December 1994 / Cover Story

Apple's High-Tech Gamble Apple's Technology Milestones	In the 1970s, VisiCalc was the killer application that made the Apple II a hit. In the 1980s, desktop publishing did the same for the Macintosh. In the 1990s, Apple is hoping once again that breakthrough technology will help it leapfrog the competition. - by Tom R. Halfhill
The Newton and the Hare	Negative reviews are bad enough , but when your company's new product is ridiculed for a whole week in Doonesbury, you know you've got a public-relations disaster.
Houdini Reappears	Apple was so pleased by the test marketing of its first DOS-compatible board--nicknamed Houdini and briefly bundled last spring with the Quadra/Centr is 610--that a new line of 486 plug-in boards will be announced at Fall Comdex.
PowerPC Alliance Near?	As this issue went to press in mid-October, Apple, IBM, and Motorola were reported to be nearing an agreement on a common PowerPC system platform that would redefine the PReP standard.
Macs in the Enterprise	With a few notable exceptions, the Macintosh has been shunned by large companies ever since its introduction in 1984. - by Tom Thompson
A 110-MHz PowerPC Speed Demon Preliminary Application Indexes	On November 7, Apple announced its latest Power Mac system, the 8100/110. - by Tom Thompson
Apple's Future System Software Apple's Future System Software

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