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From: lester@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Jim Lester)
Subject: Re: Claris and 7.0 'friendly' apps? (long)
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Date: Tue, 14 May 91 15:13:26 GMT
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dsaltarelli@cmcvx1.claremont.edu (saltarelli, donald joseph jr.) writes:

>I heard a rumor on a local Mac BBS that Claris has some super-apps up its
>sleeve.  Does anybody have any additional information?

>Since Apple owns a major portion of Claris, will this fact show up in terms of
>7.0 'friendly' applications?  Wouldn't it be nice to have MacWrite 7.0, MacDraw
>7.0 etc.. which can publish and subscribe?  (and maybe a spreadsheet too that
>combined with the hypothetical new versions of write and draw would tear down
>MS Word and Excel...!)
...
>{All of the above is based on a rumor, and I am simply looking for confirmation
>and voicing a hope...}
Well here I am always the spoilsport and introducing facts into things :-)
from Dow Jones here is what claris has to say

05/13 CLARIS IS FIRST WITH THE MOST APPLICATIONS DELIVERING THE POWER OF
      SYSTEM 7; ENTIRE FAMILY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW SYSTEM SOFTWARE

  SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Claris Corp. today became the
developer with the broadest family  of software applications for the new
Macintosh operating system from Apple Computer Inc.
  Claris announced four new and revised products that take full advantage of
System 7.  The company's family of Macintosh products -- the most complete
product family in the industry -- is compatible with System 7 today, and is
being revised to exploit System 7 powers.
  The flagship of the Claris System 7 family is Claris Resolve, the Macintosh
spreadsheet for visible results and the first Macintosh application designed
from the ground up for System 7.  Claris also introduced MacWrite Pro, the
Macintosh word processor for creating documents with impact.  MacProject II
version 2.5 and HyperCard 2.1 are System 7 revisions of two best-selling
Claris products.  Redefining How Applications Work Together
  With its broad and well-integrated family of Macintosh products, combined
with the power of System 7, Claris is pioneering new ways for applications to
work together.  These new capabilities will allow individuals and workgroups
to work together more productively than ever before.
  These new capabilities include sophisticated links that Claris has developed
between its products that go beyond standard Apple events. This means that two
different applications will work together seamlessly so that the user can
blend them together to create a new "hybrid" solution, with features and
benefits tailored to the job at hand.
  "Workgroup publishing," enabled by System 7 Publish & Subscribe, represents
another example of Claris System 7 products letting people work together in
new ways.  Groups of users can now easily share data and assemble a
multi-authored document across a network.   Claris is delivering the benefits
of workgroup publishing with its first wave of System 7-savvy products.
  "Macintosh and powerful new System 7 features have allowed Claris to add
dramatic new powers to its product family, changing the way applications work
together," said Yogen Dalal, Claris chief technology officer and vice
president of advanced development.  "For the user, this means the power to
blend and create virtually new product solutions, and a more effective way to
share work with others.  We believe the Claris System 7 family best
illustrates the continuing superiority of the Macintosh platform in ease of
use and innovative new computing metaphors."
  With consistent key features -- such as help, spell checking, and color
palette selection -- across its product line, Claris offers users a tight
family interaction unmatched by any other vendor.  In addition, cross-platform
links in Claris applications will allow users to extend workgroup publishing
beyond a network of Macintosh-based Claris applications.  By melding Publish &
Subscribe with XTND file translation, workgroup publishing can include work
created on non-Macintosh platforms.
  Claris Corp. is a leading worldwide vendor of Macintosh software. Claris is
a subsidiary of Apple Computer Inc., and has headquarters in Santa Clara.
 /CONTACT:  Steve Ruddock, 408-987-7202; or Renee Risch, 408-987-7534; or
Ines Anderson, 408-987-7154, all of Claris/
08:00 EDT

Disclaimer: I put my foot in my mouth only and have no connection with anybody.
Jim Lester                         Internet: jlester@ucs.indiana.edu           
  Financial Management Support -  Indiana University