Abstract of INFO-MAC archived Text file 'per/tb/tidbits-291.etx' Uploaded 08/24/1995 29442 bytes TidBITS#291/21-Aug-95 ===================== Ready for Windows 95? Check out Apple's response to Microsoft's media avalanche and find out why Mick Jagger suddenly has sympathy for Bill Gates. Also in this issue, more highlights from the Boston Macworld Expo, additions to last issue's article on FTP with AOL and CompuServe, info on where to get QuickDraw 3D, and a thought-provoking essay from Brad De Long on the realities of a wired world. 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 Free shipping on orders via the Web -- http://www.mcp.com/ Mac Tip of the Day & free books! -- http://www.mcp.com/hayden/ * Power Computing -- 800/375-7693 -- Now shipping... The Award-Winning First MacOS Compatible! See what the press says! http://www.powercc.com/News/quotes.html Copyright 1990-1995 Adam & Tonya Engst. Details at end of issue. Information: Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------- Topics: MailBITS/21-Aug-95 Macworld Superlatives AOL FTP Additions Ontological Breakdown, or, Pretending to be a Help System Reviews/21-Aug-95 ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/pub/tidbits/issues/1995/TidBITS#291_21-Aug-95.etx MailBITS/21-Aug-95 ------------------ **Mick's The Man** -- I guess Bill Gates decided that the Rolling Stones song "Start Me Up" would be perfect for advertising Windows 95, since one of Windows 95's most recognizable features is a Start button on the Task Bar. According to the Sun, an English tabloid, Microsoft contacted Mick Jagger about it, and Mick asked for a whopping $12 million for rights to use the song in Windows 95 advertising. Apparently, Mick thought that if he asked for a preposterously large amount, that Microsoft would go home empty- handed, but Microsoft's response was "Do you want cash, or is a check all right?" So, starting this week, expect to hear the