Apple, FileMaker Joint Announcement

- 2000.01.07

1/7/2K: One of our deep sources as Apple submitted the following report. Our comments are in black. (Interesting, the things that happen at Apple while the rest of the world is watching Macworld Expo!)

In a surprise move today, Apple iCEO Steve Jobs and FileMaker, Inc. President Dominique Philippe Goupil made a special joint announcement at today's post-Expo "Apple Special Event." This is the first time FileMaker has been included in the Special Event program since it became a daily feature in Cupertino.

In their joint presentation, Jobs and Goupil announced an unexpected upgrade to Claris Home Page, long thought dead on the vine. Dubbed FMHP (and the "FM" doesn't stand for FileMaker!), the Home Page 4.0 release date is still vague, but Jobs remarked, "FM Home Page is getting a sustained investment. You're going to be very happy with future releases of Home Page."

Riding the crest of the recent new feature-laden FileMaker Pro 5, FileMaker President Goupil reviewed several of the exciting already existing Home Page features, including "Open," "Close," and "Save as..." menu items. Pricing of HP will remain at $99 with a discounted upgrade to previous users at $98. Group licensing will be available at prices as low as $95 per user for installations of 1,000 or more users.

After the joint announcement, Jobs wowed the throng of 3 or 4 approved Mac writers(print media only - webmasters not affiliated with Mac Publishing need not apply) by announcing AppleWorks 6.0 for Mac and Windows. The integrated office suite now includes features from Claris Emailer, including "Open," "Close," and "Save as" menu items. Although the exact release date of the AppleWorks upgrade was not stated, Jobs enthusiastically told the crowd, "AppleWorks is getting a sustained investment. You're going be very happy with future releases of AppleWorks."

In a sharp departure from previous Apple Daily Special Events, Jobs also hinted at upgrades in progress to HyperCard, Cyberdog, and Firmware Update 1.1. While not mentioned with the others, Jobs appeared to almost reveal something as he said, "HyperCard, Cyberdog, and Firmware Update are getting a sustained investment. You're going be very happy with future releases of HyperCard, Cyberdog, Orga . . . um, and Firmware Update."

During the Daily Hardware Update, Apple Exec Phil Schiller demoed the latest educational iMac, which comes in a completely transparent case. Most features were difficult to detect, as the Educational iMac's stealth invisibility feature was inadvertently activated just before the demo, making the already difficult-to-see model as hard to see as the 300 MHz G3 All-in-One.

After astonishing the crowd with the StealthEd iMac, both Jobs and Schiller shared the stage explaining Apple's concern for gamers experiencing whiplash from the incredibly quick screen redraws with the new AltiVec technology included with top end G4 Macs. As a service to customers having such units on order, Apple is replacing the dangerously fast G4 chips with a safer, slower G4 chip at no additional cost.

At this point, no Apple employees were lost while delivering this news. We are doing our utmost to protect the identity of the individual who filed this report.

Thanks, Hank!

- Anne Onymus

Join us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

Recent Rumor Mills

Driver Cell Phone Ban Only the Beginning, 2011.12.14. The NTSB wants states to ban texting and talking on the phone while driving, but what about the other 90% of traffic fatalities?
Buffalo Mouse Runs with Rumor Mill Concept, 2010.08.24. We thought the idea of a clickwheel mouse was off the wall when we presented it in 2004, but Buffalo Japan just introduced its own clickwheel mouse.
Microsoft Announces Cash for Clunker PCs, 2009.07.29. Beleaguered Microsoft, with declines in profits and market share, is offering cash for old computers to boost sales of new PCs with Windows Vista installed.
More in the Rumor Mill index.

Links for the Day

Mac of the Day: Mac IIfx, introduced 1990.03.19. This 'wicked fast' 40 MHz Mac trumped the 33 MHz DOS world.
February 14 in LEM history: 98: A perfect compact Mac - 00: Extended computer warranties worth the cost? - Making your PC work with your Mac - 01: Customize Microsoft Word - 02: Quadra revives a passion for computing - 03: Real world performance - DIY Pismo screen replacement - Best Mac for writing - 03: Fastest browser on the Mac - 06: 15" MacBook Pro - Impressions of a newly acquired Lisa - Finding and using free WiFi - Apple should liberate OS 9 - 07: New Mac mini cheaper than upgrading a Power Mac - 08: Falling in love with OS X
Support Low End Mac

Recent Deals

About LEM Support Usage Privacy Contact

Low End Mac is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. Entire Low End Mac website copyright ©1997-2012 by Cobweb Publishing, Inc. unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iPad iPhone, iMac, iPod, MacBook, MagSafe, Mac Pro, Apple TV, and AirPort are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks and are hereby acknowledged.
Advice is presented in good faith, but what works for one may not work for all. Please report errors to .
LINKS: We allow and encourage links to any public page as long as the linked page does not appear within a frame that prevents bookmarking it.
Email may be published at our discretion unless marked "not for publication"; email addresses will not be published without permission, and we will encrypt them in hopes of avoiding spammers. Letters may be edited for length, context, and to match house style.
PRIVACY: We don't collect personal information unless you explicitly provide it. For more details, see our Terms of Use.

Custom Search

Follow Low End Mac on Twitter
Join Low End Mac on Facebook

Low End Mac Reader Specials

TypeStyler 11 is now in the Mac App Store!! -- Special Introductory Price of $59.95!! -- To Buy From The Mac App Store Click Here Now!! Or buy direct from Strider Software.

Don't install Parallels to play poker online! Poker Mac will show you how to download and install a native Mac poker and Mac Casino applications in minutes.

Affiliates

Amazon.com
The Apple Store
The iTunes Store
PC Connection Express
GainSaver
Parallels Desktop for Mac
eBay