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Revenge on the nerds

One of the major goals assigned to computers
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things more quickly and efficiently. All too
often, this doesn't happen.
Doing something on a computer often

takes longer than doing things the old way.

Technology has many unintended consequences. I have been reading a very interesting book that looks at why so b otanytechnologies, including computers, end up backfiring on us.
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they lift nothing weightier than the odd ream

time it would take to do the job by cutting

and pasting manually.
Printing companies are racing to install

cases among office workers than cumulative

trauma disorders. The Western style of sitting

may be less healthy than the floor level living
that prevails or once prevailed in Asia and the
Middle East. Sitting on (a chair), as opposed

in the printing process. Installing this newequipment costs hundreds of thousands

the answer is negative. A person who sits all

day and gets no other regular exerdse is more

even make money. This adds a significant

are supposed to pay for themselves, and

new layer of cost for publishers and customers, who then decide to go back to
doing things the old way, because the

mechanical camera method of the past

has long been paid for by the printer and
is now the low-cost option,

I can focus on longer term projects when I

don't get interrupted by all the events of the
office. The down side of staying home is that
I often sit for hours in my chair and my back
gets very sore. At the office, I am up and

Reading Why T hings Bite Back often

brought a wry smile of recognition to my
face, because of the ironic outcomes of many
of the technologies. However, the book is not
ultimately fatalistic. The author is trying to

down all day, talking to people in other

offices, going to meetings, going out for
lunch, etc. At home, I can plow through more

failures and develop strategies to anticipate

make a birthday card for a friend or relative on their computer, only io find themselves struggling with it hours later. Would

it not have been simpler just to go arid buy

a card from the racks of existing cards on

come to terms with the patterns of our own

and perhaps avoid these unfortunate consequences. In general, he seems to be advocating that simpler is often better. Definitely
worth a read if you are looking at the big picture of technology and its impact on where
we are going.
Avenge yoatrself
I would be interested in other revenge effects
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Enjoy the issue,

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The book got me thinking of other examples
I have seen recently of this revenge effect.
Some recent examples that I think of are:
Many people havehad the experience of
setting out to do something simple like

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the body. What had promised to make work

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Spine tingling experiences

In one chapter, Tenner deals with revenge upon

last doing something strenuous: the 'weekend

warrior syndrome.'"
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spend one day working from my home, I find

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of paper. There are 40 times more back pain

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huge numbers of people took to the wires.
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Iwas pleased to see a piece on Tax Made Easy
in The Computer Paper (February, 1997). I have
an IBM PC 5150 with 544 KB of memory and
DOS 3.3.
But I was not happy with the disparaging
criticisms of the program in the article. You
do not seem to appreciate the dedication the
company has to extend the useful life of older
machines and operating systems.
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A taxing burden ln Quebec
I enjoy reading TCP and appreciate its
Canadian perspective. I was anxious to see
this year's review of tax preparation software
since I am particularly interested in this area
(as an individual Quebec taxpayer).
I must tell you however, that, although
the article in the February 1997 issue did pro-

vide useful information on a large number of

products, I was somewhat disappointed (for
the second year in a row) that the reviews
were just not deep enough; further, they did
not even mention the Quebec provisions of
the various packages.
Now it's quite understandable that in the
rest of Canada few people would be interested in the way Quebecers prepare their income
tax returns. You may not be aware, though,
that in March/April every year these citizens,
having completed and checked their federal

returns like their compatriots throughout

Canada, have the distinct obligation to start
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More on Apple

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Re: Letters, February '97, I'm sympathetic

with Gary Carlos position that "the majority
isn't always right, but it's always popular."
There's no doubt that if you hop on t he
Wintel express you' ll have no shortage of
hardware or software. However, you' ll have
no choice either. If it ain't Windows, it's nothing well, not quite. The one thing about a
computer i n dustry w i t h A p p le , A t ari,
Commodore, AND the MS-DOS clones it
had diversity and innovation. If Intel and
Microsoft take over personal computing,
you' ll have one choice and Bill Gates will
make it for you. I don't mind Billy, I just think
he could use a little competition.
So, if you don't mind, I won't be jumping
ship from the Mac just yet. But if YOU'D like
the fastest volume-produced personal computer made, call Power Computing and tell
them you'd like to buy a 225 MHz PPC 604e
Mac clone. I'm sure they'd be happy to oblige.
Garry Howard, via email

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by manufactures who understand the market
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Apple is dead! Long live the clones.
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Long live Mac clones

The decision by Apple CEO Gilbert Amelio to
buy NeXT Software Inc. is the last nail in
Apple's coffin.
A look back at mainstream operating systems provides the reason. It took Microsoft
years and $100 million to convince users to
switch over from DOS. IBM spent several
years and billions developing OSi2 for it to
become a niche OS and IBM has pulled
plans to port it t o i t s own processor, the
PowerPC! Apple has spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars trying to upgrade
System 7 only to give up and buy NeXT.
So, Apple now has an unfinished and
untested OS that history has shown will take
at least a year and vast financial resources to
develop at a time when BeOS offers a cheap,

rs

Where the SuperScrlpt?

I enjoy reading your paper every month.
However, it was disappointing to see that you
did not review the NEC Superscript 860 printer as part of your review of budget printers in
the March '97 issue. The NEC 860 is a true
600 dpi printer with print speeds of eight
pages per minute. It has a straight paper path
along with a number of other features, free
software and an overnightreplacement warranty. It sells for approximately $640. I have
been using one for a few months without any
complaints whatsoever.
Amritpal Shergill, Surrey, B,C.
DT replies: As ageneral nde, we invite all major
manufactrrrers to sIIbmit proCIrcts for review.

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ISDN clarlncatlon offered

ISDN Internet access is a relatively new concept for most British Columbians. I beUeve

that the media and ISPs have a responsibility

to make sure the public is properly informed

you do net use up time if distracted and forget to close your connection,
A typical business customer uses 3.3 hours

of 64Kbps access aday (1.65 hours of 128Kbps

access} with 170 logins and averages 12 minutes per login while a teleworker uses far less

time. Your kids may spend the same amount

of time using the Internet but their time
online should decrease. However, many hours
spent playing enline games or visiting highly
interactive Web sites can potentially eat up
time and home4ased consumers should be

about the service and their options. The following presents some clarifications and rebuttals to the points make about ISDN in the
February "Letter from the Editor."
Our customers mininuze their costs with

aware of this.
Your ISDN connection should be five
times faster than 28.8 analog access, When
choosing an 5DN provider it is important to

confirm you are not losing speed if your service is bundled with their other Internet traf-

fic. Achieving 128Kbps access reduces your

time online and eliminates lost productivity

commen with analog connections.

A high-quality router now costs $1,000
insteadof the $1,300 you quoted. This is still
$500 mere than an ISDN modem, but we rec-

ommend a router because it prevents unnecessary usage and achieves 4:1 compression for
transfer speeds 16 times faster than 28.8

modems. A good router is easy to set up and

maintain. An ISDN modem connectien is not
a less expensive long-run alternative. The
$500 additional investment is paid back with-

in months and reuters continue to faU in

pnce.
As you mentioned, a router allows you to
have a 6xed IP address, giving you a path to
and from the Internet. Our customers
j

the right equipment and by managing their

usage. ISDN connects within 1,500 milUseconds (1,5 seconds) and disconnects when
there is no activity so there is little need for a

continuous connection. The benefit of

niatching usage to activity far outweighs the
cost of a continuous connection, even for cus-

tomers using ISDN to connect their own mail,

Web or other Internet server.In fact, people

with continueus connections should expect

their monthly ISDN line charges to increase

significantly when BC Tel begins charging for

business usage as they now do on residential
ISDN lines.
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monthly usage like yours well below the 100
to 200 hours a month used in your business
case. It is a common mistake to over esthnate

so you neverhave to make a mental one.

ISDN usage bycomparing

aminute of analog
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There's a flood out there. A rush cf memos, contacts, emaik And whenever

Thinking ISDN means thinking digital.

Digital behaves quite differently than analog.

you' re away from your PC, it rages The new PalmPilot connected

ISDN throughput reaches 128Kbps when data

requirements demand it and disconnects if

organizer is how you keep important information with yau. It lets you

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your PCanywhere, and frees your mind for staying ahead.

long. Why spend five to seven minutes reading an interesting Web page with your line

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up, when yeu can read it off-line and instant-

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B.C. students get access to The Brainium

n an effort to prepare students for the challenges of the next millennium, British
Columbia and MultiActive Technologies
are heeding the words of Canadian Nobel laureate Michael Smith: "Make science fun."
The province has licensedThe Brainiuman online interactive science tool aimed at
Grade 4 to 8 students and basedon provincial

curriculum
for three years. The deal was
announcedat Yancouver'sScience World by
MultiActive president Terry Hui and B.C.
Premier Glen Clark in late February. The
province will pay MultiActive SMO per
school, which will allow any public school to
register directly with MultiActive and receive

the product and customer support.

''The Brainium takes students beyond the

walls of the dassroom to explore a world of

constantly evolving science information,

where enthusiasmfor learning is fostered and
encouraged for teachers and students alike,"
Hui says.
The Brainium Web site consists of three
parts:
the Science Magazine, which indudes
profiles of individuals working in various
science fields (students can communicate
with those profiled and ask them about
their jobs and interests), games, sdence
news, Internet links and fonuns;

the Bug Zone, which is an episodic series

featunng a cast of animated bugs
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Routine, which controls multiple lights and
appliances;
Dusk and Dawn, which sets lights to turn off
and on at chosen times;
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lights and appliances are used and then
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and Wake up on Ring, which activates the
computer at scheduled times to perform a
Home Director task after which it shuts itself
dowxl.
Prices for an Aptlva C with the Home Director
option and a 15-inch monitor start at $3,799.
IBM has also introduced the Aptiva E series, a
lower-cost alternative to the Apbva C and 5 lines
already on the market.
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induding monitor and a software bundle. DT

bit versions of Windows, UNIX, Mac OS, and

Java, as well as MS-DOS and PC-DOS. In particular, Corel's policy of continuing to sell and support several versions of its flagship CorelDRAW
product, to accommodate users of older PCs, has
proven to be very popular.
"Corel has had an ongoing commitment to
DOS users, and Corel WordPerfect Suite for DOS is
the first and only suite for DOS users," according
to Corel president, Michael Cowpland.
Corel WordPerfect Suite f' or DOS wIII be
offered on CD-ROM and floppy diskette, with the
CD-ROM version offering a typical wealth of
extras,
such as W ordPerfect6.1 forW indows, 200
digital stock photos, 125 fonts and 10,000 ciipart
pictures. As well, the package will include
Core5hell 4.0c forDOS,a program integrator that
allows users to create menus of programs and
comxuands. Users can switch between programs
without having to quit one and load another a
kind of DOS simulation of multitashng. As weII,
theStairv/ay Software ScreenExtender and Merge
Master improve screen display and database
translation and ruerging, respectively. Also
induded are utiBties for converting files, launching programs, and creating custom printer drives.
System requirementsare a 3&6 processoror
better, 520KB of RAM, DOS 3.1x or higher, 45 MB
of hard-drive space, EGA or VGA graphics, and a
3.5-inch floppy or a CD-ROM dxive. The suite is
priced at US$495 (US$149 toupgrade). /E

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delivering The Weather Network's extensive
weather-related content to Internet users in
Canada," according to David Beutel, vice-president and general manager ofThe Weather
Network Commercial Services. "We look forward
to adding additional weather channel content as
PointCast Canada continues to increase its viewer
base." Future services may include content to
help viewers make travel, sports and recreational
(i,e,, shing and boating) plans, and give environmental inforruation as well. Over 130,000
Canadians have become subscribers to PointCast
since its hunch.
PointCast Canada has also added The Globe
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Contact: IBM, Tel: 800<65-7999
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duced two new multimedia monitors that include
begun to move more
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quickly with its develexternalheadphone, and built-in microphone.
opment of improved
Bryce 2 users can create fog, water, rocks, sun- The CMC-17058 is a 17-inch model with a 16.2- Contact: Carel, Tel: 613-728-8200,
versions of its Mac OS. On January 7, at the
light, reflections and clouds to mimic the natural inch diagonal viewing area, a m aximum
Web sile: http: //www.coral.corn
Mac World/Expo in S a n F r ancisco, Apple
world or to i nvent an exotic environment, 1,280x1,024 resolution at 60 Hz, and a,28 mm
announced its plans to deliver enhanced versions
Creating mountains, valleys and deserts is easy dot pitch, The CMC-1509 is a 15-inch model with
AST a n n ounces of its operating system to the Mac user base on a
with the powerful terrain sculpting tools, This
1,280x1,024 resolution at 60 Hz, and .28 mm dot
across-the-hoard
regular, semi-annual basis.
new version, with today's PCs, offers fast preview p i t ch. Both monitors incorporate powered dome
"Apple is committed to delivering to its cusprice cuts A S T
and rendering. It supports a wide array of 3D file speakers engineered to deliver clear sound and
Canada
has tomers advanced operabng system capabilities
formats, including TrueSpace,Ray Dream, lnfinilow distortion. Suggested prices were not availannounced general
and features on a scheduled and timely basis. This
D, 3D Studio Max, DXF/3DMF, and Posaer.
able at press time.
price reductions to its approach will help customers [keep] pace with the
System requirements are a fast PC (Pentium
entire desktop PC and rapid technological changes taking place today,"
recommended) with Windows 95 or Windows Contact:
Daewao Canada,Tel:905-4'l5-7290.
server line of between according to Ellen Hancock, Apple's chief techNT, 24-bit video display (16-bit minimum), 8 MB
seven and 22 percent.
nology officer and vice-president of research and
RAM (16 MB or more is strongly recommended), Co r el releeses Ihfordperfect Suite for DOS For example,the Bravo LC 5133, a 133 MHz
development.
a CD-ROM drive and 50 MB of hard-drive
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Pentium-based desktop PC with 16 MB RAM, and
The company has been widely criticized, both
space./E
forget about DOS, there are millions of PC users a 2 GB hard drive, dropped in price from $2,030 by end users and industry analysts, for lengthy
who sbII rely on that operating system environ- to $1,660 (with a street price of under $1,500).
delays in bringing out the next-generation
ContactMataTools,Tel:805-566-6200.
ment. Corel Corp hasn't forgotten. In February,
The reductions reflect the competitive pres- "Copland version of the Mac OS, while archWeb site: http: //www.metatools.corn
Carel began shipping Corel WordPerfect Suite for sure on prices in the computer industry in gener- competitor Microsoft raced ahead with new verDOS, a new version of the best-selBng software al, as well as the common pattern of price cuts for sions of Windows and Windows NT, inspiring
An Aptlva to rxrn your home IBM Canada that includes Corel WordPerfect, Corel Quattro models that have been on the market for some hosts of third-party developers to create advanced
has introduced a Home Director opbon to its
Pro and Corel Presentations.
months.
new software apphcations for the Windows platAptiva C series. Home Director is a voicewnabled
The new releaseis in line with Corel's crossAST Canada recently daimed to be the num- form, while the Mac platform shrank in market
application that allows a user to automate and p l a tform approach to business computing soft- ber one PC brand among Canadian consumers, share.
remotely control home appliances, lighting, etc. ware, which has seen the company continue to despite problems AST has had in the United
An advancecopy ofMac OS 7.6 amved atThe
through optional X-10 modules that work with a
develop products compatible with 16-bit and 32- States. Korean technology company Samsung, Coxxiputer Papei's officesin mid-February, and at
which recently increased its control of AST, has first glance, while the user interface retains the
given AST the funding necessary to weather its Mac's classic appearance, a number of significant
financial troubles, and has helped guarantee AST's areas of improvement, and many new capabiliaccess to supplies of critical components.
ties, were apparent.
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Contact: ASTWeb sile: http://www.astcont
maximum integration with the Internet and the
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According to Microsoft, the Kids Protect Itl

puters brought home from work or machines
designed mainly for playing games, such as feature allows parents to set up a profile for each
Nintendo and Sega sets, so the number should member of the family. Parents decide what each
on the PC's
reflect only real personal computers actually family member can and cannot access
hard drive. Once the profiles are set, children will
owned by households.
The Bgures do include computers that are not be able to accessprotected data, accidentally
delete files or change computer settings. The proused for home-based businesses,Ryce said.
Neilsen has mnducted the survey for ttuee files can be adjusted by the parent as needed.
Parents can also restrict the types of Web sites
years now, and the results show a gradual and
steady increase in PCownership, from 44 peKent in
and content that can be accessedwith the family
1994 to 47 percent in 199S, and 50 percent in 1996. PC. The restrictions utilize Platform for Internet
The survey alsofound that 38 percent ofhouseContent Selection glCS) technology and the
holds are planning to buy personal computers Recreational SoftwareAdvisory Council {RSAC)
rating system. RSAC, a non-profit organization,
some time in the future, and 40 percent of thosedo
not cunently have PCs. That means that about 15 developed a Web site rating system based on four
percent of all Canadian households donot currentparameters: language, nudity, sex, and violence.
When kids log on to Windows 95, they see a
ly have computers but are thinking of buying
them. Ryce said many of those surveyed were not customized desktop offering only the programs
parents have designated for their use.
sure when they would make the purchases.
Plus! for Kids indudes three applications
Neilsen found that the Toronto area has the
highest PC penetration, at 60.7 percent, and the designed for three to 12 year olds: Talk It! a textprovince of Quebec, excluding Montreal, the low- to-speech tool; Play Itl, an electronic keyboard on
est. The survey also found that 58 percent of which kids can create and record their own
home computers have fax capabi)ities, but only music; and Paint Iti, which indudes painting and
half the owners of those PCs use the fax fea- drawing tools, audio tools, mlor palettes, and spetures.
Grant Buckle
cial effects. The package also includes Picture
Picker, which features more than 1,000 kid-oriIntel demos 460 MHx processor At the
ented clipart images.
Microsoft Plusl for Kids has a suggested retail
international Solid State Chcuits Conference in
San Fransism in early February, Intel Corporation price of US$24.95, and requires a 486DX 33 MHz
demonstrated a P6-based microprocessor which or higher processor, Windows 95, 8 MB RAM, 32.
operates at 400 MHz. The processor contains 7.5 MB available hard~k space, a CD-ROM drive,
million transistors, and was made using Intel's Super VGA, 25&mlor monitor and video card, and
0.35 micron process. The company says it is the Windowswompatible sound card.Bfdumt Bowers
same processused to make the majority of intel
Contact Microsoft,
processors today.
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Contact Intel,Wabsile: hllpJlwww.inhrtcnm

ClarlsWovhs for lt-S Cl a risCorp. has
announced a new version of ClarisWorks that is
ahned at the Kindergarten to Grade 5 age group.
Called ClarisWorks for Kids, the application
incorporates writing, painting, and graphing
modules, according to the company.
The program includes templates that tie into
typical school activities like designing a school
newsletter or building a lunch nutrition counter.
The program will also inchide dipart, and video
and sound Bles to allow children to build graphs
sRde shows, etc. Oaris says several educational
content providers will be supporting ClarisWorks
for Kids with learning
material.
The IBes will be compatible with ClarisWorks
4.0. Claris says the product is scheduled to ship
the Mac platform this summer, and for Windows
95 later this year.
DT
Contact Ciaris, Tel: 800-361-6075.
Web site: httpJtwww.claiis.corn/k12
Coral offers softvvase suite to SchoolNet
subscribers OTTAWA (NB)-Corel Corp. is
offering evaluation copies of its WordPeifect Suite
7 software td all schools and libiaries registered
on SchoolNet, an educational network set up by
the Canadian go
vernm
ent.
The suite indudes the WordPerfect word
pnxesmr, Quattio spreadsheet, Coal Presentations
software, Netscape'h Navigator Web browser, and
other software, fonts, and clipart;Giant Buckfir

Conhict Carel,Website: hltpJtwww.coral.corn

Microsoft plus for
l tlds llmlts P C/
olllllle ac cess
REDMOND, Wash.
{NB) Microsoft
Corp. has released
P)us! for Kids, a set of
children's applications and mntrolsfor
parents to limit the content accessed on the

Internet.
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VIA tlchets via the Internet VIA Rail has

Introduced an onhne reservation system that will
aRow passengers to reserve tickets through the
Internet. The service is called VIA Resernet
Interactive, and the company says it is available
for aII VIA's destination in Canada.

The company says once the tickets have been

reserved, they can be picked up and paid for at a
VIA Rail station or through an authorized travel
agency. Customers also have the option of paying
for the tickets onhne, and having them delivered
to their home or office. VIA says it has implemented a secure sockets layer I'or online transaction processing.
Canbict VIA Ilail, Web site: http
JIwww.viaraii.ca
TD Access to assppovt fbulchen, NS Money ~
Users of Toronto Dominion Bank's online banking system, TD Access:PC, will be able to transfer
their account information directly into Intuit
Quicken or Miaomft Money. TD Bank says the
service will be available later this year.
The bank says it signs up an average of 500
new TD Access: PC customers a day and there is
no sign of that pace slowing. To date, the service
has more than 55,000 personal, businessand brokerage acmunts.

Conhich
TorontoDominionSank,
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Without this lock set, anyone can use the card as

if it were cash, Boyaner says.
Initially at least, the card itself is free, as is a
'cash tracker" device that is slightly larger than
the card andwhen the card ls inserted in a slot,
inakes it possible to check the balance and see
records of the last Rive transactions, as well as setting the electronic lock
Mondex will charge for another device, the
Mondex wallet, which is needed for person-toperson cash exchanges and can show records of
the last 10 transactions. The fee for the Mondex
wallet hasn't been set, Boyaner says.
About 1,800 people in Guelph now have
Mondex cards, and most sizable businesses in the
city will be accegting.them, Boyaner says.Grant
Buckler

Nlendex Iixxxxxclxed In Gsxxadu GUELPH, Ont.

(NB)
The Mondex stored-value card got its official Canadian launch in February in the smail
Ontario city where trials have been conducted for
the past few months. Partidpatfng banks plan to
hain extending Mondex service to the rest of
Canada early in 1998,
The Mondex card is a ~alled "smart caxd"about the size of a credit card but with a built-in
microprocessoz It can he used to pay fer goods
and services using electronic cash that is transferred to the card from the bearer's bank account.
With certain telephones, the Mondex caxd can
transfer cash over the telephone to and from the
customer's
hank account, says Marlene Boyaner,
Sela clesas Cunadixixx oNce ln a move
general manager of stored value cards with the
-described as a "restructuring of its North
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
The BankofCommerce and the RoyalBank of American operations in response to the evolution
Canada own Mondex in Canada and are running of the video game industry globally," Sega of
America inc. announced in early February that it
the service in Guelph, with the help of Bell
would shut down its Canadian headquarters in
Canada,the regional telephone company. The
Hong Kong Bank of Canada and the Credit Union Richmond Hill, Ont., laying off all 13 Canadian
employees.
Central of Canada are also backing Mondex in
"Sega's hardware and software will continue
Canada.
to
fill
store shelves in Canada.Our products will
Some other Canadian banks are supporting
be managed bySega of America and Canadiananother cash card called Exact, which recently
began trials in Kingston, Ont. Boyaner says one based distnbutors who understand their market
intimately. We will maintain Canadian-based
advantage of Mondex over Exact is that it
allows cash transfers between cardholders, public relations and customer service will be hanwhQe Exact can only be used to pay for transac- dled through the current system," according to
tions. This works because Mondex relies on on- Ted Hoff, executive vici. president of marketing
and sales fox ~a of America.
card storage rather than linking to a central
The company has been locked in a Berce
computer for each transadion a fact that,
Boyaner says, also makes the Mondex card more struggle for the video gam market with Nintendo
and Sony. Over the past couple of years, two other
secure.
The Mondex card can be locked with an elec- major video game platform vendors, 3DO and
Atari, have seen their efforts to market new video
tronic code to keep it from being used if lost

gaming machines end i n f a i lure. Sony's

Playstation has taken significant market share in
the last year, and Nintendo has scored a huge hit
in the last few months with the release of its
Nintendo 64, a Silicen Graphics-based 3D cartridge machine.
As well, computer games have experienced a
resurgence ever the last few years, due to the
spread of cheap, powerful multimedia hardware
on home computers. All this has meant that Sega,
which for awhile was ahead of Nintendo, is having to rethink its North American business, Sega
has had a high profile in Canada, in part due. to
very clever public relations and advertismg campaigns. With no Canadian corporate presence, it
will be interesting to see how the company fares
against the competition in 1997. JE

txials in Calgary and Mmonton.

Cable television operators had aheady told
the
Ca n adian Ra d i o-television and

Telecommunications Common (CRTC) that

the length of the proposed trials and the number
of customers to be signed up made them more
like commercial services than trials.
Besides echoing that complaint, the ISPs
asked for access to Beii"s broadcast distribution
network to provide Internet access. They also
raised questions about plans to offer telephone
and broadcast services in a single package, and
aboutBell'sintentnotto create a sepaxate operating unit to run the broadcast distribution ser-

The trial services would distribute cable television, vld~ n A emand services, audio services,
and high-speed data communications through
the phone network,
Cootact: Saga of America, Tel: 41 &802-3943.
Shawn Murphy, a spokesman for Bell Canada,
W eb site
:hltpJNww.segaoa.corn
told Newsbytes it is not known when the CRTC
broadcast
will rule on the applications, but Bell is hoping to
I%Ps ebJect te phoxie
distribution plans + OTTAWA (NB) Two be able to launch its trials in June.Grant Buckler
Canadian telephone companies' hopes of trying
What's w is compiled by Jejf' Evans, Keith
out broadcast distribution services seem to be no
more popular with Internet service providers Schengili-Roberts, Graeme Bennett, David Tanaka
and Megan Johnston.
(5Ps) than with cable-television operators.
Among the intervenors in regulatory hearings in mid-February on the applications by
BCE Inc, and Telos Corp. were ISPs questioning
the size and duration of the trials and other

com
panies'

isslles.

IStar internet Inc., one of Canada's largest

5Ps, and Interlog Internet Services both raised
questions about plans to run the trials for two
years. Bell Canada
the local and Iong&stance
phone subsidiary of Montreal-based BCE
wants
to'run two-year trials in London, Ont., and
Repentigny, Que., while Edmonton-based Telus
Corp., which serves Alberta, plans to run similar

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Sun

to $250 billion by the end of the year 2000.

The theme of the tour, Java: write once,
run anywhere, encapsulated the central message that the programming language offers a
true cross-platform development environment that will streamline software develop-

ment and save companies big money. The big

"if" in t h is' scenario is that cross-platform
Microsystems, IBM
Corp.,
Net scape compatibility will happen only if developers

stick closely to the Java application programCommunications

and
~I~
ming interface specifications. To this end, the
Novell. That was the
message the compatour also served to publicize the o10096 Pure
nies tried to get across Java Initiative," a quality-assurance process
during the Java Education World Tour '97.
Sun announced in late 1996 that ensures
The first of three North American events was cross-platform compatibility.
held Feb. 21, in San Francisco, and was simulThompson said 70 percent of the world' s
cast to s i x o t h e r l o c ations i n c luding data exists on large databases. By developing
Vancouver, where TCP attended the event.
ru

While the purpose of the tour was to present a day of seminars about Java, an opening
keynote session delivered a sermon on how
Java is going to be the next big thing in computing. A blue-ribbon panel comprising Jim
Barksdale, chief executive officer of Netscape,
John M. Thompson, senior vice-president and
software group executive at IBM, and Scott

McNealy, chief executive officer of Sun

Microsystems, shared the keynote stage,

"This whole Java world is opening up

some real opportunities for our industry,"

noted Thompson. "Java is key to unlocking

much of the value of network computing."
Thompson said two thirds of the growth in
the industry is being driven by network com-

Java-based applications that would run on

anything from today's PC to some future
pocket communicator, "we'd be able to
extract that and move it to the new world of
the Web to create new products and services."
Although the I n ternet has exploded
beyond anyone's expectation, in hindsight,
it's not Ioo surprising, Jim Barksdale said.
What the Internet offers is a communication
system that is ubiquitous, affordable and useful. And with t h e development of Web
browsers for desktop PCs, "mere mortals

ture to provide additional functionality.

Besides taking th e e xpected jabs at
Microsoft and i t s p r oducts, Sun's Scott
McNealy tried to assure developers that Java

was ready for prime time, with widespread

industry support and acceptance. "Every
development tool out there all of IBM's, all

of Netscape's, aII of Sun's

everybody's development environment now targets Java," said
McNealy. "That's amazing when you think
about it. We' re five, six hundred days into this

thing IJavaj and now every development tool

could now use the Internet, and use it as a

you can f i n d o u t t h e r e t a rgets Java."

David Tanaka

business tool."
But the browser only takes you so far, noted
Barksdale, and that's where Java enters the pic-

Contact: 100% Pure Java Initiative,

Web site. http: //www.java.sun/100percent/

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Altec Lansing AMC2800 8X CD-ROM wlSpesker . $6 3 8 . 0 0
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Megahertz
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New Media BASICS SCSI Adapter HD ..................$1 1 8. 8 0

New Media BASICS SCSI Adapter DB25 .............. $1 1 8. 9 0
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10X CD ROM
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Lithium Ion Battery
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rivate high schools with reputations for and exhibit rooms, In all three programs, a
excellence in math and science have wait- g uided tour introduces you to how the proing lists. Why? It is a sign of the times. gram works and an intercom tells you what to

earning

Parents andstudentsalike seetheseareasasthe do next. The L

Zone is an on<creen
starting point to well-paying careers.
resourcearea with an encyclopedia, games,
Software companies have seen the light diagrams and quizzes. Kids will send and
and are now developing products to satisfy receive email, and use a fax machine, telethe a generation raised on Reader Rabbit and phone, videoteleconference and a computer

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Math Blaster. Software for this age group was in thesegaliles.

previously ignored but is experiencing one of
Cri sis at Animalia Research Centre is set
the fastest growth rates ~round.
up like avirtual animal study/zoo display cenCorel has released three life science sleuth t r e There are two problems set up asseparate
games in the last few months for this age g ames Computer Breakdown throws the cen-

For the past few

years, the earlylearning crowd
has been treated
to some of the

group. While they have a game facade, they tr e into chaos. An electrical storm has
also teach facts, scientific method and record destroyed the data on the centre's computers.
keeping. Add these to Corel ChemLab, a vir- Only a secret password
which can be found
tual chemistry lab/set with a college-level,
by answering questions on
online textbook, and a new
locomotion, skeletal strucseries of famous literature
ture and phyla of different
CDs called T humbnail
animals
can restore the
Theater (MacBeth and
files.
Treasure Island are the first
In Danger and Defense
titles in this series), and
in the Wild, players must
someone should give Corel
help set up exhibits due to

most innovative

an award for best effort this

and engaging
multimedia titles.
Now, software
companies are
developing
products to satisfy
a generation
raised on
Reader Rabbit

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year in producing software

for the 12-plus demographic.
Discovery
Cha n nel

also just released a new version of

Geometry Blaster on CD-ROM, which
boasts that it teaches an entire year of high

school geometry,
fasn wltla the adentiflc method
The three Life Science Mystery series CDROMs from Corel are Crisis at the Animalia
Research Centre, The Green Files, and Beyond
the Naked Eye, Each has two problems to

and Math Blaster.

for definitions of technical terms and print

chapters from the textbook.
The Green Files contains two'mysteries.

The first, Oil Spill, requires you to look at and

test underwater ocean life so that scientists at

the spill area can compare your data on

healthy samples to those that may be damaged. This looks like a great game for learning
biology and ecology.
In the Gemco Disaster, you must examine
the freshwater supply from an isLand that

may have been contaminated by a spill from

a chemical company. Kids will have to deterreport on how it may have affected life on the
island.

Beyond the Naked Eye contains two mys-

animals in the

teries involving viruses, bacteria and using

wild and then

develop appro-

scientific method. The Jungle Epidemic is a

priate exhibits.

while the AIDS Awareness Project deals

Neither game
takes an exces-

with what else but the AIDS virus. The vir-

time to solve, so
they would be
appropriate for 12
year olds to solve

younger kids, it is designed for the

over-10 age group, Davidson has

Learning Zone, players can access a glossary

mine the amount of damage and prepare a

sive amount of

sound like a c uddly title for

among the investigator, field personnel, and

lab technicians. There are offices with fax,
telephones, etc., libraries with information,
and labs with microscopes. While in the

hours. To do this, they

mechanisms used by

Connections. This is a game

based on a PBS
history/science series
of the same name, hosted by James
Burke. While the title makes it

back to the field workers who then question

incorrect answers and thank correct ones
Both give a good idea of team work in labs

open in less than 24

must research defense

Multimedia has added a new

title called Ammal Planet to
the earlier release of

experiments set up in both The Green Files

and Beyond the Naked Eye to gather information to solve mysteries. Results are emailed

at school as well as

at home.
This is the simplest program of the three

take-off of the Ebola virus scare in Africa,

tual labs are great and the set up of the labs is

well done. This program is probably the most
difficult of the three and perhaps even 14 or
15 year olds will find the play challenging
and the content educational.
These last two games drive home experimentation and the scientific method, recording data carefully and working in a team environment. So, perhaps the lessons taught are

in the series. It is the information in the

Zone that lifts it out of the eight-

as much about how science works asthey are

about ecology or microbiology. On this score,

year-old category.

they will be a bonus for all teens to take the

mystery out of the scientific process.
These Corel titles all run on Windows
3.1/Win 95 or Macintosh computers and
retail for $50 each.

Learnin
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The other two discs require more study

and attention to new facts and details, Along
the way, scientific method and experimentasolve and a similar interface, There are labs tion are added. I particularly like the virtual

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Discovery Channel's boM attempt to make
animals and ecology palatable to older children works If you indude its Internet connection to interesting sites and a report writer,
which lets kids take information from the

the animation alone, or as aguided

give it, or some of the other books by Robert

Lewis Stevenson described in the
annotated notes, a try.

tour. Some of th e n otes also

include a guide to pirates, life at

sea, the life and works of

Stevenson, and the history of sail-

The animations, rather

than being cute and cud-

dly, have a great sense of

program's text resources and then coaches fun and humor. Along the
them in creating a successful report. The pro- way, icons appearsignaling
gram, Animal Planet, follows a "whole leam- that sidebars of explanation
ing"' approach. Research skills and writing
skills are intertwined with the discovery and
learning process within the program.

ing ships .of the period and the

story's characters.

providing historical background to the book

in classroom situations.
Like the other Corel titles, these run on

Windows 3.1/Win 95 or Macintosh computers and sell for $50 each. 0

Contacts:

There are also maps and a Carel, Tel:813-728-8200.

chronology chart. Text pages Web site:hltpJ/www.coreLcom
may be printed or copied into Davidson, Tel: 800-545-7677.

are available. Kids can view

the disc at their own pace and

documents. Th e

method, as a run through of

C D - ROM Oteeevery Channel Nnltimedla, TeL800-678-3343.

Weh site; httpi/multimedia,discovery.corn

would make a fun activity for

A soaring eagle lets you drop down into

any of a number of eco-environments, such

i,

as a rain forest or desert. Each environment

has a semi-hidden cave in which you can find
more facts on the animals that belong in that
eco-system. Information is also included on
behaviors, physical characteristics, links to
similar animals, etc.
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t h i s d i f ferent f r o m

Explorapedia: The World of Nature is that the

text is more mature and the exploration
requires more game play or "craftiness" to
extract information about what lives in a par-

ticular environment. It is appropriate for 10

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to 14 year olds.

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Siaster from Davidson, It boasts a full year of
geometry imbedded in a search-mission game

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format. There are no martians to blast, just

geometry problems to be solved, There is a

textbook and three reference volumes on the-

orems, and postulates and a glossary.

A geoboard looks a bit like an electronics
bread board with a toolbox that lets kids draw
lines and circles. Shapes automatically produce perimeter, area and reference points on
graph paper. The beginning coordinates on
the paper may be centered, start from the
lower left or upperright. What a greattoy!
There is also agame-like complex shape in
the form of an object with possible shapes to
use to construct it. It looks like elementary
problem solving, but requires some thinking
and work to solve the problem. A calculator is
also included.
Geometry Blaster requires Windows
3.1/Win 95 or a Macintosh system and retails
for $39.95.

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with, then Corel has just rushed to the rescue

with the release of Thumbnail Theater;

Treasure Island, This is adelightful mix of ani-

mation and annotation that delves into top-

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treasures may be buried and explanations of
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noise (graininess) as possible. The noisier the
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predous bandwidth is used up trying to
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The SVHS option, with its separate chroma

and luma signals provides better quality.
To address problems that have plagued PC
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but includes tools similar to those in Premiere
for creating animated transitions, mixing and
editing audio and video clips, scrolling titles
and so on. Like the latest version of Premiere,

The Lumierepackage comes on four CDROMs with a collection of very nice clip-media
movies , 100 f onts, and a v e rsion o f
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the one bundled with CorelDraw 6, but is better t ha n t h e M a c intosh-based original
(Specular LogoMotion) on which it is based. Its

Lumiere has tools for conforming digital video

titling functions blow away those provided by

streams for specific data transfer rates (ideal for

CD-ROM-based or Internet digital video pro-

duction chores), and, like Premiere, includes

the Crystal Flying Fonts bundled with Adobe

Premiere 4.2 or the 3D animation features of
Macromedia's Extreme 3D Corel Motion 3D

many interesting transitions and animated fil-

correction, video noise reduction and movie

cropping are more convenient than Corel's
"brute force" methods (load the movies into
Photo-Paint and d i gitally p rocess them
there!)but on the other hand, Corel's inclusion of PhotoPaint and Corel Motion 7 a
very nice titling utility based on Specular's
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even performs ray-traced renderings. The

sion of the highly regarded Infini-D 3D pack-

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Amazingly, I am finding that I like it better for simple tasks than the much pricier
Adobe Premiere although Premiere admit-

age) adds up to a more sophisticated set of

titling, rotoscoping and special effects features than the Premiere bundle offers (version
4.2's better built-in titler and its inclusion of
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ture cards in my system, but for a 1,0 release,

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tedly has numerous high-end features that

Lumiere lacks, such as VISCA and V-LAN

with two video capture cards (I have an ATITV and the Intel card). AII the other capture

device control. Premiere's methods of gamma

programs can deal with switchable inputs,

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Preview button that doesn't toggle on and off
correctly and a Print to Video function that
claims it needs video clips to be compressed

using the codec that came with the capture

this one is surprisingly clean. It did not crash

or misbehave at any time during my tests.

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One type of software

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game. A modern game
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video and audio subsystems perhaps more
than any other type of
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entertaining game that can compete with

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that exists on its icy surface. The Huygen lan-

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How to createa presentation

without trying too hard
I Y RO D

L A IH IR A N D

The little fib on your resume became an exaggeration

during the interview and that's how you got the job.
Fine. Time passed, sins almost forgotten, until one day
when the word goes out the computer guru that does
those slick corporate presentations has been headhunted and is gone. The new guru is you!

irst, relax. Second, don't even

think about going back to
smoking, it won't help. Third,

take a Turns and read on. As a

favor to you, a faithful reader of

The Computer Paper,we have a

basic introduction to everything you need to know about

presentation programs but were

afraid to ask Fourth, after reading this artide, burn it before the
boss gets hold of it.

($o your eirtensive experience is apparent)

When overhead projects replaced flip
charts and slides, it was a good thing.
However, slides were basically black and
white drawings and very static. Then came

to US.

the liquid crystal display {LCD) panels. These

devices ran off the computer and were placed
on an overhead projector. Light from the projector came up through the LCD panel,
through the suspended mirror/magnifying
glass and splashed onto a regular projection
screen with glorious colors such as muddy
blue and faded green, Unfortunately, aside
from the weak light and dull colors, the overhead project also distorts the image, making

viously.
Agfa ActionCamw
Ole masta fardsble
dig nal mlI a

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(Why you will be getting a raise if
you re not flrecl first)
That is the basic idea, but if that is all you do,
you will have a very dull presentation. You see,
the whole point of these programs is to gift

wrap the information in as wonderful a way as

the top wider than the bottom. Then came

projection machines. At first they were vety

possible. The truth is, if you weren't interested

in all the little niceties you could as easily read
the information to your prospective clients as
put together a demo. This is a little bit of

Agfa Studiocam

large and very expensive. Today they are just

Hollywood, after all, and you are trying to be

the highuesrdution
digital canera for
satl life ~
.

very expensive, but the quality of the output

is better than what you see in your local cin-

biased. You want to wow your audience and

far praienianat
lacation sheeting.

Agfa Arms' ll
Agfa's lslost accordable
proiemonal scanner.

set

ema. Companies such as Electrohome, Sanyo,

ln Focus, Proxima, Epson and Sharp are

show them you are master of your realm. Your

company does everything with aplomb! And
so, it is time for the finer points.

putting out multimedia presentation projectors that range from $2,000 to $10,000 and

Transitions

accept input from any source, including computer, VCR or cable. This new breed of
machines has a luminosity and color satura-

Transitions are the way you get from one slide

to the other. Because this is an electronic

tion that is amazing. The machines usually

have more than one input port and can project high-resolution screens as large as 1.8 or

able to pull the screen in two or three or have

little dots obliterate the picture.
fransitions can be any number of visual

2.4 m (6 or 8 ft.) measured diagonally.

erasing or painting techniques, such as swipe,

drain, checkerboard or rain. Not only can you
move interestingly from one screen to anoth-

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media you can fade out and in. You may be

er but you can accompany the effects with

(What yeu sahl yeu hnew when you
get the jeb)
Basically, and we mean basically, a software
program, called a presentation or graphic presentation program, lets you choose a screen as
a background. The screen is much like a slide

sound. Bells, whooshes, footsteps or zips can

liven up your presentation.

Cllpart
Every decent presentation program comes

and is often called that. You pick a slide and

with dipart. Nothing dulls a presentation

faster than plain text or tables. Clipart can be

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then click on the slide and enter text of some

sort. When you have made a title, you get a

resized in the document simply by dragging a

corner of the inserted object's box.

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new slide and add more information or lists

to it. You proceed to enter all the information
you are tryirg to get across. At the end of the

Most programs have the ability to move

clipart in front of, or behindother objects on
the screen, thus it is possible to put a glass in

process you have a small electronic slide

show. You tell the program io run the slide
show and the slides you made appear one

front of a bottle of champagne, for example.

And even if you can't find the dipart you
want, all new programs have the aMity to

ease of me.

after another from start to finish. That's it,

you have a start.

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to help automate the creation of presentations. With titles like "inform," "persuade,"

"teach" and "special" and even further distinction such as "positive audience," "negative," "neutral" or "doubting," theze is a style

for any situation.

Each of these programsallows the user to
view the slides full screen or, for ease of edit-

options. The card supports "overlay mode,"

A masltimeaiia toolkit

which allows TV or video sources to be dis-

Continued frompage 31

played at any size on your computer semen newly installed drive's MaxBlast formatting

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ing, in a reduced size. As well, each has an

outline view that allows for quick and easy Pres: The ATI Pzo Turbo+PCXIV's RAGE ll
organization and editing of the slides. As

Windows programs, they all allow a user to

drag and drop certain types of information
onto the slide.
This is because they adhere to a specifica-

rienced no such compatibility problems,

although there was one minor snag: the

chip provides hardware support for Direct3D

acceleration (the earlier 3D Xpression'sRAGE

chip did not support hardware-accelerated

Dizect3D), Its 2D and 3D drivers were generally trouble-free, and the card provided good

tion called OLE, OLEstands for object linking MPEG and full-screen AVI playback.
and embedding, and OLEVersion 2 makesthis Conflgurable re'fresh rates, resolution settings
technique very flexible. Don"t worry about the and gamma (color) contrOI. TV output setway it works. Just remember that you can tiny (composite and SVHS) are flexible and
often shnply open two windows and drag provide a stable picture at 640x480 or
something into your program. Theseprograms 800x600 on standard televisions orVCRs.Pan
allow you to add buttons so that you can leave and Zoom controls are provided.
The optional ATI-TV board(for ISA bus)
the presentation on a computer and have a
provides
video capture and TV playback,
visitor click to continue or tzy certain functions. This ls a goodoption if you want to set including closedzaption scan-and-capture
up an unattended kiosk.

with no slowdown. And it's made in Canada.

Cons: 'We had to restart twice to switch dis-

software was apparently installed on the

INmler BlallleallNIax

of the software from Maxtor's Web site

(then-inaccessible) hard drive and, to make a

the
play modes to or from TV. Not quite as fast as long story short, I couldn't seem to access
comparably priced offeriny from Matrox, etc. hard drive to copy the software to a floppy.
The solution was to download another copy
(hitpJhww.maxtor.corn). The software worked

5.1$B
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flawlessly and partitioned and set up the

drive in minutes.
It should be noted that HDE hard drives

Prot: Inexpensive (I' ve seen it as low as

US$449 via mail order), quiet and fast. And

are generally considemd to be less suitable

BIG S.l GB! That's an amazing price per

than SCSI "AV" drives (preferably of the fast-

gigabyte.
Cene: Drives larger than 4,092 cylinders are
not supported by NT 4.0 {a jumper setting to
limit the drive's capacity is available) and
numerous znessages in OS/2 forums suggest

and-wide or better varieties, and configured

in redundant arrays) for professional video
applications. Nevertheless, weexperienced no
obvious glitchesmcording to our defragmented Maxtor drive. 0

that thisdrive cannot easily be used at its full

capacity with that OS, either. Using a

Send comments,disagreements, or yznu own

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Another feature that is becoming more

common in these programs is the automatic

printing of audience handouts. The user can
usuafly choose between printing out a miniaturized collection of the show's screens or a

copy of the text-based outline. This can be

done to paper for distribution or even to

diskette for later viewing.

There are a hundred other things that you

will find you can do. For example,
PowerPoint allows you to stick a music CD in

your CD player and record the output for use

in your presentation {of course, remembering
to avoid copyright infringement), and each
product has dozen of other features that you

will. come across.

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Each of themajor suites mentioned above is
making their presentation software Web
enabled. Which is to say, you can take a pm.
sentatton that you have created and save it as
a hypertext document~ Ne that your information systems people can put on the company's
Web page.Hey,you almost havea better reputation than the guy you replaced.

IheBaishiagleashes

(Where te Ile fer help)

first, your manual wiB likely have a practice
presentation. Second, the program will pmbably have asample presentation. Thirdly, everybody mentioned in this article has a Web page,
often with examples. Next, them are numerous books on working in P owerPoint,
Freelance Graphics and Corel Presentation. As
well, there are night school and weekend
courses for this type of thing. Lastly, practice.
Only when you understand what your
particular machine and your particular software can do will you settle down enough to

start loohng at your presentations as what

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{LCD) panels. These are color, flat-panel displays much like you'd see on a notebook
computer, but without the back They are
used in comjunction with an overhead pmje:tion unit, which projects a light source
through the image area and onto a mirror

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many colors as the VGA driver in your

portable can throw at it.

The overhead projector units, on which

the LCD panels sit, are also being designed to

only VGA-resolution, dual-scan screens with

an image area of eight to nine inches (on the

ity to show 800x600 or 1,024x768 resolutions

and a contrast ratio of 100:1. Upscale models

you see in sports bars.

These units vary widely in p rice, but

diagonal). Panels based on passive matrix

may offer remote control of pointers or cursors, and may also include multimedia

expect to pay at least $5,000. Many are bulky,

heing designed more for permanent installa-

niceties bke built-in speakers and the ability

tions than for schlepping from town to town,

to receive input from other sources like video

However, a number of manufacturers also

make smaller units that are designed to be
portable.

screens tend to have lower contrast and less

vibrant colors, Because the pixels refresh

produce more light. It has been estimated

that an LCD panel will absorb about 80 per- more slowly than on active matrix screens,
cent of the light passing tluough it, so images the passive matrix panels are not as well suitpmjected through an older unit won't appear ed for projecting other image sources, such as
very bright. Look for an overhead projector
animated slide show sequences or those from
with a lumens rating of 3,000 or more.
a VCR.
Prices for LCD panels range from around
Mote expensive units will use a TIT panel
$2,000 to $10,000. At the lower end, expect with a screen area of 10 to 11 inches, the abil-

from a VCR.

SSultimedla peojectors
The latest development in business presentation hardware is the multimedia projectorcousin to those giant big-screen TV projectors

A typical portable projection unit would

weigh 7-8 kg (15 lb.) and would be able to

project a 4-metre (12-ft.) image (measured
diagonally).
Basic multimedia projectors use either a

single 6.5-inch TFT LCD screen, or an

arrangement of three smaller LCDs, one each
for red, green and blue. The light source is a
250 watt or greater metal halide bulb. More

powerful light sources mean a unit will be

able to project brighter image, or a larger one.
For example, many units can project a 25-foot
image. Some manufacturers say their highend models can be used with the theatre
lights on.

Sharp Electronics recently introduced its XG-NV10

portable LCOprojector, a 6.75 kg (15 lb.) unit that
supporls both PC andMacintosh inputs. Estimated
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war with Adobe's flagship drawing program,

proved slightly faster but produced lessaccu-

Illustrator.

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systems. The good news is that, even using
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the Aldus/Adobe merger until Adobe decided

it to its oiginator Texas-based Aitsys. From
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renderer was amazingly fast. A texture-

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Tools ofthe trade

Alas: Extreme 3D's VRML and 3DMF output

options do not export textures and have
some other limitations. The Mac version of

FGS we received did not ship with Extreme

3D 2.0. It ships with version 1.0, which runs

on both 680x0-based Macs (with FPU and

24MB+ RAM) and PowerMacs
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PageMaker releases
listed above) cansave files
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welcome improvement, too.
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have slightly better drag~dWop functionality than their Windows siblings, and the

How is CorelDraw 7.02To be perfectly honest,

on the F3 and F4 keys is unfortimate, consid-

I'm a bit gtm-shy about it, after having suffered through minor-to-serious bugs in virtu-

ering the Mac implementation usesmore sen-

ally every version since 2.0. In a production

sible (albeit still non-standard) Control keys.

environment, version S.OF2 was definitely

But these are minor quibbles. Both platform

less troublesome (and more widely used

are sohd and seemingly bug-free. I tested the

FreeHand program's export to eadier versions,
and printed its files to a Linotronic hnagesetter without problems, too.
Extreme 3D 2.0 (induded along with Xres

among many PC-using customers) than ver-

Windows version ofExtreme 3D'sdependence

sion 6.x, which Corel now acknowledgeswas

a tough transition, as it was the first 32-bit
version of the program and a number of problem areas (OLE, font management, etc.) were

3.0 and Fontographer 4.1 in the suite, along common to many of the first generationof
with 10,000 pieces of dipart and 500 decent
fonts) is an excellent update to what had pre-

Windows 95 apps
most of which were developed using beta versions of Microsoft's OS.

viously been a fairly unimpressive 1,0 release

Version 7,. also designed for 32-bit

Windows, has apparently fixed l

of this 3D program. Hardware accelerated 3D

graphics rendering via Direct3D on the
Windows version produced less visually rich

interactive renderingsthan the sBghtly slower

internal renderer, which it should be noted

does not support ray-tradng. Despite this limitation, the renderers produce impressive
results with such features asfog, soft shadows,
plus transparency, bump, luminosity and
environment maps. Optional support for
hardware 3D acceleration meansthat you can,
with an appropriate video card, see real-time
shaded renderings of objects whfle dragging
them or animating them. I tested the Macversion with an ATI Xdaim VR card, and the

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bugs related to object positioning and exporting in Adobe Dlustrator format, and I find
Corel's Barista (eprint to Java" technology) to
be an interesting albeit underdeveloped-

technology. For me, however, CorelDraw's

killer feature (which it has hadfor a fewyeats)
is its ability to interpret PostScript files and
turn them into editable vector graphics orrasterized bitmaps. That, and the large number
of cool plugs filters supplied with its PhotoPaint coinponent, make it well worth keeping
in one's desktop publishing toolkit.
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somewhat limited in what it
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(1.)25x3.5 in.) standard address labels. (The

owner's manual promises other sizes for
future availability but without indicating
what other sizes might be possible). However,
there are a variety of things you can do with
whatever might fit into that space
they ain' t

called "standard addresslabels" for nuthin'.

Connection is, as might be expected, as
simple as power-to-label maker, label makercable-to-serial port. A nice touch is that the

cable here allowsyou to connect to a nine-pin

or 25-pin COM port by having both connectors spliced onto the single line, However, like
CoStar, Seiko has opted for putting the AC

plug directly onto the powersupply and, simihrly, they' ve thrown in a roll of labels.

Drivers and software come on two

diskettes and installed without problems.
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Printer) and, though it comes in both DOS
and Windows versions, I looked only at the
latter. The manuals for the EZ30 and the SLP
soflware are integrated into a single volume
which covers all aspects of both,
The SLP for Windows software operates
thmugh a WYSIWYG (what you see is what
you get) window interface, giving you a com-

ware manufacturers don't take this approach

as it relieves many frustrations at the outlet
end of things while giving you the maximum
amount of flexibility because you can use any
length of power cord you want.
Regardless, the software bundled with the
Smart Label Printer PRO is called, appropriately, SLP PRO and constitutes an enhanced
version of the SLP package that comes with

you that much wider variety of label sizes.

The interface is as intuitive as any other
Windows application (i.e., similar tool bars
and menus) but, because of the wide range of
abilities, you' re going to have to spend some
time with the manual before completely mastering all of what SLP PRO can do separate
label libraries and mailing lists, bar codes,

in.) and, like the others, has a nice straight

plete picture of your label on the screen

before you send it to the hbel maker. Though

the EZ-30. Though essentially the same software, there are far more options with this
PRO version because the machine itself allows

POSTNET codes, graphics, etc.

Back at the hardware end of things, the
Smart Label Maker PRO has a nice, compact
footprint at about 18.4x10.79 cm (7.25x4.25

hol.
This is a very capable and attractive

it operates quite differently, the features and

abilities of SLP are pretty well the same as the

paper path that ought to circumvent any

label-feeding jarns, If that actually did happen, however, or lf the machine gets just
plain dirty from extended use, the front cover
conveniently pops off to reveal both the
paper feed and printing mechanisms for

dearing and deaning with a Q-Tip and alcomachine at a relatively reasonable price.

I AddressMate package that comes with the

CoStar unit. SLP will even generate the U.S.
Post Offices POSTNET codes above the text on
your label to ostensibly speed delivery along.
Graphics are possible here too, but it's a some-

what complex process to capture, adjust and

edit them.
The EZ30 is a very basic label maker at a
very basic price but, thanks to the software,
capable of some very sophisticated things as
long as they flt within the prescribed dimen-

sions of the label. The label path is so direct I

can't
even imagine having ablockage,except,
perhaps, if a label gets dog~ared on its way
through the machine. Cleaning wiII be easy

enough too, as removing the top cover exposes the innards to a Q-Tip dipped in alcohol.
Smart label Printer PRO
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From: Kroy
Estimated street price: $275
Kroy's
entry
into this particular Inarket is
the sleek and

handy K225,
which, like the

others, is capable of printing

on a variety of
label sizes up to
5.7 cm (2.25

ing a Windows 95 driver that will allow you

to print labels from your MaIIMerge or any
other type of database but that is not expected until later this year. Registered purchasers
will be able to get a free update when it
becomes avail able.
Some of th e advanced features here
include automatic formats for five intemational m a iling s y stems United States,
Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and continental Europe plus surprisingly straight-

forward graphic and image capture and

import abilities. Of course, POSTNEI' and
other types of bar codes are also possible.
Opening the cover does not expose the
print head so cleaning will quite literally
involve the tenuous laying on of screwdrivers
to open up the main casing. Kroy does, however, provide illustrations in the manual on
how to do this, so I guess that means they

your label-making needs as any of our other

choices, operating as well as any of the others

but making the process of designing a sophis-

ticated label at l east slightly f riendlier,

However, I would be somewhat concerned
about the fact that the warranty is only 90
days, as that hardly seems an adequate
amount of time to determine any hardware's
fitnefs unless you run it continually during
that period to stress any of the weaker links in
the operative chain. CI

don't mind if you do.

All in all, the Kroy.is as sound a choice for

in.) wide. Also

like the others, the labels are proprietary so,

in this case, you' re looking at a c hoice
between 539xl0.16 cm (2,125x4 in.) ship-

ping labels, 2,8Sx8.89 cm (1.125x3.5 in.)

standardlabelsand 5.39x6.9 cm (2.125x2.75

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Again small and quiet, Kroy's machine has
very little to separate it from the others both

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too has come up with its own version of soft-

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Products reviewed
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review of entry-level home computers. As
usual, much has changed. Today's basic

machine was last year's cream of the crop.

However, one thing remains constant the

profile of the buyer.

the processor's speed means little.

Tharrha forthe memory

Just as important as the processor is the sys-

tem's memory. By temporarily storing infor-

mation electronically, the system can communicate with the processor very quiddy. The
system stores this in two key places, in the
cache and in the RAM. Cache memory is relatively small and is stored very close to the
processor. Cache is the fastest medium for

passing temporary electronic information.

tems have 512 KB or
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REDO) variety. The price difference between
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People interested in the models we are basically disappeared. This drop is partially
reviewing are not early adopters. They have the result of the introduction of SDRAM, the
waited for the technologies to be tried and latest and fastest type (SDRAM showed up in
tested. They don't want or simply can' t one of the pricier systems we reviewed this
afford all the bells and whistles offered in
premium systems. For many people, this will

be their first venture into high-tech realms, so

they are not sure what to expect. Thatdoesn't
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these systems will become the family workhorse, used for homework, accounting, record
keeping, entertainment and communication,

month).
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more RAM you can afford, the better. The

more RAM you have, the less the system hat

to communicate with the hard drive. At pre.
sent 16 MB of RAM is the minimum you
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Pggtggg 133/15Q $ 'Q6$/101$ . 16bitP+PS d ~ d

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Panesorfic 12X CDROM

Sound Slaster 16 PnP Sound

19" Tower C~ w/230W
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15" M i d Tower Case w/230W

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15" 2$ OSD PnP 1280x1024 Monitor

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are several cards on the market that are "compatible," they still won't match the ease of use

Hard drives these days can store upwards

of 4 GB of data, at prices stiH within most

and quality that you'd get from buying a card

that is fully supported by your pregrams.
Don't settle for anything less than a 16-bit

users' reach. For the average user, a 1.6 GB

card, as this wHI let you play and record CD-

hard drive should suffice, but applicatiens are

continually growing. Before you know it,
your 1.6 GB hard drive will hold but a few

quality sounds in 44 kHz stereo.

applications. When shopping for a hard

Besides audio and video cards, the only other

peripheral you may Bnd in an introductory
system is a modem. Communicating with
other systems has become a central feature in

drive, look for one that has low access times

(under 10 ms} and high data transfer rates

(upwards of2,500 KB/sec) which can be measured using various hard-drive benchmarking
tools such as Norton's Sysinfo, @Bench and
Coretest.

Net-ready

contemporary computing. Many people are

upgrading from their present systems because
they want to connect more effectively to the
Internet or to work For a modem to be up to

Vomr view om the world

the task, it should be operating at at least

No computer is complete witheut a monitor,

yet it is common for systems to be sold without one. While this may be inconvenient, it is

14.4Kbps. At this speed you can go beyond

not necessarily bad. If you are going to spend

a ht tie extra cash anywhere, it should be on

take advantage of online resources, systems

should include a 28.8Kbps modem. Keep in
mind upgrading and installing a modem is

the monitor. Compared to other components,

your monitor will last and retain its value the

basic emaH, but wiH fmd downloading files

and touring the Net awfuHy slow. To really

one of the simplest things you can do without

longest. While a 14-inch monitor is adequate

for almost any task, opening multiple documents will be more than a little frustrating.

taking your modem in to the shop.

Whatever the size of the monitor you choose,

Beyond the basic hardware configuration,

Caveat emptor

make sure
ithasarefresh rateofatleast70 Hz there are a number of "soft" issues new buyin whatever resolutions you'H be using fre- ers shouM consider. People buying an introquently. A monitor with a lower rate can eas- ductory system are probably not very technologically literate. It wHI be tempting for sales
ily cause eye strain and headaches. When
choosing a monitor, aim for a 15-inch model people to take advantage of their situation A
if you can afford it. Although the extra inch common ploy, used by less reputable compamay not seem like much, once you' ve worked nies, is to hold on to your money for several
with a larger model, you' ll never want to go weeks before shipping the system. Often they
will blame unexpected shortages in parts.
back
During those precious weeks the cost for comfwltlmedla
ponents drops and they pocket the difference.
One component that has undergone vast Ask them exactly when you will receive the
improvements over the past year is the trusty system and try to get a guarantee. Even better
CD-ROM drive. We' ve seen them go from don't give them the Ml amount untH you
speeds of 4x around this thne last year to receive the system.

you' ll certainly appreciate the reduced CD

access. In an entry-level system, you should

expect an Sx drive, not because they' re

required by software, but because it's almost
impossible to find a store that will sell anything slower. Keep in mind thatit is very rare
for a software package to require anything
faster than a 4x drive, but that doesn't mean
that you won't benefit from a faster modeL

The final two components you wiH want

Before buying from any stere, do some

research. Even if you are buying a brand name
system, it is advisable to check up on the store
they are seHing through. There are several
ways to check up on a company. The easiest is

to ask around. Who do your friends and business acquaintances recommend? Call up the
company's service line and compare the

response time to their sales line. There are a

number of online resources you can take

advantage of. If you have access to the
Internet through a friend, for example-

check out newsgreups devoted to computing

in your area. These newsgroups will have lots
of information about people's experiences

to consider are your sound and video cards.

with various stores and companies.

Your video card is in charge ef placing inforrnation on the screen. The faster the video

If you are unfamiliar with computing,

make sure you buy from a company with

card can process the information, the faster

everything runs overall because you won' t

good after-sales support, since you may need

someone to help you after the initial set up.

find yourself waiting for things to be redrawn.

Aim for 2 MB of RAM on the video card,
72 APRIL '97 T H E COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITION

$30 "16-bit" card. What they' re probably buy-

ing themselves is a lot ef unnecessary grief and

frustration. Your sound card is only as good as
the software that uses it. Always check with
several software titles to see if they support the

particular brand you' re considering. The same

but if you use multimedia software such as

encyclopedias or CD-based games frequently,

You name it, We got it.

ware and whatever operating system you will

be running. Some newer video cards will offer
3D acceleration, definitely an asset for many
of today's games.
When it comes to sound, mest people
think that they' ll save a few bucks by buying a

kilobytes (KB) for the transfer rate. High-end

hard drives use SCSI connections, whereas the

today's 12x and new 16x units.

For the higher performance CD-ROM drives, you'H definitely have te pay a bit more,

TOAS of older, hard

to find products

you know will be supported by popular soft-

sured in milliseconds (ms} for access time and

ones found in most homes are usuaily of the
IDE type,

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applications and files you use and create.

Because its operation requires a great deal of
mechanical movement, it takes a long time
for the hard drive to read and write. However,
hard drives are becoming more efficient aH
the time. The speed of a hard drive is mea-

because this will offer you high color depths

and higher resolutions. Stick with brands that

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mod els), 16 MB standard

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DRAM, expandable to 128-MBI through industrystandard 60 ns SIMMs (6 Simm slots total),

256-KBpipeline burst -synchronouscache.Matrox

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Integrated, PlugePlaySoundBlaster TM16and
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automatic dynamic filtedng for digital audio

recording andplayback, built in speakersand

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MODEL: D4227A
Monitor Extra

HP Veetra VA PC Series

"High -Perfonnance PCs for

Advanced Business Users"
Intel Pentium 180 Mhz, 16MB RAM,
BX CDROM, 1.2 GB EIDE,CL5446
(1MB), Windows NT WS3.51 + NT4
upgrade.
MODEL: D4202N
Monitor Extra

Canon BJC 4550 wide carriage colour bubble let

p rinter,,... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...$635
Canon BJCbubbleiet 4100C .....,. . . . . . .$320
Canon BJ70 (Portable) ...... . . . . . . . . . . .$385
Canon BJ30 Portable ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Intel PentiumPro2OQMhz, processor with

Intel 44QFxChipset and full support of

intel's multiprocessingstandard (MPSec

1.1) for processor-intensiveapplications.
32MB RAMexpandableto 512K cache.
BX CD ROM
IDE, Matrox video card,

2 GB SCSIharddrive, windo s NT.

MODEL: D4353N
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Standard software

Standard software
IBM PC 350, 6587 AT
Pentium Processor 166 mhz
256 K Pipeline Burst synchronous
write-back(expandable to 512K)
32 MB, expandableto192 MB (1 DIMM,
4 SIMMs), 60ns, EDO
PCI local bus,
ISA data bus
83 Trio 64V+, 64-bit PCI bus with 1
mb EDODRAM(expandable to 2MB)
1.20r1.6 GB IDEHD.6XCDRom
Windcwe NT. /efonffcv ~)

HP Deskjet400c ..... . . . . . . . . . .$255

HP Deskjet 870CXI ....... . . . . . .$675
HP Laserjet 4MV Laser Printer ...$4028
HP Color Laserjet Printer 5 ....,$8333
HPLaserjetBL ..... . . , . . . . . . .$1028
HP Laserjet 690C ...... . . . . . . , .$406
HP SCANNER

Apmvn
3XP133wiN 14" Monmor .....

HP Scanjet 4S...... . . . . . . . . . . .$285

HP Scanjet 4C...... . . . . . , . . . ,$1191
HP Scanjet5P..... . . . . . . . , , , , $526

Aptiva SX
PI66wII 14" Monitor .....
Aptivn 7X
P200 ....................

...$145
M itsumi 8X CO
ROM ....... . . . . . . .
Discovery AWE64w/INFRA1800 CDw/speakers
andsoftware .............
Sound Balster 16Value IOEPnP16bit DAC 16
bitbus w/intrnt sftwr ..... ....$129
D ata Backup on CD,...... . . . . . . . . . ...SCall

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32MB RAM,expandableto 256MB
2.58B SeagateSCSIST51080N HardDrive 4X SCSI CDROM
4x SCSI CDROM
Ethernet Card

HP Printers

M lcm e e S .

Pentium 133, Dual Processor

32MB RAM,expandable to 256MB

(Monitor oxtra)

W/Digital 2.1 Model AC22100...... . . . , , ,$280

W/Digital 1,6 Model AC21600...... . . . . . .$297 3D XPRESSION+PC2TV1600x1200NI-2MB
W/Digital 3.1 Model AC33100...,.. . . . . . .$417 SDRAM PCIw/TV outw/SW/4MB ...$199/229
Seagate1.3 IDE Model ST31276A .......,$252 Millenium 3D 1600x1200-WRAM2MB
16.7MPCI85HRZ/4MB ......,,...$249/369
Seagate 1.6 IDEModel ST31720A .......,$289
Seagate 2.1 SCSIModel ST32155N ...... .$655 Stealth 64 Video 2201TVPCI 1280x1024 Nl
Seagate
4.3 SCSIMadelST34371N ......$1305 2MB DRAM SVGANO SW.............$250
Seagate 9.1 SCSIModel ST19171W ...$2575 Stealth 3D 3400XLPCI1600x1200NI
Micropolis 4.3 Model 4345NS ...... . . . .$1497 4MBVRAMPnP ...... . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .309
Micropolis 9.1 Model 3391NS ...... . . . .$2435 Triden 64bit Vide Cad,.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49
Quantum Fireball IDE 1.2 Model 527947 ...$275
Quantum firsbal IDE 2.1 Model 527951 ....$405 486DX/2-66MHzSystem, 6MB RAM, 1.44 MB,
Notebook hard drives are
available...,. ......Scag Floppy Drive, Mini Tower, SVGAcard, 14" SVGA
Monitor, 420 MB HardDrive, AT I/OCard, 101
Viewsonic 15ES/17EA ....,.. . . . . . .$465/$868 Advanced keyboard ...... . . . , . . . . . . . . .$685
M itsublshi 21' TFWDP917XM ....,.. . , . . .Scall 'limited quantity
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case, BX CO
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.ontinired from page 72

V'ou should also look for a guarantee that lasts
st least one year. The longer the guarantee,
the better. Remember, while these soft issues

will cost you, the price of a good warranty

snd technical support is worth it, especially if
the idea of popping the hood on your system

; is";.~'
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asked for, but this is Dell's new entry-level

machine). It kind of makes you wonder just

how quickly things are moving. This unit

includes 16 MB of SDRAM, SoundBlaster 16
sound card and a 2.1 GB hard drive from
Western Digital. When we had first heard that
Dell's new entry-level system was based on a
Pentium 166 MHz processor, we began to

wonder if Dell may have excluded many

price-conscious shoppers. However, people

liar captives
liST Advantagel Adventure $7$ Plus
The Adventure 575

was sluggish compared to the rest of

the systems in the
! 8 survey.
Whi l e
'some might point
to AST's use of the
A MD S x8 6 1 3 3
MHz processor, we
ire going to blame the lack of RAM, At 8 MB,
:hissystem
is just not equipped to run today' s
ipplicationsand consjdering RAM prices, it' s
1ard to imagine why anyone would want to
iave $50 and virtually cut their performance

looking at Dell machines tend to be secondtime buyers who are comfortable with direct
order products. First-time buyers may feel
more comfortable with a retail outlet that can
walk them through the initial set up of their
systems. Though Dell's products are direct

marketed, they offer an excellent warranty

and technical support system,
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)erformance or components. The system fea.ures a Cirrus Logic video card with 1 MB of
IAM, an ESS 1868 sound card, a modest 810
vfB Seagate hard drive, an 8x CD-RDM drive,
md a 28.8Kbps faxmodem. The Adventure
i75 does come with some substantial softvare, including The Microsoft Home Bundle
ind various online service kits.
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a starter system
that has a little bit
of everything for a

great price, look no

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from
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n half. Ihe unit failed to complete our

benchmark suite, crashing several times durng the whole process, making it impossible
io obtain a benchmark score. Aside from the
ack of RAM, this system is fine for the firstirne buyer who is not looking for top-notch

A dv a n c e d
Technology. For under $1,300, this system is
filled with popular components such as the
ASUS motherboard with the 430HX chipset,
an ATI Winboost video card with 2 MB of
RAM on board, a 1.2 GB Quantum Fireball
hard drive and a speedy 12x CD-ROM drive
from Mitsumi. To top things off, it managed
to tie for second place with a score of 125 in
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air to all the other systems. Despite the
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BY CEOF

W H KF l W it I C M T

technology has developed to the point where

it is actually reasonable to think about "voiceenabling" applications to recognize a series of
verbal "short-cut" commands. So that's exactly what recent new software offerings from
both IBM and Motorola have done to enable
users to surf the Internet meiely by issuing
commands into a microphone.

Big Blue makes the right noises

IBM has long been a backer of voice-recognition technology and has funded research into
this area for many years, In fact, it was so
bullish about this technology that it w as
included as part of the latest version of IBM

t seems that voice-command technology

has been with us forever and has been

awful forever, As early as 1984, British

computer users were subjected to television

ads showing PCs with a

b u i lt-in m i cro-

phone and nascent speech-command syst em from a

c o m p any l a ter k n ow n a s

OS/2 Warp (Version 4), when it was released

late last year.
Big Blue is not ignoring the mass market

for speech recognition, however, and has

developed a product aimed at users of the
Netscape Navigator 3.0 browser running on
Microsoft Windows 95. Made available in beta
form in mid-December on the IBM Web site,
it is called VoiceType Connection NS Edition
and promises to let people navigate the

Using what IBM calls its "text-word spotting" technology, it says people will actually
be able to surf by speaking only a few of the
words in any given hotlink, thereby creating
voice-enabled shortcuts to t h eir f avorite
Web sites. IBM f u r t her p r o mises that
although Netscape Navigator users will see a
few changes in the interface, they should
not notice any significant differences (other
than the obvious addition of speech r'ecognition). IBM also says that people who use
VoiceType Connection NS Edition will also
g et the benefit of d i rect dictation i n t o

Netscape email or Web pages if they add any

o f IBM's d i ctation p r o ducts ( such a s
VoiceType Simply Speaking or the recently
introduced Voice Type 3.0).
Of course, the latter is really what it is
a ll a bout . V o i ceType C o nnection N S
Edition is really meant to function as little
more than a very high-tech ad for IBM's
family of voice recognition products, and
get people to believe that this technology
actually does work. The other product that
this freebie software is designed to show off
is the IBM VoiceType Developers Toolkit,

with the whole VoiceType family of products.

The company s ay s t h e V o i ceType
Connection NS Edition works with Netscape
N avigator 3.0/3.01 r u n ning o n "most
Pentium computers," which are equipped
with a recommended microphone and an
industry-standard sound card (which, according to IBM, indude either those that use
Creative's Sound Biaster, or IBM's Mwave
media processor). To run it, you' ll need a 90
M Hz Pentium-compatible P C
r u n ning
Windows 95 with 11 MB additional hard-disk
space, a Level-2 cache of 256KB, and a rninimum of 5 MB of RAM above other RAM

requirements.
The b e t a ve r s io n of Voi c e Type
Connection NS Edition is currently available
as a
dow n l oa d f r o m t he In te r n et

(http: //www.software.
ibm.corn/is/voicetype/vtconn/vt
conn.htmi).

Motorola takes commands

IBM, however, is not the only one offering a
way to use voice technology to surf the Net.
Internet by talking.
Motorola's Information Systems Group (ISG)
The i dea i s th a t wi t h Vo i ce Type which was used to create VoiceType put its hat in the Web speech-command ring
sales figures!" Magically, a set of impressive Connection NS Edition, people will be able to C onnection N S E d i tion. I B M s a y s late last year when it showed off its SM34DFV
V.34 data/fax/voice hest-based modem at the
numbers would appear on the screen. The use their voice to control Netscape Navigator VoiceType Connection u ses something
3.0
or
3.01
to
access
Web
sites,
without
speakcalls
Object
Code
Insertion
Techniques
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commercial so impressed one viewer that at
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or
typing
an
entire
uniform
resource
loca(OCIT)
to
integrate
the
VoiceType
speechThe demonstration showed how users could
a trade show shortly after the ad campaign
tor (URL). IBM suggests that this will allow
recognition technology with t h i rd-party surf the Web by giving verbal commands to a
aired, he was seen turning blue as he yelled
futilely at one of t h e computers on t h e users to simply ask the computer to go to a site s oftware applications t o ma k e t h e m Pentiuin system configured with the modem
and loaded with speech-recognition software
Apricot stand, "Show me the f' i n g sales on the Internet and move around within it by speech-aware.
talking
to
th
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computer.
Previously,
IBM
IBM
has
other
such
products
in
deveiopfrom Lexicus, another Motorola division.
figuresl "
demonstrated this technology on OS/2 and
ment and pledges that each future edition
By speaking into the system, visitors could
It has all been downhill from there, at
w ill b e f u l l y c o m p atible w i t h o t h e r
least until the advent of the World Wide Web. Navigator for OS/2 last year when it rolled
out Warp 4,
VoiceType Connection editions, as well as
Over the past 10 years, voice-recognition
Continued on page 4

Apricot.

ln the ads, a suave yuppie with a silky

voice would stroll up to the microphone and
sternly command hi s v o ice c o mmandenabled Apricot computer to "Show me the

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jump on abandwagon calledonline banking.

one claims they were first, but VanCity was

the first to get it up and running and keep

and, most importantly, new protocols and

agreements on how to exchange financial

it that way.

data.

Only thing is... it's not a fad, this is the

Its system uses software and a modem to

call a local phone number, which connects to
a proprietary network. Registered users select
an account and enter a password to work on
their accounts. This type of system remains
one of the most popular and secure and is
used today by about half of the financial
institutions in Canada that have online banking. Where an individual is not within local
calling distance of their institution's network,
a toll-free number is usuaBy provided. In this
type of service there are virtually no security
concerns.

Although there are still some who are concemed about Internet security, great effort has it kindly. It was only a matter of time before
been made to bring powerful encryption and someone would take the power and sophistiother techniques to the exchange of financial cation of a Quicken or Money program and
data on the Net. It is still foolish to include use it as the interface for tracking bank inforyour credit<ard information in a plain text mation.
email message, but Internet online banking is
One bank to do this was the Royal Bank.
much more secure than that. Hey, if the It went out and found a great financial probankers are satisfied...?
grarn called Managing Your Money by MECA

real thing. This is the future. In the last half of

1996, no less than four national finandal
institutions joined the three early starters to

bring the total number of personal computer

(PC) online banking services in Canada to
seven. It doesn't take a genius to see the obvious
banking via your PC is the new next
wave. Find below a short primer on the subject, what it does, how it works, and a summary of the various national services currently available,
First into the pool
For the past year and a half, a small provincial credit union has been quietly offering
its members the ability to access their
accounts, pay bills, check rates and other
convenient practices from a home computer. VanCity, also known as Vancouver City
Savings Credit Union, pioneered online
banking via the home PC or a television.
Others ran pilot projects and almost every-

From private to public

However, a number of factors have made the
Internet a viable alternative to private networks and thus the other half of the online
services in Canada utilize the Internet to
access accounts. Some of these factors include
the growth of the Net and number of Net
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(that's Seattle, not Oz, although the confu-

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financial programs, financial institutions and
Internet users to exchangedata, such as

account. information, electronic cash and

c redit-card transactions. But why i s t h i s

important, you ask The answer lies here:

Up to this point, we have had two interesting but separate technological develop-

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basically the same cost as visiting an automated teller machine (ATM) or walking
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series, we looked at how cascading style

sheet (CSS) elements could be incorporated within a Web page. Many other things are
possible under the CSS scheme, including the
ability to implement formatting within specific sections of a page, link to a separate page
containing nothing but formatting informa-

tion, or to group a number of style sheet forINvideand format

There are occasions when you may want to

within a single style sheet rule. There are over

30 different properties specified by the official
CSS specification (which can be found at the

are contained with the <DIV> (division) tag,

which allows a Web designer to sets the rules
for the section it encloses. The following

hypertext markup language (HTML) example

shows how the <DIV> tag can be used to specify style sheet elements for a section of a Web

page:

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this last HTML example code shows, it is possible to combine several different elements

within a given Web page. Style sheet divisions

pentiym

Note how the <OIV> tag is used to set display characteristics for the text it encloses,
and how it can be overridden itself by using
an inline style sheet element (e,g,, where the
display font is changed to 12 point green),
Up until this point in the series, we have
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matting information together,

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ment within a specific HTML tag and within

a division on a Web page. A third option is

possible: specifying a separate Web pagethat

contains nothing but style sheet information. This is very convenient if you want to

apply a style to various tags within a Web

site. You can make as many different style
sheet pages as you need, to set different
styles to different Web pages. To do this,
simply create a text file that contains noth-

ing but style sheet information. To reference

this file, use the <LINIb tag within the page
you want formatted, as in th e f ollowing

example:
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In theory it is possible to reference several

different style sheets within a single Web
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within Internet Explorer 3.0.

Crouplne style sheet elements and

classes
While it is possible to spedfy individual style
sheets for each and every individual element
on a Web page, it is useful in some cases to
group elements that share the same characteristics together. This is possible under the CSS
specification, which allows the HTML author
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For example, the following HTML code sets the

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different dasses of the paragraph tag can be
specified and used within a Web page, to
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All of these headers share the same display

elements. They can all be combined into the

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into a bank. These companies have realized

that they can pretty much give the service
away to gain, or keep, customers; and to
save the costs associated with your visits to
the bank (everything from the building to

the coffee) or the ATM (installation, service, repair).

It's a lhflndews world

AU of the programs used by these banking
institutions are Windows 3.x/95-compatible

programs. They all expect at least a 386 (CIBC

expects a 486) but shouldn't be run on anything less than a 486. They all need a
modem with 9.6 Kbps or 14.4 Kbps being a
minimum data transfer rate depending on the

bank, These programs are srnan and not intru-

sive.
Those programs that use the Internet
expect you t o h ave an I n t ernet service
provider (ISP) but if you don' t, they often
contain offers and advertisements of one
sort or another. Where a provided browser is
used by the program to access an Internet
s ite, you may have a problem with t h e
install program overwriting or displacing
your current ISP's software, although this is

more of a problem in Windows 95 than 3.x,

To avoid this problem, make sure you are

careful during the installation of your software. When the program installs, make sure
it doesn't do so to your existing browser
directory. Also, if it asks you if you want it to
be your default provider, think about which

service you will be accessing the most. All

the companies have technical support and
perhaps due to the newness of this kind of
service, access to technical support seems
good.
For Macintosh users there are, at time of
writing, no programs available for the private networks. Citizens Sank says it is working on it. The other institutions with closed
systems say nothing or make vague promises. On the Internet side, things are brighter.
M banx will o n l y sa y t o e x pect an
announcement by

t h e t i m e t h i s s t o ry

appears. Royal Sank and Canada Trust tell

us that anyone who can access the Web
with a browser can use their banking systems. This is true but they cannot download
the data into any Bnancial program as of
yet. Users of Quicken for the Macintosh
may be able to do so in the future but not
today. Toronto Dominion Sank promises
Mac access via the Internet soon, as does
Scotiabank.
All in all it seems likely that any Interneaccessed online banking will be operating system independent soon but that proprietary
systems will not.

Crystal IeaN time

Of the seven services summarized here, two
access account information via the Internet
only, three via a proprietary network only,
and two via either method. Which is best?
That depends. New encryption tectmology
and the OFE built-in safeguards are bringing
Internet security to almost the same level as
that of a closed network, while at the same
time, continent-wide, toll-free numbers are

bringing private network access doser to the

universality of Internet access.
Where are we going? Well, it seems that

the industry is moving toward the Internet.

Both technologies will undoubtedly co-exist
for some time, but unless there is a serious

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breach of security it seems likely that more

and more institutions will do as the Bank of

tellers, businesses will always need employ-

Montreal's mbanx has done and offer

ees, but it is significant to note that Canada's

newest national bank, Citizens Bank, does

Intern
et-only access.

not have any branches! What it does have,

As for the future, the advent of smart

however, is online banking.

cards and other electronicwash techniques

has some industry people suggesting that
your next keyboard may have a swipe slot for
a magnetic strip. Since you can transfer funds
with any of these services, why not put $20 or
$50 e-dollars on your smart card before you
go out.
Remember, smart card terminals don' t
have to access a network to work and thus
they can be portable, also they will never hit
a busy signal. Smart cards are as yet waiting in

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Based in Vancouver, Citizens Bank argues

that it can offer excellent rates and service

due to its low overhead. It has an excellent
Web page, which includes a demonstration of
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Citizens PC
From: CitizensBankof Canada
Tel: 888-708-7800

Web site: http://www.citizens.corn

Citizens Bank, Canada's newest national
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VanCity. It is Canada's first virtual bank, hav-

the wings but their use in select environ-

on a closed network.
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the online banking software from the parent
company, VanCity. The program is basic but
perfectly dear and straightforward. It has
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at a future date is as easy as checking the last

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And that's the tricky part. As with some

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Randall Stross, was the first

business historian to h a ve
access
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that to the company's archives. What emerges

hook is Stross's look at the Iong

Gates realized the potential of CD-ROM

is an interesting portrait of a company that has

technology years before it became a truly

viable consumer software medium. He cham-

behind Microsoft, and not incidentally on how

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understanding of how CD-ROM-based encyclopedias would change the traditional encyclopedia industry made. Encarta's success
inevitable. Inevitable to those 'at Microsoft,
hut not in the encyclopedia industry, as
Stross details in his book.
While the book is often eye opening in its
coverage of Miaosoft, and serves as anecessary
corrective to the unfair aiticism often leveled at
the Arm's failures. A slim chapter is devoted to

Microsoft Money's failure to dominate the

financial software market. Miaosoft's chief

ideas, and listening to feedback from the mar-

opponent in this battle, Intuit the maker of

ketplace. Stross correctly points out that the ini-

Quicken
is given fair praise for its marketing

tial success of the firm was as much a fluke as it

acumen and insight into consumer needs.

The book also manages to skip over some

of Microsoft's more questionable marketing

ploys, even the case of offering free working
copies of MS Money from its Web site to com-

pete against Intuit, And, oddly, the book only

programs as Word and Excel carried the firm

until the early '90s. But if Microsoft's success
prior to 1990 could be attributed at least partially to luck, Stross leaves no doubt that its success after that date is due to anything but luck
Microsoft made a deliberate choice to hire

gives a passing mention to the battle royal

between Netscape and Microsoft for domi-

the brightest people. Not merely people who

unfounded, this reviewer feels uncomfortable

saying this book is the last word on the subject.

nance of the WorldWide Web,

While Stross makes his case that the most
damning charges that have been laid against

Miaosoft by its industry rivals are largely

capable for the task, but people who were

demonstrably intelligent and who had vision.
Microsoft has a number of board members and
employees who aredrawn directly from the
upper echelons of academia,sometimes with
little direct experience of the software industry.
Time and again these people have provided
Microsoft with the drive to succeedand the flex-

While The MinvsogWay is revealing, the oversights lead this reviewer to believe that it will

ibility to adapt to the ever<hanging software

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understanding of the marketplace and a basic

the finn, the book takes only a cursory look at

had had the most success or were the most

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as having. In fact, Encarta was once terminated by Microsoft's board. Howevera shrewd

predatory or monopolistic marketing practices,

but in its eagernes
s in finding and retaining
intelligent employees, acting quickly on bright

IBM launched the PC back in the early 1980s,

CONPIJTER

clear in the hook is that Chairman Bill does

ment that Microsoft's success does not lie in

neither IBM nor Microsoft reabzed the extent to

which MS-DOSwould be a success.
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pioned the development of CD-ROMs within

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was due to shrewd business planning. When

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computer industry. It contains numerous

insights on the processes and people at work

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most revealing aspects of this

unarguably become the dominant force in the

larly demonized on the Internet.

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hard and speak out when they

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versy, Microsoft is the world's leading software company, and is valued at more than
US$75 billion. Microsoft is the focus of continual aiticism from inside and outside the
computer industry, Its programs are often
ridiculed, its success put down to brute-force
marketing, and chairman Bill Gates is regu-

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perceive problems,
These strengths have helped
the company grow and transform
itself again and again. After 1990,

one-sided view of Microsoft.

Any book about Microsoft invites contro-

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well, and software engineers in particular are

provided with as congenial a workplace atmosphere as possible, which creates an environment

not be seen as the defirutive work about

Microsoft. However, what it does teach is that

earning

we'd all be better off l

what Milaosoft
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banking that works with the financial soft-

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export data to t h e p rogram is difficult.

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with Intuit that will see a greater integration

between the online service and Quicken.

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their online banking. EasyWeb is not cur-

rently available in Quebec. Because of the

level of ease and sophistication of the Royal

Canada Trust and mbanx will be catching

Bank/Managing Your Money team. All in all,

netbanxing seems to be a leader and a good

up to the truly integrated software/service

CT Connect
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gram.
The Canada Trust Web site is very good

Mbanx customers who have Quicken 6 for

Windows will be able to activate these online
banking features at no extra cost. The plan
takes the service from good to great and will
bring the mbanx/Intuit team dose to the

service.

operating at

What makes EasyWeb great is that, like

to an agreement with Intuit to conform to the
OFE standard. Thus users of Quicken or
Microsoft Money (which also conforms to the
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keep all

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the time you read this. Quicken users and

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service called EasyWeb and an excellent private network service it calls CT Connect.

newness of the standard and the agreements between Intuit, Canada Trust and
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in this spring. TD claims its service is the most
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with the new security of Internet access, it
looks like TD is considering an Internet service, in which case, we suspect these claims
will suddenly go silent. TD Access: PC is a
very good closed network service.

in excess of 30,000 we understand). So it is no

surprise that TD has an online banking serHowever, it is a surprise that the service
is on a private network. TD Access: PC is a
full-service banking for your home PC that
includes the expected functions as well as
access to Green Line, TD's discount brokerage service. TD advertises that, "the future
of banking and investing is having access to

believe that many people will select a bank

based on these services, but we do not believe

that many people will change banks because

of these services. The experience of online
banking, however, makes it clear that there is

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Royal Bank for its truly integrated service.
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For most tasks, this video display can truly

substitute for the conventional cathode ray
tube (CRT) displays. However, CRTs still have
the advantage of a greater viewing angle and
the ability to display tone gradations with

tive, thereby allowing you to substitute a but-

ton+lick with a tap. For example, if you want

to open a folder or launch an application, all
you have to do is position the cursor over an
The u l t r a- icon and double-tap, You can also make pullhigh
pe r for- down menus stick in a Windows-like fashion
mance 3 400c using the same inethod, I felt comfortable
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and saturation as CTFr. If you use a portable

people found it awkward. In that case, users do

i ntroduced i n have the option of either turning off pressure

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there awaits oppor3400's are by far below the trackpad.
tunity" After years
the fastest portables
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of industry awards and
11.3-inch, back-lit, active-matrix (CTFT) video spend the extra pesos and get the CTFr active
on the planet with optiremgnition for innovation in the
mized architectures sur- display. Its 800x600 pixel resolution is capable matrix screen,
portable computer market, Apple stumbled
rounding 180 MHz, 200 MHz of displaying thousands (65,536) of colors with
PowerBook owners also have the option
badly by having to recall defective PowerBook and 240 MHz PowerPC 603e processors gook superb brightness and stunning mlor satura- of jazzing up their units by unsnapping the
5300 units i n 1 9 96. After an e x tended for the review in an upcoming issue}.
tion. This display has the same viewing area as top covers and replacing them with thirdabsence of new portable offerings, Apple
a 13-inch monitor with 640x480 resolution.
party custom4esigned covers, Apple provides
appears to have redeemed itself. The time I '1400c aieslgn
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me every indication that the company is hallmark and the 1400c does not disappoint.
again ready for prime time in the portable The immediate impression on examining the
market.
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There are four models in the 1400 series, also looks great.
The 1400c/117 model in this review is second

Its full-sized keyboard has by far the best

from the top in the series. Its cousin, the

its more powerful 133 MHz processor and

touch feedback I have experienced in any

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keyboard houses a precise solid state trackpad.

128KB Level-2 cache. The two entry-level

Software allows you to t une its attributes

1400cs models use dual-scan display technol-

through a control panel.One of the neat features of the trackpad is that it is pressure-sensi-

1400c/133, is identical with the exception of

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U nfortunately, the full p o tential of t h i s
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Type III card. These expansion cards can provide capabilities such as Ethernet networking,
wired or wireless communications, storage
and much more,
Ready-to-go Plug and Play expansion
ports include:
an ADB port for linking up a daisy chain
of up to six devices (such as a mouse, a

upgraded to 8x mechanisms), an integrated

microphone and an infrared transceiver for
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drawing tablet or a barcode scanner);

a SCSI port to which you can link up a
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a serial port to connect to AppleTalk networks and printers;
a sound-input jack;
and a 16-bit/44 kHz soundwutput jack

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and is a cinch for the do-it-yourselfer. To
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Pentium 133 MHz ..........'5

1.7 Gig Hard Drive ........t2

2 Gig Hard Drive

4 Meg RAM
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Tower Case.......................'Sg
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CD Rom I
Multimedia*

Tape

12X Speed CD
Rom, Soundcard,
Speakers R 3 CD's

800 Meg Tape

Backup Drive

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Backup*

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"Limit one item per

system purchase.
Only while quantities last. Items may
not be exactly as
illustrated.

A N O T I C E TO
OUR CUSTOMERS
D exton has engaged C.M. Oliver and Company Ltd. with th e i n t ent o f

completing an initial public offering of common shares. No solicitation of

offers can be made at this time and no offers to purchase securities of
Dexton can be accepted until such time as Dexton has obtained a receipt

for a prospectus. Please contact Adbul Ladha for any questions or

information about this exciting development for Dexton.

Network Your Existing Computer System For Only '249"

(Kits include Ethernet Network Card, Cable, and Setup of Card and Software)

5112 Boundary Road, Burnaby

(Boundary K CanadaWay)

Tel: 4-DEXTON (433-9866) or 437-0077 Fax:432-9866

items may not be exactly as illustrated. Prices and product availability are subject to change without notice.