The intriguing promises being offered by Apple
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Apple is responding to the release of Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system by demonstrating its upcoming Copland operating system. Apple also notes that Windows 95 copies many of the features that Apple began offering in the 1980's. Copland, the code name for System 8, promises to offer some remarkable features. However, the product is still in testing and the proposed features are not yet guaranteed. Copland promises intelligent agents that perform sophisticated tasks such as creating file sharing with other networked computers or updating a memo and sending to a list of networked users. The screen can be customized according to users' wishes, and a mouse click will restore the customized configuration if another user alters it. Organization and location of files is simplified, even on a network. One mailbox registers all electronic messages, regardless of source. Copland will also run on Power PC chips.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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The joys of upgrading an everyday system
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Users upgrading their Macintosh microcomputers to System 7.5 from System 7.1 can expect to increase the performance of their system and gain system functionality. Software applications such as WordPerfect 3.0 receive a considerable performance improvement under System 7.5 and users will appreciate the system Stickies because they let them leave notes about appointments and things to do in their system. The software is now designed around a hierarchical structure and uses sub-menus to get to additional functions. Users should consider purchasing Connectix's RAM Doubler for their Macs to increase the RAM capacity of their system. The software package, which retails for about $50 through mail-order resellers, increases system RAM through a combination of reallocation, compression and hard drive cache techniques.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Longer file name may mean more confusion
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Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system will include a utility that allows users to enter file names that are longer than the limited number of characters currently permitted in file names. This would appear to be a benefit although it may actually cause more problems than it solves in the long run. The software, when it is finally released in Aug 95, will allow users to enter file names as long as 255 characters. Microsoft is recommending that users limit their names to between 50 and 75 characters. The limitation is that almost no other DOS or Windows applications offer support for these long file names and so Windows 95 automatically creates a truncated file name in an eight-dot-three configuration, which becomes confusing for users who may not recognize their abbreviated file names.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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