Rebuilding the Apple I; Adobe to deliver GoLive PDF Module; more

Adobe to deliver new GoLive PDF module According to a ZDNN article, Adobe will release a GoLive PDF, or Portable Document Format, module that will let Web designers using GoLive easily convert HTML pages into files based on PDF. "The GoLive PDF module is set to be released before the end of the year, and will be available for GoLive users to download for $20. The module will also be included in a new version of Adobe Web Collection, a package that includes GoLive, Adobe's Photoshop image editing application, and the Illustrator design package." More.

Rebuilding the Apple I Wired News reports that Computer technician Vince Briel is planning to resurrect the Apple I, the hand-built machine that launched Apple computer. "The Apple I is one of the hottest machines on the vintage computer market, but with less than 50 still in circulation, they are extremely hard to come by. An Apple I can cost anywhere between $15,000 and $50,000, depending on its condition, history and, of course, the economy." More.

IBM to build fastest supercomputers CNET reports that IBM has won a $290 million government contract to build what are expected to be the world's two fastest supercomputers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. One of the systems, the Linux-powered Blue Gene/L for civilian research, will be 10 times faster than NEC's Earth Simulator (the current fastest supercomputer in existence) with a speed of 360 teraflops, according to IBM. More.

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