Abstract of INFO-MAC archived Text file 'per/tb/tidbits-258.etx' Uploaded 01/10/1995 30105 bytes From: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) To: TIDBITS@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU Subject: TidBITS#258/09-Jan-95 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 95 01:45:21 PDT Organization: TidBITS Reply-To: ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) TidBITS#258/09-Jan-95 ===================== This issue features our picks for the most interesting products and events at the recent San Francisco Macworld Expo, complete with Adam's take on Internet software at the show, Tonya's report on the state of QuickDraw GX fonts and applications, and our traditional Macworld Expo superlatives. The usual complement of MailBITS commenting on previous articles round out the issue. This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: * APS Technologies -- 800/443-4199 -- Makers of hard drives, tape drives, and neat SCSI accessories. For APS price lists, email: <---- New * Northwest Nexus -- 206/455-3505 -- http://www.halcyon.com Providing access to the global Internet. * PowerCity Online -- Prices & info: <75361.532@compuserve.com> Online email ordering of 40,000 items of software and hardware. * Hayden Books, an imprint of Macmillan Computer Publishing Save 20% on all books via the Web -- http://www.mcp.com Copyright 1990-1995 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue. Automated info: Comments: -------------------------------------------------------------- Topics: MailBITS/09-Jan-95 Macworld Expo - Internet Wannabes Galore QuickDraw GX at the Expo Macworld SF Superlatives Reviews/09-Jan-95 [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-258.etx; 30K] MailBITS/09-Jan-95 ------------------ We're all back from Macworld San Francisco, where we had a good time despite gusty wind and rain and a somewhat ho-hum show. Our personal high points came when playing country mice riding up the multiple floors of semi-circular escalators at the Nordstrom store on Market Street and riding up the 32-floor-high external glass elevators at the Westin St. Francis hotel. Close behind was the