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conversions sections under the heading
[MSWord Text Converters] in the WIN.BC
I noted the Sle name and extension syntax
u sed and just renamed the Word f o )
Windows ver. 2.0. I then copied the file tb
my Winword 2 directory and inserted the
renamed Works conversion file with the

the fl.95 per month as well. Can anyone at

7%eGyrnputer Paper tell me everything I want
to know about this subject?
Perhaps Vancouver gets a better deal on
C/S than Victoria does, due to its size. Is
this the case? Do Vancouverites get the
Basic Services for $7.95 US? Please forward
t his to one of your experts. I a m a
subscriber to The
Paper and am
looking forward to February's issue.
Thanks.
P.S.: In Victoria we have to go through
Data PAC to get on C/S.

proper path and syntax in the [MSWorIl

Com
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Carpal lUnnel Syndrome is

Covered by Workers' Comp

Your article titled "Are Computers Safe?"

in your January, 1992 issue is inaccurate
about the Workers' Compensation Board.
Your reporter writes that the WCB is
"reluctant to accept carpal tunnel syndrom'e
disaMity claims." This is not true. Carpal
tunnel syndrome ia well recognized by the
W orkers' C ompensation B o ar d a s a
cumulative trauma disorder or repetitive
motion disorder. Between 1986 and 1990,
accepted wage loss claims for carpal tunnel
syndrome have been growing at more than
SO percent per year. In that same period,
more than 7,800 wage loss claims were
accepted for all types of repetitive motion
disorders.
The Workers' Compensation Board
exists to provide quality rehabilitation and
fair compensation to workers injured in the
course of their employment. Repetitive
motion disorders, including carpal tunnel
syndrome, fall under this coverage umbrella
when the cause is determined to be work
related.
Scott McCloy,
Manager, Public Affairs
Workers' Compensation Board
of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

in town. I'm retired and living in Gibsons

on a strict budget, however I do have
computer and have fun with it. I d o my

budgeting (old Quicken program), fool

around with the lotteries (programmed my
own randomizer using BASIC A), and
compile genealogical data ( e xcellent
program trom LDS in Salt Lake City).
My computer, which I bought in 1987, is
a Sanyo MBC 16+ series with two 5 1/4
drives, 640K RAM, dual speed 8.0/4.77 MHz,

DOS 5.2,also an ATI graphic video card.

But no hard diskl
For one thing, I'm compiling a sizable
enealogical data base and am starting to
e el a need for a h ar d d r ive. H a d a
borrowed computer with a hard drive for a
while and really appreciated its versatility, as
you can imagine. Alas, I had to return it.
Is there any way that you can advise me as
to who might give me an honest fair deal to
i nstall say a 40 M B h ar d d r ive in m y
computer?
H. Narated
Gibsons, BC

Is Vancouver Gettin9 a Better

Deal on CompuServe?

Could anyone online please tell me

which of the international online services is
the best buy, dollar-wise? I am presently
trying out CompuServe on a on~onth trial
package
they sent me. Contrary to what
Wanted A Hard Drive Deal
their promotional package says, I believe the
for a Sanyo Computer
service is costing me $10.50 per hour; in
Like many others, I enjoy your addition, I'm probably going to be charged
publication whenever I can get it when I'm

Bill Irvine (C/S 75270@11)

Victoria, BC

P.S.: What specific software conflicts was

Conversion Tip - Works to

I have just purchased and installed Word
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not included with the package. This is
important to m e b ecause I used this
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Word for Windows ver. 1.1 and have several
h undreds of la b r e p orts, etc. t hat I
continuously cut and paste from. Rather
than convert in Word for Windows ver. 1.1
and then open the file as a Word for
Windows ver. 1.1 Sle in Word for Windows
ver. 2.0, I decided to see if the conversion
Sle i'rom Word for Windows ver. 1.1 would
work in Word for Windows 2.0. It doesill I
have enclosed a short step by step on how to
do it. This might not be news to you, but if
it is, please use it in your paper as a tip.
I frat printed out my WIN.INI Sle Srem
Windows and noted the name of the. file
that was doing the conversion for Microsoft
Works for DOS (WWP.DLL) in Word for
Windows ver. 1.1 under the [Microsoft
W ord] heading in the WIN.INI . I t h e n
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I am interested in starting a netwo k
system (BBSy for Macintosh and DOS. I
have attempted to get information for this
business venture through local libraries ~d
other BBS distributors, but my pursuits hatye
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Shareware and/or any other organizatiot s,
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it would be greatly appreciated.
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Shortly I will consider renewal of my
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information to acquire a 386SX system, at a
time when otherswere purchasing "sooncobeMted" 286 systems. I was even able to
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Williams Lake dealer.
I would like to say thank you for your
helpful publication like to, but cannot.
Unfortunately, I feel slighted. And it seems
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When I first attempted to request a
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Our business relationship with SharphIcr
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For example, Mr. Green says the CgeT electronics design and experience. The Snal
chipset is the safest. There are, however, product met FCC regulations and has been
many professionals who would give Intel recognised as an award-winning, fullchipsets the edge over CgcT. Probably as f unction c omputer. T h e T M 2 0 0 0 i s
manufactured a t T e x a s I n struments'
many as would give the nod to OptL
After going on at length about choosing Temple, T e x a s f a c i l i ty. Combinkd
components, Mr. Green tells his readeis that manufacturing volumes helped reduce costs
they will need a workshop and tools; "the and competitively position our product in
easiest way to handle this is to use someone this aggressive market.
Our Sharp relationship continued on the
else's fully equipped workshop,' he adviseL
The article then goes on to suggest a TMSOOO. In November 1990, we unveiled
k itchen t a bl e w o ul d b e a suitable the smallest and lightest 886SX notebook
computer available at that time. Successin
arrangement for much of the work
I wonder what the staff and graduates of our laser printers is largely due to our
such technical trades institutions as CDI, . Sharp/TI relationship. We used the Sh
CompuCollege, BCIT, Kwantlen College engine and TI's unique electronics to
snd others must think when someone else produce an affordable PostScript microLaser
says a computer can be mainly assembled on printer the smallest printer package
a kitchen table. Mr. Green offers no real available.
In summary, we continue to enjoy a
instructions o n p u t t in g t o g ether a
computer, aside Rom offering his opinions strategic, healthy relationship with Shaxp. By
leveragmg our company strengths, we have
on various components.
To make cables, he cautions that you%I reduced design times, reduced production
need a viSe,an Exacto knife and a right- costs, increased volumes and secured a
angle triangle. After that, you' re on your signi6cant market share in both product
own. (Most cables can be bought for only a categories.
Michael G. GrifBn
few dollars.)
Manager, Marketing Communications
He says ESDI hard drives are the easiest
Temple, Texas
to instalL I will provide Mr. Green with the
name;s of several experienced technicians
who would argue that point vigorously. Mr. Cantax Clarification
Green leaves the impression that CSA Caneax sells for $60 suggested list price and
approval is a swift almost assurednot $49.95 as we stated in our article on
process. He fails to mention the charge of personal tax software in the February
more than $155 per hour. (Admittedly-if
edition. The program is also the only one of
the system is properly assembled it could the three personal tax software packages
take as little as SO minutes.)
r eviewed which has the ality to print ~ r
In condusion, Mr. Green tells us he is dupoicate printouts on an HP Laserjet 9 or
holding a "free course on how to build a compatible which are virtually identical to
computer. However,a $250 course also, I Revenue Canada forms. Cantax can be
assume. chaired by Mr. Green is available reached at (405) 2554665. The program is
to teach you even more. Mr. Green says he is also the only one of the three personal tax
"pretty exacting, but the advantage is that I software packages reviewed which has the
personally guarantee your workmanship for aMity to print laser duplicate printouts on
two years." Is he also prepared to guarantee an HP Laserjet II or compatible which'are
the workmanship of those naive enough to virtually identical to Revenue Canada forms.
have started such a project after reading his Cantax can be reached at (405) 2554665. 0
February ardde? My best advice is to leave
this type of work to the. professionals.
If your company haa a new and interesting
Mike Williams
product or service, let ua know. Send your
Vicnpresident, Versatile Computer
prese rcleaaea or other information for
Products
cenalderaIon toi
Whatss Nmo
Vancouver, B.C.
c/o Vhc ~
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Reedy Green responds
I was dismayed to Psd (See the Masthead on pg. 0 for address)
how many readers interpreted my broad-brush
articleon hoseto busVda computer as suppeserQy
all you nerdto know. For asamplc, on the subject
of making ribbon cabka alone, I harrc written a
4,000 word essay
alaiest as long as thc cntini
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article,
mr oscc re
scrace arrsr
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have recommended all fothea for some particular
case.ENVOIis simpkst to instaN, bccacsscit docs
not rcrtuinr device drirrcrs and is july standard.
NanhctCS/1approoalfor a design is snub mora
complee thanCSAinspection of a single machina
Inspection costsonly about $80.
Doscns o
f well-hnown computer authors ansi
Overall I l i k e t h e c o ncept of T h c
Computer Paper, but more attention to
professional presentation and content
rc:search should be goals to strive for.
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Winnipc,g, Manitoba

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Compaq announces new

low-powered notebook PCs

First Looks at New Products and Services

AME Unk connects SDRC's
I-DEAS to AutoCAD
Autodesk Canada has announced AME
Link, a new software package that lets
AutoCAD customers transfer AutoCAD/
A ME solid-modeling i n f ormation t o
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation's I-DEAS software. Autodesk daims
that the benefits for mechanical engineers
and designers of using the two companies'
integrated set of industxy-leading products
are more efiiciency and more control over
the designkor~ u f a ctuxing process.
A utodesk's A d v anced M o d e l i n g
Extension (AME) the solid-modeling
module for AutoCAD is used to develop
solid models of component designs. AME
Link transfers the geometry to I-DEASSVRC's flagship design product where it
can be further developed, tested and
analyzed.
AME Link runs on 886- and 48Mmsed

P Cs from IBM, Compaq or

highperformance protocol testing solutions

for designers, integrators and operators of
data communications networks. The
Calgary Product Development Centre
m akes software f o r o il and gas ,
t elecommunications
and
hydro
applications. The company had revenue of
$485 million in its 1990 fiscal year.

Compaq is looking to regain its leadership

in the notebook portable computer market
with the launch of two lightweight systems
based on the l ow-power Intel 8 86SL
processor. Known as the Compaq LTE
Lite/25 and Compaq LTE Lite/20, these
two new i n achines use n e w p o w er
conservation features to provide users with
longer-lasting battery life alongside highperformance storage and a lightweight six

pound design.

The company also introduced two key

notebook PC options: a new advanced
desktop expansion base and an enhanced
9600-bps internal data modem

II

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100

compatibles running DOS 8.8 or higher.

The product also runs on HP/ Apollo.
SPARCstation and ULTRIX. AME Link,
AutoCAD and the Advanced Modeling
Extension are available in Canada through
a select group of SOLID Alliance resellers
and all authorized AutoCAD dealers. The
suggested retail price of AME Link is
$8,000.

I s s

Call 1400445-5415 for the amrest dealer.

Sun and EMCON of

Ottawa sign partnership

U.S. graphics workstation giant Sun
Mlcrosystems and EMCON Ltd. of Ottawa
(Emanation Control Lhnited) have signed a
major partnershipagreement, under which
EMCON will m a n ufacture T E M PEST
SPARCstatlon 2 GX wotkstations for Sun
Microsystems customers w o r ldwide.
EMCON claims to be the largest Canadian
private sector s ource o f T E M P E ST
engineering.
The agreement is part of a Canadian
" rationalization
pr og r a m a t S u n
Microsystemsof Canada, under which Sun
continually evaluates suppliers as potential
, 'candidates to supply Sun's world marketL

HP marks 20th anniversary

of its first handheld calculator
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. recently
marked the 20th anniversaxy of the HP 85,
HP's first handheldwalculator product,
which became known as "the electronic
slide rule.
During the early 1970s, William R.
Hewlett, HP's cofounder, was impressed by
handheld calculators. While working with
HP engineers, Hewlett became convinced
that HP could expand the technology into a
shirt-pocket-size calculator capable of
perfoxming trigonometric, logarithmic and
exponential functions. The result was the
introduction of the 9 oz. HP 85 on Jan.

Now, increase the performance of your graphic environments with our new high-speed
Local Bus Graphics Module. Q by Javell's new Local Bus graphics accelerator,
designed exclusively for Q's StepUp modular systems, executes Windows graphics
functions in hardware, thus accelerating your Windows environment. Overall, the
performance increase is 10 to 20 times fasterthan conventional video systems, with
the process of opening windows, resizing, pulling down menus and scrolling virtually
instantaneous.

Q's new Local Bus Graphics Modules take advantage of recent breakthroughs in
video accelerator technology to offer the best speed/performance solution for today' s
graphical applications. And remember, with Q's StepUp modules, you can upgrade to
faster processors without replacing your whole
system. See our entire family of modules: Intel 386DX,

486, 486SX or AMD 386 processors.

Q Business Computers. Quality by Design. Award-

winning. FCC, UL and CSA approved. Novell

compatible. See us at our downtown showcase (Suite
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4,1972. It sold for $895 (U.S. list) and

exceeded all sales expectations more than

800,000 units in three yearL
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. was
established in 1961. The company now
employs 1,886 people in 27 offices across
Canada. The c ompany develops and
manufactures products for the world
market in t h ree facilities in Canada.
Panacom Automation Division, in Waterloo,
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The systents
based on Intel's 2S and 20
Mhz 886SL microprocessors respectivelyclaim to achieve three to four and a half
hours of battery life by incorporating
Compaq-designed power management
features. These features include a leading
edge "smart" battery pack with a built-in
microprocessor that continuously monitors
power use, and a patented backlighting
system that is supposed to improve screen
quality and save up to 50 percent more
power than earlier display designs.
The Compaq LTE Lite/25, equipped
with 16K of high-speed cache memory,
provides up to a 25 percent performance
increase over noncached 25 MHz notebook
PCs. Targeted at the most demanding
notebook customers using advanced
productivity business and W i ndows
applications, including financial analysis,
software development and graphics, the
Compaq LTE Lite/2S has four megabytes of
system memory and oiFers a sizable 120 MB
hard disk.

'

Meanwhile, the LTE Lite/20 is targeted

at mainstream notebook PC users running
basic spreadsheet, windowed and e-mail
applications. Equipped with the new Intel
20-MHz 586SL chipset and the same power
management features as the Compaq LTE
Lite/25, the Compaq LTE Lite/20 has two
megabytes of RAM and is available with up
to 84 MB of hard disk space.

Texas Instruments drops

prices on notebook systems

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TravellNate 3000 WinSX

Texas Instruments announced last

month that it was dropping prices on both
its 886SX-based TravelMate 8000 and
T he n e w "full-function" d esktop TravelMate 8000 W inSX n o tebook
expansion base, also compatible with the computers. The company also annoutrlced
Compaq LTE 866s/20, ofFers two drive bays, two new
highlandversionsof the notebook
integrated fixed disk drive support and machines both the TravelMate 8000 and
multilevel security features.
the WinSX are now available with a 120 Mb

drive.

available only in North America, and the

Compaq LTE Lite/20 Model 120 will be
shipping in the first quarter of 1992. Both
EngIish
an d
French - C anad)an
configurations of the Compaq LTE Lite/20
and Compaq LTE Lite/25 are available in
Canada today. Canadian Suggested Resale
Prices start at $8499 for the basic Compaq
LTE Lite/20 Model 40 (with 40 Mb hard
disk) and $4899 for the entry-level Compaq
LTE Lite/25 Model 60.

Prices on the TravelMate 8000 with 20

a n d t h e n e w d e sktop Mb hard disk start at $2199 (down from
expansion base are now shipping to $2599),while you can now get a Trave~te
Compaq marketing partners worldwide. 8000 WinSX system with 60 Mb hard disk
The enhanced 9600-bps modem, which is for $8199 (down from $8499).

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Also announced for the TravelMate
8000 series machines were a TravelMate
8000 BIOS/Battery Pro and MS-DOS 5.0
upgrade kit. It is supposed to improve
battery life and add the advantages of
DOS 5 to the TravelMate.
Call1400-5E7<500 for the neareetdealer,

llford effers selfwontained

color print processor
I lford P h ot o ( C a nada) L i m i ted h a s
introduced the Ilford Omnipro System, a
new processor that processes direct positive
colour print an d o verhead material,
continuous tone biack~dmhite prints and
graphic arts materials in a single, selfcon gained unit, without changing chemistry.
In addition to full-spectrum colour
capabilities, the Omnipro System also
claims t o
be t he wor l d ' s f a s test
photographic colour print processor,
providing a wet processing time of under
three minutes for colour pants.
The new system teams a statewfWe~
computerized roller transport processor
with advanced new chemicals that can
process awide range of colour and black
and white materials.
The Ilford P4 chemical process is based
on Ilford SDB, o r s i lver dye b leach
technology. The processor integrates a
unique bleach bridge which enables the
Omnipro System to switch at the touch of a
button b e tween p r o cessing c olour,
continuous tone black and white, and
graphic arts materials. Users can talre
advantage of a single system and one
chemical inventory instead of multiple
machines, chemistries and technicians;
Available in 20", 26", Sl", 42n and 52"
widths, the Ilford Omnipro System is
scheduled for availability in mid-l992.

Sharp introduces pioneering

SCSI-2 color scanner

Sharp's patented one-pass scanning

system allows the new JX-820 to reduce scan
Sharp Electronics of Canada is chiming to time while providing high~uality 24-bit
have introduced the computer industry's color with full control over threshold,
first color scanner that is fully compliant
hrightness and color gamma correction.
with the new SCSI-2 interface standard.
The unit also outputs 256-level grayscale
The JX420, a bighguality color scanner
and biack~dmhite images.
for business applications such as reports
Scanning at a true 800 dots-per-inch
and proposals, is also the Srst in its dass of (dpi). resolution can be increased through
business scanners to offer a transparency interpolation up to 600 dpi. The JX-820's
o ption w h ich t r a nsforms i t i n t o a
modular interface slot lets the unit connect
professional-level scanner capable of both
as a GPIB or SCSI 2 scanner. Also available
transparent and refiectpre scanning modes. is a direct~rint option which, when used in
With a scanning area of 8 1/2 x ll", it can conjunction with the JX-780 or JX-785
handle anything from 85mm slides to glossy printers, transforms the JX-820 into a lowphotographs, p e r fect f o r bu s i n ess cost color copier.
presentations and production houses.
While in the color copy mode, the

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brightness and scaling. Edge emphasis,
lightness, brightness and gamma correction
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introduce their dients to FOSS services that
the reseller doesn't provide. In return the
Reseller receives 5% for as long as that
dient continues to do business with FCSS.
FOSS is a Vancouver4ased open systems
Systems Integrator specializing in Novell,
UNIX and XENIX networking platforms.
The company claims to provide all the
services necessary to get these systems up
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This new halftone dot will compensate
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Program to help software

The17 ppm Canon NX engine features

1000aheet input capacity and a 50,000 page
per month duty cycle. It supports up to
legal-size paper, as well as envelopes,
transparencies, and label stock An optional
duplexing (two-side) unit and power
envelope feeder are also available.
The Canadian suggested list price for
the QMSfPS 1700 is $9,495. Options and
supplies include the following: Novell
E thernet; Ether Talk Ethernet; TCP/I P
Ethernet; DECnet Ethernet; duplexer;
powered envelope feeder; 4 MB SIMM; 1
MB SIMM; microfine toner cartridge;
additional paper trays.
The printer is distributed in Canada
through @MS Canada Inc. direct sales. The
printer carries a tw~ear warranty and is
supported inCanada by @MS Canada Inc.
National Service, which offers a variety of
once depot, and returnco&ctory service
plans backed by factory~ e d Q M S service
techmcians.

QMS announces 17 ppm,

$00 dpi multi-network printer

developers launch product

The Information Technology Assodation of
Canada (ITAC) through its regional
branch ITAC BC (formerly Software BC)
and with assistance 6I'om Western Economic
Diversification~s sponsoring the return of
its seminar/consulting pr o gram f o r
software developers. It's called Marketing

Your Somme: A HanCkOn Tour Through

the Product Launch ProcesL
The sponsorsclaims their program is
unique because over the course of it,
developers can actually launch their own
ITAC is the national
product.
association representing the information
technology industry including software
developers a n d publ i s hers. T he
seminar/consulting programme is one of
the ways 1TAC BC says it is addressing the
need to upgrade marketing skills within
BC's software community.
The programme is made up of six
seminar sessions. All seminar leaders are
software industry specialists. Each session is
then followed by a personal one~n~ne
consulting session.
Some of the topics planned for the
program include: Budgeting, Publicity,
Lead Generation, Product and Corporate
Identification, Production of Promotional
M aterials,
Di s t r i b utio n Chan n e l
Management,'Direct Mail and Advertising.
Seminars are scheduled to commence at
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June 2, 1992. 1TAC BC members get a 75%
discount.
Fora seminarbrochere ormore hfonnetloncontact
ITAC SC, 6044CMS4.

Known as the+MS-PS 1700, this new laser

printer connects directly to either Ethernet
or Token Ring (802.5) networks when these
optional interface cards are installed.
Ethernet supports either DECnet, TCP/IP,
NetWare, or EtherTalk protocols.
The Token Ring intedace card supports
NetWare also. Up to four simultaneously
active interfaces mclude the standard RS252C, Centronics, parallel, and LocalTalkplus the optional inted'ace.

For morsdetails, contact QMSCanada Inc., 6660

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B urn aby-based GD T
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launched PowerPrint, a new QuickDraw
printer driver package for the Apple
Macintosh. PowerPrint is a collection of
software printer drivers along with a cable
which enable hhuintoshes to print to more
than 850 printers.
PowerPrint is an upgraded merge of G&T's
E xpress and PrintLink Collection. I t
indudes drivers for Canon BubbleJets and
LaserBeams. Epson FX and LQ series,
Hewlett-Packard DeskJets, LaserJets'and
ThinkJets, NEC Pinwriters, and Toshiba P
series pflnterL
The PowerPrint package inclu / es a
compact, high-speed, serial-to-parallel
converter cable. A distinguishing feature of
the new converter cable is that it doe) not
require an external power adapter, allowing
for t r u l y po r t a bl e p r i n t ing f ro m
PowerBooks to portable printers. Serial
cable options are also available 8 om GDT.
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popular printer driver packages, JetLink

IBM Canada announced last m onth

corporate sponsorship of a new exhibit at
the Ontario Sdence Centre that combines
Space exploration with learning.
IBM has sponsored the Challenger
Learning Centre, a new permanent exhibit
hall which opens in March. IBM has been
involved with the NASA space program
since the early 1960s, providing computer
hardware and software systems on the
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Canada's major telephone companies last
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In addition, they announced a revised
mandate for Telecom Canada, which will
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Management.
The CEOs of t h e n i n e t e lephone
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to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver,
Stentor Resource Centre will consolidate
the shareholder companies. marketing and
engineering development activities at the
national and international levels. Stentor
Resource Centre will develop and deliver
national telecommunications products and
services, will develop national technology
standards, will conduct or sutw:ontract
research and development projects for the
telephone companies, and will establish
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telecommunications organizations. It may
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d evelopment w i t h t he tel e p h o n e
companies.
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expected to have approximately 2,500
employees drawn f ro m t h e m e m ber
telephone companies. It will be centred in
Ottawa, but will also have operations in
other parts of the country. Brian Hewat,
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appointed President and Chief Executive
Ofncer of Stentor Resource Centre.
S tentor Telecom Policy will be i n
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Your Home Office:

A Write-Offt .
"Gntee I'm the Taxman,
And yon're soothing for no one butme
Tttxman The Beetks, Revolver,19$5

wanted to give you good news. I wanted

to tell you that you could save money on
your taxes this year.
Our recent reader suxvey revealed that
about a quarterof you have home offices.
It's a growing trend today for people to do
some of their work on computers at home.
Telecommuting or transxmtting work back

Many employees may find it difficul) to

have their employer certify that home is the
regular work place working at home three
days out of five in a work week might satlisfy
The Employer's Certification
this condition. Also, the second condidon
Form P2200)
may be difficult to meet if the employee
Getting this form filled out is the first major does not have to meet with people in the
and forth from home to office by telephone hurdle you must overcome. Your employer home as part of the job.
modem transfer is replacing the daily must cooperate and fill in part of the form
T he exclusive-use rul e m e ans, f o r
grind of traveling to and {ro.
for you.
example, that the family TV room cannoi be
I knew self-employed people like me
Your employer must clearly state on the t he office d u r in g t h e d ay. T hi s is t h e
could deduct costs of a "home computer form that:
concept of "dedicated space." A separate
of6ce" from their income taxes. I thought 1) The home spaceis your principal place of room used only as an office best satisfies this
that people who work for someone else 90 employment, AND/OR
rule.
per cent of the work force should be able 2) You use the home space regularly and
These rules parallel those for selfto as well.
continuously to meet people related to your employed taxpayers claiming home o ce
Some can, but not many. Revenue employment AND the space is set aside for expenses.
Canada's rules on deducting home office exdusive home oifice use.
If you can't meet these rules, you' re
probablyout of luck. You won't get a penny
off your income tax. The cost of havhIg a
home office so you can do your job is just
another tax on your aching back.
expenses improved for tax year 1991 but
are still far from liberal.

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Count the Cost

If you do manage to satisfy the rules, ou

may deduct the costs of your oifice. e se
are usually calculated as a percentage of the
total cost of the home. The most common
ways to do this are on a squarofootageb sis,
or bythe number of rooms.
Calculate the square footage or count
the rooms of the "dedicated space"of )tour
home office. Divide this by the total square
footage of the normal living apace of your
home, producing your percentage.
Total costs can include fuel, electxijcity,
deaning, minor repairs, etc. If you rent your
home you may use all the monthly reptaL
But ifyou own your home, you may not
indude mortgage interest, property tapres,
house insurance a n d d e p r e ciation.
Similarly, you may not include an imp) ted
rent on your home.
The new rules say that the home

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xepaxe yourself for the most

intensive combat you' ll ever

nts. You' ve shared your food,

your home and your planet

an you keep cool while you

direct forensic and crime labs

with them. You' ve stepped on

investigations'? Do you have the
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As a regularemployee you can't deduct a

dime of the cost of your computer or cIther
officeequipment, whether owned, ra ted
or leasecf This is harsh. Resale value of used
computers drops drastically this is a,cost
you and you alone must bear.
Commissioned sales employees get one
break they can deduct equipment leasing
costs.

Don't Call This a Loophole,

But...

his exciting sequel to Eye of the

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ust when you thought you' d

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WILIGHT: 2000 thrusts you

into a dark but realistic vision of
the aftermath of World War III.
best-selling Tetris. SUPER TErIUS. It' s Radiation, famine and disease axe
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itself.

"you are there" point of view.

If you can scrounge up some selfwmployed

work using your home office,you may be
able to deduct a wider range of costst It' s
probably too late for the 1991 tax year, but
it might be a plan for the future.
It is also possible to hammer out a deal
with your employer to do the work at home
on a contract basis. You could further
consider depreciating your equipmentI and
deducting home expenses from yourl selfemployed income. This might produce a
net loss. It's normal for people starting their
own business to carry a net loss for the first

couple of years.

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You probably wouldn't be able tp get

away with this for more than a couplle of
years-but they could be the years your new
computer depredatea the most rapidly. On
a $5000 computer, this could easilyl save
$400 on your tax bill over two years.

The Goods and Services M

The GST rears its grisly head. Employe;es

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A Skeptic's Guide Tb
Vechnolo9y ...-

this if you' re purchasingNew and Improved

Dessert Topping or a Ginsu Knife, but it
becomes a costly experiment if you happen
to be buying a new watch, VCR, or personal
computer.
In the mid-19'70s, for example, the LED
(Light Emitting Diode) digital watch arrived
on the scene with its glowing red numbers.
marketed as "the timepiece of the future"
these watches were amazingly accurate and
could display, in some cases, time in
thousandths of a second. Without one, we
were told, that important meeting or
appointment might be missed. Yeah, right.
A small oversight on the part of design
engineers was that most people don't think

Just when you' ve mastered toasters and televisions

along come com p u t ers to make you look fo o lish

n the late 1960's, before he made it big

in the movies, comedian Woody Allen
was busy working the night clubs and
writing stand-up routines for The Johnny
Carson Show. One of his comedy sketches
makes me laugh as hard today as when I
first heard it years ago, and I wonder ifwith a few changes the sketch might be
just as humorous in the boardroom of a
computerizedoffice.
In this sketch Allen, frustrated at
technology and its reluctance to cooperate,
calls all his appliances into the living room
for a staK meeting. He calls in his toaster,
his television, his radio, etc., and proceeds
to lecture them on the consequences of
their actions should they continue to
behave this way. They do. Allen, sensing a
conspiracy, makes an example out of his
television set by attacking it. Technology
retaliates: six months later it gets even by
lochng him in an elevator and adling him
names through the ceiling speaker. Then
things get really ugly.

Time aoes High-Tech

Some of us will always be skeptical of
technology and for good reason. Too
many developers of computers and other
high-tech gizmos introduce us to a new
technology simply because it is new (rather
than better ). You may be able to stomach

digitally. That is, most people don't think of

time as 09:24:15:25. These are just numbers;
most of us think of time as the movement
between these numbers. Consider your car's
speedometer. Knowing that you' re going
100 km/hr isn't enough. Unless you have a
radar detector or diplomatic immunity, it' s
also important to know whether your speed
is increasing or decreasing. Like an oldfashioned watch, a traditional dial (analog)
speedometer gives you this information
much more efficiently than a d i gital
readout. A traditional watch face allows you
to envision your time of arrival by showing
you how quickly the hands are moving, the
digital one just tells you whether you' re late
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Employment Expenses
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This guid e c o n t ains t h e c r u c i al
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This is the guide for self-employed
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It contains the Statement of Income and
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In fact, an American study conducted in
1989 shows that most people, when
confronted with a digital time display, must
look at it for five times as long and then
imagine what the watch hands would look
like before it makes any sense. In other
words, 09:24:15:25 means Mickey's little
hand is on the 9 while his big hand is on....
For this reason digital watches and
speedometers aren't as popular as they once
were, or are often combined with the
traditional dial display that most of us are
u sed t o . Se v e ra l cr e a t iv e w a t c h
manufiscturers,however, have merged the
digital and analog approaches to produce
timepieces with digital innards and "analog"
faces. These hybrids combine sophisticated
electronics and quartz accuracy, but display
the hands using LCD ( L i quid Crystal
Display) technology. Now that's thinking.
After aH, why re-invent the wheel?Just make
it rounder.
For those of you with money to burn,

the latest Chevrolet Corvette speedometer

also sports both types of displays. Ahhh...to
dream.

Ergonomics And Icons

So things are getting better. Designers,
more and more,are considering the human
perspective when building our machines.As
early as 1948 the term "ergonomics" was
coined to refer to this applied science, but
only in the last ten years or so has it been
pursued as a design philosophy. In fact,
today's computer users have an even more
human name for hardware and software
created this way we call it "user
Instead of just saying it "works better for
people," today's engineers are embracing
the philosophy and saying, "now let's make
it work better with people."
The use of icons is one example here.
Macintosh, and more recently IBM (via
Windows), utihze Graphical User Interfaces
(GUIs) that replace those impossible-to-

friendly
.

remember commands with physical pictures

or icons. What goes on behind the scenes
hasn't changed that much, it's just that the
computer no w a n i m ates th e a c t ual
commands for us, making it unnecessary to
memorize them. By comparison to the
codemriented world we once had to deal
with, the icon system is great. At least thisis
the case when it comes to computers.
Unfortunately, an icon~e d real world
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with icons and international symbols. In
some cases it works. My favorite icon of all
time has to be the "sad" Madntosh face that
appears on your Mac when it experiences a
serious system failure. T h i s i s y our
computer's way of saying "I' ve fallen and
can't get up." No matter what language you
speak, the picture of a weeping computer
on your terminal is bound to get your
attention.
But let's take this a step further. If
computer manufacturers are really intent
on making PCs interact with people more
effectively, why not incorporate the same
approach child psychologists employ with
youngsters? Use the punishment and
reward system they advocate in the daycare
and home environments. In fact, some
s oftware developers already use th e
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annoying "beep" you hear from your PC
whenever you do something wrong is your

NETWORIQNG

computer's way of embarrassing you in

front of your co-workers. And it usually
works. We rarely type in the same command
if the darned machine has compla )ned
about it once before.
So what about the reward? Well, sound
boards and software su ch a s C Iaris
HyperCard allow you to customize your
computer's audio responses to your own
preference. Why not reward yourself~with
something you can relate to, rather tblan a
cold "beep" or idle screen? The possibilities
are endless here. How about using Ray
Charles's voice from th e Di e 't P~eps
commercials? Every time you do something
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command, Ray's voice would scream from
your computer. "You got the right onebaby,

uh-huhi I"
On second thought, this could get
annoymg too.

But It Still Burns My Toast '

Even if we do invent the perfect toaster or
PC, it's doubtful that the technology usIed to
create it will live up to our demanding
human standards. Despite quality control,
ergonomics and artificial intelligence,
machines are as susceptible to failures f'rom
outside forces as we mortals are.
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Just when you think you' ve got your PC
mastered, you come across a warning like
this (from the Norton U t ilities' User
Manual): "A relativistic proton from deep
within the radio galaxy M87 (a 'cosmic ray,'
if you will) can, by extremely ill luck, go
crashing through your disk."
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terminology such as "I'reely programmable

word processing equipment and "calculator
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In some cases the words and phrases
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antiquated; but in other cases, such as the
word "language" (as in FORTRAN, COBOL,
etc.) the effect is se profound that the term
flnds its way into our daycechsy speech, and

subsequently, into our desktop dictionary.

As a side note, script writers for futuristi
mevies have been known to "borrow" texms
from these ISO subcommittees, in an efFort
to convince us that they really are ahead of
their time. Senxetixnes it works, and five or
ten years later that Dick Tracy gadget (with a
funny name) we once saw in a movie is
suddcnty a reahty.

here's an old joke amongcomputer

professionals: If you want to buy an

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recent model on the market.
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truth to this. This is an industry that has
elevated change and improvement to an art
form. But in the process many of us have
been alienated by the speed and iso by the
terminology of the movement.
By the time the PC or mainfr<unc you' re
using today has made: it through the
research, development and marketing stages
and arrived in the workplace for you to
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model is already making it look like an
antique. If computers, like perishable food
items, were required te carry expiration
dates, many would be inedible by the time
they reached the breakfast table.
A nd like th e h a r dware, th e l i n go
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of Aldus, in reference to the capabilities of
his co m pany's P a geMaker software
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term.

Jargon

Jargon is r eally a subset of specific

vocabulary. A carpenter speaks of "six-penny
nails"; a nurse speaks of "ventricular
expansion"; and a programmer speaks of
"read protection." All are jargon and all
reside within a person's vocabulary waiting Portmanteau Terms
The computer industry and scientists in
' to be drawn upon.
general are very fond of portmanteau
A curious thing about jargon is that,
unlike words that refer to a spedfic type of terms. These are hybrid words made up of
the sounds and meaning of other words
technology ( such a s I B M o r UN I X
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commands), jargon tends to become a
personalized way of thinking. That is, years SMOG (Smoke + Fog). Closer to home,
electrical engineers who design computers
after a new method of measurement is
adopted by t h e c o n struction t r ade, speak of electronic circuits such as NOR
carpenters still refer to nails a's "six penny" gates (Not+ Or) and NAND gates (Not+
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rather than twoinch.
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fashion.
Acronyms
An acronym is a word (though occasionally
a phrase) whose letters reflect its definition.
Acronyms really got their start during the
industrial revolution in nmeteenthwentury
England and became more and more
popular during the First and Second World
Wars.
There are two types of acronyms: true
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ideally, made up of the first letters f'rom its
definition, and the acronym itself forms a
pronounceable word. One example would
be SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater
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A displaced acronym, on the other
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power, while computers are built to use AC.

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computer against power transients. It
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to support a LAN in unattended mode.
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Some LAN server software can sense power
run on.
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There isan option cheaper than a UPS and
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Because of their complexity LANs are better than no power backup at all: the
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started before power failed. The Boomerang
can pull ofF this stunt about three times a
day. After that the batteries run down.

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Power Pretection
by Gonfoya Ymcya
g
ome basic steps will go a long way
toward protecting your computer
system from power problems. The~e
can be used along with an Uninterruptible

Power Supply.

Cheap, Cheap, Cheap

A cheap plug-in surge protector can be

worse than no protection at all. If you
If you decide you need a UPS there is a
bought a cheap surge protector of a power
process to choosing one. You have to work
out your computer system's power demands, bar design from a hardware or drugstore
then decide how long you want it to keep more than a year ago it may be useless by
running if the power Ms. This will give you now.
Cheap surge protectors can contain as
an estimate of the size of UPS you need.
little as $1 worth of surge-protecti4n
The quality of your power will tell you
how important power conditioning is to you. electronics. These cheap electronics burn
out when the first big power surge hits
In Third World countries power is not as
them. After that all you have is a simple
clean as in Canada, for example.
Battery life is important when choosing a power bar mislabeled as a surge protector.
UPS. How long before the batteries that The only thing it's doing for you is lulhIng
come with the unit wear out and must be you into a false sense of security.
replaced? Batteries can account for 80% of
the unit's price, so the ongoing expense of The Right Way
Surge protectorsshould be replaced every
battery replacement is important.
year or so. Spending sixty dollars or more to
protect thousands of dollars in delicate
The Laptop Advantage
components is cheap insurance. You can
Portable laptop computers combine a
continue to use the old one as a sim~le
rechargeable battery power supply with AC
power lMLr.
plug-in capadty and come with their own
At the vexy least, get a surge protector
UPS. Benefits are limited by battery life and
with MOV (Metal Oxide Varistors) in it.
recharge time. If you know your computer is
Since these wear out, it's best to get a
going to o p erate i n a c h a ncy power
environment, consider buying a portable protector that can be taken apart so the
MOVs can be replaced.
model.
A good basic test when shopping is to
Laptop battexies can be recharged from
look
inside the surge protector. In general,
less-than-perfect power sources like car
the more stufF in there, the better.
cigarette l i ghters o r s m al l p o r t able
generators. The stored charge can then
produce dean, steady power for computer Sackup, Sackup, Sackup!
operation. A system of spare batteries A regular, systematic practice of backup is
one of the best defenses against power
charging up in a separate charger can
problems. The more recent the last badrup,
ensure continuous operation.
the less new information will need to be
salvaged during shutdown. Th e g aps
Suiit-in UisSes
between backups are th e a m ount of
UPSes built right into a computer are
inforxnation you will lose when the system
becoming more popular.Mounting them
Ms sooner or later.
inside the standard case cuts the cost of
It's a good habit to back up to your hard
their having a case of their own. As more
drive
as you enter new data into RAI IL A
computers are made with the role of LAN
common~ense appredation of the value of
server in mind, this trend will grow. The
own time and effort will tell you this.
batteries are heavy, though, and add ten your
If you' ve spent hours slaving over a wordp ounds or more to the weight of th e
processing or spreadsheet file without
machine.
backing up, you' re walking a tightrqpe.
Power~upply failure will knock all that Work
INore Information
out of precarious RAM. What you didn' t
For details on computer power, read
store on the hard drive you can't recover
by Mark
CompactorEjodrioo Pmoor Ito r diroyooyats
when the power comesback on.
Wailer, ISBN-0472-22561-1, Howard W.
Sams and Co. Emerson Computer Power
Electrical Ecology
distributes e x c ellent g e n e r al UPS
Be aware of your computer's electrical
documentation, available through Compuenvironment. Loads on other parts of the
Power Controls Inc., Coquitlam, B.C.
power
supply system can cause problems
American Power Corporation produces 77ao
with your computer.
Pmoor Pmtootioa Book,with detailed technical
Loads with electric engines, like vacuum
notes.
cleaners, floor polishers, rug-cleaning
machines, refrigerators, washing machines
. PC Wdok magazine reviewed UPSes in its
or fans cause transient power problems.
ril 22, 1991 issue. ByteMagosiao reviewed
When electric motors first start they suck all
2 different UPSes in its Nov. 27, 1990 issue.
the power on a circuit, causing a sag. If

Choosing a UPS

386 SX
6-layer
Motherboard

Thanks

I'd like to thank Roedy Green of Canadian

Mind Products for information on computer
power, and E d S t one, C ompu-Power
Controls Inc., fo r h i s k i n d ness and
generosity in helping me to prepare this
article. D

carpenters are remodeling using pIywer

tools, sags can corrupt the office power

supply all day.

Electric motors rectify AC power to DC,
on which they run. This process causes
power demand for a motor to follow a
jagged form. Echoes of this pattern can
make it into other power supplies, induding
yours.
Modern office facilities usually ~have
decent power systems. Older buildingjI and
houses can have problems. If they weren' t

THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH '92 23

built in the electronic age their powersystem specifications aren't meant to
suppurt COInputere.
Computers are delicate compared to
light bulbs, heaters and oven burners.
Standards that served these simple devices
well years ago will deliver power that
destroys computers and other electronic
equipment.

capadty to absorb shocks. It am't be eroded

away gradually by the undesirable but not
uncommon surges that come down the hne
from thepower company.
If a computer isn't going to be used for a
while, say if you' re going on vacation,
unplug it.

Lightning Storms

D on't u s e a com p u t e r du r i n g a
thunderstorm. A lightning strike on a power
pole anywhere near you will send a spike
down the line so strong you' ll be roasting
marshmallowsover your motherboard.
U nplug t h e p o w e r a a d m o d e m
connections during a storm. A lightning
strike on a phoae pole can send a surge into
the modem that can damage your machine's
innards. Surge protectors for modems are

Dedicated Circuit
I f possible, put your computer on a
dedicated circuit. A dedicated circuit is a
power line back to the drcuit breaker in the
fuse box that you use for nothing but the
computer system. If you can't set up a
dedicated drcuit, at least keep sources of
problem transients photocopiers, motors
and so on on different drcuits than your
computer.

available for $50 or less.

Warning Signs

The Sigger They Come...

Watch for signs of AC power problems.

Fuses may blow out periodically, or the
lights may flicker when a load comes on the
system. An example is a re6rigerator motor
turning on automatically. If these happen,
you suffer from a seriously substandard

The Smder your computer, the fussier it is

about its power supply. A simple 12 MHz
supply. By contrast, a highwnd SS MHz
80486 demands very clean power. The
robustness of simpler computers is an
advantageoften igaored. 0

Poor computer perfonnance can point

to power supply problems. Keyboard lockup, computers that reboot without being
ordered, lost or damaged data and flaky
program behavior are all symptoms.
If perfonnance problems pop up during
weekdays and disappear at mght or on the
weekend, the power supply can be the
culprit. If computers perform perfectly in
the repair shop, only to behave badly once
back in the office then the office AC may be
to blame.

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%ansient

UPS Glossary of Verms

Alternating Current (AC)
Electric current that periodically reverses
direction. (see Current)

Ammeter

Meter for measuring electric current.

Ampere

Distribution

caused by adding large loads to the power

line in a building. An elevator starting, a
copier or coffee pot being tuxned on, or a
large motor on a factory Soor starting can
cause sagL

Getting electric power from the power plant

to the point of use.

Spike

Direct Current
Electric current that flows in only one
direction.

Electromagnetic Interference
(Ell)

The unit of electric current.

Ampere-hour (Amp.-Hr.)
A unit for battery capadty, deterxnined by
multiplying the time in hours that a current
Sows times the current in amperes.

Noise and transients on power lines

induced by electromagnetism.

Amperage

An electronic device that opposes passage

Filter

Electric current.

of a frequency or frequency group (band),

Apparent Power

or grouys (bands). Filters removenoise,

while allowing passage of other f'rcquendcs

The KVA of an alternating current source

or the volt~perage consumpSon of an
altexnatfng current drcuit/load. Apparent
power is usually greater than actual or real
power. A UPS must be sized according to
t he total volt-amperes drawn by t h e

proposed load.

Automatic lh'
ansfer Switch

A switch that automatically transfers electxic

loads to alternate or emergencymtandby
power sources.

Slack-out
An interruption or total loss of commerdal
electrical power.

Brown-out
An abnormal low-voltage condition on
commerdal power lines. Brownout may be
intentionally produced by the po wer
company during periods of near overload
demand, ormay be produced by conditions
like storms, Sres or acddents.

Capacitor
An AC drcuit element that stores electric

charge.

Common INode Noise

A noise that happens on all power lines of

an electric circuit shnultaneously,

lcavmg dean power.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A power system that protects against shortterm power outages. UPSes typically rectify
A sharp but brief increase in voltage.
the incoming AC line voltage to DC. The
commonly caused by turning off heavy loads DC voltage charges storage batteries. An
like photocopiers, air condirioners, power inveftcx', driven by thc DC power, suppltcs
tools, coffc machines or other appliances. AC voltage for vital equipment. How long
These devices draw large amounts of power thc UPS lasts depends on the load it must
and, when they are shut off, there is a
support and the capadty of the batteries.
momentary excess of power on the line that
Volt
can enter computers and cause problems.
Unit of electrical potential difference, or
Surge
voltage.
Similar to a spike, a surge is a longer
increase in voltage. Surges last from 15 Voltage
milliseconds to a half second or more. The electrical force or potential. Another
Surges are commonly caused by the removal name for voltage is the e l ectromotive
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of heavy loads (equipment shutdown) or

force," or EMF.

utility power network switching. Surges

seriouslydamage computers.

Voltage Regulation

one powerfailure would make a UPS pay

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for itself.

Noise
Sporadic, irregular or multi-frequency
electrical signals superimposed on the
desired signal. With electric power, noise
consists of garlxtge signalssuperimposed on
the power wavcfoxxn.

Off-line
When the UPS inverter is off or "cold." The
computer is not relying on the UPS battexy
power. Switching the UPS online usually
takes soxnc thnc.

Equipment that needs uninterrupted power

to prevent damage, loss or injury.

The inverter is on and the UPS batteries are

bearing load. The time the batteries can
power the computer is being used up.

Current

Sag

The flow of electricity in a circuit; the

volume or intensity of electric Sow. Current
may be either altexnatilng or direct.

An undcrmoltage condition, % or morc,

that can last from 15 milliseconds to more
than a halfsecond, Sags are commonly

%ansformer
A device that transforms the voltage of an
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A Language With Character:

Chinese Word Processing

ns

By Jan Wslls and EksnorNg

To identify the hurdles and make a fair
written by about 22.5% of humanity. assessment of the computerization of the
In China, science and technology Chinese language, first we consider some of
have been designated asone of the "Four the differences between the Chinese
M odernizations" t o
en j o y pr i o r i t y character-writing system and alphabetic
development from now into the 21st languages, around which the first computer
programs were developed.
Cenuuy.
Whereas 52 a l phabetic
O ne o f the m o r e
symbols (26 in lower case
important challenges of the
and 26 in upper case), a
Four Modernizations is that
few punctuation marks and
of using the most powerful
lS basic functions take care
symbol of science and
of fundamental English
t ech n o l o gy t h e
word processing, Chinese
computer to pro c e ss
has about 8,500 characters
words in t h e C h i n e se
in use today, and although
language. Unfortunately,
the Kangxi D i c tionary
automation
of
t his
catalogues nearly 50,000
l anguage
has
been
different characters, 95%
complicated by anumber
of all c o m monly u sed
o f factors. Th e m a j o r
words are represented by
obstacles are the nature of
about 2,000 characters, and
the written language, the
mastery of about 8,000
diversity of its dialects and
characters makes a person
the divisiveness of modern
essentially literate.
Chinese politics.
What complicates the
In this artiCI, we offer
issue is the bewildering
an o v e rview of t he
variety of character input
challenges, the difficulries
and retrieval methods that
and some of the successes
are available. Imagine for a
in the effort to computerize
moment that the English
the Chinese language. This is a quest for
modernizing things Chinese. In the process, language were written not with 26 letters,
we will also give a brief critique of the major but with several thousand. In designing a
Chinese-language software p r o ducts Chinese wordyrocessor, users must be able
to choose, for example, the letter on the
available today.

he Chinese language is spoken and

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not lexicographically, when preparing to put
word to paper.
In this respect, the radical/stroke
method is not as "natural" as pinyin (i.e.,
input by phonetic code). The universality of
pinyin, unfortunately, is in turn hampered
by the diversity of dialects that prevail in
China which means that a speaker of
Shanghsinese or Cantonese, for example,
will pronounce a character quite differently
than a s p eaker o f M a n d arin, w hose
pronundation detemtines the entire pinyin
system.

keyboard that is designated to represent a

particular radical (semantic field), stroke
(vertical, horizonta, downward to the left,
downward to the right, dot, etc.) or stroke
sequence.
Assuming that you already know how to
write a few thousand characters in the
correct stroke sequence, you then have to
memoriz the arbitrary assignment of all the
keys on a Western alphabet keyboard to a
pen stroke or stroke sequence. The major
benefit of this method is that you may
retrieve then a character no matter how
your native dialect pronounces it.
On the other hand, if efficiency and
simplicity are what you seek through the
computer, then you must admit that a
phoneticapproach has apparent advantages
since there are a limited and small number
of sounds in the Chinese language, each
representing several different characters
pronounced the same way. Psychologically,
the writer first conjures a word phonetiatlly,

character strokes on a computer note pad.

Once again, the high percentage of
homonyms (several different characters
pronounced the same way) embedded in
t he C h i nese l e x icon i n c r eases t h e
complexity of input by pinyin even if all
users (different dialect speakers) were to
pronounce the characters the same way. For
example, let us say that we wish to reuieve
the character for "horse." If we used the
pinyin romanization system for retrieving
single characters, we would type an "m," an
"a," and a number 5 to indicate that we want
the character pronounced "ma" in the
"third tone," which is low and riiing.
Having typed in the proper syllableplustone, a number of characters, probably six,
will appear in a window at the bottom of our
screen, all pronounced "ma in the third
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t he number (one through six) of t h e
character for "horse," which will then be

One More Variable

The existence of dialects and their influence
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speakers of Mandarin has also become one
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development of voice input for character
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idiosyncrasies of different writers hinder the
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Telegraphic Codes. The Five Stroke method may want to look at other packagesthat
now being promoted for use among students allow retn'eval by compound words or by
in schools throughout China is not yet well c o n t ext s ensitivity as compared to the
1 method of retrieval by single
known outside China. T h e S t andard t r a d itions
Telegraphic Code is perceived as beyond the characters. Programs such as Weiwu pinyin
reach of average users such as scholars, an d Xiahbaren offer retrieval by compound
Singapore.
business people and translators
who wants words, but in different ways. To retrieve the
Automation of the Chinese language to memorize several thousand fourwumeral c h a racter s for "Beijing," for example,
Xialibareg will deliver
took offin 1980 when research conducted sequences, such as 2055
the right characters in
came to fruition with the for I or me (wo5)?
by Zhu B
response to the entry
Having settled on one
invention of Gang Jie Character Input
"bei5jing," and Weiwu
desirable input method,
s
r
M ethod (Cang Jie is the name of t h e
pinyin may deliver the
mythological inventor of th e Chinese a buyer should also
s ame c h aracters i n
written language). Between 1980 and today, consider such matters as
response to bj."
cha r a c ter
over 400 types of character retrieval speed o f
The Stone (Sitong)
methods have surfaced in the market. This retrieval, ease of use,
Computer
So f t w are
proliferation of methods, unfortunately, has output quality, price,
after-sale support and
p rogram i s
c o n text
produced greatbreadth but not as much
sensitive (lianxiang),
depth i n C h i n ese-language software potential for up
g.
which means that when
programs as we have seen in Western
A full-featured wordy ou type b e i 5 " a n d
language programs. Since Chinese hmguage processing so f t ware
choose th e de s i r ed
computing is a relatively young branch of
character &em the Bttle
science, even researchers in China have not
wmdow, the window will
had as much time to devote to the task of
R
automatically 611 itself
perfecting and standardiring it. The major $500 to $aoo.
~I
w i t h t h ose characters
As an alternative to ~
obstacles, however, relate to the strtscture of
statistically most likely to
input methods involving
the language as identified above.
f ollow t he cho s e n
Let us now move on to examine the a' lot of rote leatmng, we
character, i n c l udinq
products available in the market and assess
"jing" for Beijing, bian
t heir r ol e a n d p o t e n tial f o r f u t u r e accepting input by pinyin
for "beibian," "fang" for
development. To classify them by their
or phonetic spelling.
"belong," Q" for beiji,"
fimctions may be of the greatest interest to Most products available
etc. Ease in use and
end-users whom we identify broadly as in t hi s c ategory will
teachers, translators, publishers, scholars address Mandarin or Cantonese speakers. Sexihilityis evident.
and business people. They all look for
Shorter training time makes this method
T he grouping an d a ssociation of
difFerent features in software that will cater attractive, since the trainee must only learn in d i vidualcharacters in compound words
to their particular needs. Hopefully, the t o manipulate 26 litters to produce the o f f e r s (and reflects) insights into the
following listing may help some of them to sounds that link to the adnese characters. It structure of the Chinese language. One
g of these products is that they
make an informed decision should the need can also be argued that this method is s h ortcomin
natural, since we speak and think through a r e more memory hungry than those that
arise.
We start with word processing packages, concepts that have spoken sounds. Since all o nly manipulate individual characters.
s in Taiwan, especially in the
L oc a l user
since they are part of desktop publishing school chfidren in Mainland China and most
and translation systems. For users not well y oung students i n H o n g K o n g a n d business sector, enjoy a much wider choice
versed with any particular phonetic codeSingapore and in local Mandarin classes o f p a c kages integrating spreadsheet,
be it Hanyu pinyin, bo-po-mo-fo or learn the Hanyu pinyin romanization system, database, text editing, graphics and even
Cantonese input by pure stroke sequence users of the second generation will require C A D p rogr ams together. Here in North
is an option, assutning that one can write very Btde training to master input using this America, the need to do one's accounts or
computermded design in Chinese is very
Chinese and knows the strokes and stroke methocL
Xialibaren (XLBR for short), a powerful small. Sho uld such need arise, the buyer
order welL It is relatively easy to learn, an
te the readality of manuals and
asset for those who cannot or do not want to yet
mode s t l y
pri ced
word mus t evalua
processing/desktop publishing software the quality of local support, without which
go through a time-consuming training
program, acceptspinyin input. Its amazing an appar ently fantastic product could
process.
The price we pay for using this system is capaMity for "phonetic conversion of blocks effectivelybecomea piece oFjunk
Some u sers do h a v e a ge n u i n e
retrieving characters one at a thne, which in of pinyin input" allows a fluent user to
e to learn how to use a new
turn affects th e speed o f c h a r acter continue typing English letters without r e l u c tanc
interruption while the program converts p ackage f'rom scratch. Recently marketed
processing. A good example of such
products is EasyWord, a software product string of syllables into Chinese characters, be Chinese versions of PageMaker, Windows
2 . 0and Harvard Graphics may help to fill
manufactured in Australia It requires the they@'anti (simplified) or Snti (traditional).
user to input no more than eight strokes on
For example, when you key in"women the gap fo r this group. Text preview and
(" What-You-See-Is-What-Youa numeric keypad and choose among the list yidingyao4jianshe4yige fanrongfuqiangde WYSIWYG
es make the job much easier for
of single ~
ers d i splayed in a window. It zhongguo, the display on the Xialibaren G e t") featur
ublishers. The availability of
also offers some word-processing features, screen will be the Chinese characters for d e sktop p
e-1 compatible Chinese fonts
but its real strength is its use of the numeric
We must build a prosperous, rich and A d o be Typ
keypad to mimic the actual penning of
strong China." This is indeed a far cty &om m a kes it possible to print Chinese on
character strokes that one would write on packages that require users to enter text Srst postscript printers. However, problems still
' g such fonts on PageMaker.
p aper. T h e met h o d i s a sim p l e , by monosyllabic pinyin and then choose one exist in runmn
T he 1ack of t e x t-editing f eatures
straightforward "translation" of pen strokes character Rom a long list of homonyms. If a
mistake is made or a wrong word is provided comparable in sophistication to Hypertext
to keypad strokes.
One rung higher up the ladder of f or a particular context, it also offers the i n
E ng l is h leaves m uc h r o o m f o r
abstraction, the user may be required to fiexibihty of going back in the sentence to i m p r ovem ent. Automatic indexing and
input a combination of radicals (semantic pick amore desirable character or character spellwheckmg are not yet widely available.
ket recently, we have Xiaomishu
fields), strokes and stroke sequenceL Jn this string without retyping the pinyin spelling.
On t h e mar
With the Read Another File function, the ( l i t tle Secretary), which is a small desktop
category, ior example, we have Mr. Qan's
System. At the highest level of abstraction user can actually do mail merge in annese. p ubhsher.
For M acintosh users M acChinese
devised to date, input involves a radical As its name (which literally means "Country
(semantic element) key, pinyin and tone of Bumphn") suggests, it is a recommendable Version 5, which providesa good choice of
the word. For example, to retrieve the product for non~ e cialist teachers, small fonts and high-quality output on laser
the most hkely choice. Coupled
er for she,' we need to input "n for printers, writers, business people, and p r i nters, is
"nu5, the "female semantic element, "ta" cultural institutions, induding those who w i t h M ac Calligraphy, users have a wide
for the pronunciation, and 1" to indicate need to send Chinese texts over their c h o ice offonts to choose from, plus the
the "first tone. Such an input method modems (for which, by the way, a Chinese a dvantage of being able to run several
eBmimates ambiguity on the one hand, but CCDOS version of Kermit, the famous d i f f e r ent word-processing p r o grams
on the other, it requires a lot of work telecommunications shareware program, is ( M i crosoft Word, MacWrite, etc.) with the
same Chinese character operating system.
to produce a single now available).
(mental and
For other sophisticated telecommuI ncidentally, apart f rom t h e m o st
character.
ary MacChinese disk operating
The W eiwu ( M a t erialist) C h i nese nication needs, such as sending- a fax r u d i ment
Sofiaatre System is another product that uses message in Chinese, XinTianMa may supply system, the Mac sofiware usually sells for a
radicals and stroke sequences, but to master a bc:tter, if more expensive,answer. Texts of higher pri ce than products offering similar
it a user must be prepared to spend a characters retrieved with contextwensitive f eatures on PC
As a marketing feature, many software
lengthy dme in training.
pinyin, ~ ~ o-f o o r radical components
The most popular input methods among can now be sent directly via hx board in the programs offer more than one mode of

(complex) characters (fantizi) used by

Chinese from Taiwan, Hong Kong and
overseas, and simplified characters (jiantiri)
used by Mainland Chinese and abo adopted
as the official Chinese writing system by

angs

Cong J)e )S th

name of the

mythological
p;";g, ","',.;;., inventor of th
)neSe Wr)tt

language.

keybo
ard)

input. CCDOS Version 4.0 actually allows

workers in Chinese prindng houses are the form of a PCX graphics Sle.
Linguists and researchers in language eight input methods induding Cantonese,
Wubi ( Five Stroke) an d S t andard

Wubi (5 Stroke Input Method), Babi '(8g

Stroke Input Method), Cangjie and '
(Pen Stroke Input Method). HDCCDGS
(Hua Da Chinese Character Disk Operatipg
System) 2.12, on the other hand, accepts l5
different input methods. The manufactur~
start off in good faith recognizing the
diversified backgrounds of users and end Iip
confusing some novices. For regular users,
pinyin is a good and safe start.
Another improvement evident in many
current products is automatic conversion
&om Jtanti (simplified characters) to Fanti

(traditional characters) and vice versa.

the computerization o f t h e C h i n ese

language takes on a more global scale, tjns
SexiMity is a welcome achievement. SPDOS,

XLBR, XinTianMa, etc., all have su h

capaMity.
No technology can t h rive withc Iut

receiving returns on Snancial investment in

the process of development. In the past and
to this day, progress in the developmen( of
some important software products is
seriously hampered by virtual disrespect for

copyright. Piracy results in money dripping

down into the pockets of those who have not
contributed to a product's development
technically or Snancially.
Education of the p ublic as well as
vigorous exercise of copyright laws bothj in
the PRC and Hong Kong will gradually
rectify this situation. Meanwhile, some
manufacturers such as XLBR prefer to
appeal to the scruples of individual resemers
and users, while authors of other products,
such as Brushwriter, resort to devices sue) as
security locks in printing and saving iles to
prevent unregistered use of their product

Perhaps when users are more prepared

to pay the very reasonable price required for

most shareware programs (averaging $15 to

$75) and observe their legal and moral
obhgations to these products, progranmlxers
can concentrate on upgrading software
instead of spending their time trying to
safeguard their copyright. ASer all, users can
always look up products in the public
domain if they are not ready to pay. A new
piece of legislation on the protection of
computer software products took effect in
the PRC on October 1, 1991. This is
where we should start.
Tremendous effort and much malney
have gone into the development of Chinese
computer software. Future growth will be
linked very closely with solutions to the
problems outlined above. An overwhelzInng
obstade only lately bemg addressed is that of
creating compatibility between the GB and
Big 5 Codes.XinTianMa and a few other
software programs now use a conversion
rogram. Interfacing of this kind, one
opes, will eventually lead to meaningful
cooperation in the years to come.
In this brief overview we have
begun tocover the Seld of Chinese language
comput'mg. Please direct questions to the
authors,Jan Walls at Simon FraserUnity
Harbour Centre, or Eleanor Ng, Director of
Alpha Computer Automation Ltd. ($04)
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OS/2: Frequently
Asked u e s t ions

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hy Timothy F.Sipples
OS is published by The
Software Lifeline, tel.

Everyone is h e aring
good things about both
OS/2 1.5 and OS/'R2.0
these days. But there
still seem to be a far
g reater n u m be r o f
questions about OS/2
than there are answers.
To address some of
these questions, we
ofFer the following f'rom
the OS/2 conferences
on Usenet:

407-994-4466,

and

OS2YOU is available
from OS/2 shareware/
treeware sources.

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differences between versionsT

IBM OS/2 Version 2.0

was
formally
a nnounced a t Fa l l
Comdex and will be
1) What is OS/27
available with promised
OS/2 is an advanced
features in full retail
operating system for
release with "seamless
PCs and PS/2s with an 80286 processor or Windows" support and other extra features
better. It was codeveloped by Microsoft and in March. Version 2.0 will run only on
IBM and envisioned as the successor to machines with an 80586SX processor or
DOS.
better. IB M i s ( n ow) d eveloping 2.0
It was designed trom the ground up with independently but is involving third-party
multitasking and multithreading in mind. It PC manufacturers in its testing.
also protects applications f'rom one another
Improvements will include the ability to
(a single misbehaved program will not
preemptively multitask DOS, Windows 2.x,
typically bring down the entire system), a nd W i n dows 2. x ( s t andard m o d e )
supports up to 16 MB of physical RAM, and applications (without purchasing any of
supplies virtual memory to applications as these environments) in separate, robust,
requested.
protected sessions; an object-oriented
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multiuser operation, although several third icon); a multiple operating system boot
parties have grafted multiuser (character mechanism; 52-bit programming intedaces;
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system. Citrix, OS2YOU, Remot~ S , and more third-party device drivers. It will also
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running under OS/2 2.0,
but ifan OS/2 2.0
driver is available a DOS or Windowsdevice
driver is unnecessaty.

5) If I buy IBM OSI2 1.$ now,

how much will it cost to get
2.0?
Nothing. Upgrades to 2.0 have been sent
free ofcharge to customers who purchased
or upgraded to OS/2 1.2 on or after April
17, 1991and before March 51, 1992. Other
Version 1.5 licensees will bc assessed a
nominal media charge (once per site).
Version 1.5 EK licensees will receive the full
2.0 ES upgrade. IBM reseives the right to
revise or add to these terms.

displays will also increase substantially.

7) What applications are available for OS/2 1.x?

It numbers in the low thousands at present

and indudes applicatioas from almost every
category imagiaable.Some are character-

based applications; some are Phased.

DOS
ap p l i cations wi t h O S/ 2
counterparts include Lotus 1-2-5 (both
character and PM), Freelance, Microsoft
Word (both character and PM), Excel,
Multiplan, Aldus PageMaker, Ventura
Publisher, C o r e lDraw, W o r d Perfect,
DisplayWrite, AutoCAD, Orade, RBase, PC
SAS, SPSS, HyperAccess/5, DynaComm, ProYAM, Borland Sidekick, Paradox, Wingz,
QEdit, and many others.
6) What hardware do I need to Brief,
In some cases DOS and OS/2 versions
run IBM 05f2 1.3 SE?
ship together (e.g., Microsoft Word 5.5,
You need aPC, PC compatible, or PS/2 with Lotus 1-2-5 5.0, Wingz). Utilities indude
at least an 80286 CPU, 2 MB or more of PKZIP/UNZIP, SEA's ARC, LHA, Zoo 2.1,
RAM (configured as 640K base plus the GNU tools, tens of differcat file finders,
remainder asextended memory), a 20 MB
desktop clocks, calculators, aad many more.
or larger hard disk, a supported video
Prograaaning lan
es i n clude Assembler,
adapter (CGA, EGA, VGA, MCGA, 8514/A,
C++, COBOL, Pascal, C, Fortran, BASIC,
XGA, or thirdyarty driver) with appropriatc
REXX, Smalltalk, Modula-2, aad still more.
display, and a highAensity 5.5- or 5.254ach
The IBM NSC BBS (tel. 4044554600)
floppy drive for installation. A mouse is provides an online product database of
recommended.
hardware and software compatible with
PM w il l
n o t op e r a t e w i t h t he
OS/2.
M onochrome Display Adapter or t h e
Hercules Monochrome Graphics Adapter.
U sually PM w i l l f a i l t o w o r k w i t h 8) Where can I obtain OQ2
monochrome EGA. However, some EGA freeware and shareware?
adapters (e.g., Paradise Monochrome EGA Many BBSes hold large OS/2 libraries.
Card, ATI EGA Wonder) will emulate all Fernwood (tel.20MSM548) has over 50
color EGA modes on TTL monochrome MB worth. The OS/2 Shareware BBS (tel.
705-585-0951) and the Windows SsOS/2
monitors and thus will work with PM.
Autoswitching on non-IBM EGA adapters Magazine BBS (tcl. 8054844589, fee req.)
and "shadow RAM" should be disabled carry still more. The IBM NSC BBS has some
shareware/freeware as weL', along with CSDs
(usually with a DI P switch or jumper
and the PS/2 Assistant (an invaluable
setdng).
On ISA bus machines, OS/2 supports 16- resource for locating almost any sort of
bit hard drive adapters which conform to information on OS/ 2 ) . T h e U s e n e t
the Western Digital chipset interface conference comp. binaries.os2 carries OS/2
standard (i.e., nearly all MFM, RLL, IDE, software. Several sites are available via
and ESDI adapters). An adapter capable of anonymous file transfer programs. (No ftp?
sector remapping should be used (and Send a singlckine message with the word
enabled) with hard drives larger than 1024 HELP to bitftpepucc.bitnet to learn about
cylinders. (The 1024 cylinder limit is a BIOS Princeton's ftp mail server.) They include
Internet node number and subdirectories:
constraint.)
IBM OS/2 1.5 is directly compatible with MTSG.UBC.CA 157.82.27.1 OS2i
IBM's Microchannel SCSI adapters and
LUGALATROBE,EDUAU151.172.2.2
attached devices. Question 15 discusses PUB/OS2
third-party SCSI compatibility, including FUNIC FUNETSl
12S ' 214.6.100
CD-ROM issues. Irwin (tel. 8004484242)
PUB/OS2
manufactures OS/2 compatible tape backup MSDOSARCHIVE.UMICH %DU
systems.
141411.164.165 MSDOS/082
Supported printers iadude the Hewlett- N OVELL.COM 1 5 087.4.1 OS 2
Packard LaserJet family; IBM ExecJets,
The last site should not be accessed
Proprinters, Quickwriters, Quietwriters,
Pageprinters, and Laserpiinters; Epson dot weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:50 pm
matrix printers; Postscript devices; and Pacific Time.
Other sources include CompuServe
other printers compatible with t hese
fiuniTies. A variety of IBM and HP plotters is ("GO IBMOS2 ) and the Bitnet/EARN site
a lso supported. I f dif f i c ulties a r e BLEKULll
encountered in printing, make sure the
(Smd a single4ne message
printer port generates interrupts aad does with the word HELP to
not confiict with other installed devices. Also LISISERV@BLEIKJLlllhlTNEr
make sure that a high~uality, fully wired for more information).
cable is used. IBM PS/2 Models 90 and 95
must have their parallel printer ports set to 9) Is there a driver available
compatibility mode using the setup disk.
for my SCSI adapter?
IBM OS/2 1.5 runs on a wide array of SCSI support has improved dramatically in
clones with a wide variety of hardware. the past few months. Users should make
However, compatibility cannot be assured sure, however, that driver support extends to
with every non-IBM device. Often problems multiple SCSI devices, includiag CD-ROM,
can be fixed with aBIOS upgrade or an tape backup, and both primary (bootable)
OS/2 corrective service diskette; for
and secondary (non-bootable) hard disk
example, CSD 05016 for IBM OS/2 1.5 fixes drives i n
bot h FAT and H PFS
a problem involving the loss of CMOS setup configurations. Such extensive support is
information on certain PGeompatibles.
still rare.
Version 2.0 will, however, be officially
Columbia Data Products (tel. 407-869tested and supported on a wide variety of 6700, BBS teL 407%624724) supplies or
non-IBM equipment, including machines plaas to supply OS/2 1.5 device drivers for
manufactured by Compaq, Tandy/Grid, numerous third-party SCSI adapters,
Olivetti, Siemens, AST, CompuAdd, NCR, induding some of the products mentioned
Aeer, ALR, Apricot, ATaT, Club Amcrican, below. Support may be limited to a choice of
CSS Labs, DEC, Dell, Epson, Everex, NEC, one priinary SCSI hard diskdrive, or one or
Netframe, NorthgateParrallan, Reply, more secondary SCSI hard disk drives.
Tandon, Tricord, Toshiba, aad Wysc. The
Adaptec (tel. 40S445-2550, BBS tel. 408-

number of supported peripherals and

945-7727) provides OS/2 l.x support for

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HPFS offers iong file names (gxeatiy

exceeding the "I dot 3 limit in DOS
file systems} and speedier disk
operation, particularly on large
hard disks. HPFS is not casesensitive, although it does
preserve case in file names.

FAT hard dfisk drive attached to its line of

ISA SCSI adapters. Always Technologies
makes an OS/2 1.x driver available on its
BBS {tel. 81L5974275) for its IN-2000 ISA
SCSI adapter. At present the driver supports
secondaxy hard dist drives only.
Bustek (teL 408-25982$7) has OS/2 Lx
and 2.0 (beta) drivers for both FAT and
HPFS hard disk drives attached to its BT742A EISA SCSI adapter. CE Infosys {teL

7054558800) has OS/2 1.x support largely

iu place for its Microchannel and ISA SCSI
adapters and is committed to f u t ure

enhancements.DTC/Qume (teL 408-2627700, BBS teL 4080424197) supports OS/2

lw on its 5280 ISA SCSI adapters. Western
Digital (tel. 711486$8102, BNS teL 714-755-

and swap Soppy drive cable connectors, sue

system's setup utility to set the new 17) I would like to set up an
1254) overs OS/2 1.$ driver support with its your
OSI2 ISS. What is available'
CMOS parameters, and then install OS/2
7000 FASS1'ISA SCSI adapter for both FAT
I'rom thc: new Drive A. Sometimes the Soppy Many packages are available from
and HPFS hard disk drives. Seagate (BBS
drive cable connectors will not be the same. shareware/frceware somces listed above.
teL 4084588771) has chosen not to supply
OS/2 is an excellc:nt environment for BBS
If so you can use the DOS program
an OS/2 driver for its STOl/02 ISA SCSI
operation, i n cluding l arge m u ltiline
FDFORMAT
(available
via
anonymous
ftp
adapters.
facilities. Related software will enable
from
wsmrwimtel2.0.army.mil,
directory
Corel Systems (publisher of CorelDraw,
F idoNet c a p a bilities, g a t eways t o
teL 615-7288200) supplies OS/2~mpatible pdLcmsdos.dskutl>) to create 1.44 MB (80 Usenet/UU CP , n o d e-list p r ocessing,
~
18
s
e
ctors
per
track)
5.25
inch
dists.
C94LOM (and rewxiteable) systems.
As before, reset your CMOS parameters to additional Slecransfer protocols, and more.
IBM 0 8/ 2 2. 0 should include direct
Three popularOS/2 BBSes are Maxiuuxs
support for many thhbparty SCSI adapters fool your machine into thinking the 5.25(available from shareware/freeware
inch
drive
is
actually
a
high4ensity
5.54nch
and devices.
sources), Omega Point/2 (BBS teL 404564drive, DISKCOPYthe diskettes, and instalL
1961), and Multi-Net (teL 50588$8099, BBS
IBM is working to make the install
10) How about a high-res
process iriendlier in future releases of OS/2. tel. 5058858197).

stock communications driver to enable

certain features.
Smart"
(coprocessor-controlled)
multiport comxuunication adapters should
be used when installing more than four
ports. Such an adapter wxil work with OS/2
i f th e m a n u facturer h a s w r itten a n
appropriate driver. Examples indude IBM's
own ARTIC products.

22) On my 1024x788 high-res-

olution display I get obnoxiously large icons (84x64).

How do I make them smallerT
Patch the display driver Sle, DISPLAY,DLL,
using a program like DOS's DEBUG. Search ~
for the byte sequence 40 00 40 00 20 00 20
00.

23) How do I start a background process from the OSt2

command linet

L ook u p t h e S T A R T a n d D E T A C H
commands in the onhne reference.

24) How do I start a DOS applicationfrom a PIN icons

In IBM OS/2 1.5 DOS applications can be

started Rom a PM program group icon just

like native: OS/2 and PM programs

(assuming the OS/ 2 C O N F I G.SYS iile

contains the bnes DEVICE=.. M)OS.QS and
1$) The printed and online
14) Sometimes Presentation
PROTKCTONLY=NO) .
manuals donot document
Manager will freeze when I
From the PM desktop go to a pro@mn
REXX in any detail. Where can group and select New'. Enter the DOS
run an application, and I have
program's title (e.g., "Lotus 1-2-5"), the path
I obtain more information'
to reboot. What's wrongT
Often the problem can be traced to the IBM publishes two separate manualrc "IBM to the program (to an EXE, COM, or BAT
DOS box. If at all posable, upgrade to true Operating System/2 Procedures Language file, e.g., CM .otus&otus.Exe"), and any
parameters like command line
OS/2 applications. OS/2 1.x provides far 2/REXX User's Guide, Part No. 01F0272, optional
options and/or the DOS application's
Document No. 801F-0272; and "IBM
more protecdon in nauve mode.
cratingSystem/2 Procedures Language workmg dlrcctoxy (c.g.p Cetu s ) o Select
PM has some protection of its own. It can
trap appBcations that do not respond to 2 REXX Reference," Part No. 01F0271, the Add button, and PM will create a DOS
icon with that application's name in, the
input, but you have to give it a chance. Press Document No. 801F427L
An alternative is 'Thc: REXX Language: program group.These parameters may be
display drive. DOS and Windows programs CTItLkC (to attempt to bring up the Tast
running under OS/2 2.0 will work with their Manager), then walt up to a full minute A Practical Guide to Programming (2nd altered by highlighting the i con pnd
selecting-ProperticL DoubL i c king on that
own deice driver as well as with any OS/2- before rebooting (without moving the Ed.)" by Mike Cowlishaw, Prentice Hall,
applicadon's icon will cause OS/2 to switch
ISBN
0.1$-7806514.
supported device.
mouse or pressing any other keys); a dialog
to the DOS compatibiTity box and start the
In addition, there are at least two
box may appear with further instrucuons.
application.
d
ifferent
v
ersions
o
f
R
E
X
X
o
n
l
i
n
e
11) How about a driver for my
references available from one or more of
15) Why should I use HPPSV
printer?
25) What are CSDs, how do I
the shareware/freeware sources listed
If your printer is not compatible with What does itoffer me7 Does it
above.
tell which I have, and where

driver for my video adapter?

In many cases an upto4ate OS/2 driver

is available. If not, a driver for an older
version of OS/2 may work. If all else fails,
standard VGA must sunice.
Drivers are available directly f'rom the
manufacturer of the video adapter or, in
many cases, thx'ough the shareware/
frccwmc sources listed above. Orchid (bamd
on Tseng Labs chips) and Txident (among
others) have released highwesoludon dxivers
for OS/2 1.$; ATI has not. Most 08/2 2.0
features will bc available using an OS/2 1.$

one of thc drivers supplied with OS/2,

check with the printer manufacturer Srst,

then with the IBM NSC BBS. For example, a
Hewlett-Packard LaserJct IlI dxivcr for IBM
OS/2 1.5 is now available on the NSC BBS.
If you own an IBM printer, check with the
Lexmark BBS (tel. 6064524655).

Non-PM applications may supply their

own prhxter drivers, and textwnly output is
ahxays an optioxL

12) How do I access HPPS partitions on my hard drive without booting from the hard

drlve7 I' ve done somethinl

(like changing CQNFIISYSj

that doesn't let me boot OSI2
With IBM's OS/2, insert the Installation
Diskette in Ihive A and reboot. When the

logo appears on screen, press ESX. You will

bc givenan OS/2 command line prompt

Make sure you back up CONFIG.SYS

before mahng any changes sothat you can
cadly revcxt to the old version should things

go wrong.
Incidentally, you may use this method to

work wi& DOS?

HPFS of'fers long file names (greatly 19) Doesn't OSQ have applets
exceeding the "8 dot 5" limit in FAT/DOS
file systems) and speedier disk operation, like Windows? I miss Solitaire.
particularly on large hard disks. HPFS is not All the Windows applets have been ported
caseeensiuve, although it does prescxve case to OS/2. The package is called Windows

After obtaining the OS/2 command line

prompt, remove the Installation Diskette
and insert Dhtette 1. Type CHKDSK C: /F
to repair damage to the boot partition.

1$) I can't install OSI2 from

Drive B. What's

wrong

lBM QS/2 can only be installed from Drive

A. If you have the wrong disk size, go back to
your dealer and obtain the coxrect media.
Otherwise you could go inside your machine

CSDs are Corrective Service Diskettes, or

bug Sxes, periodically issued by IBM. The

OS/2 CSD level number may be obtaIned

using the command SVSLEVEL from the

OS/2 comxnand line prompt. CSDs are
cumulative, Le., only the most recent CSD is
supported on removable media, although and from some of the shareware/freeware required to bring a systenx up from any
some programs (e.g., BACKUP) preserve sites listed above. IBM 08/ 2 2.0 will ship previous CSD level. However, CSDs only
apply withm a major versionnumber. For
long fil names on such FAT disks. Also, with several
example, a Ml upgrade, not a CSD, would
native-mode DOS cannot access aHPFS
bring OS/2 Version 1.2 up to Version~ 1.5.
partition. However, the DOS compatibiTity 20) How do l redirect printer
Note also that SE CSDs are not the same as
box 'sees" ail Iles that conform to the '8 dot output to a fileT
EK CSDs.
5 naming conventions, even if they are The Postscript pinter driver has a builtin
CSDs may be ordered by anyone wip sn
stored on HPFS volumes,
option for prxnting to a file. Navigate
IBM
customer number (usually large sites)
through the
PM
Pr i n t M a n ager
irom IBM (teL &004576511). PS/2
IS) l'm a UNIX wizard. How do con6guration options to access this feature. directly
users without customer numbers should ask
For all other drivers,Srst hold (pause)
I make OSI2 resemble UNIX?
an authorized IBM dealer to order the QD.
the Print Manager queue, then print from
A greatnumber of GNU and other standard
Many dealers do not know about this
the application. The output file will be
UNIX utilities have been ported to OS/2
program, so be persistent. CSDs may Qo be
native mode and are available from the located below the SPOOL subdirectory. downloaded from the IBM NSC BBS or
COPY
this
Sle
e1sewhere
then
cancel
the
job
shareware/freeware sources listed above. A
CompuSexvc ("GO IBMOS2').
uupc package, UUPC/Extended, is available irom the Print Manager.
(These mc:thods assume the IBM Print
via
anonymous
ft p
f r om
For changes/suggestions/additions
sun.soc:.darkson.edu, directory pub/uupc; Manager (spooler) is installed and active.)
please mail sip1equads.uchicago.edu.
netmail helpekcw.corn with questions.
I nclude subject line "OS/2 FAQ. T h e
In addition, the Hamilton C Shell is 21) Can I use COhN and COIN4
mention of a product does not constitute an
available from Hamilton Labs, teL 508-558- in OSIS
endorsement.
5715 or netmail 589052221mchnaiLcom. IBM OS/ 2 1.x ships with a driver that
The Thompson Toolkit, a Bourne4ke shell, supports COM$ on Microchannel PS/2s
EcQw's Nefsx At this xsnting, IBM Gxnsds is
is published by Thompson Automation, teL only. However, the Fernwood BBS (and sslliag beta vsrsions of OS/2 2.0for,C$$2
206424-16$9). Thompson overs a version of perhaps other sites) caxries a replacement asckufing shipping.AH yes heus xodo Xoquahjj
awk as welL MES (teL 519484 2251 or driver which supports COM 5 and/or ispxssxiss Xsbuy Xhsxsfssxcvxxsioa ehsa it come
netmail patemkacom) publishes a number COM4 on ISA bus machines. This driver out. Thc cmspeay advisesthat this ~i sa s s
of standard UNIX utiiides for OS/2. TCP/IP also supports speeds greater than 19,200 bits pxegrass is pnssarily intsackdXohslp soPwaxs
support is available from IBM {and no per second. Ports must not share intemxpts dssdopcxsand thsx sackaew may bs bsxtsrog tu
longer requires EE) or ITP Software (send on ISA bus machines, however. Fexnwood xssiXfor ths jinni rekass vcxsioa. Csatact IBhf
netmail to infoeftp.corn).
also carries files that describe patches to the Csaeds sx 149$465-1294. D

Libraries for OS/2 (WLO) Version 1.0.

They
should be ~ l c B orn Comp~
However, H PF S i s n o t c u r r e n tly

in Sle names.

ardon.

run CHKDSK onyour OS/2 boot p

do Iget them?

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Microsoft Works
Multimedia Edition
Product: Mhiosoft Works forWindows:
Multlmedkh Edkkhn
Publleher. Microsoft Corp., One Microsoft Way,
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ultimedia has been a buzzword in

the personal computer industry
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mainstream PC applications have been
produced
us i n g t hi s inn o v a tive
technology that is, untfi now. There are
ood reasons for this the computer
ardware that provided the power and
functions necessary to adequately run
multimedia applications ( combining
speech, music, graphics, animation and stfil
pictures) was expensive, and multimedia
development standards not firmly Sxed.
But now that PCs capable of producing
digital sound, using CD4tOMs to read data
and displaying highwesolufion color hnages
are starting to become cheaper, Microsoft
has launched one of the fret "ordinary" PC
applications to take advantage of this fihct. It
is a "multimedia edition of its recently
released Microsoft Works for Windows

THE

there is now an Ideas button wlthitsj the

Help system. This is designed for people
who want to do something within Works,
and animation.
but don't know how to describe it. Microsoft
The fnn starts the moment you install calls this an "I' ll know it when I see it" hnd
the multimedia edition of W o rks for
of Help.
Windows. Rather than presenting a first~e
All thiswill cost you less than $200 but
user with an intimidating blank screen, it the real costof the system still lies in ggtfing
presents a two4ninute animated flhn t he hardware t o r u n i t . T h e l i q t o f
with narration that explains all the requirements to run the multimedia edition
useful things you can do in Works of Microsoft W o rks fo r W i n dohys is
and that shows the basic skills somewhat longer than average. You' ll need
lasaw
" .
I
needed to do them.
MS-DOS version S.l or later, Microsoft's CDWorks for W i n dows then ROM extensions version 2.2 or later, a PC
shahtss.assis
iisr fsh ai%
opens up in exactly the same way as with a 16 MHz 586SX processor (
Viaaaascls
a
it does if you' re using the standard subset of t h e s o und an d a n i m ation
..hhsalahha taa s4&aaastaahssfs ashassr
Chile pll&as 'I$9ss Vaihl fsc Slhlllssa
edition without multimedia. From
sequences will run on the lesepowerful 10
' Catches@a fhecasalhetss Ia saarIbsle&se
then on, you only know that you're MHz 80286-based multimedia mac/ines
9aafihatsr lasbs al leeschalashhaahs rs
worhng with the multimedia edition sold by some manufacturers) and Windows
tish a ir ia maasan iaaliiheu res
etaha
afaalcaelsa9 Ila belRLslhca. a Ichall.
if you access the Help menu or use S.O with Muldmedia Extensions version 1.0.
any of the tutorials. But there's a lot
In addition to all this, you' ll need '2 MB
ala Ss assiaaaa
more reason to make use of them in of system memory (4 MB is recommended),
aaa
r as
fhaN ltsaassst
this package than most otherL
at least SO MB of hard disk space, 8 CDOf course, not all parts of the ROM with an access time of less tharh one
Help s y stem h a v e a n i m a ted second, and a 150K per second data ~s fer
sequences, music or voice-overs rate. Needless to say, a VGA display efapter
attached to them some things just is a requirement as is an audio board with
integrated application that takes advantage don't require it. But when you access the speakers or headphones.
of multimedia technology to provide a vastly Help menu, it's very easy to see what hnd of
improved Help and Thhtorial system.
help you'S be gettmg in which parts of the 1he Verdict
Whiile this may not sound like much of package. Any H el p i te m t hat ha s an I f you h ave t h e t e c hnology t o r u n
a great step forward hh personal computing, animated sequence attached to it, for
muldmedia application~
d w a n t to get
it iL Using the multimedia edition of Works, example, is designated by a Slm-strip icon set of powerful general+usiness applicIhtions
you no longer have to scramble around to beside the name of that Help item.
that will be easy to learn and simple to
find the manual every time you don' t
Even within these animated sequences, become expert at then the multimedia
understand how something works and the designers of Works for Windows have ediYion of Microsoft Works for Windows is
then spend another ten minutesjust wishing built further controls. These are standard one of the best buys you could make.
that there was somebody around to actually VCR-like controls so that you can fast
It is multimedia at its bc:st using the
"show" you how to solve your problem.
forward, rewind, pause and playback any technology to make your job easier, without
Using multimedia technology, you can sequences you want to see again. Microsoft overwhelming you with it and distrkcting
confidently lock up your program manuals says this is all part of "showing people how to you from what you are really tryi
ng to
in a vault and should never have to look at use PCs in a non~ a t oning way."
accomplish. As CD-ROM prices come down
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PFUIII mich PFACF's

Electronic Embroidery

between sewing with a primitive treadle,

where youhave to have the coomhnation of a
church arganist, and an electrically powered
sewing machine.
Computer technology began to marry
with domestic sewing machiines as early as
Reduce
Pf u ff Creative 1476 CD computerized
compu
terized awing machineIhuthusa 1980. Computerized sewing machines are
small dlgltlzer tablet for designing much like any computer; they have a
sewing mmhlne (33188). Comes with
10.year ~ .
sSchea However, with somanyhomes motherboard, RAM chips (internal memory),
PC-Designer Sofaam (3388). Comes
sporting PCs these days, Pfaff has
with 3M 8 5ISdtskeffes, a manual, and a
pmvkted an apthnal sofhem hterfoce, and are programmable. Computerized
PC-Designer Software. PC-Designer sewing machines should be treated carefumy
csbh wkh Ihe RaNinterface chipfor the
PC- ~ ~
Incc onnecNon.
gives thohomosewer the opportunityto like any other computer, for instance, they
Putklshsrl
draff their own embroidery designs should be plugged into a good surge
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electmnlcally, to be stitched out on tho
suppressor, and should not be exposed to
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Computerized sewing machines have few
2404 Granvgle St. Vancouver, B.C. My mother began to teach my sister and me m oving parts, thus incur less wear~d~ a r .
V6H3G6. Tek 734-7007 Fax: 734how to sew in a straight hne by giYing us each Routine stitching tasks like buttonholes are
4880
Sywhm
a treadle sewing machine. I t's not that pre-programmed, making completionof
Bsrfukurnenle: IBM XT or AT compatible computer, treadles were in vogue when I was a young garments much quicker than conventional
runningPC-DOS or MS-DOS vershn girl, no; we owned an antique store and had a machines. Maintenance on my own
3.0 or higher, EGA, VGA ar Hemules
computerized sewing machine (a five yeaneld
raphhs card, floppy disk ddvo, hant basement full of them that were still in
k drive (2 MB free memory), serial working condition. The treadle machines Brother Compal Opus), is merely a drop of
are run by human power, literally puting the oil in the bobbin case every few months.
Key Feofu~: tt isn't often that I get a chance to
The main appeal of computer sewing
combine my passions In one arthlo: pedal to the metal and have only one stitch
computers,
sewing machines and Nne option; the straight stitch. I patch in thh bit machines aze theh electromc embroidery and
nsedlewek, but Pttsffhss comeup wllh of nostalgia to point out that the difference monograms, with fun new patterns nd fonts
an InnavuNon
that combinesaI of these between sewing with a conventional electric added by the manufacturers every year. As a
elements forthe homesewer. The PfeN sewing machine and a computerized sewing needlework artist, I can't say that machine
Credfve 1475 CD can bepumhosodas
a s t and-alone top-of-the-line machine is as dramatic as the difference e mbroidery c ompares i n b e a ut y t o

pahtstaMng hand embroidery, but it sure is a

lot Sister to have the sewing machine whip up
a harder of pretty, petfect teddy bears on a
child's bodice, than to have aunty put in
hours and houri of hand stitching.
Pfaff has progressed home sewing
tedmology one step further with their Pfaff
Creative 14'75 Creative CD computerized

sewing machine, by providing a link from the

sewing machine to-the PC with their PC-

Designer Software and a special serial cable.

The advantages are being able to use the PC

memozy to stare, edit and combine orighal

stitch sketches, instead of the limited memory
on the sewing machine, and having a larger
designing area (the monitor) and mousedriven menus.

Installing IC' Designer

The software installation is outbned very well
in the user manual, so even a novice would
be able to get the program on their hard
drive and start it up. (Note: you have to run

your mouse software, e.g., MOUSE.COM,

before each session.) One problem that I
didn't anticipate, however, was that I would
have to share the serial port that had my
mouse plugged into it, with the cable that
hooks up thePfaff Creative to my 886.

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a thne to see if the system could handle up
to the maximum of 25 with no decrease in
performance. You can't lose with this
product;ifyou have under 25 machines to
network and find that it doesn't meet your
needs, you can upgrade to the server4ased
NetWare, and still have your peerco-peer
network running on top of the system.
Feasfdres
NetWare Lite would be able to
connect the PCs to share printers and files,
and there's e-mail included limited to
about SO charactersbut good enough to
start with. Also, it would be a step towards
regular backing up of files, as there had

been
no
back i n g-u p pr o c e dures novices, as we could see what worked best
implemented in this office at all Bachng up for us in the present and in the future.

files was up to each user, and most users

were not familiar with the concept of savmg
files to diskette or tape. There are also some
security features, like password protection
and audit trail in NetWare Lite that would
give this office a bit of security where there
was none before.
Si888pficisy
NetWare Lite comes with one
slim manual compared to the pounds and
pounds of documentation other networks
c ome with. I t w a s my hope that t h e
installation wouldn't need a f ull-time
network manager to keep things running.
Fkxibility The flexibility to have each
computer designated as a server, a client, or
as a server/dient was appealing to network

Installation of Ne5Nare Lite

If you have some network savry and want to
try installing NetWare Lite yourself, go for it.
I did the next best thing, or perhaps, the
best thing: I found a network consultant
who had installed the system in his own
oKce. Multiuser Computer Solutions, Inc.,
of Vancouver, did an excellent job of
installing the NetWare Lite. software and
E thernet c ards, even i n ' th e o l d e r ,
questionably configured 586SX computers.
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functions to a railroad, complete Pith
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Lite Lived Up to Promises

NetWare ldte lived up te ell lu featurelt aud
functions, plus it saved the company puch
in the initial start-up of a network system.
Sharing files over the network was asIluick
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and expected.
My expectation that such a network
would not need a network manager,
however, was optimistic. I think that ~der
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Compaq Seskpro 486/SSII

ws. Everex Vempo $86 C

ver the past couple of years, Compaq

seems to have been suffering what

might be called "IBM syndrome"-

wherem it has built a name for itself as an

addeddvalue favorite of corporate customers
and then suddenly ibund itself competing in
a pric~ s Yiive commodity market.
In an effort to win back market share,
Compaq has slashed its prices (or rather
dropped the wholeidea of recommended
retaIIPprices altogether) and introduced a
whole new range of extensible PCL Compaq
calls this design mtelhgent modularfty" and
it goes beyond what most manufacturers
mean when they say their PCs can be

upgraded.

Everex Tempo C 386

Compaq is not the only manufacturer of
d esktop PC s w h o i s m a k i n g t h e m
upgradable these days. Fellow American
manufacturer Everex also makes systems
which are upgradable f'rom a moderately
powerful 25 MHz S86DX spedfication to a
btisteringly fast SS MHz 486DX.
All these systems are based on a smallfootpxint desktop computer chassis which is
only S.9 inches high, 15.2 inches wide and
15.5 inches deep, powered by a hefty 200
watt power supply and weighing only 22
pounds. The version we looked at was the
entry-level 25 MHz S86 model (there are
286 and 586SX systems which use the same
chassis, but a different motherboard).
It comes standard with 1 MB of memoty,
128K of extexnal RAM cache, connections
for an IDE hard disk and up to two standard
floppy disks, VGA display adapter, two serial
and one parallel ports and three 16-bit
expansion slots. Memory expansion is
rovided using standard SIMMs (single in' c memory modules) with up to S2 MB
o f RAM a bl e t o b e i n stalled on t h e
machine's motherboard.
The most interesting aspect of this
otherwise respectable if a little boringpint~ e PC is the upgradabiTity. Using the
Everex Tempo upgrade modules, you can
change a 25 MHz S86 system into a 25 MHz
486, while anyone starting with a SS MHz
S86 can use this upgrade to easily change
their machine into a SS MHz 486.
F inally, l i k e m o s t m i d -range P C
manufacturers, Everex is induding MS-DOS
5.0, W i n dows S.O an d a M i c r o softcompatible mouse with the packagemaking it instantly "Wmdowsready" to run
the latest and greatest PC applications.
If youneed a lovPprofile,upgradable PC
at a reasonable cost, you could do far worse
than the Everex Tempo C series of PCs.
They are stylish, flexible and appear to offer
at least some small measure of "future-

By either swapping th e c omplete

motherboard or at least the processor and
memory components Compaq will let you
upgrade its l atest range o f d e sktop
machines (the Deskpro M series) from 25
MHz S86 systems to full+lown SS MHz 486s.
To ensure t h e g r e a test p ossible
flexibiTity in terms of expansion, aU of these
machines use the EISA 52Wt expansion bus
that Compaq helped to develop. And
Compaq has equipped all of them with 240
watt power supplies and made most of the
n on-performance-related p a rt s f u l l y
interchangeable between one model and
the next.
The "top of the line" variation on the
Deskpro theme is the Compaq Deskpro
486/SSM which comes with a 486
processor running at SS MHz, 4 MB of
memory, at least a 120 MB hard disk
(although you can add far more capacity),
VGA display adapter, paralleI and serial
ports and four EISA expansion slots.
Overall,
the Compaq Deskpro 486/SSM
is a well-built, cleverly designed, highperformance PC. Its biggest problem,
however, is still going to be price. At a time
when SS MHz 486 systems with hard disks
and displays can be had for around $5000
f rom o n e of the fac e l ess c l o n e
manufacturers, it will be diKcult for many proofmg." 0
corporate users to justify paying more than
twice that amount for the Compaq name
and some intriguing design work,

PFFAF cont. Peas Page

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would be an excellent choice for your homesewing work station. You ctm get some nice
effectshke mirror image and you can plan
carefully to get m u tti~ olor p atterns,
although you will stilt have to rethread your
machine for each new color of thread.
If you don't have a PC and don't plan to
invest in o ne , t h e n c o mpare Pfaff's
computerized sewing machines to other
brands to see which best meets your needs.
While Pfaff is a very trusted German
manufacturer in fact, my first electric
machine was a Pfaff~ t h er computerhed
machines have better ways to select stitch
numbers and more impressive embroidery,
hke the JapanesebuiltJanome Memory Craft
8000. The Memory Craft can sew designs up

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There were many good reasons for this, needs to offer suppoxt for all major network
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which lets you filter messages by subject, you "attach" data files to your messages, Mail
sender or even content (using prgbddefined 5.0 can show those attachments as on~een
keywords). You can have several filters in icons that can be moved around the message
operation at once, so that Mail 5.0 might text
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Fax Nlodems
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screen. The real question is: how do you~ get
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be able to handle it.
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allow you to send anything from desktoppubttshed work right through to hand~wn
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an image scanner to your PC. This would
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you like, save it as a .PCX file and
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in any fax you wanted to send using your PC
fax modem.
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that basic hand scanner. This is okay if you
don't mind photos looking a little grainy,
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Two modems can establish a connection
o nly when they share a com m o n
modulation protocol. To connect at high
speed, two modems have to support the
have modems that support V.M and their same high-speed modulation protocol.
own proprietary protocols.
Therefore, a modem with a proprietary
modulation protocol can only establish a
V.S2bis
high-speed connection with a n o ther
V.S2bis, established in early 1991, is the modem f'rom the same manufacturer. A
CATT standard for 14400 bps modems. A U.S. Robotics HST m o dem can o n ly
V.S2bis modem also can fall back to 12000, establish a high~peed connection (at 9600
9600, '1200 and 4800 b ps. V.S2bis is or 14400 bps) with another HST or a USR
downwardly compatible with V.S2.
Dual Standard modem. A Courier HST
Unlike 2400 bps modems where a single modem cannot establish a high-speed
modulation protocol (V.22bis) is supported connection with a Courier V.S2bis modem.
by all modem makers, there are several They can only connect at 2400 bpa. (All
proprietary modulation protocols used by high~peed modems in the market support
modems from diiferent manufacturers.
Gmtinuat o Page 52

What You ileed Vo Know About Modems

to cost more than modems using proprietary
modulation protocols (Hayes introduced
uying and using a modem used to be the Smartmodem 9600, a V.S2 modem, in
relatively easy. Not so long ago, almost 1988 with a $1999 price tag). But it is no
all modems were 1200 or 2400 bps longer true. At present, street prices for
units 'and they were all compatible with the most V.S2 modem are below US$500. Every
Hayes Smartmodems (although some were modem manufacturer is making V.S2
modems now. Packet-switching networks
more Hayemompatible than others). How
like Sprintnet (Telenet) and CompuServe
time has changed.
Today, modems not only run faster, they are also starting to support V.S2 modems.
are also loaded with features like error Companies that m ak e m o dems with
control and data compression. Suddenly, proprietary modulation protocols are
you are confronted with all the buzzwords: mahng modems with "dual standard." U.S.
Robotics, Tlebit, Hayes and CompuCom all
V.S2, V.S2bis, V.42, V.42bis, MNP4, LAP-M,
etc. What do they mean? And what do they
mean to yourr
To make the most of a h igh-speed
modem, you need to understand three
d ifferent kinds of p r o tocols and t h e
relationships among them. They are the
modulation p r o tocols, error c o n trol
protocols and data compression protocols.

Introduction

Nlodulation Protocols
M odem
st a n d s f or
M O dul a t o r /
DEModulator. A modem converts digital
signals generated by the computer into
analog signals which can be transmitted over
a telephone hne and transforms incoming
analog signals into their digital equivalentL
The specific techniques used to encode
the digital bits into anafog signals are called
m odulation p r o t ocols. T h e v a r i o u s
modulation protocols de6ne the exact
methods of encoding and the data transfer
speed. Infact,you cannot have a modem
without modulation protocols. A modem
typically s u pports m o r e t h a n one
modulation protocol.
The raw speed (the speed without data
compression) of a modem is determined by
the modulation protocols. High-speed
m odems ar e m o d em s t h a t f e a t u r e
modulation protocols at 9600 bps or higher.
A 2400 bps modem with data compression
that can theoretically yield a 9600 bps
throughput is not a high~peed modem.
"CCITT" is a French acronym for the
International Telegraph and Telephone
Consultative Committee. CCIIT, a United
Nations agency, i s a n i n t e r n ational
telecommunications standards committee
that makes recommendations on a broad
r ange o f s u b j ects c o ncerning d a t a .
communications.

2400 bps INodems

A 2400 bps Hayes-compatible modem
typically supports the following modulation
protocols:
Bell 103 (300 bpaU.S. Ssndsrd)
Bell 212A (1200 bpeU.S. Ssndsrd)
CCllT V.22 (1200 bpernandardusedoutside the U.S.)
CCITT V.22bia (2400 bpaIntemsdonrdSsndard)

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ISDN
In a couple of years we may not need
modems at all. Integrated Services Digital
Network (ISDN) has been coming for years.
not have to be Som the samemanufacturer. When will ISDN really become available for
Taro V.S2bis modems can talk to each other the rest of usP It depends on your local
at 14400 bps. A V.S2 modem can talk to a telephone company. It is estimated that by
the end of 1994 about half the telephone
V.S2bis modem at 9600 bps.
connections in the U.S. will have access to it.
lhin9s to come
With ISDN, you won't need a modem since
VSaat
no modulation or demodulation will be
CCITT i s working o n a n e w m o d em necessary. You will need an ISDN adapter
standard, dubbed VSast. If all goes well, the instead.
next modem standard can materialize
An ISDN l in e carries three digital
before 1995. A V&st modem is expected to channels: two "B" channels that carry various
reach a raw speed of 19/0044,000 bps over k inds of data at 64,000 bps and a ' D '
standard dial~ telephone linea
channel at 16,000 bps that can aury control
the CC1Tl' V22bis modulation protocol).
On the other hand, two V.S2 modems
can talk to each other at 9600 bps. They do

V.42 and MNP4

There are two standards for error~otItrol
protocols: MNP 4 and V.42. The Microqom
Networking Protocol, MNP, was develoPped
by Microcom. MN P 2 t o 4 a r e e r r orcorrection protocols. MNP-5 is a data
compression protocol.
V.42 was established by CCITT. V.42
available, lowest digital communications actually incorporates two error-con )rol
for voice and data communication. Until
schemes. V.42 uses LAP-M (Link Access
signals or serve as a third data channel. A
single I S D N c h a n ne l c a n tr a n sfer
uncompressed data bisectionally at 64,000
bps. ComMne that with a data compression
scheme and you will be able to transfer data
at hundreds of k i l obits per second.
Eventually, ISDN w ill p r ovide widely

ISDN is Srmly in place, high~ed modems Procedure forModems) as the pr ary

will be with us for a while.

scheme and indudes MNP4 as the alte ate

scheme. Therefore, a V.42 modem ' b e
Err' control Protocols
able to establish an e r r or-controlled
Besides highwpeed modulation protocols, connection with a modem that only supports
all current models of high~peed modems MNP 4. A modem that uses a propriqtary
also support errorwontrol an d d a t a- modulation protocol may also use a noncampression protocols.
standard error~ontrol protocol.
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uses a nonstandard errorwontrol protocol.
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communications. The noise and o )her
phone line anomalies are beyond the
capabilities of any standard modest to

deliver errors data V.42 (and MNP 24)

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as Xmodem). The two modems use a

sophisticated algorithm to make sure that
the data received match the data sept. If
there is a discrepancy, the data is raeen4

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filename, file size, etc. This is handled i the
Sleeansfer protocol which does morety
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error checMng.
Some file-transfer protocols, L o st
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Imodem depend on themodems to provide
assurance for the integrity of data being

transferral However, you should know that

a reliable link between two modems does
not absolute guarantee data integrity dudng
file transfer.
When you call a remote computer, there
are really three links involved in the
process. Besides the link between the two
modems, there is sdll one link between your
computer and your modem and another
link between the remote modem and the
remote computer. When two modems make
a reHableconnection using V.42 or MNP 4.
only the data integrity between the two
modems is ensured. It is still possible for
errors to occur at either end between the

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in the computer itself. (Fortunately, such
errors are rare.)
For exlxa protection, you may still want
to use a filecransfer protocol such as
Zmodem, which also performs error
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The other benefit of V.42 (or MNP 4) is

that it can improve throughput. Before
sending the data to a remote system, a
modem with V.42 (or MNP 4) assembles the
data into packets and during that process it
is able to reduce the size of the data by
stxipping out the start and stop bitL
A character typically takes up 1 start bit,
8 data bits and 1 stop bit for a total of 10
bits. When two modems estaMsh a reliable
link using V.42 or MNP 4, the sending
modem strips the start and stop bits (which
subtracts 20% of the data) and sends the
data to the other end. Th e r eceiving
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protocol.)
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decompress the data to its original foxm.
MNP4 and V.4Rbh
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e maximum compression ratio that a
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Scrapbook, calculator, notepad, solitaire,
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There is also an Extras folder containing

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Troubleshooting manual, and a custoiner
support handbook, The cmFine help is
poor in that it is only available in a pew

places, with none available for the

applications.

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on the Motif standard and is both v' ery
functional and attractive. uke most GUJa it
makes extensive use ef windows, icons,Pulldown menus, and dialog boxes. /he
windows are far easier to shc than those in
MS Windowa It aho posseaccs the trash '~
of Mac an d A m iga f ame. G e oWqrks
should also appeal to owners of 886DXs and combines applications management and flle
486s.
management in the same workspace, a ficr
GeoWorks is divided into three work more sensible organhation than that of MS
spaces: Appliances, Professional, and DOS Windows with its seImrate program manager
Programs. Any of these workspaces can bc and file
manager.
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GeoManager perforins the appFications h

file management functions in GcoWokks.
GeoManager is accessed by entering the
Professional workspace. Icons represenbng
the various GeoWorks applications are
displayed inside the window, and variou
control and disk icons are displayed on the
window's border. CD ROM users
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sa

CD ROM drive as a disk drive and amowrtthe

user to access it as such.

Moving around your subdirectories is

qmteeasy. At the tep of the window there is

a n icon that tales the user up one ~ l i n
the subdirectory tree. Subdirectories are
displayed as folders, which can be entcIred
by doubleMcking on the folder.Double
c licking on th e world i con, which is
displayed on the window border, takes the
user back to the &ofessional workspace's
opcilhlg screen.

File management and p

rogram

execution is also quite easy. GeoManpger

p erforms t h e u s u a l f i l e a n d di s k
management hmctions required in
oday computing.To execute a DOS pr
or GeoWorks application the user doubleclicks on the icon. While the user can
doubleMck on a GeoWerks appliccttion
data file to launch that applicatioti, it
cannot be deme with a DOS program data

file. Still, am in all GeoManaler is a ccq

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fileand program manager.

THE COMPUTER
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6eoCom

GeoWorks

6eoPlanner

GeoComm i s t he com m u n i cations

application. While it is better than nothing,
it certainly can't compare to a dedicated
communications package like Procomm or
6eoWrite
CrossTalk It suppoxts only one file transfer
GeoWxite is the W%IWVG word processing protocol, and requires a Haye~ompatible
program induded in GeoWorks. It indudes modem. L i k e m o s t c o m munications
nine font families of scalable screen and programs it is able to capture the session to
printer fonts. While printed output is disk file. While it has seven terminal
superior to that of MS Windows, the screen e mulators I o n l y t e sted th e V T 1 0 0
fonts are a bit jagged, a trait also shared by emulation. Using this emulation with Simon
Fraser University's computer I found that
MS Windows. GeoWrite has ASCII text
import and export capability, and can the normal VT100 backspace key didn' t
import GeoDraw graphics from the system work and the screen didn't clear during the
dipboard. Documents can be viewed in sizes login process, though the screen deared
ranging from 25% to 200%. Added in this normally during the session.
version of GeoWxite is a spell checker.
Using this emulation on Mind Linkl was
While GeoWrite supports headers, more huitful, though it couldn't display the
footers, and page numbers, it does not graphic linedraw characters surrounding the
support footnotes and endnotes. A more Mind Linkl menus. Therefore GeoComm's
VT100 emulation is not 100%. Another
glamxg omission is the lack of a search~dreplace function. There is also no thesaurus irritant is that GeoComm's window sizes
provided. Despite the lack of the above cannot be changed, though the manual
features, GeoWrite is more than adequate daims they can.
for simple word processing. A collection of
templates is provided for anything from 6eoDex
business cards to form lettera
GeoDex is the address book application. It
has the ability to dial a stored phone
GeoDraw
number if the user has a Hayemompatible
GeoDraw is the object-oriented drawing modem. An entry can be searched for, even
program. What that means is that each if the user only remembers a partial name,
section of text, circle, polygon, and line is a or the user can browse the address book
separate object that can be manipulated. using the previous/next buttons. Entries can
Background and foreground objects can be be copiedPor cut and pasted to other cards
switched, and objects can be fused or
or to other applications. GeoDex can also
unfused with another object. GeoDraw can l ook up e n t r ies i n G e o Planner, t h e
import both PCX and TIFF images, which appointment book Besides fields for hoxne,
means that it can utiTize the vast hbraries of ofiice, car, and hx numbers, there are also
dip art available in those foxxnatL GeoDraw three uscr4efxnablc fields which, for
also indudes a small collection of dip art.
example, can be used for e-mail addresses.
The drawing itself can be viewed in
Overall, it is a well thought out and useful
s cales ranging from 1 2 .5% t o 4 0 0 % . address book application.
Disasivaxxtages of GeoDraw indude the lack
of a freehand drawing tool, no means to
manipulate individual pixels, and no export
cap alities.

Applications

li

GeoPlanner is both an appointment book

and a calendar. It enables you to schedule
both single events and repeating events.
Scheduled events may be viewed or printed
in day,range of days, week, or month at a
glance. There is also an event alarm. The
calendar can display either a single month
or all twelve months. GeoPlanner is also a
well thought out and useful application.

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The DOS Program workspace provides a
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and batch files. It also has an editor for
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Beyond Ensemble
Berkeley Softworks has come out with a new
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separate packages. What is even more
interesting is that Borland has made a
Geoworks-compatible version of their
spreadsheet program Quattro Pro.

In Conclusion
While several of the applications need
improvement, Geoworks'program and file
management features are fast, easy to use,
and ficxible. GeoWorks is very simple to
install and requires no optimization. MS
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fair degree of knowledge to optimize for a
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AbOut MOdemS rrrnf.P Pqg SS

Macintosh iles are typically in the .SIT

Are MNPS and V. I a u aefuN

(Stuffit) or .CPT (Compact Pro) format.
Don't be fooled by the claim. It is extremely Amiga iles are usually in the ZOO, ARC or
rare, if ever, that you will be able to transfer LZH format. Note that GIF iles are also in a
iles at 58400 bps. In fact, V.42bis and MNPformat.
5 are not v ery useful when you a r e
downloading iles from online services. C ompression by S o f tware va . M N P Why? How well the modem compression 5/V.42bla
works depends on what kind of files are There are several reasons why compression
being transferred. In general, you will be soRware programs (such as PKZIP or Stuffit)
able to achieve twice th e speed f or
are superior to MNPS or V.42bic
transferring a standard text file (like the
one you are reading right now). Decreasing 1. Compressed iles save dirk storage space.
2. Compression software programsare more
by 50% means that you can double the
versatile. Most of them allow you to
throughput on the line so that a 9600 bps
group several iles in a compressed file
modem can effectively transmit 19200 bps.
archive to ensure that aR the related files
V.42bis and M N P - 5 m o de m c a n n ot
get transferred at the same time.
compress a Sle which is already compressed
S.
Software
compression is more efficient
by software. In the case of MNPS, it will
than once ~ m o dem compression. In
even try to compress a precompressed Sle
the case of a smaR Sle, this may not make
and actuaRy expand it, thus slow down the
much difFerence. But the difference am
Sle transferl
be signifiamt when you are transferring
If you have ever downloaded iles from a
large iles.
BBS or online service, you know that ahnost
all flles are in a c o mpressed format. On-th
modem compression does have
Therefore, you should onIy expect to see an one advantage. It is more convenient. You
actual throughput between 950 to 1100 cps can send a file without compressing it first
even if your V . 5 2 / V . 42bis modem is
a nd the r e cipient d oes not n eed t o
supposed toofFer throughput "up to 88400
decompress the Sle.
bps. Most PC iles are in the ZIP format..

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To get the most from a modem with data
compression, you'R want to send data from

your PC to the modem as quicmy aspossible.

If the modem is idle and waiting for the
computer to send data, you are not getting
t he maximum performance from t h e
modem.
For example, you have aV.S2/V.42bis
modem and you want to send a text Sle to a
remote system which also has a V.52/V.42bis
modem. Let's assume the modem is able to
send the Sle at 20000 bps using V.42bis. If
your computer is sending data to your
modem at 9600 bps,your modem wfil have
to stop and wait to receive data from your
c omputer. T o ge t t he maxi m u m
perfomtance, you want to set the computer
to send data to the modem at 58400 bps (the
maximum a V.52/ V . 42bis modem can
achieve). Since the modem can only send
the Sle to the other modem at 20000 bps, it
wiR never have to wait.
However, there is a new problem. Since
your computer is sending data faster than
the modem can handle, there needs to be
some ways for the modem to ask the
computer to stop sending data. Otherwise,
data loss is sure to occur. This is where local
S ow control comes into play. A high~ e d
modem typically supports two hnds of local

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(CTS/RTS) and software

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(XON/XOFF). Of the two, hardware Sow

control is the preferred method. We h@ve
mentioned earler that there are three links
involved when you are connected t~ a
remote system'
1. The link between your computer ~ d
your modem
2. TheRnk between the modems
5. The link between the remote modem and
the remote computer.
Local Sow control is used for the Srst and
third hnks. Notice that the first link mayPot
use the same kind of Sow control as the
third link. Hardware flow control (or

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local computer and the computer starts
transfemng daaL If the modem is unable to
accept the data as fast as it is received Stom
the computer, the modem will disable ~the
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modem buffer is almost full (a high~ccd
OS/2
or any ot h e r m ult i t asking
modem typically contains a small amount of environment, you should upgrade your
RAM which is used to provide data buffcra). UART with the 16550 (if your PC does not
The computer will then suspend data
already have one). The 16550 is standard in
tfanafcx;
most IBM PS/'2 and many $86-based
Once the local modem has emptied its computers. The 16550 UART has a 16 bytes
buffer by transmitting data to the remote HFO (first in, first out) buffer that helps to
modem, it will enable CTS again. RTS ia prevent degradation when several programs
used by the cemputer on the receiYing end are running at the same time. If you use an
of a transmission. When the computer
external modem, the UART is in your
cannot accept data at the rate at which the computer (either on the motherboard or on
modem is passing data, it will disable RTS. an I/O card that has the aerial pert).
The computer enables RTS again when it is
If you use an internal modem, the UART
ready to resume receiving data from the is on the medexn. (Both internal modems
f'rom Practical Pcxipheraia and Zoom uae the
modem
Software flow contrel (o r software
16550 UART. The Twincem 96/42 uses a
handshaking) ia achieved by embedding 16450. The CompuCom SpeedModem
control character in the data stream. XON Champ, due to its unique design, does net
and XOFF are the most commonly used use a standard UART.)
contrel characters. XON is aho known as
Even if you have a 16550 UART, the
Contre~ or DC$ (ASCII 19) while XOFF is coxnmunication software that yeu use will
known as Contro14 or DC1 (ASCII 1I). The need to support it. Fortunately, the most
use of XON and XOlF during data transfer recent versions of popular communications
can create problem when a binary file
programs are all designed to support the
contain the ControlW ("S) character as a 16550 UART.
legitimate part of the data. Do not use this
Hayes ESF (Enhanced Sexi al Fort)
method if "S and *Q are part of t h e
tfansxnlttcd data.
Hayes makes an adapter called Enhanced
Serial Port (ESP) that has two serial ports
Madntesh and Higlasfxced Modems
complete with an outboard coprocessor. The
If you use a Macintosh with a highwpeed ESP can save your PC's CPU from having to
modem, you will need a special modem manage the work load. If a 16550 UART is
cable that is wired correctly to support not good enough foryou, the ESP may be
hardware handshahng. You can order the the only answer.
cable from most mail~der coxnpanies that
sell high~peed modems. I got mine from Iuying aHigh-speed Modem
Maya Computer (80(h541-2$18) for $10 V.M and V.I b i s modems are clearly the
standardsof high+peed modems today. You
(plus $2.50 for shipping Se handling).
should buy a V.$2 or aV.$2bia medem
PC and UART (8250, 16450, 16550)
unless:
Your PC'a serial port haa a UART (Universal l. Your application requires a high-speed
modem with a proprietary modulation
Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) chip
to control the input/output. The XT usually
protocol. I n t h i s case, you should
has an 8250 UART, the AT usually has a
consider a dual-mode modem that
16450 UART.
support both the proprietary protocol
and V.$2 (or V.$2bis).
If you are running Windows, Desqmew,

2. You cannotafford a V.$2 modem. In this

case, your only choice for a high-speed
modem is the CompuCom SpeedModem
Champ. Should you pay the extra for a
V.$2bia modem) A V.$2bis modem is
faster than a V.$2 modem but it also costs
morc.

Champ modems, shouldyeu save the money

and buy the Champ? Unfornmately, there ia

Should you pay more for the speed

difference?
That depends on two factors: what's the
price difference,and how do you want to
reach the remote system. If the price
difference is $50, I would buy the V.$2bis
medem. But what if the price difference is
$200? Assuxning the remote system supports
V.$2bia, a V.$2bis modem will pay for itself
rather quickly if you are placing longdistance calls to t h e r e m ote system.
However, it may be more cost~ffectivc for
you to use some packet~tching networks
to reach the remote aystexn by calling a local
number. A V.$2bis modem will be wasted
since none of the packet~tchhxg networks
currently support V.$2bis. In fact, they are
just starting to offer 9600 bpa access service.

Champ is generally not supported by

no clears answer to the question. The

answer again depends on how yeu are going
to reach the remote systems. If yeu want to
reach the remote systems via a packetswitching network, the CompuCom Champ
may not bea good choice.The CompuCom
p acket-switching netw'orks (th e o n l y
coxnpany that supports the CempuCom
Champ ia Connect-USA).
As a result, you will only be able to
connect at 2400 bps with the packetswitching networks. You would be forced to
place a long distance call if yeu want to
connect at 9600 bpa.

Should yeu buy a 2400 bps modem with

V.42bfs?
If you are thinking of purchasing a 2400 bps
modem with V.42bis data compression,
think again. We have xnentioned earlier that
V.42bis and M N P- 5 a r e u s eless for
downloading compressed files. There is ene
more reason why a 2400 bpa with V.42bis is
generally not useful when you are calling
Should yeu buy a modem with a prepxfctaxy commercial online sermces er BBS. Online
modulation pretecel?
services and BBSes usually have separate
With the exception of the CompuCom phene numbers for 2400 bps and highSpeedModem Champ, it is generally not a s peed modems. Most of them do n o t
good idea topurchase a modem which only support V.42bia on their 2400 bps lines.
supports a proprietary modulation protocoL Therefore, yeu won't beable to xnake a
If you have to connect to a modem that uses connection with V.42bis if you call their
a proprietary modulation protocol, you 2400 bps modem lines.
should consider getting a modem that
Couldn't you call their 9600 bps lines?
supports dual modulation protocols (USR Well, not really. Commercial online aermces,
as well as many bulletin board systems,
Courier Dual Standard, Telebit 2500 er
$000, Hayes Ultra).
typically do not allow you to call their bigheed modem lines with a 2400 bps medexn.
ou won't be able to make a cennection
Should yeubuy the SpecdModem Champ?
It certainly costs much )esa than even the even if you try. You should seriously
lcastwxpensivc generic V.$2 modem in the consider the CompuCom SpeedModem
market today.
Champ instead of a 2400 bps modem with
Assuming the systems you are calling V.42bia. The CompuCom Champ will
support both V.$2 and the CompuCom probably giveyou much more for your

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Ihe Inilalizalioa siring
Edging

If the initialhation string provided by your

software does not work (or if your software
does not support your modem at all), you%i
need to edit the initiahzation string in your
communications program. The modem
initialization string consists of a series of
commands (called the AT commands). You
will find desaiptions of these commands in
your modem's manual.

Comm Port
sends a message to the sending system and
For your computer to talk to your modem, requests the retransmission. This process is
you need to ten the software where to find automatic. When errors occur during file
the modem. If you use a PC with an external transfer, the communication program shows
modem, you need to specify which serial an etror in the file-transfer status window.
port the modem is connected to. If you have
an internal modem, you.need to configure ASCII
the modem and tell the software which This is designed to work with ASCII text files
COM port the modem isconfigured for. If only. Notice that you do not have to use this
you use a Macintosh, specify whether your protocol when transferring text files. The
modem is connected to the modem port or ASCII protocol is useful for uploading a text
the printer port.
file
when you are composing e~ online.

Match Software Scttlnga To the Modem

Se~
Besides using the tight initialization string, File-transfer Protocols
you also need to make sure that the settings Errors that occur during file transfer are
in your communications program match automaticaily detected and corrected by filethose of the modem.
transfer protocols. If a block of data is
received incorrectly, the receiving system
Speed aatthag
lf you have a modem that supports data
compression, you want to make sure that the
speed setting for the entries in your dialing
directory is the maximum throughput. Here
are the general rules of thumb: For a
V.52bis/V.42bis modem, set speed to 58400
or 57600 bps(check your modem manual).
For a V.52/V.42bis modem, set speed to
58400 bps. For a V.52/MNP4 modem, set
speed to 19200 bps. For a V.22bis/V.42bis
modem, set speed to 9600 bps. For a
V.22bis/MNP4 modem, set speed to 4800
bpL
Note: Your computer may not be fast
enough to work rehably at 58400 or 57600
bps. Also, the communications programs
you use may not suiiIxet speed higher than
19200 bpL

Xmodem
Xmodem is one of the most widely used file
transfer protocols. The original Xmodem
protocol uses 128-byte packets and a simple
"checksum" method of error detection. A

later enhancement, Xmodem~ C , uses a

more secure Cyclic Redundancy Check
(CRC) m e t hod f o r e r r o r d e t ection.
Xmodem protocol always attempts to use
C RC first. I f t h e s e n de r d o e s n o t
acknowledge the requests for CRC, the
receiver shifts to the checksum mode and
continues its request for transmission.
Xmodem-lK Xmodem 1K is essentially
Xmodem CRC with lK (1024 byte) packets.
On some systems and bulletin boards it may
also be referred to as Ymodem. Some
communication software programs, most
notably Procomm Plus 1.x, also li st
Xmodem-1K as Ymodem. Procomm Plus 2.0
n o longer r e f ers t o X m o d em-lK a s

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D iaQng ~
ut V a l u e
Independent from your modem setting,
your software may aho impose a limit on
how long it will wait for a connection. If you
initialize the modem with the command
S7~, you 6 need to change the timeout
value used by your software to 60 seconds
accordingly.

Other Settings for Your

Communications Software
Telephone Numbers
Online services use different phone
numbers for differen hnds of modems. To
get the best throughput, make sure you dial
the right phone number. Note that many
bulletin board systems do not allow calling
their high~ e d modem lines with 2400 bps
modems. You would be disconnected.
Cal Waiting
Call waiting service will disrupt modem
session . If your telephone hne supports the
aMity to disable call waiting, use the dial
string ATDT+70, (make sure you add the
comma,) instead of ATDT. ATDT"70,125.
4567. Also, adding 1170 afier the ATDP dial
command can be used to disable callemting
on some pulsadialing phone systems. Check
with your phone company to see if these
features are suppotted.
IN-1 or 74-1 (data NapaSyetop biia)
In general, set the parameters to 8-N-l. If

you are camnij, a commercial online service

(such as GEnie), you may need to set the
parameters to M l.
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the release by NEC of a cellular-based PC the need fer a bartered connection.
system
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workstation. A joint effort between NEC
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the PCRadio.
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Apple Canada Launches 7Week PowerBook Promotion
MARKHAM, ONTARIO, FEB 7 (NB) Now
that Apple finally has a contender in the
notebook computer market, it wants to
make up for lost time. So Apple Canada is
setting out to get the attention of portable
computer buyers with an aggressive price
promotion of the PowerBook 100, the lowend model in its notebook line.
From February 10 to March Sl, Apple
Canada is offering the PowerBook 100 at a
suggested retail price of C$1,799. That is
t4900 less than the regular retail price of
C$2,699. The special price also indudes the
System 7.0 Tune-Up (an update to the
M acintosh o p e r atin g s y stem) a n d
AutoDoubler disk management software
from Salient Software.
In addition, company spokeswoman
Franca Miraglia told Newsbytes, Apple
Canada has arranged for a number of other
software vendors to make their products
available at special discount prices when
purchased along with a PowerBook 100.
Apple dealers will be able to offer customers
assoxted software discounts depending on
their needs, she said.
Apple said it shipped more than 100,000
PowerBooks worldwide during its Srst Sscal
uarter, which ended December 27. No
ata is available on Canadian PowerBook
shipments, Miraglia said.
The PowerBook 100 uses a i&megahertz
Motorola 68000 processor and comes with
two megabytes of random access memory
and a 20snegabyte internal hard disk drive.
An external diskette drive is aho provided.
The PowerBook 100 weighs 5.1 pounds. A
sealed leaded battexy provides two to four
hours of use before recharging, Apple said.
Salient's AutoDoubler software packs
more data into a given amount of hard disk
space by compressing iles.
Contact: Franca Mlra9lla, Apple Canada, 4164135511; JohnElias orJulle Rusctotelll, Nathnal Publh
Relallons forApple, 4164I604160, fax 4164I60-1094.

Apple IntrosBeefed-up
Versions Of Powerhook 100
CUPERTINO, CMJFORNIA, FEB 5 (NB)In a flurry of price reductions and new
marketing strategies, Apple has announced
two new versions of its popular Macintosh
Powerbook 100 modelnotebook computers.
The two new configurationare to offer
more power and Sexility to users. The new
models come standard with four megabytes
(MB) of RAM and a 40 MB internal hard
disk drive.
The difference between the two new
Powerbook 100 models is that one comes
without an external Soppy disk drive for a
retail price of USf2,599, and the other has
an external floppy for a retail price of
US$200 more.
Apple says the new Powerbook 100
configurations are in response to customers
who have asked for more options in this
lightest and least expensive Powerbook
A hard disk upgrade program is already
in the works forcurrent Powerbook 100
owners. Apple said it expects to be able to
offer the upgrades beginning in April of this
year for customers who want to exchange
the 20 MB hard disk dxive that comes with
the Powerbook fora 40 MB hard disk Apple
says it expects to announce the details of the

software loaded into ROM (read only

MARKHAM, ONTARIO, FEB 10 (NB)Apple Canada has announced cuts in

suggested Canadian retail prices on many
models of its Macintosh computers.
Price cuts are between nine and S7
percent, with the highest cuts in the lowend Macintoshes
the Classic II, Madntosh
LC, and Classic lines. No price cuts were
announced for the Macintosh IIci and
Macintosh IIsi, which the company says
were "reduced significantly" in October of
last year.
Contact: Franca Mlra9lla, Apple Canada, 416-5135511; John Elias or Julia Rusclolelll, National Pubic
Rehtions for Apple, 41M604160, fax 416460-1094.

The new pxices are as follows:

N ew O l d
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$1, 449 $1,729
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1, N9 2 , 499
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1,9 9 9 ,1 9 9
MacsttoshLC, 2MB40HD IKvbdind.),050 2,399
Macsxtosh
LC, 4MB90HD (wlo Kybd) 2,N9 3,020
In theU.S.,Apple computer announced
additional price cuts, including reductions
in the IIsi, IIci and the lowed Powerbook
100, which was cut between 12 and 1S
percent. The U.S. price of the Stylewriter
printer was cut SS percent, a $200 decrease
to just under $400.

Apple Plans Personal Digital Assistants For Consumers

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JAN 9 (NB) Apple the new System 7 operating system, which
allows the indusion of video, animation and
President John Sculley, in his keynote
speech at the Winter Consumer Electronics audio.
These computers were announced by
Show in Las Vegas, said that Apple plans to
introduce consumer-specific computers by Apple to be available to consumers to
purchase for Christmas 1992.
Christmas, 1992.
"There is a long history of entry-level
The new computers, which Apple is
calling Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Macintosh owners trading up over time to
theoretically wouldn't require any user shll more sophisticated Macintosh systems, so
and would focus on specific functions. reaching out to more new users should have
a strong, positive effect," he said.
Apple lists some examples as electronic
Some consumerwriented devices may
books, electronic organizers, multimedia
players, electronic note takers, display use the already-available television as a
display terminal. Commodore is already
telephones, and personal communicators.
upgrade program soon.
Sculley said: The transformation f'rom seHing CD-1V, and Infruurrorfd reportedTandy
Apple in offering price reductions also analog to digital technologies opens the is planning a CD-ROM4med system that will
announced a reduced price on the current possibility for a wide range of potentially work on a user's television set.
Infearerfdreported Apple's CD-ROM PDA
Powerbook 100s with two MBof RAM and 20 very innovative and useful devices...."
M B hard disks. Both versions of t h e
Apple has specifically mentioned plans is being developed in conjunction with Sony
Powerbook were lowered in suggested retaiil for its compact discreadilymemory (CD- and will use a t e levision set as well.
price by US$500, to US$1,999 for the ROM) desktop Macintosh systems in two However, Apple, when contacted, said it is
Powerbook without an external floppy disk versions, one for the consumer channels not releasing specific details about the PDA
devices or its alliances in developing PDAs,
driveand US$2,199 for the Powerbook with and one for th e t r aditional personal
an external floppy.
computer market. Both products would use but only that it is intending to pursue the
Interestingly enough, Apple says the Apple's QuickTime multimedia technology, consumer market.
reduction in suggested retail prices may not an extension to the recent introduction of
Contact: Patty Tulloch,Apple, Tel: 406-974-5449, Fax:
reduce pxices consumers are paying. This is
40IHI74441 2.
because Apple says it already reduced pxices
to its dealers in a special program last falL
Contact: Usa Byrne, Apple, tel 4094t62-5154, fax 406974-1 19i.

New For IVIac: Apple System 7.0 8 7.0.1 Tune-Up

SYDNEY, AUSTIIALIA, FEB 5 (NB) Apple
C omputer h a s re l e a sed t h e fir s t
enhancements for its System 7 operating
system. The System 7 Tune-up improves
several aspects of operation for users of
System 7.0 and 7.0.1.
The most notable (and called for)
enhancement involves the way Macintoshes
access memory a nd r e p o rt me m o ry
problems to the user under System 7. If a
user does not have enough memory to xun
an application, and there is an application
not in use (no documents opened), the
unused application will be terminated to
free up memoxy.
The system wiH also suggest quitting
from used applications to free up memoxy.
I n systems with l o w m e m or y ( t w o
megabytes, the minimum requirement with
System 7), memoxy handling is improved, to
allow users to work easier within those
constraints. If there is less memory than
required for an apphcation, but more than
the minimum, the program will open
without an alert with the Tune-Up installed.
Apple has also updated the drivers for
several of its pxinters, mahng prinung faster
in certain situations and less "troublesome."
For example, True Type fonts are converted
to Type 1 postscript, then downloaded to
the LaserWriter and LaserWriter Plus
printers. This means that TrueType fonts
and software do not need to be downloaded
and the print job can be completed using
the pxinter's "native language.
For those printers with the fonts and

Apple Cuts Macintosh Prices

memory), these are also not downloaded.

TrueType fonts use of system memory has
-also been rationalized, cutting down
processmg thne.
Several aspects and consequences of the
use of the"Chooser" are handled by the
Tune-Up. If AppleTalk is turned off from
the Chooser, up to 100 kilobytes (KB) of
memory is freed especially useful on
stand&one Macs.Chooser performance has
been improved up to52 percent for device
selection and 61 percent for zone selection.
Users can now use keyboard shortcuts to
select devices within the Chooser, further
speeding usage.
Several bug-fixes were incorporated in
the Tune-Up, induding the elimination of
"Sle sharing" errors resulting in the risk of
data loss from the simultaneous access of
files; "PrintMonitor" usage is now much
more reliable; elimination of an occasional
bug when aliases were put in the f r ash";
improved SCSI (Small Computer System
Interface)bus operation; and keyboards are
now continually scanned at start-up to
ensure they are recognized by the system.
The System 7 Tune-Up is available from
all authoxized Apple dealers, user groups,
and bulletin boards. From dealers, it is
available as an 800 KB disk,
Apple has recommended that there be
no fee for the Tune-Up. System 7.0.1 was
o nly r eleased fo r t h e Q uadra an d
PowerBook computers,and offers no real
enhancements to users of other systems.
Contact: FrancaMtra9lla, AppleCanada, 416-5135511.

Apple To Release Cress-platform QuickTime Toolkit

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. JAN 16
(NB) Better late than never for Apple, as
the company has announced it will begin
development of tools to allow users of other
computers to integrate dynamic data such
as sound, video, and animation (a format
called "Movie" ) into applications on other
computer platforms. The Movie format is to
desaibe the capality of the newly released
@6ckTime, an extension to Apple's System
7.0 operating system.
The Apple announcement comes ayear
after Microsoft released beta versions of its
Multimedia Development Kit (MDK) to
independent software developers (ISDs),
i ncluding t h ose d eveloping o n t h e
Madntosh. The MDK, offldally released in
August of 1990, includes a Movie Converter
disk for moving QuickTime Movies to
M icrosoft
Wi nd o w s
mul ti m e d i a
applications.
M icrosoft
r ep r e sentative, Ray
Berardinelli, said Apple ISDs want to be
able to leverage the investment they have
made in Apple QuickTime~vvy products
by bringing them over to the Microsoft
Windows Multimedia Personal Computer
(MPC) platfoxxn.
Apple's planned QuickTime Movie
Exchange Toolkit for developers will
support a w i der r a nge o f p l a tforms
including MS-DOS, Gray, Silicon Graphics,
Sun, DEC, and IBM computers. The kit will
contain utilities to allow a developer on
another platform to convert the multimedia
application, such as an animation to
QuckTxme. The completedconversion can
then be distributed over a network or on a

floppy disk

Thc. QuickTime M o vi e E x change

Toolkit will retail for $79, Apple said.
Further Information is available from APDA
at 800-282-2752 inthe US and at 8064570029 in Canada International locations are
encouraged to call 4085624910.
Apple says it is also working with Corel
Systems Corporation, makers of the popular
CorelDrawl graphics and a n i mation
program that runs in Microsoft Windows.
The plan is to develop Corel file format
translators to be shipped as a part of a
Madntosh utility in the QackTIme Starter
Kit. The Corel translators will allow for the
conversion ofthe MS-DOS and Windows
format p r esentation, g r a phics, and
animation files to the Apple QuickTime
Movie file.
Apple says the software development
community has expressed interest in
playback functionality for QuickTime on
other platfoxms such as Microsoft Windows.
Apple demonstrated a prototype of a
QuickTime player for Windows at the
MacWorld show and says it is exploring the
possibility of releasing the player for
Windows and other possible partners.
As a final note, Apple said its latest
version of Unix, A/UX S.O scheduled to
ship early in t his year, will integrate
QuickTime into the Macintosh running the
Unix operating system. Apple says A/UX
S.O will be one of the first Unix-based
systems in the computer industry that
integrates dynamic data movies" into
documents.
Contact Patty Tulloch,Apple, tel 40B4744449, fax
40IHI7~ ;
R ay Benudlnelll, Wa99ener Edstrom
for
Ncrceck, tel 503-24$0605, fax 506-244-7261.

68 THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH '92

NlecNorld: Adobe Premiere

Hit Of Show

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JAN 14

(NB) Adobe's Premiere and Apple'a

QuickTime shared the spotlight at this
year's San Francisco MacWorld Expo.
Adobe's newest product, whichaflows you to
create digital "movies on the desktop, is
shipping now and Adobe says demand is

overwhehning.
The software holds the promise of

replacing complex and expensive online

video editing systems now in video

evidence nearly everywhere multimedia

presentations were being made.

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Premiere costs US$495 when purchased SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JAN 14

(NB) A lively group of distinguished

alone. At a better price, however, is the

bundled Supermac/Adobe deal. For a
limited time, Premiere comes free when
purchased with the Video Spigot for the LC
or SI ($499) or the Video Spigot for Nubus

pa n e lists tried to second~ ess Big Red's

u n a nnounced plans at a keynote session of
M a cWorld in San Frandsco.
On
t he f irm ' s rec e n t l y
a nnounced plans to enter t h e
Madntoshes ($599).
consumer el ectronic b u siness,
Premiere aUows users to combine video
Denise Caruso, editor of Digital
footage, audio recordings, animation, still
images and graphics to create digital movies
Medi a , reflected general opinion that
o n the M a cintosh. T h e
Apple has its work cut out for
it when sh e o b served: operating system. Showing how far we'$e
product i s b u i l t o n
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QuickTime, Apple's

production houses, but the elements to

allow Premiere and its progeny to do this
have not all been put in place, according to newly
releas ed
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whol e w o rld that doesn' t
Adobe. The main problem is a lack of
extension to System
underatanddigitaltechnology."
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machine controls Premiere cannot control 7.0. QxickTime allows
Apple Computer's CEO John
video tape machines or laserdisks yet to users to combine and
S culley announced a t t h e
WSS llVllell ale
perform actual thnecode video editing. It
distribute sound, video
Consumer Electronics Show
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die consumer market in 1998all audiovisual inputs am conform to one different strips for different
94. All of the new devices are to
standard in order to be integratetL
video sources, spedal effects, superimposed center around the new digital, rather than
Premiere is an enhanced version of
analog technologies.
titles, and sound tracks.
Supermac's ReelTime, a digital videoAdobe lists the minimum hardware
T im Ba j a r i n , analyst with Creative
editing software product developed last requirement for Adobe Premiere software as Strategies, suggested that if Apple were to
year. Adobe acquired rights to the product a Macintosh I I c o m p uter w it h f o u r go a l one into consumer electronics, as it
in August, 1991 and has worked with
megabytes (MB) of random access memory stands now as a company, "it would M." He
Supermac in its continuing development.
(RAM) and a hard disk drive. Adobe is added, however, that Apple needs to
Recently, Randy Ubillos, who developed bundling QfickTime version 1.0 extensions establish a spedal division to work with Sony
ReelTime, has been hired by Adobe.
with Premiere extensions which have only t o build PDAs." He suggested thatJapanese
The ReelTime software waa developed to recently been released by Apple. Premiere fl r m s already have consumer electronics
make use of the Video Spigots, SuperMac's also requires 524it QxicMrm version 1.2 or e x pertise.
digital-video capture hardware boards, later aa well and Adobe says a QaickTimeCar u so agreed that Apple and the rest of
which were another hit of the show.
compatible, digital video capture board ia t h e U S electronics industry should stop
WordPerfect showed off its new version recommended.
wasting time recreating technologies that
of WordPerfect for Macintosh with a digital
already exist, and should form more
Contest: TedChedboume.Adobe,tel415461~.
video clip prepared with Premier. Other
alliances with overseas countries, namely
clips prepared with the product were in
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New For INac: Anatomist

Teaches With HyperCard

Apple Tops In lWo Canadian

Surveys

GRANTHAM'S LANDING, BC,JAN '7 MARKHAM, ONTARIO,JAN 22 (NB)-

(NB) Folkstone Design has announced

Anatomist, a human anatomy teaching and
reference tool b u il t a r o und A p pl e's
HyperCard doftware.
Anatomist incorporates illustrations,
speech, reference text, and p ersonal
annotation in a hypermedia framework, the
developers claim. It is based on material
trom The Anatomy Coloring Book, by Wynn
Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, Ph.D., and is
designed to complement the process of
study the book provides.
L uinda Bleackley, one of t h e t w o
principals in F o lkstone Design, t old
Newsbytes her company sees three main
markets for the software: the nrst is medical
education, including first-year university
anatoiny courses; the second is public school
systems; and the third is the generalenterest
consumer market.
Commenting on the package's appeal to
children, Bleackley said Folkstone gave the
software to a number of doctors for beta
testing. "They had to kick their p r eschoolers otf the machine to sit down and
use it, she said.
The software indudes more than 500
i llustrations an d m o r e t h a n 2 , 5 0 0
anatomical terms. It p r ovides spoken
pronundations of terms. Descriptive text is
available to expand on the illustrations.
Bleackley said Folkstone plans to market
the software worldwide, and has had
expressions of interest I'rom North America,
Europe, Australia, and Japan.
.The suggested retail price is US$295.
Anatomist requires a Macintosh with two
megabytes of memory, a CD-ROM player,
and HyperCard 2.0.
Conteol: Lulnda Bleachley, Fokstone Desfgn, 8044864502.

Apple Plans Aggressive

Multimedia, CD-ROM Push

TORONTO, ONTARIO, JAN 24 (NB)Apple Computer is about to get more

aggressive about promoting multimedia,
according to Paul W ollaston, market
development manager for media integration
and consumer products at Apple Pacific.
Talking to a g r oup of j o u rnalists,
Wollaston said Apple Pacific is adopting a
policy of "CD-ROM pervasiveness,' aiming
to get as many compact disk
memory players as possible into the hands of
its customers in the belief that this will break
a vicious circle that has delayed the
widespread adoption of multimedia
Multimedia is the combination of data,
text, audio, graphics, and/or video. It
f'requently relies on CD-ROM as a storage
medium because of the large capacities
needed.
Wollaston said that to date software
developers have hesitated to produce CDROM titles because they believed there were
too few CD-ROM players in use to make a
viable market. Consumers, meanwhile, have
not been buying the players because there
were not enough titles to make them
attractive.
Wollaston also announced that more
than 100 new thirdgarty products will take
advantage of QuickTime 1.0, a system
software extension that allows Macintosh
users to manipulate sound, video and
animation files more or less as they do
graphics and text.
Packages supporting QuickTime include
presentation packages such as Aldus
Persuasion and V ividus' Cinemation,
education applications such as Kid Fix f'rom
Broderbund and Scholastic's BankStreet
Writer, word processors such as WordPerfect
and Microsoft Word, and new videoediting
products such as Adobe's Premiere and

readily

Diva's VideoShop.

Centaur: FrancaMraglh, Apple Canada 416-5135511.

Apple Canada is crowing over the results of

two recent reports that gave its products top
spot in both unit shipments and customer
satisfaction in the Canadian market.
The latest Nielsen Computer Products
Index, in which Nielsen Marketmg Research
measures personal computer shipments
through resellers, said Apple was number
one for the fifth consecutive two-month
period, ending October Sl, 1991. Nielsen
named the Macintosh Chlsic the topeelling
personal computer in Canada for the 12inonth period since it was launched in 1990.
The Macintosh LC placed third.
E arlier i n January, J.D. Power a
Associates published the results of its Overall
Business Personal Computer End User
S atisfaction Study. Ou t o f s o m e 5 5
computer, printer, and soft@me brands,J.D.
Power gave Apple t h e h i g hest usersatisfaction rating based on a survey of
nearly 6,000 business PC users at more than
4,000 sites across Canada.
J.D. Power's study rated products on a
number of a t tributes related to u ser
satisfaction, giving Apple highest marks on
easemfmse, support, capability, reliability,
and software triendliness, as well as m overall
satishction.
Contact: Prance Mlraglh, AppleCanada, 416-5135511; EdwardGouldor John Esas, Iedfonal puhlio
Reledone forApple Canada, tel 41$88D0180, hu 416860-1 0$4.

Sell-Ardis To Provide Canadian

Wireless Net
MONTIIEAL, QUEBEC, FEB 5 (NB) BCE
and Motorola Canada have renamed their
wireless data communications network joint
venture and expanded its coverage by
buying IBM Canada's private network. IBM
Canada will be the largest customer of the
newly named Bell-Ardis, formerly called
Mobidata.
In the United States, IBM and Motorola
are partners in the na6onwide Ardis wireless
data network. In Canada, IBM will not be a
shareholder in Bell-Ardis, but will have a
joint marketing arrangement with the
company. BCE's subsidiary BCE Mobile is to
own 60 percent of Bell-Ardis and Motorola
Canada the other 40 percent.
BCE is the parent company of Bell
Canada, Canada's largest regional telephone
company, andNorthern Telecom.
Alain Fontaine, president and chief
executive of Bell-Ardis, told a Montreal press
conference that the acquisition of IBM's
private network would allow his company to
extend its service from the central provinces
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exchange data among themselves and with
stationary systems using the network The
BellMdis network in Canada is linked to the
Ardis network in the United States, which
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Fontalne added.
J ean M o nty, p r esident an d c h i e f
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Bell-Ardis, "will add to the wide range of
technology that Bell already provides in this
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began usmg wireless communications about

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communicate. The system has resulted in
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and have that company provide it with
wireless service "so t hat w e c o u l d
concentrate on our core business. A
marketing agreement with Bell-Ardis also
allows IBM Canada to offer the service to its
own customers, Etherington added.
Complementing that announcement,
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knight on a horse running across the screen

are actually transitions to give the software.
time to load another segment of the game.
When asked how long it takes to win the
game, Sachs said johngly, "I only write these
things, I don't play them." Actually, the
game isn't complete, though it was not dasy
to tell by playing it.
Available in five languages,' German;
French, English, Italian, and Spanish,
Defender of the Crown II is expected to be
available this Spring and retail for $59395.
The CDTV player retails for $799, but is
expected to drop in price thickly, Newsbytes
sources said.
Sachs is scheduled to teach another
seminar onthe Queen Mary in Long Beach
at the next AMI Expo, focused on [he
Commodore Axniga hardware and software
platfoxxn. Issues of Annga World Magaxhte
industry-specKc wireless apphcations and contain details about the AMI Expos around
integration services, along with access to the country.
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Bel14rdis will charge for the use of its Fax 215421%1 SS.
netvrork at the rate of eight cents per
packet, regardlessof the distance over which
messages are transmitted. Fontaine said a
typical user's usage charges will probably be CES: Show overviewin the C$IOLC$150 rangeeach month.
Computers as "Appliances'
Along with IBM Canada, BellMdis has LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JAN 14 (NB)signed up Otis Elevator and Ontario Hydro, Consumers will be using computers and not
a provincially owned electrical utility, as even know it, if the plans and products
initial mstomers for the network.
announced at t h e W i n te r C o nsumer
Bell-Ardis also announced strategic Electronics Shaw take root.
partnerships with 12 companies that will sell
Severalcompanies announced products
products able to work with its network.
that are computers with modems for
Besides IM Canada, they include Carrier conununication, but that look like slightly
Logistics, Digitech, IIS Technologies (a Bell different versions of ordinary house/old
Canada a8iliate), Itron, Lec~
Mobil e items, such as telephones and televisions.
Computing, Poqet Computer, Servic~ ATILT's Videophone is a good example, as is
Systems Internatxonal, Simware, Telxon the Scanphone,and the Fox Home Theater.
Canada, and Toshiba
Apple President John Sculley announced
the company's intentions to create PDA
Centaol: Chds Beedle,Bell-AnSs,418-254-7O10; Sob
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CES: Defender Of The Crown II

Debuts For CD7V

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JAN 15 (NB)-

Commodore's CDTV, a compact disc player

for home entertainment that hooks up to a
television, looks like a video cassette
recorder and competesdirectly with Philips'
CD-I product, had some impressive titles on
display here at the Consumer Electronics
Show. One was "Defender ofthe C'rown II"
by software author/publisherr im Sachs.
The quality of the appearance of
compact disc titles seems to have a good
deal to do with how the title is developed
and not the CD player itself. Defender of
the Crown II" seemed to show oif what the
Commodore CDTV is capable of.
Sachs, a retired mihtary pilot, is a hero
weB known in the Commodore industry
when it comes to developing games with
superior graphics and music. Sachs not only
develops games and music to go with them
for the Commodore Axniga nd CDTV, but
teaches courses in how to do so.
Sachs told Newsbytes that Defender of
the Crown II is a takeoff I'rom the original

Defenderpackage, erst developed for the

Amiga

"I was able to take all the stuff that ended

up on the cutting room floor from the Srst
Defender of the Crown and use it here,"
Sachs said. But the second version doesn' t

However, other issues

were tahng re at

the show. A new piece of compromise

legislation between the recording industry
and the Electronic Industries Association
(EIA) was being promoted in a grass roots

catnpaign by the Home Recording RiIIhts

Coalition. Congressmen were being escaped

around the show by HRRC representatives;
HRRC is dosely ahgned with the EIA.
The H R R C w a s a c t ively seeking
consumers at the show to write to their
elected representatives to promote~ the
Audio Home Recording Act (S. 1625/KR.
52M), a piece of legislation which insures
consumers, retailers and manufacemers may
not be sued for private, noncommercial
home audio recording. Manufacturers of
digital audio recording products would pay
a modest royalty to a special fund for
copyright interests.
The biii is aimed at digital recordings
only, (not analog) and could have an effect
on the computer industxy as well, paving the
way for consumers to be able to copy

software for private, noncommercial use.

In theway of games, Nintendo and Sega

were competing, with Nintendo in very high
profile. Nintendo dominated the South Hall
and had a tent outside which wasilike
entexmg another world. ntendo products
Som thirdyarty developers abounded and
players intensely concentrating on video

games were evexywhex'e.

One of the most fun and intriguing

look like a stopped together version of the displays wasa real4me animation display of
Brst game.
Maxio from the Mario Bros., who called to,
The graphics are fascinating and the
game is intriguing and complex. Set in the
year 1192 in Europe, the object of the game
is to earn 20,900 pounds sterling to get
Richard the Lion H e arted back from

Leopold of Austria. The game is very deep

and indudes strategy, adventure and arcade
play.
The game appears to be wellylanned
and the animation is fun and engaging.
Intriguing graphic e8ects, hke a shadow of a

and talked with, attendees from a television

screen. Mario would call to a passerby who
w ould look a r ound u n ti l t h e M a r i o

animation directed the person's attention to

the television screen. The Mari character
was just the head, but it smiled, laughed,
ftowned, and interacted with attendees just
hke a real person. In Btct, Mario told several
attendees how "real" they looked.
The secret to Mario is called "digital

puppeny," which allows a human operator

THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH '92 71

to control the head movements and speech
of a high-resolution, computergenerated
c haracter w i t h hi s / h e r o w n h ea d
movements and speech. Simgraphics,
developers of the display, took Newsbytes
behind the curtain.
Improvisational actor J. Stephen Coyle
was Mario, with a Digital Fadal Waldo from
The Character Shop attached to his head
and neck Coyle viewed and heard attendees
via monitors and microphones hidden near
t he television screens where M a r i o
appeared.The Waldo was a conglomeration
of wires and electrodes protruding all over
Coyle's head and shoulders that made Mario
imitate his facial movement. Coyle had a
mouse in one hand that rotated Mario, so if
Mario got disgusted with an attendee, he
would turn his back on them.
A %icon Graphics 420 VGX Workstation
running a Performance Animation System
did the digital animation, interpreting the
signals from the Waldo. The Character Shop
of Van Nuys, California, has done similar
animation projects and is responsible for the
animation of the character Pizza the Hut
from the movie "Spaceballs."
Of course Japanese 6rms were at the
show in force and received even more
attention after the publicity U.S. President
Bush got from his recent trade talks with
Japan. While Japanese products seem to
dominate many of the consumer electronics
industries, it seems they do not have a
foothold in the stereo speaker industry, or
in the computer software industry.
Audio speakers, it seems, are the realm
of the US, as rock and roll requires a
speaker with a dynamic range, heavier base
response, and more efficiency to play
louder, says Steven Frankel, a consumer
electronics analyst quoted by the Associated
Press.
Computer software is another realm US
companies have almost exdusively, and that
was quite evident at CES.
Further, while the economy is still
sufFering, the consumer electronics industry
is holding its own compared to other sectors
of the economy, said Frank Myers, chairntan
of EIA and speaker at the opening session of
the CES.
The last major topic at the show was
from Sculley and others who strongly
echoed the theme already espoused by the
major computer retail stores like CompUSA
and ComputerLand. Everyone seems tobe
predicting further growth in the awakening
home ofBce market.
Contact: Steve Glenn, Slmgtaphhe, tel 213-255-N00,
fax 218-255-N87.

Technology Forecast
Intel has announced it expects to introduce
as many as SO new processor chips during
the next few months. Most people agree this
w ill cr eate m o r e c o n fusion i n t h e
marketplace. Most computer makers will
settle on four or five chips selected from this
group. These new chips wiII be comprised of
both S86 and 486 designs. At the same thne
Intel is expected to cut the prices of the S86
chips by another 20 to SO per cent. This will
place their price at half that of the 1990
price. By March, Intel will be offering
several complete 486 PCUs.
It has been speculated that Apple may
discontinue the original Classic at the same
time it converts the Macintosh LC to the
680SO chip. This would make the complete
product line consist of 680SO and 68040
processors. If the Classic is dropped, the
p rice o f u se d M a c intosh SEUs a n d
Macintosh Pluses could xise.
John Hastings is the president of the
American Computer Exchange, which
matches buyers and s ellers of u s ed
microcomputer equipment. For more
information c o n t act t h e Am e r i c an
Computer Exchange Corporation at (800)

7864717.
John Hssliags

HAL Celebrates Birthday

URBANA, ILLINOIS, JAN 1S (NB) The

occasion of the arrival of January 12, 1992
brought commentaty throughout the media
concerning the "birthday of HAL, the
computer from 2001."
In the 1968 movie based on Arthur C.
Clarke's book 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL
says "I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became
operational at the H~ . l abs in Urbana, Ill.
on the 12th of Januaty, 1992." (The voice of
Hal in the Stanley Kubrick film was actually
that of Canadian actor Douglas Rain.).
The arrival of January 12th caused Uaitef
Pms Isstessatioaal and the w FmhTidal to
devote feature stories about 2001 and its
relation to b oth th e p r esent state of
computer technologyand what may come in
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Supra ofBdals say they are particularly
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which they say is possible due to innovative
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are very excited about the power we' re
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John Wiley.

Cable and software kits for IBM and

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are available. Supra says PC intexnal models
will also be available later.
The Mac packages are compatible with
, System 7, and include FAXstf fax software,
Microphone coxxtmunications software, a
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The IBM kits are available in DOS and
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software comes with the Windows package,
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software. DOS packages include FaxTalk
software and th e M i r r o r t e l ecommunications program. Both modems are AT
command compatible, automatically adjust
to thc. best protocol and data transfer rate,
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GVC," he added.
Plans call for Steve Laliberte, director of
BIX, to join GVC as its director of computerrelated services. GVC has also assumed
responsibility for the provision of BIX's
helplines and administration. Existing
helpline and voicemail helpline numbers
remain unchanged, the company has
announced.
Delphi forms only a small part of GVC's
activities. The company currently acts as a
information distributor for cable TV, telex
and other data networks. This suggests that
BIX will eventually be accessible through
the GVC private data network in the U.S.
Currently, BIX is available in selected
U.S. cities through its own private network
as well as via Tymnet on a worldwide basis.
The network access charges vary from $2 an
hour upwards, over and above the normal
$15 per quarter "fiat rate" onhne charges for
the main BIX service.

kilobits/second and an additional control

channel at 16 kilobits per second. Voice
communication requires 56 hlobits without

compression, and typical high-speed

modems attain little more than 9600 or

14400 bits per second by contrast.
In theory, ISDN should cost no more
than voice phone calls, because many phone
companies already transmit most of their
voice by digitizing it and sending it over the
64-kilobit channels that ISDN uses.
Because ISDN uses the copper wires that
are already in place throughout the network
world, it requires no additional physical
equipment unlike plans for fiber optic
multi~egabit data connections. ISDN is also
sufficiently
fa s t for good - q uality
videotelephony.
Kapor suggested, and the audience
agreed, that almost every member of the
audience would buy such ISDN service if it
were available under the terms he describes.
Such could be the start of a network world
Contact: GVC - Tel: 6174914$42.
for everybody in the USA.
K apor a l s o pus h e d f or more
commerdalization of the TCP/IP "Internet"
t hat already hooks together t ens of
thousands of computer systems in research
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,JAN 80 labs and educational institutions around the
(NB) Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus world. Kapor offered some free business
Development and the Electronic Prontier ideas to the audience, suggesting that
Foundation (KFF), used the keynote address people work to start network service bureaus
to allow the exchange of money, and even a
at the W i n t er '92 Usenix t e chnical
conference to hammer home the EFF's network bank that accepted checks signed
vision of a civilized network world, with with digital signatures.
networhng for am.
T he EFF hasrecently opened an ofiice in
Kapor feels that ISDN a technology Washington, DC to assist with its public
considered by many to be obsolete even policy lobbying efforts. In addition to
before it has become widely available is in promoting universal network availability, the
fact the key to universal access to the
KFF has worked to make itself the ACLU of
network world. ISDN provides digital service the network world, assisting those whose
using the same basic equipment used by rights are abused by law-enforcement
voice technology. An ISDN connection
o fficers who m i sunderstand o r f e a r
provides 2 c h a nnels of d a t a a t 6 4 computer and network technology.

Kapor Praises ISDN

As Key To Future

ISA Panel Discusses Future Of

for a crime story to wind up in the dajly

paper than a story reporting a new on ' e
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JAN Sl (NB) A offeflIlg.
Quittner said: 'Everyone understands
panel of professional observers of the
crime
and can jump right into the stop.
i nteractive services industry told a n
When I write about new information servi
audience of service provlders that it must do
I have to define such terms as 'information
more in theway of promotion and market
'modem,' 'on-line,' 'operatidg
education if it wishes to attract the popular service,'
s ystem,' e t c. , f o r t he s t o r y t o Qe
marketplace it desires.
understandable to the general public. By the
Speaking on January 80th before the
time I do that, there is no room left in a Sew
New York chapter of the Interactive Services
hundred words for the story. I'm sick of the
Association, D e nman M a r oney, v i ce term 'chicken and the egg' but that's whalt it
president of the advertising firm' D'Arcy is the general public has to understand
Masius Benton 8c Bowles, concentrated on
more about technology before it will relate
the differences between mass media and
to an in-depth article about some new
what he called "class media," saying that
d evelopment; i t w i l l , h o w ever, p o t
c urrent advertising methods will b e
understand the pieces unless I explain ge
dramatically affected by any movement
terminology and the explanations reduce
toward interactive services.
Maroney said: "Advertising in a mass the readability of the article."
John McMullen, Newsbytes NY Bureau
media world is passive. People watch
Chief, agreed with Quittner's analysis as it
television and ads come and go. When we
deal with interactive television and radio, applies to Newsday but said that it was Itot
faxes and computer systems, advertising particularly relevant at Newsbytes, which
takes on a much narrower focus and, as we concentrates solely on technology. He ssrid:
"Our readers are, by and l a rge, very
progress, the recipient will have a hand in technically aware and do not r e quire
selecting and tailoring the advertising he or
constant explanation of terminology."
she receives."
McMullen added: 'The use until nod of
Maroney used soap operas as an example
of mass media, saying "people watch the the term 'videotex' was a liabiTity. The term
dramas and then are hit by the soap ads," causes many to think of a medium whose
and "dialw-porn" as an example of class time has never come. I'm glad that tIhis
organization changed its title from )he
media, adding that "We shouldn't dismiss
Videotex Industry Association. The tIew
the impact of porn tiwas triple-X movies
name is much less threatening.and p
and not the betamax that jumpetarted the
a much dearer image of the medium."
VCR boom.
Quittner told Newsbytes that he felt
Newsday technology reporter Josh
widespread use of interactive services ~ay
Qdttner admitted to the audience that the sneak up on u s r apidly, saying: "The
t echnical nature o f o f f erings by th e
technology is in place. What is needed now
telecommunications and interactive services
is for the industry to convince the public of
industry often causes its news not to reach
the value of such services."
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, JAN 50 (NB)-

Multimedia expert and keynote speaker

James Burke briefly talked exclusively to
Newsbytes'after his opening address at the
Windows & OS/2 conference here inSan
Jose. In reply to a question as to whether he
thought th e c o m puter i n d ustry was
dominated by vested interests such as
Microsoft and IBM, he replied, "not for
much longer.
The "vested interests
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of Burke's interesting
keynote speech which had
r evolved a r o un d t h e
theme of "1 plus 1 makes
3," in which he argued
that, historically, two
seemingly
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argued that "institutions"
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thinking" had historically
constrained the development of innovative
thinhng.
Newsbytes also asked Burke if hc did not
think that the computer industry itself was
just another institution, to which he
that "the computer industry is different.
In his speech, Burke said he sees
multimedia technology as a continuation of
the uend away from large scale. Also, he
said that individuals want more choice, and
multimedia is a way to give it to them. New
technology, he said, will allow everyone to
have their say.
Speciflcally, he said, multimedia is a way
"to rapidly educate the electorate. One of
the major potentials for multimedia, he said,
was in educauon. Interactive programs,"
said Burke, 'are already revolutionizing
adult education.
Said Burke in his speech: In general,
perhaps the most important aspect (of this
new technology) might be.. . to foster the
acceptance that education does not flnish in
school. Kn owledge, he said, i s a key
commodity for the individual." "With
u nrestricted a c cess t o a com m o n
information source, people will use the
technology for everything in life," he said.
"If you g i v e p e o ple u nlimited a n d
uncontested access to knowledge, to each
other, and to the software that will teach
them to use the system in t h eir own
idiosyncratic way, and through the network,
remove from them the constraints of place
and time, then the institutions that have
held us back for centuries will lose their
importance. And with them will go thc
institutionalized attitudes."
Concluding his talk with Newsbytes,
Burke said that he was "very optimistic"
about the future of the industry.

One of the more entertaining seminars at

the Windows & OS/2 Expo in San Jose was
the " What's Hot an d W h a t's No t i n
Windows" session. The panel featured
industry experts Carole Patton,rim Cann'mg,
Randy Dugger, Michael Miller, and Brian
Moura, each giving their own top "hots" and
llots.

THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH '92 77

Windows & OS/2 Show:

Nlicrosoft Demos Windows S.1

demonstration of $.1. However, the trickle

to the exits had become a deluge by the
time
he got to thc "Bad Apple" feature,
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, JAN 30 (NB) It
should come as no surprise to anyone that which can recover data after one of the
Windows 5.1 has reared its head almost as product's trade-mark Uninterruptible
many times at the Windows & OS/2 Expo in Application Errors decides you' ve done
San Jose as the After Dark carrier bags. And enough work on this particular document.
Those premature departees, had they
why not, I hear you retort, the product has
its name in the title of the show, so it surely s tayed, w o ul d h a v e s e e n a bri e f
demonstration of the new File Manager,
deserves some airtimel
Well certainly, plenty of people have which now allows both the tree and a
been crowding the Microsoft booth to sce a directory to be seen at the same time on the
demonstration of the product, along with screen. It also allows for multiple windows to
other such luminaries as the dangerously be opened simultaneously.
Speed improvements are said to be a
vaporous Windows NT, U i sual Basic,
major feature of S.l, along with improved
Miicrosoft Pubhsher, and Miicrosoft Word.
"drag-and-drop c a pabilities, and new
At the end of the "What's Hot and
What's Not in Windows" session, Bill Miller, TrueType fonts. One of the PC industry's
manager of systems marketing for Microsoft, new catchyhrases, OLE (object linhng and
made a valiant effort to detain the audience embedding) also got a lightning mention as
o f grizzled j o urnalists with a q u i c k it "allows users to create compound
documents," according to Miller.

ref
illed

Ncwsbytes got to the

session just in time to hear
half the participants on
the platform fawning over
M icrosoft's W or d f o r
Windows 2 .0
wor d
processing
so f t w are,
a lthough t h e ex p o r t
f'acihty was criticized.
N ot to b e l ef t o u t ,
WordPerfect 5.1 for
Windows was given a
"tepid' mention (just
under "hot") for such
features as the flle format
being in 5.1, which is the
same as the latest DOS version; the keyboard
template having both DOS or Windows;
having a button bar with big, readable
buttons; and a good flle manager that can be
run even if WordPerfect is not.
Other 'hot" mentions i n cluded:
Micr ografx Inc.'s Windows Draw graphics
software; Alien Computing's FAXIt for
Windows, which allows faxing from within
any document; Ocean Isle Software's Reach
Out, the Thnbuktu equivalent for Windows;
and mouse pads with command trees drawn
on, as a sort of cheat sheet for specific
applications.
Two "nots" that spring to mind were the
Wingz Windows spreadsheet, and Thinx.
Wingz got the thumbs down because,
according to the panelist, the company
brought out the product for inultiple
platforms at the same time and did not tune
it from the Macintosh version to Windows

properly.
Thinx also got a dishonorable mention.
The panelist seemed to think the product
was a crossbetween a drawing program, a
spreadsheet, and a database. Evidently, the
panelist called Thinx an 'interesting mental
exercise," although he was "not sure who
would use the product.
Newsbytes went to the Thinx and spoke
to Bill McGrath, who said that the product
was aimed at 'spreadsheet users who want
to visually represent their data.
The session concluded with a brief
demonstration of Windows 5.1, although,
uns~ risingly, no one mentioned if this was
a "hot product, or a 'not product.

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PreadSheet FOr WindOWS WarS COntinue

New For PC:

Adobe
Illustrator For
Windows

version of Windows, Windows NT, about the S

same ume.
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, JAN Sl
Industry watchers estimate that IBM now (NB) In a fiercely competitive market, the
has only about 20 percent of the nearly $20 major software companies producing
billion worth of IBM-compatible personal s preadsheets Lotus, B o r land , a n d
M O U N T A I N V I E W , ,::;:::
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Microsoft wontinue to battle it out, but now
CALIFORNIA, JAN 29:;:::;,
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An IBM spokesperson said that IBM is in the Windows environment. In the latest
(NB) Adobe Systems " ,
also considering the use of an OS/2 logo, round, held at the Demo '92 show in Indio,
has announced Adobe'..''.:::"
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among other marketing options. He said California, Borland said its Quattro Pro For
Illustrator 4.0 for Microsoft
IBM has been working with numerous endows product, still in prerelease testing,
Windows.
hardware manufacturers to gain broader won.
T he W i n dows version o f A d o b e acceptance of OS/2.
Borland said Quattro Pro For Windows
Illustrator is very much like the Macintosh
"What's important to customers' It' s was compared against Lotus 1-2-5 For
version, and, like the Macintosh version is important it (the hardware) runs Windows. Windows and Microsoft Excel 4.0 for
geared toward professional illustrators, That's our position on it," said Weed.
Windows in three categories. The three
Adobe said.
categories were basic data entry and
Adobe lists new features in the Windows Contact: Mcrosotl Canada, 418-5884454.
version including editing in preview mode,
improved graphing capabilities, improved
color support, online, context~nsltive help,
marquee zoom, and import and export file
support. The company says the time it takes
to load files has been significantly reduced
in the new version and the software has
been opthnized for performance with Intel
586- and 4854msed systems.
Adobe is offering its Adobe Streamline

formulae, analysis and graphing, and

macros. Quattro Pro scored higher in the
first and second categories and tied in the
macros category, Borland said.
Quattro Pro for DOS has been doing
quite well against Lotus 1-2-5 for DOS. The
Pasadena IBM Compatible Users Group,
one of the largest IBM user groups in the
U.S., had both products in last year for a
"shoot out" side by side and feature by
feature, and said the Borland product won
hands down.
Lotus is in fact in the midst of a "lookandkeel suit against Borland in regard to
one menu in the Quattro Pro for DOS

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Microsoft To Certify PCs

for Windows
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FEB 5 (NB)For some years now clone makers have
advertised their PCs as "IBM compatible,'
but that standard could soon be obsolete.
Microsoft Corporation has announced
that it is offering the 150 hardware suppliers
whose PCs run Windows programs the use
of a "Windows xertified logo. The offer
included IBM. If the offer is universally
accepted by the manufacturers, the criteria
could change to "Windows compatible."
Microsoft said the logo can be used to
certify that a manufacturer's machines meet
Windows technical standards.
'The relevant standard is no longer the
IBM PC because the IBM machines are not
even compatible with themselves," said
R oger Weed, m arketing m anager a t
Microsoft'a systems unit.
Microsofi said it will hold a conference
for personal computer makers in San
Francisco March 14 to kick ofF its bid to
make Windows compatibility the industry
standard. "We think Wmdowa is becoming a
very strong and powerful brand name for
customers - they look for software that is
Windows compatible and they look for
machines that rm Windows very well," said
Microsoft spokesman Marty Taucher.
Microsoft says it haa already signed up
three well-known PC m a kers Di gital
Equipment Corporation (DEC), Tandy
C orporation ( Radio Shack) an d D e l l
Computeraa well as several otherL
The Windows certification program for
hardware has the potential to widen the
chasm between former alliea Microsoft and
IBM, started when the two giants went
separate routes regarding operating systems.
Microsoft stayed with MS-DOS, while IBM

hyped their OS/2, promising it would "run

Windows better than Windows.' That
version of OS/2 is expected in March, while
Microsoft is expected to release its next

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Adobe Streamline 3.0 Converts Bitmaps To PostScript

product that duplicates a menu in the Lotus

1-2-5 for DOS product.
Microsoft announced that it plans to
modify Excel so it can use unmodified
Lotus macros. The move was designed to
attract Lotus users to Excel for Windows.
A macro is a series of keystrokes which
can be stored and played back at will. For
example, a'macro could be created that
would save the current spreadsheet, then
print it, simply by pressing two keys.
Complex macros can be created which
pause for input by the user, display graphs,
format portions of the spreadsheet, and
nearly any other function which can be
p erformed m a n u ally. P o we r u s e r s
frequently have numerous complex macros,
which they might be reluctant to re~cate
in a new prograxL
Microsoft is actively seeking Lotus I 2N
macros to test with the new version of Excel,
now in pre-release testing. Microsoft Excel
for Windows with Lotus macro capabiTity is
expected to ship in the first half of this year.
Those who wish to send in Lotus macros
for testing should send them to: Macro
Mailbox, Microsoft Corporation, One
Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Those
who include their name and address in
submitting a qualifying macro will receive a
copy of Microsoft's Entertainment Pack for
Windows, Microsoft said.
Borland has announced its Quattro Pro
for Windows product will ship in the first
half of this year as well.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, JAN 27

(NB) Adobe; has announced Adobe
Streamline 5.0 for Microsoft Windows for
converting color and blacked-white bitmapped images into PostScript linc; art.
Adobe outlined the new features in
Streamline as new image-processing tools,
more color support, a more interactive user
interface, intc.roperability with Adobe
Illustrator for Windows, and the ability to
export graphics to popular file formats.
The choice of which of the conversion
methods to use from the three available in
the product depends on the type of bitmap
being converted, Adobe said. Contrast
conversion is based on differences in color
and intensity and is primarily for images
without strongly defined contrast, like
photographs.
Threshold, a second conversion, divides
the color spectrum into equal parts. Adobe
says this is particularly useful where the
image contains a variety of colors or widely
spaced tones.
The third conversion type, posterization,
allows a user to selectively reduce from 256
color or 16 grayscale levels down to simple.
black and white.
Preprocessing tools help the user select
and alter bitmaps before conversion. A
mouse dick on the "magic wand" selects any
s pecific color o r g r ayscale area f o r
conversion or color assignment, and any
color selected with the eyedropper tools can
be saved and applied elsewhere in the
image. This is useful for example, in
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bitmaps, Adobe said.
After the convc;rsion, postprocessing
tools allow users to smooth and adjust thc:
vector curves converted from b it map
images. Vector editing options, such as
selecting paths by fill color and stroke
weight, allow thc user to substitute any
process or custom colors for the colors of
the original bitmap.
Adobe added that postprocessing colors
may be selected with an on-screen color
picker within the paint styles dialogue box,
by choosingpercentage of process color, or
by selecdng a color from the original bitmap
using the eyedropper tool.
A line-recognition feature allows the
production of personal computer-based
forms. Thc, software is also smart enough to
correct a form scanned slightly off to
s traight, perpendicular, vertical a n d
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Converted artwork can be exported to
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Contact: LevenCollins, Adobe, tel 41 5-661 ~00, fax
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The Michelangelo Virus Part

Of Disturbing legend

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JAN 50

(NB) Computer viruses have been around
since computers were introduced, but the
proliferation of computers is bringing
attention to the problem. Dataquest, a
market research firm, is predicting an
upswing in the amount of virus attacks in
American businesses in the immediate
future.
In studying the computer virus problem,
Dataquest said t h a t o f t h e 6 0 0 , 0 00
computers in the survey, 65 percent were
reported to have experienced a virus
encounter, with n in e p e rcent having
experienced a virus "disaster" (disaster
defined as a virus affecting 25 or more PCs
or diskettes).
Dr. David Stang, research director for
the NCSA, an organization that describes
itself as dedicated to improving public
understanding of computer security related
issues, explained: "We are currently keeping
track of a b out a t h o usand different
computer viruses. With the seriousness of
the virus problem, it is surprising that only
15 percent of the PCs represented in the
survey haveanti-virus products installed."
Andrew Seybold, director of Dataquest's
Computer Technology, said: "Given the
present industry trend toward increased
information-sharing and networking, we
anticipate an increasing rate of growth in
the occurrence of virus disasters.
The most recently heralded virus is the
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w ork. T h erefore i t cross-linked or corrupted files that can be
Renaissance artist. The virus was distributed provide manuals. The
needs to attach itself to fixed with a diskwepair software utility.
unknowingly byLeading Edge Products on
system is prepared for
p rograms tha t a r e
What can be done? For the Michelangelo
an estimated 500 computers between the user and is cheaper

executed, such as the virus, the CVIA says to start or boot the
D ecember 1 0
a nd 27 , 199 1 , an d f or t h e O E M , but
operating system files system only from the hard disk, not from a
programmed to destroy the information on obviously, i s n ot

in the computer's boot floppy disk. Of course, if the hard disk is

the computers' hard disk on the artist' s foolproof.
ViruS iS aCtiVated
sector, the partition
already infected, that won't do much good.
birthday, March 6.
Professionals in the
Leading Edge isn't the only company computer virus fiel say '+/hen /he Co~p4ter Q table thatisthe divider If a user is using only fioppy disks, the boot
disks should be .write-protected. Never
between one logical
that has had a virus problem. Computer computer viruses are a
drive and another on a reboot a system from an unknown floppy
Sales Professional, a Somerset, NewJersey- general category, but
single large hard disk, and write-protect all bootable disks, the
based mail brder hardware distributor had fall more specifically
or programs that have CVIA said.
an outbreak of the same virus, around the into nine subcategories.
aQi+t p birthClay
To get rid of the Michelangelo virus on
direct access to the
same time last year. In that case, Virtual One category, BugCPU like programs an infected system, a low-level then highReality Laboratories Distant Suns software ware, specifically names
March S.
with th e e x t ension level format of the h ard disk drive is
product was infected and distributed with software that is simply
.EXE, .COM, or attach required.The CVlA recommends backup of
the virus, because VRL bought a computer poorly p r ogrammed
t hemselves t o t he all the user data on the hard disk If the disk
for development work from the New Jersey and therefore destroys a
user's data, like letters generated in a word- was partitioned, it will have to be reuser's data.
mail order firm.
A program dassified as a Trojan Horse is processing program or accounting files, partitioned. An alternate method is to use a
Novell has had similar problems with the
Stoned S virus, distributed on its computer a programWsguised as a useful one4ntent b ecause those files do not have'direct access virus detection and disinfection package,
said the CVIA.
on destroying data. Often poinography or t o the CPU.
networking software. John McAfee of
Viruses should not be left unchecked,
M cAfee Associates, a c o m pany t h a t other graphics files are the medium used to
The Mi c h elangelo virus is believed to
distributes anti~
s o f tware told Newsbytestransmit a Trojan Horse. A Trojan Horse h ave originated in Europe in the Spring of but if the Michelangelo virus is suspected, a
the story told here is a common one. destroys data sometime immediately after 1 9 9 1 , says the Computer Virus Industry temporary flx is to change the system date to
McAfee says he gets at least five calls a week the program is started but the user is A ssociation (CVIA). It infects IBM personal a date before or after March 6 using the
from hardware or software vendors who unaware because the program loads into the c o mputers (PCs) and compatibles, and DOS DATE command, and change the date
back to noimal after March 6. That will at
video memoxy and while the user's hard disk particularly the hard disk drive partition
have distributed a mus to users.
In the case of Leading Edge and data is being destroyed, distracts with t a ble and the boot sector on the Soppy disk least prevent activation of the virus, but not
its spread.
C omputer S a l e s P r o f essional, t h e displays of moving graphics on the computer d rive.
Several virus detection and prevention
Inonltoi'
The virus is spread by booting from
M ichelangelo virus infected the n e w
A computer virus is more specifically u n known or shared fioppy disks, the CVIA programs are commercially available. Most
computers in the preparation of the hard
disksfor "plug and play" so users would not defined as "programs that modify other s ays. The CVIA says once booted the virus Can detect a virus~ected system, and some
have to do formatting and installation of the programs to include an executable and i n stalls in the computer's random access add preventative measures like loading into
colnplltei' s operatmg system.
possibly altered copy of themselves. Easy to memory (RAM) and transfers itself to other RAM and "watching" for viruskke activity.
Microsoft, which supplies the operating create and difilcult to detect, viruses pollute fi les each time DOS commands are used or
Contact: ComputerViws IndustryAssceletion, tel 408system DOS and the environment Windows systems by inserting copies of themselves executable programs are started.
727~5$, Su408-7394204; Lance Woel,Virtual
to computer manufacturers, says it has i nto, appending viral clones onto, o r
T he vir u s i s a ctivated when t h e Realily Labonuoka, tel 805-287-2$11, fax 805445begun licensing DOS and Windows to OEMs creating shells around ordinary executable c o m puter's system date is the artist' s 8615; Sake Roblnzln, Conyuter Sales Professional, tel
(original equipment manufacturers) in such files,' says Richard Levin in his book The bi r thday, March 6. Upon activation it causes 908-SN4628,fax808-583<999; John McAfee,McAfee
tel408-088-3832,fax4084704727; Mary
loss of all information stored on the hard Associates,
a way that the companies do not need to
ter Vines Handbook.
Hand, Oataquest, tel 40L437M12, fax 40$4S74292.
virus needs access to the computer's d isk. The loss is nonrecoverable, the CVIA
give the users disks, but can install the
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NeXT Heralds 400+ Percent Growth, New Products

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. JAN 24
Third party applications for the
NeXT are increasing in numbers
(NB) NeXT announced it is experiendng
an unheardwf growth spurt, repgmting a 448
as well from.68 to 247 during
1991. NeXTusergroups went
percent increase compared to its
<~i
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,ibi ii
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reported $127 million in
260 group~ m 28 countries,
revenues for its fiscai
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user version of NeXTstep requires 120 MB

WASHINGTON, DC, JAN 29 (NB) In a
of free hard disk space for use and is ofFered
corner of the Comnet communicatikns
at a retail price of $995. The developer
s how, Quarterdeck Office Systems ~ e r s
version,which requires a 400 MB of hard
of the DESQview operating environm~nt,
disk space, is being offered for $2,495.
was demonstrating DESQview/X.
NeXT has also announced faster, color
T his products combines the DO~
d
versions of the NeXTstation which the
DESQview and the Unix-based X-Wingw
company says are also less expensive. These
environment in a combined product that
mturbo" versions of the N e X T station,
s
can be used on either or both operating
Steve Jobs, c o products, including NeXTstation Color and NeXTcube are built
systems,
an operaung system around the Motorola 68040 processor
QuarterDeck Of'fice Systems started
Computer, Inc. and
that is designed running at 88 megahertz (MHz).
advertising
DESQview/X late in 199$ in
current president
f or I n t e l 4 8 6 Previous versions of these new "turbo" hopes of having it on the market early in
and chief executive
'~<~<.
based computerL
N eXT computers were based on t h e
+>'gy
p'
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1991. Now they are talhng in terms of 'the
C a 1 1 e d Motorola 68040 chip, but only at 25 MHz,
first
quarter of 1992. Bill Crawley, viyho
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Computer, said: "Our
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especially given the worst
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While at the booth we talked to a
recessionaty environment in
s ystem offered on t h e
NeXT said it has also reduced prices on
number
of network managershke Richard
memory." Jobs gave thc
NeXT. the computer designed its other computer configurations by an
iiQQ
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Johnson, staff engineer for F r eddick
keynote speech, appropriately,
Xs iiXXh
and built by NeXT Computer. The average of 10 percent.
'
Engineering. He said many network
' Otherannouncements by the company
at the NeXTWorld show in San
NeXTstep 486 allows NeXT and 486-based
managers want to use X-Windows as a user
Francisco on Wednesday.
computers to interoperate seamlessly with included the debut of a 860 dots-per-inch
i nterface, an d t h ey' re e x cited t h a t
Jobs said NeXT has to be significantly each other, as well as with Apple Madntosh, (dpi), four-color printer; an external
DESQview/X will make their entrance jato
better to get the advantage over entrenched Unix and IBM or compatible computers.
compact disc readaonly memory (CD-ROM)
the
PC software world simpler. That' s
Rumors were f l y i ng p r i o r t o t h e drive; a NeXT Database Kit (DBKit) Adaptor
systems like Sun. "NeXTstep has been
because, for a DOScompatible machink, Xheralded as being significantly better than announcement that Compaq would be for the Teradata DBC/ 1012 Data Base Windows offers a graphical user mterf
tace,
Sun's and evesyone else's system software, in among those licensing the new I n t el
Computer, and a joint marketing deal with
or GUI, like that offered by Micropoft
part because it allows customers to create processor version of the NeXTstep software, Teradata Corporation. The joint marketing Windows. With it, a developer can ~pay
custom applications up to 10 times faster," but a definitive agreement from the two agreement provides for the exchange of
attention to the product instead of
fitms failed to materialize on schedule.
Jobs said.
technical information, prospect
to make it look like its environment.
NeXT said the increase in revenues is
Current NeXTstep applications can be training, and joint sales cooperation, NeXT
To users, DESQview/X means they can
due in part to the company's change in ported to the NeXTstep 486 easily, NeXT said.
have a GUI without having to buy pew
marketing focus from higher education in said. Lotus, WordPerfect, Adobe and
More information about NeXT products
programs designed spedfically for it. It also
1990 to business and government customers WoHram Research, have created versions of is available toll-free at 800879%898 (800means they can have multitasking osIlan
in 1991. NeXT also said 48 percent of its t heir N eX T a p p l ications running i n T RY S T ) .
Intel 80886-based machine without losing
revenue was from its European and Pacific NeXTstep 486.
the speed of the machine, as is the case with
Contact: AllisonThomas,AllisonThomas Assodates
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, FEB 8 (NB)X celerated Systems, I nc . ( X S I ) h a s
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says allows Sun SPARCstation users to use
"shrink wrapped" software designed for
Apple Madntosh computers.
Liken w i l l wo r k on any Su n
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without any additional hardware, XSI said.
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version 6.0.7 must also be i n stalled
according to instructions in the Liken user
manual. (Apple System Tools are not
included with Liken.) XSI says once the
installation of the Apple System Tools is
complete, t h e S u n O p e n W i n d o ws
environment will allow concurrent access to
both Macintosh applications and existing
Unix software.
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claims Unix systems would sell better if
. there were m or e U n i x o f f - the-shelf
application software products available.
McMllen says Liken not only allows Unix
users a choice of the wide variety of
M acintosh a p plications, bu t a l l o w s
Madntosh software vendors access to the
growing Unix market without the expense
and delay of adapting to a n ew
environment.
XSI says it does not support Apple
tern 7.0. However, McMillen said some of
e benefits of System 7, such as a beuer
Finder and fewer system crashes due to a
virtual environment, are already available to
Macintosh software users with Liken
because they' ve been implemented in the
Unix workstation world already.
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M acintosh a p p lications o n
a Sun
SPARCstation showed higher performance
ratings than the same apphcations running

on a Madntosh,Classic when installed on a

lowered Sun SPARCstation.

Perforce

depends on the workstation configur~on

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obtained with more memory, local gjjisks,
more powerful central processing units
(CPUs), and graphicsaccelerator optio6s.
Liken allows data exchange as well, but
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amow data exchange. Madntosh formatj data

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between Madntosh and Unix p
as
long as the data is in a format the programs
can use. For example, XSI says Mi osoft
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databases, and Microsoft Word documents
can be exchanged between the Madntosh
and Unix versions.
L iken ca n b e t h o u gh t o f a s a n
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instructions to something the Unix-based
CPU can understand and act on, and ii does
it in real time. The processing speed qf the
workstation is in part what makes thy realtime conversion possible, McMillen said.
Versions of Liken for other Unixgased
workstations are planned in the cpming
months and Unix system vendors are
interested, XSI said. Tim Bailey, manager of
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workstations into accounts that have
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Macintosh, Apple Ir~ snd LlaaL
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at the Unitarian Church In Vancouver. Novice
the Uniform show held in San Francisco.
meetings and special interest meetings are hald
SCO says its SCO Unix Operating System
mid-month. Call Beth Gibson 281-8682 for
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month. Ca3 Al Crout 5214818 or Ktyoahi Masuda
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and the abiTity to run MS-DOS applications,
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the company added.
Contactfake Bsmea@SN4682 for informatke.
An Extended Feature Supplement (EFS) B.C. REGIONAL USERS GROUP SOCIETY of Hewlettfor SCO O pe n D e sktop 1.1 was also
Packard Users. Conbtct RandyCIN for information
661 4048.
announced. EFS indudes new graphics and
networking as well as offc:ring improved B.C. UNIX USERSGROUPDinner Meetings. 681M7$,
interoperabili ty with other workstations, The Brisk ColumbiaVAXM% Local Users Group(BCVAXLUG) meets
on the second Wednesday ofeach
SCO claims.
month (exCOIOJanuary, AuguaLsndOctober) Usual.
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combination of these products in a single
C.C.C.C.) - 976, Supporting Commodore Amigo,
system simplifies ordering server-baaed
.O. Box 41 3, Sadls, B,G. V2R 1A7.
platforms because users no longer have to DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,
DPMA dinner meetings 4th Tuesday every month,
purchase separate operating systems and
Stanley Perk Psvl3on. Conkua Brooke Allen - SNupgrade productL
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DESKTOP PUBUSHING USER GROUP bl-monthly
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FORTH~ meets 7$0, 1st Thurs/month, Rm 1A~,
Corel Ships Unix Update,
BCIT mainbldg.Dkuxnudona, demonabatlons and
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Otfers Competitive Upgrade
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OTI'AWA, ONTARIO,JAN 22 (NB) Corel
GREATER
VICTORIA PERSONAL COMPUTER
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USERS' ASSOC., PO Box 53N, StaSon B, Vhtorts
CorelDrsw version 2.002 for Unix, a new
VSR 884. Genend mss5ngkLstWed. Also, speckd
version of its popular graphics soflwsre. The
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company also announced a competitive INDEPENDENT COMPUTER CO NSULTANTS
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ASSOCIATION, Box 820, Sta5on A, Van. B.G. 6822747. Fax 925-1336.
compentive graphics products on DOS PCs
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Ph, 682-20$4; fax NS+330. Meetings at Stanley
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CorelDraw for Unix 2.002 adds support KAYPRO USER GROUP/VANCOUVER PORTABLE
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MACWEST CON%TER SOCIETY, 2 monthlymeednga
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Meell'ngs - 2nd Wed., Contact Phil Basil 8554274
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FrameMsker documents, users can click on
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an image to reactivate CorelDraw.
POCO COMPUTER USER GROUP, $22%196,1$79
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LeerierHyeteCreek Centre.
2.002 for Unix is $895 in the United States, NsXT User GroupMeeting, tact Wed. every month, 7$0
pm at Science World, B.C. BobBsiws 590-1020.
or C41060 in Canada. Additional licenses
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About Modems ~

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