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TidBITS#268/20-Mar-95

The main news this week is Apple’s release of the System 7.5 Update 1.0, which updates a System 7.5 Mac so it thinks it is running 7.5.1, along with updates to QuickDraw GX, LaserWriter, and some new PowerTalk gateways. We also have news about what happened to DeskPicture, a program that has enhanced countless thousands of desktops over the years, and – finally – we bring you a look at SATAN, which has caused one of the latest Internet controversies.

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Administrivia

We continue to worry about the mega-long URLs that result when we try to point people at Apple's FTP sites, because the return characters they contain tend to cause problems when people copy and paste them into other programs

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ftp.tidbits.com Up!

ftp.tidbits.com Up! The 10 to 12 day delay in replacing the machine that runs we reported last week turned out to be a one-day delay, thanks to some fast work from Northwest Nexus

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New Apple System Software Components

New Apple System Software Components -- In addition to the release of the System 7.5 Update 1.0 last week (see article below), Apple also released QuickDraw GX 1.1.1, LaserWriter 8.2.2, new PowerTalk gateways, and an international version of the network software installer that's potentially useful to a variety of Mac owners

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TCP/Connect II Correction and Update

TCP/Connect II Correction and Update -- Dave Saunders writes to tell us that the latest version of TCP/Connect II is (as of a few days ago) version 2.1.1, and it does support multiple Web windows, although in a somewhat unusual way

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ISKM III Providers Wanted

ISKM III Providers Wanted -- I'm working on the third edition of Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, and this time we're going to include custom configurations for a number of providers

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System 7.5 Update 1.0 Released

On March 15, 1995, Apple released the Macintosh System 7.5 Update 1.0 to the world. Although the appearance of this update might seem to follow right on the heels of the release of System 7.5, this series of patches and enhancements have been in development for some time - in fact, portions of it have circulated among selected developers since at least November of 1994

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DeskPicture: Back to the Nets

Way back when in 1991, Now Utilities was the first piece of commercial software that TidBITS ever received as a review copy. That was version 2.0; the current version is 5.0.1 and the package has undergone some cast changes that make the Clinton cabinet look stable

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Could It Be… SATAN?

In recent weeks, there's been heaps of hype and controversy on the nets and in mainstream media surrounding a Unix security tool called SATAN. I've been cautioned against writing an article about it on the grounds that the article would fuel the fires of confusion and misinformation about SATAN