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- Name = EFF1.3.0.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFF1.3.0.cpt
- Size:742K Date:10/27/93 Version: 1.3
- Description:
- EFF1.3.0 - EFFector1.0 ->3.00,the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier
- Foundation. Contains the EFF journal for 1.00 through 3.00.
-
- Name = EFF4.04.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFF4.04.cpt
- Size: 26K Date:10/27/93 Version: 4.0.4
- Description:
- EFF4.04 - EFFector 4.04, 12/24/92; the Online Journal of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation.
-
- Name = EFFO.5.2.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFO.5.2.cpt
- Size: 7K Date:10/27/93 Version: 5.2
- Description:
- EFFO.5.2 - Volume 5 Number 2 of the online newsletter of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation. In this issue, an update of the precedent-setting
- suit against the Secret Service on behalf of Steve Jackson Games. Plus
- contact information for some regional groups of online activists.
-
- Name = EFFO.5.3.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFO.5.3.cpt
- Size: 7K Date:10/27/93 Version: 5.3
- Description:
- EFFO.5.3 - Volume 5 Number 3 of the Electronic Frontier Foundations online
- newsletter. In this issue, Representative Markey, chair of the House
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications addresses computer executives re: the
- importance of their getting involved in the upcoming legislation on the
- national telecomm infrastructure. Also, a brief overview of EFF's funding
- policy.
-
- Name = EFFO.5.4.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFO.5.4.cpt
- Size: 10K Date:10/27/93 Version: 5.4
- Description:
- EFFO.5.4 - Victory in the Steve Jackson Games Case, EFF Pioneer Award
- Winners for 1993. Issues for K-12 Access to the Internet.
-
- Name = EFFector.3.06.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector.3.06.cpt
- Size: 12K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.0.6
- Description:
- EFFector 3.06 - The online journal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A
- Guide to EFF Legal Services; EFF Testimony on Digital Privacy as Given by
- David Farber; What EFF Did on Your Summer Vacation.
-
- Name = EFFector.3.09.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector.3.09.cpt
- Size: 11K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.0.9
- Description:
- EFFector.3.09 - EFFector 3.09, 11/9/92. The Online Journal of the
- Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents - Computer Spies by Mitch Kapor;
- Building Blocks as Stumbling Blocks:a Commentary on the 15th NCSC, by
- Rebecca Mercuri; This Old DOS.
-
- Name = EFFector3.02.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector3.02.cpt
- Size: 6K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.02
- Description:
- EFFector3.02 - EFFector3.02, 8/19/92, the Online Journal of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation. Contents: GETTING A HANDLE ON THE FUTURE OF NSFNET by
- Andrew Blau (blau@eff.org) A Report on the July 23 Meeting of the
- Communications Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.
-
- Name = EFFector3.03.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector3.03.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.0.3
- Description:
- EFFector3.03 - EFFector3.03 8/24/92, the Online Journal of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation. Contents: THE EFF AND THE FBI: Two Letters; ONE
- BBSCON REPORTS; At Play in the Field of the Boards; Dueling BBSCONS.
-
- Name = EFFector 4.0.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector 4.0.cpt
- Size: 10K Date:10/27/93 Version: 4.0
- Description:
- EFFector 4.0 - EFFector Online 4.0 12/11/92; the journal of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation. Contents - Gilmore vs NSA the Crypto Anarchist
- Manifesto; 2nd Pioneer Awards Deadline Looms.
-
- Name = EFFector 5.01.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector 5.01.cpt
- Size: 13K Date:10/27/93 Version: 5.0.1
- Description:
- EFFector 5.01 - EFFector 5.01 2/5/93, the online Journal of the Electronic
- Frontier Foundation. In this issue: three perspectives of a two-day meeting
- in Atlanta between EFF and representatives of regional groups of grassroots
- networking activists. This past January 23rd and 24th, 11 members of the
- electronic community met in Atlanta with members of the staff and board of
- the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The meeting lasted a day and a half,
- with topics of discussion including EFF's recent organizational
- restructuring and how groups serving the electronic community can work
- together to be more effective.
-
- Name = EFFector Online v2n.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:EFFector Online v2n.cpt
- Size: 17K Date:10/27/93 Version: 2.0
- Description:
- EFFector Online v2n - Volume 2, Number 8, the April 17, 1992 edition of the
- newsletter EFFector, the Online Journal of the Electronic Frontier
- Foundation. This edition contains an editorial on the FBI-DOJ Initiative,
- digital communications, a report from EFF's ISDN laboratory and an article
- on affordable ISDN networks. IMPORTANT READING for anyone concerned about
- the continued freedom of use of electronic communications. FREEWARE.
-
- Name = Eff.3.05.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:Eff.3.05.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.0.5
- Description:
- EFFector 3.05 9/17/92 - the online journal of the Electronic Frontier
- Foundation. Contents: A Guide to EFF Legal Services; EFF Testimony on
- Digital Privacy as Given by David Farber; What EFF Did on Your Summer
- Vacation.
-
- Name = Effector.3.08.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:EFF:Effector.3.08.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/27/93 Version: 3.0.8
- Description:
- Effector.3.08 - EFFector 3.08 11/4/02. The Online Journal of the
- Electronic Frontier Foundation. Contents - A TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR AMERICA
- Six Broad Initiatives by Bill Clinton (September, 1991). This information
- may be coming to you post-election, but it's important to know what our
- President-elect is thinking. Write your Congressperson! Your opinions are
- valuable.
-
- Name = TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#184/12-Jul-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 7/22/93 Version: 7/12/93
- Description:
- 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 Age. In the practical world, James Brigman offers tips and
- information about refilling DeskWriter cartridges, we announce a prototype
- setext viewer for Unix, and lots of other bits about SCSI, ZipIt,
- Communicate Lite, ClarisWorks, and QM-PAGE.
-
- Name = TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 7/28/93 Version: 7/19/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#185/19-Jul-93 - Apple layoffs and Microseed's 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 PC
- Expo, Matt Neuburg comments on censorship on the Internet in New Zealand,
- and we take a long look at how the Internet is worming its way into
- government at the level of elected officials. Topics include - MailBITS,
- Apple Layoffs, Centris/Quadra/PowerPC Notes, MessagePad Trickles In, Rival
- Changes Hands, PC Expo Comments, Letter from the Antipodes-Censorship on
- the Internet, The Internet Goes to Washington and Reviews/17-Jul-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#186/26-Jul-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 8/03/93 Version: 7/26/93
- Description:
- 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 and Prodigy appears on the Internet. Finally, Roy McDonald
- of Connectix anchors the issue with a thoughtful paper on software
- acceleration.
-
- Name = TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#187/02-Aug-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 8/11/93 Version: 8/2/93
- Description:
- 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 notes on handwriting recognition and
- communication on the first Newton, and finally, an article detailing how to
- make MacsBug automatically reboot your server when the server crashes.
-
- Name = TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#188/09-Aug-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 8/20/93 Version: 8/9/93
- Description:
- 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 at a new company spun off from
- CE Software, PrairieSoft. Finally, although merely a MailBIT, it's
- important to note that the Newton MessagePad won't officially ship for
- several weeks so don't bug your dealer until then.
-
- Name = TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 8/26/93 Version: 8/16/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#189/16-Aug-93 - This week we have information about free software
- that makes LaserWriter Pros snooze, more on mysterious Duo shutdowns,
- unfortunate news about attaching an AudioVision monitor to a Quadra 840AV,
- additional details on the Prodigy gateway, more on PageMaker 5.0 with a
- clarification of last week's mention, news about a possible bug with
- overtraining the MessagePad's handwriting recognition, and the start of a
- multi-part, technical look at the Newton. This issue of TidBITS sponsored
- in part by APS Technologies, 800/443-4199, Makers of hard drives, tape
- drives, memory, and accessories.
-
- Name = TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 9/01/93 Version: 8/23/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#190/23-Aug-93 - This week we bring you a thoughtful article about
- copy-protected MIDI software, an overview of the new Centris 660 AV and
- Quadra 840 AV, some humorous notes for people who do telephone technical
- support, and we continue our multi-part Newton series with a look inside
- the MessagePad. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS
- Technologies, makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
-
- Name = TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 9/10/93 Version: 8/30/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#191/30-AUG-93 - This issue offers news about DarkStar, an energy
- saving utility, an update to Gatekeeper (but no new virus, thankfully), a
- new QuickMail gateway, Newton MessagePad sales, a few AV Mac corrections,
- and, finally, an in-depth review of IN CONTROL, a powerful and flexible
- outliner mismarketed as a To Do List manager. This issue of TidBITS
- sponsored in part by - APS Technologies -- 800/443-4199 -- Makers of hard
- drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
-
- Name = TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 9/16/93 Version: 9/6/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#192/06-Sep-93 - News from Apple this week includes a request for
- feedback from ex-32-bit Enabler users, updated free utilities that all
- Macintosh users should have, and a fix for some LaserWriter NTR bugs.
- Digging through the Macworld information pile, I glance at some of the
- small products that make the Mac fun. Finally, if you're confused and
- irritated about the scatterbrained Macintosh product line, check out my
- editorial entitled Proliferation Polemic. This issue of TidBITS sponsored
- in part by APS Technologies - 800/443-4199 - Makers of hard drives, tape
- drives, memory, and accessories.
-
- Name = TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 9/21/93 Version: 9/13/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#193/13-Sep-93 - This issue comes chock full of news about Adam's
- new book, InterNews 1.0 (a slick MacTCP newsreader from Dartmouth), new
- system software for the Newton, information on developing for the Newton,
- and Rupert Murdoch buying Delphi. Finally, you'll find additional details
- about various energy saving utilities, more problems with the Apple
- Adjustable Keyboard, and thoughts about what kind of service you can expect
- from a solvent Apple dealer. This issue of TidBITS is sponsored in part by
- APS Technologies.
-
- Name = TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 9/29/93 Version: 9/20/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#194/20-Sep-93 - Numerous comments, tips, and announcements (After
- Dark, anyone?) fill the first part of this issue. Akif Eyler's Easy View
- wins the 1993 MacUser Shareware Award for Text Tools. Apple announces the
- Apple Workgroup Server 95 Tune-Up and combines the Newton Connection Kit
- and Connection Pro Kit into a single package. Finally, I look at Conflict
- Catcher II, the essential extension manager that actually catches
- conflicts. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by APS Technologies -
- Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
-
- Name = TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/28/93 Version: 9/27/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#195/27-Sep-93 - New Macs once again grace the electrons of this
- issue, with details on the Quadra 605, the LC 475, and the Duo 250 and
- 270c, not to mention an infinite number of strangely numbered Performas.
- The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh hits the shelves and is also
- available for direct ordering at discount for TidBITS readers. Finally,
- Wolfgang Naegeli reports on PowerTalk, and the AudioVision video input port
- turns out not to be live. Topics - MailBITS/27-Sep-93, PowerBook 165 &
- 145B Plus Pack, The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, The Proliferation
- Continues, PowerTalk Arrives, and Reviews/27-Sep-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:10/28/93 Version: 10/4/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#196/04-Oct-93 - The Newton remains in the news, with Apple putting
- the automatic update process in place so you can call an 800 number to
- upgrade the OS to 1.04. I take a brief spin through many of the Internet
- Newton resources and review PBTools, a truly elegant PowerBook utility.
- Finally, readers chime in with their concerns about Apple's seemingly
- self-destructive marketing techniques - is there a conspiracy involved?
- Where's Oliver Stone when you need him? Topics - MailBITS/04-Oct-93,
- Natives Restless Over Proliferation, Newton Electronic Updates, Newton
- Internet Resources, The PowerBook Purist and Reviews/04-Oct-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:10/28/93 Version: 10/11/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#197/11-Oct-93 - Apple throws more software into the pot with
- LaserWriter 8.1.1 and the System Update 2.0.1, the latter of which replaces
- the Hardware System Update 1.0 and 2.0, and of course with the release of
- System 7 Pro, which includes PowerTalk, AppleScript, and QuickTime. Dale
- Southard reviews the PSI PowerModem IV, Akimbo updates FullWrite, we look
- at some Newton synonyms, and I announce the creation of ftp.tidbits.com,
- although you may still have to use the IP number.
-
- Name = TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/28/93 Version: 10/18/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#198/18-Oct-93 - Apple promises future PowerPC upgrades for specific
- Macintoshes, announces that they turned a small profit last quarter, and
- officially terminates its relationship with John Sculley. Filling out the
- issue, we have the latest on Adam's Internet book including a letter from
- the publisher, and a call for sumex mirror sites to form a central
- registry. Finally, Matt Neuburg continues his detailed look at outliners,
- this time exploring Symantec's saurian MORE. Topics - MailBITS/18-Oct-93,
- PowerPC-Ready, Files on the Internet, Letter from Hayden, MORE, Dinosaur
- and Reviews/18-Oct-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:11/20/93 Version: 11/1/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#200/01-Nov-93 - So what does John Sculley's new company do? How do
- you stop those nasty NDN bounces from FirstClass bulletin boards? Where can
- you snag the new Apple Modem Tool 1.5? Find the answers to these questions
- in this issue, along with a look at Apple's new pricing scheme, a report on
- the famed free Color It deal, a review of the Handeze gloves that have
- significantly helped our RSI problems, and announcements of updates to
- MacTools and QUED/M.
-
- Name = TidBITS#126/01-Jun-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#126/01-Jun-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 6/09/92 Version: 126
- Description:
- TidBITS#126/01-Jun-92 - This is a must-read issue! First, check out what
- was way cool at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Second, find out about
- a serious bug in Word 5.0 that could affect you, accompanied by important
- workaround and prevention information. Finally, delve into Apple's high
- speed QuickRing and explore why it is neat despite being ahead of its time.
- No room for Newton news this issue; for that tune in next week, same bat
- channel...
-
- Name = TidBITS#127/08-Jun-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#127/08-Jun-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 6/15/92 Version: 127
- Description:
- TidBITS#127/08-Jun-92 - beginnings: part one of an excellent review of
- what's new and easy to do in Excel 4.0, and part one of our discussion
- about Apple's Newton Technology. In the on-going department, the estimable
- Bob LeVitus passes on a better workaround for the Word Styles bug. Endings
- for the week include Solutions, Inc. going out of business, and CE's
- discounted email-only upgrade offer for QuicKeys, which ends in a week.
-
- Name = TidBITS#128/15-Jun-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#128/15-Jun-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 6/22/92 Version: 128
- Description:
- TidBITS#128/15-Jun-92 - This is an issue of the small and the large. First
- come short notes about Super Boomerang, pop-up menus, and three of the most
- popular word processors, Word, Nisus, and WriteNow. Then comes the meat of
- the issue with a preview article on FileMaker Pro 2.0 for the Mac and
- Windows, some in-depth analysis of Apple's Newton announcements, and a look
- at works programs by Matthew Wall that leads into a special issue on
- ClarisWorks later this week.
-
- Name = TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks.cpt
- Size: 13K Date: 6/22/92 Version: 129
- Description:
- TidBITS#129/ClarisWorks - If you're a power user and won't use anything but
- high-end software tools or ResEdit, don't read this review. If you have
- more modest needs and you're interested in being able to use a number of
- different types of software packages, read on for an excellent discussion
- of ClarisWorks, perhaps the best of the new breed of integrated packages.
-
- Name = TidBITS#130/22-Jun-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG NEWS:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#130/22-Jun-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 7/22/92 Version: 130
- Description:
- TidBITS#130/22-Jun-92 -- Hot news arrives in the form of the PowerBook 145
- and Salient's acquisition. Mike O'Connor contributes some little-known tips
- for working with QuickTime movie players, and for you network junkies we
- have a detailed look at the Internet, the first in a series of articles on
- network connections. Finally, for those of you using PowerBooks, check out
- our review of Nisus Software's smaller word processor, Nisus Compact.
-
- Name = TidBITS#131/29-Jun-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG NEWS:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#131/29-Jun-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 7/22/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#131/29-Jun-92 - Book's hard drive space? Want to do some visual
- programming? Interested in hearing some great music from you Mac? Curious
- about how you can go to jail by using your color scanner and DeskJet C?
- Still wondering whether you should buy Word 5.0 or Nisus 3.06? Answers to
- these questions, and maybe even a few more, in this edition of TidBITS!
- There is, however, no little plastic toy. Sorry! :(
-
- Name = TidBITS#132/06-Jul-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG NEWS:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#132/06-Jul-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 7/22/92 Version: 132
- Description:
- TidBITS#132/06-Jul-92 - Malevolence continues with a new virus, T4, and a
- Trojan Horse whose author's head now carries a price. Luckily, all is not
- lost, with CE and Microsoft releasing good things, updates to Alarming
- Events and QuicKeys from CE and a free patch for that nasty styles bug from
- Microsoft. Rounding out this issue, we have the eagerly-awaited second part
- of Howard Hansen's Excel review, which will conclude next week.
-
- Name = TidBITS#133/13-Jul-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITs:126-150:TidBITS#133/13-Jul-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 7/28/92 Version: 133
- Description:
- TidBITS#133/13-Jul-92 - brings you even more on neat Internet services, and
- the final word from Hyoward Honasen on Excel 4.0, along with an important
- warning about saving from Excel. For those of you with monstrous TIFF
- files, you might consider the new Pinnacle Micro 650 MB magneto-optical
- drive, but you also might read about what's wrong with Pinnacle's ads.
- Check out next week's issue for exciting new stuff!
-
- Name = TidBITS#136/03-Aug-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#136/03-Aug-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 8/22/92 Version: 136
- Description:
- TidBITS#136/03-Aug-92 - For TidBITS readers, the hottest program of the
- week is Akif Eyler's Easy View 2.1, a snazzy viewer for TidBITS. Other news
- this week includes an analysis of the recent Apple/Microsoft love-fest, an
- anti-virus author for hire, an explanation of what happened to the
- well-regarded mail order firm Maya, and for some relaxing reading, a review
- of Robert X. Cringely's "Accidental Empires," a thoroughly enjoyable book
- about the computer industry.
-
- Name = TidBITS#137/10-Aug-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#137/10-Aug-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 8/22/92 Version: 137
- Description:
- TidBITS#137/10-Aug-92 - What do you think we'd write about? Macworld
- Boston, of course, and we have so much to say that the Macworld articles
- will keep coming for another few issues. This first issue brings you Mark
- Anbinder's superlatives of the show and the first half of his discussion of
- Apple's new system software technologies. We also managed to sneak in a
- brief bit about the conclusion of the Apple/Microsoft suit and a review of
- Connectix PowerBook Utilities.
-
- Name = TidBITS#138/17-Aug-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#138/17-Aug-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 9/04/92 Version: 138
- Description:
- TidBITS#138/17-Aug-92 - Check out the hottest hardware and software from
- Macworld Boston, ShareVision's $1500 video-conferencing system and
- Gryphon's $149 image morphing program, Morph. Eric Schlegel shares more
- information on WorldScript, and we look at what's coming to the PowerBook
- line this fall, along with a quick peek at the best PowerBook gadgets from
- Macworld and the second part of Mark Anbinder's piece on System 7.1
- technologies.
-
- Name = TidBITS#139/24-Aug-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#139/24-Aug-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 9/04/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#139/24-Aug-92 - A varied catch this issue, starting with quick
- notes about Morph, Excel 4.0, and European Macintosh distribution, and
- continuing with an interesting article on gray market mail order vendors.
- We have a few more notes from Macworld about neat new products from Voyager
- and new items from Casady & Greene, and an article on how IBM may be close
- on the heels of QuickTime. Finally, the VRAM conundrum!
-
- Name = TidBITS#140/31-Aug-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:126-150:TidBITS#140/31-Aug-92.cpt
- Size: 13K Date: 9/19/92 Version: 140
- Description:
- TidBITS#140/31-Aug-92 - First, the mundane but useful, with an important
- tip for Excel users, a clarification about Conflict Catcher, a new 32-user
- license for A/UX, and a report of the imminent demise of the Portable
- battery supply. Following that comes the cool stuff, a neat in-ear speaker
- and microphone (i.e. telephone) that works via bone conduction, some
- MacDraw Pro 1.5 speed benchmarks, and Microsoft and Tandy's answer to
- Commodore's CDTV.
-
- Name = TidBITS#141/07-Sep-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:Tidbits:126-150:TidBITS#141/07-Sep-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 9/19/92 Version: 141
- Description:
- TidBITS#141/07-Sep-92 - Hot off the phone lines comes Mark Anbinder's
- report on the MBDF authors pleading guilty! We also have the details on how
- IBM managed full-screen, 30 frame per second video on the Ultimedia, a
- report of a net tizzy over utilities removed from Now Utilities 4.0, notes
- from the bargain-hunting Murph Sewall on the Abaton Scan 300/Color, and
- finally, the second installment of our Gateways series.
-
- Name = TidBITS#142/14-Sep-92.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:126-150:TidBITS#142/14-Sep-92.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 9/24/92 Version: 142
- Description:
- TidBITS#142/14-Sep-92 - Gobs of great stuff this week, including a report
- on the just-released Performas! Also (deep breath), a bug in Internet email
- on CompuServe, news about Apple discontinuing more items, an upgrade for
- PowerPort/V.32 owners, a report from France about the new 4D, news about
- who will repair DataFrame hard disks, how to really do customer service,
- and finally, lower prices on Macs and a package of fonts from Apple!
-
- Name = TidBITS#143/21-Sep-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:126-150:TidBITS#143/21-Sep-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/09/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#143/21-Sep-92 - This week brings news of fixes, upgrades, reworks,
- and refunds, so pay attention if you use a PowerBook 100, a 8*24 GC Video
- Card, HyperCard 2.1, a SuperMac hard drive, or a Macintosh Portable. We
- also quench a rumor about the StyleWriter's demise, analyze Apple's policy
- of charging for System 7.1, peek at the new Apple Catalog, and just for
- fun, crack open an HFS Easter Egg.
-
- Name = TidBITS#144/28-Sep-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#144/28-Sep-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/14/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#144/28-Sep-92 - It seems that PowerBooks are all the rage these
- days, and we have news on the upcoming PowerBook Duos, along with a report
- on how Apple handles the PowerBook 100 Rework program and an article about
- GCC's new WriteMove II portable printer. In other news, Apple prices drop
- even further, sumex holds a bake sale (not really), and you should stay on
- the lookout for a new 13" color monitor from Apple that tastes great and is
- less filling.
-
- Name = TidBITS#145/05-Oct-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#145/05-Oct-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/14/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#145/05-Oct-92 - The Duo debate continues and we present the first
- 7.1 tip for early birds. Printer mavens will like HP's new dual cartridge
- color DeskWriter, NEC has a new driver for the CDR-74 that solves some
- problematic conflicts, we figure out just how Performa users will
- re-install system software since they don't get bundled system disks, and
- finally, a review of a rare book on tech support.
-
- Name = TidBITS#146/12-Oct-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:126-150:TidBITS#146/12-Oct-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:10/26/92 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#146 - This week we clarify the DeskWriter 550C's print mechanism
- and talk briefly about the possibility of a portable version of the
- DeskWriter. Mark Anbinder reports on the MBDF virus authors' sentences,
- Mark Nutter contributes a review of a package of 100 fonts, and we venture
- into the political arena with an editorial on how the presidential campaign
- looks from the high tech perspective. Topics: MailBITS/12-Oct-92, APDA
- Moves, DeskWriter Comments, MBDF Culprits Sentenced, Reviews/12-Oct-92,
- MacUser Oops, 100 Fonts for $49, MacPolitik, Reviews/12-Oct-92
-
- Name = TidBITS#147/AppleIntros.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:126-150:TidBITS#147/AppleIntros.cpt
- Size: 13K Date:10/27/92 Version: 147
- Description:
- TidBITS#147/AppleIntros - We started writing an article about Apple's
- new stuff, and it took hold and grew into a full special issue. Past issues
- contain some of the basic information about the new machines and policies
- as well, so we held ourselves to writing about new topics and details
- unknown until this point. This is good stuff, so read on if you want to
- understand Apple's new machines and software. Topics, Apple Introduces New
- Hardware and Software, Macintosh PowerBook Duos, PowerBook 160 and 180,
- PowerBook 160 and 180 RAM Issue, Macintosh IIvi and IIvx, Macintosh Color
- Display, AppleCD 300, System 7.1, QuickTime 1.5, New List Prices.
-
- Name = TidBITS#148/19-Oct-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#148/19-Oct-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:10/31/92 Version: 148
- Description:
- TidBITS#148/19-Oct-92 - Industry stories on hard drive prices and the
- PowerBook 100 phenomenon anchor this issue, which starts off with some
- comments on our KeyFonts review, covers some new CD-ROMs of several major
- Internet archives, passes on the good news that AppleShare 3.0.1 will work
- with QuickMail Server 2.5.x, and finally takes a look at the Internet
- gateway to America Online and the brand new TidBITS library there.
-
- Name = TidBITS#150/02-Nov-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:126-150:TidBITS#150/02-Nov-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:11/06/92 Version: 150
- Description:
- TidBITS#150/02-Nov-92 - November brings news of MODE32's partial
- incompatibility with System 7.1, more concerns about Performa support, a
- look at two thoroughly fun books on After Dark, and news of several more
- useful Internet services for gatewayed users. Rounding out the issue is an
- excellent review of the heavily-tweaked FileMaker Pro 2.0 from FileMaker
- consultant Charles Wheeler.
-
- Name = TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:Tidbits:151-175:TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:12/23/92 Version: 152
- Description:
- TidBITS#152/16-Nov-92 - Great reviews this week, including Now Utilities
- 4.0.1 and Rich Wolfson's excellent book, The PowerBook Companion. Other
- articles include news of an updater for Word 5.1, WordPerfect buying
- BeagleWorks, a great way to roll your own Portable DeskWriter, and a tip
- that could avoid serious hair-pulling for tech support people. Read on, or
- forever be woefully uninformed!
-
- Name = TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92.cpt
- Size: 13K Date:12/23/92 Version: 153
- Description:
- TidBITS#153/23-Nov-92 - This week we have news about important updates to
- THINK C and FileMaker Pro 2.0, a note about a procedure that makes that new
- HP LaserJet 4M print correctly, a good buy on ClarisWorks and Quicken, and
- reviews of two snazzy programs, the shareware Frontier Runtime from
- UserLand Software and the freeware MacEuclid, an innovative hypertext
- program.
-
- Name = TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:12/23/92 Version: 154
- Description:
- TidBITS#154/30-Nov-92 - Psst! Wanna free gateway from FirstClass or
- Microsoft Mail to QuickMail? Read on for the details and the catch. We also
- have the promised full review of UserLand's Frontier scripting package, a
- look at some of Apple's multifarious directions, and two good support
- stories - one about APS and one from Global Village that promises online
- support.
-
- Name = TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:12/23/92 Version: 155
- Description:
- TidBITS#155/07-Dec-92 - Three reviews this week, one of an upgrade to the
- excellent Easy View browser for TidBITS and other text files, one of
- Aldus's powerful new IntelliDraw package, and one of Craig O'Donnell's
- bodacious book, Cool Mac Sounds. Short notes on Apple's massive order
- backlog, the missing Omega SANE, QuickTime 1.5, a potential problem with
- the Duos, and a conflict between XPress 3.0 and the HP DeskWriter 550C
- round out the issue. Look for game reviews next week!
-
- Name = TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:12/23/92 Version: 156
- Description:
- TidBITS#156/14-Dec-92 - We have two types of articles this week. First
- comes urgent items like Frederic Rinaldi's Trojan report, a short-lived
- offer for a free AppleLink CD, and an equally short-lived deal on Aldus
- Personal Press. Then we have a bunch of reviews covering fun programs such
- as Wordtris, Super Tetris, Maelstrom, Lemmings, Hellcats, Falcon, Star
- Trek: The Screen Saver, and the quirky, HyperCard-based Beyond Cyberpunk,
- an interactive hypertext.
-
- Name = TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 1/28/93 Version: 159
- Description:
- TidBITS#159/18-Jan-93 - We continue with coverage of Macworld Expo,
- focussing this time on the seamy underside of the show. That's right, booth
- bimbos! Madonna's "Sex" it's not, but we also look at the rapidly growing
- crop of adult CD-ROMs. In more mundane Macworld news, we have an article on
- Apple's new printers and scanner, a short review of Now Up-to-Date 2.0, and
- clarifications of earlier articles on the IIvx and A/UX, the Video Toaster,
- and the FirstClass BBS deals.
-
- Name = TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 2/05/93 Version: 160
- Description:
- TidBITS#160/25-Jan-93 - This week brings news of a new, object-oriented
- database from Mainstay; Connectix's better implementation of virtual
- memory; and responses to our booth bimbo and pornography articles. In honor
- of the issue number, we have a PowerBook 160 tip; Chris Johnson releases
- Gatekeeper 1.2.7; and Craig O'Donnell passes on some cacophonous notes on
- Macintosh sound. Internet users check out the searchable TidBITS archive
- available on the WAIS!
-
- Name = TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 3/26/93 Version: 165
- Description:
- TidBITS#165/22-Feb-93 - This week we look more closely at component level
- repair and whether or not it is reasonable to expect Apple to do it, report
- on a deal from Connectix that, in an unusual move, is only open to users of
- online services, and present much-awaited benchmarks on the just-released
- machines, again from Tom Thompson and BYTE Labs. Also, those of you on the
- Internet can check out parts of "The Internet Companion," available via
- anonymous FTP.
-
- Name = TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 3/26/93 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#166/01-Mar-93 - New Enablers, new SIMM standards, new viruses, new
- antiviral utilities - where will it all end? Not with Apple certainly, and
- we have two articles looking at the new Adjustable Keyboard and the furor
- surrounding it. We also have a full list of current System Enablers, an
- article on the PowerBook/DOS Companion package, and finally, some juicy
- Apple rumors about new machines, digital cameras, and new versions of the
- System software.
-
- Name = TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 3/26/93 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#167/08-Mar-93 - The 32-bit Enabler seems to have trouble enabling
- various systems - read on for details. Also, MBS Technologies offers free
- file synchronization programs to World Trade Center companies, Apple
- changes a PowerBook 165c configuration, Pythaeus relates problems with
- internal CD-ROM drives, Eric Anderson passes on Duo 210 observations (along
- with a note about free Duo keyboard replacements!), and finally, comments
- from our modem issue.
-
- Name = TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 3/26/93 Version:
- Description:
- TidBITS#168/15-Mar-93 - TidBITS goes international this week, with news of
- a free Italian extension that activates the delete forward key on extended
- keyboards, the announcement of "Caring For Your Wrists," a file we
- distributed to the world at large for free to help prevent repetitive
- stress injuries, a report on the latest update to Nisus that makes it even
- more language-savvy, and a great article from Tig Tillinghast looking at
- problems with overseas software prices.
-
- Name = TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBits:151-175:TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 4/09/93 Version: 169
- Description:
- TidBITS#169/22-Mar-93 - A look at the murky world of Apple repair anchors
- this issue, and supporting topics include a report about mouse button
- problems, a review of Peachpit Press's "Silicon Mirage," various and sundry
- SyQuest drive news, an announcement of upcoming events put on by an
- email-accessible computer bookstore, and a number of useful notes about new
- Apple servers, the LC III, and a Duo 230/PowerPoint 3.0 conflict.
-
- Name = TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 4/12/93 Version: 170
- Description:
- TidBITS#170/29-Mar-93 - New Macs? Yup, but the Apple Workgroup Servers may
- not knock your socks off. David Blatner's essential "Desktop Publisher's
- Survival Kit" from Peachpit Press stands a better chance. We also have two
- reports from user group land, including a new Internet SIG of the Boston
- Computer Society, and a sad story of online unpleasantness. Digital sex
- crops up again, and if you think that's exciting, check out the new Apple
- Internet Router upgrade. Whee!
-
- Name = TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#174/26-Apr-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 5/14/93 Version: 174
- Description:
- 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 end of the week. On the lighter side we have Ian
- Feldman's intriguing list of fiction set in computer or programming
- environments. Finally, a look into the future at the PowerBook 145B, the
- next cheap PowerBook, and what it means for Apple.
-
- Name = TidBITS#175/03-May-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#175/03-May-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 5/14/93 Version: 175
- Description:
- 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 review the excellent Toner Tuner, which saves
- toner on each printout, look at how to be more environmentally gentle in
- your computer use, and investigate a strange problem affecting Quadra 800
- users with 16 MB SIMMs.
-
- Name = TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:Tidbits:151-175:TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:11/14/92 Version: 151
- Description:
- TidBITS#151/09-Nov-92 - This issue overflows with a review of WriteNow 3.0,
- the syllabus for a free online course, "Navigating the Internet," and an
- alternative view of the Duo. We also crammed in some short announcements,
- including news of Disk First Aid 7.1, which fixes the disappearing files
- and folders bug, a letter about font clone piracy, and a warning for CPU
- users who have a just-released PowerBook. Tune in next week for all the
- great stuff that wouldn't fit!
-
- Name = TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 1/27/93 Version: 158
- Description:
- TidBITS#158/11-Jan-93 - Macworld Expo news here! We have our informal
- awards, focussing on products like Retrospect 2.0, StuffIt Deluxe, The
- Journeyman Project, and Envisio's SmartStack. We look more closely at
- Apple's Adjustable Keyboard and MAXA's Alert, which promises to fix all
- your problems automatically. Also check out a new Trojan report and a note
- from the author of Gatekeeper along with Mel Martinez's clever method of
- integrating Nisus and Expressionist with QuicKeys.
-
- Name = TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 2/16/93 Version: 161
- Description:
- TidBITS#161/01-Feb-93 - It's been an eventful week. The TidBITS Forum on
- CompuServe opened and Apple took HyperCard back from Claris and added it to
- the Developer Tools group. We have the scoop on why the Apple Color Printer
- is so lame, specs on new Macs due out in a few weeks, lower prices on older
- Macs, an article on executives shuffling all over the place, and news of an
- innovative marketing program for CE Software's QuicKeys.
-
- Name = TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 2/16/93 Version: 162
- Description:
- TidBITS#162/08-Feb-93 - We have the last of the news from Macworld Expo
- this week, with information on PageMaker 5.0. We also have an article about
- new products for Wallpaper from Thought I Could, useful System 7.1 enabler
- information, upgrade information for Canadians who want System 7.1, news of
- new low-end LaserWriters, yet another ATM hack, and finally, a long-awaited
- table of benchmarks from BYTE Labs and Tom Thompson.
-
- Name = TidBITS#163/Modems.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#163/Modems.cpt
- Size: 12K Date: 2/23/93 Version: 163
- Description:
- TidBITS#163/Modems - In this special issue, we present our general modem
- discussion (at least enough so you can judge among modems that have
- impressive sounding, but misleading, specs) and review two popular
- v.everything modems, the Practical Peripherals PM14400FXSA and the Supra's
- SupraFAXModem v.32bis. They're both inexpensive, capable, and reliable
- (although that's not to say that other modems may not be equally as good).
-
- Name = TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 2/23/93 Version: 164
- Description:
- TidBITS#164/15-Feb-93 - This issue ranges widely, from a warning about our
- recently published ATM hack to a look at a pending lawsuit against
- Microsoft for thoroughly unpleasant behavior. Also check out reviews of
- four Internet books, the free Macintosh Hardware System Update and a
- MODE32-like Enabler, an upgrade to AppleShare 3.0.1, CE's Test Drive
- program for user groups, humorous notes from Macworld SF, and an open
- letter concerning Apple's questionable policy on repair parts.
-
- Name = TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 4/21/93 Version: 172
- Description:
- TidBITS#172/12-Apr-93 - We present a PowerBook-heavy issue this week, with
- a look back at the real story behind the PowerBook 100 and a hopefully
- instructive investigation of a weird Duo troubleshooting problem. We also
- have an announcement of a new virus, a bit on Macintosh Easy Open (which
- eases opening foreign file types) in MacLinkPlus, and finally, a review of
- CMaster, Jersey Scientific's extension to Symantec's THINK C.
-
- Name = TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:151-175:TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 4/30/93 Version: 173
- Description:
- TidBITS#173/19-Apr-93 - This issue of TidBITS brings an encore to our
- popular issue #104, which focused on System 7. This time we have a bunch
- more System 7 frequently asked questions and answers, along with an
- editorial on the virtues of the now-obsolete Quadra 700, a report on a
- nasty and long-standing bug in the Hierarchical Filing System, neat tricks
- with internal CD-ROM drives, and a passel of MailBITS, including one
- especially for PowerBook 100 and Duo owners.
-
- Name = TidBITS#176/10-May-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#176/10-May-93.cpt
- Size: 13K Date: 5/22/93 Version: 176
- Description:
- 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 greatest
- version of Easy View, a look at a strange modem problem and its solution,
- and the scoop on how an FPU (floating point unit or math coprocessor)
- interacts with the LC III. Finally, information on how to get a free
- Microsoft Mail to SMTP gateway.
-
- Name = TidBITS#177/17-May-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#177/17-May-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 5/31/93 Version: 177
- Description:
- 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
- phone line next Monday will prevent us from publishing an issue. We also
- have bits on having a Performa repaired at an Apple dealer and Easy View
- 2.32's hiding spots. Finally, Mark Millard reviews Tex-Edit, a free text
- editor with some nice features.
-
- Name = TidBITS#178/31-May-93
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#178/31-May-93
- Size: 15K Date: 6/15/93 Version: 178
- Description:
- 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 review of ARA Commander, a client package for AppleTalk Remote Access
- which does a better job than Apple's software and has a feature even the
- author didn't know about.
-
- Name = TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93.etx.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#180/14-Jun-93.etx.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 6/17/93 Version: 6/14/93
- Description:
- 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 punishment for deterring computer crime, the correct
- pin-outs for the standard hardware handshaking cable, and look at a new
- Apple rebate program that will be popular with users but potentially a
- problem for some dealers.Topics - MailBITS/14-Jun-93, Waiting for Newton,
- Rebate Sparks Controversy, Inspiration 4.0: Outliners and Me
- Reviews/14-Jun-93
-
- Name = TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#181/21-Jun-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date: 7/01/93 Version: 6/21/93
- Description:
- 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 subject we've never understood up to
- now, sharing SCSI devices between Macs and PCs, and finally, a look at why
- those PowerBook 170 screens break when you swear you weren't playing Postal
- Worker Volleyball with it in the back room. Topics include -
- MailBITS/21-Jun-93, Sculley Steps Down, Xtras for System 7, SCSI Double
- Agents, PowerBook 170 Screams, er, Screens Reviews/21-Jun-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93.c
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#182/28-Jun-93.c
- Size: 15K Date: 7/07/93 Version: 182
- Description:
- 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
- shareware ZipIt compression program, information on speeding up file
- sharing startup, and how to learn more about the PowerPC on AppleLink.
-
- Name = TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#183/05-Jul-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date: 7/15/93 Version: 7/5/93
- Description:
- 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 in size and features. Other articles include more details on
- the upcoming PowerPCs, a solution to a thoroughly confusing PowerBook
- problem, and a look at Abbate's VideoToolkit, which provides some
- interesting capabilities with a Mac and video hardware. Topics -
- MailBITS/05-Jul-93, APS Sponsorship, PowerPC Clarification, Info-Mac CD-ROM
- II, Empowering Your Duo, VideoToolkit Explained, Reviews/05-Jul-93.
-
- Name = TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:176-200:TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:11/10/93 Version: 10/25/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#199/25-Oct-93 - So what does John Sculley's new company do? How do
- you stop those nasty NDN bounces from FirstClass bulletin boards? Where can
- you snag the new Apple Modem Tool 1.5? Find the answers to these questions
- in this issue, along with a look at Apple's new pricing scheme, a report on
- the famed free Color It deal, a review of the Handeze gloves that have
- significantly helped our RSI problems, and announcements of updates to
- MacTools and QUED/M.
-
- Name = TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93.cpt
- Size: 15K Date:11/22/93 Version: 11/8/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#201/08-Nov-93 - Ever wondered what those dire-sounding software
- license agreements mean? Check out Brady Johnson's article on just what you
- aren't agreeing to. In the more agreeable department, we look at two
- PowerBook books, including the essential PowerBook Companion, glance
- briefly at the latest in viruses, peek through a keyhole at the upcoming
- FoxPro for Macintosh, and reveal the shameful truth about the low-end model
- of the Quadra 610 (well, OK, it's not that bad).
-
- Name = TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93.cpt
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS:201-225:TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93.cpt
- Size: 14K Date:11/22/93 Version: 11/15/93
- Description:
- TidBITS#202/15-Nov-93 - Apple experiments with new varieties of the
- Macintosh this month, so we have a report on the Macintosh TV and the
- Quadra 610, DOS Compatible, which wins the worst name of the year award.
- Andrew Johnston reviews the powerful and popular BBEdit, Mark Anbinder
- explains some of the issues behind FirstClass bounces, and readers provide
- various useful comments, such as international availability of the Color It
- deal.
-
- Name = What Is TidBITS?
- Path = AMUG CD:Files:MUG News:TidBITS: What Is TidBITS?
- Size: 4K Date: 6/20/92 Version:
- Description:
- Contains information on What TidBITs is and its distribution channels for
- this news weekly for the Macintosh.
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