1996 22.07 1998

Vol.22 n°7 july 1997

Vol.22 n°7 july 1997

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p.4 Contents

p.4 Contents

COVER STORY

COVER STORY

p.60 Good-Bye GUI, Hello NUI

p.60 Good-Bye GUI, Hello NUI

The user interface is about to undergo the biggest revolution since 1984.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill]

p.88 Searching for Deep Blue

p.88 Searching for Deep Blue

How IBM's team defeated the world champ.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill]

RESELLER

RESELLER

p.104C Resellers Learn Wall Street Smarts

p.104C Resellers Learn Wall Street Smarts

Custom middleware helps resellers profit from the financial industry's volatility.

p.104K Rebuilding Human Resources

p.104K Rebuilding Human Resources

As HR departments get smaller, resellers have more opportunities

p.79 A Virtual Private Affair

p.79 A Virtual Private Affair

Finally, a real way to save money with the Internet: Virtual private networks.

[author : Mike Hurwicz] [theme : Network Integration]

p.73 Attention, Data-Mart Shoppers

p.73 Attention, Data-Mart Shoppers

Top-down or bottom-up, building a data mart gives you the information you value most.

[author : Karen Watterson] [theme : Managing Data]

p.89 Double Zero

p.89 Double Zero

2000 means trouble for computers, including—gulp—PCs.

[author : Jackie Celko]

EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

p.12 Why Interfaces Matter

p.12 Why Interfaces Matter

Computers are about to join the Information Age.

INBOX

INBOX

p.15 ...

p.15 ...

BITS

BITS

p.22 300-MHz Pentium II Tests

p.22 300-MHz Pentium II Tests

p.22 Natural Dictation

p.22 Natural Dictation

p.23 PCI Hot Plug for Servers

p.23 PCI Hot Plug for Servers

p.25 New.Domain.Names

p.25 New.Domain.Names

p.26 Clustering Technology

p.26 Clustering Technology

EVAL

EVAL

p.33 Windows 95/Memphis: Ready for the Future

p.33 Windows 95/Memphis: Ready for the Future

The next Windows upgrade.

[theme : Operating System]

p.35 Upwardly Mobile 3-D Workstation

p.35 Upwardly Mobile 3-D Workstation

Digital Equipment's dual-CPU machine.

[theme : Pentium II]

p.36 Corel's Nearly Perfect Suite Spot

p.36 Corel's Nearly Perfect Suite Spot

WordPerfect 8.

[theme : Application Suite]

CORE

CORE

p.41 Using the Web to Maintain Legacy Databases

p.41 Using the Web to Maintain Legacy Databases

Salvo lets you use protocols to manage mainframe data.

[author : Alexa Bielefeld and Rick Martin and Brian Wachter] [theme : Databases]

p.45 The Heart of Hand-Held PCs

p.45 The Heart of Hand-Held PCs

Hitachi's SH-3 addresses the demands of hand-held PCs.

[author : Lyle Supp] [theme : CPUs]

p.51 Cross-Platform Development with Concert

p.51 Cross-Platform Development with Concert

Here's a way to rapidly port a Mac OS application to Windows and Unix.

[author : Justin Morgan] [theme : Programming]

p.53 JavaOS: Thin Client, Fat Service

p.53 JavaOS: Thin Client, Fat Service

JavaOS uses a small memory footprint, yet its network-centric design lets it access large-scale services.

[author : Charles Mirho and Tom Clements] [theme : Operating Systems]

p.55 Bulletproofing ATM, Part 2

p.55 Bulletproofing ATM, Part 2

How LAN emulation and proper switch and router configuration can establish redundancy.

[author : Jeffrey Fritz] [theme : Networking]

LAB REPORT

LAB REPORT

p.106 MMX Power for Desktop PCs

p.106 MMX Power for Desktop PCs

We look at 10 Pentium systems souped-up with MMX technology.

[author : BYTE Editors] [theme : Hardware]

p.114 Web Applications at Your Service

p.114 Web Applications at Your Service

Enliven your Web site with one of these application servers.

[author : David Seachrist and Stephen Platt]

WEB PROJECT

WEB PROJECT

p.97 Textbase Tricks

p.97 Textbase Tricks

Some tips on making good use of all that information on the Web.

[author : Jon Udell]

JAVATALK

JAVATALK

p.101 Visual Age for Java

p.101 Visual Age for Java

IBM's Visual Age for Java includes tools for building distributed applications.

[author : Rick Grehan]

p.125 A Web Site for Chaos Manor

p.125 A Web Site for Chaos Manor

Jerry builds a Web site, installs an OverDrive chip in Pentafluge, and pays a visit to WinHEC.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

REVIEWS

REVIEWS

p.119 Faster on the Draw

p.119 Faster on the Draw

AutoCAD 14.

[theme : CAD Software]

p.121 Dawn of the New Millennium

p.121 Dawn of the New Millennium

Matrox's upgraded hardware.

[theme : Graphics Card]

p.122 Novera Composes Epic for Java

p.122 Novera Composes Epic for Java

A new Network OS.

[author : Peter Wayner] [theme : Network OS]

p.124 Making Linux More Livable

p.124 Making Linux More Livable

Caldera's OpenLinux Base.

[theme : Operating System]

p.155 WHAT'S NEW

p.155 WHAT'S NEW

Toshiba's Libretto notebook, Motorola's 300-MHz Mac, Hauppauge's VideoTalk, plus new development tools.

IMPROBABLE

IMPROBABLE

p.160 Advances and Retreats in Computing

p.160 Advances and Retreats in Computing

Revenge on junk e-mailers, part 2; plus, exacerbating the bandwidth crunch.

[author : Marc Abrahams]

SERVICE

SERVICE

Reader service

Reader service

Inquiry Reply Cards: 152A-B

Index to Advertisers

Index to Advertisers

p.152 Alphabetical Order

p.152 Alphabetical Order

p.154 Editorial Index by Company

p.154 Editorial Index by Company

Program listings

Program listings

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