Abstract of INFO-MAC archived Text file 'per/tb/tidbits-280.etx' Uploaded 06/05/1995 29808 bytes TidBITS#280/05-Jun-95 ===================== Spending spree! News this week includes IBM's sudden attempt to buy Lotus, while in the background AOL seems to have purchased just about everybody else. In addition, we bring you information on updating your USR Sportster modem, a follow-up to Tonya's article on pesky ReadMe files, information on that (ahem) "viral" component in Windows 95, and finally a revealing essay from Dave Winer on why software companies just don't have a clue. 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: * Northwest Nexus -- 206/455-3505 -- http://www.halcyon.com/ Providing access to the global Internet. * Hayden Books, an imprint of Macmillan Computer Publishing Save 20% on all books via the Web -- http://www.mcp.com/ Win free books! -- http://www.mcp.com/hayden/madness/ Copyright 1990-1995 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue. Information: Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------- Topics: MailBITS/05-Jun-95 Look, It's Windows - Can We Calm Down? AOL Buys Everyone ReadMe Files? Read This Follow-up! A Studio in Silicon Valley Reviews/05-Jun-95 ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1995/TidBITS#280_05-Jun-95.etx MailBITS/05-Jun-95 ------------------ Last Saturday night marked an interesting point in the development of the Internet as a multimedia delivery system. We were invited to the offices of Point of Presence Company in Seattle to watch the first full-length feature film (called _Party_Girl_) played live over the Internet via CU-SeeMe. I doubt CU-SeeMe will become a major source of movies via the Internet (since it's more designed as a point-to-point system), but proving something can be done is important because it raises the bar for future attempts. A real-time technology for video that works like RealAudio is probably the next step, and then I'm sure we'll see some truly interesting uses of video on the Internet. [ACE]