New & Noteworthy: Java on the Macintosh site; Canadian dealer sues Apple

The Java on the Macintosh web page is "styled rather like a FAQ. It's primarily intended to be a place for finding resources (e.g. downloadable code and tech notes).

Canadian dealer sues Apple Computer Buyer's Warehouse Direct (CBWD), a former Apple Direct Dealer has filed a $5MM CDN lawsuit against Apple Canada Inc. The suit claims that Apple terminated their authorized dealer agreement with CBWD after the dealer published its first Mac catalog in May, 1999. Although CBWD's 100-page catalog had previously received approval from Apple Canada, CBWD maintains that they were prohibited by Apple from advertising pricing for any Apple products within the catalog or from shipping Apple systems outside an approximate 200 KM radius of their Markham, Ontario location.