Developers get into the swing of Rhapsody
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A preview release of Apple's Rhapsody operating system has been shipped to developers. Although initial impressions from developers are positive and a number of Rhapsody-based applications have been announced, it is still uncertain whether Apple's high-end server operating system will catch on before Windows NT swallows the market. The preview releases from Apple were delivered on schedule. In mid-Oct 1997, 10,000 select developers were shipped the first release. The release is basically the yellow box that consists of the Open-Step application programming interfaces (APIs) acquired from Next. In Nov 1997, the blue box which contains the Mac OS compatibility component was release using CDs. Barring any delays, Apple intends to market Rhapsody as a direct competitor of Unix and Windows NT, starting with the high-end server market.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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Adobe and Macromedia angle for vector standard
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In Apr 1998, Adobe Systems and Macromedia separately submitted proposals for open standards for vector graphics on the Web. Macromedia's format, called Flash, was originally released about a year ago, but Adobe's Precision Graphics Markup Language (PGML) is new. Vector-based graphics use mathematical equations to describe images and is more efficient than a bitmap format. Macromedia's Flash has the advantage of an installed base of 40 million players, and Flash 3, the latest application's version, is flexible and feature-rich. Even so, Adobe's PGML has support from companies such as Corel, IBM, Netscape and Sun Microsystems. Adobe and Macromedia say their standards will not necessarily cause confusion by competing but could be complementary.
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Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1998
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Adobe raises hopes (and eyebrows) with K2 demonstration
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Adobe Systems demonstrated its next-generation page layout application code-named K2, touted by Adobe as 'Quark killer,' at the Seybold San Francisco expo, 1998. Adobe product manager Ben Rotholtz demonstrated only a few features of K2, which is expected to be released in 1999 with 1,300 features, but even these few created enthusiastic response from the expo attendees. The demonstrated features included the product's Bravo architecture and PDF support which enabled simultaneously editing text and positioning graphics. The application's 4,000% zooming capability and multiple views were also demonstrated. These features operate while maintaining crisp text edges.
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Subject: Publishing industry
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Year: 1998
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