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Weekly Issues

Adam Engst

TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93

Macworld Boston news abounds this issue with an in-depth look at the concepts and analysis surrounding Apple’s newest and coolest device, the Newton MessagePad. Mark Anbinder provides his annual Macworld superlatives article, and we look…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93

Roy McDonald’s article on software acceleration spawned numerous interesting comments, and other bits of note include changes in three Internet gateways, AOL, Prodigy, and GEnie. We also have a look at Claris’s new strategy, some…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93

This week brings several corrections and clarifications of previous articles, RAM prices increasing, the pen-based PowerBook project disappearing, and the postponement of the online Congressional hearing. In the rumor department, Apple releases another hardware update…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93

Apple layoffs and Microseeds dropping Rival – where will it end? Not with the Newton or the PowerPC, that’s for sure, and we have more details on those two hot topics. Bill Seitz reports on…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93

Matt Neuburg returns to rescind some of the negative points he made about the Now Utilities 4.0.1 when it came out last year, and Rick Sutcliffe editorializes on the future of distribution in the Information…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93

This week we welcome our latest sponsor, APS, and tell you how to find the most recent deals on APS offerings. We also examine volume II of Pacific HiTech’s Info-Mac CD-ROM, which has grown significantly…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93

Well, what is the PowerPC and should I wait? Good question, and we try to answer it this issue. We also have a look at Fifth Generation Systems’ excellent CopyDoubler 2.0, FWB’s CD-ROM Toolkit, the…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93

Read on for news of Apple’s troubles and John Sculley’s partial resignation, followed by Bill Dickson’s look at Xtras for System 7, an interesting attempt at avoiding standard software distribution methods. Jeff Needleman illuminates a…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93

Matt Neuburg’s investigation into Inspiration 4.0 and other outliners anchors this issue, aided by Mark Anbinder’s article on the Newton and some competition from EO. We also have bits about the Color Classic, one possible…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#179/07-Jun-93

Two new PowerBooks and some volume software pricing deals blossom a week early on the Apple tree, followed by an excellent article on those pesky hardware handshaking cables that you need for fast modems. We…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#178/31-May-93

Our three-part article on MIDI concludes this week, and the week also brings news of Apple dropping prices, information on how to solve weird QMS-PS 410 printing problems, a look at AppleCare Premium, and a…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#177/17-May-93

This week brings the second of our three part look at MIDI, so watch for the exciting conclusion in two weeks. What? Two weeks? A season cliffhanger? That’s right, we’re moving and not having a…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#176/10-May-93

We present the first of our three-part look at MIDI on the Macintosh, so pay attention if you’ve ever wondered about music on the Mac. This week also brings the release of the latest and…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#175/03-May-93

This week starts with Apple’s announcement of the Japanese Language Kit, a programmer’s After Dark module contest, PowerBooks on the space shuttle, and a warning about using two TelePort modems at once. Most importantly, we…

Adam Engst

TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93

Lots of little bits this week, including comments, corrections, and tips about System 7. Mark Anbinder covers the malicious INIT-M virus along with an excellent offer for a MS Mail/Internet gateway that expires at the…