July – August 1998 — Vol 20 No 4
Source
Open PDF • Jul–Aug 1998 • Vol 20 No 4 • 100 pages
Overview
Disinfectant Retired (27) — John Norstad's legendary free Mac antivirus ends development (May 1998), as he announced macro viruses had made his Type-1-only tool obsolete. An Interview with Dave Ottalini—WAP Member at Large (Nancy Seferian, 32) — Pi's Apple /// dean profiled. Apple is Back Because Steve is Back (Dave Hull, 35) — Jobs as iCEO turning Apple around. Effective Long Distance Assistance from WAP (Karen Ackoff, 37). Hottest Downloads (Nancy Seferian, 62). Community Content in Public Libraries (Phil Shapiro, 86).
Macintosh: "Got a Worm in Your Apple?" A Virus Update (Tom Witte, 28). Apple Releases QuickTime 3 License Terms (Dennis Dimick, 38). Learning New Software—Struggle or Enjoyment (C. Etana Finkler, 40). Hottest Downloads—MacGZip—A Unix Utility for Mac Users (Frank Harris, 46). Best of the TCS (Nancy Seferian, 58). The Problem Is Not Limited Bandwidth, It's Limited Brainwidth (batch downloading on AOL) (Phil Shapiro, 60). Book Review: Programming 4th Dimension (Paul Chernoff, 63). Adobe Photoshop 4: Where the ACTION Is! (C. Etana Finkler, 66). Finding Help on the Internet (67). The Amazing PhotoDeluxe Book (Mary Keene, 69). Scanner Tips (Mary Keene, 79). Hottest Downloads—Netscape History (David Harris, 80). Making QuickTime movies using shareware (Frank Harris and Neal Gallagher, 81). Assistive Technology—The MacWay (Part III) (Heather Rushmore, 85). Graphics and Netscape (Ann Furfine, 87). Turning Inkjet Printers into Postscript Printers (Paul Gerstenbluth, 88). Word Macro Viruses Q & A (89). The University of Chicago Mac Tips (89).
Highlights
Disinfectant Retired
John Norstad's free Mac antivirus — a labor of love that protected Macs from Type-1 viruses for over a decade — ends. Norstad announced macro viruses (Word) made his tool insufficient.
Apple is Back Because Steve is Back — Dave Hull
Steve Jobs as interim CEO turning Apple around — 6 months into his return. Power Mac G3 + Mac OS 8 momentum building toward the iMac (announced May 1998, ships August 15, 1998).
Dave Ottalini MAL Interview — Nancy Seferian
Apple /// dean Ottalini profiled — longtime On the Trail columnist + Pi Secretary.
Word Macro Viruses
Macro virus era — Word 5/6 macro viruses spreading rapidly.
Phil Shapiro: limited Brainwidth
Pun about AOL batch downloading — Shapiro's playful tech-skill-gap commentary.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Nancy Seferian, Dave Ottalini, Dave Hull, Karen Ackoff, Phil Shapiro, Tom Witte, Dennis Dimick, C. Etana Finkler, Frank Harris, Paul Chernoff, Mary Keene, David Harris, Neal Gallagher, Heather Rushmore, Ann Furfine, Paul Gerstenbluth, John Norstad Topics: Disinfectant Retired, Jobs iCEO, Word Macro Viruses, QT3 License Terms, AOL Bandwidth References: Disinfectant, Photoshop 4, PhotoDeluxe Book, Programming 4th Dimension, MacGZip
Connections to other issues
- Disinfectant Retired — Norstad's legendary tool ends after a decade-plus
- Jobs iCEO = setup for iMac launch (Aug 1998) covered in 1998-09 — V20 N05
- Pi MAL Interview Series adds Dave Ottalini to lineup