User group Newsletter Editors: Utilize this content in your newsletter -- PLEASE ... reference The User Group Network _ / _ UG Network Channel _ / _ NEWS_/ _ The Rumor Manager is looking for your rumors and tidbits... give him a post! ...or subscribe... see subscription notes below 8/13/99 **** Mac Open Source Software macintouch.com is having a lively discussion concerning old and "obsolete" Mac software. One of its readers mentioned a web site that is tracking Open Source software for the Mac. Saying: " Here's a plug for an excellent little site which is attempting to catalog all the open-source Mac software that's currently available. Jason is up to 94 titles so far. **** More $ for Samsung Comline News Service is reporting, that Samsung sold a facility to Rothchild for $450 million and also received a $100 million infusion by Intel. Then it agreed over the next two years to sell $1.8 billion worth of bonds to Apple Computers to strengthen its liquid crystal display (LCD) operation. This will be used to streamline its production line, enabling price reductions. Samsung will also expand its production of LCDs for Apple's iBook. Sounds like it is a good thing that Apple had $3.1 Billion in cash at the end of the last quarter. **** Corel Linux MacWeek was reporting during last weeked that Corel Corp. is hoping to make Linux more accessible with a desktop implementation that will simplify the installation process to Windows levels. The company is expected to reveal additional details of Corel Linux at next week's LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose, Calif **** Qwest The Wall Street Journal on August 10 reported, that Quest Communications International Inc. was to announce its new long distance pricing, that would combine Internet access and long-distance services. Qwest said it is prepared to offer unlimited Internet access and 250 minutes of long-distance calling for $24.95 a month. Isn't competition GREAT! **** New Zealand - "Not Macintosh" It is being reported, that LAND Information New Zealand's database of survey and land title data, Landonline, will only be accessible through personal computers running Microsoft Windows. Price Waterhouse is providing the software and says that it is a Windows only product. Guess VirtualPC will become even more popular. **** Web site popularity Apple.com was #68 on the top 100 list, with 2,323,000 unique visitors July. Microsoft sites were #1 with 30,224 visitors. This according to PC Data. While I understand why most of the ones in front of it are more popular, why AT&T (#30 - 4,179,000) and Bluemountain Arts (#26 - 4,621,000)? **** Don't forget the Rumor Manager invites you to use all or part of his column in your user group newsletter. Please let him know at rumormangr@aol.com and if possible send an electronic copy for the old scrapbook. pau Subscribe to Rumors@lists.user-groups.net DIGEST VERSION: rumors-digest@lists.user-groups.net (recommended) rumors-on@lists.user-groups.net The Rumor Manager is a veteran of the UGN (AOL User Groups Forum) and User Group Network. He's been a supporter and volunteer on many, many UGNet and User Group Academy projects. As a long time user group member, he's served as volunteer from Honolulu to Boston and many points in between. Currently working with the Apple Corp of Dallas, the Dallas Mac Pack, Cowtown MUG of Ft. Worth and TUMS (the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society) doing newsletter articles and the monthly CD-ROM Update. UG Network Channel _ / _ NEWS _ / _ UG Library _ / _ UG Bookshelf To Advertise or become a sponsor -- Contact Jennifer -- Press Releases for publication -- should be directed to: UGNN News Desk at: News-Editor@user-groups.net. Article Reprints -- User Group Network Affiliates may reprint articles as long as full credit is given. Other Non-profit or non-commercial publications should contact us. The UGNN cannot guarantee accuracy or timeliness of articles. Many have been forwarded to us by field correspondents, or press release services. All care is taken to assure the accuracy of URLs and email addresses. Some items may be 30 to 60 days old. The User Group Network is an affiliate of the News-Serve Network - inquiries: Publisher@news-serve.net . . . All commercial names herein, including publication, product, and company names are assumed to be the registered trademarks of their companies. UGN, UGNN, UGNet News, UG Idea Exchange, are all trademarks for The User Group Network, copyright 1997, all rights reserved. Copyright 1999, The User Group Network, http://www.user-groups.net/News-Service.