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Subject: TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93
Date: 5 Jan 93 15:02:50 GMT
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TidBITS#157/04-Jan-93
=====================
 
 Our New Year's resolution is to clean out our article database, so
   this week brings you lots of little bits, including news of
   LaserWriter upgrades, a Lotus upgrade deal, an ATM patch, IIvx
   and A/UX incompatibilities, assorted bugs, random rumors, and a
   few fun notes. There's something for everyone in here, so dive
   in and enjoy. Next week, Macworld SF! NOTE: If you get this as a
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Topics:
    MailBITS/04-Jan-93
    DAT Note
    ATM Patch
    LaserWriter IIf/IIg ROM Upgrade
    ShadowWriter networks 'em all
    A/UX Follies
    Compatibility Checker 2.0
    PhoneNet Talk Upgrade
    Newton Notes
    Lotus Upgrade
    Apple & AOL
    AutoDoubler 2.0
    FirstClass Deal
    Copying Utilities
    Likewise
    Nisus XS Rumors
    WriteNow Bugs
    Apple Multimedia Program
    Cancellations
    User Group 7.1 Pricing
    Reviews/04-Jan-93
 
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MailBITS/04-Jan-93
------------------
  Happy New Year everyone! Our first New Year's resolution is to
  clean out the nooks and crannies in our article database,
  summarizing topics we planned to cover but never found the room.
  This isn't to imply that this information isn't interesting,
  merely that we couldn't fit it in among all the rest of the good
  stuff we've included. Our apologies if these articles do not meet
  our usual standards for completeness - at this point we decided it
  was more important to publish them than to flesh them out.
 
  Our second New Year's resolution is to be more ruthless in
  selecting articles. The pressures facing us are twofold. We have
  more information than ever before (and we must always be careful
  of our wrists), but we do not want to increase either the size or
  the frequency of our issues. Since we have a formula that works
  well, we're going to stick by our electronic guns. As always, we
  welcome comments.
 
 
Easy View response time
  Akif Eyler recently mentioned that email to his address in Turkey
  can take up to ten days to deliver, so if you have questions or
  comments about Easy View, don't worry if he doesn't reply
  immediately.
 
  Information from:
    Akif Eyler -- eyler@trbilun.bitnet
 
 
DAT Note
--------
  When asked by a CompuServe user about a DAT drive advertised for a
  unexpectedly low price, Larry Zulch of Dantz Development wrote:
 
  The picture in the 09-Nov-92 issue of MacWEEK of the NuDesign DAT
  reveals that it is a WangTek DAT drive mechanism (with an optical
  drive on top of it).
 
  Ben Wang (no relation to the Wang Laboratories that made word
  processors) started WangTek, which Rexon bought. He left
  WangTek/Rexon and founded WangDAT, which was recently purchased by
  Rexon. It is unclear to me whether WangTek will remain in the DAT
  business, since WangDAT has more DAT focus (WangTek has a lot of
  1/4 inch tape technology) and it doesn't make sense for Rexon to
  have two independent DAT drive manufacturers in such a competitive
  area.
 
  [The moral of the story seems, then, that nothing is wrong with
  the WangTek unit, but it's more likely that WangTek units will be
  orphaned sooner than WangDAT units. I have no sense if that's a
  problem, given that it uses Retrospect for software and I suspect
  that the hardware, if it works well initially, will continue to
  work fine with proper care. Incidentally, according to a study
  done by market research firm Peripheral Strategies, Retrospect has
  a large share of the Macintosh backup market, and that gives it
  36% of the entire networked microcomputer backup market, PC-clones
  included. Morris Taradalsky, Vice President and General Manager of
  Apple's Enterprise Systems Division, attributed this to the fact
  that Macs are a heck of a lot easier to network, so a greater
  percentage of Macs than PCs are networked. -Adam]
 
  Information from:
    Larry Zulch, Dantz President -- 72477.1322@compuserve.com
 
 
ATM Patch
---------
  Not surprisingly, ATM 2.0.2 (and probably 2.0.3, which I've had
  for some time) doesn't recognize the new Fonts folder in System
  7.1. Fortunately, Adobe has a $7.50 upgrade to a version that
  supports the Fonts folder; however, if you don't want to wait,
  here's a way to fix the problem yourself. Jim Burmeister posted
  this note, originally from Matt Slot, on how to patch ATM 2.0.2
  with ResEdit to see the Fonts folder. Of course, the standard
  warnings about ResEdit corrupting your moral fiber apply.
 
 
ResEdit instructions
  Open up the "ATM 68020/030" file. Open the DCOD resources, then
  open DCOD ID -15005 (the second one). Do an ASCII search for the
  string "extn" and replace the one instance with "font". That's it!
 
  This tells ATM to look in the Fonts folder instead of the
  Extensions folder, so you can't leave your fonts in the
  Extensions folder, or ATM won't find them. Also, be aware that
  this hacked version of ATM won't work under System 7.0 anymore.
 
  I didn't look in the "ATM 68000" file, but I suspect a similar
  change could be made for those of you using 68000-based Macs.
 
  Information from:
    Jim Burmeister -- jimb@rcx1.ssd.csd.harris.com
    Matt Slot -- fprefect@engin.umich.edu
 
 
LaserWriter IIf/IIg ROM Upgrade
-------------------------------
  If you have problems with your LaserWriter IIf or IIg, you may be
  eligible for a free ROM upgrade. The upgrade fixes a bunch of
  problems, including:
 
* Inability to place the LaserWriter IIg in different zones or to
  rename it on an EtherTalk network.
 
* Inability to return proper font outlines to a limited number of
  font manipulation packages using the PostScript "pathforall"
  operator.
 
* Incompatibility with spoolers, resulting in incomplete print
  jobs, printing errors, and the inability to capture the printer on
  the spooler.
 
* Serial port errors because the printer echoes an extra, end-of-
  file indicator (Control-D). In this case, the printer shows the
  printer status as busy when actually it is idle.
 
* Difficulty connecting some third-party hard drives to the
  LaserWriter IIf/IIg. When using the LaserWriter Utility, the user
  cannot "see" the hard drive attached to the LaserWriter.
 
  Other enhancements we've heard of include improvement of page
  centering, inclusion of ITC Zapf Dingbats, the name being saved
  correctly on when the power is cycled, and better downloading of
  TrueType fonts by the LaserWriter driver.
 
  The upgrade comes from your Apple dealer (part number 076-0452),
  and you can get it (for free) if you have one of the above
  problems.
 
  Information from:
    Mark H. Anbinder, Contributing Editor -- mha@baka.ithaca.ny.us
    Doug -- brune@luther.che.wisc.edu
 
 
ShadowWriter networks 'em all
-----------------------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, Contributing Editor -- mha@baka.ithaca.ny.us
 
  Gizmo Technologies has upgraded their ShadowWriter software, which
  allows people to share "personal" direct-connect printers among
  computers on a network. Whereas ShadowWriter 1.1 supported only
  four Apple printers, the new version 2.0 supports all Apple
  personal printers and literally hundreds of third-party printers
  of all shapes and sizes. The AppleTalk-compatible software works
  well on Apple's LocalTalk network, PhoneNet and similar networks,
  and on EtherTalk ethernet networks. It should also work on other
  forms of AppleTalk networks, such as TokenTalk token ring
  networks, but most token ring users don't share inexpensive
  printers.
 
  Attending Cornell University's back-to-school computer fair this
  fall to recruit for our local Mac user group reminded me that
  sharing printers can be a great way for students on a budget (or
  anyone for whom money is tight) to save some money, or possibly to
  afford a better printer through pooling funds. The ShadowWriter
  package, which retails for $109, is a good way to share an
  inexpensive personal printers, rather than having to purchase a
  more-expensive printer with built-in networking.
 
  Although ShadowWriter (which runs on the computer that is
  physically connected to the printer) does have an effect on the
  performance of the host computer, it's not dramatic. This is
  primarily because, as with most of these low-end printers, the
  computer spends most of its time waiting anyway.
 
  ShadowWriter 2.0 supports the following printers, and Gizmo
  Technology invites interested users to contact them for a full
  list of other supported printers.
 
   * ImageWriter I, II, LQ       * HP DeskWriters, PaintWriters
   * StyleWriter                 * Label Printers
   * Personal LaserWriter LS     * Plotters
   * Personal LaserWriter SC     * IBM-PC compatible printers
   * LaserWriter IISC            * and more
 
    Gizmo Technologies
    P.O. Box 14177
    Fremont, CA  94539
    510/623-7899
    510/623-7922 (fax)
    GIZMOTECH@applelink.apple.com
 
 
A/UX Follies
------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, Contributing Editor -- mha@baka.ithaca.ny.us
     Technical Support Coordinator, BAKA Computers Inc.
 
  Excited by the chance to have a Unix box with a CD-ROM drive built
  in? Well, hold your horses... the Macintosh IIvx isn't the answer.
  Even though Apple's Oct-92 Macintosh Compatibility Chart indicates
  that A/UX 3.0 (Apple's current version of its Unix operating
  system) will run on the IIvx, subsequent word is that this was
  incorrect.
 
  The reason the IIvx will not support A/UX 3.0 is not clear;
  perhaps A/UX 3.0 is not yet System 7.1 compatible, and a 7.1-
  compatible version was delayed. (If we are simply awaiting a
  7.1-compatible A/UX, it would explain why Apple anticipated A/UX
  running on the IIvx.)
 
  Apple has been quick to point out that A/UX 3.0 is indeed
  compatible with the rest of the members of the Macintosh II family
  (the original Macintosh II requires the addition of a Motorola
  68851 PMMU memory management chip), as well as the entire Quadra
  line and the venerable SE/30. Certainly the faster the machine,
  and the more real memory you have, the happier you'll be with
  A/UX's performance.
 
  A/UX is available as a separate add-on product for any Macintosh
  you already happen to have, and it's also available as a bundle
  with the IIsi, IIci, and Quadra 700, 900, and 950. If you still
  have your heart set on a Unix machine with an internal CD-ROM
  drive, the Quadra 900 or 950 may be a good choice; Apple's CD 300i
  internal CD-ROM drive should soon be available with a Quadra
  faceplate for insertion into the Quadra's spacious drive bay, and
  a variety of third-party vendors offer Quadra-ready internal
  storage products as well.
 
 
Compatibility Checker 2.0
-------------------------
  by Dave Martin -- dave@gergo.tamu.edu
 
  I tried out the new Compatibility Checker 2.0 (now on
  ftp.apple.com). and it looks nice. Good interface, and it is now a
  self-standing application, rather than a HyperCard stack. I did
  notice in the "Move these items from the System Folder" portion
  that the color small icons used in the list were garbled (but not
  those for which there was only a black and white icon).
 
  A few interesting and rather amusing things came up in the
  resulting compatibility check:
 
    Adobe Type Manager   Version 2.0.3 from: Adobe Systems, Inc.
                         Compatible
 
  Is it? Does ATM 2.0.3 know to use the new Fonts folder? Somehow I
  doubt it.
 
    AppleScan   Version 1.0.2 from: Apple Computer, Inc.
                This software is obsolete when used with System 7.1.
                You can safely throw this software in the trash.
 
  What? Is AppleScan built into System 7.1? I doubt that. This is
  like saying that when you buy a new desk you can toss the tape
  dispenser, because it isn't new like the desk.
 
    AutoExtractor File        Version 1.30 from: Cyclos
                              Incompatible: need to upgrade
 
  The file in question was a Compact Pro self-extracting archive -
  how do I upgrade a .sea archive downloaded from sumex?
 
    MacTCP/MacTCP Token Ring  Version 1.1.1 from: Apple Computer.
                              Compatible except for the following
                              limitations: This software works with
                              System 7.1 but the vendor recommends
                              that it be upgraded.
 
  But, but -- this is the latest version! Do we now need 1.1.1.1?
 
    MODE32   Version 1.2 from: Compatibility information
                               currently unavailable
             This software may cause problems after you install
             System 7.1. You should move it out of the System
             Folder before you install System 7.1.
             Compatibility information currently unavailable
 
  This is what everyone has been discussing. Doesn't look good when
  Apple doesn't know who they got MODE32 from, at the very least.
 
    Optix    Version 2.0.1 from: Blueridge Technologies, Inc.
             Incompatible: need to upgrade
             The latest version of this software is version 3.0;
             it is available from Blueridge Technologies, Inc.
             (Named "PixelPaint Pro" on the disk "Big Mac")
 
  I guess SuperMac finally found a buyer. Anyone else hear anything
  about this? Is Optix 3.0 a shipping product? Did I miss an upgrade
  notice? I'll try to get the time to call Blueridge about this one
  later.
 
    PrintDEX II   Version 4.1 from: Casady & Greene, Inc.
                  Compatible
                  (Named "Font/DA Mover" on the disk "Other")
 
  No, I don't have PrintDEX, nor do I give things the wrong names.
  Is this a mix up, or does PrintDEX actually use the creator type
  'DMOV', which is that used by Font/DA Mover? Naughty, naughty C&G,
  if such is the case.
 
    Scanner Driver   Version 1.0.1 from: Apple Computer, Inc.
                     This software may cause problems after you
                     install System 7.1.  You should move it out
                     of the System Folder before you install
                     System 7.1.
                     Incompatible: need to upgrade
 
  I guess this only makes sense, if the AppleScan software is
  obsolete. But why should I need to upgrade if AppleScan is dead?
  They are probably trying to force everyone to switch to Ofoto by
  making everything else not work. :-)
 
  [Just a note for Word users: the Compatibility Checker incorrectly
  flags several Word 5.x-related items as incompatible. Just leave
  those items alone, since they won't cause incompatibility
  problems. -Tonya]
 
 
PhoneNet Talk Upgrade
---------------------
  Farallon announced on 07-Dec-92 the availability of version 3.0 of
  their PhoneNet Talk software. Upgrades are available free to
  orders purchased after 15-Oct-92.
 
    Farallon -- 800/678-5075
 
 
Newton Notes
------------
  After a flashy Comdex announcement last year (and by the way, the
  prototype shown there and in the press was purely a prototype and
  not a production design at all), little more has been heard about
  Apple's Newton project. Current rumors point to a smaller "Newt"
  and a larger 6" x 8" "Newton Sr." that will include more
  collaborative capabilities. Apple seems to be backing off a bit on
  the general purpose uses of the Newton, perhaps because
  handwriting recognition is so deucedly hard to do well. Another
  factor may be Eo's PDA-like device based on the RISC-based Hobbit
  chip from AT&T. The Eo device is aimed much more at personal
  communications rather than digital assisting, whatever that may
  be. More information may come out at Macworld SF next week.
 
 
Lotus Upgrade
-------------
  Who says Prodigy is completely useless (and they claim that they
  will soon offer a true Macintosh interface and an Internet email
  gateway)? Joseph Gannon writes on Prodigy, "After posting a note
  on a local BBS to a Lotus software engineer stating I was going to
  sell my copy and go to Excel (giving the reasons why, of course -
  $119 for a maintenance upgrade) he forwarded my and another soon-
  to-be ex-Lotus user's comments to Lotus' marketing department.
  Well, it seems they listen. Here's an excerpt of Patrick Tyne's
  (of Lotus marketing) response: "We certainly can sympathize with
  any confusion resulting from the above situation. In light of the
  recent frustrations we have observed, we believe it will best
  serve our customers for us to immediately make available a
  'special upgrade offer' to all registered users of 1-2-3 for
  Macintosh R1.0. Effective immediately through 31-Mar-93 , if you
  are a registered user of 1-2-3 for Macintosh R1.0 you are eligible
  for the 'Lotus Technology Guarantee Upgrade', and can upgrade to
  R1.1 for $49.00 (regardless of when you purchased your copy of
  R1.0). This offer is only available directly from Lotus by calling
  800/872-3387."
 
    Lotus -- 800/872-3387
 
  Information from:
    Joseph Gannon -- VHRT51A @ Prodigy
 
 
Apple & AOL
-----------
  Apple and America Online (AOL) recently announced an agreement in
  which Apple will use AOL technologies in future online services
  managed and marketed by Apple. America Online also granted Apple a
  non-exclusive license to use America Online to provide "Apple-
  branded" (git 'em up, little doggies!) online services in exchange
  for a usage royalty.
 
  This is interesting in that in some form, America Online's
  technologies originated with Apple, which planned to use it for an
  "AppleLink Lite" or some such monstrously-named service. Apple has
  subsequently flirted with SoftArc's excellent FirstClass BBS
  software as well, but I wonder if this means that Apple has
  decided to go back to the AOL platform. Perhaps Apple is tiring
  slightly with AppleLink or enough people have complained about the
  high costs? Who knows? I just wish AOL would significantly revamp
  their messaging interface, add off-line capabilities past the
  basic email and downloads, and increase the limitation on incoming
  email from the Internet gateway past the thoroughly absurd 25K.
 
 
AutoDoubler 2.0
---------------
  Frankly, there isn't a lot to say about AutoDoubler 2.0 except for
  the fact that it's easier to configure, noticeably faster on my
  SE/30, and includes the extremely cool CopyDoubler extension for
  speeding up Finder copies. One interesting note about problems
  with excluding files did pop up.
 
  Dave Heller, coauthor of AutoDoubler writes, "AutoDoubler 2.0
  keeps all of its exclusions and specific settings for each
  individual volume in an invisible file at the root of the volume.
  The name of this file is ~AutoDoublerSettings(2.0). It's possible
  one of these files is corrupt. We keep this separate file so the
  settings for a disk "travel" with the disk, not the current
  preferences file in the System Folder. Because this file is
  invisible, we added a way to reset (delete) this file from within
  the AutoDoubler control panel. I don't believe the procedure made
  it into the manual (in all honesty I forgot it was there :-)).
  Deleting this file will delete all exclusions and settings for the
  affected disk but it sounds like you may need it. To do so, select
  each disk listed in the AutoDoubler control panel in turn and
  click the "Settings..." button while holding down the option and
  command keys. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to
  revert the disk's settings to the factory default. Click OK. After
  doing this to all disks, close the AutoDoubler control panel and
  reboot. Try adding your exclusions again."
 
    Fifth Generation -- 800/225-2775 -- 76004.2301@compuserve.com
 
 
FirstClass Deal
---------------
  If you run a BBS using any commercial software other than
  FirstClass, SoftArc has an upgrade program that allows you to
  trade in your master disks and get the FirstClass software at a
  $100 discount or get a larger system (more licensed users) for the
  price of a smaller system. That doesn't make a lot of sense, but
  neither did the original message, so contact SoftArc for more
  information.
 
    SoftArc -- 416/299-4723
 
  Information from:
    Maury Markowitz, SoftArc Inc. -- 70511.2065@compuserve.com
 
 
Copying Utilities
-----------------
  People have gotten sick of how long it takes the Finder to copy
  files, hence the appearance of the shareware SpeedyFinder and
  several other neat utilities. As I mentioned above, CopyDoubler
  comes with AutoDoubler 2.0 now, and is also sold separately. Aside
  from speeding the copying process, CopyDoubler allows you to
  choose when AutoDoubler-compressed files are expanded and when
  they aren't, along with other copy-speeding options such as
  turning off verification and not copying Finder icons. Even
  snazzier is the commercial CopyRight utility from CSG
  Technologies, which passes off the copying tasks to a background
  application so you can continue working in the Finder and even
  start additional copies, all of which proceed simultaneously. It's
  way cool and I'm irritated it took me so long to write about it.
  At Macworld SF look for CopyRight Pro, which allows you to select
  which files are copied by name, label, etc., and run copies at
  specified repeating times.
 
    CSG Technologies -- 800/366-4622 -- csg.tech@applelink.apple.com
    Fifth Generation -- 800/225-2775 -- 76004.2301@compuserve.com
 
 
Likewise
--------
  This little $129 network utility from Apple hasn't gotten a lot of
  press, but I've heard good things about it. Quite simply, Likewise
  allows you to set up multiple Macs over a network with identical
  files and system settings, a task many network administrators want
  to do. Apple says:
 
* Configures an entire classroom at the click of a button
* Downloads system and application programs to all Macintosh
  computers at once
* More affordable and more precisely focused than sophisticated
  network management software
* Easily selects network zones for configuration
* Can update system files from a remote location
* Allows automatic restart or shutdown after transfer
* Administrator can update Client's system files, change Client
  systems to new settings, or rename all Client hard disks
* Compatible with any AppleTalk network using LocalTalk or
  Ethernet
 
    Apple -- 800/950-2442
 
 
Nisus XS Rumors
---------------
  Mel Martinez reports a rumor that Nisus XS will have table
  features built in, pending licensing negotiations between Nisus
  Software and Macreations, publishers of the Tycho table program.
  Apparently, Nisus XS will have table-editing features, although if
  the licensing negotiations break down for the Tycho code, the
  program itself may come bundled with Nisus XS, and the two will
  communicate via Apple events. With talks about Tycho going, one
  wonders if Nisus and Macreations might not also be talking about
  Expressionist, Macreations' equation-editing program. Also being
  bandied about the Nisus rumor mill is the addition of drag & drop
  editing as in Microsoft Word.
 
  Information from:
    Mel Martinez -- mem@jhufos.pha.jhu.edu
 
 
WriteNow Bugs
-------------
  We've heard of a few weird bugs with WriteNow after our generally
  glowing review of the program some months back. John Tynes reports
  that WriteNow often hangs and crashes when you frequently use the
  shift-arrow key combination to select text. Apparently the screen
  begins to flash, with shafts of black and white scrolling across
  your document. It does this for five to fifteen minutes, at the
  end of which you return to your document either without any
  problems or with a crash, the latter being more frequent under
  3.0. T/Maker knows about the bug, according to John, but has been
  unable to fix it (or has assigned it a low priority due to the
  relative paucity of users who select text with shift-arrows).
 
  David Voth has a more general problem, claiming that WriteNow
  crashes frequently on slower Macs like the Plus, Classic, and SE.
  He too said that T/Maker had confirmed that they knew about the
  bug but didn't plan to fix it in the immediate future. David
  considers this a shame since WriteNow is a great word processor
  for slower Macs. T/Maker didn't respond to our queries about these
  problems.
 
  Finally, Tad Davis offers, "There is an easy workaround for the
  problem of starting headers on the second page in WriteNow. At the
  very beginning of the document, create a blank header, followed
  immediately by the header you want to start on the second page. It
  works perfectly from that point on because WriteNow, according to
  the manual, always prints the first header defined on a page at
  the top of that page. Once the blank header gets printed, the
  second one takes over. You don't have to worry about finding page
  2 and hoping it doesn't shift around as you revise."
 
  Information from:
    John Tynes, Pagan Publishing -- UC521832@mizzou1.missouri.edu
    David Voth -- hvoth@cln.etc.bc.ca
    Tad Davis -- davist@a1.relay.upenn.edu
 
 
Apple Multimedia Program
------------------------
  Those of you doing serious multimedia development projects might
  be interested to know that Apple recently created a Multimedia
  Program to support developers and publishers. It's available now
  in the US and Canada and will be available worldwide in mid-1993.
  Joining the program costs $550 before 31-Jan-93 and $750 after
  that, with an additional $100 discount for current Apple
  Associates and Partners at all times.
 
  According to Apple, the Apple Multimedia Program Components
  include:
 
* Market research reports on the multimedia market
* Multimedia Design, Human Interface, and Production Video Series
* Multimedia Products Directory and Multimedia Services Directory
* Multimedia training
* Multimedia guidebooks
* Multimedia AppleLink area with marketing and technical
  information visible only to members of the program
* QuickTime Forum newsletter
* Annual International QuickTime and Multimedia Conference
* Third-party discount program
 
  For more information about joining the Apple Multimedia Program,
  contact Apple at 408/974-4897, or via email at:
 
    devsupport@applelink.apple.com
 
 
Cancellations
-------------
  Pythaeus notes that as of the following dates both the StyleWriter
  (06-Jan-93) and the 13" Hi-Res RGB (14-Dec-92) will be
  discontinued and removed from price lists. I gather the
  StyleWriter has been in short supply in many places for quite some
  time in preparation for the release of the StyleWriter II, which
  will be faster, weirdly shaped in a different way, and capable of
  being shared among Macs on an AppleTalk network (shades of
  ShadowWriter, see above) by a program called GrayShare. So if
  you've been waiting for a StyleWriter, make sure you get your
  order changed to a StyleWriter II. The 13" monitors may be in
  slightly better supply, and if dealers are trying to get rid of
  them in favor of the new 14" monitors (same picture size, but a
  truly beautiful monitor) you may be able to find a lower price for
  the remaining 13" units.
 
 
User Group 7.1 Pricing
----------------------
  All the hubbub about Apple charging for System 7.1 this fall
  actually did some good. Roger Heinen, Apple Senior Vice President
  and General Manager, announced that Apple is giving user group
  members a special promotional price on System 7.1 until 01-Feb-93.
  To take advantage of the 20% price reduction (that makes the price
  $27.95 instead of $34.95) you must:
 
* Call 800/769-APPLE before 01-Feb-93.
* Identify yourself as a user group member.
* Provide the person chained to the telephone with the name of
  your registered Apple User Group.
* And finally, provide mailing address and payment information.
 
  Information from:
    Apple propaganda
 
 
Reviews/04-Jan-93
-----------------
 
* MacWEEK -- 14-Dec-92, Vol. 6, #44
    4D -- pg. 77
    PowerBook 180 -- pg. 84
    AutoDoubler and SpaceSaver -- pg. 88
    StuffIt Deluxe 3.02 -- pg. 89
    Solid-wax Color Printers -- pg. 94
      Jolt PS
      Phaser III PXi
    Tree -- pg. 94
    UpDiff -- pg. 98
    RightWriter -- pg. 99
    Workgroup Printers -- pg. 100
      LaserJet IIIsi
      LZR 1560 & RealTech Laser 400
      Pagemarq 15
 
 
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