[199] in DCNS Development
Fwd: New feature of Mac System 7.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Cattey)
Thu Apr 23 14:29:57 1992
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 14:28:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bill Cattey <wdc@Athena.MIT.EDU>
To: developers@Athena.MIT.EDU
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Damn Good News, and HOT!
thanks to Eliz. McGee at Shiva for forwarding this recent story...
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MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:22 PM, EST, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992.
CUPERTINO, California--April 1, 1992--Apple Computer, Inc., made a major
addition to the software that runs the Macintosh computer today with the
release of the Caffeine Manager, an extension to System 7.0 that allows all
Macintosh computers to interface cleanly and easily with such devices as coffee
percolators and soda machines.
"We're really excited about this release," says Mike "Ro" Soft of Apple DTS
(Drink The Soda). "Users and programmers alike now can immediately have access
to a wide variety of commercial beverages from their desktop, all with the
familiar Macintosh mouse-driven interface."
The Caffeine Manager 1.0, available immediately from major commercial outlets
as well as anonymous ftp from ftp.apple.com, will expand Macintosh connectivity
on all models by providing a plug-and-play interface to Mr. Coffee machines and
clones. High-end Quadra machines running it will be able to administrate a
network containing soft drink vending machines.
Mr. Soft adds, "We hope this software will be a major step in crossing the fine
line between word processors and food processors."
John Sculley, CEO of Apple Computer, was quick to hail the Caffeine Manager as
a turning point in the development of the Macintosh. "It's where I've
envisioned the company going, it's a dream I've had since my last job," he
states. "This will make the Macintosh the choice of a new generation."
The first product to make use of the Caffeine Manager will be
QuickBrew. Due to be released later this year, it will integrate sound and
video with cream and sugar, and optional third-party ADB (Apple Desktop Brew)
hardware will allow it to make a great cup of cappuccino.
Developers will be receiving recyclable aluminum CD's containing specifications
for the Caffeine Manager resource types 'JOLT', 'KOLA', and 'JAVA' later this
week.
Apple Computer, founded fifteen years ago today, is one of the world's major
consumers of Mountain Dew.
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