TECHNOLOGY - Aug. 7, 1995

Swiss Firm Puts Macintosh Software on IBM PC: Quix Computerware, a small company with six employees, has modified the software that runs Apple’s Macintosh so it can be used on an IBM personal computer. The modification comes ahead of the plans of either company to do so, according to the trade magazine MacWorld. The development places pressure on the companies to decide whether to modify their plans for Macintosh software to be on an IBM PC late next year or early 1997. Legal and other complications may prevent any change in plans. The PowerPC chip, developed for use in both firms’ PCs, has just begun to be sold in an IBM PC but was thought to be unacceptable for Macintosh software. MacWorld says in its October issue, the on-line version of which becomes available today, that it tested Quix’s adaptation and found “near flawless compatibility.” However, Quix cannot develop or market computers based on the modified software without Apple’s permission.