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  • MacAddict (April 1998)

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    Source: MacAddict – Issue Number 20 – April 1998

    I was never really a Mac person but if I had been, this is the magazine I would have read. It reminds me of boot/Maximum PC on the PC side. Also, Macs make great retro machines offering the most accessible architecture alternative to x86 with their 68000 and later PowerPC processors. The April 1998 issue of MacAddict includes:

    Highlights

    • The Microsoft Office Makeover – A look at Microsoft 98 which was a major update to the suite for the Macintosh platform.
    • When Worlds Kaleidoscope – a guide to Kaleidoscope, a utility that let you customize the Mac OS desktop in a variety of ways.
    • Seven Killer Customizations – A look at a variety of other utilities that lets you customize your Mac experience, including ScrollMagick, CoolViews, DoubleScroll, DragThing, CopyPaste, ScrapIt Pro, and Aaron Light.

    How To

    • Publicize Your Web Site – Using bots to help publicize your web site. These days you just have to obey the Google gods of SEO.
    • Know It All About Type and Creator Codes – Type and creator codes are specific file properties used on the Mac that responsible for determining things like default applications, icons, etc.

    Every Month

    • Editor’s Note – An introduction to a new editor and changes to the magazine.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about the “It’s a Wonderful Mac” movie included with a previous issue (on disc), Apple decor, and more.
    • Get Info – A look at Apple’s finances, Rhapsody applications, recent 3D graphics and animations packages (some of which are ports from the Amiga) such as Lightwave 3D, Cinema XL, and others.
    • Cravings – A look at new gadgets (software and hardware) including the bluVenom anti-theft device, Orb 2.1 GB disk system, TK11 145 piece Deluxe Tool Kit from Curtis, Surf Express web caching software, Ray Gun audio editor, and more.
    • Reviews – Reviews of Bryce 3D, Live Picture 2.6, MacInTax Deluxe, Hard Disk Toolkit, Carmageddon, Lords Royal Collection, PhotoTools 2.0, GearBox 1.5, MagicMask, Mask Pro 1.0, Final Draft 4.1, StuffIt Deluxe, SpaceSaver 4.5, Digital Radar, Olympus D-500L and D600L Digital Cameras, Apple Remote Access Personal Server, Surf Express 1.1, The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future, The Official Guide to Babylon 5, and Movioke.
    • PowerPlay – A look at the 3D Overdrive module for the Mac Picasso card plus a round-up of new and upcoming games including Play to Win Casino, Mars Rising, Jump Zampoll, and Myth.
    • Ask Us – Questions answered about adding a Windows 95 like task bar to Mac OS, the maximum number of files that you can put in a folder, the differences between the different versions of the PowerPC 603 processor, a disappearing modem in Mac OS 8, changing the default font in ClarisWorks 4.0, the Keyboard menu, moving vs. copying files, and more.

    …and more!


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  • MacAddict (May 1998)

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    Source: MacAddict – Issue Number 21 – May 1998

    The best way to describe MacAddict would be to compare it to boot/Maximum PC for the PC. It was a magazine for enthusiasts. If I had been aware of it at the time, this magazine probably would have made me want to buy a Mac. Sadly, it transformed into MacLife at some point which was perhaps more polished but also boring and almost…antiseptic for lack of a better word. MacAddict was so much better. the May 1998 issue includes:

    Highlights

    • Become a Mac Handyman – A guide to troubleshooting, repairing and upgrading your Mac. Includes tips on solving software issues, installing PCI, PDS and NUBUS cards, installing RAM, and much more.
    • AppleScript Boot Camp – A tutorial for AppleScript, the scripting language of MacOS. Includes steps for controlling Navigator, automatically creating aliases, file renaming, and more.
    • This Old Mac – I especially loved this series on upgrading and using older Macs. This month the PowerBook 100 is covered which was six years old at the time. The PowerBook 100 is a 16-MHz 68000 based machine. At the time, it could still be made useful for e-mail, word processing and other basic tasks. The RAM could be upgraded to 8MB but RAM upgrades were expensive and 4MB could be enough for those basic tasks. Alternatively, upgrading from 4MB to 6MB was a cheaper alternative then going to 8MB. The hard drive could also be upgraded from the standard 20MB or 40MB drive up to at least 1GB. External drives were also an option. If only modern MacBooks were as upgradeable. Other potential upgrade options include a modem (up to 9600bps external or 2400bps internal), upgraded System Software (up to 7.5.5), and there was plenty of Internet software available including MacPPP, MacTCP, NCSA Mosaic 1.0.3, MacWeb, Eudora, LeeMail, Pegasus, NewWatcher, Fetch, Anarchie, AOL 2.1, and more.

    How To

    • Switch to HFS+ – HFS+ was a new file system that came with MacOS 8.1. This tutorial guides you through upgrading from MacOS 8 and HFS to MacOS 8.1 and HFS+.
    • Know It All about Finder Views – A guide to configuring how Finder displays files and file info.
    • Avoid Stupid Webmaster Mistakes – Web 1.0 webmaster tips including tips about GIF interlacing, avoiding useless pages, correcting grammar and spelling, including alt image tags, linking back to the home page, and more.

    Every Month

    • Editor’s Note – Lamenting the end of the Newton MessagePad.
    • Letters – Letters from readers about the PowerMac 6100, Steve Jobs, and more.
    • Get Info – The latest Mac related news including new G3 vs. Pentium II benchmarks, better support from Iomega (including for Zip, Jaz and Ditto drives), IBM experiments with 1 GHz PowerPC chip, and more.
    • Cravings – A look at some of the latest tech gear, including the Kodak DCS 520 Digital Camera ($14,995 for 1728×1168 resolution), DirectCD (using CDs like floppies), DaynaStar FastHub 8 (an 8-port 100 Megabit hub for $269), Action Files (file manager/finder), and Lapdog (a lapdesk for your PowerBook).
    • Reviews
      • Dreamweaver 1.0 – a WYSIWYG HTML editor
      • Microsoft Internet Explorer
      • Elastic Reality 3.1 – morphing/warping graphics software)
      • Multi-Ad Creator 2 – a tool for creating small documents such as ads and brochures
      • Claris Home Page – an HTML editor

      • Mac Picasso with 3D Overdrive – a 2D video card with an optional 3D module based on the 3Dfx chipset…for $550
      • VideoShop 4.0/3D – A non-linear video editing app
      • PlusMaker 1.0.1 and PlusMaximizer 1.0 – Tools for converting to HFS+ without erasing data and for using smaller 0.5K block sizes
      • Racing Days R – Racing game from Feral Entertainment
      • Shattered Steel – A mech game from Logicware
      • …and more!
    • PowerPlay – Games coverange including a preview of Intellivision Lives!, a look at Quake conversions X-Men: the Ravages of Apocalypse and Malice, Diablo and Starcraft updates, and more.
    • Ask Us – Questions answered about RAIDs, reordering columns in Finder, Photoshop troubleshooting, ink for the Color StyleWriter 1500, invisible files, copying large files to multiple floppies, and more.

    …and more!


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  • MacAddict (November 1996)

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    Source: MacAddict – Issue Number 3 – November 1996

    I was never really a Mac person. Mainly because I always felt they were overpriced and later on I enjoyed building my own PCs anyway. There also weren’t as many games available for the Mac which was a consideration for me. However, if you were a Mac fan back in the late 90s then MacAddict was an excellent magazine. It reminds me of Boot/Maximum PC for the PC. Sadly, it eventually degraded into MacLife, a much more generic and boring magazine. The November 1996 issue of MacAddict includes:

    Hightlights

    • 5 Steps to 3D Animation – A guide to developing your own animation. Their 5 steps include developing a concept, modeling the character, making the scene, animating the character, and post production. Some of the software demonstrated include Infini-D, QuickDraw 3.0, Adobe Premiere, and others.
    • 3Dilemma – A guide to 3D modeling and animation software. Some products reviewed include 3D World, Fractal Design’s Raydream Studio, StudioPro 2.0, LogoMoton 2.0, Extreme 3D 1.0, Infini-D 3.5, Poser, and more.

    • Us & Them – A comparison of Mac vs. PC. Here they compare a Power Computing PowerBase 200 to a Compaq Presario 8710. The Mac (clone) includes a 200MHz PowerPC 603e CPU, 32MB of RAM, 512k of L2 cache, an 8x CD-ROM drive, a 2.2GB hard drive, on board 3D accelerator including 2MB EDO RAM, and 3 PCI slots for $3,221. The Compaq includes a 200MHz Pentium CPU, 32MB of RAM, 512k L2 cache, 8X CD-ROM drive, 2.5GB hard drive, On-board 3D video with 2MB EDO RAM and 3 PCI slots for $3,299. They try to argue that the Mac is price competitive but this is a Mac clone which was allowed by apple for about 30 seconds and this is a very specific PC. There were other options with equivalent or better hardware that could be had cheaper. Apple choices were far more limited. Still an interesting comparison.
    • Every Trick in the Bookmark – A guide to organizing your bookmarks in Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

    How To

    • Create Web Graphics – A guide to creating graphics and images for web pages. This includes tips for aligning and sizing images, using GIFs, spacing, when to use JPEGs, and more.

    Every Month

    • Editor’s Note – A guide to e-mail etiquette and a suggestion to do without e-mail for a day or two.
    • Letters – Letters from readers that are mostly pretty goofy.
    • Get Info – A look at BeOS, an alternative OS that works with PowerPC based Macs (and other hardware); new Magneto-Optical drives (these used to seem so futuristic); some news about the upcoming OS 8; a look at AOL 3.0; and more.
    • Cravings – A look at interesting new gadgets, software and hardware, including Lightwave 3D, Tarpon (a ruggedized PDA based on the Newton), Xclaim VR (a graphics accelerator), PhotoTools 1.0, CD/Maxtet 1600 (a device that connects 16 hot swappable 8x CD-ROM drives to your Mac), and Photoshop 4.0.
    • Reviews – Reviews of Claris Home Page & golive Pro, Chromatica, QX-Tools 2.0/PageTools 2.0, Killer Transitions 1.0, Street Atlas 3.0, Phone Search 2.0, MovieStar 1.5, Movie Cleaner, Web-Motion, Myrmidon, Spell Catcher 1.5.6, RAM Doubler 2.0, QuicKeys 3.5, KeyQuencer, Zork Nemesis, AMBER: Journeys Beyond, Gabriel Knight II, Voyeur II, Close Combat, IndyCar Racing II, Don’t Quite Your Day Job, Catz, Sacred and Secular, Berlitz Think & Talk Spanish 2.0, Michael Jackson’s World Beer Hunter, The Ultimate 3D Skeleton, Origins of Mankind, Better Homes and Gardens Remodeling Your Home, Practice Makes Perfect Spanish, Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion, and more.
    • Ask Us – Questions answered about changing the Mac’s Trash icon, adding an additional monitor to a Mac IIci, keeping the Mac’s clock in sync, memory interleaving on PowerMacs, and more.
    • PowerPlay – An sneak peak at Starfleet Academy and an interview with Rusty Buchert, the producer of Starfleet Academy.

    …and more!


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