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ONTARIO EDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER APRIL '93 5

From the Editor

Contentedly Computing Recently, I visited a computer show in San Francisco. The big trend I noted was the invasion of content into computing.

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What do you mean by "content"?

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has been dominated by application software. Applications are the programs that you buy

BY GRAEME BENNETT

computers for: spreadsheets,

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databases, word processors, personal information managers, etc.

At the show, I witnessed an invasion of a different type of software vendor this year. Companies like Sony, Voyageur and Educorp were on hand (in big, lavish booths) to demonstrate their growing collections of everything you can think of on CD-ROM. When Sony gets interested, you know there must be big bucks involved. (these are the same folks who

FROM TIDBITS.

MS-DOS 6.0...........22 MS-DOS isn't ready for the OS retirement home just yet.

BY GEOF WHEELWRIGHT.

Local Bus Video ...24

signed Madonna and Michael Jackson for mega-million-dollar deals). Voyageur had discs ranging from Alex Haley's Autobiography of MalcohnX, to the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night m ovie in Q u i c kTime — a d i g i t a l m o v i e f o r mat f o r Macintoshes.

Technical terms for computer buses. BY ROEDYGREEN.

Desktop Music Publishing • •••.••.•..33

Changing the way books are used The books were interesting because you can add your own notes to annotate the text and do searches on words. If, for example, you wanted to verify the authenticity of the recent movie, using the Autobiography of Malcolm X CD-ROM, you

BY GRAEME BENNETT.

could search on particular word references. This kind of usage would be invaluable for scholarly research into topics. Given that many of the "Dead White Male" classics have passed into the public domain, we are seeing many of their collected works showing up on CD-1(OM (William Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, to name a few).

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Comm Talk

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Solving the world's problems — in high school This move towards content is not just dominated by the big guys. There was a fellow tucked away in the Educorp booth selling a disc with all the data in the world. Well, almost. He said that the PEMD Discovery disc contained the same data that George Bush and Brian Mulroney were ignoring at the recent Rio summit on the Environment. With a couple of clicks, he was exporting population growth figures for Japan and Canada and comparing it to gasoline consumption in those two countries. 'I'here was historic data, but more interestingly, it included projections from the U.N. for the next 20 years (when everything gets interesting). This disc is targeted at the high school market. The aim is to get kids doing their own analysis (much like Buckminster Fuller's World Game did a generation before). It's an exciting time for students and teachers alike — incredibly hot data and easy tools to work with. lf there is any question that the future of education is firmly wrapped up in computers. it was answered by the existence of this CD-ROM. (Available from PEMD Education Group, 707/894-3668.)

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Game Review

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CD-ROINs for theINasses If you don't have a CD-I<OM yet, consider getting one. The prices have come down substantially and there is a massive amount of data becoming available in very user-friendly formats. Check it out.

En'oy the issue.

Kirtan Singh Khalsa Editor/Publisher

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trend is the promotion of the Mac vs PC 'battle'. For quite a number of us, it is not

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the advent of DOS/Windows; (b) A Mac vs PC 'battle' fought on the pages of computer magazines/papers is really counter-produc-

tive to the computer industry; (c) How many people have actually been influenced by such 'battles'? (d) There are other platforms in the industry apart from those of the Mac and PC. The latest episode is the article "Adobe Illustrator 4.0 for Windows" by Nelson Ruest. It may be unintentional, but the tone

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My suggestion to him (and all your other contributors) is to review the product

they want to, without reference to crossplatform products. If I own a Mac, the article would notmake me go and buy a DOS/Windows machine; or the absence of certain features in the Mac's version would not make me dump my Mac. Criticize the product and leave the rest to the reader. If, as a Mac owner, I think the version avail-

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Just a note to say I enjoy your paper. But this recent issue (Mar '93) was terrible, in that the cover was printed with a black pigment that came off very easily and dirtied your hands and whatever else touched the cover. I think it was a bad choice to choose such a dark cover photo, which might

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Commodore has recently launched its most powerful DOS-based system to date, the Commodore T486-50c. Based on a 50 MHz Intel 486, it hopes to sell lots of them as small to medium network servers. SRP is $3,299, which includes a 250 Watt power supply, five drive bays, eight 16-bit ISA slots and an OverDrive socket to accommodate the future 100 MHz 486DX2 CPUs from intel. At the same time, the company announced the 486SX-L'I'C notebook, a 5.7 lb color notebook for $4,295.

Commodore also announced major cost savings on its new Amiga 4000 and 1200effective only until March 31, 1993. Their flagship 4000 can be had for as low as $3,499 bundled with two graphics packages (a savings of $1,695). The 1200 will be bundled with a Final Copy and Deluxe Paint IV for $699 (a $435 savings).

Also now available is AmigaVision Professional, the latest implementation of its icon-based authoring tool.

Contact: Commodore Business Machines Ltd. (416) 499-4292.

Wyse launches

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Commodore Intros Network Server, Color Notebook, cuts prices on Amigas

new monitors

WyseTechnology (Canada) Ltd., recently added a number of new monitors to its current family

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Yet Another Tax Program La Motte Enterprises Inc. of Victoria, has

upgraded its Tax made Easy Canadian Tax software package for the 1992 tax year. It runs on IBM-PC or compatibles with 512k and one floppydisk.The menu-driven tax return program is in its seventh year of production according to the company's press release.

Contact: La Motte Enterprises Inc., (604) 3890428.

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Acer Canada recently announced the AcerFrame 500, an entry-level server using an EISA bus and a 66 MHz 486DX2. Prices start at $2,295 US. I'ollowing a trend set by Dell Computers and recently emulated by Compaq and IBM among others, Acer has decided that manu-

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Inkjet cartridges. It offers a series of refill packets fo r t h e D e s kJet, B ubbleJet, Stylewriter, ThinkJet, QuietJet, Diconix and v arious compatible p r i n t ers and f a x machines: they come in black, red, green, blue, brown and violet (for those with garish tastes) with a suggested retail price of two for $25.

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~hatsnew Lexmark Brings 600 dpi printing to Windows and OS/2Users Since the recent introductions of printers by

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~hats neW Low Cost B/W and Color Scanners from Plustek Plustek Canada has recently announced two low cost scanners, the ScanPlus B/W 300, a bundled with OCR software. The coioi scanner offers 600 dpi color scans in a single pass. The scanner supports the TWAIN stan-

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BY 6RA EINE BENNETT

Apple's recent emphasis on low-cost Macs,

IBM compatibles are — and will probably ' remain — the least expensive hardware choice. Nearly all of the software Mac users covet for publishing is now — or soon will, be — available on the PC. Hardware is, in most cases, cheaper and more plentiful, and so on. So what's not to like PCs are not as simple to use, with or without Windows. Especially tricky are extended and expanded memory configuration problems, which the Mac doesn' t have. A PC is much trickier to set up and maintain. Software installation and (espedally) un-installation are dramatically easier on the Mac.

Next issue, in our feature story Picking The Right Operating System, we' ll examine, some of the tradeoffs that this ease-of-use

necessitates, but one fact remains: the Mac ' is ideally suited for publishing.

Thankfully, once you are actually in a program and using it, be it PageMaker, Excel, or any one of dozens of other multiplatform titles, the PC vs. Mac debate loses ' steam. With few exceptions, the perfor-, mance and functions add up to a comparable experience on either platform. And the part that really matters — the output from a printer or imagesetter — is virtually indistinguishable and can be quite spectacular.

We' ll look at output a little later. Right

riow, I' ll discuss a few other issues of relevance to PC owners. Mac users can skip

It goes without saying that the capabilities of desktop ahead to the section titled "Printer Considerations." publishinpr g ograms have grown since the release of PC Users f you are alre a d y usi n g the first incarnation of PageMaker in the mid '80s IWindows/GEM/Geoworks, etc., look for a Indeed, traditional desktop publishing programs like DTP application that works in your chosen environment. For one thing, you' ll save a PageMakerand Ventura Publishernow face consider considerable amount of disk space by not having to duplicate fonts, printer drivers ablepressure from Windows based word-processors, and the other accoutrements of two separate graphical shells. For example, version whose graphical abilities encompassmany of the fea 3.0 of Ventura Publisher for Windows comes on two disks — one of which contures required in DTP applications. tains nothing but examples. The GEM ver-

eatures aren't everything when you are looking for the right DTP application, but there are several key areas to consider. Because some of these are platform-specific, I' ll group them this way:

Choosing a Computer There are compelling reasons to use a PC,

just as there are great reasons to use a Mac,

Amiga, Unix workstation or what-have-you.

Long-time readers wN recognize my familiar refrain: chooseyour software first.

These days, most DTP and graphics programs are available on both the PC and Mac. Either of these platforms represents a good choice for DTP applications. Despite '

sion, on the other hand requires more than a dozen disks.

As well, of course, you' ll have less to leam, as most applications for Windows (etc.) have a similar look and feel. A secondary reason to stick with one graphical environment is that it causeslessproblems.

During the course of researching this article, I spoke to several userswho had memory-related difficulties when trying to use

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On the other hand, some people use a

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page documents. CorelDRAW is better for general DTP tasks than many of its com-

petitors (Aldus FreeHand, for example, doesn't even support tabs in text), but all of them suffer from one primary drawback.

They are painfully slow when more than a

experienced designers can break rules and still look good, try to stick to a maximum of four different typefaces per page. As a gener-

read, you' ve failed in your primary goal.

Simple, powerful designs are better than busy, fussy ones. Remember, too, that

al rule, a black or extra bold sans serif font (Helvetica Black, for example) makes agood

graphics are a powerful communicator. Use charts, photographs and/or appropriate clip

headline font, while a serif font (Times, etc.) makes a better font for body text.

3) Keep headlines short — six words or

art to keep your readers interested.

5) What! — You' re not a designer? Try the venerable technique of Borrowing From

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The Best (A.K.A. Copping Great Layouts I'rom Famous Designers). Briefly, it works

4) It's All About Communication. If

your headline font is so fancy or your layout so cluttered that your page is hard to

like this: you see something you like the look of in a magazine, book or (best of all)

one of those expensive design annuals. You make a page that looks very similar, but uses your words and images. You sell it to your clients. They love it. Is it entirely ethical? I doubt it. Legal? Probably. Common?

Absolutely. If nothing else, you will leam what makes a great layout. And before you know it, your own style will start to take form, and all that borrowing will start to seem like what is really is: a dass with the

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the fancy effects today's graphics program are capable of make it extremely easy to assemble a page that simply won't print.

For all of its merits, CorelDRAW is one of the worst offenders.

That said, there is definitely a place for

a drawing program in your DTP arsenal.

Core!DRAW 3.0 comes with such an array of clip art and fonts that it is a nearly irre-

sistable bargain, When you look closely, though, CorelDRAW's fonts are pretty bad.

The owner of local service bureau I spoke to said, "Rule number one: no CorelDRAW

fonts."

What makes WYSIWYG? Windows 3.1 brought TrueType fonts to the PC, as System 7 brought them to the Mac. TrueType is the most popular font format for publishing under Windows, while PostScript type I fonts are the dominant standard on the Macintosh. You can use fonts in TrueType, PostScript or both formats on either type of computer. Most service bureaus (companies where you can take files created with DTP programs to have pages printed out on high-quality imagesetters) use Type I fonts, therefore I recommend that you purchase fonts in this format if you are serious about desktop

publishing.

'I'rueType and PostScript Type I fonts are both scalable outline fonts that allow you to display and print text at any point size without "jaggies." There are subtle differences, but most users won't notice a difference between the print quality of a True'I'ype font and a Type I version of the

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As mentioned above, TrueType support is built into both the PC and Mac. To use Type 1 PostScript fonts on non-PostScript printers, both systems require a program

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PageMaker 4.2 added the ability to

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M icrosoft Windows has been wildly successfuloverthepasttwo years— so m uch so thatit has overshadowed MS-DOS as Microsoft's flagship operatingenvironm ent.Butdon'tcount DOSout — it is not ready for the OS retirement home just yet.

S-DOS is now in its twelfth

DoubleSpace is integrated right into the MS-DOS kernel.

DoubleSpace does, however, offer compatibility with the popular Stacker disk

glorious year and has more than 100 million users worldwide. Since its release in

1980, the computer industry has changed dramatically — but MS-DOS continues to evolve and be a thriving platform,

compression software — so that Stacker

compressed drives can be converted to MSDOS 6 compressed drives without having

Microsoft says that three key user needs comprise its vision for the future of MSDOS. To start with, Microsoft wants MSDOS to be a superior pl for VA'ndows now that Windows has become such an

Here, Doublespscehas increased the available tree space on a hard disk volume fram 1.8MB to 8.8MB

atform

important PC industry standard.

More than half of al l ne w PCs are shipped with Windows and the number is

to expand and recompress that data on the drive in question.

Aware that performance is often an

issue where compression applications are concerned, Microsoft has included a defrag-

mentation utility called Defrag (actually a simple subset of Norton Utilities Speedisk,

which rearranges files and free space on a other features later when you have more

applications market, Given the widespread

of improvements, additions and refinements. There isn't room to list them completely here, but we will try to give a broad

use of Windows„Microsoft plans to evolve

picture.

as disk compression software, cache utilities (it will install SMARTDRV automatically for

hard disk so that data can be written and retrieved more quickly and efficiently. lt should be emphasized that all these are options. DoubleSpace does not need to be installed as part of th e MS-DOS 6

you if you want it) and OS/2 (which it will

upgrade — it is only one of the options.

growing — the Windows application market is approaching the size of the MS-DOS

MS-DOS over time to provide the base technology for improvements to Windows as well as become more tightly integrated with Windows.

N otwithstanding t h e s u c cess o f Windows., for a host of reasons Microsoft

knows that many people will be using only MS-DOS long into the future. For example.

many arecomfortable with MS-DOS and their MS-DOS applications — or rely on certain specific applications that are not yet

ported to Windows. Some will still use a computer that cannot run Windows.

Microsoft has made a public commitment to continue to improve MS-DOS to provide more and better functionality for MS-DOS users while maintaining strict backwards compatibility.

All of which brings us to MS-DOS 6.0-

the new release of DOS. lt contains a host

hard disk space free, lt is also "aware" of

what other applications are doing — such

Setup and Installation One of the maior criticisms aimed at MSDOS over the years has been that it was too hard to use. For that reason, Microsoft has gone to considerable lengths to address that from the outset with MS-DOS 6.

either deinstall for you or set itself up to

run alongside).

INernoqr INanagernent Microsoft did include a number of new

Hard DiskManagement

memory management features in MS-DO( 5

Hard disk management tools have become

— but admits they were not as easy to use

Building on the positive feedback from the MS-DOS 5 upgrade installation program, Microsoft has made the procedure in MS-DOS 6 even easier and safer. For exam-

more and more sophisticated with each new release of MS-DOS — and this one is no different. Probably the single most

as the company would have liked. So MS-

ple, MS-DOS 6 includes a great deal of "auto4etection" software built in — so that it can automatically detect what hardware a

time is something called DoubleSpace.

DoubleSpace is a disk compression utili-

user has and thus does not have to ask the user stupid questions about what of type display, keyboard and memory the system has.

MS-DOS 6 is also more modular — you

your hard disk by "crunching down" the existing data and being able to "uncrunch it" on the fly while you are working.

can "custom install" part of it and then add

important hard disk utility included this

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DOS 6 boasts what Microsoft calls an

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upper memory over what was made available by MS-DOS 5. Safety is an important part of this optimization process.

Microsoft says it is safer than most thirdlf, for example, Memaker causes a memparty compression utilities (of which there ory conflict by the way it has set up your are a g r o w ing n u m ber) b e cause system's memory, it will give you the

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upper memory.

Memaker is not the only i m p roved memory management utility in MS-DOS 6.

A new EMM386 will automatically recover up to 200K of upper memory automatically, while its dynamic EMS/XMS allocation system will allocate EMS and XMS memory from a shared pool so that users can run

utilities that will backup your data, check your disk for viruses and undelete files — in both Windows and DOS versions.

Rather than re-inventing the wheel completely, Microsoft has wisely licensed the best of the third-party utilities for doing these tasks and enhanced them. The backup utility, fo r example, is licensed from

installing new software or hardware, these files are often modified — and sometimes don't work when you reboot, At the moment, recovery from this is often a matter of rebooting from a DOS 5 system disk. All of which, to be quite blunt, is a pain.

With the new "clean start" fea-

Symantec and is based on Norton Backup.

turein MS-DOS 6,however,you can boot up a "clean" system by just holding down the FS key during

The anti-virus software, meanwhile, comes from Central Point Software and is based on Central Point AntiVirus. It includes the ability to scan both memory and disks for known infected viruses.

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To guard against the possibility of unknown viruses hitting the system,

CONI'IG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files you

want to bypass during a problem reboot.

This is particularly useful when debugging memory and interrupt conflicts.

If you want to choose from a variety of

CONFIG.SYS combinations, you no longer have to reboot and rename. The "multi-

The Undelete utility, meanwhile, is also licensed from Central Point and has been significantly enhanced from

blocks in CONFIG.SYS and choose from

the previous version.

amongst a variety of boot combinations.

To start with, it now includes Windows version so that users don't have to exit Windows to undelete a file. A new level of

displays a memory map, among other information)and an enhanced MEM command

protection (delete sentry) has been added

(which shows details of unused memory blocks and information on the way a spedf-

across network drives. Finally, and probably

ic application uses memory).

been added to recover deleted directories.

Data Protection

System startup.

This addresses probably one of the thorniest

that ensures recovery of deleted files even most importantly, a directory undelete has

These utilities make a first for Microsoft in providing both DOS and Windows versions in an OS upgrade. With MS-DOS 6 you get

mands and getyou going again quickly.

There is also a new "interactive start"which lets you choose which lines of your

checksumming files (i.e., checking that key files are of the size they should be) and a memory-resident behavior.

applications running either type of memory without having to know anything about either memory standard.

Finally, Microsoft has included the Microsoft Systems Diagnostic tool (which

reboot. This will bypass all CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT com-

the software includes a facility for

utility called VSafe that can continuously guard against "virus-like"

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config" facility within MS-DOS 6 lets you create menu items and corresponding menu

And lastly, Microsoft has added a "choice" utility — which is a batch com-

mand that accepts keyboard input and lets you build your own simple menu programs to make life easier at startup.

Workgroup Computing

This allows PCs running MS-DOS 6 to

access shared files and printers from any PC running Windows for W o rkgroups, Windows NT, LAN Manager or compatible networks — as well as communicate over a ny network w i t h M i c r o soft M ai l o r Windows for Workgroups "post offices."

This set of utilities also includes a "popup" network interface that can load as a

memory-resident program and pop-up in other DOS applications so that you can make network connections without leaving your work, as well as an "interlink" utility

that lets two computers share data, applications and printers over a parallel or serial

port.

Conclusion MS-DOS 6 represents a major step forward for DOS users. It will make working life easier in almost every respect for those running

attraction of Windows for Workgroups,

DOS applications, while also enhancing the operation of Windows. If you run DOS, then you' ll want MS-DOS 6.•

Microsoft has included a built-in network and electronic mail "client" within MS-DOS 6.

Geof Wheelwrightcontributes regularly to The Computer Paper.

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di s k s are non-volatile. They continue to

order of increasing cost, that you need to retain the information even when the balance; power is off. IDE and SCSI are the most 1. Power Supply. Fast machines need p opular kinds of hard disk, but you may higher quality, better cooling fans and s t i ll find MFM, RLL and ESDI. Each type smoother output. The power supply takes needs a different kind of adapter card of the 115 volt AC mains and converts it to 12

e l e ctronics to attach it into the computer.

and 5 volts DC for the components.

Most people err in putting too much money into the CPU relative to the power supply, Zpy O f RAM an d v ideocard. The

2. RAM. This is the

fast, short-term memory the computer uses for holding temporary results of its calculations. If you were editing a file with

your word processor, most of that file would be

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Bottlenedrs By analogy, consider what happens when a large family cleans up after dinner. One person brings the dishes to the sink.

Another washes them. Another dries them.

Another puts them away. The speed of the whole operation depends on the bottleneck — the speed of the slowest person. If the

resident in RAM. Typically, a PC has 4 to 1 6 lvIB of RAM. O n e megabyte is equivalent to 1,048,576 characters.

RAM memory is volatile, i.e. when the power shuts off, all is forgotten.

3. Peripheral i/o Bus or bus for short. This is the set of wires on the motherboard that connects the

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time over the bus to the hard disk or to the video card. and the hard disk adapter. f i f tQe hgg.

The follow-on AT If you don't know what a computer had 16 wires. video card or hard disk adapter is, hang on, I'm getting to that. If Th i s allowed the CPU to send data two you look at a motherboard, you will see a characters (16 bits) at a time. set of eight slots for adapter cards. You can Sin c e then the 80386 computers have also see the parallel copper traces connect- l e arned to send data four characters at a ing all the slots with the CPU. These traces time (32 bits), however, for backward comform the peripheral bus. patibility, the ordinary bus still runs at 16 4. Video Card. This is the cardful of b i t s and at the same speed — 8 MHz as it electronics inside your computer that gener- did a decade ago.

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ates the video signal to produce the picture on your monitor. It sweeps out the image

The C P Us are now 150 times faster than th e y used to be, but the bus is the same old

disk can work at once. Slow devices like modems and tapes run overlapped in the background. Here it pays to buy smart hardware that can run simultaneously with

about 60 times a second.

speed. Guess where the bottleneck is now!

5. CPU. This is the chip on the motherb oard that does arithmetic. A 50 M Hz machine is faster than a 33 MHz machine by a ratio of 50/33. An 80486 is about 25% faster than a similarly rated 80386 DX for

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3. Be clever. Figure out ways to get the same job done sending less information over the bus. Co-processed video and software disk caching are examples of this approach.

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QuickRIng it is. However, factors other than raw speed determine the market-share winner.

The Politim The bus is the hardest part of a computer to improve.When you change thebus,everything else has to change along with it. If a vendor designs a new bus, he must persuade thousands of other manufacturers to offer variants of their adapter cards to fit the new bus. Until adapter cards are avail-

able, no one will buy computers with the new bus. Gaining the necessary consensus is extremely difficult. That is why the old

ISA bus still reigns supreme. Even a giant like IBM could not budge it with the tech-

nically superior MCA bus.

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y o uare taking a gamble. It may turn out yo u r choice flops in the marketplace, and, in future, you will no t be able to buy adapter cards to fit the bus.

A group of IBM's competitors came up with a bus called EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture). This bus allows you to use both the old ISA adapter cards and the new faster EISA adapter cards in the same machine.

A consortium of about 120 companies

comp a t i bility slot or two to handle the ol d sty l e adapter cards. ISA adapter cards are cheap to manufacture, which assu r es them a long life.

VES A -VLVL is a quick and cheap solution to th e b u s b o t t l e neck p r o blem, Unfor t u nately, it requires exceptionally

called VESA (Video Equipment Standard Association) came up with yet another bus called the VESA VL bus. VL slots look either like standard ISA or EISA slots with a 116-pin MCA-like extension. This means a VL slot could continue to be used for ordi-

care f ul adapter card design to be reliable. VL is catching on fastest. A large group o f companies — VESA — support s VL M ulti-vendor support bodes well for the future. VL comes in two

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bus s p ecification document is very wooly/flexible. This means you can expect compatibility problems. Buy both y o ur motherboard and adapter

the computer — including the new 58 6 Pentium chip, they may be able to force

cards f rom the same retailer to fob the compatibility problems off on him.

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Why EISA Ain't Oead Yet If you have ever attempted to install a mouse, video card, CD-ROM, hard disk, MIDI music card, modem, multi-io, scanner or waveform sound card, you will likely

have had a minor nervous breakdown. All these cardsconflict. They fight over intangible computer resources called IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests), i/o (Input/Output) port addresses and DMA (Direct Memory

Access) channels.

There are five popular IRQs, (fifteen in theory on the AT), With all those cards fighting over those few IRQs, with no arbitration scheme, other than the skill of the technician doing the installation, often two cards end up trying to use the same IRQ at once with disastrous results. Each card

must be told which IRQ to use by arranging the patterns of little jumper plugs over pin pairs on the adapter cards.

There are bizarre rules for assigning these IRQs. For example, modems on COM1: must use IRQ 4. Modems on COM2: must use IRQ 3. The LFI'I: printer must use IRQ 7, but in a pinch, it can do without. IRQs 0, I, 6, 8 and 16 are reserved.

IRQ 2 is sometimes available, but then it is really IRQ 9. It sounds like Alice in Wonderland!

There are only two DMA channels free, so the problem is even worse there.

My point is, ordinary humans haven't a hope in Hades of getting this right when there are many adapter cards present.

When there are only a few cards they can usually luck out and avoid conflicts.

You are probably thinking "Why doesn't the computer sort all this out itself, automatically. That's the sort of thing a com-

puter is good at. Why does the computer make us feeble humans rack our brains

doing this?"

That is exactly what MCA and EISA do.

You just stick a new adapter card in and run a utility program that figures all this gobbledygook out and tells each card which IRQs, i/o ports and DMA channels to use.

Since IRQs are in such short supply, these new buses add extra ones and provide ways for two unrelated adapter cards to share an

IRQ. Unfortunately, when you put older ISA

cards in an EISA machine, they don't know how to participate in the automatic alloca-

tion scheme, so you have to handle them manually — back to square one.

Installing is becoming more complex by the day. Installation costs will eventually force us to automate IRQ/Port/DMA assignment. Flectronic costs are dropping and

people costs are increasing. Automatic configuration is here today in FISA and ISA and might be added in future to VL in some

ONTARIO EDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER APRIL '93 bailing wire way. VL lacks the foundation to add auto configuring later. Intel's PCI bus has the basics needed for auto conflgur-

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Port Addresses for the INillions

If you ever buy hardware, the installation instructions presume you understand what an IRQ, DMA channel and port address is.

Those of you not interested in finding out, hop down to the next section about the 16 MB limit. W hen people stop me on the street, the question they most often ask is "What are IRQs, DMAs and I/O ports really?e So for those people, here is my short answer.

The computer bus is like a telephone party line. Every adapter card hears the commands for every other card. When the CPU sends out a command, it prefixes with it with a "Hey PRINTER, this is for you." All

IRQs for the Millions The computer has "shoulders" the various devices can tap. For example, every time a character comes in the modem, the modem card can tap the CPU on shoulder (IRQ) number 4. This says, "Ahem, excuse me CPU, but something very exciting has just happened. A character has arrived on the phone line. Please interrupt what you are doing, save this character away in RAM, then carry on with what you were doing.

Please hurry. If another comes in before you handle it, I will drop this one."

The various devices — keyboards, modems, hard disk — pester the CPU, interrupting it hundreds of times a second. The CPU knows which device interrupted from the number of the shoulder on which it felt the tap. T his "tapping" is really just a short, electronic pulse the device sends up the corresponding IRQ wire of the bus.

When you install hardware, you must assign each device its own private shoulder (IRQ) to tap. Some devices don't need an IRQ. Some are hard wired to use a particular IRQ. Some can use one of a half-dozen choices. If you accidentally assign two devices to the same IRQ, then the CPU becomes confused. One device taps it, but it thinks the second did. I f two devices want interrupt service, the CPU always handles the lower numbered one first.

DINA channels for the INillions Some devices such as floppy drives use a faster method than interrupting the CPU every time a character comes in. T h ey make use of a small auxiliary computer called the DMA controller to direct incoming data to RAM. There are two DMA controllers. Each can service four devices at

once. When you install an adapter card, you must specify which controller you will use and which of its four "channels" you will be working with. Again, if two devices

tried to use the same channel, it would overload the pea brain of the DMA controller.

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the cards hear it, but only the printer parallel port LPTI: responds. The CPU is actually a little more terse than that. It would just

say "3BC." All the devices have three-character names, called port addresses, made of the digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F from 000 to 3FF. This gives 1024 possible names.

You would think, that with 1024 possible names, you would be unlikely to accidentally assign two devices the same name.

Unfortunately, duplication is a common problem because the installers usually haven't the foggiest idea which names are already in use. They randomly try different names till they find a set that appears to work.

Some devices need a dozen or more

names. For example, a modem might use one name for sending, another for receiving and another when deciding whether to hang up the phone. When you assign a name, you are often really assigning the first name of a continuous block of names.

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The ISA bus has a 16 megabyte RAM limit, something like the familiar 640K limit.

One reason for the new buses is to break the 16MB barrier.

All buses have the 640K limit, inherited from compatibility with the old 8088 CPU. 'I'here is a maximum of 640K of conventionalRAM. You can add more extended RAM, but it is harder for programs to access the RAM above 640K. For example,you cannot use the extended RAM to run ordi-

nary DOS programs, only Windows programs.

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This does not mean, it is impossible to put more than 16MB of RAM in an ISA machine. However, if you attempt it, the

hard disk has to put its data somewhere in the first 16MB of RAM, then a spedal little

interceptor program makes the CPU (which can see all of RAM), tediously copy the data from low RAM to high RAM. This overhead slows down disk i/o. Further, some older software is unaware of the 16MB limit and

trips over it.

The VI., FISA and MCA buses add eight extra wires to directly address a full 4,294,967,296 or four gigabytes of RAM, which ought to hold you for a few years.

When It Doesn't It/latter There are some cards in your machine that

run so slowly that the speed of the bus is not an issue. These include modems, faxes, printer ports, serial ports and mice.

Even most hard disks don't tax the ISA bus. If a disk rotates at 3600 RPM and has 38 sectors per track, it can deliver.

3800rpm x512byter/Sector x386ectgr/tfactf 11mb/~ 80 seconds/min x 1 048578 bytes/mb Only when the disk has a hardware cache does the bus become a bottleneck.

The device that especially needs the speed of an improved bus is the video card.

Co-Processed Video Last year I advised my customers to stay away from local bus. Instead. I recommended people use co-processor video cards on the ordiary ISA bus. Co-processor video

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— 2500 dots in all. Each dot might be one of 256 colours needing 8 bits of information to specify the colour. It thus takes the equivalent of 2500 x 8 = 20,000 "bits' of

the CPU did it alone.

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cal information, see Michael Sister's article

group portrait of all your friends on the

Report. He did another artide on PCI for

in the July 8, 1992 edition of Microprocessor

screen. There is no way the CPU could compactly describe that image to the co-

the December 9, 1992 issue. If you want a copy of the VL spec, all you need do is join

processor and still generate a life-like image. It has to resort to sending the image dot by dot, just as if there were no

ing on your company size. Intel sells the PCI spec for $100.

co-processor present.

Then, it really helps to have a fast bus

to speed up such bulk transfers. When you are working with photo images, rather than text or line art, the VL bus struts its stuff.

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VFSA for $1000 to $4000 per year depend-

with for decades. A new bus should have autowonfigurtng. VL does not have this.

However, like the dandelion, VESA VL local bus will prevaiL However, I am rooting for PCI, presuming Intel gets its act together and standardizes the connector.

Summary I see a parallel between the emergence of VL and the dominance of IDE disks. When IDE disks came out, they lacked standards, could not be properly tested and could not be reformatted in the field. These problems are still much with us; however, the drives are so inexpensivethey have almost com-

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VL is similarly crude but much faster and cheaper than its competitors. It is a temporary solution to a big problem.

Because of the extreme difficulty of changing bus standards, the last thing I want is a temporary expedient that we will be stuck

Money

I have seen people buy an expensive EISA motherboard, then refuse to buy any expensive EISA adapter cards to go with it.

They populate it completely with the ISA adapter cards. 'I'hey get zero speed benefit from this. Only when you start to add the FISA adapter cards does it go any faster than a cheap ISA, The same applies to VL systems. When you use MCA, you have no choice but to

buy MCA adapters.

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Caveat emptor. There are Vl. cards and motherboards that run little faster than

equivalent ISA cards. They are VL in name only. The best way to protect yourself is to insist that both the card and the mother-

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Unfortunately, bus mastering does little to improve DOS performance, but it greatly helps OS/2 and presumably future versioris of DOS/Windows.

Where Should I Put My Money?

Motherboard prices have been dropping so

rapidly over the last few years, most people write motherboards off after about two and a half years and start looking for a replacement.

Presumably this trend will continue.

This means if you pick a motherboard with an unpopular bus, all is not lost. You will get a chance to change it again in three

years.

You can buy a motherboard with one or two extra VI. slots for less than $100 extra. This gives you a hedge for the future. You might elect to buy an extracost VL hard disk or video card for the slot now, or you might just use ISA adapters

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If I were using Windows for word processing, or line art I would get a co-processor video card. To hedge against the possibility of lack of video drivers for future versions of Windows, I would go for 8514 compatibility (e.g. the ATI Vantage and Ultra series). The other common type of

video co-processor are the S3 cards. They don't have 8514 compatibility, but some S3 cards are so fast and so cheap, I might still be tempted.

Learning More Trevor Marshall wrote a technical article

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Because the details were spelled out in that issue, I won't repeat them all here, but briefly, Windows adds system-level support

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Although, as we' ll see a little later in this article, PC MIDI software still lags behind some of the other platforms in certain

areas, there is more MIDI software currently in development for the PC than for any other platform.

Because a Windows PC equipped with a sound card can play MIDI files, Windows is the ideal environment for those who want to make music with their computer and non-musicians who just want to enjoy lis-

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tening to music.

Cakewalk Pro for Windows has excellent support for multiple audio cards or MIDI interface.

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If you do dedde to hook up a keyboard or other external gear to a PC, Mac or Amiga, you' ll need a MIDI interface. There are numerous models on the market. For the PC, we' ve heard that the Music Quest MIDI interfaces have the best Windows drivers that permit proper multitasking and port-sharing. Music Quest MIDI interfaces are available in basic models, or with tape and SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) synchronization options.

Many audio cards and MPC aden kits also include a MIDI interface option.

Portable INIDI Performing musicians might flnd a laptop or "lunchbox" computer a wise investment.

Be sure that it has one or more standard PC

slots capable of supporting a MIDI interface.

Macintosh fans-on-the-go have a wide choice of Powerbook and Duo models to choose from. All require an external MIDI interface.

Atari users may be able to find one of the discontinued STacy portables around at a good price. Like all Atari ST models, it has built-in MIDI ports.

PC Sound options For the PC, the games software market has played a major role in defining the feature

sets and compatibility of add-on audio c ards. The current standard is t h e Soundblaster, which offers fairly Iow~uality 8-bit digitized sound input and output and a simple FM synthesizer. Most PC sound cards are "Soundbiaster compatible," although some, such as Microsoft's Sound System, are not. An earlier audio card called the AdLib is now considered obsolete, although some games still support it.

Better audio cards are said to be "16-

bit." When a manufacturer claims that its card is 16-bit, or "CDguaiity," it usually means that the card plays back audio with greater fldelity than an 8-bit card is capable of. Some 16-bit cards, such as Advanced Gravis' UltraSound card, come with the ability to play back 16-bit audio, but require an option to record 16-bit sound.

Other audio cards, such as Roland's CM-32P and Turtle Beach's Multisound card, provide sampled sounds (permanently

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generally referred to as having "PCM sound."

INac IIIIDI Mac MIDI interfaces all connect to one of the computer's two serial ports (one on the company's Duo models). This can lead to a problem if you haVe Ot her devices connected to these ports

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Atari aflIDI Atari ST and TT computers have built-in MIDI ports. One of the advantages of having built-in MIDI ports is that there are

most common request is for an all-in-one sequencer with notation that is inexpensive, easy to use and runs under Windows.

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I Jfcal dealers report that sales of Atari hardware and MIDI software have fallen off sharply. It's too bad; the Atari machines are simple to operate and very inexpensive.

You can buy an entire Atari computer setup for about the same price you'd pay for a good Mac MIDI interface alone. Recent Atari models have impressive internal audio capabilities, but these are not well supported by applications software.

Amiga aflIDI Like the Macintosh, the Amiga requires an external MIDI interface to connect to MIDI devices. MIDI software support is fairly poor, although some long-time Amiga music developers continue to update and support t h ei r p r o d u cts. Blue Ribbon SoundWorks' Bars and Pipes Professional is a leading Amiga MIDI title. Several manu-

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sequencer and displays notation onscreen. Unfortunately, it does not print

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of pull-down menus, doesn't support a mouse. A mouse-aware version was promised "real soon now" at NAMM (the National Assodation of Music Merchants show is the music industry's version of Comdex) three years ago, but still has not appeared. The program writes to the original disk without warning during installa-

year's NAMM, Steinberg announced an upgrade that would see the same feature set on all supported platforms (Windows, Mac, and Atari). Until that upgrade materializes, Cubase is an also-ran on the PC. To be fair, it does share the excellent user interface of its Atari cousin. The Windows version also supports Roland "GS"-compatible instruments or sound

tion.

• MusicTime is a budget-priced notation package. It has a simple four-track

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but is not customizable in the way the Atari version is.

Music Printer Plus, like Encore and MusicTime, supports direct transcription

ping version includes (and requires)

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the Atari version (3.0) of this sequencer currently prints sheet music. The sheet music output, incidentally, has been dramatically improved since version 2 and now offers

advanced formatting functions for producing a printable score. Score symbols can be given a MID1 meaning and more printers are supported.

The program allows the viewing and editing of MIDI data in several modes, including the real-time display of standard musical notation. Several of Cubase's display modes make it easy to cut and paste

tures. A strong user interface is essential to harness that power.

Cubase's Interactive Phrase Synthesizer, nor does it have the direct-to-disk audio recording capabilities of Digital Performer, Studio

Of course, who needs more than twenty fonts in a piece of music, anyway?) Already,

Other MIDI applications, like Vision and

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may not be as feature-rich, but what's there is generally well-implemented.

Performance is good, too. MIDI input is

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area on GEnie (type "MIDI" at any GEnie prompt to reach the MIDI area) where users can share information, songs and instrument "patches." You' ll also find support areas for Steinberg-Jones, Barefoot Software,

Cubase on the Atari) have got a few more bells and whistles. Logic does not include an algorithmic composition tool like

only bogus feature in the version I tested was a font menu that did not scroll, (i.e., only the first twenty fonts or so are visible.

Dr. T's, Blue Ribbon, Kurzweil, Mystic Software, Voyetra, PG Music, Genedit, Continued on page39

grams often have a bewildering array of fea-

an update (1.2) is available that addresses EMAGIC hosts its own MIDI Roundtable

MIDI data much as one would manipulate text with a word processor. It supports MIDI time code or SMPTE via optional interfaces, for those users who need to sync to tape or video.

Different Versions The Mac and PC releases are not yet up to the level of the Atari version 2.0, and lack other features found in the Atari version, such as the "interactive Phrase Synthesizer" and real-time M1DI input transformations.

Perhaps because of this, the Atari version costs more, selling for about $600. The Windows version, in comparison, retails for about $2$0. All versions have an easy "Maclike" user-interface.

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Notetor Logic Along with Cubase, Atari users are fortunate to have Notator, another program that more than adequately fills the bill for sequencing and notation. Its printed output is comparable to that of Cubase (i.e., good enough for all but the most demanding perfectionists), and it delivers on the promise of real-time notation. Above all, Notator is a first-rate sequencer, with more features than most users could ever hope to use. The main complaint I and many other Notator users have with the program is that its formidable feature set is marred by a user interface that is regrettably complex and occasionally clumsy.

It is fitting then, that the authors of Notator, Gerhard I.engling and Chris Adam have created a next-generation sequencer with notation and a killer interface.

Notator Logic ($67$) is currently available for the Macintosh. PC and Atari versions are due to be released before summer.

Despite a few quirks, logic for the Mac is stabie and powerful. Its best feature is its user interface, which does an admirable job of simplifying and conceptualizing the enormous amount of data that is MIDI. The program lets you zoom in to see detail or zoom out, allowing components of the music to be viewed and manipulated as graphical icons or chunks of data. This

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While many large computer companies are cutting back just to keep in business, Microsoft is thriving with record profits. This is the stuff that business biographies are built on, and Gates is no diferent. In fact Gates follows hard on the heels of last year's Bill Gate's biography Hard Drive.

similar processor and when Gates and asso-

Dirty Operating System" ), made some

ciates realized this, they set about building a program to its functions. With that in hand, they created a BASIC that could run on it, and got Altair to sell i t . Th us

minor changes to its code, and then sold licensing rights for the new Microsoft DOS to IBM. This near-legendary story in the

computer industry is wonderfully portrayed by the authors and makes for some of the best reading in the book. It also looks at the inc r easingly strained relationship

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Bill Gates, many of his associates and had access to the Microsoft archives. This is not

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between M i c r osoft and I BM t h at

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launch of the IBM

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boxes, Gates and associates made a program on a larger PDP-10 computer that mimicked its functions. The Altair was based on a

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need cross-staff beaming„or coda marks, or something that 's not in the program. I was disappointed that there appeared to be no

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at the end of a score and that the "slurs" feature announced that it was not yet implemented when I clicked on its icon in the menu bar. Other notational perfectionists will undoubtedly find their own reasons to complain. It's safe to say that printing is not I.ogic's strongest suit. Cubase on the Atari, by comparison, is much better, as is Encore on the Mac. I used to favor Finale on the Mac for its ability to transcribe virtually

Printed Output logic does a pretty good job of transcribing

a MIDI performance as intelligible sheet music and it supports all standard Mac printers, but is its output "good" ? It is hard to talk about printed output objectively.

There will always be some users who will

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In their hurry to get by me, there was contact between the three racers, and one of the trio was pushed off the track. As I wheeled past, my position indicator jumped form two to one. It was Alesi mired in the grass!

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it out just two seconds behind mei Through the back-straight and into the Adelaide hairpin once again — it was time for Berger to make his move. I went in deeper than I

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World Circuit firsts — an excellent idea at that — and is soon to be followed by true modem head-to-

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Opening a World Circuit session is an involved process, tailoring the skill level of the competition, track of choice, race length, method of control (a good joystick is highly recommended), automatic or man-

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Trapwise is designed for use by service bureaus, prepress houses, commercial print ships, in-plant production departments and publishing operations. The program was formerly marketed under the name RipPrep

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This serially-connected 300 dpi LaserWriter replaces the LaserWriter LS. Unlike previous IaserWriters, it uses a Fuji Xerox engine that prints at five pages per minute, and it holds three optional paper trays for a grand total of 800 sheets. The LaserWriter Select 300 includes FinelYint and GrayShare and can be upgraded to PostScript and PhotoGrade, but its main feature is its dirt-cheap price — $819. This might be a good printer in a limited number of specific cases, but we still feel that it makes more sense to either buy a cheaper inkjet printer or to ante up the dollars for a more versatile, normally networkable, PostScript printer.

LC III News Reports Wrong News reports that the LC III could take a single NuBus card are wrong. The Centris 610 can take a single NuBus card as long as it's short enough, but the I.C 111 is limited to an LC-style PDS slot.

StyleWriter Owners Beware Don't try the head cleaning option from the StyleWriter II driver on a StyleWriter I. The process ruins the ink cartridge. This is probably why Apple isn't making the new StyleWriter 11 driver readily available and doesn't recommend that you use it with the StyleWriter I.

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Canada Product Launch Update Borland Canada Software said Paradox for Windows (Newsbytes, January 28) is available immediately in Canada. The introductory price in Canada is C$167.95 until April 30. David McGlaughlin, president of Borland Canada, said the list price will rise to about C$575 after t h at, a l t h ough upgrades and competitive upgrades will remain in the C$170 range.

Borland Canada also announced a 90day price promotion on its Quattro Pro spreadsheet software, which will be available for C$124.95 until April 30.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (NB) — On January 25, only a few days behind its parent company in the U.S., Sun Microsystems of Canada unveiled its Network Terminal Server (Newsbytes, January 21), saying the system will soon be available C$10,150.

Silicon Graphics Canada launched the

company's Onyx advanced graphics supercomputers and the new Indigo2 Extreme workstation (Newsbytes, January 26), as well as its Challenge and Power Challenge servers, in the Canadian market on January 27. Prices for the Extreme workstation will start at less than C$14,000, the company said. Prices for the top-of-the-line Power Challenge supercomputing servers will begin at about C$170,000.

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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (NB) — Sales of application softw'are for the Microsoft Windows operating environment have increased a whopping 238 percent in 1992, according to a survey released by Dataquest.

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Tokyo, the company also introduced eight new products, including the long awaited color PowerBook notebook computer, five new desktop systems and two new laser printers.

say s i t has the all-in-one design of the Po w erBook 145, 160 and 180, and is retail pri c ed at $4,790.

Appl e has added two new confiigurat io n s to its PowerBook Duo System. The P o w erBook Duo 230 offers 4MB of RAM, a 12 0 MB hard disk drive, and comes with an

internal fax/modem capable of data trans-

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A new Madntosh LC, the LC III, is an improved f er speeds of up to 14,400 bits-per-second model of the popular Macintosh LC II, (bps), and send and receive fax speed of which Apple says was its best seller in 1992. 9600 bps. The internal Express Modem The III, priced at $1,699 has a 25 MHz Motorola 68030 microprocessor, a 32-bit bus architecture and comes standard with 4

wit h V .42bis data compression capabilities of u p to 4:1 can achieve data throughput of up t o 57,600 bps. Retail price is $4,120.

megabytes (MB) of dynamic random access The new Madntosh Duo Dock station memory (DRAM) — expandable to 36 MB; o ffers a 230 MB hard disk drive, a Motorola as opposed to the LC II which was only 6 8 882 math co-processor and 1 MB of expandable to 10 MB. video random access memory (VRAM) for An 80 MB or 160 MB hard drive is avail- f aster video and support for up to 32,000 able for the LC III and an LC processor colors on Apple displays up to and includdirect slot (PDS) is included for spedalized

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expansion capabilities such as Ethernet net- new Duo Dock requires a PowerBook Duo

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no t ebook at additional cost.

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is a small computer systems interface (SCSI) package P owermerge b y Le a d er Technologies, so users can automatically port,

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The Quadra 800, a new addition to the company's top of the line computers, is the

La s erwriter Select 300 is $1,109 and the L a serWriter Select 310 is $1,459.

Apple i s upgrading the standard configuration of the Apple Laserwriter Pro 600 to inc l ude 8MB of RAM. Users who purchased L a serwriter Pro 600 printers got 8MB but it

most affordable Quadra, with a retail price was a special offer. The 600 also now has as of $6,310. The 800 has a mini-tower design standard features 600 dot-per-inch (dpi) and offers a 30 percent increase in perfor- r esolution and the company's Photograde mance over the current entry-level Quadra technology standard. system.

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Small Office/Home Office Sales To Balloon NORWEL1., MASSACHUSETTS (NB)Pushed by social, economic, distribution and product trends, the U.S. SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) advanced technology market will soar from a current level of $10.2 billion to $14.1 billion by 1996, says a new study by BIS Strategic Decisions.

The trend toward working at home and buying technology in retail stores took hold in the late 1980s, and since that time,

prices, effective merchandising programs and broad product and vendor selection, the list includes convenient hours and locations and attractive post-purchase support

PS/1s on display at the end of an aisle. So

found that sales picked up nicely when the office equipment was consolidated, he reported.

The new store layouts lent an increased visibility that also contributed to sales growth, he suggested. "The lechmere (discount store) chain, for example, put lBM

even if you came to lzchmere to buy record albums, you'd still receive an advertising

impression," he said.

The new BIS study also identifies several factors that influence users to buy SOHO products in retail stores. Along with low

and return policies.

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PCs now hold the largest share of SOHO product sales, with printers coming in at number two, and these products will maintain the same respective ranks in 1996, the BIS study says. Also over this period, telephones will show the most dramatic growth, estimated at 14 percent per

year. Cellular and other portable phones are predicted to be especially popular.

Among distribution channels, retail is expected to be the fastest growing by far, but the SOHO figures also represent some

sales through VARs (value-added resellers), systems integrators and mail order, particu-

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CYBERPUNK RESEARCH IABORATORIES-Merry hackers insearch of picturesque;mounlalns,RAMandfairyhries, For further data write c/o CyberPunk Research Labs.- Seneca College of CommunicationArts, 1124 FinchAve. West,NorthYorkONM3JSJ3.

CANADAROUNDTABLE ON GENIENightly andweekendmeetings, Discuss CanadianPoli5cs, Sports, Canada.U.S. Rela5ons, Travel, Entertainment.. TryEn Francais,whichindudes aFrenchtutorial.

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CASE —Computer Aided Sotiware Engineering is opentoanyoneinterested in beingtool independent, andtech independent. 1-1 1/2 hours, monthly scheduledmee5 ngaVendorpresenta5ons aswellas mdividuat BBS 497-5283,gog on if MISAfkTiatedmessages, into Tech 2nd categorycs5eriCASE). ConhxriJoe Da Silva at252-1408or RobBeckmanat 9282694.

CASESPECIALINTEREST GROUP— A special interestgroupor SIGis uulently being formed to helpmeetNeneeds of people interestedin teamingmoreaboul CASE.Thepurposeis to provide aforum wheremem bers mayshare their experl. enoss. Experiencedusersor those con. templa5ngintnxklng CASEkr Neir organlza5ofl areImritedto cageither JoeDa Silva at 252-1408,or RobBedunan 9282694.

CLUBCUBASE—Toronto area users of SteinbergSoftwareproducts, especialy their powerhouse sequerrcer Cubase, now have a forum toshareinformation and dmreloptheir skils. OubCubasemeets at 7:30 PM onthe last Mondayof every meth, N RoomC428at theCasaLena Campusof GeorgeBrownCoyage - 160 Kenda5Ave.For mare informakon contact Club Cubase at 62 Hamworth Drive, Wi5owdale, ON,M2H3C2or cag496.

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CLUB MACCOMPUTER GROUP OF ONTARIO —A5Mac users, MacintoshOS 8 related issues.meets2ndTuesday.

Michener institute, 222 St. Patrick St., 1'oronto, 7 PM to 10PM,intoline 4621702.

THE CANADIANAUTODESK MULTIMEDIA USER GROUP—Interested Usersof Autodesk Mul5media produtrisare invited to call PieZimperiat(416) 601-1785.

CANADIANCOMPUTER GRAPHICS ASSOCIATION —CCGA's mission is "to provideeduca5onand informa5onin corn. puler graphicsechnoko and ils applica tions'. At special eventsmembersare informedof dewriopments mIhe indushy, and provided a ~ f o rum to devel op career andbusinessopportunities.

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FOXPROTORONTO USERS GROUP. Wednesday Apnl28'93.Meeling Room 52, NethYorkPublic Ubiay, 5150Yonge St, Neth Yak. Mee5ng shuts at 7®lp.m. to 9:30p.m.

IRMAC —Information Resource Managem ent ~ o f Canada dedicated torhdamanaganent, IRM,datatgc5rmaries, CASE,andstratajic planning in Ne orporalemIvironnxm at™MonNly meeting in Toronto,Ottawa ml Vickxkt 9N6508.

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THE EUTEGROUP OF 3-D PROGRAMMERS-(F G.3D P) inassociation with L.T.P.D. Dedicated to Atari users. For more information write to LT.P.D. c/o (E.G.3D P), 37Montye Ave., Box 52, Tonmto,OntarioM682GB

K.R.D.-1995(TheIgdstulf ReunkmDrive Group For 1995) At 144Gillard Ava., Rwerdale.Tel: 461-1343.Call for meehng datestAM I Saturdays. Group'shors isto cogect19754ICanaganpennies inorder to reassertinterest bysigninga pe55onlo reinstate Ne 19756 ClV Show'lgdshrif'.

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LOGIC—An Independent Apple User Group.Providesasupporiandmforma5on network to users at ag levels. LOGIC accomplishesIbis by: holdingmonthly mee5ngs,hosgngSper5al Interest Group meetings,providinganelectronic buge5n board,publishingtheMapleOrchardmagazine (free tomembem), andnmintalning an adansivelibrary ol sharewareandpub.

5c domainsoftware. Meetinas1st 8 3rd Tuesday of themeth, NorthYorkCentre, 5110 Yonge St, in the MemorialHall at 7:00 PM.Messages323-0828 BBS487-

NEXTUSERS GROUP-NeXTcomputer suppor t2ndThursday,Mctenrum Phyics 9771. tab (Lhrivaslty ofToronto), 60St. George St,, Room 118,7PM,35.1899, TAF (TOR ONTOATARI FEDERATION)Atari users,3rdThursday,Neth YorkCity PCCT(PERSONAL COMPUTER CLUB Centre Ubray, 5110 YongeSt, (atPark OF TORO NTO)—PCuses, 3rdTuesday, Home), public domainlibrary, regular St. Gabriel's CommunityCentre, 872 demonsl ra5ons 8 guest speakers,infoilne Sheppard Ave. E. (2 bfocks East of 425-5357,BBS2350318. Non.member Bayview,North side), North York, 7 PM, admission 32, membership830(incl. membershipincludesshareware, BBS, newslettas), special interest groups(SIG's) 5 work. shops,inhnnahon244.6786.

TPUG(TORONTO PET USERS GROUP, —Commodore users (PET.64/128, STC — Society for Te chnical . INCr) Amiga, CDTV,MS-DOS,etc.), m6ets Communication: Dedicated to the Tuesdays (1st, 128; 2nd, Amiga; 3rd, advancemerri ofNetheoryandprac5ceof GEOS;4th, 64), YorkPublic Ubray, main technicalcomm unica5onin agmedia. The branch, 1745 Eglinton Ave.W.(near Torontochapterhasover2I members.

Dufferin), 7:30 PM; 3rd Thursday Meetings fromSept-June, at Sun Ufe AlderwoodUnited Church, 44 Delma AssuageCompanyofCamula,150King Drive, Etobicoke, 7:30 PM,software St W., onthe3xl Tuesdayofeachmonth. library, newsletter 8BBS,informa5on253For moreinformation contact Christine 9637.

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TORONTO TIMEX-SINCLAIRUSERS CLUB-A5TimexandSmdair compulas.

TANG NORTH —Monthly meeting for 1st Wednesday,ForestHills Co5eglate Thursday,Novem ber 12, SteadeRience Inst, 732EglintonAve.W.,7 PM,demonUbray, York University, Rorxn11Cat?:00 strations, br-monthly newsletter. Voice PM. Everyonewelcome.For info call infNma5on751.7559.

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TORONTOAPLSIG—An ~ and seal orgarmal'mconcernedwilhNeuse and promotionofAPLcomputer language, 4thMondayofeach month at6:30 PM (exrfuding theSummer) at BCEPlace, 161 BayStreet; 10th Floor. Or write: Toronto APLSIG, Box384,Adelaide Street P.O., Toronto, Ont., MSC 2JS. ContactBenBesl862-31.93 THE TORONTOCOLOUR COMPUTER GROUP-meetson the 2nd and 4th Mondaysof eachmonS. For moreinforma5on, callLacyOsbomeat972-1809.

TORONTO USERSGflOUP—User manbers support otAs/400/38imaging.

MeriingsheMatthe Airport Marrio5Hotel evay IwomonNLNextmee5ngsonJan. 20/98, Feb.19/93, Mar.24/93, andMay tg/93. Pleasecontact WendeBoddyat

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TORONTO PARADOXGROUP-meets 2ndThursdayofevaymonlhat5:00 PM Fme BBs2714)795.Call fornext mee5ng Loc 8 list of presentations,Leamabout 'PAL' (ParadoxApplication Language), add Jnproducts, Paradoxtips andtraps.

For membership info., contact Doug Campbel496-0061, l

TRACE —Toronto Regional AutoCAD Exchange: Presentations on the last Tuesday of every second month.

UpcomingdateJanuay 26th1993.Heldat the Malton Community Centre, 3540 Momingstar Drive.Fordetails call Tim Lucas at7508765.

ZIM USERSGROUP—Revival of the TorontoZimUsersGroup. Emphasis on exchange of ZIMtechnical expergasin a friendly environmentJanuay 13th1993.

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ONTARIOCOMPUTERFAIRS featuring 50 exhibitors oflering savings andselection in computers, software, games, shareware and related products. Also local computer clubs. Dates and locations: Sun. April 18, 1993 Kitchener, Iechener MemoriaAudi l torium, Sun. May 2, 1993Otlawa,NepeanSports Complex, Sun. May 9, 1993 London, llderton Community Centre, Sun. May 16, 1993 Burlington, Burlington Central Arena.

Contact: Creighton &AssociatesToronto 535-3761, elsewhere in Ontario 1-8004654)286.

HOME OFFICESHOW 8THE BUSINESS TO BUSINESSEXPOSITION '93 March 30 8 31, 1993 at the Metro Toronto

Convention Centre. Sponsored by The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto.

For moreinformationcall 4188694141.

QUEBEC BUSINESS COMPUTER SHOWMarch31,April 1 &2, 1993 at the

QuebecGty ConventionCentre, esdmated attendance is 7,000. Contact: Industrial Trade 8 ConsumerShows Inc. I 4100-361-0329.

ONTARIO COMPUTERFAIRSApril18, 1993 in Kitchener, Ontario. Over 50 tables with a selecbon of computers, soltware, peripherals and games. Contach JamesCreighton(416) 535-3761.

THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL BEAM ROBOT OLYMPICS& MICROMOUSE COMPETITION Thur. April 22 to Sun.

April 25, 1993 at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto. Robot judging will be based onsophistication of behavior, novelty of design,efliciency of powersource and quality ofhardware.Rules andguidelines are available. Please contact Mark Tilden (519)885-1211, Ext. 2454.

THE CANADIANHIGH TECHNOLOGY SHOW April 27 & 28, 1993 at Place Bonaventure, Montreal. An electronics showcase of exhibitors, Four show sections: Components & Microelectronics;

Design Automation;Electronic Production & Packagi ng;andTest,Measurement& Instrumentation. For professionals from the high-technology industry or users of eleckon lcs.Tradeonly.Theshowandthe ConferenceProgramwil be runningconcurrently. For moreinformation call Reed Exhibition Companies(416) 479-3939.

IMEC '93 April 28-30 at ExhibiTionPlace,

Toronto. FeaturingMultimedia technology including; interactive video, CD-ROM, laserdisc technology, computer-based instruction, CDTV, DVI and CD-I. Seminars aswell as an opportunity to see these technologiesapplied to the Selds of Industry/Business, Medicine and Healthcare, Education in Training and Languages.Formoreinformation contact Tony Paul, in the east, at (416)620-1078 and inthewest, VernonSamarooat (403) 448-9181.

ECOO - Educational Computing Organization of Ontario's 14th Annual Conference. April 29th to May 1st, 1993 at the Regal Constellation Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Over 200 presenters in a multistrandedconference. Pre-workshopsand

a large vendor area (including all the industry leaders) are available. For more information contact the ECOOoffice at (416) 773-3981or tax(416) 773-6963.

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Technology Centre, North York, Ontario. $321 (GST included) for both days. For more information, contact AmyLouzon, CommodoreBusinessMachines.3470 Pharmacy Avenue,Scarborough,Ontario M1W 3G3, (416) 4994292 or Fax (416) 494-9755.

RADIOCOMM '93 May26-28, 1993at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Canada's only trade showdedicated to mobile communications. Hours: Wed. May 26th 10 a.m.4 p.m., Thur. May27th

10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. May 28th 10 am.-3 p.m. Formoreinformagon, contact Harley Austin, ShowManager, or CaroleMayer, Assistant ShowManagw (416) 252-7791 or Fax (416)252-9848.

MULTIMEDIA'93EXPOSITION AND

FORUM"The Merging of Technologies" May 26-29, 1993 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. Featuring: Multimedia Communications, Vicom, Electronic Design and Showcase on Production. Conference Trade Show May 27-29, 1993. Contact Susan Blair (416) 660-2491.

TORONTO FOXPRO DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE June 11 & 12, 1993 Toronto, Ontario. To register call 1-800268-2841 Ext35.

COMDEX/CANADAJuly 13-15, 1993, at

the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The 1993showis, in a sense, a congnuation of theLANExpo andWindowsWorld.

Contact: Kim Pappas, The Interface Group (617)449-6600.

WINDOWSWORLD-Canada. July 13-15, '93. Toronto, ON. Contact: Interface Group: 61 7M9-6600.

THE ATLANTIC CANADACOMPUTER SHOW September 15-16, 1993 at the Halitax Metro Centre, World Trade & ConventionCentre. 10thshow, Business,

Industria Trade &ConsumerShowsInc. (61 3)2324766. "

TELECOM SEMINAR"Managingthe Meridian 1, TheNext Generadon." Anindeplh coverageofthe technology, security and managementof the Meridian 1and Meridian Mail. April 26-27/93 Toronto, May 3-4/93 Ottawa, May 10-11/93 Vancouver, and May17-18/93 Montreal.

Coraact GenePellerin (613) 966-2721or Fax: (613)9688038.

CUTTINGTHE COST OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT This seminar will ireoduceyoutothe new practicesandshow

you how to start by applying inspection now. Contact: Kathy Mahoney, Ottawa Carleton Research Institute 613-5928160.

CeBIT'93Hanover,Germany March2431, 1993. Over 6,000 exhibitors from 45 countries will showcasetechnology from the entire information 8 communicabons sector. Information Technology, Network Computing, Local Networks, CIM

Contact: Reed Exposition Companies.

Tel: 203-9644000.

VARDEX'93 with anaddedUnixsection, May 5 & 6 at Toronto's International

Centre. Contact: Marina Perry, Reed Exhibibons(416) 479.3939.

PROFESSIONALAMIGA TECHNIQUES

Marketing Resources Together.' For more information contact Michael D. Scott, World Computer Law Congress (21 3)689.5186.

MICROFOCUS USERS CONFERENCE May 10-12, 1993. Buena Vista

Palace/Orlando, FL. $745 U.S. before 4/1/93, $845 U.S. after 4/I/N. Contact Micro Focus Users Conference Headquwters, Palo Alto, CA. Tel: 41546-7356.

LOTUSWORLDMay3-6, 1993. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. Workgroup Computing, Technology Management,KnowledgeWorking, applicationDevelopment and Technology Trends.

Theseare amongthemanytopics to be addressed by top industry

experts, writers, analysts and senior Lotus management.Call 5084434830.

NEXTWORLD EXPO'93.May 25-27 Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. NEXTWORLDExpo combines three events in one: Aworldwide Developer's Conference; anend-user product show, with over 100 exhibitors. A User Conferenceprogramwith topics ranging from object-oriented, client/server systems to enterprise-widedeployment.Wilh the theme NEXTSTEP 486-Thealtemative to the MicrosoftMonopoly.Call (800) 767-2336.

APPLE WORLDWIDE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCEMay 9-13, 1993. San Jose, CA. Contact: Danieli & O'Keefe 800433-775t,fax 508-443-4715.

SUNWORLD EXPO. May 10-13,'93, San Francisco, CA. Contact: World Expo Corp. 800-2254698. Fax:508-872-8237.

COMDEX-Spring May 24-27, 1993.

Atlanta, GA. Contact: The Interface Group: 61 7-449-6600,

MACSHOW June 3-5, 1983. Chicago, IL

SOFTWARE WORLD CONFERENCE 8 —EXPOSITION May 4-6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The most extensive Canadian computing event returns to Torontostrongerthan ever with Client/Server World at ils side. Over 75 industry expertsandmorethan 100leading Software companies. Contact: DCI (Digital Consulting Inc,) at (508) 4703880, CANADIAN HIGH TECHNOLOGY SHOW. May 5 & 6, 1993, Toronto, ON.

Success in the Computer Industry: Putting the Business, Legal and

OTIAWA BUSINESS& GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SHOWSeptember29 and 30, 1993 at LansdownePark. Contact:

the Palais des Congres de Montreal.

Estimated attendance 15,000. Contact: Industrial Trade & ConsumerShows Inc. I' d -361 4329.

Coronado ,San Diego,California.Global

governmentand other organizations can find out how computer technology can help thembecomemore productive and profitable. A showcaseof the latest products and services. Contact: Fred West, Show Manager(416) 252-7791.

DESIGN FOR DESKTOP PUBLISHING...an advanced perspective. Master the fundamentals ot effective design using desktop publishing and develop a sense of 'visual literacy" to gobeyondthe basics for dynamicresults! Tues. April 27, 1993 Park Plaza Hotel, Four Avenue Road, Toronto, ON.416-924-5471.

PC EXPO April 30, May 1 & 2, 1993 at

Paul Day(416)497-9562.

WORLD COMPUTER LAW CONGRESS '93 "April 25-28, 1993 at the Hotel Del

WINDOWSWORLD May 24-27, 1993.

Atlanta, GA. Contact: The Interface Group: 617W9-6600.

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(Computer Integrated Manufacturing), Software 8 Consu lting, Telecommunications, Office, Banking & Security Technology,Strategic Research Centre, Conferences, Company Presentations and Special Displays.

Contact: Jennifer Cooke, representative for Canada, at Co-MarManagement Services Inc,(416)364-5352.

THE MISSI SSAUGA BUSINESS SHOW April 14-15, 1993 at the International Centre. A show of oflice technologyproducts for the oflice environment. Contact:

Continued from page 21 Manual The manual is inaccurate in several places, but correct information is contained in a READ ME file. Most of the inaccuracies are minor. For example, the manual states that you can find an Unreconciled Event by choosing "Find..." from the Event menu and typing " =". In fact, you must type "?" to find an Unreconciled Event; "=" is the M ark fo r a n u n r e a d P u b li c E v e n t .

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PAGEMAKERCONFERENCE &EXHIBITION June 7-9, 1993, Seattle, WA.

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HELP payrollis one of Canada'8 best selling packages. It features a user iriendly interface, integrates withmostmajor accounting packages including ACCPAC.New Views, KIS and Client Strategist, and keeps your Revenue Canada account in balance. Flexibility is the name ofthe game in payroll software, and HELPcan handle up to ten dri(erent types of earnings as well as allowing tenuserdefinable companydeductions.

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DATABASEWORLDCONFERENCE & EXPOSITION-SummerJune29July 1st, '93, Boston, MA. Contact: Digital Consulting Inc.: 5084704526.

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FUZZYLOGIC'93 July 20-22, 1993, San Francisco, CA. Contact: Pennwell Publi shingCompany:508-392-2124.

MACWORLDEXPO-East August 3-6, 1993, Boston, MA. Contact: Mitch Hall Associates: 6174614I000.

SIGGRAPH (ACM) August 3-5, 1993 Anaheim,CA. Contact ACM/SIGCG 708-850-7843.

SUN OPEN SYSTEMS EXPO-West August 10-12, 1993, Anaheim, CA. Contact Publications Comm.Inc: 800289-3976,lax: 512-250-9756.

INTEROP-Fall August 23-27, 1993, San

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WINDOWS& OS/2-East August 24.26, 1993, Boston, MA. Contact: Miller FreemanExpos.West 415-905-2200.

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BLOOM BEACONBSS:AMIGA BBS Free for fellowAmigaEnlhusiasls. 24 hrs. Call (418)263-5924.

COMPONENTS BBS:Creation site of Tl-COM online games.1200-14400b, files, online games,great information, messages,andfreeads. Whynot give us a cagI (416)82M284.

COMPUTER LINKBBS: 6 Gigs, 30000 sharewareSes, adult Ses, multiline chat, international mail. Gold access$30,platinum access$50.

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COWGIRL'SRODEOBSS: 150 Meg files, 60 online games, 4 networksFidoNet, Echo Net, PrideNet, CircuitNel, Free bbs24hrs, 1200-16.8 Beta TesterZyxelmodem4664363.

CYBERDYNE SYSTEMS: 180i Megz ofSesand Msgs.,online games,mch support, aliases experts onlyll 1200.

14400, 24/hrs.Call Now4696502.

CYSERSPACEBBS: Lots of files.

This is anewboard!I! Socall today!If youpostmessages and upload glee call ibisboard,Call754-7310.

DATA-LINX BBS: 24h Fidonet, Yorknet, Danet, Mxnet, 14400BBS Free!! Over 200Megaanother 400 corn/waauto validation. Great BBS norih ofTorontogCall nowfor lola of Im (416)69M556.

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FRONT UNE BBS:Access lo 120 Mega online,gamesand conferences.

24/hrs, newtcall 79M874, GAMECHAMBERBSS: Anewboard dedicaled toganung.Runningat 1200 bps to 38400bps. 24hrs„new users aixxrpted.Call 2360944.

GOOD TIDI NGS BBS:24hours,Free, onlinegames, members NANET, RIME, I-LINK DUUI, IB M software, 1200-960 bps V,32/V.42bis MNP5, 500 users.Call 496-8027.

GREY. HAWKBBS: Respectable high speed systemwith goodSYSOPsup. port 14,4 V.42bis and V.32bis, Call 740.1 839.

KAAICO BSBBS:Mess. business Info. 502-361'I. ONE THOUSANDSSS: 24I)0 baud, over 2.5 Giga of VirusCheckedfiles availablefor downloadng.829.7259.

ORYX SYSTEMSSBS: 24 hours, Dcwnloads,Onikie Games,Techsup. a , ISM-MAC750 Mega,CDM 14,000, Whilby (416) 430-9046, Voice (416)430.2877.

PC CONNECT:PCBoard 14.5a/E10, Echomail, IBMShareware6les. Free to call! 733-9052.

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STARFLEETCOMMAND BBS:A free BBS offering Slarlrek glee, message bases, and punternet echo conferences. 24 hours/day - 7 days, Mississauga 278-5908.

STARLYTE BSS: 8 nodes 1.2 Glgabytes. Online games,Mullinode chat and more. Friendly Sysopsand famSeswelcome! (604) 5828025 and (604) 582-8M5.

SYSCONSBS: 3 Giga4CD4IOMS4 nodes and muchmore, 24 hr. VGA graphics, mouse support. Call 8428856.

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THE POWER OFWISDOMBBS: 2400 baud, 300MegaHD,24 hrs, Free,ver 60 onl ine games.Spanish message basis. Call277-9662.

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AUTOCAD OPERATOR:Seeks full or part-time work. Own 386 computer.

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COMPUTER LITERATE: Customer Service Representative looking for work, comfortable with: MAC-Desktop Publishing VAX-BASIS/WISDOMIBM modem, PCPlus, Datapac, Online, Wordperfect. Call Terry Hildebrand

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Call 225.1051.

COMPUTERSCIENCE STUDENT: Available for consulting programming, maintenance,etc. Part-time andsum. mer. PC Hard/Sogware;DOS,Cobol, Pascal, Qbasic, SQL, etc. Raymond (51 4)444-9575.

COMPUTERTECHNICIAN:Seeks FT work servicingPCsHWand Instal SF, Trouble shootingandupgrading. Call 9614344.

ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNGLADY: Is lookingfor ajob withcomputertraining.

Gall Dwdicaal274-5875.

EXPERIENCED PROGRAMMER: Want contractjob to developdalabase, windowGUIapplication call Jimat 5321396.

GRAPHICS SPECIAUST: UniversityBSC. Exp. 4yrs. Comp.Design, DTP, Typefaces, Instructor, Demonstrator seeks job Std/or parlner for Marketing of extra software for Typefacedesign Inquire TEKTYPO-EXE on CRS. JR. PROGRAMMER/OPERATOA: Language;Cobol, CH, Assembly. OS; MVS, OS2,Windows. Others; CICS, DB2, 80486, IBM3800LP, TSO/ISPF. Call Phillip at 2414435.

MAC DTPOPEAATOA: SeeksP/T and F/T work. Own equip., Press/Word/Suet/DimensionsCal Bob 7374470.

MARKETING/INFORMATIONSYSTEMS:MBAwith StrongIS SkSs, exc. comm. abilities seekingperm/contract posSon.Paul737-2765.

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Hardware or software. Call Ryan at 291-1077.

PC TECHNICIANINSTALL HWISF: Upgrade PCs lots of experience in Lan/Wan, Windows,Novell, WPand DOS. Seeksfulhtime work. Call 6639518.

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PROGRAM MER/ANALYST: Seeksp/I Iob. Experience in C.N+, SQI„DOS, IX. GUI.Call Piene8198716.

PROGRAMMER/ANALYST:Seeks full/part time job or contract.

Experience in Clipper, C, Novell. Call Mirek at 232-1857.

PROGRAMMER:Exp. in C Novell Clipper dBASE,seeksfull or pan4me job. mephen496.9035.

YORK COMPUTERGRAD:With 98% average seeksentry level position.

Knowledge ofOrade,C,Unix,DOS, dBASEIV, CobolandRPG.Call Sandy 843-3080.

4 SALE:2400 lnt. Modem$40. Call 568-1243.

2668OM NETWORK SERVER:With 2 Work stations (all are 286 with 2M RAM), ind. EthernetCards(G/net) and Cable, Asking $1,600. Call Karl 8962687.

286 SUPEA4UMLAPTOP:Computer 40M H/D, 1.4M F/D, Backlit display Memoryexpandable to2M,only 8 lbs.

2.2 inches height $8,700. Call 8962687.

286SYSTEM: IBM Ram, SVGA Card and monitor, 40MBHD, 1.2 floppy, keyboardandlots of software. Asking $550. Call Peter782-2299.

286SL BONDW ELL BOOK: 80Meg, 2 Mega, 3 1/2, LCD VGA$1,390. Call 607-5065.

A5602.05 ROM STEREO MONITOR: 85Mb SCSIHD 4.5Mb, Ram ATonce IBM Emulator, for details call 5860427.

A600: 1 MegRam,1084Sstereo monitor, extra diskdiive, NX1000ptr 2 joyslicks $750/obo.Call 510-2691.

AMIS/LExternal3.5'disk drive CA860 brand newsNI in box, very slim nice looking andpoweredfrom Amiga. Pakl $275 U.S. will sell for $150, call 4281092.

ARCHIVEXLE:Tapeext. backup:40 Meg drivewiNcontroller cardandmini tape! Brandnew$175 nowtCall Mike 479-2867.

AST NOTEBOOK:40Meg Hard Drive $200, call 621-3290.

ATARI PORTFOUO: Hand held computer/organizer,128k, 64k Ramcard; Parallel interface and cable; carry

case, Lotus, 2 1/2 yrs. dd. Paid$700, selling for $250.Cail (416)7324456.

BRAND NEW: 4' Muffin Fan C/W Hardware. Cost $40 selling for $20.

Call 747-5333.

BRAND NEW: 386-33 with 2 Meg Ram,1.44 floppy,40 Meg HD ,keyboard,colorVGAmonitor, mouseand pad foronly$900. Call2874474.

SUY/SELL/TRADE:.used IBM Compagbles537-1354, CITOH PROW RITER: CAI5-XP +in, printer (wide carriage) with LQmode $175, callVivat29S402.

COTY: With keyboard, diskdrive, mouse. WS run Amiga soRware. It can be hookedup to anyArniga wilh Pamet soihwe (ifs induded)onlytwo months old $750.Call Bruno745.1739.

CGA COLOR CARD:$20 call7717033.

COMPAQ 286: In new tower case w 2FD $%0 40MHDmonitor also 96/24 fax modem$79, newTVGAIMBcard $69 24 PINcolour printer 3495x5digi6zer tablet $180.Call evngs.240.7299.

COMPUTER FORSALE:366DX/25; IBM;44MB; 1.2 MB;1.44 MB;VGA512K;Keyboard; Moumr.Onwarranty.

Call 253-0858.

DESKJET:Bubblejet refills-500CI'rom 2/$28. 5800 more toners 100%Gty. Image Control SEE OUR AD(416) 25M950 fax 251-2361.

DESKTOP1V CARD: For sale brand new still in box, includes MSWin Software cables andwarrantyEx. Resolution, asking$350 oboKeing 6336896.

DIGITIZER: g9-Call 7560451.

DRAM: Memory258-120ns$.95 each.

Call 889-2817.

EPSONLQ2660: 24 PINPrinter excellentcond.,new was $1,295 i taxes used, will sell $680 NO TAXES8961629.

FACIT 132:Columndaisy wheelprinter. Serial port, spareribbonsandmanual, Only$115.Call 430-1675.

FOR SALE: Fully loaded 388SXcall 677-5913.

FOR SALE:IBM XTTurbo with 640K, 1 floppy, 40 Meg HD and VGAmonochrome monitor. Only $300.Call 2870474.

FUJITSU: 420MB SCSI Hard Disk $1,000 paid$1,600, Fujitsu 100MBIDE Hard Disk $230, and a Desk Top

Scanner +controgerand soitware-New $850. Call 398.6218.

HARD DAIVE:(MFM) 40MB $50: 80MB $120; 360K floppy disk drive $25. Call Jim a1532-1396.

HARD DAIVE:Wanted for IBM 120+ for under$250, if interestedpleasecall Paul at (416)275-2428.

HAYES SMARTMODEM: 2400$75, Tom orPat 7604268.

HEWLETT-PACKARD:For sale, one recondilionedHewlett-PackardLaserjet il laser printer. In good condition, comes with warranty and toner cartridge. BESTOFFER.Call Roberl al (H) 533-1 079.

HP LASERJETII: Less than16,000 copies,worksgreat. Lookingto sell for $750 or tradeandpaycashfor HP4.

WS dekver,call Robp05) 435-7597.

IBM 4216POSTSCRIPTUISEf. Exc. condition, low copies, 35 fonts extra toner, opcdrum,asking$750obo. Call Sam 2704738.

IBM COMPUTER: Ps/2,M25-0001 from US $399(list price $1,350). Call 8454315 orFax8454215.

IBM QUIETWAITTERIII PRINTER: Induding a dual bin shetfeeder $350.

IBM Color Monitor VGA 8513 $300., Call Mike 271-9592.

IBN TURBO XTCOMP: 640K 2FD

ONTARIO EDITION THE COMPUTERPAPER APRIL '93 5 1 CGA/ktonoXT/AT Keyb+DOSworks with leadingsaltware $200 Allan4473408.

IBM XT: Monitormono,Universal V/Card, joystick, 51/4, 5 I/4, documentalion$300, Call636-2309.

IMAGEWAITERIh $300ar bestoNer. OlivetgPraxistypewriter$300 or best affer. Call538-2359.

LASER PRINTER:Canon LBP4+; 2 months old hardly used at home.

Resolution enhancement, scalable fonts, upgradeable to 800DPI, was $1,600 asking$1,300 (warranty). Call Wayne881-9745.

LASER PRINTER:NewIBM402940 10PPM I yr. wananty $1,300. Call 758-2428.

MAC: 20 Meg Hard Drive Internal $100, call 621-3290.

MAXTOA TAHITI II: OPT 2 Disks (416) 342-2140.

MEMORY FORCLONES: 1 Meg (3 chip) brandnewQty. 50, $43 each.

Call Tom ager 6p.m.461-5313.

MGE-AT-16:Graphicsboardwithsoftware& manuals$200 obo.Call3600283.

NEW KODAK:Photo CD Call 5138659.

SIMMS: 8x1mbCHIPSwilh 60NS$35 each, 6 monthsold call after 7PM7562521,

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SPECIALS GEA NOTEBOOKS: $1320; ASTNotebooks$1625; IBM Compatible$999; HP4LaserPrinter $1850; KeloidHardrive. Phone6501423.

TANDY1000:TL/2, 286, 640K Ram, 20 MBHardDrive, 720KFloppy Drive, Colour Monitor (CCA),Joysticks, MSDOS 3.3, GW-Basic, Manuids$400or Best Offer. Call Paul after 6 p.m. at 4894725.

TAPE BACKUP: Unitfor Amiga, external SCSI, bundle with 3 150M tapes $300, Call Thompson412-3262, TOSHIBA LAPTOP: newcontrol board, new bat., plus Epson LQ500 printer both $495. Call 250-6450 emgs, 5084944.

TRS MODEL: 100, Disk Drive, themal prntr, battery or plug-in operable, EXTRAS, make an offer. Call 3985371.

TURBOXT: 80888Mhz640k, 20 Meg HDD, 5 1/4 FDD, Mono, 1200 baud modem $350in good shape.Call Tessy at790-7939.

USED DELLLAPTOP: With batteries and carryingcaseVGAgraphics, 2 MB RAM, 40 MB hard drive. Call Deborah 3600494.

WEITEK 3167; Math Co-processor 33MHZ for 3.86 PG$199. Call Peter 452-4724 or4%-7208.

WORLDPORT:Pocket Fax/Modem $21 5.Call 689-2617.

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COMPUTER TUTORING: In your home! Call Tim to help you doDOS, Lotus &more750.9765.

COOL ARTWORK: Pathetic, starving college Cyberpunkdesperately needs $l See my design (Virtual Village/ibis issue). Will even write letter to your Grannyl (English/Esperanto)Call Ken 292-2482.

DESKTOP PUBLISHING:Flyers, Forms, Ltr Heads, Logos, Graphics, Laser R. Call 2514503.

DOCUMENTATION: Doyou needhelp writing user manuals, online help?

Technical writer will do yourdocumentation for you.Wordworkers (519)3989377.

LASER PRINTING:Self-Serve, PG & Mac.OCR,Scanner available. Software rental toot MacroMind,203 College St. I/302 (S.E. Corner of St. George & College) 41 M484985.

MAC/DTPLESSONS:Perfect for the university student/private individual.An introductory lesson(s) to the Macor DTP, etc. Remnable. Call Barry8895311.

MAILBOX RENTAL:24 hr, Access CAN/USsuite 8 YongeSt. Ail Business Services 5124746, MAKE BIG MONEY: On PCI, send sass to: EMTS, 291 Sigverbirch Ave., Toronto, ON,M4E3L6, MICROSOFT:Access databasedevelopment & training for $600/day.MCS Ltd. 4914512.

ONE4N4NE TRAININGfor thenew PC user.

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OADEA TAKINGFACIUTIES: Phone 650-1423.

SAVE UP TO46%on KAODisketle: MembersOnly. Send$2.00 for membership and price list. Grebe Enterprises, 145 Elmridge Dr., Suite 303, Toronto, ONM6B4H4.

SCHEMATICCAPTURE: And printed circuit board layout, PCB contract assembly, silkscreenservices, electrical and mechanical design. Call 4950876.

TEXIBOOKS:Ondefensive driving for sale, for beginners orexperienceddrivers. Send $10 to Paul Dunlop, 28 Howarlh Ave.,Scarborough,Ont., M1R

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TUTORING: In Computer Programs, WP5.1, COTUS,DOS, Call Al anytime (41 6)461-2953.

WE DO HOUSE CALLS: EasyCAD, FastCAD, CADKey, VersaCAD, DataCAD, AutosKetch, GenericCAD, Ability Plus, Drafix, AutoCAD, Call Technisoft 416-5354863.

ZYXEL PASTV32.BIS FAX/MCDENh With voice,16.8k,identa-ring, caller ID. V42.bis (416) 534-1312 OCOMP Dealerswanted.

6 PS2 COMPATIBLE ARKNET: Microchannel Busnew$50/each. Also LanServer Version 1.3 for OS2 new $100 anytime461-2953.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 4: And Streamline 3 forWindowsfor sale for cheap gatestversion). Call 3%4962.

ASALAMALAIKUM:Theworld's mast powerful Islamic software: TheAlim.

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FREE...Over4,000 Windowsor OS/2 Icons and Shareware catalogue.

Specify 3.5 or 5.25 format and Windows orOS/2. Send $5shipping and handling to: TechnologySupport Consulting, Box20092, Calgary Place P.O., Calgary, AB T2P4J2.

GAMEPLAYERS:Our National Club swaps usedcomputer/video gamesfor $5I Send $IP&Hto Egpa292Patricia, N. Bay, Ont,P1B7Z3.

LOTUS 123: ForWindowRel1.1with smartpak$250or best offer. Call Mike 348-5378(day)or (evngs.} 298-9007.

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Send 4.95 far CatalOg Or 9.95 fOr DISkelte, h/I/C VISA In Canada: Call 604 940,N25 Mail:f)l-7621 Vantage Way, Delta B.C. V4G lA6 or Fax: 604 946 7335

NOVELL: Computerbased seN-study kits: 3,1 System manager, 3.11 advanced system managerand networking technologies. Priced to sell.

Call Darrencollect at (519)9424064.

OWN DESIGNEDTEXT EDITOR:Any language,anyfont. Cail 2534858.

POLARIS PACKRAT: New $100.

Adobe illustrator, new $250. Call Oakville (416)844-2675.

GAPLUS: Diagnostic Software ProgramsVersion 3.12 to checkCPU systems andperipheral devices new g0. Call anykme461-2953.

SOFTWARE GAMES: For the Macinkxih. 20 packa()esof gamesfar less than 1/2 the pnce. All software includesmanuals andoriginal packaging. Call Dannyafler 590 pm. at 653-

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USED SOFTWARE:With manuals: Logicadd,QuickG,Fast (diskcaching) etc... CallMikeevngs. 298-9007.

WOULD ANYONESWAP: A copy of early OriginalPrint Shopfor Banneror Wordstar. CallEddy466-9826.

ADVICE: on howto unlock a Kaypro 10 caused by improper exiting. Call Michael 757-1790.

CELLULAAPHONE: Goodcondition only. Cash paid for a goodone$$$, Call JackTerzianat 331.2085.

COLORCOMPUTER: I'm interested in old hardwareandsoltware for all types of CoCo's.Call Rolandat747-5333.

CULTURESHOCK: Is lookingfor computer animated submissions from Cyberpunx and Closet Animators.

Anything goes. For recorded info. pleasecallourShockline at780-5354.

MODEM 8|FAX: 2400or up. sendinfo. with price, model etc... to Luvi: 363 Lolita Gardens,Miss., L5A2A8.

WANTED ATSYSTEM: Wil h 40 Meg HD, will pay up to$350. Mayconsider other systemsand cangguralions. Call Christian 439-5906.

WILL BUYi Your used Novell CNE course kits/manuals/CBT. Call Raymondnow(416) 276-2562.

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