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METRO TORONTOEDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH '93 5

From the Editor,

Electronic Soup The other night I was at a meeting where they had invited a speaker to come in and tell them about the Internet and what it had to offer. When this fellow reached for his portable overhead projector, we joked that the meeting was starting to resemble one of those multi-level marketing seminars, held in people's basement rec roomL What kept it from being the equivalent of an electronic NuSkin party was the nature of the presentation. Speaking was Mike Patterson, the general manager of BCnet, the network that provides Internet access in BC.

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And what exactly is the Internet? Well, it is a little hard to get a handle on it. Descriptions quickly turn into an alphabet soup of computer acronyms and it is the old problem of the three blind men describing an elephant it dependsonw here you look at it from. A "big picture" view is that it is the new electronic highway system for the world. What the railways represented to the 19th Century and the highway infrastructure meant to the 20th Century, believers are saying the Internet will be for the 21st Century.

It originated with the U.S. military, and was extended to universities doing military research. From there it gradually spread to include most of the research and education sectors to become a wide-area network of computers all talking to each other using the TCP/IP protocol (see what I mean about alphabet soup). This protocol is native to Unix-based computers, and it allows them to easily transfer electronic mail, but more importantly run files and programs off other users' machines that are often hundredsofmi lesaway,oreven halfwayaround theworld.

The, Internet has grown massively in the last few years. At times its volume of data transmitted grew at a rate of 25% per month!!

According to Patterson, the message base for the Internet runs at about 50 megabytes of messages aday on a vast array of topics. This volume is only for Network News, the Internet's distributed conferencing system, and excludes all of the terminal access, file transfer, and other applications which use the network. Pick a topic that you might be interested in and there are probably a variety of Internet discussion areas on it.

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Survey of Palmtop CO N p u t e r s s s aseaaasaasessaasss 1 6 The palmtop and handheld computer business is a lot like the desktop PC industry was 10 years ago.

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Is there a PCMCIA Card in your Future'F.............20 Credit card-sized hard disks, network connections, modems and other add-ons for palmtop and notebook computers. BY GEOF WHEELWRIGHT. T E L EC0M M UNICATI0 N5

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As you could imagine, the key to all this marvelous activity is bandwidththe capacity of data lines to cariy information in a given amount of time. Why buying a computer without a modem is shortsighted. BY JAMES MACFARLANE. Video can be carried across the Internet along with all the other data if the ~ a data lines are fast enough. As Mike Patterson says, large multimedia and graphics files are "chunky." Imagine trying to pour your Campbell soup down a tube the thickness of a regular phone wire, and you get an idea of A review of the data-fax modem. FROM NEWSBYTES

BY DANA BLANKENHORN . the need for broad bandwidth.

The recent U.S. election has meant that Vice President Al Gore will be M o d e m v .3 2 b i s ea • a• ••ee• a• e• s• e• a• • a• • • s• a• a• • a• as24 calling the shots in the U.S. He is a leading proponent of spending Sup e r F A X megabucks in the U.S. on the Internet to give it a billion bits per second Coming in a neat package, the SuperFAX Modem looks like a toy. throughput (lots of soup) . He is considered very fotward thinking and views the Internet as a competitive advantage to U.S. industry. If you take away the BY JOHN McCORMICK AND WENDY WOODS barriers of communication, brilliant (and ordinary) people from all over can communicate without the constraints of time and space.

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How does Canada fare in all this? According to Patterson, we are lagging behind considerably. If the U.S. is going to spend billions, we should be spending about $100 million over five years but will probably spend only $20 million. Right now, they have just managed to get funding so that all the major sites can connect with Tls. (A Tl is equal to 24 phone lines, and runs at 1.5 million bits per second.). This will help, but it doesn't compare with the U.S. funding.

The phone companies have been coming up to speed installing fiber optic cables, and it is in place in the U.S. and Canada. Canada's challenge is to come up with the money to pay for high-speed lines implemented on the fibreoptic links. What can we do about this? I am usually the last one to encourage more government spending, but in this case it seems like one of those areas that the spinof benefits are so great, that the government should devote more of their scarce resources to it, Let your M.P, know you think this is an important issue. You can also contact the federal Minister of Science and Technology, whose ministry is doing the funding for the current upgrade. If the world is becoming an information economy, we cannot afford to be left behind on something like this.

You don't need to run Unix, nor do you need to be involved in government, university or the military to access the Internet. Socalled gateways to "the Net," as it is sometimes called, are available via CompuServe (see your software dealer for an access kit, or call 6144574650) as well as regional information networks. In the Toronto area, you can access the Internet through Canada Remote Systems (416-798-7750). Users in other areas might need to call long4istance to one of these services or ask the local phone company about "Datapac" access. Finally, take the time and experiment with the Internet, it is broad, deep and exciting — an ocean of information soup.

The Gnnputer Paperwill be at the PC World Expo/Network World Expo, March 10-12 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Drop by our booth and say hello.

Enjoy the issue.

Kirtan Singh Khasa publisher/Editor

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I'm Not Dead Yet I have noticed through publications such as yours that there has been a complete lack of support for the Atari ST. I know this is not your fault entirely, as many manufacturers and software developers haven' t taken to making their packages available for the Atari systems.This makes many in the Atari community angry as there is much we would like to do with this versatile machine that developers and manufacturers have limited us to.

As a sysop of a fairly popular Toronto BBS, I feel affronted that users of this great machine get squat from the developers out there... or are they just too afraid to make a wee bitof cash from us who want a compatible product?

Developers, let your views be known at Monty Python's Flying BBS 4IM90-9879.

Supporting IBM and Atari-ST files, with 80megs on-line (1200-14.4K bps), it's something completely different!

Glen Ketteringham, Sysop Graeme Bennett replies: I sympathize with your dikmma. I bought an Alari ST comPuter in 1985, and it is still lhe best machine on the market for MIDI, in my oPinion. (We are PreParing a majorarlick on II/IID I and music software for all comPuters. Lookfor itnext issue.)

It 'sa shamethat Alari 's marketing and suPPort is so Poor in North America. I recenlly received a ralher angry kiter Pom an Alari fan ' compLaining about The Computer Paper's lack of suPPort for Alari. "Why aren't we telling PeoPk hour great the new Alari Falcon is7", this reader wanted lo know. So, I decided lo lry and f ind aFalcon lo check oul.I calkd every deakr I could think of. I iPoke lo develoPers and ex-Atari employees, who only smiled knowingly and wished me luck. I calkd SanJose Computers, a long-time Alari deakr in California, which is just doum the streeIPom Alari 's Sunnyvak headquarlers. "Can you sell me an Alari Fakonf" I asked, Don 'I everi ask!" was the ansurer I gol. Il might nol be loo latefor Alari, bul it certainly looks lhal way.

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New Data Train desktop computer speeds up applications in Windows environment between the central processing unit (CPU) Computer users looking for maximum pera nd the v i deo system. Along w it h a formance in the Windows environment Windows accelerator, this combination might consider some of the new systems eliminates a major c oming o u t w i t h bottleneck and allows L ocal Bu s V i d e o . the e n t i r e s y s tem One such offering is tooperate at a much the new DataTrain higher rate of speed."

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April 8, May 6 Introduction to On-line C omputing ( new user seminar). Pu t together for the new user, or for the established user who is perhaps a little intimidated by the many features of the on-line world, how to access CRS, how to download files, handling messages, and how to get the most out of your on-line time.

March 25: Advanced Users Seminar Topics covered include advanced messaging (including USENET/Internet), file

handling, DOORS and an introduction to the Information Services.

April 22: May 20: Special Seminars.

QMail, lstReader, other topics. The topics are still being set for these dates, but at least one seminar will cover the QMail & 1 stReader off-line mail readers.

Saturday Drop-In. If you have questions about our on-line systems, modems or just want a tour of the computer room, come in on any Saturday, between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.

All seminars are free to members and non-members, but pre-registration is required. To register for a Thursday night seminar, at (416) 620-1439.

Canadian Computer Show & Conference Reports Increased Attendance Numbers, Begins Planning For 1993 TORONTO, ON — Organizers of the 1992 Canadian Computer Show IIc Conference, which took place last November at the Toronto International Centre, have exciting plans for the 1993 show after reporting increased numbers in attendance.

The 1993 Canadian Computer Show & Conference, theyhave announced, will take place from November 22nd through 25th at the Toronto International Centre.

More than 30,000people attended the 1992 event, which represents an eight per cent increase over the previous year, said Group Show Manager Robert Grainger.

"This increase is particularly significant at a time when the computer and business sec-

tors are facing challenging economic times," Grainger said.

Grainger said that plans are now in the works to deliver an equally eventful show this year, including a new series of timely, leading-edge features and even more internationally-acclaimed conference speakers The Canadian Computer Show 8c Conference, which just completed its 23rd y ear, is Canada's largest and N o r t h America's first computer show.

I t i s m a n aged an d p r o d u ced b y Industrial Trade 8c Consumer Shows Inc., a subsidiary of Maclean Hunter which organizes eight other computer shows across Canada.

Advanced Gravis Brings 3D Sound to the Consumer Market Advanced Gravisrecently announced the Gravis UltraSound 3D card, and plan to start shipping during the first quarter of 1993 for $249 U.S. complete with a set of h eadphones with 512k of memory T h e company is currently working with more than 25 developers who are writing for, or already offer produ cts that suppor t the Gravis U ltraSound c a r d standard including such companies as A c c o l a d e Electronic Arts, and MidiSoft.

T he Gravis UltraSound card, i n t r o duced October 1992, offers 16-bit, 32-voice wave table synthesis and CD quality sound reproduction and recording capability.

UltraSound is compatible with software that supports Sound Blaster and AdLib. It a lso supports M i c r o soft W i n d ows 3. 1 Multimedia Extensions.

According to the company, it would take two hundred sliders for gain and another two hundred sliders for phase shift per ear and the ability to change all of them in real time to achieve the immersive virtual reality audio e f fect o f G r avis UltraSound SD. "Game players — particularly jetfighter enthusiasts — will be first to embrace

Gravis UltraSound 3D," said Grant Russell, president of Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. "As a fighter zooms past, the sound will now follow the jet...Sound can even beplaced above or below the player.

"There are many other significant applications,"Russell coni n u e d "Entertainment multimedia such as the new music CD-ROMs featuring rock artists can now deliver a much more interactive conc ert e n v i r o n m e n t .

Business applications can use SD audio to enhance presentations or even help visually impaired users navigate complex spreadsheets. "

Advanced Gravis, a Canadian company based in Burnaby B.C., is a leading designer and manufacturer of computer input devices. In addition to U l t r aSound and UltraSound SD, the company offers more than 14 models of joysticks for most major computers including the Gravis Analog Joystick, the Gravis Gamepad, and the optical MouseStick for the Macintosh and IBM PC platforms.

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Whether you are an individual who needs to rent a computer for a few days, a student who will need a computer for a school term, or CEO of a large corporation intent upon leasing an entire network of computers, there are soine basic considerations of which you should be aware to make the best decision.

• Cash flow — A new business or one hardhit by recession may need computing power but not be able to raise the cash or financing for a new system, or may decide that it is better to devote cash on hand to other priorities.

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• Obsolescence and depreciation — There is probably no field advancing more rapidly than computers; prices have tumbled at the same time. A computer system purchased twoyears ago for $5,000 may not evenbe capable of running the currentcrop of software or aden hardware and may have sunk to a resale value of V4 the purchase price. Renting or leasing avoids being locked into a purchase of a machine whose depreciation rate rivals that of a new automobile. Also, maintenance and repair are the responsibility of the rental company (but not necessarily the insurance — check the terms of the rental contract; you may be responsible for insuring against loss).

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• Getting locked in — This is potentially the worst situation you could find yourself in, particularly with long-term leases.

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way you thought and you need to break a lease, you may find that your options are extremely limited and always very expensive. Again, negotiation may help.

ual or a small business without a "track record," you may find that you must provide a credit card imprint, personal guarantee or postAated checks. Some rental/lease companies work in conjunction with personal finance companies whose contracts a re severe an d c o l l e c tio n m e t h o d s Draconian. Established individuals and companies may find that they are simply invoiced monthly. •

there are many variants: (I) a true lease is generally from 24-48 months and usually has an option to buy the equipment outright for an additional 10%; (2) an "installment lease" is in reality a form of financing with a built-in financing percentage (which may be high)and a token buyout figure of $1.00; (S) a "short-term" lease is actually closer to a rental and often has an option to renew into a true lease; (4) "2020" lease — requires a 10% security deposit, 20 equal payments and has a 10% buy-out; (5) "deferred" lease — this fnay feature "no payinent for 90 days" but often requires the first and (ast payments in advance.

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Types ofrentalslleases and payment options The basic difference between renting and leasing is similar to renting vs. leasing a rental property: rentals are month-tomonth while leases are based on a longer lixed period of commitment (usually a year or more). Even rentals which have a period exceeding a month are based on the month-to-month principal, and the paym ents are priced accordingly.As for leases,

Special thanks for providing the wfRer with background information goes to Tom Masters of MCC Computer Leasing, Victoria (595-7105).

Joe Wheeler is a freelance writer and computer consultant Ilvlng in Victoria (888-571 2).

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The handheld HP 95LX palmtop PC is something of a one-of-a-kind computer.

Not only does it include a specially developed full-blown version of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2.2 on a chip, but it was jointly developed by Hewlett-Packard and Lotus Development — and represents a rare foray by the latter into the hardware business.

The HP 95LX is also one of the smallest vaguely PC-compatible handheld computers you are likely to find, It measures just 6.3 x 3.4 x 1.0 inches and weighs only 11 ounces — and that's fully loaded with batteries and ready to rolL Despite its small size, the HP 95LX will allow you to do anything to your Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets that you would do on a desktop machine — except display graphs and run spreadsheets larger than the 512K memory of this rnachine will allow. Even with this memory limitation, the HP 95LX is still powerful enough to handle sheets of 256 columns and 8192 rows in size.

All of this is running on top of a ROM version of DOS 3.22 with its own custoin DOS shell to help you with file-handling on this machine. Although you might not think that a massive number of files could fit into this tiny machine, the HP 95LX can use standard silicon storage cards with a capacity of up to 2 MB each.

These storage cards conform to th' e Personal M emory C a rd International Association (PCMCIA) standard for handheld computer memory cards. But we digress. The real issue with the HP 95LX is not that it uses PCMCIA memory cards (although that is a useful feature), but rather that it is not really designed to run any MS-DOS software other than the copy of Lotus 1-2-3 that comes built-in with it.

This does not mean, of course, that HP doesn't offer any other applications for the HP 95LX. In fact, a whole suite of "personal productivity" applications come with the machine. These include an appointmentbook function, a financial calculator, a memo writer, a communications manager (which can beused to operate a -modem through the built-in RS-232 port) and a telephone list.

And if you don't want to use the built-in coinmunications software to transfer files created on your HP 95LX to your desktop PC, HP also offers an optional "connectivity pack" and connectivity cable to connect the two together more easily.

Taken as a whole, the high degree of flexibility and power offered in the HP 95LX means thatif you need a handheld computer with a spreadsheet you know will be compatible with Lotus 1-2-3, there is really only one choice. But if you want to run other DOS applications, you would better to look at a more well-rounded palmtop like the Sharp PC-3000 or the Poqet PC.

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This argument has gained strong currency throughout the handheld and palmtop manufacturer community over the past two years and has resulted in the establishment of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA).

It was formed in 1989 as a non-profit trade association aimed at establishing a worldwide memory-card standard for the PC industry.

Overall, the market for palmtop and handheld computers has developed dramatically over the past couple of yearswith a number of PGcompatible offerings that weigh less than two pounds, run on AA batteries and still run off-the%elf PC software. Here we profile a number of the recent offerings that have graced the pages of The Computer Papethroughout the past 12 inonths.

Bicorn82401 notebook computer This machine is an interesting halfway house between palmtop and notebook computers. The distinction benveen notebook computer and palmtop system appears to be blurring every day. While palmtop manufacturers — such as Hewlett Packard with its HP95LX — are figuring out how to add hard disk storage to something which runs on AA batteries, makers of notebook computers are continuing to cut down both the size and weight of their systems.

ABC's new Bicorn B240i is a clear example of this trend. The company's pint-sized notebook sports a 16 MHz 80286 processor, 2 Mb of RAM, a 40 Mb hard disk and a high-resolution 640 x 400 monochrome LCD display — yet weighs only about two pounds and is around half the size of most notebook computers.

If that were all it had, the Bicorn would not be a particularly interesting machine.

But it isn't — the B240i also offers the abili-

ty to run on five AA batteries, provides an external floppy disk drive port and a PCMCIA/JEIDA standard expansion port for memory cards, fax or data modems, network cards and any other cards which conform to the PCMCIA/ JEIDA standard.

The fact that this machine accepts PCMCIA iis cards and earlier Japanese JEIDA counterparts is quite noteworthy — as it marks one of the first times that this standard is being used on a notebook machine, rather than a palmtop. PCMCIA-standard expansion is already available on palmtop computers from HP, Poqet, Sharp and Memorex, In theory, this means that the Bicorn B240i will let you get the best of both portable coinputing worlds — all the latest expansion interfaces from PCMCIA-supporting hardware companies (such as Intel, which is planning to offer modems, fax cards and network interface cards in PCMCIA format) with the full compatibility provided by a notebook computer design.

At least that is what is supposed to happen. But when you actually use the Bicorn B240i, you get a strong dose of reality. To start with, using Microsoft Windows 3.1 with the machine reveals right away that it uses a non-standard video display (high resolution, but not VGA) and that you must use ABC's own screen and system drivers when installing Windows 3.1 on the machine.

This is not a crucial problem and can easily be gotten around, but it is annoying to have to do so. It would have even been better to go with EGA than this quasi-VGA standard.

Secondly, you realize that battery operation on this machine isn't what it could be.

I was initially impressed by the idea that you could run a machine with a 40 Mb hard disk from five AA batteries — and then was seriously disappointed when I realzed just how little time the machine would actually run on those batteries. Even when I fully charged the rechargeable batteries which came with the machine I only got about an hour's use from them.

The overall hardware design of this m achine looksclever,but there are a few silly things which the designers could have paid a little more attention to. These include the frustrating habit of putting tiny removable — rather than hinged — covers on interface sockets. If you remove the covers from the serial port or printer port, it is quite easy to lose them.

On the plus side, we start with the operating system — DR-DOS 6.0 — which is held in Flash RAM, as is the BIOS. This scores some positive points with me, as it means that both can be upgraded without replacing chips (a problem which faces you when using one of the many notebook systems with DOS in ROM).

As you would expect to find in a palmiop, this hybrid notebook comes with a

number of built-in applications — a file link package to move files to and from your desktop PC (a must, as the B240i doesn' t include a built-in floppy disk drive, as well as a scheduler, diary, telephone/address book and text processor.

Overall, the Bicorn 8240i is an interesting alternative to standard DOS-based notebooks and proprietary palmtop systems. If you are willing to live with its particular set of design coinpromises (the biggest of which is the non-standard screen and the use of a 286, rather than 386SX, processor), then it is well worth a look.

Poqet PC Probably the most well-known handheld PC isthe Poqet PC — developed and manufactured by a subsidiary ofJapanese computer giant Fujitsu. The company has been enthusiastically promoting the systemin recent months — with a repackaging that now includes a 512K PC Card (the creditward size silicon storage media used by the Poqet

METROTORONTOEDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER MARCH'93 back and forth to other personal computwere recently joined by Memorex with its ers. new Commuter Computer.

The latter is really essential if users want The Commuter Computer is similar in to transfer any standard PC software to the many respects to the two-year-old Poqet PC Poqet PC, as it doesn't come with any kind — it conforms to the CGA display standard, of conventional fl oppy disk drive. The machine weighs only I.I p o unds, comes with 640K of system RAM, MS-DOS in ROM and a r e a sonable-size Chiclet-style integral keyboard.

In use, the machine is fine for r u n n in g m any c onventional DOS appl i cations — including bestsellers such as Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2 .2 an d WordPerfect 5.1 — and because all the storage is based in RAM cards, it is actually much faster than a similarly specified desktop system.

Users don' t, however, have to buy any applications at all for the Poqet PC in order to start workg with it. It ~~~l~d~s : :.-'::::-':.:'"::.:"".!'P':.':.:. .by-„ own pop-up calculator, ."''::,":-'::~::'.':.:'~:!::I.:.:.'":".'-'::~".:5:"::::::':':-::.'::::": word processor, sched- S h arp IQ-9000 Electronic Organ lzer withTouch Access, Word uler, a d d r e s s b o o k , P r o cessing and Time/Data Man agement capability telecommunications and file transfer software as includes 640K RAM (the Poqet has 1 Mb), a part of the basic design. single PCMCIA/JEIDA expansion slot (the Despite all this, the high price of the Poqet has two), a serial port, a parallel port machine and the limitations imposed by its non-backlit CGA screen and (by desktop (both as options on the Poqet) and an external 3.5 floppy disk drive port. standards) small storage capacity means Also like the Poqet, DOS (in this case, that users will really need to have a very DR-DOS 5) comes in ROM, as do a series of clear idea of what they want this machine to do before it could be cost justified. built-in utilities (including a calendar, scheduler, to-do list, phone directory, text Sharp IsC-3000 processor and calculator).

Sharp Electronics, developers of the popuThere is also a file transfer utility builtlar "IQ" and "ZQ-3500" personal organizin that performs a lot l ike Travelling Software's LapLink — which makes sense ers, has entered the PC-compatible palmtop computer market with the PC-3000. as this software was also written by OregonIt is interesting for a number of reasons based Travelling Software.

— not the least of which is that it's one of When you start using the Commuter the first PCmompatible handheld systems to Computer, however, you begin to wonder c onform t o t h e P e r s o na l C o m p u t e r why they bothered making it DO&compatiMemory Card International Association ble. To start with, the 640K is all the storage (PCMCIA) design standards.

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been designed and devel- „ , t h e oped in conjunction with DIP Systems of Guildford, E ngland. DI P w a s a l s o responsible for the design of

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Xchange integrated software. There was no other word processing software I had around that would fit i nt o t his modest amount of disk space.

Of course, none of this really matters if you just use the built-in software provided

by Memorex. It isn't bad — although a little limiting — and could just about do the job for corporate note-takers. The only problem here is that there are a few recent releases that will do this job a whole lot better — not the least of which is Psion's Series 3 and Sharp's PC-3000.

On the p l u s side, th e C o m m ut er Computer does have a good keyboard, the screen is better than most of the competing products and the overall external design of the machine is neat and professional.

The doors to all the interfaces fit cleanly and snugly and the PCMCIA-compatible expansion slot allows RAM cards to slip in and out of the machine reliably. I used three d i f f erent J EIDA cards i n t h e Commuter Computer without problems.

If you need a 640K RAM, single-drive XT-compatible computer with some personal information management software that can fit in your pocket, then look no

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Psion Series 3 While the machines reviewed above demonstrate relatively conventional approaches to PC portability, they don't really make any pretension to set new records in lightweight design or portability. This one does — and succeeds, to boot.

Psion's new Series 3 handheld PC is one of the smallest 8086kased PCs in the world, runs on two AA-size batteries, provides storage of up to 4 MBytes and stores files in MSDOS format. It weighs only 265 grams and is smaller than the average wallet, can be used to drive Hayes-compatible modems, and includes built-in word processing software that al lows files to b e saved in Microsoft Word RTF (Rich Text Format).

Batteries last up to 70 hours, a tone dialler is built-in to permit phone numbers to be dialled from the machine's built-in address book, and an agenda/alarm system is provided for time management.

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sonable chance ofrunning modern DOS applications) then you get no disk storage.

If you use the setup menu to set aside 128K of this 640K as a RAM disk — that arranges itself as drive D while the "system disk" is drive C — then you do get a little disk space. This is hardly enough space, however, torun Lotus 1-2-3,WordPerfect or anything else but the most modest of utilities. The only way you will be able to get any real DOS applications running on the Commuter Computer is to either use the optional external floppy disk (which makes the system a little too big to fit in your pocket) or buy a PCMCIA or JEIDA-compatible RAM card. These are now available in sizes of up to 2 Mb each.

I used a 512K memory card — which set itself up as drive A — and was able to run some DOS applications on the machine. In f act, thi s r eview was written o n t h e Commuter Computer using British software manufacturer P s i o n' s e i g h t-year-old

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But, alas, it was not to be.

The Zeos Pocket Personal Computer is based on a NEC VSO microprocessor running at 7.15 megahertz (MHz). It has two slots for flash memory cards, one on each side, and parallel and serial ports that, with the included adapters, become real, lif~ize parallel and serial ports. It's easy to carry and comes with a padded case with slots for storing extra batteries and has nearly a fullsize keyboard.

The unit also comes with I megabyte (MB) of random access memory (RAM) and 1.5 MB of read-only memory (ROM).

I found th e u n i t v ery at tractive in appearance. It is delightfully light at 1.8 pounds, just the right size to fit into my purse, comes with a case, and has Microsoft

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Zeos claims it will run 80 days on two AA batteries with a lithium battery as a back-up, but I got about two weeks out of the two AA batteries. The computer has a handsome black exterior and a graphics screen with an opening menu t h a t a l l ows switching between the multiple applications included.

DOS 5.0 is also included, and a DOS 5.0 utility for null-modem transfer between the Zeos and another personal computer (PC) is explained in the manual.

The built-in applications in the unit include a file management utility; a utility called Planner for appointment scheduling; a To Do List utility; a Card File for keeping n ames a n d pho n e num b ers; a n

Information utility with international time zones, telephone area codes, weight and measure conversions, currency exchange, and a place to keep personal information; a calculator; Microsoft Works; and a Utility program that allows set-up of the system i tself as well as a DOS shell and f i l e exchange utility.

The Zeos shuts itself ofl' automatically after about tw o m i n u tes of n o n -use.

However, whether you press the ofF button in an application or the unit shuts down itself, it never really goes off but waits in "suspend" mode. So when you turn it back on, it's right where you left off.

But this machine was designed for someone who doesn't type, despite the nearly full-size keyboard. Whoever designed it never heard the Enter key stories about the IBM XT. The Shift key on the right side of the keyboard is tiny, and next to it is an Up Arrow key, a part of a group of four arrow keys. I couldn't ever hit the Shift key but instead I continually hit the Up Arrow key. I spent two hours on a train trying to write a single article and couldn't because each time I'd go to make a capital letter, I'd end up inserting text on the line just above where I was working.

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So, it's useless to me for writing. Despite the attractive price of US $595 retail and despite the built-in features, as a righthanded touch typist, I can't use it.

There were other problems as well. The 7-inch by 2 8/4-inch screen at a resolution of 640 by 200 can display 25 lines of 80 column text but reflects the display so that you get a double image unless you adjust the tilt angle just right. Also, the choices of programs are in graphical boxes selected by moving a dotted box so light in hue that it' s diflicult to see unless its moving. The text is small as well. All this is annoying, but I could live with it.

To be fair, I' ve shown this unit to associates who are not interested in writing but who need something portable, and they think it's great. The Pocket PC also comes with a 804ay money-back guarantee,a I year warranty,and 24 hour a day toll-free technical support. So, if you need lots of functionality, are not a touch typist, have good vision, and a small wallet, the Zeos Pocket Personal Computer is for you.

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(now a division of Symantec), Travelling Software and WordPerfect. Not surprisingly, versions of DOS, Lotus 1-2-5, Norton Utilities, LapLink and WordPerfect 5.1 are all now available on PCMCIA cards.

Assuming that PCMCIA succeeds in being established as a standard, the question then arises of what will PCMCIA cards be able to do. To start with, their abilities were very modest, with only 128K of storage. Within the past year, 512K and 1 MB PCMCIA cards have become more common — and 2 MB are now starting to be offered.

But PCMCIA is not just a standard conbe used as general-purpose expansion slots, using six spare pins on the interface that can cater for input/output devices such as networkadapter cards and modems.

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aced one fothe world's smalkst hard disks It .will store21.4 Megabytes fodata and (a'"""e major player in the networking market) yet is only 2 inches long 1.44 inches across and .4 inches high. n own as the H P Kittyhawk Personal S torage Mo d u l e (PSM), it is typical of the growing number of computer add-ons produced in sizes that are only a little larger than the average credit card. These peripherals are typically f a st, s l i c k , expensive, small. But the computer industry is so convinced that users want these tiny devices that it is developing them in unprecedented numbers.

At last fal l' s Co mdex t rade exh i b i t io n i n L a s Vegas, forexample, a wide range of credit card-sized add-ons for palmtop and notebook computers conforming t o t h e P ersonal Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA) standard were on display — including cards that added hard disks, network connections, modems and other crucial functions to t iny PCs. T h e P C M C I A expansion slot is basically a

Microprocessorand memory chip manufacturers are ably represented by AMD, Chips fk T echnologies, Intel, Micron Technology (one of the few U.S RAM chip man u f a c t urers), M otorola , N ati o n a l Semiconductor,Samsung Semiconductor and Silicon Storage Technology.

Next come the companies that produce IBMcompatible BIOS products — the ROM chips which ensure IBM software compatibility. Included on the list of PCMCIA members are b o t h Aw a r d an d Phoenix T e c h nologies, w hich pr o d uce a h u g e chunk of the BIOS chips for the mainstream desktop PC clone market.

A nother i n t r i g u i n g issue to note in the membership list is the number The first 1.3" disk drive module from Hewlett-Packard Co. is the size of a small of magneticmedia compamatchbox, has 21.4MB of storage space and is ideal for integration into mobile- nies involved - suggesting computlng devices, digital-imaging peripherals, telecommunications and consumer that they are starting to look beyond the traditional electronics. floppy disk and hard disk storage technologies to a 68-pin tiny replica of the AT expansion bus Products, HP, Lotus Development, Maxell, future where storage is provided on lowused in most 886 and 486 desktop computMicron Technology, Mitac, Motorola, power silicon. Among these suppliers are ers.

National Semiconductor, Peter Norton Connor Peripherals (a pioneering manuComputing (now a division of Symantec), PCMCIA was formed in 1989 as a nonfacturer of sm all, f ast hard d i sks for S amsung, T r a vellin g S o f t ware a n d profit trade association aimed at establishportable computers) and Maxell (a major ing a worldwide memory-card standard for WordPerfect. Although having names such manufacturer of floppy disks). as Microsoft, IBM and Intel on the memthe PC industry. The standard defines the Perhaps not surprisingly, there are lots size, pin assignments, electrical requireof major PC manufacturers — including ments, protocols and file formats of credit Apple, Atari, C o mmodore, Co mpaq, card-sized PCMCIA add-on cards. More Epson, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Mitsubishi, NEC, than ISO manufacturers, semiconductor S harp, Texas Instruments, Zeni t h companies, software suppliers and systems attracted to the idea of establishing a stanintegrators have joined the PCMCIA since dard for removable silicon storage media. its establishment and two years ago the Atari (with its Pocket PC ), Fujitsu (as reporganization reached an agreement with resented by its Poqet subsidiary) and HP Japanese standards group JEIDA on adop(with its HP 95LX handheld system) were tion of the specifications. all pioneers in producing systems that use The list of PCMCIA members is impresPCMCIA storage. sive. Leading names on the group's execuFinally, software producers have also tive membership list include Fujitsu, Intel, warmed to the idea of the PCMCIA stanIBM, Mi crosoft, M i t subishi, Phoenix dard — as it offers a way to sell traditional Technologies, Polaroid, Poqet, Sharp, ber's list is important, it is the breadth of PC software (albeit often in a truncated Texas Instruments, Toshiba and Zenith.

Other well-known ass'ociate and affiliate support the group appears to enjoy across form) to handheld and palmtop computer users who might normally use only the softthe industry which could make it succeed members include AMD, AST, Apple, Atari, ware that is built into the machine. Already where similar previous attempts have failed.

Award, Citizen, Commodore, Compaq, signed up a s PCMCIA m e mbers are Connor Peripherals, Dell, DIP, Epson, There appears to be representation Microsoft, Lotus, Peter Norton Computing from every sector of the PC industry.

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PCIVICIA was formed in 1989 as a non-profit trade association aimed at establishing a worldwide memorycard standard for the PC industry.

in the PCMCIA group.

Release 2.0 of the PCMCIA specification, meanwhile, was released in late 1991 to meet the g r owing r ange of n e eds demanded by the PCMCIA membership.

These included a new "execute in place" facility that allows software companies to not only put their software onto PCMCIA cards, but also include on the card the RAM needed to run the application — so that o n a P C - corn P a t i bl e h a n d h eld machine, for example, you can run Lotus 12-3 without using up any of the system RAM on your pocket PC. In addition, Release 2.0 offered better support for flash memory and improved low-voltage operation. Finally, there were f urther d e f i n i t i ons p r ovided fo r t h e input/output capability of the cardswhich its developers say is similar to that of an EISA (extended industry architecture) expansion bus on a PC. By "multiplexing" on the 68-pin connectors, you can now plug in cordless communications systems (such as pagers), network cards, modems and other devices.

All is not totally rosy in the PCMCIA garden, however. There are a number of difFerent interpretations of the PCMCIA II standard, which means that PCMCIA cards produced by differentmanufacturers do not always work with all machines designed to accept the cards. In addition, chip-maker Intel has designed a superset of the standard calledE~ (exchangeable card architecture) that is supposed to eliminate potential incompatibilities between systems produced by different manufacturers.

The final issue is a psychological one.

How many users or corporations are going to be willing to pay several hundreds of dollars (typically between $500 and $1000) for add-ons that bring capabilities to handheld computers that they can get much more cheaply in desktop systems? In addition, there will also likely be resistance to expensive addwns that are so small they can easily be lost through a hole in a suit jacket — or even left on the bus by accident.

For those who do buy PCMCIA cards, the best advice would be to think of them as you would any other add-on circuit board for your desktop system. Buy from reputable dealers and get them to install your PCMCIA cards — just as you would add-on cards for the inside of your existing personal computer. That will ensure you treat the equipment with the respect it will need in order to survive life in a pocket or notebook PC.And by comparing the PCMCIA version of the ade n w i t h the same item for a desktop system, you get a good idea of the price premium you' ll pay for "going portable." •

METRO TORONTOEDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER INARCH '93 Conrinnedfermi page17 ble. While word processed data can be moved to and from the Series 5 via a cable and Microsoft Word users will be able to maintain the format of their documents even as they are being edited on the Series 3, no one should expect to be able to run L otus I-2-8 or W o rdPerfect on t h i s machine.

The interesting thing about it for PC users is that it demonstrates where PS technology is going and how much further it can go by making use of the NEC VSOH, low power 8086 compatible processor, Intel's innovative flash memory storage and Psion's own considerable experience in the hand-held market. It has shown what could be the way ofthe future for handheld portable PCs. And make no mistake about it, the Series 8 is a fully fledged personal comput-

added to the system.

Technically, it is a well-designed and clean little machine that is well-equipped for handling the tasks for which it was created. It is, however, an expensive and somewhat 'flash' way of doing so.

A great many lowermost non-DOS-cornpatible handheld systems — many of which offer pouches so that they can be clipped onto belts — are already available to serve this market — and don't have the memory and hard disk requirements dictated by the DOS-based peninterface on the Palmpad.

But if you want a machine that is DOScompatible, innovative and inviting for your

workforce to use, then the Palmpad has got to be worth a look.

INitac Palmtop 1800A

One of the PC industry's best barorneters for the success of a new design or hardware standard has always been whether or not Taiwanese clone makers were interested in producing it. Proponents of the palmtop computer recently joined the club of those who have been "flattered" by Taiwanese efforts to imitate and improve upon their

ing the Mitac Palmtop 1600A — a sub1000 DOScompatible handheld computer that includes both MS-DOS 5.0 and Microsoft Works 2.0 in ROM, I Mb of RAM, a CGA-compatible display, the ability to run on four AAA batteries, and two PCMCIAwompatibte expansion card slots. If you want a relatively low-cost entry to the palmtop world — and have either a smallish application that will run under DOS or a great affection for Microsoft Works — then this system has to be worth a look. •

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And make no mistake about it, the Series 3 is a fully fledged personal computer with its own built-in advanced operating system. er with its own built-in advanced operating system, a windowing and pulldown menu interface and a graphically oriented version of Psion's OPL applications development language.

The Series 8 overs the perfect adjunct to a desktop PC for anyone who needs to be able to take a few quick notes while they' re on the road, organize their diary electronically and be able to access the office E-mail system without lugging a large portable PC around with them. At less than $500, it is cheap enough for even the most occasional portable computer user to consider.

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Grid Palmpad Smaller, faster and cheaper always seems to be the way the PC industry is moving in its product designs, but there is always room for innovative and good ideas along the way.

O ne of t h ese comes from G r i d Technologies, which on first inspection appears to be pursuing the idea of computer as fashion accessory. The company's new Palmpad pen-based computer is designed to be worn on the hip or the arm — and used in the field by those who don't claim any particular expertise in handling PC+.

The Palmpad can be strapped to your arm or worn on your belt — but is small enough to hold in the palm of your hand.

And, of course, it is operated using a pen-

based interface — allowing users to just point at icons on the screen to control and run their applications.

Grid envisions it being used for remote data collection, stock-taking in warehouses — and really just anywhere that a keyboard is going to get in the way. It runs on an NEC V20 processor (which is compatible with the old 8088 used in the original IBM PC, but a lot faster), weighs less than three pounds, comes with MS-DOS 5.0 in ROM, offers 2 Mb ol'memory and provides 20 Mb of storage on solid state disks.

Like most of the other palm-sized PCs on the market today, it also offers expansion based on the PCMCIA standard. This is an international industry standard for creditward-sized expansion devices — and

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Buying a computer withouta modem is shortsighted. It's Like buying one xuithouta mouse — you can get along yIjithout it, but having one makesa soorldfodifference There are better things to dream about than buying that nice new multimedia upgrade. A modem givesyou more bang for your buck than anything you' ll ever buy for your computer.

recently downloaded a program that allowed you set all kinds of parameters in your inodem without resorting to deciphering all those AT commands that are listed in your inanual. Handy stuff.

Case II4: Really cool stuff whyyolishellliihffyamoiiem you Really Cool Stuff (RCS) is the kind of thing rarely see in computer stores. If you do Case 81: Infinite advice

Imagine you' re sitting in a classroom and the instructor asks you a question. You don't know the answer — but that's okay because you' re psychic and someone, somewhere in the world knows the answer. All you have to do is ask.

Imagine again that, instead of being psychic, all of these people, and the informauon they have to offer, is available to anyone with the simplest of home coinputers.

That coinputer is yours because you were smart and you bought a modem.

Answers to anything you could think of are out there, stored in someone's head.

All you have to do is ask the question and someone will give you the answer through electronic mail, whether it be about where to buy a good mountain bike or how to program really neat rnacros in Excel.

Case N2: Shareware There are thousands of independent computer software developers out there who have chosen not to market their products ihrough traditional channels. They sell their software as "shareware," meaning you '"get" it f' or free to evaluate, but if you decide to use it, you' re supposed to pay for It.

As a programmer there are many reasons for doing this — you get to keep all of the money; nobody else is going to take control of your creativity. You can inarket software that may not be commercially viable on a large scale, but fits a niche market — something like a program that calculates the positions of satellites so you can watch them drift by with your telescope.

There are a lot of really great shareware programs out there — everything from video games to spreadsheets. Registering the shareware you keep makes sense. It allows the developer to continue to develop and provides you with updates, technical support and everything else you'd expect from commercial software.

If you look around in most computer stores and shows, you' ll find people selling unregisteredshareware for anywhere from $2 to $6 per disk. Downloading shareware from a BBS is free. The stuff is more up-todate, and you usually get a wider variety.

Browsing through the stuff is a lot easier as well.

Case II3: Technical support Think about it: everyone on a BBS already has a computer and probably knows how to use it. If'you ever need help with your computer, or a piece of sof'tware, you can get quick andinformative answers on a BBS. Not only can other people be helpful, but many computer companies run their own BBSes to provide drivers, software fixes and updates, product release information and online technical suppori.

BBSes also have many shareware utilities that do some really amazing things. I

find RCS in a store the price is insane. Take printer fonts, for exainple. You can download hundreds of them on BBSes as shareware, and the prices are usually amazing. I downloaded 25 fonts for my old Atari ST a while back and they wanted $15 for the whole set.

One guy on my BBS collects maps of golf courses all over the world. He converts them into templates forgack Nicholas Golf — for FREE. If you' re into games, there's a lot of RCS for many games like Railroad Tycoon, SimCity and others. It makes the investment in a game really worth it.

Clip art, sound samples, screen savers, you name it. If you don't have a modem, you' re missing a lot!

A special tip for shareware buyers: most of the stuff comes from the U.S. (are there a lot of top-notch Canadian developers too)), so many want to be paid in U.S. funds. The cheapest way is to go to Money Mart (the guys who cash checks, and pocket a percentage) and get an American ExpressU.S. money order.You'llpay a fraction of what a bank will charge for a money order or a check made in U.S. funds.

Case N5: Information There are hundreds of online magazines that are free to download. You can get everything from Telecompseting Digestto JesoisIsWeekly ¹sos. The scope is incredible.

There arealso many conferences that are dedicated to specific topics. Messages that appear in these conferences sometimes come from allover the world. Once again, the scope is mind-boggling: particle physics to home brewing, The information you get online is often available months before it appears on the newsstandsor even in press releases. As a journalist, this is very important to me since information is the main ingredient to what I do.

There are also many non-profit organizations thai. use BBSes to spread their message. The purpose of these groups is usually to disseminate information about their cause. Going online gives them an inexpensive channel for two-way communication with the public.

Unlike newsletters or flyers that are expensive to print, mail and distribute, a BBS can provide exposure to a wider geographical area and provide interactive databases and inAepth information that can' t be printed in every edition.

Case IIS: Entertainment

If you' ve got kids, what would you rather have: vegetation in front of a television or interaction with other people where communication skills are developed as part of creative play? Most of BBSing consists of conversing with other people, whether it be in a message or in a live computer teleconference.

BBSes are a land where people judge

you by whatyou say,not by what you look like, sound like or are capable of performing. It's the inside, not the outside that counts. For inany people, expressing themselves electronically taps into a part of them that has something to say, regardless of whether they' re shy or unable to express themselves for whatever reason.

Of course there's more to entertainment than conversation. Many BBSes have online games where callers coinpete against each other in different siinulated environments. Online games concentrate on business skills — your ability to make investment or marketing decisions Other games are most centered on knowledge, like trivia games, Some are snore action-based, like today's arcade games but with an emphasis on interacting with other people rather than simulated villains.

Regardless of the style of game you prefer,BBSes can give you more of a challenge than the predictability of many of today' s video galnes.

liow to buy a modem Without getting too technical, modems are measured in bits per second. The higher the number of bits per second (bps) the fasterthe modern can exchange information. Modems on the market colne in three speeds: 2,sl00bps, 9,600bps and 14,400bps.

There are faster speeds but these modems are currently non-standard. If you want to buy one ofthese faster modems, do your homework first.

If you buy a modem you will eventually want to get liles from a BBS. This is called downloading. How long it takes to download a file depends on the speed of your modem. With the average file on a BBS being about 120K, it would take almost nine minutes to download a file with a 2,406bps modem, while a 14,400 would take just over a minute.

I haven't mentioned 9,600bps moderns because they don't cost much less than a 14,400 modem these days. Buying a 9,600bps modem, unless you get it for a really good price, is a mistake. You might as well make the jump to 14,400.

On the streets you can expect to pay about $150for a decent 2,400bps modem with 9,600 fax and about $850 for a 14,400 modem with fax.

A modem is more than a box.

If you' re buying a modem, especially an internal one, you should really make sure you can get decent technical support.

Modems are definitely not plug-and-go products. They can be complicated to set up and so can cominunications software.

Ask your computer dealer some questions before you buy, since he or she is your first line of support.

If you are buying an internal model, ask your dealer how to instaB it Sometimes modems can conflict with your I/O card and other cards inside your computer.

Don't be brushed off, get as much detail as possible before you leave the store.

Ie wary ofbad modem software Modems usually come bundled with some free software. This is usually provided by the modem manufaci.urer. Ask about it. If the package is not available in the store se~

arately as a coinmercial package it's probably not worth the disk it's stored on.

Most manufacturers still haven't figured out that bundling crappy software ends up costing them money because of unsatis6ed customers and technical support calls, The rule is, don't expect inuch from the bundled software. You' re usually much better off spending the extra for a coinmercial

communicationsprogram or finding a

friend who can provide you with a decent s hareware p r o g r am , l i k e Zt er m (Macintosh) or Telix (MS-DOS).

Many modems also come bundled with free time on CompuServe or GEnie.

Calling CompuServe or GEnie is not something I'd recommend for a new modem user. If you get one of t hese "trialaccounts," put It away for a few months.

You don't want to waste your trial time while you fumble with your new modem.

Getting online

Finding a decent BBS can be difficult.

There are BBSes that charge for access and ones that are free, You can usually get a demo account of some sort on the pay ones, so you can try before you buy.

Nrus protection Many people are worried about viruses when they call BBSes. You can't get a virus unless you download a file. So before downloading, ask the BBS's system operator (sysop) about what virus scanning is done on downloadable files. If you are not satisfied on their virus protection, it's up to you to pl ovlde your own.

Signing up On some BBSes, signing up for an account can be like taking out a bank loan. Sysops feel they need to ask for your name, age, occupation, home phone, work phone, address, date of birth, credit card nuinber and other assorted information.

Beware, «lthough most sysops are great people, some disreputable ones abuse this inlormation. Harassing phone calls have been known tohave been made, especially to women, andcreditcard numbers can gei into the wrong hands.

Personally I wouldn't give a sysop anything other than my name and home phone number. They have no right to ask for other information, unless you are paying for a membership (they need an address to send a refund to if you require one), I'd much rather mail a check than give out my credit card number.

Also, like buying anything else, it's good to know who you' re dealing with. If they ask for yourvoice number, make sure you get theirs, and make sure it's not an answering machine. When you need assistance, an answering machine isn't much help.

Free OFcommercial You don't need to sign up for a commercial BBS to getgood service.There are many greatfree BBSes that are run out of people's holnes, usually with money out of their own pockets (be nice to them). The main problem is that free is popular (it sure is to me). If you call during off pea hours you may actually get through. Don' t be surprised if you encounter a busy signal.

Cominercial BBSes usually have a lot inore to offer because they have the money to buylarger hard drives (more room for downloadable files) and can afford the long-distance bills that are often required to participate in many of the worldwide electronic mail services.

Another nice thing about commercial BBSes is that they can afford to have more

than one phone line.Canada Remote Systems in Toronto has around 200 phone

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Commercial BBSes usually have more of everything you want: more files, more information, better online games, wider-reaching electronic mail, etc.

one you like and start dialing.

Once you make aconnection to a BBS you' ll probably be asked to apply for access, Until you apply, which usually requires the system operator (sysop) to call you back to make sure you' re not a vandal, you probably won't be able to access much of the sys-

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Some people arescared when they call their first BBS. They' re afraid they' ll accidentally delete all of the files on the system or something like that. Don't worry. BBS software has been designed to make disasters like this impossible. If you think something is seriously going wrong you can always hang up.

Finding a BBS you like can be the hard part, The Computer Paper usuallyhas BBS ads in the Classified section. Grab the list, find

One smart thing to do is to figure out how to capture the data the BBS is sending you and save it to disk, Go through it later and print a bit of the help files and make cheat notes. Leisurely wander through the BBS and see what it's all about.

How to download Once you' ve managed to figure out things, like how to write a message, you can try downloading a few files. Downloading con-

sists of the following steps: I) Selecting the files you want. This usually means looking at a list and selecting "D" from the menu. The system will then ask you for the names of the files you want.

2) Selecting a protocol. A protocol is a method for transmitting the file to your machine. The BBS will ask you what protocol you'd like to use. Check your software for the protocols it has to offer.

Zmodem is your first choice, followed by Ymodem and Xmodem.

S) Starting the transfer. Once you' ve told the BBS to start sending, it will wait for you to start your file transfer. Select the Receive File option on your communications software and select the same protocol that you did on the BBS. 4) Wait for the transfer to complete. Your

software will probably give you some indication that the file is being transmitted. It will soon appear on your drive.

5) Decompress the file. In order to save disk space on the BBS, and to keep multiple parts together, files on BBSes are usually archived using PKZIP, Stuffit or some other method.

You need a utility to decompress your downloaded files. This program can also be obtained though your BBS. If you' re lost, ask some of the other BBS users for assistance.

Hopefully this information will help you understand the value of buying a modem and how to get it up and running without too many hassles. If you need assistance feel free to write to me at the address of The Computer Pa/erin Toronto. •

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Coming in a neat package that willfit, if not in a hip pocket,at least in a coat pocket,the SupraFAXModem looks like a toy Ouy Review of: Hayes Optima 144, still require 500 bits-perwecond access. a fax-datamodem In the past I' ve used internal modems reviewershad widely divergent experiences with it, one very sucFrom: H a yes Microcomputer Products Inc., e x clusively, but since Hayes sent the exter- cess ful, one not so success fuL R E V I E W E D F O R N E W S B Y T E S B Y D A N A B LA N K E N H O R N

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nal version this year, I tried it. I found one big advantage — the flashing lights tell me Review of: SupraFAXModem V.32bis when a file transfer in the background is Rune on: Macintosh, IBM, or any computer Ftuc 404-441-1214; with RS-232 serial ports ending or hung-up, even if my software is BBS: 404-446-6336 S u pra Corporation, keeping quiet about it. During the holiday From: Price: $51 9 .00 7101 Supra Drive SW, season, the flashing red lights also add a Albany, OR 97321 PUMA Rating: 4 (on a scale of 1=lowest Christmas touch to the o%ce.

U S $ 399.95 retail to 4=highest ) The product comes with two free soft- Price: PUMA Rating: 2 (on a scale 1=lowest Summary: This is atop-flight modem from a ware packages — Smartcom EZ and top-flight company. to 4 =highest) Smartcom Fax. Neither is ahighland package, but they do the job unless you have Summary: A powerful fax and modem at a very low price, if you get one that he Hayes Optima 144 is not the y o u r own favorite. company's top line — a l in e I can't say enough good things about works. called Ultra includes an X.25 Ha y es support, either. The operators have PAD. But it's the fastest modem n e ver heard a stupid question — at least he h i g h poi n t s of the SupraFAXModem (other than you can buy which runs under an interna- t h ey won't admit to having ever heard one. the low price) include its appeartionally recognized standard, V.52bis. The A n d the online support, which sports a tollance — a two-digit alphanumeric Hayes product also supports the V.42bis f r e e line for out-of-towners, is also among standard for online error correction and th e best in the industry. The support peo- message display that goes beyond the inforcompression, as well pie always seem to be there, mation provided by modems that only use as the Class I fax and Ineverhad to wait to talk indicator lights to show the user what is a tO~P fg~ht s tandard, whi c h Tg~~ ~~ 9 happening, More than 20 messages are to a technician after more operates o n an provided by the display, including line stathan a few minutes on hold. mOd~m fiOm e xtension t o t h e You willpay more for a tus, current connect speed and transmisHayes AT command Hayes modem, but given the sion errors. Since these are two-letter or letset and allows you to excellent support and quality ter/number codes, you need to keep a list handy toknow what uncommon messages finally — buy of the product, it's worth it. third-party software mean, but for most of our two-month test for your fax board. period the only messages we saw were the PUIINA Rating I tried the Hayes Optima on every conPerformance: 4. It per- three or four associated with normal (or abnormal) transmissions. ceivable data speed, with a number of diffo r med flawlessly.

There are two versions of this modem. ferent computers. The unit worked every Use f u l n e ss: 4. This modem will be time. While some other modems I' ve tried u s eful to call virtually any online service or The V.32 model, which is $100 less than the version we tested, has a maximum transmishad trouble with GEnie's 2400 bits-per-sec- BBS you currently use. ond access, the Hayes worked both at the Illia n u a l : 4 . M a nuals provided are sion speed of only 9600 baud, which seems pretty fast until you compare it with the slowest and fastest (9600) speeds. (On a de t ailed and written well.

Macintosh we had to disable XonXoff, as it A va ila b i l i ty: 4. Available in a store maximum 58,400 which can beachieved using full MNP-10 (Microcom Network does hang up some high-speed transmis- n e ar you. • Protocol) compression and the top 14,400 sions during Xmodem transfers, but we' re bits per second (bps) data exchange rate told this problem is normal for high-speed C ontact Beth McElwaine, Hayes, 404-840-9200. available with the V.52bis model. modems and Macs and not unique to Hayes Both versions of the SupraFAXModem modems.) It is also Bell IOS-compatible, operate at standard speeds as low as 500 meaning it even works well with my favorite baud and are therefore supposed to be Chicago editor whose computer operations compatible with all BBS systems. Some BBS operators, however, have had problems with these modems, Newsbytes was told by • What's t h e : d i f f e rence does not, if it has already moved on. one BBS softwaremaker. So check with the ... It can:.be a real pain, if you do have an BBS software manufacturer before buying between Ymodem-G and error, after 100k of a 125k file has been one if you are buying it for a BBS. received. That is why an error-checking Modem comm ands accepted by the Zmodem? modem is really needed.

SupraFAXModem are 100-percent "Hayes Because Ymodem does not havethe AT"-compatible so there is no difficulty I understand that Ymodem-G, Zmodem capabilities, it has less overhead using existing communications software per packet. This results in the fastest file with the modem. We started testing the which requires a modem with xfer available. modem with the PC using a five-year-old Ymodem& does require an error corversion of Hilgreave's HyperAccess and error correction, does no error recting modem. Ymodem-G is just like encountered no problem.

Blotchexcept itdoes not do any Both versions of the modem also feature checking, while Zmodem Ymod~ CRC checks. Since it doesn't do these Class I and Class 2 fax command compatichecks, it relies on the modem to do the bility and group 8 fax compatibility at does. Are there any other dif- check and is supposed to be faster. speeds from 2400 bps to 14,400 bps.

I haven't found it to be much faster While the external modem is the same, ferences? than Zrnodem at all, at leis( not fast there are separate Macintosh and IBM enough to make up for the beneflts that packages available which come with optiActually, Ymodem-G does do Zmodem offers. Zmodem is a stream-type mized communications software. The softthe same error checking as protocol and doesri't send ariy ACES ware that comes with the Macintosh ver8 Ymodem. However, since it has unless asked to do so. If you.are using sion, FaxSTF, which Newsbytes tested, is already gone on to the next packet, when 2400 baud only, then there is no, real benexcellent and fun to use — one can create an error is discovered, there is no way to efit in speed between Ymodem/Ymodema customized fax cover page, maintain a fax recover, and the xfer aborts. 'Zmodem G/Zmodem except Zmodem has some mailing list and specify when a fax is to be and CIS B+ have ways to go back and nice features like transfer resuine. g: sent and when the fax is to answer a call. resend the erroneous packet.Ymodem Customer support for the software is readily available through a phone number in

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Hook-up and configuration were very simple and there were few line noise problems during the test period using the PC. One firmware upgrade did arrive, but testing was completed using the original configuration as supplied by Supra. No incompatibility problems were encountered and the modem operated flawlessly during tests with the PC. However, there were major problems in the test with the Macintosh. The modem would answer incoming fax phone calls occasionally or not at all, and try as we may for three days, we couldn't get the modem to behave consistently. I say "we" in reference to the makers of FaxSTF software, not Supra Corporation. Fax STF experts attempted to make a connection to our Supra modem but after several days of reconfiguring and testing, we still could not make the fax unit answer the call.

Although our PC reviewer never needed to call customer support, our Mac reviewer did. Calls to Supra reached an endless phone-mail loop at a non-toll-free number without a human on the other end. After three days of waiting, and many tens of dollars spent on phone calls trying to reach' Supra without result, we finally got a call back from customer support three days later — by then it was too late. We had concluded the unit was defective and sent it back to the distributor.

PUIIIIA Rating Performance: 2. Since one unit worked and another didn' t, we can't give this modem the top rating.

Usefulness 2. Inexpensive combina-. tion fax and high-speed modem small enough to carry along with a notebook, if it works.

INanual 4. Well-written, if a bit too technical for some users.

Availability 1. Although the units are widely advertised and widely available via mail order, and the company offers special price rates for BBS sysops, the dismal state of customer support drops our rating here, to the bottom. • Contact: Marilyn Jordan, Supra, 503-967-2400 or fax 503-967-2401.

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Losses of this magnitude affect all sectors of the economy, not just the computer industry. Unemployment is increased, pension plans which have invested in AM stock have lost value, public

Telecommunications can open up a whole new world of possibilities for the Amiga owner. With a modem, the Amiga owner can connect to a Bulletin Board System (sas) through any telephone line. A aBs is a central meeting place for computer owners, and can be run by an individua'1, group, or company.

faith in the economy, at a very critical turning point, is again shaken. And, unfortunately, the public's faith in iaM itself, has been shaken.

A BBsservesmany needs,including the exchange of software, information and ideas.

While this may appear to be just retribution to Amiga users, who have for years been virtually ignored by followers of the "Big Blue" and its clones; think againt Surely there is no vindication in someone else's misfortune.

Fortunately for Amiga, Commodore in comparison to IBM, is able to anticipate and react to market trends and needs in a far quicker

fashion. It is also a much leaner corporation. Beyond a point, size tendsto breed inefficiency,beaureaucracy and lack of communication.

With the Amiga line of computers, Commodore is very much in touch with the market. They are delivering state-of-the-art

computers at a remarkably competitive price. Moreover, Amiga's engineering development is second to none. All-in-all, Commodore is managing to run a healthy business.

This state of affairs is of course comforting to Amiga owners as well as prospective Amiga owners. They know that their platform is well supported and will continue to prosper. Also, Amiga's good health is of course not lost on all of the third party developers who prodigiously continue to increase their support of the Amiga with top-quality software and hardware peripherals.

And not to be forgotten, the Amiga's inherent architectuie which allows easy upgradability of earlier models, maintains the value of installed machines.

Having commented on Amiga's health in comparison to AM, it must still be remembered that future computer development relies to a large degree upon shared advances in technology.

Research by major corporations,universitiesand othersources form the foundation from which new technology evolves.

Amiga's engineering group can only work with the tools which are first developed by physicists, chemists and mathematicians in their laboratories. This End of research is funded by the collective demands of the computer industry.

The financial health of every major player in the computer industry is essential to maintain the massive strides that have been made in producing today's computers. For this reason, let us

hope that IBM can get their act together as soon as possible. Down the road, Amiga owners will also benefit.

For the new Amiga owner, telecommunications can be a big help.

Amiga bulletin boards are frequented by &iendly Amiga owners willing to assist beginners in making the most out of their systems.Chances arethatifyou have a problem, someone has alreadybeen there and hasa solution. Even advanced userscan benefit from thisexchange of knowledge.

A common problem for many new Amiga owners is a lack of software. With a modem and a telecommunications proyma, you haveaccessto a large variety ofsoftware,rangingfrom graphics to music and business applications to entertainment.

There are two general categories of software available on bulletin boards. First are public domain (pD) programs which are availablefree ofcharge. Second are shareware programs which are a low cost form of commercial software which you can try. If you like the program then you are expected to send the author a feefortheirwork in producing the program.

Thislarge base ofsoftware can go a long way towards making your Amiga more productive and more enjoyable to use.

W hen purchasing a modem, modem speed,defined as baud rate, is an important consideration. A 2400 baud modem can be purchased for just over $100.00, while a 14400 baud modem can cost almost $400.00. Does the higher speed justify the price?

Consider that to fill one standard Amiga floppy disk with software, using a 2400 baud modem would take over one hour.

To fill that same disk, using a 14400 baud modem would take only ten minutes. Most bulletin boards limit your "online" time to somewhere between thirty minutes to one hour. Under these time constraints, a 2400 baud modem can limit your access to the resources available on bulletin boards.

O nce you have a modem, and have read the manual foryour telecommunications program where do you find a bulletin board?

You are holding an excellent source of information in your hands rightnow. At the back ofevery issueofThe Computer Paper is a BBs Classifieds section. Any one of the listed bulletin boards can in turn provide you with a list of other boards.

Your local friendly Amiga dealer is of course also well equipped to assist you with any further questions that you may have.

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You' ve probably seen the ad by ATI Technologies in computer magazines showing a business-

manrisingpo rnthe pavement aper being squashedflat by a steam rolkr. The headline reads, "Flatly Refuse to Compromise on Graphics!" It' sa pretty accurate image, because in the next couple of years we' re all goingto be overrun by a steam rolkr of True Color applications that simply won't work on our current equipment.

Suggested Retail:1 meg $71 9, 2 meg$959.

Street Price: 1MB $589; 2MB $699 Available st:most PC retailers hey won't work because True Color, or 24-bit color, needs more video memory than most people have. It also needs video acceleration, because the extra colors slow screen activity to a crawl.

ATI in Toronto, which already had a reputation for graphic accelerators, obviously saw the 24-bit issue coming and rushed development of cards that could display True Color images and accelerate them at the same time, These cards, the Graphics Ultra+ and the Graphics Ultra Pro have now reached the retail, level, listing for $479 (IMB) and $599 (2MB) for the + and $719 (IMB) and $959 (2MB) for the PRO. Street prices are lower, about $400 and $700 for the IMB version of each board.

Many users get their first taste of the color memory problem when they start creating multimedia applications with programs s u c h as Macromind Action or HSC InterActive. They find when two 256-color images are placed on the s creen, one after th e other, the second invariably ruins the colors in the first.

The name for this is "palette blowout."

It occurs because one 256-color image almost never uses the same 256 colors as the next. Since the memory on most video cards can't hold the additional colors, their video drivers simply hand over the palette to the new picture.

You can get around this by not displaying two pictures simultaneously, by hiding one picture with the next one or by relying on the 20 colors reserved by Windows, to draw boxes and write text, which won' t

blowout, but it's by no means quick in dolllg So.

There are many ways to display pictures in a multimedia program. One is a top-tobottom overlay, an effect that presents the bottom of a picture at the top of the screen and then appears to slide it to the bottom.

Unlike a Reveal, in which the picture isstatic and only new scan lines are being written, in an Overlay, every line is rewritten every time. It's one of the hardest tasks a video board can be asked to do.

It can be made even harder if the picture is taller than the 480 pixel lines on the screen.

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Another workaround is to put both pictures through a palette-sharing program which eliminates blowout, but invariably reduces the quality of each picture.

Best Solution The best solution is to upgrade to a card with at least 1MB of video memory and then show the 25&color pictures with a 16bit, 65,585-color driver, a level referred to as Hicolor. This eliminates palette blowout and also gets rid of the dithering and cross hatching that is a limitation of all '256-color drawing and presentation programs.

One card in this league is the Diamond Speedstar 24, which uses the Tseng ET4000AX chip and sells for around $300.

The Speedstar can display 256 colors at 1024x768 resolution, 82,768 at 800x600 and 16.7 million at 640x480. Because it reserves one bit, its maximum color capability in 16-bit mode is 82,768 colors (2is~82,768). When an HSC InterActive multimedia program is run in 16-bit mode, the Speedstar has no diAiculty displaying multiple 256color pictures without palette

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This is a very remarkable figure when you consider that the Texas Instruments board that usually acts as the benchmark only generates a WinTach of 6.80/A16.

Astute readers will by now be asking what happened when we carried the comparison on to the 24-bit level. The answer is, we don't know, and the reason for that is that as of mid December, ATI hadn't shipped a 24-bit Windows driver For the card.

A little note in the users guide said the integrated Crystal fonts driver and 24-bit Windows mode support will be enabled in the next software driver release.

It's clear ATI was in a great hurry to hit Comdex, the huge American computer convention, with the Graphics Ultra Pro and decided to get the board out without all the software it will eventually need.

Condusion The switch to HiColor and True Color is already underway. The Kodak Photo CD system that turns snapshots into digital images is using 24-bit color. Graphics programs like Image Prep are currently available for True Color, and even shareware like Paint Shop Pro can now handle it.

HSC is promising that HSC InterActive will be able to edit 24-bit color in the second quarter of 1993.

And, of course, there's Video for Windows. Another feature of the mach32 accelerator is that it is hard-wired to speed on-the-fly decompression of Video for Windows AVI files. ATI says it can process 80 frames per second, but limitations in Windows currently restrict this to 15fps.

When you look at all the straws in the wind, it's clear the industry is all headed down the same road and that programmers are increasingly going to write for True Color presentation systems.

For the user, who's already made a considerable investment in a computer and monitor, a fast True Color card like the Graphics Ultra Pro will keep his or her investment current at the lowest possible price.

The fact it's made in Canada, creating jobs and helping Canada's balance of payments, is just the icing on the cake. •

To test this, we compared the Speedstar to ATI's earlier graphics accelerator card, the Graphics Ultra (It has a similar name, but differs from the Graphics Ultra Pro). Using HSCIA, we took a tall (589x675) 256-color PCX file and ordered a fast, overlay f rom th e t o p o f t h e screen. I n 25 6 - color mode, the Speedstar took 9.2 seconds to display the picture, blowing out the palette of the previous picture. In addition, as it moved into position, the redraws created a wavelike motion that detracted from the smooth effect desired.

Rough Edges Then we used the Graphics Ultra. It There are also a few rough edges in its shot through the test, displaying the picture operation, notably a screen flash after the in less than a second. Unfortunately, since Windows logo and before the desktop, and the plain jane Graphics Ultra. can only hanupon exiting, full-screen DOS boxes. dle 256 colors, it also immediately blew out On the other hand, there are some deft the palette of the preceding picture. touches as well. The ATI logo has an aniAs a result, we were very interested to mation sequence. The FlexDesk utility see what would happen with the Graphics Ultra Pro, which has a p r o prietary "mach82" accelerator and a display capacity of 256 colors at 1280x1024, 65,000 colors at 1024x768 and 16.7 million colors at 800x600 and 640x480.

The Graphics Ultra Pro did exactly what ATI claims, providing lightning speed and consistent color. In 16-bit mode, it cut the display time down to .9 of a second, slid the picture in smoothly and maintained the previous palette.

To keep the comparison apples to apples, we tried the same test in 16-bit mode with the Speedstar. It handled the palette OK, but the display time went from 9.2 seconds to 14.6 seconds.

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Another maker ofmath programs for kids, Davidson and Associates, has sued the Waterford Institute for showing on the box how many more math problems kids do per hour with Mental Math Games than with Davidson's New Math Blast product. The Waterford Institute has taken the graph off the packaging to avoid litigation with Davidson, but says independent tests show its program offers a significant difference in the number of problems kids do.

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This book covers the whole range of possible artificial lifeforms; it looks at everything from computer viruses to fully autonomous robots. In this exhaustive survey Levy leaves nothing out — expect to find anything and everything you ever wanted to know about artificial life. Not only do weget an idea of how these creatures work, but we also get to meet their creators through in4epth interviews. They all emphasize that creating artificial life requires "bottom-up" thinking, allowing the digital beasts to adapt to their own environment instead of imposing a completed and fixed framework. This has far-reaching implications, which Levy draws out chapter by chapter.

For many yearsthe idea of computerbased artificial life has been considered as belonging to the fringes of "pure" comput-

his dreams are finally being realized.

The researchers Levy looks at take many different stances in their approaches to artificial life. It extends from those who, see it purely as a model for how "real" life evolved, to those who look to it as a means of developing artificial intelligence. One of the most fascinating topics covered is genetic algorithms, which are sets of mathematical rules that allow digital organisms to evolve within a computer. We are shown several models in which, given the right circumstances, creatures seem to spontaneously generate out of digital chaos.

Many are able to reproduce, colonize territory and can attack other digital creatures.

Some become parasites, which force their hosts to develop effective defenses against them, and in turn cause improvements in the parasites. This same flexibility can also be used to create adaptive behaviors for robots, or for programs that can be allowed to "build themselves" to our specifications.

Unfortunately, Levy has not done his research thoroughly in biology, and it shows. Anybody with a good knowledge of genetics will see gaping holes in the parallels and evidence Levy draws upon. He often uses biological terms inaccurately, sometimes using the same word for completely different meanings. This is a serious flaw in what is otherwise an excellent book.

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also a dark side to this research, which Levy does not hesitate to acknowledge. The

influential mathematicians, John von Neumann. Co-designer ofthe hydrogen bomb and the architect of all modern computers,he came up with a framework for "artificial structures," and a model for a fully autonomous, self-reproducing creature. It was made of data, and could only live in a land made of information — in other words, only within the memory of a computer. Von Neumann died ofcancer in the 1950s, well before there were computers powerful enough to realize his ideas.

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In his conclusion, Levy points out that all of the researchers he met believe the potential benefits outweigh the costs, and may offer us a glimpse at our own beginnings. Humanity may not be much differ-l ent from the digital creatures Levy shows' us, who are living, adapting and reproducing in their own little universes of information. This insight alone is probably worth the price of this ey~pening book. •

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Hotiist 5 Calendar From next-contact dates, the system can create a Hotlist (to do list) for a range of dates. You can assign priorities to ensure items are handled in order of importance, and move selected items I'rom the Hotlist

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Quick Reference Card, which lists commands and how to access features. A slim "Quick Start" manual shows how to set up the system, with brief instructions for using the software. The "User Guide" provides detailed instructions, shows how to apply the features to your needs and how to avoid problems. Both manuals are well written, contain many screen illustrations and have indexes. Appendices in the User Guide list the programs and their functions and list Btrieve error messages with explanations and recovery procedures. As a writer as well as a user of many manuals, I give Richmond

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you to print or fax mass mailings and do searches in the background while doing other Maximizer tasks. A LAN version is planned for release in early 1998; Using Maximizer for Windows should give you a tremendous advantage over anyone using a personal scheduler and paper records to manage business contacts.•

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When I phoned for assistance, the customer support person who answered was knowledgable, helpful and courteous.

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Being pre-programmed, the Maximizer saves you from having to learn complex database software and design a system to meet your needs. You just select features you need; the fields and linkages have already been set up for you. Multitasking capabilities of the Windows version enable

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Macworld: Apple Newest Peripherals, Lower Prices SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (NB)Apple is entering the peripheral price wars with price reductions on printers and scann ers at th e M a cworld show in S a n Francisco, California. The company has also announced two new laser printers, introduced a new color matching software product, and a 24-bit color scanner and software.

The products affected by the price cuts are the Personal LaserWriter NTR, Apple Onescanner, LaserWriter IIf, LaserWriter IIg, and while reductions were from 17 to 41 percent, the largest reduction was on the LaserWriter IIg, from $8,909 to $2,309.

The Ap p l e opti c a l sc a n n er, Onescanner, went from $1,179 to $949, the LaserWriter IIf was reduced from $2,999 to $1,869, and the Personal LaserWriter NTR dropped from $1,989 to $1,649.

The company is also attempting to address the problem of color matching between an optical scanner, the monitor, and the printer with its new Colorsync softw are product, An e x tension of t h e Macintosh operating system, Colorsync will come on a disk with the Apple Onescanner and the Apple Color Printer.

Colorsync is designed to synchronize color between devices that do not have the same color range, so the user gets consistent color. Apple says the software provides a consistent measure of the color range of each manufacturer's display, scanner or printer and based on those measurements (called device profiles), the Colorsync software synchronizes the color capabilities between two or more devices.

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Attain Upgrades "InControl" SOMERVTLLE, MASSACHUSETTS (NB) — Attain Corporation has upgraded! n Control, its popular todo list manager, to verII sion 2.0. The new version features over 50 new capabilities and to deliver more than the previ.~@ ous version as a periq, sonal information tool.

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Apple describes AOCE as foundation servicesat user and server levels.

As such, AOCE appears to be a cross between Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding API and Novell's Netware network services.

Loevner and several Apple managers demonstrated how these technologies can work together in several ways. They integrate E-mail, voice mail and video mail in a single inailbox; enhance workgroup productivity through workgroup editing; and streamline the process of routing and electronic sign-oif of paper documents such as a purchase order.

Loevner gave no details on QuickDraw GX. McCaArey noted that because Apple is providing more information on AOCE, it will probably be the first of the new technologies to be introduced. She expects the introductions to come in the second half of 1993, probably around Macworld Boston during the summer.

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Heinen left the company earlier this week for a job at Microsoft.

A pple s p o k eswoman C i n d y McCalTrey noted that Loevner was able to free his schedule for the presentation and his presence does not indicate he will be succeeding Heinen.

McCaffrey said that the presentation was identical to that Heinen «as scheduled to give.

"I' ve been wanting to give a keynote address at Macworld for years," Loevner joked. "I had tc get my boss a job at Microsoft to inake it happen." The light tone continued throughout the deinonstrations, with Heinen's name crossed off of one foil and another pun describing a multi-user flight simulator as "Warfare for Workgroups."

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Aldus Intros Superpaint 3.5 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (NB) — One of the new products for Apple Computer's Macintosh platform shown at Macworld Expo in San Francisco was SuperPaint 5.5 from Aldus Corporation. Among the new features of the upgrade are support for QuickTime, Kodak's Photo CD, and direct scanner support through TWAIN. Pressuresensitive tools and new paint and draw plug-in tools and brushes have also been added.

The program was to carry a suggested retail price of $199 and ship in February, Aldus spokesperson Xenia Moore told Newsbytes. Moore said registered owners of Superpaint 3.2 will be able to upgrade to version 3.5 for $25, which includes shipping via Federal Express. Registered users of older versionscan upgrade for $45 including Federal Express shipping.

Contact: Aldus Corporation, 800-888-8293, ext 2.

Apple's Diery Colors Bright Future For Mac SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (NB)Apple Computer has introduced five new products that it hopes will help continue to differentiate the company's desktop products from its competitors in the PC clone industry. Speaking to an appreciative audie nce o f M a c i n t os h d e v o t ees a t t h e MacWorld trade show, Apple Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Ian Diery heralded the products' use of color and imaging technologies as two f'actors that demonstrated Apple's innovation over its PC competitors.

There are not enough people with CD-ROMs for developers of multimedia applications Despite the products' focus on printed documents and color, D i e r y's speech emphasized Apple's vision for desktop imaging. The color p r o d ucts include Apple's Color Sync technology which automates matching the colors of scanned images with those of the original image.

Color Sync is one means to simplify the more arduous tasks of providing clear images on a computer. "Quality and simplicity will rlrive imaging in the '90s," said Diery.

Apple sees iis customers having access to millions of still and moving pictures.

However, delivery of photographs and moving pictures has been a major stumbling block to i.he long-promised new graphics frontier. To address one delivery bottleneck, Diery said that he expects network capacity to increase "10,000 times what we have today." A p ple is also seeking to i ncrease distribution b y C D-ROM t o increase availability of i m ages. Diery claimed that only one million CD drives we have today." Apple is also seeking to i ncrease distributio n b y C D -ROM t o increase availability of i m ages. Diery claimed that only one million CD drives were inplace by the end of 1992.

"There are not enough people with CDROMs for developers of multimedia applications," Diery said. Apple will support the needs of the CD-ROM developer community by shipping more drives as standard features on some Macintosh models, he said.

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Quickeys allows users to establish shortcuts, or macros, for popular programs from Microsoft, Aldus, Claris,Quark, and Adobe.

The company says the only limitations on Quickeys Test Drive is a six-month use time

limit and limitation of the number of each type of shortcut that can be available at any given time.

Ford Goodman, CE executive VP, says the company encourages Quickeys Test Drive users to copy and distribute the program. Each time a Test Drive user upgrades to the regular program, the reseller who made the original copy will receive a payment based on the estimated profit margin the dealer would generate if the sale were

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NB) — The continuing debate over Integrated Services Digital Networks, or ISDN, took center stage at a House hearing yesterday.

ISDN software turns phone lines from a single analog channel into two 64,000 bit/second digital channels and a 16,000 bit/second s i gnalling channel. In the discussion stage since 1968, ISDN standards were only put in place recently and just more than half of U.S. phone lines will have the technology two years from now.

At a hearing before the House Energy and C o m m e r c e Subcommittee on Telecommunications, chaired by Massachusetts Democrat Ed war d Markey, lawmakersdebated whether government should help pay for ISDN, or whether government should get out of the phone companies' way.

The merger among telecommunications, computing, and broadcasting was highlighted by Apple Computer Chairman John Sculley, who will incidentally keynote this April's convention of the National Association of Broadcasters, and former Lotus Development chairman Mitch Kapor, who also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, sometimes called an "online ACLU." They both repeated to the House

Committee what the phone companies have argued that phone companies currently have the technology to provide ISDN, and its resulting video services, at a relatively modest cost and relatively quickly, over copper phone lines.

Vice President Albert Gore has argued in the past for investment in fiber cable, even to s ubscriber h o m es, i n order to deliver new serii vices. As a result of the new technology, debate is likely to shift to long dist ance n e t works, a n d attempts to create "multigigabit" per second links between majorcomputer systems. ISDN is only a first step, Sculley argued.

E ven w h i l e I S D N r emains a d r ea m f o r m ost, meanwhile, t h e phone companies seem to recognize it and are looking formore. AT&T'8 Paradyne unit has just announced a set-top converter which will work with copper phone lines, and use a compression algorithm from Compression Labs to let phone networks sell television services. Thus, many argue that if the government just gets out of the way, Gore's dream will become reality in short order.

Craig Fi el d s , ch ai r m a n of Microelectronics Computer Technology Corp., the Austin, Texas-based research consortium, held to this view, saying "the

government doesn't need to make massive investments or pick technologies," Sculley and Kapor were more urgent, s aying thousands of j ob s depend o n improving links between sources of information and computers. Kapor urged government support for ISDN, at reasonable prices, "to break the infrastructure deadlock." Both agreed with the Bell companies, however, that a bill from Rep. Jack Brooks forcing the phone companies out of the information services business would have slowed the needed investment.

There is another route to all this, however, as a press statement from the National Association of Broadcasters before the hearing made clear. The NAB is urging U.S. regulators to let broadcasters use the extra capacity created by High Definition TV to broadcast dani. Data broadcasts, sent over the air, actually have more capacity than ISDN lines. Prodigy is among the services looking to use this capacity.

The big task, however, remains the replacement of copper in local phone networks with fiber cable. Sculley admitted the $80 billion needed to do that — many experts put the cost much higher — is just not available from private sources. As a result, said Fields, the government should back pilot projects, help set standards, promote competition, and support research and development in how the network evolves.

Contact: Rep. Edward Merkey, 202-224-3121; NAB, Doug Wills, 202-429-5350.

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IBM Ousts Akers As CEO

H ALIFAX, N OV A S C O TI A ( N B ) DynaTek Au t o m atio n Systems I n c., a Toronto maker of disk drive arrays, has chosen an unconventional location for expansion. Keeping some operations in its present Toronto location, the company is setting up a new manufacturing, research, and development operation on Canada's east coast, away from much of the country' s high-technology industry.

DynaTek was lured to Nova Scotia partly by government incentives. The provincial government will give the company a C$4million building loan and a C$3.4-million term loan, inexchange for shares in the company and first call on its assets in the event of a default.

DynaTek Marketing Manager Barbara

Mighton said the company looked for a location outside of Toronto because of high costs in Canada's largest city. Real estate costs and wages are higher in Toronto than in other parts of Canada. DynaTek considered moving to the northern United States.

DynaTek, a maker of Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) storage systems, sells its products in North America, Europe, and a number of Pacific Rim countries as well as parts of South America.

Another attraction was a ready supply of workers, Mighton said, noting that Nova Scotia's several universities produce a number of graduates with technical backgrounds.

Sales and marketing, technical support, and a satellite research and development office will stay in Toronto. DynaTek plans to hire about 100 people in Nova Scotia in the coming year.

Contact: Barbara Mighton, DynaTek, 416-6363000, fax 41 6-636-3011.

ARMO N K, NEW YORK, U.S.A. (NB)After months of speculation as the company's fortunes sagged, IBM has announced it will seek a replacement for John Akers as chief executive. Akers is to remain as chairman.

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Paul Rizzo, a retired vicechairman ofthe company who was called back in D ecember , b ec o m e s chief financial officer and a vice-chairman.

A search committee of directors from outside IBM has been set up to search for a new chiefexecutive. In a change from past practice, the board said it would consider candidates from outside as well as inside the company, andindustry observers predicted the new chief executive will come from outside IBM. The announcement followed an IBM board meeting at which directors also decided to cut the company's quarterly dividend by more than half, from $1.21 per share to 54 cents.

It comes close on the heels of financial results which Akers himself said were "unac-

ceptable."

For the year ended December 31, the company reported a net loss of $4,965 million, after changes in accounting principles, on revenues of $64,423 million, down slightly from 1991.

In December, IBM announced plans to cut another 25,000 jobs worldwide this year, in addition to about 40,000 positions removed from its payroll during 1992. The

company also admitted it might not be able to maintain its long-standing policy of avoiding involuntary layoffs. Some 70,000 employees have left IBM in the past two years.

Industry analysts have been calling for changes in IBM management for some time, and the reaction to today's announcement was cautiously positive.

But th e a n n o u ncements at least seem to provide for the possibility of major changes. William Milton, who follows IBM f or B r o w n Bro t h e r s Harriman in New York, said Kuehler's departure as president and Metz's retirement clearly follow from the replacement of Akers as chief executive.

Those moves will leave Akers' successor free to assume the title of president as well as that of CEO, or to appoint his or her own choice to the job, he said.

Noting that Rizzo had previously retired and is 64 years old, Milton added that he is clearly an interim chief financial officer, and will probably hand over the job in a couple of years. "We' re going to have an entirely new management team," he said.

Milton added that he expects the new chief executive will come from outside IBM. Djurdjevic agreed, noting that the search committee is made up of outside directors, and "even the very fact th at they' re looking outside is unprecedented in IBM history."

A statement from IBM said the search for a new chief executive is expected to take about 90 days.

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DellUnveils486-based PC Range T ORONTO , O N — Del l Com p u t e r Corporation (Canada) has launched 14 new Intel i486-based machines. The company states that this is the single largest product roll-out in Dell's history. With this announcement Dell hopes to move the competition away from t he pr ice c ut s w h i c h marked 1992 and into the realm ofadded features and value.

The new PCs are based on Intel 486 SX, D X and DX 2 m i c r o processors running at 25, 33, 50 and 66 megahertz. They break out into four different product families: • The 486/L seriesf ive low p r o f i l e P C s based on an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) with prices starting at $1,559, • The 486/M seriesthree mid-size ISA systems with prices starting at $2,269.

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• The 486/T, a new family of Dell machines, consisting of three ISA-based floor-standing PCs, starting with a 33MHz 486DX-based system at $2,569.

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Also featured are improved performance in benchmark tests, a diagnostics program stored in Flash memory and quick access to upgrade the systems.

U.S.Computer Fax Units Reached 2.4 IVlillion In '92 NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS (NB)Pushed by sales of PC fax modems, U.S. computer fax unit placements will surpass 2.4 million unit placements this year and an astounding 7.9 million by 1996, according to a new study by BIS Strategic Decisions.

The rise of the portable computer, the emergence of the integrated fax/ data modem, the development of fax standards, and a drop infax modem prices are each playing a role in the growth of PC fax modems, the survey said.

By 1996, portable PCs will account for almost half of all fax modem unit placements, reported BIS, a Norwell, MA-based market research and consulting company specializing in information processing, telecommunications and imaging processing.

"Fax modems are enjoying particular success in the portable market for three reasons," stated Janet Fugazatto, senior market an a l ys t fo r BI S Im ag e Communication Systems Service. "One reason is that fax modems let portable users conduct business on the road in the same manner as in their offices," she commented.

"Another reason is the PCMCIA standard," she remarked. PCMCIA is designed to let compliant I/O and memory devices be used interchangeably in portable computers that also adhere to the standard.

Finally, "notebook vendors view fax modems as a method of maintaining product value in a highly competitive market," said Fugazatto. "We estimate that in 1992 about one-third of all portable computers sold contained fax modems," she noted.

"Just as portable computers are opening up the fax modem market to traveling businesspersons, the development of integrated fax/data modems is captivating data modem users," added Judith Pirani, director of the Image Communication Systems Service.

"Further, more attractive pricing is luring users of many kinds," Pirani suggested.

"A fax modem that cost $200 to $300 last year can bebought for much less today," she pointed out. Pirani attr i buted the declining prices to reduced manufacturing costs.

The Class 1 and emerging Class 2 fax standards are also giving fax modems a boost, by helping to move the industry away from proprietary operations and toward the Hayes AT Command set, BIS determined.

All told, U.S. computer fax unit placements will soar from some 2.45 million this year to 3.68 million in 1993, 5.15 million in 1994, 6.68 million in 1995 and 7.94 million in 1996, the survey predicted. Although centralized and LAN fax units will account for portions of these placements, the vast majority will be PC fax modems.

To achieve continuation of their current success, vendors are concentrating right now on making fax modems faster and simpler to use, Pirani indicated. "14.4 is the speed of choice for new products.

Easier to use software has become another way for vendors to entice people to buy their products," she said.

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ABC Intros 2.2-yound 386SL, Plans Two More Handhelds TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA (NB) — With the launch of a new 2.2-pound 386SL machine from ABC Computer, the ranks of hand-helds have just gotten richer by another member, and Newsbytes has learned that ABC plans to release two more subnotebooks on top of that.

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BSL60 includes a 60MB hard drive, 2MB of RAM (upgradable to 20 MB), a 64-key keyboard, and a screen that offers 640 by 400 resolution.

Guerrero stressed that " the BSL60 is the lightest 386SLbased subnotebook now on the market. The 3.5-pound Dell System 320SLi is heavier, and the 1.2pound Fujitsu Poquetpad is limited to 8086 processing power, he said.

Unlike either the Dell and Poquetpad systems or ABC's previously released 286based BICOM B260i hand-held,ABC's new BSL60 is lacking in PCMCIA capabilities, he noted. 'This is a drawback," he acknowledged. But ABC is now in the process of developing a pair of PCMCIA-compliant units, he told Newsbytes.

One of the upcoming models will be similar in size to the BSL60, but will use a 386SX processor, according to Guerrero.

Another will be larger than the BSL60, but equipped with 386SL functionality, "ABC was unable to include PCMCIA in the BSL60 due to the size of the 386SL processors available when the unit was being developed," Guerrero explained. For the BSL60, the company used the same body as the one employed in the B260i.

The two-chip 386SL chipset used in the BSL60 would not fit into the Bicorn body and still leave room for a PCMCIA slot.

"For the two future models, ABC intends to pursue a duo of different strategies to circumvent this problem," he informed Newsbytes. One of the upcoming makes will be based on a single integrated 386SX chip, just released by Headland.

"The other will be a l a rger unit, equipped not only with a 386SL processor and a PCMCIA slot, but a screen providing full VGA resolution," he added.

"Despite the fact that the BSL60 lacks a P CMCIA slot, i t o f f e r s advantages over the B260i beyond mere processing power," Guerreo commentQ ed. "The BSL60 brings -«, upper memory m anage.. k . k men t ," he pointed out. And in contrast to the BSL60, oe' which expands in RAM to 20MB, the B260i is fixed in , memory at 2MB, except for whatever amount can be :l supplied by PCMCIA SRAM cards.

"Right now, most PCMCIA SRAM cards offer only I or 2MB of memory. 4MB cards are rare, and 8MB cards — when you can find them — cost something like $3,000," he asserted. Even when larger SRAM cards become available, RAM on the B260i will still be restricted to 16MB. "The 286 processor can only accept up to 16MB of memory," he stated.

Regardless of the advantages of the BSL60, ABC will continue to offer the B260i. "This is because of the PCMCIA," Guerrero remarked. The B260i furnishes one Type II slot, backward compatible to Type I. The Dell unit provides the same kind of slot, but the PoquetPad is restricted to a Type I slot.

The deeper Type II slots are typically used for fax modems, LAN adapters, and other I/O devices, while the Type I slot is used formemory cards. A Type I card can be used in a Type II slot, but a Type II card is too thick to fit into a Type I slot.

Further down the road, ABC hopes to come out with a 486-based hand-held, Guerrero disclosed. oBut at present, 486 chipsets are too expensive for that to be practical," he told Newsbytes.

ABC's Bicorn B260i is shipping now, at a price of$995. The Bicorn BSL60 is slated for release inJanuary at a price of $1,200.

Contact: Carlos Guerrero, ABC Computer, tel 310-325-4005.

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"It's an E-mail-only gateway," she said, adding that there is as yet no such gateway on the companion GE InformationServices business service. The beta test is being conducted so GEnie can "make sure the kinks are out and eliminated before offering it to the public." Typical problems involve communications cards, communication links and software.

The service is available at additional charge carver the basic GEnie cost. To gain access to the GEnie Internet gateway, you' ll pay a $2 registration fee and SO cents for each 5,000 characters, inbound or outbound, you send over the gateway.

The keyword to access the Internet gateway on GEnie is INTERNET, or you can reach it on "page 207" of the service, or by

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Each member of the CCITT study group on V.Fast has agreed to carry out selected tests on the technologies involved.

Dale Walsh, vice president of advanced development at US Robotics, said that his company hasagreed tocoordinate computer simulations to test the various codes on simulated phone channels. "This will help to find the best 'complexity vs performance' trad~ff," he said.

'She next meeting of the US VSast standards development committee will take place in Florida later this month. The next international meeting of the CCITT will take place in Geneva inJanuary.

While a lot of technical issues have clearly yet to be discussed by the CCrlT's various group meetings on the V.Fast standard, it's equally clear that some progress is being made. The delays in the introduction of the standard are, however, beginning to take their toll on the modem manufactur-, ers, with several companies introducing interim high-speed modems capable of, being "upgraded" to V.Fast, when it arrives,

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Walsh replied that he thought a fourthquarter time frame for the standard was a likely possibility. Now these comments have been confirmed from other CCITT sources in the modem industry.

According to Motorola Codex, delegates from a wide variety of U.S. modem companies, including Motorola, General Datacom, Octocom Systems, UDS Motorola and US Robotics, all agreed that the V.Fast standard could be worked out, but not before the end of 1995.

The V.Fast group agreed to include a number of enhanced technologies into the interim standard proposals. Subject to further tests, these include: precoding, adaptive pre-emphasis, shaping, non-linear encoding and adaptive power control.

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NAME OF BBS " Thename by whhh the 888 is known.

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To be fair, we used "suggested list prices" quoted directly by each manufacturer during the first week of February, 1993. We made every effort to compare systems that are as similar as possible but each vendor has their own ideas about what'is and isn't standard.

At IPC, our jo b i s t o b u i l d a f f o rdable computers without sacrificing quality or reliability. And we' re the experts.

While everyone else was busy cutting this and cutting that (the middleman for instance) we' ve been busy finding ways to make IPC computers even better without charging you more money. The IPC 4SX/25 is a fine example of what we' ve accomplished.

From the upgradable Intel 486SX CPU, to the genuine Microsoft mouse, every IPC 4SX/25 is built w i t h th e m ost re l i able components on the m a rket. (Otherwise they'd never pass our four tough quality control tests.)

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AVAILABLE FROM Compuquest Toronto (416) 599-1 428 Computroniks Brampton (41 6) 458%665 Copen Computer Scarbo rough (416) 754-3655

I.C.C. Willowdale (416) 250-0705 IncorporatedComputer Mississauga (416) 567-0040 Scarborough Bus. Mach.

Scar6orough (416) 751-4415

So, if the only d i f ference between our computers and their computers is the price, then you probably don't even need an accountant to figure it out. Just call us today for the name of the qualified IPC dealer

nearest you. (Toll-free of course!)

The Intel Inside logo is a registeredtrademark of Intel Corporation. The ASTlogoand Bravo are registeredtrademarks ot ASTResearch. The Compaq logo is a registeredtrademarkand DeskPro is a trademark of CompaqComputer Corporation. The Oeg togo is a registered trademark of Dell Computer Corp. Microsoft is a registered tmdemark and Windowsand ths Windowslogo are trademarks ofMicrosoft Corp. IpC is a trademark of 3D Microormpuarrs. IpC disdsimsproprietary interest in the marksand namesofothsm. All pricesandconfrguragons subject to change withoutnofice. Monitor notnecessarily as shown.

Naturally, list prices are not accurate selling prices (except in the case of Dell who sells direct). But, whatever price you pay you can be sure of one thingdollar for dollar IPC offers the best value in the computer industry. We wouldn' t have it any other way!

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