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In This Issue
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1. 8 Million Downloads and Counting
2. New Products Expected at Macworld
3. Can't Get to New York?
4. Powerbook, Caterpillars, and Bioliteracy
5. Mac Reporting for Duty, Sir
6. GusGus On Demand
7. Apple and Education
8. Quick Takes
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1. 8 Million Downloads and Counting
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Thanks to your continued support, QuickTime 4 has passed another
milestone: over 8 million of you have now downloaded the newest
version of QuickTime for Macintosh and Windows computers.
But that's not the only good news about QuickTime.
We've just released a new version of the QuickTime Streaming Server.
Version 1.0.1 doubles performance, allowing up to 2,000 concurrent
streams, which should be welcome news to those of you developing and
hosting streaming video and audio content.
And, finally, with the cooperation of the Open Source community,
we've updated the Apple Open Source Streaming Server code to support
Linux.
For more details, visit:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/1999/jul/07qt.html
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2. New Products Expected at Macworld
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Excitement is building for next week's Macworld Expo in New York
City, and those who attend the Expo are not likely to be
disappointed.
Consider this: over 350 exhibitors have already signed up for this
year's show, and 80% of them will be introducing new products.
Macworld New York will kick off with a "Town Meeting" Tuesday
morning (9 to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, July 20) that will include a
hand-picked selection of Macintosh notables, including several
representatives from Apple.
You can read more about next week's Expo at:
http://macweek.zdnet.com/1999/07/11/preview.html
- and -
http://macweek.zdnet.com/1999/07/04/expotues.html
Apple will also post its own Macworld preview page at:
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/features/mwny99/
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3. Can't Get to New York?
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If you can't get to New York to hear Steve Jobs's keynote address,
(July 21, 9 am ET) you can still tune in remotely by attending
either a live satellite downlink or a rebroadcast of the event at
numerous locations around the U.S. and Canada. Get complete details
about Macworld Keynote downlinks at:
http://www.seminars.apple.com/series/MCWJuly99/
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4. PowerBook, Caterpillars, and Bioliteracy
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Traipsing through the bush, Dr. Daniel Janzen carries more than
field glasses, food, and water in his backpack. Look closely and
you'll see "a desk that's bigger than a 10-story building with
hundreds of assistants."
That's how he describes his two most valuable field tools: his
PowerBook G3 and FileMaker Pro. Both of them are indispensable so
far as Janzen is concerned. "How else could I carry around 100,000
caterpillar histories in my backpack and display them for you at any
moment?"
To learn how PowerBook computers are making a difference to field
biologists and aiding the "democratization of science in a tropical
setting," visit:
http://www.maccentral.com/news/9906/22.powerbook.shtml
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5. Mac Reporting for Duty, Sir
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This army runs on Macintosh.
It's the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), and
they're gung ho about the computer system they use.
"When I built this department, Mac was the only answer, and after
three years of creating on- and off-air elements for all of the
networks we broadcast around the world, I'll never use anything
else," says Dan Warvi, art director/broadcast designer for
AFRTS.
http://www.apple.com/publishing/video/dod/
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6. GusGus On Demand
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When GusGus gave a live concert recently, QuickTime was on hand to
stream the concert live over the web.
But don't worry if you couldn't get online to see it that day.
QuickTime 4 lets you watch it from anywhere, whenever it's
convenient for you. It's called video on demand:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/showcase/live/gusgus/
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7. Apple and Education
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As part of our Macworld-related activities, Apple is hosting a
series of free regional events at which local Apple education
representatives will respond to your questions about new and
existing Apple products. At the events, you'll be able you to view
either a live satellite feed of Steve Jobs's keynote address or see
a rebroadcast of the event. Space is at a premium, so please sign up
to attend an event in your area as soon as possible:
http://www.apple.com/education/events/macworld99ny/regionevents.html
. . .
If you're a new or returning college student or a teacher at a
qualifying K-12 school, college or university, you can save up to
$200 on select accessories when you purchase an iMac, Power
Macintosh G3, or PowerBook G3. Find out more about our
Back-to-School promo at:
http://www.apple.com/education/promos/backtoschool/
. . .
At Edgewood Elementary, iMac has been thoroughly integrated into the
curriculum, helping the school raise its national percentile
rankings in both math and reading comprehension:
http://www.l-e-o.com/news/0711technology.htm
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8. Quick Takes
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"The floodgates have opened," says Dennis McCauley of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, and "a slew of gaming titles newly available
for the Mac is spilling into the retail channel."
http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/computing/docs/gamer070499.htm
. . .
What computer systems are colleges recommending these days? At
Dartmouth, it's Macintosh. "We suggest you select the basic desktop
Apple Macintosh. The vast majority of undergraduates (more than 90
percent) and faculty use the Macintosh":
http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/newstudentinfo/ownership.html
. . .
"We think this will be the perfect computer for a new student who
wants a low-cost, fast system that is Internet-ready and loaded with
software."
That's what they're telling students about iMac at the highly
respected Berklee College of Music:
http://www.berklee.edu/comp_store/perfect.html
. . .
They're proliferating--all those USB scanners, cameras, printers,
adapters, storage devices, joysticks, and MIDI devices designed for
iMac, Power Macintosh G3, and PowerBook G3 computers. But the "iMac
Buyer's Guide," brought to you by the publishers of MacHome Journal,
can help you keep them all straight:
http://www.imacguide.com
. . .
We'll publish Apple eNews next on Thursday, July 29, 1999.
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Copyright 1999 Apple
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