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I hope the iMac hastens is the adoption of the
universal serial bus (USB) as the primary
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Volume 11, No;:10, August1998
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the implementation of USB. However, I'm

willing to bet that this is a temporary situation, and in six months the driver issues will
be resolved and USB peripherals for iMac will
and the results of those acquisitions are show-
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months. Fall Comdex North America's largest
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of Windows 95 offered some USB support, tive, sent out the wrong message and perpetuOne of the most significant events this fall Windows 98 was supposed to provide a uni- ated gender stereotypes, we were told.
w as the official i n troduction o f A p p l e fied spec that would simplify driver develDid we goof? I suppose the answer to that
Computer's iMac, and in this issue we give the opment.
depends on what readers thought of the cover.
event special treatment, I believe Apple has
In June of this year, I had the opportunity We certainly were aware that the picture
defined what the home computer will be in

the coming years. While its lack of expand-
to tour Acer Peripherals' manufacturing plant might be controversial, What surprised us was
in Taiwan. We watched scanners and moni- the passionate and detailed responses some
ability will limit its customization and there- tors being assembled, none of which were readers sent in, opining about the social, psyfore its appeal to power users the iMac has equipped with USB. When I asked about this I chological and political consequences of the
enough inthe box to keep most home com- was told that Acer (and presumably other use of such images. I think we can comfortputer users content.
This is not to say Apple will displace the
Wintel empire in the home. The PC still has
many advantages: lower price, wider selection
of software, wider choice of peripherals and
more manufacturers in the game, which leads
to a wider variety of systems. But the iMac has
drawn a line in the sand, and is challenging
PC makers to step over it.
peripheral manufacturers) had USB designs

ready to roll, and could switch the assembly
lines over to start manufacturing them at a
moment's notice. However, there appeared to
be little demand for USB devices. With the
iMac adopting it as the primary peripheral
connector, PC manufacturers may be willing
to follow, Then the peripheral manufactures
will come on board.
ably defend The Computer Peeper'srecord as a

non-sexist publication. However, we are
reminded that images do occur in a context
and have implications and information components that go beyond the objective record
of a subject captured on film.
Enjoy the issue
David Tanaka, Editor
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Technical edagcatlon plqgges interest
I read with interest your article on what to
look for in choosing a school to go to (TCP
September 98). However, I felt that it would
have been more informative to those interested in the field if you had included information about how each technical school, college,
university, or other training facility were
viewed by the industry. This would have gone
a long way to choosing a school.
I have recently returned to NAIT i n
Edmonton, Alta. to upgrade my skills (I am
mostly self taught). I read your article with
interest, hoping to see how NAIT stacks up
against other similar institutions. You mentioned two trade associations that represent
technical workers in Canada (the ITAC and
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institutions that don't have a good showing

an incentive to improve.
Thank you for publishing a computer
magazine with Canadian content. I am tired
of reading about products that we never see in
that all I needed was the diploma in the program and I would be guaranteed a job. The
one thing that I and a fair number of others
needed to learn in college is how to get a job
after college.
Canada, and are only available by mail order
A statement in your article was the first
(and the related nightmare of Customs) and time I had ever heard of recruitment agencies
the associated problems when something for high-tech careers. One thing I would have
doesn't work.
asked for upon graduation if I had known
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about them is a list of recruitment agencies in
OO
my field. As a possible addition to your paper
I would just like to congradulate you for your I would suggest that you permanently add a
excellent series of articles on Technology in small section listing the top two or three agenEducation in your September issue. They were cies in various centres across the country,
very informative! Keep up the great work!
Stephen Gallagher
Michal Tomasz
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CATA). It would have been nice to know how This is a question for Rod Lamirand concemthese two organizations rate the various insti- ing his article "Want to be a Techie?" (TCP,
tutions in Canada.
September '98). I am a recent honors graduPlease, consider another article in the near ate in Toronto from Seneca College's computfuture that includes a rating of the education- er engineering technology course. In his artial institutions that provide training in the cle Rod makes it seem like you' ll be offered a
technical fields (computer related, such as job as soon as you graduate. Unfortunately, it
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some email, look at a picture or two, you are
actually using up internal computer resources,
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available is approximately 97 percent, and the

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and so on, until eventually you get to a level
at which your system acts up or freezes up. It
me.
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When you start up your computer and you recovered or reset by any means, other than
check your system resources by running msin- rebceting your computer.
fo32.exe you' ll see that the user memory
For this reason of diminishing resources, I
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This is in regards to Sheila Patel's question as
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bad timing and the volatility of the markets.
With regards to the system in question,
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THE COMPUTERPAPER GREATERTORONTO EDITION
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Phiiips introduces four- and seven-port

USB hubs (NB) Philips Electronics says it
will introduce four-port and seven-port USB
(universal serial bus) hubs that are compatible
with Apple's iMac, Mac OS 8.1, and Windows
9S. The Philips USB hubs provide extra USB
ports to the two USB ports offered by most
current computers so users can expand their
USB connectivity options, the company said.
The hubs can be self-powered through a
USB port from the computer or externally
powered through an included power adapter,
Philips claims. This is meant to ensure reliable
use of high-power consumption peripherals,
like printers or scanners, and allows the user
to connect up to 127 USB devices by chaining
multiple hubs together. 1'he hubs will be available in September. The price for the four-port
hub will be around US$99, the company said.
Contact: Philips http: //www.news.philips.corn
A word in the hand ... After garnering

best of show at Germany's giant CeBit computer exhibition, I.ibCom 1'echnologies, of
Ste.-Foy, Que., has released its Quicktionary
handheld translator in Canada.
The small device, about the size of a marker pen, is used to scan a text, which is then
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translated a n d di s p l ayed o n
Quicktionary's small LCD window. If there are
several translations for a word, they are displayed, along with any idomatic expressions.
LibCom says th e d e vice r ecognizes
480,000 words and expressions in a wide
range of fonts and sizes. It comes in two versions: one that translates from English to
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title is a spinoff of the Rftt(mrs animated feature film, which is scheduled to open in
November. The Rugrats CD-ROM title, 1'he
Rugrats Movie Activity Center, is designed to
encourage critical thinking skills, problem
solving and creative endeavors with seven fun
games. The new titles are expected to have a
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Hebrew.
Quicktionary was, developed by WizCom
Technologies of Israel, includes 99 percent of
commonly used words according to LibCom.
Pricing for Quicktionary was not available at
press time, but the company says the translator will be sold in electronics and office supply
stores, as well as bookstores. M/
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Palm users to buy books online HONG
KONG (NB) A small company called Peanut
Press aims to become the first online publisher to sell books that can be read on the 3Com
PalmPilot. The company will sell both contemporary fiction and non-fiction books
straight from the original publishers.
Peanut Press has initially signed deals with
Tor/St Martin's Press, trade publisher Council
Oak Books; self-help publisher Asian Publishing;
and mystery publisher Intrigue Press.
www.tcp.ca
"We' re delighted to be offering our books

to the handheld market for the first time,"
said Patrick Nielsen Hayden, senior editor and
manager of science fiction for Tor Books. "As a
PalmPilot organizer owner myself, I know
first-hand that people use them to read books,
and it's turned out to be surprisingly useful for
that purpose. We' re certainly interested in a
variety of publishing which frees us from
some of the traditional industry overheads."
The books are encrypted for use on individual machines, and must be read with an
application c r eated b y
P e a nut Press.
Download time for the average Peanut Press
book is about one minute on a 28.8Kbps
modem. The company said the price of its
books will be competitive.
Mice doing wheelles For desktop and
notebook PC owners, Logitech has released
four new or updated computer mice, all incorporating a Windows 95/98 optimized "wheel"
for scrolling through large onscreen documents and n avigating Web pages. The
Cordless Wheel Mouse dispenses with the regular mouse cord by employing radio signals to
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Logitech Wheel Mouse for notebooks has a
special "sleep" feature that reduces power consumption when not in use. It has an estimated
streetprice of $55, which includes a padded
case for storing. the mouse during travel.
Logitech has also entered the Universal
Serial Bus/Windows 98 peripheral market with
its new USB Wheel Mouse. The USB Wheel
Mouse is fully Plug and Play on any Windows
98 USB-equippedPC, and can be attached to a
USB port without having to reboot a computer. It also is expected to sell for about $55. The
new version of the MouseMan Wheel is an
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n late August, Marl ham, Ont.-based A'll, the
leading supplier ol' I'C graphics cards and
chips, held a splashy launch ceremony in
'Ibronto for its latest generation of high-speed
graphics processors.
All representatives tokl the audience of
international computer journalists and editors
that the nets )(age 128 chip is the fastest, most
flexible graphics processor currently on the market. 'I he Rage 128 chip generation embodies the
latest in leading-edge microprocessor technology, including superscalar architecture and .2SHardwired on
micron chipmaking technology.
the chip are sections of circuitry custom
designed to accelerate 2D and 3D graphics, DVD
and digital video, and enable super fast transmission of data. The internal data speed of the
chip ran reach I.G GB/sec., according to ATI.
ATI claims to have outpaced Moore's Iaw (a
computer industry rule of thumb that microprocessor speeds will double every 12 to 18
months, while holding steady or slightly declining in cost) in its development of the Rage chips.
A11 says the advent of the Rage 128 chips, about
a year after its previous generation of Rage 32
Pro chips, represents a quadrupling in graphics
acceleration horsepower in the space of a year.
According to ATI, the Rage 128 chip will
bring to the mainstream PC a level of graphics
processing speed far beyond any previous
graphics hardware available at a price affordable
to the average computer user. Based on the
price/performance demonstrated at the launch,
all the competing mid- to high-end graphics
card makers are in for some very hard competition from ATI's new product.
Not hiding its light under a bushel
Al'I went to great lengths to make the unique
nature of its recent achievements understandable. Ontario's minister of industry made a congratulatory speech praising A'I'I as a prime example of Ontario's and Canada's technological ability, and presented a letter of commendation
from Premier Mike Harris to ATI's co-founder, K.
Y. Ho.
Mr. Ho, widely recognized as the driving
force behirtd ATI's success, addressed the audience, pointing out ATI's progress from high-tech
startup in 1985 to a world leader in the intensely competitive graphics market. According to
All, the company, which started in a G,000 sq.
ft. former garage on Toronto's Danforth road in
198S, has reached the SI billion annual sales
mark (based on its revenues so far in 1998) in 14
years, faster than any other Canadian high-technology firm. The company's capitalization value
on the stock market has reached a level that
makes it worth more than the capitalization
value of all of its graphics chip competitors combined (about $4 billion, subject to stock market
fluctuations).
A parade of ATI representatives gave one
stunning demo after another of the new product, showing the capabilities of the Rage 128
chip. Especially impressive were examples of
DVD MPEG-2 playback, and high-speed 3D simulations and games. The demonstrations highlighted some of the oddities of current graphics
applications. For example, a particularly gory
shoot-'em-up game, consisting mainly of fountains of monsterburger bits spraying around the
screen, made one wonder if this technological
marvel was perhaps fated to be used for some
unworthy purposes. As well, a rather limp
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shotved that the Rage 128 chip could be wasteil
irt pedestrian applications.
I'.xalllples of cot11I)lex, healitifully atmospheric 3I) environments, rendered in realtime, however, showed the l>otential of the
Rage 128 in more serious and demanding
applications such as architectural design,

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1'he two major keys to understanding ATI'ssuc-
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its technology, plus its ability to supply a full
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Together with user groups, the Canadian
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"During this event, any computer user can
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coordinator
"Simultaneous events have been scheduled
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and the list is still growing."
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uncomfortable installing any operating system. The InstallFest provides the perfect
opportunity to have I.inux installed."
Paul Badcock, an Insta)IFest volunteer in
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businesses."
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ou've seen the ads: cartoon floppies
stacked high into the air t rying to
match the capacity of one 120 MB
SuperDisk. Or the Zip versus SparQ ads where
lomega argues wide acceptance, while
SyQuest sings cost per megabyte. Then there
are the advertisements pushing tape-based
backup systems, like the Hewlett-Packard 8 GB
Colorado drive.
Advertisements seem to be filled with storage products, and yet most of us still have a
3.5-inch floppy drive on our computer. The
1.44 MB floppy has had a long, successful ride,
but during its reign, the need for a larger
removable medium has been building like
water behind a dam. Now, just in time, new
storage options are waiting to help us deal
with the flood of data washing over us.
The range of product technologies, price
points and applications may seem bewildering, but with a little effort you can find something you and your pocketbook can live with.
removable storage. Notice we didn't say,
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affordable. Actually, these devices are very

affordable for the technology they offer, but
compared with the rest of the products here,
they land on the high side of the price scale.
One of the products that is bending category
lines is the do-it-all SparQ 1 CB drive from
SyQuest. Some people are calling it the Zip
killer because it is clearly a better choice than
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The new floppies

The rapid. almost insane, development cycle
in the personal computer industry has seen
the components of yesterday's computers
orphaned faster than a Dickens protagonist.
Like little Oliver Twist, there doesn't seem to
be a place in the world for extraneous parts
from your old 286 in the basement.
There is, however, one component that
could be pulled from a 10-year-old PC and

dropped into a current Pentium the 3.5inch, 1.44 MB floppy. The venerable floppy is
about to be replaced, but the question now
asked is, with what? The answer: another floppy, There are two contenders: the LS-120 and
the HiFD.
LS-120 technology was co-developed by
Compaq, Panasonic, OR Technologies and the
Imation division of 3M. Imation's LS-120
product is called the Imation SuperDisk.
Panasonic and Compaq also sell LS-120 drives
and disks. However, they target the PC manufacturer and U-build markets, while Imation
sells its products through retail stores.
Meanwhile, Sony has announced its
replacement for the floppy and (surprise!) it
isn't compatible with the LS-120 specification.
If it were any other company, the product
would be dead upon delivery. The LS-120 has
been shipping for over a year and tens of
thousands of people use them in desktops and
laptops. A company coming onto the scene
this late in the game to try to muscle out such
a great product would generally be considered
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the product some time this fail but will not

say when. And that's a problem for two reasons. The first reason is that people in the LS120 camp whisper that Sony has been talking
about its new drive forever as a way to stall
acceptance of rival technology. Whether that
is the case, or Sony is simply letting the industry know about its plans, is impossible to say,
but the effect has been the same
it's created
uncertainty. And that's a shame because no
other product is going to take the place of the
floppy at this time, and it would have been
great for users if the industry could have, for
once, moved forward in one, universal step.
The second reason is that the fracturing of
this, the next-generation floppy could conceivably lead to an even more prolonged
death for the 1.44 MB disks and drives. In a
bitter twist of fate, the fight for a replacement
to today's tiny floppies could prolong their life
span. If Sony doesn't release its new floppy
soon, the LS-120 will be the new standardperiod.
devices, or writable CD-ROMs. All perfectly

decent considerations and all seemingly one
step behind. Magneto-optical drives are in a
state of transition and haven't kept up with
falling prices. True they have great life
expectancy, being very durable (150 years,
they estimate) but there is no real movement
1.5 GB removable drive called the SyJet. A little pricier, the SyJet is currently targeted at
businesses but expect that to change now that
lomega has upped the ante with its Jaz drive.
The new Jaz 2 GB is a SCSI-based speed
demon with cartridges that have the capacity
of many hard drives. The unit is so fast you
can use it as a hard drive with no noticeable
depreciation in speed! If it weren't for price
all the preceding categories would be redundant.
Castlewood Systems has announced, but
not yet delivered, a new product called the
Orb, which it claims will have a 2.2 GB capacity, a data transfer rate of 12.2 MB per second
and a costof $300 the same as the 1 GB
Spar Q.
The benefitsof tape
At one time the only affordable removable
storage game in town apart from floppieswas tape, With the emergence of newer tech-
nologies, many people think tape systems are

no longer as useful as they once were, In fact,
toward these types of devices at the mass mar- just the opposite is true.
ket level.
Burning your own CDs using a CD-R or
combination CD-R/CD-RW drive is becoming
more economical, and data thus stored is easily accessible, since most computers now
come with a CD-ROM drive that will read the
discs. The main limitation with CD-R is that it
is a write-once process, while the others in this
roundup are re-writable. CD re-writable technology (CD-RW) is more promising but the
media is still relatively expensive. For example, blank CD-R discs are available for about
$2 each, while CD-RW discs cost approximately $15 each. However, this still provides
up to 650 MB of storage at a lower cost than
either a Zip or an LS-120 diskette (both of
which cost around $20 each).
The price of the CD recorders ranges from
$450-$800, depending on the brand, whether
the unit is internal or external and whether it
will support CD-R, CD-RW or both. For example, Hewlett-Packard's latest CD-Writer Plus
7200 currently sells for about $550 for the
internal unit or $680 for the externa
l unit.
Tape systems are very cost-effective, In the

business market there are a number of tape
technologies and they dominate server storage solutions. At the consumer level excellent
products are now available, and not only do
they have huge capacity, but they are also
increasingly simple to use.
What tape backup technology lacks in random access it makes up for in size. The
Hewlett-Packard SureStore T4 and Colorado
use 4 GB cartridges. The Iomega Ditto Max
Pro, and the newly released Bolt from AIWA
Computer Systems, can hold up to 5 GB.
There is even a product, called Backer32,
which uses your VCR and regular videotapes
to store up to 4 GB!
Sbt of one,
One note. Whereas the other products
and halfa dozen of the ether
here advertise their capacity in regular native
The most popular transportable, rewritable
megabytes, the tape systems always sell themcomputer medium, after the floppy, is the Zip
selves based on a 2:1 compression. Thus the
drive. The 100 MB Zip drive has blossomed
Colorado 8 GB really only holds 4 GB, the Bolt
over the last few years to the point where Zip
says 10 GB but means 5 GB, and so on. We
disks and drives are ubiquitous.
have ignored the hype and translated back
However, 100 MB isn't what it used to be,
into uncompressed numbers, which is why
foolhardy. However, Sony could be the excep- which has meant a number of other products Yamaha's CRW 4260 series costs between the Colorado 8 GB is discussed as a 4 GB
tion because Sony is huge and Sony knows a vying for market share in the under I GB cat- about $640-$750 for internal and external device.
thing or two about storage. After all in 1980 it egory. We are calling this group the Six of models: These models can use both CD-R and
did invent the floppy drive! (On the other hand, One, and Half a Dozen of the Other category CD-RW media. Philips, Sony and Acer also sell Condnslons
Sony came in second in the Beta vs, VHS con- because there are so many completely differ- CD-R, CD-RW or combo recorders.
Virtually every manufacturer is about to
sumer videotape standard skirmish Ed.)
ent solutions.
On the horizon are recordable DVD drives, release a USB (universal serial bus) version of
For the last year Sony has been saying that
One contender for your dollars is the Shark which promise capacities of 4 GB-plus per at least some of their products. While parallel
it is about to release a competitor to the LS- 250 Pro, which is a small parallel port or PC disc. The technology is still young, with many port interfaces will be most effected, there will
120. The HiFD {presumably meaning high- Card device that will cost you just under $400. standardization issues to be solved before con- be other products that will take advantage of
density floppy disk, but that's only a guess) is The Sharkholds 250 MB of data on each $60 sumers can expect to feel confident they are USB benefits. As great as these units are, it
also backward compatible with today's flop- cartridge. If it had the installed based that Zip not buying into a dead ends,
remains an annoyance to have to fuss around
pies but has a 200 MB capacity. Sony claims does it could be a great choice. As it is, the
For general purpose removable
behind the computer.
the HiFD has a maximum data transfer rate of Shark 250 doesn't have the compact size of a under 1 GB, where sharing data is an imporHopefully the next time we take a look at
3.6 MB a second, which is fast indeed but we floppy, the capacity of a CD, or removable hard tant ability, your best bet remains the Zip Plus. this category, setting up a removable storage
can't say for sure because Sony Canada won' t drive, or the compatibility of the Zip/Zip Plus.
option won't even entail rebooting your PC.
let us see one, yet.
Other choices in this area would include Where the real action ls
One last thing, if you don't save it, some
At this time, Sony intends to announce optical drives, like the Fujitsu DynaMO, pd/cd Here is where all the excitement is: big, fast, day, you' ll lose it! Back up your work 0
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at Waterloo.
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to $150 million for university and col- higher level of funding. There is, however, a
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This includes computer science, electrical information technology enrollment and colengineering and computer engineering pro- leges must increase by 50 percent over the
grams for universities and similar technology next three years to quality. It is hoped by the
programs in 27 colleges in Ontario.
Ontario government that 17,000 new spaces
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would b e c r eated w i t hi n f i v e y e ars.
Opportunities, is expected to start this fall. It Universities and colleges would also have to
developed out ofconferences between the find matching funds from industry.
University of Waterloo, University of Toronto
For some universities such as McMaster in
and a major industrial partner. One of those Hamilton, this program is the jackpot. As it
partners, Nortel, had made public its large planned to add a new software engineering
annual a p petite f o r new h ir e s in program this year, the increase in enrollment
electrical/computer engineering that conwill not be difficult to meet. For others with
sumed a major proportion of graduates each already large programs, such as Waterloo and
year in Canada.
its prestigious co-op programs in engineering
The consensus of the conference partici- and computer science, there are problems.
pants was that current training levels were not Waterloo had a large influx of students in
meeting and were not likely to match demand 1997-'98 because more students accepted
for the foreseeable future. The Canadian their offer than had been anticipated or expeAdvanced Technology Association (CATA} had rienced in previous years.
projected a shortfall in Ontario of 42,000 comThis represents a problem for calculating
puter scientists and computer-related engi- the increase. Kalbfleisch was also quick to
neers over the next five years. They suggested point out that given the tight employment
Ontario must double the number of graduates situation in these fields, adding the necessary
in these fields to remain competitive.
faculty while maintaining quality would be
However, as Ontario universities send out difficult to achieve as well.
their acceptance letters to prospective students
The Ontario government was initially
in early]une, the government's funding offer unsympathetic to Waterloo's and University of
left most universities scrambiing to figure out Toronto's similar problem. However, there are
if they could match the terms. For universities, signs the program requirements will be softthe program is to operate at two levels.
ened to allow these players into the market.
First, there is to be additional money made
There is an additional postscript to the
available for each new student admitted funding problems for information technology
above current levels. However, there must be fields. Funding for such departments needs to
a 20 percent increase in a university's total also consider the role computer science faculinformation technology program to qualify. ties contribute to other hi-tech specialities
Buying into the program at this level without besides just providing training for its own
additional startup funds would be taking addi- majors.
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Kalbfleisch, dean of the faculty of mathemat- into honors computer science." 3
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he 3DO corporation, originally founded in 1993 to develop the first "nextgeneration" video games platform (the
innovative but expensive 3DO CD-ROM console), appeared destined for oblivion when
sales of that platform (the hardware was
actually manufactured by third-party partners, but the 3DO relied on royalties from
product sales) crashed in the face of competition b y c h eaper Sega Saturn, Sony
Playstation, and Nintendo 64 devices in.
1995 through 1997. Instead of folding the
company tents and going quietly, 3DO chief
executive officer, Trip Hawkins, re-constituted the Company as an entertainment software developer and publisher.
TCP last encountered Hawkins in late
1996 at a San Francisco conference held by
Intel o n
the sub j ec t of "hybrid"
I nternet/CD-ROM applications, at a t i me
when it was obvious that the company had
to change or die. At that time, Hawkins said
3DO was beginning to re-form as a content
developer for online and CD-ROM games,
Now the metamorphosis is complete,
and 3DO is back in a serious way, with a
s trong lineup of games and an i tch t o
become one of the major contenders in the
multi-platform (VC, Playstation, N64) games
market.
Slow 'em away (nicely)

In a sense, Hawkins' approach is simple: create great games, and the players will come.
According to Hawkins, "The gaming market
has become more concerned with the volume distribution of games, and less concerned with creating great games. That's the
opposite of the way it should be. We' re
putting everything into making a handful
of the best games possible with the belief
that customers will be attracted to quality
products."
Building a brand and a studio

In his pre-3DO life, Hawkins was t h e
founder and chief executive of Electronic
Arts (EA), one of the first and most impressive developers of lavish multimedia PC
games. He gained a reputation as a hard driving software impresario, and pushed his
development staff to c reate versions of
games for every imaginable computing platform in th e 19BOs (Amiga, Commodore
C D32, Mac, A p ple I I , M S D O S , M S
Windows, Atari, etc., etc.).
In EA's glory days, where there was a
potential market, Hawkins wanted EA to be
present.' In the modern interactive games
market, 3DO is more selective. Hawkins sees
three massive installed bases of potential
3DO software customers in high performance Windows PCs, the Sony Playstation,
and Nintendo 64. All three platforms have
roughly comparable high-end 3D, animation, audio an d g r aphics capabilities,
although the special requirements of the
N64, for games on expensive, limited capacity cartridges makes it a tougher publishing
medium than the CD-ROM format used by
the PC and the Playstation.
Hawkins has concentrated his efforts on
organizing a 3DO production studio that
develops action, sports, fantasy role-playing
and other "guy-oriented" games. Early 3DO

releases such as Uprising have been well
received, and Army Men, and Might and
Magic were strong sellers when released last
May.
Hawkins has always aimed to develop or
hire the best management, design and programming talent available, and for 3DO he
has hired some ex-EA stalwarts, including
Richard Hicks, the head of development of
Road Rash.
I Illte 'em big and stupid... and loud

Current 3DO titles include Army Men, a PC
game featuring kids' green plastic soldiers
animated on the computer. The good, green
plastic soldiers have the noble mission of
defeating the evil tan army, with the help of
the maximum number of explosions and
sound effects. Army Men 3D is a fully 3D
Playstation version of the original Army
Men.
Might And Magic Vl for the VC, featuring
a new gameplay engine, combines realtime
animation and turn-based play. Heroes of
Might and Magic III is a graphically intensive VC strategy game, with multiplayer
capability for online gameplay.
Requiem Wrath of the Fallen, slated for
fall release on the PC, is a full 3D, first-person simulation of the battle between Heaven
and Hell. Billed as an "action game of biblical proportions," the emphasis seems to be
on the angry, apocalyptic parts of the Old
Testament or the Book of Revelations, rather
than the more reflective, philosophical elements of the Judaeo-Christian tradition.
Uprising 2 for the PC allows the player to
take on the role of a general who doesn' t
phone his orders in to the front line from a
quiet HQ rather, he's shoulder to shoulder
with the troops, showing them how to get
the job done, or even doing it for them. A
full 3D Playstation version, Uprising X, is
due in late 1998.
For the N64, Battlel'anx is a post-apocalyptic action/romance title, where players
level the remains of Earth's cities to rescue
the few remaining, beautiful QueenLords
from wandering hordes of lonely barbarian
guys,
For the less bloodthirsty gamer, 3DO has
High Heat Baseball 1999, whose release was
timed to coincide with the opening day of
the 1998 baseball season. High Heat Baseball
1999 is a creation of 3DO's in-house baseball
game development studio,Team .366.3DO
claims this game gives the best ever user
control over both the animated pitcher and
batter, and combines realistic baseball game
play without the realistic waiting time; players can get all the action of a three-hour
game in about 30 minutes.
As well, 3DO offers Vegas Games 99, a
package of 24 casino-style gambling games,
without the downside of real gambling (second hand cigarette smoke, bankruptcy, visits
from large people with baseball bats who are
not real baseball players).
The bottom line to the 3DO story is that
while there are no guarantees in the computer games industry for either gameplayers
or games makers, there are often additional
lives available. 0
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reality.
Even until recently, home printers have
been nothing much to shout about, Earlier
dot-matrix printers were great for printing out
text, if you weren't overly concerned about
the output quality. Output was strictly utilitarian: it was generally readable, but graphics
were really not an option.
Enter the early inkjet printers. For the
first time, high-quality text output was readily available...in black. Graphics were much
better, if you had a lot of time to sit around
and wait for the output. A little while after
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fashion. Over th e m o nths, technology

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down on constant cartridge-switching as the
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come from the black ink reservoir instead of
drying out the color cartridge if the cartridges weren't switched properly. Through
all of t his, print resolution was steadily
improving.
Over the past year, all of the major players
in the inkjet field have offered models that
offer reproduction quality suitable for printing photographs. This is syncing up, more or
less, with the push of mega-pixel digital cameras into the consumer market. Like with the
inkjets, earlier digital cameras were lower
quality, and more expensive, to boot! With
blocky and sometimes blurry results, these
cameras were more for fun than for any serious photography.
Now, with mega-pixel cameras breaking
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more people who aren't necessarily professional photographers. With the increase in
resolution, the pictures themselves are better suited for printing and showing off to
friends and family. Thankfully, inkjet printers are now up to the task!
When a document is sent to a color
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layers. With inkjet, colors are reproduced
using a combination of cyan, magenta and
yellow inks. Black is separated out for definition and shading. (The abbreviation for
this blending is CMYK with the K stand-
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W hen the color hits the paper, it is
applied as a series of droplets, or dots. How
many dots are applied is a function of the
printer and the software settings, but the
range in our roundup this month is anywhere from 360 dots per inch (dpi) vertically to 1440 dpi horizontally. The higher the
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It's more than just a function of the quantity of dots, though; droplet size is also important. Although the Lexmark and Epson provide outstanding quality with their high dotpitch (1,200x1,200 and 1,440x720 on their
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ing for black.) As the paper is rolled
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I can't believe it's not a photo!

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regardless of which end of the spectrum you
are considering, the reproduction quality is
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impressive. Even with a more budget-oriented
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of these machines.
This month, we asked manufacturers to
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each of the printers in the Windows 98
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both with standard bond paper arid with premium inkjet-specific paper. Photographic output was tested on both standard bond, and on
glossy photographic paper. Most of the printers provided good output for all types of
paper, and only major variations are noted in
the write-ups.
Onward to this month's contenders.
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many other printers.
Canon BjC-$000
Color and photographic reproduction are good.
Text is very good.
Slightly more upscale than the 4400, the BJC-5000
Can be converted inta a 360 dpi form-feed scanner offers better output and a bit more flexibility.
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two-cartridge printers. At $84.25 per cartridge, the
BC-21e is a bit expensive. On the other hand, the
price includes the printhead, and the ink tanks can
be replaced individually, much more cheaply.
Ink is applied rather heavily, causing the paper to '
crinkle a bit as Ihe ink dries.
720x360 resolution is pretty minimal (itt the 360
direction, that is).
Compared to some of the other units, the
BJC-4400 suffers a bit, with a relatively low
resolution and consequently lower-quality
output. Nevertheless, the output from this
unit is still impressive, illustrating that even
at lower resolutions, Inkjet printers havecome a long way recently, Photographic
reproduction is good, and text is even better.
An added bonus is that the printer can be
converted to a scanner with the installation of
a scan cartridge; although you can get a full
flatbed scanner wjth better resolution for just
a bit more money than the cost of the cartridge, it could be very useful option where
desktop space is at a premium, While it's not
at the top of the pack for quality, the BJC-
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Photo reproduction and text quality are very good.
Oual-cartridge system is more flexible than the
4400, allowing user to install two black cartridges
at one time for increased text-printing speed. or
two different cartridges when photographic quality
or color graphics are needed.
Con:
Only a Windows 95 driver included. Seemsto
work with Windows 98, though.
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lexmark 7700
Street price: $169
Known for offering a lot of printer at a great price,
Lexmark's latest budget model-is no exception. While
the print quality is not quite up to some of its more
expensive models (obviously), the 1100 still delivers
quite good quality for the price.

Pro..
Compact design
One-year warranty includes LexExpress next business day exchange.
Textis very good, even on standard bond paper.
Color reproduction is acceptable, with decent black
scaling when using color cartridge.
Sound samples let user know whenprinting starts
and finishes.
Can:
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recommendedmaximum.
Only one cartridge onboard. User has to switch
between black and color cartridge (optional)
depending on job type, for best results.
Printing black text with the color cartridge produces muddy blacks, and uses a lot of ink. Color
reproduction suffers a bit from the lack of black
ink cartridge.
Fairly slow print speed.
lution bar earlier in the year, the 1100 chips

away at the other end. While the resolution is
only 600x600, and the printing speed is fairly
slow, the 1100 delivers in terms of price. With
only one cartridge onboard at a time, the
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Converts resolutions up to 1024x768 (PC) and 640x480 (Mac) with 16.7 million colors
Plug & Play, no software drivers required

Compatible with all PCs, MACs, NECs and laptops
Control on both scan converter casing and on IR remote control unit

Device: 3.5" drive 1.0"height
Interface: IDE
CoolingFan: included
Material: cast aluminum

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separate black. Using the straight black cartridge, however, produces high quality black
text, and the color cartridges deliver acceptable photographic output (although it's a bit
grainy at times). Although the quality won' t
quite cut it for someone looking to print a lot
of high-quality photographic prints, the quality is still very good, especially considering the
price. For a first-time user, or a casual user, this
one is hard to beat.
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When the cover.door is opened, the print heads
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automatically come out to the install/uninstall area
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Street price: $379
The big sibling, performance-wise, of the 1100 and
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affordable price. Additionally, attention has Pro:
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text and photographic reproduction.
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The Superscript 650C is a refinement of NEC'sprevious inkjet, the Superscript 750C. With a more compact body, improved specs, and a lower price, it is definitely one to consider, even for the more serious user.
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and photographic reproduction, and the
paper-feeding mechanism a utomatically
adjusts for the weight of the paper,
Although the 3200 uses some of the
same technology, the extra investment here
will buy more speed, the auto-adjusting
paper feeder, and a bit more space on the
desktop.
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the competition ever since. With a smaller
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to handle paper of varying thickness,
Con:
Grayscaling isn't handled as well as on some other
printers.
ink cartridges are more expensive, but also have
higher yield.
The casing is a bit on the fragile side.
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ATX Midi Tower Case
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MS Natural Keyboard
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$59
$89
$89
$25
$69
$15/$20
$30
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CANON BICA300
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Brother Laser HL-760
EPSON color 600
EPSON color 400
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$249
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300W Speakers
240W speakers
200Wspea
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$79
$69
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$49
$25
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There is speckling evident on patches of solid

color, and a bit of bleed on solid black text.
To take FULLadvantage of the 650C's abilities,
higher-priced cartridges are required. However, the
650C provides impressive resulls even with the
lower-priced cartridges available.
As more of a budget model, it's surprising to see
just how good the Superscript 650C really is,

Although the higher-priced cartridges provide
better output, the lower-priced cartridges previously available for the 750C also do an
admirable job, both with text and photographic output. Although the output quality still
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doesn't touch that of the higher-end printers,
the 650C is definitely worth serious consideration from both casual artd more serious users.
Okl Okljet 2020
As Oki's earlier entry into the inkjet field, the 2020 has
some nice innovations, but a tew character flaws
worth noting.
Pra:
Compact, solid design its easily onto desktop.
The print mechanism is split into five sections:
removable printhead, and four individual ink cartridges. Instead ot removing one integrated color
cartridge, you only have to replace the individual
color that is empty. Integrated cartridges can be
wastefut if you use more of one coler than another. This is a wonderful salutian,
Good color reproduction and good black text.
The longer two-year warranty period includes
overnightexchange.
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Little distinction between shades at black; when

printing shades between 90and 99percent black,
most blended in with the 100 percent black framing the reference bars.
Slow print speed.
Cartridge replacement can be a bit messy, as
the ink cartridges are just that: plastic boxes
with ink held in by a bit ot spongy material.
Inky fingers may be a small price ta pay for the
advantages of the individual color cartridges,
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in the print speed and the lack of differentiation between subtle shades. Although the
text quality of the printer is generally good,
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against the printer for users who plan to
print a lot of photographic-quality pages.
On the other hand, the design of the
printhead with t h e separate color cartridges can go a long way to redeeming the
printer for those same users. With a typical
color cartridge, replacement generally
occurs when any one of the three included
c olors run out, no m atter how full t h e
other color reservoirs are. By splitting the
three colors up into separate cartridges,
someone who uses mostly cyan ink may be
much further ahead, with lower cartridge
costs overall.
a
IDE or SCSI
hard drive mobile rack, reliable, $24
IDE hard drive mobile rack, with FAN, reliable, $25
SCSI
3 heavydutymobile rack,w .FAN, $69
Externa
l 5.25 singte unitSCSIcase,40w, csa, $49
External 5.25" IDE toparallel case, 40w, csa, $99
standard 200W CSA
power supply,
$22
AT style 200WCSA power supply, dearance, $11
Mini Tower, 4 bays, 220w, csa,
$29
M ini
Desktop,4 boys,220w, csa,
$29
Mid Tower, 7 bays, 888 LED.230w, csa,
$34
SuperhhIDTower, 7 bays, 230w, csa, fr. door, $69
Full Tower, Bbays, 250w, led, csa,
$79
51URDYATXmid-tawer, ATX 250W p/s,
$93
ATX SuperMIDTower, ATX250W p/s,
$108
Server Tower, 300W, 10boys, doors, wheels, $199
R efurbished 450W UPS,
new batteries,
$13 9
144hh 3.5 HD floppy, Samsung /Fujitsu $25/$27
16x IDECdrom TAKAYAhhade in Japan
$49
24x IDECdrom, US Drive,
$59
32xPanasanicIDE CD-ROM,
$85
24x Panasonic SCSICdrom,
$138
IDE ZIPdrive, internal, w. carhidge.
$133
IDE L5120drive, internal, w. cartridge,
$144
10QMBZIP / 120hhBL5120 cartridge,
$17/ $20
Fujitsu EIDE1.7GB HDD,
$139
Mitsumi Bx2 CDR
int. IDE writer with s/w
$398
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ABCD HG
video / kb / ms switchbax, shld, $33
Saundblaster 16, Creative Labs,
$39
ABCD HO
vid/ kb / ms switchbox, for ps/2, $44
Soundblaster PCI Ensoniq wavetable,
$55
Cpu cooler, Penlium/Pentium II
$6/I4 Saundblaster 64, wavetable.
$85
Pentium SUPERCOOL
ER,
$11 Stereo mini shielded speakers, no amplifier, $8
Dual IDE! FDDcable, inlemal
$4/2 ML BOWamplited speakers, shielded,
$16
EXTRAlooaooong IDE cables,3 connectors, $7
12QWATT
amplified speokers, shietded,
$29
Floppy 5.25" mount kit for 3.5" fd drives,
$3
240WA1T HQ2-way speakers, GREATsound, $39
Hard drive 5.25" mount kit for 3.5" hd drives, $3
Hard drive 3.5 mount kit for 2.5 hard drives, $12
internal SCSI
cable w. 2/4/6 connectors, $5/8/Il
50pc1.
44m hd disks,new,needs quickfermat,$8
interna
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$37 Box of S001.44m hd disks, new, as above, $59
SC51
cable, ext.. centronics, 1.5'/3'/6',
$ 1 2/I9/29Box of 50001.44hh new virgin 65% clip disks, $599
K SI cable, ext., centronics to scsi/2, 5'.
$39 Box of SD1.44rn disks, formatted, w. labels, $15
Scsi centronics terminator, external,
$9
Box 50D virgin disks, 3.S HD, nonformatted, $69
6'/10'/25' Printer cable,
$4/7/17 50 floppy disks labels, white,
$1.50
Keyboard Ps2/AT, adaptors.
$4
CDR discst
,d 74min,650MB,
$2.2
Keyboard 6'/10'extension cable, lmm, ml} $5/7
CHESSMASTER
5000 on CD, great chess game,$9
Mouse pad, assorted colours,
$1.77 LOTUS
Smartsuite 97 on CD, w. manual,
$22
mouse adaptors, PS/2 to serial,
$5
Power bar, regular /heavy duty w. Iel. Une, $7/25
Universol AC Power Adaptar 1.5-12 v
$14
9600 dpi 30bit. flatbed, 8.5'x'll; parallel port, $99
P rinter cableheavy duty bidirectional, 6'
$1Q
Serial cable 6'/15'/20'/50' shielded, $7/13/16/33
VGA 6'/10' extension cable, (mm, mfL
$6/8 PCI 64bit lmb svga video card, STB,
$23
RING-ID+ BOX
$49 PCI Matrax Mystique 3D 2mb,
$55
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A daptec 2940u PCI
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$228
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G VC 33.6k internal Plug
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Motorola 56K ISA
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$69
Acer 56k internai ISA voice faxmodem, v.90, $88
Acer 56k internal PCI voice faxmodem, v.90, $74
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$44
Relisys 14 digital, Nl overscan, svga, .28dp, $188
Relisys15 digital, Iat screen, svga,.28dpi, $222
Futura
17"svga,Panasonic tube,27dpi,OSD $358
Network Starter Kit for 2 PCs, includes all the
hardware needed for complete setup,
$59
8/16/24 Port 108aseT HUB, error free, $84/l88/229
16bit Ethernet. ne2000, bnc / rj-45,
$27
PCIEthernet NIC,ne2000,bnc/rj-45, $2 7
PCI Ethernet NIC. 100Mb/s, rj-45,
$68
(Our quality NICs are Novell tested and approvedl
Terminators, T's, BNC and RJ-45 couplers, $3
BNC ends. twist on or crimp,
$2
Caax rg58 cbl w.ends, 10'/25'/50'/100'. $7/IQ/19/35
UTP rj45cable w. ends 10'/25'/50'/100; $7/IQ/19/35
UTP crossover cable 3'/10',
$7/10
COAX network cable IRG58 or RG62) $ 0 .35 /fl.
system, which isconvenient for people whouse
mare of one color than another.

Windows 95 driver seems to have no problem
working under Windows 98.
The longer two-year warranty period includes
overnight exchange.
Con:
Intel TX Pentium board, 512k ppl,

$108
TXPROIIPentium board, w. 16bit sound, video, $99
1 6MB simm RAIN
72p EDO,5yr. Warranty, $ 2 8
CANON BJ-250 color inkjet, w. bi-direc cable. $188
4hhB simm RAM72p.
$8
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$call
II e do repairs upgrades
8 buffo
ndeluxe gamepad with auto
$12
Stereo boom MIC, with stand / without stand $2.5/7 FAX NO. 416-292-7711, top.5ept,09.1998
IAPLINK/dlrectcable/transfer 10' Parallel cable,$7
Stereo Headset/Mic combo unit, handsfree, $12 8 years inbusiness, SSSeureau mcrrjber
A BCD printer/serial switchbox, shielded,
$ 1 8 16bit Stereo sound card, SBcompatible,
$18
ABCD HQvideo /kb switchbax,shielded, $22
32bit Stereo PCIsound card, SBcamp..
$44
The 2500 looks a lot like the 2020, but the changes to
the guts of the printer offer a lot more performance,
both to the casual user and to the user interested in
photographic reproduction.
Pro:
1.200x600 resolution much improves the picture
reproduction quality. Text is much sharper,
grayscaling is much more discrete, and color is
even closer to the original.
The 2500 also uses the four-cartridge printhead
Under-the-table keyboard drawer,

$19
U nder-the-table IARGE
keyboard drawer. $ 2 3
Packard BELL
101key p/s2 kb with AT adaptar, $16!
Acer Accufeel 104 key ATkeyboard,
$18
I Bhh mechanical pro-click 101,
ps/2 ar AT, $ 2 2
Fujitsu Pro Oick 104key ATkeyboard,
$69
3button, ms compatible serial mouse, reliable, $6
Ergonomic 2 button serial mouse. MS clone, $9
PS/2 style mouse, 2 buttons,
$9
togitech serial mouse, 3 buttons,
$22
Logitech serial mouse with wheel,
$25
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$9
Printer card, Iptl /Ipt2/Ipt3 switchable,
$33
2-parts printer card, Iptl/Ipt2/lpt3 switchabte, $39
16550 single serial card,
$18
Super I/O as above, with 2x16550 UARTS, $22
Okl Okljot 2S00
Printing is still a bit slower than some of the other

printers available, but is improved over the 2020.
You' ll get inky fingers if you' re not careful. while
changing cartridges.
Apart from the slight mess you can create
while changing ink cartridges, the 2500 takes
the promise and innovation from the 2020,
and refines it greatly, speeding up the printing
a bit, and clearing up the quality deficiencies.
The ability to output both good clear text and
high-quality photographic reproduction, cou-
pled with the printhead technology and the

separate ink cartridges jmore efficient if you
don't mind a bit of CIufYK on your fingertips)
make the 2500 a great overall printer, and one
to try out.
Xerox DocnPrlnt X)6C

Long known for its laser and photocopying techrialogy, Xerox makes a strong entry inta the inkjet field
with its two new printers.
Pro:
Text andotographic
ph
reproductionareboihgood,
with 1,200x600 dpi resolutian.
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Also featuring an intelligent and efficient

printhead and separate cartridge system,
the DocuPrint XJ6C has very good quality
text an d p h o t o graphic r e production.
What it also has going for it is an excellent
warranty, and a lower price. Again, while
the output isn't quite up to the standards
of. the higher-end printers this month, it
certainly would be a good alternative for
the budget-minded user who is looking to
do text and the occasional photographic
output.
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This machine also uses the removable printhead

and four-ink cartridge system, for better ink efficienc.
Three-year warranty is the longest offered in this
batch of printers, and features overnight exchange.
Coo:
Inky fingersi
Color is sometimes a bit off.

A bit on the slow side.
Xerox DocuPRnt XJSC

AlthoughboththeXerox printers havemodel numbers -..

reminiscent of rocketships, the XJSC is the one that
more closely resemblesone,with faster output and a g,.

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design,Theanalogy ends there,becausea
rocket couldn't produce this kind of photographic output, but you can bet that if you had a picture of a rocket, the XJSCwould print it very well.
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compatibility for its WorkCentre 4SOC MFD, a
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printers, the $249, 600 dpi DocuPrint XJ6C,
and the $379, 1200 dpi DocuPrint XJSC (see
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and growing small office/home office (SOHO)
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software. Xerox also released the Xerox 55, a
high end, enterprise scale 55 ppm copier
printer, at a stiff $43,995.
Fujitsu Canada announced the new 12 or
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networkable office laser printers, with resolutions ranging from true 600 dpi to 1,200 dpi
class, at prices ranging from $1,095 to $1,99S.
HP had a busy spring, with the introduction of the HP LaserJet 3100 MFD, a 6 ppm,
600 dpi copier/scanner/printer/fax device. HP
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network-ready version),
Canon, the volume leader in the inkjet
printer market, released three new models in
the late spring, the BJC-5000 (seeLab Test) for
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ppm, 600 dpi small office printer. This is a gorgeous little printer, optimized for office use,
and gaining much of its superior speed with
the help of Adobe PrintGear technology.
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line of high-speed office lasers, ranging from
the uniquely fast and powerful, $4,900, 40
ppm DocuVrint N40 laser printer through the
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laser. In addition to being a speed demon,
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interest in both the mobile and small office
inkjet printer markets by Canon reflect an
attempt to achieve the same dominance in
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Lexmark announced a new, budget-priced
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email over a regular phone connection.
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Machines' Cyber Transcriber Internetbased service with Planetary Motion's
CoolMail email hy phone service, users
can listen to a computer read their email
over the telephone and they can then dictate replies thar can be sent as text.
The company claims Cyber Transcriber
is thc world's only general purpose,
Interni-based speech-recognition service.
Instead of charging a fee to check mail, the
system plays brief sponsored announcements when the user calls in, An instant
f ree t r i a l is ava i l able at
the
Cyber Transcriber Web site.
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"BackOrifice" blockers available

SAN JOSE, Calif. (NB) Data Fellows
{DF), a data security company headquartercd in Finland, has added detection and
removal of' a new type of' Trojan horse
intruder program to its F-Secure AntiVirus program. Symantec Corp, also has
posted a f'ree blocking definition program
f or t h e T r o ja n h o r se, k n ow n a s
> "BackOrifice," as part o f i t s N o r ton
AntiVirus deftnition update files.
BackOriftce, a remotc-control program
discovered recently, installs itself on a victim's computer and can let an intruder
tamper with Windows 95 and ')8 computers over the Internet. Thc program is classified as a "Trojan horse" because it does
something a user does not expect in this
case, transfer control to an intruder.
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erein lies the rich world of
collaborative computing.
There arc several approach- O
es to such collaboration. These may
be roughly grouped into:
workllow solurions,
"in-a-boxw solutions,
reamware, and
rentable applications.
Each has its own set of benefits and limiy
tations.
g
In this article, we will survey a cross-section of
these approaches, and indicate directionhd that we see the
industry taking. A typical business has many patterns ol collaboration, so more than one approach may be valuable and, thanks to the
net's standards-based infrastructure, they can coexist in the overall
intranet solution.
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be invented out of ih problems of large
g roups oF p eople, an d Y ear 2 0 0 0
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Workflow solutions automate the "who does what when" part of a
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business process. Take capital expenditure authorization,

for instance. In an intranet solution, a team of specialists can evaluate an on-line copy of a proposal at the same time. When the final specialist
signals acceptance, the system will route
0
the proposal plus evaluations sequentially
up an approval chain.
The solution reduces time to make
a decision (evaluations are done in
parallel rather than sequentially as in
a paper based system) and reduces
Cj
ad m i n istration costs {no stafF have to
c hase around m o n i toring t h e
CO p r ocess).
Thcsc solutions are often customdeveloped as part of a process automation or process re-engincering initiative. Done well, the solution will deliver
return on investment (ROI),
be regarded as a competitive asset. and will
be bragged about'or kept secrct depending on
rhe
culrure. However, rhis is a high srakcs game,
Ora sh
with lors of financial, rechnical and culrural risks.
There are shrink r a pped solutions For a variery of
common 'processes such as contact management, sales Force automation,"1809000 rcotnpliance,:and help desk. These solutions have a
e
respectableIterliageand havgone through two or three generationssometimes in non-Web settings and deliver solid functionality at a
reasonable price.
Some vendors have a consulting wing and ofFcr near shrink wrap
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Multimedia Systems Inc, has announced
the HomeFree wirelcss networking prod-,
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home and small office PC users to link'
computers and sharc data For about
USSlir0 per computer.

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The company says

HomFree lets users
"quickly and easily set up a local area netj
svork [LANj to share files, Internet access,
and peripherals such as printers an
modems."
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to pass connections through walls, floors
and ceilinp at a range of up to 45 m (150
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Does your small business need an intranet7 Give yourself 30 seconds to consider this question before
you say no. If you run a small business with Up to 50 employees and have already discovered the value
in having art internal computer network for your mmpany, then you may benefit from art intranet.
By Geof wheelwright
n intranet is a secure, internal corporate network based on Internet stanards such as TCP/IP networking
protocols.and World Wide Web-based presentation formats. These standards allow
you to use common Web tools (such as a
Web browsers and Web page design tools) to
access, mod' and maintain co~man~infor-
mation of all kinds. By being based on Web i n f ormation can be everything from profiles
technology, intranets can help cut down on o f key customers, to employee-benefit packemployee training time because the mainyu ages, to online versions of brochures and
tool for using it is a Web browser an inter- even company videos.
Face many users are already familiar with. '=
lmraners can he used for looking uP darardw
r iNhy do you nuud onu7
hdd in large databases, entering information~ a In a small, growing company, an intranet
into databases, providing "help desk" sup- can serve as a tool for building and mainport For users and ofrering a central reposi-~~. taining a sense of "community." It can keep I
tory of' vital company information..That~=~ ':
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have unexpected side eRects.
provide a turnkey package by adding a server to the suite (or by adding a suite to their
server), with an out-of-the-box installation
procedure flowing seamlessly from server
installation to application deployment.
The product name lypically contains the
words "Instant" or "In a Box" or "Starter"
which, like "Great Tasting," give no hint as
to its value, For heophytes and small networked businesses, these products represent
an excellent, zero cost way to gain hands-on
experience with the intranet world.
Zero cost? Most vendors' Web sites
include a hands-on demo area that will let
you experience their product withour having
to purchase their software or install any
infrastructure. If you take this opportunity
seriously and comparison shop, you will
learn a lot about intranet capabilities, how
Instant lntranets:
too little of a good thing7
solutions plus customization services. Their

base package will demonstrate their competency, and for a price, their development staff
will tailor the software to a customer's specific needs, as uncovered by their analyst. This is
oftencost-efFective. Many oF these products
are large, complex and tightly engineered
and attempted do-it-yourself changes can
Last year saw an increase in the number of

"instant" intranet offerings. A typical suite
has a dozen or so modules, such as home
page, FAQ (frequently-asked questions), policy manual, discussion area, and corporate
white pages, that comprise a simple corporate intranet. In some cases, the vendor will
Intranet effectiveness tied

to business objectives: Gartner study
The primary business objective serviced by

both GroupWiseand Exchange,forexample, was simple ofFice automation. Lotus
Notes was ".by far the leader" in non-Webbased collaboration, and the dominant
product in Web-based collaboration was
Microsoft Internet Information Server.
Gartner f u r ther s u ggested N etscape
SuiteSpot's clear strength was in corporate
electronic publishing.
Not surprisingly, the study observed
that the cost per user for planning, implementing and operating the systems depend-
A typical teamware product

lets you carve out a private
region in cyberspace for a
team to work on a project.
the effectiveness with which each enterprise

implemented the products. Therefore,
Gartner found t hat cost comparisons
between products in different usage profiles
were not meaningful. Where two products
were used for the same purpose such as
Exchange and GroupWise for simple oIIice
"Office", "Space"and "Team". A typical

teamw are product lets you carve out a private
region in cyberspace for a team to work on a
project. You can specify the purpose of the
project, have discussions, and create and edit
ables. As well, you identify'team members
and what system access they have, such as
Administrator, Reader, Contributor.
Many businesses have a profile that
makes teamware very attractive. A strong
project and team orientation, geographically
dispersed teams, teams that include customers or other people outside the organization, all support this approach. For example,
a inanagement consulting firm might have
numerous on-line committees charged with
making decisions and recommendations.
Teamware offers
considerable savings in travel logistics, costs of distributing documentation and electronic files, and speeds up decision making by allowing input from the best
quali6ed people, wherever they are located
and with more time flexibility than face to
Renting out ln cyberspace

Internet business applications are now
becoming available on a rental basis. An ISP,

typically a business partner of the vendor,
provides all infrastructure and application
hosting services for the teamware. All team
members, in their office, in someone ebe's
ofFice, or at home, collaborate and co-ordinate their activities via a browser. The subWhile some modules (white pages, com- scriber organization pays on a per user per-
automation the study concluded that the

data illustrated a significant cost advmtage
for GroupWise,
The Gartner Group report Nanlgmup
and Intruder Compu ting: CosrfoOummbq
Study was designed by GartnerGroup ana-
pany mission statement) are corporate and rnonth basis, around $25 per month per
only need to occur once, others (discussions)
are functions of a team or project, and properly occur many times. Recognizing this,
some solutions Focus exclusively on the team,
ignoring the corporate level.
lysts, conducted by Gartner Consulting
and sponsored by Lotus, Microsoft,

Netscape Communications, Novell and
Oracle.
Teaming up on the IRteb
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middle-weight business functions that can be

copied and reused as required, and product's
names include worth such as "V irtual",
facemeetings.
ed on the ways in which they were used and
ment sharing, discussion databases, project

coordination and oflice automation). An
additional 45 enterprises used the products
to provide collaboration services in a Webbased environment, and the smallest distinct group 28 enterprises focused on
providing access to electronically published
mix of functions active at any one time

reflects the current state of the business.
The term "Teamware" describes light- to
the opportunity for your company, and possibly 6nd a package that meets your current
and near term needs.
But be careful.There are major issues
with many "In A Box'" solutions that limit
the long-term value of these products in
growing businesses. Consider a product containing a set o f c o llaborative modules,
including FAQ, white pages, discussion, corporate policy manual. etc. Everything works
fine until somebody suggest that two manuals would be nice, one for Corporate Policies
and Procedures, another for H R Beneflits
(with maybeanorher for Safety Procedures).
Then you could run into an architectural
dead end if there is no mechanism to create
clones of the existing modules, "In A Box"
becomes "Boxed In."
databases),
The Gartner Group explained that the
usage patterns associated with each of the
four categories re quite distinct, with each
product tending to be tighdy linked to specific business-objective-oriented segments.
collaboration capabilities (Qe and docu-
published in knowledge bases. The particular
the products have helped other companies, project documents, including final deliver-
information (both PC files and back-end
he wholeidea of the company-wide

internal Web commonly known
as a corporate "intranet" is so new
that, until recently, there was little information on just how effective intranets can be
as a workgroup and collaborative-computing tool.
All of that changed earlier this year with
a major examination of this issue by U.S.
research organizarion Gartner Group Inc.
in its Wirkgnmp and Inrruner Computing:
Curt af Oumership Sixty. The study examined detailed costs and usage profiles of 338
enterprises that use Lotus Notes (Domino),
Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Internet
Information S e rver ( I I S) , Ne t scape
SuiteSpot, Novell GroupWise and Oracle
InterORice. The Gartner Group concluded
that the business objectives for these products were so varied that they could be properly evaluated or compared only within the
context oF an enterprise's intended business
use for each product.
Two-thirds of the enterprises surveyed
Fell into one of four distinctly different categories based on the business objective they
service with these products. The largest
group 99 enterprises used the products
for email and calendaring, i.e.. simple office
automation. The second-largest group 57
enterprises
focused on non-Web-based
is very dynamic. Numerous small, simple

applications come into being and flicker out
of existence days, weeks or months later.
Discussions are initiated as required. Project
calendars and to-do lists come and go. The
results of discussions may be decisions with
no permanent on-line footprint, or may be
In the world of teams, the use of the intranet
user.
T he additional attractions of t h i s
approachare considerable. For a start,a business need not invest in any kind oF server
technology, applications software, or technical stafF to run them. There is also low financial and technical risk. It is very supportive of
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ompanies increasingly fmd their business being conducted in difFerent cities,
and in diferent locations within the
same city. At TCP we have telecommutersemployees who don't show up at the oHice, but
are still an integral part of the company's dayto-day operations,
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where we need to
deal with employees of orher com-
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SmanSuite includes tighter integration with
rhe Notes environment. Notes itself has
become increasingly intranet-friendly.
While significant developments are occurring with word processors and spreadsheets,
other development action is taking place one
level deeper. It's here that the questions of
panies as closely
as we deal with employees within our own.
In all these combinations, there is a common need to share company information, and
to be in the communications loop for decision
making. In the past, the solutions could be
found in a number of forms, the best known
being the groupware and collaborative computing advocated by Lotus Notes devotees.
Today, intranets seem to have centre stage.
Offshoots of Internet technology, intranets
promise the immediate information and communication access of a LAN (local access network) without the high cost of a dedicated
WAN (wide area network) system. Intranetbased solutions ofFer the information access
and collaborative fearures of'proprietary systems like Notes, but using open, Internetbased technologies. And just as the Internet
has transformed how individual PC users
handle inFormation and communication, it is
also rransforming how business-to-business
relationships are being conducted.
h is influencing the way software vendors
design their applications and operating systems. Windows 98 is a good example of the
Internet's influence oF operating system
design. The integrated Web browser, file
management and navigation system makes it
easier to look For information on a local hard
drive and on a reinote Web server.
In terms of'individual productivity, Lotus,
how we can plug all this together into a useful virtual network are being examined. What
these examinations are revealing is the subject
oF this month's Tech EnterpriseFeature.
For example, contributor, Martin Stares
points out that there is not just one flavor of
collaborative computing, but several. Any one
might be applicable to your business at some
point in its evolution. Contibuting editor, Geof

Wheelwright, plots the course of collaborative
computing's history, From the mainframe days
to the present pre-occupation with intranets.
He also provides several reasons why even small
businesses might beneflt from an intranet,
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"Our mission Is to actually
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replace every single desktop

system and everysingle
limited-function notebook
with our technology"
n a market crowded with products from

market leaders such as Toshiba, IBM,
Compaq, Dell, H ewlett-Packard and
sometimes Apple you have to wonder how a
small Canadian maker of notebook computers like Nepean, Ont.-based Eurocom Corp.
cail survive.
Yet this linle company will celebrate its
tenth birthday next year, and according to
founder and president Mark Bialic, the key to
its survival has been to keep a strong and consistent focus on the higher end of the notebook
market the "desktop-replacettient sector.
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technology we want to provide upgradability and flexi-
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bility."
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and the competit ion] i s t ha t w e
He says that is why his

small company chooses to ship
high-end versions oF notebooks using Pentium-compatible Socket 7 processors from
non-Intel suppliers'as well as
I ntel M o bile Pentium I I
processors at speeds up to
333 MHz He says that is
also the reason why
Eurocom offers
a choice of displays and the
have fully upgradable technology and
a fully upgradabte
m otherboard, s o
you can upgrade
the m e m ory,
Mark Bialic CPU and motherboard."
Like everything else
He says, howin the computer industry, ever, that in order
the specifications for. a
to take advantage
desktop-replacement note- of this approach to
book haveshifted constantly buying notebooks,
as processor speeds, operating customers need to
systems and demands For RAM settle on the type of
and
h ar d - disk cap a city screen display they want,
increased. F o r
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in 1989 was an intel 80386- "The screen is the most expensive item. The
based system that marched cost of the LCD panel is up to two-thirds of
the specification of' many the price oF the notebook. So the main deterleading desktop systems oF mination [in buying a desktop-replacement
that era.
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desktop system and every starting point in terms of budget what can
single limited-Func- you upgrade within the existing systemf"
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with our
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and the purchasing decision of clients when
getting notebooks is not as intelligent as it
should be," he says. "With the desktop system
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Sy Geof Nheelwright
de intranets and a dient-server
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tntyanet business appRcations
i ndustry w il l r e spond b y t a k in g n e w
approaches solutions that scale and are
responsive to changing business and technolvirtual organizations running on minimum ogy needs. These approaches are not necesinfrastructure. And new projects can beini- sarily new, just new to business collaboration
tiatedvery quickly.
on the intranet.
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Firstly, the number of applications offered by For the %eb. Many e-collaboration applicaa n ISP is limited, often to one or t w o tions feature functionality such as discusteamware products. Second, the applications sions, FAQs, document stores, calendars and
are disconnected from other parts of your workflow routing. The component model
business such as your legacy systems. Third, treats these as building blocks from which
the pricing model is still evolving, and pric- new applications can be created, without
ing attractive to the SOHO m arketplace having to develop everything from scratch.
may not scale attractively to a corporate soluFor example, one team mighr need an
tion with lots of projects and ream members. application with a discussion, a calendar, and
Finally, some people have a negative gut a place to record its findings. Another team
reaction to having their confidential infor- might not need the calendar, needs two dismation kept ofF-site.
cussions with different participants, and
This is a sector ro watch. Some big play- wants to be able to assign and track action
ers like Lotus and Netscape have been iteins. Both applications and many more can ihm
encouraging ISPs to host rentable applica- be assembled From a small set oF lightweight
rions, and have been encouraging software components.
vendors to develop or retrofit applications as
Most of the current component ofFerings
rental offerings. The ISPs are attracted by a require the IS group or webmaster to assemnew revenue stream, and those with consult- ble the applications, A m o r e p owerful;".ing staff will see oppor'tunities for customiz- approach is end-user coinmoditization. In '
ing applications to the local marketplace. our desktop world, end-users have sets of'-',.
The sofnvarevendors get a new markerplace, pre-built resources at their disposal, and the j one in which they hope to resell their exist- same will become true for Web-based col- ':"
ing sofnvare. The big players, oF course, laborative apps. The team leader will look '..
either provide rentable products themselves through a catalogue of business compo-'
or hope that companies will migrate f'rom nents, select those that support the team's .:
rentable to in-house solutions,
objective, (perhaps a discussion or two, a '."'
calendar, a to do list, a knowledge base) and
The industry grows up
watch them assemble into an i ntegrated
What changes can we see on the horizon? application, Users will meet their own col- ..
T he first is an overall maturing of t h e
laboradve needs over the intranet or inr'erindustry to cope with its own overwhelmnet, in ways planned and unplanned, wher- eing success.
everand whenever they can add value to the .''
Once businesses become successful with organization.
e-collaboration, they will Face massive pressures from end users and management clam- Knowledge management meetsthe Web:,
oring for new Functionaliry, for changes, for Knowledge management (KM) is an emerging "'
upgrades. The collaborative computing
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big pocketbooks for improving business management processes.
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product price tags and the corporate dientele
that helped SAP generate US$3.34 billion in

revenues last year. The lure seems to be work-
Robert Beaecbemie
ing. Now, more than 33 percent of SAP
installations worldwide are for businesses
with revenues of $250 million or less.
Accelerated Solutions are pre-configured,
scaled-down versions of SAP's R/3 enterprise
application software. SAP claims it has built
these "solutions" on the basis of the best practices used by its existing clients in various
industries. Combining these collected "bestin-class" solutions with their in-house expercise, SAP offers this ready-made system at a
fixed cost. Of course "ready-made" means
implementation in four months or so, rather
than the one- to two-year period it can take to
implement the full-blown R/3 application.
But will Accelerated Solutions really help
a small- or medium-sized operation? Is the
return on invescmenc worth it?
SAP Canada Inc. believes it is, "Many
small- and medium-sized organizations will
not be able to grow unless they deploy business processes or organizational infrastructure
that [are] of the size they want to be and not
of thesize they are," says Beauchemin.
He believes these businesses need to think
big to grow and implement the infrastructure
that allows for growth onethat is efficient,
effective, profitable and in most cases, growing. He says Accelerated Solutions are part of
rhat infrastructure, and chey are the same
tools used by the large enterprises. In fact, the
solutions a small company gets will be based

on tried and tested solutions used by large
enterprises that are SAP clients.
"Our experience shows that there are a
great number of things that are similar in all
the implementations that were done. About
TECH ENTERPRISE
80 percent of the things we would normally Competency Centres and play a role in
do in implementation with regard to config- 'implementation as well.
uring the product would be the same time
Is there room in this network for partnerand time again."
ships with s mall b u sinesses? Yes, says
Accelerated Solutions takes advantage of Beauchemin. SAP hashundreds of complethese experiences by pre-configuring these mentary software providers that enrich the
business functions in the software. This setup is whole SAP solution.
"JetForm is an excellent example, where
based on historical information, for example,
with SAP integrating the top three of ten "best SAP does not play in the world that JetForm
practices" used in other configurations. This plays, nonetheless, we recognize a great value
approach has cut implementation significantly. that JetForm brings to our customers," he
"Percentage wise, we' re probably cutting says. JetForm is an Ottawa-based software
down by 60pere nt.The average implemencompany that specializes in automating paper
tation in Canada today is about nine months. business forms. It has created a SAP data outFrom a year and a half ago, it was about 18 put pack that allows users to print forms cremonths. With Accelerated Solutions, we ated in SAP applications. In partnering with
compress the implementation time Further to SAP, JetForm has a strategic alliance that
allows it to penetrate markets that would have
a four-month implementation."
been difficult to access alone.
Beauchemin says overall, "Canada is an
Growing together
But what exactly is the small company get- SME [small and medium enterprise] marketting? According to Beauchemin, the small place, as opposed to the U.S."
Presently, SAP offers two Accelerated
business package is an enterprise resource
Solutions to Canadian customers. Accelerated
planning system just like R/3.
"Of course, R/3 is extremely flexible and Financials offers organizations a system to
has a whole bunch of options that are made replace only their financial systems and comavailable. So we' ve looked at all the imple- ponents of product purchasing (like office
mentations that we' ve done in Canada. We supplies). Accelerated Enterprise includes -all
saw, by and large [in Canada], people have the financial and purchasing modules, as well
three ways of doing payments. So we config- as the manufacturing Facilities, for businesses
ured those. The biggest challenge in all these involved in product manufacturing.
"Having the right product available at the
implementations is the number of decisions
one has to make."
right time to the right cusromer requires a lot
And like R/3, the price for Accelerated of planning" concludes Beauchemin. "This is
Solutions is based on the number of users. where the ERP [Enterprise Resource Planning]
As a business grows, the SAP solution can systems allow you to look at the demand for
grow with it.
your product, your constraints in terms of
Beauchemin k n ows a b out b u siness manuFacturing capacity, your human resources
growth first-hand, helping SAP Canada grow capacity, and optimize the whole process."
from 349 employees in Jan'uary 1998 to 550
SAP Canada is the fifth largest of SAP's
in August. He attributes this growth spurt to international subsidiaries, generating $195
the "ecosystem" created by the company a million Canadian in revenues last year and
combination of employees, such as those outperforming subsidiaries in many larger
located at the SAP Solution Centre in
economies overseas. It is headquartered in
Toronto, and SAP consultants in other com- North York, O n t. , an d h as offices in
panies like KPMG, I B M a n d D e loitte- Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal. 0
Touche who deploy SAP solutions, enabling
the company to reach more customers. Curtis Cook and Michelle Schoffro are international
Additionally, SAP has partnered with numer- trade and marketing consultants. They can bereached
ous companies l i k e
He w let t-Packard, by phone:
613-234-0538,by email:ccookgo-globCompaq and Microsoft for technical assis- al.net or mlsgo-global.net, or over the Webat:
tance. These companies have set up SAP http: //www.go-global.net
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knowledge creation abilities,

In our pre-KM world, the team could use
a simple discussion application. In the KM
discipline and practice that offers companies world, the business might identify its most
competitive advantages by capitalizing on the successful practices for creating ideas (step 1)
intellectual capital located throughout the and encapsulate these in a "New Ideas" appliorganization, whether in documentation, cation (step 2). Again we see corporate and
entrenched in business processes, or embod- team aspects, now more interwoven. Step 1
ied in people's mental maps, skills, and habits. involves looking anywhere in the company
The large management consulting firms for people with ideas about ideas (perhaps
have good KM sections on their Web sites. recording them in a corporate skills database
Vendors adopt broader or narrower defini- - Step 3). In step 2, the application might
tions of KM, depending on their product engage the team in a brainstorming session,
line, with Microsoft and Lotus engaging in a have them rough sort the ideas according to
lively slinging match (see http: //www. how they entrench the company's technical
l otus.corn/home.nsf/welcome/km for t h e
leadership position, and so on through the
white paper that started things and Lotus' best practice steps determined in step 1,
reply t o M i c r osoft, a n d h t t p : //www.
Vendors will certainly offer generic "New
microsoft.corn/exchange/community/lotus
Ideas" and "Corporate Skills" modules. That
km.asp for Microsoft's criticism).
is the easy part. Your challenge will be to
Regardless, it is certain that new classes of decide in which order to do steps 1, 2, 3. 0
collaborative intranet applications will arise
to support knowledge creation, dissemina- Martin Stares is president of Greyfriars Consulting
tion and transfer activities. To get a Feel for Group, a Calgary-based company specializing in
the KM difference,imagine a company
Internet and Intranet business applications
whose competitive advantage lies in its abili- (www,greyfrlars.net). Hecanbe reachedat
ty to come up with new ideas quickly, i.e. its mstarestelusplanet.net.
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international organization of companies, the basic vCard standard. In April, Symantec MultiActive Software in Vancouver, does
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Development Corp., and Sun Microsystems, had been developed toexchange data with
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The vCard specification seems to be moving
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the product.
Although some of the contact ma'nagement software p r oducts a bove c l aim
according to Stephen Brooks, director oF vCalendar support, it is either very limited or
product development, the "next release, yet to be implemented. Whar is undear is
Maximizer Enterprise 5.0, due in October, whether the lack of any prominent support
and all subsequent rdeases of Maximizer and for vCalendar is due to the complexity of the
Maximizer Enterprise, will support both."
challenge or some other Factor. Perhaps the
Janna Systems Inc.,another Canadian
lack oF any loud voices on the issue indicates
software developer and maker of Janna the limited extent m which rival companies
Contact, have a similar tale: the software are willing to work together. Consider that
supports vCard, with vCalendar support on the features vCalendar would supporr are
its way.
already in place in the various information
It is clear that contact management and management programs already in use, the
PIM developers are implementing some only difFerence is that rhey are not in an easilevel of support For vCard. And there are ly transferable Format.
other players talking about it. The VPIM
The question one would ask is: why
(Voice Profile for I n terner Mail) W ork
would a company pur much efFort into
Group, which intends io bring industry
making it easier for customers ro leave their
players together to agree upon a TCP/IP calendaring program behind? Perhaps there
universal mailbox that would support voice lies the rub. Yes, vCalendar would make it
and fax, as well as regular email, is proposing easierto incorporate your company's calento use the vCard specification. However, dar of important dates into a calendaring
when it comes to vCalendar support things program but it would also make it easier
are much different.
for users to jump ship and go ro another
A quick visit to th e IM C Web page product.
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It would seem that i m plementing a
continues to work on rhe details of'the most small, easy, and clearly beneficial funcdon
recent version of the protocol, A perusal of like vCard support is about as far as the soft-,
such drafts show work is being done on the ware industry is currently willing to go. On
standard even as this is being written. the other hand, vCalendar is moving very
However, a search of the Net did nor find slowly. As other developments, and parmerany recent announcements in support of the ships, rake place in the software business, it
vCalendar initiative by any major players. In is possible vCalendar will die on the vine. If
fact, except For pages dated in 1996 and everybody uses only a couple of electronic
early l997 there is almost nothing at all. calendars it would be a simply matter to
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From mainframes to intranets

A brief history of connected computing
the current trend and the
earlier mainframe era is that
users now have vast amounts
of local processing powerin
addition to access to huge
amounts of enterprise wide
data. IF done properly, this
latest blend of mainframe
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The g reatest d r i ving
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interest in the Internet and
By Geof Wheelwright
change with the arrival of the minicomputer,

which soon became known as the departmenn the beginning, there was the mainframe. tal computer. It was small, sleek and powerful
It was a single, powerful computer to e nough that it could be installed in a specific
which many "dumb" terminals consist- department of a large company or act as the
ing of basic television-like display screens and sole computer in small to moderately sized
simple keyboards
were connected. All the c ompanies.
computer processing took place on the mainO nce again, it stilloperated largely on a
frame, with thedumb terminals on the main- WA N m odel, although the nature of the
Frame's network
m inicom p u t e r
merely information
allowed th a t a
The differenCe betWeen the
drones that could
number of differ-
accept user requests C U f'Font tend and th6 Bafli&F
en t " minis" could
a nd d e l iver
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accessed
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intranet (an internal secure
remained unchal- p r OCeSSing pOWer in adChtiOn tO
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g rew up wit h t h e
notion that enteradvent a Few years the WAN) and thus created headaches for tivity tools, the debate has now shifted to
prise-wide c o mputer o p erations w er e l a t er of the local area network (LAN) that corporate information technology (IT) man- how that empowerment can be b e tter
serv'ed if everyone has universal access to the
designed to take place over a wide area net- a l lowed personal computers to connect to one agers around the globe.
In recent years, the pendulum has started maximum amount of relevant data within
work (WAN) that connected the entire orga- another the whole infrastructure began to
swinging back toward a more mainframe-like the corporation.
nization.
break down.
In the 1970s, this state of afFairs began to
PCs b r ought local processing to the desk- model of operation. The difference between
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(ISOS) solutions. These are typically installed b usiness as a provide~ of global Internet proin PCs to enable connections to the Internet, t o col (IP) networking solutions. By using IP
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And for many corporate computer users,
the starting points For creating a great intranet
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who needs it. The idea is that whether office
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dataheldonthecompany
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work from remote offices," he says. "It's the
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and commercials) and to customer testimonials on video.
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PalmPilot (called Palm III in its latest incamation), have failed to hold my interest for one
simple reason: it's really hard to write any substantial number of words on a computer iF you
don't have a keyboard. At least that's my experience others may report a difFerent experience.
The PalmPilot tries to get around this
limitation by providing an on-screen keyboard that you simply tap letters into as if ir
were the real thing. Alternatively, you can
learn the built-in Graffiti handwriting recognition shorthand that comes programmed
into the machine. It is relatively easy to learn,
but hard to use if you want to achieve any
kind of speed in note taking.
Of course, you must accept that this comm ent comesfrom a veteran keyboard userof
more than 20 years' standing (or, in my case,
s itting). I t h i n k t h ere are a f e w j o b s
PalmPilots do exceptionally well, and those
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are largely jobs that deal with taking quick, h e lds, very light and easy to slip into your pockshort notes or referring to stored data.
et. This means it is easy to take with you and
If you simply need a handheld system for d oes not cause an unsightly bulge in your jacket.
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entered on a desktop or notebook computer .longer than any oF the latest color handheld
(and then transferred to the handheld), then W i n dows CE systems can run on a single batsomethinglike3Com's Palm IIIisagreatsolu- t e r y charge. And because it uses standard
tion. It offers you lots of room for data storage AAA batteries, you can usually find the bat(2MB),agoodbacklitscreen,stabilityandease teries you need to replenish the Palm III's
of use, built-in software and a compact design. power rather than waiting until internal
But you do have to have a reasonable and batteries are recharged. It is also a better solurealistic set of expectations For the Palm III if
ti o n for outdoor use. If you have to be a cardyou are to really enjoy it. Don't expect it to do c a rrying computer geek when you are outeverything your notebook or full-size Windows side, then you' ll appreciate the high-contrast
CE-based handheld computer can do for you. m o n ochrome screen of the Palm III.
Realistically, you can expect a PalmPilot
H avi n g said all of that, it is worth noting
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addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, writing longer documents such as this colappointments, to-do lists, expense lists and u m n , which was written using the Palm III's
short notes to yourself about all kinds of
o n - screenkeyboard. Itisaninterestingexperthings. As such, it does a great job.
iment, but I don't think I' ll make a habit of '
It also offers several advantages over the latest it . It takes about twice as long as using a regbreed of keyboard-based handhelds. To start u l ar keyboard. Instead, I' ll stick to using the
with, the Palm III is smaller than most hand- Palm III for its intended purpose. 0
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TOKYO (NB) Fujitsu, Ltd. and Fujitsu
Denso Ltd. have launched a fingerprint
recognition system designed for use as a
secure access system on notebook personal
computers.
The FingerPass Card FPI-550 is the commercial version of a fingerprint recognition
module developed and announced by Fujitsu
Laboratories last year. It fits on a PC Card, so
can be easily connected to almost any notebook computer, and weighs just 75 g,
The tiny scanner reads a user's fingerprint
and compares the digital image with those
stored in a database of authorized users.
Employing a recognition algorithm developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, the system takes
around 2.5 seconds to authorize a user. The
comparisoncheck usesa method called correlation of ridge length and connection and
requires just 430 bytes to store the fingerprint
data for each user.
The new device will begin shipping in

October this year and is expected to retail
computer anywhere. The destination computer does not have to be connected to the
Internet to receive a call or take a message,
the firm says.
US Robotics, the modem brand of giant
3Com, is now including the MediaRing telephone system on new CD-ROM starter disks
packed with new modems, MediaRing says.
A spokesperson said the service is targeted directly at s mall o f fice/home office
(SOHO) and other cost-conscious small
businesses, businesses with distant branch
offices, consumers and geographically separated families all categories that might call
the same long distance numbers frequently.
Both ends of the connection must be subscribers to connect, but time spent on the
wire for the US$4.95 monthly charge is
unlimited.
The connection requires that both parties
have PCs equipped with the software plus
standard sound cards, Internet access and
microphones.
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SEATTLE, Wash. (NB) Active Voice Corp.
has taken the wraps off Lingo XI w h ich it
says is a large scale voice-mail system that can
be economically implemented on a single PC.
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from SuperVoice and a few other firms, have
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be installed, but usually only on a single
phone.
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lines and, as such, is suitable for mediumsized firms with up to 100 staff, the firm says.
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system combines critical voice-mail and automated attendant features with up to eight
ports, and'includes a hard drive that provides
72 hours of message storage.
Lingo XL ships in four-port, six-port, and
eight-port versions. All three, the firm says,
come with a hard drive that provides 72 hours
of voice storage.
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Real-time motion detection software
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CyberCop Server 3.0, a new version of its
a second phone jack is not necessary.
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of detection and response, so enhancing the
effectiveness of existing Firewalls.
Operating in real time, the software scans
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day, seven days-a-week.
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addresses that "should be denied access to a
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conquered the corporate desktop, say the
researchers,
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only factors in the change, says In-Stat.
Dropping costs for traditional audio systems
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modems and graphics are also important.
The move From traditional Industry
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access to calendar, contacts, EarthTime and Corp. has released Investigator 1.0, a program
memos modules.
that detects and logs all Windows usage. Once
Sidekick 99 runs on Windows 95, 98 and stored on a server, network administrators and
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hard disk space and a CD-ROM drive. The problems in areas of securiry and human
Consortium's mobile OS venture OK'd
program sells for US$49.95, but current resource management, or can just use the proBRUSSELS, Belgium (NB) Senior o8icials SideKick users who upgrade get a US$10 dis- gram to keep a very detailed back up system.
with Psion, Nokia, and Ericsson, the compa- count, the firm says,
Richard Eaton, WinWhatWhere presinies behind the Symbian mobile computing
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porations, government, or l a w e n forcerecently, after the European Commission gave Investigator 1.0 available for download
ment agencies that need to keep tabs on
its approval on the project.
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The Symbian joint venture benveen the
three companies, along with Motorola, which
is now adding its expertise to the pool, aims
create a new operating system (OS) that can
be used interchangeably across multivendor
wireless devices.
Plans call for the Symbian operating sys's
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EPOC32 operating system seen in the Psion
Series 5 personal digital assistant, The consoro'"
tium had to wait for an EC anti-monopoly
investigation before proceeding, however.
Now Symbian, building on Psion's Psion
Software operation, can get on with the gritty
process or coding up a new palmtop operating system to take on the might of Windows
CE, Newsbytes notes.
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security appliance, aimed at small to medium-sized companies.
The video cassene-sized Sonicwall appliance includes four point products: firewall
security, content filtering, reports and logs,
and network address translation.
The company says Sonicwall is platform
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security or networking expertise. Once installed,
it runs quietly and is easily managed via Web
browser with activity logs sent via email.
Prices for Sonicwall start at US$495 for
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Starfish intros Sidekick 99 upgrade

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (NB) Starfish
Software Inc., is shipping its Sidekick 99 personal organizer upgrade to distributors and
retail outlets. The new version can synchronize multiple devices so mobile users can keep
their schedules or other data with them.
Sidekick 99 gives quick and easy access to
calendars,contacts and tasks, says Starfish.
The program can input, import, schedule
and synchronize using updated TrueSync
technology. A Starfish spokesperson told
Newsbytes the version of TrueSync technology SideKick 99 uses has been updated to offer
multiple synchronization with most hand-
held PC (HPC) devices.

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REX Pro, Palm III, Palm Pilot and Windows
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mid high-speed 24 page per minute (ppm) fourdrum color laser printer-copier has set new
industry speed records. If so, Canon will be
undoing Xerox'5 claint to be fastest. The unit
targets userspushing the limit of a midrange
printer-copier. Canon introduced a slew of
products at Seybold, including 3 HyperPhoto
Digital Production System aimed at Minilab
and Print-for-Pay shops, the GP200 digital copier-series controller it claims raises industry
standards for speed, color and black and white
multifunction devices, digital cameras, scanners and multifunction digital camcorders.
Contact: Canonhttp://www.usa.canon.corn
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Pantone Solid in Hexachrome Guide, a visual
Delta E unveils printer profiling
tool the firm says shows how accurately
SOftWare under US$4309
Pantone Matching System Colors can be reproNew York-based Delta E has announced its duced using the Hexachrome six-color process
Profiler printer profiling software for corporate printing system. Hexachrome increases the
digital printing centres that need custom color range of process color reproduction possible
profiles of their color printers. The USS900 with conventional printing presses. I'he firm
package includes Color Sav~'s ColorMouseToo says it can accurately reproduce over 90 perand X-Rite's Strip Reader DTP-41 and Digital cent of the Pantone Matching System Colors,
Swatch BooL Delta F. says Profiler now supports compared to about a SO percent success rate
GreytagMacbeth's SpectroLino. The software from CMYK four-color process printing. The
coilection lets users of color Laserwriters, color Solid in Hexachrome Guide targets projects
copiers and inkjet printers make device specific using logos or graphics with two or more solid
calibrations that include change in variables colors. Pantone said Roland DGA Corp. is the
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company to make a Pantone HexachromeDelta F. has developed a Macintosh tool called licensed calibrated printer, the Hi-Fi Jet, a sixVideo Prism, a color-enhancement application color printer with a 1,440 dot dpi resolution.
for digital video. It's actually a LluickTime 3 Contact
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images either in the studio or in the field.
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560 combines Kodak's digital technology and
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protocols, to squeeze extra bandwidth from be fully active as early as October of this
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less battery life out of the machine than if
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This healthy battery life also extended to
the "stand-by" mode, meaning that whenever I needed to quickly close the machine to
get off a boat, bus, plane, train or any other
moving conveyance I simply closed the lid
and didn't need to worry about "shutting
down" the machine.
Compaq boasts that a f u lly charged
Armada can stay "ready" for up to t hree
weeks instand-by mode. I was never brave
enough to let the machine go more than a
few hours without a charge except on a few
occasions when I ran the battery down completely, so I cannot attest to the truth of this
claim. But it did seem better than most at
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running out of juice.
I also particularly enjoyed having a large
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The Sound Blaster Live! is our recomBlaster 16-compatible sound card installed
and correctly configured. We didn' t, but we mended choice for those who want the best
sketchy on this point) and a whopping 256- had pulled such a card out without remov- overall sound experience on a PC today. 3
voice polyphony, Note, however, that only ing its software in order to test the Sound
64 of these are done in hardware; the other Blaster Live! Apparently, the system thought
the card was still installed. Probably as a
192 are produced via a software synth.
As well, although the card is capable of result of this glitch, some DOS games we
processing, mixing and positioning audio tried didn't run correctly. Windows sound,
streams using up to 131 available hardware however, worked well. (Creative Labs has
S/PDIF; Sony/Philips digital interface fore
channels, it currently only processes eight released an updated driver to address issues
mat (often pronounced spidiff ), a stan3D sounds atonce in hardware. Some "next- in the original version.)
dard digital connector found on sound
A more serious problem happened when
generation" competitors, such as the Vortex2
cards such as the Terratec EWS, Event
support 16 3D-sound hardware streams we attempted to access our system's SCSI CD
Layla, and Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold
which some games already demand (includ- Player: our Windows 98 system crashed.
(output only), digital I/O option for
However, a little investigation revealed that
ing Unreal, which tends to add a note of
Hoontech/Hanmesoft SoundTrack 128,
irony to its inclusion in the Sound Blaster a Hewlett-Packard SureStore CD-Writer we' d
etc, The Sound Blaster Live! has both anaLive! software bundle). Reportedly, Creative's recently installed had replaced Windows 98's
log and digital inputs and outputs.
developers are hard at work to enhance this default Adaptec SCSl driver (APIX.VXD) with
Code Compressor/decompressor
limitation in future driver releases.
an older version. Restoring the file from the
INIOI: Musical instrument digital interWe encountered a minor glitch and a few backup Windows 98 keeps in its IOSUBSYS
face. The Sound Blaster Live! contains
surprises during our tests of t h e card. directory fixed th e p r oblem. (Running
only a single MIDI cable, suitable for
Initially, we t hought we had stumbled Windows 98's System File Checker or downeither input or output (but not both
across a bug when we attempted to enable loading an update from Adaptec's FTP site
simultaneously' ). We connected a thirdmultiple input sources and, as we clicked would also fix this problem.) Most users, of
party MIDI adapter (about $10 and up in
their check boxes in the volume control course, would not encounter this issue.
most music stores) to the card's game port
Much hasbeen made of the card's "envito allow full MIDI I/O.
panel, other inputs would mysteriously
mute themselves. As the manual explains, ronmental audio" capabilities, and with
ISA; Industry standard architecture. A
only one of the following audio sources can good reason. The card supports up to eight
nearly obsolete PC Card standard notoribe enabled at a time: CD Audio, Line In, speakers (we tested it with and highly recous for causing IRQ conflicts and other
Microphone, Auxiliary, TAD (telephone ommend the Cambridge SoundWorks
problems that sometimes prevented propanswering device) In. That is, when one Four-point Surround System) and provides
er "plug and play" functionality.
source from this group is selected for record- digital signal processing that applies conSB Unk: A connector on some 1998-era
ing, all other sources be muted.
vincing reverb and echo effects to make
motherboards, designed to improve comAnother minor p r oblem manifested sounds more immersive than is possible
patibility of first-generation PCI audio
when we discovered that the Wave Blaster with only two speakers. Now, we' ll admit to
cards from Creative Labs. The company
emulation feature that allows sound support being a little less pumped about this than
says an SB Link connector is not needed
for games that do not directly support an we were in the late '80s, when such features
to obtain 99.9 percent Sound Blaster comAWE device was unavailable. As it turns out, started to appear on standalone musical
patibility with the SB Live!
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the software turns this feature off if your
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Can Casio's palm-size E-10 compete with the million-selling Palmpilot?
or Continuously, which attempts to synchronize the data whenever a change has
From: Casio
been made on either unit.
he L'-10 is a "palm-size PC" based on
http: //www.casio.corn
We selected When Connected, and amazWindows CE 2.1 and is more full feaPrice: E549 (4 MB)
ingly, we didn't even have to turn our Palmtured than any of Palm's current offerPros: Bright, backlit screen is 30 percent larger than
size PC on. We just dropped the E-10 into its
ings. However, this extra functionality comes
the PalmPilot's display. Windows CE-basedoperating
diminutive docking cradle and it woke up,
'I'he
user
interface
is
somewhat
more
at a price.
system's "ActiveSync" feature provides easy synchro- launched the Windows CE program on our
complex than that of the I'alrnPi)ot series, the nization of data with desktop PC,voice recorder,
latest of which is called the I'aim Ill. However, email, CompactF(ash storage, Infrared data transfer, A desktop I'C and updated the data. Cool!
We were impressed with the accuracy and
its screen is both larger and higher contrast handy "Action" button allows one-handed operation.
ease
of the unit's handwriting recognltlon. It is
than Palm's, and a plethora of connectivity
Cons: AC adapter and modemareoptional extras,
both
better and easier to learn than that of the
and expansionoptions,such as infrared,voice
Rubber port cover is likely to be easily lost.
Palm
units, thanks to a series of how-to tutorirecorder, microphone and earphone jacks, a Our opinion: The E-10 is more complicated, but more
als built into the Windows CE 2.1 operating
Compactplash slot and an optional modem,
functional than a PalmPilot.
system. Unlike the VaimPilot's Grafitti recogmake this a versatile unit. It also includes a
nizer, Windows CE-based palm-sized PCs,
built-in mini Web browser, email client, plus a
including the E-IO, use a recognizer called Jot.
ing
cradle
that
facilitates
the
easy
transfer
of
cradle that automatically syncs the unit to
of the
With Jot there is less "
your desktop PC's calendar, contacts, tasks, data between the E-10 and a host PC that typalphabet
than
there
is
with
Grafitti.
Left
hanifies much of the appeal of these units, and
and inbox data.
ders
may
have
to
change
the
direction
in
their
PalmPilot
cousins.
In
other
words,
the
I'he E-10 doesn't really have a Web browswhich
they
cross
their
Ts,
but
most
users
will
software
supplied
with
the
E-10
allows
syner per se. It does, however, allow you to download and view Web content offline via what chronization of names, addresses, phone num- adapt to Jot's handwriting requirements in
Microsoft calls "mobile channels" specially bers, notes and other information between minutes.
Although we found the glass writing surformatted pages designed for the unit's 5.4x9.2 your desktop computer and the E-10.
face
of the F.-10's screen to be a little too slick,
The
E-10
has
t
hree
synchronization
cm (2.12Sx3.62S in.) screen. (See httpy/www.
a supplied plastic cover proved a perfect soluoptions:
microsolt.corn/windowsce/channelsfor details.)
Although the unit doesn't come with an Ma nual, which requires no more than a tion. (Replacement sheets are available at a
click on an icon to start the data exchange nominal cost.
AC adapter (or the two AAA batteries and one
Not all the applications in the E-10 use
and update process;
CR2016 backup cell it requires), we were able
handwriting
recognition. A Note Taker applet
Wh
en
Connected,
which
automatically
to plug a Casio AC adapter originagy intended
syncs the devices when you insert the lets you write or draw in "digital ink" handy
for a Cassiopeia CR-A10 into it.
when you are at a meeting, and you just need
Palm-size I'C into its cradle;
The unitdoes, however, come wdth a dockBy Graeme Bennett
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We also liked the many time-saving shortcuts built into the E-10. For example, you can
launch the audio recorder and start a recording
simply by pressing a button on the side of the
case. Similarly, you can adjust the contrast,
open and navigate the Start Menu, launch
applications, or even force the system to recalibrate its pen input system by pressing various
external buttons. Indeed, almost any navigation or selection function can be accomplished
with one hand, thanks to the Action and Exit
buttons on the side of the unit.
One particularly neat feature is the audio
recorder's ability to go in or out of "fast forward" mode by pressing up or down on the
Action button. Unlike a tape recorder, it doesn't change the voice's pitch it just speeds up!
Digital magic, to be sure.
Despite our good experiences with the
many features and functions of the E-10, we
occasionally found ourselves pining for the
sheer simplicity of the I'aim product.
All of the extra functionality in Windows
Cl:. adds some extra complexity to the F.-10. For
those willing to spend a few hours plumbing
its depths, the rewards are considerable.
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By Geof Wheelwright
OmnlBook 7100
From: Hewlett-Packard CanadaLtd.
51 50 Spectrum Way,Mississauga, ONL4W 5G1
Tel: 800-387-3867, http: //www.hp.corn/
Estimated street price: $7.999
ewlett-I'ackard was a pioneer in both

the notebook and handheld I'C market, with its first handheld systems
evolving from the HP calculators of the 1970s.
And it started producing notebook computers, albeit proprietary systems that were not
PC-compatible, in the mid-1980s. Within a
few years, the company had joined the PCcompatible club but not until upstarts such
as Compaq and Toshiba gained a foothold in
this sector.
Throughout the last few years, HP has
sought to make up for lost time with ever
more powerful versions of its OmniBook
notebook computer family, culiminating in
the recent release of the HP OmniBook 7100.
OK, history lesson over.
The OmniBook 7100 carries a long pedigree, and its design shows the result of that heritage. It is full-featured, innovative and expensive. At $7,999, the OmniBook 7100 is no casual purchase
but you probably knew that.
If you have that kind of money, you' ll get
a beefy notebook with an Intel 266 MHz
Mobile Pentium II processor, an ATI Rage LT
Pro graphics accelerator (from Canada's own
graphics market leader), an 8.1 GB hard disk
drive along with a built-in 24x CD-ROM drive
and floppy disk drive.
This latter feature is quite nice because the
floppy drive and CD-ROM drive are combined
to fit in a single drive bay, meaning that you
can haveaccessto both of these internally. Up
until now, most notebook PCs required you to
choose between the two and, if you needed
both, you would have to have one of them
plugged into the back of the notebook and
one fitting internally.
The screen on this notebook also looks
great and it's huge. The OmniBook 7100
includes a 14.1-inch viewable image XGA
color display using TET technology, which is
bolstered by the 64-bit graphics engine as well
as 2D and 3D acceleration provided by the
ATI Rage LT Pro graphics controller.
The other thing you get by spending a
small fortune on your notebook is flexibility.
Not only does the OmniBook 7100 include
dual pointing devices (giving you choice
between the pointing stick popularized by
IBM and 1'oshiba and the touchpad common
on systems from Compaq, Sharp and others),
it also offers an option to include an internal
DVD-ROM drive, SuperDisk (LS-120) highcapacity floppy disk drive and a choice
between a port replicator, a "mini-dock" and
a full-blown docking station.
1'he OmniBook 7100 truly fits in the desktop replacement category. It is as fast and as
powerful as any Pentium II desktop systemalthough you can't run either PCI expansion
cards or ISA cards in it. If you want to add to
the machine, you' ll have to use PC Cards.
Even the docking station for the OmniBook
(which is designed to be used with a number
of OmniBook models) cannot accept ISA
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The Joy of
POWerk ~
For most of us who need to buy notebook PCs on

a budget, the budget is often too small to accommodate
what we really need. But what if you could spend as much
as you wanted on a travelling PC? What would you buy?
To help answer this question (though sadly not the
question of why we lack the funds we desire), we recently
tested two of the most expensive notebook PCs on the
market, from Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard.
cards. And you typically pay a premium for
PC Cards versus their ISA or PCI card counterparts. But if you have the money to buy this
machine in the first place, computing on a
budget is obviously not your major concern.
Toshlba Tecra 780 DVD

From: Toshiba ol CanadaLtd.
191 McNabb St., Markham, ONL3R8H2
Tel: 905-470-3500, http: //www.toshiba.ca
Suggested retail price: $7,9099
If the OmniBook 7100 is not quite decadent

enough for you, then you are probably a good
candidate for buying a Toshiba Tecra 780
DVD notebook. Toshiba is not particularly
modest about this $7,909 hunk of computer
beefcake, calling it "the most advanced notebook ever."
Not being a real fan of computer company hyperbole, methinks this is probably
going a little too far, although it would be
hard to imagine a notebook with more goodies and extras than this Tecra. As. the name
suggests, the machine is unique in that it
includes a built-in DVD-ROM drive as standard equipment along with a slim clip-on
video camera for videoconferencing while
you are on the road.
As with the HP OmniBook, it uses the
Intel Pentium II 266 MHz processor and provides blazingly fast performance (at least for a
notebook). It comes standard with 64 MB of
EDO RAM (expandable to 192 MB), a brilliant
14-inch color TFT display and an 8 GB hard
disk (a model with only 5 GB of hard disk
C om p l e i e
Parts 8 S e r v i c e
space is also available, but that is probably

just not enough space for the hardened road
warrior).
The real question here is what you do with
a machine like this. One immediate attraction
to me was the ability to be able to watch DVD
movies wherever I happened to be
on a plane,
in a bus or just sitting around at home. The
Tecra proved absolutely brilliant at this task.
One unexpected variation on this application came to light when my wife, Yvete, and I
decided to enjoy the Academy Award-winning comedy As Good As It Gets on DVD.
Using an Epson LCD projector that I was also
testing, we were able to project the DVD
movie onto a wall and give ourselves a "big
screen" digital movie experience that was
truly technology overkill.
Yet it made the movie far more vibrant
than I had ever seen outside of a movie theatre. The resolution was so good that I could
see the weave of t h e f a bric o n J a ck
Nicholson's jacket the kind of detail you
rarely pick up while watching a rented VHS
movie.
Getting back to the Tecra, I am happy to
report that it survived the "coast to coast" battery test by functioning contentedly from
Vancouver to Toronto without running out of
power, although it was gasping for a charge by
the time I landed. But then so was I.
Again, you have to ask yourself who really
needs a machine like this and the answer is
that few probably do. But to me, it's a bit like
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While poking around Adobe's Web site
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pie, I often swear by Adobe Photoshop. of Adobe software should do), I discovered
It's so feature rich that you can use ten t he d o w n loadable b e t a re l ease o f
ImageReady 1.0, which promised to do
percent of its abilities and still produce brilliant images.
everything I ever wanted for Web graphics.
Hoping against hope that Adobe had finally answered my silent plea, I downloaded
IrnageReady 1.0
the beta and resolved to use it exclusively
From: Ado()e
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Tel:408-536-6000,http://www.adobe.corn
I don't m i n d a d mitting t hat I w a s
Requirements: IBM PC or compatible with Windows
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95/98/NT 4.0 or later; Power Mac with Mac OS7.5.5
I got the release version for review. The
or later
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Estimated street price: $299
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On the other hand, like many other
I mageReady's interface is s o c l ose t o
HTML-inclined people, I o f ten swear at
Adobe's flagship program, the transition is
almost painless.
Adobe Photoshop. Creating graphics for
In essence, ImageReady is a scaledthe Web is an increasingly common task,
yet Photoshop can be really annoying. down version of Photohop that is optiRight off th e bat, n one of P hotoshop's mized for Web graphics. (I should point out
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the indexed color mode the very same Photoshop 5.0, not 4.0. Certain features,
such as the editable type layer, are welcome
mode that GIF, the Web's most common
additions for repetitive tasks as creating
image format, uses.
Oh, sure, you can always switch to RGB buttons with text.) Most of the major funcmode, make whatever changes you want, tions are there, accompanied by new menu
and switch back to indexed color. Then you items and p a lettes specifically geared
have to contend with unpredictable dither- toward making your GIFs, JPEGs, and PNGs
ing, banding, or tinkering with swatches to look just the way you want.
If you regularly use Photoshop for Web
get the colors to come out just right. The
end results are usually great, if you have the graphics, then ImageReady will be worth
patience and don't throw your hands up in the price just for its simplification of some
despair. This one annoyance could drive you p rocesses. First, a l l of t he filters-
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ImageReady has many of Photoshop's filters and can use its plug-ins work regardless of the image mode. This is accomp lished by simply doing away with t h e
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is done on a true-color image. With the
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The other major draw is the droplet feature. You can create a droplet by setting
your preferences for image format, compression, d i t h ering o p t i o ns, s p ecific
actions,and so on. This can then be saved
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those. At best, they' re serviceable: you can
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While the tweening option performs as
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functions. Also on my wish list for future
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couldn't spend much time doing it.
Netcom's servers somewhere many miles away.

But at the time the glitch occurred, I didn' t
Sound impossible? It did to me too.
know that and neither did Technical Support.
In defence of Netcom, Technical Support
What it is
was very good, the product was brand-spanking
Netcom(e'Work is a shrink-wrapped product new, and the company Netcom is responsibly
available at retail stores such as Future Shop and offering free tech support to Netcom(d'Work
Computer City, The package has a suggested customers. When Netcom eventually sorted
retail price of $99.95 after which a user pays a out its server names and address, I was able to
monthly charge for Web access and site hosting. reinstall the program and proceed through the
The $99.9S price includes free registration process again, registering my domain name and
of a Netcom Internet account and InterNIC up to five email addresses.
At this point, I would have guessed that I
fees (the agency that registers domain names),
has a
good way along and would see atleastan
which usually cost $100 on their own.
Here is how the product works. You spend early experimental page up on the Web within
$100 and bring Netcom(dtWork home. You a few hours. It wasn't to be. You see, not only
load the CD-ROM into your 486DX-66 (or do you have to learn how to use the Web
better) computer, keeping in mind that you authoring software, you need to learn to
must have 16 MB of RAM; 72 MB of hard upload the page to your site. Others could
drive space and a modem.
undoubtedly use an ITP program while writing
The program installs a specially modified sonnets in italian, I could not.
I did manage to get the bare outline of a
version of Internet Explorer 4.01 to your hard
drive. You also get Outlook Express for email very simply page together after three hours, but
and Symantec's Visual Page Web authoring I could not get it onto the server. The FTP funcsoftware. At the end of the installation the tion of Visual Page, which as I said is included
program calls a toll-free number where you on the CD-ROM, is likely quite good, but there
register your site and choose a domain name is no substitute for experience andthat was the
(http: //www. mycompany.corn). Netcom's server one thing that I was lacking.
searches to see if that name is already in use,
Prior to my attempts to upload, my new
if it is you try again, if not it's yours. You domain name actually brought up a page
select five email addresses and sign off.
when entered into any browser. The generic
You launch VisualPage and create a Web
page, automatically p r epared b y
th e
page, upload it to the Netcom server using Netcom(awork software, said that this was a
Visual Page's built-in FTP function and voila: page under construction and contained other
information about your product or service is information to help me get the real page up. I
on the Net. You can surf up to 90 hours a followed the instructions, although I may
month without additional cost, and you can have skipped a few lines, and when I next
finally put a professional sounding email tried to reach the site from my browser, was
address on your business card.
informed that I did not have permission to
access the site!
My experience
Another call t o T e c hnical Support
The program loaded in Windows 98 just fine. I stumped the gentleman who answered and
began the registration process where I entered required him to contact Senior Support. After
user name and other registration information, due investigation they called back to tell me
whereupon, the program dialed a toll-free num- that I couldn't have any spaces in my fileber. Other questions and answers proceeded names. Something that I was well aware of,
until I got to the part where I was to pick my but apparently had done anyway.
new site name. I selected http: //www.ontimeink.corn
because my freelance business is called, you Stay tuned
And that is where it sits. Time has run out for
guessed it, On Time Ink!
Anyway, at that point the program stalled, this month and other duties need attention.
eventually returning a message saying that the But I am determined, and so will get back to
server could not be found. The problem, as I it shortly. Check back here 'next month to
found out some four days later, was with one of find out how it all went . 3
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Sy Graeme Bennett
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production unit, attempts to examine
the unit dispassionately and critically. Is
it as revolutionary as its fans claim, or is it the
emperor's new Mac?
IMac
From: Apple Computer Inc.
http: //www.apple.corn/imac
Estimated price range: $1,899 to $2,099
Pros: Convenient and stylish all-in-one design.
Relatively fast. And it's not beige.
Cons: Limited expansion options, including a very
limited supply of printers and storage devices
currently available. Installing RAM in the lower slot
voids the warranty unless performed by anauthorized
Apple service centre.
the same as the one offered in the U.S. That

means ClarisWorks, I n ternet E x plorer,
Outlook E x press, N etscape N avigator,
FarthLink Total Access, FAXstf, Quicken
Deluxe 98, Kai's Photo Soap SL, Nanosaur, and
t he W i l liams-Sonoma Guide t o G o o d
Cooking. Although ClarisWorks is a decent
productivity suite and Quicken is a popular
finance package, there really isn't much else
in this package we' re especially pumped
about. Nanosaur looks like a fun game for kids
w ho l i k e d i n osaurs (not a s c o o l a s
Dream Works Interactive's upcoming Jurassic
Park: Trespasser title though). The unit ships
with Mac OS 8.1 (with an iMac enabler 1.0),
and a different, albeit unspectacular set of
desktop patterns.
Now, on to the hardware. Considering all
display was better than most cheap

PC monitors, but was decidedly inferior to the Trinitron tubes Apple
once prided itself on in its best displays. With decent 17-inch displays now available tor
under $400, the iMac's
built-in display might
be a liability. The system comes with 2 MB of
video RAM (expandable to 6 MB) and cannot
switch to resolutions higher than 1,024x768.
Thankfully, there was no discernable flicker.
Ilystery port
Apple wouldn't say what if anything an

unlabeled "Bondi blue" port cover on the
right side of the machine might be for. As it
the hype we' ve heard about how, great the turns out, the closed architecture design of the
monitor on the iMac was, the 15-inch moni- iMac hides a 160-pin connector clearly labeled
tor of our test unit was a little blurrier than MFZZANINE on the motherboard. This conwe'd hoped, especially in the upper corners. nector is likely to be some sort of PCI variant
Although dealers have told us that their Perhaps the hype had inflated our expecta- (PCI is known as a "mezzanine bus").
cost on the iMac is as high as $1,850, we' ve tions, or perhaps the monitor on our unit was
Although Appie says the connector is for
seen retail prices as low as $1,899, which worse than most, but we'd recommend taking internal development only and shouldn't be
includes an additional 32 MB of expansion a close look at a non-photographic image on used, our guess is that a future model will supmemory (normally about $159). Not so good the iMac, taking a good look at the corners, ply an expansion connector (probably based
for dealers, but a great value for iMac pur- and comparing with other good-quality mon- on either SCSI or the FireWire standard that
chasers. So, what do consumers get for the itors to ensure the disp)ay is to your liking. If Apple helped create) here. Others postulate
money?
you decide to buy an all-in-one iMac you' re that it may someday provide a connector for a
According to Apple, the software bundle stuck with the screen it comes with (officially, video capture system, based on hardware
included with the iMac in Canada is exactly at least see below). Admittedly, our iMac's designed to support the Final Cut video editing software Apple bought from Macrornedia.
Another possible use for the port cover was
revealed in pre-release models of the iMac,
some of which sported a DB-15 monitor port
here. (A DB-15 connector is still buried inside
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keys on the unusually cramped keyboard
smaller than we'd like a case of functionality taking a back seat to form, we suspect. They
are half-size keys, and we found that we tended to hit both the up and down cursor keys
when attempting to navigate with them. We
also kept hitting the F12 button when reaching for the delete key. If this is a problem for
you, note that some (but not all) USB keyboards for the PC will also work on the Mac.
Reportedly, the USB version of the Microsoft
Natural Keyboard works well. Note, however,
that because the control for the iMac's keyboard is provided by USB driver software, a
crash almost always causes the iMac to
lose its ability to be rebooted via
the
t hr e e-finger sa l u t e:
Command+Control+Power
Key. If this happens, iMac
users must either pull the
power cord o r i n sert a
unbent paper clip or something similar into the reset
hole inside the hatch on the
side of the unit what a hassle! (An Apple Tech info
Library document p r o vides
details. Point your b rowser to
old Pentium 133 MHz-based PC. Don't fall for

the promise of running a world of Windows
programs unless you are a very patient person
indeed.
The system's built-in microphone and tiny
front-mounted speakers
positioned at the
top-centre and lower corners of the display
bezel respectively recorded and played back
sound with acceptable fidelity. SRS 3D sound is
available in the sound control panel as an
option. External microphone and speaker jacks
are provided inside a flip-down panel on the
right side, which also houses the modem and
10/100baseT Ethernet connectors.
Be aware of the limited availability of iMac
expansion peripherals. On the day of the
iMac's launch, the Computer City location
we visited had not a single printer or storage device available to connect to the
unit. Nor did they have any USB
devices other than mice and
keyboards most iMac customers won't need immediateIy. We haven't seen it,
but Epson is apparently
shipping a USB to Parallel
Printer Adapter Kit that
allows any o f E p son's
photo-quality inkjet printers to connect to an iMac's
USB port. The kit includes an
adapter cable, CD-ROM with
USB drivers for Epson printers, and
documentation.
http: //til.info. apple.corn/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n24532.)

The completely circular, Smartie-shaped The verdict
mouse proved a little disconcerting as well. It Did we like the IMac? Yes. Probably more
looks cool (the single-button mouse doesn' t importantly, it seemed to be very popular
light up as early reports suggested, though) with women, several of whom were lined up,
and we found it reasonably comfortable to cash in hand, at midnight on Aug. 14th at a
use, but the fact that there is no discernable store with an i Mac "midnight madness"
up or down meant that every time we
launch. The iMac also seems to be popular
returned our hand to the mouse after typing, with Internet newbies, many of whom won' t
we had to make sure it was properly oriented. care that browser performance in general (and
Again, this is a minor quibble easily solved by Java in particular) lags behind what is possible
adding a third-party mouse.
on comparably priced PCs.
Overall system speed seemed excellent,
The iMac is easy to set up, it looks great,
and third-party applications (not included) and the 233 MHz G3 PowerPC provides plenty
such as Microsoft Word and Excel opened in of horsepower for all but the most demanding
mere seconds. QulckTime movies looked tasks. However, we remain skeptical about the
great: full-screen video with sound, with nary limited expansion options of the unit. Will you
a glitch to be seen. The Apple commercial have to pay a premium for the as-yet unavailshowing an eight-year-old setting up an iMac able USB printers, scanner and storage devices
in one-third the time that it took an adult to that are supposedly coming? Probably. Will
set up a PC was an audience favorite.
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Not so perky was Connectix's Virtual PC out on expansion options and new features of
2.0, even on our test system with 64 MB of a future revision of the product line? Maybe.
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By Peter Mllburn
he Mac has always had a strong presence in the professional graphics and
publishing markets. Consequently, as
the Web has exploded, it's not surprising to
find a number of companies targeting their
Web authoring/site management tools at
designers who use a Mac.
Goove Cyberstudlo 3.0

From: GoLive Systems Inc.
http: //www.golive.corn
Hardware requirements: Power Mac. 30 MB hard disk
space, 16 MB RAM(20 MB preferred)
Retail price: $529
Pros:Layout precision, drag-and-drop support, palette
interface, improved documentation, improved site
management,
advanced capabilitiessuch as DHTML,
JavaScript actions, WYSIWYGcascading style sheets.
Cons: Undo capabilities can still be improved, degradation in performance when upgrading from version
3.0 to 3.1
CyberStudio has been a rising star since

version 1.0 debuted in April 1997. GoLive has
pursued an aggressive upgrade schedule in an
attempt to establish the product as a de facto
standard for professional Web site development.
Since its i nception, CyberStudio has
shown great promise as a Web design tool.

Version 2.0 was a big improvement over the
original, but was marred by poor documentation, feeble undo support, sometimes awkward site management and weak FTP support.
GoLive has always enthusiastically supported
customer demands, and the release of this version in April 1998 reveals that the product has
matured into a premier tool for Web site
designand management.
To code, or not to code
CyberStudio is designed from the ground up
to appeal to both designers and HTML (hyper-
text markup language) programmers alike.

When you launch the program, you are presented with a tabbed Web document window
that offers several different seamless modal
views of the page you are designing. If you are
a designer familiar with page layout software
such as Adobe PageMaker or Quark XPress,
you' ll immediately feel comfortable with the
interface.
CyberStudio uses a customizable grid onto
which you drag-and-drop a comprehensive set
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windows) are two modal HTML views of your also offers many other alternative methods for
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either source or outline mode. GoLive 3.0 has that it gives you so many different ways to
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Foremost among these is support for
WYSIWYG cascading style sheets (CSS). A feature unique to CyberStudio is the ability to
create and edit these style sheets, then immediately preview them from within the program itself. Styles can be applied to characters,
paragraphs, sections and page areas. They can
also be tagged as page-specific or site-specific.
Other labor savers are t h e M a ster
Flements, which are based on the same principle as Master Pages in page layout software.
Master elements are also known as components, which are snippets of H I'ML code that
you can save in a library. You can then dragand-drop these components from the library
onto any of your pages. Instead of revising
each and every repeatable element when it
needs to be changed, you simply change the
master component in your library to update
all occurrences of the element on your site.
As an experiment I tried embedding components within components. When I did this
more than two levels deep, I found that in
order to properly preview the page within

CyberStudio, I had to save the window, close
it and re-open it again. Therefore, it's probably
a good practice not to use multiple embedded
components on your site.
CyberStudio also allows you to create your
own Web page templates, or use any of the predesigned templates that come with the package.Once you have designed a page or a template you can save it as a stationery file. Also,
multiple page objects can now be grouped,
selected, locked, aligned and distributed.
While the table tool in CyberStudio 2.0
was flexible, it has been refined even more in
the current version. You can now select multiple cells for formatting and directly import
text files from spreadsheet applications a
great timesaver.
FTP upload and download has also been
vastly improved in this version. You can now
drag-and-drop multiple files from the site
window into your FTP server window, as well
as directly edit pages right on your server.
CyberStudio is also smart enough to perform
incremental updates to your site by only
uploading the pages that have changed since
the last upload. You now also have the ability
to open multiple site windows so you can
share resources between different Web sites.
Advanced features
In addition to the CSS, CyberStudio has been
endowed with some other features you won' t
find in any other Web-authoring tool.
CyberStudio 3.0 fully supports dynamic
HTML (DHTMI.) tags, which allow you to create

sophisticated dynamic Web effects without having to write complicated scripts or any other
type of code. Floating layer boxes are DHTML
objects that contain text and graphics that can
be suspended above your conventional HTML
pages.
A fl
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by opening an easy-to-use timeline editor window that allows you to specify keyframe posi
tions, a path shape and a frame rate.
Gol.ive has also integrated an improved
JavaScript editor that comes bundled with
pre-programmed JavaScripts called Actions.
These can be placed in the timeline editor
window, or designated as standalone effects
such as creating a mouse roilover on a button.
One small glitch I noticed is that I couldn' t
jump to a linked page and preview it within
CyberStudio after clicking on a rollover button. The only way I could jump to the linked
page was to open my site and preview it in a
Web browser.
CyberStudio currently stands at version
3.1.1, Version 3.1 added support for QuickTime
3.0 editing, ColorSync color-matching, additional JavaScript actions and readiness for navigation services
a user interface enhancement
in the upcoming Mac OS 8.5. I experienced a
noticeable degradation in CyberStudio's performance when upgrading from 3.0 to 3.1, GoLive
has received similar reports from other users and
is currently investigating the issue. Version 3.1.1
is a maintenance release that fixes some bugs.
Gol.ive has made big improvements to the
printed documentation that comes with the
package. But if you want to see a bellwether of
how software companies will introduce users to
new features of a program, go to GoLive's Web
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younger. Children are as attracted to the bright,
primary colors of the pen and tablet as they are
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The tablet can translate 512 levels of pen

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club newsletter front page is simple.
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this inexpensive child's pen and tablet would
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riting Blaster is a word processing
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story ideas and creative projects from greetings cards to menus to poetry. And most
importantly for this age group, it will read the
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Teachers will have other favorites: templates for book reports, daily journals, or writing poetry (these later templates have the
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group that is often ignored in favor of younger
chrldren.
By Jean Allen-Iheson
armen Sandiego, the villainess who has
led kids on a chase across computer
and T1/ screens for more than a decade,
has a new face. Two terrific titles have been
released by Broderbund with a more interesting and complex look to their central screens.
The games for eight- to 14-year-olds are
still based on finding Carmen to thwart her
evil plot and looking for clues to her latest
hideout, but along the way players improve
their general language skills in C armen
Sandiego Word Detective or math proficiency
in Carmen Sandiego Math Detective.
Both have a similar look take place in different environments. In Math Detective, Carmen
lurks in the high-tech realm, whereas in Word
Detective she is dropping clues at the Pyramids
in Egypt, a study center for aliens, a library, or
one of the dozen other V.I.L.E hideouts.
One of the best features of both these educational games is that they are aimed at the
late primary and middle school crowd, a
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spelling program for this age group in the last
few years that is actually fun. Word Detective
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other math/edutainment titles. There is also
less concentration on timed, rote responses,
except for basic computation review, and more
weight on complex problem solving. This is an
important message for kids: math has more to
do with problem solving than with balancing
your checkbook or resizing a recipe.
To ensure that kids work on a variety of
activities, both programs randomly introduce
a vile creature that can only be avoided by
"transporting" to a new (one of
12) environment with different
activities. There is also a strategy
~uide with hints and tips to
.nsure that students solve can
he problems and understand

he process.
and gain a clue
I think the only problem

~ith either Word Detective
Math Detective is to get
ds to work at one of the
tree levels of d i f ficulty
sat are a challenge, rather
han choosing the easiest
:o solve the mystery of
where Carmen Sandiego is
hiding. The most difficult
level is definitely
about Carmen's
whereabouts.
ln the Fusion
C hamber, k i d s
learn about building ne w w o r ds
with roots, prefixes
and suffixes. This
activity c ombines
building the mean/
ing of a prefix or suffix with the meaning
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of a root word to form a new word with a new
and often combined meaning. It shows kids
how words are built from other words and
ultimately helps them decode new words
while they are reading. It combines spelling
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with expanding vocabulary. This is a more
in-depth approach than I have seen with
other programs and an understanding of
Greek and Latin roots is stressed.
With the Power Pack activity, kids learn
and reinforce alphabetizing skills in a
game that is structured a bit on the lines
of Windows' Solitaire. But in this case, rather
than putting cards in order, you put words in a challenge
alphabetical order in a logical puzzle. At the to 12- and 13-year-olds.
highest difficulty level, this will challenge My nine-year-old found Word Detective
even adults (whom am I kidding, kids are good fun and a challenge on the easiest
often better at these computer games than level. As his spelling is sometimes rather cretheir parents!).
ative, I was delighted to have this new proCode Breaker shows jumbled letters on .gram to reinforce and teach spelling and
screen and reads the sought-after word aloud. vocabulary skills.
My 12-year-old found the most difficult
Kids must unjumble it to the correct spelling,
which is another good reinforcement for
level a challenge in Math Detective and
spelling skills. And the word is used in a sen- needed some encouragement to not slip
-tence to strengthen vocabulary.
down to an easier level. At this age, it is most
Like Word Detective, Math Detective can important that kids are offered a challenge
be played on three difficulty levels. Both pro- and not allowed to rest on a comfortable
grams also have a practice mode in which kids level of expertise with "reading, writing and
can work on solving math or decoding lan- arithmetic."
Parents and teachers have constantly
guage problems without trying to solve the
mystery of where Carmen is hiding.
challenged kids to read "chapter" books or
In Math Detective, kids must stop Carmen spell well enough to write a credible essay,
from shrinking the world's treasures including but teaching them t o " c hallenge themMount Everest and the Great Wall of China with selves" is where programs like Word
her Quantum Crystallizer. Only by solving the Detective and Math Detective become valu12 critical missions will they thwart the villain- able tutors.
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excitement to quizzing your children on their
weekly spelling lists, you' ll appreciate the customizable spelling list feature of W o rd
Detective. There are 10,000 words available in
the Spellanzer activity. If you have not entered
a custom set, it will group words with similar
spellings such as crook and brook to help reinforce similarities. To keep it from being frustrating, there are usually one or two letters
provided on the easiest level of the three levels of difficulty available for each activity.
There is also a dictionary that may
ess. Learn pre-algebra and computational skills

Teachers will like the school version that
along with decimals, fractions, plane geometry comes with a teachers' guide with blackline
'masters, lesson plans and a resource book
or solve any of over 400 word problems.
The latter demonstrates the use of 34 quick
and easy strategies such as estimating, extract-
called Spelling Puzzles for Word Detective

and an extra CD-ROM for teachers to use at
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simplifying equations. This emphasis on strate- Math Detective. 0
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uckminster Fuller long ago suggested
technological advance manifests itself as
ephemeralization. That is, doing more
with less: a ton of satellite carrying more teiephone calls than thousands of tons of underocean cable, or a single CD-ROM holding more
information than a 40-volume encyclopedia.
And who would disagree7
really fun period film about radio sound

effects called Back of the Mike.
But the real pleasures of TI~eatre of the
Imagination are found in just sitting back,
relaxing and enjoying the ana hronistic melIifiuosity of Welles' excepttr.nai voice for a
couple of hours. A very pleasant pastime
indeed provided you have the capacity for creating your own visuals and a comfortable
chair at your work station.
Unfortunately, despite the audio focus of
this disc, Voyager didn't take the trouble to
encod the information in standard CD forrnat. The audio won't play on your CD player
near the comfy chair. I tried.

If they'd accommodated that, Theatre of
the Imagination would be a near perfect disc
for radio fans, history buffs, literati and even
imaginative compuphiles,
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This most appropriately titled disc is essentially a sampler of 15 radio broadcasts from the
1930s and '40s by Orson Welles's notorious
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visual blank between your ears. You' re left to
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However, cognizant of selling a CD-ROM
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even in pre-release beta form, that I just had
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Each of the four available driving environments
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enhanced by the slickest lighting and colors
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Dethkarz drivers should plan on running the
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through turns, and are best driven from a firstperson perspective. Yet they' ll also speed up
the sides of walls or extinguish enemies with a
variety of glowing, powerful weapons.
I found myself lamenting the absence of
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audio to match, and that killer car physics
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level activities designed to develop prereading

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The packagealso includes a bonus forparmay be discovered by clicking on objects on ents: an introduction on how to familiarize
the story book pages. These include encourag- youngsters with computers, strategies for
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make change, cooking up wacky recipes, make use of crafts and printable activities to
going on a treasure hunt for new words, and extend the usefulness of the program to offeye-hand coordination in a game of dropping computer time.
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The section on introducing the computer
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word. The setting is a stage with "beatniks"
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have won over millions of consumers. For all of there is a chapter devoted to CodeWarrior
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features, and is leading the way in browser
development. I think most people will agree
that the listing is a bit dated, and what exactly has that to do with cool sites?
There are similar mini-tirades elsewhere,
such as when the topic of Mac versus PCcomes

up. Whether you agree or not, opinions like this
are not relevant in a computer glossary, and
including them is a disservice to the reader.
The book occasionally gets the details wrong,
such as the entry for HTML which says the
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Part I: Getting started
very now and then I get questions from
people who want to know how to go

about writing a computer book and getting it published. As the author of two published books (the first and second editions of
The Advaiiced HTML Coinpnnion) and having
talked to authors who have written for other
publishing houses, I have a few tips to pass on
to those considering writing their own computer book.
First, I assume you want to get a computer
book, as opposed to another sort of book, published (if you want to get a novel or a collection of poetry published, much of what I am
going to say simply doesn't apply). The computer book business is very different from the
rest of the publishing industry. This is due to
fast turnover rate there are always new products and new versions of existing programs
being created, which means any computer
book title has a built-in obsolescence. I have
been told that the shelf life of a typical computer book is six months, and in some cases
less than that. It is rare to pick up a brand new
computer book that is wholly current the
industry moves at a pace that the publishing
industry simply can't match.
This continual drive to create new books
has implications for the writer too the second book I just completed on HTML went
through a couple of major revisions thanks to
feature changes in Netscape and Microsoft
ence/market for the book (i.e. beginners,

Web browsers. However, this drive also creates Ap p ealing to a publisher
intermediate or advanced), state how many

pages you think the book ought to be, and
l o o king at publishers. The vast majority of when you think you can complete it. With
the one main advantage for a writer trying to If you think you qualify, you should begin
break into the computer book publishing
field: so many people are required to supply computer publishers now have a Web pres- this material in hand, approach the publisher
ence, and it is relatively easy to find their cri- and pitch your idea.
the demand, that your chances of getting a writing assignment are

much better here than in
other parts of the book
publishing industry.
teria for prospective writers. Most

publishers want some basic contact information, some credentials, and a sample out'ine of what you want to
do.
This was essentially the process I went

through with my first book. For your first outing, you may want to think instead about
So who's qualwriting a chapter or two on a particular subified to write a
c omp u t e r
Developing an
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book?
I 'm
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pie. List what you this approach, and if you can demonstrate
pretty much
c onv i n c e d
t hink t h e ma i n some writing capabilities and some expertise,
that anyone
topic headings of
it is a good way to start. If you want to take
can write a
the
book
should
be.
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R
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The sample outline describe your area of expertise and suggest
book if t h ey
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have:
of the chapters you or two for a book the publisher may currently
some experintend to write, with be doing on the subject.
Occasionally, some of the larger publishers
tise in a given
quick one- or two-line
descriptions of what each put out a cattle-call for authors for particular
area of computing ( i .e. H T ML,
chapter will contain, along computer subjects in Usenet newsgroups, so
with
rough page counts. It is in you may want to keep an eye out for them.
Java, C, a particular
your best interest to make the out- Doing a chapter or two is enough to get your
program, etc.), and
the commitment to sit down and
line simple and flexible it is important at feet wet, establish a relationship with a pubwrite, write, write (and then write, write, t h i s stage not to get bogged down with the lisher, and determine if it is something you
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system clock. It returns a real number (one
with digits after the decimal point) rather
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the number (the part to the left of the decimal
point) represents the number of days that
have expired since the Jan. 1, 1900 and the
fractional part (to the right of the decimal
point) is the current fraction of a day or the
time, so 36000.25 represents 6:OOAM, 24 July,
1998.
lf you put the formula =NOW() in a cell on
your worksheet and format it in date and time
format you' ll have a clock that updates every
time you make a change to your worksheet.
The similar function =TODAY() gives you the
current date and doesn't include the time.
ilultiply that by that and add them!

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function gives you a quick
way of multiplying all the numbers in one
column by the corresponding numbers in
another column and totalling the results. 1'his
function takes as its arguments the two cell
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The SUMIF function takes as arguments the
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range to total if the condition is met. If this
argument is not included, then the range that
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clearer. This function adds together all the
numbers in the range 84:810 that are greater
than zero:
=SUMIF(84:810,o>0o)
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argument is included. 'fhis function will add
together those numbers in the range 84:810
that have the word "apples" opposite them in
the range A4:A10:
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The COUNTIF function works similarly but
it counts the number of matches rather than
adding them. 1'his example counts the number of cells in the range 84:810 that have values greater than zero:
=COUNTIF(84:810,o>0o)
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stock (C6:C9) and then totalling the results.
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you' re considering a loan of $100,000 over 25

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=PMT function will calculate your approximate monthly payment.
The function takes as its arguments the
interest rate for the payment period, the
number of payments and the amount you
will borrow. Be careful to scale the interest
rate to reflect the number of payments per
year, for example, if you have 12 payments a
year then the interest rate is one twelfth the
annual rate.
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the actual repayments before you commit
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Help or browse the functions using Insert,
Function.
Use the Help feature to find more information about the strings that you can use for
this function (look up "CONVERT worksheet
function" in the Index). There, you will find
strings for cup, teaspoon, tablespoon and
fluid ounces, which will be handy for converting recipes and imperial measurements to
their metric equivalent and a range of other
useful units.
Other packages
Some of the Excel formulae above need
adjustment to work in other packages. Here
are the changes you will need to make for
Lotus 1-2-3 and Corel Quattro Pro 8:
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Excel has a handy option to help you find and
use functions in your worksheet using the
Insert, Function dialog. To use the dialog in
the earlier example of calculating the mortgage repayment, select the cell to place the
answer in and then select insert, Function.
From the "Function category" list, select
Financial, and in the "Function name" list,
select PMT and select OK. Now complete the
dialog box by entering the values opposite
each of the listed arguments; opposite Rate,
type .07/12, opposite Nper, type 25'12 and
opposite Pv, type 100000.
Instead of typing the numbers, you can
point to figures in your worksheet by selecting
the Collapse dialog button at the end of the
text box and point to a cell or cells in your
worksheet. Select the button again (or press
Enter) to return to the dialog.
If you need more Help select the Office
Assistant button and when you' re finished
select OK to paste the function into your
worksheet.
lotus 1-2-3
In Lotus, the SUMPRODUCTformula is similar
to Excel's:
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Lotus has no COUNTIF or SUMIF function
but you can get a similar result by the more
complicated and cumbersome method of setting up a database and using the ODSLIM and
ODCOUNT functions.
Lotus' time and date functions are @NOW
and @TODAY.
Lotus' PMT function expects a different
ordering of arguments to the order than Excel
uses. This formula will make the mortgage calculation discussed earlier.
OPMT(100000,0.07/12,25'12)
More functions
The functions and formulas described here are
only the tip of th e iceberg of what your
spreadsheet package contains. To find more
Lotus does not have a function equivalent

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In Quattro Pro the equivalent of Excel's a similar manner to Excel's but is more
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somebody who has read an article or two pages look and work just fine when tested on
in this series, and asks me what's wrong their own system, but when uploaded to their
with their Web site. The most common prob- ISP's Web server, they appear broken. This is
lems I run into have to do with either broken because Windows is forgiving when you speclinks or broken images on a Web site, and peo- ify a Web page, but Unix is not. A typical
ple unable to figure out what is going wrong. example would be someone naming a file
I' ve found that there are three main rea- "Fred. html", but calling the link to this file
"fred. html". If you test this out on a Windows
sons why these problems occur:
the user's lack of familiarity with the dif- system, the browser will know what to do and
ferences between Unix and Windows,
find the page, but if you upload it to a Unixlinks pointing to the wrong directory, and based Web server, you' ll be out of luck. Under
links pointing to external sites that no
Unix, "fred. html", "Fred. html" and "FRED.KTML"
longer exist.
are separate files.
A simple solution to this is to be consistent
If you are having problems with broken in your tile naming, making all letters lower
links on your Web site, then this is the article case, for example. If you have a problem with a
for you!
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on the Web server, check for this situation first.
Unix ain't Windows
Another Unix "gotcha" that some people
As any veteran Unix user will tell you, "Unix get caught out on is the use of spaces in file
ain't Windows." Most Web developers I have names. With the advent of 32-bit versions of
run across use a computer with some version Windows (95 and NT), people could create
of a Microsoft Windows operating system filenames containing up to 256 characters,
(either 95, 98 or NT) to develop their Web making possible such file names like "this is
pages, and the majority of Web servers used the web page that contains all of the really
important stuff in it. html." While most Unix
by internet service providers (ISPs) run on
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systems can handle file names that are up to
Unix can be tricky to master, but most 256-characters long, they do not always
Web authors these days simply have to know understand filenames containing spaces. A
how to upload pages to the Web server. good way to avoid any potential problem is to
Unfortunately, many people do not under- simply eliminate spaces in your filenames and
stand some of the fine distinctions between substituting underscores or hyphens instead
the two operating systems that lead to broken (for example: "this is my file. html" or "this-islinks or images.
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quick overview should help you understand
how directory structures are referenced.
Many Web authors come to a point in the
development of a Web site when there is a real
need for creating a directory to better organize
the files comprising the Web site. To accomplish this, files can be arranged into different
directory structures, keeping files of the same
type together. For example, you might want
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You have two options when referring to
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where you have placed a file. For example if
sort of file. You can do this by specifying the

target file relative to the location of the Web
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Web site. For example, let's say we are trying
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page you are specifying can be found in the
same directory as the current Web page in
other words if are both contained within the
same directory you can point to it using the
t'ollowing code:
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<A HREF
To reference a page or file that is contained
in a directory level immediately above the one
you are currently in, use a"..f' before the hypertext reference, as in the following example:
="/(ted.html ">GoHere</A>
<A HREF
Specifying "../" references a directory struc-
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get file is contained within a directory called
.html">Go Here</A>
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force the user's browser to open up additional would use the following code:
port connections as it searches for each of the
="wilma/fred.html">Go Here</A>
files referenced in this manner. This approach <A HREF
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If you are in a directory that is parallel (in
Web pages that take longer to load a situaother words, is at the same directory level) or
tion to avoid whenever possible.
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with anyIBMPCor compat. Call Sebastian
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694-7483.
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Micro housetech library $200,Smartsuite,
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scanner only 2 mths old in original box $60 made
by fellows call 905-884-2617.
. $150 905-887-2498.
NEW486DX266 ram hdd3.5fdd
10 YRS. EXP.ACADand Microstation 15" SONY
TRINITRONflat screenmonitor BRAND
IONUSERGROUPS: Sendinyour listing (maximum120characters) fortheOctober issueby lilonday September28, 1998.Submissions
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Modelling, Information Planning etc. Animation and Special Effects support
monitor $1501.2mbbackupcarComputerhardwarerepairs an asset, fax tridge new$12, scsi host adapter card BROTHERHL660 laser printer, 600dpi,
group.Contact.David905-274-2878,email.
.caor via info@IRMAC.ca,
6ppm, w/drumunit & toner, good cond. ALPHA/NTUSERS, a forum for OecAlpha www.lRMAC
resumeto 416-241-5420.
naufrago@inforamp.net.
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the most out of the Internet. Write to PO Thursday of each month, 7-10pm, IBM
183,BobcaygeonON,KOM 1AO;Call CanadaBuilding. 3600SteelesAveEin the
CAMBRIDGECLONE CLUBmeetsevery3rd Box
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auditorium.Free.Call (416)299-3410. E-maik
Wednesdayevening, 1111 Lang's Circle, 705
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Weaving your own Web site
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EROpgg.mcdermott.corn.
Continued frorfz page 108
Probably the most common reason why a link
oagthosewhowishtoexchangeideason SYSTEMS.Nextmeeting:Sept23rd,1998,
CLUB
CUBASE, aforum for Steinbergusers, t
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access, etc. AII participants 5:00pm TBA and 7:00pm at Howard
is broken is because it points to an external Web meets the last Mondayof eachmonth at marketing,
will be expected to contribute. Schedule, JohnsonPlazaHotel Keele/401, North York.
Trebas
Institute,
410
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you would specify the Web page izt the fol- page that no longer exists. The Web is always jn
meetings to be determined.E-mail Bill at: . 5:00pm TBA and 7:00pm. Topic &
pm. Call (416}789-7100,
bill
@better.net.
Speakers: Net Data 8 Net Commerce,
lowing manner:
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location or simply evaporate over time.
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ContactWendeBoddy,Association
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Mgr. at (905) 607-2546, for out-of-tovm
the auditorium at 7 p.m.Call the 24 hour
available to help you out. There are plenty of info line at(416) 462-1702or theFirstClass Community Hall, 5110Yonge St, onefloor callers 1-800-607-2547, Fax: (905) 607below
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bers. Call (416)633-6971. BBS(416) 636htlp://www.hookup.net/-clubmac.
6394.
then go down into the "wjjma" directory, and individual pages or as standalone programs
COMPUTER
TRAINERS' NETWORK meets
tO lOOk fOr "fred.htmj".
for large Web sites. You can find a small selec- the first Thursdayof eachmonthat Metro TAF (Toronto AtanFederation) meets 3rd
Wednesda
yofeachmonthat7:30pm,North
Hall, 55 JohnSt., Toronto, ON.Call (416j
Where things often go wrong is that the tion of what's available at:
York City CentreLibrary, RoseRoom.Free COMPUTER FEST 8 GAMES FORUM:
535-1899.
members, $2for non-members.Write:
directory name is simply misspelled, or
http: //www.yahoo.corn/Computers and Internet/Infor FORTH I NTEREST G ROUP:for
27-29, 1998, International
5334 YongeSt., Ste 15, Wigowdale, ON November
Centre, 6900Airport Road.Canada'slargest
incorrectly referenced. The latter is typical ' mation and Documentation/Data Formats/HTML/Vali
httpy/www.forth.org. Meet 2-5 pm, room M2N 6M2Call (416)425-5357, BBS(416) microcomputershowandsalefor Business,
WWW HomeOffice, Educationand Entertainment.
V205, Ryerson Polytechnical University, 421-8999,
of cases where someone is using an HTML dation and Checkers/
2nd Sat. ofOct,Jan, May,andJuly. Notice httpy/www.io.org/-schrist/taf.html.
Phone416-925-4533.
editor, and is creating Web pages on their
For an example of an online link checker,
Unlimited Access
One Free Month
Toronto Image
Works'Ad
own system. Most HTML editors will have a

setting somewhere that will jet you specify
whether alj l i nks should be relative or
absolute. Many b eginning users don' t
understand what this setting means, and
ignore it. As a result, a link may be referenced as an absolute link from the person' s
try the Check Links function at NetMechanic
(http: //www.netmechanjc.corn), which emaijs you
a page on their Web site containing the

results of the survey it does of your Web site.
T hose looking fo r a m o r e "industrialstrength" solution suitable for a large Web site
might want to invest in link-checking softmachine, so a link to another Web page on ware packages like SiteSweeper from Site
the person's own system may read some- Technologies (http: //www.sjtgtech.corn), which
thing like this:
C:/My Files/fred. html
Since there is no drive C: on the Internet,
anyone trying tcr access this page outside of
the user's machine will have problems.
gives you full reports of bad links and other

problems on your Web site.
Can we look forward to a day when alj
"bad" links are banished? Probably not, but
since more and more HTML editors are introducing automatic link checking features, we
can at least hope we will see less of them. 0
by emailaa175Otorfree.net.
H.U.G. (Hamilton PC
Users Group) - IBM
and PC clone users meet on the last
Mondayofeachmonthin theauditorium of
the Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid Street at
7:00pm. For further info contact Jim
Rennie(905)639-0771or E-mail atjim.rennie@freenet.hamilton.on.ca.
INTERNATI
ONAL PROGRAMMERS GUILD
THE MISSISSAUGACOMPUTER CLUB

meets thefirst Wednesdayof every month
at the BurnhamthorpeCommunity Center,
1500GugedenDr. 1block westof Dixieand
one block south of Burnhamthorpe, at
7:30pmYoumayreachthe club throughthe
BBS at 905-270-3972 or by Email at
bn185@torfree.net.
THE TORONTOACT!USER GROUP. For
COMPUTERFLEA MARKET:SundayOct.4,
tgamdpm, QueenswayLions Center (1st
street W.of Kipling, S.,off theQueensway).
Admission- $3.00.Vendors rent 8 ft table$20.00
ea.Call905-677-5825,Mississauga.
FALL COMP
UTERFEST: September 25-27,
1998, Automotive Building National Trade
Centre, Exhibition Place,Toronto. Canada's
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"Get2Gether"meetingswill now be heldat port.ca Call: (416)761-1963or Fax:(416) software demonstrations, freeadvice, and
Movenpick restaurant, 165 York St., 761-1530.
more. Hours: Friday 10am-9pm;Saturday
Toronto,(416)366-5234 at 7pm. Themeet- TORONTO CYBERSPACELIONS CLUB. and Sunday10am-6pm. Cost:$9 daily.
ings will beheld ondateswith thenumber World' s1stInternet ServiceClub. Multi-culPhone416-925-4533.
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OFFICEEXPO: September 25-27,
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IRC. Educational meetings. $75. annual Centre,
Exhibition Place,Toronto. Serving
info@ipgnet.corn.Orcontact John, ournew fees.
Contact: Roger Roberts, 416-515- Toronto'ssmall-officeandhome-office marlocal Liaisonat(416)362-8556. Freeunder- 9324,
email
roar@cyberl
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ons.corn,
visit
ket with over 50exhibitors, ongoinghome
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office seminars, SOHOnetworking centre,
IRMAC
(Information ResourceManagement TORONTO
DIGITALEFFECTSASSOCIATION SOHOHel
p Desk,andmore.Hours:Friday
Association ofCanada)offers meetingson meets the3rd
Thursdayof every monthat lgam-9pm;Saturday and Sunday 10amissues conc
erning Data Warehouse, 736 Bay St Toronto.
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THE COMPUTERPAPER GREATERTORONTO EDITION www,tcp.ca OCTOBER 1998
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P-ff
266,64mb,5gb,ati4mb,56k vBD,
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P12016MB1.6hdfd 4xcdsound+spk kybd
mouse$50014" svgacol mon$70416291-6255.
P120, 32M,3.1gig, 17inchmag,ATI 2mb,
4X,sb16,1.44,28.8usr, canon bjc4100,
$1200.416-767-6177andrew.
P166 COM
PLETEsystem$625; IBMoriginalP166$875;Hxchipsetmb$45;Vxmb
$55;Tx mb
$95; call 465-9415.
P166MMX2.5GB50ram, 28.8modem/14"
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printer $1000.Call 416-534-3681.
P200,16MB,2.7G hd,S3 video,cdrom,
phoneblaster,amp,spkrs,mic,kb,mouse,
W95+off
ice97,$695,905-889-2617.
PARTS:386&387 chips,m b w/2m ram,
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PENTIUM150, minitwr, 16m, 1g, sb16,
cdrom, fax/modem,spks, Win95, Nec15"
Svga$750.905-831-7813.
PENTIUM-1.6G/32mb ram-multimediafax/mode
m-14"svga $500,905-455-8607after Spm.
PLOTTERE-SIZE Bpen works well$800,
plotter B-sizeBpenworks well $150. Call
416-695-3807after 5pm.
POWER
MACperf. 5200, 24/500including
Quark, Photoshop,glustrator, Pagema
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b/o, 416-569-3706.
RICOH
6200Scd-rewriteable drive, includes
Ultra 2 SCSI
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SELLIIIIG 5MONOmonitors 24 pin printer
wingmanjoystick $30 comp desks $50.
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Final Fantasy7, WorldCup98..$20 email
yc@hwcn.org.
COREL
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sound card$40comptons ency$10416281-4617.
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details 638-5321.
FINANCIAL:RADIX2020plus with datalink
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$75. Call 621-3290.
FORSALEor trade MCSESelf study CBT.
Asking $1300 or trade for a Unix solaris
CBT.Bestoffer 416-7874488.
GETYOURsoftware on acompilation CDRom.
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thrash@interlog.corn
for details.
HEROESOF mightand magicff$20.Call
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IIIICSECD-ROMbased selfstudy courseware/software, 6cd's905-5074363.
MICROS
OFT ENCARTA 98 referencesuite
$60 416-265-641
8.
MICROS
OFTWORDassistant (french)$15.
Call 621-3290.
NORTON ANTIVIRUS v4 on cd for
Win95/NT-brandnew-paid $80-sell for $40.
41 6-566-1143.
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321-5679.
WINDOW98UPGRADE new unopen $99
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EXCELLENT COMPUTER tr
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JTFAX9600HAYESor Quadramfaxmodem
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The launch of the new iMac computer is cause for all personal computer users
to rejoice, since it gives the company that pioneered humane computing a

chance to rejuvenate itself. After it finishes patting itself on the back, however,
Apple had better get back to work. It isn't out of the woods yet.
domain limbo, instead of being immediately patented. Part of losing paradise
the reason was that in the early days of personal computers, Jobs was ousted from Apple in the course of one of its mansenior management regarded PCs as curious toys that would agement's Byzantine power struggles. In reality, Apple had laid
never amount to anything, and so didn't guard their PC prop- the groundwork for its future troubles even before Jobs' departure. The company had quickly become insulated from the
erties closely.
Another reason was that many of the brightest PC pro- mainstream computer market once it became highly profgrammers and developers shared a common culture, a leftover itable. An arrogance towards non-Apple technology, summed
of the '60s counterculture perhaps, which valued sharing and up with the phrase "Not Invented Here," resulted in Apple slipcreativity over greed. The inmates were in charge of the per- ping behind the Wintel market in terms of innovation. Key
sonal computer asylum for a few years, and the result was very new technologies such as the PCI bus, PCMCIA Cards for noterapid progress, Jobs "borrowed" many of the key ideas for the books, enhanced IDE hard drives, cheap graphics cards, and a
Macintosh (pointing device, on-screen windows, icons) from powerful network-oriented OS like Windows NT all gave the
research done at Xerox's PARC lab in Palo Alto, Calif., and pol- less pleasant to use, but cheaper and more competitive Wintel
platform an unbeatable edge.
ished them up into the Apple version, Much richer companies like IBM, Xerox, Wang, and AT6tT, with their huge
Sack from the brink
research budgets, could have done everything Apple did,
Jobs was dragged back into the Apple orbit about two
but
it
never
occurred
to
them
to
try.
When
the
Apple
The house of ideas
years ago when, desperate for new ideas and technoloIt's very easy to lose historical perspective in the constant, Macintosh was introduced in a famous "Rig Brother" TV
gies, Apple chief executive officer Gil Amelio
blind rush to use new technology that characterizes today' s commercial during the telecast of the 1984 SuperBowl
bought Jobs' NeXT Inc., intending to use it as
football
game,
it
sent
a
shock
throughout
the
comcomputer industry, but all computer users owe a great debt to
the basis for an improved next generation
puter
industry.
Apple, the first and maybe the only company to make humane
Mac OS. In short order, however, Amelio
The
Mac
validated
the
idea
that
computing
computing its central goal. From the beginning, Apple's
was pushed out, and Jobs, apparently
founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were motivated by a could be a creative rather than a technical activiunwillingly, was shoved back into the
contrarian, populist impulse to give ordinary people access to ty, and comfortable rather than stressful. More
top job at Apple.
to
the
point,
once
the
Macintosh
found
a
marcommunication and information technologies which, before
Jobs is regarded with a near reliket
in
desktop
publishing
and
education,
Apple's founding, were concentrated in the hands of big corgious fervor by many Mac faithful,
other
companies
rushed
to
copy
its
best
ideas.
porations, the military, and government. With perhaps an
and in spite of himself, he became
excess of youthful enthusiasm, Jobs' and Wozniak's first cre- Apple seemed unaware ofthe danger it
Apple's anointed savior. Under
posed
to
itself
by
becoming
the
target
and
ations, before their official founding of Apple, were handmade
his leadership, Apple seems to
inspiration
for
the
rest
of
the
industry.
electronic "blue boxes," designed to allow users to steal telehave wakened from its long
phone services without paying, Such pranks would generate
sleep, and dedicated itself again
serious jail time today, but in the prehistory of the Computer "Mac on PC!"
to making computing a more
Microsoft's
Rill
Gates,
in
p
articular,
Age, the notion that "information wants to be free" was the
enjoyable and productive activity
antidote to the semi-slavery of working in the "big iron" data whose company rapidly became the
for people to engage in.
biggest
supplier
of
software
to
Mac
processing industry.
users,was quick to see the advantages
of the Apple Mac way of computing. He began to develop a Getting it right
graphical, windows-based, icon-using operating system The iMac gives evidence that Apple has finally emerged from
inspired by the Mac OS. The progress of Microsoft Windows its navel-gazing "reality distortion bubble" back into today' s
was slow for several years, however, and Mac users sneered at real market. It's fast, affordable, packed with attractive features,
its clumsiness and bugginess. Microsoft Windows was regard- and is made with significant third-party technology inside its
box. Once again, Apple has jumped to the forefront of the
ed as a joke that would never amount to anything.
This disregard for Windows left Gates in the position of a industry. However, in order to be more than a blip on the
key Apple ally and supporter rather than a deadly competitor. screen, the iMac will have to be a genuine harbinger of Apple's
In a curious move in the late '80s, Gates even wrote a long return to rapid innovation.
l~
Ironically, one of the reasons Jobs found himself trapped in
memo to Apple senior management, urging them to write a version of the Mac OS for the Intel platform, Apple management the job of Apple chief executive officer is that few executives
ignored the suggestion, addicted to the huge short-term profits with the necessary ability to turn Apple around wanted the job
Apple was making by selling proprietary Mac hardware. Gates a yearago. IfJobs can spearhead a renaissance of the company
didn't get mad at Apple's dismissal of his proposal: he got even he founded, he' ll find himself in a new dilemma: it' ll be easier
instead, redoubling his efforts to recreate the Mac OS on the PC, to attract a capable replacement for himself, but he may not
want to go. 0
As someone who had the dubious privilege of having to in the form of ever-improved versions of Microsoft Windows.
hen the i Mac was officially
released in the Canadian market
and in other countries around
the world on Saturday, Aug. 15, it was
almost possible to hear a globai sigh of
relief among millions of computer users.
For Mac users, famous for their often fervent, evangelical support of the Mac, the
reason was obvious. After a "time of troubles" lasting nearly three years, Apple has
coine storming back into the coinputing mainstream with an
undeniably impressive mass market computer product. Even
those computer enthusiasts on the Wintel side of the Great PC
Divide should set aside their typical suspicions of The
Computer for the Rest of Us, and celebrate Apple's new vigor.
wrestle with old, user-hostile computer systems such as

Telidon, CP/M, MS-DOS, and code-based typesetting systems,
this writer cannot forget the sense of liberation that the original Mac inspired. Pre-Macintosh, computers were for UNIX
nerds who liked complexity and mystery in their jobs, or they
were for "the girls in the typing pool," or other lowly workers
whose convenience or happiness was not of great concern to
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