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From the Editor

Contents S.C SdlSon • Alt ouat 1981

Features LOCal Area Ne t W Orlts: A Net W Orit Pn m e r H0000000000 000000 • 00$$$0000000oesoooeesss • 00 j 2

Commodity INarketl Big changes in the computer industry this month. Borland buys Ashton Tate, Novell buys Digital Research, Apple and IBM agree to develop the operating system and compute rs of the future. The Big Three (I BM , Compaq and Apple) are getting set to sell through discount superstores. We live in interesting times.

Choosing the right type of network for your business.By IkpcdyGrcca.

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Networkinl This month we focus on Networking. Longu e r eaders of the paper will welcome the return of Roedy Green who writesour lead article on networhng. Roedy, in addition to &equent artides for The Computer Paper in the past, has an article on wide area netsothr in the August rtgtnn of Byte mogrtinr.

Roedy plans to write for us bimonthly. Also featured this month are articles on running Windows under Netware, Fibre Optics, Network Backup and Fax servers on networkL All of these articles should be useful anyone managing an MSrDOS network these days.

Mac Stuff On the Macintosh &out, we have a look at WordPerfect's impressive, but not quite perfect, challenge in the word processing arena. Microsoft has a new release of Excel for the Macintosh, that should keep it ahead of the pack. They can look forward to competition &om both Louss and Claris later this year in the spreadsheet market

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Word Processing,

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Games, Printers, The Rest of 1991

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side of the computer revolution. Because it is a revolution — no way would I argue with you on that point.

And I love it. Keep the good issues coming, whateverthey may contain. Yours truly, Paul Harris Vancouver Readm whohawe ~joyett Reedy Gnee's aeticke itapast ettititrne may be plaaeedto aee his cotetri8utioteto our eeeteeorhieegfeature itethis issue.

Ad Controversial The obscenity on p.62/ July issue, alleging a REASON why one should shop at Byte Computers, demands invalidation. The weighing of evidence is never made easier by the threat of destruction; a gun is not an argument. Our computer revolution was not created by force,but by the &eedom to decide what is best in each situation, by each individual concerned, to the beat of their knowledge. Threats of coercion and appeals to reason are mutually exclusive; either you are free to judge foryourself the merits of a product or you are intimidated into acceding to the claims of your coercer— you cannot have both. "Why shop anywhere else for Computers?", I respond, "Because I still value my mind, my money, my life and civilized society". Profoundly disappointed, A.jones Vancouver

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is lots of interesting (fattening) reading in your publication. Murray MacKenzie Maple Software Scmrborough, Ontario.

Can't Missan Issue I first picked up your paper two summers ago when visiting my family in Vancouver. I have been a subscriber &om afar ever since. It is one of the few publications on anything (and I get a lot) that I sit down and read cover~ o ver as soon as it arriveL Enclosed please find my cheque, Renew my subscription. Immediately.

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Apple Canada has announced that have been awarded to the Future Shop and Quebec-based Aventure Electronique Inc. Already, Macintosh Classics and LCs are on the floor at Future Shop. Interestingly, our source noted that Commodore Amiga and PC products are no longer carried by the Burnabybased discount electronics chain. Rumor has it that Apple has plans in the works to equalize the US and C anadian pr ices ( e xcepting t h e exchange rateand GST) by October. This would please many Canadian Apple dealers, who are suffering because of grey marketers. Contact: Apple Canada, 41 6-513-5607.

Octavo UpdatesVypeChart

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Octavo has released an upgrade to its Macintosh typeface cataloging utility, TypeChart Sent kee to registered users, who are also eligible for free technical support, version 1.5 runs heter, works better with System 7 and contains some new features,including True Type support The original TypeChart release received an honor-

able mention for "Best Commercial Entry" in the last MacWorld SuperStacks contest. TypeChart 1.5 retails for $99.95. ContactOctavo Productions Inc.,604-987-5270, fax 604-987-5787.

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Portables vs. Desktop PCs A study on the productivity impact of highlandportable computers versus desktop personal computers reveals some interesting facts:

• 80% of the portable computer users surveyed believe their systems enable them to be at least 5% more productive than if they used desktop systems, and half say they are at least 25% more productive. • 98% of the portable computer users would be dissatisfied if they had to

go back to desktop PCs. • 58% believe they complete projects more quickly than they would on a desktop PC. • Interestingly, portable computer respondents reported having to put off theirwork because of lack of access to a PC almost twice as often as desktop PC respondents, Market %8lRKCMII'$0WLIBIWNllNLRI6 I l k lEQIB Ibt% E18% researchers at Arthur D. Little, Inc., who conducted the test, felt that this was because portable users were, more sensitized to the potential of I want to nnnnelllnn and nnl l l l e Canada Computer Paper Inc.. receive12 great issues of 8-3861 West 4th Ave„ using a PC anywhere, thus perceiving rhe ComputerPaper, I pay lust 824.95 V anc o uver, B.C. V6R 4A1 U.BA $45, Overseas $85 Te l : (804) 733-5596 Fax: $04) 7324280 l lost opportunities more frequently than the average desktop PC user. PA%NSIIT E$24.0Sh PVi, on theother hand, fsslhha that rohan 0 Payment Enclosed (cheque ormoney order) 0 VISA/Mastercanl orsr pwfabks' brsttorias rrsn down.~) Card Number Explr7 Contact Bev Buckton, Toshiba Canada ISG, (416)

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(TCP) — We' re seeing a lot of bad press t hese days towards th e u s e o f sequencers in live music performance. People are beginning to feel "cheated," as the "live" show they came to see is actually being run like clockwork &em a computer. MIND over MIDI has developed a system for the Atari ST/E that allows sequence playback to follow what the musicians are playing, rather than the musicians following a pre-programmed arrangement. This is the only package that caters to the needs of the performing musician tosuch an extent available on any platform, and is

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letting the Computer Edge in Iusiness

VANCOUVER, B.C., JULY 18

(TCP) — A new program designed to help business owners, managers and operatorsovercome computer fears is beginning soon at Capilano College. The Owner Development Program (Computers for Small Business) comprises 10 four-hour seminars and 40

hours of once training. Contact Louise Krohn, Capilano College, (604) 987-191 1.

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Radio Shack Challenges

Cross%order Shopping

BARRIE, ONT., July 18, 1991 (TCP) — Citing growing concern over cross-border shopping, Radio Shack Canada has announced reductions in

price comparable to— and in some cases lower than — U.S. prices for similar produc(B.

For example, the Tandy 1000 RLX, an 80286-baaedsystem with enhanced sound capabilities now retails in Canada for $799, while the same computer sells south of the border for US$799.95. The Canadian version comes standard with IMB of RAM, while the U.S. model has only 512K At the higher level, the Tandy 4020 SX, an 80S86SX system is now $1,S99 in Canada and $1,799 in the U.S. Robert Mays, vice president of Inter TAN Canada Ltd., commented that "Ibis is part of our effort to keep Canadians shopping in Canada; Our goal is to convince Canadians that value and competitive pricing can be found in Canada.In doing so,we may even encourage Americans in border communities to come to Canada for their computer needs."

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ogy, according to Cardz CEO Dwight Jones. Cardz offers the technology, which typically compresses image files from 850K down to 5K to 20K for VGA images, to other users as well. The hardware card, bearing Intel's i960 Contact: Karen Sp eirs, Co ntemporary compression chip sells for C$9000. Communications Ltd., (604) 224-2384. Jones observes that "a decent VGA image appears within 4 seconds using BBS OffersFractal the new V . S2bis modems." T h e Compression Graphics Comptstcr Paperspoke to Cardz employtures 10 models of joysticks for use

with all models of videogames and computer systems. Sales in 1990 were $5 million. Based in Burnaby, B.C., AG employs 50 people.

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ee John Smith, who said that he and fellow employee Evan Haveman are writing an image viewer which they hope to make &eely available on the BBS for viewing the compressed images. Later, Smith hopes to have an software extension that can bc: added to Procomm, as if it were a telecommu-

nications protocol, to download and view the compressed imager Cardz also announced authorization for the new Hercules SuperStation SD. Considered by many to be the most powerful video card in existence, Corstinstcd oa page 10

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(TCP) — To make sure their joysticks are built to last, product testers at Advanced Gravis (AG) Computer TechnologyLtd. of Burnaby, B.C. submit their joystlcks to a variety of tests. Sometimes the product testing is a bit unconventional. "We' re always looking for ways to

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GravisJoystick, the ultimate proof of durability. The joystick still works after the forklift test." (At The Computer Paper, wc carssidcr. thc ssltisnatc J"oystick Tersrsitaator to be a 10 year-old with a Nintendo game.—EcL) AG also uses the joystick oscillator in product testing, This machine moves the stick back and forth at high speed for a week Another test makes sure the microswitches on Gravis Joysticks can tahe more than 10 million hits. Gravis guarantees it's joystick for one year. The Gravis joystick wus developed by Russell and childhood &iend

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Contact: Suzy, Stratford Software, (604) 4391311, Kent Lyons, The Electronic Bookstore, (604) 8754265.

The Electronic Bookstore Previously available on the Suzy network in electronic form (see What' s

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Xircom lntros External Token Ring Adapter Xircom, Inc., a leader in external adapters for local area networks, recently introduced its 16/4 Pocket Token Ring Adapter, the 6rst external LAN adapter to take advantage of 16megabits-per second Token Ring technology. The be'nefit of this new product is an ability to attatch any IBM or

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half a billion pixel-per~end graphics throughput. The campany claims the cards offer twice the price/performance of the Apple Display card 8-24 GC, but cost 30 percent less. The cards retail for $1,$99 and will be available from July 15. Both support the new System 7.0 Macintosh operating system.

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find many complimentary skills to be Krause went on t o say: "From Apple's standpoint, the agreement will allow us to move toward three previously stated goals. First, it helps us to expand our core Macintosh technolo-

gy upward through the adoption of the RISC platform. Secondly, the adoption o f this pl a t f or m s h o ul d m a k e t h e newer Macintoshes even more attrac-

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environment." Additionally, IBM and Apple will develop an enhanced version of AIX, IBM's version of Unix, which wiH support both Macintosh and OSF/Motif user interfaces.

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plans will not impact Apple's plans to releasean enhanced version of A/UX, Apple's Unix version, early next year. Apple and IBM further announced that Apple will adopt future single chip implementations of IBM's RS/6000 architecture into future Macintosh computers. Motorola, Apple's present s upplier of c h ips for t h e 6 8 0 x O Macintosh family, will work with IBM to develop a new family of the chips (which IBM calls its"Power PC" chips). Motorola will serve as a source to Apple, IBM and other vendors for these chips. As the final element of agreement, the firms announced that they "plan to work together to create and license enviindepe ndent software r onment s t ha t w il l st im ul a t e

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as powerful aseveryone begins to beheve. It may be confusing to users as it indicates that we may never have only one standard but I t h ink that it also protects the user by encouraging diversity and innovation," she added. Dyson said that she also felt that the

projected alliance is good for both firms, "The most important thing for IBM is that, probably due in larger to John Akers' comments, it seems to regard itself as an underdog and is

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enues lagged a bit with 7.8-percent growth to C$108.2 million. The home and hobby segment showed the slowest growth in shipments in 1990, up only 1.1 percent at 160,800 units. However, it was the only segment where revenues grew faster than units — up 8.2 percent to C$105.1 million — reflecting the fact that more home buyers are choosing PCs with the power of office machines. Contact: IDC Canada, 416-3694033

Sharp names Second Canadian Distributor

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J.B. Marketing will d i stribute Sharp's laptop and notebook computers and its laser printers to about 4,500 dealers and value-added resellers

(VARs) across Canada. It is Sharp Canada's second d istributor, a

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Nine-year-old J.B. Marketing is a fully Canadian owned company with more than 100 employees. Contact: Sharp Electronics of Canada, 416-t802100

Canada's Top Telecom Conference Set for Alberta EDMONTON, ALBERTA, JUL 8 ' (NB) — The C a n adian B u s i ness Telecommunications Alliance (CBTA) will hold its 1991 annual conference at the Edmonton Convention Centre September 8 through 12. The group expects more than 1,000 telecommunications users to attend. The theme ofthisyear'sconference is Globalization: The New Reality. The eynote speaker is Ricardo Frank Semler, author of Turning The Tables and an authority on alternative management styles. Semler is president of Semco, a Brarilian machinery

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co-author of Th e Healthy TypeA, Crofton will discuss her theories on the Type A personality. More than 100 vendors are also to exhibit their wares on the conference's show floor. More information is available from the CBTA's headquarters in Toronto at 4168654998 (fax 416865-

0869).

Merisel to sell Software for Sun Workstations T OR O N T O , O N T A R I O , JUL 5 (NB) — Expanding its foray into the workstation market, distributor Merisel

Canada has signed up three vendors of Unix software for Sun workstations. Merisel's four-monthold Workstation

Group now handles products from about 10 vendors for Sun workstations,

Product Manager Lynda Tobin told Newsbytes. Merisel will distribute FrameMaker desktop publishing software from Frame Technology, HCLeXceed/W Xt erminal e m u l a t io n so ftware f r o m

Hummingbird Communications, and office and graphic arts software from Island Graphics. Tobin said Merisel Canada is handling only workstation products that work with Sun workstations, which the company also distributes, but some of the products work with other vendors'

hardware as welL "What we are trying to do is provide a oneatop shopping environment for Unix resellers," she said. Sun Canada signed Merisel as a distributor in February. At the time, Sun

s pokeswoman Carol S m it h t o l d Newsbytes the move reflected the Canadian operation's growing emphasis on indirect sales through distribu-

tors. Sun Canada also has a distribution agreement with C o m puterland

Canada. ContecL David Teny, Merisel Canada, 4164602684, fax 41 6-660-1 560

Academy of Learninl, to enter US Market

THORNHILL, ONTARIO, JUL 10 (NB) — The Academy of Learning, a chain of computer training centers, announced plans to invade the U.S. market later this year. Partner Ben Shtang told Newsbytes the rollmut will be slow and methodical, with all &anchises controlled directly by the Academy, and no unlimited "master &anchises" grantecL Shtang told Newsbytes that the chain now has 50 centers throughout Canada. Each drop-in center is an

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Commodore Announces New CDTV Features

Courses on popular hardware and software combine a u di o c assettes and workbooks, which students can take home with them. Courses range from a

MAIDENHEAD, B E R K SHIRE, ENGLAND JUL 3 (NB) — In what many

effect is reported by observers to be sat-

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speed across the screen. According to Commodore, no additional hardware or software is needed

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$125 typing course to an administrative assistant diploma costing$9,200.

to use the CDXL features — software developers simply need the specifications from Commodore to know how it all works. According to sources close to Commodore, veryearly users of older models of the CDTV will be able to upgrade their operating system software by slotting in new chips.

computer. All of the new features enhance the unit's video capabilities. One new feature, CDXL, lets developers displayvideo images from a CDROM disk on screen. CDXL can display about 12 frames per second, or half the number of frames normally used for full-motion video filmL The

S htang said that w he n st ud en t s

learn with specially modified software, they quickly gain use of what they' ve learned. "When you train on that, you get the original software at the ofFice and wait for the beep. Our system is based on the o r i ginal software. It' s

integrated with our own manual and tapes. But you run Lotus 1-2-3 just as SSSI Des you learn atthe Academy." Shtang said that, as in Canada, the Academy's centers in the U.S. will be dustered —there are 20 in Toronto, for instance. "We' re strong believers in giving technical support to our centers. W e won't scatter the m a r o un d t h e

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(NB)~ P A , the Software Publishers Association, has released the results of MS-DOS game software sales figures &om Babagges, CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, and Waldensoftware for the month of May. King's Quest V has moved up one spot &oin number two t o first place, but th e big m o ver i s

Velocity's Jetaghter II; not in the top 25 last month, Jetfighter Il has already jumped to number 2 position this month, Strategic Simulations' Eye of the Beholder moves &om number one to number t h r e e . I n v i d e o g a m e s, Nintendo's Super Mario L and takes

May'snumber one spot, followed by LJN's WWF Superstars at nuinber two.

Electronic Art's Lakers vs. Celtics tnoves into the n u i nber t h ree spot,

Konami's Teenage Turtle Arcade Game slips &om number one to number four. Warbirds from Atari, Bill Elliott's NASCAR from Konami and Tecmo Bowl &om Tecmo debut on May's list in the number five, nine and ten spots, respectively.

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Borland to Acquire Ashton-Tate SCOT'S VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 10 (NB) — In a inove that has shocked the software publishing world, Borland International has signed a definitive agreement t o a c q uire Ashton-Tate Corp. Under terms of the agreement, Ashton-Tate shareholders are set to

receive a &action of a share of Borland common stock having a niarket value

of $17.50 for each of their shares, provided that no less than 0.846 shares and no more than0.598 shares willbe issued for each Ashton-Tate share. Ashton-Tate has approximately 25.1 million shares outstanding, while

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rocked the database world and the soft-

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went to press what plans, if any, Borland has for Ashton-Tate's U.K.

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Clipper Developer's Conference in Palm Springs inJune that the Borland dBASE compiler announcement was just another company announcing another vaporware product. However, this acquisition may change all t h at . P h i lippe Kahn, Borland's president, said, "Borland and Ashton-Tate are an excellent strategic fit and will have an exceptional organization, with the technology and product breadth to meet customer needs in the 90a This transaction will allow us to provide a full rage of software products— from databases and spreadsheets to graphics and programming languages — all designed for clientmerver computing architectures

on a variety of platforms." Regarding whether Borland will combined it s d a t abase p r oduct Paradox with dBASE language products, Miriam siskin, an xBASE consul-

tant and writer, commented, "My guess is they will keep supporting both Paradox and dBASE IV which are each great programs, and move to distinguish them over time. For end users it' ll be a matter of which interface style they like. 'The crucial thing with dBASE IV is whether Bor'land can take its design

and do a better implementation, like Fox Software did. Fax didn't make everything better, but they really improved the performance. I'm sure Borland is going to do things to make it easier to share data between dBASE and Paradox and other Borland prod-

ucts," Liskin added. Speaking of Fox, Borland inherits the rollerwoaster court suit AT started

against Fox Software charging Fox had violated dBASE copyrights. The suit was thought to be ended when the Judge ruled in preliminary hearings in December,

1 9 9 0 t h a t A s h ton Tate

"tricked" the copyright oKce by not disclosing that dBASE was based on

JPLDIS, a language developed by Jet Propulsion Labs and in the public domain. This left dBASE II and III products without any copyright, However,the judge reversed his decision in April of this year and now the case has to be tried.

Kahn said, regarding the acquisition, "We intend to protect custoiner

investments in each company's products, including Paradox and dBASE products, and provide a smooth migration path to future technologies." AT.has also had some pro6tability problems. The company reported in February of this year that $5.6 million losseswere posted for its fiscal fourth quarter.

William P. Lyons, chairman of Ashton-Tate, said, "This transaction

pi'ovides outstanding value for our shareholders and expands our ability to meet customer's current and evolving computing needs. Customers will benefit from our complementary product lines, distribution channels, Ashton-Tate's extensive global operations and Borland's object~riented technology." Borland oalcials said they expect to

achieve economies of scale and significant operational efnciencies as a result of the merger. Contact: Borland, Tei: 4084N-1624, AshtonTate, 213-3294000.

Novell and Digital Research to Merge PROVO, UTAH, JUL I'y (NB) — In an agreement signed today, Digital Research has become a wholly~wned subsidiary of Novell, Inc. Both companys' boards of directors have approved the deal, but it still requires approval of Digital Research stockholders. The company says no difSculties are expected in obtaining that approval. The merger is expected to be completed by October of this year. Diy'tal Research, headquartered in Monterey, California, originated such industry standards as the CP/M opezating system, DR-DOS and Concurrent DOS. Novell, Inc markets network

operating systems, and is the largest outside investor in U n i x System Laboratories,the developer of Unix System V Release 4. Under theterms of the agreement, holders of DR common stock, convert-

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DM/¹ v oll .i'~ Dick Williams, president and CEO of DR, said that the merger gives the company signifi cant new market reach through Novell's relationswith leading computer vendors, its presence in the systems integration market, and distribution, marketing, education and customer support resources.

Digital operates an engineering center in Monterey where it develops

graphical user interface technology and FlexOS, a real~ e , m ultitasking, m ultiuser operating system for t h e

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industrial and process control systems market. FANUC, IBM, ICL, TEC and Siemens all deliver FlexOS with their systems.

DR-DOS is believed to have as much as 15 percent of the overall DOS market, and is available in several for-

eign languages. S hould D R s t o c k h o l d ers fail t o approve the deal o r D R ' s board of directors decide to change their rec-

ommendation, DR has agreed to pay a fee to Novell. The amount of the fee

was not disctosecL Contact Peter Troop, Novell, 408%73%361.

DRI, Novell Merger: A Threat to Microsoft' ? C OL O R A D O

ORADO, JUL 1 9 ( N B) — Industry watchers are now speculating on whether the Digital Research/Novell merger announced this week might be

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negative. However, McCollum does believe the merger will give Digital

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(NB) — The coincidental announcements by IBM and Microsoft on July 3rd brought to light, once again, the disagreements between the Srms over t he futures of OS/2 and M S DOS/Microsoft Windows. These disagreements have,in the eyes of many industry analysts, caused the deterioration and possible rupturing of the relationship between the'Sr' The announcemerit by IBM and

Apple Computer that they are forming a jointly owned, independently operated subsidiary to develop object~iented software to service the computer industry, specifically named "AIX, OS/2 and Macintosh" asthe "current operating systems" which it will support. When Newsbytes contacted IBM

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on the same day, that it will ship OS/2 version 2.0 to its OEMs (orfginal equip-

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Microsoft's commitment to MS-DOS and Windows.

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Windows applicatictns, is promising that this first release of 2.0 will provide 'better Windows than Windows,' and has defined running Windows 8.0 applications as a requirement for OS/2 to succeed. We are pleased that IBM

REDMOND, WASHINGTON, JUL 5 (NB) — Microsoft Corporation is extending the contracts of OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) who are currently licensed to sell OS/2 version 1.9. The contract extensions will allow the OEMs to sell version 2.0 of OS/2 when it is shipped near the end of 1991. Microsoft said it extended the

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'Shrink Wrapped' Unix Software Begins in Fall '91 SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 10 (NB) — Until now software and peripherals for the Unix operating systern have not enjoyed the nationwide sales and marketing channels for reaching end users that practically all other operating system-based software has enjoyed. Unix Connection plans to change all that.

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What Is a LAN Composed Oft A LAN is a combination of computers, cables, adapter electronics, LAN management software and of course F

5. Simultaneous keying into an application. A LAN application program lets two people key into it at once. For example,two people could key general ledger transactions at the same time, with the program automatically coordinating their work so

Introduction A LAN is a Local Area Network — a way oftying a group of peilonal computers in a single building together to let them share information.

What Is a LAN For'F

the two users do not interfere with

1. File sharing. A LAN leis many users share a single copy of a flle stored 'on a central file server computer. For example, a lawyers' oKce might have a common pool ofdocuments

each other. Note that only special LAN versions of programs allow simultaneous keying. Ordinary programs allow only one person at a time to use the program on a given set of flles. 6. Printer sharing. Using a LAN, you

that the v a r i ous secretaries can

access and update. 2. File transfer. A LAN lets you copy flles &om machine to machine without having to exchange floppies. S. Application accessibility. For example, a LAN lets anyone run the accounting software &om any of the workstations. Even an ordinary LAN~blivious program can be used this way. 4. Application sharing. A LAN lets two people use the same copy of the MS Word 5.5 word processing program. However, two people cannot edit the same document simultaneously.

can share one or more laserprinters

between ~ work stations.(If all you need is printer sharing, there are much cheaper andsimpler ways to get it than using a LAN.) 'y. Electronic intercom. You can type short messages and send them over the LAN to other people sitting at c omputers in o t he r p a r t s of t h e

building. The ordinary telephone is faster and more convenient, but a LAN E-Mail system can take mes-

LAN application software. U n fortunately, it is impossible to talk about each part without making references to the other parts I have not yet discussed. If you have troubles understanding, try skimming, then coming back for a second reading.

Workstations A LAN is made up of computers. There are two kinds: the worksiations,

usually manned by people; and servers, which are usually shoved off in a doset somewhere. The workstation does work only for the person sitting in &ont of it. The servers do work for the whole network of workstations. In many business environments, MS-DOS workstations are usually intermediate speed AT, SX or 386 DX computerL They might have 1 to 4 MB of RAM. They often have good~uality color orgrayscale VGA monitors and highgualitykeyboards, however even the cheapest XTs are sometimes used as workstationL They usually have an inexpensive, 40 MB hard disk

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The servers are usually SLst 586 or 486 computers, 25 or 55 MHz. They might have 8 to 16 MB of RAM. They usually have only monochrome monitors, and inexpensive keyboards. No one looks at or touches these much.

However, they have expensive, high capacity (BOO+ MB), SLst ESDI or SCSI hard disks. In a very small LAN, using only primitive file sharing, you might get away with only an SX as a file server. In very small L A Ns, a s i n gle machine can sometimes act asa work-

station AND a server. However, serv. ing an entire network is a big job, not leaving much spare power tohandle the worksiation duties. Normally you would use such a server also as a workstation only in an emergency or for casiud use.

Under heavy load,ifthere are 10 workstations and one server, each workstation can only command I/20 of the server's resourceL In practice it works out better than t h is, because

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Servers must be high~uality, heavy duty machines since, in serving the whole net, they do many times the vvork

Servers A server is a computer that serves all

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There are a great many LAN managers available. A few of the better

Ethernet connectors have a single T connector. Some cards have two con-

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Novell Netware: for mid-range nets. Microsoft OS/2 LAN Managers for netswith IBM main&ameL Banyan Vinesr for WANS (Wide Areas Nets) interconnecting a variety of mixed-vendor main&ames spread out

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You have probably seen the cartoon ads in PC Magsrssaa featuring a small,

woolly, smug ram. LANtastic NOS (Network Operating System) is a very popular LAN because itis cheap, simple to install and simple to operate. It wins the PC Magsisiae Editor's Choice regularly. LANtaatic also has a very small RAM footprint. This means it takes up a remarkably small amount of your user RAM space — hence the

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Adapters range in price &om under $100 to well over $1000. What do you get for your money? Primarily speed.

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The faster adapters can push data

faster through the cable, and pester your workstation less, allowing your computer to do more useful work. Wry a small IAN of four workslations and one server, blinchng speed is not that important. However if you had 100 stations, those 100 stationsare still sharing one cable, so speed becomes crilicaL

Application Seftwam Beides the hardware, you have to buy supervising software to rmn the MN. You need a copy for each workstation and for each sexver. Scmnetimes the softwme comes with a licence for 2, 5, 10, 50 or unlixmited computers. In addition, you have to buy new application software if you want to get the true benefxts of your LAN. If your accounting package is not a special LAN version, it will only be able to allow one person at a time to use it. If you have a woxd processor, you have to buy a hcenseto allow you to use it on more than one station at a time.

Companies which have been relying on piracy by buying a single copy of a p rograxn and using i t o n m a n y machines may be in for a rude shock, Pixacy is mare difBcult on a IAN since the prolpams can watich what is going on overall on th e ne t an d b l ock attempts io use the proipsuns xllegaHy. The LAN software does not replace wrxrhstation DOS, it augments it Thus you stil lneed a copy of DOS for each workstation. Sometimes you also need a copy' of DOS for each server as well.

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makes the disk drive on the server appear to be an extra drive (perhaps F ) on each workstation. Most ordinary pxxs igraxns are thus totally unaware of the LAN, even though they use files on the fake E: dxxve. Hovfever, if programs want go do anything more interesting than read fxles, they need to converse directly with the LAN software. One c ommon protocol (language) for doing this is called NETBIOS. Another is caQed Novell API

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2. It is complicated. Count on hiring LAN gurus to get your LAN working and keep it working. 3. It has a large RAM footprint (in the order of 60K). Novell takes up so much RAM, you may have to work to shoehorn your applications into your workstation. T o run large applications, you may have to reboot to remove the LAN software to get enough RAM to run, then reboot again when you are done to reconnect to the LAN. However, if you have SX or M6 workstations with 2 MB or more of RAM and use QEMM/DOS 5.0, sometimes you can load part of the Novell software above the 640K mark, freeing up conventional RAM. NoveR has simplified their product line to two versions of the software. Version 2.2 works on 80286 and 80886 s erver computers. Y o u c a n b u y licences for 5, 10 , 5 0 o r

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Version S.ll runs on 80886 servers only. Version S. 11 takes advantage of the M+it mode of the 80386 for extra speed. You can buy version S.l 1 for 20, 100 or 250 users. If you needed 21 users, you would have to buy a 100 user licence. Novell offerssatisfying speed, even with the same Ethernet hardware you might have first used for a s t ar t er L ANtastic. T h e s e c r e t i s N o v e l l

d umped DOS altogether for t h e servers, though they still use it in the workstations. In its place, they wrote a new efficient o p e rating system designed Rom the ground up to act as a LAN server. I t can easily handle many tasks at once. It stores files on disk with a highwKciency directory system so it can find thesn rapidly. Product tAN Manager V 2.0 Publisher. Microsoft System Requirements: OS/2 Servers- 80286 processor, OS/2 1.2 5 MB RAM, VGA/EGA Mon>tor. OS/2 Workstations - 80286 processor, OS/2 1.1, 3 MB RAM, VGA/EGA Monitor. DOS Workstations8086 or 8088 processer, DOS 3.1, 512KB RAM, VGA/EGA/CGA Mcinitnr. Price: 5 user $1,299, 10 user add $1,299, unlimited users add $6999. Compaq Multi-processer kit $3199.

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ed from scratch to write an efficient, bullet-proof operating system that could run multiple programs at once. In addition, OS/2 breaks the 640K barrier. In OS/2 you can write programs t hat take up t o 1 6 M B o f R A M . (Release 2.0 will support up to 4 gigabytes of RAM with an 80M6, Mei t machine) Trying to make DOS act as a LAN file server operating system is a bit like asking your nine~ mid g randmother to perform triple axel figure skating jumps. She tries bravely, but is just a little too old.

Microsoflt designed the OS/2 operating system from scratch expressly for

complexjobs like acting as a server. Starting from common roots, IBM developed IBM L A N S e rver and Microsoftdeveloped LAN Manager to add the specific LAN features to OS/2. An OS/2 fileserver can do more

T HE COMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 3 5 than just manage Sles for workstations, it can do computational tasks on their

behalf as well. Computational filtering is especially important for keeping net-

3. OS/2 is still new. Software, like people and fine wines, needs time to mellow (to get the bugs out and to fine4une the performance)). Also,

w ork tr a f fi c d o w n t o a d u l l r o a r .

there arenot nearly as many oKChe-

Consider the following example: You work in a sales organization.

shelfapphcations ready for OS/2 as

You are sitting at a workstation. You want to comb the entire database of

80,000 customers for the 50 or so people who bought more than $1000 over the last six months. The traditional way to handle this is to have a program running in your workstation ask the f ile server to send you e ach cl i e n t record in turn - . all 30,000 of them

over the LA¹ T h en your workstation program calculatesthe amount each bought in th e l ast six m o n th s an d m akes a short l i st o f t h e b i g p u r -

chasers. As you do this, your c~orkeis are cursing you under their breaths

because you have flooded the LAN with 80,000 messages, which is slowing everyone down. If you had a LAN designed around OS/2, aclever programmer might handle it this way. Your workstation sends a message to

the OS/2 server asking it to send you

there are for Novell.

IBM has created huge amounts of software to link OS/2 LANs with their mainframes. Like Novell, OS/2 can work with various types of LAN hardware, including Ethernet and Token Ring. OS/2, used both on servers and workstations, teams well with Token

Ring forlarge corporate LANS. Based on theoretical potential, OS/2 should eventually win out over all the other types of LAN. Up to new, OS/2 marketing has been inept and OS/2 has fallen far short of its poten-

tial. However, the foundation work is gradually paying off. The electronic nets, such as BIX, are abuzz with talk

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software with just any LAN hardware.

go looking for such clients. As the serv-

Only certain magic combinations will

er task Gnds the 50 big sales, it sends them to the program running in your workstation. Your co-workers are no longer angry with you because this time you only triggered 50 messages

work. For example, LANtastic works with LANtastic hardware or generic Ethernet hardware. Novell works with ArcNet, Ethernet or Token Ring.

over the LAN — the records of the big

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Processes). W h a t is the difference?

OS/2 is more generalpurpose than Novell. OS/2 tasksare just ordinary programs. You can take any ordinaiy program and run it unmodified on an OS/2 server. In contrast, VAPs are proprietary to NovelL You cannot run ordinary DOS or OS/2 programN on a Novell server. Novell has recently introduced a new improved form of VAP called an NLM (Netware Loadable Module) for version 3.11. They are more like traditional programs than VAPs; e.g. you c an start a n d

stop t hem w i t hout

rebooting. What is the catch? The problems w ith O S/ 2 a n d M i c r osoft L A N Manager are: l. OS/2 keeps changing, Microsoft and IBM cannot make up their minds on exactly what OS/2 should look like or do. This means if you use OS/2, you have to keep running just to stand stilL 2. OS/2 is complicated. You wilt need expert help. This is less of a problem if you planned to write your ow n p r o g r ams a n yway. Because it is complicated, LAN Manager has a huge 130 KB RAM footprint. This sort of overhead is only acceptable when all the workstations too, run OS/2 instead of DOS.

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OS/2 tasks, called VAPs (Value Added

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the records of only those clients who spent morc than $1000 in the last six months. Since the server can do many

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THE COMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 39 This competition ensures you will receiveexcellent bang for your buck, But, even more important, if your chosen vendor goes bankrupt in a few years, your investment in the LAN is protected. You can still repair, expand or upgrade the LAN with compatible equipment &em other Ethernet manu-

two stations will start to talk at once and neither gets through. E t h e r net

facturers. Ethernet comes is three flavours

them to go fixnt.

(Thinnet, Untwisted Pair (UTP) and Thicknet in order of ascending price) depending on how thick the coax cabling is. T h e t h i c knet cables can span a larger distance, but they are much more expensive.

Token Ring Except for fiber optics, Token Ring is the most expensive type of LAN adapter. I t

u ses either a shielded or

unshielded twisted pair cable. The cost is only justified when you have heavy loads. You will find Token Ring in large corporations where huge LANs are atxnched to mainframe computers.

EthernetUnderThe Hood Ethernet LANs work by generally keeping the bus (the cable) completely silent. Nobody says anything. If any station wants to talk to another, it just

shouts out. During this time, other stations wanting to send messages just listen and wait for silence, then jump in at the first opportunity — like a sedate

cocktail party. You can probably guess what happens as the traKc mounts. Sometimes

LAN adapters have special hardware (CSMA/CD which stands for Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detect ) to detect the collision„and they each back off a random amount of time, effectively allowing one of If trafEc is very high, the f'requency of collisions rises higher and higher and the response time becomes worse and worse. The net spends more time recovering &om collisions than it does

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stations before one could send a mess age, then wait again as th e t o k e n made another circuit for the receiver

speak." A s s oo n a s a w o r k station receives the token, it passes it on to the

the passing pattern to give the token more often to the more talkative stations.

next workstation in line. O nly the

to have the opportunity to reply. If

Watch what happens when the traf-

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you listened in on the net, even when

fic starts to mount. I magine the worst

the stations were sending no messages, you woulcl hear the continuous babble of token passing. Why then endure this overhead? It turns out it is not as ineKcient as you might 6rst think. The secret is, the

case when every station wants to send a message. The process is completely orderly, with no lost time from collisions. The eaiciency actually becomes higher as the tra8ic mounts because you spend less time passing the token

Every other station must remain silent. If a workstation wants to send a mes-

sage to another station, it must wait patiently for the token to be passed to it. Only then can it send its message. Then it passes the token on. This sounds like so much bureaucracy. What if only two stations wanted to talk to each other? They would each have to wait while the token wended its way around the other 100

path the token takes need not be a sim-

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ple loop through all seations. You can anange a pattern to give highgriority stations more frequent cracksat the token. You can aho dynamically alter

know the token passing pattern, you can calculate the worstwase conditions and guarantee highgriority stations a level of service, irrespective of what the

other stations do. With Ether n e, you cannot make such promises. Sometimes a station fumbles and "drops" the token. LAN stations watch

each otherand have a complex protocol to regenerate a lost token. Token Ring is quite a bit more complicated than Ethernet, and as you might expect, the LAN adapter carcls are correspondingly more expensive. Which is better? Up to 5090 loading Ethernet beats out Token Ring because it has less overhead. A b ove

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words. 5. Employees will happily divulge their passwords to anyone they consider trustworthy. When I worked at a large crown corporation, I could easily get users to give me their passwords just by asking for them. They would tell me so I could help solve their computer problems. It is difficult to get employees to co-

ask users to change any easy ones.

2. People write down their passwords. If an intruder finds odd words scribbled on bits of paper in a desk, he

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Power Protection Nearly all programs will to some

pie know how to select and

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use a good monitor. They

ing on at the time of a power failure. For a word processor, this means you lose your keying since the last time you saved thefi le. For an accounting program it may mean you lose everything you keyed since the last time you saved the files to tape. A power &ilure has a devastating eFect on the whole compa-

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To protect yourself,place your servers on a UPS (Uninterruptible Power System). If the power fails, batteries will keep the server running for

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temporarily malfunction. Such spikes or sags cause just as much havoc as a fullkledged blackout. Even worse, very large spikes could permanently damage the computer. A clever UPS can tell the LAN man-

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buy one too complex, or without a sufflcient growth path, you may end up throwing it out and starting over &om

Connections" arIRcle. If a LAN sounds a little too rich for your blood, have a look at the August 1989 Thc Gn/tputsr Paper for my piece o n low cost alternatives to L A Ns . I f you can't 12nd copies, give me a call at

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Windows & lletWare By Pckk~fn Ester Stage Right: Wiaelows 9.0Microsoft's latest and most successful

attempt to take over the graphical face of computing.

Eater Stage Left Netware — Novell's very succesful attempt to define the standard networhng platform. VoicePom the aadieace: To Windows or not to Windows my NetWare, that is the question. W h e ther 'tis nobler to

stay with the command line...

he promise held out by the tight integration of NetWare and Windows is very attractive — rows of multitasking, graphical-faced PCbased workstations cooperating seamlessly across a network. Girl, I tell you, there'd be no more problems then t So, let's do it Get that package of Windows out, go to our NetWare workstation and type a:setup. When asked for a directory, type FAwindows and let the disks whirL I f that's all it takes to

work for you, send your name into the Gtaaess BookfoRecords,buy as many lottery tickets as people will allow you to go into debt for, and start researching

tax havens. If instead of success you find your mouse pointer nonexistent or mutti~ en s ional or you find the hourglass never runs out or you get "Cannot locate just about anything" message, quietly and without anger delete your Wndows directory, print out the READ.ME files that come with your Windows diskette, get as many back issues ofas many magazines as you can get a hold of that have any reference to Windows and Netware, make sure your Compuserve account is active and get busy. The following are some areas that may cause you to find aes-

thetic qualities to the command line interface that you never knew existed and lead you to quote articles that prove that Scranton, Pa students com-

pleting physics degrees are much more hkely to have grown up with DOS computers than Macintosh systema There

a re a lot of tips out there to fi n a l e t he operation o f N e t W ar e a n d Windows that are very specific and finicky. What I will outline here are the essentials of getting NetWare and Wiadows to cohabit at alL

XNIS NET DOS doesn't know anything about NetWare; doesn't want to either. So if

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NetWare is DOS-aware; has to be because offact one above. In each network workstation, a NetWare "shell" running as a TSR intercepts DOS r equests and redirects them to t h e

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Map Root Windows and Windows programs like to mosey over to the root of the

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with the NetWare MAP ROOT option.

Set Temp Windows likes to write things to a variety of places on the hard drive. As with the root directory problem above, some of these places are not particular-

ly places where you want users to write things. Using the "set temp" command, you can redirect Windows and Windows programs to place their files in appropriate places.

Standard INode Windows runs in three modes -real, standard and enhancect Real mode is pretty barebones, and enhanced can

be tricky to set up, as well as slowing performance. Standard mode is as the name suggests and is probably the one that offers you the best combination of

ease of setup, reliability and performance. (For those who really want to do everything you possibly can with Windows, the enhanced mode is your

Considerations: Local Hard Drive: Windows does a lot

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Faxing Under

justification for the move is that the

learning curve under Windows is a lot Seter. Once a user has a basic understanding of how the Windows interface

Windows:

works it is much easier to master a new

Fax Server Systems with Windows front ends hy Chem Cohen

The Move To Windows n the April issue of The Computer Paper I r e v i ewed L AN FAX Gateways with DOS front ends. Since then it is becoming apparent

that Windows is becoming the environment of choice in the corporate PC world. Even if DesqView is a better multitasking environment, corpora-

tions are moving more and more to the Windows environment. The main

application. Under DOS, every application has a different user interface; knowing one application does not speed up the learning of the next application. The second reason is that under the Windows GUI (Graphical User Interface), formatting of documents and forms is What You See Is What You Get, (WYSIWYG ) generating better looking documents and faxes.

Windows Word Processing T o test th e f a x c a pability o f Windows I am trying to write this article using Microsoft Word for Windows. I have been using Framework for years but this excellent package has aged and lacksproper support for printers; if you want to print under Framework you have to be happy with basic fonts and simple formatting. (Ashton-Tate has just announ ced th e r e l e ase of

Framework IV, which is expected to offerexpanded font and printer support.) Word for Window allows forvery sophisticated formatting: WYSIWYG. This means that what you see on your

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screen is also what you will get when you printor fax the document. So far I am impressedwith the ease of use and the excellent tutorial. One problem that I will have to solve before submitImg this article, however, is that when I try to print to the HP IaserJet IIP, for some unknown reason all characters are converted to Greek characters.

Faxing of the same document on the other end works fine.

Windows Databases Another product tested is Borland's

ObjectVision. This is a new product that combines popular features from spreadsheets,databases, forms products a n d dr a w i n g pr o g r ams. ObjectVision lets you create fully functional Windows applications quickly and is especially good when those applications have forms as part of them. In order to test the fax gateway I designed an ObjectVision invoicing application so I can Fax neat4ooking invoices, including logo and signature, directly to my clients.

Windows Is Not Simple

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This testing brings me to say one thing about Windows 9.0: it is not a simple o p e r ating e n v i ronmen t. Installing and supporting applications under Windows 8.0 is tricky. When installing Microsoft Word for Windows, as well as the two fax solutions dis-

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Why Fax From Your Computer' ? Before I go into the details of the Fax process I would like once more to stress the benefits gained by integrating your fax machine and your computer system. You can gain substantial improvement in:

Productivity Productivitysuffers as employees twiddle their thumbs while waiting for incoming and outgoing faxes. Return on investment studies show that on

average you save 10 minutes on every fax sent,thus a fax gateway can pay for itself in a very short time.

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Reduced Telephone Fees If you send long distance faxes, scheduling faxes at times when telephone ratesare discounted isvery easy with a fax gateway. If you currently are using more thantwo 'fax lines with a fax gateway,

you might be able to reduce the number of lines because the utilization of the line is better.

Faster Client Response In this day and age you want to respond fast to your clients. You want to target the appropriate clients when you send mail or any other information. The computer s)sstem has all the information about products and cus-

explaining Windows fonts and Adobe Type Manager fonts. One problem that FAXit has is that sometimes when printing received faxes to the Laser printer, FAXit bolded them and the output was not very readable. The same fax when viewed on the screen, or redirected to a fax machine looked good.

before you run Windows. It uses only 5.4K bytes of convenfional memory if it uses expanded memory, and 69K bytes if it doesn't Once FAXit is installed it runs pretty well as described above. One area that can cause problems is support for difFerent font formats. In order to get the most out of FAXit you

will have to understand how dlfFerent fonts work under Windows. In the FAXit manual, Windows fonts are explained but not very welL However, in the July 1991 issue of Tjss Computer PaPar, Gordon Glaze does a goodj

Product:Lanfax Redirector For Windows INanufacturer.Alcom Inc. (41 5) 694-7000 System Requirements:Requiresa CAScompatible fax board, like intel Connection CoProcessor or Intel SatisFAXtion. Workstation features: All the ones described for FAXit. Each user can select a personalized Logo for the cover sheet.

Prfce:8 Users: $1,198, 25 Users:$2,401, unlimited: $4,207.

Alcom was the first to release a fax server and is one of the first to release a Windo~ a sed fax server.Its package is based on FAXit. Alcom licenses

FAXit from Alien Computing, which it then modifies to communicate with its

fax~rver software.The interface for the user looks similar to the FAXit interface. A2SK TSR is loaded before Windows. This TSR depends on the Network you are running. For Novell it is called WKS IPX . Th is TSR allows the users to query the fax server for its

tomers already in it-why not use it as

well for sending faxes?

Reduced Postal Fees If you send a lot of local mail, switching to fax can translate into substantial savings.

Security If you have confidential incoming faxes, the Fax Gateway can be set up so the faxes will be routed directly to your

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Save a Tree

- For outgoing faxes: Avoid printing a document and then faxing it. For incoming faxes: View your faxes on screen before printing.

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Faxing Under WindowsHow does it works All Wmdows fax servers allow mformation to be p r i n ted from within a

Windows application and rejected, without the use of any additional transport mechanisms, tothe fax server, which sends the fax to its destination, Once you have Windows 8.0 inst'alled and working well, the process of sending a fax is very simple. A) Before printing you select the printing device to be the Fax; this is accomplished from within the application or from the Printers option under the Windows control panel, B) You just print the document. C) Once the printing process starts, the printout is converted to faxable format and a destination form pops up on your screen.

Please phone or FAX for a system quotation today.

D) At that point you can enter the Fax desfinationdetails,or choose an entry from a phone book; if so desired you can schedule the fax to be sent at a latter date and time.

E) Now you can forget about the fax-it will be sent to its destination on the specified date and time.

Products

Product FAXit Manufacturer: Alien Computing, phone: (805) 947-1310 Fax: (805) 947-1987 Single user package. This package is bundled with Intel SatisFAXtion. Its re sare:Support for multiple phone books; Specifying multiple destinations; Cancelling or rescheduling an event; Viewinga fax on screen, also in inverted format; Printing to any Windows printer, Savinga fax in PCX,DCXor TIFF formats; Fonvarding a fax.

For FAXit to run you have to install the Intel Connection CoProcessor or the Intel SatisFAXtion card in your PC. Once the harclware is installed you have to install the Intel software that comes with the card as well. This software loads as a TSR on your machine

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redirect jobs to the PRINT @ FAX print queue. It also selects phone numbers Rom a local or public directory. FACSVS allows the users to view the status of fax transmissions, fax receipts and the status of the fax server. The

advantage of this approach is that no memory residentTSRs are needed. The fax viewing capabilities of F ACSys are similar t o t h o se o f A LCO M ' s . O n e n i c e f e a t u r e t h a t

FACSys has is the ability.to route incoming faxes without DID or human intervention. This is done using an Optical Character Recognifion (OCR) system that looks for a ~ t rou t i ng code on the fi rstpage of an incoming &EL This does require that the incoming fax will have that number typed on it; handwritten numbers are not recognized. FACSys can also have manual routing of fisxes for the Ssxes that do not indude the specified code. Chem Cohen is the president of Raingow Software Inc„a Vanaxsver micrsMnmputar ctynsuliing %rm specializing in solutions for business besef on LAN and Gateway technsyiogy. (604) 732%027. Fere (604) 7324043.

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current status. The senrer is a dedicated XT or AT with 640K bytes of memory, a 40M~ di s k drive and one fioppy drive,The server is managed by the Communications Administrator, who has global privileges to monitor and delete events, route or delete incoming faxes and modify the queue. I found it easy to fax from either MS Word for Windows or Borland ObjectVision; both produced very good quality faxes. One thing to watch for when using a product based on FAXit is network traaic. As the document is converted to the .PCX format at the workstation and then sent to the fax server, traaic on a busy LAN can increase substantially.

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Fiber Optic Illetworks

problems than can plague copper media, in particular interference &om o utside sour ces. E l e c t r o m a gn e t i c

I nterference ( E M I ) a n d Ra d i o Frequency Interference(RFI) have no effect on Sbre cable, thus they are a perfectchoice when the network cable must be routed through a "hostile" environment,such as a manufacturing facility with heavy equipment, or in a cable tray shared with power cables. Much higher kequencies are possible with fibre over copper media, which means higher data transfer rates, and the ability to use the excess transmission capacity or bandwidth for other purposes, such as voice, video etc. The proposed Fibre Distributed Data In terface ( F D DI ) s t andard defines a data transmission speed of 100 megabits per second, 10 times that

bll Mike Wol fe opper-based cable is today' s most popular method of connecting network devices, but a new horse has entered the starting gate — Sbre optic cable. Tiny strands of glass or plastic Sbres capable of handling transmission speeds orders of magnitude higher than their (relatively) big metallic siblings are Snding acceptance in situations which require the special advantages which fibre opttc cable provtdeL

IIom Does It Works Instead of transmitting a lovPvoltage electrical signal, Sbre optic transmission works by ~ d ing pulses of light through a precision engineered opncal fibre. A solid state laser or Light Emitting Diode (LED) changes digital electrical pulses into Sashes of light of a parlicular &equency (or color) at the transmitting end of the fibre. To the light puhre, the Sbre looks like a tunnel with mhrored walla It travels down the fibre,curving around corners, to the receiving end, where a sensitive optical receptor lranslates the optical Sashes back to electrical ~ or b i t s of data. Since computer bits are electrically

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puter knowledge and expertise is needed to do a smooth installation. The key

to installing a good network is the level of planning before installation and setup. If an individual does not have the knowledge ofwhat the network can do, that person cannot install it effectively. A person who is familiar with the functions of operating a Novell network will h ave few p r oblems installing one. One enhancement in the installation is that spooled printers are no

longer installed during installation. They are new installed during the sexver boot process. This eliminates the need to reinstall Netware when you

add a new printer. Installing a network is not like adding a new application. A network is the foundation of a system. Although Netware is easy to install and any novice: can obtain basic file and prxnter sharing in a matter of minutes, full functionality takes some degree of planning.

Ease of Use Ease of use is an interesting concept with a network On a network there are

two categories of users: system supervisors and general users. Ease of use takes on a different meaning for these two types of users. With a skilled system supervisor and the added features and controls of V2.2 and V8.11, the general user will find that operating most tasks on a Novell network is easier than operating that task on a stand-alone

computer. On the other hand, bein'g the system supervisorfor a network takes more skill than setting up a stand-alone computer. There are more

variables in setting up a network that one has to consider. The supervisor utilities in Netware are well laid out and easy to use. The only exception is the spooled printer utilities. Printer maintenance utilities could bc put together more concisely. Considering the vast control that Novell givesover a network environment, it is a vexy user-friendly system. I have found that those who complain about the complexity of Novell are not experienced enough to appreciate the complctencss of the system. Also, there are many system supervisors that are not obtaining full functionality

from their network because their knowledge of Novell does not cover the full scope of the program. I find that most complaints about Novell are based on anignorance of Novell rather than any real problem with the system.

Documentation I have installed every version of Netware releasedsince version 1.02. Over the last seven years, I have wit-

nessed the development of Netware. From version 1.02 to version 2.15, Netware became largerand the documentation became more complex and cumbersome. V2.2 and V8.11 are the first steps in good documentation. The new documentation is clear and direct.

Although the functionality of Netware has increased and there aremore features in the new versions, the documentation is clearer and more usefuL For those people who have been

intimidated by Netware in the past because of its cumbersome documentation, the new documentation is a wel-

come refief. Inever saw the reason for the 14 bound manuals and 12 supplements with version 2.15.

Error Handlini and Limitations The potential for system failures

T HE COMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 5 1 increases with the addition of each new component By defipition a network is a group of components working as one. Netware must efFectively trap each possible component failure and effectively report on it. Netware must interrupt an application and report the error directly to the user or report the error to the. application. In both these cases Netware is effective. If a file cannot be opened because of a sharing violation or other reason, Netware displays the correct error over all applications. If a record of a file cannot be

used because of arecord lock violation, Netware correctly informs the application. software. A new hmitation exists with Netware about the number of users. Netware is

now sold in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 250 user versions. This means that only the licensed number of users may be logged on at any given time. It does not limit th e n u m ber o f r e gistered users on your network, just the concurrent connections. One key function in Netware is the ability to connect machines using dis-

similar operating systems into one network Netware is rapidly moving in this direction with Macintosh, OS/2, and

VMS. Using a Netware file server, workstations can use these and other operating systems. One should note that Novell is not shipping NET5.COM with these versions of Netware, NET5.COM is the workstation s h el l f o r DO S 5. NET5.COM is only available with the DOS 5 upgrade and not the standard v ersion of D O S 5 . Y o u c a n ' t f a u l t M icrosoft too m uch as N E T 5 . C O M

should be shipped with Novell. If you need NET5.COM, you can log onto S UZY and r e t r ieve i t f r o m t h e "Business Software IN."

V2.2 Versus V$.11 There: are some significant differences between V2.2 and V8.11 that must be considered. First, of course, is price. The 20 User VS.ll costs the same as the 50 User V2.2.So if you need a lot of connections and you don't need the features of VS.ll, V2.2 may be the way to go. VS.ll is a true 886 operating system that uses dynamic memory management in RAM and allows for bigger hard disks. V8.11 provides better security. You can lock users out of a single file if you need to.

Conclusion It is very difficult to review the world's number one network operating

own money than what IBM advertises.

As with any system, it depends on the size and complexity of your i nstallation. Network, UN I X , mini-computer, mainframe, or RISC based - in this they' re all the same. A network that's been properly installed and configured by a vendor that is providing you with a solution, not just a list of com-

ponents, will require the same amount of administration (or even less) than any other type of

multi s system. I normally budget 1/2 -8/4 person for a 2(station network during the installation and shakedown phases„and

1/4 - 1/2 person on an

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basis, depending on its complexity. This may change depending on the stability of your environment (frequent changes in staff or applications software mean more administration). If your vendor tells you lc:ss staff time will be required, then your vendor is doing the work-and you' re paying for it in annual support and

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Although normafly considered a "fault tolerant" feature, the ability to "mirror" or "shadow" disk subsystems

is actuallya form of backup. Systems which employ these techniques are protected f'rom absolute hardware failu res, such as a head crash, but n o t

from loss of data due to operator one or many servers,perhaps a mini or error, since an accidentally deleted or maisiframe lurking in the background, corrupted file remains that way. righb Wrongi You are loohng at the lifeblood of your organization! Not the machines, Local Backup Copying the data elsewhere on the pri4sters, or other physical componetwork is another alternative. In this nents, but the information flowing , scenario, data to be backed up is through the network, accessible to stafF copied to another server or a local so they can process orders, design hard disk This is fast and most conveproducts, manage inventory, or whatevnient at times when a long process, er it is that they do in order to make such as month end, is about to be startthe company function, profitably. ed, and the application asks "Have you If the parts break or are destroyed, backed upyour data? Of course, we all repair or replace them. Simple. Lose answer "Yes" without really doing an the data, you are out of business. external backup, since we are in a Equally simple, but much more drahurry, and anyway, nothing has gone matic. wrong with the month end process for months, so why bother? Murphy's law What is a Backups will get you, that's why. Also, you now Essentially, backing up data is like have a copy on another system; should making a photocopy of it — make a the primary system fail, you may be copy of the data, generally to some able to continue, perhaps less efficientform ofremovable media such as tape, ly, using the backup machine. then continue mahng changes to the original. If the original is lost or damExternal Backup aged, the backup copy can be used to Copying your data to external, RESTORE the original back to the removable media is by far the most point at which the backup was made. common, and best, backup protection. Any changes to the original since the Tape is the most popular media, but backup are lost optical disks are up and coming, particularly for archival storage, where the Why Backups media will not be re-used, and must A backup is the primary protection have a long shelf life. Floppies, due to against loss or damage to data. Data their limited capacity, are not very useloss occurs for two reasons — equipI, u nless the volume of data is quite ment failureand human error. Human small. error accountsfor approximately 75% The advantage ofan external backof problems, most often through acciup is that the backup copy can be physdental erasure offiles, or improper ically removed from the system, and procedures which result in corruption the premises, providing greater securior inadvertent purging of data. tyfrom damage. Outright hardware failures are rare, but in many cases destruction of the hardware or data corruption may be caused by external events, such as

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power loss or damage by fire or leaking water. If you consider how much efFort it will take to re-enter all the data stored on the network, backing up

How Bigs

Selecting an appropriate media size and rotation cycle can provide months of protection with little efFort and cost

Ideally, the backup process should run to completion without operator inter-

makes a great deal of sense.

vention. This means that a single tape c artridge must be large en ough t o

Who is Responsible?

store all live data. This includes operating system and programs (with the configuration information), system data, and any datafrom local hard disks (if required — ensure that the backup system supports this feature if it is a requirement). Most backup systems support the ability to schedule the backup automatically long a&er normal business hours, say at midnight. Thus the operator simply loads a tape cartridge, and initiates the backup before going home, it is done bythe next morning. Ifyour hve" data exceeds your tape cartridge capacity, either purchase a larger tape backup, or reduce the amount ofdata you backup each time,

Personal computers brought free-

dom to the desktop, allowing users to manage their own systems, and be responsible for backups. Most, if told, would perform backups regularly at first, mostly through fear, but in time, overwonfidence sets in, with a mindset like "tomorrow I' ll back this up, I don' t have timetoday."One big advantage of networks of personal computers is that backup is done centrally, by the Network Administrator. In addition, local disks can be backed up by the network backup system. In any event, it is your responsibility to ensure that the information in your computer network is properlyand adequately backed up. Let's take a look at various ways of doing thia

so that the process remains unattend-

ecL For instance, you can backup only the truly active data each night, and

THE COMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 53 periodically backup enly the system and pmgaua 6les during normal operatiag hours, say over lunch. A nother alternative would be t o

purchase an additional, identical tape unit and do partial backups to both. This also means that the backup unit is

duplicated at your facility, providing addilioaaf protection ia the event that

a tape chive fails aad requires repair (also see the discussion an "System Sackups" below). A word of caution: de nat be tempted by the concept of incremental or differential backups as a method efreducing backup data volumes — these techniques are practical for only the most basic oKce automation network

How Often' ? Sachng up daily, particularly when done unattended is best. A longer interval requires that hardware, soft-

ware, and sla6' not fail — not a good bet.

A backup must be scheduled such that all users are off the system since files cannot chaage during the process. Open and/or locked 6les cause differeat actions, depending en the backup software. Some will simply skip them entirely, some will pause and retry a few times before skipping, or retry aker fiaishing the rest of the backup. If a portion of a file is locked, the backup software may simply write zems to the locked portion(s) on tape, and correctly copy the rest of the file, possibly retrying the read on the locked portions later. If a portion of a file is locked and skipped, the backedwp file is useless, since the tape version is not an accurate copy of the live data.

Media Rotation A backup is useful only if last data can be restered &am it. Often, it takes a while ta realize that data is missing or

cerrupt, so the backup pmcess must accommodate this time lag. Sacking up every day to the same tape only allows one day to netice a pmbleia, before the backup tape is overwritten with current, bad data. Alternating two tapes gives two days, and so on. Since the incremen tal cost ef a d d i t i o n al

media is negligible, relative to the value of the data, use sufficient tapes ta give a reahshc rotational schedule. Let's say yau want te back up five

days per week. With ten tapes, designate four tobe used weekly en Monday through Thursday, an additional four

an each affour consecutive Fridays, and the last two as monthly. This gives m uch broader coverage (up ta 5 manths) than simply rotating the ten

tapes. Add additional tapes to the daily, weekly, or monthly cycles for greater coverage. Make sure that a lag is maintained

of when each tape was used, and keep some ef the tapes, such as the weekly and monthly, offsite, perhaps in a bank vault, or simply at the Administrators home.

Server- or Workstationbased Iackupl Sackup devicesmay be insured in either the server or a w o r kstation.

Server installations may be trickier, since the backup software must run using the server'soperating system, and the interface card, if required, must not conflict with ether cards in the server such as disk controllers or

Network Interface card(s). Physical accessto the server isrequired for each backup, which may be inconvenient, and of course the serve:r must be up in order to restore. Aveid backup systems

which require the network server to be shut down and re-booted to perform the backup. The best place is a high-performance workstation on th e n e twerk,

cabled with the fastest cemmuaication path to the server. This workstation could also have a local hard disk ef suf-

ficieat size to allow limited use for critical functions in the event of a network failure. Regardless ofthe backup placemeat, make sure that an individual file may be restored, which means doing a Gle-by-filebackup. Image backups, where the e n t ir e d isk i s simply "dumped" to tape (available only an server4ased units), may be fast, but most require a restore of the entire disk to retrieve a single file.

Speed Time to backup is mostly governed

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bear to develop for, the print manager never quite worked, it gobbled memory, it was expensive and it was slow.

With a starthng degree of naivety, IBM wondered why the world wasn't rushing to its doorstep. The most recent (and highly vaunted) version, 1.8, fixed most of the bugs, but I still wouldn't want to touch it- strike 2. H owever, it seems that IB M a n d

Microsoft had a bit of a spat, recently. In character, Microsoft took its ball and went home, leaving IBM holding the basket. It seemed that the oneonone OS/2 development game wasover. It was up to IBM. After all, Microsoft was far too busy peddling a DOS shell it likes to call a graphical user interface

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Fun anci Function To begin with, OS/2 offers computer users quite a bit of functionality. To quote the ad copy, "It runs DOS better

than D0 8 , W i n dows better than Windows and 08/2 better than OS/2." Much to my surprise, it really does. Plus, they have eliminated the need for editing CONFIG.SYS. One of the first things I noticed about OS/2 amounts to a genuine first

and toys with the system! IB M h as a r eputatio n f o r s e l l i n g d r a b a n d un&iendly system software; this is the first illustration of the much-talked-

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faster than DOS's 6le system, and that is just a rough estimate using a stopwatch. When contrasted with a multi-

tasking job using Windows and MSDOS, OS/2 reallycomes out ahead. For any database application or multimedia use, 0$/2 will be a real champ. Integral to 08/2 is the system chpboard. This allows you to cuaand-paste between separate applications, regardless if they are specific to OS/2, DOS or Windows. Most people will 6nd this a handy feature. Another convenience feature in

08/2 really appealed to me. No matter what I was doing in a program or what software I was using, the opeiating system remembered where I was when the power was shut off. I found this useful because IusuaHy had several applications and windows open at once. Having the computer reset everything for me was very convenient. Since 08/2 is an operating system that uses pre-emptive multitasking,

facilitates inter-process communications,and can run several different operating systems, each application is kept isolatedfrom other processes. Windows 3.0 is notorious for one crashed program affecting all other applications. If an application crashes under 08/2, no matter if it is a DOS app', a Windows app', oran OS/2 app', system integrity isn't violated and OS/2 lets you shut down the problem program without any consequences to other software.Just shut down the misbehaving process and it's business as usuaL

MS-DOS Compatibility issues Like it or not, it's very much a DOS world out there. The sad fact is that corporate North America runs on Intel. Since there are few shrinkwrapped 08/2 programs when compared to DOS, most people will want to run DOS software. A friend of mine noted that OS/2's claim to fame must be its ability to run other operating systems and graphical shells. As a matter of fact, 08/2 is so DOS compatible, there are no issues, at all.

Any time you need one, you can open a DOS 5.Q window (5.0 comes standard with 08/2). You can run multiple DOS 5.0 windows, if you must. You can even run W i n dows 8.0 in a window. Furthermore, you can take any MS-

Windows S.Q application right out of the box and run it in a DOS window. If that still isn't enough, you can boot MS-DOS version8.2+,4.01 or 5.0 in a separatewindow if your software application requires a specific version of DOS. That certainly satisfies my criteria for MS-DOS compatibilityl

Leek At the Numbers In the realm of DOS compatibility, 08/ 2 performs well. In a window, OS/2 gives 627 KB of available memory per application; that's about the same amount as DOS 5.0. However, if you add things like a mouse driver, E MS, a d i s k c a ch e a n d m o r e buffers/files, available memory will shrink to about 580 KB with DOS 5.0. OS/2 givesyou 620 KB of memory for

T HE COMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 5 7 e very DOS app you need to run , regardless ofhow many drivers and devices you load. OS/2 gives a maximum of 48 MB per app, which compares well to DOS's 16 MB limit. I BM representatives state OS/2 i s fasterthan DOS 5.0, and can even run DOS 5.0 software faster than DOS 5.0 can.

And the price?Projected suggested list price for OS/2 version 2.0 will be less than $240. I predict that street price will be in the neighborhood of $200 at introduction. There will also be a competitive upgrade program for PC-DOS users: any version of PC-DOS plus $127 gives you OS/2 1.8,and the upgrade to 2.0 is free of charge.

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Both the " Preserve C h a r a c t er Shapes" and "Line Spacing" optiens

As LC and Hsi owners discovered, versions earlier than 3.0 got very upset when these machines did not.

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GEnie as an INIT for users of System 6.05 or 6.07. I didn't have the opportunity to test the PC version's compatibil.ty with ATM for Windows.

Although I cauld not repeat it, I once managed to createan "endless loop" error with one of the supplied

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not work in this case, nor did closing the macro's window or pressing the "Q," key asindicated by the macro.

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Figure 2b. When usingTrueTypn, the text displays correctly. Note the substantial differences between Type 1 and TruaType "Times Bold, by comparing the two figures.

Altheugh Excel 8.0 for the Mac has a nifty Windows 3.0-inspired 8-D Toolbar when running on a coler Mac under System 7.0, users of earlier

System versions needn't laok plain. By holding down the <Shift>, 3 and D keys immediately upon launching the program on a Mac with a color monitor, System 6.0x users, tao, can have "puay icons." By the way, once you' ve bent your fingers into this position ance,

gram should exit cleanly to the Findei;

Excel 3.0 users running System 7.0 may natice a bug which causes Excel te default te the folder containing the application. Fortunately, a file called EXCEL 2.0 STARTUPFIX.CPT is available en GEnie (and elsewhere). This

useful in most circumstances, a similar

feature in Excel 2,2 proved to be a lifesaver for Mac LC and IIsi awners, who found that that version of the program

ment openecL It also adds a Set Default F older item t o t h e O p t i o n s m e n u . Look for file number 20850 in the Mac

enjoyed by Windows 8 and Microsoft Word users. For example, to change from Color/Grayscale tothe faster Black and 'White setting, just press Command and the first letter of the

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hyGrace Bennctt ordPerfect2.01 (WP2) for the Macintosh is a significant improvement overthe compan y's first try a t p e n etrating t h e Microsoft Werc@laminated Macintosh word processing market. The Srst time around, critics slighted the company for anon-Mac4ke interface, and paar performance. Now, with a completely redesigned interface and newly

whelming d o m i n atio n e f the Macintosh ward processing market. Other feature-packed highend pro-

stature, so it seems unlikely that WP2

enh a n ced f eature set, how does WordPerfectstack up? O K, hands up, of all you that have readreviewsthatonlytellyouthegood news? I,could summarize WP2 by saying: "Impressive page layout capabilit i e s (complete with integrated drawing teals), a spelling checker, thesaurus a n d e x t ensive import and export options may persuade many users in

mixed PC-and-Mac environments to standardize an WordPerfect.

Because WordPerfect is the tasselling PC word processor, the Mac versien's ability to exchange files with its PC cousin is likely to weigh heavily on the purchase decisions ofbusinesses which already use the PC version. But it is doubtful whether any programno matter hew good — could significantly impact upon Microsoft's over-

will seize the hearts and imaginations of the Mac majority. Nevertheless, WerdPerfect2.01 isa far more capable program than Microsoft Word 4.0, and deserves a close look" And it would all be true. But there

would be a few things that you should lmow. Things that, surprisingly, I have yet te see in other reviews of this product (and I' ve read severall). But, Srst, the good news.... It is easy to make a convincing case that WordPerfect is vastly superior to Word in features alone (it is), but at least as important is how the program feela Happily, WP2 is a winner in this area, with sensible command-key shartcuts (fer example, Command-A does a Select All, unlike Ward's ridiculous CommancMption-M equivalent). Places that Word slips up are wellcovered by WP2, such as its deft hand ling e f d a t e i n s e rtion. W h i l e Microseft has never tuned in to the fact that many users may want to insert

the date in the form month, day, year, (i.e.,June 3rd, 1991), WordPerfect can insert the date in this form as either text, or a special date code that auto-

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The graphics editer, while probably extraneous to many users that already

have a faveritegraphics program, is impressive as an integral feature. It

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allows the creation of objectmriented art with such features as bezier curves, smoothed polygons, various fills and colors, rotated and stretched text, even

a "stepend-repeat replicate function. Graphics can be pasted into text, g rouped ( t ake n o te , A l dusl) o r anchored to (i.e., automatically Sewing with) text on the page, placed on an "everlaylayer,or treated as an underlay, as if the paper itself were watermarked. Many af these graphics-han-

dling capabilities appear to be based on features found in the pioneering NeXT version of the program, and will, no doubt, show up in the forthcoming Windows version. Although most of the usual Mac text selection procedures are implc. mented, it is not possible te select a sentence ar paragraph area by triple or quadruplewlicking, as with many Mac programs. These functions are, of course, availablevia keyboard commands or by dragging the mouse arauncL I suspect that the major reason a business would choose WordPerfect for the Mac would be because they already use WordPerfectfer the PC. One might reasonably assume that the two programs would share some degree of command compatibility. After all, doesn't it make sense that a Continsccdon P ygm y62

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that emulated the PC-standard commands — at least as a "selling feature." I sympathize with WP Corp's dilemma. In iis last incarnation, WordPerfect for the Mac was critisized as "un-Maclike." Now, with the Mac4keness quotient beefed up, here I am complaining that it's un-PGhkel Luckily, the Mac version's interface is very good; much better, in fact than the PC's, although both use apparently

arbitrary — and different — function keys for common operationL And, if you absolutely must have full keysiroke compatibility with the PC version, page

200 ofthe reference manual supplies d etails on ho w i t c a n b e d o n e . Nevertheless, I consider it a major blunder that WP Corp didn't think to include an optional keyboard layout for users familiar with PC-standard commands.

easy. Now, with bound softcover manuals, the company had better not have any typos to fix or changes to makeI Fortunately, the books lay open reasonably well. The package includes five perfect-bound v olumes: G e tting

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toll~e support, is WP Corp's forte. WordPerfect has probably got the best tech support i n t h e w o r l d., Reportedly, the company's telephone system can handle over1300 simultaneous calls. Interestingly, when I called WordPerfectCorp's tech support line, the "on-hold" disk jockey said that PC callers could expect a 80 second wait, while Mac users would wait V~d~-half minutes for an available technicianl Of course,because the'calland tech support areboth &ee &om Canada or the U.S., who can complain? When I did get through, I was treated politely and efficiently, although the technician acknowledged that the 2.01 release did have some problems.

This release marks the first time WP Corp has used s~alled perfect binding for iis manuals. In the past, Mng binders made updates and changes

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add to the program's appeal. Their slickness is hampered somewhat by the fact that some of them cause glitches in the program. For example, the above-mentioned Pull Quotes macro did not display correctly in a document that had previously invoked the Drop Caps macro (the pull quote box was inverted, mahng the letters invisible). Cutting a paragraph of text to the clipboard, opening a new document and

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uses a system manager. If you have no ether system manager, this is a nice feature. If you are used to other system managers, this one will seem very weak to you. You can purchase the windcrh$. ing system manager which adds some functionality to the system, but I still prefer to use DESQview or Windows

lier versions, and found all my concerns were addressedin the appropriate manner.

Support is a very important issue when it comes to an accounting package. Your accounting information is "mission critical" to the cash ffow of your business Customers must be callected &om and product must be sold en account. Unless you know the current status ef the account, yau cannot

sell on account. The r easan yeu bought a computer in the first place fer your accounting is that you need fast and accurate information. If you don't have quick suppart for yeur computerized accounting system, you may as well not have one. Computer Associates has twa forms

af support. Pa~ - you-ga and annual maintenance. I do not recommend the

pay~a-yeu-go option because in my experience, you can never get through an the phone. You will have better luck using tile paid support line.

Reports And Documentation The documentation is complete and easy to read. There are sufficient

help guides to allow an experienced user to obtain the desired results &om

the package without reading the entire manual. The packaging is in line with all other. professionally produced software packages. Most standard accounting reports

are available. One very exciting feature about AccPac Plus is the ability to purchase third-party add-on products. One of these products is called Quick Reports, a very sophisticated report writer. If AccPac Plus ctoes nat give yeu the report you want, you can most likely achieve it with Quick Reports.

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made, the package tiaps it and returns an error message. AccPac Plus does have a history of

things, such as an account number.

I have used AccPac Plus since version 4.0 and find the improvements in version 6.0 to be significant over version 5.0 and 4.0. What a delight it is when yeu receive an update ta a product which is already very good but yeu are &ustrated with a few miner fail-

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Wordstar

Laptop CollectIon A- Pick-and-Mix Surprise hy GrthalynnLabentc4'rnith product Wcrdstar Lsptcp Collection pubnshen Wordstar Intematicnsl Inc. Wordstar has bundled their wor~rocesscr along with other software packages for laptop snd notebook computers. The package includes: Wordstar (word-processing program), LspUnk (for linking laptops to deskstops), On-Time (a calender), TelMerge (e modem progrsm), snd MsilUst gist mansgerleddressbook).

' e I explored the Wordstar Laptop Collection package I had a feeling like that I experienced as a child when I would open up a grab bag of penny candy. Like mixed-up candy, this bundle of software contained some pieces that I enjoyed and some that I wouldn't have chosen for myself but were pleasant all the same.

All of the sofbsare runs very well on a desktop computer, but to be authentic, for review purposes, the software was installed on a laptop computer. The installation of these programs was quick and painless, as the companion programs to Wordstar were only one diskeach and straightforward.

Wordstar The word processor includes all of the standard featureL thesaurus, spellchecker, multiple text windows, page layout options and macros. However, the documentation was not equal in q uality to th e d o c u m e n t ation t h a t

comes with competing word~ocessing packages,as it was lacking a comprehensive guide to using the program. The alphabetizedreference menu and the pocket reference book would not be informative enough for anovice user.

A comparable program to Wordstar w ould be M i c r o soft W o r k s, wh i c h includes a spreadsheet and chartsnaker t hat Wordstar doesn' t. N e i t her t h e

Wordstar drawing program nor the outliner program was included in the total package and would have to be added on.

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On-Time This was my favorite program in the bundle. This is an easy-to-use daytimer that toggles quickly between other applications. For instance, you could be using Wordstar and then hit the hot key and get back to your calendar. A lso, you could b e w o r king o n Words'. and an alarm will ring and a message flashes on the screen reminding you of your next appointment. The flexibility of this program allows you to set the frequency of the scheduled event, for instance, daily, monthly, yearly, so you don't have to write in a Monday morning meeting every Friday, you just enter it once and the alarm will remind you.

Telmerle I could not test this program, but it seems to be a typical communications program except that i t's limited to

Xmodem 61e transfer protocol. This thoughtful addition to the package would be very appreciated by those who send data through the phones to a host computer.

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Will that be to Io7 The Wordstar Laptop Collection is a good attempt by Wordstar Inc. to pick-and-mix the software needs of a laptop user, and it is a hard job to g uess and meet t h ose needs. T h e

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move. Thankfully, this ghost cursor may be turned oK in a global settings dialog that also includes such niceties as default output file format ( the Export text without linefeeds option is ideal for sending files to a Macintosh), choice of re tabs (as opposed to space characters), and numerous other useful or convenient options. In all areas of the program, help is as close as the Fl key. As in other sections of the program, options line the bottom of the screen,

and when selected, pop up in hierchirace, itadds a bevy of other cal dialog boxeL A spelling checker enticements to coax the dollars out and thesaurus are available, plus inof the pockets ofconsumers. In line graphs, line and box drawing, a ddition to its duties as a f a t a l e word statistics, and printing options database,+&A also aspires to being a that include custom font assignments report generator, word processor, mailand over 400 printer choices (induding list utility, with a natural language ing an "Output to PostScript" option). query interface (the artificial intelliThe program can produce form letgence equivalent of a research assis- ters, maiTing labels, envelopes and tant) thrown in for good measure. reports. Version 4 sports a character~ If you want to reopen a file, a list of user interf'ace. Mouse support is also recently opened titles is maintained. provided if a mouse driver is present. Import and export options are extenA line of on i o n p r o mpts along sive, with support for virtually all poputhe bottom of the screen show the varilar PC word processor and database ous options available in each of the diffile formats. Q8cA even supports inteferent modules. grated fax transmisson abilities for users with Intel fax boards. I experienced no bugs or other Database problems with the program (an allcooQ8cA is multiuser, with automatic rare experience, I' ve found) and prorecord locking, password protection ' and database security features. (A netgram options are sensibly laid out and operate much as one would hope. My work pack is available to allow three only complaint is the method in which more users to share a copy of Q8cA on command options are chosen Rom ona network server.) The program supscreen lists. Like many programs, the ports most popular network conflgura6rst letter of t h e w ord a ctivates the tions. s election of its f unctio n . Defining fields is as simple as creatUnfortunately, you must then press ing unique titles followed by a colon. RETURN to a ctivate the f unction. As the online Help file's four lines of Worse, not all functions behave in a (ample) instructions biggest, setting consistent fashion. GET and QUIT, for up a database is extremely simple. example, do not require that you press Fields may be configured to hold RETURN. Admittedly, this is a minor several dMerent types of data, includcomplaint, but I would prefer it if both ing centered or justified text, yes/no, RETURN and another pressof the letkeywords, phone numbers, money or ter key itself selected the option. The numerical data, Once defined, data lack of this ability became particularly may be searched using an impressive , set of s e arch c r iteria, i ncluding frustrating in the spelling checker, which otherwise was i m pressively advanced Bnolean searches. quick T he I ntelhgent Assistant is a n I also noticed that th e f i les that intriguing addition to the standard Q8cA creates are quite large. A test search facilities. After you' ve trained it database with a mere three entries proto understand the format of your duced database and index 6les that database, it lets you ask questions or totalled almost 95K build phrases using English sentences. The context~nsitive help makes it Layouts may be easily customized or redesigned at any time. Options for quite possible to at least superficially learn and use the program without importing and exporting data, backing ever opening the manual. Symantec up and restoring databases, and a LinktcxSQL (structured query language) provides unlimited technical support, and oKers a @May money-back guaroption are available. antee on the program, to boot. Drawing tools are available to add lines to your layout, and macros may be defined to automate repetitive taskL Conclusion Another nice touch is the abiTity to Clearly, Q8cA has enough features attach detailed y&character descripto please database users that favor vertions to filenames, so you don't haveto satihty over simphcity, but unlike relarely on the eight character names tional DSMs, Q&A provides its options imposed by DOS' limitations. without sacrificing ~ f~ .

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Quicken

for Macintosh by Joe N%ukr

Help at Tax Time Quicken also has the capacity to organize and format data in categories for export to MacIn Tax, a U.S. income tax preparation software package,

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unfortunately of little use to Canadian users, as according to the examples

given in the manual, MaclnTax apparently is dedicated to the U.S. tax system (a call to Intuit technical support

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f ailed t o c o n f ir m a n y su p p or t f o r Canadia n t a x pr e pa r a t i o n vi a MacInTax). Still, the sort, report and

export abilities of Quicken can save considerable time and manual calcula-

Product Quicken, Macintosh Version 1.5 Publisher: Intuit, 66 Willow Place, Menlo Park CA 94025 (415) 322-2800 System Requirements: System 3.2 or later, Finder 53 or later, Macs with at least 512K RAM PrlcL' $59.95US

or those who have yet to be exposed to this incredibly popular software item, a brief definition: Quicken is primarily an electronic cheque register-based personal finance package with cheque printing capabilities At least that is how it idart-

ed out eight years ago for the Apple and IBM DOS platforms (the IBM vers ion is p resently at v ersion 4 ) . According the theJuly Nlac&orkfmagazinesurvey,Quicken for Macintosh has been one of the top 10 best-selling business software products for the past 18 months to March 1991.

For More Than the Home This Macintosh version, last updated in December 1989, has added features which extend the program's usefulness firmly into the realm of small

business.Quicken is not an accounting program perse,nor is it a database or spreadsheet, yet due to its uniquely fiexible design it has aspects of these types of financial tools. This is accomplished basically by the ability to collate, sort and generate a wide variety of reports based on various categories created by the user. By way of personal example, the writer usesQuicken as a means of easily and manageably keeping track of accounts payable and accounts receivable in a service business. By setting a

date range, specifying cheques, deposits or withdrawals, and matching any one of these with a given category (the categories are completely configurable by the user), the program neatly generates the desired rc:port. Budgeting is a breeze with Quicken, e.g.,tracking expenditures, managing recurring payments,even comparing actualversus projected expenditures. Many of the reports generated by Quicken can become the basisfor sophisticated bookkeeping by your accountant, or can be exported in

SYLK format to more powerful programs like Excel, or in text format for

use in a word processor, for preparation of a financial siatement & the like.

tion in preparing financial data for your annual homage to Revenue Canada. I, for example, have found it invaluable in getting a handle on expense deductions of various hnds, and capital cost allowances. Users whose needs are quite disparate may each find creative permutations of this program that suit their unique financial reporting needs. While not a substitute for an

accountant or fullkeatured accounting. package,particularly ifyou have a complex modern business,Quicken nevertheless takes the user a good ways through the financial reporting maze with ease. Quicken can also be used as a payroll accounting system which not only calculates but prints the paycheques. There is an amazing degree of fiexibility in such a modestly price>i item .

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With so many word-processing pack ages in the Windows forest now, hov

does a new one make itself distinctivr

&om the other saplings? For starters the package is contemporary, the icon is intriguing, and there are two sma1 manuals, the reference and the user that are succinct, compact and just

right; not overwhelming and no~ undernourished. Just Write's interface looks identical to other packages like Word for Windows, however when l began to explore the pulldown menu. I found some bright differences, like

there is a color selection menu thar

let's you easily change the color of text There are up and down arrows adder to options boxes to click on with the mouse, that minimizes touching the keyboard. Just Write has friendly extras; lilm when you go into the program it auto matically opens up the file you harl been working an previously, and il automatically inserts your name intc

all the templates which is very fiatter lllg.

I would recommend this program for the one person business, home

oKce executive, or solo entrepreneur.

What makes this program so wellwuit ed to people who must maintain an office by themselves is the full palettc of features. In particular the businen

templates included in the package make you look very good to clients. All Windows word-processing packager now include templates, but Just Write has the most impressive variety I'vc seen yet, fram simple but snazzy o8ice memos, to press release format resumes, reports, proposals and busi

ness planL Their style sheet selection. however is a little thin.

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Even though Intuit made a special feature so cheques would be printed in Times Roman by a PastScript printer, the ar t f i e l d d o e s n o t s u pport PostScript graphics, only MacPaint

bitmap or Macoraw-type PICT formats, which can be created by a HyperCard-based drawing program

that comes in the Quicken package a gain without a p r o per F on t m e n n (fonts are chosen from an unfamiliar

entry marked "text style" ). It seemr clear that much of the program war ported to the Macintosh platform &oin the DOS version with little change. An Intuit spokesman reports thai releaseof a major upgrade, version 3.0,

is imminent an d w il l c o r r ect t hese shortcomings, as well as adding man)

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T HE (:QMPUTER PAPER AUG '91 6 9 WordPer fgct royttinusdPora Page <None> such as the deletion or highlighting of the wrong charactersand anomalies in the right margin position. Sometimes, text was not inserted or deleted at the insertion point, but rather a few letters or words away. This condition also

occured periodically when an indent command was applied within a document. It is surprising and unfortunate

font information set incorrectly, but any attempt to change font definitions or sizes in the graphic object caused the program to crash 100% of the time on a plain-vanilla Mac II running System 6.05 with no INITs or other unusual circumstances. This is clearly a

s erious bug

t h at , a c cording t o

Wo rdPerfect Tech support, doesn' t occur if the file is indeed loaded into

the IBM version of WP 5.1 and saved out again.One wonders why the Mac

that this serious bug slipped by the program's betatesters.

Another problem happens when a section of t ex t i s tr ansformed t o a

version doesn't just save in that format to start with.

A smaller annoyance happens when a complex graphicis placed on a page, and text below it is adjusted, such as inserting or deleting a carriage return. In this case, even though the graphic is not moved or otherwise disturbed, the

graphic object, as in the case of rotated or stretched text. If such a document is

saved in WP 5.1 format (according to WordPerfectsupport representative, this is the recommended method for exporting WordPerfect documents to Aldus PageMaker) and then imported

entire screen is rekeshed each time

the lower portion is reformatted. This problem does not occur in either MS

back into the program, not only is the

graphic text's character spacing and

Word or PageMaker 4.0, but is symptomatic of the sloppy programming found inother areas of this program. While the program's built-in thesaurus is a welcome addition (MS Word uses a clumsy aden in the form of the WordFinder deskaccessory), I w as appalled t o di s c over t h a t

(s) 5 kilobytes when saved in IBM WP 5.1 format (including the rotated text). When saved in WP2's nativeformat, the same sixteen-word file occupied a whopping 138K of disk spacel While attempting to install more

include common words like IirlAKING or WATCHING — both present in every

macros, I was mystified to discover that the "Install Macro" file selector dialog was unable to find a f o l der starting with the letters "WP2" (or anything fttrt her on in th e a l p habet) t hat I h a d

other thesaurus I' ve seen, including t he one in WordPerfect for the I B M

placed on my drive.The program's regular OPEN and SAVE dialogs had

and Atari STl Typing one of these words into the Mac version produces only a "Word not Found" beep, where-

n o pr o blem

as the other versions of WordPerfect

the Macro function. It seems that "WP" is the last folder the Load Conversions and Macros functionscan see.

WordPerfect's thesaurus does no t

look up the root word as they should. I noticed a surprising variance in the size of files created by the program's different SAVE AS... options. For example, the file shown in Figure 1 (a total of 82 characters) was a mere

f i n d i n g t h e fo l d e r .

Renamed to a n ything else ( i . e., <space)WP2), the fblder was visible to

If a document is open with a small amount of installed macros, and another one is opened with a large amount of macros, the MACRO menu will corCorstr'rstradors page 71

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386SX systems is typically less than $500, and given thatyou get more horsepower with the 386 system, and

Continuedprim page 7

How about: buy one modem($125 will buy a decent onc that yors can usc on either

your Apple or IBM). Save your files in AppkMlinks as tert, DBF and WXSformats then modemthem to a Piendly BBS Pom onc machine and then modent them back to your other machine. Another alternative

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addressing. It can access a maximum of 16 megabytes of physical memory. The 386SX is totally incompatible with the 386 when physicalmemory references involve addresses represented by more than 24 bits. Today the 386SX may be useful, sometime soon it will not. Think a step or two ahead can save money and

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can only assume this program was test-

lower-priced packages leave out, for

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and indexes, table-making, automatic h yphenation, b o o kmarks, f o o t notes/endnotes, the popular outline feature, and some network capabilities are all included.

Just Write does not have its own macro programtning language, though Symantec says it hopes to "evolve" this feature into the product. To be fair, Word for Windows is the only package that I know of to include its own macro language, but there are some nifty macros being exchanged on BBSes now that users really enjoy, so this feature should be a priority with the other Windows wordyrocessors.

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AUGUST 1991

Home Market Applaudes Head Start Since ANObegan carrying the HeadStart total home/small business computerpackage in May of 1991, it has quickly become a hot seller. The driving force behind its success is that it is a complete system. And we mean complete. Aside from the VGA colour graphics and hard disk,each HeadStart comes bundled with a 680MB CD-ROM

drive, a modem, a mouse, and over 52 applications programs. Some of the hi-lites of the software library includes Groliers Encyclopedia, PC Globe, Microsoft Bookshelf, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Quattro 1.0 Spreadsheet, Qt!aA3.0(wordprocessor and data base), and Publish-It! (desktop

publishing). For potential personal computer users who are located in remote regions and have been reluctant to purchase a system, Philips includes 1-800 support for every system. We' vetested out theirsupport personnel and believe me they' re top notch. The knowledgeable gentleman on the other end of the phone gave us the type of support all manufacturer's should provide. If you' re considering getting a system for the kids or small business the HeadStart line is definitely worth looking into. Priced at $ 2,850 for the 386sx and $2,420 for the 286 it certainly won't hurt the pocketbook either.

A Mon t h l y

Deal Inked

ANO ToGarry Ganofile Preliminary negotiations with Canon Canada Inc. have resulted in the marketing of the Canofile 250 desktop electronic filing system by ANO Office Automation. The Canofile product is revolutionary in that it provides a cost effective solution to document management. Unlike other electronic document management systems costing upwards of $100,000 the Canofile weighs in under $19,000. "This is the first time the Canofile is beirig offered through a systems dealer.", explains Mr. Glen Cunningham of Canon,"Our relationship with ANO has been so successful in the past, it just seemed natural to let them market it."

The Canofile 250 will be featured in September at Market Discover '91, and the Vancouver Business Computer Show. Readers of ANOVATION can look forward to a full length profile in the September issue.

Innovation

Zenith Breaks Barriers Zenith Data Systems has always been an innovator of leading edge technology. Their involvement with the EISA "gang of nine", the ACE consortium, an d MPC (multi-media) is an indicator of how committed they are to technology. Advancing technology is fine and dandy but the computer industry changes too rapidly to let outdated product carry the bottomline. Except for the odd new product, Zenith

Data Systems has been relatively quiet since the take over by Groupe Bull in 1989. Continued on Page 2

INSIDE THISISSUE Novell Netware .. Business Class .. Tech Talk Employee Purchase Plans .. Duel-ing Bins... . . . . . . . . .

DOS 5.0 ..

New AST Products .. LANtastic 4.0. . . .

Editorial.

Ne w sl et t e r f ro m A NO Of f i c e A ut o m a t i o n

NEW 8c IMPROVED Zenith Continued .. Quiet to the outside world maybe, but working diligently on bringing Zenith back to the forefront in portable computing technology. This is reflected in their 5 new portable products unveiled at this years Spring Comdex. The most notable offerings include the firstbattery operated 486 and 486sx portable, and the first portable based on the Intel 386SL processor. The 386SL isalready being heralded as one of the most technologically innovative products since the battery oper-

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ated Zenith SupersPort. What makes the MastersPort/SL so unique is its ability to last an average of 8 hours on a single battery charge. Not t oo shabby considering the average portable lasts ~ w here from 45 minutes to 3 hours with average use. Sih'ce you can leave it on for three weeks without having to recharge,the unit doesn't have an ON/OFF switch. And once it does run out of juice, itonly takes an hour to recharge to full load. "Anybody who thought Zenith Data Systems was dead in the water is sadly mistaken. The SL, our 486 portables, and our participation with the ACE Consortium truly reflects a company o n t h e m o v e. " p r o c l aims K o sta Chatzispiros, Director of Sales & Marketing for Zenith's Reseller Channel at a recent open house at the new Vancouver facilities. For information and availability, please contact the ANO office closest to you. OOOO

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In other news from ZDS, two new LAN oriented pr'oductshavebeen released-an incredibly potent LAN fileserver, and aspace saving LAN workstation. The server isbased on the EISA architecture with a powerful RADE 5 SCSI disk subsystem, while the low profile workstation houses an Intel 16MHz 386sx processor. Both are currently shipping.

The Z486f33ET server is big on network expansion and performance.

Con nectivity

Novell Revamps Netware Novell Inc. of Provost, Utah recently revamped its Netware product line. The move includes a name change of its 386 network operating system from Netware 386 3.1 to Netware 3.11, and the merging of the four ELS and Advanced products to Netware 2.2 - with some major and minor additions added to both product lines. "This certainlymakes our job and the customer's buying decision easier.",explains Carmine DiMarco, Manager of ANO's Network Information Systems Group,"Even though Netware is the number one PC based network OS on the market (50%+ share), this can only make it a stronger product." One reason why many small businesses avoided buying into Netware was out of shear confusion. Although upgrades were available from one level to the next, each offered such a wide range of features and advantages, the upgrade path offered little comfort. By making 3.11 and 2,2 completely different, selecting a version is cut and dry — you either need one or the other. For users that already have invested into ELS, Advanced, or 386 an upgrade is available directly through Novell. If purchased after April 1, 1991 the upgrade is free (until September 30, 1991), otherwise you should contact Novell at1-800NETWARE .

NEW4 IMPROVED Cost Effective

AND Unveil s Business Class ForEconomy The signature of ANOOffice Automation has always been affordable product backed by a powerful service network. On May 31, 1991 this was taken one step further with the introduction of the Business Class line of personal computers. Priced for th e b u dget contious user, the Business Class line ranges from a slim line 286 based network stat ion, all th e wa y u p t o a powerful tower EISA 33MHz 486. One of the most flexible lines of personal computers on the market, each system is configurable to any u sers needs. Talking about this new line of PCs Mr. Toby Chu, CEO of ANOOffice Automation was at no loss for words,

" As a multi-million dollar company c a t ional, and international corporate installing into major government, edu- a ccounts we cannot afford to let garbage walk out ou r d o o rs. Which is wh y c o m p u ters baring the Business Class logo will set a new standard for cost effective computing. A standard which our competition will be hard pressed to duplicate." Initial indications from the m arket h av e b een o v e r whelming. Historically, sales f igures tend to d r o p 3 0 % b elow the m o n thl y m e an d uring June. T h i s y e a r , however, sales drooped a meagre 9% from the monthly average. Significantevidence that the Business Class will be the one to watch for 1991. 3

Tech Talk with Ken Ng

Video Memory Q

What does additional memory on a VGA video card do?

A. Vid e o memory is similar to memory in a laser printer in that it doesn't improve speed, but simply what it is capable of producing. Let me explain, on a laser printer the amount of memory dictates the amount of graphics it is capable of printing on one page. With a video card it means the number of colours it is capable of displaying on the monitor at one time (see Figure 1.1). The advantage to more colours is that at higher resolutions the picture is more realistic. Of course the software you use must also support the video card and its extended resolutions.

Memory 512K

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800 x 600

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Figure 1.1 shows how various video modes are affected by the amount of video memory on an ATI Wonder Plus XL card.

FEATURE Helping Hand

Employee Purchase Plans The personal computer has meant a massive shift in the employment market. Companies that are automating for the first time, or are shifting to newer automated systems are often forced to either spend a lot of money on training or look elsewhere for help. One way to avoid this dilemma is by having PCs in the employees homes. This hasother side benefits such as reduced employeeturnover,easier acceptance of new technologies, the ability to promote within, and bulk buying discounts. In this article we will give you some ideas on how to implement an employee purchase plan (EPP). Through proper implementation an EPP can prove profitable for everyone who's involved.

STEP 1

the amount of money they would be willing to spend. The information you collect will be vital when approaching computer vendorsforpricing.

STEP 4 Approach at least 5 different vendors with your proposal. Be sure to give t h e m as much information as possible, and expect in return a good deal more information. Aside from pricing, you should also get some information on the following: 1. Years in business; 2. Referencesfrom other companies they have done EPPs with; 3, Support policy; 4. Training options; 5. Return policy; 6. N u mber & quality of support staff; 7. Shipping arrangements; 8. Terms of the sale;

Before anything else a group of people (an odd number is preferred) should be relegated the responsibility of organization. Since EPPs are very time consuming it is best if the responsibilities are broken down. A l s o, the people involved should be relatively knowledgeable about computers and the market place Don't leave anything out. Forgetting something could By having a group of people you will also be reducing any biasestowards one particular vendor. The successful lead to headaches in the long run. vendor should be selected on their merits and ability to STEP 5 servicethe new computer users. One of the most dangerous things about evaluating a STEP 2 vendor (especially when in a remote location) is that anyone The next step is to present management with a proposal. Offer various options on how you plan on impleContinued on Page6 menting such a project. The most significant variable to the company of course is what it will cost them. Many offer subsidies in the form of interest free loans, reduced interest rate loans through a banking institution via a guarantee by thecompany, or a subsidy directly from the company such as 10% â&#x20AC;&#x201D;50% of the purchase cost. Be sure that you outline the importance of this project and that it is more of an investment than an expense.

organizations

STEP 3 After the finance portion has been ironed out, it is time to petition the employees. Be sure to include an area in your petition for the type of equipment they would be interested in and EPPs can save an organization money by helping to reduce training & re-training costs.

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FEATUREPRODUCT

Time Saver

The Dueling Bins

Many offices already enjoy the numerous benefits of operating Canon laser printers. Scalable and rotatable fonts, flexibility of paper handling, simplicity of use, low maintenancecosts,and crisp sharp characters and graphics every time. Flexibility of paper handling, in a high volume office or in a networking environment, is the biggest consideration when evaluating laser printers. The Canon dual Bin Printers offer just that - flexibility. They save time while doing more. Stalling a print job while finding some way to change from letter to legal paper, or to print the envelope alongside the letter is a thing of the past with the LBP-8 Mark IIIT and IIIR. Now the power of Canon's CaPSL language, an8PPM Canon Engine, 32-bit processing, and dual bin technology are bundled together to ensure the job is done easily and done on time.

LBP-8 MARK IIIR Looking for that extra edge on the competition while saving some money? The Canon Mark IIIR offers professional-looking, cost effective printing with the added convenience of duplex printing - printing on both sides of the paper. No longer do you have to waist time trying to figure out how to flip your documents over manually to print on both sides. When you start printing on both sides of your paper you slim weighty documents, lighten mailing costs, and eliminate the intimidation of long thick reports.

VIRTUALLY MAINTENANGE-FREE

As with the entire line of Canon laser printers, maintenance costs are kept at a minimum by using an all-in-one disposable EP cartridge system. Essentially the drum, developer, and toner are combined in an easy to install carLBP-8 MARK IIIT tridge. Every time you replace the EP cartridge the printer The Canon LBP-8 Mark IIIT offers dual paper cassettes is virtually brand new again. If you have been looking for a printer to handle high thattogether hold up to 400 sheets. You can choose between letter, legal, executive, A4 and envelope trays and use them volume or to attach to your LAN the Canon LBP-8 Mark IIIT in many combinations, with letterhead and white, or for and Mark IIIR are definitely worth checking into. legalsized spreadsheets and executive sized memos. This solution also takes up no more deskspace than Canon's LBP Mark III 8PPM Laser.

UPGRADES Long Awaited

OOS 5.0 Is Here In the December 1990 issue of ANOVATION we announced that Microsoft was working on DOS Version 5.0. This latest and probably the greatest release is now on the shelves and shipping in full force. What makes DOS 5.0 so much different from earlier releases, was Microsoft's commitment to the needs of the end .users. We wanted more base memory to run applications- they delivered with flying colours. We wanted a help function for command sequences - they delivered. We wanted task switching - they delivered. We wanted useful utilities - they delivered. And they continued to deliver with a new improved BASIC programing language, a built in text editor, and a leaner meaner OS. For most users the biggest advantage will be the freeing up of base memory. On a 386 system with nothing loaded but the COMMAND.COM as much as 627K of base memory is freed up - a far cry from DOS 3.3 and 4.01. This additional memory will make network administrator's and power users work a lot happier.

': Helping Hand

Employee PurchasePlans Continued S7EP7

can look good on paper. If at all possible try to visit each vendors office or get some photographs. Sometimes the best price is not always the best value. You want a vendor who has not onlybeen around awhile but one which will be there in the fu- I ~e.

Once everything has been selected and it is time to put the deal together, have the successful vendor provide you with a genenc order form for the employees to fill out. This will make life much easier for both the vendor and yourselves.

STEP 6 Take special care in deciding on w hat equipment to go w i th . A l though most PCs pretty much look the same from the outside it is the — innards that are important. On name , brand systems such as Philips/Mag,: navox, AST, Zenith, and Samsung, ' '. -:quality is not an issue. However, the ''so-called clones require a little more

IN SUMMARY In summary, here are the steps in •

preparing an EPP:

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1. Form committee (5 or more preferred); 2. Prepare proposal for the

company; 3. Petition the employees; 4. Solicit proposals from

thought. With a clone, take special care to assure you are getting vendors; -. good value for your money. Sloppy workmanship and a 5. Evaluate vendors merits; poor grade of components will lead to a lot of unhappy 6.- Evaluate products; employees should you make the wrong decision. 7. Order equipment; If at all possible set aside a week for the vendors to -'!demonstrate their products when it is most convenient for EPPs are an excellent opportunity for both the comA,' '.:.the employees - one day for each vendor should suffice. If . pany and its employees. Taking the time to do it right will ;this isnot possible, have the vendors send up sample make all the difference in the world. „„systems and peripherals for display.

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New Products

In With The New AST Research of Mississauga,ON recently released three exciting new desktop products. The most important being a Premium II system based around Intels new 486sx processor.

PREMIUM II 486sx/20 What makes the486sx processor differentfrom the standard 486 processoristhe absence of a math co-processor. By removing the co-processor, Intel was able to provide a solution for the business user that doesn't require floating point functionality. A 487sx co-processorisavailable asan upgrade feature for those who may need it in the future, Although it is only operating at 20MHz the 486sx isreported to be between 30to40% fasterthan a33MHz 386 system. T his is accomplished through an 8K on-chip cache, and variousother enhancements.

AST's Premium II 486sx system is definitely worth taking a look at. Standard features include 2MB of RAM, an on-board VGA adapter, and of course full CUPID-32 upgradeability should one needtomove up toa486/33 or 586.

NEW BRAVOS AST is revamping its Bravo line of inexpensive workstations by replacing the 286 and 386sx systems with a 16MHz 286 and a 20MHz 386sx. Aside from the processor changes, other enhancementshavebeen made, including an on-board VGA adapter, memory expandability to 16MB on-board, the ability for the 286 to be upgraded to a 20MHz 386sx via a plug in module, and a slightly larger chassis. These new systems are priced very competitively, making them an excellent solution for network nodes.

Networking Windows

I.ANtastic 4.0 Adds Windows workstation, plus an add on product which offers a windows interface to the NET and NET-MGR programs- including icons, and pull down menus without loss of functionality. Other enhancements include an even further simplified installation routine, the ability to unload the LANtastic drivers from RAM, remote batch command execution,direct supArtisoft Inc. of Tucson, Arizona, port for Uninteruptable Power Suphas recently begun shipping version plies, more advanced utilities, and a 4.0 of their award winning LANtastic site license option for up to 300 users. peer-to-peer network operating sysFor information on upgrading, tem. One of the biggest advancements please contact the ANO office nearest with this new release is the addition of you. support for Windows 3.0 support in all three modes oneither the server &/or

EDITORIAL

Lights OIIt By ToddWm. Drahoff

In previous issues we have made mention of Uninteruptable Power Supplies. This was not intended to scare you into investing in one, we were simply pointing out the facts. Now facts are nice, but real life stories are something completely different. They are reality. And believe you me I have been witness to reality on more than one occasion - twice in our office and twice at customer's sites.

Just recently, on a beautiful sunny June day, I was working on a

feature article for a future ANOVATION newsletter when all of the power cut off. Of course I lost anything that hadn't been saved since the last backup (which only amounted to about 3 minutes). The UPS attached to our Novell file server, how-

UPS is more than an expense, it is an

ever, kept the system running beautifully until our administrator could get to it to

have everything from a UPS for a stand alone station, to a big gun product to handle the heavy work-

do a shutdown and turn it off. Without this little piece of hardware I don't no where we would have been - a corrupted

file system is a definite possibility,

insurance policy. I would personally recommend the American Power Conversion (APC

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Take it from me it only takes one incident to appreciate the true value of a UPS - for some of us we got to experience it four times. Guess you

backup power protection is asking for

can imagine how appreciative I am.

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trouble. According to statistics, power is the major cause of system failures. A

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