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November 19, 1999, No. 182

Please note that ADC News will not be published next week due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Worldwide Developer Tech Support (DTS) (U.S. email and phone support) will also be closed Thursday, November 25, through Friday November 26, reopening on Monday, November 29.

[1] MACWORLD Expo SF Developer Opportunities
This year at MACWORLD Expo SF (January 4-8), Apple is sponsoring a Consumer Showcase, a Small Business Pavilion, the Education District, a Sci-Tech Pavilion, a Digital Media Studio, and a Music and Audio area. For information on booth space contact:

Laura McDermott (company names A-L) at 1-781-440-2739 or lmcdermott@idgexpos.com

Susan Brown (company names M-Z) at 1-781-440-2733 or sbrown@idgexpos.com

Don't miss out on Apple's exhibitor hardware discount program, which ends on December 15, 1999. To learn about other promotional and PR opportunities available to ADC members, visit the ADC Expo web site.

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[2] Apple to Develop Technology Standards for Education
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has announced the formal participation of Apple in the development of an open-standard wire protocol for the "Schools Interoperability Framework" (SIF). The SIF is a new technical blueprint for the seamless integration of multivendor software applications in K-12 schools and districts. Under the management of the SIIA, the SIF will release a working guideline for application interoperability that will be finalized after sufficient public review.

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[3] Hardware Developer Documentation
This site provides access to all of Apple's current developer documentation in HTML and PDF formats, with easy access to relevant Technical Notes and Technical Q&As.

NEW
Q&A HW76 - What is an Open Firmware phandle, and Why Don't I Access it From the Mac OS?
Q&A HW77 - When to Use PCMCIA, PC Card, and CardBus
Q&A HW78 - PCI Header Types
Q&A HW79 - What is a CardBus Host Bus Adapter HBA?
Q&A HW80 - Is the Open Firmware Device Tree Object-Oriented?

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[4] Upgrade Program For AppleShare IP 6.3
Apple has posted an AppleShare IP 6.3 updater for customers who wish to upgrade their ASIP 6.2 applications. Customers who purchase AppleShare IP 6.2 (part numbers M7433LL/A, M7431LL/A, or M7434LL/A) or a Macintosh Server G3 with AppleShare IP 6.2 (M7558LL/A or M7559LL/A) between September 15 and December 31, 1999, are eligible to receive a retail upgrade to AppleShare IP 6.3 for US$ 19.95 (CND$ 29.95).

[5] Call for Software Demos for the WebSTAR Server Suite CD
A new version of the WebSTAR Server Suite 4 CD is scheduled to be mastered for the upcoming 4.1 release. If you'd like to include your software demo on the WebSTAR Server Suite 4.1 CD, send an archive file or download information to webstarcd@starnine.com.

[6] A Portfolio of WebObjects-Based Sites
Here's a list of innovative web sites that take advantage of Apple's WebObjects technology:

The BBC News Online web site was just honored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

HACH AG, an advertising gift shop with over 8000 items, was developed by Pixelpark, Germany's largest multimedia agency.

The Science & Engineering Research Network is a new portal site for science, engineering, health science, and computer information.

DeutschlandMed is a new medical products web site created by ebox.

[7] System Administration Tool News: DeskTape Pro 5.0, IPNetMonitor 2.4c2, Mizer 1.8 Updater, Novell Netware Client 5.1.3 Updater

DeskTape Pro 5.0 from Optima Technology allows you to use the Macintosh Finder or Speed Doubler to rapidly copy files directly to a mounted tape volume. This version has been re-engineered for Mac OS 9. It supports files greater than 2 GB, long Unicode file names, and performs fully asynchronous reading and writing. Also new in version 5.0, is support or DDS-4, AIT-2, and FireWire drives from Indigita.

IPNetMonitor 2.4c2 from Sustainable Softworks provides a set of 12 integrated Internet tools that allow you to monitor Internet connections. The tools are designed to help users quickly identify problems and gather data that can be used to solve them. This version adds support for decimal input.

Mizer 1.8 Updater from Antimony Software is a utility that scans your HTML code and cleans it up, making your HTML documents smaller in size and allowing them to load faster over the Web. This version displays all supported file types for optimization in the Get Info window, along with a preview of compression results.

Prosoft Engineering has posted a Mac OS 9 compatibility updater for Novell Netware Client 5.1.3.

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[8] New Releases: USB Card Support 1.3.5, OpenGL 1.1.2

USB Adapter Card Support 1.3.5 is a set of software extensions that provide support for USB adapter cards installed in the PCI bus or CardBus slots in Macintosh computers. (This software doesn't need to be installed on Macintosh computers with built-in USB ports.)

OpenGL 1.1.2 enables your computer to display three-dimensional graphics when using applications designed to take advantage of OpenGL. This release features internal texture format support, better AGP texture management, added support for Velocity Engine, and performance optimizations.

[12] Mac OS Developer Documentation
This site provides access to all of Apple's current developer documentation in HTML and PDF formats, with easy access to relevant Technical Notes and Technical Q&As.

NEW
Unicode Utilities Preliminary Documentation
Locales Preliminary Documentation
Core Foundation Overview
Core Foundation Base Services
Core Foundation Bundle Services
Core Foundation Collection Services
Core Foundation Property List Services
Core Foundation String Services
Carbon Overview
Carbon Printing Manager
Carbon Menu Manager Preliminary API Documentation
Carbon Window Manager Preliminary API Documentation

[13] Mac OS Tech Info Listings
Apple's Technical Information Library (TIL) is a central listing of product information, technical specifications, and troubleshooting tips for Apple products.

MAC OS
Mac OS 9: Microsoft Office 4.2.1 Compatibility Issues (#31133)

CPUs
PowerBook: Keyboard Does Not Recognize Multiple Keys Held Down (#58517)
PowerBook G3 Series: Troubleshooting Battery Not Charging While in Use (#58497)

COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORKING
Apple Network Assistant 4: Important Information (#31131)
AppleShare Client 3.8.6: Read Me (#58523)

PERIPHERALS
AirPort: Base Station Extras Folder Contents (#58510)
AirPort Base Station: Factory Default Settings and How to Reset (#58509)
AirPort: What is Network Address Translation? (#58514)
AirPort Utility: Verifying Base Station is Set for PPP (#58520)
AirPort Utility 1.0: Tips for Use (#58518)
USB Adapter Card Support: Read Me (#31132)

[11] Mac OS Tool News: CPLAT 2.0, CPLAT RADTools/Resource Editor 2.0

CPLAT 2.0 from Ksoft is a low-cost (US$ 50), easy-to-use, C++ framework for developing cross-platform applications. It ships with RAD (Rapid Application Development) for CPLAT, so you can enjoy the power of RAD application development, while taking advantage of the benefits of the C++ language

Ksoft is also shipping CPLAT RADTools/Resource Editor 2.0, a tool that allows for the visual layout of your program and resources. The CPLAT RADTools/Resource editor, like the CPLAT framework, includes full source code and projects.

[12] Useful Utilities: Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5, ConceptDraw 1.1, IomegaWare Tools 2.1, Reaction Bundle, StuffIt 5.5, StuffIt 5.x Updaters

Adobe Systems has just posted Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0.5 to its web site. This free tool is the essential interpreter of PDF files, which are used by companies to distribute documentation and other pieces of information about their products.

ConceptDraw 1.1 from Computer Systems Odessa is a powerful, easy-to-use tool for creating software flowcharts, organization charts, timelines, marketing diagrams, and more. 67 task-related, upgradable object libraries provide you with more than 1,600 objects which you may need for creating flowcharts, office layouts, electronic schemes, or other diagrams. It's cross-platform, it allows for embedded hyperlinks, and it includes a built-in spreadsheet with calculation capabilities.

IomegaWare Tools 2.1 from Iomega provides you with Iomega driver software, utilities for copying and finding data, password protection, guest access for portability, a control strip module, and file matching. The software is also designed to be compatible with much older Macintosh computers.

The Reaction Bundle includes three "Best of Class" Mac OS utilities -- Default Folder, AliasMenu and BeHierarchic -- at a special, limited-time price of US$ 39.95. Default Folder enhances file dialogs for fast navigation between folders. AliasMenu adds customized menus to the menu bar. BeHierarchic displays hierarchical submenus for each folder, folder alias, and server alias found on your Apple menu.

Aladdin Systems has just released the StuffIt 5.5 product line and a free Mac OS 9 compatible update for registered StuffIt Deluxe 5.0 or 5.1 customers. The 5.5 version of the StuffIt file compression application has been optimized to provide faster compression and expansion by 20 percent over the previous version. It can create Windows self-extracting files (.exe) on your Macintosh computer, and more.

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[13] New Releases: AppleShare Client 3.8.6

AppleShare Client 3.8.6 fixes a crash with the DHX Authentication when attempting to connect to a Mac OS X server for the second time, due to an incorrect password or user name.

[14] Mac OS X Server Tech Info Listings
This section lists new Mac OS X Server Technical Information Library listings posted to the Apple web site this week.

Mac OS X Server: Do Not Mount Volumes in /tmp (#25052)

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[15] Oracle Adds Comprehensive QuickTime Support to Oracle8i
Oracle announced added support and integration for QuickTime and other Apple media technologies in Oracle8i, which also includes support for Apple APIs, QuickTime Streaming Server, and Sherlock 2. The QuickTime Streaming Server is the only open-source, standards-based Internet streaming solution that does not charge a per-stream tax.

[16] Multimedia Tool News: Amapi 3D 5.0, Media Cleaner Power Suite

Amapi 3D 5.0 from Template Graphics Software (TGS) is a powerful, versatile 3D modeler that simplifies the creation and editing of complex geometric shapes through a large selection of advanced tools. Through its customizable interface and robust import/export modules, it meets the demands of both professional and beginning designers. This release adds decimation and dynamic geometry capabilities, as well as smoothing, filleting, and deformation tools.

Media Cleaner Power Suite from Terran Interactive helps you produce high quality streaming media files of any size. It includes accelerated versions of the Media Cleaner Pro and Sorenson Video codec, Ultra BlueICE, and the Professional Edition of the QDesign Music Codec. The product also includes Terran's "How to Produce High-Quality QuickTime" instructional guide.

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