To: Essam Zaneldin who wrote (12293 ) 4/30/1998 10:08:00 AM From: Essam Zaneldin Respond to of 213177
AppleMasters to Present at Apple's 1998 Worldwide Developers Conference:biz.yahoo.com >>SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc. CUPERTINO, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) today announced that five AppleMasters will deliver a presentation on the creative uses of Macintosh hardware and software at the Company's forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California, on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. PDT. AppleMasters scheduled to participate include: Sir Chris Bonington, mountaineer, writer and photographer; Jim Ludtke, video animator; Douglas Adams, author and fantasist; Michael Kamen, musician and composer; and Paul Davis, graphic designer and artist. The presentation -- AppleMasters on Apple -- will demonstrate how these extraordinary people utilize the Macintosh platform and software solutions to create exciting and innovative results. Topics will vary from how Bonington took his solar-powered Apple IIc to Mt. Everest's Camp 2 at 22,500 feet for logistics planning and communications, his use of PowerBook systems on subsequent ascents and plans for using his Power Macintosh G3 on his upcoming Sepu Kangri expedition, to how Kamen uses his keyboard and Macintosh to create unique musical scores for films as diverse as Lethal Weapon, Jack and Mr. Holland's Opus. The AppleMasters Program was created to recognize extraordinary people who share a loyalty and passion for Apple products and technology. The Program highlights the diversity of Apple's customer base, tapping into its mission to equip customers with the knowledge and inspiration to use Macintosh products and technologies in ground-breaking tasks. AppleMasters are an international group of visionaries from various fields: educators, artists, designers, writers, producers, architects, inventors, scientists, business leaders, musicians, athletes and other world-changers. There are currently 51 AppleMasters in the Program, including: Muhammad Ali, athlete and humanitarian; Dr. Murray Gell-Mann and Dr. Donald Glaser, Nobel laureate physicists; Richard Dreyfuss, Gregory Hines and Jennifer Jason Leigh, actors; Kathleen Kennedy, film producer; Louis Fishauf and Harry Marks, graphic artists; and Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton, writers. For a complete list of AppleMasters and an in-depth look at how these innovators are using Apple's products and technologies, visit www.apple.com/applemasters.<< Essam..