werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) (02/11/86)
[ pointers to items of interest in INFOWORLD, Vol.8#4, Jan 27, 86 ]
FROM THE NEWS DESK
p3 - ColorMac not a Priority, says Apple.
[ Data Communications is. nobody but John Dvorak should be surprised - (-:]
NEWS
p5- INTEL's 80386 microprocessors will ship earlier than expected
[ IBM, Compaq, Wang, Convergent Technologies will use the chip in ]
[ competing machines ]
p6- CMU has installed 25 IBM-RT PCs in a campuswide network
[ here comes the competition to look out for (eventually) ]
p10- Apple Computer and Steven Jobs have reached an out-of-court settlement.
[ no money changed hand; in my opinion, Steve won. Wished DRI would
have fought harder .... (and won, of course) ]
p14- Desktop Publishing was highlighted at the Macworld Expo.
[ new releases from, nearly, every company in this field ]
p14- Microsoft released Version 1.1 of its MULTIPLAN spreadsheet
[ upgrade cost is $25 ]
p15- Apple has hired an "evangelist" to coordinate its user groups
[ to whom someone should suggest that "lsr@apple.CSNET" should get a
medal for "pioneering work" in supporting this informal users' group;
it would also be nice, if SHE ("Ellen Petry Leanse") would actively
participate and support and encourage this net-community. ]
p15- Borland has Reflex-Type AI Product; announces other new products.
[ no details on REFLEX. Sidekick-Plus for PC; Turbo-Pascal for the Mac;
Turbo-Modula-2 for CP/M. SIDEKICK-PHONELINK bundle for the Mac. ]
p16- Pacific Bell announced the specs for its Project Victoria
[ turns an existing analog phone line into a multiplexed digital trans-
mission pathway. that means over a single phoneline, you can use either
2 voice/analog data channels, 1 medium-speed digital data channel, or
4 low-speed digital data channels. pilot is installed in Danville, CA.
SPECIAL REPORT
p29- As nonimpact technologies develop, several impact printer makers discuss
their plans to expand into the page printer market.
[ ... to compete with LASERWRITERs, among others. watch the prices drop! ]
PRODUCTS
p56- Appletalk gets Network Links from KINETICS
[ Fastpath/Standalone, a $2,500 box, links to an Ethernet ]
INSIDE TRACK by John Dvorak
p62- Apple's new products are a YAWN, but MAC is faster.