Sun's Java chips may run Java code faster than regular CPUs—but will smart compilers soon make these hot chips obsolete?
[author : Peter Wayner]
They just keep getting faster.
[author : Alan Joch]
A guide to the PC chip choices you'll face in the next year.
[author : Tom R. Halfhill]
The PowerPC may break the 300-MHz barrier before the Pentium.
[author : Tom R. Halfhill]
ISDN can extend your LAN to the Internet, remote users, and enterprise networks. An expert examines the technologies, the pitfalls, and the payoffs...
[author : Jeffrey N. Fritz]
Sun's Java chip/Java language combination is the most radical bid for a new computing platform in years.
[author : Mark Schlack]
Are network computers just stripped-down terminals? Not hardly.
[author : Peter Wayner]
Networks put you at risk from viruses, an enterprise-wide strategy can help keep you safe.
[author : Barry Nance]
Six key issues to consider.
[author : Dick Pountain]
64-bit OSes are moving from the horizon to the desktop.
[author : Laurent Lachal]
Follow the signs to Cairo to get a glimpse of NT's future.
[author : Mark Minasi]
A look at the current state of Apple's next OS.
[author : Tom Thompson]
Digital Harhor's WAV word processor is among the first OpenDoc components for the Macintosh.
[author : Tom Thompson]
The Alps MD-4000 prints smudge-proof color images and razor-sharp text. It's also a 600-dpi color scanner.
[author : Robert L. Hummel]
Novell's Release 5 makes the choice of groupware a tougher decision.
[author : Steve Gillmor]
What bandwidth problem? WebCD lets you publish your Web site on CD-ROMs that retain live Internet links.
[author : Jon Udell]
A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on.
[author : Ben Smith] [theme : Operating Systems]
A modified version of Sun's NFS can deal with large amounts of Web data.
[author : Bob Friesenhahn] [theme : Networks]
Motorola's slimmed-down PowerPC could be the brains of your next hand-held PC.
[author : Tom Thompson] [theme : CPUs]
A new programming model offers hope for solving problems of complexity.
[author : Dick Pountain] [theme : Programming]
Our tests point out the peak performers and the best buys.
[author : Maggi Bender, Dorothy Hudson, Jim Kane, and John McDonough] [theme : LAB Report: hardware]
NSTL tests four authoring programs for building mixed-media applications.
[author : David Seachrist] [theme : LAB Report: software]
Here's how you can turn your Web site into a flexible software component to build new applications quickly.
[author : Jon Udell]
Evaluating new versions of two client/server toolkits: Power-Builder and Centura Team Builder (the program formerly known as SQLWindows).
[author : Mark Hettler]
Verilog's ObjectGeode does a decent job of marrying realtime control to OO-modeling standards.
[author : Rick Crehan]
Iomega's Ditto 2GB External drive delivers everything you expect from a portable backup unit: convenience, low cost, ease of use... and sluggish performance.
[author : Robert L. Hummel]
Jerry offers advice on upgrading and engages in another struggle over IRQ assignments, this time under Windows 3.11.
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Visual Age for BASIC has more in common with Visual Basic than with the other Visual Age products.
[author : Rick Grehan]
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