From: kbs@ccr-p6.ccr.jussieu.fr (K.B. Su)
Subject: IRIFU numero 3
Organization: Laboratoire d'Electrochimie - Paris 7, FRANCE.
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:59:45 GMT


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                      IRIFU - 15/11/1992 - numero 3
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  SOFTWARE
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  #MAC
  
  - Resorcerer is resources editor (like ResEdit) but more programing
  oriented with evolved options. It's edited in the US by
  Mathemaesthetics.
  
  - Word 5.1 has "almost" the same functionalities than WinWord 2.
  However, this version will be the last to be specifically developed for
  the Mac. Indeed, both Word 6 & WinWord 3 will have the same engine and
  should be available by...Christmas!
  
  - Visual Basic 2 is out, in both the standard & SDK versions. 35%
  faster, Tools bar menu, OLE, MDI (Multiple Document Interface)...
  
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  #PC
  
  - After the release of Win for Workgroups by Microsoft, Big Blue &
  Lotus will release network utilities for Pcs, OS/2 compatible of
  course!
  
  - The company Ventura Software is out! At least in France. Ventura will
  now be distributed by Frame. Tough times :(
  
  - DaVinci e-mail (for LANs) is now distributed in France. Ouf!
  
  - Works 3 for Dos should be out by now (Tools bar menu, new guides for
  doing mailings..., agenda with an alarm).
  
  - Pentium is the name of Intel futur processor aka P5 and should be
  released next year with 100 Mips of power!
  
  - LENS.ZIP is a share/w by Ned Konz that zooms in a window the
  environing area of the cursor from scale 1 to 20.
  
  - UC3F-1.ZIP is a share/w by David Gan that largely replaces Terminal
  for Windows.
  
  - MJWIN.ZIP is a share/w by Ron Balewsky and is a sort of Mah-Jong but
  replaces all the chinese characters by chivalrous ideograms!
  
  - IMSTRB11.ZIP is a share/w by Philippe Kaufman that enables you to
  edit/create icons and even capture one via its built-in camera!
  
  - TRASHM.ZIP is a share/w by Trigon Software that creates the famous
  Mac's Trash can!
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  HARDWARE
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  #MAC (who needs h/w when you got a Mac!)
  
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  #PC
  
  - IBM & Microsoft will release easy-to-install, easy-to-use network
  interface card in the near future.
  
  - In France, Toshiba will not be able to sell its "first" cheap colour
  computers (T1850C) before Nov 29th! Reason: no machines & no one
  expected before the date! 
  
  - A little bug on the IIsi will shut the speaker off sometimes! To cure
  it just tune the sound in the control panel. For the ones that really
  bother there's a sherware called IISi Sound.Fkey.
  
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  MISCELLANEOUS
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  - The US software companies MacWarehouse and MacZone are coming in
  France and all the Mail-order companies here are far from being happy
  of this new competition. It will imply lower prices, higher
  professionalism, better service. However, the mail-order market only
  represents 7% here, so...
  
  - The new catalog of National Instruments (measure instruments, s/w...)
  is now available free. 
  
  
  - Tandon is now promoting its Positive series and sells the 386SX-33 (4
  Mb Ram-100 Mb Disk) with Quattro Pro Win for $1,416.
  
  - You knew h/w, s/w, then freeware, groupware now you must know
  HelpWare! It's a new free 24h/day service for IBM customers. When you
  need assistance or else, just call it! At Tandon you have something
  similar called Private Access Club :)
  
  - About 100% European computer manufacturers..well, can I really talk
  about them. Bull, the state-own French company (that is loosing
  millions of $ each year), is selling 100% US stuffs: IBM's RS6000, old
  Honeywell computers, Zenith...well actually you can call it Big Blue's
  biggest public branch of the world! Nothing better in the UK: ICL is
  80% Fujitsu, Apricot is now Mitsubishi's, Inmos..well is french (!) and
  Amstrad is just assembling asian components. Philips decided to stop
  building pcs (a few years ago), Olivetti is in great pain, Victor
  (former Swedish company) is now called Tandy-Grid company! What about
  taxing US computers...anybody working in the GATT??!
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  Comments:
              internet: jb@paris7.jussieu.fr
              bitnet  : jb@frp7un51
              X400    : soon, very soon!!!
  
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