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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Tidbits from InfoWorld
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Date: 2 May 88 20:20:16 GMT
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I don't normally read InfoWorld, but since there has been some discussion
of Mac IPC recently, the headline on the 5/2 issue ("Mac OS to Support Links
Between Applications") caught my eye, so I borrowed a copy.

There are some interesting tidbits I thought I'd pass along.

o Apple's developing a set if interprocess communication procedures for
	release about a year from now. Something on the order of a smart
	clipboard.

o With system release 7.0 (6.0 is due to be released any time, 7.0 this 
	winter? maybe?) multifinder will be the default, "replacing the
	finder". 

	[does this mean that finder functionality gets merged into MF
	and the finder process goes away? who knows....]

	Also, the likely minimum memory configuration supported with this
	release will be 2Meg. They better hope SIMM prices drop.... You've
	been warned, start planning that memory upgrade now, folks. you're
	going to want it....

o On other fronts, Think Technologies has taken some ribbing on the net 
	for the early publication of their LightSpeed C ad in MacTutor.
	This was actually done, without authorization, by the Ad Agency.

	Well, Think's fired their ad agency for it. Which gives you an
	idea what Think thinks of vaporware. [Congrats to Think for holding
	to their ethics. Clap, clap, clap, clap.....]

o Microsoft seems to be worried about FullWrite Professional (I wonder
	why...). Microsoft is negotiating to ship a copy of SuperPaint with
	each copy of Word 4.0 (they haven't announce 4.0, but...)

	[Interesting marketing touch. SuperPaint is about to be replaced
	(mid-summer) with SuperPaint2, which looks like it's going to go
	up against Illustrator and FreeHand. If they start shipping
	SuperPaint with Word, Silicon Beach continues to get a revenue
	stream from the older program, and if they allow a reduced price
	upgrade to the more powerful program....

	Word wins by getting a good graphic program to fight FWP's graphic
	capabilities. Silicon Beach gets new life for an old program, and
	a chance to convince folks to upgrade to their newer one. End-users
	win,because they get SuperPaint as part of the package.

	And if you thought Microsoft had the word processing market
	sewed up, you can think again... Microsoft doesn't seem to be taking
	any chances....]

Now, go start putting money away for that memory upgrade....



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