New software releases by Lotus and announcements by Microsoft and WordPerfect reflect the companies' different strengths and philosophies.
[theme : WINDOWS SUITE]
Color laser printers for under $5000 may be appearing in offices soon.
[theme : LASER PRINTING]
The top vendors of image-processing software are unleashing new versions of their high-end programs.
[theme : IMAGE EDITING]
Amid all the information-highway headlines, business and government agencies are turning to an information-sharing technology that's existed since the early days of personal computing: the electronic bulletin board system.
[theme : COMMUNICATIONS]
The RISC-CISC debate is taking some interesting turns that could have a profound effect on the future of the personal computer industry.
[theme : PROCESSOR TRENDS]
Reality is setting in: Small too often translated into flimsy and underpowered products. Subnotebook vendors' renewed efforts will hit the market this summer and fall.
[theme : PORTABLE COMPUTERS]
When looked at from a technological viewpoint, Windows printers ought to be big sellers. But analysts don't expect the category to take off for a couple of years. Here's why.
[theme : WINDOWS PRINTERS]
PCMCIA connects notebooks to Ethernet, Macs become multimedia-ready, open architecture brings visual development to C++, and more.
[theme : NEW PRODUCTS]
[theme : SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE]
For over a decade, users have struggled with the arcana of expanding a PC system. Plug and Play promises to make system configuration - and reconfiguration - a simple and painless affair. Getting from here to there, however, won't be nearly as simple or painless.
[author : Tom R. Halfhill]
"Computer on a chip" is old hat; are you ready for a "supercomputer on a chip"?
[theme : SUPERCOMPUTING] [author : Dick Pountain]
Support builds for AT&T Paradyne's Enhanced Throughput Cellular.
[theme : WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS] [author : John Bryan]
While most CPU designers seek bigger processors with more power, others are looking for less. Small is a strategy that's working remarkably well in niche markets.
[theme : EMBEDDED PROCESSORS] [author : Rick Grehan]
Linking up multiple, far-flung networks for an enterprise calls for high-bandwidth digital connections.
[theme : INTERNETWORKING]
ATM is a strong contender for connecting enterprise networks cost-effectively. Among the first to adopt ATM will be small workgroups that need to move large blocks of data.
[author : Peter Wayner]
Three types of packet-switching hardware - shared-memory systems, shared-bus designs, and multistage switch matrix units - make it easier to maintain high-speed connections among an organization's LANs.
[author : John Bryan]
No longer an expensive and hard-to-justify luxury, high-speed remote access to networks is now possible using ISDN and other digital services available from the phone companies.
[author : Jeffrey Fritz]
With remote-control software, you can access all the resources of your desktop computer system from just about anywhere. BYTE evaluates the six remote-control programs most widely used for running Windows applications. We test the programs for performance, features, usability and versatility.
[theme : REMOTE-CONTROL SOFTWARE]
New IDE drives provide performance suitable for local-bus systems and capacities that exceed a gigabyte. We test eight of the latest.
[theme : HARD DRIVES] [author : David Essex]
With new ease-of-use features and enhanced development tools, Microsoft Access 2.0 aims at database dabblers and developers. Reviewer Jim Carls evaluates Access as both an end-user tool and a development environment.
[theme : DATABASES] [author : Jim Carls]
Sun has updated its graphics workstation lineup. BYTE looks at the inexpensive SparcStation 5, powered by Sun's new MicroSparc II processor, and the SparcStation 20, which holds up to four SuperSparc processors.
[author : Eric Garland]
Linux is a freely available version of Unix, developed by individuals from all over the world. But it isn't a bare-bones Unix clone. It is full of the features you would expect to find only in a commercial implementation of Unix.
[author : J. Bruce Dawson]
A circuit simulator lets you try before you fry.
[author : Dany Dion]
We test 24 double-speed and faster CD-ROM drives to identify the price/performance leaders.
[author : Core Technologies]
Inexpensive 3-D hardware is coming to a PC near you, and games, slide presentations, virtual reality - even spreadsheets - will never be the same.
[theme : CPUS] [author : Peter Wayner]
Chicago will be the most radical Windows upgrade ever. Here's what's important and improved in Microsoft's newest operating system.
[theme : OPERATING SYSTEMS] [author : Jon Udell]
Object-oriented - hold on to your hat - COBOL is in the works. How could such a thing remain true to the spirit of the language - and what would it look like?
[theme : PROGRAMMING] [author : Rick Grehan]
The issue of replication scheduling is moving to the forefront. Buyers and vendors of distributed data systems should raise their level of awareness about this potentially critical issue.
[theme : NETWORKS] [author : David Yavin]
Jerry tackles the trinity of SCSI, video cards, and sound cards; as usual, he wins.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
A chronicle of the PowerPC revolution, college selection via CD-ROM, and an encyclopedia of computer cracking via a network.
[author : Jon Udell and Rich Friedman and Rick Cook]
To survive as an operating-system vendor, IBM will need a credible Win32 strategy.
[author : Jon Udell]
[author : Dennis Allen]
Computing in a global environment, computing and U.S. politics, and a few clarifications.
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