PR Newswire
September 8, 1997
Technology Makes it Easier to Manage and Perform Actions With Internet
Addresses; Extends Innovative Internet Capabilities Delivered With Mac OS 8
Extending the innovative
Internet technologies delivered with Mac OS 8, the highly successful operating
system software release for Macintosh and Mac OS-based computers, Apple
Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced the availability of Internet
Address Detectors (IAD). IAD technology makes it easier for Mac OS 8 users to
manage and immediately perform actions on Internet addresses within documents.
With IAD, a user can simply select an Internet address within a document
and perform a series of actions with that address using a pop-up Contextual
Menu. The Contextual Menu contains the recognized Internet addresses, each with
a submenu of actions that can be performed with the address. For example, when
a URL is selected, actions such as launching a web browser and connecting to
the selected website can easily be taken.
"From our research, we know our customers want easier ways to work
with the data in their documents," said Jim Gable, vice president of
Platform and Technologies Marketing at Apple Computer, Inc. "In the past,
just to access a website address in a document, customers had to carefully
perform a number of actions, such as copying, pasting, and launching a browser.
With IAD and Mac OS 8, customers now have an easier and more productive way of
working with Internet addresses in their documents."
IAD Utilizes Mac OS 8's Contextual Menus
IAD technology takes advantage of Contextual Menus, one of the new
productivity features included with Mac OS 8. Contextual Menus provide a list
of actions that apply to a selected icon, window, or text when it is clicked
while holding down the control key. IAD utilizes Contextual Menus to provide a
list of Internet addresses and the actions that can be taken with them.
Apple Data Detectors Technology
IAD is the first product to use Apple Data Detectors (ADD) technology.
ADD was developed by Apple based on a series of studies by Apple's research
labs on how people work with their everyday computer applications and
documents. This research found that taking an action based on information
within a document, like a URL, is one of the most significant problems users
face. ADD addresses this problem by working in two parts: detectors and
actions. Detectors recognize data patterns, such as e-mail addresses, as well
as dates, names, and stock quotes. Actions use the detected data to perform a
desired task with it. IAD provides a set of ADD detectors and actions for
working with Internet addresses in documents.
Detectors and Actions
IAD detectors and actions include: Email -- Send an email message to the
selected address using America Online, Claris Emailer, Cyberdog, Qualcomm's
Eudora, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Internet Config
default. The address may also be added to the user's Claris Emailer address
book.
FTP -- Download the selected file with America Online, Cyberdog,
Dartmouth University's Fetch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator,
or Internet Config default.
Host -- Connect to any remote server on the Internet with Cyberdog, NCSA
Telnet, or Internet Config default. The host may also be viewed as a website
using America Online, Cyberdog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape
Navigator, or Internet Config default.
HTTP -- A World Wide Web address may be opened in America Online,
Cyberdog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Internet Config
default. The address may also be saved as a "Shortcut" in Netscape
Navigator.
News -- Usenet newsgroups can be read with America Online, Cyberdog,
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Northwestern University's
NewsWatcher, or Internet Config default.
Availability
IAD is now available free of charge via download from Apple's website
at: http://www.macos.apple.com/macos8/iad/. To use IAD, Mac OS 8 must be
installed on the user's Macintosh or Mac OS-based computer. IAD technology is
supported by PowerPC processor-based computers only.
Apple Computer, Inc., a recognized innovator in the information industry
and leader in multimedia technologies, creates powerful solutions based on
easy-to-use personal computers, servers, peripherals, software, handheld
computers and Internet content. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple
develops, manufactures, licenses and markets solutions, products, technologies
and services for business, education, consumer, entertainment, scientific and
engineering and government customers in more than 140 countries.
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Apple Computer, Inc.
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