Nov 93 Newsbits
Volume Number: 9
Issue Number: 11
Column Tag: Newsbits
By Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief
Dave Mark does it again!
Learn C++ on the Macintosh, just published by Addison-Wesley, shows
programmers how to get up and running with object- oriented programming and C++
on the Macintosh. Written by Dave Mark, author of the best-selling Learn C on the
Macintosh (Addison-Wesley), this self-teaching book/disk package gently leads the
reader through a comphrehensive tutorial in programming fundamentals and C++
language basics.
As C++ is considered the most important programming language in the world
today, programmers need to be in the know. With Learn C++ on the Macintosh, they
can learn to program in C++ without hundreds of dollars in lessons.
The disk packaged with Learn C++ on the Macintosh contains versions of
Symantec's popular C++ compiler for the Macintosh, written e specially for this book.
Using this compiler, readers will learn how to write, edit, compile, and run their
first C++ programs on the Macintosh. End-of-chapter exercises, reference material,
real-world examples, and Dave Mark's trademark - an accessible writing style -
further enhances this self-teaching package.
Learn C++ on the Macintosh has a suggested retail price of $36.95 with disk, is
464 Pages long, paperback, and is available wherever computer books are sold.
For more information, contact Addison-Wesley Publishing Group, 1 Jacob Way,
Reading , MA 01867, Voice: 617/944-3700.
[Remember, this book and many others can be purchased at a discount through
the Mail Order Store on page 77 of this issue. - Ed.]
digitalNATION for free!
Computer Services Group, Inc. makes its digitalNATION on-line service available
to the public for FREE. digitalNATION uses a graphical interface, which makes it
easier to operate for users who are not familiar with computer or on-line services.
The company expects more than 20,000 computer-using professionals to join
his service by year's end, making digitalNATION the largest free on-line service in the
United States.
digitalNATION offers users: more than 25,000 public domain files and
commercial software upgrades; message areas for help, support, guidance and
information about products and services, private electronic e-mail and file transfer
at speeds of up to 14,400 baud; news, information, press releases and specialty
publications from around the world; special interest conferences and on-line chat
forums; and easy to use high speed point and click interface.
Interested users or publishers should call 703/642.2800 for more information
or for a free users manual and disk. Please specify Macintosh or Windows version. For
U.S. and Canadian orders, there is a $7.95 shipping and handling charge for the disk
and manual.
For more information, contact digitalNATION™, 5515 Cherokee Ave., Alexandria,
VA 22312, Voice: 703/642.2800, Fax: 703/642.3747.
[MacTech Magazine has a presence on dN as well. Check out our e-mail addresses
that you can send to. They forward to us directly and in most cases, response time
should be within one business day. - Ed.]
Digitalk’s Smalltalk
Digitalk has announced the release of a new version of the company's pure
object-oriented programming environment for the Macintosh. This exciting new
release lets developers leverage the features of Macintosh System 7 and adds many new
capabilities.
Key new features include: portable architecture using a new event driven user
interface framework which lets developers move applications between Smalltalk/V
Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 platforms faster and easier; new, improved user
interface with enhanced browsers and inspectors that give developers faster and easier
programming via more efficient viewing and access to objects. User interfaces are
more consistent between Smalltalk/V Macintosh, Windows, and OS/2 development
environments; Integration with System 7 is faster and easier with full, high level
language access to Macintosh System 7 OS and Toolbox, plus 200 new Toolbox classes;
Exception handling allows developers to determine how runtime errors are handled in
applications for greater control; High-level object-oriented support for advanced
System 7 features such as Data Access Language/Data Access Manager (DAL/DAM)
which allows developers to access SQL data via DAM APIs, 32-bit color QuickDraw,
QuickTime, Balloon Help, and AppleEvents; Full support for multiple text fonts,
styles, and colors; Object filer allows easy retrieval, and sharing of objects between
users and applications. This major new version of Smalltalk/V for Macintosh comes
with new, improved documentation of over 1,000 pages, divided into three manuals.
Smalltalk/V version 2.0 for Macintosh is available now and has a list price of
$495. Registered Smalltalk/V Mac users can buy the new version for a limited time at
the special price of $149. The purchase price includes the right to distribute
unlimited runtime applications with no additional royalty payments to Digitalk.
For more information, contact Digitalk, Inc., 9841 Airport Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90045, Voice: 310/645-1082, Fax: 310/645-1306.
QuicKeys can script!
CE Software has announced the release of QuicKeys 3.0. QuicKeys, which works
with any application, delegates simple commands or complex tasks to the Macintosh. It
is an invaluable tool for novices and power users that eliminates the monotony of any
repetitive task you do on your Mac.
QuicKeys 3.0 supports AppleScript, Frontier, and any other OSA compliant
scripting language. The AppleScript extension gives QuicKeys the ability to send
scripts to the AppleScript engine for execution. Together, they can automate any
application, regardless of support for AppleScript or Apple Events.
Other new or improved features include: more powerful branching capabilities
give sequences the power to branch to other shorcuts, jump within a sequence, and
wait according to a variety of conditions; sequences can now call other sequences and
real time recordings; redesigned interface includes a new utilities menu that provides
easier access to Instant QuicKeys, QK Extension Manager, the Template Printer, and
other QuicKeys utilities; easier, more reliable recording capabilities; new floating
palettes control the recording and playback of Sequences or Real Time Shortcuts;
extensions are now organized by category for easy selection; Apple Events Extension
has been completely redesigned and rewritten; new Wait and Pop-up menu steps are
recorded automatically, increase sequence reliability; QuicKeys Extras include
Shortcut sets for 10 of the most popular applications and special shortcuts made
specifically for working with PowerBooks.
QuicKeys version 3.0 will be available through CE's authorized distributors and
resellers worldwide. The U.S. Suggested retail price is $169.00. Registered users of
QuicKeys 2.1.2 and greater may upgrade to QuicKeys 3.0 for $49.95. Registered
users of versions earlier than 2.1.2 may purchase the upgrade for $79.95. All
upgrade offers expire 11/30/93.
For more information, contact CE Software, Inc., 1801 Industrial Circle, P.O.
Box 65580, West Des Moines, IA 50265, Voice: 515/224-1995, Fax:
515/224-4534, AppleLink: CESOFTWARE, America Online: CESOFTWARE,
CompuServe: 76136,2137.
ObjectMaster for THINK C & C++
ACI US has introduced its newest addition to the Object Master™ product line -
Object Master for THINK C™ and C++. This comprehensive programming environment
is fully integrated with THINK Project Manager and works seamlessly with THINK C™,
Symantec™ C++, and any other ANSI C or standard C++ language.
Object Master for THINK C and C++ provides software developers with tools to
assist them during code development. One such tool is a flexible Class Tree window,
called the Browser in THINK Project Manager. The Class Tree window allows users to
expand and collapse the class tree, color code classes, and open and print multiple
windows displaying specific components of the tree.
Object Master’s Browser window allows developers to access different pieces of
code. Developers need not concern themselves with the physical location of the code
because Object Master parses all project files and maintains a dynamic data dictionary
of all project components including classes, functions, and methods. Changes made to
the code are immediately displayed-no compilation is necessary.
Users can edit code in the Browser window or in a File editor. Both tools contain a
full-featured source code editor and perform various tasks such as syntax checking
without compiling and automatically marking every function, method, or class in the
project. With a single keystroke, users can find and paste a function’s argument.
Developers can also customize styles for each language element such as functions,
keywords, syntax errors, and comments. The Source Code editor can be programmed
through AppleScript.
Object Master is fully aware of THINK Project Manager. Files added to an Object
Master project can be included in the THINK project and vice versa. Object Master
ensures complete integrity with the THINK project. Compiling and linking can be
performed from within the Object Master environment.
You can purchase Object Master for THINK C and C++ from ACI US, through mail
order houses, or at selected dealers. The product’s list price is $255.
For more information, contact ACI US Marketing, 10351 Bubb Road, Cupertino,
CA 95014, Voice: 408-252-4444, Fax: 408-252-0831, AppleLink: D4444.