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Z*NET / This item is <abridged>
==((((((((( == Z*NET INTERNATIONAL PC ONLINE MAGAZINE
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======(( ===== March 22, 1992 - Issue #29 - Vol 2, No. 9
====(( ======= ------------------------------------------
==((((((((( == Copyright (c)1992, Rovac Industries, Inc.
* The Editors Desk...........................Ron Kovacs and Jon Clarke
* Z*Net Newswire With Windows Update..................................
* Z*Net Newswire - One Year Ago.......................................
* The Graphical Edge......................................Mike Mezaros
* Microsoft Conference Highlights.......................America Online
* Z*Net Press Desk and New Product Announcements......................
* The Purple Alliance - Part Three........................Mike Mezaros
* Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Toolkit............Press Release
* America Online.......................................Glen Brensinger
* Stacker................................................Press Release
* Percentage............................................Paul Bernstein
Publisher\Editor-In-Chief...................................Ron Kovacs
Assistant Publisher\Managing Editor.........................Jon Clarke
Senior Editor.............................................Mike Mezaros
Articles Editor.............................................Mike Davis
Contributing Editor.....................................Bruce Hansford
Contributing Editor..........................................John Nagy
Contributing Editor....................................Terry Schreiber
Contributing Editor.....................................Dr. Paul Keith
Columnist....................................................Jim Manda
> Feedback Address and BBS Listings Appear At End Of Issue <
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* THE EDITORS DESK by Ron Kovacs and Jon Clarke
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With this edition we go back to a bi-weekly format. The reason we are
changing release is because of the lack of staff. There are openings
available to qualified persons, so if you are interested, leave PRIVATE
email on COMPUSERVE ONLY to 71777,2140.
We welcome a new BBS to the Z*NET family, namely Lightening BBS in
Perth Western Australia. The sysop Simon will be send regular raid and
tick files by Fido Net to all the Fido BBS's in Australia. Welcome
aboard Simon. Z*NET Western Australia
** IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have changed our Archive software 18MARCH92
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Our thanks to Lawrence Hardiman for this fine software.
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after the /DIR on the line is ignored. The /DIR command causes WFS to
send a sysop defined help file to the originator of the message.
The /GET command must appear in an input stream beginning in column
one. The command must be upper case, with the leading slash. The
syntax for the /GET command is:
/GET [filespec]
ie
/GET ZNETPCxx.ZIP (where xx is the issue number)
[filespec] is required. [filespec] may be lower case. Anything on
the line after [filespec] is ignored.
Filenames with the file extension ".TXT" are sent "plaintext". That
is, they are mailed, as is. Filenames with any other extension
(including no extension) are mailed in uuencoded form.
-* ZNET PC Global News Gateway :::: zpc@status.gen.nz (archive-server)
help will send 'help' file (similar to 'get help')
get index will send file 'index'
get ZNETPCxx.ZIP UUE will send file 'ZNETPCxx.ZIP' in uue format
(please use NO paths and include the UUE command else you get nothing)
Please NOTE: if your email address includes % signs my mailer can not
send you mail. My host's host can not cope with "%" in the address
line and it bounces back to me so please add the BANG address ie
usent.com.ca!fred!username in your from line. I am sorry for any
inconvenience caused by this. Finally make sure you have a _valid_
from LINE:
* Postmasters: This is a robot archive, please ensure you reply to the
reply-to: line not the from: line for bounced mail else this mailer
will think you have sent a request.
***** WANTED : USA based archive server to post Z*NET PC to each Week
***** WANTED : Europe Based archive server (ditto)
***** WANTED : Australian based archive server (ditto)
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* Z*NET NEWSWIRE
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OS/2 2.0 WON'T INCLUDE 32-BIT GRAPHICS
It appears to be final: OS/2 2.0 won't ship with the full 32-bit
graphics engine developed by IBM and Micrografx. It will instead
feature a primarily 16-bit engine, with some 32-bit code. The full
32-bit engine will be included in a later update (perhaps OS/2 2.1,
which is said to also include Stacker-like disk compression). The
initial version has another video limitation: "seamless" Windows
support will only be available in VGA mode. IBM is reportedly working
on additional "seamless" drivers, which are apparently slightly modified
Windows display drivers, for XGA and various flavors of SuperVGA.
APPLE TO DEVELOPERS: "THE MAC IS NOT DEAD"
The Macintosh System Software Forum, held last week in California,
opened with a scene reminiscent of Steve Ballmer: "The Macintosh is not
dead," Apple president Michael Spindler told attendees. Apple is trying
to separate the Macintosh OS from the Pink operating system being
developed at Taligent. "We're not going to stop developing and
improving the Mac OS while we wait for at least three years to see what
Taligent comes out with," insisted Apple-Taligent liaison Chris
Espinosa. "We're not going to do to the Macintosh what we did to the
Apple II," he said.
TOP TEN SHAREWARE TITLES FOR FEBRUARY
The top ten shareware programs for February were: 1) Duke Nukum (T.
Replogle, arcade game), 2) Commander Keen (Id Software, arcade game), 3)
Sky Globe (M. Haney, astronomical display), 4) ViruScan (McAfee
Associates, anti-virus software), 5) Crystal Caves (F. Maddin, arcade
game), 6) Print Partner (R. Bequette, card/banner printer), 7) AM-Tax 91
(AM Software, federal tax preparation), 8) Desktop Paint 256 (S. Rimmer,
DOS paint program), 9) Graphics Workshop (S. Rimmer, graphics file
conversion), and 10) By Design (Streetwise Software, graphic designer
for WordPerfect). The above list is compiled monthly by Randy MacLean
and is based on unit sales of evaluation disks sold by the following
shareware disk vendors from the US, UK, and Austrailia: Bonware, CWI,
Manaccom, PC-SIG, Public Brand Software, Shareware Express, Software
Excitement!, Shareware Marketing, and Software Shopper.
AT&T PROVIDES ACCESS
Anyone interested in AT&T's 1991 Annual Report may use the company's
"AT&T News On-Line" service to access the report via computer. This is
a database containing AT&T press releases, the AT&T Fact Book and, as
of this week, the 1991 Annual Report. Users may access the system
using any communications soft ware on a PC and a modem. Communications
should be set for 7 data bits, 1 stop bit and even parity. The system
operates 24 hours a day and provides access at two speeds, 1200 and
2400 bps. For 1200 modems, dial 908-221-8088. For 2400 modems, dial
908-221-2701.
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