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These workstations are good for fileservers, engineering, simulation, networking, CAD, desktop publishing, database, intensive calculations, software a pa in UNIX, O/S, DOS, CAD, C, X, Windows, and artificial intelligence. DYANCE COYPUTER SYoIZV5 SAN FRANCISCO 1231 Market St. (415) 552-2902 (415) 552-2904 FAX Inside San Francisco Hotel main floor Market & 8th Mezz Not responsible for typographic errors Subject to stock on hand. Prices subject to change SUNNYVALE 665 Grape Ave. (408) 732-6200 (408) 749-9449 FAX WALNUT CREEK 1987 N. Main St. (415) 945-8011 (415) 945-4941 FAX 3 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU Leasing & Financing Available MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 5 Microli ISSUE #82 MES. TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS: In the last few months, IBM and Apple have launched lower- cost product lines, featuring machines designed for the needs of the small business and home office user. There’s a renewed interest in affordable PC technology, much of it from people who are no longer willing to put up with the relatively user-hostile A> prompt after they've seen Mac and Windows. For our cover Story this issue, we talked to Brian Dougherty of GeoWorks, a company that first made its mark with GEOS, a win- dowing system for the then-aging Commodore 64. Last November the company Started shipping GeoWorks En- semble, a multi- tasking graphical environment that performs well on even XT-type ma- chines. Dougherty Outlines his company’s strategy for supplying the environment of choice for the millions of existing PC/XT/AT machines that can’t take advantage of Windows. Story starts on page 64. COVER STORY New Life For “Affordable” PCs By Mary Eisenhart and Lenny Bailes ...........cscssseresecerees 64 Cover and contents photos: Michael Jay GeoWorks CEO Brian Dougherty explains why you don't have to throw out your old PC to benefit from state-of-the-art technology. Industry Insight By Paul HOffMan ........ssrsscnseoseesereees 14 Supreme Court On Database Copyright ........scrcseeerseerseeee 14 Press Release Of The MONEN.......c..ssssecssesscerssescosssssscccsecerveesenee 16 New ACE Workstation Stand avr] .........ccsesccscssserssssssssscssesseseoes 16 Microcomputer News From JAPAN .......10scseresssseccsssrecssscssensecees 20 Realizable Fantasies By Jim Warren.....s0s00 24 Get online or get left behind. Dvorak’s Last Column By John Cc. Dvorak .......254 Weird stuff from the mailbag. BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Tiny Technology By Ed Katirny.....sssesssssssssssssssnssssee 29 UPS Experiments With Handwriting Recognition, Seiko Offers Compact Info Manager Stock Trading On The Go By £a Kann.............. 37 Tracking and decision-making software for the traveling investor. LANs By Wayne A. YQCCO0..cisiss..csscveisouseosotdsevseduesessbasesachs seston 44 Help for the system manager. UNIX By Bertnett FOLK. 0, scassxcnuenspeincgnacs eset ianpeaeainnspieastgsaneoi oes 46 Benchmarking the 68040 NeXT, the Sun SLC, and the IBM RS/6000. Safe COMPULIN By Michael RODIN ..eresssseeecseseneeee 55 With VDT ordinances and other ergonomics-in-the-workplace leg- islation becoming increasingly common, vendors are offering a wide range of solutions for bringing your office into compliance with the new laws. FEATURES Does “Easy-To-Use” Mean “Graphical”? By Paul HOFFMAN .......ssessssevessessecsseoeesees 86 Hoffman suggests that consistency might be more helpful than icons. What Good Is A GUI If You Can't See It? By Adam Gaffin o.scsccsssssssssscssssess 105 While windowing interfaces make life easier for the sighted user, blind computer professionals often stand to lose their jobs as a result. IBM and other vendors are working on new solutions. Apple’s Low-Cost Mac . o......ccccsssssssssesessseeeee 114 The IlIsiand LC, plus the Personal LaserWriter LS, offer cost-effective solutions for the home and small-to-medium business. Turn Your Mac Into A PC—Temporar ily BY Tit WON .....0000secseeseeseesersense 126 If you’ve got a Mac and just have to run Lotus, SoftPC offers the resources you need. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Product Updates ............ssssssssscsscesessseee 154 6 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 New Product secsusmsenemeeseec SSE PC Har dwat e xesesscesepeensssopsneserpysanncsosarsersnastt ate eaaEe PC Peripherals ................ssecessesseresseessoveeee LOB, 160 PC SOft wate .....ccossscesesesnsceseeessteonesnsneguseace | UGE OD New Communications Products ...... 165,166,170 PC Virus Protection ..........cccccccssccssscesseessee L 10,178 Reviews Ser er A ss ST ara ee ee ENT Games By Mike Markowitz KEE PAX oiiic5 csetseccaudiscsccsseasdoccctnnabedencontsdossesacdseenenseeaeds Ubategaeeeceey 178 VEL EE! oii cco oiidadaacscdsccecessnatesvousgecvacssbtobsonssroners Sepenmbeebeaeveendcdese sc=exe 178 RODOS POPE. svsscvicsavwcsosndecciatotontes neds expats Set ata Ena padslcsoasyseveen’ 178 Stupid PC Trtches oojocciesnsvcassuonogces eas a casas cera 180 PC Hardware Review...............sccssssssesssssserseveee LBO | Macintosh Book Review. ...............ssseesseeeeeeeeeee LBB PC Software Review ........cc.csssiesssssessseesceeceseee LOB Macintosh Hardware Review......................00.2. 194 Macintosh Software Review .............--.«++ ssesseee LOA CREATIVE TOOLS Video Professionals Join The Toaster Revolution By Ben and Jean Means.............s00s0cssese0eees 202 — NewTek’s Video Toaster has enabled small shops to compete effec- tively with expensive studios. BMUG By David MOTgenstern ..........s.ecesscssrrerscsseensensoees 210 : Mac Meets MIS—tales from DB/EXPO. Atari ST By David Hawkins 0s tagtooga 218 After five years, the evolutionary path oftheST seemsa bit uncertain. Amiga By Matthew Leeds........:...000+ Uisaabdaduvecoutl shasineannsoge 220 CD-ROM for the Amiga, even if you don’t have CDTV. Ba Calendar Of Events ...............cccccccssesses 220 16th West Coast Computer Faire ..........cccsrescssrsessesressesseereeces eas) Telecommunications Courses, Golden Gate University ........ 223 Haltek & Test Lab Annual Parking Lot Salle ...........00ssc-csseoeeee 224 User Group Network..................sssssesseee 228 - Classifieds ssssssssssosesossstsccovssisus eevee > Index Of Advertisers 8 eS Ce oe PAIGE PLO VIC Wire eer as ca dodeecscncietbaenks 142 Coming to San Franciscos Moscone Center May 50-June 2 aire features exhibits and conterences to address the needs of home and small business computer users 16th West Coast Computer | Get More Power AND Spend Less Money ! Macintosh computers, through superior design, will function longer with fewer repairs than your car. By investing in a slightly Macintosh Plus Apple 800k Ext Floppy new! Macintosh IT (80/4) Macintosh IIcx (80/4) ~ Macintosh SE [20/1] ; @ 800K Floppy Drive. 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G , Rye used Macintosh surrounded by new peripherals, you are assured a more powerful computer for less money! = us The Elite Advantage: 4 K¢ *LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEED !!! lq tf ECS will match or beat any advertised price from an authorized reseller of QMS, Radius, RasterOps, SuperMac and Abaton. 7 *All Apple Macintosh CPUs come with a ONE YEAR WARRANTY (Some exceptions apply) / ; *All other equipment (Radius, Cutting Edge, QMS, RasterOps,...) comes with the manufacturer's one year @ warranty unless otherwise specified. na *A 30 day upgrade privilege for Macintosh CPU's. . *Complete Financing or Leasing available O.A.C. care lag omplete system configuration, burn-in and testing at no additional cost. ed *We will also buy your old Macintosh for cash or put it towards a new system. *ECS works on an appointment only basis, enabling each client to have the time needed to purchase the system right for their needs. QMS PS 410 new! cost+7 % QMS PS 810 new! cost+7 % QMS ColorScript 100 used $4999 Laserwriter Plus $1899 Macintosh IIcx [40/1] e 1.4 Mb High Density Floppy Drive. eMC68030 Microprocessor. e 16 MHz. Clock Speed. e40 Mb Quantum Hard Drive e] Mb of Ram. eThree NuBus expansion slots for custom configuration. eSupports 8, 24 and 32 bit Quick Draw for high quality graphics. e 800K Floppy Drive. eMC68000 Microprocessor. e 8 MHz Clock Speed. e] Mbs of Ram. e One expansion slots for custom configuration. e Keyboard included Macintosh Portable [40/1 e 1.4 Mb High Density Floppy Drive. eMC68000 Microprocessor. ¢40 Mb Quantum Hard Drive * Price does not include keyboard, video board or monitor. tPrice does not include keyboard. 1] Mb of Ram. e6 to 12 hours on single battery charge. e LCD Display MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 7 PRODUCT-ORIENTED TABLE OF CONTENTS As a service to our readers, we offer this alternative table of contents, with the information organized by product and machine type. MS-DOS New Life For “Affordable” PCs By Mary Eisenhart and Lenny Bailes........ 64 PC Hardware Announcements Epson 286 PLUS ......00.ecssssssocsesesussisvsoreassnarssanasoe 154 USIT Professional Home Office ........0.esseeeeeee 154 Hyundai For The Desktop ......0-ceerereerssreersees 154 SAMSUNG SENSOP ......ccereccserecsssecssrsscssnsscsensceees 158 PC Peripherals Announcements Logic TrackMan POTtable.........cscsceseesrcereees 158 KRIS Premier Grapnics .........sssecrserseeesscerseess 158 DAtA MANAGEMENL .........seccersecsessreescsserscccsrers 160 PC Software Announcements Unison World FAX....s.ssecseseresvonssoosscsccsenconsoes 160 WH Builder cn ciccssscssccccadasdesncassdccseoscabsattasohpoces 165 FOR. TRE ROCOEA siccssanci.ctckecadvecestantessocecstrsceacertee 165 Fa@stl ynx LADPICK .iccacecsorescnpsiogssesassatesnasesdsces 165 New Communications Products Xerox LAN/FAX EXPTeSS 21 .........eeeceresescsoseseeees 165 LAN Nodes Share Fax Board. ............000c0ss00e 166 Solectek Laptop Phone Line ...........s.s0seseeeees 166 Practical Peripherals SendFAX Modem ........ 170 PC Virus Protection Reviews Contr al POU iii tisccetgarcrcceitac sete eeathss ce tracenogs 170 IPO- CHILD vn coqsastescusqnacasacones sas csnnasasaedacsseusec¥etttece 170 mov ett The Recognized Solution OeaeR for Medium To Large Network Requirements NETWORKING CARDS EVEREX 8/16/MC/TP WESTERN DIGITAL 8/16/TP 3COM 8/16/MC/TP NIC CORP 8/16/MC/TP TIARA 8/16/TP SMC 8/16/MC/TP THOMAS CONRAD 8/16/MC/TP XIRCOM ADAPTERS Dixon Landing North Milpitas Bivd. dacklin Rd. 8 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 -NETWORK DESIGN “HARDWARE CONFIGURATION *CABLING “TRAINING *PHONE SUPPORT ON-SITE RESPONSE VITUUSCUTE PLUS cicscescassccesseasacazscessscosencesvatcattents 170 SCOT SENETY ........0rrsesveescrsecesencssccrenecceosesnresscrs 178 PC Hardware Review Traveler SendFAX Modem ...........ccccccsssccsscreees 180 PC Software Review WER GTOD oon cso tecdtosaedacscoceeboicsaccaciveduessvorsacamcanetes 188 LAPTOPS/PORTABLES Tiny Technology By Ed Kahn o.....++....0000 29 Stock Trading On The Go By Ed Kahn.37 Tracking and decision-making software for the trav- eling investor. 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YACCO ....s.sessssessessssossessnseeenes 44 UNIX Sa eae a UNIX By Benmeett Falk svssssscssssssssssssnsssssssssscese 46 AMIGA Video Professionals Join The Toaster Revolution By Ben and Jean Means.......... 202 AMiI¥a By Matthew Leeds .......s..sseesseeeseesseee 220 ATARI ST Atari ST By David Hawkins .........1.cssseseoe 218 Small network requirements in a peer to peer environment. Any station can be a server to share resources. ETHERNET CARDS EVEREX 8/16 BIT ARTISOFT 16 BIT *SOFTWARE INSTALLATION WESTERN DIGITAL 8/16 BIT *NETWORK MANAGEMENT eMAIN FRAME/MINI LINKS *LOCAL/WIDE AREA CONNECTIONS THOMAS CONRAD 8/16 BIT Convex Resources, Inc. 984 Hanson Ct. Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 263-6440 (415) 656-9060 Tech Support (408) 263-8889 Fax: (408) 263-1263 Section D SPORTS EXTRA May 1, 1991 Team VME Technology Impressive in Opening Day Debut By MEGA HERTZ CPU Press Opening day at the VME Technology Inc. ball park was a resounding hit. Team VME ts leading all competition in the home run category, runs batted in, customer service, price and performance... VME is already proving that the age-old adage “Service- Price-Performance wins every time” is no myth. Team VME manager Fred Collins cautions, “We are not going to just rely on our heavy hitters to win us the title. It’s service and support that will keep us on top and make Team VME the frontrunner throughout the season.” Just consider that Team VME is fielding AST, Novell, and Grid, three of hottest players in today’s game, all on the same team. With those three heavy hitters and VME’s rookie sensation, the VME Notebook, it's easy to see why odds makers are picking Team VME as the team to beat. Their number three and four hitters, Novell and AST, have really been on a red hot hitting streak. The new VME dynamo 386SX 16MHz Notebook, just acquired from the R&D minor leagues has been a fantastic surprise. This new notebook, at 7 lbs., is in great demand and plentiful supply. Team VME is looking for strong support from this new product to help their middle relief, AST Notebook and Twinhead Notebook, which have been in short supply. VME Technology Center would like to thank all the fans for their strong support at the new ball park. Their opening day contest was a big hit. Look for ongoing contest information each month. VME Technology Center is offering try out sessions for new or small vertical market software companies. The benefits of being located at the VME Technology Center are enhanced through VMEBE’s network marketing which is offered to all companies with luxury boxes at the VME Technology Center ballpark. Luxury boxes include receptionist and secretarial services, office furnishing and computers, mail room with shipping services, warehouse space, executive show room, in-house or on-site training, copy room, parking, location, location, location, and the expertise of the VME Technology Center staff. Team VME scouts will be at all try out sessions, so come on in and show us what you have. Team VME is looking for new creative entrepreneurs. SEC ROW SEAT SS Technology, Inc. VME Technology, Inc. 760 Harrison Street (Between 3rd & 4th Streets) San Francisco, CA 94107. (800) 339-1 VME Ticket Good Only on Season Home Opener Team VME Prepares for May Classic By SHADOW RAM CPU Press While the Turbo’s are revving at Indianapolis, power supplies are humming for the VME Training Team. Team VME has entered 2 great machines: On-Site Training and In-House Training. Both are in the front row for this classic race. VME Training Team is lapping the competition with new creative training pit stops. A half day of training for 10 to 12 people with the VME Training pit crew is free* with the purchase of computer systems from Team VME. If one pit stop is not enough, the VME Training Team will formulate an on-going training strategy to meet your software requirements. Team VME guarantees their training will increase your company’s productivity without increasing overhead. (If you are not completely satisfied, they will do it again at no charge.) Let the VME Training Team lead you to the Winners Circle. : vs Se ‘ % ABOVE: In the R&D PC training race for the checkered flag, the competition often introduces services that "Crash". BELOW: Team VME celebrates success in the Winners Circle. ee aol = / | oOo re) Tere | 3 O°: oe ae Ee | | Fast — os £@ T= | -~- S£M38 =o8e=8 52 a ee bas es ui § o = $oeosv6ecz | | | ” 3 o> =z oll EPSHEG XESS ges ais eae £ Samal — (op) pm | | eee) Cee oe oa. 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Handy Scanner Port Battery Lasts 2+ Hours Eagle Screen Utilities Race Pen Planning Software SANTACLARA OFFICE BOWMAN & ASSOCIATES 1900 Wyatt Dr., Ste 4 1647 Willow Pass Road, Ste 341 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Concord, CA 94520 _ Tel: (408) 970-0351 Tel: (415) 671-9971 | Fax: (408) 970-0359 Fax: (415) 798-9986 1-800-649-3325 EWS BY PAUL HOFFMAN a Paul Hoffman is an industry analyst who has been covering micro- computer technology for ten years. He can be reached on USENET (phoffman @well) and MCI Mail (264-3171). He also writes popular microcomputer books. npustry Insicut Supreme Court Rules On Databases, New Workstation Standards Association Formed PUBLISHED DATABASE DATA NOT COVERED BY COPYRIGHT The US Supreme Court recently ruled that only the expression of the data in a database is subject to copyright, not the dataitself. Ina widely-awaited ruling covering telephone directories, the court, in a decision written by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, upheld their 1985 decision in Harper & Row v. The Nation that facts themselves cannot be copyrighted, but that compilations of facts can. However, itis only the actual compilation, not the facts, that is protected. Thus, it is legal under the copyright code to duplicate facts from one source, as long as they are presented in a different and unique fashion. This ruling will have a great impact on the still-fledgling database publishing industry, probably causing many companies that were going to publish large amounts of data to think twice. For example, if a company re- searches and publishes the results of all the elections in the country, another company could simply copy their data, put it ina differ- ent format (such as a better organization or with additional summarizing facts) and pub- lish it themselves without infringing the copyright of the original company. Part of the decision even questions whether the second company has to rear- range the material if the first company is merely presenting data. O’Connor’s ruling states that facts presented as just that are totally unprotected; they need to have a no- ticeable amount of originality added to the presentation. “Where the compilation au- thor adds no written expression, but rather lets the facts speak for themselves, the ex- pressive element is more elusive. The only conceivable expression is the manner in which the compiler has selected and ar- ranged the facts. Thus, if the selection and 14 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 arrangement are original, these elements of the work are eligible for copyright protection. No matter how original this format, however, the facts themselves do not become original through association.” Although the decision did not discuss da- tabases per se, it is clear that the court was thinking about them, since the case revolved around a telephone book publisher who copied the data from another telephone book publisher. Although the publishing medium in this instance was paper, it is clear that this is acase about large amounts of data with little adornment, such-as the white pages of the directory. Rural Telephone Company had sued Feist Publications for wholesale copying of its directory. The Su- preme Court rejected the contention that Rural Telephone Company deserved a copy- right on its white pages simply because they had collected the data, sorted it, and put it in a particular form. The court said that the di- rectory contained only facts, not expression. With the advent of CD-ROM, which has the potential for storing immense amounts of data on a single disk that’s inexpensive to produce, many people assumed that one of the more popular CD-ROM areas would be business databases. This ruling greatly re- duces the chance of that happening, since a company producing such a database could lose its research investment to someone © copying the data and producing a disk at much lower cost. The only data that will get published is the kind that takes only a tiny amount of preparation, such as uncopy- righted government data. On the other hand, this ruling may make more information available as companies take the data that’s already out there in ex- pensive databases and make it available very cheaply. 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While software companies may moan that the court didn’t think of them or of technol- ogy in the ruling, they should remember the intent of copyright laws, which is to support original work. The ruling states that although it may seem unfair that the compiler’s work in collecting and organizing the facts may be used by others without any form of payment, the copyright law is meant only to promote innovation, not compilation of facts. The ruling states, “To this end, copyright assures the authors the right to their original expres- sion, but encourages others to build freely upon the ideas and information conveyed by awork. This result is neither unfair nor unfor- tunate. It is the means by which copyright advances the progress of science and art.” This doesn’t mean that a database cannot be copyrighted, but it must contain a great deal of expression that can be easily seen to be protected. As the ruling noted, “This in- evitably means that a copyright in a factual compilation is thin.” Press Release Of The Month Why use English words and phrases when you can make up your own? Apple recently reorgan- ized for the umpteenth time into new divisions. Expecting the press to be ever so excited by this, they titled their press release: Apple Divisionalizes Product Efforts; Appoints Product Division Heads Just in case you missed that wonderful new verb, they repeated it in the first sentence. One wonders why it had to have so many letters when “divisionizes” would have worked just as well, The author of the press release is obviously fond of the questionable practice of verbizing - nouns. 16 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 NO COMMITMENTS: TWENTY-ONE COMPANIES IN SEARCH OF A STANDARD When you have over a dozen major computer companies working together, it’s impossible to keep a secret. One of the worst-kept ru- mors of the past few months came true when aconsortium called the Advanced Computer Environment (with the cute ACE moniker for short) announced that it intends to make a hardware and software standard for worksta- tions sometime in the future. The announcement was meant to give businesspeople the impression that there would bea cohesive front against the current leaders in the workstation market (Sun Mi- crosystems, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard) but only proved that consortia rarely produce anything useful unless they have a clear leader. ACE, unfortunately, has no leader. The workstation market is made up of computers bigger and faster than the top level of the PC marketplace, but below full- fledged minicomputers. Workstations are generally used by engineers who need an incredible amount of computing and display . power in order to solve problems in areason- able amount of time. A small portion of the workstation market goes to executives who process huge amounts of data, but those people generally share minicomputers with . others. Workstations are, by and large, ex- pensive, powerful single-user systems with great graphics and built-in networking. Sun has a commanding lead in the workstation market, followed at a good distance by IBM and Hewlett-Packard. The twenty-one manufacturers include companies from all segments of the PC hard- ware, software, and minicomputer market. Its highest-profile members are Compaq and Microsoft. The basic idea is that the consor- tium will come up witha standard forthe next generation of computers that can run today’s MS-DOS software on a non-Intel RISC CPU. Right now, the only RISC chip that seems to be able to do that is the R4000 chip from MIPS Computer Systems. These high-end ma- chines will run five to ten times faster than current 80486-based systems, but only cost three to five times as much. By making the specification for the hardware public, the ACE consortium hopes that many compa- nies will manufacture compatible machines, much like the current crop of PC clones that emulate the old IBM AT, the IBM PS/2, and the new EISA bus. For software, the consortium will rely on two sources: Microsoft for a future version of OS/2 (called “NT” for “new technology”) and the Santa Cruz Operation for a future version of its UNIX product. New ACE software The ACE announce- ment was meant to give businesspeople the impression that there would be a cohesive front against the current leaders in the work- Station market (Sun Microsystems, IBM, and Hewlett-Pack- ard) but only proved that consortia rarely produce anything useful unless they have a clear leader. ACE, unfortunately, has no leader. would be written for one or bothoftheoper- | ating systems, but the computers will also | run older MS-DOS software, and possible | older OS/2 and Windows software, assuming that Microsoft and/or the Santa Cruz Opera- _ tion can make the backward compatibility _| work well. As Microsoft has discovered with Win- i dows, such compatibility is very difficult, and — some ofthe most popular MS-DOS programs such as WordPerfect can crash Windows 3.0 ies | unless many precautions poorly understood : by beginning users are taken. Few people | expect the software or the hardware to fg! ij ready for at least two years. ‘4 If ACE cannot assure backward compati- — i bility, there is little reason for them to pro- . duce the standard, and even less reason for __ end users to buy the computers. There are i already many solid standards for RISCcom- | puters. 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If MS-DOS compati- bility is so important to workstation buyers, all Sun (or any hardware manufacturer, for that matter) has to do is make a $1,000 clone board that has an 80386SX, 1MB of its own RAM, and a few support chips to add in to existing or future RISC systems. Such a board would probablyrun more MS-DOS programs successfully and much faster than any emu- lation software, and would allow buyers to migrate from MS-DOS to UNIX without hav- ing to have two computers on their desktop. Unless ACE computers work flawlessly, workstation buyers will be very wary of buy- ing from companies who have less experi- ence in the workstation market than Sun, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard. At the official announcement of the ACE consortium, it was clear that everybody there was looking at ACE computers as hedging their bets in the PC market. Companies like Compaq and Microsoft reaffirmed their commitment to Intel and the current market of computers for MS-DOS, Windows, and OS/2. 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Classic is a registered trademark, licensed to Apple Computer, inc. Direct Slot and FDHD is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. ostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 23 NEWS & VIEWS REALIZABLE FANTASIES Copyright © 1991 by Jim Warren. All rights reserved. Jim Warren organized and Chaired the recent First Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy. He founded InfoWorld, the DataCast proposal for broadcasting paperless electronic newspapers, Video Initiative, Wireless Digital, Initiative, Inc. and one of the nation’s largest public microcomputer conventions. He was founding host of PBS television’s “Computer Chronicles” series, found- ing editor of Dr. Dobb’s Journal, founding Presi- dent of the Microcomputer Industry Trade Associa- tion, and has chaired vari- ous computer profession- als’ organizations. He holds graduate degrees in computing (Stanford), medical information sci- ence (UC Medical Center), and mathematics. Get Online, Or Fall Behind! The World Is As Close As Your Modem Almost seventy-five million Americans had daily contact with com- puters in 1989—that’s about one person in three. This March, the Census Bureau reported the results of studying 1989 computer usage in the nation. According to a San Jose Mercury News report, almost half ofall students (46%) used computers in school. Over one third of all adults (37%) used computers at work. And 15% of all homes had computers—40% for households with $50K or more annual income; even 5% for homes with less than $15K income. But most of these information machines are not yet linked with robust information resources. OK, folks—it’s time to “join hands” and take control of our destinies. FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL ... Information and communication resources available through your computer are almost endless, requiring only ahundred-buckmodem and some shareware telecomm program. (Of course, you can pay more.) Thousands of wide-area computer networks connect millions of computers for tens of millions of users. Most nets are tied together globally. Usenet, as a single example, has about thirty thousand host com- puters, about five million users—and no management, at all. Through cooperative anarchy, it provides massive worldwide infor- mation services. It carries about eight hundred “newsgroups”—sub- ject areas—with about six thousand articles per day. Users exchange information and views, worldwide. There’s Bitnet (Because-It’s-There Net), CSnet, NSFnet, and on and on. Almost invariably, their teleconferencing and email services are free to anyone with access to any one of the thousands of host computers. These nets often connect into MCI Mail, CompuServe, BIX, Fidonet, etc. And, there are thousands of low-cost, public-access hosts. HOSTS FOR PARTIES & WORK E.g., The WELL (Sausalito, CA) costs $10/month + $2/hour. It has about 4,500 users and 130 teleconferences—including Sexuality, Books, Classifieds, Grateful Dead, Recreation, Arts, Sports, Parenting, Legal, regional info exchanges, and so on. Essentially no censorship; participants from a wild array of professions, trades, crafts, and views provide robust discussion. Like most, The WELL offers unlimited email to other hosts at no extra cost (voice 415/332-4335; modem 332- 6106). Non-local dial-up access to The WELL costs $4.50/hour (through any CompuServe local access number; 800-848-8980#2), or $30 for thirty off-peak hours/month via SprintNet’s PC Pursuit (800-736- 1130), etc. 24 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 The Institute for Global Communications in San Francisco (415/ 923-0900) is an example of more focused net services. It facilitates discussion and planning among over five thousand peace and envi- ronmental subscribers ($10/mo + $5/offpeak hour). They offer up-to- the-minute news—often long, long before it appears, if ever, in the mainstream press. This is a common feature of net info services. One more example: Portal Communications in Cupertino (408/— 973-9111) is yet another low-cost public-access system ($10/mo, no hourly fee). It offers teleconferencing, chat-mode, global email, etc. Portal also offers another option—a UUCP link permitting yourhome computer (PC, Amiga, etc., with appropriate software) to be ahoston that giant Usenet network. It’s $34.95/month + $2/hour if you know what you're doing, or $95/month with lots of personal hand-holding. And then there’s Prodigy... PLODIGY’S [SIC] PRACTICES IBM and Sears own Prodigy, where several hundred thousand obedi-_ ent consumers pay to receive advertisements, and to use some cen- sored teleconferences and electronic mail that doesn’t connect to most email users. 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But this time, he asked me to sign in the appropriate box on a small hand-held computer. Now, instead of having a bunch of handwritten memos, the company will have a computerized record of deliveries and the appropriate signatures. This is indicative of what’s been happen- ing for the past few years—handwriting rec- ognition is currently the big push in small computers. Specialized products are being developed for specific applications. Both Microsoft and GO Corporation are develop- ing operating systems that will read hand- written entries. While GRiD has had comput- ers that will accept handwritten input for several years, the new concept seems to be that computers can be designed around spe- cific applications and that employees can enter data directly into the computer byhand rather than keyboard. This seems to combine the best of both computers and paper. Meter readers, for instance, are able to enter the data by hand into a computer. I suppose this will result in the bills being prepared from this initial entry without having to be reentered time after time. With the small computer market grow- ing by leaps and bounds, these specialized applications for handheld machines can be expected to grow in the next few years. Quite possibly these specialized products will, over time, generate more money than laptops themselves. THE SEIKO DATA DIRECTORY But back to the United Parcel guy. After I examined his new data entry device, lopened the package he had brought to find a new little product from Seiko. This was a tiny Data Directory ($169.99) that holds telephone and address information as well as memos on any subject. The whole thing weighs 3.5 ounces and can hold 32K of data. This is about six- teen pages of information, quite enough for most phone directories and other informa- tion that you may wish to have handy, in a tiny electronic package. The device is simple to operate. As Seiko says, it is unusual for the instruction manual to weigh less than the product, but indeed, that’s the case. The instructions are only slightly more complicated than those you get with a wrist watch. Nevertheless, the gadget is quite powerful. It’s not as powerful as the larger units like the Casio B.O.S.S. or Sharp Wizard, which cost a good deal more than this product. It is, however, easier to operate. In addition to the data collection, it also doubles as a powerful calculator and is pow- ered by batteries that will last hundreds of hours. You turn on the device by pushing either a telephone or notepad button. If you choose the telephone option, you will be taken to the last entry that you examined. You can easily move anywhere in the list by pressing a letter on the keyboard—which is wisely laid out in QWERTY fashion. Arrow keys let you move up and down the list from the starting point ofany letter. Pressing the entry key shows you the telephone number and address. In addi- The Seiko Data Directory is quite powertul—not as powertul as the larger units like the Casio B.0.S.S. or Sharp Wizard, which cost a good deal more, but easier to operate. MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 29 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS tion, you can scan the whole database and find 800 numbers, for instance, or everyone named Mike. But the real kicker is that there is the ability to transfer data between a PC and this3.5" x5" device. You install software on the PC which allows you to import and export data into the PC-Link program, which comes with the Data Directory. From there, you can download the data onto the Seiko. Likewise, you can im- port data from the Seiko to the PC through the PC-Link program. It all works smoothly. The concept is well thought out and per- forms flawlessly—within its inherent limits. The software is designed to filter data files from Sidekick or PC Tools directly into the Data Directory. This part is easy. I, however, run a strange assortment of software and CABLE-FREE CONNECTION AND PRINTER SHARING If You Think All Your Office’s AC Power Lines Can Do Is Deliver AC Power — Read On! About the size of a portable CD player, DataLinks are designed to allow PC’s to communicate with periph- erals like Printers, Plotters, Modems or even another terminal 300 feet away through the AC power cables already in your walls. Plug a DataLink unit into your wall socket, connect it to your computer (serial or par- allel), and another unit to a peripheral and you are communicating—cable free! DataLinks are independent of the operating system and work in any computer environment. It is entirely self-contained; all software needed to operate the Data- Link is housed inside inherent microchips. DataLinks communicate at speeds up to 800 characters per sec- ond, about one page every 3 seconds. Encode sensi- tive data with the built in 22 bit encryption as well as the 12 bit address forcing eavesdroppers to sort through over four million possible combinations! An accessory unit called the Verran AC DataLink DPS (Dedicated Printer Sharer) is designed to handle print spooling jobs from as many as seven computers. Its 32K buffer holds the equivalent of 16 pages of text. $345 $395 VERRAN AC DATALINK/DPS Cable-free Computer Connection From GEC-Marconi Software Systems CETERA es ee FEATURES INCLUDE: No cables required, operates at dis- tances over 300 feet M@ Less expensive than Std. communica- tion cables @ Excellent flexibility easily moved from office to office AC INTERNATIONAL W Versatility—no limit to possible applica- (408) 296-4560 | eae with Serial RS-232/V24 and 140) CIVIC CENTER Dk. STE. iA SANTA CLARA, CA 95050 parallel |BM or Centronics interfaces AC DataLink AC DataLink DPS TO ORDER OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL: (408) 296-4560 30 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 wanted to give this a real workout. I spent several hours trying to take my address and phone directory from HotLine, still my fa-. vorite telephone organizer software pack- age, and import the date into the Data Direc- tory. I first exported from HotLine and then filtered the data through an address book program that I use to print out my personal phonebook. Despite all of my attempts, however, I was unable to get the datainto the Seiko. I know that if I devoted more time to this, I would succeed, but the fact is that I rou- tinely print out a beautiful little phonebook from my data and carry that in my briefcase. The booklet is no larger than the Seiko unit and it works like a charm. In the end, I decided that the Seiko Data Directory is a clever, well designed gadget, but nevertheless a gadget. I have trouble finding a reason to use this electronic device instead of old-fashioned paper. There is one advantage, however: you can set entries to be hidden unless you access them with a password. This means you can enter all of your credit card numbers and the like with- out fear of this information becoming avail- able to someone who picks up the gadget. If, however, you use one of the programs that easily converts to the Data Directory for- mat, the device is convenient. The one thing that would get me to use this thing would be ifthe Data Directory made sounds soit could - beused fora telephone dialer. Those gadgets always appealed to me, but I do not have the ~ patience to reenter all of the data found in © my personal phonebook. & RESOURCES: Data Directory $169.99 Seiko Instruments 2990 W. Lomita Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505 800-873-4568 HotLine 2.2 $49.95 Smith Micro Software, Inc. P.O. Box 7137 Huntington Beach, CA 92615 800-882-3900 Tandy 2810 HD $2499 Tandy Corporation/Radio Shack 700 One Tandy Center Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817)390-3300 coed SE AR alee ae Ca, San eget Na le gt car I NAN ae as Po et AST Bravo 486/25. AST Premium’ Exec.™ 1486™ Power : AST Bravo 386SX/16 At The Price Of The Power Of Choice. Anniversary Edition An 80386™ GC ter. Special Limited Time Offer. me The Bravo 386SX/16 Anni- versary Edition includes: AST Bravo 386SX/16 with 2 MB RAM, VGA Plus graphics adapt- er, 40 MB hard disk and 5%” floppy disk. Also included: Free AST VGA color monitor $695° Free Microsoft Windows 3.3 $149° Vehemgerbees aot ® Intel 1486 processor with 25 MHz operation. Feiner mouse S126? © Support for Weitek 4167 coprocessor. An 80387 Free mouse pad $ AL numeric coprocessor is built into the i486 chip. 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Despite their technical excellence, I’ve always found that they lack features I want. That has all changed with the introduction of this lightweight com- puter, which includes all of the features required by this class of com- puter. The 2810 HD is a 6.7-lb. computer, just 1.7” thick. There is nothing revolutionary about this box. Rather, it is a solid, well-thought-out machine. It is powered by an 80286 central processor running at 16MHz. Standard features include a 20MB hard disk and 23.5" 1.44MB floppy drive. In addition, there is a standard 1MB of memory, which is expandable to 5MB ($399.95/megabyte). This is a horrendous price for memory expansion. I don’t know whether third party suppliers offer memory at a more reasonable price. For those who need it, a math coprocessor ($326) is available. The VGA display is backlit for x 4.5", and shows ‘black on white. It supports an external monitor. The keyboard is an 84- “key de- sign with an embedded nu- meric keypad. While I don’tlike embedded keypads, with this size computer there is little al- ternative. Tandy, however, is aware that lots of people will want to use this for their only computer and therefore has provided a port for connecting any standard AT keyboard. j With an external keyboard and monitor, this computer really will do everything that we want from a desktop unit except take expansion cards. In any case, ~ layout thatIlikeandistheonly _ laptop keyboard thatIremem- ber that makes it easy for you to change the control and caps lock keys t through the setup program. This is a really nice feature—we allhave preferences of how we want our keyboards laid out, and this computer allows you to have it your way. we The battery system on the 2810 HD is also well designed. The NiCad rechargeable battery is quite small and provides up to 3 1/2 hours of use, provided you set the energy saving options to maximum efficiency. In any case, the battery will recharge in two to four hours, depending on whether the computer is being used or not. Extra batteries are available for $99.95. The 2810 HD comes with MS-DOS 4.01 installed on the hard disk, so the computer is ready to operate out of the box. A final piece ofsoftware __ is Tandy’s DeskMate, the proprietary graphical user interface. This is an easy way for novices to begin. Included in DeskMate is an extensive E tutorial that walks you through the program. ah For the person who wants to enter the computer world through the purchase of a portable, this is certainly a unit to consider. Radio Shack __ has designed this product to provide power to the sophisticated user _ and ease of use for the novice. The documentation, while not volumi- nous, provides clear and easy instructions. A one-year warranty is 7 included. A full line of accessories including modems ($199.95) and carrying cases ($39.95 & $49.95) is available. @ s = 2 y * “ ¢ 4 ‘¢ . 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Nevertheless, for most traveling investors the dream of the portable computer as a useful investment tool remains unrealized. Most still make investment decisions based on what their broker tells them or on independent research based on the printed word and number. Financial software packages can easily be coupled with the power and convenience of portable computers. It’s worth examining whether such a combination can help us, either with making more timelyinvestments or with keeping better records of the current ones. Investment software falls roughly into two categories: record keeping and decision making packages. The record keeping software typically sells for a good deal less than the decision making products. QUICKEN 4 The simplest record keeping software that’s really useful to the stock market investor is Quicken 4, the newest and most sophisticated version to come from Intuit. It will run on almost any IBM compatible computer. With each successive version of the program, Intuit has added new capabilities without violating the simplicity that’s made this powerful program such a success. It will track many checking accounts as well as savings accounts, credit card balances, and, in the newest version, stock transactions. This simple program will allowyou to accurately manage all of your checking accounts, in addition to a small portfolio. It’s not designed for the investor who keeps track of a huge number of stocks, bonds, options, and mutual funds; however, it gets the job done perfectly for the person who has a few stocks or mutual funds and wants to get away from the notebook with scrawled entries that are confusing and hard to decipher. At $59.95 it’s hard to go wrong with Quicken. Over the past few _ years, I’ve traveled back and forth between my office and my home in the country. Keeping Quicken on my portable has enabled me to keep all of my records up to date wherever I am. ANDREW TOBIAS’ MANAGING YOUR MONEY Ifyou want amore complexinvestment management tool, take alook at Andrew Tobias’ Managing Your Money. This package does a lot more than help you with bookkeeping. The current version, selling for $219.98, is a bundle of tools integrated into a powerful package. The program is divided into chapters, each designed for a specific purpose. In addition, there’s acalculator anda simple word processor that allows you to attach notes to items you enter into the record keeping portions of the program. While it takes a little while to learn, the program is put together around simple principles and is amus- ingly documented by Tobias—one of the truly readable writers in the _ field. His documentation alone is worth the price of admission. The package does a host of chores. One module is devoted to budget and checkbook considerations. Among the other things that the program will help with are tax estimation and financial calcula- tions, such as figuring out the amount of interest on a loan and preparing amortization schedules. If you use all of the modules of the program, you can prepare a financial statement with the touch of a key and have instant access to credit card and loan balances. But despite the long list of tasks the program will handle, the core of the program as far as I am concerned is its ability to manage an investment portfolio. You can set up many accounts—a separate one for yourself and for your wife and each child, for instance, or even each separate account you maintain with different brokers. Each time you make a stock transaction, you enter it into the appropriate account; you can examine your track record at any time. It’s easy to update prices; it’s also possible to view several accounts together and see how the aggregate picture looks. At any time you can learn your actual as well as annual rate of return. The program also takes into account your brokerage commissions and suggests if you could be saving money on your transactions. You can use this module to track stocks, bonds, options, and mutual funds. It will even work for cataloguing and coding stamps, coins, and antiques. If you buy the companion program, Managing the Market, you can connect through a modem to Dow Jones News Retrieval and auto- matically update your portfolio any time you like. If you have a large portfolio, this is a great convenience, as it is time-consuming to enter each price manually. For the investor with only a few issues, it is painless to manually update prices weekly or monthly. The big payoff of such a program comes at the end of the year—with a few simple key- strokes, you can get the informa- tion you need for tax preparation. A simple report shows all sales that have occurred dur- ing the year, show- ing cost, sale price, and your profit or loss. Powerful as this program is, it will run on just about any IBM compatible with a minimum of 256K of memory and two floppy disks. One of the many features of the pro- gram is a daily reminder module. Fhis makes it espe- cially useful for the executive traveling with a portable. One user told me he enters all of his RESOURCES: Quicken 4.0 $59.95 Intuit 66 Willow Place Menlo Park, CA 94026-3014 800-624-8742 Managing Your Money $219.98 MECA Ventures, Inc. 327 Riverside Avenue Westport, CT 06880 (203)226-2400 MetaStock Professional 2.0 $349 The DownLoader 2.0 $195 Equis International 2500 South 2300 West, Suite 1 Salt Lake City, UT 84119 (801)974-5115 AlQ StockExpert $988 AlQ MarketExpert $488 AlQ Systems Inc. P.O. Box Drawer 7430 Incline Village, NV 89450 800-332-2999 MICROTIMES *« MAY 13, 1991 37 data on his desktop machine, but then copies the files to his laptop so he can examine just where his finances are when heis on the road. In addition, Managing Your Money has all of his addresses and phone numbers for him when he is away from home. ANALYSIS PACKAGES Keeping track of investment transactions, however, is not really an optimum use of the power a computer packs. What becomes re- ally interesting is when we begin to harness the power of the portable to operations that involve a lot of detailed mathematical analy- sis. For years, investors have argued over the merits of fundamental versus technical analysis. 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ASP offers a complete line of printer sharing solutions. To order your SNAP or for a dealer near you call: 800-445-6190 Call for your FREE Catalog SNAP receiver - $69 Se a 9 ASP COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC. 1026 W. Maude Ave., Suite 305 Sunnyvale, California 94086 Tel: 408-746-2965, FAX: 408-746-2803 38 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 stock prices. Technical analysts, on the other hand, argue that the story of a stock is told in its chart displaying market data. They say that all other variables are reflected in the, price movement and trading volume of a particular stock. They rely heavily on math intensive analysis. Although there are a number of programs targeted to the investor following fundamen- tals, I find them generallyless rewardingthan — the printed page. But when it comes to tech- © nical analysis, there’s nothing like a com- puter to speed things up. To do mathematical computations by hand is nearly impossible for the individual. So now, for the first time, the investor who relies on technical analysis has the opportunity to compete on a level playing field with the professional. Technical analysis software packages all have a few things in common. First, each of the programs relies on the fundamentals of technical analysis as explained in standard books on the subject. Despite the technical jargon of the programs, all of them are de- signed for use by the computer novice who has no background in technical analysis. Ina sense, each of the programs provides a good introduction to the subject. ‘The second point is that, unlike the book- keeping programs already discussed, these programs do demand a bit more from the computer itself. In most cases, it is recom- mended that the computer be equipped with 640K of memory. Although it’s not required, I found that the presence ofa math coproces- sor greatly speeded up computations in some of the programs. Another requirement of most of the programs is amodem to down- load the daily data into the computer for analysis by the program. All of the programs will allow you to input the data manually, but if your are serious about using these tools, some sort of downloading of datais essential. - A final requirement is some kind of graphics adapter. In the case of laptop users, this is no problem—all laptops can handle graphics. You will enjoy each of these programs more if you have EGA or VGA capability. And finally, although some of the programs can techni- cally run on a two-floppy-drive system, in fact a hard drive is required to get the most out of the programs. So virtually any laptop _ with a hard drive will meet the rest of the _ requirements. | METASTOCK PROFESSIONAL ~— MetaStock Professional, which sells for $349, _ is a computer graphics program that willlet you analyze stock, bond, mutual funds, and | i futures price and volume movements in a number of different ways. 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The program is organized like a tree, with the beginner being exposed first to the outside rings; then, after working further into the program, encountering more advanced techniques. The program also is particularly good at setting up “what if” situations, so you can create hypothetical portfolios and then try different trading strategies to see what works for you. MetaStock does not include downloading software, so unless you purchase The Downloader, which sells for $195, you are restricted to manual entry of data. You can begin by purchasing their demo disk for $5 and see how you like it. If you find it meets your needs, upgrade to the full program and buy the downloader. Once you have a modem and are using the program, you might consider checking in on their conference on CompuServe. In that forum, hundreds of MetaStock users exchange ideas, strategies, and customized applications of MetaStock. Of all the programs, this is probably the most widely used, with estimates ranging to the fifteen thousand mark. In addition, there are MetaStock user groups located throughout the United States. MetaStock also provides alist of down- load services in foreign countries that will provide you with market data for that country’s exchange, if you’re using MetaStock abroad. One MetaStock user I spoke with is a professional trader who tracks more than four hundred stocks on his Toshiba 1600 portable so he can follow his investments when he’s at home or on the road. He says that the program does a great job. His download fees go as high as a hundred dollars a month, although most users track fewer issues and end up with a monthly download bill of between thirty-five and fifty dollars. MARKETEXPERT/STOCKEXPERT Market analysts readily agree that about 60% of any stock’s movement is determined by the direction of the market itself. If the general market is moving upward, you have a better chance of participating in an upward movement of any individual stock. Accordingly, there are a number of computer programs that analyze technical market data of the broad market in order to predict the trend of the market. Although Equis has such a program, Ghe Technician, which allows you to download general market data on a daily basis from their own database, I examined AIQ’s MarketExpert, which sells for $488, with a thirty-one-day trial version available for $44. This program down- loads its data from Dial Data, a huge database which provides infor- - mation on the market in general as well as individual issues. The connection charges for Dial Data range from a cent per quote to three cents, depending upon the amount of data you download. Other services, such as Warner Computer Systems, charge comparable rates—although each service has aslightly different fee schedule. 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Many business leaders, high-tech industry experts, and workers see this as just the beginning of a trend that will make computer-related health concerns a major issue throughout the 1990s. As the use of computers has proliferated, so have health problems. Office workers, data processors, and others are increasingly experiencing injuries to eyes, wrists, shoul- ders, and _ neck caused by working at a computer for extended periods of time. Computer-re- lated health prob- lems are now one of the most common on-the-job injuries in the US. Such dis- orders, according to Samantha Green- berg, founder of the Computer Injury Network, affect five million people in the US each year, at a cost to industry of upwards of $10 billion. In 1990, California Gov. Deukmejian ve- toed Senate Bill 955, which would have passed a stringent VDT worker safety law. Cities and counties have begun to act in the absence of state or federal action. The first local action was taken by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This VDT safety ordinance states that the workstation “shall conform to the provisions of the American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual Display Termi- nal Workstations, ANSI/HFS Standard No. 100-1988.” The ordinance applies to all VDT operators regularly working four hours or more a day at companies employing fifteen or more em- ployees. The proper workstation includes: eAdjustable chairs; Adjustable terminals (move up/down, tilt right/left), or articulated arms, or platform lift systems; *Upon request of operator: glare screens, wrist rests, and document holders. In addition, employees must be provided with information on VDT health and safety concerns, and training on supplied ergon- omic equipment. The ordinance seeks to ensure that workers take adequate breaks from repetitive keyboard work. The ordi- nance also addresses direct noise from im- pact printers to minimize the disturbance to communications and the arrangement of lights to avoid visual glare and discomfort,. Following San Francisco’s lead, Los Ange- les City Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky intro- duced a motion “that the City Attorney (of Los Angeles) be instructed to prepare an ordinance regulating video display terminals in public and private workplaces within the city, similar to that adopted by the San Fran- cisco Board of Supervisors, and consistent with the city’s powers to regulate in this area.” There are currently five bills being dis- cussed in the California State Legislature. These proposals address a wide range of computer-related health issues, from the adoption of the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) recommendations, the The proper workstation and posture easily eliminate many eae computer-related health problems establishment of a state ergonomics pro- gram to collect data, and continued research to create standards for safe levels of exposure to radiation from monitors (see Pending Legislation box). Whatever the final outcome of proposals in Los Angeles and Sacramento, one thing is certain: the concern is here to stay and regulations are following close be- hind. COMPUTER-RELATED INJURIES VDT safety encompasses more than the monitors themselves. Factors such as poorly designed keyboards and furniture, poor lighting and ventilation, and physical stress are significant contributors to “computer sickness.” Safety concerns fall into two gen- eral categories. 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MicroComputer Accessories, Inc., 5405 Jandy Pl., PO Box 66911, Los Angeles, CA 90066-0911. (213)301-9400, 1-800- 521-8270. NoRad Corp., 1549 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. (213)395- 0800. 1-800-262- 3260. Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., 2789 Northpoint Pkwy., Santa Rosa, CA 95407- 7397. (707)545-6440, 1-800-545-OCLI. Visionary Software, Inc., PC Box 69191, Portland, OR 97201. (503)246-6200. ORGANIZATIONS Samantha Greenberg, Computer Injury Network, 11939 Gorham Ave., Suite 109, Los Angeles, CA 90049. (213)207- 1653. VDT Coalition, c/o SEIU Local 790, 522 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610. (415)465- 0120. American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314. (703)684-APTA. Laurel Sharmer, Sr. Health Educator, San Francisco Department of Public Health, 101 Grove St., San Francisco, CA 94102. (415)554-2671. sible cancer causing effects. In addition to low frequency radiation, VDTs also emit magnetic rays that pose other health haz- ards. However, currently, there is even less information available examining magnetic radiation. A common misconception about com- puter terminal radiation emissions is that they emanate primarily from the front of the computer, through the screen. Many com- puters emit more radiation from the back and sides. This presents a problem in crowded offices, or those in which desks are arranged so that they face one another. However, most radiation from a computer terminal attenuates quickly over a distance of a few feet. In 1987, the World Health Or- ganization recommended that computer terminals be spaced at least one meter apart—in all directions. ERGONOMICS & SOLUTIONS Numerous studies estimate increases in worker productivity associated with safe VDT usage at 15-25%. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget Analyst con- cluded that the city and private businesses may achieve corresponding salary savings in this range, as well as reductions in the use of sick leave, workers compensation, and dis- ability costs. For example, workers compen- sation costs from a Carpal Tunnel Syndrome disability claim are estimated to be in excess of $20,000 per case. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome need not be an occupational risk for employees performing repetitive tasks. Preventative measures such as tool or workstation redesign can prevent or alleviate conditions that can lead to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other work-related in- juries. For the first time, high-tech companies are rethinking product design to reduce stress and injuries related to computer use. The challenge for manufacturers is to create of- fice tools that provide a better, more natural fit for the people who use them. For example, Logitech, Inc., has made ergonomics a pri- mary feature in the design of its new Mouse- Man line of computer mice. Logitech point- ing devices are designed for left- and right- handed users, as well as offering two sizes. A growing list of products are now avail- able to make computer use safer and more comfortable. Many desks available at office furniture stores are designed specifically for computers. These desks are lower than typi- cal desk heights, because it is proven that itis less stressful and thus safer to type on alower work surface. The higher quality computer 58 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 desks also accommodate cables and com- puter accessories. Monitor support devices range from basic stands that raise the monitor up or down to elaborate arms that allow the monitor to be removed from the work surface and moved forward, backward, up, down, side to side, and tilt and swivel. MicroComputer Accessories has been making sturdy, ergonomic computer furni- ture for the complete workstation since 1983. This includes adjustable monitor arms, ad- justable foot rests, a StaticClear Dissipator with an LCD display, a copy holder for read- ing documents while entering data, desks designed to be the proper heights as well asa beveled leading edge providing forearm rest. Foot rests can ease leg and back stress by allowing a user to adjust the angle of the feet instead of having to place the feet flat on the floor. The Dynamic Footrest Massager, from ERGO-NOMIC, Inc., elevates your feet and but also can flip over for a foot massage. Shields for monitors are becoming in- — creasingly popular. In addition to reducing radiation emissions towards users, placing the shield over the front of the computer screen has other beneficial effects. The grey background of most monochrome screens look blacker when viewed through the mesh, increasing the contrast and clarity of the text. The grounded shield also elimi- nates glare and static. Users: need to be aware that the effectiveness of some com- puter screen guards deteriorate over time, and they need to be replaced periodically. NoRad Corp. and Optical Coating Labo- ratory products include monitor shields ' providing broad spectrum electromagnetic radiation (EMR) attenuation: better than 99.99% of the entire E-field (electrical), in- cluding ELF and VLF, and better than 50% of the H-field (magnetic) above 30kHz. Moni- tor shields also eliminate static buildup and lets yourockyourfeettoimprovecirculation, — the discharge of dust towards the user. ERGONOMICS AT THE KEYBOARD n a recent paper, Tips for Beating the Malady of the Information Age, the American | Physical Therapy Association discusses how to avoid many of the computer-related injuries associated with ergonomics. The authors point out that: Good keyboard techniques begin with good posture, Typing materials should be eye level so that you don't have to bend your neck over your work. Sit with the spine against the back of the chair, shoulders relaxed, elbows along the sides of the body, and wrists straight. When using a keyboard or typewriter, move only the fingers. Press keys with minimum pressure necessary. Make sure keyboards are kept clean and in good working order to minimize resistance. If your keyboard has a pad at the bottom, use it to rest your wrists during breaks. It also includes exercises VDT users should practice before beginning a typing job and during breaks throughout the day. Take time for the following stretching exercises: Rest the forearm on the edge of a table. Grasp the fingers of one hand with the other and gently bend back the wrist, stretching the hands and wrist. 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When we started the design of this back in ’86, Windows wasn’t yet successful. We believed that it ultimately was going to be successful, but we also knew what kind of performance it had back then— very seldom does system software performance dramatically improve over time. Usually the com- panies are trying to do more and it gets bigger and bigger. So we felt there was a real opportunity to do a high performance graphical environment. The other thing that we were sort of predicting would happen, and I thinkit’s becomingincreasingly clear that there’s a need for this, is that there would be a segmentation in system software. If you look at the PC market, it’s a very young industry. It’s less - thanadecade old. Ifyou look at most other high tech businesses, it’s fairly common for there to be a dominant player—almost a monopoly situation at — a | q ages ee the end of the first decade of an industry. In automo- biles, when Ford was the only company with an assembly line, or RCA in the record industry. Simi- larly, Microsoft got almost 100% market share of system software in the PC market. Apple’s a special case, because it’s a hardware company/system software combo. We really believed that as the market continued to expand and grow, there would be an opportunity to provide a superior solution to what we called cost- effective hardware. The market would expand and start to stretch out, and Microsoftwouldcontinueto - be focused at the very high end. And if you look at where they’re spending their energies, they want tokeep UNIX workstations from taking over the high-end corporate desktop, the whole information-at-your-fingertips strategy. That’s a very different need than small businesses. Even within corporations, there’s lots of people who don’t need an information-at-your-fingertips workstation; they do straightforward word pro- cessing, maybe some electronic mail. So we felt that there would be an opportunity to - segment the market and provide a superior solution on what we.-called affordable hardware. So, while you have obvious appeal for entry- level customers, you don’t see yourself as be- ing restricted to entry-level users? That’s correct. Ifyoulook at our startup screen, we have done a lot of work and are continuing to do work to make the package ideal for the first-time user. The appliance mode is a first step in that di- rection—it’sforreally raw beginners. We hide alot of computer concepts—there’s no file system man- agement in our appliance mode. But when you gointo the professional mode, you're running a full state-of-the-art graphical environ- ment—preemptive multitasking witha PostScript- like imaging engine. Really giving you a lot of the benefits ofa high-end workstation on an affordable piece of hardware. We sort of draw the entire market as apyramid. At thevery top of the pyramid is the high-end corporate knowledge worker. If you look at the PC market historically, back in 1983 that was the only market. I remember we bought our first IBM PC- xT was a $6500 machine. Then you get to 86 and the bard starts to geta little bigger, starts stretching down to where you're giving assistants PCs just to do word’ processing, instead oftypewriters. When aPC was a $6500 device, you would never give it to a secretary or an assistant or a clerk for data entry, but by 86 you were getting XT-level machines:in ardund_-the $2500 range, and the AT was the new high-end corporate ite : worker machine. Now today you have 386es and 4860s as the $5- 10,000 corporate knowledge worker machine, and . maybe the R4000 machine that Microsoft's working on with LPmpag. So that. pyramid is COBHNUInE ie. 66 MICROTIMES + MAY13, 1991 “We really believed that as the market continued to expand and grow, there would be an opportunity to provide a superior solution to what we called cost-effective hardware. The market would expand and start to ~ stretch out, and Microsoft would continue to be focused at the very - high end.” - grow out. As you go down the pyramid and look at the 286es and 386SXes that are now being viewed as sub-Windows platforms, we think that by having a system software platform that can bring some of these high-end capabilities down to those machines, you can massively expand the market. You can make PCs much more useful devices in very large-volume markets, in education and even in corporations. There’s a big problem in corporations where, for _ the-top high-end corporate workers, you can abso- _- lutely cost-justify just replacing their machines and giving them: 486es. But you can’t justify replacing every PC in your company. The reveptionist does not need a 486. | Baad, But gee ee to have the benefits of a : standardized graphical interface, and our look and feel is the same as Windows. Motif is basically a derivative of Presentation Manager—IBM and Mi- crosoft donated Presentation Manager to the Open Software Foundation. So we really are essentially the same look and feel as Windows, andi it would be. nice to be able for the receptionists and the secretaries to be able to benefit from a single training on nae user ~ interfaces ought to work. - is a eae eles "So we see our role as not just for: the entry-level -_user, but for anybody where you: have to be cost- conscious about the workstation that you give that person. We think software continues to move. Five years from now, there’s going to be the same issue. There’s going to be something very exciting “hap- pening on the 986, or whatever the Intel processor is .@ that’s out at that time, and our challenge willbeto | deliver on 486es, which will then be the old, cost- effective machine, some of the same exciting capa- bilities. To provide as much as possible the state of - the art on what the affordable hardware of the ‘day i is. That continues to be a ates win ow. oe : Dey How big an inpeainiont to: you. 1s appticsiion compatibility atthis point? Ensemble isaself- contained integrated package, and you can \ run one DOS application at a time, but you: can’t multitask them. Suppose right now the office has standardized on WordPerfect— what practical limitations. are there for _ bringing GeoWorks into that environment? I think the most obvious thing—and we're already working on this, it’ll be in our next major release—is that we want to let users work in whatever data _ format they want. So, for example, we've licensed technology that would let a user work in native WordPerfect format, if oe wanted, | orin Microsoft Ea : Word format. We're building into the system’ sairaaie ‘heat we call an import-export library. 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It would support basically everything—full markup information, font information, columns, etc. Of course you do get into a problem where that feature may not be supported in, for example, GeoWrite. GeoWrite is not a full-featured word processor, and while we’re improving it for the 2.0 release, it still won’t be as full-featured a product as, say, Word for Windows or WordPerfect. So depending on how extensively you’re using the word processor, you may lose some formatting information. Like, for example, there’s automatic leading to make columns align in WordPerfect. We support columns, so we would be able to bring in the WordPerfect document as a two-column document, but you would lose that automatic leading support. So someone who used all the features in GeoWrite could take that document out and putit in one of the other word processors and get everything that GeoWrite had put into it in the other word processor. Right. The nice thing about this import-export library approach is that a person can work in this environment regardless of what the company may be standardized on. One of the areas that our tech- nology is really well suited for is portables. Portables often have small hard disks, so they literally can’t hold all the data that Windows apps require. Plus Windows so extensively uses the hard disk that the hard diskis almost constantly on on the portable, so itsucks the battery life way down. Whereas a portable with the same amount of memory would run much longer running our product, just because the code’s so much smaller, there’s not as much hard disk . usage. But you may well be using your portable with our product, but be in a company where you might have a 486 on your desk, and your company might be standardized on Windows. It’s very important for us to let you take your data out of that environment, workon the portable with our system, and when you put it back, be able to put it back on whatever the company’s standardized on, whether that’s Windows or WordPerfect or whatever. So that’s what the im- port-export library will buy us. If you’re using very heavily formatted documents, it may not work, but for the bulk of people who tend to be doing fairly straightforward layouts, letters, memos, simple two- column layouts and so on, it would be a very work- able solution. 70 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 “For the top high-end corporate workers, you can absolutely cost-justify just replacing their machines and giving them 486es, But you can't justify replacing every PC in your company.” GQ Are you doing similar things with spread- sheets and databases? Right now our initial plans are that there will be a spreadsheet in the 2.0 release, and that will work with the Lotus WK] files. That will probably expand in the future also, to include Excel and some of the other spreadsheets. What about databases? There'll be some flat-file database capabilities in the spreadsheet that we ship. The engine’s being designed to a very nice free-form oriented flat-file database, but that won’t be in the 2.0 release. We're currently talking to a number of companies about doing a relational database for the environment. The other thing that we thinkis really important— if you look at our niche or what our role in the world would be—we wantto get arelational database done for the environment because we can be a total so- lution for a small business. But it’s not our goal to have this platform be the total basis for corporate-wide computing. We want to be the software running on the cost-effective nodes in the network. Having a front end to a wide range of databases is an even better solution. Back before 1983, ifyou go back ten years, youhad amainframe terminal model. The personal computer brought all kinds of great enhancements in terms of better user interface, greater responsiveness for people working locally with a PC. But there’s one real drawback if you look at the one-size-fits-all Microsoft approach. Which is if you have to add ten data entry clerks—you’re backed up on your data and you're going to hire ten temps—you could, in the mainframe terminal model, buy ten terminals at $500 apiece and fairly inexpensively add that band width. If you have to buy ten information-at-your- fingertips workstations, it’s just not a possibility. So making GeoWorks network-compatible with the major network vendors in the PC world is something you have scheduled? Right. That will be built into the 2.0 release. We’re working on that right now, and obviously Novell is the top vendor. We expect to be able to support a wide range of networks, because again, our goal isto justbea client on the network. We're not trying to do a whole network operating system, we simply want to be one of the clients. Its hard to run a network on an XT at this point... (laughs) Yes, it’s very difficult. Not to mention the - fact that the machines that we're targeting typically don’t have the hardware to be the server. But also we don’t want to get into competition with people do- ing network operating systems—we’re much more interested in partnership with them. So you don’thave plans to make GeoWorks an operating system? What are your thoughts on the difference between 16-bit and 32-bitop- _ | erating systems—have you thought about anything like a 386-specific version? Our 3.0 release will support 386 protected mode, so we'll be a 32-bit operating system. But it still doesn’t mean that we necessarily would get into trying to run the network operating system. I think that at some point there will be more and more network support pulled into our operating system, because the network world will go into some kind of peer-to-peer capabilities. That will start to extend somewhat. The crystal ball is very cloudy right now about how that’s going to evolve. ; We really do view ourselves as a full operating system. We don’t feel that all the components of our operating system have to be supplied by us. BIOS is notsupplied by anybody’s operating system today— it’s sort of a separate thing that Phoenix and other people provide. But in a way, a BIOS is part of op- erating system software. We view DOS the same way. We view DOS actually more as a part of the BIOS. It isolates us from very low-level disk block accesses, and that’s all we use DOS for. All of the rest of the operating system concepts are actually done by our software— multitasking, memory management, serial and parallel stream I/O. Many components that have been traditionally thought of as being managed by an operating system are in fact managed by our software. The way GeoWorks multitasksis moresimilar to OS/2 than it is to Windows, isn’t it? That’s true. 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So we studied a lot of platforms, and when it comes to the multitasking model, we believed that OS/2 had the best multitasking model that’s currently implemented. So our multitasking is a very similar multi-threaded multitasking architecture to what OS/2 offers. Going back to something you said earlier about Microsoft trying to head UNKX off at the high end of the marketplace, it seems like you’re movingin an OS/2 supportive direction in the sense of being clients on an OS/2 net- work at least. But does your use of the OSF Motif interface suggest that you’re also look- ing at operating in OSF-type UNIX environ- ments? We actually are interested in that, but I think the fact that we happen to be running Motif may be a little misleading. The main reason we’re running Motif is that it was a way to get a clean license to a Windows/Presentation Manager look and feel. Again, we don’t view it as an either/or—either we’re successful or Windows is successful. We fully expect Windows to be successful, and as we move into the corporate world, we expect to be more successful in locations that have standardized on Windows than we are in companies that still haven’t gone graphical at all. You take, for example, a company like GE that standardized on Windows. What they’re going to realize is that they can’t, worldwide, throw out all of their PCs, and they’re going to find that many fewer of their PCs run Windows effectively than currently run DOS. So they’ll fall into sort of a have and have- notworld—people that they ’re buying newhardware for, they’ll probably buy hardware adequate to run Windows. What we expect to be able to dois to come in and offer a solution that says, “Look, for your hardware that’s sub-Windows, here’s asolution that gives you the same look and feel and the same training.” As far as supporting UNIX, to the extent that UNIX becomes successful, there’s a very interesting thing in our technology. Our applications are not devel- oped in a user-interface-specific fashion. The apps all have generic objects that define the I/O that the application needs, and at runtime these get molded by a specific user interface library into the user in- terface. So that’s how you get to do a full-featured drawing program in 31K? The fact that the system’s object-oriented from the ground up allows the code to be small. The UI independence, however, is something that we can leverage—we have, for example, an Open Look user 72 MICROTIMES » MAY 13, 1991 “Take, for example, a company like GE that standardized on Windows. What they're going to realize is that they can’t, worldwide, throw out all of their PCs, and they're going to find that many fewer of their PCs run Windows effectively than _ currently run DOS.” NS interface library. The same exact application bina- ries—if they’re running on a system that has Open Look installed, they’ll get an Open Look look and feel. So in some ways our product’s a chameleon. That also makes it a good high-volume inexpen- sive platform solution, in that regardless of what you choose as the standard for your company, you can provide inexpensive terminals or inexpensive workstations that run the look and feel that you happen to choose. So if you buy into Sun and say, “I want to go with Sun workstations and Open Look,” but you say, “Gee, I want to add a couple of clerks to do data entry and things like that,” you could put a couple of PCs onto that network and run an Open Look look and feel on the PCs. So there’s a flexibility to the kind of user interface that we provide that would let us provide inexpen- sive Intel-based workstations into UNIX and Win- dows and Presentation Manager environments, and let the users have their choice of the look and feel that’s appropriate for that environment. Installed base is a big factor in the success of this type ofsoftware. You’ve gotsome bundling arrangements with hardware vendors; that, in turn, should attract some software devel- opers. Is your chameleon-like interface an advantage or a disadvantage from the appli- cation developer's standpoint? ; It’s a terrific advantage to the application devel- oper, because they don’t have to worry about the user interface. Right now they use a pseudo-English high-level language to define their user interface. Their user interface is really defined in generic terms—instead of saying, “I want a menu item,” they ask for an interaction group, and they can leave a hint that says, “I’d like this to bea menu.” Instead of the actual menu button there’s a generic concept called a gentrigger. The beauty of the system is that the app developer really is working with the user interface from the point of view of “Here are the interactions that I need.” They get to see, for the particular user interface that they’re running while they’re debugging, exactly how that will come up and look, say, under Motif. But if we do a user interface library for Open Look, or if we do a new pen-based user interface library, their application binary, with no recompiling, will come up and run under that look and feel. So in some ways when they develop an app today for our environment, they are actually generating an ap- ~ plication that will work well on some future pen- based system, would work well, perhaps, ona mixed UNIX environment where the PCs were running Open Look. The mostimportantthing for us to get acrossis the fact that we’re offering a runtime to this technology to application developers. If you forget aboutus asa platform for a second, and you were an application developer that viewed GeoWorks simply as a tech- nology vendor that was offering you a toolkit to help you do your DOS applications, it makes sense to develop for this technology. Our deal is that we'll give all of the system software technology—the PostScript-like imaging engine, all the printer driver support, the video drivers, the multitasking kernel— to the developer for 1% of net sales. So if you have a $100 application that’s got a $50 wholesale, for 50¢ you get outline font technology, you’re insulated from graphics cards and printers and everything else. I was on a panel with Microsoft at COMDEX, and Jeff Tarter asked us to project the platform market share at the end of 1992. Microsoft’s own projections are that only 20% of the PCs out there will be capable of running Windows at the end of ’92. 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Again, there’s a wide range of markets that we see the technology being suitable for. Ifyou’re on a low-cost network at your company that’s hooked into a PostScript printer, you would like to be able to use PostScript fonts. So for that reason we will probably be providing support for both PostScript fonts and TrueType fonts in the future. Rightnowit’s sort of on the edge whether that capability will be in the 2.0 release or not. The telecomm package is pretty basic right now, and the word processor lacks a find/re- place function and mailmerge. Can you give us a timetable for changing some of that? The free upgrade will have the spell-checking ca- pabilities and, I believe, the search-and-replace. The more advanced word processing features will be in the 2.0 release. With GeoComm, we were intentionally making a vanilla comm program. The very sophisticated program is America Online; GeoComm is intended to be adequate for getting onto a mainframe, or getting your MCI Mail, or being a simple terminal emulator. We would like to find an ISV that’s really focused on the telecommunication/terminal emu- lator market, to do a very nice product. It would be our preference not to continue to evolve that prod- uct, but to have a third-party company deliver that. We’ve talked to some third-party telecommunica- tions vendors who are interested in pursuing it, though we haven’t worked out any deals yet. Do you have any commitments yet from third parties to do specific applications? We do have a number; there are only a few I can talk about. The Dimensions Research people who did VP-Planner are doing a high-end spreadsheet... Which is going to have a COMPLETELY differ- ent look and feel... Yes, there’s one thing I think they’ve learned. (laughs) And of course it’ll be graphical. 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Page Preview is rewritten over and over again in every Windows application. In this environment, because it’s a PostScript-like imaging model, not only do you get Page Preview, you get full scaled editing. Ifyou wanted, you could have in your appli- cation a little spin gadget that let the user dial up the percentage scale that they wanted to view the document, with no work in the application. So what these guys are finding is that they can develop apps much more quickly under this technology. It’s part of the benefit we’ve had of really seeing the evolu- tion ofsystem software and being abletobuildthose capabilities into the environment. 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We would love to be able to deliver a shrink-wrapped software development kit that would let lots of grassroots developers develop for the platform. But unfortunately that’s not going to go into beta until October, so we'll start making that available to several hundred people we have on our developer list on a beta-test basis. Doyou have any theories why Microsoft didn’t do this? The main thing, as I said, has to do with the fact that they put a stake in the ground with Windows. It gets very hard to change your platform; in fact, one of the real benefits that we have is the current suc- cess of Windows. Because everybody that’s writing to the current Windows model, there’s no way to really write a tight application to that model. 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You have the problem that having an existing customer base and an architecture which was state-of-the-art back in 1982 is both a benefit and an albatross to you. I think in some ways Mi- crosoft has been hampered by the fact that they launched a platform in the early days of graphical interface technology. In terms ofthem saying, “Let’s start over again and do something clean”—they sort of did that with OS/ 2. Architecturally OS/2 is really a better system than Windows. And they could do more to optimize OS/ 2, I believe, than they could to optimize Windows. But even OS/2, unfortunately, as an architecture, was prior to the recognition of object-oriented technology and the benefits itwould bring. SoI think the reason they didn’t do it is that when you make a bet, like the bet they’ve made with Windows or OS/ 2, there’s an enormous amount of internal mo- mentum behind that architecture. 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All of the apps that are being written to the Windows 3.0 system will have to continue to be supported, so the future version of Windows will be like having two engines in a car, one diesel, one jet fuel. That makes the car heavier, and it requires more horsepower to make it move, and things like that. Ithink Windows will always bea high-endsolution. It’s always going to require alot ofhorsepower. Their current success is going to ensure that, because as they make it a more modern architecture with the Win32 release, they’re still going to have to support all the customers that are running old Windows applications. Whereas we have the benefit of com- ing out with a much cleaner solution and not having any of that old architectural baggage to support. 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Ensemble re- moves novice terror of MS- DOS in three ways: __ © For absolute beginners, - Ensemble provides an “ap- _ pliance mode.” Like the entertainment guide in a BART station, appliance a mode presents six choices 4 for simple tasks. It requires & 4 no computer experience to i” use these appliances. You = may enter appointments on s a calendar, enter names on a Rolodex, type a note, or play solitaire. ¢ Thesecond Ensemble mode is aDOS program menu. This is an easy-to-configure front end for users who hate the C:> prompt. Click on the typewriter icon and WordPerfect starts, or click on the ledger-book to start Lotus. * The third mode is PC/GEOS, proper, the Windows-like GUI which includes the applications and DOS file man- ager. GEOS provides a full-featured graphic environment which performs briskly on 8088 machines. The bundled applica- tions permit basic word processing, desktop publishing, and telecommunication. The package also includes an elec- tronic address book, schedule planner, and calculator. The GeoWorks applications have mid-range power and functionality. GeoWrite and GeoDraw are reminiscent of Digital Research's GEM Presentation Team. GeoWorks is a more powerful GUI than GEM ever was, so the interface lends additional scope to the applications: PC/GEOS uses a PostScript-like display which allows superior text resolution. Documents or drawings can be / edited simultaneously in multiple views. This makes for easy transfer of text or graphics between windows. The print _ output from the GeoWorks applications corresponds to the screen display. Performance with dot matrix printers is remarkable. : : GeoManager, the homebase for Ensemble, is like a com- oe America Online. DUMP 1 EXE GeoDraw Preferences xy Solitaire Calculator Geobsendi a GeoManager GW After Hours Scrapbook oi Tetris PsiriuuwTaTy 2 Paercree trie Tai Windows, GeoWorks offers you multi-tasking and a user-friendly environment. Microtimes Dump Instructions GeoDex GeoPlanner Screen Dumper tareny rol South River Youth Festival 1990 Bedok Ke rok Beck! oe By Lenny Bailes > bination of Microsoft Windows’ Program Manager and File Manager. GeoManager uses a windowing system based on the OSF Motif X-Windows interface. GeoManager windows display the true DOS file and directory structure. (Happy surprise—ordinary DOS filenames may use up to thirty-two characters!) You can copy files by clicking and dragging icons between directory windows, or you can purge files into the wastebasket. GeoWorks data files are associated with their creator applications. (You can click on either a program or a document to start working.) GeoManager lacks the Macintosh’s desktop workspace. Individual file icons remain fixed in specific folder/directo- ries. This is similar to Windows’ File Manager, but the icons are more decorative. Two built-in icons open specific GeoWorks directories. (It would be nice if you could open user-chosen DOS directories in this way.) Pull-down menus can be “tacked” to a window so that they remain open. This is another useful feature, comparable to the Mac’s tear-off too! palettes. a ee RAMA LE MAA, PF ae SARA DEH ERARD EHD *t wees te +9 ‘+ : + + >. 2.9 . ‘ PEPER OLE OEESELEES. Oe £ OY SOMA ASS eH OD 8 eevee e ew & ‘err e # +8 “? * \ ‘ OE POP BP NE OLE PO OL EE EE Ee ee ee ee et eS ee ee Ph Tg th Ra TM otegntae Ra Ml as, Bade, Doe i. a ae 652-3810 GeoManager launches a DOS application when you click onitsicon. The graphic interface shuts down and the DOS program is loaded. When you exit from the program, GeoManager pops up again. Another smart feature preserves the state of your Ensemble windows and documents. You return to Ensemble to aaa Rea Cacins Setar find it exactly as you left it. ace apeetpre All of the Ensemble ap- plications can be multitasked. You can download a file in GeoComm while you type in GeoWrite or copy files in GeoManager. CEO Brian Dougherty says that Ensemble v.2 will permit DOS task switching. [See the interview which accompanies this review. ] The Applications At present, Ensemble includes four productivity applica- tions, plus Rolodex, scheduler, calculator, scrapbook, and two recreational programs. The following is a brief summary of Ensemble’s main productivity capabilities: GeoComm: Communications program. Uploads and downloads text files or uses XMODEM for binary files. A simple script language allows automatic dial-in and log-on to bulletin boards or commercial services. GeoComm has seven terminal emulations, including VT-52, VT-100, ANSI and IBM 3101. GeoComm allows you to capture a session in a disk file. More sophisticated telecommunications func- tions are not supported. GeoWrite: Text/Graphics Word Processor. Creates docu- ments which use text and graphic combinations in multiple fonts. (Eight URW typefaces are included in the Ensemble package.) GeoWrite supports multi-column text, simple paragraph styles, auto page numbering, and headers/footers. The WYSIWIG display allows editing of multiple documents or multiple views of the same document. GeoWrite can track and kern characters, and insert leading between lines or paragraphs. You can draw vertical rules for tables and columns with the TAB lines feature. GeoWrite documents MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 83 ¥ ea —s Oe SR ns MO may be exported as ASCII text files for use with other word processors. ASCII text can also be imported into GeoWrite. Version 1 of GeoWrite lacks spell-checking, afind/replace function, footnote support, and mailmerge. These features will probably appear in an upgrade to be released before the end of the year. GeoDraw: Vector Drawing Program. Creates shapes: rectangles, ovals, polygons, and lines. Shapes and text may be combined in multiple fonts and colors. There are sixteen pattern fills for shapes. Text may be displayed or printed in different colors or grey halftones. Text and graphics may be rotated through forty-five-degree increments, mirrored or flipped. Objects may be combined or broken down, and GeoWorks Ensemble includes software moved to foreground or background layers. Bitmap graph- — for America Online, a popular, easy-to- ics in .PCX or. TIFF format may be imported ona background use information service. level, but may not be edited. - inally (Factory Direct) A Breakthrough In Plotter Pricing! me GRI ProPlotter: LARGE-FORMAT PLOTTING AT SMALL-FORMAT COST A last an affordable large-format plotter for the architectural and small CAD designer. No need to take the drawing to a blueprint shop or pay a plotter price higher than system cost. 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(An add-in utility from America Online will capture GeoDraw windows and save them to disk as TIFF or Encapsulated PostScript files.) America Online: The GeoWorks package includes dedi- cated software for this information service, with several free hours of online time. In addition to the business, leisure, and computer forums known to Macintosh users, America Online includes an active GeoWorks area. Ensemble users may find - program enhancements, user tips, clip art, and discussion forums. The GeoWorks area is vigorously monitored by GeoWorks programmers and support personnel, who appear to enjoy their work. Can GeoWorks Ensemble Replace Windows? This loaded question probably lurks in the mind of every potential GeoWorks customer. The answer is both yes and no. PC/GEOS is potentially superior to Windows as an operating environment, but at present, there are only a few GeoWorks applications available. If you require the heavy- Pull- down menus can be tacked to a window so they remain open. The same document is displayed here in 50% and 200% views. . duty capabilities of an Excel, a CorelDRAW, or a PageMaker, you are not going to find that power in the programs bundled with GeoWorks Ensemble. However, if you’re looking for a user-friendly interface and some basic productivity, Ensemble can provide it. The documentation is good, and special care has beentakento avoid frustration for non-technical users. Unlike Windows, Ensemble performs well on all PC platforms. If you own a 286 or 386 with extramemory onthe — motherboard, Ensemble can use that memory as a swapping area. Ensemble on a 10MHz 8088 machine with 640K outperforms Windows onan 80286 with 2MB. Ifyou compare only the graphic operating environments of the two pack- ages, Ensemble outperforms Windows as a multitasker and © as a file manager. Ensemble cannot multitask DOS applications, even on a 386 machine. At present, GeoWorks does not include sup- port for PostScript printers or industry standard file formats. Windows has the weight and momentum of industry giant Microsoft behind it. When Windows applications get rolling — on a 33MHz platform with 8MB of memory, this is truly impressive. Yet GeoWorks is fun, the way the early Macintosh was fun. | can think of no better candidate to replace all of the Apple Iles in public school systems and give students a good introduction to contemporary personal computing. GeoWorks Ensemble, $199, from GeoWorks, Inc., 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704. (415/644-3456) aOR pense 4 | | | -—schhav | Text “ Spreadsheet brapn | Picture és-and graphs. sheets, graphs ae pict page — without moving ba¢ between applications. Th short, document processing was never easier than with RagTime 3's seamless integration. For more information call us toll-free at 800-875-9632. In no time youll be able to edit and format text. 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All rights re- 86 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 very time a new trend in computers | Daa established, dozens of experts will tell you how they knew all along that this was going to be big. They'll also tell you why. Usually, their arguments boil down to one idea: the trend makes life “easier” for the average user. Brilliant, huh? Now we don’t have to worry about all those trends that make life more difficult and costly for ourselves like people in other fields. Thank you, technologists everywhere, for only giving us things that make our lives “easier.” Of course, these experts conveniently ig- nore all of the ideas that were passed over, many of which did in fact make users’ lives more difficult. The experts might be abit slow to admitit, butit is the market, not themanu- facturers, that decides what is really “easier.” If you’ve been watching the computer scene over the last seven years, you probably remember the big arguments that ensued just after January 24, 1984: why the hell would anyone be interested in buying a Macintosh? The often-defensive answer was that the soft- ware for the Macintosh all used the same graphical user interface (or GUI for short) and thus was easier to learn and use. Most IBM PCusers, as well as those who were using the vast majority of minicomputer and main- frame software, got a good laugh from that. served. Clearly, character-based user interfaces weren't all that hard to use, since the vast majority of people were very successfully using them. End of argument. BEHIND THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE: HIDDEN ASSUMPTIONS Well, not really. Microsoft surprised many people by com- ing to the support of GUIs for personal com- puter users—by writing the best-selling Macintosh applications software and by promoting GUIs on the PC in its Windows and OS/2 operating systems. By 1987, Micro- soft was selling the sameline as Apple: people using GUIs were more efficient and learned their programs faster. Mind you, this was coming from a company who made most of its money from some of the most un-graphi- cal operating systems and applications ever seen. Hell, they even got fuddy-duddy old IBM on the GUI bandwagon promoting Pres- entation Manager for OS/2. Along the way, people often forgot to check for hidden assumptions. For the sake ofargu- ment, assume that Apple (along with, even- tually, Microsoft and IBM) was right: it was easier to learn and to use a Macintosh than it was an IBM PC in 1984. You can tell how much Microsoft bought into this line of rea- soning by looking at how closely they copied the Macintosh interface with Windows 3.0, the most heavily-hyped product in Microsoft’s history. (If you’re about to scream about how they all stole the interface from the Xerox Star, don’t bother: if you’d actually used a Star you would know that Microsoft copied from Apple virtually every- thing that Apple changed from the Star inter- face). One of the assumptions that people forgot to check was: why did it have to be graphical? The Macintosh interface (and its follow-ups, the Windows and Presentation Manager in- terfaces) is not monolithic. To the user, there are many parts. One part of the interface is the menuing system: you always know how to give a program commands. Another part of the interface is the windowing system: you always know where to look for information, Does “Easy-To-Use” Mean “Graphical”? how to move around in the information (scrolling with scroll bars), how to hide the information, howto see different documents at once, and so on. Yet another part of the interface is the consistent use of the mouse and keyboard. And yet a different part is the use of icons to identify programs and docu- ments. It was the icons that most offended PC users in 1984. “They're too cutesy.” “Who needs them?” “They waste screen space.” And so on. And yet it was the icons that most reminded people of the difference between the Macintosh and the PC. “Youdon’thaveto type WP C:\LETTERS\BUSINESS\JANE12 anymore: just find its icon and double-click on it.” The counter-arguments were in a dif- ferent language than the arguments, and it took years for each side to see what the other was really saying. 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As the number of outdoor concerts, large conventions, and other events that use portable generators continues to increase each year, we will be better able than our competitors to satisfy the demand for reliable equipment. While accelerating efforts aimed at our existing base of industrial users, we propose to |. enter the construction industry. We have already begun developing a small, quiet — Checks spelling in the active document Microsoft's word processors reflect the principle that consistency is more crucial to ease of use than the graphical interface itself. EAN Macro Window beans Help Continued from page 86 weren't any more icons. Sure, there was a bit of graphics in MacWrite: the ruler bar had a picture of a ruler and some pictures for tab stops, but these weren’t icons that repre- sented actions. Even in MacPaint, the “tool bar” on the left wasn’t needed in order to make the program easyto use. Let’s face it: no one would have been bewildered by a menu called “Tools” that had commands like “Pencil,” “Eraser,” and “Rectangle.” The icons, then, were part of the interface but primarily only used to help start pro- grams and find documents. The highly- vaunted “ease of use” and “ease of learning” was pretty much unaffected by the icons. The graphics were nice, of course: boldface char-. - acters were obviously bold, different fonts were clearly different, larger type fonts were obviously larger, and you could see the art that you often over-used in your word proc- essing document. But these are artifacts of the screen being graphic, not the user inter- face. (A personal aside. If you've been reading my columns for the past few years, you know that I have a great deal of respect for Apple and the Macintosh. I do all of my writing ona Macintosh and don’t see any good reason to change. I also have a great deal of respect for Microsoft and its products, including Win- dows. I’ve written a dozen books about Mi- crosoft products and am working on yet another one right now. I’m often critical of Windows because it fails in many important areas that a company as huge as Microsoft could have easily predicted and prevented. I don’t find the Macintosh and PC an either/or situation, although! do find it funny when PC users criticize Apple for the faults in the Macintosh but can easily overlook the faults in Windows. And vice versa.) MICROSOFT KNEW ALL ALONG: CONSISTENCY IS CRITICAL Although Apple has generally espoused the _ point of view that the graphical user interface was the critical advantage of the Macintosh, Microsoft didn’t believe it. The ease of learn- ing and use come from the commonality of the interface, not the graphical aspects. While still supporting the Macintosh in a big way, and while pumping its major Windows applications like Excel and later Word for Windows, Microsoft proved that you didn’t need graphics to make users’ lives easier: you just needed predictability. A few years ago, Microsoft introduced a character-based user interface for many ofits PC products such as QuickBasic and Works. Late last year, it moved this interface to its front-line word processor, MS Word. The character-based user interface (don’t try to ‘pronounce CBUI) has drop-down menus, commands in these menus, dialog boxes with consistent choice methods, and so on, just like on the Macintosh, Windows, and Presentation Manager. As you can see from the three pictures accompanying this article, the screen looks very similar for the three Word products (Word/PC, Word/Mac, and Word/Windows). Of course, there is a huge difference in the text appearance, namely that in Word/PC you can’t see the fonts and character styles; but the basic ease-of-learn- ing and ease-of-use aspects of Word/PC are the same for all three programs. It’s important to note why Microsoft adopted this interface for its products that ran on character-based PCs. It wasn’t to make users think they were running on a Macintosh or under Windows, since that ruse would only last about five milliseconds. It was so the products would get better user response and better ratings by being “eas- ier.” Microsoft didn’t want to force the user to buy a graphics monitor and to take the speed penalty for that ease of use; they already had products that required this under Windows. They simply wanted to make the programs work fast and easily. And they didn’t need icons to do it. THE DREADED MOUSE QUESTION Those who remember the big Macintosh vs. PC debate of 1984 will also remember the second major objection that PC users had: the mouse. “You have to take your hands off the keyboard” (as if we were born with our Microsoft surprised many people by coming to the support of GUls for personal computer users— by writing the best-selling Macintosh appli- cations software and by promoting GUls on the PC in its Windows and 0S/2 operating systems. 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To this day, the idea of using a mouse with character- based user interfaces eludes many people. They still think that a mouse means GUI. Yet Word/PC and the other Microsoft character- based programs use mice as an option. In fact, there are more times as many mice on PCs aS than fourtimesasmanymice on there are copies of Windows. Many are used on graphics- — PCs as there are copies of Win- dows. Many are used on graph- ics-based software, but many based software, but many af@ are used to augment character- used to augment character- oe oe a Sis issn? P more “graphic” than the ever- based software. A mouse iS MO ne cursor. more graphic than the ever- By the time Windows version 2 was released, Microsoft had _ heard every argument about not — using the mouse, so it empha- sized the fact that you didn’t have to have a mouse to use Windows. All actions could be performed with the key- board, thoughin many moresteps. In Windows version 3, that’s also supposed to be the case, but a few programs _ require the mouse for some actions. The most obvious one of these is Microsoft’s own Excel—you have to have — amouse to activate the choices on Excel’s toolbar, unless — you get fancy with macros. Other Windows programs _ with tool bars may also require a mouse, further estrang- _ ing those whose hands were born locked to the keyboard. ~ WHY THE CHARACTER-BASED USER INTERFACE IS NOT UNIVERSAL Other software companies have adopted a similar char- acter-based user interface of drop-down menus and dialog boxes for some of the PC programs, but most — haven't. Possibly they are afraid that Microsoft's lawyers will spring alawsuit on them, as Lotus did with Paperback Software and Mosaic. More likely, however, they think that their vision of user interface is “better” than the common one and will differentiate their product. Borland has had a reputation for having as many inter- faces as it does software packages; in fact, since Quattro sports multiple interfaces, Borland may be the only com- pany with more interfaces than products. Lawyers being what they are, the legal question is a © worrisome one. If Apple wins its case against Microsoft | and Hewlett-Packard, claiming that the Windows inter- — face violates Apple’s copyright, the decision could con- ceivably go against anyone who uses the character-based _ user interface that Microsoft has adopted. After all, Judge : Walker has agreed that elements like activatinga window _ by selecting it might in fact be copyrightable. It doesn’t :| have to be a graphic representation to mimic Apple. Of course, Apple could simply. create a licensing ‘| scheme that would make software manufacturers un-_, afraid of their legal wrath (or, heaven forbid, let compa- _ nies use the interface for free unlicensed). For the mo- ; ment, however, this seems unlikely. _ PC USA20, _ DISCOVER AMERICA Packed with many of - the same features as PC Globe 40, PC USA provides current and historical information for all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Included - ja self-updating time zone map, detailed state and city data, colorful state flags and songs. Ifs as if you could take a tour of the states without ever leaving your chair. Once again, simple to use. Once again, only $69.95. What we've done here is pro- | _ vide a new set of tools for living in a “Seagal alpaca” “PC GLOBE AND PC USA ARE > SUPERB PROGRAMS THAT MAKE GEOGRAPHY COME SOFTWARE FOR EVERYWHERE.* ©1990 PC Globe, Inc. All rights reserved. “PC Globe” is a registered trademark & “PC USA” is a trademark of PC Globe, Inc. PC Globe & PC USA software, Patent Pending. THINK OF OUR SOFTWARE AS AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF FREQUENT FLYER MILEAGE. PC GLOBE, A WORLD OF i) 9 UTILITIES ¢ World, continent and country maps showing city locations * Country maps outlining elevations, _ Jakes, rivers, mountains and features . * Political alignment maps such as NATO, OPEC, etc. « Automatic currency conversion and exchange rates * Time zones for major cities with international dialing/ham radio codes ¢ Point-to-point distances and bearings * All information updated annually A WORLD OF COMPARISONS « Each country’s flag and anthem is repro- duced with exceptional detail and music * Major attractions, visa requirements, health conditions and languages * Economic, political and population data ¢ GNP, import/export and commodities ¢ Data may be cross-compared between all countries or between regions ¢ Data and maps are easily exported to PC Paintbrush? WordPerfect® PageMaker? and Lotus 1-2-3? AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL RETAILER, OR CALL US AT 1-800-255-2789 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 93 BIG SAVINGS TOP QUALITY il BELMONT 1645 ‘815 486-33MH2 2 fO ‘875 386-25 MHz 64K Coche ¢ | MB Expandable to 32 MB on board 5; 386-33 MHz 64K Cache ‘s ame beeen | Sree ce Pudeiniamatcapa edie: se ie Ra e Landmark=149 ¢ 1 MB Expandable to 8 MB e Landmark=43.5 e Shadow RAM e 64K Static Cache Memory e Shadow Ram @ Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive e Landmark=57 - . @ Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive ¢ 1:1 Internal HD/FD Controller 486-25 MHz e Shadow Ram e 1:1 Interleave HD/FD Controller e 2 Serial, | Parallel, 1 Game Port ¢ 1 MB Expandable to 16 MB on Board © Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive © Socket for 80387 e Tower or desktop case ¢ Landmark=115, MIPS V.1.3=11.4 e ]:] Interleave HD/FD Controller | . @ 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1] Game Port w/230W power supply ¢ Shadow RAM e Socket for 80387 e Tower or desktop case ¢ Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard — © Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive e 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, | Game Port w/230W power supply e Supports MS/DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix ¢ ]:1 interleave HD/FD Controller e Tower or desktop case ¢ Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard Optional w/128K Cache .°1845 2 Serial, | Parallel, 1 Game Port w/230W power supply : * Supports MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix © Maxi- Switch 101 Keyboard @ Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard e Tower or desktop case ¢ Supports MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix w/230W power supply ¢ Support MS/DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix Optional w/128K Cache .*1495 12" Mono Monifor& Card ...... VGA Monitor (.31 Dot Pitch) w/16 Bit OPTION AL: VGA Monitor (640x480 .52 Dot ie BOOxBOO VGA Cade... .... 345 e w/l6Bit 800x600 Card....... 280 Super VGA Monitor & Card w/system purchase VGA Monitor (640x480 .39 Dof Pitch) (024x7680.28) ......... w/I6-Bil VGA-Cafd. 72... 315 a 286-16 MHz 0 Wait 286-12 MHZ : | © Landmark =21 ° 1:1 HD/FD Controller ._- \ e 512K Expandable to 4 MB e 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive dl \ e Real Time Clock ¢ 230 W Power Supply — \ e pect ang ¢ 10] Enhanced Keyboard ¢ 6/12 MHz O Wait a < e 512K Expandable to 4 h NOVELL. °C &T Chip Set § ee * EMS 4.0 BuilHn _ ¢ Shadow RAM ¢ Landmark=16 e1:] HD/FD Controller Sales. | Pee ap . ¢ Real Time clock Custom Design Service. . . 8088 10 MHz S stem © 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Installation and Maintenance. . . ° Tower or desktop case Extended Software Support. . . © 4.77/10 MHz Motherboard e 101 Enhanced Keyboard r bien ee i e 256K RAM Expandable to e 165 W Power Supply y 640K e AT Jr. Case zor ° Fujitsu 2 > 39 : | $37 és | (415) 553-3837 BELMONT SYSTEMS INC. 415) 598-9058 | 7 FAX (415) 598-0186 (Belmont Computer Products) Hours: M-E9-6 Sat10-3 1999 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 94 MICROTIMES » MAY 13, 1991 os iG lA 7 oe rm pomaael | \ An » JA\ 1P-y4 Wo WN IE ! | L- UIA | Parts & Labor Warranty : On All Systems 43 555 386-25 MHz — *695 — *615 386-SxX 16 MHz _— ¢ Landmark=36.7 386-20 MHz 386-SX 20 MHz ODE eustoe NE ¢1MB ° rade Cai Pate cd Y Memory ° Landmark=34.5 ¢ Landmark=26.5 ¢ Chip & Tech. NEAT Chip Set © Socket for 387, Weitek 1167 ¢ | MB Expandable to 8 MB ¢ | MB Expandable to 8 MB ¢ EMS LIM 4.0 Built-In On Board © 1:1 Interleave HD/FD Controller ¢ Shadow RAM, Page Interleaved Memory _—® Chip & Tech. NEAT Chip Set e Shadow RAM, Page Interleaved ¢ 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, i Game Port ¢ Socket for 387, Weitek 1167 ¢ EMS LIM 4.0 Built-In On Board ¢ 2 Serial, | Parallel, 1 Game Port ° Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive @ 1:1 Interleave HD/FD Controller ¢ Shadow RAM e ]:] Interleave HD/FD Controller , ° Tower or desktop case ¢ 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game Port Page Interleaved Memory ¢ Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive w/230W power supply ¢ Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive e 1:1 HD/FD Controller ¢ 80387-SX Socket * Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard ¢ Tower or desktop case ° Teac 1.2 or 1.44 MB Floppy Drive ° Tower or desktop case ° Supports MS-DOS, 0$/2, Unix, Xenix w/230W power supply ¢ 2 Serial, | Parallel, ] Game Port w/230W power supply ; ae Oh © Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard Tower or desktop case ¢ Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard e Supports MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix w/230W power supply e Supports MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix e Maxi-Switch 101 Keyboard e Supports MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Xenix 44 MB 28MS Hard Disk 89 MB 18MS 100 MB 18MS Keyboa rd Floppy Drive BUTSOOS Sein AGAR! 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Deluxe. Cases tUGe sk ee. ... 48 NEC Mulfisync 2A... 22.2 ee 445 386-25 MHz O Wait (W/o CPU)... 2... 195 Mini Vertical Case w/Power Supply...... . . 95 NEG Multisy0G. SD oe 2 AB eRe 595 386-25 MHz 64K Cache (w/o CPU)... .. . . 295 Vertical Case w/Power Supply.......... 160 Super VGA (1024x768) 0.28 ..........- 315 386-33 MHz 64K Cache (w/o CPU)... . . . . 325 Colorado 120 MB Tape Back-Up ......... 265 SOIR HAO Aree es ies so meg 499 . 486-25 MHz Motherboard (w/o CPU)... ... 450 DOMED DOORS ool ON ee ca 85 OCR Sy ne oe SPP a 595 486-33 MHz Motherboard (w/o CPU)... . . . 495 RAM DIP/SIPP/SIMM.... ss GAM oismigiiie POMC -peagnd holt oF" Maes B15 } i ‘ s TERMS and CONDITIONS: NEW LOCATION | a q bane Breuner's f | ; @ Prices Shown Are Cash Prices Welcome to visit our new Pasiisee Mm Company PO's Welcome 4500 Sq. ft. showroom! | _ HEUPS Shipping Daily Wise" Computers, Monitors and | | prices and contents ee We ar notice Printers are now | rand names are registered trademarks . Located in the , | Co. Term on credit approval (Es, on d isplay! ¢ San Eollos Commerce t| Center Office Park i | : MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 95 SESS Best Support @. Macintosh® Macin The Macintosh® Classic® las The Macintosh Classic is the ideal entry level personal computer that can be used as a home or office productivity center. This affordable computer comes with 2MB RAM, 40MB hard drive, | Superdrive™ and keyboard. Pivot Display For Macintosh The revolutionary full page monitor is like having two displays in one. The Pivot actually rotates bet- ween portrait and landscape orientations. Price includes 12 49 interface card. @ Pivot for Macintosh Ilci & Ulsi 999. The Macintosh LC The Macintosh LC is the most affordable color computer of the modular Macintosh product line. It is an excellent choice for education or business users. This new Macintosh has built-in sound capabilities and is Apple® Ile compatible. This Macintosh LC comes with 2MB RAM, 40 MB hard drive, | Superdrive™ and keyboard. Apple Ile Card & Monitor extra. 3 ae es: EY The Macintosh Portable The Macintosh Portable is the desktop Macintosh for people with more than one desktop. The Portable comes with a new back-light, full page-width screen and is System 7.0 capable. Now with 2MB RAM and 40MB HDD. - 19” Monochrome Two page display with card for SE, SE/30 or Macintosh II. (CPU Now Oak [ 199. 2: 21”M h Display for Macintosh 1469. Premier Quiet operation, fast and reliable Premier hard drives for the Macintosh. Match one with a Macintosh Classic for an affordable starter system for students. Authorized Dealer Authorized Service Macintosh Accessories (Hayes Personal Modem 2400 Plus and Smartcom™ for the Macintosh * Includes cables * Easy to install * 2 year limited warranty. 149. The Smart Bundle: PROC OOOOH OSES EES OSES EEO OSSOSOSOOSSESESEESSOODESSOOOSE OSES COC CCE SOS OSCE SESE ES SES SOLS EESOTSSSOSSOOOLOSOSUSOE® MacinStor Featuring Quantum Drives with MacinStor's comprehensive utility software, mirroring, volume spanning, password protection and more. Also available in 40MB and 80MB. MacinStor ZFP Series * Easy, powerful, and affordable... * The smart choice in software for new Macintosh® buyers! BERKELEY SAN RAFAEL CONCORD SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO WEA COMPUTERS 7th and Ashby 863 E. Francisco Blvd. Willows Shopping 401 Bayshore Blvd. Fashion Island 3550 Stevens Creek Blvd., 843-1700 459-3533 Center 285-5244 Shopping Center San Jose 686-2270 578-9200 (408) 554-8300 y AE Pope eee copy Macintosh® SE/30 AA) Macintosh Ilsi 9 ’ \laicwy Cs : : : Designed for people who want maximum Mat 6 (Aas The Macintosh Ilsi offers many of the Pere OT performance from a transportable computer features associated with the modular system. Built-in capabilties include | MB Macintosh family at an affordable price. RAM, 40 MB hard drive and | SuperDrive™. This new Macintosh is an excellent Keyboard extra. choice for the business or education user who needs power, networking and growth. Comes with 3MB RAM, 40MB HDD, Microphone. Keyboard and Monitor extra. Authorized Dealer Authorized Service Macintoshé® Ilci The Macintosh Ilci gives you power with room to grow. This member of the modular ‘ Macintosh family has flexible LaserWriter® lI NT video support built-in to The LaserWriter II NT is ideal support a variety of mon- for 4 to 6 users and offers ~, itors without adding a PostScript® text and graphics The new Apple StyleWriter Printer offers quiet "video card. that yield professional quality operation with outstanding laser-quality printed M5774 LL/A comes with documents quickly and easily. results. Perfect for the home office. 5MB RAM . Keyboard and Monitc, extra. ig niepndeem Wage einen ete had Apple® StyleWriter® Printer It’s true Adobe® PostScript®, and you can send data automatically and simultaneously to the AppleTalk®, RS-232 and parallel interfaces.45 resident typefaces, including Garamond. ost NOW IN STOCK BL SSLARTSLERRRAVS SETI ART KaG aE HSS wES Be AppleCD SC® Drive 4 An essential part of any Multi Media system, the Apple CD SC |] provides fast data access; can even play audio CD's. This drive 1 works with all Apple computers.. #M2700/B |G HEWLETT PACKARD DeskWriter Printer Hewlett-Packard’s DeskWriter printer, now AppleTalk compatible, brings laser-like quality to the Macintosh line. The Outbound™ Laptop integrates easily into any Macintosh office. Once Whole Earth Access transfers the ROM chips from your Mac Plus to the Outbound Laptop, you will have both the lightest Macintosh compatible laptop available, 2 and an enhanced Macintosh desktop system Seg Gach ee gaa Sony 1304 HG RA Macintosh Plus I/F w/ Bo MB Hard Disk * Tilt and swivel * Analog cable * 640h x 480v resolution *Macintosh computer not included + 1024h 768v © .25 dot pitch * VGA, * 29dp * 14” diagonally with MCGA, Mac Il & 8514A cable and 2495 compatible 6 6? tilt swivel 4 69 Only 2 at this price. 6 e e MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 97 —— SS A En res ew 4 eek SE ~— @ HEWLETT HP Laserjet IIP Printer i PAC KA - D * Most affordable HP Laserjet printer * Publication quality output. HP DeskJet 500 Printer ——“|5 * Improved print quality 7” ADOBE POSTSCRIPT * Added internal fonts * 3 year warranty * Water resistant ink cartridges. You can now enjoy all the benefits of true PostScript software from Adobe 299 — HP LaserJet III Printer “./ HP Laserjet IIP / PostScript Printer ~ * Fast 4 PPM printing ° 1.5 MB RAM— includes PostScript * Macintosh ready/ plug 'n play #33427A * Now Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Printers are PC or Macintosh compatible * AppleTalk® compatibility with optional interface * Dependable HP performance. Hewlett Packard AppleTalk® for “LIP Leads the Now LaserJet II Revolution in Resolution" HP LaserJet HP PaintJet Color lIIP Printer Graphics Printer * PCLS allows you to scale * High quali lor charts & hi type to thousands of sizes ° oe ns Mace ee ee ees Ics r= Oe ¢ Versatile paper handling capabilities + Wide range of software support. SS * PostScript® options for PC or Macintosh 795. HP PaintWriter Color Graphics Printer Made for Macintosh Personal Color Printer & * 3 times faster than HP Paintjet HP Scanjet Plus Scanner for Macintosh applications * 256 grey scale levels (8 bit) for high-resolution images 2° Bolder output colors * Wide range of contrast & intensity control * New color software tools * * PC or Macintosh compatible ~‘ * Price includes interface. } 95. Take the lead with HP’s A, HEWLETT Power-users— take the lead best financial calculators. ¢ ip PACKARD with the new HP 48SX! * Complete set of financial functions HP 48SX Scientific * Menus and softkeys to guide you Expandable Calculator | * Algebraic or RPN entry | * Over 2100 built-in functions i HP 7Bil Come see it today. ¢ HP EquationWriter application 1 Financial HP I9BII * Graphics integrated with calculus. LE Calculator | Financial Calculator.......... 149. : HP calculators- the 32 & Come see it today. _ best for your success. co] BERKELEY SAN RAFAEL CONCORD SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO WEA COMPUTERS 7th and Ashby 863E. Francisco Blvd. Willows Shopping 401 Bayshore Blvd. Fashion Island 3550 Stevens Creek Blvd., 843-1700 459-3533 Center - 285-5244 686-2270 EPSON LX-810 * 9 pin * SmartPark™ paper handling * 200 CPS super draft » 30 CPS NLQ * High resolution graphics. 179. LQ-1010 * 180 CPS draft, 60 CPS letter quality * 24 pin, 360 x 360 dpi graphics * SmartPark™ and SelectType * Wide carriage * Featuring SmartPark™ paper handling » 180 CPS draft + 56 CPS letter quality * 2 resident letter quality fonts 259. LQ-860 Epson's newest letter quality color printer * 300 CPS draft ° 98 CPS NLO IN STOCK FX-850 * 9 pin dot matrix * 264 draft 54 NLQ * Push tractor paper park for as single sheet feed. 3 & 9 = e We now carry a full selection of Maxell brand printer ribbons. Long lasting and reasonably priced, Maxell ribbons are designed to fit the most popular printers available today. Come in and check it out! Shopping Center San Jose 578-9200 (408) 554-8300 All-In-One Mobile Microcomputer Center The answer to your storage problem. This space saver is } designed to organize your entire microcomputer system- including your printer- in less than three square feet of floor space. Crafted from wood solids and matching veneers, this is a high quality PAM iy i é ret solution for your computer e furniture needs. Panasonic Panasonic Office Automation/~ \/\ OF KXP-1695 , * 9 pin * EZ set control panel * 330 CPS draft * 66 CPS NLQ * 8 resident fonts * 16.5” wide carriage ¢ Push/pull tractor * Rear, bottom and front paper feed. KX-P1124i * 24 pin * EZ set control panel * 300 CPS draft * 100 CPS NLQ * 36 CPS SLQ * 8 resident fonts * Push/pull tractor * 360 x 360 dpi graphics ¢ 2 year manufacturer's warranty NOW AVAILABLE KXP-1180 © 9 pin * EZ set control panel * 192 CPS draft “© 38 NLQ ° 6 resident fonts * Push/pull tractor * 11.7” carriage. MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 99 Best Selection IBM Bring It All Back Home with the IBM® PS/|™ The new IBM PS/I is the ultimate home computer brought to you by the people who defined personal computing. Right out of the box you get a high resol- ution VGA Photo Graphic™ display, an IBM Selectric Touch™ keyboard, a mouse and a built-in modem. Plus you get IBM DOS and Microsoft Works®, the best selling integrated software package with word pro- cessing, spreadsheet, communications, and database 4 programs. You also get, at no extra charge, 3 months free =| of the Prodigy® service for home shopping, banking, travel | arrangements and more. This is an easy to use computer ! | at an affordable price. Come see it in action today at Whole Earth Access. AES to aR Authorized Personal Computer Dealer The Best for Less IBM PS/2 55 Model 30 IBM PS/2® (0 Mhz S026 processor) A J - | MB RAM expandable to 16MB RAM Weenie UW ogy Lilt ¢ VGA on board IBM Laser Printer * |.44MB floppy drive goer tees VGA BARN eC bated : ? 49 - 2MB RAM expandable to 16MB pages p a * 30MB hard drive. ¢ HP Monitor extra " ae = Printer E 9 9 9 e : Psi 30286 208 | 599. sane ; 9 9 9. PS/2 Available in Berkeley and San Jose Stores Only ‘ IBM, PS/2.and OS/2 are registered trademarks and PS/1!, Personal System/!, Photo Graphics, Selectric Touch and Micro Channel trad ks of International 4019 IBM All Stores Guswiess Machines Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; Prodigy is a registered service trademark of Prodigy Service ¢ Company Compaga _____—«SOMPAR _ DESKPRO 3865 JGEs Built around the revo- lutionary 80386SX processor, the DP 386S delivers 386 per- formance at a non-386 | CLOOMPAR ae a CROSOF ATES. ees | SHARP f +\ Model 40 ° 8.5” x II” & only 7 Ibs. * 1.44 MB floppy drive Only 4.4 lbs! * 40MB hard drive.. * 12 Mhz 80286 price. Monitor extra * VGA paper-white 4 oe ( 7199 LCD display © g so e @ | - 20MB hard drive j - | MBRAM LTE/286 : LTE ; —— NOW WITH 2MB RAM Model 20 ZOQS. Mode 20 1795. th ean 1999. || COMPAQ, LTE, and DESKPORO ARE REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. ei pRB pe aga ONOO 5, He gerne od Bie Come See This Amazing Little Computer : Apricorn — { Memor . 4 sd fotinie ‘fa Kodak We feature the Targus cases 2 ; Y Diconix 150 Plus ae for the Toshiba portables Hy * Available for all P ive: : The laptop companion that prints in BERKELEY SAN RAFAEL CONCORD SAN FRANCISCO SAN MATEO WEA COMPUTERS 7th and Ashby 9863 E. Francisco Blvd. Willows Shopping 401 Bayshore Blvd. Fashion Island 3550 Stevens Creek Blvd., 843-1700 459-3533 Center 285-5244 Shopping Center San Jose -. 686-2270 578-9200 (408) 554-8300 A@= Mega We feature Meca PORATIC) NN 3 Mod. gahertz f Ty frre Toshiba | Toshiba Quality Dealer Power Packed hres T1000 SE T1I200XE/40 Toshiba's affordable and Carry 286 hard disk power in easy to use Notebook your briefcase. The Toshiba PC for today’s T1200XE features a large, bright display, a comfort- able keyboard as well as many other performance features to enhance your productivity. 209 S. T1200XE/20 ..........1849. e Toshiba T2000SX/20 Toshiba = T3100SX/80 Battery-operated T3100SX. Freedom to use 386SX power anywhere. business-person on the move. Plenty of comfortable —r-T) Toshiba 1000LE Toshiba’s 6.5 pound notebook PC that has it all. A 20MB HDD, a 3.5"/1.44MB floppy drive, a terrific display and keyboard. * Toshiba's most powerful notebook computer * High performance— 386SX™ processor ¢ Super ergonomics— only 6.9 Ibs. a es BJ-lOe ¢ Portable 300 dpi printer * Optional sheet feed. 349. The Poget PC™ Everything you need, in a size hn i Sn you've always wished for » 2-3 4 months of normal use on two AA alkaline batteries * MS-DOS 3.3 runs your favorite PC software * 80-character X 25-line screen * LCD display with monochrome graphics * Built-in productivity tools. ° | oN i ( ek i Pacific Rim f= Systems AILS GoM K War APRICORN SEE STORE s a A ARGUS A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE and the Macintosh portables. draft, NLQ and/or quality mode, designed © Superior construction and with portability in mind. materials make the Targus 3 719 cases a best buy. 6 Toshiba portables Pacific Rim Systems’ external 3.5" * This month's special. and 5.25" floppy drive subsystems are available for every PC ‘ 79 See stores for the model you need! 2MB T1200XE e oot MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 101 aaa nr nang eae — dak ee Oa ena ee Best Service WHOLE EARTH COMPUTER SYSTEMS Whole Earth Access Computer Systems Turbo 286 16 386SX WEA S486-25 * 16 Mhz 80286 * 16Mhz 386SX ° 1.2 MB floppy * IMB RAM Standard ° 512k RAM ° |.2MB floppy : * |:1 hard drive controller IDE ¢ I:1 hard drive m5 RAM Beer to * 101 keyboard controller IDE on motherboard; 16MB w/32 bit memory card * I/O, 1.2MB FD, 101 keyboard * I: hard drive controller’ IDE ¢ Desktop case sAMI BIOS ¢ 2 serial | parallel port °101 keyboard Monitor, display card extra 49 9 «2 serial | parallel port 6 Ad expires 6/30/91. 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All rights reserved. Adam Gaffin writes about personal computers for the Middlesex News in Fram- ingham, MA. What Good Is A GUI li You Can’t See It? Windows & Mac For The Non-Sighted Professional ometimes, when Vicky Winslow is Qe on her computer, she turns off her monitor. Winslow, a system administrator at an IRS office in New York, doesn’tlike the feeling of people looking over her shoulder. Winslow is blind. She can navigate her computer as well as any sighted person, though, using character-recognition soft- ware and a speech synthesizer. Perfected over the past ten years, these programs and devices have given the blind a new sense of freedom. These tools let non- sighted users do everything from reading and responding to mail to managing finances to working spreadsheets and databases—and_ connecting with the outside world by mo- dem. But now many blind people say that free- dom is threatened—ironically, by programs meant to make computing easier for the sighted. Graphical user interfaces such as Windows and the Macintosh operating sys- tem simply do not work with speech synthe- sizers, because they rely heavily on mice and icons, rather than the ASCII input and output that drive voice synthesizers. “In a sense, it’s like having built a bridge between access.and no access, and now somebody puts a land mine at the bottom and it’s ticking,” says Charles Crawford, commissioner of the Massachusetts Com- mission for the Blind, who is both blind and an avid computer user. “Blind computer users are pretty much being left in the dust,” Winslow says. “As a user, Isee more and more programs being re- written to reflect this: lots of windowing, which speech does not handle all that well; and, of course, all those icons. Sighted pro- grammers | talk to almost take it personally: ‘We're sorry you have a disability, but why should we have to program down to the low- est common denominator?’ ” “A number of people within IBM have had to change jobs because their departments changed to OS/2 and Presentation Man- ager,” says James Thatcher, an IBM re- searcher working on a system that would let blind employees use GUIs such as Presenta- tion Manager. ; Apple Computer is funding work to de- velop a system for the blind, and anumber of smaller companies, such as Telesensory Sys- tems Inc. of Mountain View, are working on projects. But some say the pace is too slow and that the blind risk being left behind, again, by their sighted co-workers and competitors. Current efforts are just “stabs in the dark,” Winslow says. “We need something big.” Crawford adds that because there are rela- tively few blind and visually impaired people in the country—under 1.5 million—most companies have just not paid much atten- tion to the market. “There is a legitimate concern and fear among computer users who are blind,” says Kelly Ford, a blind computer researcher at the University of Wisconsin’s Trace Research Center, which is working with Berkeley Sys- tems—using financial support from Apple Computer—to develop a system that would let the blind navigate a Macintosh screen. ASCII AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS: USEFUL BUT DATED When personal computers became popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, companies and hobbyists quickly came up with systems that could take the ASCII output of Apple II or IBM compatible screens and feed them intoa speech synthesizer. Because these comput- ers used a “command line” to type in data, the blind were able to control their comput- ers through their keyboards. While in front of her computer, Winslow wears a pair of headphones that look like a Walkman. The voice synthesizer to which they are attached “talks” at six hundred words a minute—far faster than the average person can talk, but also faster than the aver- age person can read. Winslow recalls the headaches she got the first weekshe used one of the devices, but says that after some prac- tice, one gets used to the monotone. Because ofits fast speed, the device lets her maneuver around her computer as fast as a sighted person. Since he “discovered” computers in 1984, Crawford has set up a local-area network in the commission’s offices, learned to write Graphical user interfaces such as Windows and the Macintosh operating system simply do not work with speech synthesizers, because they rely heavily on mice and icons, rather than the ASGII input and output that drive voice synthesizers. dBASE programs—he has written a series of shareware programs that let the blind do everything from balance their checkbooks to keep track of police-scanner frequencies— and set up a public bulletin-board system that includes a job database. Until recently, Crawford and other blind commission offi- cials had to have a sighted person read faxes to them. But now, with a fax board and opti- cal-character-recognition software, he said, blind staffers can read and respond to faxes by themselves. 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RA i i . eo in nape ate te a fine at 108 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 i] “A number of people within IBM have had to change jobs because their departments changed to 0S/2 and Presentation Manager,” says James Thatcher, an IBM researcher working on a system that would let blind employees use GUIs such as Presentation Manager. RESOURCES: Trace Research Center University of Wis- consin at Madison (608)262-6966. TDD: (608)263- 5408. Berkeley Systems, Inc. (415)540-5535. TeleSensory Sys- tems Berkeley (415)960-0920. Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (617)727-5550 (voice) (617)451-5327 | (BBS). Apple Computer (408)996-1010. “If you’re trying to compete in a world where everybody has a word processor and you're told you have to use a pen and paper to work, you certainly are not going to be as efficient,” says David Mansoir, product man- ager for Braille and speech products at Telesensory, who recalls having to have a sighted person read his computer screen for him when he majored in computer science between 1979 and 1983. Notonlyare blind people at a disadvantage because they cannot use the software avail- able to sighted workers, but they fall further behind because most Windows programs are easier to learn, for those who can see them, than their DOS equivalents, in part because of their common interfaces, according to Mansoir. But it is these common interfaces that may hold out the most hope for adapting GUIs to the blind—even though there is already a - split in the field between companies and researchers betting they can come up with sophisticated mouse-based systems and those who feel the future lies in speech syn- thesizers. THE “VISUAL” APPROACH: THE TACTILE MOUSE Because each program does have the same interface, programmers will no longer have to worry about where and how menus and dialog boxes pop up, Thatcher says. Apple is helping to fund a joint project by Berkeley Systems and the University of Wisconsin’s Trace Research Center, known as “System 3,” to develop a “tactile mouse” interface for the blind. At the heart is Berkeley’s Outspoken pro- gram, which can translate much of a Macintosh’s text output into a form usable by a speech synthesizer. This is coupled with a graphics tablet on which the user moves a “tactile mouse” ~ which creates a raised display that blind users can “read” by hand. On the top of the tablet is a piece of machined plastic. Run the mouse over it, and it becomes a series of drop-down menus. Ford says all of the com- ponents in the system are already on the market. He adds the system, when perfected, will let the blind use graphics programs: they will be able to draw and “read” everything from floorplans to pie charts. All this gets around the problems of con- verting a window into voice, he said, adding, however, that the Outspoken part of the sys- tem will let the blind read text files, while he and other researchers are working on astereo sound system to help users tell where they are on the screen based on the direction of the sound. “It would be hard to recreate in ASCII an image of a folder,” he says. Besides, he adds, ASCII-based computers are sort oflike Model Ts: they might still run today, but you’d hardly drive one for the performance. . Blind people shouldn’t be forced to stick with an outmoded, text-based technology that can only do one thing at a time, he says. _ What happens ten years from now when IBM no longer supports DOS? THE SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPROACH Winslow and Crawford, though, say Outspo- ken is simply too slow, Crawford says when he tried it on one of his children’s Macin- toshes, he couldn’t wait to get back to his IBM clone. Ford stresses the fact that anybody learn- ing to use a new system will take time to get up to speed. Gary Moulton, manager of dis- ability solutions for Apple, says he knows one blind engineer at Berkeley who “is as quick in his ability to use a Macintosh as a sighted person.” Thatcher said there are ways to adapt ex- isting voice-synthesizer technology to win- dowing software and questions the need to let the blind feel their way around a screen. Unlike System 3, IBM’s Speechreader for Presentation Manager relies on the fact that “anything you can do with the mouse youcan do with the keys,” he says, adding that this includes a special keypad in addition to the ‘normal keyboard. Thatcher says it doesn’t really matter where windows pop up on the screen, as long as a user can easily move from one to the other: “People don’t really care what their desktop looks like.” Some blind people are also unable to “read” a tactile display, he adds. With the extra keypad, “there are a thou- sand different ways” a user can move around the screen and among windows. Some thirty blind IBM employees and three people out- side the company are now using the system, Thatcher says, adding that a couple have al- ready told him that without it, they would have been forced to take jobs in other depart- ments. The goal, according to Thatcher, is to create a core program that can then be adapted to different operating systems. Once the OS/2 system is perfected, he says, he and his team will turn their attention to other systems, including X-Windows under IBM’s variant of UNIX, and even Microsoft’s Windows. “We have talked (with Microsoft), but we've only talked in broad-brushed strokes,” he says. “We came to the conclusion that, yes, it would be doable.” Whether Microsoft would actually provide the programming “hooks” on which one could hang a voice- synthesizer program, however, is another question, he admits. Because of the rapid growth of Windows and programs that operate under it, Microsoft’s support for any product would be vital. Mansoir, however, says the company has so far shown little interest in the problem: “Microsoft, unfortunately, hasn’t been very cooperative. I really don’t know why that is a problem. We would be spending all the money on research and development. What they’re forgetting is the fact that blind people need this in order to secure employment.” Crawford says companies that prove reluc- tant to adapt their products to the blind could one day face legal action under the 1990 fed- eral Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires equal access to services for disabled people. Microsoft officials could not be reached for comment. Crawford says one hope is Unicode, anew attempt to create a sort of mega-ASCII en- compassing the characters of all the major languages, including Chinese and Japanese. It should not be too hard to include an addi- tional set of codes or instructions that could translate mouse-type commands or icons into a set of instructions a voice synthesizer could deal with. “I think it’s going to take a variety of ap- proaches,” says Winslow. “It’s a question of making people aware of what’s going on.... It’s not just getting us a gizmo and hoping we go away.” & MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 109 MARKOWITZ Copyright © 1991 by Mike Markowitz. All rights re- served. BY MIKE Wimp Machine Or VolksMac? he Macintosh Iisi is the top of the line among the “low cost” models that Apple introduced some months ago. My favorite rumor about the computer is that “si” stands for “simply irresistable.” Like so many things in life, the meaning of “Low Cost” is relative. A IIsi with 2MB of RAM and a 40MB hard drive (the standard configu- ration) lists for about $3,700 at this writing, with a student discount price around $2,600—typical street prices lie somewhere in between. With 5MB of RAM and an 80MB hard drive (the only other standard configuration) the list price jumps to $4,569. Monitors are also extra. The limited choice of configurations is irritating. There is no option to buy a bare-bones system (like 1MB RAM, no hard drive) and beef it up with your own third-party or recycled components. In Apple’s defense, it should probably be noted that fewer options make for simpler marketing, distribution, and inventory management. This helps to hold down the ultimate cost to the user —this was Henry Ford’s justification for offering the model T only in black. FEATURES Unlike the Mac Classic, the basic IIsi configuration does not include 110 MICROTIMES » MAY 13, 1991 the keyboard. A microphone that plugs into the IIsi’s new audio input port is included in the package. The round, flat . microphone looks like a toy, but the quality of sound recording is impres- sive, at least to my untutored ears. Packed in with the microphone is a simple Y-adapter cable that lets you connect a stereo sys- tem or CD player to the sound input port. The Ilsi has a built- in video port that Macintosh IIsi Mac lisi Specs Microprocessor: Motorola MC68030 chip. 32-bit bus, includes MMU and 256-byte in- struction and data caches. 20MHz clock speed. Memory: 1MB on board, expandable to 17MB. 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My friend purchased Apple’s 2MB RAM upgrade kit, and was stuck with four leftover. 256K SIMMs we had to remove to install the upgrade. The design of the SIMM sockets is greatly improved—in place of the flimsy, molded plastic latches that always broke off on earlier Macs, the IIsi SIMM sockets have springy, indestructible steel latches. Bravo for the details. Unlike the LC, the IIsi does not have a special socket for video RAM—the video memory is managed as a chunk of system RAM. Thanks to the high speed of the com- ” puter (20MHz) this causes no noticeable performance impairment. Another nice detail is the computer’s lift- offlid, secured by one cross tip screw. For the . first time since the Apple Ile, we have a cover that is easy to remove and replace—a feature the IIsi shares with the Mac LC. sizes. Memory chips rated at 100ns or faster The IIsi has one dual-personality slot that requires a $249 adapter in order to accom- modate a card. 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The footprint is small, and a slight curve along the front edge softens the boxy look that makes so many computers ugly. There is a three-prong power outlet, so that a single power switch turns on both the computer and the monitor. (The Mac LC lacks this feature). The interrupt and reset buttons, which are a separate, easy-to-lose piece of molded plastic on some other Mac models, are permanent fixtures on the IIsi. WHO'S IT FOR? Priced just a little too high to compete effec- tively with 386 clones, the IIsiis a good choice for Macintosh offices where the installed Plus or SE Macs are showing their age. The IIsi will be a perfect match for System 7.0, since its. working memory can be expanded to an in- credible 17MB, usingthe 4MB SIMMs that are supposed to become affordable Real Soon Now. For power users with an array of exotic peripherals, the single slot may be unaccept- able; but on most of the Mac IIs that I’ve seen in the last few years, six slots were mostly just so much expensively packaged air. @ BY MARY EISENHART Macintosh LC Affordable Color On The Mac en our review unit arrived from Apple some months back, its natural destination was the boss’s desk. After all, the boss had been getting by with an ancient Plus and a hard drive dating from a period when most Apple engineers were probably still in high school. Also, the boss was a perfect example of the customer the LC’s aimed at—a Mac-using executive who needs a machine at home and at work, and who also has several children and a hefty investment in Apple II software. (We'll address the matter of the Apple Ile card for the LC in a later issue.) However, the main thing the boss does with his Macis keep his daily calendar and run spreadsheets. So when he’s on the road we sneak into the office and put the machine through its paces. FEATURES The 68020-based LC has 2MB of RAM and a 40MB hard disk. The 114 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 system we're using includes Apple’s new 12” monitor with 8-bit color (on the motherboard; to get 8-bit color on the 13” hi-res RGB moni- tor, you'll need a video card). Depending on your preferences, you may want to consider other monitor options than the 12”—its display features fewer and larger pixels (512 x 384 compared to the 13” monitor’s 640 x 480). On the one hand, this makes the screen consid- erably easier to read. On the other, if you’ve been using other Macs before, you'll probably find the not-quite-WYSIWYG display a little disconcerting, since what’s on the screen will print smaller. Ifit’s not crucial to have ascreen image precisely the same size as your finished _ page, this shouldn’t be a problem; and the 12” monitor is attractive and flicker-free. It also fits the compact CPU box perfectly; the entire system takes little more desk space than the Plus that used tobe there, __ and performs a lot better. Like the other machines in Apple’s low-cost Macline, the LG comes with the Apple Keyboard II. Since there’s only one ADB port on the machine, it’s necessary to plug the keyboard into the computer and the mouse into the keyboard, which, depending on your typing style, may be a nuisance and may not matter at all. If you’re used to the Apple Standard or Extended keyboards, you might not like the feel of this keyboard, which is relatively mushy and ~ unresponsive and just harder to type on. However, keyboards, more than most computer products, are largely a matter of personal taste; when I bought my Mac II I hated the Standard keyboard and only reluctantly abandoned the one from my 512, and now!’m complain- — ing about this one. The LC supports the use of the other keyboards (subject to the fact that you still have to plug the mouse into the ~ keyboard rather than the CPU), so if you like the feel of the Standard or Extended better, it’s well worth the few extra bucks. PERFORMANCE Since we figured the machine wasn't getting much of a workout run- ning alittle Sidekick and Excel, we loaded it up with a fewknown disk- COMPLETE SYSTEMS AND PERIPHERALS BEST PRICES, QUALITY AND SERVICE! 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However, for anything short of heavy production requirements and monu- mental number- crunching. the LC performs pretty nicely. Would-be buyers who intend to run Page- Maker on this configuration should probably give the program a rigorous test run at the THIS MONTH’S SPECIAL 336-SX 16 VGA LAPTOP w/10 MB HARD DISK “1899 OPEN MON-FRI S-Gpm Cash Prices Shown computer store before making a decision. ' PageMaker 4, for instance, won’t open at all under standard 6.0.7 MultiFinder settings on a two-meg machine, and deadline is not the time to find this out. Both PageMaker 3 and PageMaker 4 open fine under regular Finder, although both are slow, PM4 excruciatingly so. (However, for comparison purposes, it should be noted that over in the art depart- ment just about everybody has regretfully abandoned PM4 and gone back to PM3 whenever they don’t need a particular fea- ture of the newer version, because it’s slow — even on the fx and ci.) To be sure, thousands of people are happily producing newsletters on Pluses, and these people would not be disappointed with the LC’s performance, but the machine should not be confused with a high-end workstation. Similarly, if you’re running MandelZot to get some cool fractals for your graphics pro- gram, start it running and go to lunch, be- cause it will take at least an hour for the screen to draw. However, once you've saved the screen as PICT or TIFF, it will open up quickly in your graphics application. Though we didn’t really tax it by attempt- ing to work with 15MB files, the notoriously resource-hungry Adobe Photoshop per- formed surprisingly well. In a 2.5MB TIFF file, for example, the program balked at using the paint bucket on large areas because 7+ MB of disk space was inadequate, but we’ve had the same problem on the fx and the ci. Photoshop wants lots of disk, period, so if it’s going to be acomponent ofyour system, you might find the LC’s 40MB disk inadequate. But once you've dealt with the disk problem, the demanding program runs fine—slowly compared to what it does on an fx, but ac- ceptably. We tried a large (1.8MB) FileMaker Pro database on the LCand were quite pleased at the speed with which it sorted and found records. Similarly, the machine works gue well for word processing. WHO SHOULD BUY THIS? For the first-time Mac buyer with generic requirements (word processing, spread- sheets, moderate database work, online ac- cess, not to mention a few games), the LC is an excellent choice. For people who use Macs at work and are looking for an afford- able machine for their homes, the LCi is also ideal. Serious power users and graphics profes- sionals may find the machine underpowered for their needs and should probably look at the si, ci, or fx Macs instead. (Macintosh LC, 2MB RAM, 40MB hard disk, $2,499; ah RGB display $599) @ Computers .. ALR PowerFlex 386sx-16 model 1 1 On-board floppy and IDE hard disk controllers Changeable CPU card 1 mb RAM expandable to 16 mb total, up to 5 mb on motherboard 1.44mb drive & 101 keyboard One year factory warranty & ALR Businessveisa 386 33mhz model 101 ...1679.00 ALR Powerflex 20 CSX Model 1 Leading Edge Model D3/SX 16mhz 80386SX AT&T Computers and Networks Toshiba T2000sx 40MB 80386sx - 16mhz cpu 1MB RAM expandable to 9MB RAM 6.9 Lbs VGA mono display $ 3 5 Go © VGA output 40MB hard disk Be Toshiba T1000SE Toshiba T2000SX 20 mb AST Premium Exec 386sx 20mb 2399.00 AST Premium Exec 386sx 40mb 2749.00 AST Premium Exec 386sx 60mb 3149.00 Laser printers Z Panasonic KX-P4420 Laser cH 8 ppm - HP LASER JET II compatable 300 dpi - 22 Resident Fonts - 11 landscape, 11 portrait 512k expandable to 4.5 MB 250 sheet paper tray 899. Okidata Okilaser 400 4ppm Laser 639.95 Texas Instruments 6ppm Postscript Laser ... 1499.00 NEC Silentwriter 2 Model 90 1549.00 Panasonic 1123 Panasonic 1124i Prices subject to change without notice Software Brain Maker = Neural Network Simulator Human abilities such as noticing patterns and trends Learns by studying past examples No programming experience needed S Full color and mouse support B Wordperfect Microsoft Windows Microsoft Works (DOS) Microsoft Excel for Windows Pagemaker (DOS) SS PATI WHOIS Aor oe ctcgpradogrpidasticeeseecoene 99.00 Corel Draw 389.00 Sony 1304 HG Super VGA Multicsan Monitor 1024 by 768 Super VGA resolution in 256 colors s Trinitron monitor 0.25 dot pitch Includes tilt / swivel base Pa Sony GVM 2000 20” Orchid Prodesigner II (512k) ATI VGABasic Boca SuperVGA 1024 x 768 Vision Technology Vision 16 (Targa) NEC Multisync GS2A mono VGA monitor Amdek 432mono VGA monitor Hardware The Typist 500 wpm Optical scanner Windows 3.0 compatable Scans directly into any word $ 5 processor or spreadsheet Automatic contrast setting Automaticallly merges overlap of scan Also scans images at 300dpi and saves to pcx format Complete Communicator Trackman Serial Sound Blaster MOUSE Pad »........ecscecseseresesesersesesseseneeneessessnenssessnesseneeseenens 4.50 Bernoulli Portable 44 Bernoulli Portable parallel adaptor Plus books, and magazines MICROTIMES » MAY 13, 1991 117 BY MICHAEL The Personal LaserWriter LS Quality Printing You Can Afford | etween the introduction of three less expensive Macs (the Classic, LC, and IIsi) and the long anticipated release of System 7, Apple brought us an affordable new printer—the Personal LaserWriter LS. The LS brings high-quality printing to users of these new machines, as well as older Mac users in a wide range of work environments. In addition to its reputation for being high-priced, Apple Laser- Writers have been known for high quality. This quality is reflected both in the output, or printed page, and craftsmanship. In many ways an Apple LaserWriter is like your old slant-6 Plymouth Valiant. Its easy to drive and it runs forever. The same is true for these printers. For instance, I cannot remember seeing a paper jam on an Apple Laser- Writer, nor having one break down. Everything about the LS says that it continues in tradition. PLUG-AND-PLAY The first thing you will notice about this printer is that the Personal LaserWriter LS is compact, easily fitting on any desktop. Getting the printer up and running is simple and easy. It comes with two cables: one for power and one to at- tach the printer to the computer. Af- | ter attaching G henlioce | the cables, eames you slide the self-con- tained toner cartridge into the printer, and the printer is ready. The LS plugs into the printer port on any Mac Plus or later. It requires System 6.0.7, at least IMB RAM, and a hard disk. (For Mac owners that do not have SuperDrive Apple dealers have the 800K four-disk set of System 6.0.7.) Three disks come with the LS. The first two install the LS and a newversion of laser prep. The third disk includes the necessary TrueType files. After a simple installation, you’re ready to go. Built around the Canon LX print engine, the same as the Laser- Writer NT, the LS prints at 300 dpi with a maximum speed of 4 ppm. The Canon is a tried and tested engine. The printer’s built-in, multi- purpose paper tray handles letter and legal size paper, as well as envelopes, labels, and transparencies. A short paper path and addi- tional “Face-up Delivery” tray help to avoid paper jams and curling with labels and transparencies. This new printer represents more than Apple’s efforts of bringing the benefits of the Mac toa greater audience by making a high-quality system more affordable. With the Personal LaserWriter LS and the StyleWriter, Apple has also introduced TrueType fonts and utilities. 118 MICROTIMES * MAY.13, 1991 The LS uses TrueType for fonts and QuickDraw descriptions for all other elements on a page. Users who do extensive page layout, work- ing with scanned images and applications such as PixelPaint and Photoshop, will want to use higher-end printers, such as the IINTX. But for most of us QuickDraw easily handles a wide range of images, including screen captures and accurate high-quality proofs of page layout applications. If your reaction to TrueType was anything like mine, you may be confused by fonts. The important thing to know is that TrueType is an alternative to PostScript, not a replacement. Several font vendors have already announced plans to support TrueType, along with their existing PostScript font libraries. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) cre- ates smooth, crisp Adobe fonts on TrueType printers when you don’t have the TrueType font. Also, type format conversions, such as FontMonger from Ares Software, will help minimize potential prob- lems with using different fonts. Fonts made by different vendors, suchas versions of Palatino by Adobe, Casady & Greene, or TrueType are all a little different. In page layout applications where size and spacing make a difference, you need to check that everything matches when you go to print. , PERFORMANCE Since the Personal LaserWriter LS connects directly to your Mac, its speed is dependent upon how fast your Mac works. Designed for less expensive Macs, I connected the LS to a Classic with 2MB RAM. To achieve optimal printing speed, your Mac should be running under plain Finder. In this fashion, the LS prints almost as fast as other LaserWriters—Apple and non-Apple printers. My frustrations began when I was working under MultiFinder. Ido : almost all of my work using MultiFinder, often with two applications open. When printing in these conditions the LS printed significantly slower, and the Classic also worked slower. : During the day when I print a document, I move on to other work while the printer works in the background. This was not a serious problem with the LS, if I could wait for the printer to do its work. If I was in ahurry, I would need to turn off MultiFinder, restart, and then print the document. I expect the LS will work faster when I upgrade the memory. But I am curious what will happen running under System 7 when I don’t have the option to turn off MultiFinder, s WHO SHOULD BUY THIS PRINTER? Anyone whois using a LaserWriter IINT or IINTX ata quick printstore or in their office has become spoiled using higher-end printers. But it is also frustrating wating in line to print the summary of a report others are waiting to review. The LS lets you easily print high-quality - documents in the office or at home. q While the Personal LaserWriter LS is slower than these other models, it is not designed for networks or extensive, high-end graph- ics. However, a Personal LaserWriter LS makes laser printing afford- able for more people. (A Classic with an LS is less expensive than my three-year-old SE at home, without a printer.) Clearly, the LS offers high-quality printing, ina machine that will be as dependable as your old Valiant. (Suggested retail price, $1,299) @ THE 16th WEST COAST COMPUTERFAIRE May 30-June 2, 1981 Mescone Center - San Francisce. SEE US AT BOOTH 206 _ More 3 ae Just A Great Price! ag en Bb & ) od * y 9 wi w “ nu j Ji Gam ww! 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"The 386/33M Corporate Workstation is a good choice for almost any high-end application you might need to run." Features: ¢ 4MB RAM expandable to 8MB ¢ 64K Cache ¢ 1.2MB & 1.44MB floppy drives ¢ 80MB IDE hard drive ¢ 14" VGA monochrome monitor ¢ 16-bit VGA card with 512K ¢ Math co-processor socket ¢ 2 serial, 1 parallel & 1 game ae ¢ 101 enhanced keyboard ¢ 1 year TRW on-site service $45 ¢ MS-DOS 4.01 loaded on system ¢ FREE shipping in the continental U.S. $2,199 List Price WES) 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Call Today 800-456-1818 Corporate Accounts Call Toll-Free 800-456-8809 9am-10pm M-F & 11am-7pm Sat (EST) Oy, ¢ Monochrome monitor with stand . on -@ Four 16-bit & one 8-bit expansion slots Oi om as ——- 2,85 ¥ Op ¢ Built-in IDE hard/floppy controller yp Ay ‘ean la S, ¢ 80387SX math co-processor socket eWiizwe abe og Novell Certified! + 101 key enhanced keyboard 117 Fourier Ave., Fremont, CA 94539 (415) 629-1212 (415) 623-0818 Fax Prices & specifications subject to change. 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REBATE) PPP FAX MODEM MAT 2400Modem/9600 Fax |CD Holder-18 CD Holder-36 $249/ 299 CD Holder-48 ACCESS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES "A LITTLE BIT BE TEES EVER for EXcellence™ 1024 VGA “Wi256Ks7 99 * 132 column aS 189 256 Colors at 1024X768 res -ESSORIE $4929 Disk Box-64 2499 Disk Box/Lock 39°° VCR Holder « Name Brands « $2 Million Inventory! * 1000 Items to choose from! ettalna be CLARA CA. 95050 ‘t to change w/out notic MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 125 — BYTIM WONG {2 BBS RETES O MOUSE PUDII «, SGPC «, $afiPC ERRSAT Create Hard Disk called: Hard Disk Size: © 1 Mbyte © 2 Mbyte © 3 Mbyte The user can create “soft hard drives” that are treated as SoftPC documents on the Macintosh. Copyright © 1991 by Tim Wong. All rights reserved. Turn Your Mac Into A PC, Temporarily SoftPC Lets You Run Your DOS Programs On A Macintosh ne of the most common arguments against buying a Macintosh is that it can’t run “industry standard” DOS- based software packages. With Insignia Solution’s SoftPC, a DOS emulator software package, a Macintosh can now run DOS software applications. Insignia currently has three versions of SoftPC for the Macintosh: SoftPC for the Macintosh Classic and the LC (CGA/AT), SoftPC for the SE/30 and Macintosh II family (CGA/XT), and an EGA/AT add-on package for the SE/30 and Macintosh II family. SoftPC EGA/AT, which is the topic of this article, requires at least 3MB RAM and 7MB of hard disk space to emulate an Intel 80286 640K IBM AT. SoftPC EGA/AT can be set up to use 4MB RAM, on top of the stan- dard 640K, for those DOS applications that support LIM (Lotus-Intel-Micro- soft) expanded memory. The main drawback with us- ing 4MB of ex- panded memory is that SoftPC will use 7MB of the Macintosh’s RAM. SoftPC EGA/AT boots faster than a O 4 Mbyte © 15 Mbyte real IBM PC AT, © SMbyte © 20 Mbyte since it does not ©10Mbyte ©30 Mbyte have Oe UP, and it even plays the digitized “whirl sound” of 5.25” disk drives being accessed by the “PC” as it loads. MS- DOS v3.3 and GW-BASIC come preloaded with SoftPC. SoftPC recog- nizes four drives. Drive A, SoftPC’s floppy drive, can be the Apple SuperDrive or a third party floppy drive. SoftPC comes with SlavePC, a DOS program that allows SoftPC to access Drive A on a PC. To use SlavePC, the Macintosh and PC must be connected by null modem cable, like those supplied by DataViz with its MacLinkPlus PC product. Insignia supplies the cable pin- outs for those who do not want to make the additional software investment. SoftPC’s documentation warns that SlavePC is slow and is not recommended for everyday use. SlavePC is incredibly slow; a 200K transfer from Drive A from an AT&T 6300 to a Macintosh took almost fifteen minutes. SoftPC cannot directly format DOS floppies with an Apple SuperDrive. You have three options to format a 3.5” floppy as a DOS disk in a Macintosh: Apple File Exchange, Dayna’s DOS Mounter 2.0, or Insignia’s AccessPC. Apple File Exchange is a standalone application. Both DOS Moun- ter and AccessPC are CDEVs (control devices), which are programs 126 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 they are activated by resident in RAM until SoftPC EGA/AT boots faster than a real IBM PC AT, since it does not have to warm up, and it even plays the user. Drives C and D are DOS hard drives within SoftPC. A user can create these drives from a dialog box in the SoftPC application. Like in the DOS world, one has to format these “soft hard drives” asif they were physical hard drives con- nected to a PC. This will not:affect your Macintosh hard drive, these soft hard drives are treated as SoftPC documents in the Macintosh envi- ronment. Files writ- ten to these hard drives are not directly accessible in the Macintosh environ- ment. Insignia’s Ac- cessPC gives users direct access to files stored in SoftPC hard drive documents while you are in the Macintosh environ- ment. Drive E is SoftPC’s direct link to the Macintosh environ- ment. This is the Macintosh directory—in Macintosh terminology, a folder—that a user defines as Drive E. Files written to Drive E, are accessible in the Macintosh environment and some files can be read directly into Macintosh applications. Thus a LOTUS 1-2-3 spread- sheet can be saved from within LOTUS 1-2-3 to Drive E, and this spreadsheet can be directly loaded into MS-Excel (Macintosh) with- out conversion. Other DOS file formats may have to be translated into a readable Macintosh document before going to the Macintosh the digitized . “whirl sound” of 5.25” disk drives being accessed by the “PC” as it loads. environment. The applications used in SoftPC for this review included LOTUS 1- 2-3 v2.1, Clarion Personal Developer, dBASE III plus, dBASE IV 1.1, Paradox, Norton Utilities, Norton Commander, Q-EDIT, Telix, Turbo Pascal, PKZIP, a few TSRs, and a large number of shareware Continued on page 140 tl a A SOUSUCLTTLGUDLOCULGICNN ETE SEO TEA: Microphone for sound in Goldstar 1450 Color Display Not Included 9628 68000 8MHz CPU 2MB RAM 40MB Hard Drive Serial/SCSI Ports Mouse Keyboard included MC68030 Microprocessor 25MHz Clock Speed 5MB RAM 3 NuBUS Expansion Slots Supports 8, 24 & 32-Bit Built-in supports for 4 video monitors. ¥ 4 TWOPAGE PIVOT DISPLAY Keyboard not included internal slot : FOR BUILTIN #1526790 711Hz Refresh Rate} 640 X 870/870 X 640 78 DPie Mode! 0218 75Hz Refresh Rate #1584545 Model 0276; #1584523 MACINTOSH 7 4_al~ me OLYMPIA@ A eacxano DeskWriter Authorized Dealer _| DOT MATRIX PRINTER LASER QUALITY FOR THE MAC any copier &< | For PostScript: text and graphics, or networking 1 9 Perla pr eh oa Been gen # pees AO ere eo ee ns 3 Year + Wa #1485486 2304 3.5"DS/HD HEDENSITY DISKETTES Bax of 10 #1563308 #1497263 IMAGEWRITER COMPATIBLE 150 CPS Draft « 30 CPS NLG MACINTOSH & APPLE 00 DPI + Variety of Fonts & Font Sizes Ji PoP RUL ORE Mac SE, SE/30 or any right hand drive Mac Il. 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Norton Utilities will recover erased files from the “PC hard disk” witha high probability of success, Please note that not all DOS applications will run on SoftPC, and the safest route is to use established applications such as LOTUS 1-2-3, dBASE, Q- EDIT, etc. But this isthe same with most PC clones. The Norton Utilities speed index for SoftPC EGA/AT running off a SE/30 with 5MB RAM, was 3.1. This is slow compared to 386-based machines that sometimes get an overall Norton rating of 33 or more. One of the first questions people usually ask about SoftPC is, “Does it run DOS games?” SoftPC actually does run DOS games, but they run very slowly. This is also true for business applications like Clarion and Borland’s Paradox. SoftPC can run Windows 3.0, but it to will run very slowly. Emulated CPU speed is relative to the type of Macintosh you own: A Macintosh IIfx will run SoftPC a lot faster than a Macintosh Classic. ; Printing can bea problem with SoftPC. 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CHMach1 + Joystick ............. 24 Game Ports sates aeniad arearemven ares 15% Surge Protector.5 42. oy.0. c2eaws gs CALL FOR OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED $288 MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 141 EXPY. > ORDON AV |03 (408) 732-2244 16th West Coast Computer Faire Moscone Center, San Francisco ¢ May 30-June 2 Solutions For Home And Small Business Computing ore than 50 conference sessions will offer educational opportunities to small business and home office computer enthusiasts during the 16th West Coast Computer Faire, May 30-June 2, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. “Our conference program is designed to expose users to the great variety of computer applications and solutions,” says Andrew Shapiro, show director. “Sessions will offer a wide range of current and future technologies, offer practical advice to everyday information handlers, and provide ideas that can help run a business.” Conference participants will learn about desktop publishing, computer care and mainte- nance, equipping a home office, telecommuting, networking, computerizing a business, music production, and other topics. . Conference “tracks” include: Desktop Publishing; Computers in Education, Computer Entrepreneuring, Finding the Right Computer for Your Business, Home Office Issues, Com- puters and Society, The Mac Track, The Multi-Possibilities of Multimedia, Portable Comput- ing, Small Business Considerations, Making the Most of Windows, and others. Sessions under the Emerging Technologies track include: “Personal and Everyday Artificial Intelligence,” “Virtual Reality Update,” “Smart Homes and Buildings,” Mightier than the Keyboard?” For registration or exhibitor information, contact The Interface Group, (617)449-6600. and “Is the Pen Exhibitor List (as of April 10, 1991) Acma Computers Adisoft Advanced World Product Aitech International A.J. Computer Supplies American Enhance American Ink Products American Lasertek American Transitech AMT International Anova Microsystems Ark Research ASTG Atech Software AT&T Computer Users Group Automation Training Specialist Bay Area Computer Training BBM Benedict Computer Berkeley PC Users Group BMUG Boss Communications & Systems British Consulate Broker’s Choice Software Cafiada College Cellular One Cellular Phone Wholesalers Chabot College CH Products C.J. Computer Club 100: A Model 100 User Group Coastside Computer Professionals Comart Business Systems Compumech Electronics Computer Art Computer Currents Computerland of Fremont Computer Literacy Foundation Computer Monthly Computers and You Computers International The Computer Store Computer Tyme Contact Software International Copo InfoSystems America Covox . Creative Image Technology Data-Cal Data Envelope and Packaging Data Processing Management Association Datasmiths Designs By Royo Discoversoft D.J. Computers Dosystems Dynamic Software EAS! Computer Services Empac International Envision Software Ergo Computing Fax-Stor Flambeaux Software FOG International Computer Users Group Follk: Friends of LISP/Logo and Kids Foothill College Fremont Communications Galaxy Merchandise GBS Information Services GeoWorks Golden Gate Computer Society Golden Valley Computer Goldmind Publishing GravenStein Apple lIGS Users Group Greenleaf International H & H Distributing Haltek Electronics Herb’s Discount Software Hybrilogic Incline Technology Inductel Info Tech 900 International Software |-Protect Jameco Electronics JDR Microdevices JGL Components 142 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 Klynas Engineering K.P. Electronics Kres Engineering Landmark Forms & Systems LaserSharp Leonard Estrin Publications Liberty Systems Librex Computer Systems LMT Marketing M & P Computer Communications MacRonix Mathematica Maxi-Soft McGraw-Hill Publishing McTek Systems MicroAge-Bay Area Computers Microline Computers Microlink Systems Micro System Designs Micro Talent Distribution MicroTimes Midnight Beach Mino-Micrographics Mitsuba M &T Publishing Nada Concepts National Diskettes National Office Automation Next Stop Computing Nolo Press Official Airline Guides Ontrack Computer Systems Pacific Rim Connections Panamax Pan Pacific Pars International Computer Pathfinder Associates PC By Root PC Clone User Group PC Clubhouse PC Globe PC SIG, Spectra Publishing PC Today Magazine PD Software House Peninsula Computer Club PLI Power PC The Printer Works Programmer's Journal Pro Micro-Pacific Quarterdeck Office Systems RBBS-PC Users Group RM Solutions Roger’s Specialist Rotating Memory Service Sacramento PC Users Group San Francisco Apple Core San Francisco Business Computers San Francisco International Toy Museum San Francisco PC Users Group San Francisco Tl-99ers Sang Inc. San Leandro Computer Club Sensible Software SIIG, Inc. Silicon Valley Computer Society Soft Age Publishing Songtech International SPW Enterprises SVT Sysgration USA Talking Technology Tangent Computer Technoland Technology Power Enterprise TEK Computers Teledynamics Communications Titan Intelligent Systems Toshiba Laptop Users Group TW Casper Corporation Victs Technology Vitesse Wilco Wink Data Products WM Associates WordPerfect Wrist Pro Yellow Bit CONFERENCE PROGRAM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Small Business and Home Office Computing Keynote Speaker: Therese Myers, President and Founder, Quarter- deck Office Systems PLENARY ADDRESS: The World According to Pournelle Plenary Speaker: Jerry Pournelle, Ph.D., Author and Columnist DESKTOP PUBLISHING: FOCUS ON DESIGN Track Chair: Sandra Rosenzweig, Editor-in-Chief, Publish DTP-1 Basics of Design and Fonts (Chair: Gail Koffman, Design Editor, Publish) DTP-2 Principles of Producing Annual Reports and Newsletters (Chair: Sandra Rosenzweig) ~ DTP-3 Producing Promotional Material and Ads (Chair: Jake Widman, Senior Technical Editor, Publish) DTP-4 Color Update for Small Business: A Cornucopia of Changes for 1991 (Chair: Pamela Pfiffner, Print Publishing Editor, Publish) DTP-5 After You've Laid It Out, Then What? (Chair: Steve Muller, - Senior Designer Associate, Publish) THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION Track Chairs: Rita Zokaei, President, Computer Literacy Founda- tion, and Roberta Pournelle, Learning Specialist, LA. County School System EDU-1 Enhancing Learning with Computers (Chair: Rita Zokaei) EDU-2 Finding Computer Money for Your School (Chair: Roberta Pournelle) EDU-3 Innovative Computer Education Programs: What Works and What Doesn’t Work (Chair: Rita Zokaei) EDU-4 How to Prepare Your Children for the 21st Century ana the Role of Technology (Chair: Roberta Pournelle) COMPUTER ENTREPRENEURING Track Chair: Ed Niehaus, President, Niehaus Public Relations ETR-1 How to be a Software He at aia From Garage to Riches (Chair: Ed Niehaus) ~ ETR-2 International Opportunities (Chair: Andrew Olson, Manag- ing Director, Team International) ETR-3 Identifying Opportunities: Twenty Ways to Make — with Your Computer FINDING THE RIGHT COMPUTER FOR YOUR BUSINESS Track Chair: Mark Brownstein, L.A. Bureau Chief, InfoWorld FIN-1 The Benefits of Computerizing Your Business (Chair: Mark Brownstein) ; FIN-2 Tips for Buying Hardware and Software (Chair: Russ Walter, Publisher, The Secret Guide to Computers) FIN-3 PC vs. Mac FIN-4 Workstations and Other High-End Computers (Chair: John Barry, Editor-in-Chief, SunWorld magazine) GETTING THE MOST OUT OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE — Track Chair: Dr. Norman Schneidewind, CDP, Computer Scientist, Computer Research GET-1 How to Achieve Performance Improvements in PC LANs GET-2 Performing a PC/Mac Tune-Up GET-3 Virus Protection (Chair: John McAfee, President, McAfee Associates) GET-4 How to Upgrade Without Spending a Lot (Chair: Audrey Pilgrim, Author, TAB Books) A GET-5 Do-It-Yourself Diagnostics and Repairs I. Powe ility. Portab Price IN STOCK co > = eS ro] i.) & 4 $5 2 5 o: 848% Se sece [<=] =xS8SF& =e @>s2s @ se i SGnfoia SzsOeE & SOSOSeores SeSosssss oon =aacd Bee eeee | s= e a= = = ee 0) a5 Ss ££ = S> 8285 52 oaoe = _ SacEg ween Pe > = oS ox .2@ S&S enfant s=@=e & SOSEqnES SeESSSSSS 9 CO A! SS Go 6 © MasterCard MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 143 HOME OFFICE ISSUES Track Chair: Larry Magid, Syndicated Computer Columnist HOM-1 Telecommuting: The Best Alternative Route (Chair: Carol Nolan, Telecommuting Manager, Pacific Bell) HOM-2 Setting Up a Home Office: Financial Implications and Other Considerations (Chair: Larry Magid) HOM-3 Home Office: Some Problems and Solutions (Chair: Bernie DeKoven, Director, Better Meetings) COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY: LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER Track Chair: Steve Rosenthal, Contributing Editor, MacWeek and Prodigy LRN-1 The VDT Controversy: What It Means to Silicon Valley and Computer Users (Chair: Steve Rosenthal) LRN-2 Transcending Disabilities with Computers (Chair: Jacque- lyn Brand, Executive Director, Alliance for Technology Access) LRN-3 Hackers, Crackers, Freedom and Privacy (Chair: Jim Warren, Columnist, MicroTimes) THE MAC TRACK Track Chair: Jan Lewis, Editor in Chief, Hesse Video Communica- tions, MAC-1 Profiles in Mac Usage (Chair: Jo Ann Mandinach, President, Need to Know) THURSDAY, MAY 30 10:30 am Keynote Address: Small Business and Home Office Computing Therese Myers President and Founder Quarterdeck Office Systems “The West Coast Computer Faire made us,” says Myers, who recalls the 1985 Faire as a key factor in DESQview’s successful launch and subsequent acceptance. “The people who walked into that show were the individual users. They were independent thinkers. They were people who had needs and the product. Bought enough so we were launched. “What became clear over the years is that those users that are participants in the West Coast Computer Faire, those individ- ual people who are the computer gurus, the ones that are the com- puter activists, those are the ones that are setting the stage for acceptance of new ideas and trends.” “I think these people are so- phisticated. I think these people have been in the computer in- dustry since it started, and! think they’ve progressed. They’ve progressed with us through the memory boards to the 386es. They’ve experimented with the Borland lan- guages. They’re the ones that are doing all the object-oriented devel- opment tools. Yes, they’re at home, but they are certainly PC aware within the job. That person’s the one that’s picking the ideas as to where to go, experimenting with the different connections, running the bulletin boards—the one that’s putting together two and three different products and making them do things and building the solutions. He has a computer, he buys a clone, he buys the cheaper software, he takes advantage of the tools and is doing great, great things.” In her keynote address, Myers will discuss some of the innovative tools and solutions generated by individual users intent on getting the most productivity from their computer tools, and look at promising future directions. 144, MICROTIMES + MAY 43, 1991 listened to our story and bought © FRIDAY, MAY 31. 12:30 pm Creating Effective Multimedia Presentations Jan Lewis Editor-in-chief, Hesse Video Communications Lewis chairs a session de- signed to show you how to make multimedia an effective ~ tool for delivering your mes- sage. MAC-2 Mac in a “DOS” Company: Can the Two Co-Exist? (Chair: Andrew Olson, Managing Director, Team International) MAC-3 Unique Mac Applications (Chair: Jan Lewis) PERSONAL COMPUTER MUSIC PRODUCTION Track Chair: Eric Peterson, Director, Music Technology, Cogswell College MSC-1 Making Music at Home with a PC (Chair: Eric Peterson) MSC-2 Putting Music to Your Home Video (Chair: Eric Peterson) THE MULTI POSSIBILITIES OF MULTIMEDIA Track Chairs: Jan Lewis and Steve Rosenthal MUL-1 How to Get Started with Multimedia (Chair: Tony Bove, Editor, Bove & Rhodes Inside Report on Desktop Publishing) MUL-2 Getting Images from Computer to Video and Back (Chair: Steve Rosenthal) MUL-3 Creating Effective Multimedia Presentations (Chair: Jan Lewis) MUL-4 Multimedia in Training and Education (Chair: Dr. Dennis Collins, Business Editor, California Computer News) PORTABLE COMPUTING Track Chair: Gene Talsky, President, ProMark POR-1 Choosing a Laptop: Alternatives Increase in Numbers, but Not in Functionality (Chair: Steve Hess, Executive Vice President, ’ Creative Strategies, Santa Clara) POR-2 Portable Connectivity: Can You Get from There to Here, and Back Again (Chair: Andrew Seybold, Associate Director, Microcomputer Systems Service, Dataquest) SATURDAY, ‘JUNE 1 3:30 pm Hackers, Crackers, Freedom and Privacy Jim Warren Founder, West Coast Computer Faire; Columnist, MicroTimes Warren, who recently organized the First Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy, is joined by privacy advocate John Gilmore and Alameda > County Assistant DA Don Ingra- ham. 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SCOm os/j2 LN AUTOCAD*® Microsoft Bundle System MLS TOWER 486/25 ISA VGA MLS TOWER 386/33 VG e Intel 486/25 CPU ¢ Intel 386/33 CPU e Built in Coprocessor e Socket for coprocessor © 8K Internal cache © 64K Cache RAM ¢ 4 MB RAM exp to 32 MB on board ¢ 4 MB RAM exp to 16 MB ¢ 204 MB Conner hard drive (15ms) Ss © 120 MB Conner hard drive (18ms) e 5.25” (1.2 MB) TEAC floppy drive tee, pe e 5.25” (1.2 MB) TEAC floppy drive e 3.5” (1.44 MB) TEAC floppy drive = e 3.5” (1.44 MB) TEAC floppy drive ¢ IDE FDD/HDD controller ¢ IDE FDD/HDD controller e 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 game port e 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 game port e 16-bit VGA card with 1 MB ¢ 16-bit VGA card with 1 MB | (1024x768x256) (1024x768x256) | ¢ 14” Super VGA monitor (1024x768 .28mm) © 14” Super VGA monitor (1024x768 .28mm ¢ Focus 2001/101 enhanced keyboard ¢ Focus 2001/101 enhanced keyboard © Middle tower case with power supply e Middle tower case with power supply e MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.0 SOFTWARE ¢ MICROSOFT ENTERTAINMENT PACK ¢ MICROSOFT MOUSE (SERIAL OR BUS) THE SANTA CRUZ OPERATION THE SANTA CRUZ OPERATION MLS TOWER 486 EISA VGA MLS TOWER 486/33 ISA V ) ¢ Intel 486/25/33 CPU ¢ Intel 486/33 CPU © Built in Coprocessor ¢ Built in Coprocessor © 8K Internal cache _ © 8K Internal cache e 256K External cache e 4 MB RAM exp to 64 MB on board e Maxtor 8380E 360 MB ESDI hard drive ¢ 128K External cache (exp to 256K) ¢ 4 MB RAM exp to 64 MB (32 MB on board) (14.5ms) © 204 MB Conner hard drive (15ms) ¢ Ultrastor ESDI FDD/HDD with 32K cache ¢ $.25” (1.2 MB) TEAC floppy drive controller © 3.5” (1.44 MB) TEAC floppy drive ¢ IDE FDD/HDD controller ¢ 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 game port © 16-bit VGA card with 1 MB (1024x768x256) ¢ 14” Super VGA monitor (1024x768 .28mm) ¢ Focus 2001/101 enhanced keyboard ° Full tower case with power supply ¢ MS-DOS manual ¢ 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 game port ¢ 16-bit VGA card with 1 MB (1024x768 .28mm) © Focus 2001/101 enhanced keyboard ¢ Full tower case with power supply ¢ MS-DOS manual 25 MHz.... 33 MHz.... | 386-25 MHz 40 MB & DUAL FLOPPY LANDMARK =34 MHz e 1 MB RAM Exp to 16 MB e 40 MB Hard Disk 25ms ¢ 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive e 1.44 MB TEAC Floppy Drive e IDE Controller © Mono or VGA Monitor 1024x768 © MGP Or 16-Bit VGA Card 1024x768 0 Years on Motherboard 386SX-16 MHz 40 MB & DUAL FLOPPY LANDMARK =21 MHz ¢ 1 MB RAM Exp to 8 MB © 40 MB Hard Disk 25ms @ 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive e 1.44 MB TEAC Floppy Drive e IDE Controller © Mono or VGA Monitor 1024x768 © MGP Or 16-Bit VGA Card 1024x768 TI Year on the Other Parts 286-12 MHz w/40 MB LANDMARK = 15.6 MHz © 1 MBRAM Exp to 4 MB © 40 MB Hard Disk 25ms ¢ 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB TEAC Floppy Drive ¢ IDE Controller ¢ Mono or VGA Monitor 1024x768 © MGP or 16-Bit VGA Card 1024x768 @ 2S/1P/1G ¢ 200W Power Supply Come see us at the West w/512K w/512K ; 2g at Baby AT Case or Mini Upright © 2S/1P/1G e 2S/1P/1G : ¢ 200W Power Supply © 200W Power Supply y ou Key Enhanced Keyboard Coast ¢ Baby AT Case or Mini Upright © Baby AT Case or Mini Upright tL e * 101 Enhanced Keyboard * 101 Enhanced Keyboard eM ae +49 | ComputerFaire Ee age : MONO 120 MB........ +5219 RLU 85MB......... +5149 2.) 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Flexscan 14" Multisync Monitor 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 : 16" Color Monitor 16" Color Monitor 486-25MHz System w/128K Cache * 25MHz 80486 mb w/CPU 386-25MHz System 386-SX 16MHz System - 4 MB RAN installed ° 25MHz 80386-DX CPU ° 16MHz 80386-SX CPU - Enhanced case with 200W p/s * 1 MB RAN installed * 1 MB RAM installed ¢ 1:1 IDE HD/FD controller ¢ Enhanced case with 200W p/s ¢ Enhanced case with 200W p/s * 1.2M or 1.44M floppy drive ¢ 1:1 IDE HD/FD controller w/2s, 1p, 1g * 1:1 IDE HD/FD controller w/2s, _* 200 MB IDE hard drive * 1.2M or 1.44M floppy drive 1p, 1g - AT I/O wi2s, 1p, 1g * 80 MB IDE hard drive ° 1.2M or 1.44M floppy drive - 80387 socket ready * 80387 socket ready * 40 MB IDE hard drive - 16-bit VGA card w/512K ¢ 16-bit VGA card w/512K ° 80387-SX socket ready ¢ VGA 14" monitor ¢ ART 101-key Keybo ¢ Super VGA monitor (Q.28mm dot ¢ 16-bit VGA card pitch, 1024x768) ¢ 14" VGA monitor « ART 101-key Keyboar ¢ ART 101-key Keyb 286 12MHz Slim System * 12MHz motherboard -¢ 1 MB RAM installed ; . : : ¢ Slim-line Case w/power supply e Panasonic Printers ¢ 1:1 IDE HD/FD controller ¢ 1.2M or 1.44M floppy drive KP-1124, KP 1180, KP-1624 : - 40 Me at drive ¢ Chinon New CD-ROM/AUDIO Drives * AT \/O card w/2s, 1 ; . 6-H UCI Se Chinon New Color Scanner * VGA 14" monitor e Laptop GS520 386SX/16MHz ¢ ART 101-key Keyboard $950.00 shel X/ Call for best prices! Open: . Monday to Friday — 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. (PST) a Saturday — 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. (PST) Chicago Office: North Carolina Office: 1043 Lombard Road, Lombard, IL 60148 10517 J. North Main St., Archdale, NC 27263 Tel: (708) 627-0800 Fax: (708) 627-0833 Tel: (919) 861-6348 Fax: (919) 881-6347 ! Minnesota Offices: Canada Office: 2662 Rice St., Little Canada, MN 55117 200 Cochrane Drive, Unit 5, Markham, ee Tel: (612) 483-6004 Ontario, Canada L3R 8EB INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2916 Nevada Ave., N. New Hope, MN 55427 Tel: (416) 940-3600 Fax: (416) 940-3604 47560 SEABRIDGE DRIVE, FREMONT, CA 94538 Tel: (612) 593-0988 Fax: (612) 593-0875 (415) 683-8800 FAX (415) 683-8662 MICROTIMES *« MAY 13, 1991 153 ODUCT SPOTLIGHT ‘Lclefalotis PRESENTS New Products PC HARDWARE PRODUCT UPDATES >» PageMaker 4.01 for the Macintosh, from Aldus features improvements de- signed to optimize PageMaker’s power and performance as well as address cer- tain problems found in v4.0. V4.01 is being mailed free to all registered owners of PageMaker 4.0 for the Macintosh. Aldus Corp., 411 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104-2871. (206)628-2352. »>CASEWORKS, Inc. has introduced a new program targeted at converting users of other Windows development tools to using CASE:W Corp. Edition For a limited time, users of other applications may purchase CASE:W Corp. Edition for $495, 50% off the regular retail price of $995. CASEWORKS, Inc., 1 Dunwoody Pk., Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30338. (404)399-6236. »>EMS Professional Shareware Libraries has introduced the fourth edition of WINLIB Library. The library is a comprehensive collection of over 260 of the latest public domain and shareware programs and files designed specifically for serious users of MS-Windows 3.0. EMS Professional Shareware Libraries, (301)924-3594. >NEC is offering a manufacturer's rebate on MultiSync monitors and graphics boards purchased with qualifying NEC desktop and laptop systems. The rebate, called the Power Pair High Resolution Rebate, will be available to end users through June 30, 1991. NEC Technologies, Inc., 1255 Michael Dr., Wood Dale, IL 90191. (708)860-9500. : » Panacea has released ADI 4.1 (Autodesk Device Interface) versions of all its Display List Driver (DLD) products. Autodesk products use ADI to gain access to non-standard hardware devices like graphics boards. Panacea, Inc., London- derry Sq., Suite 305, 50 Nashua Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053. 1-800-729-7420. > Quicksoft, publisher of PC-Write, is now shipping its WordPerfect Filter. The $19 conversion program imports and exports files between PC-Write or PC- Write Lite and word processors that accept WordPerfect 5.0 or 5.0 files. ‘Quicksoft, Inc., (206)282-0452. ; > Revolution Software has released VGA Dimmer v3.0, an upgrade to its screen saver for IBM PC and compatibles. The new release supports both DOS and Microsoft Windows 3.0 environments. Revolution Software, Inc., 320 Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930. (201)879-8703. > Mail Master v4.0 is a new version of the mailing list program from ThinkSoft Corp. ThinkSoft Corp., 1220 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10001. 1-800- 533-3466. > ScreenExtender 2.0 is a major upgrade to the WordPerfect 5.0/5.1 screen utility. ScreenExtender increases productivity by eliminating the need to scroll the screen left and right while editing a proportional-spaced document. Regis- tered users can update for $30.00 plus shipping and handling. Stairway Software, Inc., 700 Harris St., 204 Charlottesville, VA 22901. 1-800-782-4792. > Ventura Software is offering significant discounts on popular software pack- - ages that complement Ventura Publisher desktop publishing software—DOS/ GEM, Windows, 0S/2, and Macintosh versions. Discounts are effective through July 31, 1991. Ventura Software, Inc.; (408)422-0500. | EPSON PROVIDES AFFORDABILITY The Equity 286 PLUS extends Epson’s line of desktop comput- ers. This full-featured 286 is ideal for business and home users. It runs at 12MHz, supports VGA resolution of 640 x 480, and in- cludes 1MB RAM upgradeable to 5MB. Users have a choice of single floppy 5.25” or 3.5” ver- sions or a 40MB hard disk drive configuration with a 5.25” floppy drive. Design of the Equity 286 PLUS results in a small footprint and greater operating efficiency. (Suggested retail price of $1,099 for a single floppy configuration, or $1,599 for the hard drive version) Epson America, Inc., 20770 Madrona Ave., Tor- rance, CA 90509-2842. (213)782-5161. THE PROFESSIONAL HOME OFFICE The Professional Home Office, from US Inte- grated Technologies, is an all-in-one 20MHz 386SX computer system that includes a 9600 baud fax, 2400 baud modem, answering machine, 100MB hard drive VGA monitor, and mouse. In addition, the system comes standard with GeoWorks Ensemble. En- semble is a multitasking, graphical, window- ing environment with seven integrated busi- ness applications. ($3,395, a 286 version is $2,395) US Integrated Technologies, Inc., 3023 Research Dr., Hilltop Industrial Park, Richmond, CA 94806. 1-800- 628-8312. NEW HYUNDAI FOR THE DESKTOP The Super-386STc is a 20MHz 386SX per- sonal computer that includes 2MB RAM, five expansion slots, one 5.25” 1.2MB floppy drive, and a-101-key keyboard, along with MS-DOS 4.01 and GW-Basic. A distinctive feature of the Super-386STc is its 16K cache memory, which noticeably improves per- Continued 3 154 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 i? a hatalatsPaP tae DISCOVER EISA Uncle Ralph's/Mylex 486-33 Computer WHY IS THIS COMPUTER _ SO FAST? This 486 is so much faster than others that it will completely change your expectations. It can format a 350MB hard drive in 5 seconds. It can double network speeds. The secret lies in Mylex's EISA bus. Burst Mode EISA Bus we. Bede i Se re Most 486 computers transfer data through the My lex E T. ro same bus that IBM designed for 286 computers SA based boards f “b back in 1985. Even though the CPU may run at Michael N. Ge . orge Personal Wo _ 25 or 33 MHz, the bus moves data within the shee computer at just 8 or 10 MHz. EISA is differ- er ent! It allows data to travel at much higher speeds. And now, with Mylex’s special “BURST-MODE” EISA BUS, data can actually Ree OG | travel at CPU speed. Tt WHAT BURST MODE EISA 33 MHz 486 with EISA BUS & 256K Cache CAN DO FOR YOU What's Included in the Uncle Ralph's / Mylex 486-33 Instantaneous Hard Drive The base system includes: ¢ 33MHz 486 || Accessing Motherboard with 8K internal and 128K Includes $6 Qo & Mylex’s fantastic caching SCSI controller holds external read / write back Cache and 4 MB 41 Year | up to 8 MB of RAM and can reduce average disk RAM ® 200 Megabyte SCSI Hard Drive On-Site Service Financing Available access time to an unbelievable 0.2 milliseconds © 1024 x 768 VGA Color Monitor ¢ 1 MB (about 25 times faster than today’s typical hard VGA Card ° Tower Case and101Key- Additional Components payee? board * 300 watt Power Supply ° 1.2and Mylex EISA EtherNet Card ............. + *399 Speedier Networking eae Sn aka ae wt Mylex EISA Caching Controller ......+ *569 _ Super fast processing speed can be wasted if your ey ids Mera Mylex EISA Adv. Graphics Card .... + $1999 ; network can’t deliver the data fast enough, but _ with Mylex’s (optional) EISA based Ethernet card installed in your file server, you can double your network’s transfer rate. Why Mylex? In the world of EISA, Mylex is the leader. Their motherboards, and the computers in which they are installed, have earned award upon award for technical excellence. Why Uncle Ralph's? Because we've developed the best computer support team in the Bay Area. And we do business seven days a week and evenings til 8, so if you ever have a problem, you won't have to wait until normal business hours for help. What About Price? Uncle Ralph's is one of the largest Mylex dealers in the country. Not only will we beat the prices of local competitors, but we gaurantee that our price is the lowest available for 30 days after you buy! || Faster Screen Updates _ Auto-CAD runs blindingly fast with Mylex’s (optional) EISA advanced graphics card. Complex screens that take minutes to draw with conven- tional VGA cards, take just a few seconds. Screens that took a few seconds, now refresh instantane- ously. The Latest Technology Standard | If you want a technology that will hold its place inthe market for as long as possible, this is it! EISA is the standard of the future. }| Full Compatibility with |; Conventional Cards One of the best things about the EISA bus is that it will accept conventional interface cards. So if you 2569 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley |} want to get some of the benefits of EISA, but you (5 Blocks South of U.C.) ) }__ still want to use your old video card and modem, Phone:841 -5280 Fax:841 -4743 S |] it’s nota problem. i ; Open 7 days: M-F 10-8, Sat & Sun 11-6 Ad expires 5-21-91. © Uncle Ralph's, 1991 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 155 , A We're As Good 1. 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COMT-5-7/5-13 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 157 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT formance, particularly when running Win- dows. Hyundai is also including a copy of Windows 3.0 with all of the hard disk drive models. Configurations are available with 40, 100, 200, and 300MB hard disk drives. The floppy drive and IDE hard drive controllers are built into the motherboard. (Pricing starts at $1795 for the single floppy configura- tion to $4795 with a 300MB hard drive.) Hyundai Electronics America, Inc., 160 Bay- point Pkwy., San Jose, CA 95134. (408)473- 9200. SAMSUNG SENSOR BRINGS POWER T0 THE HOME The Sensor SP-386SX and SP-286, from Samsung, introduce a line of personal com- puters for the home and home office. Both PCs come with everything needed to just 256x9-80 256x9-100 .. SIMMS FOR APPLE/MAC MAC II, IIx, IICX, 2 SE/30 IBM PS2 MODELS PS2 50Z, 55SX 2 MB SIMM (604) PS 2 2 MB SIMM (608} © Please Call For Any Kind Of SIMM Module For Any Brand Not Listed ¢ SIPP’s-Add 50¢ To Above Prices MEMORY BOARD FOR II, IfD, II, 0 MB TEG Micro Technology 46730 FREMONT BLVD. FREMONT, CA 94538 a HOO” 158 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 CPU's LLL LLL 80486 DX-33 80486 DX-25 80386 DX-33 80386 DX-25 80386 DX-20/16 CALL FOR AMD CPU's 1 MGx1-120/100 1 MGx1-80/70 256x1-120/100 256x1-80/70 256x4-120/100 4°°/47° 256x4-80/70 4/4" 64x4-100/80 64x1-100/120 CALL FOR STATIC COLUMN, ZIPS & SOJ'S CO-PROCESSOR's CM 80387-33 DX 80387-25 DX 80387-20 DX °440/385 295/260 CALL FOR ITT, AMD & ULSI CQ-PROCESSORS ¢ SAME DAY SHIPPING ¢ ALL PARTS NEW & WARRANTEED ¢ PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE w/o NOTICE (415) 490-1734 Fax: (415) 490-2805 tt plug-and-play. The 12MHzSP-286includesa — 40MB hard disk drive, a 1.44MB 3.5” floppy ; disk drive, 1MB RAM, and VGA graphics card ~ and monitor. It is bundled with GeoWorks Ensemble, a complete software package that — offers everything from word processing, graphics capabilities, and America Online © telecommunications services. The SP-386SX includes a 40MB hard disk drive, 2MB RAM, — SuperVGA, and an internal modem, as wellas Windows 3.0, Norton Utilities 5.0, and Prod- igy telecommunications services. (The sug- gested retail price for the SP-386SX is $1,995, and for the SP-286 is $1,399.) Samsung Infor- mation Systems America, Inc., 3655 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95134-1708. (408)434-5400. PC PERIPHERALS LOGITECH TRACKMAN PORTABLE: The TrackMan Portable Mouse, manufac- tured by Logitech “s designed by frogde- sign, represents a significant design and ergonomic breakthrough in pointing devices. The design goal was to create a three- button trackball that was small enough. to be car- ried easily and used with a laptop computer. The solution is a vertically oriented arch that accommodates the natural position of the hand at rest ona flat surface. The TrackMan Portable can be used by right- or left-handed users. It can be attached directly to the side of the portable ~ computer with a bracket or used as a standa- lone onthe table. The device can alsobe used ~ witha personal computerasanalternativeto _ a mouse. ($169) Logitech, Inc., 6505 Kaiser _ Dr., Fremont, CA 94555. (415)795-8500. KRIS PREMIER GRAPHICS The KRIS PremierVGA controller cardrepre- sents another step by KRIS Technologies in i | serving home offices and small- to medium- } Continued { WAY BUY FROM ANYONE ELSE. . .WHEN YOU CAN BUY FROM THE BEST— UNIVERSAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS — W/6o4d ¥ 0 Wait State on Motherboard V Main Memory 1 MB V Expandable to 2 MB/4 MB/8 MB ¥V Support Coprocessor Intel or Weitek ¥V AMI BIOS set up VY 2/Serial 1/Parallel 1/Game Port > 11 5) (0) ¥V 101 Extended Keyboard ¥V 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive VW HD Controller with 28MS 40 MB Hard Drive Monitor Options *95 Super VGA (1024x768) VGA Monitor 320 with 16 bit Card 390 38G-16SA4 S 1 Aa...) CPO WE AST T ¥ Main Memory 1 MB (EMS On Board) VW 8 Slots and Socket for Intel 80387 SX ¥V 200 W Approved Power Supply ¥V Real Time Clock with Battery Backup V 2/Serial 1/Paralle! 1/Game Port V 101 Extended Keyboard V 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive =. ¥V 1:1 Interleave Hard Drive Controller with 40 MB Hard Drive 4 Monitor Options COW A CTS TA TE) V Main Memory 1 MB W Expandable to 2 MB/4 MB/8 MB > ¥ Support Coprocessor Intel or Weitek WV 2/Serial 1/Parallel 1/Game Port fo W 101 Extended Keyboard V 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive Y 1:1 Interleave Controller with 28MS 40 MB Hard Drive Monitor Options *95 = Super VGA (1024x768) VGA Monitor 320 with 16 bit Card 286-1 (Oc. Me Ag oT V Main Memory 1 MB (EMS On Board) WV 8 Slots,and Socket for Intel 80387 W Foot Print LED AT Case > ¥V Real Time Clock with Battery Backup . 59 VW 2/Serial 1/Parallel 1/Game Port V 101 Extended Keyboard WV 1.2 MB TEAC Floppy Drive VW 1:1 Interleave Hard Drive Controller with 40 MB Hard Drive Monitor Options Super VGA (1024x768) VGA Monitor *95 = Super VGA (1024x768) VGA Monitor 39 320 with 16 bit Card with 16 bit Card o- Panasonic Eo TRACKMAN KxXP-1624 wh ¥ 500 dpi resolution V Requires little desk space Wide Carriage, 24-Pin V Thumb ball for extra comfort 4 Dot Matrix Printer with many ¥ Small ball for extra precision high printer features Serial mouse C9 320 dpi Bus mouse C9 320 dpi Serial TRACKMAN 320 dpi Bus TRACKMAN 320 api SCANMAN PLUS Catchword RODIME HARD DISKS RO3128A 100 MB 19ms IDE KAP-1124¢ VW £2 set Front Panel controls over 20 functions *265 GSA-140 V 24 Pin for True Letter Quality V 192 cps; 64 cps LQ VY LCD Front Panel Displa V 2 Year Warranty d *299 Color Option V 24 Pin for letter quality V 192 CPS; 63 CPS LQ VY 360x360 dpi ¥ £2 set operator panel controls more KXP-1180 192 CPS Draft/ than 20 functions V 500x360 dpi resolution $3 95 ¥ Multiple font capabilities - 2 draft and 5 letter quality INTEL MATH CO-PROCESSORS#QUANTUM HARD DISKS 80287-10 For 286 System PRO8O AT 80 MB 19ms IDE NEC ADD ON AT 1/0 Card 25/1P/1G Mono. Graphic/Printer Color Graphic/Printer XT High Density Floppy Cont XT Hard Disk Cont FLOPPY DR 360K/1.2 MB Floppy Drive 5%” 720K/1.44 MB Floppy Drive 3%” MAXTOR HARD DISKS MT-7080A 80 MB 18ms IDE X7-1085 71 MB 28ms MFM X1-4170 158 MB 14ms SCSI/ESDI XT-4580 338 MB 16ms SCSI/ESDI X1-8760 768 MB 16ms SCSI/ESD! UNIVERSAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS 951 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080 (415) 583-9736 Fax (415) 583-3457 Mon.-Fri.: 9am-6pm Sat: 10am-5pm MFM 1:1 HD/FD Cont IDE Dual HD/FD Cont SCS! 1:1 HD/FD Cont RLL 1:1 HD/FD Cont Orchid Pro Designer w/1 MB 1024x768 Fastest VGA Card WES: TERN 40 MB IDE 28ms w/Cont 80 MB IDE 18ms w/Cont Prices Reflect 3% Cash Discount. Not responsible for misprints. (inside Fairway Plaza) MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 159 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT DOES IT ALL RAM and supporting sixteen colors has a sugested retail price of $169.) KRIS Tech- nologies, Inc., 260 E. Grand Ave., S. San _, Francisco, CA 94080. (415)875-6729. sized businesses with the products they need. Using a Tseng Labs ET4000 VGA chip, the KRIS PremierVGA is offered in configura- tions of 256K, 512K, and 1MB RAM. For con- figurations with 512K or higher, an upgrade chip is available that allows the display of up to thirty-two thousand colors. In addition to complete compatibility with all KRIS moni- DATA MANAGEMENT FROM tors, the card also supports most popular VGA and dual-frequency monitors, includ- ONLY 49 BUSINESS AS EASY AS V.3.0 (123)-Powerful Lotus clone. ¢ UTILITIES 1-2-3 (121)-Very useful Lotus utilities with macros, templates, hints and more. E-2 FORM EXEC (529)-Menu driven form generator & filler powerful features! LEGAL FORMS (134,135)-Over 100 legal forms that can be easily customized to your needs. (2 disk set) : MAIL MONSTER (136)-Powerful mail list manager. Sort, edit and print labels easily. TIME & MONEY (145)-Menu driven record system for budgets, interest, etc. EASY PROJECT V.1.2 (143)-Complete project management system w/automatic scheduling, calculations, charts & more. Dbase compatible. PC-BOOKS (108)-Easy to learn General Ledger program. CMATE-GL (101)-Full featured General Ledger. PAINLESS ACCOUNTING (366,367,368)-Menu driven accounting system wibilling. One of the best (3 disk set). ; SOAR V.1.92 (492,493)-Service oriented accounts receivable w/billing. (2 disk set). HOME FAMILY TREE (521)-Explore your family roots, descendants, family groups & | more. Fully menu driven. BIBLE Q (410)-Test your knowledge of the Bible. Great for studies. RH-MAN V.3.3 (178)-Desktop utility, notepad, etc. Sidekick clone. Very Good! CITY DESK V.7.1. (177)-Full featured desktop publishing system. Very Good! PC-CHECK (253)-CheckBook & savings account record keeper. VCR DATABASE (265)-Database for your VCR tapes & movies. FINANCE (259)-Financial wizard. Calculates loans, amortizations, etc. 20 different calculations. RECIPES V.1.0 (441)-Over 100 recipes to make you the hit of the party. LOTT-0-LUCK (531)-Be the next big winner in 6/53. Includes database of winning numbers. You never know what will happen!!! EXPRESS CHECK (520)-Easy to use checkbook program. Prints checks too!! REAL ESTATE ANALYST (255)-Menu driven program for mortgages, interest, amortizations, analysis between renting or owning, plus more. PC-RECIPE (462)-Computerize your recipe box. Program will recalculate ingredients. CROSSWORD CREATOR V.3.30 (442)-Create crossword puzzles for fun or learning. Great for Crossword fanatics. SUPERMUSIC JUKEBOX (285)-70 plus songs to turn your PC into a Jukebox. YAHTZEE & PHRASE CRAZE (370)-2 great classics games. LAS VEGAS (501)-Vegas games of skill. PACMAN GAMES (432)-Disk filled with great versions of this classic. STRIKER (212)-Pilot a helicopter and survive. . . Fast paced. SUPER TREK V.1.0 (213)-One of the best versions! TAPPER (216)-Keep the beer flowin’. Also 2 other games. SKILL (433)-Disk filled with games of skill. BLACKJACK STRATEGY (201)-Not just a game. Learn Vegas strategy. CASTAWAYS & S. AMERICA (196)-2 great adventures games. CENTER FIELDER (197)-Pinball games played on a Baseball Field. LAWN MOWER (209)-Mow 6.5 acres in 10 secs. without killing a gopher. SCRABBLE (207)-An old favorite on computer. UNO (215)-Excellent computer version. ARCADE FUN #1 (434)-Disk jammed with arcade games. Requires CGA. ALDO’S ADVENTURE (378)-Action arcade games of hazards, treasures, ramps, leadders. Requires EGA or VGA. BURGER BLASTER (459)-Fast paced game. Try to build a perfect burger. EGA-TREK (437)-One of the very best versions!!! Requires EGA. | | 2 4 ; tale ] PLEASE SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: 1 TOTAL PUBLIC DOMAIN | 11684 Ventura Blvd. ] Suite 428 | Studio City, CA 91604 NAME: CA RES. SALES TAX $. (818)784-8528 ADDRESS: SHIPPING & HANDLING: $_3.00 international Orders—Add $7.00 CITY: STATE:__ ZIP: TOTAL I shippi ji Se. a : ipping & Handling PHONE: 160 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 per disk (2) FREE Disks # IBM SOFTWARE FREEWARE & SHAREWARE 312” & 5%” DISKS EDUCATION. PLAY ’N LEARN (428)-6 wonderful programs for young children ages 18 months to 4. ABC GAME (430)-6 games for your tots to play & learn by. FRENCH 1 (425)-Learn beginning French. Menu driven. ALGEBRAX (439)-Excelient Algebra 1 tutorial. PC-TOUCH (186)-Learn and practice typing. FUNNELS & BUCKETS (183)-Great learning game for Kids! ANIMALS (182)-Math for kids. 10 BUILDER (184)-Test IQ or build one. Great for teaching. EDUCATE (502)-Disk jammed w/programs to teach kids math, English, Vocab, etc. Requires Basic. SPANISH (464)-Spanish tutorial w/quizzes, multiple choice, etc. FRENCH 2 V.1.1 (426)-After the basics, move to the 2nd level of French. MAP (189)-Learn about the U.S., geography & Capitols. Great Graphics. Requires Basic. AMY’S FIRST PRIMER (181)-6 delightful programs to teach the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, counting, problem solving, & more. Ages 4-8. Requires Basic. WORD PROCESSING WORDPERFECT TOOLS V.3.0 (512)-For 5.0 only! Great tools for any user! WPKIDS ae Word Processor for kids!!! WORDPERFECT 5.0 MACROS (450)-Disk filled with macros. A must!! PC-STYLE & PC-READ (352)-Writing analysis program. Helps you write more professionally. SPANISH/ENGLISH (453)-Program to translate any file from English to Spanish or vice versa. WORDPERFECT 5.0 TUTORIAL (485,486)-WordPerfect tutorial learning system. Become an expert at WordPerfect!! SLIC WORKS V.1.0-(525)-Powerful spreadsheet, database, word processor & communications program. FrameWork Clone. UTILITIES PD-SIDEWAYS (292)-Prints a file sideways on an Epson printer. HP SOFT FONTS (298)-Laser fonts for HP LaserJet+. AT UTILITIES (308)-Very useful utilities for your PC/AT. BAKER’S DOZEN (311)-Buttonware’s 12 best utilities. AUTOMAXX V.2.2 (309)-Menu system & DOS Manager. PC-FILE tll V.4.0 (319)-Jim Button’s file management system. Just about the best!!! DIRECTORY SCANNER V.3.0 (314)-Xtree clone. DOS Shell. PRO-MAN (326)-Very good hard disk management program. EPSONSET (296)-Downloadable fonts for your Epson. PRINTMASTER TO PRINTSHOP (237)-Convert PM to PS or vice versa. LASERJET FONTS #2 (376)-Contains 10 point Roman & Helvetica fonts in bold & italic. Includes downloader program. ASTROTIT (110)-Adult arcade game!! B-WARE (114)-Adult entertainment trivia, poker, etc. NASTY (116)-That says it all!!! X-RATED PRINTMASTER (118)-Let your imagination take the best of you. 1 On 2 (354)-XXX Rated. . . . Fantastic!! X-RATED PRINTSHOP (500)-X-Rated pics for PrintShop. EROTICA (526)-Sizzling, true to life animated show! - FANTASY (527)-Text based Fantasy game. You supply the criteria and the program supplies the Fantasy. INTERSEXION V.1.01 (373)-X-Rated monopoly game with 5 levels of PLAY! Includes trivia, jokes & more. BAD-BAD (111)-Adult adventure game.. MAXINE (115)-Like none before!!! Sit back and watch!! Al|,.©., PLEASE PRINT DISK Vie ede oe a NUMBERS 3%" DISK, PACK #__, _, —, _. ee eee ee 2&3 x 28 #OF 3%" DISKS x 3®=$___ # OF 5%” DISKS yp) gen tae Note: 2 & 3 disk sets are sold as ing NEC, Sony, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi. (The standard KRIS PremierVGA card with 256K 4 “Get the Best of the Pack” GET YOUR FREE PACK!! We pick the best of the pack and you save!!! Alt packs are 10 disk sets. loaded with programs that we feel are outstanding. If you purchase 3 packs the 4th pack is free!!! Each pack is ‘19% (5% DISKS) (3%2” DISKS ARE $24) Our packs come in the following categories: #1 ADULT Astrotit, Bad-Bad, Strip, Butterfly, Strip BlackJack, Get Lucky, Intersexion, Maxine, X-Rated Printmaster—1 on.2. #2 BUSINESS As Easy As, Formtool, Legal Forms, Cmate-GL, PC-File+, Mail Monster, Sliceworks. #3 ; EDUCATION Amy’s First Primer, Animals, Fun with Numbers, Map, Tell Time, Kids Games, ABC Games, Funnels & Buckets, 1Q Builder, Educate. #4 GAMES Center Fielder, Global Thermal Nuclear War, BlackJack Strategy, Striker, TurboBall, Aldo’s Adventure, Pacman Games, Scrabble, Miniature Golf, Othello. #5 Lott-O-Luck, Finance, PC-Recipe, Loans, Bartender, Aquarium & Instant Paradise, Crossword Creator, The Diet Disk, Supermusic Jukebox. Notepad. #6 UTILITIES PD-Sideways, Baker’s Dozen, Automaxx, Directory Scanner, Whereir, DBS-KAT, PC-File Ill, Disk Labels #1, Format Master, AT Utilities. x 24® ea. =$ CHECK HERE FOR 1991 CATALOG (1 MASTERCOM The DataCenter Management System, from MasterCom, makes administering a LAN as easy as plugging in a phone. It organizes ushielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring as the network center, usually a phone closet, by replacing the multitude of wires with jacks similar to modular phones. This eliminates the expense and delay involved in having to © call an outside technician every time the topology of the networkis altered. The Data- Center supports both PC and Macintosh networks, and works in UNIX, Ethernet, Arcnet, Token Ring, and AppleTalk environ- ments. It can also be used with PBX tele- phones and printers. MasterCom, Inc., 473 Sapena Ct., #24, Santa Clara, CA 95054. (408) 748-8701. PC SOFTWARE UNISON WORLD FAX SOFTWARE FaxBuilder is a multi-dimensional fax soft- ware package offering graphics and text capabilities designed to enhance the ap- ‘Template \ Eoit Message \ Measage Text Stereo Amplifier Modules These Stereo Amplifier Modules by Sanyo are the easiest way there is to amplify an audio signal...no wonder they are used in so many consumer stereo products! We got these as surplus inventory from a major stereo equipment manufacturer, and we got them in quantities that let us price them right! We are still looking for specification sheets for these items, but we were able to find a cross reference in the NTE Replacement Semiconductor Catalog. The Make HSC your Source... ...for unusual, unique or useful electronics... Hobbyists, Engineers and Technicians alike! HSC has Kits... ...forthose who may be beginning in electronics, or those who just want to have fun assembling a project. Alpe eee oe ee a we 2a Atel Cje Time Arts penis GRAPHICS SOFTWARE EVER for ExXcetlenc —=VEREX GRAPHICS SOFTWARE AGFA & NSD AGFA MATRIX FILM RECORDER If images are your livelyhood, call us. We'll show you how you can save money and time, and increase profits. Adolph Gasser, Inc. Sells Computer/Video Graphics Systems or All Your Imaging Needs. Adoloh Gavwer. Computer Graphics Sales Dept. 181 Second St., 2nd Floor S : an Francisco (41 5) 495-3852 Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm Fax: 415-543-2615 Sat 9am - 5pm MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 165 Sah Sip at ge PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT The software includes more than 350 fonts and supports the HP LaserJet PCL page de- scription language, as well as ASCII and PCX. Incoming faxes can be printed on the 7021 facsimile, an optional dedicated laser printer, stored in the network file server, or sent directly to an email box. ($6,995, cus- tomers who own the Xerox 7020 or 7021 fax can upgrade for $2,995.) Xerox Corp., Xerox Centre, 101 Continental Blvd., El Segundo, eDIMAX’ @ LAN Professional @ LAN Manufacturer @ Your Network Support @ Manufacturer Warranty ** SPRING COMDEX BOOTH #W 4662 WORLD CONGRESS CENTER WEST HALL ATLANTA, MAY 20-23 MODEM: 2400 baud pocket modem 2400 baud internal 2400 baud external 2400 baud internal MNP5 2400 baud external MNP5 9600 baud external MNP5 ARCNET: 8-bit: star, coax 4 in 1: star, bus, coax, tp 16-bit: star, coax 4 in_1: star, bus, coax, tp 8-port active hub: coax, stackable twisted pair Repeater: coax - Coax twisted pair - twisted pair COax - twisted pair 4-port passive hub ETHERNET: 8-bit NE-1000 compatible 16-bit, NE-2000 compatible 16-bit NE-2000 Ten Base T 2-port Repeater, coax - coax **Please Call for network accessories. SPRING COMDEX SPECIAL FOR DEALERS .......CALL **PLEASE CALL FOR DISTRIBUTOR AND DEALER PRICE** **PLEASE CALL FOR MORE ITEMS: MOTHER BOARDS, ADD ON CARDS AND SYSTEMS** 3350 Scott Blvd. Bldg 9-A Santa Clara, CA 95054 TEL: 408-496-1105 FAX: 408-980-1530 166 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 Ee DIMAX: COMPUTER COMPANY CA 90245. (213)333-7000. LAN NODES SHARE FAX BOARD» WITH SHAREFAX ShareFax allows sharing ofa single intelligent fax board by all nodes on any PC-based LAN. ShareFax is network independent; it sup- ports Hayes JT Fax and Intel’s Connection CoProcessor and SatisFAXtion boards. It enables any LAN node to operate in the back- ground as a non-dedicated fax server. It also permits multiple fax servers to reside on the LAN. ShareFax offers significant cost savings to sites that would otherwise require many fax boards or a costly dedicated fax server hardware system. ($795 per server with un- limited workstations) SofNet, Inc., 755 Fran- klin Rd., Suite 101, Marietta, GA 30067. . (404)499-0007. SOLECTEK LAPTOP PHONE LINK Now any telephone, including those con- nected to a PBX or digital system, can be used for communi- cation through a modem or fax by using the Solectek Lap- top Phone Link. The Laptop Phone Link connects a modem or fax directly to any office or hotel phone system without a dedi- cated telephone line. Designed for use with any modem-equipped desktop, laptop, notebook, or fax, the Solectek Laptop Phone Link attaches to the standard RJ11 connector on the phone headset, and works on both analog and digital phone systems. ($119.95) Solectek Corp., 6370 Nancy Ridge Dr., Suite 109, San Diego, CA 92121. 1-800-437-1518. 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PC NOTEBOOK Architecture IBM PC/AT compatible (AMI BIOS) CPU 80386SX 16MHz MIC2O-L* 386-SX w 80386/SX-16 CPU runs 16MHz wi 80387 co-processor socket @ 2MB RAM expandable to 8MB @ 1.2 MB & 1.44 MB floppy drive (Teac) @ True OS/2, XENIX, MS DOS, and Novell compatible w AMIBIOS, NEAT™ Chipset @ 1:1 interleave HD/FD IDE controller @ 8 expansion slots/2 serial, 1 parallel ports w Keytronics (USA) or Mytek (click-type)101 keyboard 6-drive Deluxe baby-AT case with 200W Power Supply m MS DOS 3.3 or 4.01 included @ 386/SX-20MHz add $90 MIC2O-L” 386-25 286-12 @ 80386-25MHz CPU, Lndmk: 30.0MHz @ True OS/2, XENIX, MS DOS, & Novell compatible w 4MB RAM expandable to 8MB @ 80387 co-processor socket w@ 1.2MB&1.44MB FDs (Teac) @ 1:1 interleave controller or IDE m AMIBIOS, NEAT™ Chipset w 8 expansion siots/2 serial, 1 parallel ports w Keytronics 101keyboard (USA) or Mytek (click-type) @ 6-drive Baby AT case with security lock, LED indicators @ 200W power supply/Tower Case add $85 w MS DOS 3.3 or 4.01 included STANDARD SYSTEM WIMONITOR & VIDEOCARD = STANDARD SYSTEM W/MONITOR & VIDEOCARD HARD DRIVES Quantum ProDr80A ease toms 3.5°.... $390 JetRam IIP, Ill-ime2measna....$95/130/210 Maxtor XT-8070A 81MB woe ........... $385 Quantum ProDrOSAT tose 17ms 35°$425 Maxtor LXT-200A 200MB we ........$740 Quantum ProDr120A rows 1sms...... $560 MELUISAAKe Tat Maxtor XT-4170E/S 158MB ..........$785 Quantum ProDr1 70AVS 1ceme 15ms... $670 Relisys VGA RE-9513 640 x 480.........000e $295 Maxtor XT-4380E/S 338MB ........$1195 Quantum ProDr210A/S 21ome 15s... $740 Relisys VGA ne-aste 1024 x 768 0.260p.... $325 Maxtor XT-8380E/S 360MB ........ $1230 WD IDE 40MBL.un...eeeesesceonene $205 Relisys Super Multiscan re-s20 ...... $580 Maxtor XT-8610E 610MB ........... Relisys VGA cry-so RE-0503 .......0.0.0000 $125 Maxtor XT-8702S 768MB PRINTERS Seiko VGA 1024x768 604-1440.....-.20200000s $490 Maxtor XT-8760E 768MB ........... Panasonic KXP-1180 opn............. $149 Seiko VGA so2ex768 cosas... :$595 Maxtor XT-8760S 768MB .......... Panasonic KXP-1124 24pin.......s-s+ $269 — Sony VGA 1024x768 1304......0-ceserereceeee $640 Conner CP-3044 40MB ...... Panasonic KXP-1624 24pin.......eee $362 NEC 3-D mum-sync 1024 x 768:.......000-0- $625 Conner CP-3104 100MB..... Citizen GSX-140 DOD aaa seckcctasashconse $279 Nanao 16" va 1024x768 9070-U........... $1030 Nanao 16” va 1024x768 90804........... Sigma Design tmeview 19° ..... Aes Genoa VGA Card 6300 (256X)......+-2+5 $110 Conner CP-3204 200MB .... Quantum LPS52A same 17ms 1° Quantum ProDr80A save 19ms 1°....... LASERJET MEM UPGRADES JetRam Il, IID-1 se,2eans ... $95/130/210 Government, Corporate, & University P/O’sWelcome! Dealer Inquiries Welcome. [Ss MIC 2@OLINE comeutzes | N Cc @) R P r@) R A Tr E D 46757 Fremont Blivd., Fremont, CA 94538 (415)770-1900 Genoa VGA Card 6400 (512K) ....-..000000 Genoa VGA Card 6400-4 (512K) ......+...- SpeedStar VGA 1me.........eeseeseseeeees $220 TEAC 1.21.44 MB ED ...............0000- Logitech C-9 Serial/Bus mouse ......§65/77 FAX MOdOM 2400 rsend .........-c-scceccene $75 U.S Robotics modem s6o080 invext...$585/605 Colorado py-10 Jumbo Tape Back-up 120M8 ..$245 Colorado 04-20 Jumbo Tape Backup 250mB...$330 MS.DOS 3.S/4OT io aheacincccccoureree $65 | m intemal modem slot ' wm Ext. video (VGA) connector m 3-Way: AC/car adaptor, battery pack (optional) w 85/86 keys, multi- language ALPS tactile keyboard MICcC2O-L” 486-25 AT Cache MICcC2ZO-L* w 80286-12.5MHz CPU @ True OS/2, XENIX, MS DOS, and Novell compatible wi 80287 co-processor socket mw 1MB RAM expandable to 4MB m 1.2 MB floppy drive (Teac) w 2HD2 FD IDE controller @ 2 serial, 1 parallel ports w 101 Enhanced keyboard @ 6-drive Deluxe baby-AT case with 200W power supply m 16MHz add $45 _ STANDARD SYSTEM W/MONITOR & VIDEO CARD - AP Rat 14° VGA 14 VGA. Mono 3 VGA 640x486. 1024 x 768 1024.x 768 - O.2Bdp SelkoCM. $65 a, | MasterCard For your protection, we check | thoroughly for stolen credit cards FAX:(415)770-1912 SYSTEMS | Keyboard 101 | 14" SVGA Monitor 16 Bit SVGA Card | Case/275 Watt PS 120 MB IDE H/D 18ms 32K Cache Pilintedeave = rd 101 Mid-T Case/230 W 16 Bit SVGA Card 14" SVGA Monitor °386 AT BUS AM 39 MERZ ce 2908 | MICRONICS 33 MHz. Other 33 MHZ .......... | 16 Bit SVGA Card 14" SVGA Monitor °¢ AST Premium 286 Premium 386 C Premium 386/25 Premium 386/33 ¢e COMPAQ DeskPro 286M40 _DeskPro 386/20 DeskPro 386/25 DeskPro 386/33 - IBM IBM 55-SX031 386/16 IBM 60-041 286/10 IBM 80-071 386/16 IBM 70-A21 386/25 ....... ee _ IBM P70 386/20 _ IBM P70 386/20 Touch For The Future = Computer Systems Apple Laser Writer ITNT MAC External 80 MB MOTHERBOARDS * MICRONICS 386-25 MHz/Cache 386-33 MHz/Cache 486-25 MHz/Cache 486-33 MHz/EISA ° AMI 386-SX-20/Cache 386-25/Cache OSES srtes 386-33/Cache SCREAMER . 486-33 MHz/EISA 486-25/33 MHz/Cache ISA ¢ MONITORS Monochrome 12" Amber Flat 14" EGA Casper/Relysis Seiko VGA CM1440/1450 .: NEC 3D/4D/5D Nanao 9070S/9070U Sony 1304 Hitachi CM2085+ (1280x1024) Cornerstone (1600x1280) Mitsubishi All Models CALL 329/379 ¢ PRINTERS Panasonic 1624/1124 Fujitsu DL 3400/5600 ..... Okidata 320/321 .. Okidata 390/391 ... CAnon BJ 1030E «0.0.0.0... Toshiba 351/341SL .. Cannon Laser 811... Seiko Label .......... e F/HARD DRIVE Teac 1.2/1.4 Floppy Conner 40MB/All Models Toshiba MK 134 (44) 25 ms Maxtor LXT 213 MB 15 ms Maxtor All Models .. (408) IDE All Models Seagate WREN Western Digital 40/80 MB Other Brands and Models Not Listed NEC 40/150 MB All Models ..............05 CALL CD ROM SONY CD ROM NEC WD 10007 ESDI SE2 Ultrastor 32K/1 Meg Adaptec 1:1 2322B ESDI Adaptec SCSI 1522/1542B Future Domain e VIDEO CARDS Pixel Eng 1024x768 256 Color Microfield Graphic Paradise VGA 1024i.. VRAM 512K/1024i .... Renaissance RVGA1/H PixelWorks CA1280-DO8 Cobra 1 B3 1024x800 (256) STB Power Graphics/ERGO ¢ POWER SUPPLY & CASES AT I/O @S,2P)/(2S/1P/1G) PC Power & Cooling Vertical Case/Base 230W/275 W Elgar (Power Backup) ¢e KEYBOARDS & MOUSE Keytronics 101 Logitech Mouseman 85 Microsoft 400dpi .98 Northgate/Omni KB’s All Models CALL ¢ MODEMS & TAPE BACK-UP U.S.R HST All Models ~ Telebit T1000 (9600B) Telebit T25 (19200B) Hayes/All Models All Laptop Modems. .....0......ceeeecieee CALL Everex All Models AC 9600 Colorado DJ-10.. Mon-Fri: 9-6PM Sat: 10AM-5PM Mountain Tape Back-Up Archive Tape Back-Up. .........cc:eeceee CALL ¢ BEST PRICE CHIPS DRAM 256-10/8/7 SIMM & SIPP 256K & 1x9/10/8 Co-Processor 287-10, 387-16/20/25/33 e FAX Cannon 20 PanaFAX KXF100 Ricoh RF920 Toshiba 3600 Sharp F0230 ¢e PLOTTERS H/P 7550A/7475QA Roland DYX/DPX/GRX LAPTOPS ¢ TOSHIBA $1053/1405 1565/1365 2150/2420 2550/3015 3196/3595 3795/4480 4695/5006 COMPAQ SLT 286 M20 COMPAQ SLT 286 M40 COMPAQ Il M20 COMPAQ Ill M40 COMPAQ 386 M40 COMPAQ 386 M100 e ZENITH SuperSport 184/1 SuperSport 184/2 SuperSport 286/20 SuperSport 286/40 SuperSport 386/40 e NETWORK HARDWARE & SOFTWARE Novell, Gateway, Western, SMC, SCO, Protean, Aquila, 3Com, Synoptics ELS Level 1/2 Netware 2.15 e SCANNERS & DIGITIZERS Microtek 300G/3000E Chinon DS3000 Mitsubishi Hitachipuma Hitachitiger Numonics Xenix Unix Interactive SCO Unix Highway 101 —— ee 727-5611 Fax (408) 727-6484 XT, AT Are Registered Trademarks Of IBM Corp. ACR Registered Trademarks As Advanced Computerized Registers, Inc. One Year Limited Warranty Prices Subject To Change W/O Notice {|| 1° sil fee = n 2372 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 173 THE SECOND TIME IN HISTORY Guitar Showcase has joined forces with the major manufacturers in the musicand sound industry to bring you INCREDIBLE SAVINGS on: +Hot new products +Manufacturers close-outs +Factory over-stocks “Sales reps samples «Super star tour gear *Distributors surplus...ALL WITH FULL FACTORY WAR- RANTY! HERE'S WHA T'S HAPPENING: Showcase contacted our suppliers and had them send us everything they could at SUPER BLOW-OUT PRICES so that we could to pass the savings on to you! THIS 1S NOT HYPE & JIVE! These companies have warehouses full them & our loyal customers at the sa overstocked with quality products Overseas shipping errors »Over-estimation 0 production schedules *Labor disputes, elc. The list could go on forever! business knows these things happen-it's no reflection on the quality of the products or the companies involved, but it is YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE BIG BUCKS! THIS SALE IS TOO BIG evena week-long event. This will be going on for the ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY! Shipments will be arriving daily from allover the world! Various manufacturers willsend their reps to Guitar Showcase to demo their products, answer questions, and solve technical problems. Supplies are limited offered on a first come- first sold basis. and many products will be eEVERYTHING WITH FULL FACTORY WARRANTY: eSAME DAY FINANCING AVAILABLE *ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ARE WELCOMED! «SO BIG WE COULDN'T DO IT ALONE? ven Showcase's normal $2 million musical inventory foraone-day, two-day, OF Guitar Showcase is your mega-music complex bute is not enough for this sale! We've called in some of the biggest manufacturers, distributors, and factory sales reps of the music industry to bring you the biggest sale in our 26 year history. COME IN & SEE FOR YOURSELF-YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT! «GET HUGE SA VINGS ON MAJOR BRANDS: FENDER, ROLAND, PEAVEY, OVATION, YAMAHA, GIBSON, KURZWEIL, DIGITECH, ART, LUDWIG, PEARL, AUDIOTECHNICA, SHURE, KORG, SAMSON, NADY, BOSS, ERNIE BALL, DEAN MARKLEY, HOHNER, ZILDJIAN, SABIAN, MARTIN, TAYLOR, ADA, PROCO, AMPEG, IBANEZ, WASHBURN, EMG, PRO-MARK, REMO, TAKAMINE, LATIN PERCUSSION, CHARVEL, ENSONIQ, PASSAC, RANE, SANSUI, TASCAM, TEAC, TANNOY, AMR, AMERICAN D.J., TAMA, SLINGER- LAND, SIMMONS, DOD, CHANDLER, TRACE-ELIOT, SwR...AND MANY OTHERS! 174 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 *AUDIO-TECHNICA PRO-22 MICROPHONE With Free Cable » Reg. $125 NOW *49°°! || sKORG C800 CONCERT DIGITAL PIANO *, | Includes Pedal, Stand, Bench LIST $2500...NOW BELOW DEALER'S COST! z “KURZWEIL K-1200 NOW *2195! ‘RHODES 660 NOW $1095! = ROLAND E-20 : REG. $2095 » SAVE $1250! | NOW%845! S| *ROLANDR-8 : HUMAN RHYTHM COMPOSER NOW °695! +ROLAND U.220 TONE GENERATOR NOW 5749! MU: COME IN & CHECK IT OUT! vy | YAMAHA ¥.50 i $1100 OFF LIST PRICE NOW *895! ea "YAMAHA MT-100I1 4-TRACK REG, $500 | H, MUCH MORE!..... GUITAR SHOWCASE 3090 SOUTH BASCOM AVE. SAN JOSE (408) 377-5864 * 1360 41ST AVE. CAPITOLA (408) 476-4882 NOW $895! | me De ae ee ast . » | | t 4 | qi AH ei) i i ‘| at | ai mii re! ¥ + - i sd = | | ‘ mii i) of =! af | - xk ae. Always Something NEW J AFF] ES from © °\ TECHNOLOGIES NOW SHIPPING! RAFFLES 40 & 60 MB HDD Upgrades Available! ae SX-16 Notebook Comes With: SX-16 Notebook e 1 MB RAM - 5 MB Max © 1 Parallel & 2 Serial Ports | © 386SX-16 MHz CPU ©144MB 3.5” Floppy Drive = fa e 20MB Hard Drive e External Keyboard Port ? © 640x480 VGA LCD Backlit © © VGA Port | RAFFLES birect: Paperwhite Display e 3-4 Hour Battery Running Time e 7 pounds 486-33 EISA The Ultimate Server © 80486-25 or £33 Miz ty CPU 80386-33MHz CPU 80386-25Miiz CPU © 386SX-1GMHz & 80486-33 MHz CPU w/80387 builtin © 128 byte internal cache plus G4K = © () Wait, interleaved! memory 20MHz CPUs © Multiuser, Multitasking ‘© Multiuser, multitasking © Supports; 0387 capracessar © (i Wart, interleaved memory © Over 15 MIPS of speed © Over 15 MIPS of speed w/128K © Engumamic: desktop case: w//Z30NW © Supports §0387SX coprocessor w/256K external cache extemal cache & extras dive trays © Sgacesaver micro-tawer case © Super Tower w/10 Drive Bays © Upgraded to Full Tower Case with . © 12MB 5.25" or AME 3.5" © 12M 5.25” on 1.44MB 3.5" © 200W power supply and room for UPS 6 Drive Bays TEAC floppy drive TEAC floppy driver © 1.2MB 5.25" ar 144MB 3.5" © 1.2 MB 5.25” and 1.44 3.5” © 1.2MB 5.25” or 1.44MB 3.5” © IDE HOD / FO contralter © 2N0B Gls RAM, TEINS rx. TEAC floppy drive TEAC floppy drive TEAC floppy drive © 2MB 7Ons RAM, GMB max. © (DE HOD/ OO controller m 1MB 80ns RAM, MB max. e 4 MB 60ns RAM e IDE or ESD! HDD/FDD controller © 1 Parallel & 2 Serial parts © 1 Parallel & 2 Serial parts: © Shadow RAM for BIOS. © EISA bus ESDI HDD/ © 2MB 70nc RAM, 16MB max. _ © Enhanced 10 keyboard! © Enhanced! 101 keytioard! © IDE HOD /FDD controller FDD Controller © 1Parallel & 2 Serial ports e 45-day $back Guarantee © 45-day back Guarantee: © 1 Parallel & 2 Serial ports © 1 Parallel & 2 Serial ports © Enhanced 101 keyboard © 2-year Warranty © 2-year Wanranty © Enhanced 101 keyboard e Enhanced 101 Keyboard © 45-day $-back Guarantee © FREE! MS-DOS with mammals = = FREE! MSS witin manuals © 45-day $-back Guarantee e 45-day $-back Guarantee © 2-year Warranty. COMPA: -10.699- COMPING: gg © 2-year Warranty © 2-year Warranty © FREE! MS-DOS with manuals DEL: “$4.499- DBL: $3 © FREE! MS-DOS with manuals © FREE! MS-DOS with manuals KRIS Retail: s4.4gg- KRIS Real: _SZ,798-~ KS eal: $2098 | KRIS Retail: KAS Fetal: RAFFLES birect: RAFFLES niece: RAFFLES orect: RAFFLES Direct . FX > 2 - 5 TEES = 3 3 > 32, # Q Q Al Ren . ee FROM JI Tu yr i ’ : 32 000 Color oe 5 Compl range of TSE Super VGA Moners =» Ackout Windows 30 wth Logitech Mouse ee © KAS 4000 1024x768, 256 Color Supreme VGA Conteoller © © proFAX Ii FAX card for single user or LAN! ) Super VGA Video Contraller — expandable 32,00 colors © Storage Devices: Hoppy & Hard drives and Tape B/U Custom Systemes or Special Sesices Aus Made im USA. Wie accept T/T, POL, WISA/ MC) AMEX, Casiver’s Checks. COD. Prices & Availatiliny Suiject to Change Without Notice A = eer Ne CA 94080 AUTHORIZED OOA RIAT KK. RAs RESELLER Se ley Soles Seabee 1.800.924 TAT - scomntsscomest . & SERVICE CENTER MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 175 ee ee ee oe ota Mat = COMPLETE SYSTEMS WITH VGA COLOR & HARD DI SK NG the Ultima Presents ——EEe———ee———eEeE Tea at SRR EST OLS A eee a as ——— a et au. TO® Pay - OUS+EBS CENTER 101 | Ag 0 bis. mi AL HOY avid Om nnTel Solutions For Today And Tomorrow The Ultimate Systems Machine "Although it features extremely fast cache, OmniTel's focus is on quality Standard Configuration: e AMB RAM, 70ns (2MB for SX) and reliability rather than speed. - Their very clean board has eight . 1 -2MB Floppy Drive layers instead éf the six often found © 1 _44MB ri oppy Drive on PC clones, and a full 32MB of SIMMS can fit on the board.” Bernie Zilbergeld Computer Currents e 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game Port e Northgate Omnikey 101 Keyboard e IDE HD/FD Controller e Desktop Case e 2 Year Motherboard Warranty See Specials for Hard Disk/Video Options MADE IN U.S.A. 386-33MHz= Motherboard 64K Cache Bee cra yr gute ae aa / 486-25/33MHz= Motherboards bce : j uae Dead OmniTel 386SX-20, Ce. 64K Cache 2MB System ........°995 eter, RARE ee ik occheaie Been ibis Cache 1024. 768 64K Cache 4MB System......41695 i | ss OmniTel 386-40, | ex. Cirstom Designo FAX) 128K Cache 4MB System ‘1895 "What impressed me the most about set he 2 Sr Omnitel 486-25, USM was the people, the service,and % the support. With that, USM was able to satisfy all my needs with high quality products at competitive prices.” 128K Cache 4MB System ....$2295 See Specials for Hard Disk/Video Options Modents Internal/External Send & Receive FAX/Data V.32/V.22 bis/MNP5/V.42 A New Generation of Graphics Cards SIWWL, USM Pixel Ultimate Series ine ‘- THOUSANDS OF COLORS! Giles Johnson Pocket Modent Oakland, California Seni & Receive FAX/Data MNP5/V 22 bis/V_42 The Ultimate”: 8514/A the Ultimate” IMB VGA-16 The Ultimate?" 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FAX: 415-623-7592 so Sanfrancisco _—~Fremont ‘Santa Clara USM SO. SAN FRANCISCO USM SANTA CLARA USMFREMONT © (oi czxvmnge™ | | Be | PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT tion. ($99.96) International Microcomputer Software, Inc., 1938 Fourth St., San Rafael, CA 94901. (415)454- 8901. PLUG-IN PROTECTION WITH SECTOR SENTRY Anewsystem by Accudata Technologies uses a combina- tion of external hardware and software to provide mem- ory-resident security and virus protection for the IBM PC and compatibles. To prevent virus damage, Sector Sentry inspects critical components of DOS- based systems, as well as CMOS setup parameters and BIOS. Physical security is provided by a hardware key, the Sentry Key, ‘an electronic maze that en- crypts information about the computer and passes it back to the computer in un-encrypted form when given the proper query. For the computer to operate, the key must be inserted into the Sentry KeyRing, a device that con- nects to the system’s parallel port adapter. ($129.95). Accudata Technologies, Inc., 20102 W. Bluemound Rd., Bldg. 105, Suite 304, Waukesha, WI 53186. (414)785- 8002. GAMES REVIEWS By Mike Markowitz KID PIX Designed By: Craig Hickman Published By: Broderbund (1991) For: Macintosh (1MB for monochrome, 2MB for color, supports sound recording on a MacLC, IIsiorany system with a Farallon MacRecorder; supports color output to ImageWriter II and HP PaintJet) List Price: $49.95 Anyone who has ever seen the delight that most kids experience in their first encounter with a good computer paint program can understand that one real creative tool has more entertainment value than a dozen video games. Kid Pix represents a rethinking of the standard bit-map painting tools from the viewpoint of today’s kids—whose visual expectations have been shaped by thousands of hours of professional video special effects. The program is as easy to learn and use as MacPaint, but packed with special effects and hidden surprises. A “Small Kids Mode” hides the menu bar, so that the littlest users can avoid the risks and frustrations of making acci- dental or random menu selections. The application code (about 700K) fits on a single disk. A second disk contains digitized sound files, including the alphabet and numbers in English and Spanish. If you have a Mac LC or IIsi you can attach your own recorded sounds to a picture. The program senses what kind of Mac you have, and a dialog box prompts you to switch to” 178 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 @ fhe tated fyahies 256-color mode if you have the Control Panel set to something else. : Nifty features of Kid Pix include the Wacky Brush, which offers a palette of twenty-eight different effects, including a stunning rainbow brush and an amazing fractal tree generator. The Electric Mixer tool offers four- teen global effects, like Zoom, Checkerboard, and Broken Glass. “Rubber Stamp” brings up a palette oflittlei icons to paste into your drawing—many of them are colorized — | symbols from the Cairo picture font, familiar to veteran Mac users. Only one level of Undo is provided—a reasonable compromise to fit the program into 1MB. The package includes a forty-four-page manual and a set of stickers to adorn your artwork. School editions and |} lab packs are also available. Kid Pix would be an excellent _ choice for any family or school with anew Mac LC. ~ . VETTE! Designed By: Dan Geisler and Gilman Louie Published By: Spectrum Holobyte (1991) For: Macintosh (1MB for monochrome, 2MB for color) List price: $59.95 Vette! is a fantasy simulation of street racing through the streets of San Francisco. It is a fantasy because any San Franciscan who could afford a Corvette knows that General Motors products are junk, and already owns a Porsche. 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SUITE #244 SAN JOSE, CA 95112 TEL: (408) 441-6244 FAX: (408) 441-8221 MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8am-6pm SATURDAY:10am-12pm 180 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT RoboSport, from those wonderful folks who brought us SimCity, is based on the idea of a future world in which the human need for destructive violence is satisfied by gladiatorial combats between teams of robots. Anintey-page illustrated manual includesa detailed tutorial that explains how to “pro- gram” the movement, scanning, and firing of your mechanical warriors. There are options RespeSpoerT for non-violent games like Treasure Hunt and Baseball, as well as Capture the Flag and Hostage Rescue. A quick reference card tabulates data on robot performance, battle formations, and scoring. You can play against the computer, or against one or more human opponents. Players at two different computers can be linked over an AppleTalk network, by serial cable, or by modem. The color version of the game takes 1503K of disk space when installed. The painless copy protection scheme is based on sets of little coded symbols scattered through the manual. The game teaches sound principles of house-to-house combat and small unit tac- tics. The graphics and sound effects are ex- cellent, and the opening credits are a multi- media tour-de-force. RoboSport is a convincing proof that games on the Macintosh can be great enter- tainment and great Macintosh applications. With color Mac systems becoming more af- fordable, it should be a successful product. STUPID PC TRICKS Designed By: Bob LeVitus and Ed Tittel Published By: Addison-Wesley For: IBM PC and compatibles (some pro- grams require EGA or VGA graphics) List Price: $19.95 Stupid Mac Tricks, published last year, was a collection of amusing, delightful, or mali- cious little public-domain and shareware. programs packaged with a paperback book. Stupid PC Tricks repeats this proven formula, with a collection of seventeen programs compressed onto two 360K disks. An auto- mated installer makes it easy for beginners to unpack this bag of tricks. : Four of the programs make noise or play music; five of the programs generate pretty pictures, and five others are practical jokes that make rude remarks at the DOS prompt, do bogus virus checks, etc. Particularly excel- lent is Recursive Realm, which displays frac- tal geometry. Some of the tricks are normal applications, others are TSR (terminate-and-stay-resi- dent) programs, a few work both ways. Stupid PC Tricks is a good introduction to the lighter side of hobbyist-hacking for PC users who do not belong to an online service or who lack the time to download and sort through the vast and growing collections of this stuff. PC HARDWARE REVIEW TRAVELER SENDFAX MODEM Manufactured By: Best Data Products List Price: $199 Reviewed By: Woody Liswood Whether this is called The Smart One 482P, as the documentation claims, or The Traveler, as it says on the box, this is a battery or line-. powered 2400 baud portable Hayes “AT” command set modem and a Sierra Sendfax Chip set fax device, packaged with QuickLink II (QLID), acombination modem and faxsoft- ware package. One nice thing about the modem is that it doesn’t drain power from the battery until it senses a signal from the computer that tells it to receive data. You can leave it plugged into the COM port without draining significant battery power. According to the documenta- tion, the Traveler will operate for approxi- mately eight hours on the 9V battery. How- ever,-with intermixed use of the fax and modem, my batteries only lasted about six — i | hours. I found no problems with the modem or the fax working with QLII. However, Iraninto a sporadic problem with the modem under Windows running Crosstalk for Windows. The first connection would go smoothly. — Continued — EXCLUSIVE CTii PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER | SYSTEMS OFFERS: . 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON LABOR! 1 YEAR WARRANTY ON PARTS! PLUS: ¢ EACH CORPORATE TRIANGLE SYSTEM IS MANFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. ¢ CORPORATE PO’s WELCOME DRIVES # OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 101 Enhanced 5.9 15.3 Intel 80286/16 Add *50 3865X/16 Intel 80386/20 N/A 1 MB 80387 Weitek 3167 IDE 1.2 MB 2 Serial 1 Parallel 5-16 Bit 1-8 Bit 1-32 Bit 101 Enhanced 26.1 23 Intel 80386/25 Add °75 3865X GRAPHIC CARDS 386/25C 64K Intel 80386/25C 64K 1 MB 80380 or Weitek 3167 IDE 1.2 MB 2 Serial 1 Parallel 5-16 Bit 1-8 Bit 1-32 Bit 101 Enhanced 40.5 31.6 Intel 80386/33C Monographic w/PP 256K, 16 Bit VGA 512K, 16 Bit VGA 1 MB, Super VGA ACCESSORIES 2400 Internal Modem w/Send Fax Ext. 2400 Modem w/Software Ext. 2400 MNP5 Modem Internal 120 MB Tape Back-Up Mighty Cat 6400 dpi Mouse .26 ms DRIVE $258 KEYBOARD 101 CTi Enhance Maxiswitch 101 MONITORS 14” Amber Mono 14” Qume 830 VGA 14” ADI VGA CLUB KKKKKKK HOURS: OPEN 7 DAYS: MON-FRI 1 9Yam-7pm.~ SAF-SUN 10am-5pm OS eT CRAG A Aas, 1 MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 181 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT However, when dialing a second BBS, Iwould get a modem error message and no connec- tion. When I tried a reconnect everything worked. It didn’t occur all the time, but it did happen frequently. To be fair, I also had the same problem with a WorldPort 2400 baud portable fax modem. I did not have this prob- lem with Procomm or QLII. It seems that Best did not write and is not responsible for the accompanying manual. ORTABLE COMPUTER CEN Unusual, to say the least. In the documenta- tion there is a little notice that you should send the registration form at the back of the documentation for QLII to Smith Micro Soft- ware. Unlike many of the other fax boards on the marketplace, you do not need to load a de- vice driver to run the fax. The fax and modem communication capabilities are well inte- grated in QLII. The communications portion of the program is weaker than I would have preferred, but perfectly workable. Mouse supportis built into the interface and worked seamlessly. * QLII emulates a small variety of terminals: — _ TTY, VT102, VT100, VT52 and ANSI. It does not support CIS VIDTEXT, which it should, since it has a predefined log-on dialog box for CompuServe. QLII includes a small but effective script language. Unfortunatley, it is hidden in the - documentation and there are no examples of completed scripts. There are two small scripts on the disk. A quick look at these two scripts will, if you are already familiar with scripting from other modem programs, al- See 6S See ee eee “> SUPER COMPACTISUPER VGA PORTABLE IVAILABLE (1024 x 768)**** **REGULAR CONTRAST VGA PLASMA SPECIAL*** low you to write scripts. Hi CONTRAST VGA PLASMA PORTABLE SVGA/MONO CRT PORTABLE e | MB Memory e 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB FD © Serial/Parallel Port e Super VGA External ¢ 101/220 V Double Chassis ° Carrying Bag ¢ 1.2 MB FD ¢ 40 MB Hard 486-25/33 128K CACHE 4 MB RAM, 120 MB HD........... $3159/3399 386 (33 MHz) 64K CACHE, 120 MB HD .. .°2479 386 (25 MHz) 64K CACHE, 40 MB HD ... .°2159 386 SX-20 40 MBHD................. $1989 -16. e¢ | MB Memory | e HD/FD Controller 1:1 ¢ Serial/Paralle! Port Space for 3 Half Height Drives 486-25/33 4 MB RAM, 386 (33 MHz) 64K CACHE .. 386 (25 MHz) ............. 52595 The fax portion of the program is contained within one 101 KEY Disk VGA MONO ease caereeeat 3595/3995 2799/3199 $2795 $1995 51695 = oie eignee erm ct whe $2195 $1295 DOs Rian Rea een a ——-—_—_——. 386 SX-1640 MBHD................. $1899 2 SOO SK 20 sick. eae eer ek $2295 286 (12 MHz) 40 MB HD.. 51599" 286 (12 MHz) $1895 MONTHLY SPECIAL 286-12 FULLY LOADED w/40 MB HARD DRIVE, 386-33 w/64K CACHE + 120 MB, 18ms VGA MONITOR & VGA CARD............... 5789 HARD DRIVE, SUPER VGA .28mm MONITOR + w/Mono Monitor & MGP Card .............. $589 SVGA CARD w/512K + STANDARD BASIC IR EDERS PEEPS OE EI SARER ELE RES ERED RELIST EEN EES BEL ES I SBE IOI LILLE $1395 $995 and send your faxes. The QLII menu structure is of the ane down type and provides a number of dialog — SUPER + BUNDLE vergiys pe .28 mm +16-Bit Super ard $369 +512K on Board BOARDS & ADD-ON CARDS 386 System Board (All Speed)... . .. 12MHz 286 Board: ......0....0.04 $109 WO card for 386/286 2S/2P .......... IDE 1:1 2 FD/2 HD w/ 1/0 controller... . IDE 1:1 2 FD/2 HD controller......... Floppy controller card .............. (for 1.4MB/1.2MB/720K/360K Floppy) Floppy controller for 360K only....... 1 1:1 RLL/MFM controller.......... Mono/graphic/printer card ........... VGA Card, 16 Bit 800x600........... SVGA Paradise 1024 OEM 512K..... 1 SVGA ET 4000 W1MB............ POWER SUPPLY TSOWI220W 2 ae. re re ener WE ALSO HAVE DESKTOP 486-33 w/Cache............... 486-25 wiCache................ 386 CACHE-33, 64K.............. 386-25, 64K CACHE.............. 09 BASE INCLUDES: © 1 MB MEMORY 1.2 OR 1.44 MB FDD ¢ HD/FD CONTROLLER 1:1 © 1/0 © 220W POWER SUPPLY © AT CASE @ ENHANCED 101 KEYBOARD OPTIONS: @ 200 MB HARD DRIVE 16ms.......... ¢ 120 MB HARD DRIVE 18ms.......... © 100 MB HARD DRIVE 18ms.......... ¢ 80 MB HARD DRIVE 18ms........... © 40 MB HARD DRIVE 25ms........... © 44 MB wit:1 MFM Card........ @ 80 MB wil:1 MFM Card............. eVGA BUNDLE .51mm............... Super VGA (1024x768 .28mm)...... 12/14” Amber wiBase .......... 14” Mono-VGA Flat Screen. ........ VGA Monitor (14”, .31mm)......... ©: MONO BUNDERSrS sveetercr reas +89 fe CHHERS?: Sarat cman si 182 MICROTIMES » MAY 13, 1991 Full size case for 286/386 iter Sanaa Small footprint case wi200W PS ...... Large Vertical Case wi230W PS...... Portable computer case.......... 450 BISKGEDOX . | cwircked leu. ak ea econ Logitech Trackman Po. osu 79 Logitech Serial Mouse (C9) .......... Logitech Mouseman Serial........... 9 Switch box (all models) ............. Panel Display (Show Speed & I/O Access, spree Panasonic 1180/1124 Printer... Panasonic 4450 Laser............ 1295 Enhanced 101 Keyboard ............ Tape Back-Up 40/60/120 MB ......... A\ 86 MB (MFM, 28ms)............:. 66 MB (RLL, 28ms)............... SOMB:EDE TBS sis org ching a atciens 120MB |.D.E. wicontroller (18ms) ... . 110 MB/160 MB ESDI.......... 366 MB 14ms w/ESDI Card........ 688 MB 14ms w/ESDI Card........ 1.2MB/1.44MB floppy............ 360K/720K floppy............... Prices subject to change w/o notice boxes for setting system defaults such as baud rates, parity, and terminal types. Noth- ing unusual or out of the ordinary in most of these boxes. However, there are three built- in dialog box sessions: CompuServe, Genie, and Dow Jones. These cannot be disabled, _ changed, or even expanded. For example, I check CompuServe, the WELL, and MCI everyday. Too bad for me, CIS is easy but for the others, I must write a script if I want . automatic log-ons. There is an editor menu selection which provides access to a four hundred-line screen and text editor buffer. You could cre- ate script files here, or you can create fax messages and send them through the fax section of the program. However, if you are using this section as a save buffer, you only - get to save two hundred lines of text as they are received. Most programs today seta __ memory size to the buffer rather than a line size. a The fax portion of the program is con- tained within one pull down menu and does everything you will need to develop andsend your faxes. When you are ready to send a fax, Continued ~ = e/a] SAN JOSE, CA 95117 SYSTEM SPECIALS COMPLETE 486-25/33 Miz SYSTEM 128K CACHE, VERTICAL CASE, LANDMARK = 114/151 CALL FOR LOWEST PRICE Includes: Basic System, Super VGA Monitor (1024x768) .28 Dot Pitch, Trident Super VGA Card With 1 MB, 125 MB Hard Drive COMPLETE 386-33 MHz SYSTEM 64K CACHE, VERTICAL CASE, LANDMARK = 54 CALL FOR LOWEST PRICE Includes: Basic System, Super VGA Monitor (1024x768) .28 Dot Pitch, 16 Bit Super VGA 012K Card, 125 MB Hard Drive COMPLETE 386-25 MHz SYSTEM LANDMARK = 30 Includes: Basic System, Super VGA Monitor (1024x768) .28 Dot Pitch, 16 Bit Super VGA 512K Card, 89 MB Hard Drive COMPLETE 386SX-16 MHz SYSTEM LANDMARK = 21 CALL FOR LOWEST PRICE Includes: Basic System, Super VGA Monitor (1024x768) .28 Dot Pitch, 16 Bit Super VGA 912K Card, 89 MB Hard Drive (19ms) COMPLETE 286-12 MHz SYSTEM LANDMARK = 16 CALL FOR LOWEST PRICE Includes: Basic System, Super VGA Monitor (1024x768) .28 Dot Pitch, 16 Bit Super VGA 512K Card, 40 MB Hard Drive ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDE: * Motherboard & CPU * 1:1 HD/FD Controller * 1 MB Memory * 101 Key Enhanced * Teac 1.2 MB Floppy Drive Keyboard * AT Deluxe Case & 220 W PS * AT I/O (2S/1P/1G) FREE 3-BUTTON MOUSE OR POWER PAD FOR ALL SYSTEMS TERMS & CONDITIONS > One Year Warranty On Parts & Labor > Prices Subject To Change W/o Notice > Orders Subject To Availability > No Minimum Order > No Surcharge For VISA & MASTERCARD HOURS: Mon-Fri: 9:30am-7:30pm CALL FOR LOWEST PRICE vee Opa i —— == 3248 STEVENS CREEK BLVD. 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DTK's U.S. headquarters operations moved March 30th to new facilities in the City of Industry at 17700 Castleton Street, HOT-TO-TROT! DIK 386SX/20MHz Model PEER-2030 Bare Bone System DTK PPM-2030C Intel 80386SX - 20MHz 80387SX 20 & 10 MHz switchable SIMM: 4 pes. 512K /1/1.5/2/3/4/5MB 27256 X 2; Shadow RAM supported. 8 (16-bit x 6; 8 bit x 2) 5 (5.25" x 3 + 3.5" x 2) All open. Class B Landmark 26.7 / Norton SI. 22.0 / MIPS 3.325 In the first PC Magazine Service & Reliability Survey, DTK users rated us high in all four areas | (Reliability, Buy Again, Tech Support, Repair Service). You can put DTK's reliability to work for you! otk DTK Computer Inc. = A Reputation for Success 1754 Technology Dr., Ste. 110, San Jose, CA 95110 m (408) 436-6363 m FAX (408) 436-6363 15711 E. Valley Blvd., City of Industry, CA 91744 m (818) 333-7533 m FAX (818) 333-5429 DTK Bare Bone® Systems include case, motherboard, and power supply. Monitors, drives, and keyboards are not included. “dtk" logo and BareBone® are registered trademarks of DTK Computer Inc. Other names and logos are the trademarks of their respective owners. 184 MICROTIMES + MAY 1 V MAINBOARD VY DRIVE BAYS 3, 1991 ae wee ee ee ee eh ee 6 eee OTe oes DTK 386/25 MHz non-Cache Model KEEN-2530 Bare Bone System ¥ MICROPROCESSOR WY COPROCESSOR ¥Y CLOCK SPEEDS Vv RAM CONFIGURATION Vv RAM ON BOARD V TOTAL SYSTEM RAM VY ROM ARCHITECTURE VY EXPANSION SLOTS ~ PERFORMANCE: Landmark 31.7 / Norton SI 27.1 / MIPS 4.35 ~ FCC CERTIFICATIONClass B Give your computer a firm foundation...a DTK Bare Bone® System. See your DTK dealer or call us for the name of a dealer near you. a ee be according to Thomas F. Bayens, Director of Marketing. The new offices are more than double the previous size. Western Regional headquarters plans to move to a different location nearby when construction is completed in a few weeks. Regional headquarters serves the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, and Wyoming, Utah, and Western Canada. DTK PEM-2530 Intel 803886DX - 25 MHz Intel 80387/Weitek 3167 25 & 8 MHz SIP - 4 pes. 1/2/4/8MB Up to 16MB Shadow RAM supported 8 (32-bit x 1; 16-bit x 5; 8-bit x 2) 5 (3 x 5.25" + 2 x 3.5") “eae se eA Fat Hs Be Ne DTK ADDS R&D FUNCTION TO SAN JOSE OFFICE DTK Computer Inc. will soon add an R&D (Research and Development) function to its — Northern California office in San Jose, ac- © _cording to Rany H.T. Hsieh, Vice President — and General Manager. "We want to work closely with our major suppliers, and many of them are in the Sili- con Valley," said Hsieh. Founded in 1981, DIK is one of the world's largest independent manufacturers a of motherboards and add-on cards. More |) than 100 engineers and technicians are in- ~ volved in the company's R&D operations. DTK manufactures and markets a full line — id ait " . i ‘ . 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Hohe There is a mini text editor built into the fax program. However, the cover page works a bit strange. When you enter your message, it goes into aboxand the text then scrolls offthe left of the screen. After some investigation, I discovered that I could enter up to 255 char- acters on that line. They faxed correctly, and appeared on the received fax as a small para- graph centered under the heading of the cover page, but you never saw them on the screen. Strange, to say the least. The fax and modem communication capabilities are well integrated in QL, the accompaning — software package. — If you fax more than text files, you can _ create your documents using an Epson MX- 80 with a Graftrax printer driver. Then printit — to disk, or use an enclosed capture program to catch that document as it heads to the printer and keep it as a disk file. QLII also creates a fax log as it works away. 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Call ste a ie reese ewes oa Orchid Prodesigner ll, 1MB......... 249 286-12, 16, 20, 25MHZ.............. Call 2400bps Modem/9600bps Fax card. .150 Sony 1304 Nomint VGA. 26 bac M.S. Windows 3.0 w/Z-nix Mouse... . .85 QUANTITY PRICING FOR DEALERS, VARS, PLEASE CALL!! MON-FRI 9:00am-6:30pm SAT 10:30am-5:00pm (408) 943-1660 NIA 2 2380 QUME DR. SUITE E ——=—S—SS oe _—sC SAN JOSE, CA 9511311 _ Prices Subject To Change W/O Notice MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 187 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT BOOK REVIEW THE MACINTOSH BIBLE 3RD EDITION THE MACINTOSH BIBLE “WHAT DO | DO NOW?” BOOK THE 16th WEST COAST COMPUTER THE MACINTOSH BIBLE SOFTWARE DISKS 3RD EDITION Published By: Goldstein & Blair List Price: $28, $12, $20 respectively, or $48 packaged together Reviewed By: Matthew Leeds Learning to use a computer is like moving to a foreign country. Everyone speaks a foreign FAIRE _ The computer show that sets the pace in small business and home office computing. May 30-June 2, 1991 * Moscone Center * San Francisco, CA F. the 16th year running, the WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE continues to be the region's only major show and confer- ence that brings the largest variety of PC products to you. If you're looking for upgraded systems, software, hardware, printers, LANs, serv- ices, training, completely new systems or are simply interested in learning about the many benefits of computerizing your business, the WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE is the place to be this May. It’s your best opportunity to test and purchase from a wide range of personal computer prod- ucts and services. The WCCF is a major learning opportunity. Through a superb conference program and a multitude of exhibiting companies and user groups at the Faire, you'll have the unique opportunity to gather all the information you need quickly, and save time and money as a buyer too! Some of the themes to be addressed in the 1991 Conference include: ¢ What to Buy, Small Business Application Software ¢ Windows! Making PCs More Productive ° Power Computing: Building a Power System * LANs; Inter/Intra-Networking ¢ And over 50 valuable seminars and hands-on demonstrations to help , you and your business become we more efficient. The WCCF is also a smart way to evaluate and buy. This year we ve divided the show floor into two distinct areas to make your time at the Faire as efficient and effective as possible. The left side of the hall will be “On-Floor Sellers Only” where you can Put yourself ahead of the competition. At the WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE, you'll see more new products, hear more smart solutions, make more good contacts and find more great buys than anywhere else. Plan to be there! O Please send me information on attending. O Please send me exhibit space information. Name Company Address City State Zip Phone (______) Fax(2) COMPUTER FAIRE May 30-June 2, 1991 Moscone Center language, the customs are different, it's easy | to make false assumptions based on prior — experience, and there is always more to learn. Just as travelers tend to carry guide books, | The Macintosh Bible and its companion, — What Do I Do Now?, serve as excellent re- sources for both novices and those on their way to becoming experts. The Macintosh Bible is subtitled, “thou- sands of tips, tricks and shortcuts, logically — | organized and fully indexed.” That about — | sums it up. It’s an excellent compendium of other’s experience laid out in an accessible 4 i] fashion. The bulk of the material is timeless _ | and useful. || What DoIDo Now? covers mostoftheerror messages that show up on the Mac’s screen. Each error message is shown as it occurs, an — explanation of what could have caused the error is given, and some possible solutionsto _ the problem are discussed. There is also: a some material on how the Mac works, howto i| prevent problems from occurring, and ways | to repair damage should it happen. | The Software Disks package contains two i disks of shareware, software that you try out first and then pay for on the honor system. The programs in the collection are some of _ the more popular ones in any shareware col- lection and could be found on bulletin 4| boards or in a user group library. If you don’t have access to these sources, then they might | be worth the price. If there is a local user 4 group near you, I’d suggest putting the _ money toward a membership instead. How- — ever, all three of these products haveathirty- day money back guarantee. I do recommend both the Bibleand the troubleshooting guide. - (Goldstein & Blair, Inc., PO Box 7635, — buy products. The right side of the hall will be for ‘“Business-to-Business Only’’ where you'll find all the information you need to make your buying decisions. 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Produced by BITHE INTERFACE GROUP «1991 2343CRE2 MT 5/13 | | | | | | | | | Best time to call | | | | | | | | | | | ' | | | | | THE 16th WEST COAST | | | | | | | | “WINGRAB | a) Published By: ZPAY Payroll Systems S ne List Price: $29.95 ae Reviewed By: Woody Liswood | i Continued on page 194 188 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 | Sw Tg aera queens INTEL 80486/25 MHz CPU 4 MB RAM MEMORY Expandable to 16 MB 428K CACHE MEMORY LARGE TOWER CASE w/250W Power Supply 1.2 MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 1:4 HD/FD CONTROLLER 2 SERIAL/1 PARALLEL/4 GAME ENHANCED 1014 KEYBOARD +9999 y y 4 oN : y ag ONLY — IDEAL FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, CAD, CAM NETWORKING, RGD USE © INTEL 80386DX-33 MICROPROCESSOR © CGT Peak DM/386 CHIP SET © 6-LAYER FULLY SMT PCB * 64KB/256KB DIRECT MAP EXTERNAL CACHE © UPTO 32 MB ON BOARD USING SIMM's ® SEVEN 16-BITS AND ONE 32-BITS SLOT * AMI BIOS WITH SETUP RESIDES IN ROM * WEITEK 3167 AND INTEL 80387 SOCKET * OPTIMIZED FOR WINDOWS, 05/2, XENIX, UNIX AND NETWORKING SOFTWARE NICAD RECHARGEABLE BATTERY © BABY SIZE SMALL FOOTPRINT INTEL 80386/33 MHz CPU 4 MB RAM MEMORY Expandable to 32 MB 64K CACHE MEMORY Expandable to128K MID TOWER CASE w/200W Power Supply 4.2 MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 1:4 HD/FD CONTROLLER 2 SERIAL/4 PARALLEL/4 GAME ENHANCED 101 KEYBOARD 345999 ONLY * ia IDEAL FOR NETWORK FILE SERVER, CAD, DESIGN, CAM, HIGH END USE INTEL 803865X-16 CPU 1 MB RAM MEMORY 1,2 MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 1:1 HD/FD CONTROLLER STANDARD AT CASE 2 SERIAL/1 PARALLEL) 1 GAME ENHANCED 104 KEYBOARD 1 YEAR WARRANTY INTEL 80286/46 MHz CPU 1 MB RAM MEMORY 1.2 MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 1:4 HD/FD CONTROLLER STANDARD AT CASE 2 SERIAL/4 PARALLEL/1 GAME ENHANCED 104 KEYBOARD 4 YEAR WARRANTY ONLY ” IDEAL FOR GENERAL BUSINESS, HOME USE, APPLICATION SOFTWARE ONLY IDEAL FOR WORD PROCESSING, BUSINESS 2"° SYSTEM INTEL 8058625 Mi Wiz CPU 4 MB RAM MEMORY Expandable to 8 MB BABY AT STYLE CASE w/200W Power Supply 4.2 MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 4:1 HD/FD CONTROLLER 2 SERIAL/1 PARALLEL/41 GAME ENHANCED 104 KEYBOARD 4299 IDEAL FOR PRODUCTIVITY WORKSIATION, DESKTOP PUBLISHING, OFFICE MANAGEMENT 40 MHz: ACE CACHE 486/40 (Speed V1.14= 182.3) 33 MHz: ACE CACHE 486/33 (Speed V1.14 = 152) 25 MHz: ACE CACHE 486/25 (Speed V1.14= 114.1) © MADE IN USA © Baby-AT Size © 256K/64K Secondary Cache * On-Board 32 MB Memory, Expondable to 64 MB e Weitek 4167 Support © Eight 16-bit AT Slots, plus another 32-bit Memory Slots ® Easy toiinstall, upgrade and service ¢ Complete Manual (60 pages) * 13 months warranty ACCOUNTING, SUPER VGA PACKAGE VICTS SUPER VGA 286-12 MOTHERBOARD. ........... g286-16 MOTHERBOARD. ......5.... 3865X-16 MOTHERBOARD . nee 25 MOTHERBOARD WICPU .... . 43 : 3 386-20 MOTHERBOARD BRO MDSTEASTAIDE...........- Oi: ® FAST 192 CPS ¢ 24 PIN PRINTING * COMMAND-VUE LCD * COLOR-ON-COMMAND VGA CARD 1024 x 768 256 Color Color Option 2NaEVGA 66 MB NEC3142 MFM/ALL . . 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The most difficult part of the program is how to instruct PostScript to print where the envelope will come through the printer. For example, on a TI MicroLaser the envelope feeds from the far left of the printer. On my HPLJII and Canon it feeds from the center. After some quick experimenting, I found that I only had to change one configuration switch to make everything run smoothly. Within the menu structure of WinGrab, you can set botha primary and a secondary return address as well as select printers and create special comments you might want, such as CONFIDENTIAL. All in all, WinGrab is a functional program, works well under Windows, and allows you to grab and print an enve- lope while working on a document with your favorite word processor without having to open a special envelope docu- ment and cut and paste to it. (ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 2526 69th Ave. S., St. Petersburgh, FL 33712-5631. 813/866- MACINTOSH HARDWARE REVIEW WACOM PRESSURE-SENSITIVE DIGITIZING TABLET (MODEL SD-510C) Manufactured By: Wacom, Inc. List Price: $695 with stylus Reviewed By: Matthew Leeds Remember drawing with a pencil? The harder you pressed the pencil onto the paper, the darker it drew the line. You could easily vary both the width and the darkness of your stroke. Try doing that with a mouse. Artists who have - moved from traditional media to the computer miss that level of control. Now they can get it back with a new cord- less, pressure-sensitive digitizing pad from Wacom. The pad I tested has a sensitive area of 6” x 9”. The pad works with a stylus that resembles the size and weight of a pen. It contains no batteries or cords, and there are no buttons or switches on the barrel. The tip is pressure sensi- tive. The pad alternately sends out and receives electro- magnetic signals. These signals cause a resonance in a coil- capacitance circuit in the pen that the pad can receive. Pressure on the tip of the pen moves a ferrite core inside the pen, changing the frequency of the signal returned by the pen. The pad can sense up to sixty different levels of pres- sure applied from the pen. The pad connects to the Mac’s modem port. I used a 194 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 switch box to let me select between my modem or the _ Wacom tablet. I found that even with this setup I had to _ disable the Wacom driver from the Control Panel to use my } modem. A hot key to do this would be a nice touch. The driver panel lets youset the stylus type (Wacom also supplies a four-button cordless cursor and two-switch cordless sty- lus), the tablet type (they make a variety of tablets), the | scaling of the tablet (aspect ratio, screen area, tablet area), | and whether the driver is on or off. The tablet’s pressure sensitive capabilities are used by © i several programs including Photoshop, Studio 32, Ultra- Paint, Oasis, Digital Darkroom, SuperPaint, PixelPaint, and — ColorStudio. (Wacom, Inc., W. 115 Century Rd., Paramus, NJ _ 07652. 201/265-4226) MACINTOSH — SOFTWARE REVIEW es ee ee ete ne eT = BACKGROUNDS FOR MULTIMEDIA Published By: Artbeats List Price:$289 Reviewed By: Matthew Leeds 2 re Artists and illustrators working with traditional mediahave | long had a plethora of resources" for clip art and backgrounds. — ‘Computer clip art, generally aimed at duplicating traditional — clip art, offers desktop publish- H ers suitable imagery but ignores | the needs of multimedia users.A ; new generation of clip art, cre- 4 ated via scanners and image | processing and delivered on CD- — ROM, is expanding the defini tion ofclip art. ~ { Backgrounds for Multimedia i is | a collection of forty high-resolution illustrations, with | matching buttons, bands, and mortices. They are provided in a variety of resolutions and sizes including: 8- and 24-bit, colorand grayscale, 640x480 for full screen, and 1875x1405 — for slides. The 24-bit images are anti-dliased for usein video — applications. All of the images are stored as PICT files. The package includes a full- “colorsamplecharviiaranewe " each background, its file size or sizes, and the shapes of the 7 buttons and mortices. A separate card diagrams the path : . through folders to each file showing the logical grouping — ‘ used. The manual includes an excellent discussion of pal-_ | ette usage and offers tips on working with Photoshop, Di- — rector, Persuasion, PowerPoint, More, StrataVISION 3D, and Swivel 3D Professional. The backgrounds provided include several varieties of : granite, stucco, metallic, tile, as well as textures and pat- , terns. They would work well as texture maps in 3D pro- © grams, backgrounds for text screens, and the included but- 3 tons and mortices would work well in designing interactive | presentations. (Artbeats, Inc., PO Box 20083, 3880 N. El | Camino Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92404. 714/881-1200) Mi _ ome yee — ipsa: ss caida eas on Ses eOotage ICS __COMPUTER SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL COMPUTER 900 S. 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MONTHLY 1} f° 4MBRAMexpandoble to 32 MB SPECIAL fo 1.21.44 FID i ¢ 100 MB Conner - le Hard Drive LANDMARK = 56 4.2 MB Floppy Drive lee 4 MB Ram Expandable te 8 MB 4:4 2 FD/2 HD Controller VF ¢ 25/1P/1G Port Socket 80387 & AMI BIOS 2 Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game Port oF 404 Kevtronic 1X32 Bit, 5X16 Bit, 1X8 Bit Slots 230W PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives yt ; [_} Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup 401 Enhanced Keyboard JT} | Keyboard 1 MONTHLY SPECIAL — LANDMARK = 43 4 MB Ram Expandable to & MB 4 25/4 P/4GP 4: Socket 80387 & AMI BIOS I} ae af 2 MB Floppy Drive 4 2 FD/HD Controller 30W PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives 01 Enhanced Keyboard 4X32 Bit, 5X16 Bit, 2X8 ‘Bit Slots Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup 2395 LANDMARK = 33 4.2 MB Floppy Drive 4 MB Ram Expandable to 8 MB 4:4 2 FD/2 HD Controller Socket 80387 & AMI BIOS 2 Serial, 2 Parallel, 4 Game Port 4X32 Bit, 5X16 Bit, 2X8 Bit Slots 200W PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives J Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup 101 Enhanced Keyboard i L L eszsaszsonso a reetenO RERUNS SSE RES EERE LANDMARK = 21 . 4.2 MB Floppy Drive [_J 1 MB Ram Expandable to 4 MB 2 FD/HD Controller Socket 80387 & AMI BIOS Serial, Parallel, Game Port 6X16 Bit, 2X8 Bit Slots 200W PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup 101 Enhanced Keyboard LANDMARK = (J 4 Meg Ram patie to 4 MB (_J 1.2 MB Floppy Drive _y Socket 80287 & AMI BIOS [_J 2 FD/HD Controller 6X16 Bit, 2X8 Bit Slots [_} 200W PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup [_} 101 Enhanced Keyboare LANDMARK = 16 [J 1 Meg Ram Expandable to 4 MB | [_j Socket 80287 & AMI BIOS (_J [_} 6X16 Bit, 2X8 Bit Slots a) [_} Real Time Clock w/Battery Backup Ly .2 MB Floppy Drive FD/HD Controller OOW PS w/Case Holds 5 Drives 01 Enhanced Keyboard =NN= Monitor & Drive O Mono TAI Roger Willis Computers (Next to 4163 Chess Drive, Suite D San M Sridge) Foster City,CA94404 [En CS sal Tel: (415) 572-2996 Opes Tel: (445)574-4798 Sot. 40.a.m4 p.m. Fox: (445) 573-4566 2 Years Labor/1 Year Parts Prices subject to change without notice MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 197 When Our 486-Supra Was Born, The Days : Miniframes Became Numbered: The Hit of 1991. ZIS-486 EISA 33MHz 149 MHZ tandmark 14.5 Mips 20MB/Sec HD Transfer rate. $4999 Top Performance * 256k Static RAM for external cache & 8K internal * Weitek Co-processor socket. Duel CMOS chips. * 8 Slots, all 16-bit AT and 32-bit EISA BUSS. * 4 MB RAM, expandable to 64 MB, Simm Models. * 300 watt power supply with 5000 volts surge protector. * 1.2 MB floppy drive, 2 ser/] parl, 101 keyboard. * Duel fan for super cooling and CPU heat discharge. * 320 MB Maxtor hard disk ESDI, 16ms. * Ultra Stor EISA HD controller, 32-bit, expandable to 4MB * Super VGA card, | MB RAM, 1024x768 & 256 colors. “Best” ZIS-386c 33MHz $1699 64K Cache. 105 MB HD Conner IDE. The 386 Experts With today’s technology, ZTS-386 25MHz $1499 get eos outperforms any 105 MB HD Conner IDE, memory interleaving. system of its class. Call for brochure news. ZTS-386sx 20MHz $959 42 MB HD WD. IDE, memory interleaving Basic System comes with: * 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy drive. * 1 MB RAM, Simm Model, up to 32 MB. * 235 Watt Supra power supply. “Best in USA.” * 101 Keyboard Maxiswitch. Others available. All based on Chips & Technology “Chipset.” See features on the right side of this page. 441 Grand Ave., So. S.F. CA 94080 (415) 588-3386 FAX (415) 588-9864 Please Tech-Support 588-9863 Visit Our Hours: M-F: 10-6pm, Sat.: 10-4pm Showroom 198 MICROTIMES - MAY 13, 1991 Z-Technology Systems of — ISA $2299 * 128K Cache * 101 Keyboard *1.2MB Floppy —* 250 watt power supply i * 4 MB RAM * For 320MB HD add $1150 * 2 ser/1parl ee ee ee ee tee eee eer Lee ee Z1S-386 featuring ZTS 386’s are based on an enhanced chipset by “Chips & Technology” which, lately, is dominating the PC industry. It offers the following features: * BIOS and video ROM shadowing it speeds up video & BIOS routines about 15% tested with “PC Journal” program. * Zero wait state and memory interleaving, | separately set & controlled by AMI BIOS, ~ speeds computing up to 30%, Norton test. * Programmable BUS and DMA speed! —_ You can easily set the BUS and the DMA speed from 8 to 12 MHz. That prevents conflict at high processing speed and guarantees safe future upgradability! * 5K volt spike surge protector built into the power supply. (First in the industry. Patent pending.) 230 Watt, overload protection. Tips from Z-Technology! Many 386s and 486s can run Windows 3.0. But not every computer can run it in the enhanced mode. Guaranteed fully compatible with all software. * One year warranty parts and labor * 30 days money back for incompatibility * Unlimited free calls tech-supports * 24 hours turn-around repair * Six years of experience serving you 386SX-16 NOTEBOOK COMPUTER ~ e 386SX CPU e 2 MB Memory Exp to 4 MB e 20 MB Hard Disk, 40 MB Optional e 3.5” 1.44 MB FDD e Serial/Parallel/VGA Port e VGA Backlit Screen 640x480 e AC/DC Adapter & Fast Charger e Runs on Ni-Cad AA Size Batteries e 80 Key Keyboard e Only 11.5” (L) x 8.5” (W) x e Only 5.7-LBS KINGTEGCH LCD PORTABLE ¢ 640 x 480 Supertwist LCD Screen w/Built-in Backlight ¢ Run VGA/EGA/CGA/MGA Mode * 200 Watt 110/220 Auto Switch P/S ¢ Detachable 89-Key Keyboard ¢ Two 5.25" FDD, One 3.5" HDD e Six Expansion Slots ¢ Weight: 16 Ibs. ¢ Dimensions: 16 (W) x 9 (H) x (D) ¢ CALL FOR CGA or EGA SCREENS 2 ” (H) TEL. 415 770-9051 FAX 415 770-9060 GAS PLASMA PORTABLE ¢ High Resolution Gas Plasma Display ¢ 640 x 400 Pixel Graphics Display CGA/VGA ¢ 80 Characters x 25 lines ¢ 9.25" x 6" ¢ Detachable 84-Key Keyboard * 110/220 VAC Auto Switching ¢ RS-232 Serial Port ¢ Parallel Printer Port ¢ External Monitor Port ° Soft carrying bag-optiona EXPRO-60 UNIVERSAL PROGRAMMER & TESTER S575\ © 40-Pin socket w/40 sets of software controlled circuit ¢ Perfect filter and current limited circuit ¢ 40 sets of programmable TTL 1/0 © 60% of digital components in high speed CMOS HCT type ¢ 3 groups of programmable D/A voltage sources ¢ Hardware expandable for complex device programming 2 groups of programmable OSC output sources Hardware configuration is available for software designer Software Features: ¢ Software for EPROM, EEPROM, BiPolar PROM, Programmable Array Logic (PAL, CMOS, PAL, GAL, PEEL, EPLD-& FPL) Microcomputer (8748, 8751 & Z8 Series), IC Test (TTL 74/54 & CMOS 40/45 series) and Memory Test. e Software rapid upgrades by floppy disk e Function includes—Blank check, verify, Program, Security programming. Auto programming, File loading and saving, Screen editing for BINARY data, ACSI! data & JEDEC fuse map HEX to BINARY code converter for INTEL 80/86 HEX, Motorola S1-/S2 HEX & Tektronics HEX © 2 ways or 4 ways BINARY file splitter and shuffler e Dump file to console in BINARY format e CPU 8751 dis-assembler file {COMPLETE SYSTEMS & PERIPHERALS © Multi 1/0 (2S/1P/1G) * AT Case w/230 W PS e 101 Keyboard COMPLETE SYSTEMS CGAP SA TT, Foret meenes $499 80386SX-16 MHz..........-...--- 695 Bey 80306 20 MHz.....:........--+:- 995 ) 1 80386 25 w/64K CACHE........... 1295 80486 25 MHz w/128K CACHE ..... CALL | | 80486 33 MHz w/128K CACHE .... CALL 1 YEAR WARRANTY & FREE TECH SUPPORT Microscience 70012 120 MB, 16ms .. .435 Syquest SQ555 44 MB Removable, 2 Cartridges, 1 Host Adaptor...... 495 NNOVELL. EPROM ’ PROGRAMMERS MOTHERBOARDS = CRT PORTABLE syle 8M EPROM Programmer ses 386/SX 16 GAP OHEt ae ete elias pantalla cater ay sat ener eee te w/9” monitor (720x350 TTL) ee WeeeR ge Se : ee waa a GaSe Pee ee teens 425 O00W Auto-switch PS........... 305 Oh doce edit meet : (1 Port) .95 See hag ay aap ela oa i 4 Ports) os ee 125 386/33 w/64 Cache. ...... ees 845 KEYBOARDS EPROM Programmer EW-701 (1 Port) 125 486/25 w/128K Cache......%..... 1650 Enhanced 101 Click (baby) .......... $30 EPROM Programmer. EW-704 (4 Ports) 160 ECR) debteaci Sane at 1950 MTEK 104 (Click) ...... 02.22 eee ees 42 | EPROM Programmer EW-708 (8-Ports) 235 Mans Switch:101is ase cois ers 42 EPROM Eraser (with Timer, 15 Chips) . . .90 ADD-ON CARDS Omnikey Gitta Pe NS Eh ea 105 IC Tester (ICT-302, TTL, CMOS, DRAM).125 AL VO {2S/P/G) oe Sie. PS CAE $22 1:1 HD/FD Controller DTC 7280 ..... 59 COMPUTER CHASSIS N FW GEN FR AT 0 N Winchester XT HD Controller ......... 42 Fliptop Case w/200W PS..........-. $75 HP Laser det WID 0.0.50... eee BS. Gada in Case WODOW PS 85 OF C ASE S Mini-Tower w/220W PS ...........-. 89 HARD DISK SPECIALS BIG TOWER MINI TOWER ff SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS: Teac SD340 43 MB, 23ms IDE....... $235 POWER SUPPLY . | © Qualty Motherboard pace | Lied, Meo Men forte teem OW TAT Soi See ee a *45 _¢ 1 MB Memory CDC $11239, 210 MB, 15ms, IDE....635 9B5WAT eee eee eee 55 ¢ 1.2 MB Floppy Drive Conner 100 MB 19ms IDE .......... 395 BAY AT doe ka amiaco cuban 124 55 65 * 1:1 FOD/HDD Controller Conner 200 MB 19ms IDE .......... 695 NETWORKING MONITORS & 386, 486 FILESERVER CALL ean . 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Not responsible for typographic errors MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 199 TT = ==EVEREX-| MICR@NICS deen Sole a ee ee DTK COMPUTER INC. wi, a COMPUTER SYSTEMS DIVISION Ae Se oe RS fae in f aay motherboard i STEP 486 1MB, 64K cache, IDE Adapter 1MB, IDE Adapter 1MB, IDE Adapter 1MB, IDE Adapter a! 486-33 1.2 Teac Drive, AT Power Supply 1.2 Teac Drive, AT Power 1.2 Teac Drive 1.2 Teac, AT Power i 386-33 AT Case,101 KB,QA Plus software | AT Case, 101 Keyboard AT sie & one AT Case, 101 KB TEMPO 386 101 Keyboar ; 486-33 ISA/EISA ... 2145/2995 | 386-33 w/ 64K cache .. . .1205 486-33 “cal te 386-25 / 20 / 16SX 486-25 ISA/EISA 4945/2715 SEG6-25 i. oes os veins OLD a = ae ee 386-16SX notebook ae 386-20SX ............. .845 386-33 ........... Call ; 286-16 ......+2+002 920 - 286-12 .......225.- 475 386-33 ACP/BCP .. 1375/1305 386-25 64K cache 386-25/ no cache ... 1225/1045 386-20SX notebook : a senile, Saree Ss Call... BEST PRICES 386-16SX .........2026. 705 Controller 1.2 & 1.44 (XT,AT) ...........- 40 Evercom 9600 Baud Internal v.32 w/ MNP5 495 1. 8087, 80287 , 80387 IDE :Gontrollenesiy «sz, Sgtetitciias atts ase 35 11. KEYBOARDS Evercom 2400 Baud External w/ MNP5 ... 185 DTK) Ne « caters ate, «et 30 Fax Modem 2400/9600 Internal w/ MNP5_ .239 CYRIX & . aro ED ae ae ae. 69 .NORTHGATE OMNI Pocket Modem tor Laptop 2400 w/ MNP5. .. 215 83D87 - 16/20/25/33 ...... $260/285/385/440 FUTURE DOM AIN SCSI Controller 1O1NI / 102... Soiree een eee: eee $74/74 FRECOM NT TMC 850 for XT (Honly)......... 85/145 kit Plus / UWA... +. sees ee eee eee 89/99 Fax 96% Ses yhe Sie SS ee 145 2C87 - 8/10/12/20 ......... 175/185/215/255 TMC 875 for XT (F & fy) ieee 135/215 kit Keyboard cover for101/102/Plus/Ultra 15 Fax 96 w/ 1 Liner & Far Fetch Fax ....... 199 EOF VEY @ 164) 3), | ene RRR Ge earn eae 265 TMC 860 for AT (H only) 125/145 DOS/265 kit OTHERS HAYES 3C87 - 20/25/33 .............. 285/385/440 TMC 885 forAT(F &H) 145/175 DOS/265 kit KEYTRONIC 101 ....--- 100s esse ee ees 50 9600 V.42 &V.25BIS 00... c cece eee e eee 665 INTEL TMC 1660 for AT (H only) 165/205 DOS/295 kit MAXI 101... « -Migcieti ot tes Reipanlds ae 49 Personal Modem 2400 ...........0200. 165 8087's B/10: Sa oie, cite agai rescuer 115/140 TMC 1680 for AT (F &H) 195/245 DOS/315 kit MITSUMINMNIO1 fain tense ee eros 45 SmartModem 2400B Internal/ Extemal 245/385 80287 = GIBNO he aiacte me 125/175/195 SYSGEN 101 Keyboard cover ..................++. 4 INTEL - 80287 XE Sy ce es ar ess 195 Omni Bridge (up to 4 floppies; 2 int 2 ext) .. .95 Wrist Pro (wrist support) ............000.. 9600E X (9600 baud external modem) ... . 565 BOS87 SXTGIOXNG Span: as tesa 285 —_ ULTRASTOR 12 LAPTOPS SatisFaxtion card ....... 2.22... ..5... 999 80387 - 20/25/33 345/435/545 ULT 12F/32 32K ESDlicache .......... 185 : VIVA (Computer Peripherals) 2. 1 Meg , 256K , 64K WESTERNDIGITAL | CANON eesasmy sei | 2400Bnud Exorsalw send fnesy Ste om DRAM Gen CALBXT):. « sth a aida bemoan 55 S25 Primate Ayal ne eee 2400 Baud External w/ MNP5(for IBM/Mac) 145 Ba MEM oie c oka n vu Joh weal ga = cea stan 85 : (Men 1-810: 1A eS $4.90 lope a MEM C0000 SU og EVEREX 16. MONITORS 256K - 8/10/12/15 ....... 1.45/1,40/1.40/1.40 1006SR 1:1 ALL 115 Tempo LX 386-16SX, 1MB, VGA LCD Z5CKK AO cee eee 5.10 1067 SEX ESDE eee 155 1.44FD, 20MB HD, DOS 4.01, 7Ib .. . .call ADI GAIGAIOMNQAS “co. . seems WS ga SBE SEES Tempo LX 386-20SX 60MB HD .......... call 14° VGA;'1024x768, 28° ...........1.. 325 G4 R54 10 er eat cera eine 2.50 8 DIGITIZERS OMB Calms. 5. c ost ee 395 MATSUSHITA SIMM eS rth Ven we aside he ee ie ViewPerfect 2.14" VGA, 640x480, 29 ...295 4 Meg ix’ S - Sn. Titi acne cata ema oe “49"AhiHon&® nan 9RQ | MVAIQOD .- 2 eee ee ee eee eee eee ViewPerfect 3 14" 1024x768, .29, Int... . 425 1Megx9- 7/8/10 .........-.. 0... baiaaian™. SC acone aie ei ton eee vec cane Modem eee mire ne crank. 225 | we traanie-ase-sj0ee Tae en en Saliba Gomes ans ES 1S SummaSketch II 12°x12" 4 button &pen 325 Cee gli ae we base) 2 a iene sna j ,Non-int ... Teg 19-810 oi os evsene tne Pe CORIVES MARC a ee Rote X9-B/10 .. 0. eee eee eee pont ete rie CED = HAS9O5ATK 20", 1024x768, Int ....... 1550 MEMORY Upgrade for Mac,IBM & others call TEAC GEstO6 — Boe LGD ae HL6935ATK 20", 1280x1024, .31, Non-Int1795 Pc LA ee 60 : degen e Bal eae serie te sn LOT” Cait crutch tia ee ese : | 3. ADD-ON CARDS re a ie a eee = TOSHIBA NANAO oy ; {MB OS habe he ee eee 68 T1O00SE /T1000XE .............. 999/1195 9070S 16". 1024x768. 31. Non-Int 925 i DTK 1.44MB 35" w/ frame 68 I 1Q200XE oo phe ee ha. ees arse 2085 9070U 16". 1024x768. 28. Non intcenee 995 | Monographic w/ Printer ................ $38 CONNER(IDE) © T1600 = 20:40 2.2 oo ede esse Sans 2195/2495 9080116", 1280x1024, .28 Non-Int .... 1355 | 640K RAM Card (XT only) ............-- 35 CP-3000 40MB 25ms3.5"............ 225 2400 int modem ............5........ 259 NEC ‘ 2 i | Hexa V/O (XT: S,P,G,Clock,Cont) ......... 48 — CP-3104 100MB 25ms3.5"............ 395 1MB tor T 1000SEiF Havexe 250" «DA. 14%, 800X600,..31 +. .0a..2 teh eweaan 439 Penta VO (XT : S,P,G,Clock) ............- 39 GP-30104 120MB hous Sacves-- 425 3D 14° Multisync, 1024x768, .28, Int ....575 ff oe ae oh cad al aoe = CP-3204 200MB 16ms3.5"............ 695 3DS 14", 1024x768, Int ................ 595 i 1 MAXTOR 4D 16", 1024x768, .28, Non-Int......... 995 ff AT VO w/ IDE Controller ..............+- 69 4170-170 167MB 14ms ESDI5.25" full 815 13. LASER PRINTER 5D )20"'1280x1024, 31" | cus. eene 1995 | AT VO w/ IDE Controller (Non DTK) ...... 30 4380-380 338MB 16ms ESDI 5.25" full 1145 ACCESSORIES PANASONIC am | Pirie a oye Fete ree teense snes 19 4380S-380 338MB 16ms SCSI 5.25" full 1145 1381 14" Super VGA, 1024x768, 28... .375 || rinter Car! AD) oe wen a nes pi dite ee one 8760-760 676MB 16ms ESDI 5.25" full 1750 POWER Game'Gard (XT/AT)c2caroo-e tenes ee 19 8760S-760 676MB i6ms SCSI5.25"fullig20 ADOBE... see Adobe in Software section #23 Power 2. 14" Super VGA, 1024x768,.29 .305 | EVEREX LXT 213SY 200MB 16ms SCSI35" ....755 AVERY QUME a eee EI Magic ATWO) 55225 a5 FR a 49 MICROSCIENCE : Laser Printer Labels for 5.25" diskettes .... 39 830 14". 640x480, .41 245 Fi Magic AT I/O w/ Game port.............. 57 HH1090 80MB 25ms MFM 5.25" half ht . .355 Laser Printer Labels for 3.5" diskettes ..... 39 835 4 a 102. 4x768. 28 int Seca CER SS 345 a MEMORY for Mac,Compag & others ..... call NEC COMPUTER PERIPHERALS RELYSIS De ah be ae take ae VGA card ... see section #25 D3142 40MB 28ms MFM3.5" ......... 275 Jet Page (for HP Il, IIP, Ill) ............. 325 RE1520. 15", 1024x768, .31,Non-Int ....545 || D5655 150MB 1ams ESDIS 25" halt ht. -.675 Jet Memory 1MB (for HP IIP, Ill) ......... 140 sa EGA ogis 508 4. 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I; INO Z295. 4442065012" mond-1 c/a: ST-1239A 210MB 15ms IDE 3.5"........ 695 Super Cartridge 2&2LC .............. 395 ML4571. 14" VGAmono ............. 125 ry CD ROM ST-277N 64MB 28ms SCS! 5.25" half ht .345 Super Cartridge 3 for HP Ill, IID ....... 275 SEIKO ST-296N 84MB 28ms SCSI 5.25" half ht .375 Desk Jet 500 Std/Pro ............ 115/145 CM1450. 14", 1024x768, .31, Non-Int ....599 SONY SYSGEN Desk Jet Plus Std/Pro ............ 105/145 CM2050 20" 1024x768, 31 Non-int ...1650 i CDU 531-11 500MB w/ Controller Card .. .495 Easy Floppy for allAT3.5".............0- 90 PACIFIC DATA see top of next page SONY abe pect Ay PANASONIC _ see Panasonic in section #21 1304 14", 1024x768, .25, Non-Int ....... 625 | 6. CASES 10. EXTERNAL DRIVES : rs call TAXAN : i UV1000 20", 1280x1024, .31, Non-int . . 1450 p 1 XT Case. 5. st ait Res ie tees Mains - $30 PACIFIC RIM = i Baby AT w/ 200W Power ............... 105 1.2MB for PS/2 (connect to motherboard) . .195 ie MOTHERBOARDS il AT. 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Fs: cr aoe $55 8088 XTA2 os. ee $69 Mid Baby Tower w/ 200W Power ......... 145 1.2MB for PC/Laptop (to printer port) ..... 245 Ram 3000 Deluxe (AT 3MB, EMS)........ 84 AMI 1.44 MB for PC/Laptop ............... 245 Fam 8000 (AT 8MB, EMS) «0. 2. 22-2 165s -g063a/25 1) AE) ee call 1.2MB for Toshiba (except 1000, 1100,1200) 195 Ram 10000 (AT 10MB, EMS) ........... 125 «DTK 20MB HD for PC/Laptop (AC/DC powered, NEEL ee oe es oie Pte: S06SX-16 (201. aks ae ee 355/495 table, connect to parallel port) .. . .615 nares fos ECs Legler Ls ) Above Board w/512K...........0. 00. 295 Sooo edicnehe. iG ve nr ee ae ae Hl be (connect printer port & outlet power) . .595 MEMORY UPGRADE for Mac, IBM etc .. .call VLSI WIAD oi oeie a anivletn orale ie 100MB HD forPC /Laptop ............. 895 DTC SYSGEN SEPP, 15. 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HOURS: M-F 9am-7:30pm Sat 10:30am-6pm « Sun 12:30-6pm ENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. e No surcharge for visa and mastercard e Govt., universities, and qualified firms 9 purchase orders welco navedtan | e Financing plan available OAC Prices are subject to change w/o notice y and to Stock 0 hand su : All e oes names are registered | ¢ Not responsible for typographical errors | N SF nd 8 Since 1986 (Formerly Computer Wholesaler Co.) TEL: (408) 241-0185 Fax: (408) 241-0390 200 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 " | * Reg GARR SRL PACIFIC « DATA PRODUCTS | FONT CARTRIDGES 25 In One! Ill (for HP UI, ID, HP) 2.2... ee 245 Headlines Cartridge Ladi on be LE || Pace ie an 185 Complete Font Library (or HPA MB) 25 ee Ss ok 265 Pacific Outlines 1/1! (for HP fli, IID)... ... 185 HEWLETT PACKARD POSTSCRIPT Emulation Pacific Page & 2MB (for HP Il) .......... 389 Pacific Page P.E. 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REPRE, 829 1MB Memory Card................ 199 Developer KX-PDP2................ 95 DrurmiKX-P DM2 5280 2 33..5 sate. oe 99 Envelope Tray KX-P431 ............ 59 FOnIS Gab | oi6ftes rate da) arsicins woolce ee. 95 Cogalliray KX-P4255 5652S bye quovres te 45 RONOTAOCP AS 1 ete PSR SL Ge 39 ASSO LESON in os ome css ROR eS Moe Bo cls 35 1175 E 1MB Memory Card................ 199 Developer KX-PDP1...........5.... 95 Drum KX-PDM1 oo ee oe 145 Envelope Tray KX-P430 ............ 59 FOMS' Cards. cio.) cs Metis cats ose d He 95 Legal Tray KX-P420 ............... 45 SLONGKINK ADO or Syste s a seg ha sens 35 4455 (Postscript) “5 as i ose ee 1975 same as 4450i QMS-PS 410 4ppm, 2MB, 45 Fonts ..... 1895 1MB /2MB Memory ........... 299/465 Envelope rain ccs. sete savas 69 Legal /Letter Tray ...............0. 69 Lower Paper Cassette ............. 160 PONT Sse cpetitaod ae wie SRO ot ve. otis 95 QMS-PS 810 8ppm, 2MB ............. 2995 QMS-PS 2210-12220 sis a ks ce ts os call ColorScript 100-10 4MB, 35 Fonts ...... 6595 ColorScript 100-30i 2.2... ee call SEIKO Smart label Printer (IBM/APPLE) ........ 175 PELICAN Alltype ribbons ................... visit us SCANNERS MICROTEK MSF-300Z color/gray flatbed . .1785 PLUSTEK Scan Plus 8 bit output gray sheet-fed, comes with Calera Wordscan and Picture Publisher software ...... call Hand scanners ..... see Logitech in section #18 Pet ADOBE Complete Type Library ................. call Illustrator for Mac / Windows 3.0 ..... 335/285 Plus Pack for Mac / Windows 3.0 ........ 135 Photoshop for Mac ..................2. 569 Postscript Cartridge for HP ll ........... 285 Streamline for Windows 3.0 .........6... 225 Type Cartridge 1: Display Faces ......... 225 Type Cartridge 2: Best Sellers ........... 235 Type Manager for Mac / Windows 3.0 ...... 62 Type Set 1/2/3 for Mac /Win3.0 . . .75/75/105 MICROSOFT DOS 3:3 LA.OU. 6 a, c:cieine hao eee 60 DOS. 4.01 w/ Windows 3.0............... 130 Entertainment Pack for Windows 3.0 ...... 35 Excel for Windows 3.0 ................. 299 Flight Simulator ....................22: 39 Maxx Control Yoke ................ 57 Max Pedals (IBM) ...............- 39 Maxx Instrument Flight Training ...... 66 NEW BIGGER LOCATION 820 KIELY BLVD. IMB: 25 scr csr ee kee cehis owt $140 OMB is. sic2 eee eI ER Ge ek 190 AMB. 2:0... Se ave itt cs Bile, © snark 290 Pacific 4 Memory (for HP IIP, Ill) IMB? ..-. > .0> Hees, SEE. aah arate 120 2S «| t Wee Aeon. ete eee 170 SMB... Gator at. AON: ie Be. Fa Mone 270 LP Memory (for IBM 4019£) SMB opie scene Riis wie S. ds sia Me 140 PAO Be oe race ae marcato Oo a ede 190 MD Se sete eae s cca cconiate eats 265 PacificT Memory (for Epson 6000) CMB CAMB ar. o:e Saint tenim aks 225/325 Mouse w/ Paintbrush ............0...... 99 Mouse w/ Windows 3.0 ............... 157 Office (Excel, Word, Power Point) 1.5 .... 595 OS/2 Presentation Manager Tool Kit 1.21 . 309 Power Point for Windows .............. 289 Productivity Pack for Windows ........... 38 Project Management 4.0 .............. 309 Project for Windows 1.0 ............... 429 QuieK Basics 65. loin. sates sss eee 8 62 Quick C Compiler w/ Quick Assembler ... 125 Software Development Kit3.0 .......... 309 WIIGOWS 30:2 pic Bratt ticle Pcie Fisted «secre 69 WOrgD Oi. cares cee ree ee 207 Word for Windows 3.0 ................ 309 SVORKS 2 .O 7c. stains ciaitins siecle) «la aptaaale dls bie 99 Works w/ Mouse 2.0 .................. 159 MICROSOFT FOR MACINTOSH E-Mail Mac Server 2.0 ................ 259 EXCOLS'O, t/a svetarenite mn octalcte wldls ae 259 Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Mail)... . 539 POWOIPOIN 2.04.0 ica cee as ode. bs 259 Word 4.0 / Works 2.0.............. 259/205 WORDPERFECT $100 rebate for student / faculty members Free Licenses for schools call for details DataPerfect /DrawPerfect .......... 275/255 LetterPertect / PlanPerfect ......... 135/255 WOTOPONGCE 5.1) ooo s iviegs rose vee ok Bs 239 WordPerfect Executive / Office ....... 145/95 OTHERS Borland Object Vision for Windows ....... 99 C++ Profession for Windows ....... 299 Turbo C++ (Dos Version) ........... 95 Turbo Pascal Professional 6.0 ...... 199 Central Point Backup 6.0 ............... 65 Corel’ Draw 2.0 oii inne eR SSeS, 349 Davidson Education Algebra/ Read/ SAT/ Spelling . 30 & under DR DOS 5.0 upgrade (for users w/ any DOS)75 Fastback PRS: so% oie ooo cS. ce ee 112 Geoworks Ensemble ................. 129 Grammatik IV 2.0 ................000. 57 Grammatik IV for Windows ......... Te Or HP New Wave 3.0 ..............2505. 109 Hardvard Graphics 2.3 ................ 295 Individual Software ............. 39 & under LODLMNGRG! 3) oo05. oo se cracls pom otig vale ae 95 Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 3.1................6.. 369 RCE ese. ase so Eee dle echo 85 BAOBIEOMB sooo acc acehls.s once 85 Norton Commander 3.0 ................ 89 Norton Utility 5.0 .............. 0.0008. 115 PG AGUS 6.0} std. LE Lao Pte 89 PFS: First Choice (w/ Prodigy start-up kit) .. 85 PHB POOO tacts sisn teres ior nem orloee 24 PageMaker for Windows 4.0 ........... 479 Personal Lawyer/ Lifestyles ............. 55 Pro-scan (virus identifier & remover) ...... 65 Quarterdeck DesqView 286/386 v2.3 . 79/125 Expanded Memory Manager 386 v5.1 . 64 MaiWiodte Sema cee 0. loan. 45 Galtier. bit ose issn bad Ge 45 Quicken for IBM/Mac .................. 39 Software Source (Public Domain) .......... 3 SOUND Blaste te ica cita cw du Poa ns nrea cteras 145 CMS Chip / Speaker ............... 29 Ventura Publisher Gold for Windows ..... 519 Wormstan 6.095 = 9:5 Sy Ainhate oo ear ces 245 AMIE TE = oie ee oC begun ln 3 who pa ove’ $185 COLORADO DJ-10 (40,60,120MB) ................. 255 D-2OLZSOMEN cots haticke wien cio eee orion 345 AB-10 Controller for DJ-10 .............. 75 FC-10 Controller for DJ-20 .............. 95 GR-17 Cable. nani tisi.a \scthoacrs canta 20 KE-10 Ext Hardware kit for PC, XT, AT .... 119 EVEREX (with software, cassette/cartridge) 60MB (DC600A)V Ext ............. 645/765 250MB (DC6250)/Ext............. 757/865 60MB-PS/2 (DC600A)/ Ext ......... 765/875 250MB-PS/2 (DC6250)/Ext ........ 875/995 60MB AT Floppy w/o media ............ 225 60MB AT Floppy Ext w/power .......... 395 40MB PS/2 Floppy (50,60,70,80) (DC2000) W/OTNOMALS, ey tordn eth hcke be ete 265 All sizes of cassette ................. visit us 25; VGA CARDS All VGA cards come 1024x768 except as stated ATI Wonder Plus 256K/512K ....... $199/219 ATI chipset 256K/512K ............. 115/135 Everex\EGA Carb. o este tes abdaieos ss 59 Viewpoint Standard (800x600) ....... 75 Viewpoint 256K/512K ......... 155/175 VRAM (1MB DRAM) .............. 235 Genoa 6300 256K/ 6400 512K ....... 115/135 Gonoa G400A St2K se ie. oye tind ie. 205 Hercules Work Station ................. 650 Orchid Prodesigner 1 1MB .............. 265 Paradise Plus 256K/512K ........... 155/175 Paradise 8514/A Plus .................. 459 512K memory upgrade ............ 205 Paradise chipset 256K/512K .......... 95/115 Photon Ultima Turbo (1280x820) ......... 335 Trident chipset Super VGA 1MB ......... 119 Video 7 1024] 256K/512K ........... 185/205 MRAM S 12K oe term ey ain eine = eager 365 VRAMAWSIOK 2.5 Poke Bias ake oS 365 SPEA 1280 (1280x1024) .......... call TRAINING CLASSES Build your own 386 system Build your own 386 system Build your own 386 system Coy tae Build your own 386 system Class includes: 9 am-4pm Hands on experience and A complete 386-25 system: 1MB, 1.2 & 1.44 FD, 40MB HD w/ controller AT Case & Power, 101 Keyboard & mouse Super VGA monitor w/ VGA card DOS 4.01 & Windows 3.0 $2185.00 per person per class May 13,14; 6-10pm . WordPerfect 5.1 Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 3 Windows 3.0 WordPerfect 5.1 Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 3 Full Sunday 9 am - 5pm Please call if interested in evening class Class includes: Hands on experience, manuals $149.95 per person per class Please call for reservation at least two weeks in advance Prices subject to change without notice (Between Homestead & Kaiser) Santa Clara, CA 95051 OPEN 7 DAYS HOURS: M-F 9am-7:30pm Sat 10:30am-6pm * Sun 12:30-6pm e No surcharge for visa and mastercard ee e Financing pian available OAC rt * ERTS Me.eblaic change wo nt fa brand names are registered e regh ¢ Not responsible for typographical errors MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 201 BY BEN AND JEAN MEANS Copyright © 1991 by Ben and Jean Means. All rights reserved. REATIVE Ae GO oS oT ere Video Professionals Join The Toaster _— Revolution With An Amiga And A Video Toaster, Spectacular Presentations Are Within The Reach Of The Small Shop our assignment: Produce high- quality, low-cost desktop video for corporate communications. You could, of course, spend tens of thou- sands of dollars for high-end workstations. Or, as video professionals around the coun- try are discovering, you can get an Amiga and NewTek’s Video Toaster, spend a lot less, produce spectacular results, and underbid your competition. When NewTek showed up at Macworld Expo in January with a Toaster secretly dis- guised asa Macll, the crowd went wild...only to find that the Toaster works only on an Amiga. But Mac fanatics who wanted low- cost desktop video were not to be denied. Since the Toaster’s video magic depends on the Amiga’s custom chip set, NewTek has announced a standalone Toaster which will interface with an IBM ora Mac II. Newtek put a Toaster board in a dedicated Amiga with a 52 meg hard disk and 5 megs of RAM which autoboots to the Toaster, completely hiding Amiga DOS from the user. “We couldn’t put an Amiga on a card, so we hardwired a Toaster to an Amiga,” says NewTek’s Mark Randall. The Age of Computer Video has ar- rived. Toaster 1.0 only reads Toaster and Amiga files. But the NewTek workstation will be able to call up that AutoCAD 3D file of your pro- posed company headquarters in the Toaster and plop it onto your chosen site, which you ve retouched on your Macin Photoshop. Then you'll output the composite shot as an animated flyby to videotape—and also to PostScript for the still hardcopy to go inside your annual report. This connectivity sets the standard for integrated desktop video. 202 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 i. ll “| couldn’ t live without iG: says Larry Rosen, owner of the L.A. Videogramis post: production facility, of the Video Toaster. WHY DESKTOP VIDEO? Desktop publishing helped us reach those wno read. But who reads anymore? Video is everywhere; it’s the number one media ex- perience. CD-ROM and DVI are just not there yet, with too few drives out in the mar- ketplace. But VCRs are everywhere, and even if people still haven’t figured out how to make their VCR clocks stop flashing 12:00 over and over, they sure know mies to watch video. International computer cousuieernt Joel Tessler is en route to Europe, where he is installing Toasters on Polish network televi- sion. He says, “It’s starting to dawn upon the © information community that video is part of — the business world today; it’s not something _ that’s coming. It’s happening now. There simply isn’t time to fly to every person you~ have to see. I send video tapes to Europe all — the time describing pieces of machinery and different types of computer software. Video © is the way we are doing business today— ~ maybe not everybody, but I can guarantee — that when the guy with the Video Toaster goes into the boardroom, he’s going to get the job over the guy with the pie chart. : “We're not in the second wave anymore, aia Se i rr re a Microcom Computers An HRW Technologies Company MADE _IN_THE Microsoft a cata SK Authorized Dealer = Mouse for $19.99 with any system purchase salutes our troc SPECIAL: Non-Interlaced 1024 x 768 14" Hires Monitor w/1024 x 768-256 Color Graphics Card (1 MB |Non-Interl 1024 x 768 14" Hires Monitor Features: - Flawless & Flicker-free Non-Interlaced Graphics at up to 1024 x 768 Resolution Tseng Labs 1024 x 768-2 lor Vi rd w/1 MB RAM Features: - Utilizes Tseng Labs revolutionary ET-4000 Chip & 1 MB of Video RAM | Up to 1024 x 768 Resolution in 256 Astounding Colors Standard Systems include: 1 MB RAM - Choice of Teac 5.25" 1.2 MB or 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Drive - 1:1 Interleave Hard Disk/Floppy Controller - Enhanced 101-key Keyboard - 2 Serial Ports 1 Parallel Port - Real-time Clock/Calendar w/Battery Backup - Small Footprint Case (286-386SX-386/25) or Tower Case (386/33C-A386/40C-486/25C-486/33C, |Microcom Desktop Systems ; j ) {Standard System - Hard ee Monitor & Video Card Microcom Desktop Packag e Sp CCl al s d Drives: » > r ry —| Standard Desktop System Features plus: | a 80/18 105/18 210/16 340/16 42, 80 or 105 MB Hard Disk (as listed) : OS a 16-bit 800x600 Graphics Card - 14" Hires Monitor (up to 1024x768) 1286/12 Super VGA_|_ Special [psoretiano ——|-~"'sers|— Ser] — Sore | —siz001 $9070 See eee eee oo [286716 Super VGA | Special | $1,089 | $1,149 | $1,499 | $2,349 | Microcom 286/16 Package (42 MB HD) 5949 [sii ton — [$689 | $1,029 | $1,089 | $1,439 | $2,260 | Microcom 386SX/16 Package (80 MB HD) $1,299 |986SX/16 Super VGA | ; ae Microcom 386SX/20 Package (80 MB HD) $1,329 eee ee Speci | 81888 | 8h78 | sere | Microcom 386/25 Package (80 MB HD) $1,439 [38625 Mono [ston | s1.160| #1200 | $1570 | $2,429 | 39625 Super VGA | $1,299 | Speclal | Special | #1849 | $2609, Microcom 386/25 Package (105 MB HD) _ $1,499 |Microcom Tower Systems (Cache) | Standard System - Full-size Tower Case - Hard Drive - Monitor & Video Card 1386/33C w/64K Cache - A386/40C w/128K Cache Standard Tower System Features plus: | 486s w/External 256K Cache & Internal 8K Cache 105 MB Hard Disk - 16-bit 1024x768 Graphics Card - 14" Hires Monitor (1024x768) : IDE | WE | IDE | ESD! | ESD’ |Microcom 386/33C Package (105 MB HD) $1,699 Hh: Bea ty ine wan Mid. “ars Spaclal | 320701 $2020 1 $3,300 Microcom A386/40C Package (105 MB HD) $1,899 [$1,749 | Special | $2,200 | $3,749 | $3509 | Microcom 486/25C Package (105 MB HD) $2,499 097 | Microcom 486/33C Package (105 MB HD) $2,899 Introducing Microcom’'s 486E EISA Workstations 486/25E EISA Workstation/256K Cache $5,999 486/33E EISA Workstation/256K Cache $6,499 - Standard System Features w/Full-size Tower Case - 4 MB RAM (Expandable to 64 MB) w/256K Cache for Super Performance - Advanced 32-bit EISA Bus Architecture - Hi-Perfirmance 676 MB ESDI Hard Disk - EISA Bus Master ESDI Disk Controller (33 MBytes/Sec. 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PRICES SUBIECT TO THAMCE -w o MOTICE 2393 QUME DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95131 PRICES (468) 432-0552 Fax: (408) ‘ ott- 9801. 100 MB CONNER HARD DISK INTEL 486-25 MHz CPU MATH Co-PROCESSOR SOCKET I: 2HD/FD CONTROLLER 1.2 OR 1.44 FLOPPY DRIVE I/O 2S/P/G PORT 101 KEY BOARD FULL TOWER CASE w/230 P/S SUPPORT UNIX, XENIX, DOS, OS/2, NETWORK 486-25/33 |28K Cache EISA... CALL 486-25 w/|28K Cache 386-33 w/64K Cache 386-25 w/64K Cache 386-20 w/CPU 386SX-16 wiCPU (C & T) 286-16 w/CPU (VLST) 286-12 wiCPU Sie &T) CONTROLLER CARDS |: | Interleave MFM IDE CTRL 2HD/2FD with I/O ESDI CTRL 32K Cache INTEL Above Board For Micro Channel AST Rampage 286 AT/XT ACCULOGIC SIMMply-RAM, 512K-8MB For XT, AT SIMMply-RAM, 512K-8MB For PS/2 Mod 50/55/60/65 SIMMply-RAM, IMB-21MB For PS/2 Mod 70/80 master charge 40 MB HARD DISK INTEL 386-33 MHz CPU MATH Co-PROCESSOR SOCKET I:| 2HD/FD CONTROLLER 1.2. OR 1.44 FLOPPY DRIVE /O 2S/P/G PORT 10| KEY BOARD MINI-TOWER CASE w/200 P/S WITH 6 SLOTS FOR FLOPPY SUPPORT UNIX, XENIX, DOS, OS/2, NETWORK Teac 360K/.2 MB Teac 720K/!.44 MB Toshiba .|.2.MB/|.44 MB Sony |.44 MB Pacific Rim Ext. 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Saturday 9am-3pm Purchase Order Accepted. 6. All sales must be C.0.D. cashier/certifled 8. Prices subje to change without notice. MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 205 CREATIVE TOOLS Steph Greenberg of Metroplex Teleproductions created a twenty- second animation featuring the ADT logo using the Toaster. RESOURCES: Steph Greenberg Metroplex Teleproductions (213)398-4336 Mike Lehman Digital Spectra (213)370-6008 Larry Rosen L.A. Videograms (213)836-9224 Video Toaster NewTek 800-843-8934 we're not in the industrial revolution. In order to do business today, you must. know howto do video. For people who market their wares, the biggest thing that goes on in the world today are all these road shows. What do these people have? They have video tapes to show their products; the better these video tapes look, the better they communicate, the more ofachance that their company is going to survive.” WHAT’S A TOASTER? The Toaster loaf is a baker’s half-dozen slices for cooking up broadcast quality, NTSC video on a home computer. The Switcher does simple transitions like cuts, dissolves, and wipes among the Toaster’s seven video in- puts (four external, two frame buffers, and one background generator.) The Digital Video Effects (DVE) does fancy transitions between scenes like flips, tumbles, and zooms. The Frame Grabber grabs real time video and displays it on Toaster’s two frame buffers in full broadcast resolution, while the Still Store loads grabbed frames from your hard disk in three seconds to the frame buffers. The Luminance Keyuses brightness to create an electronic matte or stencil, and the CHROMA FX color processes incoming video to do solarization, color stripping, and color correction. The Toaster has its own CG (Character Generator) which does broadcast quality titling, along with its own paint pro- gram, Toaster Paint—a 24-bit version of Digi-Paint 3 with 16.7 million colors in 736 x 480 resolution. Lightwave 3D is Toaster’s 3D animation and rendering program; Lightwave 3D Mod- eller designs 3D objects for use in Lightwave. Best of all, it’s only $1,595 for the complete hardware and software package, if you’ve 206 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 already got an Amiga. REPORTS FROM THE FIELD How well does the Toaster stack up in the world of broad- cast and industrial video? “T couldn’t live without it,” says Larry Rosen, owner of the 3/4" post- production facility LA Videograms. “It’s tripled my business,” says Wayland Strickland, com- puter graphics director for WKCS Channel 68 in Orlando. Strickland also uses his Toaster to create animations for Juris Corp. which are introduced in courtrooms as evi- dence; Juris has won every case in which it’s used Strickland’s animations. Three years ago, Steph Greenberg had trouble support- ing himself; today he’s working six and seven days a week, and the only trouble he has is getting time away from his Toaster. And when- ever he does, he car- ries a Sony Watch- man Pro along to show his ever-in- creasing list of clients his latest gorgeous productions, like the sales video he did forthe ADT alarm company. Greenberg did a twenty-second planetary zoom shot with Lightwave 3D that swoops in on the earth, past motion-blurred stars, through clouds, over continents complete with mountains and rivers, to reveal a Grecian marble ADT logo that releases a massive energy blast. He says, “When we show things like that, clients are definitely impressed, because they’re seeing animations they normally couldn’t afford. And it isn’t that we’re selling ourselves out cheap. It’s that the amount of effort that’s put into these things is mini- mized because there’s no mystery to using Lightwave. “Lightwave is one of the most powerful animation programs available. I’ve shown it at a number of institutions where they've considered more expensive systems. When I showed the Toaster system, they gravitated towards it because the effects and integration are better. The interface is more intuitive and easier to use, and their designers are able to relate to it better than some of the more ar- __ cane programs on other systems. “Lightwave alone is worth the cost of a Toaster. It’s sucha pure creative tool, youcan go straight from your brain ontothescreen. It _ | has raised the production value of the work ~ that we do here. Clients ask me questions, — and when I show them how the interface works, it totally blows them away. The fact that Lightwave 3D is integrated within the _ frame buffer is a very strong selling point for the Toaster, not to mention being ableto grab — a frame off video or take a camera and shoot something in full color and then digitize it to make a texture map. Mike Lehman of Digital Spectra used the Video Toaster’s Lightwave 3D modeler to create a three-dimensional | airplane, then chose light sources and rendered the shaded | image. | “Lightwave has some absolutely amazing ~ capabilities, itcan run seven different texture — maps per surface, and of course each object — can have many, many surfaces. The limit is basically your memory and how efficient you are at using those texture maps. It’s abso- lutely phenomenal to have that large an | amount of surface control. The look is just _ outstanding. The Toaster system is compa- rable to systems that cost thirty times as much to put together. “One thing Lightwave supports thatI really — appreciate is the ability to store animation — frames on a hard disk ahead of time. Our edit system goes for a lot of money per hour and _ we could not shut it down for the four to five days that it might take to do an impressive animation.” sina Rite oe Sysper 486 EISA wil28K Cache With 80 MB (18ms) Hard Disk and 4 MB RAM 25 Mirlz $3495 33 Miz Video Options - Mono Monitor & Card ..........$95 VGA Color Monitor 031 Dot & Card.$335 Super VGA Color Monitor and Card (1024x768) w/512K...... $395 Other Monitors: NEC, Sony, Seiko, Nanao are available. ince at t All Sysper 486 Systems Include -4 MB RAM, 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB Floppy, 80 MB (18ms) Hard Disk, 401 Key MAXI Switch Keyboard 2FD/2HD IDE Controller, Med. Tower Case, : = 230 Watt Power Supply & 25 Witte *995 (Non-Cache) Se dy ci a, Wi Be= e Syspe! 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That saved our client a great deal of money; without this capability our client would not have budgeted the animation. I haven't seen anything else that is‘as com- plete asoftware and hardware package as the Toaster. It was a good decision to include Lightwave 3D with the Toaster—or in my case, they included the Toaster with Light- wave 3D.” The Video Toaster offers a full range of professional tools at a bargain price. WKCS bought a 386-based Pansophic sys- tem for $50,000, but now it’s gathering dust in the studio while Wayland Strickland works comfortably at home without the rigors of a time clock. He says, “The Pansophic was il- logical in the way it worked, and so incredibly slow. It had render error to where polygons didn’t show, and you couldn’t do anything complex in the way of objects. “Now with Lightwave 3D, there’s no more | frustration in wanting to do something that the software’s not capable of doing. Ihaven’t found anything that the Toaster can’t do yet, and I’ve done a pretty wide range of stuff.” One afternoon he showed the Toaster to some friends who made their living using a Wavefront graphic computer; shortly there- after they sold their several-hundred-thou- sand-dollar workstations to buy Toasters. Larry Rosen uses the Toaster every day on projects which include an upcoming ani- mated feature film, created entirely on the Toaster. Even though he’s only had his board for six months, he says, “I simply couldn’t live without it.” His favorite Toaster slice is the frame store: “It’s extremely important to me; we can fixa lot of things with its ability to grab live and still video and then manipulate it. The frame store alone is worth the price of a Toaster.” Rosen did ademo reel for an actor who was 208 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 starring in the CBS Movie of the Week. He needed to do a freeze frame of the actor’s face, but the only frame he could use had a dropout. He recalls, “We had to have that particular frame, but there was a white, 1” line right in the middle of his face. Ijust threw it into Toaster Paint, picked up the edges of his skin coloring around the line, and stamped it over the line. I did the same thing on the background and sent it back to the frame buffer. It was clean as hell. You couldn’t tell the line was ever there.” Rosen bought the Toaster out of curiosity and ended up shelving his plans to buy an ADO 100 to perform fancy DVE moves. “I was on the verge of buying an ADO 100 but didn't, because I wanted to see what the Toaster could do. For the type of work I was doing, I saved myself $20,000. There are limitations, but the pluses are immense.” While the Toaster cries out for an accelera- tor board and a large hard disk to use Light- wave and Toaster Paint to full advantage, the Chroma FX, CG, and DVE FX work just fine on a base machine. Mike Lehman, whose film special FX credits include Ghostbusters and 2010, proved this the hard way...with a client from alarge PR firm looking over his shoulder and a brand new Toaster in his hands. He says, “The Toaster came in and right off I did a job with it. We went to a pro editing bay, which had the $100-an-hour room but also had alittle corner room, an old clothes closet almost, with some older equipment in it that we got for $25 an hour. “We pulled out this old 3M character gen- erator and dropped the Toaster in its place to do the character generation. We did a whole bunch of DVE and Chroma FX, so we used three-quarters of what you can do on the Toaster on our first job. I had only had the Toaster two weeks.” The switcher is very intuitive, and Lehman learned how to use the Toaster DVE in liter- ally five minutes. He adds, “We pulled it off; we had the client there and they were im- pressed. This is with an unaccelerated Toaster, straight 68000.” TOASTER: THE COMPETITIVE CHOICE In the lean, mean ‘90s, ad budgets are shrink- ing at the same time that the air waves are opening up new opportunities to communi- cate with the impact of video. The Video Toaster provides the first integrated com- puter platform for the low-end industrial quality market, created on S-VHS, Hi8, and U-Matic gear. The Toaster even competes in the high-end broadcast market by letting you do pre-production in your home or office to auth Prktyn oo Mts Bid) 2 sel i i rn et PP wr Os cut costs when you need to rent time in a — high-end studio for polished post-produc- tion. = The edge in the ‘90s won’t go to the com- : pany with the best goods or services. The — edge belongs to the company with the best marketing and advertising. Video communi- cates with greater power than a printed page, and the Toaster puts video within the grasp of the Average American. The Toaster revolution is on, and it’s changing the way we do video, just as video is changing the way we communicate. Says Tessler, “A person who buys just a Toaster and a camera is going to learn a lot about video, which is necessary to survive the fu- ture. The Toaster is part of the new symbolic ‘ economy that’s based on information...and information is power. “When people look back at 1991, they're | not going to be talking Sony or Mitsubishi. _ They're going to be talking about a little j company in Kansas called NewTek. And NewTek’s gota lot more tricks up their sleeve than anyone canimagine.Idon’tthinkwe’ve seen anything yet.”(NewTek, 1-800- 843- 8934) & == 4 —s eT: og About These Graphics — 5 Normally we don’t feel compelled to explain to our — readers how we get the graphics. for our stories. Normally it’s pretty generic. Getting these graph- 3 ics, however, wasn’t, and the fact that they're here is a testimonial to a lot of good software and alot — of people’s heroic efforts under pressure. | Three days before we went to press, long-prom- ised artwork had failed to materialize, leaving us — with the dubious prospect of running a Video — Toaster story with no graphics. So the intrepid Ben and Jean Means called various artists they'd inter-- viewed for the story, explaining that we needed some visuals from them the day before yesterday. Protracted phone conversations and much hair- — tearing ensued; because while it’s become a fairly — routine matter to translate PC graphics into our Mac layouts, the Amiga sits off in a relatively _ isolated universe, and there is nothing on the i premises that will read an Amiga disk. This left us 2 with the modem—and the new problem of finding — a common file format. Our Macs will happily deal with TIFF or PICT or most types of EPSF, but the | Toaster wizards had no means of converting their _ files into those formats. Finally we settled on GIF, CompuServe’s proprietary graphics format, and | spentacouple of hours modeming files up from LA. - . We used various programs on the Amiga end, and | received the files in binary formatin MicroPhoneon — the Mac end, with the file type set to GIF. — a And, much to our delight, Adobe Photoshop opened them right up. Mw So if you find yourself in a similar situation, you | may find this information useful. 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But even in the Land of DB/2, VAX, VMS, SQL, I found BMUGers. APPLE WHO? In years gone by, I would have had second (and third) thoughts about attending a trade showhighlighting corporate database management systems. I am hardly a suit-and-tie kinda guy. But the increasing power of desktop computers, micros, and work- stations has pushed the database world on its head. The surprise of the Expo was the appearance of Apple Computer, and a couple of other Macintosh vendors, on the exhibit floor. The Apple booth hosted more than two dozen vendors with Mac front ends for mainframe databases. They are Copyright © 1991 by David Morgenstern. All rights re- served worldwide. David Morgenstern is a Bay Area “MacNurturer” and BMUG member. David is DMOR- GENSTERN on MacNET, 72030, 1607 on Compu- Serve, and himself at (415)549-BMUG. pushing their Data Access Language (DAL), which was once Network Innovations’ CL/1 before Apple bought it a year or two ago. This is an SQL-based language that allows Macintosh applica- tions to access and interact with data stored on various mini and mainframe systems. Macintosh people were interested in the DAL developer’s toolkit and server software, and some brave Management Information Sys- tems (MIS) professionals crossed over the border. It was a typical Apple booth, filled with colorful software—and people. I saw enormous earrings on both the women and men who were demonstrating products. Twenty-one inch televisions, stacked eight high, were running video testimonials of happy DAL users. This contrasted with the plain suit-and-tie booths that surrounded the Macintosh ghetto. The men gave the demos, while the ladies served the frozen yogurt—and cheesecake. There were two other Mac-based booths near Apple. ACIUS was showing 4D DAL, a DAL-based toolkit for 4th Dimension. MacVONK was showing their own high-performance SQL database server, PeINK SQL. This fast client/server software costs $1,745 for a five- client package. I had fun meeting members of the International dBASE Users Group (IDBUG). They have a bimonthly journal, code library, local groups, and a BBS. If you’re an Xbase programmer, this may be your rescuer. Their membership is $60/year ($95/year outside the US). 70A Greenwich Avenue #101, NY, NY 10011. DO NOT FOLD SPINDLER, OR MUTILATE Apple's chief operating officer, Michael Spindler, gave an hour-long speech in the new wing of the Moscone Center. I took the escalator upstairs and almost flew out the window. The glue used in the new 210 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 construction was still drying, getting everyone high. I know that’s why I couldn’t keep my eyes open through the entire talk. Zzzz...Apple...Zzz... future...zzz. Great stuff, Mike! Spindler’s mes- sage was not re- ceived warmly by the database profes- sional audience. His revolutionary no- tion is that users are the most important factor for the future of information. Our hardware technology’s abili- ties double every couple of years, but the applications that can help non- technical humans - make sense of the data progress more slowly. Everyone needs powerful and fast computers that are simple and in- tuitive to use. Shocking stuff He had acouple of good lines: eOn_ standards: “The underlying technology of com- puting can not be held hostage to one opinion. It’s too im- portant to users... Spindler’s | English is very § Clear now, but he used a Macintosh- | ism that went § over the heads of his command-line audience. When talking about how users access data, he said, “When you double-click on the chart.” Double what? There is no single opinion for the future of computing.” He felt that new groups, and companies, will define computing from the bottom up. Mainframers didn’t invent the personal computer, and Apple was actively looking at new technologies. The not-invented-here at- — titude of a few years ago seems to have departed, and buy-it-and- change-the-name rules. 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May 16 Quattro Pro Class. Walnut Creek. Computer Education Center. Call: (415)937- 2566. May 16 Ventura Publisher 3.0 Seminar. Sunnyvale. M & P Computer. Call: (408)738- 8578. May 17 Macintosh Presentation Tools For Sales Professionals Seminar. San Francisco. ‘ MAY 13-AUGUST 24 | -TELECOMMUNICATIONS COURSES Golden Gate University The Department of Telecommunications Management, one | | ofthe oldest programs of its kind in the nation, offers degrees _ | and certificates in telecommunications. Courses for the | | summer term include Intro. to Data Communications, Tele- | | communications Technology | & II, Corporate Telecommu- } | _Nications, Legal and Regulatory Issues, and Telemarketing: | Direct Marketing Through Telecommunications. Most 4 courses meet at the main campus in San Francisco, some 1 _ courses will be held at the Walnut Creek Center and the Los ~ | Altos Center. Contact: Golden Gate University, Department of Abacus Training. Call: (415)759-9508. 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Exhibits will feature nationally known manufacturers, as well as local and regional distributors of small com- puter systems, software, peripher- als, accessories, and related prod- ucts. People can buy products or just go to try and learn about the latest technology in personal computing. Contact: The Interface Group, Inc., (617)449-6600, Fax (617)449-6953. tional Data Networks. Call: 1-800-348-5855. May 25 Computer Show & Sale. Concord. MarketPro. Call: (415)388-8893. May 25 Computer Swap. Cow Palace. Com- puter Swap. Call: 1-800-433-7469. May 25 Intro To Lotus Class. San Francisco. Pioneer Computer. Call: (415)543-4680. May 25 Repair And Troubleshooting A PC Clone Workshop. Oakland. Excel Micro So- lutions. Call: (415)836-2040. May 28-29 Adobe PhotoShop Seminar. San Francisco. Abacus Training. Call: (415)759- 9508. May 28-31 Excel For Windows Class. Santa Clara. Tek/Link. Call: (408)727-2300. May 29 Intermediate Lotus 1-2-3 Class. Walnut Creek. Computer Education Center. Call: (415)937-2566. May 30 Adobe Illustrator For Beginners Seminar. San Francisco. Abacus Training. Call: (415)759-9508. May 30 Intermediate WordPerfect Class. Walnut Creek. Computer Education Center. £ ee tb Management, 536 Mission St., San Francisco. (415)442-7243. May 24 PC Repair Class. Oakland. Informa- — Call: (415)937-2566. ; continued RESOURCES Calendar Of Events continued May 30 System Administration: Managing A Novell Network Course. Oakland. DATAsso- ciates. Call: Virginia Sykes, 1-800-444-NOVL. JUNE ERX SSS June 1 Intro To WordPerfect 5.1 Class. San Francisco. Pioneer Computer. Call: (415)543- 4680. New Wave In US-Japan Hi-Tech Alliances. Santa Clara. ICS. Call: 1-800-626-9044. June 6 LAN Manager Course. Alameda. SymPro. Call: (415)865-0600. June 7 Claris Seminar. San Francisco. Aba- cus Training. Call: (415)759-9508. June 7 DOS Class. Walnut Creek. Computer Education Center. Call: (415)937-2566. June 7 SQL Basics Course. Alameda. SymPro. Call: (415)865-0600. June 8 Building A PC From Scratch Workshop. Oakland. Excel Micro Solutions. Call: (415)836-2040. June 8 Computer Show & Sale. Santa Clara June 3 DOS Course. Alameda. SymPro. Call: (415)865-0600. June 3-6 Xhibition ’91: Open Distributed Computing Conference And Trade Show. San Jose. Integrated Computer Solutions. Call: (617)547-0510. HALTEK & TEST LAB ANNUAL PARKING LOT SALE Mountain View Haltek Electronics and Test Lab, plus seven other vendors, are holding their June 3-7 Intensive Intro To C Programming Class. Oakland. Merritt College Computer Center. Call: (415)534-2212. annual parking lot sale. Proceeds from this event go towards the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The sale presents liquidation deals in hi-tech products, ranging from computer systems, keyboards, and monitors to test equipment, components, and Fine: 5. MS. Windies Cae cen power supplies. In addition, there will be food, live music, and an opportunity to Computer Education Center. Call: (415)937- win a sailboat. Event location: 1062 & 1066 Linda Vista Ave., Mountain View. 2566. (408)744-1333. June 5-6 Fusion Japan ’91 Symposium: The June 4 Windows 3.0 Course. Alameda. SymPro. Call: (415)865-0600. COMPUTER Price Wars! Save Time & Money At MarketPro Computer Shows 10amto5pm Adm.$5 FREE W/Membership Don't Pay Retail Prices For Your Computer Needs! Show Schedule Sat. May 11 - VALLEJO Solano County Fairgrounds Sun. May 19 - HAYWARD Centennial Hall Sat. May 25 - CONCORD Holiday Inn Sun. June 2 - VALLEJO * With each $5 paid FREE disks of Shareware Software With AD From Participating Vendors ° Purchase a 1 yr. * Purchase a 2 yr. _Mbrshp. for Only $20 & Mbrshp. for Only $30 & 2 disks FREE receive 3disks FREE receive 5 disks FREE A ($7.00) VALUE A ($10.50) VALUE! A ($17.00) VALUE! Membership entitles you to FREE Adm. for 1 or 2 yrs. to over 80 shows a yr, in CA. admission, receive Solano County Fairgrounds Sat. June 8 - EMERYVILLE Bay Bridge Holiday Inn Sun. June 9 - SAN RAFAEL Holiday Inn-Terra Linda - Dealers are having Price Wars on Hardware, Software, & Peripherals! «Come to The Computer Price Wars for Deep Discounts on Everything! - Millions of $$ in Computer Merchandise! DON’T MISS OUT! Additional Specials At The Shows For Club Members From Participating Vendors. (Specials vary from show to show) - Diskettes from 29c ea. DS/DD & Software from $3 SS SS SS ° Word Perfect $235 * QEMM $55 ¢ Pro Comm Plus $65 * Sim City $29 * Stacker $89 ¢ Hi JAAK $109 MarketPro Shows P.O. Box 767 Larkspur, CA 94977 (415)388-8893 One Stop Shopping For All Your Computer Needs! 224 MICRCTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 ECS Motherboards ee Fj oe pit ¢ rs 10s Ve elon oe 'cive gpit i : ive. abit it fee Bayete oer" 26. = 46820 Fremont Blvd., Fremont CA 94538 Tel: (415) 226-8015 Fax: (415) 226-8858 Dealer Inquiries are Welcomed 486, 386, 286, SX are trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective manufactures prices & specifications subject to change without notices MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 225 a ee ee RESOURCES Calendar Of Events continued County Fairgrounds. Computer Swap. Call: 1-800-533-7220. June 8 Intro To Lotus Class. San Francisco. Pioneer Computer. Call: (415)543-4680. June 11-12 MacroMind Train The.Trainer Multimedia Class. San Francisco. Mac- roMind. Call: Developer/Trainer Services, (415)442-0200. June 12 Paradox Class. Walnut Creek. Com- puter Education Center. Call: (415)937-2566. June 13-14 MacroMind’s Interactive Multi- media Seminar. San Francisco. MacroMind. Call: (415)442-0200. June 14 Acius Seminar. San Francisco. Aba- cus Training. Call: (415)759-9508. June 15 Computer Show & Sale. Cow Palace. Computer Swap. Call: 1-800-533-7220. June 15 Repair And Troubleshooting A PC Clone Workshop. Oakland. Excel Micro So- lutions. Call: (415)836-2040. June 20 Accounting Systems Seminar. Oakland. David A. 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NAME DESCRIPTION PACKAGE’ DEMO KIT BigMouth Voice Mailbox Rentals $299.00 Voice BBS Electronic Matchmaking $799.00 Smart Dialer Outbound Dialer System $1200.00 QuickLine Write Programs in Basic $1200.00 RemotePhone Long Distance Phone Svc. *1750.00 ElderChek Senior Citizen Check-In $1750.00 Try BigMouth Now! 408 422-1234 Trademarks represented belang tp their respactive publishers Check state regulations before using outbound software Reseller & OEM Inquiries Welcome * Prices include software and voice processing hardware. 226 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 (415)893-5753. June 20 Advanced System Administration: Maintaining And Troubleshooting A Novell Network Course. Oakland. DATAssociates. Call: Virginia Sykes, 1-800-444-NOVL. June 21 & 28 MacroMind Director Seminar. San Francisco. Abacus Training. Call: (415)759-9508. June 22 Building A PC From Scratch Work- shop. Oakland. Excel Micro Solutions. Call: (415)836-2040. June 23 Computer Show. San Francisco. Ft. Mason Shows. Call: (916)725-0228. June 27 System Administration: Managing A Novell Network Course. Oakland. DATAsso- ciates. Call: Virginia Sykes, 1-800-444-NOVL. June 29 Repair And Troubleshooting A PC Clone Workshop. Oakland. Excel Micro Solu- tions. Call: (415)836-2040. JULY ae eee July 6 Building A PC From Scratch Work- shop. Oakland. Excel Micro Solutions. Call: (415)836-2040. July 9-10 MacroMind Train The Trainer Multimedia Class. San Francisco. Mac- roMind. Call: Developer/Trainer Services, (415)442-0200. July 11-12 MacroMind’s Interactive Multi- media Seminar. San Francisco. MacroMind. Call: (415)442-0200. July 13 Repair And Troubleshooting A PC Clone Workshop. Oakland. Excel Micro So- lutions. Call: (415)836-2040. July 18 Accounting Systems Seminar. | Oakland. David A. Simon, CPA. Call: (415)893-5753. Bi July 20 Building A PC From Scratch Work- — shop. Oakland. Excel Micro Solutions. Call: (415)836-2040. July 21 Computer Show. San Francisco. Ft. Mason Shows. Call: (916)725-0228. 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We Also Specialize in Medical, Dental, Chiropractic, & Office Billing Systems ARADINE COMPUTER SYSTEMS Oak Grove Plaza Annex 2958 Treat Blvd. Suite A Call The Quality Leader (415) 825-6068 Fax: (415) 825-5940 Mon-Fri 9:30-7:00 Hours: Round Table hr Lay Sat 10-5 a = ¢o senso | Prices Subject to Change Without Notice Not Responsible for Typographical Errors Note South Bound 680 Customers: Exit Oak Park left on N Main, left on to Treat Bivd 3 Miles from 680 Concord, CA 94518 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 227 _ USER GROUP NETWORK BULLETIN BOARDS 209 BerthaBoard BBS. (209)239- 9853. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. MS-DOS, C, and Pascal. 800MB online, multinode chat, email, PD and shareware library. Sysop: Kenneth Roach. [Exp. #82.] 408 The Animated BBS. (408)723- 1143. 24 hrs., 400MB, match- maker adult areas, door games. [Exp. #84.] Club Zen BBS. (408)248-9312. FidoNet 1:161/148.0. Santa Clara Science Fiction BBS. Local discussions files, general silli- ness and more. Sysop: Mike Wallis. [Exp. #84.] Code Room. (408)266-3818. 8- N-1, 300/1200/2400. A Programmer's BBS, tons of C files! Doors/messages. Sysop: Ramin Akhbari. [Exp. #84.] Cruz’in BBS. (408)464-8924. 300/1200/2400. Commodore C/ G. Santa Cruz. Sysop: Mike Bald- win. [Exp. #84] Cruzio. (408)423-9995. 1200/ 2400. If dialing in @ 1200 baud, send Crt-C on connect. Serving local Santa Cruz Co. with calen- dar, directory, conferencing, email and USENET newsgroups. Sysop: Chris Neklason and Peggy Dolgenos. [Exp. #82.] Data Port BBS. (408)259-3019. 1200/2400. Online games, local main, mail networking, file trans- fers. FidoNet 1:143/106. Saudi- Net 90:8009/106. Sysop: lan Robertson. [Exp. #82.] The Electric Pages. (408)253- 4280. 300/1200/2400. Commer- cial and private advertising. Se- lect by category or key words. Online ordering. Voice: (408)253-1709. Sysop: Contem- porary Communications, Inc. [Exp. #82.] Garlique Graphics, World Famous Images. (408)847- 0665. 24 hrs., 2400/9600. When JOBS-ON-LINE... iim ——| CGS SEES and business opportunity search service for the Hi-Tech community. The Category Listings are: * Positions available ¢ Services available ¢ Services needed ¢ Positions wanted JOBS-ON-LINE (415) 324-3780 Modem settings 8-N-1 FREE FOR EVERYONE only the best will do. [Exp. #84.] InfoServ Connections. (408)773-1517. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. UUCO/Usenet/email services for small system own- ers. Internet gateway and more. Sysop: G.R. Gircys. [Exp. #84.] The Lion’s Den. (408)578-5724. 24hrs., SIGs, shareware, Clip- per/dBASE users welcome. FidoNet/AdultLinks 1:143/370. [Exp. #84.] Lynn-Western Newswires. (408)778-5994 & 778-9656. 8-N- 1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. FidoNet 1:143/304. Professional informa- tion on technology, manage- ment, and worldwide investment news. Stock Market data online. [Exp. #84.] Momnet Telecommunications. (408)244-8556. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. New board that promotes income by Network Marketing. Online services. Voice: (408)244-8555. Net Admin>Mark1. [Exp. #82.] The Moose Is Loose BBS. (408)773-9573. 1200/2400/ 9600. The best msg. base under Sunnyvale’s fruit can. Sysop: John Giever. [Exp. #83.] Mountain Retreat BBS. (408)335-4595. Speciality Turbo Pascal, FidoNet, Pascal Echo. Sysop: John Jamieson. [Exp. #83, The Razor’s Edge. (408)270- 4853. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 2400. Easy access, friendly users, adult GIFs, shareware, special kids forum. Sysop: Crimson Blade. [Exp. #84.] The Silicon Matchmaker. (408)492-9858. 24 hrs., 300/ 1200/2400. Electronic PenPal Network, twelve lines. [Exp. #83.] Snelling Job Search. (408)241- 2305. 300/1200/2400. Tech jobs galore, update daily. Sysop: Brett Stewart [Exp. #84.] 415 The Abyss BBS. (415)482- 5813. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. IBM/Mac, file & msg base, email. Sysop: Keymaster [Exp. #82.] & the Temple of the Screaming Electron. (415)935-5845. A safe haven for paranoids nad visionar- ies. 100MB. NIRVANAnet(tm). AMATEUR ACTION BBS 100% Amateur Adult GIF Files and EXCLUSIVE Videos Available Visa/Mastercard BBS LIKE NO OTHER (408) 263-3393 sN1 12/2400/9600 V.32 US Robotics Dual 228 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 Sysop: Jeff Hunter. [Exp. #84.] AIDS Info BBS. (415)626-1246. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. 25Mb dBASE with index, keyword search, online help instructions, no chat. Topics on AIDS including read/write discussions, articles, stats, resource contacts, and pri- vate email between. users. Text only. Sysop: Ben Gardiner. [Exp. #82.] Amiga Addicts Anonymous (Triple-A). (415)222-9416. 1200-14400 v.42. Technical dis- cussions. Sysop: Randy Spencer. [Exp. #83.] Art/online! BBS. (415)255- 7045. 8-N-1, 1200/2400/9600. Fine Art forum. Sysop: Jim Rari- dan. [Exp. #83.] Askkey Xpress BBS. (415)657- 1728. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Mac Il and Apple Il downloads and support, msg bds, online games, 100MB. [Exp. #84.] BayTalk BBS. (415)864-6430. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200. The number one electronic source for text of legislation concerning people with disabilities and cata- logs of products for people with visual impairments. [Exp. #84.] BBS Of San Francisco Apple Core. (415)563-8652. 24 hrs., 2400. Lots of fun, supports Apple land GS computers. [Exp. #82.] Bizarre Bazaar BBS. (415)821- 4832. 300/1200. WWIV 4.12 soft- ware, bilingual (Esperanto) mes- sage base and uploads. [Exp. #82.] Breaking Walls; Building Bridges. (415)827-0804. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Church, gays/ lesbians, community, AIDS. Fo- rums, news, confidential mail, care. Sysop: Deacon DVMCC. [Exp. #83.] California ConneXion Par- tyline. (415)927-2739. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/8400. 300Mb, 9 lines, chat, worldwide network, 25+ pubs, matchmaking, adults only. Reg required. [Exp. #84.] CIN-SF Network. (415)239- 7925. Free, files, good discus- sions, topics include: politics, social issues, ethics and rel. from a Catholic perspective Sysop: Hugh O'Regan. [Exp. #82.] The Classified BBS. (415)665- 7918. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/ 2400. Free advertising, IBM files section, Wildcat BBS support, email. Sysop: John Suelen. [Exp. #84] Combat Arms BBS. (415)537- 1777. 8-N-1 or E-7-1, 24 hrs., The Job Xchange A career-oriented BBS!! Jobs and resumes on line! Top rated by users. User Friendly-FREE to all! If you're a job seeker OR employer, CHECK US OUTI! Data Line: (415) 226-6160 300/1200/2400. Specializing in firearms, law, aviation, math, sci- ence, and Fido echo’s. Sysop: Richard Bash. [Exp. #84.] Compact Disc Exchange. (415)824-7603. 24 hrs., 300/ 1200/2400. Online CD exchange network. Buy/sell used CDs and collectable discs. Voice: (415)826-9350. Sysop: Wayne Gregori. [Exp. #84.] - COMPU-PAL BBS. (415)538- 2040. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/ 2400. Bible texts and related programs, doors, email, and public domain software. Sysop: Richard Yim. [Exp. #83.] Compufacts. (415)649-1933. 8- N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Device drivers, jumper, settings, hardware & software support. [Exp. #82.] The Continumm' BBS. (415)755-1524. Daly City. Motion control & data acquisition, multi- interests, email. [Exp. #84.] CWEST Color Commodore. (415)552-9320. [Exp. #83.] Diablo BBS. (415)838-7687. Home of EZ-finance. [Exp. #82.] Freedom BBS. (415)683-9560. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400/9600. Political bulletin board. All views aired and accepted. Intelligence is a prerequisite. Sysop: Dennis H. Medley. [Exp. #83.] Goal Getters BBS. (415)383- 3208. Goal Getters Set Goals. Access Resources. Go for it! Voice: (415)389-6360, Mill Val- ley. [Exp. #82.] Guideboard. (415)864-3858, 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Multi-line, Cabbie’s Guide to SF. Where to go for restaurants, doctors, auto repair, etc. Sysop: Dick Schwartz. [Exp. #83.] HTG/Outreach BBS. (415)572- 9594. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/ 2400. High tech gays/lesbian/ bisexual/transgender, 4-line, TBBS, security clearance info., activities calendar, GGBA elec- tronic dictionary, echo conf, CB chat, files, free & open access. Sysop: Sagittarius. [Exp. #83.] IDC BBS. (415)865-7115. 8-N-1, 1200/2400/9600. 100Mb, 500+ conference areas, Intelec Net, SmartNet, RIME, InterZone, V- Net. PCBoard, MarkMail, Qmail 4.0. Sysop: Mike King. [Exp. #84.] The Job Xchange. (415)266- 6160. 1200/2400. Computer in- dustry jobs, resumes, etc. Free and user friendly. [Exp. #84.] Just Say Yes! Freedom Of In- formation. (415)922-2008. Thousands of text files. NIRVANAnet(tm), [Exp. #84.] KayFun Bulletin Board. (415)571-9259. 24 hrs., 300/ 1200/2400/9600. CP/M and DOS, San Mateo area. Sysop: Bob Wallace. [Exp. # 84.] KnowledgeMatters. (415)935- 4878. A BBS for Professional Application Developers and Soft- ware Engineers. Sysop: Eral C. Ruby Ill. [Exp. #84.] The LAB. (415)753-3238. 24 hrs., 1200/2400/9600. Perform- ing Arts, Fine Arts, computers and other frustrations. Supports all computers. Mac files. Free access. [Exp. #84.] Microworld BBS. (415)845- 1789. Primarily Atari, but DOS or Mac. Specializing in personal freedoms and philosophy for the future as well as Atari use and marketing. [Exp. #82.] The Micro Foundry BBS. (415)598-0498. 1200/2400/ 9600. IBM PC and compatibles, over 20,000 files. PC-SIG CDROM Library. [Exp. #83.] The MIDI-Exchange BBS. (415)771-1788. Home of the San Francisco MIDI User Group and the Casino West Coast FZ- Shareware library. Sysop: Walt Perko. [Exp. #82.] Midnight. (415)623-7243. 8-N- 1, Midnight-3:00 pm, 24 hrs. during weekends. Download, email. Sysop: Ben Drake. [Exp. #84.) Off Broadway AutoCAD BBS. (415)547-5264. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400/9600. Focusing on AutoCAD, over 500+ Au- toCAD files, member of ADE- NET network of AutoCAD BBSes. Sysop: Robert Schutz. [Exp. #83.] Over My Dead Body BBS. (415)465-7739. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. RBBS system for mystery fans. Sysop: Cherie Jung. [Exp. # 83.] PC Clubhouse User Group BBS. 8-N-1, 300/1200/2400. Castro Valley, (415)581-8529. San Leandro, (415)357-9577. [Exp. #84.] The Private Eye. (415)378- 0627. 24 hrs., No fee. Investiga- tiveinfo adoption searches, crimi- nal history, and more. [Exp. #83.] Rat Head Systems. (415)524- 3649. A waste is a terrible thing to mind. NIRVANAnet. [Exp. #84.] Recovery BBS. (415)255-2188. 300-9600. AA, NA, Al-Anon/ ACA, SLAA. Recovery and 12 Step Echos. Fido 125/9. Sysop: Rich Gorlin [Exp. # 83.] Scubanet BBS. (415)566-0385. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 2400. Dedicated to the sport of free & scuba diving. Sysop: Charlie Eng. [Exp. #84.] SFPCUG. (415)621-2609. 8-N- 1, 300/1200/2400/9600. Email, ul/dl messages, files. Voice: (415)621-1908. [Exp. #83.] Skeptic’s Board. (415)648- 8944. Paranormal/fringe science — issues, Bay Area Skeptics. Re- | cording, (415)LA-TRUTH. || Sysop: Rick Moen. [Exp. #84.) | StarComm BBS (415)922-5628. | 300/1200/2400. ANSI/NON- ANSI, MS-DOS compatibles sys- tem, online games, file sharing, 20Mb of downloadable files. — [Exp. # 83.] Starfleet Academy BBS, (415)929-8411. Online games, Star Trek oriented, science — minded, San Francisco. [Exp. — #84,] Starnet Connections. (415)949-3133, 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300-9600. Los Altos. Email, — USENET, UNIX, and more. | Sysop: Richard Mahn. [Exp. © #84,] a || SuperResume. (415)524-0416. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 300/1200. Free features include: Software Engi- neer Resume Composition Out- line, Software Career Strategy Conf., job listings. [Exp. #82] Telenaut BBS. (415)454-2313, 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 2400. Home of © Telenaut Cartoons & Telenaut | Cafe (Computer Arts’ Floating Exhibition) featuring original art — from all over the world. Sysop: — David Newman. [Exp. #83.] Uncle “D” Directory. (415)364- 3001. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. Software for educational pur- poses and the deaf, mail msgs. —_ [Exp. #83.] VA Listings. (415)744-7793. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Multiline, VA-owned homes for sale. Sysop: David Piersall. (Exp. #82.] Viper 1 Premium BBS. ~ (415)535-0231. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 2400. 62MB, 42 download areas, online computer shopping, online | games, conferences. Soon 9600-38,400. [Exp. #84.] = : | West Coast Syndicate BBS. (415)438-9387. 8-N-1, 24 hrs, 300/1200/2400. SIGs for Atari8- bit, ST, and IBM. Files, msgs.30 online games. Sysop: Bill Brown, [Exp. #83 ig Wetware Diversions. (415)864- 3874. 8-N-1, 24 hrs., 1200/2400. Multi-line, PC Pursuitable, San Francisco’s Public Access UNIX System. (cc@wet.UUCP) Sysop: Christopher Cilley. [Exp. #83.] Window World BBS. (415)931- 0649. 24 hrs. For people who use - Windows-type software. Info., shareware, chat. Sysop: Bob Cram. [Exp. #84.] a. * A Windows Online. (415)736- 8343, 1200/2400/9600/14400. PCBoard, 778Mb, everything for ' Windows users. Tons of newfiles everyday & friendly support. 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(415)745-7901. 24 hrs., 300/1200/2400. Email, matchmaker, files, 50+ online games, free access. Sysop: Ma- ryLou. [Exp. #82.] Writer’s Block BBS. (415)992- 2140. 24 hrs., 1-HST DS. Dedi- cated to assisting writers in get- ting published. No fee. Nation- wide conferences. Sysop: The Writer's Block BBS. [Exp. #82.] 813 Camelot BBS. (813)756-0714. 8-N-1, 300/1200/2400. First call- ers get a free tour, members get unlimited use, including free downloads, personal ads, mes- sages and more. An X-rated BBS. [Exp. #82.] is Your Listing Missing? Free user group and association listings are limited to the group's name and a ten-word description, including the mailing address and contact phone number. They will be deleted at six- month intervals to ensure timeliness and accuracy of information. Free BBS listings are also limited to the board's name, sysop’s name, and a ten-word description including para- meters, baud rate and phone number. Because we have an ongoing problem of boards shutting down without telling us, much to the annoyance of would-be callers and the new phone number's owner alike, we will delete these listings after they’ve run three months.You can update or renew your listings at any time. If yours is missing, send us a new one! Send your listing information to: US Mail should go to: MicroTimes User Group, 5951 Canning St., Oakland, CA 94609. Faxes are welcome at (415)652-4618 or (213)647-5486. Email can be sent to: microx on The WELL. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Artificial Intelligence Associa- tion. Individuals interested in learning about the use and appli- cation of Al. Call: Rita Zokaei, (415)574-8225. [Exp. #83.] Association For Women In Computing. Meetings: 1st Wed., 5:30 pm, San Francisco Marriott. Call: (415)979-8450. [Exp. #86.] Computer Professionals For Social Responsibility. Meet- ings: 2nd Wed., 7:30 pm, UC Berkeiey, Evans Hall, room 608- 7. Call: Judy Stern, (415)643- 7499. [Exp. #84.] Data Processing Management Association. Call: (415)978- 0868. [Exp. #84.] Independent Computer Con- sultants Association. Meet- ings: 2nd Wed., 6:00 pm. Meet- ings are open to non-members and members. Call: ICCA, (415)441-2948. [Exp. #83.] - North Bay Systems Profes- sionals. Meetings: 3rd Wed., 6:15 pm, San Rafael. Call: Harry Chapman, (415)291-0174. [Exp. #87.] Society For Technical Commu- nication, Silicon Valley Chap- ter. Meetings: 4th Thurs. Call: September Jenner, (408)971- 2336. [Exp. #83.] Software Entrepreneurs’ Fo- rum. Call: Barbara Cass, (415)854-7219. [Exp. #83.] The Association For World- wide Software Management. Meetings: 2nd Tues., Milpitas USER GROUPS ACCOUNTING Champion Accounting Sys- tems User Group. Fremont. Newsletter, BBS, ideas and help: Call: Garhart, (415)657-5880. [Exp. #84.] AMIGA AAA (Amiga Addicts Anony- mous). Meetings: 3rd Tues., Concord Water District Bldg., 1311 Concord Ave. Classes, BBS, pub. dom. disks. Call: (415)935-0829. [Exp. #86.] ALF—Amiga Learners Forum. Meetings: 3rd Sun., 6:00 pm, Cupertino Library. Beginners group. Call: (408)262-9334. (Exp. #85.] AWEST Amiga Users. Meet- ings: ist Wed., 7:00. pm, Com- puter Showcase, 2739 Geary. Call: (415)584-8406. [Exp. #87.] FAUG—First Amiga User’s Group. Meetings: 1st Tues., 7:00 pm, Palo Alto Hyatt. Call: Mike Fisher, (415)855-9426, BBS (415)595-2679. [Exp. #84.] APL APL Bay Area Users Group. Meetings: 2nd Mon., 7:00 pm. Variable. Call: Tibor Horvath, (415)283-5611. [Exp. #86.] APPLE San Francisco Apple Core. Meetings: 3rd Tues., 7:00 pm, SF State University, Hensill Hall, Rm. 205. An Apple Il user group. BBSes, newsletter, demos, men- toring, swaps, DTP and telecom sub groups. Call: (415)771-5830. [Exp. #84.] APRICOT Apricot User Group, East Bay Chapter. New members wel- come. Call: Ron, (415)828-9643. [Exp. #85.] AT&T UNIX AT&T Computer User Group- North Bay. Meetings: 1st Wed., new user education, 6:00 pm, program, 7:00pm, San Francisco ‘AT&T Bidg., 50 Fremont St. Cali: Joe Mahoney, (415)584-6510; BBS (415)829-6027. [Exp. #84.] AT&T Computer User Group- South Bay. Meetings: 3rd Wed., new user education, 6:00 pm, program, 7:00 pm, Sunnyvale 232 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 Sheraton. Call: Mikael Blaisdell, (415)865-1323. [Exp. #84.] United Sysops Association. Meetings: 2nd Wed, 7:00 pm, Coco's, 1035 S. Mary Ave., Sun- nyvale. Assoc. for system opera- tors and BBS users. Call: Bill Strouse, (408)453-3321. [Exp. #84] Women’s Computer Society. Meetings: Last Tues. Call: Tanya Halepota, (415)949-3936. [Exp. #85] Writer’s On-line Association Of Technical Communicators. Meetings: Weekly, Berkeley. Call: Cynthia Kolnick, (415)673- 5819. [Exp. #86.] AT&T Bldg., 1090 E. Duane Ave. Call: Joe Lipsig, (408)733-6522; BBS (408)946-7734. [Exp. #84.] AT&T Computer Users Group. Meetings: 2nd Wed., 6:30 pm. Refreshments, technical support and informal discussions. Also, Sunnyvale DOS and UNIX groups. Call: Jim Lansing, (415)885-6631. [Exp. #84.] AT&T UNIX Computer User Group-South Bay. Meetings: 4th Wed., new user education, 6:30 pm, program, 7:00 pm, Sunnyvale AT&T Bidg., 1090 E. Duane Ave. Call: Thad Floryan, (408)985-7100; USENET, thad@cup.portal.com. [Exp. #84.) ATARI Bay Area Atari Users Group (BAAUG). Meetings: 1st Mon., 7:30 pm, Agnews Hospital Audi- torium, Palm Rd. and Circle Dr., San Jose. Call: Joe Fischer, (408)988-3065. [Exp. #86.] COAST User Group. Meetings: 3rd Wed., 1514 University Ave., Berkeley. Specializing in DTP, CAD, and serious use. Call: Bill Yerger, (415)548-8999, BBS USER GROUPS _ (415)845-1789. [Exp. #85.] San Leandro Computer Club. Meetings: 1st Tues., 8:00 pm, San Leandro Public Library. Atari Club, 8/16/32-bit. Call: Keith Sammons, (415)887-2008. [Exp. #84] Santa Clara County Atari Users Group. Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7:00 pm, San Jose Computer Showroom, 1278 Alma Court. Formerly South County Atari Users Group. Call: Ron Reade, (408)225-7162, BBS (408)848- 6032. [Exp. #84.] CAD/CAM AutoCAD DCA Engineering Software Users Group. Meet- ings: 3rd Wed. Call for location. Call: Mike Foley, (415)734-0707. [Exp. #84.] Marin ACAD User Group. Meet- ings: 1st. Thurs. Call: Gigi Bollin- ger-Himes, (415)491-4722. [Exp. #84] SF Bay Area C.A.S.E. Users Group. Meetings: Once per quarter. Call: David Plotkin, (415)842-6706. [Exp. #84.] Textile Computer Users Group—TCUG. Meetings: Bi- monthly, 1st Sun., 10:00-noon. Bedford Hotel, San Francisco. Call: (415)284-1635. [Exp. #84.] COMMODORE Commodore Hayward User Group. Meetings: 2nd Sat., 2:00 pm, Palma Ceia Park. (415)793- 2514. [Exp. #87.] Cupertino Chapter Of 64/More Commodore User Group. Meetings: 3rd Sun., 6:00 pm, Cupertino Library. _ Call: (408)262-9334. [Exp. #85.] CWEST Commodore 64/128. Meetings: 3rd. Wed., 7:00 pm, Fort Mason. For info: 1564 Waller #B, San Francisco, 94117. Call: (415)626-9946. BBS, (415)626- 9946. [Exp. #87.] North Valley Chapter Of 64/ More Commodore User Group. Meetings: 2nd Sat, 10:00 am. Milpitas Library. Call: (408)262- 9334. [Exp. #85.] COMMUNICA- TION Toastmaster International. Meetings: Every Wed., 6:00 pm, Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco. Improve your commu- nication and presentation skills. Call: Maurine Martin, (415)882- 7335 or (415)759-0634. [Exp. #84] dBASE dBASE IV SIG. Meetings: ist Tues., Ashton-Tate, 6411 Guadalupe Mines Rd., San Jose. SIG of the Silicon Valley dBase Language Group. Call: Charles King, (408)724-7024. [Exp. #84.] dBASE SIG/SFPCUG. Meet- ings: 3rd Mon. (if holiday, 4th Mon.), 6:15 pm, UCSF, 333 Cali- fornia St., San Francisco. Call: Mark Webster, (415)647-3675. [Exp. #83.) East Bay Database User Group. Guest speakers. Call: David Chilcott, (415)653-1303, BBS (415)652-1763. [Exp. #85.] SQL_Forum. Meetings: ist Thurs., 6:30 pm, 394 Pacific Ave., San Francisco. Topics include client/server computing & SQL database servers. Speakers, demos. Call: (415)695-2748. [Exp. #83.] SVDLG dBASE SIG. Meetings: ist Tues., 6:30 pm, ASI, ABSI Birchwood Systems, Suite 480 W., 2001 Gateway Place, San Jose. Call: Fletcher Johnson, (408)283-1333. [Exp. #85.] SVDLG FoxPro SIG. Meetings: 2nd Thurs., 6:30 pm, ASI, ABS! Birchwood Systems, Suite 480 W., 2001 Gateway Place, San Jose. Call: Fletcher Johnson, (408)283-1333. [Exp. #85.] DESKTOP PUBLISHING Bay Area DTP User Group. Meetings: 1st Tues., 7:00 pm, Nisha Software, 3493 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. Call: Dr. C.J. Wallia, (415)848-8200 or 548- 7712. [Exp. #87.] Desktop Publishing SIG/ SFPCUG. Meetings: 3rd Tues., 6:00 pm, 660 Market St., Ste. 215, San Francisco. Call: Eric Leong, (415)635-0159. [Exp. #83.) EPSON Bay Area Epson Salts. Meet- ings: 2nd Tues., 7:30 pm, 2611 Broadway, Redwood City. Call: Joe, (415)364-9232, or Tom, (415)992-5475. [Exp. #86.] FOURTH Fourth Interest Group Of North Bay. Meetings: 2nd Sat., 1-5 pm, 2055 Center St., Berkeley. Tuto- tial at noon. Call: Leonard Mor- genstern, (415)376-5241. [Exp. #87.) Fourth Interest Group Of San Francisco. Meetings: 1st & 3rd Tues., 6:00 pm. Walk to dinner. Call: John Peters, (415)239- 5395. [Exp. #87] GENEALOGY Contra Costa PAF User Group. Meetings: Last Sat., Call: Susan, (415)372-6996 or Julia, (415)933-6555. [Exp. #82.] IBM AND COMPATIBLES Desktop Video SIG/SFPCUG. Meetings: 3rd Mon. (if holiday, 4th Mon.), 6:15 pm, UCSF, 3333 California St. Visitors $3. Call: Mike Shurtz, (415)522-1797. [Exp. #83.] DESQView SIG/SFPCUG. Meetings: 3rd Mon., 6:15 pm, UCSF, 3333 California St., San Francisco. Visitors $3. Call: Adam Baum, (415)841-5628. [Exp. #83] | EastBay FOG. Meetings: 2nd Wed. All microcomputers, MS- DOS, CP/M. Call: (415)272- 9099. [Exp. #87.] Chapel Hill Dr., Napa. Call: Lee Bay Area KnowledgeMan (And GeoWorks SIG/SFPCUG. Meet- ings: 3rd Mon. 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Med Vertical.$1099 | 386 25Mt2 ........... Mini Vertical. $999 | 386sx 20M? ........ Mini Vertical. $749 || $86sx 16MH2 ...... Baby Desktop.. $649 || 286 16M ...........Mini Vertical. $499 || All Systems include: 1 MB RAM,1.2 MB or 1.44 || MB fioppy drive,1:1 interleave controller,2 se- || rial,1 parallel port, 101 Keys enhanced key- || board, Clock & Calendar w/battery backup. i] /wo Year parts&labor warranty. fF S . i .JUTOS..dG0SX LOMPIZ ......c.00 4025C..486 25MHz W/64KBCache...$1599 3033C..386 33MHz W/64KBCache...$999 3025.....386 25MHZ ...........0 Systems include: 1 MB RAM,1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy drive,IDE controller,2 serial,1 parallel port, 101 Keys enhanced keyboard, Clock & Calendar w/battery backup. One Year parts & labor warranty. |OPTIMA VGA GAS PLASMA || PORTABLE 386-25MHz || LV-25386 w/100MB HD BUBBLE JET PRINTER $329 BJ-1Oe Working To Improve Your Image. iL : SUF ° Pins TrECOMPUTERPRINIER NX-1001.............. 180cps..5.fonts..$149 as ee NX-1020R.Color..225cps..6.fonts.$195 NX-1500.Wide.....180cps..4.fonts. $295 : pes hte BSE 5 Ibs, 83 cps, 360x360 dpi Optional rechargeable battery } 24 Pins A NX-2415.Wide ae 200cps.4.fonts. $345 ¥ BA NX+PAW csssrvvsesseees 250cps.7.fonts.$295 The DL1100 From Fujitsu *New shape with a small footprint *24-Wire Print Quality *11" Printing for wide spreadsheets *ColorIT Model makes color affordable *Fst 240cps Draft, 60 cps LQ *5 Resident LQ Fonts, 4 Emulations *Two year warranty *Free Appreciation Pack $359 DL3400 $369 24 wire 240 cps(10cpi)288 cps(12 cpi), 136 column printer. Emulates IBM Graphics, IBM Proprinter XL, Diablo 630, Epson FX-80. Includes: centronic interface, bi-directional push tractor and paper parking. 640x480 VGA Card, IDE HD/FD 27 —_NX-2420R.Color...250cps.7.fonts.$325 || Controller, 1MB RAM (Exp to 8 MB) Laser Printer 4 Free 25 in one Fonts Cartridge $ 849 1MB RAM,4PPM ,300x300 dpi HP LaserJET liP/FX-850 Emulation Parallel & Serial Interface Use same Toner cartridge for HP : Everex Tempo NoteBook -7 Ibs $2,195 || 386sx-16MHz VGA.. 21MB HD, 1MB to 5MB DOS 4.01, 1.44MB FD 386sx-20MHz VGA x, A ; w/ 60MB HD eS fo 25 ee fen4.01,1.4MBFD | ry Government P.O.s accepted. Corporate P.O.s on approved credit. Prices subject to change without notice. Not responsible for misprints. MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 239 HARD DRIVE CLEARANCE Full Factory Warranty Maxtor, CDC/Seagate 170MB and up. BLOW OUT PRICING! Call FACTORYSTOR (408) 954-0714 INTEL 80387/287.Math Co- Processors. Brand New (415) 336-6049. NEW PLI INFINITY 40 REMOV- ABLE IN BOX, 5 DISKS, 2' & 6' CABLES, TERMINATOR, $800, (415) 592-3780. CLASSIFIEDS HARD DRIVES SUPER SALE Limited Qty ma Limited Time 2 1 Yr. Warranty © HP 1MB 2MB 4MB MAXTOR 8760E DRIVE 16 MIL- LISECONDES. VACUUM SEALED AND CONTROLLER BRAND NEW!! $1495 (415) 836- 3465. HP9816S TECHNICAL COM- PUTER W/512K, HP9121; HP9133XV HD, & HP982038 KYBD. $1200 HP7550 PLOT- TER $1200 ALVIN (415) 543- 8333. Amiga 2500, 5MB RAM, Dual Floppies, 40MB HD, Flicker Fixer, XT Bridgeboard, Software $3200 (415) 256-0770. ATARI MEGA4ST, SPECTRA GCR, MEGAFILE 30, SC1224 + SM124 MONITORS, LASER PRINTER, SOFTWARE + MORE $2500/BO (408) 985-2066. APPLE LOCALTALK CON- NECTOR KIT (M2068). NEW $40. DAVE (415) 776-3960. 4 AT & T 7300 UNIX PC’S for sale or TRADE cheap Complete workstations w/FLOPPY, HD, MODEM, OS & software DAVID (707) 895-2861. Apple lle, two drives, mono, color monitors, CPM card, modem, software, manuais. $400. (415) 540-7273. AMIGA 2000-FLICKERFIXER, SONY MULTISYNC, XEROX 4020 PRINTER, BRIDGE- BOARD, EXTERNAL 5 1/4 DRIVE, 40Q PLUS HARDCARD- DESIGN. SOFTWARE. $3499 GARY PRIESTER (415) 243- 9311 148 248 Specializing in LARGE Capacity Storage 40 MB IDE 28ms 210 MB SCSI/IDE 9ms Too Many More To List Your Super Hard Drive Source MAC External Drives Available WE BUY HARD DRIVES NCA = @ PERIPHERALS Mon - Fri. 10A-7P, Sat “op 4408 739-901 $149 $629 0 "AT&T Facit Mannesman Tally NCR OASYS Packard Bell Toshiba Panasonic (2MB board user upgradeable to 4). Pacific Data PostScript/Font Cartridges & other laser accessories—Call! 5-year warranty on memory boards. VISA & MasterCard 800-727-2093 GSB INTERNATIONAL 2575C ROBERT FOWLER WAY SAN JOSE CA 95148 Sun Worshipers & IBM RS/6000 Users Soak Up some Memory At AGreat Price. Réceive the most aggressive pricing on memory for your Sun server, workstation, SLC or new IBM RS/6000. Contact us today at: 498/395-8234 CASTLEROCK PiNcCORPORATED| LAPTOP, 286, 40MB, EGA, never been used, manuals, car- rying case, system software, $15 (408) 998-2732. Amiga 2000 1 meg-2 Drives and Monitor plus Infocipher. $2000 call (415) 727-1310. ORIGINAL IBM 512K 2FDD. 1SER, CGA, No Monitor (Use TV Set) + Software. PERFECT STARTER $250/obo (415) 769- 7317. HP Paintjet Color Printers, Serial interface, WITH CABLE & STAND. $699 (415) 578-9874 or (415) 578-9806. Amiga System WANTED. printer/memory/drive etc. (415) 981-3774 Jason (evening). 240 MICROTIMES « MAY 13, 1991 805 University Avenue, Suite H, Los Gatos, California 95030 DATA GENERAL 8.33 AMP Power Conditioner Model 130.9. Well suited for mini’s. Best offer (415) 347-6534. 141Mb SCSI disk w/60Mb 1/4” tape in Sun Shoebox-$900. Call ‘dim at (408) 395-7354. QUIETWRITER Ill dual bin sheetfeeder with envelope tray, new $40/obo (408) 441-3142. 486-25 Cache Hi-res VGA 205 meg HD CAD Station. Bought $4500 + Sell $3750. Call John (415) 643-3192 leave msgs. NTEL 80287-12MHZ CO- PROCESSOR $100; 256X9 SIMMS $10EA; HAYES 1200 B EXT MODEM $50; (415) 656- 1627. The Job Xchange, Providing a new approach for Bay Area professionals to conduct their career searches, the Job Xchange operates 24hrs. as a public BBS. Jobs listings and resumes. User Friendly FREE to all! Data Line: (415) 226-6160 (1200/2400 MNP5). Make $100-$500 a day, from home. Over 350 Companies need homeworkers! Call re- corded message. FREE details. (714) 435-1344, ext. 103 or write: BTP103, Box 4025, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. Get a Job - in Silicon Valley! Use Your PC to Job Hunt! “The Silicon Valley Profiler” $39.95 +$2.71 CA Tax 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" APPLE IIGS, 3.5, 5 1/4 FD, 20MB HD, RGB MON, LOTS OF SOFTWARE, $2000/BO (415) 584-1839. Compaq 3.5" floppy, $139; Compaq 1Mb memory board (386s), 4195. All new Josie, (215) 751-1724. IFREE or b/o: CPM/Z80 system IMSAI Chassis, 8" &5 1/4" Floppy and more (408) 274-4636. " WYSE/AMDCK 700/1280. HI- RES MONITO + CARD + DRIV- ERS $250 CONNER 40Kj ide + Controller $250 obo (415) 584- _ §371 (evenings) EPSON QX-16 Computer. Two high density floppy disks, 512K RAM, Monitor, keyboard. $500 Matt (415) 589-7740. FAX Machine $50. IBM 3864 Modem 4800/BPS $250. Diablo 630 witractor lots of printwheels 4299. New in box Star NX1000 printer $159. EPSON QX-16 computer $499. (415) 589-7740. 12MHZ 286, EGA 1 MBram, 70 Mb Disk, 2400 BAUD Modem, Windows 3.0, $1400 OBO (707) 745-9491. PURE IBMEGA Monitor with 12, 40mb 286-16MHZ Complete System 4725/Mono $600 (408) 287-6978. MAC SE/20, 4MB, CUSTOM PAINTED BLACK-GRANITE, NoRad Screen, PowerKey, Both Keyboards, Case, $1,600/BO (415) 591-3239. Seagate ST251-1 42mb drive with controller card. Almost new. $160 Randy (408) 238- 5447, EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT 4 HARWDARE HARWDARE HARWDARE INFORMATION INFORMATION JOBS OFFERED é I JOBS-ON-LINE is a multiline electronic employment and business opportunity search service for the Hi-Tech commu- nity in the Bay Area. FREE FOR EVERYONE. JOBS-ON-LINE (415) 324-3780. modem settings: 8-N-1, 2400/1200/300. JOBS OFFERED SALESPERSON WANTED for computer graphics dealer. Must have Targa and NuVista _ background. Call for appoint- ment to Jan (415) 943-1600. VisionArts in Walnut Creek Computer Software Engineer, ORACLE, SCO UNIX, Techni- cal Support for System Integra- tion Company. Background in Accounting Applications and customizing ORACLE Preferred. Personal skills to include Train- ing, Customer Consultation, Sales Support. Send Resume to Maureen Burchert ABACUS, Inc. 543 Fredick Street, San Francisco, Ca 94117. Epson Equity !l+ AT w/Epson 101 Key Fully Equiped mono $700 VGA $900 Brand New (415) 524-6871. AMIGA 2000; 1MB RAM, 105MB HD, 1080 MONITOR, 2 FLOP- PIES, $1650/OBO. 386 SYSTEM TRADE. (415) 469-9647. INTC! 287XL-12MHZ MATH COPROCESSOR $225/BO IN- TEL 387-25MHZ MATH $400/BO 36DRAMS, 256K DIPS $1.25ea Tim (408) 738-1544. NEW INTEL 386 25MHZ MOTHERBOARD, 8 Slots, O meg Great Buy $800/bo Tim (408)-738-1544. IBM 65 MB HARD DRIVE FOR PS2-4475 (408) 297-9373. Atari 520STFM, Many software, $250. Nintendo Action Set, 2 games, $60. Sam (408) 374- 2370. SUPERFAST MOTHER- BOARDS. Our kits for XT/ATs range from $135 and come with 16MHZ CPU and complete in- structions. Options include faster 386s, memory and a wide range of I/O cards. Call for more de- tails. 1-800-695-3627 WD Sales. HARDWARE WANTED BUY SURPLUS INVENTORY CONNECTORS, PINS, COM- PONENTS IN GENERAL C.U. INC, (408) 578-1106 FAX (408) 224-1338, Wanted: Amiga Systems or Hardware For LOW PRICES. After 6PM Scott (415) 776-9172. WHOLE EARTH CoMPUTER SYSTEMS Lead Repair Tech Must be very strong in IBM, Apple & Compaq with cert. Supervisory exp. nec. Call Bob 653-7758 or | send resume. Customer Support Service Manager Strong admin. and mgmt. skills a must. Exp. with IBM, Apple & Compaq nec. Call Phil 653-7758 or send resume. Whole Earth Computer Systems 1311-B 67th Street Emeryville, CA 94608 AUTISTIC BOY NEEDS APPLE IIE/GS OR SIMILIAR, TOUCH SCREEN; VOICE SYNTHE- > SIZER & LEARNING PRO- — GRAMS. CALL KEITH (415) 798- 3001 OR (707) 795-1961. PAGERS NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT Seven Day FREE Trial On Our New HANUMERI incoming message %* Memory retention when pager is turned off All $15/mo. airtime service TOUCH TEL PAGING (408) 243-1000 SERVICES WHY HAND | TRACE ? 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Wa PPrrrrrrri rts) 49 er eer CP3204, 200MB ........:..eeesee+ ene 863-B San Pablo Ave. 2191 El Camino Real Coe 1 ae Albany, CA 94706 ss Santa Clara, CA 95050 —\ F Phone (415) 526-7741 Phone (408) 248-9399 ™~ fae Fax (415) 526-7859 =<_SanPablo_| FAX (408) 248-9404 _£| Camino monarch computers Hours: M-F 9:30am to 6:00pm LX} Hours: M-Sat 9:30am-6:00pm x Serving You For Over 8 Years All prices reflect cash discount. MasterCard, Visa add 3%. Prices subject to change without notice. MICROTIMES * MAY 13, 1991 241 CLASSIFIEDS i | Slides Overheads 4x5s Presentation Graphics Screen Grabs Bitmap Images McLain Imaging voice: (800) 457-4020 bbs: (714) 642-1030 - Power Supplies. - Keyboards. ON-SITE PC REPAIR. No travel charge, in San Jose. HATCH CONCEPTS (408)226-2625. sty A écveaieabar AGENCY | Gi) N | 1 RR GARTRIDGES. for laser printers 4 oyy DELIVERY and PC Copiers AVAILABLE ¥ 92 RANDOLPH AVE. 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Free delivery (Bay area on ito guarantee or your mone oe Fast oe 242 MICROTIMES - MAY 13, 1991 - Floppy Disk Drives. -§e ALL BRANDS & MODELS (IBM's, Apples, and SERVICES SERVICES MONITOR REPAIR All Brand names & Models - All IBM’s and Compatibles. - All Apple’s and Compatibles. - All Wyse terminals. * Low flat rate fee * Free estimate 180 day warranty 2 to 4 day turn-around time No hidden cost Loaner available. Advanced Monitor Repair, Inc. 1933 O’Tsole Ave. Suite A-108, San Jose, Tel (408) 434-0515 ** CA 95131 Fax (408) 434-1620 REPAIRS (Mother Board Component Level) IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2, COMPAQ CLONES, and etc. * 4 days turnaround * Low price * 90 days warranty * Qty discount TECHNOLAB (408) 727-4011 MONTTOR REPAIR all Compatibles.) * Our commitments to service: -Reliability (180 day warranty) -No hidden cost (we provide flat rate) -Free estimate (we don't fix, you don’t pay) -3 to 5 days turn-around time. -Regular status reports. | Pacific Repair Tech, Inc. 2894-B Aiello Dr. San Jose CA 95111 Ph (408) 972-5568 Fax (408) 972-9834 Samsung Authorized Service Center MIKO-TEK REPAIR. We pick- up and deliver. 24 hourd turn- around. New, upgrades, Net- works, Repairs. 20 years experi- ence (408) 286-5701. 30. Certified Mac, Laser Repairs, Network. Free Pick-up & Delivery in Bay Area. Accurate Mac Services. (408) 266-2073. COMPUTER DISK & TAPE CONVERSIONS Micros + Minis « Mainframes Wordprocessors ° Typesetters DATA CONVERSION SERVICES 415-897-3003 SERVICES SERVICES ** LASER CARTRIDGES " RECONDITIONED LIKE NE We use most advanced peti cs coatings to ensure best print qu: ¢ Fast, Dependable-Service © Unconditional Guarantee e Graphics Quality Toner ¢ Free Pickup/Delivery with minimum Purchase of two or more Cartridges e °55 each/Qty. Discounts ¢ 5 off with this ad, ON FIRST ORDER Carol’s Cartridge Service (415) 945-2002 REPAIRS IBMs, Compag, Clones, Apples, Macintosh HP, DEC, SUN, Apollo Workstations Any Terminals, Monitors, Power Supplies Laser Printers, Plotters Any Kinds of digital logic boards COMPUTER CLINIC 650 S. WINCHESTER BLVD. SUITE 208 SAN JOSE, CA 95128 TEL. (408) 296-4243 FAX. (408)296-4654 Free estimate 120 days warranty Fast turn-around time Reasonable price CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUTS — ON TIME FAST QUOTES PRECISION DESIGNS, EXPERT SMD RESULTS ANY SIZE BOARDS, FCC EXPERIENCE UNBEATABLE PRICE/PERFORMANCE etchline Designs Superior PCB Design. Service WINCHESTER/FLOPPY DISK DRIVE REPAIR iS ~ ¢ Class 100 Clean Room =a * FS 2300 Multiport Test ? | 3») * AD Functional Tests J °4\1) « Servo Rewrite * Data Recovery MFM - RLL - SCSI - ESDI -AT- INTERFACES QUALITY - COMPETITIVE PRICE - FAST TURN AROUND - | HIGH VOLUME CONTRACT AVAILABLE DATA FIELD tei: (408) 946-6444 Fax: (408) 946-9325 1033 Pecten Court, Milpitas, CA 95035 STORE HOURS MON- FRI: 9:30AM - 7:00PM SAT: 10:00AM - 5:00PM SUNDAY: 11:00AM - 4:00PM BAY 486-33MHZ w/128K Cache BAY 486-25MHZ w/128K Cache BAY 386-33MHZ w/64K Cache BAY 386-25MHZ w/64K Cache BAY 386-25MHZ BAY 386SX-16MHZ BAY 286-12MHZ | 486 © 386 © 286 BASIC SYSTEM INCLUDE MotherBoard & CPU 1MB of Memory « 1.2MB or 1.44MB Floppy Drive 2 Serial - 1 Parallel Port « Case with Power Supply 1:1 2HD / 2FD Controller « 101 Enhanced KeyBoard Internal Clock Calendar « Math Co-Processor Socket Sony 1304 + Conner 120MB + ProDesigner Ils 1MB + MicroSoft Mouse $1,340 ORCHID 386-40 W/128 K Seer Cache MotherBoard | VIDEO CARDS 1252 So. Abel St. Milpitas, CA 95035 Tel: (408) 956-8014 Fax: (408) 956-8013 40 MB IDE (28ms} 12" MONO $70 100 MB IDE (19ms) $420: § 14" MONO $94 120 MB IDE (19ms) $450 ff VGA (640x480) $270 200 MB IDE (16ms) 338 MB ESDI (16ms) 676 MB ESDI (16ms) Another Capacity SuperVGA (1024X768, 0.28mm) NEC 3D (1024x768, interlace) SONY 1304 (1024X768, non-int) $640 RELYSIS 15" RE 1520 (non-int) $560 Panasonic KX-1 180 $155 $320 $590 Mono Graphics VGA (16 Bit, 800X600) $60 Panasonic KX-1 124 $280 VGA (1024X768X16) $90 Panasonic Kx-1624 $360 ProDesigner Ils (1 MB) $220 Another Brand ... CALL Trident {1 MB) $140 Video 7 VRAM Il $365 Video 7 1024i Tower Case w/ PS Mini Tower Case w/ ps Med. Tower Case w/Power Supply Regular AT Case $54 Baby AT Case FLOPPY DRIVES 1.2 MB 5.25 TEAC 1.44 MB 3.5 TEAC Multi 1/O Card $25 FD/HD CONTROLLERS 2400B Modem (int.) $70 HiRES Mouse $25 IDE. (1:1) 2 FD/2 HD $25 Logitech BUS Mouse $70 MFM (1:1) 2 FD/2HD $70 Microsoft Mouse Serial $70 RLL (1:1) 2 FD/2HD $95 101 Enhanced Keyboard $35 ESDI (1:1) 2 FD/2HD $135 Tape Back-Up Drive $285 SCSI (1:1) 2 FD/2HD $185 ff sound Blaster Card $140 One year warranty on parts & labor on systems We accept VISA & Mastercard Prices & availability subject to change w/o notice Prices based.on cash prices Not responsible for typos All Trademarks are registered trademarks of their owners ze = Master Card 4°) ° > < © Alcs Main . oH LIBERTY PLAZA Main: Computer ontague Expressway 880 foie cee ur AT GRAPHICS (408) 956-9691 MICROTIMES + MAY 13, 1991 243 = + + ee & Hs © ¢ “6¢6¢¢se0¢4¢66% ad tat Sa! ll te a ee Ol Pad ad adage Muted es "0.66 86 ¢ } tt a "ee eee 66% € € ¢ BR a a a Eee be 2 ee Ae 2 ee etd 6 ke BUSINESS: SOLUTIONS Continued from page 44 Se SE RESOURCES: PCS Publications 635 Cleveland St. Clearwater, FL 34615 800-741-3282 (813)443-6194 Tasco 2895 W. 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And what if that standby unit is periodically switching to its batteries? Is it protecting from surges and brownouts, or is its switch just malfunctioning? Now there’s an easy way to know for sure. Tasco makes a pair of power monitors that will let you know the exact condition of your power. Its $138 AC monitor gives you a constant readout of your actual voltage from 100 to 130V in 5V increments. It also features an array of latching lamps for spikes, high voltage, low voltage, and total failure. For $538 Tasco’s Computer Power Monitor (CPM120) provides much more. It not only warns of drop outs and spikes from line to neutral, but from neutral to ground as well. It will also tell you if there is more than nominal current between neutral and ground—a sign of a faulty ground—and it warns you of reversed-line-and-ground or missing-ground defects. 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Published proposals will be attributed to their authors unless ano- nymity is requested. THE NETWORKING CONFERENCE DESIGNED WITH THE USER IN MIND San Jose Convention Center - June 17-19, messages on its electronic network that criticized [new email] charges,” and said they “kicked a ‘handful’ of the dissenting subscrib- ers off the service.” More recently, Prodigy reported that, during this tempest, they increased subscribers. Sure! The increase paralleled a massiveprime- time publicity campaign. Barnum was right. AT&T IT AIN'T Can you imagine AT&T cutting off service to those who were openly critical of their rate increases, or voiced their criticisms over AT&T lines? Can you imagine AT&T censoring phone users’ comments to one another? On the other hand, can you imagine AT&T granting unlimited phone use for a ridiculously tiny fixed monthly fee? After all, that’s how Prodigy initially offered their email service. Some claim it was intentional bait-and-switch pricing; others say it was simply naive— or just plain stupid. WHAT TO DO ABOUT PRODIGY? Some folks howled for legislation to force Prodigy, a private corpora- tion, to continue its loss-leading (or naive) fees or provide teleconfer- encing far beyond what its advertisers needed. Others demanded no censorship—regardless, apparently, of con- tent or liability for libel or “adult” comments posted on a public system to which children have access. Wanna bet that, if a Lawsuit’s possible, deep-pockets Prodigy would be the primary target, not the originator of the offending message? Wow, what a scam! Prohibit comtent control, then sue for offensive content. Or, just let some customers actively offend and outrage other customers. Some folks propose suing Prodigy over bait-and-switch tactics (which might be illegal). Litigation’s less likely for censorship (which _ probably isn’ tillegal). Wannabet that nota singlelitigant pursuesthe l suit to any conclusion mandating policy changes? Wanna bet that ~ i erbepdemisbinncdmetitees cic | subscription agreement? Prodigy offers something akin to junk mail (tax-tinderwritten) and! junk advertising imserts in (subscription) newspapers—and has" convinced lots of folks to actually pay money to receive it. In the process they do provide some product searching and order- ing services, plus limited counterparts tonewspapers’ “Letters tothe — ee ee a isolated from most Biota) email users. ; LET THE MARKET JUDGE PRODIGY q Forget the lawsuits. Forget creating yet another gawd-awful regula~- | tory bureaucracy. Let those paying for Prodigy’s services—advertis- ezs and subscribers—decide whether the services justify the fees. _ View Prodigy as a delightful datacomm drug dealer—providing | the first “fix” at least inexpensively, if not for free. 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OUR STOCK CHANGES CONSTANTLY- CALL FOR LATEST PRICES! MONTHLY SPECIALS USER GROUPS | Continued from page 232 MULTIMEDIA Macromind Multimedia User Group And Video SIG. For more information, call: (415)442-6200. [Exp. #83.] The International Interactive Society—ICS. Meetings: 2nd Tues., 7:00 pm, UCSF Laurel Heights Conference Center. Call: (415)328-7318. [Exp. #85.] MUSIC Computer Music SIG. MIDI and beyond. All computer types wel- come. Call: Bob Brander, (415)592-6993. [Exp. #86.] 3326. [Exp. #86.] The East Bay Novell Users Group. Call: George M. Gold, (415)444-4899. [Exp. #86.] The San Francisco Novell Us- ers Group. Call: Thomas Thi- bault, (415)944-9500. [Exp. #86.] PARADOX Bay Area Paradox User Group—BAPALS. Meetings: 4th Tues., 4:00 pm, SF State University Downtown Campus. Forum for users and developers at all levels. Call: Robert Smiley, (415)957-4656. [Exp. #87.] R:BASE R:Base Users Group Of Oakland. Meetings: 2nd Thurs., 9:00 am. Call: Longwell Assoc., (415)451-5316. [Exp. #87.] UNIX/XENIX UNIX SIG. Meetings: 2nd Tues., Oracle Corp. Fitness Center, Redwood Shores. Sponsored by Software Entrepreneurs Forum. Call: Priscilla Rowe, (415)776- 0513. [Exp. #85.] UNIX SIG/SFPCUG. Meetings: Last Wed., 7:30 pm, Call: John ee ES NA ne a eS a NEW Paradox SIG/SFPCUG. Meet- Tait, (415)386-9230. [Exp. #83.] REFURB NETWORKING ings: 3rd Mon., 6:15, UCSF, 333 NIX/KENIX User Group Of N. California St., San Francisco. CA. Meetings: Call: Ren Just, REFURB NetSIG. Meetings: 4th Tues., Call: Richard Haven, (415)566- (707)664=0820. or BBS NEW 7:00 pm, Novell Sunnyvale. Net- 8076. [Exp. #83.) (707)795-1 721. [Exp. #83] working SIG for Software Devel- Sree opers. SEF group. Call: Skip PROGRAMMING WIND Ows Addison, (408)747-4356. [Exp. NEW er area LANGUAGES «= aa is | NEW XT/AT I/O CARD (2S/1P/1G) NEXT SVDLG C SIG. 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Call: Jim West, (916)991-5505. [Exp. #87.] Person, (707)539-1525. [Exp. #83.) WORDPERFECT South Bay WordPerfect User Group. Meetings: Saratoga Community Library. Dates vary, free. Call: Martin Van Derpool. (408)238-8434. 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MicroSystems Dealer Fremont Gateway MICROTIMES ¢ MAY 13, 1991 251 Ao DAV bike te oe A-QOOHNIFO-TEGH sn cette on Seta ensn then hagensd en tas Meetcr 47 SF ASSOCIATES 3 snciiestetectessschisinettedinesraner geome a 31 PAMTECE oooosccserctsntanezetvecsteretavescsitioenscdnstt ants eee aa ames 180 ICOINERHWA LPN SAL, otras ctnseesarczaiarcerteace siveias eaetaetnestianees 30 ACCESS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES ..............0000 122-125 AOMA, COMPUTERS sxe sissveasssnnnvcotosthe ditoduacaeeteeean te 119 PFE YS EMSs cing Siig coin jee ot aie ercrcesranlnoalilan uo Eee 173 ADDT ECH RESEARCH NG oi. sonccsmeccnsnatansantcecennanssneasttee ADOLPH GASSER oi..:-55.200.1 disranctosovsls bed revise branes 165 ADVANCE COMPUTER SYSTEMS .........cssssssecsssseesnseccestees 45 ADVANCED SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY ............csecsssssneeessnee 116 ALPHA FINE COMPUTER FURNITURE .............scscsssessseeesnes 42 AMERICAN DIGITAL DATA ASSOC. ........esssssssssssscesnsecsenses 230 AMT INTERNATIONA re wsctetrecssrvnsetrverettacnectee ences 204,205 ANOVA MICROSYSTEMS .......sscssssssscsvessssesesnnsccennsesssseessnse 187 JAR, RESEARCH a3 eh 255 ssestiachaohatasplcaa asachgeee ete 193 AROMAT ECH, ING. Bese Gh DEG eae costed usec racr ecraes 237 ASA. COMPUTERS Geraci oii. cgttehctnaberncet in ele 179 ASCOM TECHNOLOGY CORP. ........cssssssssssssnsesssnsessssssnsess 108 ASIA SOURCE: 2. cists. ass anatcp.cthdaebeaeaaschgStks ondty vineetiowune 225 ASP COMPUTER PRODUCTG........c.scssssssssessnsesesnseessveeeees 38,42 AUTHORIZED TECHNICAL SERVICES. ........cssessssecerssnseses 140 AVIA, 3: xssa tai taceiip heesanabeg sana iadabiee eenadsinis case eae 147 BAY COMPUTER... . 146 ELITE COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE ........cc.cssssssescssssessssecessere 2 EMPAC INTERNATIONAL von. ccsecsssecscosscorsnseconnscteneseenags 152,153 ESPANORE; LT Di tetsssttdeetacinaet ontetcantiannrcnraetrinine 148 EVERGREEN COMPUTER INTL...........+:sssrsseessssseessnnes 106,107 EVERINET. SYSTEMS, ING sor, iisthesaneie eee aso FRIENDL SOP IWABE S25 .c:.:,dtoteateativenmia yee eer 117 FRY’S ELECTRONICS .. Sra ar elelelanene GENERIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS . taEMerscdue nasi eee LOS GERARD RESEARCH es so sossnewcseatingeusss ost ceomabet area 84 GLOBAL SOFT... a isadisegaketsannhd Te ledehee Seat AG GOLDEN VALLEY TECHNOLOGY... SST els. oR a he 235 GREAT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORP. .......sssscssseessses 171 GREENLEAF INTERNATIONAL ......0......ssesscssssscccnsescsnseeestes 215 GUENTHER COMPUTER PRODUCTS .............:::sssesnssersseese 196 GUITAR SHOWCASE «rit i-s0s-ca pasties eaetirnencns 174 HD SYSHEMS fei... pate d..nwsssdeapoemiths ean cee 49-52 HALTED SPECIALTIES (5 ic... icsseclaots wa carina Sestdhetaetess 161 HALTEK ELECTRONICS 2a 5 cccteanass opine astasuaesegert 253 HERB’S DISCOUNT SOFTWARE .......ssesssssesssssecsnsesssscsneensees 92 FQ SYSTEMS sssas. te cevaccessscaccnroqeoggteti ened ates 120,121 HETECH: USAy. 23. gant Fara Reng leetesced 33 KOS COMPUTERS ssi.2--crccnus ccalgentecyt ny icicavenh une Afuals Wojeees 195 JOR MIGRODEVICES. 258 braces sass cheneme seinen eetn 43 JEMINEELEGTRONICS 22 ev crtsseecccostesastscuestasstnortaes 248,249 KIMEX CORPORATION i. cicb. 0 ccctsestcbesteehcacdosdenadecebsecistelos 115 KINGSTAR: COMPUTER oc. artssapieresheeneteine et un et, KIS COMPUTER CENTER .........4..... iene silibinsa oaipwiensazessiel 247 KRIS TECHNOLOGIES 25.22 Soh ceases cps ererretacenec 53 LA COMPUTER CENT E RZ ais:. stetetagttensoscatecciansaete amen 212 LORIE CH, cosertspcenqipe teat tainlacecuehe hts eee ac tc 60 M&W PROMOTIONS rae iE ee 246 MACOUTLET CORPORATION 290 MAREE PO sce ee coh. castrtanancbeatnaetos aageameunere 224 MCTEK SYSTEMS 20:7 69.20..cas ot et ae... 76 MICRO DISTRIBUTION CENTER .........s.sssesssssseccnsesss 168,169 MICROBITS 5.3....<:..,..6nsloh ainda saeateetttd ies inouareneees 192 MICROCOM COMPUTERS ......sassescctlcotstesssseecesnensucseceantion 203 MCROL ING: oicfee thease tits oc deenensosonndhens ath Secm aha Rnd 172 MICROLINK SYSTEMS, INC, ..........sssssssssosseecnsscenseens 150,151 MICROSELL / MONARCH COMPUTERS ..........sssesssessseeeee 241 MICROWORID soe. ccscuststeecceccthaestehaattuas tte ean mate 219 MIRACLE COMPUTER .i.-2"._: aie cas cgheme ns be: 87-90 MS ENGINE ERING a6. i5.07.i22.ictecsn eee tet castes 19 MYRIAD COMPUTED 4. .:i:..::5.i;, Sices eee ate caae 10 NATIONAL DATACOM, INC. ........csesscsssssssssssseccesnesssseessssseecs 32 NATIONAL DISKETTES sebsteeessssescccascsnasisecat ti tetiee cs encconestses 20 NETWORK ASSOCIATES CORP. ........ssssssssscssssesssnnessens 62,63 NETWORK INNOVATIONS ..........sscssssssesccsssssesstsesessveeseseneee D7 NEXT STOP: COMPUTING ..1:i from Ricoh.” Has anyone ever seen this thing? Item TWO: “Did you see Norton-Lambert’s ad for Close- -Up/LAN, p. 4, InfoWorld March 13; specifically, section 2, paragraph 2: ‘With another hot keyyou decide to lookin on Sue’s computerscreen. She’s — new and you need to keep an eye on her work. You see that she is- working on a letter using a wordprocessor (sic). You monitor her for awhile without interfering with her work. In fact, Sue doesn’t even — know you're there!” Is anyone still using this? From Allan F. Abrahamse came this observation: od “Here’s something I’ve enjoyed thinking about recently; perhaps — you will too. A quote from the first paragraph of The IBM Personal Computer from the Inside Outby Murray Sargent and Richard Shoe- __ maker, published in 1984: ‘A year before IBM announced its now famous personal computer, we concluded that IBM would never | make it in the microcomputer market. Our reasons were based on IBM’s previous approaches and seemed inescapable: 1. IBM would ~ write its own software. 2. IBM would charge too much. 3. IBM couldn’t think small enough. 4. IBM would use a processor no one . outside IBM had ever heard of.5.IBMwoulddiscourageanyonefrom competing with them. We were wrong ...’ Were they?” CROCK OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO THIS NEWS STORY: NEW COMPUTER VIRUS IN ZIMBABWE x | Computer industry officials in Zimbabwe say a powerful newcom- _ puter virus is striking systems there. The Xinhua Chinese news ; service quotes press dispatches from the community of Harare as saying the virus is knownas the “Southern African Superhacker.” The city’s Sunday Mail newspaper reported this weekend the virus was - discovered six weeks ago and, says Xinhua, “has been described by the business community as one of the best structured pieces of software that has been seen so far.” Says Xinhua, “The virus was first seen on the computers of a multinational company in Harare. The _ company quickly closed down its machines and isolated all the disks ; in their company that could have been infected.” The wire service added, “In Zimbabwe, where a shortage of foreign currency makes the theft of software by copying a way of life, the exposure of the computer industry to catastrophe is huge.” " Another story planted to sell virus protection software. Well, what- ever works! Now! won't feel guilty about erasing these files. ae Ws Ce OS Se ae et ee eh Mae ea aS Ge ee ARE ee Laer ars Ey IS eS ae eee oe ERS STS EAS ee ge re es ors ee OS A arte Tocantet PLUS ae } | 256 GREYSCALE SCANNER : ——_—S—‘ Fulll-Page, Flatbed 256 Greyscale Levels 8 Bit Hi-Res Images — . INTERFACE KIT REQUIREDFOR MAC OR IBN...$429 = : Same Publication Quali as the LaserJet II. 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