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From the Editor
Contents
N.C Edition Hov 1891
Features
esponse to our r e ader survey has been

phenomenal. We havereceived a large stack of
esponses in the mail every day since the last
issue hit the streets. It's good to see that so many of
you like Thc Gnapurcr Paper justthe way it is." But we
also have been carefully noting the comments of
those who wrote in with suggestions of things you' d
like to see. For example, a common theme was "More
feature articles." Interestingly, last issue we made a
first step toward that goal, even be
forethe survey went
out.
As you probably know, Thc Computer Paperis
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primarily by our advertisers. This necessarily
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limits the size of the publication to a number of pages
determined by the number of paid ads. How could we
bring readers more feature arucies)
By reducing slightly the size of the type,
beginning last issue, we found that we could
considerablyincrease our coverage of each topic,
hopefully without reducing the readability of the
publication significantly. Encouragingly, we did not hear any complaints from readers about
the type size. If you have any comments, let us know.
Workstations A Knowled9eworkeVs Toolbox ...................................50
Down to Business
Articles
A look at the next generation of desktop PCs. ByWiti ara Bun.
Need a Workstation at your Work Station? ............. ,...... ........... ....52

Everythmg you wanted to know about UNIX but were ahd to ask By %Siam Barr.
All About araphical User Interfaces ....................................................54

A look at graphical environments for popular computers.By Catbaryaa LabourbSmith.
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A report on who's who in the world of UNIX. By Wcgiam Barr.
Personal Worseons
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Lowest workstations and power PCs

meet here. By WigwamBurr.
Hard oa
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Defiugmenting tools, disaster-recovery strategies and more.By ThcrecaGuay.
Computer Viruses: What are the RisksT ......................................... ....66
The de6nition and history of computer viruses.ByGorckecYmcug.
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A look at some of the most common virus typeLBy GontosYmcag.
Do's and Don'ts of Computer Virus Protecbon....................................71

Tips for a safer computing environment By Goubou
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Wh en A V i r u s S t r l k e s $ .$, , $ . .$$$$ . .
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What to do in response to a computer virus atlack By GontosYouug.
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Comdex/Fall '91, MacWorld Canada and the Seybold Publishing Conference as well as
the signing of a landmark agreement between Apple and IBM all happened since last issue, S how RePoe e$ Swa asvorld
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and are reported here. Check out the show reports to see what trends are so rapidly
Tales of LocalHeroes. By Catbalyau LabesbSmith.
reshaping the industry.
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Workstations promise and deliverer.unaticaily superior performance to the current
First looks at the newest pmductsfrom Apple. From NmccBytcc.
generation of PCs. Although more expensive right now, it is a predictable trend in the
Show Report: Comdex/Fall'91 .............. ...... ..... .........
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computer biz that these technologieswill filter down to the mass market over the next few
Late+rooking news Irom LasVagus.Frmu NmccByrcc.
years, bringing superior productivity and its benefits to all of us in the process. William Barr
Show Report: Seybold Publishin9 Conference.....................................$1
leads the feature parade with stories on key developments in the world of UNIX.
New productsfrom Aldus and much more. Frma NmccBytcc.
Our other feature articles also refiect another trend requested in the Reader Survey.
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Many of you said "more howIo artides," and our hard drive, virus-protection and graphics
A report on the state of the art in tru~olor gmphics.By GrucmcBcaacu.
features all contain info we think will be useful for beginners and power~ers alike.
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Spotlight: An interview with Aldus president Paul Srainerd .......... .7$
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0 pen Syst . What Are TheyT...........................................................90
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8.5" Disks
It has been known since 1987 that certain
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krrerr-density doubkdcnsity (DD) disks.
scvcnrlname brands of HD disks have cocrsivity
ratings of 720 ocrstcds, as mcntioncd in my
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f physics dictate that thcsc
higher~ted disks can nsist dcmagnctisation, and
hcnor krng4snndata corruption, eime cgcctivrdy
than any dkks rated at 600 ocistcds. Thc same
caveat applier to risking backups to audio DAT
instead fodatragradc tapes.
Even if you do risk your data to bua disks,
consider that drilling hoks in your 3.5 disksmay
cause particks o
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housing,where theycan scratch thc disk surface or
coen your dnvc's heads. That said, I con
fess that I
havebeen using thc Disk r/r/isard to hop up my
D$DD disksfor months now, and have had no
data loss prebkms (so
far) and only tree disks that
wouhln't fonna! as HD. I am, however, very
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fonr
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storage of important data, for the reason
mcntioncd cariicr.
As for thc "old saksman's story, ' I probably
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Canadian Computer
IMIedia On Disk
beth sidescheckout ac doubk density, that batch

is deemed DSDD. If one sidsfai?c,itb SSiDD. If
that sidefat?c thc DD test, they test it as Singk
Density. If a ccctioa of this big sheet of disk
TORONTO, ONTARIO, OCT 25 (NB)material faik a whok beach fotmts (I can' t If you want to know how to reach Newsbytes'
imagine they bother much with singk density Canadian bureau, as well as the rest of the
aaymme), theydon't put their brandname on Canadian c o m puter-industry m e d i a,
it, and it getsturned into bua disks.Acconlng to consultants, computer user groups, and
tkc oQsakcman, buR disksare mmk Psm bncnd other contacts, MediaBrief might be the
name disk media that didn't cut it. I don't knose answer. It is a database of promotional
if it's true, but it's a pretty good story. By thc awry, contacts for the Canadian high- technology
thanksfor thc Pn'corndisk
jacket. That fussy indusuy, built on Richmond Technologies gc
matcnal makes agreat absorbentcoaster.
Software's Th e M a ximize r contact
management software.
MediaBrief is the second custom version
Enough is Enough
I am a former Vancouver resident who of The Maximizer announced this fall.
has been 9 months without Thc Computer Recently, V a n couver-based C h annel
Strategies has already announced a version
Paperand have finally decided Enough is
Enoughl
Pl e a s e s end m e a y e a r ' s tailored for computer retailers.
subscription t o
h e l p m a k e u p for
MediaBrief is designed for marketing
Cincinnati's abysmal lack of such a useful and public relations people working for
publication. My request for an upcoming computer hardware and software firms or
article is The Development of a Computer for public relations agencies representing
Consultant, or H o w I Be c a meRoedy such companies. David Fieldman, viceGreen."
president of MediaBrief, told Newsbytes it
will be marketed in Canada and to buyers in
the United States who need to reach the
Thanksl
Canadian media.There are no plans for an
Andy Hickman, M.Sc.
American version, he said, since comparable
Able Computer Consulting
Cincinnati, OH
products already exist there.
Fieldman and Gordon Graham, a
P.S. My best toTony and Dave at AE
Montreal-based c o m p ute r ind u stry
Electronics for great computers and Alan at journalist, have compiled the MediaBrief
database over the past two years. It contains
Paper Choice for recyded computer paper.
names, addresses, telephone numbers, and
detailed notes on more than 1,000 contacts,
Atari Alternative
I was recently reading through your B.C. the company saicL
The software will be available November
Lower Mainland Edition, September 1991,
Volume 4, No. 9 issue and noticed the only 1 for C$695. An one update service will
article I could find designated to the ATARI cost C$149 per year. Fieldman said there will
line of computer devices announdng the be a single one4isk update each year, plus
A NDEST P O CKET M O D E M f o r t h e quarterly newsletters, and subscriberswill be
advisedof major changes by fax.
PORTFOLIO [PALMTOP PC].
Our company is recognized as one of the Contact David Fieldman, Mediagrief,416-359Lower Mainland's more informative service 0472; fax 416-359-0474; Earl van As, Richmond
a nd support c entres o n t h e A T A R I Technologies & Software, 604-299-2121; fax 604ST/SIE/TI' dc Portfolio product line and I 2994749.
thought I would offer to enlighten Portfolio
NewsBriefs
readers of a communications solution which
At press tim, George Slade reports that
we have been ofFering our customerswhich
I feel is superior to that mentioned in the Cantax has been bought by Softkey.
Cameron Peters is remaining as president.
artide.
With all serial adaptors we have been World Series Consputer
providing our customers we also indude
XTERMl, a PD communicationsprogram 6raphics by Ex-Vancouverites
Ellie O'Day reports that the "Inside
s upporting ASCII a n d X m o de m fi l e
Pitch"
computer graphics shown during the
transfers. Couple that with the Practical
P eripherals Pocket Modem Tm . T h i s recent World Series games (that's baseball,
in case you' ve been living in a cave) are
modem is truly a pocket modem with
dimensions of 5" X 2.25" X 1", supporting b ased on t e chnology created by e x the full HAYES command set, and uses the Vancouverite M i chael H a r ris. Called
SuperVision, the system can find and track
standard RJll modularphone jack cord. A
DB9 to DB25 adaptor is induded with the fast moving objects in threeAimensional
space and provides an instant graphic
Specifications on the modem are as reproduction of the action. Information
such as the speed and trajectory of the pitch
follows:
can be shown.
800/1200/2400 bpsOperation Modes
Here's how it works: SuperVision uses
Automatic Adapthre Equalization
two small stationary high-speed black and
Automatic Answer Mode
white video cameras, one each behind the
2400 Smartmodem compatible
third and first baselines. The two images are
User Definable Nonvolatile RAM
fed into a spedal effects generator, an RGB
Tone or Pulse Dialing
c onverter, an imaging board in a 48 6
Unique Software Speaker
computer and a SiTicon Graphics 810 VGX
Bell 101 - 800 bps, Bdl 212A or V.22
5-D workstation. Each pitch is stored in the
1200 bps, V.22bis 2400
Line powered, under normal operation PC on a Clipper database.
According to the company, the system
does not require batteries or an AC power
can help teach pitchers and evaluate their
supply.
performances, and can be easily adapted to
5 Year Parts snd Labour Warranty
The packnfte oiFered in the UK, Portfolio tennis, golf, cricket, and other applications.
The inventor says he developed the
and 1200 bau8 modem was listed o 400 UKP
concept
in t h e g arage of hi s I r vine,
which is roughly 4800.00 CDN.
California home on an Apple computer.
Our system:
T he inventor teamed up with h i s
Portfolio, 2400 Pocket Modem, Serial
brother Brian Hams, who left a real estate
interfacee $558.99 CDN.
practice in Vancouver, cousin Bob Harris
Dare to compare.
and two others to develop and market the
system. Their company, SZL Sportsight Inc.
Quay Computers
is a Canadian corporation trading on the
New Westminster, B.C.
Vancouver Stock Exchange with a whollyowned U.S. subsidiary.
Thanksfor thein
fo.
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blue~ey screens.
As you have noted in the article, most of
the conditions I have described are not
Please find enclosed a cheque in the educational problems but to date they are
amount of $24.95 for a year's subscription to not considered medical problems, either.
Paper. I would like the British They are considered mostly optometric
Tkc C
Columbia Lower Mainland edition.
problems.
I picked up your paper in Vancouver in
If I can be of any further assistance,
late summer, and bought a computer using
please call.
your ads. I figure that I saved about one to
Yours truly,
two hundred dollars by comparing prices in
Vancouver andover one thousand dollarsif
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Computers & Eyesi9ht
Further comments re the George Slade

article in Tkc Computer Paper ("ATale of Two
Dyslexlcs" Sept. '91).
As an optometrist who works with vision
and its effects on reading disabilities, I can
add that there are a number of optical
properties of computers that help some of
these children.
Some common problems with these
children are: farsightedness, convergence
excess, co n v ergence i n s u f f iciency,
accommodative infaciTity, suppression, near
point field constriction. A l l o f t h ese
conditions and associated symptoms are
reduced as the distance from the eyes to the
reading material is increased. The typical
child will hold reading material at 12-15
inches from his eyes while the computer is
at a 50% greater distance of20-24 inches.
Other advantages'are increased print
size compared to bo oks and reduced
amount of i n formation on a p age as
compared to books.
In addition, some hyperactivity/agitation
of children is calmed with multiwoloured or
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such as those you described in your article.
I'm constantly looking for methodologies or
materials which will help these children
learn. H a v e you any suggestions for
computer software you consider beneficial?
This school district uses IBMwompatible
machines.
Thanks.
Yours truly,
Joan Campbell
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SOth SideS NOW
I have been a frequent reader of The
Gnspuser Papersince I came to B.C. two years
ago and somethnes felt the need to write but
never quite got myself to do it until now.
The paper is really informative and usually
looks at issues from a clean perspective,
understandable to anyone in or out of the
computer Beld. I think that is great.
There ire two things I would like to
point out, however. The Srst relates to an
artide in your October 1991 issue by Bob
Loblaw and it is probably what got me to
write to you. I have seen a lot of artides
about Windows, all talking about its great
features and upcoming versions, and that is
all right. But the reader, particularly the
non~omputer one,needs more than to read
(again) about the great features that
supposedly Windowsis going to bring them.
That is why I think Bob Loblaw's artide is
revealing. Anyone who seriously works with
Windows with many applications all the dme
will undoubtedly encounter innumerable
problems not listed among the "features" of
Windows. I have used many operating
systems, and I think Windows is a great
improvement over MS-DOS, but to compare
it to the Macintosh environment is de6nitely
degrading the latter, as Bob correctly points
out. Well done and thanks for showing the
"other side."
That brings me to my next point, which
is something I have seen many times in Tyie
CeaipisterPaper. Some of your articles on
general issues (like printers, scanners, hard
disks, etc.) fail to explain to the reader that
they refer to a specific kind of systeni,
generally MS-DOS. In your October 1991
i ssues, the article in q u estion is t h e
"Monitors and Display Adapters" by Roedy
Green, I thiiak the artide itself is great, very
thorough and complete, but if Fails to warn
the reader that it is only referring to
standards and monitors as they are known in
the MS-DOS world. A l t hough I would
always like to read about the issuesmonitors, in this case from both Mac and
MS-DOS points of view, I realize this might
be di8icult, because some writers are just
committed to one operating system. It
might be a good idea to get two persons to
write about the same issue, one for MS-DOS,
and one for Macso thatpeople read the
one they care more about, and those
seehng advice can compare accordingly. At
the very least, writers should spedfy in the'
intro that they are going to concentrate in
one operating system, and that things are
viewed difFerently from the "other side."
Thomas C. Garcia
Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Bob Loblate replies: Thanksfor the Iasdos.
hgreed, too often, umtn's, like eoaipster
eemmltaats andmrelav, edl whet theykame, ae
oppesed to what sewed te bestfor tiiej ok Oa that
note, ice make aa effort each issue to rctai a
bmaet vieie o
f the "big pietiiev eat there. This
isle,y seethat it's sot just PCs that get
attacked by einua; aetj est the big guys that eeN
Uaia baaed. O
f coarse, ae iavariaHy get teNels
from users of this-or that coaipeter/seftware/
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saying, "It's important to ensure that OS/2
users migrate quickly to Windows." I can' t
imagine how this statement could possibly
be directed to any serious OS/2 user. What
I do under OS/2 has no counterpart under
Wmdows.
Without going into lengthy technical
details, let me just say that I exploit OS/2's
preemptive multitashng capabihties, rich set
of base inter-process communications, and
fully protected environment to develop
custom LAN-based client/server appncations. I use a stand%one OS/2 system to
create and test a custom LANimaed solution
(MS LanManager), consisting of a mix of
OS/2, PM, and bound (an executablethat
runs under OS/2 as well as DOS) processes.

Without actually being connected to a LAN,
I can fully emulate the LAN environment.
My executables run the same, whether on a
workstation, server, or standalone OS/2.
I can only condude, that Steve Bahner's
comments are ahned at those who have not
yet tried OS/2. If that's the case, then he is
t he one guilty of practising FUD. I a m
speaking here as a software developer of
business solutions. I sympathize with those
who can't justify throwing out their DOS
and Windows applications in order to run a
superior operating system. What I am
saying, is that it's not a simple OS/2 versus
Windows issue.
With respect to OS/S or Win82/NT, or
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PAPER NOV '91 11
Local Software
Heroes at Softworld
bf Cathalyepa Labostc4'atith
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Randy M a c C allum , co - f o under,

announced that Motion Works' new standalone animation product, PROMotion, will
be compatible with System 7, and will be
ready formarket in December of this year.
Also, MacCallum said that an upgrade to
their ADDMotion animation authoring tool
will also be available this year.
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Ken B a i l ey, P r e sident, g a v e a
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan,
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The trading forums were limited to only
seven minutes per comf y . A n electronic
timer was rigged so that when the green I
light came on it was your turn to go. Within
that seven minutes companies had to give
historical background, explain a complex,
high technology product complete with slide
show, video, or overhead transparencies.
Then it was, uh oh, yellow light on the box,
two minutes leR to make a pitch for money,
distribution, or marketing partners, and tell
the folks where you aw be reached, whew,
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S ome presenters forgot to tell t h e
m: ' .e>2
audience where their company was from,
and sometimes even who t hey were.
However, considering the high-pressure
situation these delegates were placed in, I
think it went relatively smoothly, except for
a few companies that got tripped up by their
audiovisual equipment.
Here is a snapshot of some of the local
heroes that made it through this adrenalineproducing event; most of them were hoping
to attract venture capitalists, investors,
marketing partners, and distributors:
HP, HPUX and RS/6000 environments.
QUORUIN COINPUTER GROUP
521 East 5th Ave., Vancouver V5T 1H4

Teh 8794886 Fax: 8794214
Jim Sccord,product manager, pointed
out that Quorum doesn't just copy fioppies
anymore. Quorum also creates multimedia
demo disks for companies like B.C. Tel,
Northern Digital, and Roland. Their latest
project was to do the demo disk, complete
with animation and sound for Softworld.
Duxing Sofiworld, Quorum's demo was in
action on computer texminals in the foyer to
give delegates background information on
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701-540 West Cordova St., Vancouver
V6B2VS Teh 687-2000 Fax: 6884911
Allen Morton, Dirc:ctor, and Kerry
Johnston, President, di d a t a g - team
presentation about Bold Point's inventory
c ontrol software called TMAN . T h e i r
products are directed at small to mediumsized Canadian businesses.
CRYSTAL INNOVATIONS LTD.
560-2755 Lougheed Highway, Port

Coquitlam VSB 5'29
Teh 942-1149 Fax: 942-5196
Tim Applehurst presentc.d their A.I. tool
for the Madntosh called IntraVislon.
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Bernie Clark, Director of Sales, gave a
fascinating performance on the satellite
ground stations (Landsats) that MDA
p roduces for t h e p u r p ose o f e a r t h
observations for meteorology, resource
management, defence, and aviation, and on
the Canadian Space Station.
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S ecord announced that t hey will b e
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TGI TECHNOLOGIES LlD.

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Teh 8726676 Fxc 8724604
Doug hauteur, former Vice President of

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fax board product, and about their multi-
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Ve,me Andru says Video Suite is, "Like
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AmiclaDOS 2.0 released; new Amiga UNIX release due

The currently shipping version of Amiga
VANCOUVER, B.C., OCT 18 (TCP)Ken Moren of the Computer Store reports Unix comes with OpenLook, the graphical
brisk trade in upgrades to the new release of interface found on Sun Workstations,
AmigaDOS the longwwaited 2.0 release. utilities from GNU Software such as its
Amiga owners will find that this upgrade is highly respected C compiler and emacs full
more comprehensi ~ d
, at $199, more screeneditor, plus RFS andNFS networking
expensive that previous upgrades. The new utilities and the Korn shell. Additionally,
there are megabytes of on-line help pages
r elease, launched in V a ncouver at a
Commodore-hosted dealer orientation and available via Unix's "man" command end a
training seminar October 22,.consists of new beginnermriented set of bound manuals,
K ickstart ( o p erating system) R O M s , although
t he
com p l e t e set
of
WorkBench (GUI) and ARexx (interprocess AT&T/Prentice Hall Unix manuals must be
communication) software, plus a complete purchased separately.
manual.
Amiga SOOO owners, as "early adopters"
of that machine's beta version of the 2.0 OS,
have already begun to receivetheir free
upgrades to the final release version.
In other Amiga news, Moren reports
that, as an Amiga SOOOUX owner, he is very
pleased with Commodore's implementation
o f Uni x S ystem V. 4 f o r t h e A m i g a
(sometimes referred to as AMIX 2.0) and
the system's performance. He adds that
owners of other Unix systems in its price
range (around $9000for a complete 25MHz
Amiga SOOOUX system with color monitor,
8MB of RAM and a 200MB hard drive)
"can't believe how fast it is." In fact, Byte
magazine found that it outperformed
equivalent NeXT and Macintosh machines
running U n i x (M a c h a nd A/ U X ,
respectively). A basic system, consisting of an
Amiga SOOO with 4MB RAM, 100MB hard
drive, and color monitor is $7200. In both
cases, Unix is preloaded and ready to go.
The X-Window implementation in the

current release is version S, but, as Moren
reports, there is a new release of AMIGA
UNIX due "any time now," that will have the
most recent version of X-Window, X11 R4.
Amiga Unix is missing a few finishing
touches mostly minor things like a menudrlven system administration utility that has
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thing via the command line, anyway."
in audio, video, titles and music, organize it

and sequence it , t h e n a u t omatically
assemble presentations to videotape or to
diskette, or generate an industry-standard
CMX edit decision list which can be taken to
a professional postgroduction house."
Most of the delegates I spoke with
informaUy felt that they got their money' s
worth from this convention, even though
there was some initial disappointment when
it was discovered that only seven attendees
representing venture capital funds, and no
major software distributors like Egghead
were in attendance.
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that they got an immediate benefit from the
conference, like being picked up by a major
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new portable Macintoshes, the PowerBook
models 100, 140 and 170. 7%sGnapu ter P~
had an opportunity for a handhon test of
the PowerBooks. Our initial impressions
w ere generally favorable, with a f e w
concern L
The C$2595 PowerBook 100 is the lowend model (Apple's PR department prefers
the term high-volume), and is said to be
builtby Sony. Powered by a 16 MHz 68000
processor, the 5.5yound PowerBook 100 is
comparable in performance and features to
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Of course, a few niceties found in the
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PowerBook 100 doesn't have a built-in
floppy disk drive, but, unlike Apple USA's
policy of selling an "optional" Soppy drive,

all Canadian PowerBook 100s vriP only be
sold bundled with the external drive.
The PowerBooks 140 and 170 utilize
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Of course, a few niceties found in the
original Portable had to go to get the weight
and size down so dramatically...an internal
floppy drive, for example. That's right, the
PowerBook 100 doesn't have a built-in
floppy disk drive, but, unlike Apple USA's
(7.5 lbs, including an internal sendfax

modem) zips along like a Mac IIsi. Both
come with an internal floppy drive and
audio input capabilities not present in the
PowerBook 100.
The first thing one notices about a
pohcy of selling an "optional" fioppy drive, PowerBook is the centrally-positioned
all Canadian PowerBook 100s will only be trackball. ( W e a s sume t hi s u n usual
sold bundled with the external drive.
placement is for the benefit of left-handers.)
T he PowerBooks 140 and 17 0 a r e
The large fiat areas suxrounding this lovektpowered by more-powerful 68050 CPUs, or-hatchet pointing device make a convenient
r unning at speedPs of 16 and 20 M H z
wxistwest. The new standard4ayout keyboard
respectively. This pegs the 140 (6.5 lbs) at has no function keys or numeric keypad, allabout the speed of a Mac Ilcx, white the 170 inw~ow cursor keys (ughl), a vexy shallow
key travel, and a light feel. Fortunately, an

external keyboard and/or mouse can be
plugged into the unit's ADB (Apple Desktop
Bus) port. An external keypad is also
planned.
We found the position of the trackbail
b utton to b e s o mewhat close to t h e
spacebar so dose, in fact, that it is easy to
hit the button by accident while typing. The
PowerBooks 140 and 170 have a raised lip
between the two, presumably to prevent this.
We wonder why the model 100 doesn' t.
On the other hand, the 100 has one
feature that its more expensive siblings do
not: a "dochng station" feature that allows
the PowerBook to access the hard drive of a
d esktop Mac. T his is similar t o ( b u t
according to an Apple spokesman, not based
upon) technology found in the OutBound
portable which Apple earlier licensed the
rights to.
I t seems a b i t s t r ange t h a t t h e
PowerBooks presumably designed to be
carried around come without a handle or
carrying case. We also found it curious that
none of the three models have grayscale
displays. An Apple spokesperson claimed
that current grayscale displays didn't offer
acceptable performance, but based on some
PC notebooks we' ve seen recently, we
wonder if it wasn't more of an economic
dedsion on Apple's part.
Even more curious is the fact that,
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although the models 140 and 170 have

Apple's 52-bit Color QuickDraw in ROM,
there is no video out connector, or Applebrand color or grayscalevideo adapter
options planned. We have leaxned, however,
that at least five third-party developers are
planning to ofFer video output options that
c ircumvent Apple's l ack o f a v i d e o
connector. Two varieties are expected: those
that plug into the SCSI connector and those
that plug into the RAM expansion slot. Of
the two, the latter appears to be a better
choice. SCSIwonnected video devices are
limited to SCSI throughput speeds and are
thus expected to sufFer from hmited display
performance. A company called Envisio Inc.
(612/655-7694) is releasing a RAM-slot
display adapter for the models 140 and 170
that will support monochrome displays (up
to 21-inch) and 256 colors on Apple RGB
and VGA~ompatible displays. It also sports a
pass4mough slot, so that the slot may still be
used for adding 2 or 4MB of RAM. The
comnpany also offers a moniochromecrnly
model forthe PowerBook 100.
C omplaints, complaints l Ar e t h e
Powerbooks perfect? No. Do we like them?
Yest Of the three, the model 140 looks to be
many people's favorite. With a thirdyarty
color video option and an external keyboard
to plug in, it offers an excellent balance
between features and price. D
Advantage Computers is sponsoring

NeXPO'91, a NeXT hardware and software
product solutions showcase taking place in
Vancouver November 6 and in Victoria on
Nov. 7.
It is a free event, but you must pre-
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among the interesting products that will be
shown is a beta version of Executor, a
software Mac emulator.
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PAPER NOV '91 17
s
Oki Revisited
A pparently, the p o pularity of t h e
OkiLaser 400 has made th e m e mory
upgrade prices more competitive. Several
readers wrote or called in to advise us that
third~
RAM e xpansions are available for
the OL400 that go a long way toward
addressing our major complaint with that
printer (see OkiLaser 400 in our October
'91 issue).
The Print Connection (see advertisement
on Page 56), for example, has third-party
memory upgrades for the OL400 at prices
almost one-third of those for original OKI
parts. An OKI brand 1 meg expansion is
about $550, while The Print Connection's is
$159. The upgrade package comes with
instructions and i s q u it e e asily user
installable if the user has had a bit of
experience with other kinds of computer
installations. Users can optionally have the
work done for an additional $59 for labour.
Reader Paul Byford reports that another
OKI400 advantage is the low cost of the
toner cartidges ($59 or so).
The low price is possible because, unlike
Canon engines found in the popular HP
laserprinters, the OKI400's toner and drum
assemblies are separate.
Now if someone could only offer a
recychng service for the OKI cartridges....
Readers who haven't yct entered our contest to
win an OktLaser printer still harps time to enter.
See thc Oct. issue o
f Thc Computer Paperfor
dctai7s. Ed.
Last month we ran the wrong number

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It seems that the description attributed
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Small apparently sent us an "in progress"
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Financial terms of the agreement are
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be used to develop recognition systems for
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A P a r agraph s p o kesperson told
Newsbytes that the system is already available
14" TrL Monochrome
486-based PCs, but didn't know what
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to the development of pen-based
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computing, a newly developing technology
Fujitsu DL1100 $345 currentlybeing pursued by a number of
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recognition s y stems for p e n -based
c omputers reciuire the u ser t o p r i n t
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CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, OCT 10

(NB) Newsbytes has learned that there is a
whole slew of vendors who are prc;paring
products that will be compatible with
Apple's new Notebook computers. The
Notebook introduction is slated to take
place on October 21 at Comdex/Fall
Newer
Te ch n o l ogies, Lifetime
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Integration, and Computer Care are all
preparing torelease 2, 4, and 6 MB RAM
upgrades for the Notebooks.
CD Technologies will have a portable
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hard disk Also offering hard disk upgrades
or replacement units will be Liberty Systems,
CMS Enhancements,and Microtech.
Most new product introductions that are
compatible with the Notebook will revolve
around communications. Not only will
Apple introduce a 2400 baud modem of its
own, but Global Village will show a 9600
baud fax modem and three other modem
models with different capabilities. These
products will be named LapFax, TelePort,
IapPort V.32, and FullFax. Shiva will have its
s eries of p r oducts that will b e f u l l y
compatible with the Notebooks, induding
the NetModem, NetModem/E, TeleBridge,
NetBridge, FastPath, and E t herGate.
Lifetime Memory will show an internal
modem as wiH PSI Integration which will
also have a portable V.32-based modem.
Dayna, Asante, and Nuvotech will have SCSI
Ethernet Adapters ready for the n ew
machines.
If you don't particularly care for Apple's
choice of display technology, then Envisio,
Radius, Aura Systems, Computer Care,
Lifetime Memories, and InFocus are ready
to step in and take care of your needs with
video adapters and LCD panels.
Lind Electronic Design will offer power
adapters, battery replacements for longer
operation, and chargers. Kensington will 611
in the gap of carrying cases along with
Madson Line. While Premier Technology
will supply you with handles, shoulder
straps, or locking devices so that others
cannot access your computer without your
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T O R O N T O , O N T A R IO , O C T 1 0
(NB) Apple Canada unveiled two new
highwnd laser printers and a scanner at
MacWorld Canada The company has also
cut prices on a number of products.
Apple Canada used the occasion of the
s econd M acWorld C a n ad a s ho w t o
announce the availaMity in Canada of its
two new high-end LaserWriter printers,
which the parentcompany had unveiled a
few days earlier. The LaserWxiter IIg and IIf
are the first Apple printers to use Adobe's
Postscript Level I I p a g e d e scription
language. In Canada, they carry suggested
retail prices of C$5,899 for the IIg and
C$4,599 for the I I f . C o ntroller board
company said, and users can use their

Macintoshes to call in reservations. The
stack costs C$20.
Animatics, an Ottawa computer graphics
and animation company, said it will shortly
release Impresario, a cii~iimation product
that will s upport various Macintosh
presentation software packages. Due for
release in January, Impresario will contain
color and monochrome Scrapbook and
PIGS files with business and educational
themes.
Berkeley Systems of Berkeley, California,
showed More After Dark The New Batch, a
selection of new displays for its After Dark
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Berkeley, also told Newsbytes the company is indude the 174nch CI'-17A and the 2llinch
in the process of adapting products for
CI'-20A. Both are slated to be available in
blind computer users, including a voice . December. A dual~
ve r sion of Ikegami's
synthesis system called Outspoken that won Trinitron CT-20, the CT-20D, is to be '
a Computerworld Smithsonian award, to released by yearcnd. The CN-21A, with a
Microsoft Windows. Berkeley hopes to 'fiat square screen, is to be available in
release Windows versions of all its products March of 1992.
for the blind within a year, Crampton said.
SuperMac Technology of Sunnyvale,
lkegami Electronics of Klmhurst, Illinois, Califoinia, cut prices on its Spectrum eightunveiled five new monitors for Macintosh bit graphics cards from C$1,250 to C$999.
and IBMcompatible PCs. The CN-20A is a T he company also announced an acro~ e 20-inch maxi~ c m o nitor, now shipping. board increase of warranty protection to five
New Trinitron models with automatic years for both eight&t and obit cards.
upgrades are C$5,629 and C$1,989
respectively.
A pple also announced th e A p p l e
OneScanner, which it said is the first
controlled by a single button. The Canadian
suggested retail price is C$1,659.
On the eve of MacWorld, Apple Canada
cut prices on several midrange Macintosh
models. The price for the Mac IIsi with
three megabytes of memory and a 40megabyte hard disk was cut f'rom C$5,015 to
C$5,270. That of the Mac IIci with five
megabytes of memory and an 80-megabyte
drive was reduced Rom C$7,940 to C$5,360.
Other new prices are: C$2,599 for the
Macintosh LC with two megabytes of
memory and 44negabyte drive; C$1,729 for
the Mac Classic with two megabytes of
memory and 44negabyte drive; C$1,429 for
the Personal LaserWriter LS p r inter;
C$2,819 for the Personal LaserWriter NT
printer, C$619 for the StyleWriter printer;
C$519 f o r
t he M ac i n t osh 1 2 - inch
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Madntosh 1Nnch RGB color display.
Contact: David Wright, Apple Canada, 416%775800; john Elias or Julie Rusciolelli, National Public
RelatIons for Apple Canada, 416-860-0180, fax
416-860-1094.
MacWorld Canada:
Networking, Multimedia
Popular
T OR O N T O , O N T A R I O , OC T 1 0
( NB) Multimedia t e c h n ology a n d
networking were hot topics at MacWorld
Canada as a variety of hardware and
software vendors unveiled new products.
Linker Systems of Irvine, California,
released alpha test copies of version 2.0 of
The Animation Stand, its animation and
aint software. The final release is expected
ter this year, Linker said. The new version
has an assortment of added features,
induding a completely pictorial interface, a
"subscription" feature similar to System 7's
publish and subscribe but that does not
require System 7 to work, a user<efined
toolbox, HyperCard help, and assorted new
paint features.
Artbeats, of San Bernardino, California,
announced that it s Backgrounds for
Multimedia Volume 2, a package of 40
computergenerated background images, in
now available. Designed to work with
desktop presentations, slides, threedimensional
m o d e l l in g pr o g r ams,
animation, or video, the package is available
only on CD-ROM and requires a Macintosh
II, SE-30 or higher with four megabytes of
memory, a CD-ROM drive, and a color or
monitor.
Artbeats also unveiled Dimensions
Volume 5 ,
a pac k ag e o f fu l l - page
encapsulated PostScript grids, high-tech
perspectives, and reliefs. This is meant for
desktop publishers from n o vices to
professionals, the company said.
Placemat Productions of T o r onto
launched Toronto Eats, an electronic
restaurant guide in the form of a Hyper Card
stack It can print maps showing the dosest
subway station to each restaurant, the
gregale
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,yotenrial problemL The software monitors
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routers, printers, and network services, and
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network At present the software works only
with Macintoshes, a company official said,
but a version that will monitor all devices on
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DataViz, of Trumbull, Connecticut, said
it has updated MacLinkPlus/PC, its sofLware
for transferring and translating files between
Macintosh and DOS PCs. The new release
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(NB) Aldus Corporation has announced
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PanelistsFocus on System 7
TORONTO, ONTARIO, OCT 10 (NB)Neither John Sculley nor any other senior
Apple executive was at the microphone to
kick off the second MacWorld Canada show
this week. Instead, System 7, the latest
release of the Macintosh operating system,
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i nside Apple c o ncerning wh ere t h e
technology may lead.
A three-hour keynote session led off with
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Apple Canada, demonstrating the key
features of System 7. "The big news at
MacWorld," Rubinsky said, "continues to be
System 7 and System 7 applications."
After Rubinsky's demo, though, Wohl
offered here views on System 7 applications
pr'esent and future. Current System 7
software, Wohl said, takes advantage of a few
of the operating system's features at best. "If
I had to describe all these applications as
group," Wohl said, "my summary word
would be 'boring.'"
Applications that really take advantage of
System 7 should start to appear early next
year, Wohl forecast. The first of these will be
major upgrades of existing software. By late
next year, she added, allow packages built
around System 7's capabilities will start to
emerge.
Among the possibilities, Wohl said, are
desktop publishing application that enhance
integration with other applications, and
multimedia tools.
Panelist Bob LeVitus, most recently
distinguished as the author of the book
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and subscribe capabiTities in System 7 are
little used in current applications, they will
come to be v ery useful. Publish and
subscribe lets users incorporate data from
one application in another application's file
and have it updated automatically when the
original data changes. One use for this,
LeVitus said, w il l b e t o hel p s t o p
mainstream applications programs like word
processors Rom getting too big by letting
them rely on other programs for special
functions such as equation editing.
Rick LeFaivre, software' director at
Apple's advanced systems laboratory in
Cupertino, California, offered a peek at
what Apple has in mind for the future.
He touched on nine areas in which the
company is doing research. They include
new intexfaces, both speech4ased and penbased; multimedia; and graphics "my
vision is to drive some level of graphics
integration down onto the motherboard,"
LeFaivre said.
Other technologies now in the Apple
labs include frameworks for distributed
applications, further work on operating
systems, new hardware capabilities such as
digital signal processing and solid-state
storage, w i r e l ess a n d hig h - speed
communications, new software development
tools, and technology for education.
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developed at Carnegie-Mellon University,
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perfectly even when the speaker coughed,
stumbled, and introduced background
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Microsoft Previews
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T OR O N T O , O N T A R IO , OC T 1 0
(NB) At its booth at MacWorld Canada
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product" that will be the next release of
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh.
Jeff Smith, product manager for Word at
Microsoft Canada, would not assign a
v ersion number t o t h e s o f tware h e
d emonstrated, but s aid i t w o ul d b e
announced by the end of this year.
Among the features is a simplified merge
capability, which prompts the user with a
dialog box and then places available merge
fields at the top of the master document for
the user to place them with the mouse.
There is also a built-in search engine which
can find files much as the Find option in
System 7 does. Also, Microsoft has added a
command "ribbon" at the top of the screen,
allowing the u ser t o s elect common
formatting options by clicking on icons.
T he d e m onstrated s oftware a l so
induded a grammar checker, the ability to
add borders and shading to paragraphs, and
support for the publish and subscribe
capabilities of Macintosh System 7.
The company would not comment on
pricing or availability.
ContacL Microsoft Canada, 416-568-0434, fax
41 6-568-1527.
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, OCT 10

(NB) Apple Computer and Sony Corp are
reported to be considering a joint venture
that would merge Apple's easy-to-use
software with Sony's consumer electronics
hardware.
The report, in the Ne rrr York Times,
maintains that senior executives of both
companies have been d iscussing the
venture, although the details are being kept
secret.
The reports of discussion come just two
weeks before Apple launches its longawaited Macintosh notebook computers,
one of which was made by Sony.
The alliance, should it develop into a
concrete agreement, is considered further
evidence that the trend toward digital audio
and video is leading to a new generation of
products that are barely indistinguishable
from lowed computers.
The new notebook is said to be a
considerable improvement over Apple's
attempts at portable computing in the past.
The company has tried for many years to
p roduce a l i g h tweight system. T h e
prospective alliance with Sony is said to have
developed as a result of the cooperation
between the companies in developing the
new notebook
As reported by Newsbytes, Apple has
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October 2 and vowed that their companies
would both cooperate and compete in the
future. Accompanied byJim Norling,
president of Motorola's semiconductor
products sector, several senior Apple and
IBM executives and representatives of other
big names in the computer industry, Sculley
and Kuehler outlined five ways in which
Apple and IBM will work together.
They did so before an audience of
reporters, analysts, and industry executives
in S a n Fra n c isco a s we l l a s at
videoconference sites across the United
States and in Canada and Europe.
New details of the Apple-IBM alliance,
the broad outlines of which were announced
in early July, included the names of two
joint-venture companies. Apple and IBM
have created Taligent, which will develop
object~riented operating software based in
part on Pink, new operating software that
Apple has been developing for about three
years. The companies did not confirm
rumors that David Liddle, chief executive of
Patriot Partners, will become CEO of

Taligent. Patriot Partners is IBM's joint
venture with Metaphor Computer. Systems.
The firms said Taligent's operating
system will be able to run applications
written for IBM's OS/2 and AIX as well as
Apple's System 7. They would not say,
however, whether the new software is
expected to replace those systems in the
future, c~xist with them, or be integrated
into future versions.
Apple and IBM also christened Kaleida,
a second joint venture that will promote
standards for multimedia. Sculley said both
c ompanies wil l l i c e nse t o Ka l e i d a
multimedia technology that they have
developed independently. Engineers from
Apple and IBM will be seconded to Kaleida
to work on multimedia development.
Kaleida will then make its technology
available to other vendors.
"Multimedia won't meet its potential as
an integral part of computing until uniform
standards are available across the industry,"
said James Cannavino, IBM vice-president
and general manager of personal systems.
K aleida will b e b a sed i n t h e S a n
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Francisco area. Taligent will have its
headquarters in Santa Clara, California
IBM, Apple, and M otorola plan to
promote a new PC hardware architecture
called Power PC, based on IBM's RISC
System/6000 technology. IBM and Motorola
will work together at a facility in Austin,
Texas, to develop and build Power PC chips,
Norling saicL Motorola wiR offer these chxps
to other vendors, while both IBM and Apple
will build systems around them.
Sculley said Madntosh models based on
the Power PC architecture will be "our
mainstream Madntosh by the middle of the
decade." He added that he expects the RISC
Macs to be th e h i ghest-volume RISC
computers ever.
The two companies also plan a Unixbased operating system called PowerOpen
to run on Power PC4ased systems. Power
Open will bring together Apple's A/UX
version of Unix and IBM's AIX. Michael
Spindler, president of Apple, said Power
Open will reach the market in about two
years. It will be able to run on a range of
machines from desktop PCs to powerful
workstations and servers, he said, and both
Apple and IBM will ofFer it on some of their
products. The companies also plan to
license PowerOpen to other vendors.
The Sfth point of the alliance will be an
effort to simplify networhng of Ayple and
I BM systems. In an effort t o m a k e i t
possible for customers to more easily
integrate Macintosh computers with IBM
systems," Cannavino said, the, two companies
will license each ot her's networking
technologies (Apple's AppleTalk and IBM's
Token Ring) and develop products to help
their PCs work together.
Sculley said the alliance with IBM would
help Apple bring the Macintosh into the
mainstream of personal computing.
Kuehler said that despite their long-
standing rivalry and the perception that they

have very different corporate cultures,
Apple and IBM "have found that wc: speak
common languages dollars and cents, as
well as FORTRAN and C++."
But he added: Please don't think, not
even for one nanosecond, that we will back
off from direct competition with our own
systems in the open marketplace."
Just before publicly signing the last
document to cement their alliance, Apple
and IBM invited four personal computer
industxy luminaries to the stage to add their
comments on the occasion.
Jim Manzi, president, chairman, and
chief executive of Lotus Development, was
enthusiastic about the plan to integrate the
Madntosh into coxporate computing. This
will benefit software developers and free
computer users to concentrate on their
w ork r a ther t h a n o n m a k i n g t h e i r
computers work together, he said.
Philippe Kahn, chairman of Borland
International, praised IBM's and Apple's
support for object~riented technology,
which Borland has championed in the past.
Ray Noorda, president and chief
executive of network operatiny system
vendor Novel, said networking is a natural
basis for alliances" in the computer industry.
Some may have been surprised to see the
fourth guest, Ron Whitder, viceyresident of
the software technology group at Intel.
Whittier said nothing about the Power PC
aspect of the Apple-IBM alliance, which
seems to threaten Intel's position as the
pximary supplier of processor chips to IBM.
But he said the two companies' investment
in objectwriented systems and multimedia
'will drive software and hardware into
technology balance."
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, OCl' 7 (NB)IBM and Apple stocks are still down and
some Wall Street firms lowered the two
companies' earnings estimates after the
tumble IBM and Apple stocks took after the
joint announcement by the two companies
of a five~int program of cooperative plans.
IBM's stock, traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, fell $1.575 a share to
$99.750. Apple's stock, traded on the overthewounter market, fell $1.50 a share to
$48.25 on 1.4 million shares.
When asked why the fall in stock prices, a
Merrill Lynch financial consultant in Los
Angeles, who asked not to be named, told
Newsbytes the profit scenario doesn't look
good for IBM or Apple in the short term.
Eventually the merger will be very good for

both companies, but the economy is coming
in weaker than was originally expected, and
the announced strategy is a longcerm one.
The consultant told Newsbytes Merrill
Lynch is looking more favorably at Apple's
prospects than IBM's, especially since the
announcement of PowerOpen, the newly
planned Unix-based operating system for
smaller reduced instruction set chip-based
(RISC4ased) computers, will be Macintosh
compatible. He quoted Merrill Lynch as
saying: 'By obtaining IBM's blessing Apple
adopted a brilliant strategy."
Two days after the announcement and
one day after the drop in its stock, IBM
announced price cuts on its Personal
Apple Rumors Spur Market

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top-of-the-line model. You see, it's all
speculation that is based on what people
think might occur.
Down in the market trenches, the Mac
a
IIcx dosed at $5800 which is stable, and the

Ilfx was trading in healthy volume at $5200.
The only Mac to change in value was the
Mac SE/50 with a 40 Meg drive which was
up $25 to close the week at $1875. The
volume leader was the Macintosh Classic
with 40 Meg drive, which was trading in
strong volume at a stable price of $975. Mac
Plus models were active, with the plain
vanilla floppy models trading at $450. The
most active prices were the Apples IIc down
$250 to$250. When a machine loses HALF
its value and the dosing value is the same as
the change....there isn't much of a market
left. With the raft of MacModels and new
models on the way, there aren't many folks
who want to drive an Apple II era machine.
The IIgs took a $100 loss and closed at $700.
It's DONATION time for the Apple II era
computers. Steve Jobs once said that the
System/2 (PS/2) laptop line of computers

and announced it will begin offering rebates
and bundling several name-brand software
packages with the desktop PS/2.
Despite the price cuts, Merrill Lynch has
adjusted down its speculation on IBM's
earnings, based on "aconcern in revenues."
Also, conspicuously absent from any of
the IBM/Apple joint announcements was
any mention of DOS, or disk operating
system, the operating system originally used
by IBM for the IBM personal computer
(PC). DOS is currently marketed by IBM as
PC-DOS and by Microsoft as MS-DOS the
latest version being MS-DOS 5.0.
Contact Merrill Lynch, Tel: 818i995-5600, Fax:
81I995-5611.
Apple II would live forever. And it seems

that the dawning of the new IBM~ l e j oint
venture may be the death of the Apple II.
IBM and Apple: Is it Love or a
Shotgun Weddings
The business press was alive with talk of

the IBM-Apple agreement. They call it a
marriage, but one has to wonder if the
meeting of the two giants of computers was
the result of a love affair or forced upon
them by the hundreds of competitors who
are nipping at their markets. Apple needs to
become part of the corporate computer
community, and IBM needs to begin to do
some fancy graphical user interface stuff or
lose "the rest of us." The announcement
had no impact on the secondary market
since their plan is still years from the
marketplace, but in time we may be seeing a
more unified, r'ational marketplace for
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(NB) Microsoft Corporation says sales of
Windows 5.0 have gone over six million
units, but its shares fell after news of a joint
venture between International Business
Machines (IBM) and Apple Computer was
announced.
Microsoft said it sold about half as many
copies of Windows in the first quarter of this
year, which ended September SO, as it did in
the product's entire first year. According to
Brad Silverburg, VP of DOS and Windows,
Microsoft' believes that other software
houses will develop applications for
Windows "first and foremost." Industry
analysts at International Data Corporation
estimate that Microso&. will sell 7.8 million
copies of Windows this year. Silverburg
thinks sales will even exceed the IDC
estimate. Silverburg also noted that 86
percent of personal computer applications
sold in the first half of 1991 in Germany and
France run under Windows.
Although it's too early to know what
effect the Apple-IBM joint venture will have
on Microsoft sales, some analysts are
predicting that the Apple-IBM deal will spell
trouble for Windows. Microsoft has said
reviously that it is puting its future in the
ds of WindowL As recently as last week
Nathan M y h rvold, V P of bu s i n e ss
development, said, "We have a very clear
strategy, which is Windows."
An upgrade to Windows, version S.l, is
in the second round of beta testing, and is
expected later this year or early in 1992. The
Apple-IBM announcement said that new
technology would allow the previously
incompatible PCs to work together.
Silverburg noted that IBM is a large
buyer of Windows S.O, for use with IBM
p'ersonal computers in the educational and
home markets. How long that source of
sales will remain constant considering the
Apple-IBM deal is not known yet. A number
of hardware manufacturers have said they
plan to build pen computers which support
Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.
Another possible factor in a future for
Windows is a lawsuit presently being
considered by the courts to determine if
Microsoft Windows earlier technology
violates an Apple copyright.
After reaching an all-time high of 901/2, Microsoft stock dropped 1 (i/8 to 871/2 after the IBM-Apple announcement. A
Microsoft spokesperson said the company
was not aware of any reason for the stock
decline. eThere's nothing that's companyspecific,"he said.
Whether buyers will wait to see what
comes out of the new marriage is uncertain,
but it's posable that they could hold off on
buying Windows, either because of the
possility of geting something better from
Apple-IBM, or because Windows NT (New
Technology) is coming and they want to see
what it looks like.
Lotus And Borland Copyright

Case Moves On
WASHINGTON, DC, OCT 1 (NB) The

U.S. D e p a r tment of Justice and the
Copyright OfBce have joined in submitting
an <<I<tet<act<ric or "friend of the court" brief
in the ongoing copyright infringement case
brought by Lotus Development against
Borland InternationaL The suit was brought
by Lotus because the company daims that
Borland's Q u a t tr o v i o l ated L o t u s's
copyrights on the way the Lotus 1-2-8
spreadsheet is operated.
The government agencies apparently
came down hard onthe side of Borland and
against Lotus Development because they
said in the brief that when program menus
are "simply a listing of the particular
commands that are available to the user of
the computer" they are "not considered
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Obviously pleased by the government's
stand on the case, Borland, which has been
urging the Copyright Of6ce to state its views
in the litigation, said in a press release: "We
are delighted that the Registc:r of Copyrights
and theDepartment ofJustice cared enough
about our case to make their views known."
Partially on the basis of this apparent
wholehearted support of its position,
Borland has called for summary dismissal of
the charges brought against it by Lotus
Development.
In addition t o c alling for p r ompt

dismissal of the Lotus action against it,
Borland's papers also allege that Lotus
deliberately concealed its objections to
Quattro and Quattro Pro until after Borland
had invested millions of dollars in research,
development, and marketing of b oth
products.
The disposition of this case could have
far-reaching significance both for Borland
and other software publishers, including
those with proprietary user interfaces, and
those that wish to provide alternative
applications but retain a familiar interface
with established products such as Lotus 1-24.
Contact: Dick O'Donnell, Borland International,
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ACE Chip, Computer, and

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WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT 2 (NB)MIPS Computer Systems has now formally

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among other things, to run the powerful
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including Microsoft and SCO, which both
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on prototype computers based on the
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MIPS designed the R4000, said by the
company to be the fastest single-chip
m icroprocessor on t h e m a r k et , f o r
production by five of the semiconductor
partners which are members of ACE:
Integrated Device Technology Inc., LSI
Logic Corp., N E C E l e c tronics I n c.,
Performance Semiconductor Corp.,and
Siemens Components Inc.
Intel, the world's leading producer of
microprocessors, which bases its most
popular chips on the MS-DOS compatible
BOX86 family, is also a member of ACE and
is developing its own microprocessorfor the
consortium.
LSI Logic has announced that it is
already shipping the 50 megahertz LR4000,
the company's own version of the new
R4000 microprocessor, which is based on
RISC (reduced instruction set computer)
t echnology, as opposed to th e C I S C
(complex in struction set c o mputer)
microprocessors such as the Intel 80386 or
the Motorola 68000 series, which are
normally slower because they have many
more valid programming commands builtMIPS has also introduced a family of 20
developer products for the new R4000, tools
needed for developers to produce software
compatible with the new microprocessor,
including a new C language compiler. C is
the language that Unix itself is based on and
is considered one of the most portable of
languages; thus code written in C for other
operating environments should be easy to
transfer to the new R4000 environment.
MIPS also had a demonstration system
running using its own version of Unix.
At the MIPS introduction, The Santa
Cruz Operation demonstrated a prototype
version of its SCO Open Desktop operating
system for the R4000 and M&t RSOOO MIPS
microprocessors. The new operating system,
developed under the ACE consortium, ports
a standard Unix to run unde,r both the
MPS and Intel ACE computers conforming
to the ARC or advanced RISC computing
systems.
SCO Open Desktop, which integrates the
OSF(Open Software Foundation) /Motif
graphical user interface and distributed
processing network capali t i es, is already
available for Intel BOX86-based computers.
The longwwaited Microsoft Windows NT
(New Technology) operating environment
was also shown for the first time. Windows
NT, which will also run on the M+it Intel
80X86 microprocessors, ofi'ers Windows and
MS.DOS compatibility but is also designed
to be th e basis for a . new operating
environment which Intel is adopting to
compete with the IBM OS/2 environment.
This development effort is the major bone
of contention that caused the recent rift
between Microsoft and IBM.
, Today's most advanced microcomputers
noxmally rely on a Meit architecture, and it
is not clear yet just what immediate
advantages will be gained by moving to the
64-bit microprocessor developed by MIPS.
Insiders suggest that for. the next several
years the most important microprocessors
for even advanced personal computer users
will remain the Intel family of M+it chips
and thc; forthcoming 80586 microprocessor,
with the MIPS R4000 having a major impact
in the mimcomputer or workstation field.
The main aim of ACE is to supply a
ceries of platforms that will provide a range
of computing power but will all be able to
run the same software and th e same
operating systems (Windows NT and SCO's
Open Desktop Unix).
Contact: Cerleen LeVasseur, MIPS, 408-720-1700.
THE COMPUTER
PAPER NOV'91 29
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Canadian ExpertSystem Helps

Design Highways
Canadian Technology
In IBM's PCRadio
CALGARY, ALBERTA, SEP 25 (NB)CALGARY, ALBERTA, OCT 4 (NB)The Province of Alberta is testing expert
system technology that it hopes will improve Canadian cellular telephone manufacturer
the design of the province's highway Novatel will build cellular components for
intersections and interchanges.
The Alberta Research Coundl developed
the Highway Intersection Design Expert
System (HIDES) under contract to the
province's transportation and utilities
ministry. Running on a DOEPbased personal
computer, it is based on a commercial
expert system shell, said Jack Wilkinson,
business development specialist at the
Alberta Research Council. The system
contains some 400 design rules.
The system is designed to automate and
extend a bulky design manual that outlined
the r u l e s f o r de s i g nin g h i g h way
interchanges in the province. It is also
meant to c a pture th e k n owledge of
. experienced highway designers, making that
kuow-how available to others.
The ability to distribute knowledge is
made more important by the fact that
Alberta has spread much of its highway
design effort across the province as part of
a n effort to d ecentralize some of i t s
government functions.
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system, which cost some C$58,000, could
save the province as much as C$100,000 per
year.
Wilkinson said that while the project was
meant strictly for the Alberta government,
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PCRadio, IBM's mobile personal computer.

The technology was developed jointly by
Novatel and IBM, an IBM spokesman said.
The PCRadio will also incorporate
memory cards built at IBM Canada's own
manufacturing plant in T oronto. IBM
spokesman Stan Didzbalis said the compact

memory cards, about the size of a credit
card but thicker, are the first of a new
generation of components that will be used
in other IBM products in the future. Thus
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(NB) Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced it
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TOKYO, JAPAN, OCT 3 (NB) Office minute, use water-resistant ink, and indude
erluipment maker Casio says that next year it a three-year warranty.
A new black-ink print cartridge that HP
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half that of current laser printers. With this says holds twice as much ink as its original
lowest laser printer, Casio expects to gain cartridge is also available. The new cartridge
over 25 percent of the laser printer market retails for $3L95 and is good for 1,000
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The many advantages of having access to
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the way they are. I have an aunt who treated
me like a five-year-old when I became
wheelchair4ound for a year, but she always
acted that way with everyone so I knew, so it
wasn' t just me.
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disabilities and are not born with them.
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laments of one individual who has great
difficulty thinking and acting quickly. He
was worried that people would ignore lum
because it takes him several days to digest a
message and compose a reply (although
when he has time to think, his replies are
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stories carried in other publications received
here this past month.
In September SO's Gooerrsmeat Coraputer
Neres, one editor took backup program
publishers at their word that their utilities
were "bullet-proof" and tested several after
perforating them with an M-1 rifle slug.
Fastback Plus 2.01 actually recovered all the
data from on e d i sk, bu t t h e o t h ers,
including Norton Backup and a later version
of FB Plus, failed.
September 80's TelepIsonyfocuses on the
latest in fiber technology and a hybrid of
asynchronous and synchronous networks.
The October 'ol i ssue of Coraputer
Larsguageexplores the creation of reusable
objects.
The November Ma croorldexamines
networking with the Mac.
Byteis out with its yearly IBM Special
Issue but for the first time in 10 years has
dropped the IBM spedal and is just running
an Extra Edition not devoted to IBM.
KEE Spectrlsrafor October looks at the
new standards and new chips used in video
compression.
October's Lotus magazine looks at I-M
for the Madntosh.
Here Comes
the Sun Expo
VANCOUVER, B.C., OCT 18 (TCP)Being the numbermne vendor of UNIX

workstations has its advantages. Sun
Microsystems now has more than 5,600
c ompatible t h i rd-party software a n d
hardware products available for platforms
running Solaria, the system software
environment created by its subsidiary
SunSoft, Inc.
Solaris, available on both Intel 80z86 and
SPARC RISC platforms, is being touted as
the industy's first shrink-wrapped distributed
computing environment. Developers can
release apphcations for both of the industy's
highest-volume multivendor platforms with
one port for both markets.
To this end, Sun and its partners are
hosting a hardware and software showcase
dubbed "Solutions Expo." Shaping up to be
the largest gathering ever of Sun-related
companies i n W e s tern C a n ada, i t ' s
happening November 19-20, 1991 at the
Vancouver Trade Sc Convention Centre.
(See the advertisement this issue for a $10
admission discount coupon. Ed.)
Contact Sun Solutions Expo, call collect 4165818797; Sun Microsystems ofCanada, 6046844120.
THE COMPUTERPAPER NOV'91 33

At the same dme ISM nearly destroyed
Today Monterey, California-based DR, that, while the two so&ware companies have
Digital Research's chance to make it big with a b e tter o p erating system than
been around for as long as the personal
because, although DR had brought the Microsoft, and a fully compatible one to computer inchistry, about 16 years, and Big
by John MoCorrrnih
p reviously standard C P/ M
( C o n t r ol boot, now has about 500 employees and Blue didn't enter that field until 10 years
WASHINGTON, D.C., OCI' 4 (NB) We Prograxn/ Microcomputers) to the grand grosses less than $50 million a year.
ago, Microsoft, for all its size, is not in IBM's
are living through a most amazing dme in breakfast of the PC world, IBM struck a deal
F ounded at a b out t h e same t i m e , league.
the computer industry, one every bit as for its PC operating system with Bill Gates Microsoft pulls in well over $1 billion each
A biliionAollar gross is very impressive,
momentous as the one that startc;d just ten instead of Gary KildalL
year and has more than 20 times as many but IBM's yearly income is nearly '?0 times
years go vxhenIBM mtroduced the IxC.
Big Blue didn't do it maliciously; it is just employees.
Microsoft'
s.
Apple and IBM are being buddykuddy, the sort of thing that can happen to you
Mr, Gates' renowned marketing ability
Despite the odds stacked in favor of Big
while Microsoft and Big Blue are feuding in when you live in a small room with a 600- xnight account for the entire dSference, but Slue, I am not interested in betting against
an unprecedented waythat could leave one pound gorilla.
is anyone willing to say that teaming up with Mr. Gates becoming the CEO of IBM before
or the other with a big hole in its bottom
Now ISM is apparendy pretty upset with IBM 10 years ago had nothing to do with his the ctecade is SnishecL
line by this dme next year.
Microsoft, and, most signiScantly, has a company's growth?
Bill Gates has been the true xorxndorhind
Let's review brieSy.
dear alternative to MS-DOS. What happens
But all elephants appc:ar the saxne size to of the computer industry for many years
With the massive success of Windows, over the next year should prove vc;ry us mice and, j ust t o k ee p t h i ngs in
now, and I just want to sit back and watch
Microsoft has essentially dumped its OS/2 interesting.
perspective, it is important to remember how he arranges to buy ISM. 0
effort and, faced with the situation that
Microsoh would probably conipete directly
against OS/ 2 w i t h i t s N T o p e r ating
environment, IBM started to cozy up to
long-time foe Apple and that company
wisely came in Rom the cold. Sut Big Blue is
also talking with p e r ennial a l so-ran
Microsoft compedtor Digital Research.
Is even Microsoit big enough to stand
against Sig Blue's army of loyal users and
marketers, especially with an inferior
n this world things'
product such as MS DOS, in what is to most
o
users a commodity markee
are Comylieated eneugh.
Putting aside the quesdon of whether
With a swann of pxoducts
Microsoft has a better vision of the future,
its hard to decipher one fit
we need only look to the history of the
theother.So,why gamble on
microcomputer to learn that, while IBM has
oooo 4.
had notable faSures, it is dear that ISM has
your xepixtaiion or quality?
created most standards that exist in the
IS>r
Here at Genius, we believe in one
microcomputer world today.
simple statement:Reducing yuulity
Every other computer company loves to
hash IBM as bc:ing slow to innovate, but if
pradsce sf
qgonkiW prices.
you check doscly you will notice that, except
W ith years
ofexperienceand
for Apple (which has a small pordon of the
reliability, Genius has established itself
total PC market share), all of them use
aS ore of the wOrld'S largeSt inPut
g raphics, operating system, and b u s
standards chosen or even invented long ago
5 d evice manufacturers.
by IBM.
Gexiluz
While you may not like 5.inc h o r $.5inch Soppy drives as a standard, you would
be burying your head inthe sand if you
don't admit that we have them because ISM
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wanted them.
Likewise for CGA, VGA, and other
graphics standards developed at ISM. Sure,
I know about Hercules, but how often do
EXPERIENCWG E NORLD OF
people buy Hercule~nly graphics boards
'i
thesedays?
Even th e a r c hitecture o f t o d ay' s
P
computerswasdetexmined by IBM, Srst with
the PC bus, now significantly known as
"industry standard architecture," then with
Micro ChanneL Even thc; EISA or Extended
Industry Standard Architecture bus is based
%8llufSCtlHCS
on the original PC bus.
iunovative producti fmmmiceto
Now we come to the quesden of whether
it is a good idea to buck IBM. puck name
icaaners to digitizing tabletsthat extend
three companies that have gotten rich by
yeur imaginaiioa beyand the endS Of the
going against the Sig Blue tide.
earth. In addition t0 ixxitovaiion, we believe
Did you slow down after Apple?
The quesdon before us now is whether
in simplicity, service, and rehabihty.
Microsoft is making a wise decision by
So stay with a name you can trust,
goading IBM into looking to Microsoft's
Call
your distrxbuttxr today
only real competitor at a thne when basic
simply s.s.n.lus.
oNNius
operating systems are widely recognized by
most users as being commodity itemL
farinfonnaoon on our complete
It isn't difficult to understand why,
product line.
despite its obvious advantages, DR DOS
never made it really big in the market. ISM
chose: MS4)OS, and that was all most users
needed to know.
Skip ahead 10 years.
Has Bill Gates decided that this is the
time for Redmond to sececie? And, if he has,
is it a wise move?
Or did IBM make a major error by
insisting that its version of OS/2 be the Srst
to market because of the installed AT base?
We aH know that Microsoft's vision of
OS/2 as an operating system that would
perform wonders on $24it machines had it
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IBM Cuts Prices, Intros Midrange, Buys Metaphor

P URCHASE, NE W Y O RK , O C T 4
( NB) IBM i s s ue d s e v e ra l m a j o r
announcements yesterday-it has completed
the purchase of M e taphor Computer
Systems, has cut prices on its PS/2 L40 SX
laptop computer by over 28 percent, and has
and Metaphor in September 1990 will be

oKered positions with Taligeat, the new
objectwriented systems software company,
or Kaleida, che new multimedia joint
venture with Apple, IBM says. Or they can
stay with the company.
introduced the RISC+axed Pot i o n /
Meanwhile, in an attexnpt te beef up
POWERscxver 580H deskside workstation.
sales of PS/2 computers, IBM is offering
IBM says that Metaphor's shareholders four software programs See with buyers of
have approved the purchase of Metaphor certain PS/2 models. This "10th Anniversaxy
and that it is now a wholly owned IBM
Special" promotion, which runs through
subsidiary. IBM is saying that Metaphor Dec. Sl, sees IBM offering with Models 80
employees who were assigned to the Patriot through 55, the following software packages
Partners joint venture established by IBM free: Q
Finandal Pack for financial
uicken
management; LotusWorks, an iategrated

pregram oKcring database, spreadsheet,
graphics, telecommunicatiens, and word
processing, Express Publisher for desktop
publishing; an d T u r b o T a x , a tax
preparation program.
IBM also is oKering a $150 rebate on the

purchase of aPS/2 Model 85 and a $200
rebate onthe purchase of a PS/2 Model 40
when IBM DOS or OS/2 is purchased along
with the computer.
IBM has also cut prices on its PS/2 L40
SX laptop computer and some options for
thc system. The laptop sells now for $8,995
Im II N t f II I l II II Ii II 1 f II 5
when previously it was $5+45.
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line. The new system is available as a
workstation or server and is said to oKer 82
percent more processingpower compared
to the existiag model 580 and enhanced
disk storage capability. It offers a SS
megahertz processor, 82 megabytes (MB) of
high~eed memoxy, and a400 MB, higherpcrforming disk chive standard. The system
can accommodate a maximum of 512 MB of
memory and a maximum of 2.5 gigabytes
(GB) of internal disk sterage. Up to '28.9
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(NB) Responding to the market's call for
more power and expansion options than the
original version ofFered, IBM has expanded
its Personal System/1 product line with two
models based on t h e I n t e l 8 0 8 86SX
processor. IBM also said that by next spring
it will offer an 80886SX4ased unit that will
come with Operating System/2 Version 2.0
already installed.
IBM said the new systems address a
broader marketplace than the original PS/1,
including both small businesses and the
advanced computing requirements of
second-time buyers.
Boch new models use a 16-megahertz
886SX chip and come with two megabytes of
memory, expandable to six megabytes on
the motherboard. A 12-inch color VGA
display, mouse, builtm 2,400kityer~ecoad
modem, and DOS 4.01 operating system are
also standard. Like earlier PS/1 models, the
new units come with a free three-month
subscription to the Prodigy online service as
well as access to Quantum's Promenade
online service and the PS/1 Club online
customer support service.
The most powexful addition to the PS/1
line, the PS/1 886 SX B82, has an 80megabyte hard disk drive, two full-size AT
bus (Industry Standard Architecture)
expansion slots and comes with Microsoft
Windows 8.0 and Productivity Pack for
Windows customized for the PS/1. The
system can hold a second hard disk drive,
and a 129~egabytc drive is now available,
bringing total potential storage to about 200
xxlegabytcs.
The PS/1 S86 SX C42 has a 4&snegabyte
hard disk drive. It dees not offer the
expansion slots found ia the B82 model.
The PS/1 886 SX C42 is priced at
USg1,699, while the B82 model is priced at
US$2,199. A f o u r -megabyte memory
expansion card which Sts both systems is
availablefor US$549. The 80saegabyte hard
drive is available separately for US$1,060,
and the 1 29-megabyte unit g oes for
US$1+00.
IBM said it will aho upgrade older PS/1
286 CS4 and MS4 models to the 886 SX B82
model for US4845 if customers retuxn their
old system units, or US$1,045 if they keep
the old units. IBM also extended the
upgrade offer to owners of certain Apple
and Compaq PCs.
IBM also said it has doubled the number

of outlets selling the PS/1 in its Srst year of
avsLIlability. Some 4,000 retail outlets across
thc United States now sell the PS/1, IBM
said. The machine is available in more than

45 countries ia 17 languages, IBM added.
Coatacl J. Christopher Clough, IBM, 914442-
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36 THE COMPUTER
PAPER NOV '91
New PS/1 Aimed At Wider Audience

WH ITE PLAINS, NEW YORK, OCT 9
(NB) The introduction of the new models
o f the IBM PS/ 1 i s evidence of IBM ' s
willingness to respond to user feedback, a
senior IBM executive told Newsbytes.
Newsbytes questioned the executive,
speaking under condition of anonymity, on
the occasion of the announcement of 886
SX models of the PS/1.
He wa's speci6cally asked whether the
expansion of the PS/1 line to include
models that can run Windows and OS/2 is
consistent with the PS/1's position as a
"home computer." He replied:"The only

thing that seems strange about the new
models is the PS/1 logo on them. We
originally saw the PS/1 as filling only a
certain home computer niche but many of
our customers obviously wanted to use it for
business applications that require more
power than our original version provided
for. You' ll note that our announcement of
the new models spedScally mentions 'smail
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model based on Intel'8 i486SX 2&enegahertz
chip, which was announced this montIL Dell
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The new "D" series models include the
486D/20, the486D/25, and the 486D/88.
Under Dell's model designation system, the
PS/1), and has a suggested retail price of 486 refers to the processor chip, and the
$2,199. The other model introduced is also number after the slash reflects the clock
886-based, has a 40 M B h ar d d i sk, a speed of the unit. Each system can be
monochrome monitor, and does not upgraded to a faster processing speed
indude Windows. It has a suggested retail through plug-in microprocessor upgrade
piice of $1699.
kits.
IBM spokesperson Shelia Shanahan told
The new systems all come with 512
Newsbytes that thirdyarty rescllers have said kilobytes (KB) of video random access
that they would expect to see "street piices" memory (VRAM) and a VGA 1024 by 768
for the units come in as low as $1,899 for the resolution display with 16 colors. An
bighead unit and $1,899 for the other one, upgrade kit is available that adds another
a nd that " t hey f eel t h er e w il l b e a 51'2 KB of VRAM and will support up to
tremendous demand at prices like that." 82',768 colors in a 640 by 480 resolution.
Shanahan also said t h a t .the m o d el The video memory upgrade also offers nonannounced for Spring 1992 that is to be pre- interlaced 1024 by 768 resolution with 256
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The senior IBM N ewsbytes source,
commendng on the forthcoming machine, Contact: Lisa Rohlf, Dell Computer, 512-343said: "It's no surprise that we would begin 3782.
pre4oading OS/2 on our systems It is just a
surprise to most that we began with the
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Industry Standard Launches

Era Of INultimedia Computin9
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, OCI' 9 (NB)At a lavish October 7th conference and
exhibition at New York City's American
Museum of Natural History, the Multimedia
PC Marketing Council introduced what
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, in his
address, called: " the l a unching o f
multimedia personal computing."
The four-hour event, called "Multimedia
PC," was a product of the Multimedia PC
Marketing Council, founded in May of 1991
as a subsidiary of the Software Publishing
Association. The council, composed of
CompuAdd, C r e ative L a bs, F u j i tsu,
Headland Technology/Video Seven,
Microsoft, N CR, NE C Te c h n ologies,
Olivetti, Philips Consumer Electronics,
Tandy and Zenith Data Systems, has agreed
on what it refers to as "a widely accepted
industry s t andard f o r m ult i m e dia
computing." It further referred to the
standard as one which "allows millions of
existing PCs to be easily upgraded with the
CD-ROM drive, sound board, and software
required for multimedia use."
The Multimedia PC Marketing Council
has, upon developing the multimedia
standard, developed a trademarked logo to
be affixed to products that adhere to the
standard. Additionally, it has trademarked a
slogan "Bring the World to Your Senses"for the use of the Multimedia PC event and
other promotions of multimedia functions.
Multimedia PC was keynoted by Scottish
scientistJames Burke, who referred to the
advent of multimedia computing as a
"radical information surge. H e t r aced
similar surges in the past, saying that each
such surge for example, the definition of
the first alphabet and the development of
the printing press
introduced a change of
nature that revolutionized the way things
were done.
He said that the multimedia computing,
which he referred to as the next surge in
information, "will make everytlring before it
look like solitary conflnement."
Stating that "the next surge will tie
multimedia computing with high speed
global communications networks," Burke
said that this combination will change the
way we regard countries and the human
race in generaL "When we have a manager
in Boise, Idaho running a meatpacking
plant in Argentina with software uploaded
from the network by a Korean flrm to flt the
requirements of an accountant in Kuwait, it
becomes difficult to a ttach the same
importance to national boundaries or
interests," he said.
The profound di fference bc:twec:n
today's computing and that of the future, as
Burke aces it, is that multimedia computing
will simply provide the user with a "window
into information. People; will have See and
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'The multimedia developer does not have to
understand the complexities of processing
of digitized sound to use these tools, he
said.
In Gates' example the user "copied and

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develop standards and tools and then users
will develop the important titles to be
produced."
After c i t in g A m e r i can A i r l i n es'
multimedia support for its airline mechanics
and Sandoz Pharmaceutical's Medical
Education system as examples of hnportant
uses of the new technology, Gates said: 'The
reason we call today the official beginning
of multimedia computing is that we now
have standards in place and 60 actual titles
&om a wide range ofvendors to show. To
bring multimedia computing into the
mainstream, we had to have the proper
technology, standards and commitment of
vendors. Today's demonstrations shows that
all of these elements are in place."
G ates t h e n i ntr o d uced T a n d y
Corporation's Mike Grubbs, chairman of
the Multimedia PC Marketing Council.
Grubbs traced the history of the council and
explained the use of the logo. He said that
the Multimedia PC is a standard PC (10
MHz Intel 80286-based system or higher
with VGA monitor) that additionally has
audio, a CD-ROM and Microsoft Windows
with Multimedia enhancements. Grubbs
said that the hardware mtmbers of the
coundl will provide both complete "outafthe-box multimedia PCs" and multimedia
upgrades to existing PCL
A fter G r ubbs' p r esentation, n i n e
stlected
v e n d or s de s c ribe d an d
demonstrated multimedia products and
then the audience was directed to a large
hall where the 60 products were being
distributecL Among those demonstrating in
this portion of the program wert Autodesk,
First Byte, CoreI, Owl I n t e rnational,
Asymetxix, Software Publishing Corporation,
Aldus, Hewlett-Packard, Thc Hypermedia
Group, Authorwareand SierraOnline.
T ay Vaughn, senior p artner, T h e
HyperMedia Group, told Newsbytes that he
feels that the most important aspect of the
day is the evidence that the industry has
finally gotten serious about integrating
sound animation and graphics and it is good
to see competitors put aside animosities and
sit down at the standards table for the
benefit of users."
GeoWorks Ties With
Borland To Bundle
Quattro Pro SK
B ERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, OCT 10

(NB) Geoworks, developers of a graphical
user interface for lowland computers, and
Borland have announced the Borland
Q uattro Pro SE spreadsheet is to b e
integrated into the GeoWorks Pro to
upgrade tht GeoWorks Ensemble.
GeoWorks runs on an XT (or higher) in
640 kilobytes of random access memory
(RAM), GeoWorks said, and 500,000 copies
have been sold since its introduction nine
months ago.
Quattro Pro SE is a spreadsheet product
designed to work on lowland machines as

well, Borland said.
GeoWorks Pro, the newest edition of
GeoWorks, adds Borland's Quattro Pro SE
spreadsheet to the following applications
already available in the package: Gc;oWrite,
a word processing package; GeoDraw, an
object-oriented drawing tools package;
GeoComm,
a
tel ec o m munications
application;and GeoManager, a file and
p ersonal in formation m a nager. T h e
suggested retail price of the new GeoWorks
Pro package is $199.99, Borland and
GeoWorks said.
A new Viewer allows users to remain
inside the GeoWorks Pro environment while
working with spreadsheet files and charts
created with Quattro Pro SE, the companies
said. Users can then cut, copy and paste, or
drag and drop a Quattro Pro spreadsheet or
chart directly into Gc.oWrite or GeoDraw
where it can be sized and/or edited and
included in a r eport or presentation,
GeoWorks said.
The marriage of Quattro Pro SE with
GeoWorks i s bri n g i n g s i g n i ficant
enhancements to GeoWorks Pro, Borland
said, induding support for Novell, LANtastic
and other networks for printing and sharing
files over a local area network (LAN),
support for MS-DOS 5.0 and integrated task
switching support for DR DOS 6.0 from
Digital Research. Also, an intermediate level
of GeoWork's Scalable User Interface for
simplified management of user documents
will be available.
Though printing on dot matrix printers
has been impressive in GeoWorks, laser
printing has been very slow, a representative
of GeoWorks said. However, accelerated
printing that is 8 to 10 times faster on
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet and compatible
printers will be added by the Quattro Pro
addition, Borland added.
Brian Doughtrty, chief executive officer
of GeoWorks, saith "GeoWorks Pro users can
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, OCI' 5 (NB) A

division of Prime computer has announced
this week that it will make available a
software product that will allow SPARC
based machines to be both servers and
dients within Novell networks.
The PrimeService business unit of Prime
Computer has been in the business of
roviding services and systems to many of
Contact: Tom Breunig, Miller Communications, rime's customers worldwide. They have
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Llevano,GeoWorks, Tel:408/43%4704, Catherine Novell NetWare capability on machines
Miller, Borland, Tel: 415/6444883.
other than the ones that Novell is currently
supporting. As a result of a contractual

agreement between PrimeService and
Novell, PrimeService has been providing
version of NetWare (known as Portable
NetWare un til n o w ) f o r U n i x - based
machines. This relationship has been in
place since late 1988.
Portable NetWare for Unix has been
shipping since July of 1990. This week' s
a nnouncement m a rk s t h e d e b u t o f
Connection NetWare for SPARC systems.
C onnection is a t r ademark of P r i m e
Computer. Users who have this package can
now integrate their SPARCbased computers
(most of which are made by Sun) that are
running Unix into their Novell NetWare
network The SPARC machine can act as

either a server on the network or as a dient.
The SPARC machines are completely
integrated into the network so that no user
has to do anything spedal to use resources
that are attached to the SPARC-based
machines.
This version of Connection NetWare is
based on NetWare version 5.01, which is the
latest version for which source code has
been made available to PrimeService.
PrimeService intends to offer a version of
Connection NetWare that corresponds to
the currently shipping NetWare S.ll as soon
as it gets access to the code and modifies it.
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New For PC:

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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETI'S, OCI'

10 (NB) Lotus Development Corp. has
announced the introduction of Release 1.1
of Lotus 1-2-5 for OS/2, an update to 145/G, the graphical version of I-M designed
for the OS/2 and Presentation Manager
personal computer operating system.
In its announcement, Lotus said that it
will ship Standard, Server, and Node
Editions of the product within 50 days. The
suggested retail price of the various editions
will be $695, $995 and $695, respectively.
Existing customers who purchase or have
purchased a version of 1-2-5 on or after
April 1, 1991, are eligible to upgrade to 1 2-5
for OS/2 Release 1.1 for a suggested retail
price of $49. All other current 1-2-5 users
can upgrade to 1-2-5 for OS/2 for a
suggested retail price of $150.
Announcing the new version, Jeffrey
Beir, Lotus director of product marketing
for spreadsheets, said, "Customers have told
us that OS/2 applications play a significant
role in their business, and that they require
the latest spreadsheet technologies, as well
as the abiTity to build custom applications. 12-5 for OS/ 2 satisfies these needs by
providing OS/2 users with industry4eading
analytical tools, as well as the familiarity of
Lotus 1-24.
Contact: Kimberly Twist, Lotus Development Corp,
617%93-8289-5372.
IBM Canada, Rogers Cable
Study High-Speed Networidng
TORONTO, ONTARIO, OCl' 4 (NB)IBM Canada and Rogers Cable, a major

Canadian operator of cable television
services, have announced a joint study of
high~peed networking technologies. The
broadband, integrated services the two
companies are exploring could transport
text, i mage, v oice, an d m u l t i media
information.
The major promise of the technology
lies in multimedia, IBM spokesman Stan
Didzbalis told Newsbytes. But he said it is
too early to know where the study might
l ead or whether i t c o uld r esult in a
commercial joint venture between the
companies.
The project will use IBM's PARIS, a BLst
packetmritdiing networking technology that
can move data, voice, and video over optical
fiber at speeds up to one gigabit per second.
Rogers Cable will provide the fiberwptic
links connecting sites in Metropolitan
Toronto. The companies will test a variety of
Distributedby
applications, induding videoconferencing

and high-speed links among local~rea
networks in ddferent locations.
Two other companies will participate.
Rogers Cantel is Canada's national cellular
telephone service provider, and Unitel
Communications is a data communications
carrier. Both are partly owned by Rogers
Communications, the parent company of
Rogers Cable.
Contact: Stan Didzbelis, IBM Canada, 4164743900, fax 416%74-3409; Joe Boutros, Rogers
Cable, 41 &442-2850.
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enhanced the product with the addition of
several mail gateways. Present in this release
are gateways between Mail Handling Service
(MHS) and X.400 mail systems as well as
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
There are a lso gateways between an
SPXflPX to a TCP/IP system. Additional
enhancements include a centralized file
backup fadhtyand a network management
utility.
Connection NetWare will be shown in
the Prime booth at the NetWorld show. It is
supposed to begin shipping in December.
Pricing for Connection NetWare has not
been established at this time.

Contact: Carolyn Lisle, PrimeService, 508-6202800 ext. 5019.
First Multimedia E-mail

Apy. Demonstrated
S AN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, O C T 3
(NB)~l nnosoft International said it has
developed the first multimedia electronic
mail (ecnail) application. Demonstrated at
InterOp '91 in San Jose this month, the new
multimedia mail application has been
created to work with Innosoft's E-mail
gateway for Digital Equipment Corporation
(DEC) users called PMDF, Innosoft said.

PDMF usc:s the VAX/VMS platform rather
than Unix, however, it can use PMDF's
multi~otocol capalities to support other
p latforms including Unix, D O S , a n d
Madntosh, Innosoft said.
The new application transmits images,
sound, and text over the Internet, Innosoft
said. The planned demonstration is based
on extensions to the 822 E-mail standard
"Mechanismsfor Specifying and Describing
the Format of Internet Message Bodies," the
companysaid.
T he b et a t e s t v e r sion i s t o be
demonstrated at InterOp '91' over TCP/IP
b etween VM S M a i l w i t h t h e P M D F
multimedia mail a g ent an d a n o ther

workstation running All-In-1 Mail, the
company said.
PMDF is currently sold on an annual
subscription basis and is $960 per machine
for the first bundle and $480 for each
additional bundle, Innosoft said. More
information is available from Innosoft at
(714) 624-'$0'l.
Contact: Stormy Burns, Innosoft, Tel: 714/6247907, Fax: 714621-5319.
PC-Xview Links Windows PCs

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B EAVERT O N , O R E G O N , O C T 9
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systems.
Using PC-Xview, Windows users can
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between the two. Since PC-Xview for
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graphical interface to m u ltiple hosts
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VMS using networking products such as
NovelVs LAN WorkPlace for DOS, Sun's PCNFS, and FIP's PC/TCP.
Spectragraphics says PC-Xview for
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home office 'support technicians and
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According toJohn Morc:land, general
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HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCT 7 (N B)Compaq Computer todayannounced a 33
megahertz 486 color display portable
p ersonal c o mputer. S h i p ments a r e
scheduled to begin later this quarter.
Dubbed the Compaq Portable 486c
Personal Computer, the EISA-based ACpowered unit features what Compaq says is .
its first implementation of T hin Film
Transistor (TFI') active matrix technology.
The company saysTFf, combined with a
hot cathode backlit display panel and the
- advanced graphics system, enables the color
VGA to provide high contrast color, screen
response in less than 50 mQlismonds, and a
large selection of colors. The unit can access
a palette of over 4,000 colors in 640 X 480
resolution, 256 of which can be usc;d
simultaneously. Compaq says the display is
as easy to read as desktop computer color
monitors, with similar brightness, color
depth and viewing range.
According to Rod Canion, Compaq
president and CEO, the Compaq Portable
486c represents a new generation of ACpowered portable PCs, Says Canion, "No
other color portable in its class offers this
level of perfonnance, color capalities and

features in such a small hghtweight design
to mc,et th e n e ed s o f t o d ay's most
demanding customers."
The new unit is available in two models,
each with four megabytes of system memory
standard. RAM can be expanded to 32
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While most notebook PCs rate 5.0
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Power Meter benchmarks, ALR daims the
ALR daims to have pioneered the Srat unveiled a 'pentop" computer combining a
VIP M has a 10 mips rating, the highest upgrade architecture on the PC desktop in
full@he keyboard, the portability of laptop
performance rating in the mdustxy for a 1989. More recently, Tendon announced a
with
t h e han d w ritin g r e c o gnition
notebook PC.
line of modular desktop computers called
t he new pe n - based
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takes about 50 seconds. It is accomplished with removeable, portable hard disks called
nlike th e p e n -baaed computers,
by lifting the accesscover above the the PacIL
however,
the Momenta 'pentop" computer
keyboard and changing the CPU. The VIP
M weighs seven pounds, measures 11.75 x ContacC Dave Kirkey, Advanced Logic Research, is DOSbased and does not require the user
t o give up t h e k eyboard to use p e n
8.5 x 2.25 inches, haa four megabytes (MB) Tel: 714/581 4770, Fax: 714/581-9240.
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of interleaved, page-mode RAM, which is
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Handwriting recognition soSware converts
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pen on the screen.
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Momenta, said a user can switch between
the pen and the keyboard at any time, write
and have the computer do the conversion as
it is written, convert the user's handwriting
later, or not at alL
Users may not want conversion for
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calendar, and the Momenta computer will
display the calendar each time with the
handwritten notes on it, the company said.
Carsten said the Momenta is geared
toward professionals such as writers or
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about 15 minutes to train the unit to
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anflcipation that longer writing work would
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and get 100% recognition, Carsten said, but
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want to use a keyboard anyway.
EdiYing of documents can also be done,
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proofreading symbols written by the user
interpreted by the computer and acted
upon, so crossing out a word would delete it,
the company said.
Momenta says the new pentop has an
Intel 586 microprocessox', a detachable
keyboardfor convenience in data entxy, and
comes with a word processor, spreadsheet,
calendar and address book developed by
Momenta for the pentop computer.
ContacL Kim Carsten, Momenta, Tel: 415/9693876 ext 184, Fax: 41 5/969-3877.
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, OCT 2
(NB) Poqet Computer has announced that
i t w i l l man u f a cture a n d mar k e t
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Poqet PC. The first of these products will
integrate with the ARDIS radio network to
provide radio communications and will have

a aingleenit suggested retail price of $4,995.
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RPM 400i radio modem which also provides
Hayes coanpatible 9600 baud operation over
standard telephone linea. The unit is a
combination of the standard Poqet MSDOS
Gnatintxedonpcs45

computer currently on the market and an LU6.2/CICS. The CICS interface is used on
attached modem h ousing which also IBM 5090 and compatible mainframe
contains a parallel printer port, a serial computers. LU 6.2 is a communications
connection, a RJ11 telephone connection standard.
for standard modem interface and a
Reiter writes that Poqet is "betting the
separate power connection. The combined comINny," now 80 percent owned by Fujitsu
unit weighs 2.2 pounds.
of Japan, on wireless links. The company,
Poqet spokesperson Matthew Schmidt which has lost money since its founding, will
told Newsbytes that the MS-DOS computer now indude a Motorola radio modem and a
condnues to be powered by two standard AA fax/landline modem. In addition to being
batteries while the modem section draws usable onArdis,the new modem can abo be
power from rechargeable NICADS that have used with Mobidata in Canada and the
a life of approximately 8 hours between Hutchison network in Hong Kong. By
charges.
keeping the modem on standby 90 percent
Schmidt told Newsbytes that the initial of the day, receiving data nine percent of
markedng thrust for the new units will be to the day and transmitting one per cent, the
valueMded resellers (VARs) speciaMng in batteries should last about ten hours, Poqet
field automation. Poqet will begin to ship believes. The enfire system weighs two
prototype systems to product developersin pounds.
the fourth quarter of this year. Schmidt said
Reiter writes that the new Poqet will
that Poqet will also provide appHcations compete with Motorola's one-line, nonsoftware development aids as part of the DOS, portable KDT 840 terminal and the
development system. He said that end~
new IBM PCtadios.
systems will begin to ship toward the end of
'Looking at the products from IBM's
first quarter 1992.
and Motorola's standpoint, Poqet will have
A RDIS, a p artnership of I B M a n d to prove that its computer can withstand the
Motorola, is a n ationwide radio data rigors of the mobile data environment,"
communications service used. by field
writes Reiter.
workers. Schmidt said that ARDIS has
Contact: Ericsson, Kathy Egan, 212/685-4030;
approxhnately40,000 users of whom many
use a handheld KDP terminal that sells for Alan Reiter, Mobile Data Report, 202-223-2933.
the same price as the Poqet.
Schmidt also explained that one can
send mail through the radio modem for
integration into the worldwide global
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, OCT 8
network. He said there are firms, such as
(NB) Telebit has introduced what it calls
PSI, that provide linkages between the radio
the smallest, most powerful V.S2 modem in
network and the Internet. Schmidt says that, the indusuy.
while it is a tw~tep operation to set up any
Running on a standard nine-volt battery
communications link, the interfaces are and measuring under 2.5 inches, or .06
transparent to the user.
meters, on a side, the@Blazer can run at the
Contact: Robert Owens, Poqet Coinputer Corp., equivalent 39,400 bitsper~cond (bps) with
V .42bis error c ompression and d a t a
408-764-9465.
correction.
The modem can be used with both IBM
on Ardis-Mobitex
PC and compatible computers and Appl
Radio INodem Competition
Macintoshes. The product features eight
P ARAMUS, NEW J ERSEY, OC T 2 status lights and a speaker.
(NB) RAM Mobile Data, with backing
The @Blazer retails at f'745 and indudes
from Ericsson GE, and Ardis, a joint-venture a custom accessory travel pouch and
between Motorola and IBM, are competing MagicSoft PC Communications Software. A
fiercely for a new market in linking field tw~ear warranty is also provided.
staffs to their bases using radio modems.
F irst, E r i csson G E
a nd M el a r d ContactTelebit,Donna Loughli
n,408/745-3068
Technologies announced a strategic aihance
to develop the Mobitex radio data system.
Ericsson GE developed Mobitex, which is
offered in the U.S. by RAM Mobile Data of
New York. Th e M o b itex system here
TOKYO, JAPAN, OCT 10 (NB) Shincompetes with an IBM-Motorola joint
Nippon Kohan says it has developed a
venture called Ardis. Melard is developing modem which transmits data at '76,800 bits
systems for field service technician, lihng per second. Its "Super Hi~peed Modem"
them to host coinputers via Mobitex. will be released in Japan, the U.S., and
Ericsson GE will provide the modems and Europe next month.
other products to tnake the link possible, as
The Super Hi<peed Modem was jointly
well as marketing and technical support.
developed with Forval, a subsidiary of ShinAlso, the Mobile Data Report newsletter Nippon Kohan in the U.S., and its affiliate
reports that Psion is integrating its handheld firm Inteihgent Modem Corporation in the
Organizer with M o bitex, again using U.S. They have developed two versionsof
Ericsson GE's upcoming portable radio the modem. One is a stand&one unit and
modem for use over RAM Mobile Data's the other is a card-type modem. Both
Mobitex network. Psion has sold some modems are based on the CCITr standard.
700,000 Organizersworldwide, and has been
Intelligent Modem Corp. has applied for the
exploring wireless data options for two copyright protection on these products in
years. Based on size alone, Ericsson is at the U.S. in May.
least 12 months behind Motorola, says MDR
The list price of the 76,800 bps modem
Washington editor Alan Reiter. Electronic will be around 100,000 yen (fy40).
mail will be the main feature of the new
F orval a n d I nte l l i gen t M o d e m
Psion-Ericsson combination.
Corporation have been worhng together on
Ardis has not been silent, either. It
modems for some time. They released a
signed a deal with Poqet Computer, now a 14,400 bps modem in the U.S. last fall.
division of Fujitsu, to provide the RF data
Forval will start its own online computer
capability
und er
Poqet ' s
new BBS called Forval Link" shortly. Updated
"communicating computer" concept. The data on the modem s and upgrade
offering includes Motorola's RPM 400i radio infoxmaiion will be offered to callers, as well
modem only Motorola m odems are
as modem drivers.
allowed to use Ardis. In addition, Ardis
announced a softvrare interface which ContacL Forval
Shin-Nippon Kahan, +81-3-3583makes it easier to link PCs on its system to 2701.
host applications under standards called
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GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, OCT ll

(NB) Ccnnputer Associates has introduced
three software packages for Microsoft
( NB) Ad o b e
Rlc M t s e atcb chatader pwasrssb aocumcat Hdy
announced an agree- Windows and promised more by yearwnd.
ment wit h D i g i tal The company said it plans to have the
E q u i p m e n t industry's most comprehensive line of
Windows applications.
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under which DEC will
version of the dBASE development language
distribute
its
Adobe
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7ailor a Galaxy computer to yar exact
running under the Motif graphical user Computer Associates' project management
requirements,
orupgrade your present system.
sofbvare.
interface (GUI).
dBFast is built o n , technology CA
DEC is expected to begin marketing the
Galaxy provides quality products and
acquired
and hasoffered under DOS. The
product
in
December
of
this
year
at
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outstandlllg technical supporL
new Windows version supports data sharing
suggested retail price of $995, Adobe said.
over a l ocal-area network, said John
Galaxyhas been in businesssince 1SN.
Contact:Patricia Pane, Adobe, Tei: 415/962-3967, Schoutsen, marketing manager in the Micro
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DeskTop, in addition to SCO's Microsoft Equipment VAX minicomputers,Schoutsen
LAN Pocal area network] Manager for Unix said, but adds full support for the Windows
Systems, exemplifies SCO's commitment to interface. It is available immediately at
providing a v a r i ety o f D O S - to-Unix C$995.
CA promised to introduce Windows
connectivity options."
Blue went on to say: "Release S.l protects versions of Accpac Plus, its high-end
the investment Windows users have made in accounting software, and SuperCalc, its
personal productivity software, hardware, basic spreadsheet program. The company
and training, while giving them full access also promised new Windows products in the
areas of word processing, spreadsheet, and
to, and integration with, Unix systems."
other applications. Schoutsen said the
IMB RAM (exp. SMB)
B ut not o nly can u sers run U n i x
additional Windows spreadsheet program
applications,
they
can
share
data
between
1.44MB (3.5") FD & 40MB HD
Windows and Unix applications as the JSB will be based on CA&ompete, a highwnd
1 Serial 8 Parallel
Multivlew Desktop makes use of Windows Snancial modelling package the company
Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), SCO said. already sells.
Built-in VGA card with 256K
JSB MultiView DeskTop provides file Darius VGA Monitor (640 x 480)
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between applications, SCO said. Users can
also print from MS-DOS and Windows
MS DOS 4.01
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l Year Full Warranty
B ERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, OCT 1 1
added.
Blue added: Users can take advantage (NB) Software Ventures Corp., developer
of the vast number of MSDOS and Windows of the MicroPhone II communications
applications, access corporate data and Unix software package for the Macintosh, is now
applications anywhere on the network, and shipping version 2.0 of MicroPhone II for
get rid of that extra terminal on their desks Windows.
According tothe company, the product
as a bonusl"
Further users have access to online, features a complete implementation of
context-sensitive help, SC O c o n sole Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), which
emulation, enhanced VT220 tc:rminal allows for it to act as both DDE sexver and
1MB RAM (exp. 5MB)
emulation, support for proportional fonts dient. AddiYionally, the package also allows
for multiple sessions to be run at the same
(including Windows fonts), and even
60MB HD
time, as well as multitashng, where several
displays colored icons, SCO said.
1A4MB (3.5') FD
Users can also run up to six separate applications can be run at once, even during
2 Serial 8 1 ParalIel
sessions on a SCO host with a single login, Sle transfers. The ZMODEM protocol is also
Lougheed Hwy
display each session in its own window and supported.
1 External VGA Port
MicroPhone I I f o r W i n d ows also
5
even log into multiple Unix hosts as well,
LCD VGA
includes
a built-in script editor, contextSCO
said.
Unix
to
Windows
applications.
Q
w
with 16 Gray Scales
sensitive on-line help, and front-c.nds to
0
JSB MultiView DeskTop Release S.l
such information services a GEnie and
MS DOS 4.01
supports Microsoft LAN M anager for
C
UnixSystems and many other new network CompuServe.
1 Year Full Warranty
MicroPhone II for Windows 2.0 is being
transports, and i n c ludes a m o d ular
OSTCO
offered at the introductory price of $129
a rchitecture that a l l ows support f o r
until November 80, 1991. After that date it
Best Value
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AP PROVED additional terminals and networks as well, will be priced at $195.
SCO said.
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(NB) Microsoft has announced it is now
shipping volumes two and three of its
Entertainment Packs for Windows.
Each volume consists of seven new
games, as well as a variety of screen savers
that include password protection. Induded
in the new volumes are such programs as
SkiFree and Fuji Golf, a screen saver that
weaves an oriental tapestry and a 400 yearold Polish puzzle caBed Klotski, which
Newsbytes reported on earlier this year.
Microsoft says the games in volume one
were originallydeveloped by company
programmers in their spare time, but
became so popular withm the company that
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Pipe Dream, originally designed by Lucas
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FreeCell and Tut's Tomb are twists on
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Rodent's Revenge is a cat and mouse
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mouse. In RattlerRace, users, as snakes,
grow longer with each apple they eat, as they
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observation and strategy, whBe IdleWild is a
collection of screen savers. Supporting
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Entertainment Pack Volume Three
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IdleWild. In Fuji Golf, developed by a
MicrosoftJapanese subsidiary, golfers adjust
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card
e s i m ilar
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Hanheare IsHalf Of The
A Knowledgeworker's Toolbox For The 9D's

Jargon Alertl
The term "workstation" deserves
some "defuzzifimtion at this point.
As it stands now, workstation refers to
any keyboard~d~onitor combina
tion in a corporate setting.
Marketers seem to be impressed
with the sense of authority the word
"workstation" implies and have been
using the texm to discribe a diskless
'286 on a Novell LAN or even dumb
termiualL Besides, it sounds more
impressive than "PC .
ForThe Record
ver the past year, the line bc:tween

"workseations and personal computers has become much more blurry.
With all "high~ d " p ersonal computers,
performance ratings of 20 milSon instructions per second (MIPS) are being exceeded. This equals, if not even surpasses, the
perfonnance ratings of Ioteend UNIX workstations. So, then, what makes a UMX workstation a different animalP
In a nutshell, a UNIX workstation is a
well~tegxated computer ccunbining fast
graphics, a high speed CPU with a math coprocessor, a quick~rage subsystem, encl an
architecture that allows plenty of d a ta
throughput. Combine this hnd of hardware
w ith a
larg e sc r e en , a
f iexi b l e
multiuser/multitashng operating system,
and a graphic user interface (GUI) and we

have the foundation for a workstation.
It's true that simile graphics performance is avaihble for personal computers of
all kinds. However, there are two objections
to this line of reasoning. First, adding the
additional hardware to a personal computer
wRl end up costing the same amount as a
lowland UNIX woricstation. Second, a project will take more time because the comput-
ing power and throughput of a personal
The first thing you w91 notice about a

workstafion is the size of the screen. A 16"
screen is small; most people prefer 19
colour models because more workspace can
be displayed. Typicamy, display resolution

exceeds 1M4xV68 pixels (the upper ihuit of
Super VGA) for good detail with those hrge
screen shes. A large monitor is required
bc:cause all workstations employ aGUL
Those of you who are famiTim with a
Madntosh, OS/8 or MS Windows will know
that a hrge screen is most helpful. You will
also be aware that a graphical application
For our purposes, we shall arbitrarily define a workstation as a computer runs slower than traditional characterised
that is not based on an existing personal soIbvam. Combine a hrger screen (many
more pbtels have to be refreshed) with
computer architecture (Le., AT, etc.).
I would also like to add a note about graphical software and any PC starts getting
MPS. A l s o kn ow n as Mea n ingless overworked. Sure, you can buy a graphics
Information Perpetrated by Salespeople, it is accelerator for a personal computer, but
not a definitive evaluation criteria For lack one is included with a workstation. In fact,
of a better term, it is analagous to the quar- some vendors indude a graphics subsystem
termBe thnesfor a car. How often do you as an integral part of the central procemng
drag race your carP While MPS provides us unit (CPU).
Another feature is a fast CPU (and UMX
with a useful measure fiar rough comparison, the value gives no indication, whatsoev. needs am the speed it can getl). Power PCs
er, of how the system will perfoxm in the like 486s or high~d M acs/Amigas nm at
real wori. Even though I have induded roughly 15 to RO MPS. A typical entxy4evel
pubhshed MPS radngs here, please take w orkstation starts at RO MPS and mid~ g e
them with a grain of salt (dragsters don't units run at 50 to 'lO MPS. Again, you can
buy a higiaend PC, toss in somemore hardcorner vexy well).
ware, add UNIX and you can have a lowend, patchworkquilt workstation. But what
So, What ls A Workstations
As the name hnplies, a worksuuion does happens to your overall system performance
more than a personal computer. A PC was when that 52Wt processor tries to xam data
designed to do one thing at a time as a (pardon the pun) down that lait bus)
With a workstation. the bus is designed
stand&one machine. In conuast, a workstation is designed to function on a network with the CPU's future in mind. The bus is
while allowing the operator to perform sev. not a performance bottleneck; it quickly
eral tasks, simuhaneously. This inherent moves data &om point to point without hincapality to multitask and share resources drance. Add to this a hrge disk, lots of memin a multiuser environment is what sets ory, and an easy way to add peripherals (via
workstations apart Rom personal comput- SCSI connectors) and that makes for an
ers. To see how this is done, let's take a impressive piece of machinery.
moment to examine the components.
computer will be insualdent.
said (not all of it ficvorablel) about UNIX for

over two decades. And that's the point:
UMX has been around for over 20 years.
That's a fiur bit of thne to build a featurepacked operating system,
. To begin with, UNIX is muldtasldng and
multiuser. It is feasible for several people to
use a workstation at once aud/or perform
several tasks at once. For impafient people
or for those who would like to do several
things at once, this is ideal.
UNIX also has a complete communications suite built4n. Workstations come 4LNready with mtegral ethexnet cards. Just
damp on the cable to the workstation, set
the address, and you' re on the net. Serial
communications {over the phone line or via
a cable) support is also built in. This feature
makes wide area networks (WANs) easy to
set up, too
Snally, UM X supports a number of
intexficceL Since workstations coine with
powexM GUls, the user doesn't have to navigate through the dphetvpace of the ugly
UMX command line. Good programmers
agree that we mere mortals should be
shielded from native UNIX. The presence of
a GUI means that you spend time leaxning
the application instead of leaning UNIX.
A aoocl Place To Start

Ill be the first to admit that most people
in busiiness have no need for the power of a
workstation on or beside their desk In most
cases a personal computer will sufiice.
However, when mme isrelyvaluable or you
still find yourself waiting for a calcuhtion to
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This is a trend that is known as "data
workstation useful. Mind you, these visualization" and is a booming industry in
are only generalizations.
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The first group are software developers
In business, the workstation is not a
a nd engineers. Th e r a w s peed o f a commonplace office fixture (yet) and little
workstation cuts the time wasted waiting for is known about what software is available;
c ode to c o mpile. R e gardless of t h e however, onWall Street, every good broker
computer type that will be the target, a and analyst has a workstation on their desk
workstation will improve productivity.
Perhaps business still sees an expensive
The second group are those who have a workstation as a BMW or a Volvo.
need to analyze or monitor a large amount
Nevertheless, the standard databases,
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video resolution will decrease the time
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are numerous graphics, communications
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fsshion.
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Designers of all sorts will benefit as welL interdisciphnary crossovers.
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The same software that a geophysicist
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some cases, can virtually eliminate the need finannal analyst to detect a trading pattern
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of a panicuiar group of stocks. In fact, that' s
Finally, the fourth group are media
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directories and similar large documents or analysis programs, employing artificial
producing special efFects for ThcAbyss or intelligence techniques, that could only run
T rmsasor 2, a UNIX workstation will give in a timely manner on UMX workstations.
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On a personal computer, the biggest can't afford to wait for results, take a serious
waste of time in a software development look at a UMX workstation solution.
environment is waiting for the computer to
r ewompile t h e cod e . T ha t ' s w h y Refine, Your Design
Industrial design is where a workstation
programmers always whine about needing
fastei computers. Even by using various can really shine. How would you like to
multitasking products for PCs, developers know exactly how a product will behave and
what it will look like before spending money
stfil spend a lot of time reading novels.
On a fast workstation, there are no more on a prototypei'
W hether you ar e a n a r t ist o n a n .
excuses. Large screens allow for multiple
windows; this is frequently referred to as automotive design team or an engineer
"heads up programming. A fast processor detemtining the optimal layout of a drcuit
can cut compile times down to a half or even board, UNIX w o rkstations far surpass
a third. Even so, with a proper multitashng anything a'personal computer can do. In
environment, a developer's tram of thought fact, design software is getting so good,
many manufacturers employing the latest
need not be intenuptecL
The o t her b e n efit i s t h a t b e t t er techniques have reduced their development
cycles to one or two prototypes.
development software is available for
Powerful modelling and simulation
workstations. Computer~ided software
engineering (CASE) tools can really help software allows you to build a representation
reduce development time and improve of a system plus your designed components.
quality controL Aho, cross compilers are You can then test the interactions of your
component with the system, without even
numerous so that code developed on a
having to bufid a prototype.
workstation can be written for a PC. The
Once the system has been tested, the
popular IB M P C p r o gram GeoWorks
components can be designed using a CAD
( Berkeley Software) was written an d
compiled on Sun Microsystems' SPARC package. In addition to allowing multiple
design iterations quickly, a high level of
workstations.
In a lot of cases, regardless of the final predsion is maintained.
Each design can then be rendered in
application (databases, inventory systems,
etc.), a UNIX workstation will help analysts three dimensions with stunning clarity and
and programmers do their jobs more detail. This also provides you with a
powerfisl sales tool. Several companies have
effectively.
found that showing a customer a very
accurate presentation of what the final
What Do All Those Numbers
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You can even subject your design to
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that a picture is worth a thousand words. If react. Computer simulated nonAestructive
it's your job to make sense out of many rows
testing is a fast~owing service in its own
and columns of numbers, then a workstation right.
may be just the thing for you.
Even though the startup costof a UNIX
Since workstations are popular in science workstation design solution will be high, the
and engineering, one would expect a myriad
payoff in terms of staff time and production
of
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expense. Besides, do you really want to pay
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your designers to wait for renews?
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MIP5 For Multimedia

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workstations offer a scale of performance
above that of personal computers. While the
functions are essentially the same as on their
slower cousins, workstation4ased solutions
are better suited to larger projects or small
shops that have to look big. Perhaps the
biggest advantage they offer over PCs is
group project management. Since most
software is m u l tiuser, managing th e
production o f l a r g e d o cuments like
catalogues and directories is somewhat
easier than in a PC environment. For large
scale projects, the benefits of a group of
workstations becomes clear.
Moving on to multimedia, recently
workstations have really shown their worth.
If you have been paying some attention to
television, more commerdals, programs and
movies are being aired that employ spedal
sects produced on workstations. Somewhat
closer to home, the same efFects can be used
in promotional videos and education.
The big benefit of workstation hardware
in this kind of production is the ability of
some models to draw at speeds of greater
than 50 &ames per second. This allows the
computer to di splay a scene o r d a t a
animated in real time. This will give any
production a high-quality, professional
finish.
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perception is reality.
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PAPER NOV '91 53
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E nvironment ( A CE ) p r o j ec t i s
beginning to look less like a PC and
more like a U N I X R I S C workstationinparticular, like a UNIX RISC workstation
from Digital Equipment Corp. DEC has
already rolled out new workstations it says
are compatible with A dvanced RI SC
Computing (ARC), ACE's specification for
RISC system compatibility. DEC has also
taken the lead in promoting ACE while
other ACE founders, such as Compaq
Computer and Microsoft, have faded into
the background.
There's good reason, it turns out. When
the ACE strategy was announced this spring
by Compaq, DEC, Microsoft, MIPS, and The
Santa Cruz Operation, the five founders said
i t would use two operating system~C O ' s
Open Desktop UNI X a n d M i c rosoft's
Portable OS/2~ a ch running on two kinds
of hardware IBMwompatible PCs and
MIPS-based RISC workstations for a total
of four separate combinations. However,
the UNIX and RISC parts of the project
have charged forward while Microsoft's PC
contributions appear to be mired in its
running battle with IBM.
DEC and SCO say the developers' kits of
the ACE version of Open Desktop will be
avilable early this month. The new UNIX
operating system combines SCO's current
Open Desktop with DEC's Ultrix and the
now known as Windows NT (for "new

technology" ). The co mpany also says
neither the PC no r R I SC versions of
O pen Software Foundation's OSF/ l .

Because the new Open Desktop is slated to
be compatible with both existing Ultrix
RISC software a n d O p e n D e s k t op
applications, the stage is set for an operating
system with applications available for both
PC and RISC environments bythe end of
the year.
Meanwhile, ACE members received the
150-page spedfication for ARC workstations
this summer. The only part of the ARC
specification that's currently unavailable is
the R4000 RISC CPU designed by MIPS.
MIPS says its five chipmaking partners-NEC,
Integrated Device Technology, LSI Logic,
Siemens, and Performance Semiconductorare already sampling the R4000, and it too
will be in production by the end of the year.
That will let the rest of ACE's workstation
vendors get products out the door. DEC's
early "AC%compatible" workstations use the
MIPS RS000 RISC CPU rather than the
R4000.
With I B M -compatible PCs r e adily
available, three corners of the ACE square
should be in place by year's end. What
about the fourth corner? M i c rosoft's
Portable OS/2 was the operating system that
was to bring PC applications to ACE and
make it appealing to PC users who wouldn' t
otherwise consider RISC workstations.
Microsoft says Portable OS/2 has been
strippc.d of its OS/2 compatiMity, and is
Windows NT will be avfiable until sometime

in 1992.
Where does that leave ACE? By late
summer, thegroup had grown to nearly 60
members. The ACE hardware will be in
place by the end of 1991, as will its UNIXbased operating system. Whether ACE can
make it without Windows NT, and all the
DOS software it promises to run, could be
the real test of whether UNIX can make it in
the mass market.
MicroSunT
The ACE initiative and the IBM-Apple
alliance have brought strange bedfellows
togethc:r, but here's a stranger one still: Sun
Microsystems and Microsoft. Considering
that ACE was formed as a result of Sun' s
domination of the RISC workstation market,
and IBM aligned with Apple because of its
fallout with Microsoft, an alliance seems
strange but not out of the question, say
analysts. Insiders at Sun say Microsoft's Bill
Gates visited Sun CEO Scott McNealy this
summer, but refused to comment on the
discussions.
Most analysts speculate that Microsoft
wants its NT operating system to run on Sun
machines. Although Microsoft is committed
t o the M I P S chips through the A C E
initiative, some analysts say Microsoft also
wants to align with Sun because of its market
presence. 0
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from their designer boxes. And some
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GUI environment from CUI applications, so
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According to a recent study called The
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Except for not admitting their sample
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At least it can be believed that learning one
program within a GUI will help you learn its
other applications more quickly, that there is
a transference of learning. A s users,
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feelings, especially our first reactions to the
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buttons, proportional slider bars, and an
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commonly used applications. Among other
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displays at all times. IBM has also licensed
NeXTstep, but does not appear to be
actively pursuing its use.
Which GUI should I buy?

If you have made the decision to buy a
GUI, then the type of GU I yo u n e ed
depends on the type of computer you will
use. Here is a sample of the GUIs developed
Open Look developed for UNIX System
for common computer hardware.
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bit-mapped, highwesolution graphics display enhanced look and feel.
built over a proprietary operating system
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Human/computer interface designers classes of applications, e.g., Ami Professional
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CHI Human Factors in Computing Systems between applications.
Conferences pubhshed every year to guide
Interface designers will someday be to
designers. However, designers are still computing what poets are to writing and
learning what works for users by observation actors are to theater. There are only a fnv
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transforms your phone lines into

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decisions should include consistency, ardsrs and wxiters are doing their hest but it
simplicity and affordabih*ty. If you feel that may not yet be good enough.
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Hom long mill it take to learn2
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languages ease the mastering of GUIs better
than others. For instance, the pictorial
characters of theJapanese canje may give an
advantage over the Western alphabetical
characters in leaxmng to use GUIs.
Maybe GUIs employ different parts of
our brain that have Lc;en inactive; that lefthanded users learn GUis faster than xighthanded users; or, that GUIs are still not
interactive enough to make learning easy for
One thing that we can be sure of,
however is that the computer industry is
deddedly moving in this dxreaion. It is still
up to users whether they choose to join
them, or if they will wait until the right
interface (perhaps, not yet invented) comes
along.
Sources
Dickinson, J. Th e G r aphical Advantage:

Tomorrow's Word Processors Today. In PC
MagazineJuly 199D, vol. 9, no. 13. New York, NY:
pp. 95-147.
Hayes, F. and N. Saran. A Guide to GUls. In Byte,
val. 14, no. 7, July 1989. Highstown, ho: McGraw
Hill, Inc.: pp. 25D -257.
Laurel, B. (Ed). The Art of Human-Computer
Interlace Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.,
Inc., 1990.
Marcus, A. and K. Mullet. Empowenng Peoplet
Graphical Human-Computer Interface Design for
Window Management Systems. Se a ttle,
Washington: ACM/SIGCHI-90 -Conference on
Human Factors in Computing Systems.
Seymour, J. The GUI: An Interface You Won' t
Outgrow. In PC MagazineSeptember12, 1989,
voL 8 no. 15. New YorkNY: pp. 97-131.
Temple, Barker Bt Sloane, Inc. The Benefits of the
Graphical User Interface - A Report on New
Primary Research. Lexington, Massachusetts.
Spring 1990.
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more pxice/performance became intense, somewhere between the Power PC grouP would start to develop a huge software
prices drop~ T h i s had caused two etfecta and the workstation set. Today, that line has market much like the PC clones did for
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market, Sun has also introduced several
systems to sell in the $5000 to $10,000
range. Even so, with all these clones and
originals running at lg to 18 NIPS, one
wonders about the pxice/pexformance value
when a Mac II or a 486 can deliver similar
pexfoxmance.
Another problem is compatibility. The
SPARC license is for the SPECIFICATION,
not the IMPLIMIINTATION. The problem
is that since the Memoxy Management Unit
is not on the same chip as the CPU, each
licensee's implementation will be different.
This can cause problems. Of course, the
solution to this is to either try out your
software (maybe the developer has already
done that) or find out if the particular clone
is SPARC International Certified.
The third problem is support. The
clonemakers are treating the SPARCalike
market hke the PC market aud that simply
isn't the case. Third-party support, service
contracts and technical support is scarce
and the manufacturers are having a hard
time finding dealers with sufficient UNIX
experience. Hoping to make it by cutting
price, some won't be able to keep technical
support on such slim margins.
As always, if the buyer wants to save a
buck, they better beware. But, regardless of
the turnout, having more companies selling
SPARC technology will help keep the
architecture the dominant one in the
workstation industry for at least a few more
years.
Power PCs or Personal

Workstations
The second company to see a blurry

distinction between highwnd PCs and lowend workstations was NeXT. Headed by
SteveJobs ofApple Computer fiune, NeXT
saw a need for something more than just a
personal computer.
The result was a sleek-looking and sleekperforming computer that provided great
value, and still does. With a complete suit of
multimedia and fine graphics capabilities
integralto every system, two years after its
mtroduction it still is the lowed package to
beat.
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alike claim that the NeXT has the easiest to
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the best in the business for a price less than
either a Mac Il or a '486. However, up until
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Since NeXT has begun selling direct,
sales have risen and NeXT is landing more
big sales. With a p r oduct line priced
between $5000 and $19,000, NeXT offers a
range of personal workstations for those
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performance without all the problems of a
UNIX system.
performance rating of SO MIPS, SGI offers

the whole package for less than U8$10,000.
Only having seen a bxief demonstration of
its capaMities,it seems that a lot of SGI's big
system hardware has found its way into the
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unknown Inn, samethmg I can reconunend inside a box measuring 2- by 18-.by 56- of the desk to hold all your wires. There is a
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Comdex, too, showing a PC version of its other repetitive stress injuries, and the
Inventor Edward Moore says he is just
Video Toaster. Details next issue Zd.)
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Cern@ex: WerdPerfect Fer
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In an atmosphere maxred by Mlure of the

video equipment and an apparent lack of
certainty on the part of company official,
WardPerfect announced at Comdex that its
long~
te d W ordPerfect wordprocessing
saftvree for Windows will begin shipping on
aber 11th.
Ve a re c o n s iderably l a t e.' s a i d
~m
an B ruce Bastion. The product is on
exhibit at the company's booth at Comdex,
but apparently due to a Mlure of the visual
display equipment was not shown at the
formal unveiling.
WordPerfect President Alan Ashton said
the company had hoped to be able to
release the product update by the time
Coindex opened, but did not makeit.
WordPerfect for Windows files are
compatible with Sles created under the DOS
version, without conversion. Other file
formats also convert on the fly into the
Windows program. The program still does
not offer an outliner or footnotes for
columns.
WardPerfect for Windows carries a list
price of $595 in Canada. Current registered
owners of DOS versions can trade up to the
new product for US$99, and will receive a
spedal soihvare hcense to run WordPerfect
under either DOS or Windows on the same
machine. All sales are through distributor
channels, since the company no longer sells
direct.
A shton said t ha t t h e c o m pany i s
resuming development of WordPerfect for
OS/2 version 2.0d, now that the Windows
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when the OS/2 version will be ready.
Company officials iso announced that
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nearing completion. One of the interestmg
features of the Mac version is the ability to
insen animated video dips in a document.
The product should be released by the end
of 1991, Ashton toll re porters. The Mac
version takes advantage of the features of
Apple's System '7operating system.

The company aho announced a change
in its hcensing procedure, which, in effect,
new states that if a buyer uses WordPerfect
on a desktop computer and wants to use it
on a laptop at home, that is legal. The
determining criteria is that the program is
not bemg used by mare than one person on
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Interesthigly, Pete Peterson, executive
vice president, revealed that competitor
Mcrosaft is a beta tester for WordPerfect for
Windows. Microsoft announced Microsoft
Word for Whidows R.O yesterd'ay in a wellrehearsed multimedia presentation at
Comdex. (From what we' ve seen of Word
for Windows 2.0, it's a killer; look for a
review in these pagessoonEd.)

In related news,Word Perfect Publishing
Corporation (WPPC) has announced that it
will beghtpubhshing 'WonfPefccrfor 1%adooN
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This program has several functions. First of
all it allows you to ref'resh the magnetic
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important to do on a regular basis as the
magnetic particles which hold your data
slowly lose their charge. By refreshing the
magnetic charge, Spinrite will increase your
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out any bad or faiTing sectors. It will attempt
to salvage and move the data from these
sectors into good ones. Spinrite will update
the FAT (file allocation table) with the
locations of these bad clusters so that DOS
will not write your data onto these sectors.
Spinrite will also test your hard drive and
drive controller, as well as give the true
accessspeeds and transfer rates for your
hard drive. I do strongly recommend this
program; it is well worth its price.
Both Norton U ti lities version 5 or
higher, and PC Tools version 7 also perform
similar functions. However I would only

recommend Norton Utilities version 5 as
both Norton UtiTities version 6 and PC Tools
version 7 are reported to still have serious
bugs in them. (Symantec reports that
version 6.01 of Norton Utilities, sent See of
charge to all registered version 6.0 owners,
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one contiguous block; and secondly they

optimize free space by moving it to the end
of the disk. This can result in a significant
performance gain in a previously heavily
&agmented drive.
The frit time you run one of these, it
may take a while, especially on an XT, but if
you run it regularly it will only take a few
minutes. Personally I run my disk optimizer
monthly. There are several points to
Disk Optimizers
Disk optimizers, also known as disk remember: first of all, any disk caching
defragmenters or disk compressors, can software that did not come with your disk
optimizer must be unloaded. Failure to do
bring your hard drive's performance to
nearly its optimum speed. To understand so may result in data lossl The second point
why they can do this it is necessary to to remember is that disk optimizers come in
understand how DOS stores iles. To make two basic varieties: safe and dangerous. The
safe ones, such as those that come with
the best use of disk space, an operating
system may split a file into several fiagments Norton Utilities and PC Tools, update the
FAT every time they move a duster so that if
to fill the various empty clusters left by
the power goes out, at worst you lose a
previously deleted iles.
For example, say you have five 20 KB cluster. The dangerous ones do not updat~
iles on your hard disk, and you delete the the FAT until they have moved all the
second and fourth files. Then you would clusters, thus if the power went out it could
have a 20 KB Sle, a 20 KB empty area, a 20 cost you all your datal
Thus if you are using an optimizer that
KB Sle, a 20 KB empty area, and finally a 20
KB Sle. Then you create a 40 KB Sle; the d oes not update the FAT until i t h a s
operating system will spht it into two 20 KB finished, you should back up your hard
sections in order to fill the two 20 KB empty drive before running the optimher. Better
areas. The problem with this is when the yet, buy one of the safe ones.
computer has to read this Sle, the hard
drive's heads have to move twice instead of Disk Caches
once, thus approximately doubling the
Another way to speed up your hard drive
access time. This file splitting is known as is by using a disk cache. A disk cache stores
fragmentation; the more deletions and
the most recently read data in memory, thus
c reations that a r e d o n e , t h e m o r e when the computer needs to reaccess that
the drive becomes.
data it reads it from memory instead of the
Disk optunizers do two things: first they hard drive. Since memory access times are
defragment your iles so that each Sle is in in the order of 80 to 120 billionths of a
second, while hard drive accesstimes are in

the order of 9 to 28 thousandths of a
second, it can be seen that performance
increases can be significant.
The actual performance increases
depend on several factors. The size of the
cache is a key factor; generally the larger the
cache the better the performance, with 256
KB being the minimum effective size.
performance varies with the type of program
you are running at the time. Disk4ntensive
programs, such as databases and grammar
checkers for example, will see the greatest
pelfollnallce galils.
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disk caches. First of all, only run one disk
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preparation will drastically reduce your
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5) Disk Repair programs. This would consist backup. Again, Murphy's Inverse Law
of at least two disk repair programs, applies: the more current your backup, the
A crash recovery disk is a bootable disk
which allow you to diagnose and repair less likely you will need it. DOS comes with a
which contains all the programs necessary
most damage that the drive has swered backup and restore program, and while it
for repairing a crashed dislrrestoxing the
from the crash. One of these programs does work, it i s slow and inefficient.
partition table and FAT, restoring the drive
should be CHKDSK, which comes with Certainly it is better that nothing, though I
to bootable condition, and detecting and
DOS. CHKDSK is used to dean up any recommend that you get agood backup
destroying any viruses. The exact contents of
lost clusters that may have resulted &om program. Many disk utilities, such as PC
your aash recovery disk will vaxy with which
the crasIL The next program should be a Tools, come with a good backup prograxn,
brand of disk utilities you use. If you use MS.
and there are also standalone backup
comprehensive disk repair program. I
DOS 5, yeu will Snd that it contains most of
use the PC Tools DiskSx program.
programs such as FASTBACK,
the programs you need to put together a
In any case, I recommend you test your
4) A Sle undelete program. This will allow
crash recovery disk
fms you
you to undelete any Sle er Sles that you restore program to see if it works he
Regardless of its speciSc contents, the
or a virus may have deleted. I use the PC really need it. You can do this by creating a
crash recovery disk should contain software
Tools Undelete program. An undelete temporary directory, copying some Sles into
that will perform the following functionL
function (licensed, as a matter of fact, it, backing them up, deleting them, and
f'rom the makers of PC Tools) is also restering them. Furthermore, you should
With each Smctien I will give the name of
the speciSc program, which are mostly from
available in MOOS 5.0.
always scan your hard drive for viruses
the PC Tools disk utilities, that I use to
5) Virus sam and cleanup programs. These before backing it up. The last thing you
perform it. I should add that other disk
will allow you to check for viruses aker need is for your backup to be infectedl
utilities, such as Norton Utilities, have
There are several strategic:s one am take
you have recovered Sum the disk crash.
equivalent programL
It is extremely important that you do
in backing up your hard drive. The Srst one
check, shxce it may have been a virus that is to regularly do a complete backup of the
I) Partition Table information should be
caused the crash, and the recovery drive. While at Srst glance it seems like the
saved on your crash recovery disk. If the
process will likely have also recovered the simplest approach, it is also the most timepartition table is lost, the computer will
virus. The cleanup program is used to consuming approach. A Su better approach
not be able recognize the hard drive. If
destroy any virus found. I use SCAN and is one full backup, followed by daily
you have saved this infoxmation on your
CLEAN, which are shareware antivirus incremental backups. This insures that you
recovery disk, yeu am easily restore the
always have a current backup with the
progfaxnL
table in minutes, otherwise you would 6) The DOS QS command should also be minimum expenditure of time and energy.
have to repartition and reformat the
included. This will, if all else fails,
hard drive then rc:store your backup,
reinstall the DOS system Sles onto your Capacity
Management
which could take up to several hours. I
hard drive.
Capacity management deals with mahng
use the PC Tooh Mirror program (on the
the most Sicient use of the space on your
hard drive) to save the partition table,
My crash recovery disk. takes 498 KB of hard dxive. While this is especially crucial if
and the PC Tools Rebuild program (on Soppy disk space, so those of you with only a yeu have a small~pacity hard dxive, it is still
the recovery disk) to restore it.
860 KB 5.25kach disk drive will have to split important for those who have 100+ MB
2) Directory, FAT, an d B o o t R e cord the contents between two disks. You should dxives. Capacity management, at its simplest
informadon should be backed up to the also write-protect the crash recovery disk level, involves the deleting of obsolete and
last cluster of the dxive. This is referred after yeu have created it.
redundant Sles Srom your hard dxive.
to as m i r r oring. T h i s a l l ows this
A prime example of a redundant file is
infoxmation to be restored in event of a Badcup Strate9les
the .BAK Sles that many applications create.
disk crash. Again, I use the PC Tools
There are times when the hard dxive has After awhile, a signiScant amount of hard
M irror p r o gram t o b a c k u p t h i s crashed so badly that the crash recovery disk dxive spacecan be taken up by these files. So
information and the PC Tools Rebuild cannot restore the drive. Thus it is very evexy few months it is a good idea to spend
program to restore it.
important that you maintain a current
some time, deleting these files. Other Sles
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A computer virus ia a computer program

written as a prank, joke or as malicious
sabotage. They don't b elong in y our
computer. Like biological viruses, many of
them replicate themselves. They all are
started and spread by humana.
It doesn't require great genius to write
virus programL Virusesare typically simple
programs, though there are very ingenious
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efFort as slightly modifying an existing virus.
This can make the new virus undetectable to
detection packages.
The damage done by viruses is Iimi*tcd
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creators. They damage data by erasing it,
losing it, hiding it, bloating it, or even
encoding it.
An example: one virus is WordPcrfcct
specific. As text filca are processed the virus
ncodca and decodesthem; once many filca
have been encoded the virus destroys itself,
taking the kcy to the code with it. The files
left are garbage, as are the back-upa, and all
the word processing work is lost.
Windows for Disaster
T he w i d e spread a c c eptance o f
Microsoft'a Windows $.0 opens windows of
opportuiiity for new viruses. The uiore
complex operating system hasmore of the
hidden nooks and crannies viruses uac for
carnouQagc and conccaimcnt. The GUI
interface distances users from the actual
actions of the computer: more ancakiing
akullduggcry is possible.
I came across a rumor of a Windowsapcdfic virus on a BBS. Called BART.EXE it
p romises to produce a picture of T V
character Bart Simpson. Instead, it is a
Trojan horse virus that attacks the harl disk
This ia the crudest, simplest type of virus.
The progress of technical advance assures
more sophisticated Windowacpccific vhuaca
wfii appear.
Word lsrocessing Text File

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Pure text filcs, like READ.ME files or

filcs full of numbers, can contain Trojan
horse viruses. U s ing A S CII c o n t r o l
Computer Virus Histo
characters, text viruses rcprogratu your
The idea of viruses is almost aa old aa ASCIIdriverprogram. Thc reprogranuncd
computers themselves. The first working ASCII d r iver chen sends destructive
virus recorded waa an experiment in
commands to the rest of your system.
November 1988. Sincethen hundreds of
Text trojana characteristically contain
new viruses have appeared. Morc than six ASCII control characters where there should
hundred viruses and variants are known, be nome. Attacks of these evil programs
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weapons of war. Many of them come from happens, follow instructions on "When a
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THEY' RE TALKING ABOUT US AGAIN
Isl'oteCtiOn
The effort you put into anti~
s e c uiity objective, getting the software sealed direct
should depend on your level of dsk If you from the manufacturer is valuable. But
use a computer i solated from o t h er
without updates commercial anti-virus
machines, a hard disk loaded with shrink- software loses its edge as new viruses
wrapped softwareonly,if you never transfer emerge. And, of course, it's usually more
files electronically, and you never, never, use expensive.
I don't have room to r ate al l t h e
anything but new, virgin diskettes, then you
are as safe as you can get.
packages. Robert Slade has a good set of
At the other extreme: if you are involved reviews on the Doppler BBS. The August
in a large organization where diskettes are issue of Bytemagazine has a comparison
c onstantly s wapped b e t ween m a n y review ofpopular packages. The October
computers, where files are transferred to issue of PC Magazinehas a comprehensive
and f'rom hard disks, and different people review of commerdal packages.
switch between different machines, then you
I' ll rate three packages: Disinfectant for
are at very high risk. Schools and large the Madntosh, F-Prot versions 1.16 and 2.00
government officesare like this. If diskettes for the PC, and Central Point Anti Virus in a
are goingback and forth from your personal separate product review.
computer and a school or office like this you
For the Macintosh: John Norstad's
are at risk
Disinfectant is a free shareware package
There's a deflnite nuisance factor to available on m a n y B BSes, including
virus protection. Many anti-viral measures Doppler, Rave, CompuServe and Appletalk
are undoubtably effective. But they take up Frequently updated, i t f e a tures easy
time, effort and resources. Like flossing operation by standard Mac pulldown menus
after every meal or doing two hundred and buttons.Byte'sreview rated it as effective
pushups a day, there's no doubt it would be for the Mac as.McAfee's ViruScan products
good for you. There'salso no doubt few
are for the PC.
humans are going to do it.
For the PC: one of the best is one of the
V irus protection i s a p r o b lem o f cheapest. Fridrik Skulason's F-Prot is the
probabilities. Nothing can make you and scrappy new kid on the block among antiy our disks 100% secure. But each anti~ s
virus packages. Use of F-Prot is free for
measure you adopt cuts down your risk See individual users and $1US per year per
my list of Do's and Don'ts and decide how c omputer for o r ganizations ($20 U S
much effort
you want to expend.
minimum). Along with its rock-bottom
Many different packages, both shareware price, it has a remarkable habit of finding
and commercial shrink-wrapped, protect viruses other packages miss.
against computer viruses. Really thorough
F-Prot 1.16 is a diamond in the rough. It
protectionrequires more than one package. provides a full spectrum of anti-virus
Different packages use different strategies, protection strategies. Installation is not
covering each other's weaknesses. Many new automatic but installation instructions are
viruses are designed to dodge detection a dear enough. Functions are partitioned into
virus missed by one package might be
s eparate programs run f r o m a D O S
detected by another.
command line.
Not all packages are fully compatible
F-Prot 2.00 is a polished diamond. It
with each other. Protecting you from
does the right things in the right order. It
viruses, anti~
pa c kages often operate on first searches Random Access Memory
virus-like levels. Packages can sense each (RAM) for memoiy-resident viruses. It offers
other and set off each other's alarms, the option of installing a memorywesident
freezing your system.
watchdog program. Then it scans files on
Shareware and shrink-wrapped packages the target disk for virus signatures. Once it
both have relative pros and cons. Fear of has scanned the hard disk you can order it
contracting viruses from electronic file
to aut~ s talL
transfers drove the shareware world to
The experts agree that F-Prot delivers
develop virus defenses. From this world the best bang for the buck of any PC anticome the most established and reputable viral package. For the PC user interested in
packages. Electronic updates keep them setting up an anti-viral security system: start
current as new viruses continuouily emerge. with F-Prot, then experiment with adding
Shrink-wrapped commercial software is other packages. Here "try before you buy"
arguably more secure. When security is the shareware has a distinct advantage. 0
Vancouver's Virus Villains

ere is short list of the most common PC computer vhuses in Vancouver and Western
Canada. These four account for at least 90% of the PC virus infections in the region.
Learn to recognize these and you will be equipped to deal with most attacks.
Stoned virus
Piny-pong virus
Boot sector virus very common

Aliaaeat Sex Revolution, Marijuana,
Hawaii, etc.
Sizes 512 bytes.
Method of infecfioni The Stoned virus
stores itself on a disk's original boot sector
track, moving the original boot sector track
to another area
Symptomat When the virus attacks, your
screen displays the message "Your computer
is stoned" or "legalize marijuana." Your
computer slows down by about one third.
It's easy for a hacker to modify the message
so different messages may be displayed.
Damage: Directory and file allocation table
Boot sector virus common

Aliaaeai Bouncing Ball Boot, Bouncing
Dot, Italian virus.-Size: 1,024 bytes.
Method of infeetloni Pinginginstalls
memory-resident when an infected disk
boots, hiding in upper RAM above the 640K
barrier.
Symptoms: Before an attack, BIOS will
report that upper RAM is reduced by 2K
When the virus attacks, a bouncing ball
displays on your screen.
(FAT) damage.
Boot Sector Virus

Common Aliaaeai Pakistani, Pakistani
Brain.
Sizes 5,0'y2 bytes.
Method of Infec5ont installs memoryCeetttssted ats pttge 72
Notaai Stoned is easy to modify, so has

many variants. The f i rst version was
obviously a prank, some modified versions
are Isr more destructive.
Damagei Upper RAM reduced by 2K and

1K of bad sectors on infected disks.
Brain Virus
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- 64 KB external cache memory, 128 KB optional
- Intel 80486DX-33 CPU, AMI Bios

- 8 KB internal cache memtmy
- 4 MB RAM (70 ns) expandable to 32 MB
-64 KB external cache memory, 256 KB optional

- 4 MB RAM (70 ns) expandable to 32 MB
- 1.2 MB or L44 MB Soppy drive
- Western Digital 84 MB (17 ms) VC IDE hatd drive w/64K cache
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- Western Digital &4 MB (17 ms) VC IDE hard drive w/64K cache
- 16-bit 1:1 IDE host adapter for 2 FD/2 HD
- 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 gaties ports
- Trident 8900 SVGA adapter 1 MB
- Desktop or 13" Tower case w/200W CSA approved power supply
- LED Display of CPU speed
- 16-bit 1:1 IDE host adapter for 2 FD/2 HD
- 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 gamesports

- Trident 8900 SVGA adapter 1 MB
-Desktopor 13"Tower case w/200W CSA approved power supply

- LED Display of CPU speed
- Darius 1024 SVGA monitor (1024x768, .28 mm dp)
- Focus 2001 101-keys enhancedtactile keybo
- Darius 1024 SVGA monitor (1024x768, .28 mm dp)

- Focus 2001 101-keys enlutnced tactile keybo
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Legend-? 1436 Non-interlaced SVGA Monitor
NEC SILENT WRITER II Model-90
- 14-inch Ultra VGA analog Display

- 1024x768 maximum resolution, .28 mm dot pitch
- non-interlaced at 1024x768
- 2 year warranty
Trident 8900 SVGA adapter 1MS
- Windows Lotus, 4 AutoCad Drivers $109.00
- supports non-interlaced mode
- 6 PPM postscript and HP IIP compatible

- 2 MB RAM; optional 2 MB RAM upgrade
- 35 resident Adobe Fonts
- 250 sheetspaper tray w/ Manual Feed
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- non-interlaced at 1024x768
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I486DX-33 Cache System
80386SX-1 6/20l25 System

- Intel 80386SX-16/20 CPU
or AMD 386SX-25 CPU
-1 MB RAM memory
16 INHz 8485 - Intel 80486DX-33 CPU, AMI Bios

20 MHz 8535 - Built-in math coprocessor
8 1330
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- 64Kcache;256K optional
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add 8165.00
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-1MB memory,expandable h 32MBon-board w l 4 MB memory

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- Trident 8900SVGAadapter1MB
add 61N
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- 101-keysTacSleenhancedkeyboard
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Sound Blaster
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Monitors
Miscellaneous
12' TTL Ambermwlbr

14' TTL WNb Ambermanibr
Gobi Star 14' Grayscale VGA monitor 800x600
Samsung M' Grayscale VGAmonibr 640x480
Darius 14' VGAmanlbr 6ilx4N,A2 dp
Darius HRV-1024 SVGA monitor 1024x7N, .28 dp
Legend-2 14' Trina VGA manlbr 1024xyN,& dp
Legend-2 14' non-Int. VGA monitor 10R4x768,.2S dp.
VlowSonic 8 non.hl VGA manitor 1024x768,.2$ dp 70Hx
Sony1304Muascan monlbr wl cabl
IDEK M5117 1T nan-ht SVGA manibr 1024x7N, 28 mm dp
PC Rde$rehe Bd/arr'r Cfroffer
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256K Videomemory(4425848ne)
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Western Digital 64 MS (17ms)V.C. IOE wl 64Kcache
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press it. Your hard disk is the likely tarall the data be restored.
get of a virus. If a Sle contains a virus
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you will have a better idea where the
Run new commercial and shareware
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market.
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rats who spread viruses.
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disks. When a computer virus can
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empty space between my hard disk
and my diskette case, I' ll surrender
to it. And start a n e w r eligion
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This directoxy is the target of many
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straight from the computer store.
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Responding to s computer virus sttsck
As soon as you reahze a computer virus is

attacking your computer.
1) Turn the power off immediatelyl Rehooting without switchmg the power off is
not enough to kill viruses in memoxy.
2) Boot the system using a write-protected copy of your system diskette. This should
leave the hard disk inactive.
wi11 warn you of virus activity, particularly Trojan horse attacks.

DO prepare an emergency response diskette
3) Use an anti-viral program to scan and
kit.
disinfect the hard disk. If you don't have a
These are the diskettes to use if a virus
program handy,get one before you turn the
attacks or is discovered. You would put
computer on.
them into a computer you know is
4) once you have restored the hard disk
infected: you don't want to use the
using backup fi les, systematically work
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infecting them.
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and 6FG ( $4269) r a nge of m u l tisync
monitors also provide a digitally controlled
system designed to allow users to match onscreen colors to those obtained through
output devices. The s~ a lled AccuColor
technology, incorporated in these three
monitors (a lowermost 3FGx model does.not
include AccuColor) is a hardware-based
solution which allows for two custom
settings, plus a factory setting not as
versatile as Photoshop's Gamma software,
but adequate for most users. In use, the '
AccuColor system'5 front pane1 controls are
easy and convenient to use, and allow
adjustments over a full 244it color range.
Like the o t her solutions, AccuColor
provides a printed color chart to which the
screen solors are matched.
Some other methods for obtaining
output fidelity exist, too. New f1atbed
scanners from Apple and Hewlett-Packard
use a clever method of scanning output
from your ow n p r i n te r t o c a l i brate
themselves, automatically. Too cool.
Of course, the computer/monitor/
display adapter, etc., is only part of thb
equation. We still need to address how to
get the images in and out of the computer,
and what software to use.
Input Devices
First, let it be said that the mouse is not
the ideal drawing tool. An associate of mine
once described it as hke trying to paint with
a pound of butter." I'm not sure what he
meant, but the image stuck.
Input devices vary incredibly, ranging
from those designed for image acquisition
THE COMPUTER
PAPER NOV '91 75
(video digitizers, frame grabbers, and SD410C's lower resolution, accuracyand While not essential, a Wacom pressurehandheld/sheetfed/flatbed scanners) to
"report rate" (the number of points per
sensitive tablet is recommended.
pointing/drawing devices such as light pens, s econd it s e nds i n formation t o t h e
Painter is essentiaHy a "natural media"
graphic tablets, trackballs, joysticks, and of computer). In each of these areas, the SD- e mulation, o f f erin g s t artlingly r e a l
course, the ubiquitous mouse.
510C specs come in at about half that of the simulations of colored pencils, crayons,
Over the years, in my quest for the higher models. Fortunately, I could not tell calligraphy pens, airbrushes, hiskets and a
perfect drawing tool, I' ve owned virtually aU any difFerence whatsoever in actual use..In variety of paint brushes for oils and water
of the above gadgets. As with so many other fact, the SDSIOC's smoother tablet surface colors. The simulations are particularly
articles appearing in these pages, the theme and compact and lightweight dimensions uncanny when used with the Wacom tablet.
is a common one: match the tools to the job. actually made it the favorite around Thc With Painter, you can actually see the
While a joystick might be fine for playing CcatptttcrPaper ofllces. Its small size made it texture of brush strokes on canvas or a wide
Pac-Man, you probably wouldn't enjoy feasible to use on one's lap, and it can
range of papers.
drawing with one. Similarly, while a touch- double as a mousepad when not being used
The program, written by the same
screen or a mouse is fine for pointing at as a graphics tablet. There are several stylus people that created ColorStudio f or
menu items or on-screen objects, neither and cursor "puck" options, but for most Letraset, isn't perfect. It lacks several
one makes the optimum drawing tooL
people, the two top contenders will be the features typically found in paint programs,
Naturally, the ideal drawing device is one SP-500 and SP-510 cordless pressure- the most obvious being no support for text,
that mimics the dynamics of its "analog" sensitive styli.
and no editable selection areas or mask@ Is
equivalent pen/pencil/brush, etc. It is
The SP400 has a much firmer feel than it unreasonable that a paintbox doesn' t
surprising to me, then, that pressure- the SPN10, much as a 2H pendl relates to contain a typewriterP No, Painter emulates
sensitive tablets are so rare. There are only a an HB. The SP-510 requires considerably natural media, and leaves the "extras" to
few companies that manufacture such items, less exertion to use, and is a better choice other programs such as Photoshop and
and only one t ha t ha s achieved any for most pressure-sensitive applications. If ColorStudio. Because Painter leaves out
significant m a r k e t s u c cess Wacom you are the type that regularly breaks pendl some of the more esoteric manipulative
(pronounced wah' curn). Luckily, it is a leads and am complete a form in triplicate abiTities of its peers, it is smaller, faste.r,
nearly peifect drawing instrument.
without even trying, then perhaps the SP- easier to use, and relatively inexpensive in
While many other companies make 500 is for you, but I preferred the softer SP- all, a winning combination.
graphics tablets (Summagraphics, Kurta, 510. Figures 4(a) and 4 (b ) s how the
It is therefore ideal to use Painter in
Calcomp to name a few), only Wacom's difference in the pressur~ensitivity of the conjunction with Photoshop or ColorStudio
responds to the pressure of the stroke of the two penL
to create masks or perform manipulations
pen (in certain software), opening the doors
like flipping and rotating images. When
to a whole range of software that can
explore the possiMities this enables.
The l i s t o f Mac i n t osh s o ftware
supporting the Wacom tablet's pressure
sensitivity'is extensive, induding:
saved,
Phot o s hop a n d , na t u r a lly,
ColorStudio files complete with maskscan be opened in Painter. It also supports
TIFF and PICT file-types.
Painter
off er s
con si d e rable
customization of its tools. You can create
a dditional p a per, c a nvas and o t h e r
backgrounds to supplant the bevy of
supplied textures (although you' ll need
ColorStudio to do it), and each brush or
endl can be edited in dozens of ways. To
eep the program easy to use, most of its 15
(I) tool palettes have additional hidden
options that can be revealed when needed.
One of the most fasdnating abilities of
Painter is its AutoClone function, which
allows you to turn a scanned image into a
painting. There are even modes that
emulate specific artists' styles. Apply
"Seurat" to a photograph, and voikl,instant
pointillism. There's a Van Gogh brush, too,
that creates multicolored brush strokesjust the thing for creating your own Stony
ght.
As you can probably tell, I'm excited
about Painter. It represents a new level of
sophistication in graphics programs. If you
are interested in drawing or painting (with
or without a computer), you owe it to
yourself to check it out.
Continttcd onPage76
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SuperPaint 2 . 0 a n d 5 . 0 ( S i l i c on
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Painter 1.0 (Fractal Design)
PixelPaint Professional 2.0 (SuperMac)
ColorStudio 1.0 through 1.5 (Letraset)
Photoshop 1.0 through 2.0 (Adobe)
FreeHand 5.1 (Aldus)
All other Macintosh software supports
the tablet as if it were a mouse (without
pressure sensitivity). The Ma c m ouse
remains active.
One of our graphic designers described
how she felt about the tablet, which she calls
'That wonderful little Wacom pad":
"It frees the artist in me to infinite
creation with Photoshop. Unbound from
the jerky, lethargic moves of a mouse, I can
truly paint. I find it to be the link between
creating art and using a computer, one
which I' ve never found before. The
possibilities are exiting."
The Wacom tablets come in a variety of
s izes, ranging f ro m t h e S D - 510C, a
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Fun With Photoshop
retouching program for Windows, Aldus

Photoshop is as dose to the perfect art PhotoStyler. See the Seybold Report, this
program as I' ve ever seen. It's fast (all things issue for details. EcL)
considered), easy to use, and has a great
"feel." Since Oct. 1990, when I Srst reviewed Tip 1: Convertin9 bitmaps
version 1.0, Photoshop has become one of into 9rayscales
my most essential and often' t ook. The
F or optimum u s e o f a n y p h o t olatest version, 2.0, adds important features retouching program, or piinting graphics at
for hetter printing and more precise color different resolutions and/or sizes, it is
and image selection and manipulation. important to have a true grayscale image,
Rather than subject you to yet another
not one comprised of dithered dots. Even if
boring annmary of features, here are a few the latter is all your scanner can produce,
ways to have fun with Photoshop....
Photoshop can produce agrayscale image
(Many of these techniques can also be from a halftone by calculating gray values
applied to other graphics programs on from the various dot densiYies. To do this,
various platforms, induding the new photo- simply use your scatmer to scan the photo at
the highest resolution possible and save it in

a format Photoshop can open (that covers
just about everything). Open the image with
Photoshop, and check the Mode menu. If it
Bltmop to Sroii Scele...
informs you that the image is a bitmap,
select the menu option entitled Grayscale....
size Ratio: ~~
cancel
A dialog hke the one shown in Figure 5 will
appear, where you can enter the Bitmap to
Grayscale size rado. The larger the number
you enter, the lower the resolution of the
resuldng image, but the greater the number Rgure 5. Sy converting a bitmap to grayscale, you
can resizeit w ithout creating undesirable moirai
of gray values it will contain. The number
ttoms. To alter brightness or contrast, too, it is
you enter will equal the number of grayscale
t to work with a grayscale image.
"bits that will comprise the image. For
example, entering a 2 will produce a 2&t (2
x 2, or 4 shades of gray) image; a 4bit image

contains2x2x 2 x 2 , or 16levelsofgray.
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Tip 2: INasking & Featherin9

One of the most important concepts in
Photoshop is that of masking. Masks are
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which ensures that objects or areas that you
paste down will blend smoothly into their
backgrounds, without harsh jaggy edges.
Photoshop loses out to competing products
ColorStudio and Enhance in the area of
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easy to select an item or its background, if
either one is a blank area or solid color'.
( ColorStudio ha s o t her m e t h ods o f
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poliYical leaders in any newspaper's editorial
page cartoons. Well, here's a way for you to
create images like that yourself. Who knows,
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The essence of any caricature is to
emphasize dominant traits. Brian Mulroney,
for example, has one heck of a chin in every
cartoon you' ll see of him, while Jean
Chretien will have an absurdly lopsided
mouth. Prominent facial features get bigger:
foreheads higher, hairdos more extreme.
Noses are always a favorite.
You'llneed to get a photograph of your
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could use a Polaroid camera and a n
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digitizer, such as you' ve undoubtedly seen at
the "Yourface on a Tli rt b ooths at your
local shopping mall or exhibition.
Assuming that you somehow get a
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Photoshop (see tip 41, above, on converting
bitmaps into grayscales), it is simply a matter
of selecting various areas of the image,
distorting them in some way and pasting
them back down again. Here are a few of my
favorites:
Pinch produces a hilarious effect when
applied to a person's face. Use one of the
selection tools, with the subject's face
centered in the selected area Apply Pinch
with a positive value to pinch inward
(making facial features squish together
around the center point), or with a negative
value to expand features in a convex fashion
(creating a ffshcye lens effect).
Other useful effects can be found in the
Image menu's Distort and Scale effects; just
the thing for making ears bigger and
whamot.
It is useful to manipulate a copy of an
area rather than the original; that way, when
you shrink or distort it, there is not a blank
area left behind. Judicious use of feathering
and smudging in selected areas can help
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SesFun with Photoshop o p~ 85
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On Upgrades:
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On Educating theINarket:
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professionals to keep in touch with the
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testing as there are programming. We re
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This collection has received several
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Art. Despite these accolades, the quality
varies widely. Of course, art is a matter of
taste....
From a purely technical standpoint, the
earlier volumes 1, 2 (miscellaneous), 4, 5
(cartoon people) and 6 (business and
industry) are ahnost uniformly bad, drawn
in the overly geometric and harshly shaded
style that personified early Mac drawing
programs like MacDraw 1.x and Cricket
Draw; Volume 8 is barely passable, with a
nearly even mixture ofstrong and weak
designs.
Volume 9 (design elements) is very
good; clearly, the artist(s) advanced to a
more-powerful graphics program with the
ability to d o g r adient fi lls they are
everywhere. Volume 9 indudes a number of
design elements like Sale," "50% off,"
"Fantasticl" and the like, typically rendered
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lbchniques
This pratatype of the center had a see-through effect with

clouds showing behind the CAD images on the screen.
his month's cover has an interesting

story behind it. It started with the
concept of a w o r kstation being
handed down f'
rom the heavens. After some
discussion, that idea was thought to be
potentially offensive to some people. Should
the hand be male/female/alien? Another
idea was hatched, in which a group of
astronaut archaeologists uncover evidence of
an advanced civilization sort of an Erich
von Daniken theme where the lunar walls
would feature strange hieroglyphics like
"LS," "NROFF" "CHMOD." Unfoxtunately, it
seemed to imply "ancient and obsolete"not the idea we wanted to put acrossl
In a variation of this scenario, the hard
drive article was to be figured in as "the
beast with six heads." We decided that UNIX
desexved to be portrayed as a more downcoearth "real-world" technology. Too badl
Perhaps a crystal ball with a wotkstation in
it? Nah, too corny. We eventually decided on
a horizon with a glowing "SUN,' implying
(we hope) a fairly obvious visu'al pun.
The main background cloud image on
the cover was originally a blacke d-white
scan (reallyl) of a photo fxom Image Club's
Darkroom CD-ROM. I colorized the image
using Photoshop's "Arbitrary" colormapping feature by selecting the sky, then
assigning colors to speci6c ranges of gray. By
inverting the selected area to select all but
that area, I was able to perform similar
coloration on the cloud portion of the
image. The workstation was scanned as a
separate image, sharpened, bxightened and
given a slight perspective angle, then
selected, feathered, defringed and finally
pasted onto the background.
Two of theimages I had concocted for
the unreleased "lunar" cover made it into
the fmal image. The picture shown on the
screen of the computer is constructed
entirely from fractals. Fractals, as you may
know, are mathematical oddities that create
s elf-similar f o rm s well-suited t o t h e
modelling of natural phenomena such as
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publishing tools. Attended by 25,000 users, vendors, and developers of computerbased systems, the conference was held from October 24 at the SanJose Convention
Center, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The show featured 260 exhibitors, plus a
conference program highlighted by minicourses and interactive learning opportunities.
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clouds and mountains. The fractals were

generated on a Madntosh Ilfx by the screen
saver(l) M ore After Dark by Berkeley
S ystems, c a p t ure d wi t h Ze dc o r ' s
DeskCamera (the only snapshot utility I
know of thatcan capture a screen saver
screen), and assembled using Adobe
Photoshop. I added the fade to the fractal
sky manually, and adjusted the colors using
Photoshop's HUE, BRIGHTNESS and
SATURATION commands.
The fmal image was saved as a 14.2MB
TIFF fileand placed into a FreeHand S.O
publication, where the turned-up page
corner, type (primarily Adobe Helvetica
Extra Compressed) and logo elements were
created anc'i positioned. The files were saved
onto a SyQuest (44MB removable disk) and
transported t o o u r s e r v ice b u r e au
(WYSIWYG, 604/684.5466).A Canon color
laser proof was created before final film

output of the color separations at 100 lpi
was accomplished on a Linotronic LSOO. 0
introduced two high-end LaserWriter

printers, a new 21-inch color monitor,
version 1.1 of its MacTCP development
platfoxxn, and a new scanner
The new laser printers, available in
November, are called the LaserWriter IIg,
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incorporate the Adobe Postscript Level 2
page descxiption language which improves
pxindng speed, adds new capabilities, and is
said to be fully compatible with existing
applications and drivers.
According to Apple, both printers offer
built4n text smoothing, grayscale imaging,
and high-'speed networking. Because the
new products feature the same design as
p revious LaserWriters, users o f t h e
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The new printers feature two new
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on the LaserWriter Hf, with an additional 4
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be available in January in the U.S. and
Canada although it is available now in
Europe and Asia. The $4,599 monitor offers
a viewing area the width of two full pages,
up to 16.7 million colors, an ergonomic
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al ity to create hand~wn effects with the
Sles, putting the information in documents
freehand tools. Using keyboard shortcuts or produced with PageMaker. The combined
a Wacom pressure~ensitive drawing tablet programs offer a spreadsheet4ke interface.

and cordleas pen, graphic artists can vary the the ability to combine data from multiple
line weights of strokes drawn with the
database tables, and calculated fields. A
freehand tool. The tablet and pen are sold Query By Example feature is included to
separately.
make data selection easy. A query table is
Also supported is an magnification
used to retrieve the data, and an Answer
feature which allows the user to fill the Table previews the information selected,
screen with an enlarged view of any selected Once the user is satisiied with the result, a
region of an image. FreeHand S.l has a Word Table is used to format the chosen
suggested selling price of $595.
data and pu t i t i n t o t h e P a geMaker
FreeHand for Windows will show a new publication.
u ser i n t erface, g r a p hics, a n d t e x t
Uang the PageAhead features, data can
c apabilities. L arry S p elhaug, V P o f be sorted in a variety of different orders,
marketing for Aldus, says the result is the and exceptions to the sorting rules are
most comprehensive design and illustration possible.
PageMaker Database Edition requires
program available for PCs. The Windows
version will have many of the same features Windows 5.0 as well as Windows compatible
found in the Mac 5.0 version, including hardware. Aldus recommends a 586-based
Boating palettes for tools, colors, styles, and DOS compatible computer, 4 megabytes of
layerL Users can display, position and resize RAM, an 80MB hard disk, a high resolution
the palettes, and full screen drawing, editing graphics adapter card such as an XGA,
and preview is available.
Super CGA or CGA, and a mouse. It' s
Layers can be hidden, displayed, edited, possible to run it on a 286based system with
and printed individually or together.
2MB of RAM, a 20MB hard disk, an EGA or
Editable clip art is included, and drawing Hercules graphics card and a mouse.
and editing tools include both basic tools
The company says it will package the
such as pen, freehand, and point-to-point program with PageMaker 4.0 for Windows,
tools, as well as advanced features such as which will be available in the U.S. and
knife, skewing, tracing, rotation, and
Canada by the end of 1991, with a suggested
reflection tools.
list price of $995.
PhotoStyler 1.1 is an enhanced version
Aldus says users already owning
of the fullwolor image-processing program PageMaker can buy PageAhead separately
originally developed by U-Lead Systems Inc, for $199.
of Taiwan.
The company says it is committed to
Originally introduced in May of this year, updating major product lines every nine to
PhotoStyler lets users of Microsoft Windows 10 months.
5.0 scan, enhance, compose and retouch 24Aldus believes that products such as
bit color, grayscale and black-and-white PhotoStyler 1.1 for Windows will provide
images, and print them. The enhanced new applications for PCs which were
images can b e e x p orted t o d e sktop previously available only on an Apple
publishing, presentation graphics and Macintosh.
m ultimedia applications, fo r u s e i n
electronically produced or printed products. Contact:Brad Stevens, Aldus Corp, 206-628After Aldus acquired exdusive worldwide 2361.
marketing rights to PhotoStyler, it withdrew
ll
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were being added and it was being made
compatible with other Aldus products,
including PageMaker.
"We are delighted to relaunch the
product with improvements that will make it
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New features include improved fileformat compatibility with PageMaker;
, sameas lail: caned
ar
improved performance of PhotoStyler's
brush tools for image editing; and the
implementation of Aldus command-key New For PC: FontMonler
routines to make PhotoStyler consistent with
other Aldus products. The documentation Windows Font Conversion
has also been rewritten to make it consistent Packa9e
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, OCT
with standard company documentation
formats.
2 (NB) Ares Software Corporation has
PhotoStyler 1.1 will be available in the announced FontMonger for Microsoft
U,S. and Canada in the fourth quarter, and Windows 5.0 or S.l, a software package for
the conversion of font 61es between the
carries a suggested list price of $795.
European and Pacimc Rim market versions major font packages, and modification of
fonts by the user.
will be announced later.
FontMonger converts font files to and
Registered owners of version 1.0 can get
a free update. Aldus can be contacted at 6'om the PostScript Type 1, PostSmpt Type
5, TrueType, Nimbus and Intellifont font
206428-2520for further information.
formats. T h e p ackage exports in the
Contact: Brad Stevens, Aldus Corporation, 206- Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) or Adobe
628-2361.
Illustrator file formats for IBM PC or
compatible systems, under DOS or Windows
Aldus Iets PageAhead
Metafile, or the Macintosh.
Fonts converted may be modified in
Marketing Rights
S EATTLE, WASHINGT ON , O C T 5 graphics applications such as CorelDraw or
(NB) Aldus Corporation has acquired the Micrographix Designer, the company
worldwide publishing and marketing rights claims. Once modified the graphics and
to PageAhead, a program which bridges type can be combined and merged back into
database management systems and Aldus a font.
The company maintains that characters
PageMaker, its highwnd desktop publishing
program. PageAhead was originally can be created for mathematical and
developed b y
P a g e Ahead S o f tware scientific formulas, pricing and fracnons.
The retail price on the FontMonger package
Corporation in Seattle.
PageMaker users will be able to use the is $99.
features ofPageAhead to query, retrieve,
Contact: Russ McCann, Ares Software, Tel
and format datafrom dBASE and ASCII 415/578-9090;
fax (41 5) 3784999.
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Caere says UserLand Frontier, the first
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access OmniPage Professional f'rom within
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notoriously overworked anyway, don't want portions of Creator are written in pure
assembly language for the fastest possible
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The Future ofHuman-Computer Interfaces
A Review of The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design

Q Cethalynn LeboniiSmifh
P'ho Art of Human-ComputerInterface Design, "featuritis" and "clutter" that the icons are
Brenda Laurel (Ed), Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., vague "metaphorics" and that designers are
Inc., 1990, 482 pages, $34.95.)
merely "add [ing] ketchup" to poor designs.
ho Art of Huiaan-Coiapufor Interface
The suggestion that human/computer
Design is a compilation of essays, inteifaces should be as exciting as a session
lectures, speculations, and interviews with a video game is also made by Ronald
from a variety of professionals in the
Baecker and Ian Small in t heir essay,
sciences and humanities, who were called Animation at the Interlace, where they apply
upon to address issues of design in graphical animation and film techniques to intetface
user interface:s (GUIs). Fifty percent of the design.
writers (or thosewritten about) were Apple,
"... We should look to the language of
Inc. executives and 50% were Som a non- cinema for models of how our interfaces
Apple background, which made forsome
could. behave...the cut, the fade in (fade
interesting controversy.
out), the dissolve, the wipe, the overlay, and
Generally, the authors explored the
the multiple exposure.> (p. 252)"
future of computer interfaces. For instance,
Gestures
in
H uman - C omputer
Theodor Holm Nelson of Autodesk, Inc. in Communication by Gordon Kurtenbach and
his article The Right Way to Think About Eric A. Hulteen, depicts the limits of
Software Design, suggests that GUIs have computer interfaces today in that they are
m uch further t o g o b e f ore t hey ar e still a static tooL
"Without computers that can understand
compellingly interactive.
To see tomorrow's computer systems, go gestures, there can be no such thing as
to the video parlorsl Go to the military c omputer a u g mentation o f dan c e ,
flight simulatorsl Look there to see true recognition o f ex p r e ssion t h r o ugh
responsiveness, true interaction.> (p. 285)
movement, drawing in space, imaginary
Nelson goes on to explain the mistakes of musical instruments, or systems that aHow
GUI designs; that they are. infected with users to conduct computer music. All of
Multi-Ad Creator cmsf. p

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p 84
design philosophy than a flaw, but it dearly

limits the b r eadth o f t h e p r o gram's
applications. Other than that, I found no
problems with Creator, except a minor
incompatibility with version 2.5 with System
7. A f'ree upgrade to 2.5.5 (now shipping)
solved the problem completely.
Creator is fast, easy to use, and seemingly
bug-free. It is the sort of highly~pecialized
Umitations
Because Creator is designed for creating program that can save time and money in a
advertisments, it is optimized for single-page production environment. By all means,
layouts. It is, unfortunately, completely contact the company and try out the free
incapable o f han d l i n g m u l t i -page (save&Babied) demo version. That way, you
documents (except as separate files), 'as am best determine if Creator is appropriate
might be easily accomplished in most other for you. Ifyou make ads on a Mac (or by
page layout programs. This is more of a
hand), I' ll bet that it is. 0
strength features are the sort of things that
have made the Mac the preferred platform
for commercial art deperatments and
graphic design houses features that just
aren't available for PC-based graphics
software.
these activities must wait until a computer

system is developed that recognizes that a
two-year+id chiId understands.> (pp. 509-
humans, as well as some very hi sci-fi

concepts like the products that are being
developed by NASA for virtual interfaces. 0
810)"
S . Jo y M o u n t f ord' s T o o l s a n d 1 Theodor Holm Nelson, The Right Way to Think
Techniques for Creative Design, suggests About Software Design, in The Art of Humanthat inventions develop into art forms, like Computer Interface Design, Ed. Brenda Laurel,
the invention of the alphabet evolved into (Addkson-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., 1990), pp.
235-243
the art of literature, and that humancomputer interface design will evolve into 2 Ronald Baecker and lan Small, Animation at the
Interface, in The Art of Human-Computer Interface
an art from the initial invention of the
Design, Ed. Brenda Laurel, (Addison-Wesley
conlputer.
Publishing Co., Inc., 1990), pp. 251-267.
The book has such a broad range of
3 Gordon Kurtenbach and Eric A. Hulteen,
approaches, that it would be fascinadng for Gestures in Human-Computer Communication, in
a non-technical audience, as much as it The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design, Ed.
Brenda Laurel, (Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.,
would be for a technical audience. For
Inc., 1990), pp. 309 -317.
instance, there is the story of how the
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t is better to run Windows applications
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Upgrades
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Popular non-Windows applications available.
From the Program Manager, pulldown
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Accessories Group window and choose the
it.
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the least of which is claimed to be better
performance Zrt.
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capabilities and a proprietary programming
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functions are included, especially for text
operations and printing controls. The
Dynamic Data Exchange functions are well
thought out and complete. They are
elegant, flexible, and easy to use.
Asymetrix passes off OpenScript as
object-oriented but in fact, it does not
s upport k e y O O ca p a b i lities: d a t a
abstraction and inheritance. Though it
appears to do so, it does not support
encapsulation either.
It d o e s h a v e a we a k for m of
polymorphism, incomplete because it does
not extend to operators, and compromised
in a curious way: the message receiver's type
must be specified in the send statement. As
an example, assume you have a textbox
named "Canard." You would insert "Rita"
into it with this statement: put "Rita" into
text of field "Canard." Here, put Rita" is the
message and Canard is the receiver. The
message is polymorphic because you can
send it to other receivers. Unfortunately,
you have to specify in advance the receiver's
type, in this example: text of field. This is
ironic because the m anual says that
OpenScript is typeless.
To its credit, OpenScript supports late
binding and t h ereby provides a true
messaging system. Even more powerfully, it
suppo~ rundl e code interpretation. Your
program can execute instruction entered or
command window which you can use for

direct entry of statements to be executed
and that can help a little in the learning
process.
The language reference is a little weak
on cross-references. For example, the
createFile entry in their language reference
does not mention a related command:
openFile. On the plus side, the prose is
consistently easy to read and balanced with
illustrations and examples. On the minus
side, it is far too wordy. This percolates up
into the overall organization and is refiected
in the table of contents. On p. I/ 124, the
title asks, "How do I build a book tt" As
section headings, rhetorical questions are
ineffective. Worse, this one is not answered
directly. Upon reaching the end of the
chapter, you may not remember that there
was a question posed near the front, and in
that sense, it never gets answered.
The Help system is weak but it can do a
full-text search. Speed is a real problem,
though. It is incomplete (OpenScript
commands are not explained) and is clearly
targeted only at the naive. Plan on spending
40 hours of study to learn the system.
ToolBook is, unfortunately, suitable only
for small programming tasks. It is very
difficult to get your program into a text file
and back again. Even without this difiiculty,
the syntax, because it is not objectwriented,
has nothing to let you associate a method
with an object type. This makes it very
inadvisable to try to program outside the
ToolBook environment even though tunnelvision is assured otherwise. This problem is
n ot restricted to T o olBook but i t i s
panicularlybad here because you can only
have one script window open at a time.
The Issue of
Complexity Control
Overall, developing with ToolBook is not

fun. The user interface does not have a very
smooth feel. For example, to bring up the
script window, you must hold down the
control key and then doublewlick on an
object, which is absurd. Why not just doubleclick? Certain m o use an d k e yboard
made up at runtime. This facility could be combinations which are complementary are
useful for building applications where unfriendly to those who hold the mouse
expression evaluation is needed, e.g. a with their left hand.
specialized spread-sheet. It could also be
The built~ script editor is very anemic,
used to get around some of the difficulties as are most Windows editors, although the
mentioned earlier.
word search function is much better
packaged than those in other products. The
A Concept Language
mouse is seriously underwtilized in terms of
Compared with modern programming bringing up various dialog boxes and
languages, OpenScript i s wordy and
wllldows.
inelegant and is dearly a big step backwards.
Interestingly, you can change and
It provides a private vocabulary in respect to extend the development system itself by
standard programming notions, e.g., a
attaching your custom menu items to the
W indows application i s a b o o k . T o standard ones. Thus, you can have some
ToolBook's credit, it does support that work automated and you may even be able
metaphor in a rich way, mahng it easy, for to compensate for some of ToolBook's
exatriple, t o fl i p p a g e s an d c h a nge weaknesses but it would take a lot of work
backgrounds. ToolBook's forte seems to be Asymetrix has not really developed this area
in the area of intensively graphical books and it is limited in power.
painstakingly handcrafted. One strength, for
example, is th e m a r quee select and
Writer's Block
grouping capaMity which allows you to have
If you want to distribute books to others,
multiple grou~ e d fi c scripts, leading to a you will need to buy the Author Resource
high degree of control in partitioning Kit, which will cost you US$4130. Windows
functions within a complex of elements.
8.0 came with a ToolBook run-time which is
now obsoleted with ToolBook 1.5. Asking
From Here to There
how I would deal with that if I didn't want to
One notable strength of ToolBook is the go with the ARK, Asymetrix tells me only to
ease with which you can persist values wait for Comdex. OK, I' ll wait. 0
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to create an application. I found it neceasary
to read major sections of the 2~lume docs.
Though visual design is p r etty easy,
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least not anymore. M o s t p r oprietary
companies singing the "open systems
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background. How truly open are their
n recent years, most companies that built
open systems? How committed will they
their f o r t u ne s o n si n g l e-vendor be to open systems in the long run if those
proprietary computing strategies have systems are stealing sales from t heir
jumped on the open systems bandwagon. proprietary lines? Or if adopting open
And why not? They' ve heard the market. systems means giving up control of a
Customers are voting for open systems with lucrative product?
%hat Itlhkes to be Open
Open" is the most used and abused

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software interfaces developed by a vendor.
My PC is open because it runs binary-
compatible software from one PC vendor to
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logos. A PC clone is sdll an Intel/Mkrosoft
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put on it
'My computer complieswith standards
b ecause it c o n f orms wit h t h e X Y Z
consortium." This confuses openness with
press releases. More on this later.
L ike many o ther v endors, Sun i s
committed to all the criteria listed above.
But these are not casual relationships you
can't ad d u p h e t e r ogeneity, b i nary
compatibiTity, UNIX, etc. and have the total
equal open." They are not the same thing.
"Open" is a term worth saving, though.
It says a lot about the way computer
companies can and should compete; and
about the value provided customers through
innovation. The theory behind openness is
that all technology can benefit fr om
improvement and that all customers bene6t
from such innovation. U l t imately, the
industry benefits, too, as a r e sult of
increased demand brought about by more
useful products. Basically, openness is a
simple concept. It refers to a specitication, a
blueprint or as we call it in the computer
business, an interface. One that's written
down for the world to see and use. It invites
improvement and innovation.
The brake pedal is, for example, an open
interface in the automobile industry. Every
car company knows the description of a
brake pedal: it's the three by six-inch pedal
located directly to the left of the accelerator
that can halt the car when it's depressed
w ith x foot-pounds of pressure. C a r
companies don't pay royalties to one
another to use the spedScation; drivers are
comfortable with it because they know the
brake pedal is always located in the same
place.
The brake pedal specification is a
volume open interface. And the automakers
implement and innovate on the brake
pedal's open interface with competitive
roducts like anti-lock braking systems,
y draulic b r akes, d isk b r a kes, e t c .
Innovative implementations even of
things as mundane as braking systemsenable car manufacturers to diiferentiate
themselves. Having these open interfaces
lets automakers improve upon and innovate
w hile still c omplying with t h e o p e n
interface. And customers don't have to
relearn how to drive.
In the computer industry, interfaces
describe many of the important eleme:nts
that tie a computer system together: the
microprocessor architecture, the system bus,
the operating system and window systems,
the graphical user interface, networking and
others hke the important ABIs (Application
Binary Interfaces) and APIs (Application
Programming Interfaces).
The fundamental premise in defining
openness is a positive answer to a simple
question: "Can this technology bene6t trom
innovation; from being faster, more fullfunction and cheaper) If y ou believe the
answer is yes, then we can apply the
THE COMPUTER
PAPER NOV '91 91
embrace open interfaces endorse the

value of competition. Rarely will there
be just one of anything.
6 ) There s h o ul d be a ref er e n c e
i mplementation a v a ilable f o r a
reasonable fee. Seeing how the interface
is actually implemented is important to
people who are building their own
implementations. It's easier to build a
car if you' ve seen one.
7) And, finally, there is best case an
opeIliiess'.
independent organization that performs
branding and compatibility testing to
I) The interface must have a specification
that's openly available, m eaning,
ensure the specification is protected and
published. This allows other vendors to
enhanced inan equitable way.
create their own, value-added
Lots of vendors equate open systems with
implementations. By contrast, most standards. They' re not the same thing. The
vendors release implementations such dictionary definition states that a standard is
"regularly or widely used...the preferred
as Windows without making the
specifications available. T h e r e's a
way of doing things." Standard interfaces
d ifference between being able t o
are set by high-volume sales (in other words,
develop applications for the Windows by users). This means that the Macintosh is
environment and being able to innovate a standard (high-volume) but not open (no
and improve upon Windows itseK
published interface). O f course, Sun' s
2) The specification should be well~tten. philosophy is that a robust open interface
You should be able to send four or will be adopted by many vendors and users,
four hundred engineers into a room eventually achieving the volume to become
with a good interface specification and a standard.
have them come out with a reasonable
Because standards are set by volume
implementation. T his is important.
sales, it's illogical that standards can be set
Well-written specifications encourage by committee. I t 's also illogical to call
the creation of multiple, compatible organizations like UMX International, OSF
implementations...a.k.a. competitive and IEEE "standards committee." They are
products.
endorsement bodies and such bodies don' t
5) An o p e n in t e r f ace i s a v a i lable set standards. I n t h e o ry, i f e n ough
inexpensively or free. No huge royalties. companies joined a committee and swore to
Lots of innovation.
adopt a given set of technologies, then it' s
4) The interface should be legally clean, possible that their combined volume could
i.e., you can't be sued for using it. Who drive standards. Practice proves differently,
wants to build a product line around a however. Not only havesuch companies
hardware or software interface that will been unable to predict their sales, they can' t
make only lawyers rich?
even predict their ability to follow through
5 ) Multiple i m p l ementations o f t h e and commit to the consortia's initiatives.
interface should be available from
Consortia have succeeded in creating
multiple companies. Firms that really customer doubt and paralysing innovation.
Gmfirstscd oNPage 95
question to an actual case like Microsoft's

Wmdows. Could Windows improve through
innovation? Everything I' ve heard in the
market says so. But while Microsoft gives
developers the information to c reate
applications that run with Windows, the
company does not provide the information
to innovate on Windows itself. As a result,
Windows is a proprietary (not open)
interface.
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speaking here as a software developer of

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