE +/Mac gives you the power and performance you expect from Fox. In fact, FoxBASE + /Mac is by far the fastest database system available for the Mac—up to 200 times faster! Vast Program Library. FoxBASE-+/Mac is completely compatible with the industry standard dBASE lan- so hundreds of thousands of programs will run perfectly on your Mac—without changing a single line of code! View Window. 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And LAP-LINK Mac's compatible with Macintosh Finder, Multi-Finder and leading networks. All for a suggested retail price of $139.95, including cable, disks, and full documentation. So discover the new easy way to share files. Available at your local computer or software store or for more information Call Traveling Software at 1-800-343-8080 in Washington 1-206-483-8088, EXPERTEESE When it comes to technical expertise, Mac- world® spells it out. Three Electrical Engi- neers and one Master of Science help Mac- world remain your most accurate and objec- tive source of technical information. With expertise like this, Macworld guar- antees you technical editorial of the highest quality. From A to Z. MACWORLD The Macintosh® Magazine An IDG Communication Publication 36 September 1988. Letters From AppleWorks to MS Works How can I translate word processing, spreadsheet, and database text files from AppleWorks into Microsoft Word, Works, and Excel files? Paul Cheverton San Diego, California If your Apple LIC uses 342-inch disks, you can translate AppleWorks spreadsheet and word processing files using Apple File Exchange with conversion documents for AppleWorks. You can get these docu- ments by sending $4 to MacSLUG, PO. Box 6462, Kent, WA 98064-6462. For more information on file translation, see “Getting Started with Data Exchange” in this issue.—Ed. More User Groups I enjoyed your user group article (“Users Friendly,” May 1988) but was surprised to find no mention of A.PPL.E. Co-op, the old- est national Apple user group. Our Mac membership is over 2000—out of a total of over 10,000. We offer a public domain soft- ware library, a technical hotline, a multiline BBS, and a monthly magazine—all for an annual membership fee of $26. You can contact us at 290 S.W, 43rd St., Seattle, WA 98055, 206/251-5222. Frank Catalano A.PPLE. Co-op Seattle, Washington Sorry we missed you. See our Directory of Macintosh User Groups in this issue, for a more comprehensive list than the sam- pling we presented in May.—Ed. Neglected Fonts Our LaserPerfect Fonts were not men- tioned in “Fit to Print” (April 1988). They come with invisible nonplain screen fonts, obviating the ResEdit gymnastics de- scribed in the sidebar. Also, our LaserPer- fect Fractions provide an excellent solution for creating fractions. Finally, all LaserPer- fect Fonts come with a free copy of CE Soft- ware’s LaserStatus utility. Michael Ross NeoScribe International NeoScribe (P.O. Box 633, East Haven, CT 06512, 203/467-9880) offers some excel- lent fonts, including display capitals to complement Palatino; old-style numerals for Adobe’s Bodoni, New Baskerville, and Galliard; and several display and spe- (continues) Only One Company Guarantees You Make The Right Choice. x E A R W A eRORSA CNTY Microtech Peripherals is the only company that offers you a guaranteed right choice with the unprecedented Five Year Limited Warranty." If you are making a purchasing decision on a hard disk drive for your Macintosh computer - Make the Right Choice! 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Now, it’s thoroughly updated with the latest on new and emerging Mac products. If you just bought a Mac or are thinking of upgrad- ing, don’t miss this book. Cary Lu explores: how the Mac works: its video screen, key- board and mouse, disks and disk drives, data path- ways and memory, and printers = what’s currently and soon-to-be available in word processing, graphics, business software, communications, networking, and desktop pub- lishing for the Mac = how to manage disks with available memory and what options exist for mass storage = what programming languages exist THE APPLE MACINTOSH BOOK. Your Mac library is incomplete without it. $21.95 Microsoft Press Hardcore Computer Books Available wherever books and software are sold. Or call in your credit card order 800-638-3030 (In MD 824-7300). Refer to ad MW88. Book Code 86-96213. Circle 175 on reader service card 38 Sepiember 1988 Letters cialty fonts. The company also develops custom fonts, characters, and logos. Sorry about the omission.—Ed. A Couple of Cards Macworld News (May 1988) points out that Orchid Technology's ColorVue card for the SE is “slow,” which is true in itself. How- ever, in conjunction with the Levco Prodigy SE accelerator card, it provides an almost instantaneous screen refresh rate. The two cards were coupled in Second Wave's ExpanSE chassis, which has room for two more cards. It was beautiful to see. Niles Carter Austin, Texas Expressions of Protest I was dismayed by your review of my pro- gram, Expressionist (“A Trio of Equation Editors,” April 1988). You claimed the pro- gram has “few keyboard commands,” al- though 45 are listed in the manual. You also found the palette of 61 buttons “too clut- tered,” while preferring MathType’s 180- button palette. One of Expressionist’s strongest advantages, its ease of use, was not even mentioned. Finally, the review appeared just on the verge of version 2.0's release. Allan Bonadio Allan Bonadio Associates San Francisco, California We found many of Expressionist’s inter- face features obtrusive at times. In the re- viewed version, we found only 14 key- board commands related to typesetting functions. Unfortunately, version 2.0 was not available when the review was being written. In spite of these flaws, we still concluded that Expressionist is probably the best choice for medium-duty individ- ual users.—Ed. Keeping Your Mac in Shape Ihave a Macintosh with a HyperDrive 20 internal hard disk. Is there any problem with leaving it on for extended periods of time? Since I'm running a BBS, it's on constantly, Chris Chadillon Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada We wouldn't recommend it. The heat gen- erated by a constantly running internal hard disk is likely to reduce the lifespan of your Mac.—Ed. (continues) Making The Right Choice When Your Business Depends On It. A. E, Buzz Jehle, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Online Resource Exchange, Inc. B uz Jehle travels with his computers. When he visits a client like Texaco, Shell, or Sun, he must be confident he can rely on his equipment. Online Resource Exchange, Inc. (ORE) specializes in assisting major oil companies and large independents in the acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas producing properties. ORE continues to define the state of the art by using high technology to market these mineral interests. Buzz takes his Macintosh Computers in the field to collect, organize and analyze data on his clients’ properties for sale. He uses Mac SEs with Microtech Micro Mac internal hard disks. Buzz comments why all his Mac SEs have Microtech drives: “Our Information Systems Manager recommended the Microtech drives because of their automatic head locking feature, an essential factor when traveling. He was also impressed with how quiet the Micro Macs are and their ease of installation and use. I liked their competitive price and the Microtech Five Year Warranty. We've tried other companies but their drives either lacked the head lock feature, they were too noisy, their cost too high, or their customer response time left much to be desired. Based on my experience with the Micro Mac internals, I would recommend Microtech hard drives with confidence - a confidence my business depends on!” 800-325-1895 = @ Microtech Peripherals, Inc. 29 Business Park Drive/Branford, Connecticut USA 06405/(203) 488-8993 The five year limited warranty avallable on harddisk drives nly, manufactured by Microtech Intemational, Inc. and must be sold and delivered inthe United States of Canada. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Terms and conditions of the five year Umited warranty are avallable upon request. Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice Texaco isa registered trademark of Texaco Inc. - Shell a registered trademark of Shell Ot! Company.» Sun i 2 registered trademark of The Sun Company, lc. 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