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MacTech was one of the first magazines to publish on CD-ROM. Now in our 11th year of CDs, the MacTech CD (Volumes 1-15, June 99) is packed with more than ever before -- 2000 articles from almost 170 issues (1984 - June 1999), all 29 issues of Apple's develop, 21 issues of FrameWorks magazine, all the source code, THINK Reference(tm) 2.6 viewer and database compiler, working applications, full documentation, demos for developers, and more!! Volumes 1-15 now includes:

On the CD, you get:

• 2000 articles from almost 170 issues (1984 - June 1999) of MacTech Magazine (1984-1999) -- in THINK Reference!
• All 29 Issues (1990-1997) of Apple's develop(tm) -- in THINK Reference!
• Improved hypertext, improved indices, and a new THINK Reference Viewer -- for lightning quick access! The new viewer has improved searching capabilities.
• 21 issues of FrameWorks from the Software Frameworks Association (formerly MacApp Developers Association) -- the most complete set of FrameWorks archives known.
• 100+ MB of source code -- use them in your applications, with no royalties! Includes all the source code from MacTech issues as well as Apple's develop and FrameWorks.
• Full version of THINK Reference -- the original online guide to Inside Macintosh, Vols. I-VI
• Sprocket(tm)! MacTech's tiny framework and quick compiler
• The best threads from the Macintosh programmer newsgroups plus thousands of notes, tips, snippets, and gotchas
• Popular tools that Mac programmers use to increase their productivity. Demos from developer tool vendors. And much more!

See for yourself why MacTech Magazine's CD-ROM is the best information source for Macintosh programmers and developers.

MacTech Magazine products are distributed through Developer Depot:

Sales: 800-MACDEV-1
Outside US/Canada: 805-494-9797
Fax: 805-494-9798
mailto:orders@devdepot.com
http://www.devdepot.com

What do users have to say?

"When I designed THINK Reference, I envisioned endless databases at my fingertips. MacTech has doubled the information that is just a mouse click away."

- Darrell LeBlanc, Formerly of Symantec,
Author, THINK Reference 2.0

"The CD strikes me as an impressive and very useful resource. The only disadvantage I've found is that each answer the databases yield exposes me to so many more issues, that I find myself exploring the articles for the sheer wonder of it, and thus putting off the real coding I should be doing. :-)"

- MacTech CD Beta Tester

New MacTech CD ROM includes THINK Reference Collector

-- Now THINK Reference users can have updated Mac OS API information

Westlake Village, California - July 19th, MacTech Magazine, the Journal of Macintosh Technology and Development, releases the MacTech CD ROM (volumes 1-15, through June 1999) with new THINK Reference Collector.

Debuting at Macworld in New York, the new release of the MacTech CD ROM provides the most complete reference collection available for Macintosh programmers and developers -- and features a new tool for collecting and compiling the latest references for Mac OS APIs into compact, easily searchable, THINK Reference format.

The MacTech CD ROM includes the entire history of MacTech Magazine, 2000 articles from almost 170 issues of MacTech Magazine running from 1984 through June of 1999. This wealth of programming tutorials, introductions to new technologies, and how to articles are compiled into databases for the THINK Reference system.

Also included are the complete run of Apple's develop magazine, the FrameWorks journal, and Apple's original inside Macintosh technical reference -- all in THINK Reference format. Source code for these articles, compilations of Mac programming newsgroups, shareware, demos, and special offers are also included on the CD ROM.

The THINK Reference Viewer (included on the CD ROM) is explicitly supported by all major Macintosh development environments -- including CodeWarrior, Object Master, and Symantec C++. Simply select text in these environments and use a command key combination to bring THINK Reference forward and search for that API or keyword. The new THINK Reference Viewer also supports complex boolean searches and an advanced high speed search engine that allows you to quickly and precisely find the information you need.

"THINK Reference is simply an essential tool for Mac OS developers. It's fast, clean, easy to use, and simply the best way I can think of to quickly store and access reference information," said Kevin Avila, CEO of Cache Computing.

A new THINK Reference Compiler is featured on the CD ROM with support for AppleEvents and larger makefiles. Simply drop a makefile on the compiler to compile large directories of HTML documents into a single, compact THINK Reference database.

The THINK Reference Collector, developed by Cache Computing , is also included on the CD ROM. This tool can download the entire contents of Apple's Inside Macintosh web pages onto your local disk, create makefiles, and use the new THINK Reference Compiler to process these files into compact, easily searchable, THINK Reference Databases. Finally, you can have the latest Mac OS API calls, at your finger tips, with THINK Reference.

Marshall Clow, of Adobe Systems observed "The THINK Reference Collector is one of the best ideas for developers that I've seen in a long time. Now developers can build custom THINK Ref databases to use while they are debugging or not online. Not everyone has a T1 :-)"

Pricing and Availability

Priced at $129, it can be purchased at Macworld, or through the Developer Depot . Anyone who purchased the previous version of the MacTech CD ROM after May 31st 1998 will receive a complimentary upgrade. Users who own previous versions of the CD ROM can upgrade for only $49.

For more information on these products, see us on the web at:

Xplain Corporation - http://www.xplain.com/
THINK Reference - http://www.xplain.com/thinkreference/
MacTech Magazine - http://www.mactech.com/
MacTech CD-ROM - http://www.mactech.com/cdrom/

Corporate Background:

Xplain Corporation has three divisions -- publishing, mail order and custom services. The publishing division includes MacTech(r) magazine http://www.mactech.com, NetProfessional(tm) magazine http://www.netprolive.com, and THINK Reference(tm). The mail order division operates Developer Depot(r) http://www.devdepot.com, Depot Store(sm), and the Depot(sm). Custom services provides custom publishing and trade show services including such projects as Developer Central(r), Net Innovators, LinuxWorld Greenhouse, ICe Greenhouse, and fulfillment services. Founded in 1984, the company has its offices in Westlake Village, California. For more information on Xplain Corporation or any of its products/services, point your browser to http://www.xplain.com/, call the main offices at 805-494-9797, fax at 805-494-9798, send an e-mail to info@xplain.com, or send snail mail to PO Box 5200, Westlake Village, CA 91359-5200, USA.

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