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21 Paranoid as you wanna be
54 T hinking of upgraging? Read this first
Protecting your computer anests
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Expansion technology add years to portables
36 Recordable CDs tested
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57 N otebook upgrades and expandability
A n t i-virus tools for 1997
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M M X for aging Pentlums
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Java in your pocket
80 Pentium II invades TCPTest labs!

New generation processors sate the need for speed
86 Pentium II survey
48 Flying with a handheld

52 The perfect handheld computer.
I'm still searching
53 W indows CE HPCsshow signs of life
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94 N eed diskettes? Think green
114 Battle of the Web browsers: Round 4
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96 M i crosoft rolls out NT 5 beta
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98 The snowbird lifestyle
130 Basics for would be Internet entrepreneurs
101 Compilation copyright issues
132 Xcar doesn't quite live up to hype
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102 After the report card
. 134 Steve Jobs now Apple's interim CEO
Software that helps students make the grade
124 Kirsten on Disney
136 Interface, coritrol enhancements for Emailer

139 Motorola quits Mac clone business
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107 Tools for creating on the Web
135 Jobs' keynote embraces publishing industry
113 Dr. Karl's 'IO greatest conspiracy sites

116 Weaving your own Web site: Part XXVI
151 News flash:

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117 Diana, landmines and amputees
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FROM THE EDITOR

Now what?
Now that founder/editor Doug Alder, has moved
on to other projects,TCPreaders might naturally
wonder what's to come. You might be concerned
that the new order will change the paper from
something you like to something you don' t.
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In many ways, what The Computer Paperis

going through is similar to what many of you in
the workforce have experienced, or will experience in your own jobs. Companies bought and
sold, management changes,reorganizations:
these are the realities of company life in the '90s.
But through it all, there's a commitment to the
products and services that made the companies
so attractive in the first place.
in short, if you' ve been enjoying what you
read in this publication, you can expect that to
continue. Putting together a publication is very
much a team effort, and TheComputerPaper's talent pool is still here.
The first lust Is the deepest
While I got my first real job as a computer journalist in Toronto in 1989, what set me on the
quest for the ultimate computer was an experience right at the dawning of the IBM-PC era in
the early '80s.
I was living in Ottawa at the time, and was
hired by a computer-aided design (CAD) firm to
produce a corporate slide show. The CAD company wanted to publicize the fact that it had been
contracted by IBM to design the layout of the
main circuit board
what we now call the motherboard
for the original IBM-PC.
The IBM-PC had just recently been launched,
0AIPIIICl PllPCI
and was starting to generate some excitement.
The CAD company wanted to capitalize on its
involvement with this rising PC technology, and
thereby drum up new business. I remember leaving one of the briefings with the company, firmly convinced that the PC was, indeed, the future.
But I also remember the worried and slightly disappointed voice in the back of my mind. I'd
recently spent $3,000 on an Apple j[ clone, and it
was becoming, painfully clear that I'd bought yesterday's technology.
In that respect, it seems little has changed.
When we drop our precious cash on today's ultimate system, we often can't silence that little
voice in the back our mind fretting about instant
obsolescence. Instantly obsolete or not, I motored
on with my Apple j [, mainly because could
I
afford
to do little else. I added a device called a CP/M
card, which allowed me to run real business
applications like WordStar, dBaseand SuperCalc.
And you know, I had tons of fun and learned
much about computers with that relic. I even
struggled through the opacities of dBase programming to create a pr'imitive inventory system
for my wife's business. So by the time I jumped
on the IBM-PC bandwagon a few yearslater, I had
a pretty good understanding of how personal
computers in general worked.
If there's a lesson to be learned from my experience, it is this: it's easy to develop an inferiority
complex, given the constant reminder that we no
longer have the latest, greatest computer thing.
However, we should remember the enjoyment
and enrichment we can get from our personal
computers
even old ones.
Besides,even older computers can be
enhanced. One of this month's features is on
upgrading your computer. If you have a system
that's three or four years old, you' ll be happy to
know there are ways to preserve your investment
for another few years.
Rfgalaetalnlng the drool factor
Of course, I'm not advocating a moratorium on
PC development, or that we should stop lusting
after the latest, greatest computer thing. One of
the reasons I like working atThe ComputerPaper
is because it's our job to seek out the latest computer things and then tell you about what they' re
really like behind the marketing glitter. As we

technology writers and editors often say, it' s
tough working in a toy store, but someone's gotta
make the sacrifice.
For example, as I write this, senior editor,
Graeme Bennett is in San Francisco attending the
Seybold Publishing 97 event. Seybold is one of
the premiere showcasesfor the publishing industry, a place where computer hardware, software
and online developers show off the latest tools of
the trade. This year, Microsoft chief, Bill Gates,
gave the first keynote address, and Apple interim
CEO Steve Jobs is also scheduled to give a
keynote. Expect a full report on Seybold in next
month's issue.
And speaking of trips, contributing editor,
Geof Wheelwright just returned from the
Microsoft Developers' Conference in San Diego.
Among the big news coming from that event was
the release of the first beta of Windows NT S.O.
Contributing editor, Jeff Evans isalso dusting
off his flight bag, as he is off to Montreal to
attend the annual Comdex SCIB show, held this
year from Oct. 7-9. The Montreal event is one of

threeComdex eventsheld in Canada each year,
the others being in Vancouver in January and
Toronto in July.
Trade shows and events like these are interesting because they give us a peek at what manufacturers and software developers are working
on the things we' ll need (or at least want) in the
coming months
When I bought my first Apple, there was
nothing like The Computer Paper.If there had
been, I
would have been able to make a more
informed decision about what to buy. And that,
to me, is what the paper is all about: helping people become more informed about computer technology. That may involve bottom-line questions,
like what's the bestcomputer to buy for $3,000 or
the best printer for $300, However, I hope we can
also provide insights on the bigger picture
to
question as much as celebrate the rain of technology falling all around us.
Enjoy the issue
Ngyembey1997
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LETTERS
Spameeelng by any other name
After reading Keith Schengili-Roberts' articles on
spammers and how to deal with them (see
"Cooking spam: what to do about junk email" in
TCPAug '97 and "Cooking spam, Part II" in TCP
Sept. '97), I came to the conclusion that the only
sure way to avoid spam was to get off the Net. So
I shut down my computer and resolved to cancel
my Internet accessaccount.
Turning on the TV, I realized to my horror
that spammers had invaded my TV set! Every 10
or IS minutes, my show was interrupted by a
variety of messagesurging me to buy something!
Quickly turning off the TV, I went and collected
my mail (snail mail that is), Opening my mail
box, I found nearly 10 pounds of spam crammed
in the box. Flyers, unsolicited letters, brochures;
is nothing sacred?! Can those vicious spammers
even exploit the public mail system?
Turning to my preferred magazine, (The
Computer Paperof course), now with some trepidatlon, I carefully opened the magazine and
started to read. The magazine was actually
arranged so that I would have to look at practically every spam loaded page in order to finish
reading one article!
By now hopelessly discouraged I returned to
my computerand opened my email.What do
you suppose I found? Messages from my colleagues, my bosses, invitations to meetings, notifications about conferences from one of the several Ilstservs I belong to, pretty dull stuff when
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you think about it. A few months ago I received
an email from a young lady offering to send me
pictures of herself unclothed. Replying with a
certain amount of eagerness, I discovered that
her postmasterhad canceled her account for
"misuse of the system." I am still waiting to hear
how I can get rich quick, but it would appear that
nobody wants me to have financial independence. I am looking forward to receiving one of
these messages, which I intend to share with my
good friends at the RCMP, (they really need the
money).
So in conclusion, if Keith could write a Part
III to his spam article, explaining how I can
remove the spam from my television, mailbox,
newspapers and magazines, not to mention the
billboards, buses, and every other square inch of
the environment, it would be of more use to me
than what I have learned so far.
Erik Schmidt, Edmonton
Spaeaamers: get tough with 'em
The anti-spam article could have mentioned a
few more ideas. Legislation making it illegal to
send spams would make it quite difficult for
spammers.
Most spammers want their potential customers to pay for something or other. They usually ask for a credit card number to be sent somewhere. If they give an address, the local police
could be notified. If they give a Fax or phone
number,the local phone company could be
asked for the location, then the police can be

notified. If they give a Web address or valid
email, the ISP [Internet service providerj can be
notified.
Getting software which will remove some
incoming mail is risky as well as hiding your real
email address when posting. Most people who
would like to answer a posting uses "reply"
method. It may be better to keep getting spams
and then keep a record of names, addressesand
phone numbers. If you ever meet them or receive
an application for employment or a,contract
offer, you will know what try do!
August Guillaume, via email
A new TCP fan
I picked up two free editions of The Computer
Paperat an exhibit in Montreal recently; I must
say I love it. I am starting out as an Internet consultant for beginners and I find that this paper
and your Web site are the Only paper I should
readinorderto be "connected" to pros and cons
of equipment etc. Keep up the good work. I shall
mention you when I go see a dealer for equipment assessment for upgrades and for new buys.
H. Labreche, via email
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Intel launches global push for Pentlum II

Chip In the home At a splashy demonstration at Toronto's high-tech NewsTheatre facility,
Intel Corp. ran an array of the latest home PCS
through their paces to show off the capabilities of
its current top of the line processor, the Pentiuin
II.
Although models of the Pentium fl have been
on the market for several months, in recent weeks

the 300 MHz version has dropped in price from
around $1,800 to $700, making it a much more
affordable choice for a wide range of home office
and small office computer users. Intel's Canadian
architecture manager, Doug Cooper, demonstrated a range of computing-intensive tasks (videoconferencing, digital video editing with MGI's
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Power Goo, plus 3D games), on the latest multimedia PCs from IBM, Hi', Compaq, and Packard
Bell.
Cooper also demonstrated the Intel Create 6r
Share Camera Pack, "an easy-to-use, all-in-one PC
communications, photo, and video editing package" that PC makers are being urged to preinstall
in some of their highend PC models. Most

i nteresting t o thi s
writer, who recently
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installations of several
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while making a connection, he succeeded in contacting another
videomnferencing site after a couple of trieswith
very good sound and acceptable picture quality
over a 28.8Kbps phone line.
Cooper also demonstrated MPEG-2 digital
video playing off a DVD disc. He commented that
the PCs on display used built-in MPEG-2 decod-
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mats, allow infrared transfers for wireless communication with a PC, and handle "megapixel or
one-million-pixel images.
The "finished fge' capability produces Ales in
either Direct FlashPix format or the more World
Wide Web-standard JPEG format. FlashPix was
developed by Kodak, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft,
and LivePicture Inc. as a standard aimed at making digital imaging faster. The dual 'finished IBe
output option makes the camera compatible with
"virtually any computer pl atform,"claimed
Kodak, including Sun, Unix, Silicon Graphics,
Windows, Windows NTand Apple.
In a related announcement, Kodak said it is
introdudng new inkjet paper into its retaii channels that can pmduce better images. Runde told
Newsbytes the new paper is heavier, so it feels
more Bke a photograph, and reduces the tendency of the inks to coalesce or splotch in "high&ydown, dense coloration areas.' He also said the
new paper has 50 percent faster drying time,
reducing the likelihood of smearing and other
damage to the image.
Kodak also is introducing new transparency
media for image-rich overhead projector presentations, the firm said.
For software, Kodak is induding its own
Digital Sdence Picture Easy 2.Q software with the
camera. The program allows simple changes and
enhancements to images and then can email
them, print them, upload them to the Kodak picture network announced in August, or place print
orders with the Kodak Image Magic print service.
More information, including tutorials on
using digital images, can be found at the Kodak
Web site.
Contact:
Kodak,We b site:htipJiwww.kodak.corn
Clohaf emaN address finder for Chinese
TAIPEI (NB)
Overseas Connections, a privately
held company in Taipei, Taiwan has recently
announced LOOK4U, the first ghbaI Chinese
name and email address directory on t he
internet.
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the opportunity to fmd one another on the
Internet. Other popular services, such as Fourll
and WhoWhere do not accept Chinese characters
in names, which makes finding your Chinese
friends virtually i mpos
sible," said Ruby Kuo, project manager at Overseas Connections. LOOK4U
gives you both an English and Chinese interhce,
which makes LOOK4U easy to use whether your
native language is Chinese or not."
LOOK4U is mor than a simple directory, it
adapts itself to each user's system. (Chinese characters on the Internet are based on two incom-
patible standards: GB, which is ural primarily in

China and Singapore; and BIG5, which is used
primarily in HongKong and Taiwan. When
searching for a Chinese name, LOOK4U wIII And
matches in both GB and BIG5, and when necessary, convert names and other text into a format
readable on the user's computer.
"We developed all the character conversion
technology in-house, based on Microsoft's
ActiveX specification," said Steven Fox, chief
technology officer at Overseas Connections. "The
cool thing is that the user doesn't need to have
any special fonts or programs installed in their
computer in order to use LOOK4U. Everything is
processed on the server side."
Special algorithms were also developed to
make searching for Chinese names fast and effldent. LOOK4U is connected to the Internet by a
Tl leased line provided by HiNet, a Taiwan-based
ISP.
LOOK4U users can also find someone from
their old high school or university, former job,
former addresseven their old military service
unit. "Adding your personal information to
LOOK4U is very easy," said Kuo. "You can enter a
lot of information about yourself, or if you are
concerned about privacy, you can make yourself

unlisted. LOOK4U includes spedal 'v-Card' technology, which links directly to your email software, making it very convenient to add someone
you' ve found ln LOOK4U to your email address
baok"
LOOK4U is an advertiser-supported service,
and is free of charge to users.
materials on a silicon chip. IBM claims to have

overcome these difficulties, opening up the
potential of cheaper, faster, cooler micmprocessors in the relatively near future.
Many of the other major manufacturers of
chips around the world will be very interested to
see how quiddy IBM comes to market with products that benefit from its new technology, and
there will doubtless be much interest in either
duplicating or widely licensing the new IBM copper wire technology if it proves to be useful.~
logltech a nnounces 'rocirln,' r o N n,'
xoomln' mice for Win gg Logitech, a major
vendor of input devices, has announced the
release of three new modeis of computer mice,
the MouseMan+, MouseMan, and FirstMouse+,
which offer new pointing capabilities designed to
make scrolling through large Web pages and
spreadsheets much quicker and easier. The new
mice take advantage of a generally little known
feature of Windows 95 that supports a "wheel
button on mice. The "wheel button' is usually
located between the 2 buttons on a common
mouse, which can be tumed by the user to rapidly scroll around the screen in different directions.
A "thumb button" on the side of the MouseMan+
and MouseMan models permits one-handed
zooming in and out.
Contact: LOOK40,Website: http//www.loak4u.corn/

Compnter recycllng milestone marirerl
VICTORIA, B.C. (NB) The Computers for
Schools program, set up in 1993 to refurbish used
computers and donate them to Canadian schools,
has plugged in its 4,000th used computer.
Federal Minister of Industry John Manley
joined B.C. Minister of Education, Skills and
Training Paul Ramsey at a ceremony to mark the
occasion. The two ministries set up the program
In preliminary tests by TCP, the new mice
with the BC Tel Pioneers, a group of British
Columbia Telephone employees who volunteer enable much faster movements with less strain
their time to repair and upgrade the computers. around large Web pages and other oversize
screens than traditional mice. According to Juiie
The VancouverFoundation and the two govemment ministries fund the pmgram, which they Goebel of Logitech, "Today's PC users are discovplan to continue next year with another $75,QQQ. ering a new level of computing productivity and
Application kits for the program are available pleasure with the advent of wheel buttons and
on the Web at htlp Jtwwet.schooiaat.ca/CFEepe, or by screen navigation options. We believe our execution of this technological breakthrough will set a
calling 800465-7222.
new standard by bringing its power to aII users of
Relnventlng the mlcroisrocessor, P'art I:
Windows 95 while offering a variety of choices in
ISIN'a cofsfser standard ~On the heels of Intel's
price and design." The MouseMan+, MouseMan
Flash RAM announcement in September, IBM and FlrstMouse+ have approximate street prices
announced a new microprocessor chip technolo- of SS4$69, and $42respectively.JE
gy that may have vastly greater signiBcance to the
computing industry. After more than IQ years of CaniacL. Logitech, Tel: BN-231-7T17.
intensive research and development, IBM daims Web site: http:iiwww.logiiech.corn
to have developed a technology that allows a silicon wafer to be wired to its supporting structure Excite launches japanese search engine
using copper wires rather than aluminum.
TOKYO (NB)= The Exdte Web search service has
This, it turns out, is both more difficult and launched a new search engine for japanes
eusers.
more important than lt might first appear. Excite japan offers the user the abigty to search
Aluminum is used for the wiring of chips because Enggsh or japanese language content in either
it is easy to work wgh in tiny dimensions, and languageand launches as the company begins
because it is relatively non-reactive with the
offerin versions of the software to corporate
materials in a silico~ chip. However, aluminum is users.
Exdte japan can be found on theWorld Wide
an inefficient conductor of electricity, resulting in
higher power consumption, and its associated Web at httpl/jp.excite.corn and is the company's first
entry into the ever more competitive search
heat generation.
This lower effidency is a considerable prob- engine market in japan, which in addition to the
lem, especially in portable computers where high new Excite service, include Yahoo japan, Infoseek
power consumption and the need to aggressively Japan and NITs Goo.
Using technology developed by Xerox New
cool processors are major barriers to portability.
Copper has a much higher eNciency when con- Enterprise Company InXight Software, the Exdte
ducting electricity, but it is hard to manipulate at searchengine has been localized foruse in Japan
microscopic scales, and can react harmfully with and is now being offered to companies for use on
their own Internet or intranet services. Martyn

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Intel lsonzlles consnmer vMeoconferenclng

camera and software HI LLSBORO, Ore.
(NB) Intel Corp. took another step in the company's visual computing" strategy with the Intel
Create fz Share Camera Pack~ combination of

hardware and software designed for general computer users.
Create gr Share includes a color Intel PC camera, communications software, and video editing
software, and intel's Video Phone with ProShare.
Although Create R Share is optimized for
intel's fastest microprocessors, Pentium with
MMX Technology and Pentium Il, versions of
Create fz Share are also available for systems powered by a 99 MHz or faster Pentium processor.
A US$199 version features Intel's PC camera
with universal serial bus (USB) connectlvity,
which eliminates earlier parallel and serial port
technology in personal computers (PCs).
The PCI version is more appropriate for older
PCs that have Pentium processors running at 9Q
MHz and do not have a USB port. The version
indudes a PCI add-in card that lets PC consumers
record video from VCR and camcorder tapes. PCs
that already indude factory-Installed Intel Video
Phone software receive an upgrade through this
version for use over both regular phone lines or
the Internet The PCI version ships with a recommended US$299 price.
In a third version, Create gr Share ships as a
PCI Modem bundle, which is similar to the PCI
version and indudes a high-performance 56Kbps
modem. Designed for Pentium processor-based
PCs that run at 90 MHz and higher, Intel's PCI
Modern pack increases iive video quality and
transmission speed of captured images. PCI
Modem version ships with a US$399 recommended price.
According to Intel, aII versions include an
Intel's Guided Tour, Launcher and Gallery, Scene
Recorder, PhotoEnhancer, NetCard for creating
email postcards with pictures and sound, Kai's
Power Goo for image morphing and Intel Video
Phone.
Company spokesperson, Kathy Melcher, told
Newsbytes, "We have eliminated a lot of the problems users experienced trying to configure a desktop video camera. This is a consumer solution
that makes visual computing more available to
many users."
Create R Share requires a multimedia PC with
16 MB of memory. PatrickMcKenna
Contact: intel Create & Share,
Web site: httpilwww.intel.corn/creatashare
Ottawa names special arfvtsor on the Info

Highway OT TAWA, Ont. (NB) Canada
Minister of Industry, john Maniy, has named
David Johnston his special advisor on the inforContinued orr page14
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m ation h ighway. Johnston c h aired t h e
information Highway Advisory Council, which
released its final report in September, Preparing
Canada ForA Digital World.
Johnston, a professor at McGill University's
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Year 2000 problems, and other informationhighway-related matters, federal officials said.Grant Buckler
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Sprint Canada launches Internet service

TORONTO, Ont. (NB) Saying they hope to
become Canada's
largest Internet service provider
(ISP), offidals of Sprint Canada have launched an
Internet service called The Most Online. Sprint
Canada, a unit of Call-Net Enterprises Inc., will
emphasizeease of use and the service's fl
at-rate
pricing plan as selling points.
The Most Online is being launched immediately in 17 cities: Toronto, Windsor, London,
Kitchener, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Oshawa,
Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City,
Calgary, Edmonton, V ancouver, Victoria,
Winnipeg, and Halifax. David Hagan, Sprint
Canada's executive vice-president of marketing,
sales,and service, said at a press conference
Monday that the company plans to extend service to more locations soon.
Sprint will charge a flat rate of $22.95 per
month for unlimited Internet access time, discounting that rate to $20.95 for those who also
use the company's long-distance telephone service.
Taking advantage of its presence in the longdistance market, thecompany will also offer customers that use both services a single monthly
bill.
The launch "reflects our plan to become a
national, full-service telecommunications company," said Juri Koor, chairman of Sprint Canada,
during the press conference.
Putting the emphasis on ease of use, Sprint
Canada is providing customized browser software
that offers simple access to common Internet services such as a search engine and to online help.
The software is available in both French and
English, said Philip Bates, Sprint Canada's president and chief operating officer.
Sprint is also providing 24-hour-a-day, 365day-a-year technical support, in English and
French.
Initially, The Most Online access software is
only available for Windows 95. Hagan said other
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HP Intros random rewrltable CD-ROM

NB Hewlett-Packard has rolled out the HP
SureStore CD-Writer Plus, a product billed as the
flrst to combine the random rewrite capabilities
of a traditional floppy disk drive with CD-ROM's
ability to handle large text flles, digital photos,
and audio.
Although conventional CD-R can be well suit-
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cation, says Perry Ralph, HP's product marketin
manager.
Meanwhile, the purchase price of CD-R%
devices has now fallen to about US$400-$600, i
comparison to about US$1,000 when the net
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result, a user can delete a file in the middle of the
disk instead of needing to wipe the whole disk
clean before starting a new file, says Ralph: "This

represents a new paradigm for end users that's as
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though onewas using a fl
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software programs, elsewhere on the PC than the
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HP is offering internal and external versions

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(small computer systems interface), for ease of
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priced at US$499, connects through the parallel
port. Both drives ship with Live Picture software,
for digital photo archiving.
Ralph added that the RW technology is still
too new for HP to be able to sell the drives at a
low enough price to appeal to most OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) But ultimately,
CD-RW drives will begin to appear in PCs, and
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Oahlnnd fnsbllc honslnl ls getting wired
OAKLAND, Calif. (NB) Future public housing
projects here will have to be equipped for computer technology, including terminals in each
unit, under a policy established by. Oakland
Mayor Elihu M. Harris and the city council. The
goal is to help welfare and low-incoine residents
learn critical job skills in their homes.
"We believe Oakland is the first city in the
nation to adopt such a policy," Harris said."We
think it's critical to make access to training as easy
as possible for those who need it
Harris cited as an example a single mother on
welfare with small children at home and no
access to daycare. "Not only will this make it easier for her to train for a good job," he said, "but
her children will be able to use it for education
and help in their school work."
Harris said Oakland officials already are working in partnership with IBM, community organizations and local businesses to develop a pilot
project for 100 units in one of Oakland's low
income housing developments. Each unit will
have an IBM Network Station attached to a PC
server through a local area network (LAN).
Educational software will be installed to teach
residents basic computer skills such as word processing, spread sheets, database management and
accessing the internet.
Some training will be tailored to specific jobs
offered by local businesses, Harris said, and educational software aimed at improving basic reading and math skills also will be provided, along
with l earning
programs for children.
City Council member Ignacio De La Fuente
said each housing facility will include a l
centre staffed with trained mentors to work closely with residents. Local businesses will make jobs
available to residents who successfully complete a
job training curriculum, he said.
"This project, and other cooperative ventures
in the future, will not only help Oakland mitigate
some of the devastating impacts that welfare
reform is having on our community, it will provide businesses with well-trained job applicants,
and children who won't fall behind their peers in
schoolbecause they don't have access to a computer." Bill Pfelnicha
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NOVEMBER 1997
PROTECTINC YOUR COMPUTER

ASSETS
Paranoid as you wanna I.

Protecting your computer assets
B Y JEFF E V A N S
Early one morning in

1985, someone threw a
cement block through
the window of my wife' s

computer typesetting
company in Concord,
I Ont. The thief climbed
in through the shattered
5
l window and stole our
two most valuable
I computers: a Compaq
~ portable PC and a new
vulnerability.
In this article, I' ll to share my thoughts on
s afe computing, mainly f ro m a smalloffice/home-office ( SOHO) p e rspective,
although many of these principles apply to
larger scale computing environments as well.
I won't deal with methods of protecting
against computer viruses, beyond recommending that you install an up-to-date virus
checker onto your computer as soon as you

power it up the first time, and keep that virus
checker running all the time that your computer is tumed on.
How much should I care?

A computer is just a machine. It probably
doesn't make much sense to cancel your personal life insurance to take out insurance on
the contents of your hard drive.

And, "put them in a safe place" means
your PC, if you only use it for playing games. just that. Backups should be locked away in a
You should start by making a risk assessment fire-resistant compartment, where f i res,
of your situation, in terms of how badly dif-
floods and thieves are unlikely to find them.
ferent kinds of computer disasters such as

theft or hard drive crashes could affect you,
personally or financially.
Is your computer essential to your education or your business? Who is legally respon-
Most people pay no attention to this advice,

until they suffer a major loss of data.
When you lose data, you may either have
sible for it, or who owns it? How much time
use a disk doctor program, such as the one in
to recreate it from scratch if possible, or try to

"undelete" it if you accidentally deleted it, or
286 PC with all the
and money
and changes to your lifestyleare you willing to devote to increasing your
~ company's current
typesetting production
jobs on its hard drive.
This inddent almost
I' put us out of business.
margin of safety? If you are planning to start have to turn over your hard drive to a profes-
e were not only novices at using

computers and running our own
company, but we were completely
unprepared for this sort of incident.
We had made every mistake in the book.
. We had no burglar alarm. Our office had out-
- side windows through which any passerby

could see computers in use. Our insurance
policy had such a high deductible that we

weren't going to get any replacement computers from the insurer. The policy also had
no "interruption of business" clause, so we
had to pay our staff overtime out of our own
pockets to re-create all the work that went out
the window on the 286's hard drive (because
these jobs had not been backed up and put in
' a safe place).

There wasn't much we could say in our
own defence, except that i t h a d n e ver
occurred to us that another human being
would break into our place and steal from us.

Duh.
Since then, thinking about protecting the
computer hardware and software that is
essential to making our living has evolved
into a kind of low-level background noise in
our minds. We' re now always aware of the
harm that could be caused to our family by a
similar disaster, and we try to minimize our
a business that will make use of a computer,

include the costs of security, insurance, and
system maintenance in your budget.

Acts of Cod and Rlurphy's law
Murphy's Law states, "If anything can go
wrong, it wilL" The law's first corollary is,
"...and at the most inconvenient time." This
seems to apply with especial force to computers.

The first rule is to remember that a computer's value is as an information tool, and
even if that tool breaks or gets stolen, you still
want to save the information. The most common first line of defence in protecting your
computer assets is to always, always, always
make backups of your computer data, and
store them in a safe place.

A decade ago, either floppy diskettes were
used for making backups of small amounts of
data, or tape drives were used to make backups of large amounts of information. These
days, there is a host of new, alternative mass
data storage technologies on the market,
including Zip, Jaz, and Syguest cartridge drives, 120 MB LS-120 floppies, recordable CDs,
and magneto-optical and CD/PD drives.
Backup software such as the backup utilities in Symantec's Norton Utilities program
Norton Utilities, to salvage your files. If the

lost data is extremely important, you inay
Workspace
Computer systems can be fairly fragile if they
are not treated with some common sense
care. Try to reduce the amount of dust and
Warranties
If a computer is essential to your business,
you should buy from a vendor that offers a
good warranty, including a loaner unit while
your PC is in for repairs. Buy an extended
damage to a computer. A solution is to place

a static free Plexiglas or plastic mat over the
warranty, to give onsite service, and extended

coverage for the entire life of the computer.
repair.
The brand name computer companies
Shop around for an insurance policy that will

meet your needs. You may not have to look
any farther than the company that currently
insures your household or office contents,
but it helps to get a couple of additional
quotes.
such as IBM, Toshiba, Dell, and others are

w orth c o n sidering b e cause o f th i s .
household or business insurance policies, but
Do business with a company that has good

service, both online for advice, and onsite for
Remember, though, this higher level of service comes with a higher price tag.
Power bachup
If the power goes off on your computer while
it is saving a file to the hard disk, this can corrupt your drive, and prevent the computer
from booting up again. If an electrical power

surge occurs (from a lightning strike close by,
approach of a thunderstorm, or if the lights
start flickering (always a good policy), a slight

degree of protection can be obtained by using
torical library of backups, on separate tapes or

cartridges, with several sequential versions of
monitor.
puter room, to avoid damage to diskettes and

drives, and avoid eating, smoking or drinking
around the computer, to avoid damaging the
keyboard, exposed printer parts, or electrical
connections. Static electricity, especially in a
dry house in winter, can cause shocks and
of the backup. You may be faithfully backing

up corrupted files and overwriting good, origwhen it is too late. You should maintain a his-
also keep your computer running during a

complete power failure, using a battery backup that' ll give you several minutes to save
your work and power down your PC and
they will try to retrieve your data. According

to data recovery professionals, one complicating factor is that some consumer disk doctor
software will actually trash files even more
badly if they can't fix them.
backups is that users never check the quality

inal files. You may only detect this problem
Power Conversion,
Tripp-Lite and others. A good UPS will provide much better surge protection, and will
sional data recovery lab, where for a large fee smoke (such as cigarette smoke) in the com-
can make creating archives of your data near- or a problem with the town's electrical grid),
ly automatic. However, some common sense it can bum out components of your PC.
should be applied to your backup routine.
Short of shutting off your computer at the
For one thing, a common problem with
A mer i c a n
rug at your computer workstation.
Insurance
Computers can be insured under general

you should check carefully to make sure that
your policy has a low deductible (the first portion of an insurance claim, usually.$500 or
$1,000, is often not eligible for repayment),
and that the policy offers full replacement
with current technology, and a "cost of interruption of business" clause. In many cases,
the additional cost of adding "riders" to a
basic insurance policy to include these features is quite minimal.
You may be unpleasantly surprised to find

that some companies will want to charge you
a substantial premium for insuring a notebook computer, compared to a desktop PC,
because of the higher loss rate for notebooks.
a power bar with a surge suppressor to supply

your PC's power. A much higher degree of The price of human folly
protection comes with using a good quality There's an old saying that most car acddents
uninterrupted power supply (UPS) system, have a mechanical cause: the nut behind the
from a manufacturer such as Best, OptiUPS, wheel. Many of the greatest reasons to
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PAPER BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER

ASSETS
worry about your coinputer assets relate to
dangerous people, including yourself.
Reference books such as the IDG For

Dummies line are a good way to begin to build
As a responsible person, you have to take

control of protecting your computer, starhng
by learning to use it safely and correctly.
up your ability to safely upgrade and maintain your PC. Call upon an expert to help you
if you' re not sure. Monitor your kids' or other
Don't move a desktop computer or its peripherals while they are powered up. Don't try to
family members' use of the computer, and

help them leam how to use it properly.
Anti-theft protection
fix or modify your computer unless you have

the training or experience to do so safely.
Perform routine maintenance tasks regularly, such as de-fragmenting the hard drive
If your PC is the basis of your business, you

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requires a third-party defrag program), and
deleting unneeded files, or transferring them
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Desktop computers can also be secured to
office furniture or walls by strong cables,

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thieves.
Notebook computers are currently being
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You can try to disguise the fact that you' re
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three different systems before we got it to
McAfee VirusScan is perhaps the best known

of the anti-virus tools. In July, 1997, the U.5.
Department of Defence awarded a contract to
McAfee Associates Inc. to supply anti-virus
software to approximately two million seats.
VirusScan versions 3.0 and newer have the
w o r k via modem, and we never could make it

w o r k via our oNce's direct Internet connect i o n .Also, the program's US$49 purchase
p r i ce indudes only one free update. Future
u p d ates are U5$29.95 per year if downloaded,
o r U 5 $99 per year on disk. A company
ability to update themselves automatically spokesperson admitted this makes the prod-
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n ow eamng th s disk
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not clearung the disk at.all; it is merely cheeky ~easy-thyrse security product designed for Indiing it We found this statement always left us svidual
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wrth nagging msecu ty bou wh ' w as y utilize the- Internet for business purposes a
omg ~ + c rea P oh em7 t ray seemed ~ijdemandsecurity for theirmission~caidata.
t o suggest er
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using either a direct modem call or via the
u c t slightly more expensive than its competiInternet
SuPPort Fon (hilp J/netra2.ntcafea. invasionand data snooping. Symantec says
Interne. The updates can be voluminous: we -"'it
'N tors Initially- but says that over the course of
updated version 3.00, released in February:',;,::: two years, It becomes a better value than the corn/cQi-birJ/Jtet.Thread.pl/messa9e/3/12/279'Puse the product is designed for both experienced
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1997 tO the July VerSiOn, uSing the Update
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Data File and Virus Engine option, and the yearly. Iicences. Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus ls ~ reveals a much more serious Problem. McAfee details and a free limited time tryout version
areavaiiableat the Symantec Webslte.
program downloaded a 4,286 KB file taking available for-evaiuatJ1on from the company's echni support n f hms that version 2
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over two hours at 28.8Kbps! We experienced W e b sitet 8~'
Indeed, downloadable tryout versions of
two failed downloads during our tests, which
symantetdk .Norton Antivlrus 2,0 (often *-, coPied to a haid disk, even if the "check on most of the tools mentioned here are availr e f erred t o tt'-'~ass "NAV"), r'frplyROT 'and;;.> FIIe Modification t sk is acti e M cAfee sug
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PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER ASSETS

Paranoid as you wanna be
Continued from page22
The threatfrom the Web
Even if you guard against physical threats
against your computer assets, you could be
inviting unsavory characters into your com-
puter, and your life, via the Internet. It's possible for a knowledgeable computer user to
collect information on you from one of your
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SDRAM32N
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Ultra SCSI3 .................................... $478/639
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UWida72008ms ..........................$399/399
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ST32155N
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23GBIST32272UW2.3G872009ms .................$599/659
ST34572N4.
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ST34501N4.5GB /ST34501UW 4.5G810,0007.5ms...$990/1045
S'T19101N90GB/ST19101UW90GB10'00075ms.$1590/1640
ST19171N9.0GB/ST19171
UW9.0GB72009ms ........... $1360/1425
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U/Elite 23GBUW........................................... $2890/2980
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WD.AC216001.6G/WD.AC32100218 .............................$225/258
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(OIC3095)IDE/SCSi IaLw/tape ....,...,................ $495
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STD24000N
2-468DATInt./64000NOATExL.......,........$898/1045
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4-SGBDATInl./68000NOATExt.............$1098/$1240
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........$3980
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........$5990
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bookPm P166MMX/32MB /21GBI121'TFT1QXCD.Rom /56kMdoem...................$5890
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........... $145
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LaserJetHL730DX600dpigppm
.................,..............,.....,......,.. .$449
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{Promotion) .......................... $1550
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JelLIC250Cotor(WIn))IBJC4300Color.....,........,......
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GNT5000
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WayBassReflexBOW Speakers.....................................$79 OiamondarePort40URraSC
SI(UWidelnt)OEM ............... $198
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cG71317".26mm/P77517'.25mm ...................$718/920
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cGT7751T.25mm/PT77517".25mm,......,........$920/998
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recordable drives have appeal
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even those who want to simply duplicate

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(also available as a parallel-porteonnected
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tested on both PC and Mac, We had huge
problems with the packet-writing software
shipped with the JVC (problems specifically
mentioned in t h e JVC section of A ndy
McFadden's CD-R FAQ). After switching to
Corel CD Creator 2, the PC problems vanished and the drive became usable as a CDROM drive as well. However, as we discuss
later in this article, there are a few reasons
why you might not want to do this.
When the JVC drive was tested on a
LC040-based PowerBook, a r eadme file
included with the CD burning softwareAstarte's Toast 3.0 mentioned that the JVC
unit didn't support the program's RAM cache
feature and, sure enough, we found the drive
essentially unusable on that machine.
As it turns out, an extensive README file
included with Adaptec's TOAST 3.5.1 details a
number of compatibiBty issues with virtually
all PowerBooks, including their inability to
support some SCSI functions, But, after
switching to a PowerMac 8100, the software
and drive performed flawlessly. In fact, we
eventually found the Mac to be the best platform for writing both PC and Mac CDs. More
on this later.
The Pinnacle unit exhibited some noise
problems (sometimes it made strange noises
as if the mechanism was going bad), but it
proved otherwise reliable. The two programs
we found to work the best were Corel CD
Creator 2, which we tested with Windows 95,
and Toast (we had no problems with versions
3.0.5 and 3.5.1), which we tested on both 68K
and Power Macintoshes.

Both of these titles allow you, with the
right CD-ROM and CD-R hardware, to copy a
disc as easily as you might dupe a floppy. The

potential for illegal use aside, this is very useful for security purposes.
Interestingly, the Corel title only supports
this function if your CD-ROM source drive is
connected via SCSI.We had a EIDE CD-ROM
drive that didn't work rats! When a SCSI
unit was connected, CD Creator 2 automati-
cally conflgtued it and made a successful copy

the first time. The Windows-based CD
Creator's interface is better than that of Toast
on the Mac, but that's not to say Toast is a
slouch. Toast allows Mac users to drag and
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options Toast provides. CD Creator is almost
completely wizard driven as most Corel
titles these days are. Toast must be conflgured
manually for the most part, and it uses somewhat more complex terms and lacks the
sophisticated Help found in the Windows
environment with the Corel product.
The up-andhomlng CD-R technology is

"packet-writing" that allows you to write to a
CD-R disc as if it was a giant floppy drive.
Only the JVC supported this packet-writing
function, and only on the PC. I had some

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JVC unit could only write a disc at 1x speeds

with Corel CD Creator, although it should
have been able to handle Zx writing. The HP
successfully handled 2x writing on both
severe probleins with this software, as noted

below.
Another thing to look for in CD-R drives
Windows and Mac.

We found a super-high performance PCI,
is a large buffer. As mennoned above, the JVC

does not support the RAM buffer function in
SCSI adapters and high-powered coinputers

to be unnecessary. We burned discs reliably
on an old 68030-based Mac, and on a PC with
Toast on certain Macs, which essentially crippled it in our PowerBook test. On the PC, the
an. old ISA-bus Adaptec 1542CF SCSI interface. We'd recommend an Adaptec card for
PC-based systems. Corel's software recommends particular setups for various recorders
and hard disk setups

some of which may
require two SCSI interfaces.
Choose a Windows CD-R authoring package that supports the ~'Joliet" formatMicrosoft's Windows 95 and NT CDFS stan-
dard for long filenames as long filenam

support
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Interestingly and probably not coinciden
tally Toast's "Allow Mac filenames" optio
for IS09660 discs creates a disc with long file
names that work perfectly on both Mac an
Win9$ systeins.
Macs, of course, come with internal SCS
and long filenames as standard features. V

had great success using Miramar's MacLA
Connect Mac/PC networking utility to mov
PC files over to a Mac hard drive and burne

PC and Mac files sometimes both ont
discs using Toast. See the MacWatch pay
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run a simulation before burning a disc, unles
you like expensive shiny drink coasters. If yo
bum multi-session discs in ISO 9660 forma
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session, you can still write other sessions ta
the disc, and read sessions recorded prior t
the failure. In fact, ISO 9660 format automat
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unchanged files when recording multiple se
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CD-ROM player. Yes, they can read the discs
and yes, there are models that give reasonabl
4x or even faster perfonnance, but the MTB
is relatively low and the drives are too
expensive to be burning out while doing th

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CD-R is our favorite backup medium at

this point the glitches mentioned above
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FloppyCD software) for JVC's XR-W2010 CD
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and we have every
reason to believe that it will this will be a
killer feature. Nearly everyone's got a CD

ROM drive at this point, so we don't have to
lug a drive around
just a few discs.
For authors who need to record both Ma
and PC discs, Toast and a Mac is the best CD

R solution going. The Toast software can even
write "hybrid" discs with part of the disc
formatted for Macs, and another section for
inatted for PCs. Mac discs can also be made

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running a simulated bum {which virtually
always succeeds), we write the data to CD in
ISO 9660 format. We turn on the "Allow Mac
filenames" option even when we are burning
Windows 95 data it keeps the long filenames intact. Multiple sessions show up as
separate Mac drives, and appear to a Win95
PC combined on one single drive (with direc
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we strongly recommend against using it, at
least in its 2.01 incarnation. While we think
the software has enormous potential (it
makes a CD-R behave like a giant floppy

drive), we' ve noticed similar problems on all
threesystems
we tested the 2.01 version of
the software on, and the problems are just too
serious
and too consistent to assume they software, either!), and had difflcuities reading
are just random glitches. Test the CD-R the discs weburned after finalizing them. All
Extensions if you must, but read McFadden's of these problemswere repeatable, and at this
FAQwarning... andbackupyour systemfirst. point we' re gun-shy of even using the discs
The version(s) we tested disabled my other we created with the software (you have to run
CD-ROM drive, messed up the Eject function the "Unlock" software to read them).
of our removable media drives, had problems
(Andy McFadden's CD-R FAQ site makes
after installing the unlock CD software (and some very alarming comments about the JVC
didn't provide an uninstall option for this drive, citing "serious flaws." Our test unit had
the 1.51 Armware McFadden refers to in additional comments, posted at ftp://ftp.net-
com.corn/pub/fa/fadden/jvc-prob.txt.) In our
tests, these flaws (and they truly were serious)
vanished as soon as we stopped using the
supplied CD-R Extensions software and
switched to Corel CD Creator 2.
The JVC 2010 proved to be a disappointment when we connected it to a PowerBook,
as well. The Toast software that works so weU
with many other drives supports the JVC
unit, but limitations of the hardware do not
allow Toast to turn on its RAM cache on cer-
tain Mac models (wenoticed problems only

on one of three tested Mac system~it was
the only one without an FPU). Without the
RAM cache, we were unable to successfully
write a disc "on the fly," even when dropping
down to 1x write speeds. The HP and
Pinnade drives, according to the readme Ale,
support the RAM cache. Astarte's Web site
(http://www.astarte.de)lists other drives incapable of supporting Toast's RAM cache. The

latest version of Toast, 3.5.1, supports direct
audio CD to CD-R recording, allowing the
creation of custom music CDs. Other than

that, it strongly resembles its predecessor.
In short, we would name Toast (recently
purchased byAdaptec from its German developer Astarte) as the best CD-R authoring software. It runs only on Macintosh.
On the PC, we prefer Corel's CD Creator 2
or Nero from Germany's Ahead Software.
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Compared to Toast, our favorite Mac CD
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as I might, I have never been able to

get worked up about portable computing
devices. There are so many downsides.
Number one on my list is theft! I am very
leery about spending good money on some-
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the premium price. From palmtops to laptops, compact computers provide less bang
for the buck than desktop units. Third, they
tend to have fussy little frustrating interfaces.
Palmtops, PDAs (personal digital assistants),

sub-notebooks, notebooks, laptops and portables all suffer from puny keyboards, input
devices and screens; persnickety external
floppies and CD-ROMs drives; and other broken, bent, non-ergonomic, eye-straining, finger-testing problems every one.
And what is the upside to all this, I ask?
"You could write the lyrics to a song on the
top of a mountain," the ads sug jest. Oh great,
I' ll run right out and get one!
It was with this frame of mind that I tried
one more time to find value in a small computer. This t ime i t w a s t h e PalmPilot
Professional from US Robotics Inc. The
PalmPilot is a diminutive, lightweight, palmtop computer that knows exactly what it can
do and doesn't try to do more. This is the
product that I have been waiting for, and I am ~
not alone.
The Pilot, now in its second model series,
sold like gangbusters in 1996, capturing half
of palmtop sales according to Dataquest, a
research firm based in San Jose, Calif. Now, in
1997, with the improved PalmPilot Personal
and PalmPilot Professional, sales are likely to
increase.
The Pilot is a 162 g (5.7 oz.) computer
that is slightly larger in dimensions than a
deck of cards, 12xg.lx1.8 cm (4.7x3.2x0.7
in.). Last year's models were called the Pilot
1000 and the Pilot 5000. The new devices,
the Personal and the Professional, add back-lighting to the 160x160 pixel display (that' s
about 6 sq. cm or 2,5 sq. in.), email connectivity (via desktop, modem or LAN connector
add-ons) and a simply expense tracking program. The new models also increase memory
to 512KB and 1 MB respectively (US Robotics
is offering an upgrade card and software bundle that turns the Pilot 1000 or 5000 into a
PalmPilot Professional, without backlight,. for
$169).
Rounding out the specs: the PalmPilots
come with a docking cradle that connects to
your serial port and software for Windows or

Macintosh. Two AAA batteries supply power
for about two months, which is good for such
a device.
Doing a few things very well
In plain and simple language, here is what
the thing is, what it is not, and why it works.
PalmPilot is a simple device. It is a small
device. It is a useful device. PaimPilot is not a
general purpose computer (in fact, technically, that is exactly what it is but let's not quibble it can't do a lot of things), It is not big
nor expensive. It is not a toy.
PalmPilot works because it doesn't have
the downsides I mentioned above. Theft is
not the concern that it would be if it were an
$8,000 deluxe ThinkPad. Also, the PalmPilot
is so small that hiding it is easy. Premium cost
is likewise eliminated here.
My third quibble, with the fussy little
interface, is also not a problem because the
PalmPilot doesn't expect you to input data
from a tiny keyboard. Data is entered on your
desktop and synchronized with the PalmPilot
by placing the unit in its cradle and pressing
HotSynch. The PalmPilot works because it
doesn't try to be a standalone device. Yes, you
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FOCUS ON HANDHELDS
Pilot Pro pleases
Corrtiriuerl f rom
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can use the Graffiti ability to enter text or
numbers but, for the most part, why bother?
items, 750 memos, and 100 pieces of email

before it runs out of memory= the Personal
version has half that.
One area where the Pilot reaily shines is
unit is somewhat under-powered and fragile

for the demanding use of couriers and utili-
What you get is a portable name and
in its apphcation for business. By combining
tact database or email, this could be the
address holder, appointment calendar, task

list, calculator and email program. That is a
lot in itself. The I MB Pro will hold 4,000
addresses, 2,400 appointments, 750 to-do
its abilities with a Wireless modem and local

area network (LAN) connection software,
product.
companies can give field personnel inexpen-
Boweesldes
and finally, dial up my Internet service
sive email and database connectivity. The
Like all products, the Pilot has a few down-
provider (ISP) rathe~ than simply doing it

on the desktop seems unlikely.
Another downside is that you may have
peripheral devices, such as an external
ty people but for specific applications such

as accessinga company-wide, common con-
sides. One is that the email program is relat ively u seless, unless yo u h a v e t h e
Palmpilot modem and/or LAN connection
hardware.
The idea that I would synchronize the
unit, then later read and respond to email,
and then return and resynchronize the unit,
modem or mouse, that usually occupy your

serial ports. I do, and this means I have to go
b ehind th e c o mputer, d isconnect t h e
modem, and plug in the PalmPilot cradle
cord every time I synchronize the unit. I also
have to reverse this procedure every time as
welL The solution, of course, is to get another serial port (ugh!), or wait for the universal
serial bus (USB) version of the PalmPilot cradle (its due date is unknown).
The last downside is that the accompanying software is unlikely to fulfill your needs
Compucon makes live video communication easy and affordable
and you will probably be forced to buy additional products. If this were a Windows CE
device, the need for this type of software

would be somewhat reduced
if you were
willing t o u s e M i crosoft Schedule+ or
Outlook
These few small caveats aside, this is the
first portable computing device that has real-
ly satisfied my needs for economy, security

and usability. It is really lust a very powerful
pocket organizer and, glory be, I love it! The
PalmPilot from US Robotics gets the nod from
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N O VEMBER 1997 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDITlON www.tcp.ca
S FOCUS ON HANDHELDS
ava in your pocket

S Y GEO F W H E E L W R I G H T
computer users could run over the Internet, .Oracle's Network Computer incorporated).
gest that personal productivity applications
support will still be required. It would still

support Java "applets" (miniature applications) but would be limited in performance
and inemory capacity. As a result, developers
of the spedfication suggests this device would
be more dependent on a network connection,
but would still offer some limited functions
(word processor, spreadsheet, graphics), tele-
when disconnected.
phony, email, paging, collaborative applica-
Finally, the third type of Mobile NC

device being proposed is a very basic messaging, paging, telephony device that has a focus
on keeping the mobile professional in touch
with the office. Limited or basic browser support would be required for usability and to
provide a common subset of functions across
all Mobile NC devices.
It is the "professional assistant" style of
device that Sun expects to be produced first.
while Orade Corporation chief executive offi-
Backers of this specification have suggest-
andheld computers have not been the
cer Larry Ellison also decided it could form
'devices you would ordinarily think

about using to run Sun Microsystems'
popular Java programming environment for
ed it may be appropriate for a wide range of
the basis of a whole new computing platform

the Network Computer.
Once computer manufacturers turned
their minds to the idea of devices that would
use the power of the Internet to allow software to run over the World Wide Web, a few
more options came to mind. One of these was
the Internet. But there appears to be increasing interest in doing just that and new
handheld computers are being designed for
this purpose.
While it is true that both World Wide Web
browsing and email functions can already be
carried out on some handheld systemsincluding many Windows CK-based systems,
Psion's Series 3c range nd Japanese notebook
computer giant Toshiba's recently introduced
Libretto 50CT Windows 95-based, 810 g (1.8
lb.) "sub-notebook" system it is not an ideal
the Java-based handheld computer. Skeptics

initially dismissed the idea, since one of the
guiding principles of the original Network
Computer concept was that most processing
would be done remotely over a network or
the Internet.
A handheld computer that was to be used
in a mobile setting was not thought to be easily capable of fitting into such a model, as
way of running Java.

Only the Toshiba system (which is simply a making a connection to the Internet or an
physically small Intel Pentium-based computer
of6ce network would be difficult or expensive.
and is thus capable of running any Java software that can run on a similarly powered desktop PC) really makes the cut. And all the abovementioned systems are based on the notion of
using existing software environments to run
applications (Windows CE, Psion's EPOC operating system on the Series 3 and Windows 95
on the Toshiba) rather than Java.
Java beyond the Net

Sun Microsystems wants to change that.
S ince Sun first introduced Java for t h e
Internet almost three years ago, there has
been strong and active speculation about the
other t h ings yo u c o ul d d o wi t h i t .
Getting personal
According to Sun Microsystems Canada's Java
specialist, Christy Wyatt, the big opportunity
for development of handheld devices is
around an implementation of Java known as
PersonalJava. It will run in 2 MB to 4 MB of
memory space (many handhelds today come

standard with up to 8 MB) and Wyatt says
PersonalJava is currently under evaluation by
many companies as a platform for running
handheld systems upon.

She says one of the most crucial adjuncts
to PersonalJava may be the Mobile Network
Computer Reference Specification currently
Programmers quickly discovered that you
being implemented by supporters of the
could use it to write software that desktop
Network Computer (including Sun and
mobile devices, including handheld PCs,
smart phones lowland laptops and personal

information managers (PIMs). They also sug-
tions (video or data conferencing), Internet

and Intranet access would all be at home on
such devices.
Three flavors of )ava NCs

The Network Computer (NC) group envisions
three classes of mobile Network Computer
devices running Java. The first is called the
"professional assistant," which is planned as a
device fully capable of supporting "rich" Java

content so that it could run even complex
Java software. The group suggests that this
device must be able to run in a disconnected
mode" and support "replication" with the
host server for file or application updates.
This simply means copies of files could be

kept locally on the handheld so they could be
used without sustaining a cc nnection to the
network. The professional assistant NC device
would also need database access, mail, printing, directory service, management, access to
existing enterprise applications (for example,
3270 mainframe terminal emulation), security, and Web browsing.

The second type of mobile NC device is
planned as something that will have less
functions than the professional assistant and
focus primarily on being an information
access device. Web browsing and basic email
Flying with a handheld

BY G E OF W H E E L W R I G H T
or most mobile computer systems,

the real "make or break" test of the
system is how well it performs when
you are sitting in an economy-dass seat

on a commercial flight about where I
am as I write this. This is especially true
for handheld computers, which carry

with them a whole new set of expectations and responsibilities that go well
beyond what you would demand from
the average notebook computer.
Dozens of issues come up when you

start using a handheld computer during a
stand. End of battery life problem,

Handheld computers aiso use a lot
less power than notebook computers and
you can realistically expect them to be
able to run for a couple of weeks with
moderate use before you need to replace

the batteries. There are a couple of
move your computer out of the way

quickly enough when the person sitting
next to you spills their drink in your
direction" test. If your handheld computer is too big or awkward to move
quickly, you had better make sure that it
is waterproof.
caveats, however, that relate to how you
Now comes the part where they "dim
use your handheld. If you use a backlight

much of the time or run a PC Card
the cabin lights." If you do not have

backlighting on your handheld
or the
modem often your battery will drain a
use of that backlighting sucks up so

much battery power that it makes little
sense to use it then dimmed cabin
lights could mean the end of your in-
lot more quickly.

Anyway, back to the airline seat. The
next big test handheld computers face on
a plane is the elbow room test: can you
flight computing experience.
flight. The first and most obvious Is

battery life. There is nothing more disheartening than suddenly finding that the
reasonably use the keyboard on your

handheld while sitting in a plane seat,
power runs out 10 minutes after takeoff.
selfishly over the armrests?
The great thing about handheld computers and where they beat notebook
hands down, so to speak is that the bat-
The second part of this is the "would

you like your dinner now?" test, which
requires that your handheld computer be
tery-life problem can generally be com-
designed integigently enough that you

can snap it shut when your dinner (or
you haven't zipped up the bag properly

A good handheld should be designed
pletely avoided with a little forward plan-
ning.
without having your elbows protrude
Last, but not least, your handhel'd

needs to be able to survive an ungraceful
exit from the plane. If you end up hurriedly grabbing up all the stuff you have
taken out during the flight and stuffing it
quickly into yourcarry' bag, and then
find that your handheld falls out because
it needs to be able to survive that fall.
You see, most handheld computers
whatever that airline meal is) arrives.

This also needs to happen without you
operate on a couple of (or, at most, four)
losing all your data or severely delaying
like a cockroach able to be stomped on,

beaten up and generally mistreated in all
AA batteries, which can be purchased at

almost any airport gift shop or news-
service to other passengers.

Follow this test with the "can you
weather without dying or getting

squished, 9
"We need to work out how to operate in a discormected mode and how to deal with a need
to cache [i.e., temporarily store] applications
and how they reconnect," explained Wyatt,
"'We also need to work on infrared standards
for transfemng data."
Wyatt says the first of these devices (probably in the professional assistant category)
will come out in six to 12 months. She also
suggested the most interesting developments

may not be around a device that combines
the functions of today's laptop computers in
a handheld form.
"I'rn not even sure that is the right model
(for Java-based mobile devices)," Wyatt
explains. "The interesting stuff will be sliding
in the back door. It will be things like the
Java-enabled cell phones that can connect to
applications which would push information
to them on a wireless network." 0
gllh NIIIIIIIS P-elIVI,
forgesyletafoedevices
NB Sun Microsystems has Rnaiized its Personal Java (Pjava), and plans to offer Lucent, Microware, and a long list
of newly named partners the option of integrating either

Java or P-java into real-time operating systems (RTOS) for
devices like pagers, cellular phones, Web phones, and set

top boxes.
Sun execs describe P-java, Embedded java (E-java), and
JavaCard as "subsets" of java, designed to meet the needs
of spedfic markets. P-java is aimed at devices with "sophisticated displays," whereas E-java is for de~lees with character displays, or no displays.
Sun's newiy named partners in the RTOS space indude
Chorus, Lucent, Microware, Geoworks, Mlcrotek, QNX,
Acorn, and Wind River. Sun recently announced plans to

acquire Chorus, a company that counts jazz, aJava-based OS
for embedded systems, among its products. Together, the
newly announced partners represent "more than half the

commercial market for RTOS," contended Tim Beyers ofSun.
Sun intends to participate in the RTOS market through
Chorus, but also to offer a "level playing field" to partners,

according to the Sun officials.
Spokespeople from Chorus, Geotek, Lucent, Microware,
and Microtek pointed to design wins in the P-Java device
market. Microware, for instance, has signed deals to package its RTOS in network PCs from lBM; cellular phones from
Nortel and Ericsson; and set top boxes to be deployed by

Hong Kong Telecom, said a company representative. CI
Contact: Relatedinformation abtiut Java isavailable at the Sun
Web site: http: //wew.sun.corn .
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P/150 AsusVX M/8 & BOXED CPU,......$327

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P/200MMX AsusVX M/8 & Boxed CPU ....$545
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Mitsubishi 21" DP91TXM ....... . . . . . : .$2035
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Sony 20" 300SFT ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2059
Sony 15SX/17SX ....... . . . . ; . . . . . .$514/928
NEC XV15+/XV17+ .. . . . . . . . . . . . .$522/944
Mag DJ530/DJ920........... . . . . . . . ..$400/2159
Mag DX1595/DX1495....... . . . . . . . . ..$468/269
Samsung5008/1
7GLSI .........,.......$404/740
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MatroxMystlque 220 2MB/4MB.......$141/171
Matrox Millenium II 4MB/BMB .......$234/343
Stealth 3D PCI
2MBEDO ........ . . . . . . .$150
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ANID K6MMX166/200....$1190/1290
ANID K6MMX 233mhz...........$1490
Cyrix 6xMX166/200.......$1160/1 250
ANIDK5-133/166..........,.$890/930
Intel P5-1 50. ...... .. .. . .$900
IBM 6x86-166+/200+...
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Intel Triton 430TX, MMX, 512k PBC
16M EDO 72pin 60ns(exp.to 256MB)
2.0G eide HD Mode 4
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104 win95 keyboard ik 3.button mouse w/pad
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UltraIDE 3.2GB Quantum FB-ST HD
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1.44 Fujitsu floppy
15" SVGA.28 monitor color
15" Hilevel tower case w/ 230 power
Fujitsu 104 win95 KB and Logitech Mouse
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( 16bit /32bit sound card.........................+$25/+50
( 33.6K/56kVoice fax modem...............+$65/120
( USR Spt 33.6 / 56K Voice .................+$120/180
( EIDE: 2.5/3.0/3.8.............................+$30/80/140
( 15" /17" SVGA /V95....................+$8Q/320/920
( Windows'95 / MS-Home EssensiaL...+$120/130
( Laxmark 1000/Canon 250 printer.....+$180/210
(80W/160W/30QW...............................+$15/45/55
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( 12x /24x cd-rom eide................................+$90/110

( Creative SB16/64..........,............................+$60/1 10
( Creative 33.6K/56k Voice.............,......+$78/150
( USR Spt 33.6 / 56K Voice ................,.....+$120/180
( Ultra-IDE: 4.3G/6.4G/7.0G................+$70/190/220
( Sony 100SX/200SX/200SF...............+$220/620/690
( ViewSonic V655/15GS/V773............+$100/160/380
(Viewsonic V775/G771/P775..............+$470/420/620
(Aitec ACS45 /55 Speakers& Subwoofer....+$115/195
Intel Pll 233/266mhz...$1750/1900

Intel Pll 300mhz..................$2360
Intel 440LX basedIntel/Asus Motherboard
Intel P-II CPU with 512k L2 cache and fan
32MB SDRAM Dimm 168pin 10ns
4.3G Ultra/33M UIDE HD (Maxtor/Quantum/WD)
1.44G FD Fujitsu
Mystique 220 3D 2MB with MPEG
17' ATX tower case w/ ATX power
104K Fujitsu keyboard
MicroSoft mouse / Logitech MouseMan
Dual PII 233mhz ttNo CPUs .......$2480
Dual PII 266mhz two CPUs .......$?760

Dual PH 300mhz two CPUs .......$3720
Optional:
(Mystique220 3D 4M/Mlle-II 4/81VL.+$35/110/200
(ATI XpertPlay 4M /SivL.....................+$120/230

(ATI xpert@play 4M/SM AGP.............+$150/260
(9 Resolusion AGP 4M AGP.......................+$170
(Sound Blasbr AWE64 /Gold/24x...+$110/240/11Q
(ViewSonic G771/ P775/P/815......+$790/840/1930
(NEC E700 / P750................................+$&90/1050
(Sony200SX/200SF/17SE2T...
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Intel Venus 440FX 2S, IP,EIDE, ATX
32M EDO 72pin 60ns
FD 1.44G,
3.2GB eide HD Mode 4
Mystique220 3D 2MB w/MPEG
17' ATX Tower case y/ATX power
Fujitsu 8725 104 win95 keyboard
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Microphone/speakers built-in
win95 keyboard
16 bit ISA comb Ethernet.............. $30

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Intel PCI Pro 10/100..........................$90
3COM PCI 3C900 comb ................$120
3COM PCI 3C905 100B.................$85
BNC/Terminator/T................:..............$3
Coxal 10ft/20ft/50ft.................$10/13/25
Hub 9port /16port .....................$90/180
Hub 100BT 12port.........................$560
Novell Users5 / 10 ...............$900/1200
NT 4.0 Server 5 /10 ..............$SSO/1280
NT Workstation 4.0I license...$240/60
UPS 280/450/600...............$155/200/340
UPS Smart.600/1000/1400.$399/550/680
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Motorola 56k Voice int/ext...,.....$175/246
Cretive 33.6/56kFleshvoice.......$89/$175
Supra 33.6 ext /56k int.............$150/$140
33.6k/56k VoiceFaxMod int...,.....$68/120
Roter /Closer ...........................$available
(PCMCIA see notebook section)
Capture card k Camera..................$490.0
I.Q/1.3 /2.Q/3.QG ....$14Q/176/215/255

QuantumST2.1/926.......,...$245/289
QuantumST42/6.4G...........$345/46Q
WD2.1/2.5/3.1G............$24Q/26Q/28Q
WD4.3/5.Q/6.4GUIDE..$36Q/43Q/46Q
Maxtor VIDE on special (256k cache)
Seagate 2.1/2,5/3.2/4.3/6.4..$www.atic
Quantum SCSI 2.1 3.2G......$3 IQ/38Q
Quantum SCSI ST4.3/6.4....$45Q/6QQ
Quantum4,5/9.G UWscsi...$796/12QQ
Seagate Bar43/9 UWscsi...$&65/138Q
SeagateSbe4.3/9 UWscsi...$999/1598
Panasonic PC-DVD kit........$350

Creative DVD kit-l1...............$590
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AN430TX,512kP33, Sound,ATX .....$255
Intel ATX Venus P6 ......,.............$170
Intel ATX PRO Dual P6,UWscsi.......$590
Intel AL440LX /with Sound.....5290/320
Tyan Dual P6 / Dual PII ATX.....$330/420
Tyan 430TX AT .............,......,...........$179
Asus 430TX 512k .AT/ATX... $190/225
Asus 446LX / UW-Scsi ATX.......$270/470
GA HX512 MMX AT........................$120
GA 430TX 512 MMX AT/ATX..$166/166
TX 512k MMX AT ........................ $116
Shuttle 565A TX512k,l8 +6,M2.....$1350
Shuttle 569A TX512k,75-233,(83hz).$145
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Intel P5 156/166.........................$140/190
Intel P5 MMX166/200/233.$20Q/295/435
Intel P6 180/206.....,..................$255/620
Intel PentiumII-233/266...........$630/'780
Intel Pentiumll 300mhz..................$1295
Intel Pentium Pro 200i5/2k.........,..$1100
AMD K5 100I133/166..........$90/110/135
AMD K6 MMX166 I 290 ........$175/260
AMD K6-MMX233.........................$480
II3M 6x86 166+/200+.........,..........$90/95
Cyrix 6xMX166/200/233.....$13Q/190/415
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ATI 3D 2M /4M ...................$65/115
ATI 3D PC2TV 2M/4M.......$110/145
ATI Pro Turbo PC2TV 4/8....$175/235
ATI all-inWonder.2/4M .......$275/295
ATI Xpertgworks 2M/4M...$18Q/21Q
ATI Xpert@play 4M/SM....
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ATI xptplay 4/SM AGP.....$26Q/325
N Resolusion 4/SM AGP...$339/$42Q

Mystique220 2M/4M............$139/15Q
Millinnium-II 4M/SM...........$22Q/330
Monster 3D 4M oem/retail..$195/27Q
Stingray 128 with 6M.................$31Q
Acer16bit /32bit sound card.....$28/50

SoundSIaster 16/Awe64........$60/115
AWE64 (retail)/Gold (4M)....$130/245
72pin 4 / 8 / 16M....................$18/35/63
72pin 32I64M ...
.....................$129/376
Parity 72pin 4 / 8 /16M..........$34/60/80
Parity 72pin 32 / 64M.............$145/410
30pin 1M /4M ......................,.....$9/19
DIMM 16 / 32/64M...........$80/130/250
SDRAM (10ns) 16/32M ..........$80/145
SDRAM (10ns} 64/128M.......$300/756
ECC DIMM 32 I 64M.....,......$156 /405
ECC DIMM 128M ........................$790
SDRAM-ECC(10ns)16/32M.....$90/150
MAC DIMM 16M/32M............$85/130
SO DIMM 8/16/32M..........$75/146/279
SOJ Video RAM IM.......................$10
RAMs for Notebooks................available
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Panasonic Sx/4x /ctrl/sft.........$749

HP 7100i/e eide Rewriter.....$540/650
Yamaha 400T in/ex.............$640/770
writable cd-disk.........................$4
Rewiterblecd-disk ...........,.....$32
Speakers
60W/80%/160W...........,....$14/15/40
Yamaha M20/Suhw MT19..$100/115
Altec 52/45/55/500...$99/115/200/360
Altec 48......,...,............................$199
Labtec 3210 ..........,.....................$110
Mcriophone/Headset................$8/19
Miro DC30Capture....................$1230
CasioPC Camera.....,...................$480
Kodak DC50/120 Camera,.$690/1180
USR Video Fun kit......................$299
BigPicture kit ........................,.....$495
QuickCom color...........................$290
CD TitleS (wI CD-ROMortly)

Encarta'97 home bundle.....,....$80
Kssensial bundale...................$130
Corel WP Suit 8 ......................,$90
DVD disk w/ fashion songs.........$8
19 CD with loest games .............$30
NM166DS.P166MX/16N2.1G/12.1" DSNf14x $2550

NM200DSP200MX/16m/2.1G/12.1"DSN/14x $2850
NM166OTF.MMXI32mf2.1G/12.1"TFTI14xl33.6 $3450
NI6200DTF.MltXI32ml2.1GI12,1'TFT/14x/33.6 $3690
NM20DDTFMMX/64MI3.1G/12.1"TFTI14x/33.6 $4250
Teshiba
200CDS ' P100/16M/810MB/11.8' DSTN
$2496
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P133MMN16N1.3G/12.1' DSN/10x $2756
440CDT P133MMX/16M/1.3G/12.1' TFT/10x $3800
466COT P166MMX/32M/2.0G/12.1' TFT/10x $4766

520CDT
P166MMX/32N2.1G/12.1' TFT/10x $5500
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740COTP166MMX/16N3,G/13.3
TFT/10x $7'l00
750COTP233MMXI32N4.7G/13.3'TFT/10x $8990
NEC
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P150MMX/16N1,4G/10x.TFT $ 3 9 50
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TP380E P150MXI18N2.1G/12.1' DSTNI

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INX133T P133NIIXI16M/2.1GI12.1
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SVGA 14"/15"/17"..............$210/27Q/539
Acer 15"/1 7"(76ie/78ie).......$350/590/675
MAG DX15T /D760T.................$449/840
NEC A500/M500/K500........$455/510/519
NEC XV15+/XV17+..........-..--.$499/890
NEC E700/M700/P750.......$910/96Q/1 086
Sony 190SX/SF...........................$495/595
Sony 200SX/SF...........................$900/985
Sony 17SK2T/20SK2T.............$1030/2930
Sumsang 590P/700P................,....$530/939
ViewgoniclSGS/17GS(G7'71)....$439/720
Viewsonic P7.'75/PT/75..............$880/996
Viewsonic P810/815...............$1760/1950
Optiquest V655/V775.................$380/760
Mitsubishi1'7TX/21TX............$1020/1986
5S/5P/4C/61QQC.$239/389/849/959
Microtek E3/E6/pro....$185/395/656
UMax 6QQQS/P..
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HP T4000 / E (4 G).............,.$440/540
ZIP 169M intlpara..................$15Q/195
Zip 160M scsi/
ext....,............. .......$195
JAX 1G scsi lnt/ Kxt...............$390/500
Jaz 2G scsi Int/Ext ................$780/890
SyJet18 scsi Int/ext/Para..$433/560/490
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HP 6L / 6P /6MP..............$52Q/956/1190
HP 5 /SN /5M..............$1370/1490/2396
HP Color 5 / Color SM.........$5480/8990
HP 4V /5Si ..........................$2370/3490
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Canon BJC250/4300.............$215/290
Canon i3JC4550.............,........$550
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Brother HL l269/1660.........,$1100/1390
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Inkjet 1000C...............,...........$195
Optra N 4/16M.................$3850/4880
Optra Lx N+/Net...............$3250/3550
SCSI 1520 /1522 ........................$96/96

PCI SCSI 2902/2910....,........$140/180
PCI SCSI 2940 /2940UW........$215/270
PCl 398S 2-chanel scsi...................$800
Scsi cable/ Wide scsi cable,....,...$10/10
Rock mounting IDE/SCSL..........$36/35
Printer cables.6fl /10ft...................$5/10
Modem cables .................................$10
Laplink cables..................................$20
Mouse/Logitech 28.......................$8/15
Logitech MouseMan38/MS V2.1A..$32

MS lntelliMouse w/wheel ...............$55
AT13/15/19/23"case.......$40/45/65/115
ATX 17'/23".............................$9S/120
104KB/Fujitsu8725/4725......$18/26/60
MS Natural ITouchPad KB,.......$70/65
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BC EDITION www.tcp.ca
FOCUS ON HANDHELDS
The perfect handheld computer:

- I'm still searching
BV GEOF WHEELWRIGHT
chronizing data with my desktop computer.
PC in the usual sense of the word, but in
The best I have seen so far for this is the Palm

IrDA specification for infrared wireless com- Pilot. While Windows CE is not bad for thismunications), but what I am really after is a and Psion is a bit "hit and miss" none of the
machine that lets me browse the Web and current available options are ideal They
check my email without having to plug in
either rely on a proprietary "cradle" for data
power-sucking PC Card modems or fiddle transfer, a serial cable or an infrared link
around with awkward connections between
(which means you need infrared on your
cell phones and handheld PCs.
desktop computer as well if you are to share
The closest I have seen to this ideal is a data with it). In the long term, infrared data
Windows CE handheld equipped with
transfer would seem to be the best option,
Burnaby, B.C.-based Infowave's Windows CE but it would have to be more universally
wireless email system, While I am generally
offered as a desktop option first.
not an enthusiastic supporter of Windows
Finally, my wish list for the perfect PDA
CE systems, the ability to wirelessly send would also have to include a really great Web
and receive electronic mail is hugely appeal- browser that could handle all the standard
ing. Infowave uses wireless mobile data
browser eplug-inse I am likely to want to
technology to transfer electronic mail in
use including streaming video, audio and
much the same way as a pager, so messages Java applets. Right now, the only handheld
are received automatically without you hav- computer I can think of that could come
ing to use a phone line to log onto some
close to meeting this and most of the other
email system.
criteria on t h i s l i st is Toshiba's nifty
The next great innovation Pd like to see Libretto.
in my perfect PDA is a hassle-free way of synOf course, the Libretto is not a handheld
fact, a fully functioning notebook computer

that has been engineered down to nearhandheld size. As a Pentium-based sub-notebook that runs Windows 95, provides 16 MB
of RAM, 800 MB of storage and weighs in at
a mere 81'0 g (1.8 lb.), the Libretto definitely outshines almost any other handheld system you could think of. I did find the keyboard a little tight, the battery life a little
short and regretted that Toshiba was unable
to include a keyboard connector as a standard option on this machine. But right now
it is the only handheld I know of that will
run everything froin RealVideo to Java to
ActiveX controls and that is a pretty strong
argument in favor of forgiving its few short-
turers have now standardized on the Infrared

Data Association commonly know as
y perfect personal digital assistant

(PDA) would not be hugely different
from the Psion Series 5 handheld
computer I am using right now. The Psion
has aquite reasonable sculpted keyboard, a
screen with backlighting that allows me to
see my text full width, and it runs on two AA
batteries.
Even better, it provides software that is
fully featured and stable

yet not so bloated
that it negatively impacts on the performance of the machine. I am not hugely concerned about whether or not it has a pen
interface (the Series 5 does allow pen input,
but does not require it), although heing able
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FOCUS ON HANDHELDS
Windows CE HPCs show signs of life

B Y GEO F W H E E L W R I G H T
indows CE finally came into its
own this summer. After a flurry of
announcements and new product
shipments last year, the response to CE
appeared to have underwhelmed those who
were expected to use these machines,
Microsoft i s s e t t o s h o r tl y r e lease
Mndows CE 2.0, however, and backing for
the handheld computer platform appears
stronger than ever, Despite some initial disappointment, it looks like Microsoft is committed to getting things right.
At M i c rosoft's r e cent P r o fessional
Developers' Conference (PDC) in San Diego,
for example, attendees were offered Compaq's
PC Companion (with 4 M B o f RAM) for
US$200 and were promised that they would
be able to upgrade to Version 2.0 of the CE
operating system in November, The machines
were snapped up by many of the more than

6,000 developers attending the conference
and youcan expect a number'ofthese people
to start writing CE applications as they settle
down with their new machines.
More solid evidence of a commitment to
CE came in mid-September with Sharp's
announcement that it would move into the
CE market before the end of the year. Sharp
has been one of the top three handheld computer makers for years, and its plans to produce a CE system is big news.
And it is Microsoft's big corporate customer base that is motivating Sharp to do
this. "We believe Windows CE is creating a
new category of mobile products by addressing the needs of the corporate user familiar
with t h e W i n d ows D S e n v ironment,"
explained Ted Rozylowicz, vice-president of
Sharp's U.S. Mobile and Home O ffice
Equipment Division. " The addition of a
Windows CE line builds on Sharp's strategy to
offer a variety of handheld products to meet
ln fact, the big question for potential users of

CE machines is whether they should buy a CE
system now and upgrade the operating system
hen Windows CE 2.0 comes out or wait until
new systems are released that take full advan-
tage of the new CE specification.

Microsoft is working with all existing
manufacturers of Windows CE-based systems
to ensure "smooth upgrades" for owners of
version 1.0 systems. Microsoft expects that
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UPGRADINC YOUR COMPUTER
Thinking of upgrading? Read this first

B Y GRA EM E
BENNETT
There are three snaln schools of

thonght regarding upgrades:
1) Faster Is always better
2) The applkation is everything
g) If It aln't broke, don't fix lt.
camp tend to understand that the fastest

computer in the world is of no use unless it
decry such actions, we applaud those able to

resist the marketing machines of Microsoft,
addresses your needs. These people (a group
Intel, et al., who are constantly reminding us
in which we like to count ourselves) take a

more holistic view of computers, understand-
that our investments are yesterday's news.

However, we encourage these people-
ing that a productivity gain can offen be bet-
and other users

to pursue at least one
ter accomplished by working smarter, not
upgrade-related activity. Please take the time

and make the intellectual investment to
upgrade your skills periodically. More than
anything, today's or even yesterday's systems and software almost always have the
potential to make a task more efficien if we
just knew the tricks and shortcuts.
Similarly, the "just say no" crowd should
not shirk its duty to keep its hithful workhors-
just faster. Thusan upgrade to a more recent

ost people we talk to seem to be pri-
version of one's chosen productivity applica-
marily focused on the speed issue-
tions and operating system can yield benefits
usually, because their computers

have Men far enough behind the technological curve that they are, indeed, much slower
than current models. The good news is that a
speed boost type of upgrade is generally very
easy to i
results in little if any
incompatibility, and doesn't cost much. The
bad news is that, for many users, the speed
boosts aren't dramatic. A 200 MHz Pentium
with MMX, for example, isn't twice as fast as
a 100 MHz inodel it is more like 50 percent
mplem
ent,
faster, on average.
For example, Intel's benchmarks (and,
you can be sure they are picking the most
favorable possible sets of tests) show that you
will only get a speed gain of 53 to 75 percent

from an OverDrive CPU that is supposedly
"twice as fast," e.g., when upgrading a 75
MHz Pentium to an MMX Overdrive at 150
MHz, or a 90 MHz Pentium to an MMX
OverDrive at 180 MHz.
In short, don't expect your system's performance to double. Other bottlenecks (pri-
marily related to the bus speed) hinder the

performance potential of this upgrade and,
indeed, of current PC architectures in gener-
ai.
thatgo farbeyond mere clock speed enhance-
ments.
The good news is that today's software is
easier and more powerful than ever and software upgrades are available to registered owners of previous versions at substantial discounts over the cost of the original package.
The bad news is that "upgrades'" usually

require more RAM and/or disk space and may
cause some degree of incompatibility with
lxerd you type on, and the desk you work at.
Ergonomics' are an important, but often overlooked, part of the computer environment.
We often hear Mac owners defensively
their systems need fewer upgrades
or otherwise fare better over the long term.
clai
ming
Like most claims, this one contains a grain of
excellent ratings in all categories. Of course,
you can still spend $12,000 for a wicked-fast

Mac (or PC), and expect to get several years of
for step-by-step instructions on installing and
useful life, but for many people, it might be

better to buy a $3,MO computer and not
expect it to last as long.
And, despite what the sellers of $12,000
configuring Win95.)
computers might tell you, three or four grand
truth, but in inany ways it is based on history, not reality. And, considering that a to~f-
easy
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the-line 1990<ra Mac Ilfx cost about $12,000

(without a monitor or even a keyboard!), you
The third category of users stoutly resist
had better hope these machines had a bit a
change, sometimes for fear of breaking a sys- staying power. Unfortunately, anyone who
tem that works, sometimes because the new bought one of these machines now finds
version offers few compelling new features - that:
-
Those in tlie "application is everything"
true for first-generation Power Macs as early

as next year, the myth of Mac longevity starts
97 issue, in which Apple was rated as having

the highest overall sattsl'action rating (91 percent) when compared to other companies.
Following Apple were Dell, Gateway 2000,
IBM, Compaq,AST, and Packard Sell.
In overall price/performance ratings,
Apple topped the list, with very good to
while upgrade for the vast majority of PC

users, although avid game players with a
boot DOS and Win95 for maximum 100 percent c o m patibility. (Setting u p
a
DOS/Windows 3.1 PC to dual boot Win95 is
In addition, if we consider that all of these
points, except the last one, will be also be
GsLsirnier Reports magazine noted in its Sept.
oM version handy, just in case. It has been
advised to configure their systein to dual-
rentlowland Mac;
e) and there are no motherboard upgrades
available.
system in better working order, and increase
our experience that Windows 95 is a worth-
large collection of DOS-based games are
Mac OS;
c) the PCI expansion cards available for curr ent Macs are incompatible with t h e
NuSus slots it used;
d) it was about 10 times as slow as the cur-
es in top form. We like to think of computers as to fall apart. However, Macs have tended to
we do our cars: a relpiiar tune up can keep the fare well in customer satisfaction surveys, as
overall satlshction and reliability. And, another
way to keep "old faithful in working order is to
remember th human part of the equation:
consider upgrading the chair you sit in, the key-
your existing data. It is prudent to keep your
than is used in current machines;

b) it no longer runs the latest version of the
in other words, little benefit, Rather than
a) it used a completely different kind of RAM
buys a lot of computer these days.
Why spend more7 For some, it's the raw l

performance. For others, it is the allure of
deluxe quality many of these top-of-the-line
Contiriued on page54
1 x or 2x 0?-ROM drive
Sx or better. We recommend 12x.
8 MB or less RAM
1 6 Ms or more (Most dealers will install it for you. )

We recommend 32 MS for Win95; 64 MB for NT
$6 per MS
Better overall performance, especially

under Windows 95, NT or Macintosh.
A nearly fuii hard drive
A second hard drive or removable media storage device.

We recommend keeping at least 10 perent of the
space free an your hard drive.
Hard drives: about I'I QOper CB

Removable storage: 15-25 cents/MS
8reathing room and backups.
A 486 Or earlier model of PC
A Pentiumwapable motherboard and Pentium or K6

processor. We recommend a 166 MHz or better CPU
with MMX support.
JSQO, give or take a few hundred dollars Faster overallperformance, compatibility with PCl
depending on speed and features.
expansion options, Plug and play, etc.
A slow video card, or one

supporting 256 colors or less
An accelerated video card with at least 2 MB of video RAM. S'l00to 5300

We recommend a card with support for MPEGplayback.
Easter screen redraws, better depiction of graphics,

higher resolutions, less screen flicker.
A sound card without "wavetabie"

audio.
A Sound Siaster 32 or better <ard. We recommend

hecking compatibility with games, etc, Other brands
are also avai1able for under $100.
N00
Wavetable upgrades for better Mlol and game music

playback; improved compatibility with titles.
A BIOS incompatible with the

"Year 2000' bug.
5oftware that won't fail as a iesuit of Rawed

programming
See the latest information at

http: //www.tcp.ca/gsb/PC/y2k.html
Correct handling of the transition

between 1999 and the year 2000.
A Poor-quality monitor, especially

those lacking diginil controls.
A 15" or better monitor witii a Tiinitron-type tUbe

or other high-quality display.
15" = $506
17 = $1,000
19' = $1,500
Crisp graphics, less eyestrain, more

accurate color.
A blacked-white
A color inkjet, laser. Orother. Consult your dealer

to determine the most appropriate choice for your needs
$200 and up. Also consider cost Of

consumables in your calculations.
Better quahty pnnted images

color images.
14.4Kbps or slower modem.
28.8Kbps or better modem. Check vith your ISP

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a 33.6Kbpsmodem up9radeabieto 56Kbps.
$75 Up.
Paster Internet or online access.
Interest in graphics
A color scanner or digital camera. We recommend

a flatbed scanner with a SCSI interface.
$300 up
Capture and edit color images; scanrier can also turn

printed pages into editabie text.
A sore "mouse hand
Graphics tablet, tradball or other comfortable

pointing device.
$50 up
Greatercomfort
A 90 MHz or slower Pentium PC.
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Philips Electronics had already announced
- their customer upgrade programs.
Although Microsoft says the upgrade
process will vary by manufacturer, the comp
pany suggests typical installation of a new
version of the ROM might work like this:
connect the handheld to a PC to synchrortize and back up all data;
remove the main and backup batteries;
remove the ROM cover and the old ROM
board;
in s tall the newROMboard and replace the
ROM cover,
replace the batteries and reset the handheld;
in s tall the new version of the desktop software;
and reconnect the HPC to the PC to
restore the data.
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PAPER BCEDITION www.tcp.ca NOVEMBER 1997 57
UPCRADING YOUR COMPUTER
Notebook upgrades and expandabili

New CPUs, expansion technology add years of usefulnessand versatility to pricey portables
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will recall the much appreciated news
last year that a c ompany called
Platinum Upgrades had set up in Canada and
could actually inject some new life into our
geriatric notebooks,
Through much experimentation and the
judicious application of a special CPU soldering/unsoldering iron the good people at
Platinum Upgrades had managed to accumulate a database matching specific portable
computers to more current third-party CPUs
and hard drives. My NEC Versa, for example,
once labored under the burden of a 486 DX/2
50 but now steams more briskly through its
paces with the help of a Sx86 100 MHz
Pentium equivalent.
Iackwards compatible:so it ca rqy and write

in both 1.44MB and 720MB formats.
It's new laser servo technology which allows you
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new laser technology disks witb4he greatest of ease.
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look at notebook upgrades, so it seemed
appropriate to begin this re-visit by checking
in with Platinum's lead technician, Scott'
Knight, and the manager of research and
development, Andrew Gitt.
"There has been quite a bit of progress in
our notebook upgrade abilities since last
year," says Gitt, "and our database of upgradable notebooks has grown to more than 700
machines. We now also have a Web site that
includes a searchable database that allows
people to look up their particular machine
and see what kind of upgrades we' re able to
offer for that model."
One interesting development has been
the company's introduction of do-it-yourself
CPU and hard drive upgrade kits for a number of notebook computers. But before you
get too excited, Gitt says there are only a few
very specific Conttpaq Elite and Contura 486
models built in such a way that the CPU can
be removed and a new, higher level chip
installed without specialized equipment.
However, a much broader range of portables facilitate user installation of hard drives.
Knight assures us that each do-it-yourself kit
is classified into one of three levels of difficulty and that complete instructions are
iricluded: "We will still do any upgrade for the
customer ourselves," he says, "but they can
save up to 30 percent of the cost if they' re
willing to undertake the project with one of
our kits."
Further to costs, Gitt explains why
upgrading should be seriously considered by
Panasonic LS-120 Drive
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UPCRADINC YOUR COMPUTER

Noteboolt upgrades aud expendability
Continuedfrom page $7
notebook owners: "What people should look

at with an upgrade is what a new comparable
machine would cost them. Our rule of thumb
is to try and keep the cost of an upgrade
below half the cost of a new computer. That' s
sort of the breaking point to determine
whether an upgrade is economically viable."
'He says the upgrades to 486 machines are
restricted by the 33 MHz bus, "but, in most
cases, we can bring that machine up to performing like a 133 MHz machine with a Sx86.
That's a significant enough improvement to
be worth the cost. But that's also the limit for
those machines
we can't get them to run
above 133 iMHz]."
Still, with costs hovering around $1,000
for a combination 133 MHz Sx86 CPU and 1
GB hard drive, the prospect of upgrading and
larger screens and more RAM and such, a lot
an upgrade for their machines assoon asone

is available."
of people will find it far more economical to

get a CPU upgrade than buy a new machine
because CPU speed constitutes the essential
difference between older and newer Pentium
machines," he says. "There's a certain percentage of users that always want to try and
keep up with the latest and best and fastest
technology. They' re the ones prepared to buy
Gitt says notebook purchasers have to

carefully look at the upgradability of any
machine they' re now thinking of buying
because, even though notebook manufacturers often tout that ability as a selling feature,
"they don't offer the upgrade modules for
very long or they won't be very high perfor-
mance modules in the first place."

Ostensibly, however, that's why Platinum
Upgrades prospers... they' ll search out the
highest upgrade level possible for any of us

who aren't willing to ditch our faithful old
notebooks despite their comparative sluggishness with the passage of time.
Continued on page62
. experience
keeping our once $6,000 machines going for

another few years is very appealing in the face
of spending several times that for a new
machine. And Platinum will soon be offering

a whopping 3.1 GB notebook hard drive for
$1,199 which, incidentally, is what a 1.5 GB
drive cost only a year ago.

"More memory is another common
request right now," adds Knight, "and,
though that's readily available these days for
most machines and can be found in most
shops, we still see a lot of really weird
machines coming through here with memory

requirements we can't always accommodate.
Presenting the Panasonic

Zip
Drive easy-to-use removable
data storage unit. With 100MB
capacity on each cartridge,
Panasonic gives you the ability
to effortlessly transport and
back-up large files or your hard
drive. A data transfer rate of
just 1.4MB/sec. makes it
simple and quick to transfer files
or download from the internet.
Affordable. Reliable. The
Panasonic Zip Drive makes
The good news, however, is that RAM has gotten a lot cheaper lately with 16 MB running
about $200 to $250, down from over $700
only a year and a half ago."

Knight says the company is anticipating a
bit of a shift toward newer notebooks, "with
the Pentium upgrades that we' ll be offering
near the end of this year. All Pentium machines
use the samebusspeeds, sowe'll be looking at

upgradesinto the 200 and 233 MHz classfrom
any existing Pentium. Upgrades will be a lot
more straightforward with Pentium machines
because the only difference with the faster
Pentiums versus the older ones is the internal
processorcorespeed."
Those future Pentium upgrades will include
the ability to install the new Mobile PC
Platform Pentium processor with built in MMX
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technology that Intel only announced in

September. Theseare 200 MHz and 233 MHz
CPUs constructed especially for portable computers. According to Intel's announcement,
these newchips consumeup to 50 percent less
power than current chips because the core voltage has been reduced from 2.45 to 1.8 volts and
the input/output interface from 3.3 to 2.5
volts. "This reduction in voltages," states Intel
in a document, "is a key element in enabling
the production of faster processors that consume less power."
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this upgradesoon after you readthis: "It will be

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"We' ll be able to do it," Gitt adds, "because,
though the actual silicon chip is smaller than
existing Pentiums, the packageit's in lread: the

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Gitt expects the upgrade business to happily continue despite the fact (and largely
because of it) that newer machines have a lot

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What about expansions
Notebook expamion isa whole 'nuther animal in
that it addressesjust what you can do with your
notebook as opposed to how hst you can do it.
ly witnessed a proliferation of devices that

plug into our COM ports, multiple levels of
docking station design and notebooks with
more designs that incorporate proprietary
notebook becauseyou can put a CD-ROM

drive, or a floppy drive, or a second battery or
a second hard drive into them. That versatility
devices that plug into your PC slots and COM

ports. "In fact, you will actually see more
devices heing offered for expansion bays," he
allows you to configure the notebook specifi-
says. "The LS-120 [a high-capacity disc drive
"expansion bays" to accommodate a growing

range of alternative devices.
Eric Dubois, notebook product
manager for CompaqCanada, is big on expan-
cally to both what your needs are and what
that accepts both normal floppies and special 120 MB floppies] and Zip drives and
marketing
PC Cards (PCMCIA cards to us oldsters)
have been a primary vehicle to expansion for

several years now, but we' ve also more recent-
sion bays: 'They offer the most flexibility to a
they become as time goes by," he says.

Dubois says because of this versatlfiity, he
doesn't see expansion bays going away in the

future even in the face of a growing numbers of
DVD players, all of which will increase the

flexibility of the notebook even more."
A logical condusion, then, is that manufacturers would make all their notebooks with
expansion bays in order to best accommodate
the widest range of potential customers. But, of
course, they don' t. According to Dubois, that' s
because many entry-level buyers are intimidated or "put off' by removable components.
"Also, a lot of notebook users travel a lot
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drive, CD-ROM drive, second battery, AC
adapter one of their major complaints is hav-
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says. "Those users tend to want n all-in-one
machine., with a modem built in and a floppy
drive and CD-ROM drive accessible all at the
same time... So most notebook manufacturea
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UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTER
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Step up to MMX
installing Intel's own MMX OverDrive (or
Continuedfrom page 67
standard OverDrive) Processor

if your sys-
your PC, installing power connectors, setting

jumpers and so on. You' ll probably need your
system's motherboard manual, too.
In the big scheme of things, installing the
CPU Energizer is easier than adding a second
internal hard drive, more difficult than
tem is even compatible with these options

(ours wasn' t). In other words, the average user
Not quite by the book
installing RAM, and marginally trickier than
and fan, insert the assembly into the CPU array of wires snaking around the CPU
According to the instructions included with
socket and reseat the ZIF lever.
should probably have a dealer or the office

computer expert install it.
the package, the basic steps are simple.

On power-up, you should be up and run Ma ke sure your system's clock is set to 66 ning. Unfortunately, it didn't work that way
MHz.
in our tests.
Pu ll out the old CPU (a trivial task if your
On our system, everything went well until
motherboard's CPU socket inclu'des a we restarted the computer. The first time we
zero-insertion-force "lever" ).
restarted, the computer didn't boot at all.
Connect the power leads to the Energizer One of the power connectors terminating the
Energizer had slipped backward in its plastic
sheath when we plugged it into our system,
and thus, was not properly supplying power
to one of the wires for the CPU.

The CPU Energizer, you see, requires two
power connections: one for its fan, and
another to power the CPU. It includes a "pass
through" adapter that allows it to draw power
from the same power connectors that your
computer's hard drive or CD-ROM uses. After
a few seconds of panic, we powered the system down and,double-checking the connections (there's a lesson here double-check
FIRST!), properly plugged in the errant pin.
Paradon says the current manufacturing run
of the Energizer includes better quality connectors than the flimsy ones on the unit we
tested.
This time, things were a lot more encour-
aging. Our system BIOS, which had previously claimed stewardship of a 90 MHz Pentium,
suddenly got the idea it was in charge of a 180
MHz model. A moment later it locked up.
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Unfortunately, it still locked up a few seconds

later. Hmmm. We popped the old CPU back
in (more jumper changing and fiddling with
wires!) and were relieved to find that at least
our original configuration still worked.

We thin called the company for technical
support and faxed them pertinent pages of
our motherboard manual. They made numerous suggestions (insert several days worth of
unsuccessful upgrade attempts here), but
Close
but no cigar. Apparently, we had misread the motherboard manual's reference to
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speed. Powering down, changing a jumper on
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technical support Web page has been updaterl to include links to BIOS updates.)
Indeed, as it tumed out, our system needed a BIOS update (BIOS stands for "basic
input/output system." It i s th e firmwarebased code that tells the computer what drive'
to boot from, what COM ports are available
and so on). We hit upon the BIOS idea after
we had essentially given up on the CPU
Energizer entirely, and were evaluating the
upgrade options on Intel's CPU Upgrade Web
page.
At the Intel site, we found information
that suggested that a BIOS incompatibility
might be our problem and a downloadable
"BIOS Compatibility Test" more or less confirmed it. The page included a link to our
motherboard manufacturer's Web site, where
BIOS upgrades and instructions on the procedure were available.
After yet another false start (our Soyo
motherboard needed two more jumpers to be
set in order to allow its Flash BIOS to be reprogrammed), we successfully reprogrammed the
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N O VEMBER 1997 THE COMPUTER PAPER BC EDIT!ON wwwtcp.at
5 UPGRADING YOUR
COMPUTER
Step up to MINX
worked after the update, although we were

BIOS. For us, this was also more than a little
somewhat disconcerted by bogus Windows

95 messages that informed us that we had no
stressful, as of course, without a working
mouse connected and had no floppy drive,

We needed to re-specify COM ports, boot
Drum roll, please

On power-up, we were greeted by a newand
device order and enable the floppy drive controller in the BIOS. We then powered down,
very encouraging BIOS message. This time,

it stated we had a 200 MHz Pentium with
MMX, Even better, it booted properly and
BIOS, the computer wouldn't work at all. (The

Award BIOS updater, like most similar utilities, allows you to back up your existing BIOS
code
a step we'd deflnitely recommend.)
To our considerable relief, the system still
switched all the jumpers and connected the

wires (again!) and gave the CPU Energizer
another try, promising ourselves this would

really, really be our last attempt.
When we d i scussed our f i n dings with

Paradon, the company said its discussion with
AMD and Intel suggested that approximately

90 percent of systems do not require a BIOS
update t o r u n t h e M MX pr o cessors.
Apparently, our machine was the only one
out of more than 500 with Energizers installed
where the CPU did not work out of the box.
gave us no further problems. A happy ending!
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jumper changes, or other fiddling. We simply

powered down and opened our PC's case, lifted the Zero Insertion Force lever, removed the
existing CPU (careful it gets hot!) and
dropped the new CPU in place, ensuring that
the "cut~ff comer" on the chip matched the
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Comparing KnergLzer ansi OverDrlve

Unlike the CPU Energizer, which, at least in
the version we tested, yields a 200 MHz
upgrade for any 75 MHz or better Pentium
Lots of Software
system, the Intel OverDrive Processor with

MMX Technology turns a 75 or 90 MHz PC
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Energizer<nhanced system, and the same

machine boosted via the OverDrive Processor
with MMX Technology. In other words,
benchmarks w! II prove the superiority of the
200 MHz chip, but you are not likely to be
able to tell the difference in actual use.

As you might expect, both MMX upgrades
provided a signiflcant improvement (Intel
says 54 to 75 percent gains may be expected
from 75 MHz Pentium and 90 MHz Pentiumbased systems) over the original, non-accelerated CPUs.
Thus, we recommend the CPU Energizer
for 75 MHZ or 90 MHz Pentium owners who
favor speed above all else, and the Intel
OverDrive processor with MMX technology
for those who like their upgrades as conve-
nient and non-technical as possible.

Intel includes a CD-ROM with its MMX
Continued on page74
74 NOVEMBBI >e97 THE COMPUTER

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processors (and, hence, you also get the disc
with the Intel MMX~ u i pped version of the
CPU Energizer). On the disc, you' ll Bnd Fenris
Wolfe Rebel Moon Rising, an MMX~ abled
For the younger'set, there's an interesting
program called Third Dimension from education software developer Davidson. Third
Dimension uses MMX and 3D technology to

simulate a "holodeck" where three4imensional objects can be
m a terialized and
game in the violent style of Doom or Quake, manipulated

a sort of virtual reality lab for
with impressive speedsound and Bghting kids. It's very cool and some of the objects,
eifects.
such as a baseball, are quite realistic looking.
To keep things interesting, the program offers
might need to upgrade your system's BIGS
a number of wacky controls for animating

and distorting the 3D objects.
In addition to the CD-ROM, the Intel
before an MMX upgrade is possible.
pmduct also comes with a detaued manual,
There are some technical issues that differentiat the CPU Energizer from the I ntel
OverDrive.
1. The intel 200 MHz OverDrive with
MMX only works on Socket 7 motherboards
(essentially 430VX 133 MHz and faster
pius a BIOS Diagnostic utiTity on disketh.'(also
downloadable fmm Intel's Web site) to help

you determine if your system is
comp
atible
with the upgrade. Like the CPU Energizer, you
Other cIINwewncwa
boards) whereas the Energizer will work on

Socket 5 metherboards as well (75 MHz and
over Pentium boards). The reason for this is
simple. The OverDrive draws power through
the CPU socket itself (we use that ugly power
adapter to draw power from the power sup-
ply). The onboard regulator on Socket 5 and

some Socket 7 boards will not provide the
higher current that 200 MHz and 233 MHz
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2. Paradon says it provides Intel 200 and
233 MHz MMX versions of the CPU Energizer.
Intel only has a 200 MHz with MMX and will
not likely provide a 233 MHz with MMX for
the reasons noted above. Paradon also has
AMD K6 and Cyrix 6x86 MMX versions of the
Energizer available.
3. The Intel OverDrive uses a lixed clock-
ing method that limits its application. The

CPU Energizer allows the user to select a specific dock multiplier to ensure the greatest
delpee of flexibility of the product. According
to a Paradon spokesperson, one could buy a
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166 MHz with MMX CPU Energizer and then

use various bus speed combinations to run
the processor at 166, 175, 1&0, or 200 MHz
depending on requirements. (TTre Computer

Paper does not recommend running proces-
sors beyond their rated clock speed.)

4. The CPU is removable from the CPU
Energizer, which means the Energizer itself
can be upgraded in the future (remember it

supports up to 300 Mfh) bysimply
repladng
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the CPU with an "off-the-shelf modeL The

old CPU can then be sold.
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Parneinn: lf our system hed not needed a

BIOS update, the upgrade would have been
nearly as easy as the four steps mentioned earlier in this article. Paradon says that, of all the
systems they have upgraded, ours was the only
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easier installation 4he CPU Eneryzer delivers
a signincant processing boost (overall, it more

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MMX compatibility that can help stretch the
useful life of a lowed Pentium PC.
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If you' ve been sitting

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All this at a price that is roughly
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chip has'consumers very excited. The one
area where the Cyrix processorsare lacking is

in floating point performance. Intel's
Pentium and Pentium II processors offer considerably higher performance, required for 3D
applications and, of course,serious garners.
AMD has also been busy over the past little while, putting the finishing touches on its
new K6 processor. It, too, features a 64 KB
Level-1 cache (also called primary cache),
never keep up with.
MMX technology, and a superscalar architecWhen intel first launched its Pentium ture similar to Intel's new processors. The K6
processor in the spring of 1993, it offered 386 is home to an incredible 8.8 million transisusers a great reason to upgrade their tors 1.3 million more than are found in
machines. Many were far more eager to
Intel's Pentium ll. Running at 233 MHz on a
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rather than going one step up to a 486. And when it comes to benchmarks with Intel"s 233
likewise, those who invested a fair bit .of MHz Pentium II processor, although its floatmoney into the new line of 486 DX2
ing point is not as advanced as the intel
machines in the fall of '92 were reluctant to processors. There is a trade off made hereupgrade to the Pentium processor upon its you get the processor for around half of what
release less than one year later. This was espe- you would pay for a Pentium II at 233 MHz,
cially true when word got around about the but you aren't getting the same level of perfloating point flaw in the chip.
formance when it comes to floating point calThe next generation of Pentium Pro
culations.
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speed for the Cyrix 6X86MX-PR233GP and a
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The competition is bach

Well, there's good news for those who have
been holding out for the right processor all
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come a number of new technologies. First,
let's have a look at the processor itself, and
find out what makes the Pentium II so great
The most obvious difference between
these and the Pentium line of processors is
the speed at which they operate. The fastest
Pentium processor runs at 233 MHz, which is
where the Pentium II begins. The new chips
are currently availabl'e in three different
speeds
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cost. The new 6X86MXPR233GP has a perfor-
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that it's no longer on board the CPU as it was
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cartridge design as the solution for high-performance processors for the next decade."
Critics, however, areclai
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some credibility to those critics. A lot of tempers have also been flaring about the new Intel
strategy on usenet newsgtoups. Contributing
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new Pentium 11 processor, they' re also going to
have to fork over an additional $300 to $400
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This brings us to the casing of the processor itself. With the Pentium II, Intel has made
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new format is called single edge contact (SEC)
cartridge packaging. The SEC cartridge looks
similar to a card you would insert into one of
your expansion slots, although it's thicker.
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of the matter is that the Pentium II is a great

performer, and offers several improvements
over both the Pentium and Pentium Pro.
. One of the things about the Pentium II
that will appeal to many is its ability to handle 16-bit code quickly and efficiently something the Pentium Pro was lacking. Although
there aremany new applications written for
32-bit operating systems, such as Windows

95, NT, OSI2, UNIX, etc., there is still a
tremendous amount of software, mostly
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to true game junkies who want nothing more
than the fastest gaming machine money can
buy. At the moment, it' ll be one heck of an
expensive gaming machine, but that's bound
to change in due time.
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New generation processors
Continued
from page aO
writing that the long-awaited 440LX chipset
made its debut in motherboards. Up until
now, the only option was to get a board with
the old 440FX chipset on it from the days of
the Pentium Pro.
Although it was possible to get a Pentium
II chip to run with this chipset, it wasn't by
' any means the ideal choice. Among the new
features in the 440LX chipset, the two desired
by most are support for SDRAM and support
for the new AGP. With a high-speed processor
like the Pentium II, especially the 266 and
300 MHz versions, you' ll want to use'nothing
less than SDRAM. You can get by on EDO, but
for maximum performance, you' ll want
SDRAM. The 440LX chipset also offers
advanced power management, as well as support for MMX, Ultra DMA support and better
overall optimization for t h e Pentium I I
p rocessor. (For more information, on t h e
440LX chipset, point your Web browser to
mance graphics, especially 3D graphics.

The idea behind AGP is to deliver workstation quality graphics and speed to the
home computer. In its most basic state, you
replace the PCI bus, as it is in every way different from it.

The AGP port operates at 66 MHz, versus
the PCI bus at 33 MHz. At this speed, the PCI
will see a new slot next to your PCI slots,

similar in size and shape, although com-
bus is limited to data transfer rates of up to

133 MB/s, whereas AGP has a peak transfer
pletely separate from the PCI bus. AGP is
rate of 528 MB/s with a technique called sidebanding, and the help of pipelining. Perhaps
the greatest thing about AGP, aside from its
designed strictly for graphic controllers,

nothing more, nothing less. It's not going to
obvious speed, is the way it handles video
memory. AGP can make use, not only of your

video card's on board RAM, but it also has the
ability to access your system's RAM directly to
store complex images that would not otherwise fit into the space of 4 MB on a typical
video card.
And since the AGP operates at the same
speed as the memory bus, reading and
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It's very fast. Aside from the obvious increase
i in clock speed, the Pentium II has much more
' going for it than just a measure of megahertz.
First designed with th e Pentium Pro,
dynamic execution technology is now also
found inside the Pentium II. In a nutshell,
this means that the processor can predict
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upcoming instructions in a program with an
I r
accuracy as high as 90 percent, thereby always
keeping itself busy with something useful to

do.
Another increase in system speed comes
from the new dual independent bus architecture. This dual bus is made up of the Level-2
cache bus and the processor-memory system
bus. The operating speed of the Level-2 cache
on the Pentium II is half of the actual CPU
frequency, so on a 300 MHz system, the Level2 cache is running at 150 MHz. This is a con-
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graphics, smooth video, full sound .
siderable improvement over the Pentium's
cache speed of a fixed 66 MHz. The primary

cache on board the CPU has also undergone
change, having been doubled in size to 32KB,
further improving system speed.
Overall, our benchmarks show a considerable improvement in speed in every part of
the tests, especially where graphics are concerned. Using the popular Norton S132 under
Windows 95, a plain Pentium 200 MHz
processor gets a score of 45,9. In comparison,
the top of the line 300 MHz Pentium II
processor scores 141.3, more than three times
the amount. That same 300 MHz Pentium II
scores a SPECint95 rating of 1 1.7 and a
SPECfp95 rating of 7.2 O n t h e p opular
iCOMP Index 2.0, the 300 MHz processor
scores 332, while the fastest Pentium, the 233
MHz version, scores 203.
(For more detailed information about
these benchmarks, check out this Web site:
http: //www,intel.corn/procs/peri/Penliomll/index.htm .)
The bottom line is that if you' re doing
anything that's CPU intensive, such as 3D
rendering, fast-paced gaming, or heavy numb er crunching, the Pentium II will by n o
means disappoint you.
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So what's this AGP thing?

AGP is the latest acronym being thrown
around the computer sector. It stands for
accelerated graphics port and it's a new interface designed by Intel strictly for high-perfor-
The Intel Inside logo and Pentium are registered trademarks snd MMX is a trademark
of Intel Corporation.
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writing to memory is a breeze. Because it is a
completely separate bus, there won't be any
other components that could weigh it down,

such as is the case with current PCI video
cards.
At the time of this writing, both ATI and
Matrox have only engineering samples of

these cards, but they are expected to be shipping later this fall. However, we did receive an
AGP Number Nine Revolution graphics card

but haven't yet tested it with an AGP motherboard. Don't be too quick to jump on the
AGP bandwagonhowever, because there is
virtually no support for it at this time. The
upcoming Windows 98 (now delayed until
next May) and NT 5.0 are both scheduled to
have full support for AGP.
In the meantime, an AGP card will give
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you little performance increases, if any at all.

This is one technology that looks to be very
promising, and has tremendous potential, so
keep an eye out!
(For more information on AGP and its
t echnology, c h eck o u t the s e l i n k s:
http: //www.diam
ondnim.corn/product-support/whitepapers/visualization/agp/
and
http: //www.agpforum.org)
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Pentium II processors and 64 MB of RAM. We
left the remaining components up to them,
but told them we were looking for systems
that are ready for anything.
What we got was both intriguing and surprising. A few vendors opted to fit their systems with DVD drives and 3D accelerators,
while others chose to keep things pretty
tame. Many systems arrived late this month
as vendors were anxiously waiting for their
suppliers to send them the latest 440LX
motherboards. Unfortunately, a small number arrived too late to be included in the survey. These include Mynix, INET, OA Comp
and Dell. Look for a brief follow-up to these
machines in the December issue.
We ran the BAPCo benchmark suite on all
machines running Windows 95 and set to a
resolution of 1,024x768 at 16.7 million colors, with the exception of the IBM machine,
which was run at 65,536 colors due to its 2
MB limit on the video card.
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Computers bearing the A-Open name are well
known at TCP Labs for offering good performance at very competitive prices. This
month, the system we tested features a slew
of components using the latest technology.
To start, we have a Pentium II CPU operating at 266 MHz, which sits on a newly
released A-Open AX6L motherboard with an
ATX form factor bearing the latest 440LX
chipset from Intel, As requested, the machine
was equipped with a healthy dose of 64 MB of
high-speed SDRAM.
Speaking of high speeds, this A-Open system was configured with the new Matrox
- Millennium II AGP video card. Although not
available to the public at the time of this writi ng, the p re-production model i n t h i s
machine is a great indication of things to
come from AGP technology. With 8 MB of
dual-ported WRAM on board, this card offers
excellent 2D graphics at resolutions that until
r ecently have been a vailable only t o
CAD/CAM professionals.
Storage components include a 6.4 GB
Quantum hard drive with Ultra-DMA support, and an LS-120 floppy drive. Multimedia
is delivered with the help of a 24x CD-ROM
drive, an Acer AW35Pro sound card and a pair
of WaveSonic 160 watt speakers,
Also included in the package are an Acer
ALN201 network card, an Acer 56Kbps
modem and aprogrammable keyboard capable of adjusting volume, controlling CD-ROM
activity and calling up the Windows 95 calculator at the press of a button.
Although the system was one of several
w hich encountered problems with t h e
Database portion of our benchmark suite, it
still managed to produce good results for a
machine in its class. This system is priced at
$3,999 and carries a two-year parts and labor
warranty. It should be noted that final pricing will vary once the prices have been
established for the new Matrox AGP video
card.
Continued on page66
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Corttimred from page88
although this particular model features an
imPressive 8 MB of WRAM on board. Storage
comes in the form of a Quantum Fireball 6.4
GB hard drive with UDMA support.
Multimedia accessories are once again first
grade, starting with the AWE64 Gold from
Creative Labs, and a DVD drive from Sigma
Designs. A Creative Labs Modem Blaster
56Kbps voice/faxmodem is also part of the
system, as is a Katron network card with coax
and 10Base-T support.
As an added bonus garners will appreciate,
it has the latest 3D accelerator from Matnix
the M3D. This card is designed to work with
your current video card, and to offer excellent
3D Performance and quality comparable to
Diamond's Monster 3D at a lower cost.
This machine also indudes an impressive
speaker system consisting of a subwoofer with
two satellite stereo speakers and a microphone.
The software list i s l o ng, i n cluding
Grolier's 1997 Encyclopedia, Print Master
Gold, Master Clip Art 6000, Me Ez My World,
Family Doctor, Home Office Suite'97, US Atlas
4.0, World Atlas 4.0, Mavis Beacon Teaches
Typing, ChessMaster 4000 Turbo, Ultimate
Game pack with25 games, CyberSpeed, and
Ultimate Race 3D.
The video card in this machine was an S3

Trio64 V2 with 2 MB of DRAM on board. This
meant we had to test this machine in a 16-bit
c olor d epth,
as
opposed to 32-bit,
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all other machines.
I BM's own 4 2 G B
hard drive is used for
storage in this system. This drive has
some impressive benchmark results, and not
only provides ample storage, but keeps data
moving quickly throughout the system.
The system also indudes a 16x CD-ROM
drive, a 10/100Base-T network card, and a
Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound system.
Although we tested this machine with
Windows 95, it should be noted that it ships
with Windows NT Workstation 4.0. An overall score was not obtained for the machine
due to a problem it encountered with the
Desktop Presentation portion of the benchmarks, but its other scores indicate satisfactory performance. The 300 XL is priced at a suggested $4,310, which indudes the IBM G72
17-inch monitor, and a one-year labor, threeyear parts warranty.
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One of th e fastest
m achines i n th i s
and indudes Tomb Raider 3D, Monster Truck
roundup, the system
Madness, M o n da y
Nig h t
Foo t b all,
from K T X
l e a ves
CyberDome, Terracide, and Dark Rift. To help
nothing
to
be
you enjoy t h ose g ames, a M i c rosoft
desired. It is packed
SideWinder Pro Joystick is added. Overall this
full of great compomachine offers excellent features, solid pern ents t hat w o u l d
formance, and is priced at $5,499 with a fiveplease anyone, especially serious garners.
year labor, three-year parts warranty.
lts has a 300 MHz Pentium II processor,
sitting on a KTX motherboard with the new
Hits
440LX chipsetand 64 MB of SDRAM on
Another brand wellboard. ATI's new XpertftsWork AGP card with
known to us here at
TCP La b s, t hi s 8 MB of SGRAM provides not only super fast
graphics, but is capable of very high resolumonth's system from
Hits Electronicsfea- tions. Storage comes in the way of a new
Maxtor DiamondMax 7.0 GB hard drive with
tures a Pentium II
Ultra-DMA support and a built-in Zip drive
processor operating
at 266 MHz, an ASUS from l omega. Multimedia i s d e l ivered
through a Creative Labs DVD drive and a
KN97-X ATX motherboard with the 440FX
chipset and 64 MB of EDO RAM. The mother- Sound Blaster 16 sound card. For communicaboard includes the Sound Blaster 16 chipset tions, there is a KTX 56Kbps faxmodem.
Performance on this machine was spectacfor 16-bit sound without the need for a sepaular, coming in at an overall score of 272, and
rate sound card.
having no problems whatsoever during the
Once again we see the Matrox Millennium
benchmark. Software titles induded with this
II card being used with 4 MB of WRAM on
board, and the Quantum Fireball 6.4 GB drive machine are IBM's AntiVirus, and the IBM
WorldBook Pack, as well as Lotus SmartSuite
with Ultra-DMA support. Creative's DVD
drive is also part of this system, and is ready 97. This system is priced at $3,595 and
includes a two-year parts and labor warranty.
for aylew of DVD movies already available on
DVD disc. A USRobotics Sportster 56Kbps
NEC
voice/faxmodem is included, as well as a pair
The
n ew
NEC
of Yamaha M15 speakers.
Direction SPL 266
This was one of few machines this month
makes its way into
to encounter problems with our benchmarks,
our Labs this month,
specifically the database portion of it. Aside
and wastes no tiine
from this glitch, other scores indicate average
in making a lasting
performance for.a machine in its class. It is
impression. This is
priced at $3,779 and comes with a two-year
yet another machine
parts and labor warranty.
sure to please the serious gamer or the lover of
A package of game demos is also provided,
IBM
The new PC 300XL from IBM makes use of the
new 266 MHz Pentium II processor on a 440FX
motherboard, and comes standard with 32 MB
of EDO RAM. The model sent to us for testing,
however, was equipped with an additional 64
MB, bringing the total up to 96 MB.
pure speed.
Powered by a 266 MHz Pentium II processor on a 440LX motherboard, the SPL 266
offers the latest technology from head to toe.
The machine is equipped with 64 MB of highs peed SDRAM, a n e w N u m ber N i n e
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Revolution 3D AGP video card with 4 MB of
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the motherboard, a new DiamondMax 7.0 GB
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with Ultra-DMA support, a Panasonic 24x
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from Ultinet offers
good performance,
and a nice mix of
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Powered by a 300
MHz processor on a
440LX motherboard,
the system features 64 MB of high-speed

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with 4 MB of WRAM on board, a Quantum
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drive from Panasonic, a , USR 56Kbps
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Creative Labs' Sound Blaster AWE64 sound

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recycled disk that Beschen sells in recycled chipboard boxes daims to be superior to the run-ofthe-mill virgin floppy and of comparatively
lower price. How is this paradox achieved?
It begins when software programs become
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96

SOFTWARE
Microsoft rolls out NT 5 beta

B Y GEO F W H E E L W R I G H T
International Data Corporation, one of the

keys to the success of Windows NT 5.0 will be
with reduced cost of ownership, at the earliest possible time."

Microsoft said it ex pectsto continue
impact of the new release is expected to be
in how it reduces computing costs. "It means particularly important. "Windows NT 5.0 is
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Microsoft took a major

step toward the evolution of its Windows NT
"industrial grade" computer operating system
in late September, announcing the first beta
pre-release versions of Microsoft Windows NT
S erver version 5, 0 a n d W i n d ows N T
Workstation 5.0 operating systems. Copies of
the software were handed out to the 6,200
developers in attendance at M i crosoft's
Professional Developers Conference here, and
to key corporate customers and 200,000
developers.
The software, which will not be generally available until 1998, promises to reduce
the cost of o wnership when managing
that at a time when information technology

resources are being squeezed and reduced in
many companies, NT 5,0 will enable a smaller number of system administrators to do

more work and take care of more users," she
said.
For developers of products used in corporations such as SAP, which is a leading play-
strong growth of its corporate computer oper-
the most significant operating system release

ever for us as developers," said SAP vice-president, Karl Heinz Hess. "With all of the rich
services that it delivers, from transactioning
to scalable directory services, we can build
more powerful applications much more
quickly. Our customers will benefit from getting new application functionality, together
ating system sales. The company reported

that shipments of Windows NT Workstation
have increased by 177 percent annually since
its release and that in the past six months,
computer makers have more than doubled
the number of machines on which they preinstall Windows NT Workstation. 0
Micrnsnlt exjilninsWinIii linlnjj

NB Microsoft's announced delay of a next version'of the its Windows operating system,
Windows 98, may have shocked Wall Street, but
Microsoft says the decision to delay does not
mean the company is ha~ing problems developing the product.
"First, we want to say Windows 98 never
had a promised shipping date of February,
1998. We always said we planned to ship
Windows 98 in the first quarter of 1998. Now,
we are saying we will ship Windows 98 sometime in the second calendar quarter of 1998
Windows 98 will ship as an upgrade to

Windows 95 and Windows 3.x," continued the
spokesperson. 'What we are saying is that we
have delayed the Windows 95 upgrade until we
have completed the Windows 3.x upgrade, so
they can both ship at the same time. Originally,
the Win 95 upgrade was going to ship before
the Win 3.x upgrade."
Asked if beta testing of the Windows 95
upgrade uncovered problems that contributed to
announcement does not reflect problems with

the development of Windows 98."
Computer industry analyst and publisher of
the California TechnologyStock Letter, Michael
Murphy, agreed, "I think Microsoft delayed
Windows 98 for the reasons they stated. They
want to kill off Windows 3.x. By combining both
upgrades to ship at the same time, they have a
better chance of accomplishing that goal."
He continued, "In the long run, they want
the delay, the spokesperson replied, "No, that is to kill off Windows 95 also, but I think that will
not that situation. We are pleased with the come with a next version of the Windows oper(by june 30)," a company spokesperson told progress of the Win 95 upgrade and we have not ating system, which will be an integration of a
been confronted by any problem which would standard desktop version of Windows and
"Secondly, it is important to understand cause a delay, We want our users to know this Windows NT." PatrickMcKenna
"enterprise" (or company-wide) computing

resources: Microsoft aims to accomplish this
by building into Windows NT S.O a number
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maintain, upgrade and,manage the activity
on their computer networks. It i s a l so
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Windows Terminal computer systems being
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The snowbird lifes le

ered how you
a re going t o
spend your retirement
one's retirement years. It could enhance the

quality of one's life immeasurably. About
two-thirds of Snowbirds leave Canada for the
United States or Mexico in late October or
years? Have y o ur
early November and return sometime before
t hought a b out t h e
retirement lifestyle of
being a
S n o wbird?
Maybe your parents or
relatives already are
Snowbirds. At this time
the end of April. The other third prefer to

wait until January and stay in the South for
up to three months. Snowbirds can therefore
have the best of both worlds, enjoying the
benefits of both countries during various seasons of the year that are optimal for a wide
range of outdoor activities,
Living in the south during the winter can
also be very affordable. In fact, you may find
that you come out ahead financiaily. This is
because of the savings from the lower cost of
we you consid-
of year, many people

fantasize about planning for and enjoying the Snowbird lifestyle.
T he thought of spending up t o s i x
months a year in a warm and sunny U.S.
winter months. Even taking into account the

cost of your out-of-country emergency medical insurance, you could be breaking even or
paying just a bit more than you would if you
stayed at home in Canada all winter. It is this
type of attractive economic reality that is also
a contributing factor to the decision of many
to winter in warmer climes.
As a Canadian Snowbird, there are many
matters to deal with when you are spending
up to six months in the United States or
Mexico, You must consider issues such as
family, friends, finances, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, investments, taxes,
immigration, customs, housing, travel, safety
living in the U.S, or Mexico. You can rent a
VVIth proper planning, the Snowbird
in your pad lease fee.

In addition, you are saving money on
heating costs at home in Canada during the
lating, satisfying, and enjoyable experience of
ious needs.
More information about the Snowbird
lifestyle is available in the second edition of
my book, TIIe Canadian Snowbird Guide:
Everything YouNeed to Know About Living Parttime in the USAand Mexico. 3
Oouglae Gray, LL.B. formerIy a practicing lawyer, is
now aVancouver-based speaker.columnistand
author of 15 beetselling business and personal
and security, and medical and other types of
Sunbelt state or Mexico, during Canada's cold

winter is becoming more appealing to millions of Canadian retirees. This trend is
increasing every year, as Canada's population
ages, and baby boomers start taking early
retirement by choice or circumstance. Many
Snowbirds are as young as S0. Because
Canadians are living longer and staying
healthier, retirement could last 30 years. That
is why many Canadians choose to spend part
or all of the winter months in a warmer climate, hence the term "Snowbirds."
lifestyle can provide the most active, stimu-
Having said al l t h at, t h e Snowbird

lifestyle is not for everyone. It is just another
retirement option. It is wise to try it for a
month or so by renting, In other words,
evolve into the lifestyle in a step-by-step fashion to see if you like it and it meets your var-
finance books,plus areal estateInvestment software
insurance.
You also need to give thought to such
important matters as money management,
financial planning, wills, estate planning,
and the need for reliable professionals and
other advisors.
There is a n i n c reasing number o f
Canadians who prefer to spend the winter
months in various parts of Mexico. Mexico is
rich with culture and diversity, and over one
million Canadian tourists visit Mexico every
year. There are several locations in Mexico
that are popular retirement communities for
Canadian and American part-time or fulltime residents.
mobile home/RV pad for a smail amount,

starting at about US$200 per month, based
on a 12-month lease. You can buy a used
mobile home (fixed in place) in a park for
US$5,000 and up that could Ineet your needs.
There are some good bargains, especially at
the end of the season in April. IAIhen you
amortize that cost over 10 or more years, it
becomes very affordable. You also have use of

all the facilities and amenities at a mobile
home/RV park, which are generally included
program.The Canadian Snowbird Guide isavailable

from bookstores or directly from the publisher at
aoo-sas-s?sa.
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TRENDS
Mortal Kombat and Celestial Works

Copyright in compilations and joint works
B Y BRA D L E Y j .
FR E E D M A N
p rofessional d ancer an d m a r t ial a r t s

experts, The performance videos were digi-
tized, modified, and incorporated into the

game software.
The performers signed agreements

Two recent U.S.court decisions

involving copyright claims over the
popular MortalKombat arcade and
video games and the UrantlaBook
(a book of new age celestial
teachings) illustrate the availability of copyright protection for
compilations and Joint works.
Canadian courts apply similar
legal principles.
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Copyright: original expression

Copyright law protects works of original
expression. In this context, originality does
not require creativity, novelty or inventiveness. Foi the purposes of copyright protection, a work is considered original if it originates from the author, is a product of her
labor, skill and judgment, and is the original
expression of her thoughts as opposed to
being copied
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A collection of separate and distinct works is
known as a "compilation." Generally, copyright in a compilation belongs to its creator,
as long as the collection is an "original" work.
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protected by copyright, regardless of whether
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inseparable, the work is known as a "work of
joint authorship." As a general rule, the creation of a work of joint authorship requires a
common intention to create a single, unitary
work, In addition, the contribution of each
author must itself. be a form of copyrightable
expression and not m erely a n o n-copyrightable direction or idea.
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require each author to contribute equally,
provided that each author's contribution is
not negligible. Generally, joint a uthors
own their joint work in equal shares as tenants in common, and each author's right to
use and dispose of the work is constrained
by the rights of the other authors. The
Beatles' songs by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney are well-known works of joint
authorship.
The MortalKombat case

The May 1997 decision in Ahn v. Midway
Manufacturing Cu. involved claims of ownership of the popular Mortal Kombat and
Mortal Kombat II video games. The characters for the original arcade games were
derived from videotaped performances of a
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KIDS
After the report card

Educational software that helps students make the grade
From: Brainstorm
Price: $46
B Y JEAN A L L E N - I K E S O N
The back-to-school routine ls habit.
The kids come and go speaking of
Michelangelo, decimals and adverbs.
All is well until they come sliding in
with that first report card. You can
tell by their faces that a few minor
adjustments need to be made. Or
maybe they just need a boost in general skills, such as typing or reading,
or a few handy references toget
them started on projects and reports.
few years ago, the best software to give
your kids a boost was designed primarily for the preschool to Grade 2 crowd,
but more and more good products are arriving
to help students in Grade 3 to college levels.
Tyiie
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Read, Write and Type
From: Learning Company
Price: $55
Iumpstart Typing
From: Knowledge Adventure
Estimated retail price: $40
Mario Teaches Typing 2
Each modality, hearing, seeing

and doing, reinforces what they
Slam Dunk Typing
are learning.
From: Creative Wonders
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Price: $32.99
newest in the Jumpstart series of
Typing Tutor Deluxe
curriculum-based software (availFrom: Individual Software
a ble for W i n dows 3.1/95 o r
Price: $39.95
Macintosh). Like many educationThe three-R's of education
al titles, it is built around a comhave a new sibling that is an
petitive kill-and-drill t ype game.
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essential skill in the computKids must sharpen their typing
erized world of today: typskills to win an Olympicing. Ten-finger typing skills are
, style competition. There
essential for productivity, whether
are games to suppleyour child is 10 or 25. Like it or not,
ment the instructional
hunt and p eck j ust i sn't g ood
drills with lots of hype
enough anymore.
and graphics. It begins
Five years of age is not too early
with a speed test and
to start on the path to mastering the
then concentrates on a
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QWERTY k e y board.
Children this young can learn keyc ; , until speed is achieved
boarding skills with clever programs
with each set. The
like Read, Write and Type (available
basics look similar to
for Windows or Macintosh). It teaches
what typing teachers used to beat out with a
children to type as they learn letter recognimetronome,
tion and reading skills it even slips in some Mario Teaches Typing 2 (for Windows 3.1/95
phonics exercises. With this program, they
or Macintosh) uses keys to navigate Mario
hear the letter or wordsee it on the screen through a video game-type format. It is easy
keyboard and type it on their own keyboard. to get Into a feature teachers with limited
classroom time will appreciate. First, children

are presented with a dancing keyboard with
animated sequences to demonstrate finger
positioning. Then, they start practicing four
keys: each stroke hops and bops Mario along.
Two cartoon hands illustrate which finger
needs to be used and if too many mistakes are
made, Mario repeats the exercise. Otherwise it
is on to the next exercise. After these are completed, students move on to customized levels
of typing practice.
This program intertwines game and practice rather than flipping back and forth
between the two. Teachers should like this
direct approach. Brainstorm rates it for ages 6
to 10, but older kids probably need more
practice typing words. However, this is a good
place to start.
Slam Dun k T y p in g f r o m C r e ative
Wonders (for Windows 3.1/95 or Macintosh)
uses a basketball game format. This is a slick
and well-designed tutorial with loads of
avenues for variety and honing skills.
Children can spend as much time as they
like working on four-key combinations or
move to three higher levels that use the entire
keyboard, or on to typing several paragraphs
at a time with speed tests. After initial practice
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TRENM
llortal Komhat and Celestial lhtorhs
' Continued from page 101
authorizing the use of their performances
for coin-operated arcade games, an d
assigned the copyright in the performances
to the game creators. The success of the
arcade games led to home video, home
computer and handheld game versions,
which were not expressly covered by the

performers" agreements. The new game versions were based upon the same software as
the arcade version.
The performers were asked to sign new
agreements authorizing the use of t heir
performances for the non-arcade versions

of the game. They refused, and sued for
alleged unauthorized use of their personas
and performances. The performers argued,

among other things, that they were coowners of the copyright in the non-arcade
game software on the basis that the software was a joint work created by the performers (contributing their performances
and choreographic works) and the software
engineers.
authorship in the game software. The court

concluded that the performers' images and
movements were transitory contributions to
the work, and were not sufficient copyrightable contributions to give rise to copyright ownership in the game software. In the
result, the court dismissed the performers'
claims.
human beings, and therefore lacks the requi-
As with other types of copyrightable
site ingredient of human creativity to constitute a copyrightable work. The court agreed
that copyright laws were not intended to protect divine creations, and therefore the individual papers themselves might not be copyrightable.
Nevertheless, the court held that notwithstanding the claimed non-human origin of
works, copyright in a joint work can be
The tlrantla Iooh case
the papers, the book as a whole was copyright
The june 1997 decision in Urantia Fourrdatiou

v. Maafrerra involved claims of ownership of
the Urantia Book, a collection of 196 distinct
papers claimed to be authored by nonhuman celestial beings and transcribed, compiled and collected by human followers. The
parties to the dispute claimed that the book
contains the teachings of celestial beings
(such as the Divine Counselor and the Chief
of the Archangels of Nebadon), who transmitted their teachings by answering questions posed by groups of followers through a
human medium.
This process resulted in the creation of the
196 papers, which were then arranged into
protected as a compilation, because human

creativity was involved in the selection and
arrangement of the papers into the book. The
court indicated that had the defendant copied
only one of the papers, there might not have
been a copyright infringement. However,
since the defendant copied all of the papers as
compiled in the book, the defendant was
liable for copyright infringement.
assigned in whole or i n p art by written

assignment. Also, as with other works, moral
rights in a joint work cannot be assigned,
but they can be waived in whole or in part.
Accordingly, where a work may result from a

collaborative effort, proper agreements covering all intellectual property rights, prepared with the benefit of legal advice, are
appropriate. 0
Bradley J. Freedman
is e trial lawyer with the
Vancouver Iaw firm Ladner Downs. Hie preferred
areas of practice include intellectual praperty Iaw and
commercial litigation. He can be reached byemail at
bfreedman@ladner.corn. This article is of a general
nature, and cannot be regarded as legal advice.
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The court rejecied the performers' arguments, and held that there was no requisite
common intention to create a joint work. In
support of this finding, the court noted that
book. The defendant, an avid reader of the
the game company's software engineers wrote . book, began to make and distribute verbatim
the software used in all versions of the games, copies of the entire text of the book The
and decided what portions of the performers' Urantia Foundation sued, claiming copyright
performances would be incorporated into the
infringement.
games. The court held that the agreements
The defendant argued there was no valid
signed by each of the performers were incon- copyright in the book, becauseit embodies
sistent with a common intention of joint
the works of celestial beings rather than
erforrn~lw'I
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though these things are important as well.
What you find after enough Web page creation, however, is that without the proper
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maybe I should add this..." and then setting
off in a mad blur of t emporary activity.
There has been no master plan. Not even
any real decisions to go in this direction or
that. And on this site at least there has
never been any real thought given to man-
agement or containing the thing. It just

grows.
The results of this lack of management
show in the pages. There isn't any real cohesive look or feel to the site: My brain is organized enough that there aren't any dead ends,
but there is a whole lot that could be better
and link rot is starting to set in on some of my
older pages. I know that some of the offwte

links I' ve specified in some of my older pages
no longer work but since it's a personal
page I'm not really motivated to chase them
down and change them.
From this description and from knowing
what's available from doing reviews and from
some of the other sites I' ve designed I realize
that the type of management I need is fairly

passive. I don't want a management tool
that's going to control the whole thing, but I '
do want to be able to gef in there, change one
thing and have it change a bunch of things.
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that your needs might be very different.
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tools available. Some of them will hold your
hand gently and prompt you to do your
management stuff with a very quiet voice.
Others take a more firm approach and will
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out of y o u r h a n ds. Some are c learly
designed for the geek-in-training and others
shouldn't reailv be attempted by anyone
lacking a computer science degree and a

note from their mother.
Let's look at some of the options and see
how they stack up. Reniember, though, that
this little round up of products is not really
meant to compare one against the other. At present, Web site management software remains
very different from one package to the next.
MicrosoftFrontPage
Platform: Windows 95 & NT
System requirements: 486 or higher processor, 8 MB
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requirements, CD-ROMdrive for installation.
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Price: $209
Microsoft FrontPage brings an almost holistic
approach to Web site management. Right out

of the box and From your very first page,
FrontPage has you thinking about your whole
site, not just the individual pages and pieces
that it consists of.
And like a lot of Microsoft software these
days, if you don't know anything about managing a Web site and you
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choice. On the other hand, those who
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feel stymied by FrontPage's totalitarian
approach to Web site management.
FrontPage is, of course, not just a Web
management tool. In fact, everything you
need to make a Web site ships with the program in a very skinny box. You get a WYSIWYG HTML editor one that critics alternately love or hate (but since when did
Microsoft Anything not i nspire ambivalence?) and yo u g e t M i c rosoft I mage
Composer, the drop-dead image editor that
isn't available for purchase by itself.
Fortunately, at present, it's possible to try
beforeyou buy. You can download the beta
version of Frontpage 98 from the Microsoft
Web site and take FrontPage for a spin before
you invest the big bucks.
HTML editor of your choice: unlike version 1

that came bundled with a hopelessly lame
editor. That means you can use the Web site
management to its full potential, while working with an editor that you like and know.
At present, if you happen to know and
like Adobe's WYSIWYG editor, PageMiil, life
is easier, because you can download the full
SiteMill program from the Adobe Web site for
free. The same is true for registered users of
SiteMill 1.0. And free, no matter how you
package it, is a very good price.
SiteMill lets you look at your whole Web
site in one graphical view, in much the same
way FrontPage does. From that overview, it' s
possible to repair frayed and damaged links;
find errors in your site, and correct them
semi-automatically. You can see where your
outside links go, and even deliver your whole
site to your Internet service provider (ISP)
with a single click.
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Corel's WebMaster Suite must be said to be
the most impressive looking package ever
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In a market where there are so many offerings, creating a package that tries to be all
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hgre.
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about the New World Order, UFOs, black
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Dr. Karl was awarded a Doctorate of
Divinity Kinetics IDDK) from the University
of Windsor's Scarborough campus. He denies
the Mel Gibson movie Conspiracy Theorywas
based on his life, although he doesn"t deny
certain physical similarities to said Australian
4. Mind Control Forum: A wacky site

spinning a tale about mind control, "thought
detecting" machines, and g overnments
watching you through your TV, computer,
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Battle of the Web browsers: Round 4

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If you are a new user, and are not accustomed to tweaking your configuration or registry, or if you have exotic software and
peripherals, you may want to wait a few
weeks until the final code for Explorer 4,0 is
shipped. One of our testers encountered
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became necessary to uninstall Explorer
4.0 altogether this person is not terribly
eager to re-install it again, Others have had
positive experiences, but simply don't like the
browser-style interface (the changes take
some getting used to, especially in the File
Explorer where files tend to open when
you click on them once, making moving or
copying them a bit of a headache).
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t's browser wars time again. Seems like

every few months the gladiators suit up
to do battle. While each browser has its
cheering section, most of us sit in the middle of the fray, bewildered by the features
and cheices, waiting in vain for one combatant to emerge as the clear winner. Of
course, once the dust clears, both have their
share of medals kudos granted from this
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rent offerings faster, and smaller wi th
with content similar to Explorer's channels.

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The redesigned Navigator 4.03 has new
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desktop.
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mail messages or address book entries in
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good idea for new users, but the power user
and address book entries. The new commight find it a tad condescending. The care
mand completer is another handy feature.
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It remembers where yeu have traveled
filtered into the program itself, however.
before. Place your cursor in the address
By integrating the Web and the desktop, box, start typing a URL, and it completes it
Internet Explorer makes your desktop look
for you.
some tweaking to re-establish. Minor nitpick-
Communicator/Navigator is the clear choice

for the power-user with some spare change to
pay the licensing fee, and Explorer wins with
those of us with shallow packets who need a
helping hand more aften. It wouldn't be fair
to express a preference myself, as I think most
folks will end up upgrading or sticking with
their current browser because they are already
used to It.
Some will simply download both and
switch between them until they establish a
preference by force of habit. Both are still in
the beta-debug phase, and there is no killer
application that makes either browser a
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Both offer excellent value, and both promise
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Weaving your own Web site: Part XXVI

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respecting modem browser should now be
BY KEITH SCHENGILI- RDBERTS

There's plenty you-can do with HTML
tables ln addition to simply holding
lists of items ln them. Bilany Web
designers use tables ln ways never
originally envisioned, but almost
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contains a table of contents on the left side
of the page, but don't want to use the set of
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means.
In this case, the WIDTH attribute forces

the t a ble "column" to be 180 pixels wide. The
li nk s for this home page appear in the'lefthand side of the Web page, and the content
app e ars on the right. As long as the BORDER
attribute of the <TABLE> tag is not specified,
no actual table borders appear, so users may
not even know they are looking at a Web page
A table review
exclude those who don't use a Frames-capa-
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ble browser.
typical HTML table is made up of the follow-
Or maybe you'd like to create a Web page

containing multiple columns, but don't want
ing three tags: <TABLE>, <TR> and <TD>.

The <TABLE> container tag defines the beginning and ending of a table. The <Tlb tag sets
a table ro, and the <TD> tag sets an individual table data element within that row. You
build up a table by first defining the boundaries of the table, then setting the rows of the
table, and then inserting individual data elements that are the cells of the table. So a basic
2x2 table looks like this:
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incapable of reading and interpreting the
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Welcome to my introductory home page! y o u r Web pages that does not rely on the
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to use the <MULTICOL> tag because it only

works in Netscape Navigator. What you need
is a bunch of tables to lay things out on your
Web pages.
There are two different approaches to creating a multi-column display using HTML
tables: either create a Web page consisting of
two table data cells where all of the contents
are arranged in two long columns, or create a
table that displays its content in various cells.
The second approach is really a variant of the
first, and both have their specific uses on a
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some table tag attributes and a few other
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There are more table tags available (like

<TH> and <CAPTION>), but for our purposes
these three simple tags are all you need to create some very sophisticated looking Web
pages. By embedding tables within tables, a
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Diana, landmines and amputees

Tragedy shines light on Web's role as forum
for sharing information, ideas and grief
B Y IA N
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Bosnia in August brought Rutherford and Diana together. (You

may recall the footage and interviews with Ken, a double,
below-knee amputee who guided Diana around Bosnia.)
The Web has also played a pivotal role in how some of
Diana's "causes" communicate their needs, particularly groups
that are trying to raise awareness about the plight of landmine
victims. By disseminating this information though the Web, it
may have easily brought the landmine issue to the world' s
attention far more quickly than by conventional media. The
Web circumvented traditional broadcast media and brought
the Iandmine issue into world consciousness.
Anti-landmine activists around the world recognized the
importance of the Web and email early on. In doing so, information on the landmine issue was immediately available to
everyone, particularly the traditional media as Diana's sojourn
to Angola caught world attention.
As a recent example, Mines Action Canada (MAC) used its
listserv mailing list to distribute up-to-date information on the
Oslo conference on landmines. For me as an independent
writer, there is no better source of information than the
horse's mouth. Email provides a medium through which we
don't have to deal with overworked editors or compete with
the latest baseball scores. The Net will no doubt be heavily
used to funnel information as Ottawa becomes the focus of
world attention in December for the signing of the world
treaty on landmines.
e vast majority of Canadians were deeply saddened by the recent death of Diana, Princess of
Wales. Although only a minority of us had actually met Diana, most of us felt her loss through the very
media that supposedly contributed to her unfortunate
death. However, for a considerable number of us, we
expressed the loss of Diana through the Internet.
The death of Diana is probably the most significant
event the Web has yet experienced. The number of Web pages
that popped up in tribute to her was amazing. I held back the
September edition of Amputation an online magazine for
amputees I started in June 1996 for 24 hours in order to write
a tribute to the princess.
The Royal Web site (http: //www.royal.gov.uk) received
over 13.8 million hits in one week, with 350,000 people sending condolences through an online form. With so many people connecting to the Royal Family through its Web page, we
expressed ourselves in a way previously unheard of.
One cannot help feeling that the Web played an important
role 13.8 million hits in a week is a staggering amount of
bandwidth. This "connection" between the user and the
Royals proved to be an incredible tool for expressing grief,
especially for those of us outside Great Britain.
Raising awareness
My respect and interest in Diana increased dramatically
when she became involved in th e landmine issue. Her
involvement and obvious feeling for landmine survivors
touched me as a person with an amputation, I was in love
with the woman from then on.
My indirect connection to Diana was through the Web.
The very first issue of my online magazine featured an article by Celina Tuttle of Mines Action Canada. This topic
was addressed again in other issues: in january 97, I feat ured an interview with Ken Rutherford of t h e
Landmine Survivors Network; and in May an article on
Diana's visit to Angola, using images captured from the
BBC documentary to supplement the text. Diana's visit to
Changing lives
The result of the landmine issue being called to i ntern
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attention has been a positive for the survivors of landmine
explosions.
Angola has a population of 30 million, most of whom
don't have phones, let alone computers. Yet, because we in the
developed nations are in immediate contact, we can encourage others to give to charities that try to improve the quality
of life for the average Angolan amputee.
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and email. Amputees in other nations, such as
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the Net played a contributing role. But we still
have such a long way to go.
Cosssumer activism
The Internet is also playing a significant role
in how amputees in North America now discuss

issues that were previously reserved for annual
meetings or chance meetings on the street.
As an industry, the North American prosthetics business lies somewhere between a
doctor's office and a bicyde repair shop. It is,

for the most part, self-regulated. In the United
States
where it does $1 billion of business
annually you do not have to be legally "certified" in order to practice.
Consumer activism within the industry has
been traditionally restricted to national organizations such the Amputee Coalition of America
IACA) national confereno.. The ACA has only
existed since 1982 and no consumer-based organization currently exists in Canada. However,
even the ACA is heavily dependent on funding
from the industry in order to function.
Even with the growth of the Internet, it is
rare outside of a prosthetic facility for
amputees to meet. Even within a prosthetic
facility amputees are often located in cubicles
or private waiting rooms, away from the other
amputees.
Internet mailing lists and Web pages are
starting to play a more and more significant
role in uniting amputees and raising consumer

rights issues. Amputees who would have never
communicated with each other finally have the
opportunity to share ideas, concerns and complaints about the prosthetics industry and state
of the technology in generaL
With email providing a forum for discussion,we have found some very common and
sometimes disturbing issues. For example in
the United States one can pay up to $40,000
for a prosthesis that might cost $10,000 in
Canada. We have found that some people
have flown across a whole continent to
receive almost exactly the same care and pros-
thetic limb they could have received at a facility 20 minutes from their own front door!
We have found new amputees are particularly vulnerable when the only information
they are receiving on their choices is the
advertising campaigns of leading prosthetic
makers and clinics, While national chains
may have some merit in the fast food business, too often national chains in the prosthetic industry leave the consumer broke and
without a suitable prosthetic limb.
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experiences. That list has since diversified into
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KIDS
Afterthe report card
the full text of the print encydopedia as well

as recent editions of the Britannica Book of
the Year and links to other useful Internet
sites. You can search it with a "natural language" search engine. It is expected to be
available in large chain stores in Canada in
November.
So for research papers and projects, line
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Contioued from page f 20

but knew the price tag would keep it out of
our house. The good news is that Britannica
on CD-ROM (for Windows 95/NT) has a relatively modest price tag (when compared to
the multiple-book version), and an easy-touse interface, the CD-ROM includes the
entire 32 volumes of text plus an Internet
l ink fo r t h e l a t est i n f o rmation f r o m
Britannica.
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Britannica CD-ROM. They complement one
another.
INiddloschool
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highschool totops
proOne series
on disc offer, nor the number of photos that

the hard cover version carries, though it does
have over 8,000 photos, graphics and illustrations and 1,200 maps.
What it does have is a depth of information on the largest number of topics available: the 65,000 articles, and 44 million
words of the hardback version, plus an additional 2,000 articles. There are 20,000
Internet links for more information as well.
And the contributors, are a treat Michael
DeBakey, Thor Heyerdahl and Carl Sagan, to
name a few. This level of expertise has been
typical throughout Britannica's 200-plus
year history.
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is the Analyst a spreadsheet-type function
that lets you pull out bits of information
from the encyclopedia and compare, for
example, literacy in France and China.
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well as the ability to click through maps for
increasingly detailed views and information
on countries.
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research efforts as opposed to offering a
nice coffee-table-style encyclopedia. For
From: Sofsource
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math and science, And by math and science, I mean they break it down to an entire
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assigned a project on Le Puy, an obscure

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that type of problem should be addressed.

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8 KIDS
Kirsten on Disney
to be a
Kids software veteran puts

new releases through their paces
BY ROD 8 KIRSTEN
LAMI RAND
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HerculesAnimated Story Book,

Hercules ltrlnt Studio,
From: Disney InterActive
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486-66 MHz processor (a 68040 on the Mac), 8
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and stay on the
"Hi, my name is Kirsten Lamirand. I am six.

My dad asked if I could write about this program, i t i s c a l led H ercules Animated
Storybook. I want to say that it was good.
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for the age that I am, but not very much
younger than I am, because of the Hades
guy, younger kids would get scared. This is
one of my favorites and is better than Lion
King Animated Storybook, I give it four out
Leamthelatest developmentsin
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of five 'cause it isn't ihe very best I' ve ever
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Your career depends on it.
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had but it isn't the very baddest I' ve ever

had. The very baddest I' ve ever had is
called...."
Those are the sentiments of my precocious daughter. Actually, those are most of
the things she had to say. She did go on
after that, about a program that disappointed her six months ago. I don't mention the
name of it here because I don't think she
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and she gets bored easily, She gives Hercules
Animated Storybook four out of five, which is
high praise indeed. She should know, she
plays a lot of computer games.
I give it four and a half out of five and
here's why. Disney Interactive has six
Animated
S t o r y Bo o k ti tl e s : 101
Dalmatians, Hunchback, Pocahontas, Toy
Story, Winnie the Pooh and Lion King. Lion
King was the first and although it was visually beautiful, I didn't like it. My review was
published in The Computer Paper, in June
'95 (Kirsten, then four, thought it was soso). After a half a dozen tries, Disney is getting it right. The Animated Story Books re-
tell successful movies as a series of a dozen,

or so, scenes.
As has become standard in children' s

programs, each new page is full of l i t t le
creatures and objects that perform minor

actions when clicked. To add greater diver-
sion, the Story Books also include games or

puzzles.In this case there is a checkers
game, a throw-rocks-at-the-dragon game, a

fire maze game and a f e w o t h ers.
ever really gave it a chance. She is quite

decided once she makes up her mind, so it
At six she might make a few spelling
Fortunately, there are three levels of each

game, thus ensuring a challenge for your 4to S-year-old.
errors but she can move around the desktop
is best if a software program gets it right

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notepaper, buttons, stickers, disk labels, banners and others. (Note the box says this pro-
gram is excellent with even a black and white

printer, but that just ain't so),
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gives it a 3 and I give it a 1,5, The formulaic process and lack of flexibility constrain
the user. The color schemes and fonts accu-
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what. The box doesn't come with any paper
products so you can't reaHy do much until
you go out and buy special paper. All in ail
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for another program

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This program is ~cally aimed at the threeto four-year-old crowd. My six- (soon-to-be-
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seven-) year-old daughter had this to say:
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Every time you visit a Web site, your identity on your browser can be recorded auto-
art of the exhilaration of Web surfing is

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Nobody knows who we are, how old we are;
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resources for further help and information. In
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have been hijacked and huge bills run up, who
putting personal information online, and

never making the m istake of assuming
attributed to them, whose online accounts
send or receive email), using proxy servers,

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went to all the work of making these things
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thought it would spray or something but the
frogs just jumped off it. Qr like the measuring
cup just fills up and fills down and fills up

and fills down. I think this is not as good as
Hercules but still better than Lion King. I give
it three,"
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From: Bethesda Softworks
Minimum system requirements: DOS5.0, Pentium 60
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modifications.
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XCar garage fadlity is an intimidating affair, with more userdefined car settings and adjus
tments than
any other racing product to date. As with
other racing simulations, you' ll be permitted
nyone who regularly delves deep to adjust numerous factors in several cate-
enough i nto Th e C o mputer Paper gories, including gearing, suspension, tires

and fuel, but here the level of detail in each is
month after month to find this column is probabQ aware that I'm a great fan of intricate to say the least.
The "aerodynamics section, for instance,
PC driving games. Hey, I'd do it in the real
world, but I don't have a couple of million permits modifications to the length and
width of both front and back wings, the size
bucks kickin' around and Kodak and DuPont
never return my phone calls.Anyway, the big PC racing news of late

has centered on Bethesda Softworks' first-ever
foray into the genre with XCar: Experimental
Racing. The pre-release buzz has been

absolutely enormous on this one, generating
reams of glowing words and some of the most

positive, upbeat previews ever to come from a
word processor.
Sadly, and to quote Public Enemy, "don' t
believe the hype." It's not that XCar doesn' t
work and on several levels too it's just that
it isn't what all the pundits were claiming,
namely the best racing simulation ever. It is
instead a tit with some really cool stuff that,
in the end, i offset by flaws that seem a bit
indicative of a urried release.
XCar is an t r e mely ambitious project,
one that focuses s o mething called "sports
of the endplate on each, and a pair of angle
Other positive aspects include a lovely

recreation of in-car sounds, compensations
for individual control devices, and a total of
11 varied racing environments ranging from

real-life recreations (Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio) to
the pure fantasy of Mayan Concourse or
problematic physics.
The game's graphical scaling, with cars
Timberland Pass.
that look too large in the foreground and too

small in the distance, also takes some adjustment. Add in the harrowing nature of XCar"s
often ribbon-thin dkuits and the possibility
including overhead mini-maps, a hat-con-
of program crashes (I encountered a number

of 'em on two completely distinct machines)
and you' ve got one heck of a fright-fest.
)Lnd though the garne looks pretty fair on
In-car options and tools are plentiful,

trolled point of view (forward, left, right and
behind), accurate rearview mirrors, and an
"on-the-windshield" H eads U p D i s play
crammed with information. XCar's replay
component is nothing short of marvelous,

with real-time readouts and telemetry, multi-
ple perspectives, and all the periphery of an
a high-end Pentium with a 3Dfx video board,
editing suite.
prepare to drop some detail or lose frame rate
Something the program does very well is

graphically showcase your vehicle's short-
modifications, including one that can be

made from within the cockpit. Then there' s
comings and strengths in relation to those of

your foes. I found myself in a three-lap dice
with one fellow, getting consistently out-
something called "underbody rake," which
For Speed II just ain't in the cards. Sporadic
can be altered to add or decrease overall

downforce.
audio dropouts, damageless accidents, graphic pop-throughs, extremely pixelated cars,
gunned through the same two sweeping cor-
Going even further beyond most sims and

in keeping with the freewheeling spirit of this
class of car, players may also select engine and
fuel types, tire size and wheelbase, then expe-
and an only marginally attractive and very

sexist championship celebration further hampered my enjoyment.
However, it must also be mentioned that
XCar has some very definite upsides. Most
critically, the game comes with a ton of userdefined options, meaning it can become
almost anything you want.
I found that by turning "steering help"
turns and the track's pair of straights.
rience the fruits of their labor at one of four

test tracks. And for the truly obsessed, XCar
has thoughtfully included telemetry readouts

that' ll supply graphical performance ~tistics
through each stage of your car's run.

In short, this is one heckuva title if you' re
into tweaking high-performance automobiles. Yet it's a bit less so if racing, not preparation, is your passion.
With full "realism" switched on, XCar is a
wheeled machines that truly push the tech-
racing world that strives to go the NASCAR

Racing 2 route but often fails to deliver. Most
strict regulations that apply in most other rac-
never mind emerge victorious in a r ace.

Granted it was meant to be bloody difficult,
but many of the problems you' ll experience
stem from handling inconsistencies and-
speed if your rig doesn't meet those requirements. In either case, that exquisite look of
Grand Prix II or the flat-out beauty of Need
prototype" cars: closed-cockpit, closednological envelope. As in the real world,

XCar's sports prototypes don't fall under the
drive a clean lap on anything but straightaways or the few wide corners in the game,
critically and most obviously, it's just too

hard to hop into one of these babies and
ew om
ners while recapturing ground on the tight

Considering all the factors of this particular
event and the settings of my car, it all made

perfect sense and I was able to remedy the situation later.
Add in some reasonably intelligent opponents who usually manage to realize they are
dealing with an unpredictable human, and
suddenly the game doesn't seem so bad.
on, minimizing"damage," and decreasing
Indeed, XCar should please those who realize

its inconsistencies beforehand and now you
suddenly a wonderful racing game nicely know what they are.
See you next month for a review of some
positioned between arcade wackiness arid
simulation a u thenticity. I n
p a r t i cular, of the year's best software titles and hardware
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the skill level of my opponents, XCar was
seemed to help rid the game of its handling

woes, makirfg it both quite driveable and
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Steve obs now App1e's interim CEO

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Jobs' high public profile

as an "'adviser" to Apple
management
had
come to dwarf the
visibility of any other
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d eparture o f
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A
board of directors
in early September, Apple
co-founder Steven Jobs
was formally appointed
the company's interim
chief execuhve officer
(CEO). Jobs had for
months
and other senior

Apple personnel.
Jobs has o n ce
again become the
ste a d fastly
denied being interested

in the job, in spite of his
increasing involvement in
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t he entreaties of many i n
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which he was ejected.
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stock he received as a part of the purchase of
NeXT (ironically, a better time to divest himself of Apple stock would have been after the
announcement of his appointment as CEO,
when Apple stock jumped sharply at the

good news).
Jobs has an almost mythical status within
the Mac-using community, and his presence is
a big boost towards maintaining confidence in
the Mac plitform. Although his appointment
is a necessary concession to an untidy reality
at Apple, it places additional pressure on Jobs
to work miracles in the shert term, and may
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difficult, as any would-be replacement for Jobs
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some very encouraging trends, with its share

of the Canadian computer market remaining
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in the United States), and continuing strong
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indicating strong acceptance by Mac users.
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AUSTIN, TX (NB) Apple Computer may have effectively ended future Macintosh clones,
but one Mac clone manufacturer, Power Tools, thinks an operating system (OS) from Be,
Inc. could carry a "Macintosh-like" clone into the future. The company announced a
licence agreement in September to include BeOS in.its current line of Madntosh dones.
For BeOS to effectively replace Mac OS 8 in clones a number of conditions must occur,
First, more native PowerPC applications need to be perted to the BeOS. (Officials at
PowerTools suggest a developer, or Be Inc is in the process of building a plug-in to BeOS
that would allow PowerPC applications to run without costly porting.) Second, BeOS
needs to work with the Common Hardware Reference Platform (CHRP), the next generation of Macintosh architecture.
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In the United States, beginning Sept. 22, PowerTools was scheduled to start shipping
BeOS and Apple's Mac QS 8 as packaged software from Apple. "By including a packaged
version of Mac OS 8, eur customers are entitled to full Apple support and service," added
Wong.
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obs ' keynote embraces publishing industry

BY PATR IC K
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executive officer, Steve Jobs, told approximately
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alter its course from its troubled past. He stressed
the Madntosh OS (operating system), ColorSync
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seat from each clone sell," said Jobs. After
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pie these features with its ability to schedule
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Last but not least, Emailer can be used to

set up an Internet list server from within the
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The htsttum line

Emailer comes pretty close to its claim of conuser.
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Advanced features
Foremost is the lack of drag-and-drop supEmaiier really shines by implementing port for folders in the mail browser window.
sophisticated internal routines called mail
At some point, I'd like to see tighter integraactions a fancy name fo r r n acros. tion of Emailer with the Desktop. It would be
Through the mail actions dialog box, a
nice to be able to store messages in folders
user can define a series of instructions that that are part of the Mac Finder, instead of
automate long or repetitive tasks Actions
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are also capable of triggering multiple
PowerTalk paradigtn will be resurrected in a
actions, making the process of error-checkfuture Mac OS?
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Examples of simple mail actions would be
mail programs should be mademore painless.
a utomatically f i l in g i n c oming m ai l o r
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automatically replying to an email message and auditing methods for its rules-based mail
when you are away on vacation (assuming,
actions.
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But these complaints are relatively minor
Internet connection and you leave your
compared to the overall utility that Emailer
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Motorola quits Mac clone business

BY PATR IC K
StarMax systems will be available for sale

until the end of 1997."
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SCHAUMBURG, IL (NB) A year ago, Apple
A week before Motorola's announcement,

Apple announced a US$1O) million acquisi-
Computer Inc. touted an expansive licensing of
the company's Madntosh operating system (OS) tion of leading Macintosh done seller, Power
to Power Computing, IBM, Umax Computer, Computing. By the end of the week, Umax
and Motorola. In early September, resigned to announced an arrangement to license Apple's
Apple's recent decision to halt the licensing of latest OS, Mac OS 8, for current Mac dones.
new technelogies, Motorola announced the end
Apple followed Umax's news release with
of StarMax computer systems, the company's an announcement claiming Apple had no
family of Macintosh dones.
In an official press statement, Motorola
Computer Group, a unit of Motorola Inc.,
stated a "plan to discontinue its Mac OWomrecent decisions to limit the introduction of
intention of licensing Mac OS 8 for dones

built on next generation Macintosh architecture, called the Coinmon Hardware Reference
Platform (CHRP). Apple also maintained the
company would not certify CHRP systems
built by any done maker or provide techno-
its new technology and phase out future
logical specifications for cloning Apple's
licensing. Under the new plan, Motorola
notebooks.
patiblesystem business in response to Apple's
Motorola company officials held a teleconference to announce the discontinuation

of the StarMax family of M ac clones. To
(Microsoft Windows with Intel inicroprocessors) done company, said Intel chief executive
officer Andy Grove was much easier to deal
deplete current inventory, StarMax systems

will be available until the end of the year.
with than the "people at Apple."

IB , according to Andersonnever got a
Mac done business off the ground, Umax
now has a license to sell existing Mac dones
with Mac OS 8 until July, 1998. Power
Computing, similar to Motorola, wiII sell Mac
dones until Dec. 31.
Hinting at what could turn into a fire sale,
Motorola announced enhancements to a

StarMax five-year warranty and extended
telephone support from 90 days to one year.

Rumors about Apple's done negotiations
indicated Apple's interim chief executive offi-
cer, Steve Jobs, and Apple's chief financial

officer, Fred Anderson, presented clone manufacturers, in separate negotiations, with a
"take it or leave it" offer.
omputing
Commenting on Apple's Power C

acquisifion, company founder Stephen Kahng,
announcing Power Cemputing as a WinTel
Ironically, different divisions of Motorola
and IBM are the fabricators and suppliers of

PowerPC microprocessors used by Apple for
Macintosh computers. Possible damage to
Apple's relationships with both companies
remains to be seen, but Motorola claimed a
$95 million charge as the cost of discontinuing the StarMax line. 0
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Phone corn an
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wo of the most irritating innovations
in this Canadian's
life in the '90s are people
calling me at home trying
to get me to switch my
l ong d i stance p h o n e
provider, and an evere scalating monthly bi ll
for
"info
se r v ices":
phone,cable,and Internethookup,Theseare
both visible symptoms of a big, underlying
change in the structure of modern life, and

computers are to blame.
The comfy old setup, where governments passed out monopolies or limited
numbers of licences to a few favored phone
companies, TV networks and the like, has
been blown up by the advent of new, digital, computing and communications technologies. This has meant the emergence of
cutthroat competition fo r c ustomers in
communication industries where it barely
existed in the peaceful days before computing. It has also meant that aH kinds of new
sources of information and communications options have flourished, from dozens
of new cable-TV channels, to digital cell
phones, to the growth of an Internet where
I can publish my own personal Web page to

people around the world.
Behjnd the scenes, there's a ferocious war
going on, between the traditional giants of
telecommunications, and a host of computer
geek upstarts. And, as in any war, it's the
dviTians (you and me) who will pay the costs
and live with the consequences.
I want my MlV... and my mobile

phone... and the World Wide Web
For decades, we' ve taken the phone for granted, but that doesn't mean it's a trivial part of
life. We become very conscious of the phone
whenever someone suggests it might be taken
away or interfered with, or made more expensive. According to social scientists and pollsters, the phone ranks in importance right
behind food and shelter in survey after survey. The reason is simple: it is a social tool
that aHows us to fulfill the basic human need
to communicate with other people.
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modems (MOdulator/DEModulators), an
electronic bulletin board system (BBS) culture sprang up. With that, the computer
became an important social tool for people
to use for communication, and the stage was
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of the country) and the computer industry to
begin butting heads.
In many nations outside North America,
such as Japan and Germany, the BBS culture
was smothered for many years by regulations
that preventedcomputerusers from "niisus-
ing" the local phone system by connecting
modems to it. This hostiTity to computer

competition to the phone actuafiy Giused
severe damage to thecompe
titivepositions of
Japan and Germany, since it stifled the
growth of a "computer culture of millions of
self-teaching, creative computer users.
The obvious advantages of BBSing induded the abiTity to post messages without needing the recipient to be present, sharing mes-
communicate aH kinds of information (text,

software programs, pictures, music) instead of
just the spoken word. But the real advantage
was that it created a demand for a universal,
user friendly, high-speed computer network.
The World Wide Web was the result.
Colng digital:
Let a hundred flowers bloosn
It became obvious by the late 1980s that personal computers were here to stay as a crucial
partof telecommunications. However, the

phone system wasn't necessarily the ideal
medium for this new age. The phonesystem
has a lot of limitations: it is a giant, bureaucratic organization that, if l eft t o i t self,
moves very slowly, and it has a heap of old
technology strung across the country, that is
expensive and difficult to update aH at once.
Certainly, it moved more slowly than the
computer industry. The advent of cheap
computer networking tedmology and computer digital audio in the 1980s suddenly created a rival communications industry that
was outside both g
and telco
control. Any fool could see that many things
could be done cheaper and better with the
new digital computer technologies than with
the old analog phone system, and lots of
fools tried to do it. A rapidly growing number of Fortime 1000 companies for reasons
ranging from a desire to save money, to linking worldwide operations, to increasing security, began to bring voice and data network-
overnm
ental
ing "in-house," bypassing the phone company's switchboards for i nternal company communications. Little companies, and individuals, were not far behind.
In response to complaints from the business community and the public, governments around the world de-regulated some
aspects of established phone systems, and in
some cases broke up the phone system into
regional competitors,. The g
mandated that telcos aHow other technologies
access to sateHite and ground line networks,
throwing the former nionopolies open to the
winds of competition.
The telcos responded to the challenge by
investing huge sums in rebuilding their
phone systems with the latest technologies,
and trying to offer combined phone and networking solutions. A strange phenomenon
overnm
ents
51
emerged: computer networks began to incorporate telephone functions, while the telephone system adopted computer networking
technology.
That brings us to where we are today: a
jumble of competing visions, technologies
and allianc~ Network integrators are continuing to skim off a lot of the telephone companies' largest and most lucrative customers by
offering "computer/telephony integration"
(TCI) as part of a network solution. Even individuals running their home offices are putting
voice mail, phone and even switchboard functions onto their computers.
The Internet
isbeing used to evade Iong
distance phone charges by using Internet
phone software to create digital voice connections worldwide. The phone companies
stiH have some advantages, induding a huge
revenue stream from the phone lines that
still reach into most homes and offices, and
an infrastructure that is more complete and
reliable than any of their competitors'.
Fibre in the shy

At the recent CBTA networking and telecom
show in Toronto, an upstart Canadian com-
pany calle
d Connexus demonstrated a new
digital wireless service, which it is promoting
as "a competifive alternative to cable and

local telecommunications broadband services." According to Connexus chief executive officer, Hill Dunbar, "we can be your
cable, telephone and Internet networks, all

in one.
Connexus offers a digital wireless networking technology that can handle up to 1
GB per second, making it suitable for networking voice, video, and computer data
transmission.
Whichever corporate or g
overnm
ental
giants "win" in this struggle, the important

legacy of the battle is the incredibly rapid
transformation of th e t elephone network
into something far more flexible and powerfuL Before you think that you can relax,
however, keep this cheery thought in mind.
the process of merging the phone with computer networks is well advanced, but the convergence of computer networks with television is just about to begin. To paraphrase the
great British prime i n i nister, W i n s t on
Churchill, "...this is not the beginning of the
end, it is the end of the beginning." CI
Apple licensing move a bad sign D ataquest

SAN JOSE, Calif. (NB) Apple Computer
Corp.'s recent move to end the licensing of
its operating system is the final drcling of
the wagons around the company's only two
remaining strongholds, according to a report
by Dataquest Inc.
"Our condusion is that Apple has started
down a path that will lead to its demise as a
serious player in the PC market" Dataquest
authors Martin Reynolds and James Staten
said in the report.
The study notes that i n September,
IBM and Motorola Inc. both said t hey
from Motorola, Power Computing, and others," Staten said, which "will inevitably cost
Apple a few points of market share in the
third and fourth quarters."
According to t h e s tudy, Apple "has
admitted defeat to the Intel PC market and is
now moving to protect and preserve what it
views as its only remaining strongholdspublishing and K-12 education.
Staten and Reynolds said they do not
believe Apple products will continue to succeed in the higher education markets.
The study also notes Apple's move to
would stop licensing the Macintosh operating system. Apple also recently acquired
Power Computing Corp., the l argest
restrict the Mac OS licensing program "disadvantages all parlidpants in the Madntosh
million, virtually ending the Apple clone
market," induding suppliers, software deveIopers, and users, and w ill accelerate the
dedine of the market.
market.
Apple's actions will now initiate a fire
sale of existing done Madntosh inventories
said, raises the risk factors for partidpating

m the Mac platform."
Macintosh clone manufacturer, for $100
The licensing decision by Apple, Staten
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and Reynolds said, because Power PC processor parts will begin to cost more and compete
less effectively with the Intel Pentium family.
Macintosh software developers also "will
accelerate movements towards other market
opportunities" they said.
In the short term, however, Apple should
expect to still see a few good quarters, the
report suggests. "As Apple's new machines

represent exceHent value and will attract
many buyers looking to upgrade their 1993
and 1994 vintage machines, Staten said, the
upgrade cyde "should give Apple a few good
quarters and create the Hlusion of a ship
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