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#1
August 4th, 2004, 03:09 PM
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| Appleworks 7 coming? Ok it's time not to be jaded about this. Everthing points to this being totally legit. Appleworks finally looks to be getting an update. A new book is coming right now appended with an "X" placeholder. Finally we find out that AW isn't dead. Perhaps this app is announced at Apple Paris but if not I see it coming at MWSF. I'm excited...toss keynote 2 in and give me a total revamp and I'm buying.  Title: AppleWorks 6 for Macintosh : Visual QuickStart Guide ISBN: 0201702827 Author: Nolan Hester Format: Paperback / 2ND July 2000 This is for Nolan Hester's first AW6 book. Here's the new book Author: Nolan Hester ISBN: 0321246640 Publisher: Peachpit Press - March 2004 Format: Paperback Seems clear cut to me. Date differs by 4 years and ISBN number is different. We gotta ask ourselves why would PP take 4 years and register a new ISBN for AW 6.2.9. Answer is they wouldn't. This is a new version coming that is substantial enough to warrant the need of a new updated book. That in my book is AW7.  |
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August 4th, 2004, 04:56 PM
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However, AppleWorks, ever since it got Mac OS X compatibility, has been named "AppleWorks X." Look here: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11281 http://www.macfixit.com/search.php?productID=11281 http://www.opengroup.com/cbbooks/076/0764506366.shtml
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August 4th, 2004, 06:11 PM
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Par for the course "Filemaker X" http://eshop.msn.com/search/detail.a...prodId=1682453 http://www.bookchecker.com/0072231416 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...565303-3892700 Calling something "insertproductname X" is just a placeholder. Apple is the official determiner and they don't call Appleworks "X" anywhere. |
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August 4th, 2004, 08:58 PM
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| If AppleWorks will be upgraded to version 7, it better be good. It better have similar iApp functionality. It better seemelessly work with other iApps. I highly doubt it would be a complete rewrite, but maybe lots of the app will be rewritten since the app is based on very old code (relative to the other iApps). But on the otherhand, maybe, just maybe, they have rewritten the entire suite in Cocoa, each section (word processing, spreadsheets, etc) being it's own app. Why would they create Keynote, and update AppleWork's presentation feature? Wouldn't make sense. What would make sense is Apple to sell the AppleWorks bundle which includes all new apps, and the option to buy each app separately like what M$ does with Office. I do hope for a complete rewrite, or at least major new UI. Although I do have Office on my Mac, I'd rather use AppleWorks as it is easier and more basic for my needs. All I know is, if a major update is in the works, Apple won't disappoint us.  |
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#6
August 4th, 2004, 11:44 PM
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| If Appleworks 7 is coming I'm not sure if it would be Cocoa but it would make sense. Cocoa has come a long ways in the last few years and pretty much dominates all these cool apps coming out today. Just supposing that Appleworks 7 had a Tiger version here are some things I can imagine seeing. Appleworks Tiger- Spotlight- Not only for finding your own user created docs but for finding any AW template or file needed. Core Image- Needed for images that are imported and need easy tweaking. Webcore/Web Kit- Image saving html pages in Safari right to AW. PDF Kit- new API for handling pdfs. Probably like having Super Preview built in Image IO- For handling JPEG, PNG and other file formats Automator- Automating any repetitive task is good. Need support even at this level Quicktime- All the quicktime goodies. Apple has a lot technology they can roll into AW7 that would make a big difference in how we use it. |
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#7
August 5th, 2004, 01:04 AM
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Apple stamps new Office releases on the front page, main section, every single time.
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August 5th, 2004, 03:18 AM
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