1995 21.05 1997

Vol.21 n°5 may 1996

Vol.21 n°5 may 1996

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Cover Story

Cover Story

p.42 Which side are you on?

p.42 Which side are you on?

[author : Tom R. Halfhill]

p.46 A Vote for Unix

p.46 A Vote for Unix

p.48 A Vote for NT

p.48 A Vote for NT

p.50 Unix vs. NT: Technical Head-to-Head

p.50 Unix vs. NT: Technical Head-to-Head

p.44 Unix vs. NT: The (Edited) Vendors' View

p.44 Unix vs. NT: The (Edited) Vendors' View

Network Project

Network Project

p.77 Let's Talk

p.77 Let's Talk

We add conferencing to The BYTE Site, so now we can talk to each other.

[author : Jon Udell]

Features

Features

p.53 Make Voice Response Sing

p.53 Make Voice Response Sing

New programming tools help you avoid screaming when you develop IVR applications.

[author : David S. Linthicum]

p.56 A DSP Sampler

p.56 A DSP Sampler

The pros and the cons of dedicated digital signal processors.

[author : Andrew W. Davis]

Special Report

Special Report

p.83 Perfect-Fit Portables

p.83 Perfect-Fit Portables

p.91 Reach Beyond Win 95

p.91 Reach Beyond Win 95

p.95 Stay Connected

p.95 Stay Connected

p.103 Well-Connected PDAs

p.103 Well-Connected PDAs

State of the Art

State of the Art

[theme : Wide-Area Connectivity]

p.57 The Lines Unleashed

p.57 The Lines Unleashed

An act of Congress changes all the rules of Wan connectivity.

[author : Salvatore Salamone]

p.59 The New WAN

p.59 The New WAN

New services let you shift your corporate traffic to a public switched network.

[author : Salvatore Salamone]

p.65 The Price of WAN Connectivity

p.65 The Price of WAN Connectivity

How to pick the right service and save money, too.

[author : Liza Henderson]

p.71 Playing the ATM Card

p.71 Playing the ATM Card

Some compagnies are already using this high-speed technology.

[author : Lane F. Cooper]

Core Technologies

Core Technologies

p.161 Mips R5000: Fast, Affordable 3-D

p.161 Mips R5000: Fast, Affordable 3-D

Inside a sleek processor cleverly designed to deliver blazing graphics at a modest cost.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill] [theme : CPUs]

p.163 The Be-All of Operating systems

p.163 The Be-All of Operating systems

Multiprocessing, multithreaded, and object-oriented, the BeBox's Be OS is buzzword-compliant. But will it fly?

[author : Rex Baldazo] [theme : Operating Systems]

p.169 Parallel Computing—Windows Style

p.169 Parallel Computing—Windows Style

How to turn your networked Windows workstations into one big parallel-processing engine.

[author : Alexandre Alves] [theme : Programming]

p.173 Fibre Channel: Fast and Flexible

p.173 Fibre Channel: Fast and Flexible

Fibre Channel's role expands to include more than just connecting peripheral devices.

[author : Doug Anderson] [theme : Networks]

Reviews

Reviews

p.113 Spinning the Corporate Web

p.113 Spinning the Corporate Web

Microsoft's NT-based Web-server software beats Novell's NetWare entry in versatility and capacity.

[author : Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols] [theme : Web servers]

p.119 Browse This Color Laser

p.119 Browse This Color Laser

The Tektronix Phaser 550 brings 1200-dpi resolution and a Web-based management interface to color laser printing.

[author : Robert L. Hummel] [theme : Color printers]

p.123 Newton Reborn

p.123 Newton Reborn

The Newton 2.0's handwriting recognizer makes for a practical hand-held device.

[author : Tom Thompson] [theme : Personal Digital Assistants]

p.125 New Videophones Starved for Bandwidth

p.125 New Videophones Starved for Bandwidth

You too can make dancing postage stamps.

[author : Peter Wayner] [theme : Videoconferencing Software]

p.131 Reinventing SmartSuite

p.131 Reinventing SmartSuite

Innovative workgroup features and Notes connectivity make Lotus SmartSuite 96 a team player.

[author : Steve Gilmor] [theme : Workgroup Software]

p.135 Workgroups Dock at IR Port

p.135 Workgroups Dock at IR Port

[author : Barry Nance] [theme : Connectivity]

p.137 Don't Lose Your Crypto Keys

p.137 Don't Lose Your Crypto Keys

An easy tool for securing E-mail unlocks the door to managing public and private keys.

[author : Peter Wayner] [theme : Security Software]

p.138 Software Roundup: Help-Desk Helpers

p.138 Software Roundup: Help-Desk Helpers

Six programs that automate tech support.

[author : David Seachrist] [theme : Tech-Support Programs]

p.142 Lab Report: 16 Drives for Fast Data Backup

p.142 Lab Report: 16 Drives for Fast Data Backup

We test 16 drives with storage capacities of 100 MB to 2,6 GB.

[author : Chandrika Mysore]

p.144 5¼-Inch Optical Drives

p.144 5¼-Inch Optical Drives

p.146 3½-Inch Removable Media

p.146 3½-Inch Removable Media

p.149 How We Tested

p.149 How We Tested

p.149 Honorable Mentions

p.149 Honorable Mentions

News & Reviews

News & Reviews

p.25 New PCs Improve Your Image

p.25 New PCs Improve Your Image

Special features for handling graphics and multimedia.

p.26 Inside the Ultimate Web Site

p.26 Inside the Ultimate Web Site

The technical difficulties of 24 Hours in Cyberspace.

p.30 On-Line Information Services Deliver Disaster Recovery for Small Business

p.30 On-Line Information Services Deliver Disaster Recovery for Small Business

A new approach to storing data.

p.32 Java's Busting Out All Over

p.32 Java's Busting Out All Over

From mainframe ports to visual programming tools.

p.36 Better Replication Coming for Databases

p.36 Better Replication Coming for Databases

Developers are working to give users the universal replication they want.

p.38 Code Talk: Write Windows 95 Virtual Device Drivers on Higher Ground

p.38 Code Talk: Write Windows 95 Virtual Device Drivers on Higher Ground

Taking some of the rocket science out of programming VxDs.

p.38 WordPerfect Losing Ground to Microsoft

p.38 WordPerfect Losing Ground to Microsoft

Corel renovates the office suite.

p.40 Watch Out: 500-MHz PowerPCs Planned for 1997

p.40 Watch Out: 500-MHz PowerPCs Planned for 1997

A radical new CPU design could blow the doors off Pentium chips.

p.176 What's New

p.176 What's New

The EpixPro digital camera makes it easy to zap photos into your PC; DeltaPoint's QuickSite software lets you do your own Web pages.

Opinions

Opinions

p.153 Pournelle: Of Cables and Cards

p.153 Pournelle: Of Cables and Cards

Jerry gets a new dual-Pentium up and running and, in a moment of madness, decides to test a stack of PC Cards.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

p.41 Books and CD-ROMs: The Art of Software Design

p.41 Books and CD-ROMs: The Art of Software Design

Making good software is more art than science; a well-known travel guide treks to CD-ROM.

p.10 Editorial: While You're Waiting for the Web

p.10 Editorial: While You're Waiting for the Web

The Web is the future. Now let's get back to work.

[author : Raphael Needleman]

p.228 Commentary: Wake-Up Call

p.228 Commentary: Wake-Up Call

When it comes to digital telecomm, Europe got it right—and the U.S. still doesn't get it.

[author : Bob Emmerson]

p.19 Letters

p.19 Letters

Internet broadcasting, ADSL, and more from our readers in the Linux camp.

Reader service

Reader service

p.222 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.222 Alphabetical Index to Advertisers

p.226 Editorial Index by Company

p.226 Editorial Index by Company

Index to Advertisers by

Index to Advertisers by

p.224 Product Category

p.224 Product Category

Inquiry Reply Cards: 64A-D, 224A-B

Inquiry Reply Cards: 64A-D, 224A-B

p.183 Buyer's guide

p.183 Buyer's guide

Mail Order

Hardware/Software Showcase

Buyer's Mart

Program listings

Program listings

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