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A few fruits of our labor appear this week with announcements of a
   TidBITS World-Wide Web site and of Tonya's book about Word 5.
   The issue swells to its usual size with information about what
   degrees Kelvin means in relation to a monitor, a quick look
   at an updated version of In/Out, a review of Robin Williams's
   book about fonts, and details about PowerPC-based Workgroup
   Servers and a PowerPC upgrade for the Quadra 900/950.

This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by:
* APS Technologies -- 800/443-4199 -- [e-mail]
   Makers of hard drives, tape drives, memory, and accessories.
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Copyright 1990-1994 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue.
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Topics:
    MailBITS/02-May-94
    TidBITS Reaches the World-Wide Web
    The Word Book
    In/Out Server System 7 Compatible
    Degrees Kelvin?
    Robin Williams Shows Who's Boss
    Workgroup Servers Get PowerPC Boost
    Reviews/02-May-94

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MailBITS/02-May-94
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**AppleSearch 1.0.1** is compatible with Power Macintosh computers
  and Apple's new PowerPC-based Workgroup Servers. The new version
  of Apple's textual search engine will be available in the form of
  a patch that can be applied to version 1.0 of the server software,
  and to the AppleSearch Trial CD. It should be available by 05-May-
  94 from Apple's order center at 800/769-2775, extension 7851 (for
  a shipping and handling fee of $10 for UPS or $15 for FedEx
  delivery), from resellers, AppleLink, and the Internet. [MHA]


**CompuServe's Internet Plans** -- Pythaeus writes to tell us that
  CompuServe is testing a version of CompuServe Information Manager
  that enables users to telnet out of CompuServe and to use
  anonymous FTP to get files. After retrieving a file, CompuServe's
  FTP places them in a temporary area on CompuServe, from which you
  can use the standard CompuServe protocols to download to your Mac.
  [ACE]


**The Stealth Stylus** is one of a set of new writing implements
  from WriteWare designed for use with Newton MessagePads and other
  pen-based PDAs. We wrote in TidBITS #211_ about the company's
  plastic stylus inserts for popular pens; the new products are the
  user who doesn't want to sacrifice a favorite Cross or Sheaffer.
  The basic Stealth Stylus is available in plastic or metal, and in
  black, burgundy, or an opalescent black chrome, for $9.45 to
  $22.50.

  The Stealth Stylus II is a dual-function pen and stylus, available
  in several colors and finishes for $17.95 (for matte black) or
  $18.95 (for other styles). And for the real power writer among us,
  the Super Stealth Stylus incorporates a plastic stylus tip, pen,
  and a Pentel mechanical pencil, for $25.95 or $29.95. An upcoming
  Elite Stylus line will include matching pen and stylus sets, as
  well as desk sets with marble stands.

  PDA owners in the U.S. can now order from WriteWare's new
  distributor, International Datawares, at 800/222-6032. (They are
  not equipped to ship outside the U.S., sorry!) [MHA]


TidBITS Reaches the World-Wide Web
----------------------------------
  by Adam C. Engst -- [e-mail]

  We've always been proud of the way TidBITS is distributed as
  widely as possible throughout the Internet, enabling readers to
  pick and choose how they wish to read each issue. Our latest
  distribution mechanism is via the World-Wide Web.

  Since we don't yet have our own Internet machine, and neither do
  we have time to create the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) files
  ourselves each week, we had a great deal of help in making TidBITS
  available on the Web. William Murphy <wmurphy@cbrc-
  a12.mgh.harvard.edu> came up with the automation process for
  translating our setext format into basic HTML, complete with text
  styles and links to all of the URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)
  that we list in each issue to point readers at a specific Internet
  file or resource. In other words, every URL in an issue of TidBITS
  becomes a link when you browse that issue on the World-Wide Web -
  click on that link and you go directly to the site referenced in
  the URL, or if it's a file, you retrieve the file automatically.
  And people complain about the Internet being hard to use. William
  also created links to <ftp.tidbits.com>, the file site we maintain
  for Macintosh Internet software and other miscellaneous files that
  we've created.

  Unfortunately, to truly benefit from the Web version of TidBITS,
  you need a copy of NCSA Mosaic, the most talked-about application
  on the Internet today. I say "unfortunately" because Mosaic is a
  MacTCP-based application and requires a MacTCP connection to the
  Internet, either via a network or via SLIP or PPP and a modem. If
  you don't have such a connection, you cannot use Mosaic. You may
  be able to still use the Web, although sans styles and graphics,
  with a clever Unix character-based browser called Lynx. Try typing
  "lynx" at your Unix shell prompt to see if it's installed - if
  not, ask your system administrator. You can get the latest version
  of Mosaic at:

ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Mac/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicMac.103.sit.hqx

  The other person due thanks for making TidBITS available on the
  World-Wide Web is Andy Williams <[e-mail]> of
  Dartmouth College, who kindly made space available on the
  Dartmouth Web server. Thanks to both William and Andy, and if you
  wish to check out TidBITS on the Web, here's the URL:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/Pages/TidBITS/TidBITS.script

  This site is definitely under construction, so if you have
  suggestions for how it might be improved or added to, please, drop
  us a line in email.


The Word Book
-------------
  by Tonya Engst -- [e-mail]

  If you use Microsoft Word, you might be interested in checking out
  my new book, The Word Book for Macintosh Users (ISBN#1-56830-088-
  3), fresh off the presses from Hayden Books. It's bright red,
  somewhat thick at 776 pages, and contains much of what I know
  about Word 5.0 and 5.1.

  The book starts with the usual preliminaries about using the
  Macintosh for word processing, continues with detailed
  installation instructions, and talks about Word's interface and
  how to personalize Word. It then shows about twenty sample
  documents. (They were created with the assistance of Jon.Hersh, a
  friend and Seattle-based designer who created the "Caring for Your
  Wrists" document we distribute on the Internet at:)

ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/misc/

  The documents and their surrounding text help you visually find
  topics in the book. After the sample documents come various
  chapters such as Boxes, Borders, and Lines; Conversions; and
  Printing Techniques and Problems. Besides explaining how to
  create, edit, and format documents, I mention problems fixed by
  patches and updates, workarounds, and situations where you want to
  proceed carefully in order to avoid trouble. Given that in a
  former life I did phone support for Word, I have a somewhat unique
  perspective to offer.

  Finally, to make the book more useful for Internet users, I've
  uploaded various updates and enhancements for Word to:

ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/thewordbook/

  The Word Book should be in the distribution channel this week, so
  bookstores can order it, although they may not have it in stock
  right away. If you are interested, you can order it directly by
  email or phone (wait a day or two before ordering via phone) at a
  25 percent discount. You must give the magic code "WORD" to
  receive the discount.


**Ordering Details**

    The Word Book for Macintosh Users, by Tonya Engst.
    Published by Hayden Books. ISBN 1-56830-088-3.
    $24.95 U.S. $32.95 Canada. Shipping cost varies (generally
    about $3 for U.S. mail and $6 for FedEx in the U.S.). Tax
    is included for orders from Indiana.

    800/428-5331 (U.S. toll free voice orders)
    317/581-3535 (U.S. local voice orders in Indiana)
    317/581-3500 (Switchboard voice)
    800/448-3804 (U.S. fax orders)
    317-581-3550 (General fax)
    [e-mail] (email orders)
    WORD (Magic code for 25% discount)


**Email Orders** -- Fill out and return the form at the bottom of
  this article to <[e-mail]>. If you aren't comfortable
  with sending your credit card information through email, use
  another ordering method. Sorry, Hayden doesn't take Discover.

**U.S. Orders** -- Call or fax using the appropriate phone number.
  Don't worry if the operator says it's Prentice Hall Computer
  Publishing or Macmillan Computer Publishing - Hayden is an
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  and then fax it back.

**International Orders** -- First, send email to [e-mail]
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  Sales." They will either take your order or tell you the easiest
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In/Out Server System 7 Compatible
---------------------------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]
     Director of Technical Services, Baka Industries Inc.

  PrairieSoft, a small Iowa-based software company that was formed
  to take over support and development of several CE Software
  products last year (see TidBITS #188_), has released instructions
  for setting up an In/Out server on a System 7 computer. The server
  component for the people-tracking software was previously
  supported only under System 6, though the client software was
  already System 7 compatible.

  In/Out provides the network equivalent of a company's wall-mounted
  in/out board, displaying a list of people, whether they're in or
  out, and if they're out, where they are and when they'll return.
  The software can also be instructed to notify users when a
  particular person leaves or returns. In/Out can also be used to
  track resources, such as conference rooms or company delivery
  vans. PrairieSoft says that one In/Out customer, a typesetting
  agency, even uses the software to keep track of what kind of paper
  or other media is loaded in their Linotronic imaging device and
  their LaserWriter printer.

  The company says that the installer utility provided with In/Out
  1.0.2 may be used with System 7, but should be instructed **not**
  to modify the system heap size when it offers to do so. The In/Out
  Server control panel can be left in the System Folder, or moved to
  the Extensions folder so it will load before the In/Out client
  extension, if that is installed on the same computer. An alias to
  the control panel may be placed in the Control Panels folder for
  ease of access.

  The CEToolbox extension installed by the In/Out installation
  process should be moved from the System Folder into the Extensions
  folder, unless there is a newer version already there. (CEToolbox
  is included with several CE Software products, and is licensed for
  use with some other companies' products. Version 1.7.1 is
  current.) The latest version of CEToolbox should always be used.

ftp://toto.ycc.yale.edu/pub/mac/quickmail/ce/CEToolbox171.sit.hqx

  Lastly, the AppleTalk file installed in the System Folder by the
  In/Out installer is unnecessary under System 7 and may be
  discarded.

    PrairieSoft, Inc. -- 515-225-3720 -- 515-225-4122
      (technical support) -- 515-225-2422 (fax)


Degrees Kelvin?
---------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]

  A few readers asked about the reference to "color temperatures" in
  last week's article "Old Monitor Makes Way" (in TidBITS #223_) and
  the measurements given in degrees Kelvin. Some were concerned
  about such hot objects sitting on their desks!

  I knew that the 5000, 6500, and 9300 degrees Kelvin measurements
  referred to the white level displayed by the monitor, but didn't
  know how or why. A little digging confirmed what little I did
  understand, and added the fact that the white level is described
  in terms of degrees Kelvin because you're describing the exact
  "shade" of white that's radiated by an object heated to that
  temperature!

  A hypothetical "black body" (an object that reflects no
  electromagnetic radiation) looks black when it's cold because
  nearly all the energy emitted is in the infrared end of the
  spectrum. As it warms, it glows a dull red (the low part of the
  visible-light spectrum), then moves into the yellow and blue as it
  heats up. When it gets really hot, the peak is in the blue, but
  there's lots of yellow and red, too. The result is that your eyes,
  which register red, blue, and green, see white, since all of your
  receptors are firing at the same time.

  Hotter objects appear to have a higher blue component, but are
  never quite blue because the red and yellow components never
  reduce. A cooler object (if objects so hot can be called "cool")
  appears to have a more reddish cast. Thus, the "white point" of a
  monitor, or the "temperature" setting, indicates the shade of
  white displayed by the monitor as a comparison to the temperature
  of a black body at which that shade of white will be emitted. If
  you'd like to know what shades of white are represented by the
  "color temperatures" of 5000, 6500, and 9300 degrees Kelvin, just
  get a real hot oven and heat some convenient "black body" to those
  temperatures.

  Information from:
    Chuck Bartosch -- [e-mail]


Robin Williams Shows Who's Boss
-------------------------------
  by Tonya Engst -- [e-mail]

  Robin Williams is one of my favorite Macintosh authors, and her
  latest book, How to Boss Your Fonts Around (ISBN1-56609-102-0,
  from Peachpit Press) lives up to her tradition of producing
  wonderful books. Frankly speaking, at this point I don't expect to
  learn much from Robin's books - I know a great deal about the
  Macintosh, but I love to recommend her books, share them, and give
  them as gifts. How to Boss Your Fonts Around surprised me by being
  not only perfect for beginners but also a welcome addition to my
  personal library.

  I've always enjoyed Robin's attitude. Her books aren't cluttered
  with cutesy slang, but she always works in a few fun phrases. For
  example, in the City-Named Fonts section, she writes, "If you
  print to a PostScript printer, a city-named font will print close
  to how you see it on the screen - if it looks dorky, it's gonna
  print dorky." (And yes, she does clarify about Font Substitution.)


**Font Management** -- After covering basic font terminology and
  installation in a friendly and thorough manner, the book moves on
  to discuss how to use Suitcase and MasterJuggler to better manage
  fonts. If you use fonts constantly, you probably know much of
  what's covered in the font management section, but if you need a
  reminder or need help getting started, this section should help
  tremendously. It also explains font ID conflicts and touches on
  printing at service bureaus.


**Fun and Games** -- Not surprisingly, Robin enjoys playing with
  fonts, and Fontographer is the font sandbox that she plays in for
  her book. She doesn't explain how to use Fontographer, but she
  gives loads of examples of practical and fun ways to modify fonts
  in the program. My favorite example is the font her seven-year-old
  daughter Scarlett designed for Robin's previous book "Jargon."


**Reference** -- Along with a detailed, well-illustrated glossary,
  the book comes with a short section that points you to several
  catalogues of freeware and shareware fonts and gives specific
  steps for finding fonts on America Online and CompuServe. Contact
  information for each source unfortunately does not always include
  a non-800 number for non-U.S. readers and does not include fax or
  email information.


**Expectations** -- At $12.95, it's not surprising that the book
  doesn't come with a disk, so don't look for any demo versions of
  font management software or freebie fonts. In addition, although
  the book teaches you how to install and manage fonts, it doesn't
  attempt to tell you how to combine them on a page or how to decide
  which font to use in a given situation. The book isn't completely
  accurate - I caught one technical error regarding the fact that
  not all Personal LaserWriters are QuickDraw printers.

  In any event, Robin has done created another great book. I wonder
  what she plans to write next.

    Peachpit Press -- 800/283-9444 -- 415/548-4393
      415/548-5991 (fax)


Workgroup Servers Get PowerPC Boost
-----------------------------------
  by Mark H. Anbinder, News Editor -- [e-mail]

  Apple's Enterprise Systems Division last week announced a series
  of PowerPC-based Apple Workgroup Servers to supplement the
  existing line of specialized Macs bundled with various network
  server products. The Workgroup Server 6150, 8150, and 9150 models
  are big brothers to the Workgroup Server 60, 80, and 95 models,
  all of which remain in the product family. (Apple discontinued
  both the 8/500 and 8/500/CD configurations of the AWS 80, but the
  others remain.)


**Under the Hood** -- The Workgroup Server 6150 is based on the
  Power Macintosh 6100/60 platform, and sports a 60 MHz PowerPC 601
  processor, internal 500 MB hard drive, and internal CD-ROM drive.

  The midrange model, the Workgroup Server 8150, features an 80 MHz
  PowerPC 601 chip, three NuBus slots, a PDS (processor direct
  slot), an internal 1 GB hard drive, and both internal DAT and
  CD-ROM drives in the same case as the Power Mac 8100. It also
  includes a 32K on-chip cache and 256K Level-2 cache.

  At the top of the line, the Workgroup Server 9150 will satisfy
  Quadra 900 and 950 owners who were shocked that the Power
  Macintosh family lacked an upgrade for their top-of-the-line Macs.
  This unit, based on the Quadra 950 form factor, offers an 80 MHz
  PowerPC 601 chip, 32K on-chip and 512K level-2 cache, four NuBus
  slots, a PDS, two internal 1 GB or 2 GB hard drives (with space
  for three more), internal DAT drive and CD-ROM drive, and two SCSI
  DMA buses to support up to 14 devices.

  All the new Workgroup Server models include AppleShare file and
  print server software, and Apple RAID (providing RAID level 0 and
  1 capabilities) offering either data protection (through
  mirroring) or striping for improved performance. (Naturally, the
  striping and mirroring features require multiple compatible hard
  drives.) The 8150 and 9150 models include Retrospect Remote 2.1 as
  well; this popular Dantz software, now running in native mode for
  significantly improved performance, provides centralized backup
  capabilities in concert with the servers' built-in DAT drives.


**Upgrades** -- Unless the street prices of the Apple Workgroup
  Server logic board upgrades are dramatically lower than the
  combination of Power Macintosh logic board upgrades and AppleShare
  server software prices, we suspect only Quadra 900 and 950 owners
  will jump at these upgrades. (And jump they will.) The Workgroup
  Server 6150 and 8150 logic board upgrades are intended only for
  AWS 60 and 80 owners, respectively (presumably the prices are
  based on the return of old AWS logic boards, not Centris or Quadra
  logic boards). Until Apple rewrites the LocalTalk and EtherTalk
  network protocol software in PowerPC native code, and upgrades
  AppleShare to match, there will be little benefit to upgrading
  these machines. AWS 60 and 80 owners will probably want to wait
  for another round of Workgroup Server models based on the just-
  released 100 MHz PowerPC 604 processor.

  However, the Workgroup Server 9150 logic board upgrade is
  specifically intended to upgrade Quadra 900 and 950 computers, and
  - according to Apple - is not intended for the Workgroup Server
  95. Owners of these tower Mac models desperate for PowerPC
  horsepower will be able to take this route, though if they have no
  use for the bundled DAT and CD-ROM drives, or the AppleShare and
  Apple RAID software, the price for entry into this club may be a
  bit high.


**AppleShare 4.0.2** -- The bundled AppleShare is version 4.0.2,
  which replaces the previous 4.0.1 version. Its primary enhancement
  is compatibility with PowerPC-based computers, including both the
  Workgroup Servers and the Power Macintosh line. AppleShare 4.0.1
  will not run on the PowerPC-based machines. AppleShare 4.0.2 is
  otherwise "virtually identical" in features and performance to its
  predecessor, and in fact is fully compatible with 68040 Macs.

  AppleShare 4.0.2 is still based on 680x0 code, and runs in
  emulation on the PowerPC platform. Apple says the software's
  performance will be comparable on the PowerPC or corresponding
  68040 machines. (For example, performance on a Workgroup Server 80
  and 8150 will be similar.) The company plans to ship a native
  version of AppleShare in 1995.

  Apple will include the AppleShare 4.0.2 update kit with Workgroup
  Server logic board upgrades, but those who wish to use the
  software on Power Macintosh systems can obtain the upgrade (in the
  U.S.) by calling 800/769-2775, extension 7851. Proof of 4.0 or
  4.0.1 purchase is required; there is a $10-$15 shipping and
  handling charge. AppleShare 3.0.x owners may purchase the $699
  AppleShare Upgrade Kit, item M1946Z/C.


**And a Freebie** -- All new PowerPC-based Workgroup Servers and
  logic board upgrade kits sold through 31-Dec-94 will include an
  offer for a free copy of the $229 TechWorks Server Manager
  software upon return of the registration card. This software
  allows network administrators to control AppleShare servers from
  any Macintosh on the network or via a dialup connection.


**Serious Servers?** -- Apple RAID, which isn't expected to ship
  until this summer (based on the northern hemisphere's summer!), is
  a good sign that Apple is beginning to take enterprise systems
  seriously. The mirroring capability will allow multiply-redundant
  "live backups" of server storage; all data that's stored will be
  stored on more than one drive at the same time, and should one
  drive fail, another can immediately take its place. The striping
  feature takes advantage of multiple drives in another way, by
  splitting blocks of data into small chunks split across multiple
  drives. This allows two or more drives to be active at once,
  dramatically speeding up the possible transfer rates. The Mac can
  tell the second drive to begin a write operation while waiting for
  the first to complete its task.

  Such features have been available in third-party software and
  hardware products (such as FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit Professional
  Edition software and their SledgeHammer drive arrays, and Golden
  Triangle's earlier NuBus cards), but their inclusion in an Apple
  box will generate a better image for these machines than if they
  were simply bundled Macs and server software with a fancy new
  name. The original Workgroup Server line offered some innovation,
  but in many ways was just such a bundle arrangement.

  Novell agrees; Apple also announced today the framework of an
  alliance that will see a PowerPC-based version of NetWare 4
  implemented later this year as part of Apple's Workgroup Server
  line. The new network operating system is expected to be
  introduced by Apple towards the end of the year, and will give
  network managers another welcome choice of server environment.

  Certainly Apple's about-face on the apparent plan to leave Quadra
  950 owners without an upgrade path is a good sign. (Frankly, the
  description of the Workgroup Server 9150's storage and expansion
  capabilities makes me drool. But I digress.)


**The Chicken or the Egg?** -- Again, these machines will exhibit
  the anomaly of unremarkable performance at first, with leaps
  expected as more of the operating system is ported to PowerPC code
  and more server applications are written in native code. That
  means at the moment an upgrade is not likely to be a sensible
  investment (except for those Quadra 950 owners) and only people in
  the market for a server machine **now** will likely want one of
  these machines.

  It's unfortunate that the Catch-22 principle applies much more to
  servers than it does to personal computers. Until Apple has
  rewritten its networking routines (both firmware and software) in
  PowerPC native code, it will be counter-productive for third
  parties to release native versions of network-based applications
  and services. The constant context switching results in slower
  performance than would be seen with 680x0 applications using the
  680x0-based network routines. And until more third-party
  developers commit to developing network services for the Power
  Macintosh and PowerPC-based Workgroup Server platforms, Apple may
  further delay development, or focus on porting other areas of the
  operating system.

  I hope not.

    Dantz Development Corp. -- 510/849-0293 -- 510/253-9099 (fax)
      [e-mail]
    FWB Incorporated -- 415/474-8055 -- 415/775-2125 (fax)
      [e-mail]
    Golden Triangle Computers Inc. -- 800/326-1858 -- 619/587-0110
      619/587-0303 (fax)
    Technology Works Inc. -- 800/688-7466 -- 512/794-8533
      512/794-8520 (fax)

  Information from:
    Apple propaganda
    Dantz propaganda


Reviews/02-May-94
-----------------

* MacWEEK -- 25-Apr-94, Vol. 8, #17
    RasterOps Horizon 24 and DSPro -- pg. 41
    DesignWorkshop 1.1 -- pg. 42
    TimeSquare 1.0 -- pg. 46
    Video Graffiti 1.0 -- pg. 47

* InfoWorld -- 25-Apr-94, Vol. 16, #17
    Rapid Application Development Environments -- pg. 82
      Prograph CPX 1.0
      VIP-C 1.0.2
    IntelliDraw 2.0 -- pg. 100

* MacUser -- May-94
    4D First -- pg. 45
    Passport Producer Pro -- pg. 48
    LANsurveyor -- pg. 50
    DayMaker Organizer 3.0 -- pg. 52
    At Ease and At Ease for Workgroups -- pg. 53
    Ready, Set, Go! 6.0 -- pg. 54
    Citizen Notebook Printer II -- pg. 58
    E-Machines EtherDock -- pg. 62
    Crosstalk for Macintosh -- pg. 64
    CheckWriter Pro 6.0 -- pg. 69
    SimCity 2000 -- pg. 69
    Thinkin' Things -- pg. 69
    SITcomm -- pg. 70
    Connectix Desktop Utilities -- pg. 73
    Power Macs -- pg. 76
    Power Mac upgrades -- pg. 93
    Network Server Software -- pg. 102
      (too many to list)
    Personal Printers -- pg. 112
      (too many to list)


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