[WinMac] Re: MacWorld Expo Report - Something for everyone!

by way of(leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 22:49:37 -0400

From: Leonard Rosenthol <leonardr@lazerware.com>

A couple of comments/corrections on Dan's report!

At 5:58 PM -0400 7/23/99, Daniel L. Schwartz wrote:
> 3) Windows 2000 Server series: Confirmed that RC1 is indeed shipping.
>Win2K Server supports AFP over IP (Apple Filing Protocol over IP), for
>faster transfers. According to Leonard Rosenthal, W2K's Services For Mac
>(SFM) is supposed to emulate ASIP 5.x (AppleShare Server IP). This will
>also require Chooser Extension version 3.7 or higher on the Mac client to
>implement. No longer does the AppleTalk stack install together with SFM: It
>is a separate installation item.

        It wasn't me! It was a women sitting in the front row of our
Conference session, who had actually tried it. I haven't set up
Win2K myself yet.

> 2) Photoshop 5.5 is not a "must-have" upgrade unless you make a living
>with it.

        Or you are doing Web graphics! ImageReady 2.0 (now bundled
with PS) is a MAJOR update in terms of power and features for
creating top-notch web graphics. If you do web stuff, and already
own/use either PS or ImageReady - UPGRADE!

> 4) Acrobat Reader: I pleaded with one of the developers (from their San
>Diego facility) to produce a native AlphaNT version; but I received the
>boilerplate reply that there is not enough demand, yada yada yada...

        Where'd you find Marshall? But yes, he's going to give you
the same story that I have, for the same reasons...Sorry, Dan!

> DIAMONDSOFT: FONT RESERVE 2.0

        It's a good company run by good folks and they are worth supporting!

> EMULATORS, INC.:
>
> This is one product that blew me away: It's a MacOS 8
>emulator that runs
>on 95/98 and NT/x86. **This is the reverse of Connectix' VirtualPC.**

        It's certainly interesting, though I am not entirely sure of
who they think their market is. I would GUESS that they are selling
to folks with PC's who need to run some software that only exists on
Macs and then ONLY 68K Macs - a VERY small set of products (for me,
the only one that I use is BBEdit)

> CANTO:
>
> Their Cumulus image asset management system, currently at version 5,

        On the other hand, the changes/improvements in v5 look pretty
nice and may be enough to make me switch from Extensis Portfolio (aka
Aldus Fetch) for all my digital photos. I'm impressed that they've
added scripting/automation to their Wintel version!

> COBALT:
>
> ISP's, take note: Their new RaQ line is ideally suited for you with
>limited space with their 1U rack height. They got high marks just this
>Wednesday from Ziff-Davis.

        And they look REALLY cool sitting on a desk ;).

        Quick synopsis - it's a neat looking blue cube (maybe a foot
square) that contains a full featured MIPS-based Linux box that comes
preconfigured with Apache, FTP, mail, etc. All config is via a
browser.

> MacOS STUFF:
>
> System 8.7 (Sonata) was renamed by Steve to "MacOS 9" That means we're
>going to have to pay $99 for this set of bug fixes.

        Sonata/MacOS 9 is MUCH more than bug fixes - in fact, it
probably as much new technology (if not more) than anything since
8.0! I'll leave it to the relevant rumors sites for details so I
don't blow my NDA, but suffice it to say that it has a LOT of good
stuff in it!

Leonard

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